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Greymouth Evening Star, 27 June 1914, Page 4

All men are not homeless, but some men are home less than others. At the Magistrate's Court, Greymouth. this morning, before Dr J. Mcßrearfcy and Mr Jos. McLean, J's.P., a prohibition order was granted for twelve months against a female resident of Greymouth, on the application of the police. For chronic cheat complaints. Wood's Great Peppermint Cure, Is 5S 2s 6d.—Advt. The Otago Harbor Board (wires our Dunedin correspondent) have completed arrangements, through a Dunedin broker, for t'iie sale of £50,000 of their % per cent, debentures at a satisfactory price. At Hall"s Cobden Hotel, Pearn's J}e*r made from pure malt and hops, is on tap. —Advt. ; As the result of an enquiry made by Superintendent Ellison and Inspector Norwood, into certain complaints made by members of the Dunedin police against the police surgeon, it has been decided to call for fresh applications for the position.—Own Correspondent. The latest book, "The Story of ~My Life," by Evelyn Thaw, is now procurcnrable from W. Reid's Book and Paper. Depot, on Mawhera Quay. Price Is 6d, postage 2d extra. —Advt. The railway working acount for the May period of four weeks, ended May 23rd, shows that the revenue totalled £324,262, the North Island contributing £165.701. and the South Island £158,560. The-expenditure .totalled £229,958, the North Island absorbing £122,971, and th e South Island £106,907. The percentage of revenue absorbed in expenditure to date in the current year is 63.36. Watson's No. 10 i« the best whisky in '•be world. —Advt. I

At a dinner in London last month Sir Robert Baden-Powell, referring to th'! action of the colonies during the South African war, said that for hard workers the Canadians could not be beaten; for locality and for never being lost, the Australians surpassed anything he had pre viously witnessed; but the New Zealanders were the bravest of them all. Sir George Reid said New Zealand's High Commissioner was a man of courage; his work in the Alps and primeval forests of New Zealand proved that; whilst in Britain the manner in which he tackled trade difficulties, markets and kindred questions in which his country was concerned, showed no want of determination and capacity.

801bs. of Baldwin's Beehive 4-ply "Wool in violet, pink, green, and mixed shades, usual price 5s 9d par lb., special price 3s lldb per ib. at W. McKay and Son's, the leading draper?, Mawhera Quay.—Advt.

A feature in connection with the July Labour Congress which has not been brought into prominence is that each union represented will only be entitled to send one delegate, who will have one vote. This will matreially affect the attendance at the Conference as compared with the last July Congress, when some of the unions sent several delegates, and, in one instance, all the members of one union's executive were present. After a visit to the South Mr. Laracy, secretary of the Shearers' Federation, states that tho various unions in Christchurch are likely to be strongly represented. The Christchurch Metal Workers' Union and Musicians' Union have intimated that they will be represented. How often do you hear people saying this: "I catch a cold every winter and do not get rid of it till the warm weather comes" —as if colds are a necessary evil that must be put up with. Nonsense! Coldj can be cured —with Baxter's Lung Preserver. For over fifty years the public proved that it never fails to give relief Order als lOd bottle and use it at once, whether tho cold is in the head or chest. 3 Baxter's Lung Preserver is pleasant to take, and is good for the children as well as yourself. Procurable at all chemists and stores or post direct from J. Baxter and Co., Chemists, Christchurch.—Advt.

The authorised laws of Auction Bridgei with index and notes, price Is 6d each, are obtainable from A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller and Stationer, Gieseikng's Buildings.—Advt. „V' hi a local railway carriage on Thursday (telegraphs a Wellington correspondent) two men had a very heated argument, and one used very objectionable language iii the presence of women and children, i At the end of the journey a man was fcbout to leave the station when two bluejackets wlio'had been fellow-passengers with hirhi took him by the arms, marched him to the police station, and gave him into custody. The man was heavily fined by the magistrate yesterday morning. The bluejacket's were complimented, and were allowed their expenses. ' i>>

