MISCELLANEOUS.

Clutha Leader, Volume XXXIX, Issue 85, 10 June 1913, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

The following advertisement appeared in a London paper recently: "Metropolitan Police.—Found during the present month, a £lO Bank of England note. Apply Police Station, 20, Great Marlborough Street, W." This (says the 'Daily Chronicle') is to bo taken by Rev. J. *B. Brigbtman. of North Bow Congregational Church, Roman Road, London, as tho basis of his next sermon, when lie will prcikh on "The Parable of the Police Advrtisement." "When men are engaged by the Council, and the Council removes one of the men so en",:'gi'd because ho is an inefficient woiki 1 , ;i strike results. But when t'io men arc doing the job tliemseW.-s, and one <>i' lilic number is inefficient, i\v men very >.oon get rid of him." Thus spoke one of the members at -i, ir«y't:i]-g of the Mount Albert (Auckland) iJorough Council, when the question of day labor or contract work was being discussed.

"What day i.s the Sabbath in New Zealand?" was a question discussed by Pastor Niekd in tihe Tabernacle' of the Churnh of God in Wellington the other diav. The speaker contended that tin reclonif.i- o; time should be from the meridian of Eden (43 deg. <".ist of Cru'irvio! i, and on f'v-t basis the rea' Sunday would begin in New Zealand labours after is started at Eden. "Wha! iruo Ciirusi.ia.iio .n New Zealand slum]', do," urged the preacher, "is to allou i.iie seventh day ,to corr.o by the sun'. l rule and not by the navigator's author i.y. and begi'i H observe the Bible Sab ba.th at sunset of the day called Satui ('■iv until sunset of th'n misnamed Sun da<.

A police officer of many years' stand ir.g sa.d that ','.<' i>e';;. ved the stat< merits niado by the Hon. A. L. Hen! man woukl satisfy .a majority of th. men in the. force (says the Christrhurc' 'Press'). T'li.e granting of an allowanc for the makitiH-i'P °' uiiiforiu« and a' allowance for boots woukl please a' of them. As to meeting the men wit regard to time off and time spent r.

court, by leaving it in the hands o the. oflicers in charge of the district that meant the continuance of th schema already in force here, where i seeniti to give fair satisfaction. Th I'M': l ! 1 matters, to his idea, eonecrne Auckland only. What was a much mor

'. bugbear than these things to th older men was the system of examina tion. Essay-writing and the working e fractions were new terrors added t their lives. "Scarcity of Labor is more and mor restricting agricultural work. I shonl not wonder," said Mr J. G. Wilson president of the Farmers' Union m Masterton the other day (says tin 'Post'), "to see that before next liar vest wo shall have to supplement oir crop by importing flour from Australi;Tho cheaper land there, and t! • warmer and drier climate enable far iners to harvest their crops at much les expense than we can here. In on< operation, with the improved harveste: they can cut, thresh, and bag thograii' whereas here w : e have to go throng' the regular and more expensive of cutting, stooking, stacking, an threshing the -grain. If the growth o u'heat is restricted it will mean that th land will be used for dairying or fo fattening lambs. If the price of lamb keeps up there is little to choose b tween the two systems, as there is les labor connected with fattening lamb than in milking cows."

One Runanga youth who, having one been an anti-militarist, attended tli recent military camp and bocamo a cot vert to tho Defence system, is experi wiring a pretty unenviable time at tl; hands of sorao of the people in tb State Collieries district (says tlie Ore* month correspondent of tho Christ church 'l'ress'). Wherever he goes vi!< epithets are hurled at .him, the womer and children being particularly prominent. It is said that some women overgo the length of spitting at him. The foud with the supporter. l ) of tibo scheme is an old one at Runanga, whore social gatherings have eomo to sudden conclusion through the refusal of Territorials, who are looked 1 pon with the >a«i!> as a >ehb '" to jeavr when iTii'i.sved to do so. This condition of affairs ia becoming so prjmr.uH ed that the people who genciiiy remain silent are getting disgusted, an'' will yet act in a manner which will not only cause a revulsion of _ feeling against tho malignant anti-militarist'-, but will also be a trifle disconcerting to those prosecuting the present cruel campaign.

