GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16693, 29 November 1919, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

Tho auction announcements of the. New Zealand Fanners' Co-op., Dalgetv and Co., H. Matson and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Co., McKenzie .and Co., W. E. Simes and Co., New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Harris Bros., Harman and Stevens, Lawrie and IJalton, and Tonks, Norton and Co. will be found on pages 15 and 14 of this issue. All the Canterbury rivers were reported clear yesterday.

Grocers are taking advantage of ; Christmas coming near the week-end to give their staffs a rather more extended holiday than is generally possible, by closing their establishments from Christ-; mas eve until the following Monday. A conference of group commanders in! the Canterbury Military District was J opened yesterday, with the object of' discussing administrative matters with! the new Officer Commanding the district, Colonel R. Young, C.8., C.M.G. The Canterbury Horticultural Society's annual Rose Show will take place next Friday. _ The season has so far been a splendid one for roses, and as the Townend Memorial trophy is to bo competed fcr ; a large entry is anticipated. Entries close on Monday. Two visiting Australians will speak at the Opera House to-morrow evening, in connexion with a Prohibition rally, Mr W. B. D. Creagh, Police Court Missionary, from Sydney, and Mr Arthur Toombcs, Superintendent of the Queensland Strength of Empire Movement. Tho chair will be taken by Mr J. McCombs, M.P. At Holy Trinity Church, Avonside, to-morrow, at 11 a.m., Colonel R. Young, C.8.. C-M 0.. Officer Commanding Canterbury Military District, will unveil a brass memorial'tablet, containing the names of 62 men connected with the parish, who gave their lives in the war. Territorials and returned soldiers are invited to be present. The anniversary services in connexion with Knox Church Sunday school will take place to-morrow. The services will be conducted by th? Rev. W. T. Todd in the morning and evening, and the Rev. E. E. Smith in the afternoon. Specially prepared hymns will be sung Ky the scholars at all tho services., and special collections taken on behalf of tho Sunday school funds. "Men and officers worked together, shoulder to shoulder," snid BrigadierGeneral Richardson while speaking at a welcome home to returned soldiers at Johnsonville on Tuesday, "and why should thore be a distinction between them durin<r pence. I shall always feel it my bounden duty to associate myself with the men who have made it possible for us to meet together this evening." (Applause.} "I am only a layman, and have to face one of the most eloquent counsel in New Zealand," remarked Mr J. H. Hannan at the Magistrate's Court on Tuosday (says tho Auckland "Star"). Mr J. J. Sullivan, who appeared for the defence, looked clown with becoming | modesty after such an eulogium. Mr .Hannan added: '*1 would rather trust a rospectablo Magistrate than engage counsel," to which Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., dryly replied : "We are all respectable." Tho annual conference of tho New Zealand Institute of Architects is to be held in D'nicdin next week. Delegates are expccted from Invercargill, Christchurch, Wellington, Napier, Wanganui, Auckland, and other places. The conference is to bo opened on Wednesday morning by the Mayor, and in the evening the visitors are to bo entertained by tho Otago branch. Thursday morning will he devoted to general business, in the afternoon papers will be read, and in the evening the president will be elected. "The defendant gives as an excuse for not 'tooting' his horn that his motor-cycle made such a noise that the 'toot' was unnecessary/' said Mr Alpers when addressing tho jury in a collision caso in the Supreme Court yesterday. "Such noises are, however, now so common that they do not arrest the attention, whilo the 'toot' is a warning and immediately arrests the attention. A man who has an hydraulic ram behind Ins house really does not hear it till it stops. In Reefton, where the stampers and other machines are continually making a great row, no notico is taken of the noise, but the whole population wakes ur> when something goes wrong with the machinery and the noiso stops " Advent Sunday throughout the Christchurch diocese has been for many years the Sunday on which the Anglican Church makes her appeal for the Maori Mission. Tho Maori Mission is intimately associated with the history not only of Christianity in New Zealand, but also of civilisation in these southern seas. That civilisation based upon Christian principles it has been the endeavour to hand on to tho Maoris, with what success the progress of this aboriginal race bears witness. It is for the Christian agencies at work amongst the Maoris that the appeal is made on Sunday. Amongst these are tho work of tho Maori clergy, the influence of such schools as Victoria, and Hukarere, and Waipaunamu, for girls, S. Shepherds, Te Auto, and Hikurangi, for boys, and the good works of the several mission stations and workers.

