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Press, Volume LII, Issue 15605, 1 June 1916, Page 11

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THIS IS THE AGE OF MACHINERYWHERE ARE 1 pf vou still in the rudimentary ruck < A are Vou keeping pnc« with the time® Xfaciiinerv governs the and the man w> iaSmcn- is the man who » wantc S "the job. Engines—gas, steam, or oilhecoming moto general overy day, as of men who understand them b joses more pressing. • UECHANICAL ENGINEERING » fascinating study. To control grc; Tfcrobbinz nuiohinct)—to turn enormous powc 'j- the benefit of mankind—ie absorbingly i: l-JSnir. Our course of Mechanical Ei riSrins takes you through the whole fill! Stand enables you to understand an Sodlo engines with the utmoflt confidence. A free Booklet dealing with Engineering i josn for the askin?. BOWER'S SCHOOL FOE ENGINEERS, Tyrone Buildings, TOHS ' the war funds. -——« . "THE PRESS" LISTS. ■ ' • ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. BELGIUM FUND. " £ s. d imonat previously acknowledged 25GG 12 i F. B.'Baxter 5 0 i Mrs M. Studholme .. •• 5 0 1 EJLW. 2 0 JL Jlanning .. •• 11 B, A. Preston •• •• ll 1 Total to date .. ..£2580 14 RED CROSS FUND. ORDER OF ST. JOHN AND BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY. (For sick an-J wounded soldiers at th Virions hospitals where Now Zetilanders ar lying.) Amount previously acknowledged, £17,59 ■Ite; Glentunnel Patriotio Fete (per His pToceecl3 of left-over goods), £6; A Fiimim (monthly), £10; Kaituna-Bird JingTi .Flat (per J. Parkinson), X 26 13s 4d G4a Co.*6 counter collection box (materia had), 19a sd; Christchurch Presa Co. (aub uriptions received per Pre®9 Patriot! Pttudfl), General Red Cross, £11 2s; total t< ,t dita;fl7,6B3 10s 9d ■ i ■ Tbfc, Ladies' Commrtteo acknowledge re -Aeipi.<>f gilie in. kind from tile folloidng: — Spiisi Bourn's Sowing Part" Avonaida Brtincl Hr« Watkins), ilre Holdsworth. Eiffel' ton School Children. St. Albans Red Cross (per Mrs Jones), Lower Fendnlton Guild Methven Brunch, Cust and West Eyroton Phillipstown ..Branch, Rakaia. Branch, Ma; Jnat,' Mrs Turnbull, Southbridgo Districi High School (per ilavthn McGill), Invell Red CroM,.Mrs Hartley Smith, Miss 1© Cron, Mrs BockirK, x 2ltb P. G. Greenwood, Mrs Mcll wraith, A.IL, Governor's' Bay Men's Bandage Qui, Hockey Pl.iyera. St. Albans Men's Bindage Class, C.D.C., Lntimev square Brinch, ; Anonymous. Ashburton Branch, Mrt Bowker, Miss H. L.Hay, Okain's Bay Branch * (Sty Branch. Miss Bannard, Mr 3 Hall, Mrs , Neevo, Soutlibridge Branch (per Mr 3 Rud' . dock). MrV .f: Palmer, Miss Mnlins;, Beatl and Co., Patriotic Committee, Waihi-Wood' tmnr-Red Ctom Branch, Mrs Newall , 'EU.O.A., Cashmere Hills (per Mrs Beiv 1 Mil)/Tennw Plavers. Caahmere Branch (pel Cott ?ril i). Coronation Hall Bandage (Jnimittec, Spreydon (per Mr Hancock). fjm- seventh Jot of eocks i« acknowledged ' .jßp'yllr William Nicholls. Belfast, making : to datp 722 pairs. They, were knity®|Jiy:,the following Jadics:—MescJamea E. fflWden. Peoi l-'orcst; E. Mackay, Pigeon E. Lech, Rangiora; Johnston, rSutgion; "Whitley, Rangiora; J. Hadley, 'ftpumi; J. Hancock, Nornnn's road; H. Jenkins, St. Albans; E. M. Jordan, Linwood; .'iCtDoalt, Belfast;' l.'undle. AshburW; "VVflk Avonsidc; V. Maxwell, Beckenhitaf A. Allison, Ambcrley: D. Nicholls, rjtfchnond; E. A. Taylor, Rangiora; Kay . Godfrey, Rangiora; H. Topp, Snltwr-.ter -Cr^k. i . ... hILITARYI WRISTLET I WATCHESj » memento of home 8 and fr{end s which de- I ! Parting soldiers most I appreciate a wristlet I watch. VVe. carry the I largest and beet stock in I the City, and engrave f ree | of charge each %atch I [Purchased. H fijETERSENSf! I MHIGH street, I

