GENERAL NEWS

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15566, 15 April 1916, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS

The auction announcements of New /(.'.'iland I'armors' Co-op., H. Matson pud Co., YV. lii. Sinies find Co.. National Mor tgago and Agency Co.. Lawrie and Dalton, Dalgety and Co., Harris Bt-os., and R. S. Mackenzie and Co. will be found on page 15 of this issue.

The Christchurcli School Children's Pantomime Company has offered to visit Timaru next month and give two performances of "The Sleeping Beauty," in aid of the local Red Cross Funds. Residents of Timaru will billet the children during their stay there.

'J'liere was an excellent attendance at the art exhibition yesterday, and the best sales of pictures for the season were recorded. The Council of the Society of Arts have extended a freo invitation to all soldiers in uniform. The exhibition will be open daily from 10 a.m. to o p.m. and from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.

High freights for sea-borno goods, the outcome of war conditions, aro given as the reason for increases in the price of cheap reprints that have been decided upon by some of the Christchurch booksellers. It is understood that on and after Monday next books published at Is in England will be sold at Is 4d ; sevenpenny editions at lOd, nnd sixpenny reprints at Bd. Books published at 3s tid will not be increased '.r. price. .Several English magazines formerly sold at 6d will now be chargcd 9d.

A rather queer reunion lias taken place in this city, the parties being a German-made Turkish machine-gun a nd a trooper of the C.Y.C. As most of the public know, the machine-gun captured from tho Turks on Gallipoli by the C.Y.C. dismounted troons has reached Christchurcli, and has been inspected by a number of people, including returned soldiers. Among some of the visitors was a trooper of tho C.Y.C. who not only assisted at the capture of the particular gun in question, but had the bad luck to receiv© a very severe wound from it, the stream of bullets hitting his water bottle and glancing off that utensil into the trooper's hio.

The following telegram has been received by Mr K. T. XosswiJl (secretary of the Canterbury Patriotic Fund) from the Minister of Internal Affairs, concerning the treatment of invalid soldiers who have been discharged by the Defence Department:—"Regarding the case of a discharged soldior still suffering from the effects of a wound, mentioned at your meeting yesterday, kindly note that the Public Health Department is prepared to undertake treatment in this and all other similar cases. If the soldier referred to applies to Dr Chcsson, Public Health Officer, Christchureh, lie will issue a certificate upon which the soldier can bo forwarded at once to cither a hospital or convalescent home, on condition that the soldier agrees to carry out all the discipline exactly the same as if he were still in the forces." Will- you kindly communicate this information to the Press for the information of all discharged soldiers."

A concession long asked for is to bo granted to "permanent casuals" in the Railway Service in terms of the recommendation of the Railway Committee of the House of Representatives last session with regard to certain portions of a petition of the A.S.R.S. Til© Minister of Railways proposes to submit to Cabinet the following proposals (says the "Dominion"): —Regular casuals paid at a daily rate who were ineligible for appointment to the permanent staff when they first joined the Railway Service, or who, although eligible from the point of age, have been unable to pass the examinations necessary to qualify for a permanent appointment, will, if their services are dispensed with through no fault of their own after having served not less than t-en years' continuous service, and attained the age of 60 years, be granted leave on full jjay f or the following periods: —After ten years' service, six weeks; and after fifteen years' service, eight weeks. Regular casuals whose services are dispensed with in terms of the foregoing resolution may be granted one privilege ticket per month for themselves and their wives for a specified journey at one-fourth of the ordinary rates. I

