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AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND 00. Extract been London "Tines," KoTsmbar loth, 1927. TRADERS AND "SPIRIT OF ENGLAND." LOUD BIRKENHEAD'S TRIBUTE. Lord Birkenhead was the chiei guest at th« jubilee dinner of tha General East End Tradesmen's Association in aid oi the London Hospital, held in the Abercorn Rooms, Great Eastern Hotel, last night. Mr Bran Morgan presided, and Mrs Wilfrid Ashley acted as hostess. Tho Chairman < read a letter from Prince George, who wrote from H.M.S. Nelson, Atlantic Fleet, Portland, regretting; that hj» was unable to get away from hia ship and wishing the association every possible success in its efforts to raise funds for the London Hospital. Mr G. K. Chesterton, in proposing "The London Hospital," remarked that the hospital of England had figured much more than people imagined in the international reputation of this country. Lord Birkenhead, in responding to the toast of "The Visitors," remarked that the. very spirit of England, as exhibited throughout the generations, could not be more fitly celebrated than at a dinner of tradesmen. It was not the profession of medicine any more than it was the profession of the law that kept the main arteries cf the nation full and vital. Equally, it was true that the graceful additions of literature did not keep people alive. Law might rnata them wish that they were dead; literature might add an unimportant alleviation to life; but the existence of the nation depended on the etertions of our traders. By trade and by trade alone could the graces and ornamentations of life be preserved. AS FARMERS' COMMISSION SALESMEN we offer our sen-ices to all owners of LIVE STOCK, and will be glad to receive your consign: for realisation. Our good 3aU__ and reliable officers all show the master-mind supervision. SEND YOUR CONSIGNMENTS TO H. MATSON and CO., ADDINGTON. | It was quito true that for hundreds of years wo had been a nation of traders. Had that ever made it impossible for the sons of those traders to array themselves in tho battles of their country, when the conditions of natural existence demanded the support of brave young men? (Cheers.) It was from the traders that the soldiers of England had been begotten through generations. Our principal business at the moment was to retain our trade, and political circumstances did not render that objective particularly easy of attainment. He had hardly ever opened a newspaper without observing indications of the unpopularity of the Government. Oi course the Government was unpopular. Why not'/ (Laughter.) Bvory Government that could be formed in existing circumstances—it could be demonstrated with mathematical certainty—must become unpopular within a year because the circumstances of the day were very disagreeable. People to think a Government could determine circumstances, and wero unobservant of the simple fact that circumstances always detenu iiied Governments. H« had the view that no better Government than the present had held office in this country in his lifetime. (Laughter and cheers.) There had always been an age-long association between the tradors of thjs country and the realisation of social responsibility. The country was informed by a small and insignificant section of the population, who maintained themselves by subsidies from a country which could afford more subsidies here than in their own land, that there was r.ocessarily to be created a realisation of class consciousness—a realisation that one class was the enemy of another class.

WOOL, SKINS, HIDES AND TALLOW. In all sections of the trade our expert classification and knowledge is not given with a spasmodical spurt from time to time, but a consistent and capable standard is maintained and kept throughout the whole year. CONSIGN MATSON'S, ADDINGTON. Those were not the lesson 3 by which this country spreading its influence over the whole oivilisecl globe, rose to greatness and stamped ite character and traditions for good or bad upon the world. It was not the least amazing sign o£ those difficult post-war years, pressing hardly upon the pockets of those who still—if there were any—retained capital, that the hospitals were sustained by voluntary contributions, and were still able without any difficulty to maintain their position. That wes an immense tribute to the generous hearts of the people of the country. The burdon of taxation had grown and grown, and it would be eaßy for peoplo to say, ."Why should we maintain a special burden for which we receive no thanks except the gospel of 'class consciousness' 1 " The heart of England never had responded, and never would respond, to poisonous doctrines. (Cheers.) CORN SACKS, WOOL PACKS, AN STATION REQUISITES. Send in your orders, and they will be and forwarded with the promptest dispatch. H. MATSON and CO. HORSE TRANSPORT. A TRADE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN. The movement which has been organised to encourage the use of horses for transport purposes has issued poster cards for display in shop windows and poster stamps suitable for use on letters as 'a first step towards enlisting popular sympathy and support. There is nothing sentimental in the appeal. The capability and cheapness of the horse as a beast of burden and draught are alone extolled. "Horse power is cheap power." "Deliver by horse transport." "No tax; long Bervice; intelligence." Tho propaganda is being conducted by the National Horso Association of Great Britain (founded "to further the intorest of the breeder and user of the horse and pony''), at the request of various bodies commercially interested in the maintenance of horse traffic. Tho association says that the allegation that "tho day of the horse is over," once so common, is never heard now. On the contrary, it is believed,, though there are no statistics available, that there are more horses working in London now than there were in 1913. There was a decline in the use of tho horse for commercial purposes after the war, due largely, it is contended, to tho Government disposing cheaply of their big surplus stock of motor-lorries. It has been ascertained, however, that thcro is a return to the use of the horse, although some firms felt that .it might be regarded as a backward step, and in spite of the still more singular disinclination of young drivers to take up horse transport on the ground that it is a "less dignified profession" than motor transport. GRASS SEEDS, MANURES, RAPE AND TURNIPS. Nothing but the very best sent forward. Do not bo caught short this Autumn, get your cultivation in—another winter like last winter may beon you. Communicate with H. MATSON and CO., CHRISTCHURCH. The revival of the horse is attributed in the main to economic reasons. Horses, it is claimed, are cheaper than motor-lomes or vans for town work. A comparison between horse-drawn and mechanically-propelled vehicles instituted by the Glasgow City Corporation showed the following results:—Cost per day—horse-drawn, ISs BJd; mechanical, 40s lid; cost per load—horse-drawn, 6s 2.9 d (three loads per day, 5.2 tons per day); mechanical, lis 9.44 d (3.2 loads per day, 8 tons per day). These comparisons were based on an eight-hour day for 313 days per year. The association also contends that the complaint that the horse is the cause of tho congested etate of the London streets is unfounded, and claims to have been successful in opposing suggestions for prohibiting or curtailing the use of the horse in London by the imposition of licenses and other restrictions. DOOR-TO-DOOR DELIVERY. Mr A. B. Charlton, hon. secretary of the National Horse Association, stated that it was the judgment of tho association, founded on the widest experience, that within a circumscribed area of four miles or so the horse was still the cheapest mode of transport. "There is another point," he added, "which many people overlook, and that is the adaptability of the horse, both in London and in the suburbs, for door-to-door wonk where the small dealer has to deliver such articles as bread, milk, and coat Take the delivery of bread. Tho man calls at each house, and the horse moves with him at his word of command. The man with a horse need never enter his cart during the whole time he is working a road, whereas the man with a motor-van mu3t enter and dismount after handling the lever or else have a second roan to look after the vehicle. For short journeys, the horse is still supreme." SHEPHERD'S OUTFIT. The North Island is at present inundated with flies, and all sheep owners are having to dip. It may pass on to us, but good season or bad sea-son, every shepherd or boundary Tjder on vour place should have a shepherd's outfit, comprising a small _ pair of daeging shears, aluminium tin for : antiseptic, and a steel. We have the in hand, ready to fix on to saddles. I Sfe your man is armed with one. | H. MATSON and CO., wuana CHRISTCHURCH.