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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 33, 9 February 1915, Page 9

and Mrs. Stemfield (Buenos Aires), and Miss Lee Ivy (Texas). Contributions received by the' Mayoress's Committee at the Town Hall to date for the Expeditionary Forces are as follow :— lst February : Mrs. Eva A. Hood (Masterton), 4 scarves; Mrs. Ford (Manunui), clothing for B. and B. Fund ; from Picton, parcel containing shirt, "housewives," etc. ; Lady Ward, 4 Balaclavas. 4th February : Mrs. L. Blundell, 8 pairs socks, 7 Balaclavas and caps ; Mrs. J. G. Seed, 2 pairs socks, 2 parcels books for Trcntham library ; Miss Joan Hislop, 5 Balaclavas ; Orona Wharo (Takapau), 9 pairs socks ; Mrs. E. N. Grove, parcel for B. and B. ; Anonymous, 3 Balaclavas ; Mrs. Curtis (Khandallah), 1 pair boots for B. and B. sth February : Mrs. J. Taylor (Martinborough), 4 Balaclavas : Mrs. Teal (Carterton), parcel for war babies ; Two Sisters, 1 muffler, 1 Balaclava; Mrs. Ronayne, 2 "Balaclavas ; no name, 2 Balaclavas, 1 pair handknitted_ socks ; Miss Mowat, 3 caps lor soldiers, 1 parcel B and B. ; M. A. Bell, 1 hot-water bottle for Trentham hospital, 3 pairs socks (kirtted) ; Veia Rittson-Thomas, 2 pairs sock 3, 3 pairs mittens; Mrs. M'Doweil, 7 Balaclavas; Mrs. Alice Comins, 1 Balaclava ; Nurse Corbet, 2 cholera belts ; Miss Callender, 6 Balaclavas ; from Picton (per Mr. Atmore), 6 sacks books and magazines ; Miss Irene Brown, 3 mufflers, 3 Balaclavas ; Mrs. Rathbone (Hutt), 1 case fruit for " Trentham ; Mrs. Bell (Hastings), 1 cap ; Miss Barraud, 1 cap, 7 capes. 6th' February: Miss Eleanor Pharazyn, parcel B. and B. ; from "Good Luck" (Greytown), 2 Balaclavas ; from M.D. (Lower Hutt), parcel B. and B. ; from A.J.H. (Lower Hutt). 2 pairs socks ; Miss Hood, 1 scarf ; Mrs. Alice Comins, 1 Balaclava; V.C., parcel of books for Trentham ; Ladies of Opoutama and Mahia, 12 pairs socks ; per Mrs. Brewer, 7 wristlets ; Mrs. Campbell (Constable-streel), 4 Balaclavas ; tlie Misses Hood (Masterton), 4 mufflers; per H.E., for the Countess of Liverpool Fund, 2 dozen pairs socks. 2 dozen helmets, half-dozen mufflers, half-dozen mittens. Bth February : No A r ame, 4 'khaki Balaclavas; Mrs. A. Stewait. 3 Balaclavas ; Mrs. A. B Scott, 1 pair hand-knitted socks; No Name, 2 Balaciavas; Miss Keir, 2 pairs hand-knitted socks; E.8.H., 1 Balaclava; Mrs. W J. Gaudin, 2 Balaclavas ; Miss fsmallbone, 3 pairs hand-knitted socks. One of the few good results of the European war has been to make thousands of men, women, and children learn to knit. There is nothing better for nerves that are unstrung and need toning up, physicians say, than knitting. For many years every man in the British Army, from the men in the ranks to the commanding generals, has been taught {o knit, and now, thanks to the demand for warm socks and mnfflers for the soldiers at the front, the practice is spreading to all walks of life. The monotony of plying the needles in and out of the tiny loops is extremely soothing to tired brains and nerves The effect is similar to that produced by counting sheep, which is recommended by many as a method of inducing sleep. Once the art of knitting is mastered you can pursue it without giving your plying fingers either thought or sight. In the London parks these days you can see hundreds of convalescent soldiers, their fingers busy with knitting, while their eyes are occupied in watching what is going on around them. Mrs. M. R. Freschel's pet terrier "Sister 1 has never gnawed a bone or eaten meat and does not care for milk, but is very fond of vegetables (states a Boslon report). Mrs. Freschel. who is presiden^ 6f Millennium Guild, has for twelve years been a vegetarian and has impressed her teaching upon her dog. "Sister" likes lentils, peas, beans, celery, carrots, radishes', lettuce, apples, nuts, eggs, oatmeal, and buttered toast. Mrs. Freschel says : "Many of our diseases come from eating meal, and when I became a vegetarian I applied the principles to animals. Mjl dog has never had distemper. If people would feed animals on vegetables they would nof. have this fuss over the diseases of dogs." Bridal shower bouquets are a feature of every pretty wedding. The choicest of b?joms and most artistic designing are obtained at Miss Murray's, Vice-Regal Florist, 36, Willis-street. Country orders receive sjgecial attention. — Advt. Sewing machines going at rigorous reductions ! Harrison's Home Knitting Machines at cut prices I Oscar Hewett and Co.'s annual stocktaking sale is in full swing, and every possible item of surplus, stock is now being got rid of. Some of these machines are merely shop-soiled — varnish has been scratched perhaps — just soiled enough to debar them from being sold as brand new. Out they go at reduoed figures. This opportunity is yours — grasp it! Gall or 'write for details. Oscar _Ho\vett and Co., Home of Domestic Machinerj r > 56, Cuba-street. — Advt. Boys appreciate our all-wool golf hose, 2s to 4s 6d, black and heather, with white, heather, or school striped tops. Geo. Fowlds, Ltd., Mannersstreet. — Advt: As an instance of the use made of Magistrate's Couits throughout the Dominion to collect debts due by Maoris who get credit from business people in their localities, Judge Gilfedder, President of the Ikaroa Maori Land Board, quoted at Hastings last week a case in which a Native woman was sued for 3s lid. The Maoris looked upon the Native Courts as their own, established for the transaction of all their business, and they frequently, unwittingly and without any meaning of disrespect, ignored the Magistrate's Court, as was the case in the instance cited. Judgment was given for the 3s lid by default, with costs amounting to £1 Bs. The Napier Daily Telegraph states that a judgment summons has now been issued for £3 4s lid, and, if an order was made, the unfortunate Native would be called upon to pay a sum equal to seventeen times the original debt, or else to a term in gaol. The Judge said numerous cases were brought under his notice where credit was recklessly given to Maoris, who were th,en pressed to sell their few remaining acres of Native land to liquidate their debts. The board .would not allow itself to become a debtcollecting agency, nor would it assist extravagant and' improvident Natives to dispossess themselves of their lands and squander the proceeds. The accounts for which judgment was granted in the Magistrate's Court against Natives, and which came before Judge Gilfedder in connection with applications ior sales, included such items as "top coat, £6,"' "suit of clothes, £6 155," ir boots £1 155." The Judge said the boots he wore cost him £1, and were in every way serviceable, so what was good enough for him ought to be good enough for a Maori lad. The Postal authorities advise that the s.s. Makiua. which sailed from Suva on ! the sth instant, for Auckland, is bringing; mails from America and the United Kingdom, via Vancom or. The Wellington portion is due by Main Trunk express either this afternoon or tomorrow morning.