At Dunodin yesterday a street col lection in aid ot Y.M.C.A. work amonj the New Zealand soldiers realised £490 The railway arrangements in con nexion with the Easter holidays ari advertised elsewhere in this issue. The Veterans' Association state tha there are a few vacancies at the Con valescent Home. North New Brighton for returned convalescent soldiers. The Telegraph Office reported yester day morning that all the Canterbury rivers were clear except the Rangi'tata which was dirty. Arthur's Pass advised yesterday after noon that it was raining heavily fron j the nor'-west, and the Bealey river wa: rising. Bishop Julius will hold his usual services for children during Holy week, in the Cathedral, beginning on Monday at 4.10 p.m. In New South "Wales the Railwaj Commissioners have laid it down thai where a man enlisted who has been ir the servico six months or over, the difference between his military and civilian pay is made up by the Mr 11. U. Mackay, one of the inspectors from tho* Central Melbourne Office of the Commercial Bank of Australia, Ltd., i s at present in Canterbury, making arrangements for opening a branch of the bank in Timaru early next month. The Selwyn Plantation Board notify, to complaints having been re l ceived regarding persons disposing of firewood and using the Board's name, that the Board has nothing whatever to do with the disposal of firewood in Christchurch. The "Lake Wakatipu Mail'' is informed bv the librarian of the local library that the Christchurch "Press" has for th e last two weeks been stolen from the reading-room. Magazines have also been removed. The police, are now keeping a close watch, and the thief, if caught, will bo prosecuted. An ejectment order was granted against a Birmingham woman recently on the ground tnat she did not cultivate her garden, one-eighth of an aero in extent. The Chairman of the Bench said it was a most serious matter in these times to leave a garden uncultivated. The German people should realise they.have fallen iuto the deepest well ot' degradation. An Elmwood schoolgirl as Iced by her luther why sho did not make a capital fpr the G in Germany, retorted: "Wo don't do that now with tho Germans—all of us write them with a little 'g.' " "All law is founded on commonsense," remarked Mr F. V. tracer, S.M., during tho hearing of a civil action at the -.'uickland Magistrate's Court 011 Tuesday. He added tnat while such a statement might sound like heresy tc those who believed "the Jaw is an ass," still a man never went tar wrong if he took a common-sense view of a case. A man named Michael Shannon appeared in the Police Court at Auckland on Tuesday, charged with deserting from tho Ninth Reinforcements of tho New Zealand Expeditionary Force. SubInspoctor Mcllvency said the charge was brought under the Imperial Army Act. Shanron was handed uver to the military authorities. 'lwo fine deer heads, recently shot on Mt. Algidus, in the ltakaia deer forest by Mr It. Barrel', are at present on view at the Government Tourist TSureau in Hcrefoul street. They are 17 and 13 pointers respectively. the 17 pointer has a spread of 41$ inches, and a length of 43} inches, and is a very fine specimen. Mr W. T. Masson. of the AVairarapahas received a letter from his eon, Private F. Masson, who was recently tho vintim of a strange accident. He was lying in his tent when a couple of horses attached to a water-cart stampeded and bolted through the tent over young Masson. His jaw was broken and his head grazed, but he made a good recovery. In the statement by the president of tho Canterbury Acclimatisation Society to the Press yesterday it was denied that ah application had been re- I coived for permission to collect swans' ' eggs at Lake Ellesmere for the Belgium Fund. It is now found that a letter was received from Mr T. Qnealy, dated i August Gth. 15)15, cnilwdving this rc- > quest, to which a reply was sent that i the Society had no power to grant the - necessary permission. The Society • regrets that this error should have oc- ■ curred in its statement. , Out-back places have a way of dealing out justice which, if not' quite according to Hoyle, is certainly effective (says tho "Otago Daily Times"). At a recent stoqk sale at a township not 100 miles from Balelutha, a well-known individual was grossly ill-treating some cattle by belabouring them on their noses with something considerably larger than his fists. Nemesis, in tho shape of a burly stockman, was promptly on his track, and the offender was rolled in the mud. Several onlookers are confident that when the mud-lark arose he broke all existing records in his rush for home. "Try to put an end to these rotten rumours, which arc so detrimental to New Zealand as a whole," said his Excellency the Governor at Wellington on Thursday, in addressing Red Cross workers. Many of these wild stories, his Excellency continued, appeared to circulate in Wellington. It had been stated, for instance, that parcels for the soldiers had been sold, lost, or made away with in Egypt. This was quite untrue; all goods had reached their destination, bometimes they had been long in getting tnere, out war was war, and transport difficulties at Gallipoli wore very great. Another rumour which was bad was that which reported that something had gone wrong with the forces. A few days ago it was stated that the 9th Reinforcements had been annihilated. Nothing moro untrue had ever been said. Tho troops were at present in Egypt and doihg extremely well. Some time these rumours would lead to a loss of life. Yesterday a representative of "Tho I Press" interviewed Mr and Mrs Prebble, who were celebrating the 60th anniversary of their wedding, which took place in St. Michael's Church in 1556. the ceremony being performed by Archdeacon Mathias. Mrs Prebble", whoso memory was very clear, gave a most interesting account of the social conditions of thos e days. Bread was 9d a loaf, rice and sago ojd per lb, and a sheep's head and pluck 2g 6d. Her father had six of a family, and had to 1 keep them on 4s Gd a day. Girls i going out to service got one or tw c s hil- < lings a week. Thoy were often with- \ out bread, as vessels from Tasmania failed to bring flour. Then they lived 1 on swedes and turnips, and manv a turnip broth had she* made to satisfy i the family. She could not understand A the present age, with its demand for i high wages and low prices. In 1856 , it was a tim e of low wages and high 1 prices, and no one grumbled. Feel tired and run-down, blood poor, t nervous and depressed? Loasby's nerve s tonic and blood enricher, 2s Gd and 43 J 6d, will cure. 2 £ We have a modern electric brougham c for sale. Less than half the price of f petrol to run. Turnbull and Jones, 1 Ltd. (j t New Zealand Clothing Factory, Tri- t angle, Christchurch, announce that they r have been successful in securing tho v whole of the Men's Hats and Caps j, salved from the recent Lichfield street * fire. 2 | There is always something new in the a world of invention, and the trend of I science also is to bring one-time expen- a sive inventions within the reach of all. s This is, indeed, the case in the matter o of Electric Torches, as it is now post sible to buy from John R. Procter, t Optician. 200 High street, an electric torch, size BJin x lsin, for the modest sum of 3s 6d. Posted anywhere for 4<l extra, 4

