SEVERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18038, 2 April 1924, Page 8

SEVERAL NEWS.

The auction announcements of H. B, Sorensen, D.aigety and Co., Ltd., Tonks, Norton and Co., Ltd., Harman and Stevens, Ltd., and P. S. Nicholla and Co., Ltd., appear on page 15 of this issue. The usual serious business of the Magistrate's Court is occasionally relieved by a little humour. During the hearing of a case yesterday, the defendant entered the witness box and after being solemnly sworn, stated that he had nothing to say! An extended postal delivery for settlors at Avonhead, provided the residents erect boxes at their gates, recently requested by Mr G. Witty, M.P., and the Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association, lias been agreed to by the Chief-Postmaster (Mr J, E. Broadfoot).

. The first Syrian to be admitted to tlie Bar of New South Wales was introduced to the Full Court by the Attor-ney-General, Mr Bevin, K.C.. states the "Sydney Evening News." Mr* Eugene Gabriel Sayegh, whose admission carried that distinction, was educated the Sacred Heart College, Auckland. He graduated at the Sydney University. Mr Sayegh is the only Syrian barrister practising in the Commonwealth.

On Monday afternoon, while Mr Roy Bailey's chaffc-utter was at work on Mr W. Stringer's farm at Ashley, a mild sensation was caused by the disappearance of the horse-drawn watertank into a creek nearby. It appears that the tank, of 400 gallons capacity, was being backed to tho creek to be filled, when tho horse lost its footing and was dragged by the weight into deep water and drowned, both tank and horSe being completely submerged. The engine had to bo requisitioned for recovering the tank and the body of the horse. *

A witness i in the Supreme Court yesterday was forced to draw a rather fine lino between truthfulness and untruthfulness when giving his opinion of another man's character. Ho so id that the man was not altogether untruthful but he might say one tiling 0110 day, and another tiling oil the next 'tay, possibly due to bad- memory. Pressed still further by counsel the witness said tluit the mail was one who Mould say the thing which would pay him best. Counsel agreed that tn-9 man could hardly he called truthful, but certainly decidedly unreliable. A misunderstanding in keeping with yesterday's date—April Ist—happened m pno of the city banks yesterday. Two clients presented cheques to ths ledgers to be marked, and the first man receiving what he thought to be his own cheque, crossed to the paying teller. On receiving* five single' notes, he askerl for the remainder—somo £BO —in £5 notes. The teller said there was no more to come, and showed the cheque, which was for £o only. Meantime the second man had come over from the ledger department, and on examination it was found that he had the cheque for the larger amount instead of for only £5. All's well that ends well, and a rather relieved ledger clerk, who had unwittingly rung the changes, saw the equivalent for the two cheques paid to their rightful owners.

Our Dunedin correspondent felo,graphs:—The tbnrist traffic for the peafstm is just about and booking for tho various acenic resorts lias eased off greatly at tlie local office of the Go veinmeilt Tourist Department. At present there are not many people from overseas visiting the various resorts, most of these having left before winter sets in. Bookings for the Easter holidays have just commenced, and should augment tlie returns for tlie next few weeks. It was stated to f> reporter that a great many mors people would coino to the Dominion if they could land at oiio end of the country and leave by the other eiid. At present they have to double back on their track's mid as tliey often have only a minimum of rime this is a decided drawback. A regular service from Bluff to Australia, would help considerably to remedy matters

Tljg Mayor of Auckland (Mr J. H. Gunson) is mi optimist. Speaking .it a church meeting in Auckland last week ho had something to say regarding the general complaint of lack of Sunday observance. "The complaint is more apparent than real" said Mr Gunsdn. "I bdlieve tile world is getting better, aiid there is room for a general spirit of optimism with regard to the religious life of the community. It was sometimes well to look at tilings from the other person's point of view, and there "was room for a general broadening of our views on such matters. Underneath an apparent indifference there was in these days a deeprooted reverence for the things of God; and whiic there were many people who spent their Sabbaths differently from what tliey themselves did, the general conscience of tlie people rang.true to the Christian principles by which they attanied their truest freedom, ami whence they got all the good things of their citizenship and national life." A few months ago the field naturalists' section of the Boys' Athenaeum, Governor's Bay, sent to the Massachusetts Agricultural College a large number of insect and other specimens for investigation. The president, Dr. T. Wykl Pairman, has just received an appreciative acknowledgment from tlie Insect Morphologist of the College, Dr. G. C. Crampton. He says: "The specimens are just what I want for study, and are a wonderfully fine lot of material. Dr. C. P. Alexander was delighted with the Tipulidro (daddy lohglegs) you sent, since he found a number of new records for Governor's Bay among the specimens, thus helping to complete his New Zealand records—and thanks to the generous aid of you folks, tho Tipulid fauna of New Zealand has now become one of the best known for aiiy like area, instead of being one of the least well known as it was a decade ago."

