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Evening Star, Issue 17086, 3 July 1919, Page 4

Housewives who perceive the wisdom of the advice to economise in the use of butter, and thus help our store to iastout, may be encouraged in their economising by two considerations. The first of these is" that the period can be approximately stated. It is not like asking for something to be done till .something turns up. The ordinary time for the- making of butter to commence is towards the end of Julv or early in August in the North Island," and about the middle of August in the South, this depending largely on the weather. The second consideration Is that nobody is going to bump up the price. . Butter is still controlled, and the retail price cannot go higher than Is 8d per lb. With a little patience and abstinence we shall do all right. At the fortnightly meeting of the Port Chalmers branch of the New Zealand : LaWr party last night a resolution w-is passed ♦scpressinjr appreciation of the action of Gv Allan, the Labor represent*- | tivc on the local Borough Council, in pro- j posing that the council take, steps to ascertain whether it was practicable to | construct. ;>, new reservoir at Cold Water ; Creek with a- view to improving the. muni- j erpal water supply, and extending the j water service to Carey Bay. j The- following are the Dunedin Court returns for the pa*t quarter the figures in parentheses being those for the corresponding period of last year:—Criminal: Number of arrests 212 ,239). summonses issued 2'lo (198); total. 452 (437). Civil: Total amount sued for £4.183 3* 3d (£5,584 Os 3di, total amount recovered £2,039 9s 9d (£•2.485 7s sd), r.umber of pla'nts entered 45-5 (595). The juvenile offenders for the past quarter totalled 16, as against 37 for "the same time last year —a decrease of 21. i In the Supreme Court the number of proi bites and administrations grunted was 155. Lieutenant J. B. Stenhouse, ' P.S.O, who bromrht the Aurora from the Antarctic, -vyriting to friends in Dime-din. says i that he is now with the North Russian ' Expeditionary Force at Syren, a part of I the world where thov seem to be well out iof thine*, although thev have to do .\ ! little "scrapping." He lias just returned ' from, a stunt after being three weeks on I the trail. He savs : ' ; We have done am to a lot of travelling with horse, reindeer, or dou: skiehs. and We have had a ereat trip into the Lapp country with reindeer." A Press Association message from Wellington states that the waterside workers remain firm in their decision not to work vessels arriving from Australia until seven days have elapsed since departure from the final port; consequently iheNHscharge of'the Armagh, which had arrived with a consignment ''of coal, lias not been commenced yet.

Our Civile correspondent wires : During a fortnight's holiday two pupils of tho Clv-do School turned their time to profitable account. Their combined onslaught ' on the rabbit, per medium of strychnine- ! poisoned carrots, returned them no less than £4O. The tarijo steamer Suffolk, which, nrrived at Otago Heads from Newcastle yesterday, lias one case of influenza on board, a member of the crew being thus affected. At noon to-day the district health officer was awaiting a* favorable opportunity of bringing this"man ashore. The next step would be to bring the vessel into harbor and put her in quarantine. Dr Hughes says that the case'is nob of a serious nature. The Dunediu RqMitriation Board's suggestion that a- furniture expert be appointed :>\' the Repatriation Department as adviser for tho purchase of furniture by' discharged soldiers_was reported upon adversely by a committee of the Canterbury Board 1 latfc night. This committee- (wires our Christchurch. correspondent) decided not to recommend the employment of such officer, for the following reasons i—(l)The present svstem of every applicant submitting a list of furniture is satisfactory j (2)" furniture vendors are treating soldiers fairly ; (3) it is desirable that the satetion I . of furniture should not be limited as would i result if the proposal were adopted; (4) the proposal would have the effect of [granting a monopoly to a few vendors. The ladies of the Otago and Southland Women's Patriotic Association gave a social to returned soldiers in the Early Settlers'" Hall test evening, and p. most ■enjoyable time was spent in dancing and cards. Tho music was rxovided by Flint's Orchestra. Misses Burt and Stewart and Mrs Macfie acted a* hostesses. The kdies intend to hold similar gatherings for ire- j turned men during the winter- -months.

Mr Pauling forecast:-7-8. W. to ' N.W.' gale, with heavy ifain, hail, and snow. Our Cromwell correspondent wires: The outbreak of diphtheria here, is evidently well under conirol. as only some six or eeven cases have been reported during the last eight days. Thorough, the courtesy of the manager of the Princess Theatre, the woraxted soldiers in the Dunedin Hospital were entertained this afternoon by the members of the vaudeville- company who are performing •at the theatre this week. The soldiers thoroughly enjoyed the entertairanent proprovided. Messrs W. Stewart and Company sent a liberal supply of chocolates for the benefit of the soldiers. The period allowed for application for the 200 workers' dwellings authorised by the Cabi.net expired at ihe >end of Jraie. The number of applications received by the Labor Department from all over tho Dominion was 320, lafoaut 100 of them coming from Wellington people. The number is much smaller than was anticipated. " The age of miracles lias passed" is _a trite and accepted phrases bisfc that it is not altogether true was demonstrated in this city b, few day® «go," says the Christchuroh ' Sun.' " The remarkable incident which induces this conclusion is the following story, the authenticity of which is vouched for:—On Monday loet a young lady, having some chopping to do, took with her to the city her mother, who for a very long time has been an invalid, has been unable to walk, and haa had to be wheeled about in. a chair. While the daughter made some purchases the mother w.<is loft sitting' in her chcuir in a corridor in the premises of Graham, Wilson, and SmeJlio, High street. A quarter of an hour later the daughter returned, and was anuiEed to find tho invalid's chair vacant and! her mother moVhere to be ftm.nd. Theirs was, of ooirrae, much, speculation ao to the manner of the old lady's disappearance. For three hours the search proceed'jd; nor was the astonMnnent of aJI concerned lessened when at length the invalid, who is also dumb, was found sitting on a doorrtep in EitsgeraJd avemte." One of the tales about town to-day was to the effect that somebody who has a few hundred tons of Newcastle coal offered 1 it to the Railway Department, and the offer was refused. We have authority for stating that the rumor ie not true so far as Dunedin is concerned, and probably not true at all. Anyway, all the coal transactions are through Wellington. Messrs Cooke, Howlison, and Co. have decided, during the railway dislocation, to run a motor car service to Chrietchurch. They will leave Dunedin three days in each week, beginning on Saturday next, go through to Christehuroh in one day, and return to Dunedin on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridtey. Watson's No. 10 is a little deorer than most whiskies, but is worth the money.— [Advt.] "There is nothing suooeeds like success," so say the delighted users of " No Rubbing" Laundry Help. Is packet sufficient for seven weekly family washings. Hunter and Etheridge, Ltd.—(Advt.] Nearly 20 years' experience has given ub a thoroughly* practical knowledge of our business. Rusbatch and Co., jewellers, 118 George street.—[Advt.] Whisky perfection: Watson'e No. 10, the favorite of all who know. Order it.—[Advt.j Ladies lecommend Martin's Apiol and Steel Fills. Sold by all chemists, and stores. 3e« you get 'ie eenuine.—fAilrt.l