| SOUTH LINWOOD. The monthly meeting of tho Men's Branch I wne' held on Monday. Mr B. C. Wacher occuor ! pk-d the chair, ard twelve members were pre- «? j ecnt. Tho treasurer reported that ho had ho j roccived the sum of £192 18s lid up to da to. ,Ed | Mr S. J. Archbold tendered his resignation, 1— | being ur.ablc to continue collecting. Mr nd I .Toll, custodian of Lancaster Park, forwardi>3- jed JEI, procccdo of a patriotic danco held in tlx- Park pavilion. Tho Ladies' Linwood Congregational Church Red Cross Branch foTI warded to the Depot a largo number of .» articles. J3 I •" SALES OF SHEEP AT ADDINGTON •n- YARDS. nd At the Addington Yards yesterday. Sir G. r>, H. Riclgen gave a ehcep to tho Red Cross, which realised 2i=; Mr T. DowJing also ga.ve j 3 a nheep, which wa« sold IS times, realising £25 2s Cd. The buyers were:—Messrs J. Knight, H. Bromley, 1). Le Fevre, C. Fearoy, J. Parkinson. G. Clarkson, W. Ilorwell, C. '• Alprcss, A. Webb. E. Whelan. E. Sherv.-ood, G. Fiiirburn. W. Simpson, T. Alexander. R. H. Prape-r, J. Ashworth, \V. Cooper, and J. H. Shaw. Tho procecda of Mr Dowling's i gift aro to be divided between the French j IT. and local Red Cross Funds. j LINCOLN. Tha monthly meeting of. the local Red Cross Committee was held in the Pioneer Hall on Tuesday. Mrs J. G. Scott presided over a full attendance of mombers. It was decided to assist the Navy Leaguo by purchasinc material and making up garments for the sailors. Mrs H. Stoddart, eenr., forwarded a uujnber of articles +~ "-l•! in aid of the Red Cress funds. Mesdam&s Scott, Oddy, Graham, ar.d Miss Scott were appointed a buying committee. Mr D. Cookson wds rsappointed auditor for the. ensuing year. Arrangements were made to give TMrs G. Rennie a suitable farewell in tho Presbyterian schoolroom to-morrow. A large number of articles were eent to tho , Red Crosa Depot. Chvistchttrch, for tho month of -May. I RED CROSS SALES DEPOT The week-end sale of home-mado foodstuSs will take place at the Depot, Cathedral " square, on Friday afternoon and evening, from 2.30 to 9, owing to Saturday being a holiday for the King's Birthday. The salo will bo conducted by Mesdames Charles Wood, Walcot Wood, and Henry Wood, and there will bo on eale cooked and fresh meat, I frilit and meat pies, cakes of all sorts, chutney, jams, fruit, vegetables, etc. 1 0 The following cash amounts have been reocived at the Depot:—Pyne and Co.. by salo of two wethers presented by C. H. Elisor and J. Galletly, £1 3s; Mehzica Bay Red Crosc: W. Mouziea £1, N. A. Menziea 10a, J, Cooper 4s, J. Menzi-ee la. d- —— 11 MINE-SWEEPERS' FUND, bic ~ to The secretary states that tho latest returns mako_ tho total over £450. Among special donations received yesterday were £5 from _ a Friend (per Miss L. Tabart), M.J.P. £1, £2 17s 5d from the children of the Linwood j. School, and £1 C 3 9d from the children, of the ,3 Belfast School. a! • RANGIORA. 'y d At the annual meeting at the Northern A. - a and P. Association, Ik;Id on Friday last, a j. eilvcr coin collection was .made on. behalf of r C the Minesweepers' Fund. Tho plate of sil- '' B ver wna then put up for auction by Mr J. R. ;e D. Johns. In all £64 was realised. Of this ra amount it waa decided to devoto £4 10n to h, the Soldiei-s' Gramophone Fund. " Tho .bids ■a received for tho plato were:-—Ja3. Johns £G, 1- B. Ferguson £5 103. T. Leecli, J. W. Foster, h J - i?