The memory cannot recall the gra- ; dual changes of childhood. Have your child photographed now and then by Steffano Webb, 202 High street. y > Prompt—Efficient—Economical.—This Ls the bind of service you get in ; Customs, Shipping, and Forwarding Work by making use of J. M. Hey wood and Co., Ltd., Manchester street, near Clock Tower. 1 Help to check the gpread of infantilo paralysis by disinfecting your home, shop, stables, and backyard with Brit-ish-made Iverol. Twenty-four times stronger than carbolic acid. Non-poison-ous. Start Kerolising to-day. 1 We respectfully ask every __ housewife to order a Is package of No Rubbing Laundry Help. Washes all clothes clean without, rubbing or injury. Contains sufficient for seven washings. Christchurch grocers. Early rising is not so easy unless you have a good alarm clock. Lewis and Anderson, Ltd., Cashel street, for host value. 631 Carpet Cleaning.—-We can clean carpets by the latest- compressed air process without removal, or take up, heat, and relay, on short notice. A. J. White, Ltd. 13 One hundred and eighty varieties of charming carnations will bo found in Bradbury's Catalogue. Plants, all well rooted, row ready for delivery. Prices from 8s per dozen. Plants posted to any district. Catalogue free on application to Hastie, Bull, and Pickering, Cashel street, who are booking orders. SGK Hockey and Football.—Players are reminded that Lewis and Anderson, Ltd.. have just opened their season's supplies. 031 Buick six-cylinder cars are so carefully made, and so perfectly balanced, that they yield a power that, for smoothness of running, cannot be surpassed. 35 ARE WE DOWNHEARTED? NO! Owing to the wet weather last Saturday the big garden fete which was to have»been held at Sir George and Lady Clifford's residence, "Avonhohne," Fendalton, in aid of the candidature of No. 7 Queen (Miss Clifford) had to be postponed. But the people who have had all the elaborate organisation of this fete in hand are in no way dispirited, and they will conduct the fete this afternoon with as inneh vigour and enterprise as over. Exactly the same programme as originally advertised will be presented, and the public are assured, weather conditions being favourable, of a most enjoyable afternoon. The fete promises to be quite the biggost outdoor event ever conducted in this country, and you don't want to miss it. Special trams will run to Fendalton all the afternoon. This space is given freely by Adams. Ltd.. Motor Importers. G