Frederick Marshall, the prisoner who escaped from the Paparua Prison, was seen on Monday afternoon near Burriha'm by a representative of a Christchurch wholesale firm, who was driving a motor-car in that vicinity. The motorist obligingly stopped the car and offered the man, whose identity he did not know at the time, a lift, but the offer wa3 curtly refused, the man, who was dressed in a blue suit and who was carrying a dress basket, making a sudden dash through a fence and' disappearing. Arriving at the Selwyn, the motorist informed the stationmaster of what he had seen, and the latter rang up Southbridge to pass information on, but unfortunately was unable to get au answer for nearly three-quarters of an hour, bv which time the wanted man had got clean a waff-

The amalgamation of Gfflmlle and Castkcliff with the Be rough ot Wanganui cam© into yesterday. The united borough will have tion of about 23,000, thus entitling it to he gazetted si city. "When I was a member of the Parliament of this country it was said that there were Dot more than 30 members of the House of Representatives competent to speak on the subject of finance," declared the Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, when proposing the toast of the Wellington Accountant Students' Society on the occasion of the Society's twenty-first anniversary, The speaker could not over-emphasise the importance of the study of all financial and kindred questions. "I do not know," he added, "what would be the average percentage in the liouse at the present time." It was somewhat difficult, he believed, to obtain a really intelligent discussion on the important subject ot taxation.

That stabbing pain, by which Rheumatifim is announced, is the danger signal of excess uric acid in the blood. The surest way to avoid complications and banish rheumatism, is a course of McArthur's Rheumatic Pebbles—they effectively remove uric acid (the cause of rheumatism) from the system. Price 2s 6d a box at all' Chemists. McArthurs Ltd.. Chemists (opp. Ballantynes). — l3 All the local football clubs are now making preparations for the coming season, and'players can secure at special prices their Jerseys, Shorts, and Hose at Armstrong's. Boys' and Youths' Jerseys in High School, Christ's College, Old Boys, and Marist Brothers' registered colours, price 7s lid. Men's Football Jerseys, extra strong makes, in all the club colours, priced 8s lid and* 13s (id each; Footbd.ll Shorts in Navy and White Drill, 5s Gd pair, at Armstrong's two shops, Colombo and High streets. A34G4-6366 Fruit trees of pedigree strains, including apricots, certificated by Teviot Bud ■ Selection Committee. Early bookings necessary. Jvorva Nurseries, Eaiigiora, or 21 Manchester street, Christchurch. T4141-5174 J. Johnston and Son, Merchants, llangiora (Estd. 1868) Sole District Agents for Famous Massey Harris Canadian and Colonial Farm and Orchard Machinerv. P.O. Box 1, 'phoile 4. 5 Pilkington'a motors run twice daily between Christchurch and Akaroa. —6 "When do you leave for London ? Protect your clothings etc., in the strong Leather or Fibre Suit Cases on offer at Messrs Hastie, Bull and Pickering's, Cashel street, Solid leather suit cases from 755. Fibre —strong as iron—from 40s. H 6179—1879 We not only make the best agricultural implements in the world, but we do all sorts of iron and steel work, including urgent breakdown repairs and replacements. Example: —New double throw traction engine cratik shaft cut from solid, slab with all new brasses complete, 5 days from receipt of order. P. and I). Duncan Ltd., Ttiam street, Christchurch. D 3571—3364

POTATO CROP, 1924. We have landed a small shipment of the celebrated "Iron Age" Elevatot 4 Diggers. Price very reasonable. Better order promptly. Booth, Macdonald and Co., Ltd. —6 ANOTHER SMASHING VICTORY FOR THE STUDEEAKER "LIGHT SIX." "Smith's Weekly," the ell-known Sydney journal, tecently organised a comprehensive competitive test of stock models of motor-cars ojx tho Australian market. There was an, entry of t.ween fifty and si±ty ears, tlnd practically every make no\V On Sftle iu New Zealand was represented, 'Fhe result was a decisive victory for - the Studebaker "Light Six." dfiven by Mr J. Walsh, which gained first place witli maximum, marks for reliability, petroi consumption, hill-climbing, and braking and acceleration tests. ' SuSli a result, of course, will come as no surprise to experienced otvriers, who know that the "Light.Six" is as neat mechanical perfection as can be attained in this world, but it will surprise the general public to bear that in ail the things that rc-ally matter this Studebaker "Light Six" t.ouriiig car, which sells for. £420 iu New Zealand; has given a better record than cars at twice the price. It isn't as if rjtudebakcrs were skimped on equipment, either 1

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