- Wyllie, and R. Mcintosh each £5, W. j. A. Banks £4, P. Marshall £2, A. M. Carpen- '] ter, J. Brosnan. W. Stalker, J. E. Brans, R. Peach, W. E. Barton. M. J. Lvnskey T* R , r Creswel!, C. E. Skevington. — Wake, F. Hor•o G - Gibbs-Jordan, W. Scomi, Jas. Wylh'o C. I. Jennings, W. Boj'le, each £1, E E* d Crawshaw, W. Haigh, N. Cook, and D.' W." tr L. Mehrtena each 10s. Tho collection, which realised £3 10?, waa finally bought by Mr J. W. Foster for a further £5, and was n h.and<jd back to tho Fund. \ LADY LIVERPOOL FUND. j _ Gifts in kind hjve been reoeived from tiio ' toliowing:—Woodend and Waikuku Branch, r Scargi.'l Branch (per Miss Gibbs, Motonau), Rnngiora Branch (per Mrs "Van Ascli) Lvt- . telton District High School (per Mrs Just), Industrial School, Burnliam (per Mre Archey), . Mrs L. M. Wilson (Port Levy), Miss H. L. Hav, Mns Chapman, Mrs Maxwell, Miss Sorumcrville, Mr Willis, Anonymous Mis Hard- ' ing, A.C.A.C., Mrs A. C. Bennett, Mrs J. Dallas. Mr Gormack, Miss Bennett. Mrs J Swallow, ACrs Pardo. - Casli donations:—lira Bingham 2a 6d, Friend Is 6d, Friend Is, Friend Is. ' COUNTY COUNCILS. - —'■—♦ KOWAI. The County Council ™et on Saturday. Present—Mcoars G; A. McLean (chairman), W. J. Mathers, W. TI. Ilale, J. Rowe, T. Harma, and W. A. Nichollg. It J was decided to inform Messrs J. Chapman j and D. Bailey that if the gorse was cleared (j off tho roud leading to their properties, the c Council would repair the road. Tli® cliaiiman reported that the amount to the- credit of the Kowai County Red Cross Fund. £GSB 12a Id was handed over to the Christchurch _[ Red Cross Branch of the St. John, ..nvbulance Association, tho Council to receive goods when required to tho value of amount handed over. The Commissioner of Crown Lands asked, for proposals for the expenditure of accrued thirds.—The clerk to eupply 7* particulars. Mr G. W. Forbes. M.P., stated that he had interviewed the Public' Works Department regarding a grant fcr the ereo- d. ticn of a bridge over the North Kowai river at Broom field. Tho Paparua County Council stated that at a meeting of locai bodies held in Christchurch, tho following rcsolu- : tion waa casried: —"That it be- :i recom- JL I mendation to the local authorities that small jj [ birds' heads be pivrchased during the montiis j) |of May, June, July, August, and September, q at 6d per dozer., and during the rest of the p year at 3d per dozen, and that poisoned grain, q be distributed free to landowners. It was cl decided to co-opc-rate on the lines suggested jj, in the resolution. The Recruiting Board R, stated that where tho new scheme has been 75 put in operation a marked improvement in recruiting had resulted- Ii waa decided to - arrange lor tho appointment of ;v suitable person to make a jxwsonal canvass of the ~l county for recruits, and, failing tho appointment of a suitable person, the councillors to undertake the worii Tho tender of Mr T. Powell for leasing- tho old office site at Saltwater Creek was accepted. _ The North Riding account showed a credit balance of £933 ips -Id, and the South Riding- account a debit B balance of £454 3s Id. Tho chairman moved, subject to tho approval of the auditor, "That — tho credit balance of £933 ICs -Id to the credit of the North Hiding be divided as fol- [■ lows:—That tho £451 3s Id debit balance of the South Riding be struck off, and tho re- j*' maining £479 7s 3d bo equally divided between the North and South Ridings.' The , motion was seconded" by Mr Hale and carried. The estimates for 191G-1917 were con- ~ siderod and approved. Mr Hale gave notice that ho would move at the next meet : ?5 f. 3* tho Council: Xliat a general rato of e d 111 £ha £ be struck in. tho North. Ivklmg*, and Jd in the £ .in the South Riding." jji With the performance of a countless — number of historic deeds in the great War, • want the paper which gives you the best selection of f o] those deeds of daring. "The Evening News" is that paper. *