"One extraordinary feature attending the change of Government," stated Mr K. .Newman, M.i\, in his presessional address at Marion recently, "is the attitude assumed by the Opposition press, with some exceptions, of course. Torrents of abuse are poured out on the Reform party, all absolutely groundless, and when proven groundless no apology is given. The tap is simply shifted, ana the abuse keeps pouring out. I suppose they have so long enjoyed the sunshine of Government patronage that the chill 'shades of Opposition are distasteful. They have so long nestled under the protecting wing of the late Government that they are suffering from acute inflammation of the epidermis brought on by worry and irritation caused by the continued success of the Rieform Government. They liavu so long been, fed with all the 'tit-bits' that to scratch with the common crowd is unpleasant. I am afraid they must get used to it. It is splendid discipline, but 'My. how they do squeak over it.' (Laughter.) They should cultivate celf-control." The Government valuer who appeared at the Wellington Assessment Cotut the other day (says tho Tost') to support his idea of value was closely crossexamined by one of tlie Mr 0. P. Lynch. There had been an advance in the district values, and Mr Lynch wanted it explained. The land did not produce more, in fact, grassed area* were "wearing out," then why was it more valuable? The valuer suggested that the produce was worth more; the price of wooT had risen. ' 'Can you tell mo what will be the price of wool next year?" asked Mr Lynch. "No." "Nor can anyone," returned the assessor. "Then why this in. creaso? There is an insinuation going round the country that you valuors have had instructions to write up values, is tharfc so?" There ia no truth whatever in it. I have never had an instruction from a Department or from tlie Government of the day to raise values." "I am glad to hear it," said the assessor. The valuer added that once a Departmental head had said to him, "Be careful; your values frighten me." Westminster Co.'s EEGENT CIGARETTES are made from the finest Virginian tobacco. Inhalers prefer them. Smoke them and share in the Great Free Gift Bcheme. Forty beautiful presents i to ohootfe f rqim. 18

"Travelling at 18 miles an hour in my oaj-," remarked a witness at a coroner's inquiry in Dannevirke, "I can stop it within the .length of a foot!" Mr McCarthy, S.M., went one better;' "I have travelled >» a oar going at 45 miles an hour, and it was pulled up in its own length I" Mr Lloyd caused a general loud laugjh by remarking: "But I'll bet your Worship never .stopped in the car!' 1 With an assurance that he (Mr McCarthy) did remain in his sent, he was awarded tlie championship.

"If anything specially good .:'. ijie way of mutton is sold in London," said Major Lusk, at the annual social of the Matamata branch of the New />■<.- land Farmers' 'jniou recently, ".it "is sold as prime Canterbury. Similarly anything special in the way of seed is sold as Banks Peninsula. Anything second-rate, however, is sold as North Island. (Laughter.) I think," continued the speaker, "that something should bo lone to make dealers in London sell colonial produce under its proper name.

The pioneer of the Manchester Block settlement received a shock a few days ago (says the 'Rangitikei Advocate'). He received a rate notice for some sections, the exact locality of which he was for some time in doubt about. In the early days when he emigrated he complied with the assisted passage stipulations, and paid a deposit on certain sections. And here negotiations ceased. U\ due course he moved on, and for years heard nothing further. Now he finds he is scheduled as tho owner of land which he had forgotten all about. Ho happily is in a fair way of proving his original title, and should ho succeed in proving he will ..ucceed to a property well worth having.

