DRUIDS' ART UNION.

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2523, 19 December 1914, Page 2

DRUIDS' ART UNION.

The Druids' art union for tho benefit of the Grand Lodge entertainment fund was drawn in the Lyceum last night under Mayor Ongley 's careful .supervision. The following were the winning numbers, with the names of those holding the tickets, where ascertainable : First prize, painting, No. 0322 i.B. Hobdav), second 5003 i.T. Harris), third 3421, fourth 4992, fdtb 2787 (Oroua Lodge), sixth 4609. During the evening songs were contributed by Messrs Moiphv and Groombrulge, who were rewarded with applause and encore calls.

Mr A. M. Myers, M.P., is presenting » fully, equipped kindergarten school building to Auckland City. A uumber of Samoan birds, Bent to AU'llingtou by Colonel Logan, Administrator in Samoa, have been presented to the Newtown Zoo by the Minister for Internal Affairs. The Australian Federal Parliament has risen until April 14, Ex-Prem-ier Cook, who was suspended during a scene on Thursday, apologised and resumed his seat yesterday. -Major-General Shrapnel, the inventor of the shrapnel shell, did not receive much recognition from the British authorities for his invention. Die descendants of General Shrapnel are at present settled in Queensland. Excellent progress is being made in training tlie third reinforcements encamped at Trentham. Altogether there are some 2000 *men now under' canvas, and further batches are expected to arrive shortly from other parts of the country. The Education Board inspectors are to bo transferred to the service of the central Education Department after tho end of this year. The other day tlie Auckland Board granted Jw£iia,U.-'-K'4>*^ savP '" "'' """ Ul

The sen-ices at the Methodist Church, Gray street, will l.m roiiducto<l to-morrow hy the Roy. D. .T. Murray and Mr C E. I'avlor. Special v-finstmas music, will bo rendered by tho Lesley choir, and a t the evening service Mrs Ernest Barber will sin», "0 Divine Redeemer .(Gounod). °' The members of the Oroua Liberal League are notified in our advertising columns to-day that a full meeting of members is called for Tuesday eremiig next in the Oddfellows' Half On the sam «. evening, at 7 o'clock sharp, the members of Mr John Morrison s executive committee are 'inMted to attend a short meeting. Mr F._*M. b. Fisher, Minister of iUarnie, is engaged in. the details of administration. Ho had arranged, Fi rio r»i \°J im , , elcct *ion.. for a visit to the Old World, but in the event of an early election now bcromiim probable he will postpone hi s trip. The political situation is so surcharged nith possibilities that it is regarded in poitical circles as quite on the cards nays the Post) that Mr Fisher may bo returned again to Parliament in •-nat event.

Among tho New Zealandors now in Egypt- are many connected *vith tho aairyuig industry, and they will certamly be-interested in the 'iiiaunor in «nieii the Arab combines peareful industry with warlike pursuits. When ihe Arab goes on the warpath the local production of butter does not cease. Far f roill it , Tllo Aral) ts the milk in a skin, hangs it over his camel, and knows that the shaking on the lourney will produce a skinful of butter at the end oi the ride

+ i °^ crn , ianj '* witu u ' oll soul, «-ut thou tho throats of millions of that Devil s brood till higher than the .ouiitauis he heaped the reeking ilesh and bones. Hate thou, and takenone captive i to each-foe's heart a thrust of gleaming steel till all b« silent aud their lands a desert desolate, llus choice specimen of German .'Kultur" is from a poem l.v Heiurich Vierodt, Court Chancellor o.f the Grand Duchy of Baden, whirlis printed m the Badischo-Landor.

Inquiry was made of the Prime minister as to tho price- at which he troposed to sell the wheat coming trorn Canada to the order of the Now Zealand Government. ''Needless t« soy, vie don't- want to make any'proifioii the wheat imported.-" sabl Mi Massey. •■Probably it'will be . ; „M by u s a t , ? slight loss. There is this to be considered, however: if we sell i J - at below cost, this will prevent any private individuals from" importing «heat. and as there is a shortage we ao not -wish to discourage impm-i a- i tion. The!" 13 our difficulty." Proud-d that the Hag now ilviuv over thi b portion of Samoa stays'" nnchanged aiter.peace has been declared Lays the Apia paper) it is higb.lv probable that some of the vcune men now temporarily amongst us may wish to return and settle here permanently lo provide some information as. to v, hat may be done herewith our •Samoan lauds, the followim/ statements may be of „,,, ; We have, just O'pe-rKMieed an extraordinarily- rood cacao year, and most of.tlio uell-k-pt plantations have borne enormous Hops. Records exceeding 10001b oi cured cacao bonus per n-ro are very •'"-nnion indeed Some records ruii op as high as 14001b per ;„.,-,. „|* +.] JO highest class of cacao. ''No more dangerous seas exist In tho world than tho waters round the Melanesiau Islands, ■' said Mv J AY Henderson m a most interesting addi'ass ou the work of {]l 0 Melai^ia „ Mission in Wellington. "Mo,i 0 f {]„, t : eas are uncharted so far as aecuraie <'iar s are concerned. Some of (In* charts (lie mission steamer Southern Lnms lias h, i,,s ( . date bael; f„ the l«th f'-ntnrv, in La fYrouso. and D'T>ville Joi-nl,].. ,-oels ,110 ,„,t three o,- four miles under the mas without. '.„ v j n . ' dication, and many of the island;. . •marked on the only charts available ' -re. ,„des out C l place. I„ ono w( , : : : •""'"7 1 n ': i ' 1 '-■»■•■!' mi island so far as ; ,l! '- ■-•'■•"-' »■■-«.- ■•■-•■■.■■■v* 2 .*rl. but we had a ii-iudrod ):.H.o, ur , 0 f water under lis. Ih.Py talk about the danger,; from the natives and the climate 'but they are 1:0 than tho d.iiigciv : of tho teas themselves. >J |