In the midst of so many references to profiteering it is refreshing to be able to record one case at least whore the practice did not exist (says the "Otago Daily Times"). It occurred at the recent sitting of the Otago Land Board. A discharged soldier applied for an advance to enable him to purchase a city residence, and the Board, with the valuer's report before it, considered tho Erico asked by tho seller a little too igli, and advised tho applicant to approach tho owner direct and see whether a reduction could bo arranged for. In the afternoon the soldier returned and smilingly informed the Board that the price had been reduced by £50. The owner of the property confirmed the statement, adding that she was a soldier's widow, and was glad to b© able to assist tho man. On behalf of tho Board, Mr Sadd. the chairman, warmly thanked tho lady for her very generous action. The wonderful power which Dr. Fellows's Pile Cones havo over every kind of Piles gives them mastery over this disease, and it is not unusual to hear of these Cones curing where cruel, and dangerous operations fail. Prico 3s 6d a box, all chemists and stores. Loasbv and Co., chemists topp. Ballantyne's). " 6 A large number of applications for deer stalking licenses for tho Rakaia district for the coming season have been received by the North Canterbury Acclimatisation Socic ; . Applications close to-day with the secretary, Mr C. W. Hervey, 59 Cathedral square. 7 Those in search of choice Christmas Gifts will be Well advised to cnll and see our stocks. Pleasing perfumes, dainty manicures and perfume sprays, sweet scentcd soaps and sachets, hiphgrado face powders from tho world's best makers. E. Cameron Smith, Chemist. 96 Worcester street. 6 Second-hand power and hand-punch-ing and shearing machine, 42-inch fly wheel, 16-inch fast and loose pulleys, 8-inch jaws, for sale, by Johnston and Sod, Rangiora. P.O. Box 1. 'Phone 4.

Messrs Baldwin and Rayward of 122 Cashel street (corner High and Cashel streets), Christchurch, head office Wellington, report that recently they acted as agents in filing the following applications for Letters Patent: A. E. Svkes, New Plymouth, bistoury; R. J* Yates, Auckland, tennis racquets; G. H. Harris, Wellington, pipe; H. E. Morton, Sydney, blinds; l'\ Hammond, Sydney, measuring liquids; Lighting Supplies, Ltd., Melbourne, burner support; J. J. Rogers, Auckland, califont; J. A. Hampton, Melbourne, grading fruit; Forbes and Forbes, Mcllwurne, lampholder; H.'M. Coward, Brisbane, motorcars. Send for "Inventors' Guide," post free. 1 Mr A. W. Martin, Rupture Specialist, will bring his fourteenth -risit to Christchurch to a close at tho White Hart Hotel on Saturday, the 29th, at 3 p.m.; and will leavo for his headquarters in Dunedin. All consultations free. Honrs—lo a.m. to 1 p.m., 2 p.m. to 5.30. Send for free booklet. 5 It's delightful. The fatigue of the weekly washing ane' We .-ell "No Rubbing" Launary Help and it's a wonder. N.Z. Fanners' Co-op. Assn. . c©

, Modern tools for workshop and garden. Visitors should inspect the latest at Messrs Hastie, Bull, _ and Pickering's, Cashel street. Rapid woedera and ; cultivators, lawnmowers, tools for the motor and workshoi). 6 Nothing reduces tho letting or sell--1 ing value of a house or furniture so ' much as the ravages of wood borer. Ex-. • terminate it- w'th Wheelband's Fly Exterminator. 519 Colombo street. 6 General Carrying of all sorts undertaken oy J. M. Heywood and Co., Ltd. Their plant of horses and vehicles is ono of the larcest in Now Zealand. 6 THE 1919 STUDEBAKERS.. All three of the 1919 Studebakor models aro on view at our High stroet show rooms. These fino care represent tho last word in American automobile construction. They are designed on English lines, with gear-box placed amidship6, and are tho handsomest cars Studebakers have yet evolved. Special features are tho hot-spark magnoto ignition; spirally cut differential gears; hot-spot manifold, ensuring perfect vapourisation, and really magnificent finish in every detail. Powerful, economical, and reliable, these new Studobaker cars are already in tremendous demand. The prices are: —Light-Four, £535; Light-Six, £650; Big Six, £775. All three aro touring cars, complete with full road equipment. Adams, Ltd., NT.Z. Importers, High street. 6