It appears from a letter from Tcliataldcha, which has appeared in the newspaper 'Outro,' that the Bulgarian troops at the front paid Sir l'xlward Grey the compliment of naming after him a certain height on which they, established themselves at the time of ( Vir advance on the Turkish lines in December (says tho Sofia correspondent if tho London '.Standard'). Tne jw.sidons which the Bulgarians then, occupied were retaken in February by tie 'Jrirks. The correspondent of the 'Outro' states that on visiting these positions he found that the Turks had destroyed every tract* of the Bulgarian victory. Half embedded in tho ground, ho had, however, come across a limestone block on which were engraved these words:—"Sir l'xlward Grey's Height. Here the Bulgarian Army 'laces the frontier of (Jresit Bulgaria. Bivouac of the 2nd Company, 4th Battalion. Long live l'higland, Russia, Franco and Bulgaria. Laid in December, K)l2."—Renter.

Ad Island romance in which Auckland people have been more or less interested had its sequel this week (states tho Auckland correspondent of the 'Lyitclton Times'). Early last veai' a young princess, niece of King George of Tonga, iinislied her education at a ladies' college in the .North Island came to Au kland t u route to hoi home, whoro her pi-oplo had anai.gcii lor an alliance with an Is'and prime of 'nigh degree. The proposed marriage, however, was distnteiul to the little princess, and sho though. t,> ehockmatt her relatives by entering the matrimonial state in New Zealand. Accordingly on tho morning of the day on which sho was to leave Auckland (die became the wife of a young man in the employ of one of tho big Island trading linns in this city. The bride, left immediately after tho ceremony, the arrangement being that tho husband should! follow by the next l>oat or as :HH>n ab his business arrangement."-! would permit. This course was carried out, but when the youthful husband ar-.-.vod at the home of his Tongan princess it was only to find that .she had hei ii spirited on to the far away island of Taviuni, which is beyond' the reach ol the ordinary trading vessels. The husband, moreover, was warned that if ever lie attempted to follow the princess, then ill betide him. The nexi chapter in the story is the return of tho princess to AwkJ—vl by the last Island boat, en route to a Wadoito sanatorium, in a broken state of health. Her condition is regarded as exceedingly serious.

A deputation from the Auckland Farmers' Union waited upon tho Prime Minister with a, request to alto'ish the 20 par ert. duty on iron fencing-posts. ■•■ was pointed o«t as unfair that farmers should be taxed for every mile of fencing while motor-car parte came in duty free. Another request was that farming machinery should ho placed on the free 1 i>t. The union was also opposed to the suggested finon-nse :in duty on boots and shoes and the hope was expressed that the Government would not ho induced to put an extort duty on hidns. A protest against differential rating on the railways w,\s also made. In connection with tho Board of. Agriculture tho deputation asked that representatives might he selected from the Fanners' Union. In reply. Hon. W. F. Mtissey said that, wire being free of duty, he thought it only right that iron posts should also bo free, lie would give PariiUtme.ut an opportunity of making it free. There was no intention of asking for authority to 'impose an export duty on hide*. Regarding the suggestion "that the duties on boots and. shoes should, be raised, Mr Massev said he did not think tho Government would bo inclined to increase any duties. The question, of differential railway rating should, Mr Massey promised, bo one of the very first matters referred to the new gonerd manager on his arrival in about a month's time. Replying to the request regarding representation on the proposed Board of Agriculture, the Prime Minister said he would look into the question and see if he could give tho Farmers' Union representation on tho Board.

[ It is not gonpnally known (writes a I Ra.leombe contributor to the Wfca.r' 1 that the, Tvfml;oLt<in dbtriet has prodaieod a, new potato of considerate merit, "the Mann Chief." This potato lias evidently come to stay and do its sha.ro in adding to the fame already acquired by that district for the produe- ] tiiMi of prime quality table potatoes. j "Tlio Maori Ohief" is a decided improvement on its parent, tho "Northern, Star," wliioh still ranks among the varieties. It possesses all the. good qualities so nuuoh appreciated in I tiie parent potato, with the elimination lof ita weakness, ' 'the production of n ktw proportion of unmarketable tuben?." There i»_ practically no waate in "tike Maori Chief," as it produces hard|ly amy email potatoes. It is a ftrst- ; class blighit-resister, a heavy and consistent cropper, and its table quality is superb. For Influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Never {ails. 1/8, 2/6.