For influenza take Wood s Great Pepper mint Cure. Never f-uls. Is bd, 2s 6d. —Advt. '•-- '.'4 The fond mother of a boy, whom- slui dearly hoped would eventually become-a,. minister, sent him into the country, and. after a week of anxiety received the following letter:—"l got here all right, and I forgot to write before. It is a very nice place to have fun. A fellow arid me went into a boat, and the boat tippled c-evxj and a man got me out, and I was so full, of water that I didn't know anything for a long time. The other boy has.to',he buried when they find him. "A horse kicked me, and I've got to have; sonie money to pay the doctor for mending ! my head. It was broken a bit. We are- go: ing to set an old barn on fire to-night, and I am not your son if I don't have some real fun. I lost my watch, and Tarn very sorry. I shall bring home a toad; arid a tame rook if I can get 'em in my trunk." Fountain Pens.—" The Reliable" ;«eIfV rilling and cleaning, fitted with' guaranteed 14-carat gold nib, 8s 6d and 6s @d; with one year's guarantee' and, £SOO;SC 1 cident coupon. Postage free. Obtain-, abl© only from A. E. Kilgour, Bookseller and Stationer, Gieseking's Buiidinjs,'--Advt.' ■ ';■.. ,-ffM

Was it reasonable to assume that.,, rf certain young man was over the age ..of 21? This was the question put to MrjT), G. A. Cooper, S.M'., at the sitting of the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday. Mollie Murphy, barmaid at the Hotel Cecil; was charged with ''supplying'tup young fellow, who was only .18 years, of , age, with' liquor. Mr McGrath, who'represented the defendant, claimed that'the youth lookedr every day of 2t year's,! and if his Worship thought soj, top, tihe case could be dismissed. "I will yoU\;see ( the young man," said Mr McGrath. pThe'r'eupon a bulky young fellow stepjied int<t> the box. Mr Cooper eyed hini critically and appeared a little undecided., ."Were you wearing a hat when you entered the bar?" : said counsel. "Yes," came the reply. "Have you got the samo hat/with you now?" 'Y.'es," "Then-please' put it on. You know, your. Worship , a hat makes all the difference." The youth did as he was bid. "I will give you'the bene- *' fit of the doubt," said Mr Cooper. "The ca»?, is dismissed." . ',''/:' ; ,•

Have you participated, in' th£ distribution of cheap Sheet Music at B. i Dixon's. -Tainui Street. Piano and violin music, usual price 2s,.is now selling at 6da copy. Music Albums, usual price .Is < 3d, now 6d each. Your chance is' how'."as it is selling fast, and you.may; be' tps '■'■; late. Inspect our window show'. Nearly opposite Post Office.—Advt.. ""'■'' ■ v'i.v? "Is the Government doing nothing more ■ than in the past in connection with coiisumptive treatment?" asked Mr Gardener at the Wellington Hospital Board meeting. "We have not succeeded in getting the Government to, do anything so far," I'es; ponded the chairman (Rev. W. A. Evans). -Mr Gardener went on to refer to the' unfortunate position of young children whose i parents were sufferers from tuberculosis. He mentioned the case of a man who; died leaving four children practically unprovided' for. Another case was that-of-a woman who had had to leave the sanatorium before securing all the treatment she would have liked; consumption' was;in the family, and she had two children. Nothing was being done towards" the weir fare of the children. One of the most essential points in the treatment of consumption was attention .to these young cases. It was necessary thait they should be examined every six or twelve months free of charge; otherwise the labour was in vain. The secretary was instructed." fcq note Mr Gardener's suggestion., / '" "

Two new books, "The Black and WjijtC Guide to the Royal Academy Exhibition for 1914" and "The Pall Mall Pictures for 3914," have just arrived. Price!fls 3d each, posted Is 7d. Procurable atyß, Dixon's, Tainui Street.—Advt. i-viip/rc As a result of the agitatipn so'me little time since regarding the price of bread in Oamaru, states the Mail, the committee appointed at one of the meetings of sumers has now consummated its' efforts in the way of preparing for the formation of a co-operative bakery in the town. The prospectus of a company, to be called "The North Otago Co-operative Bread Company," lias .been registered, and shares are now on offer to the public. The capital of the company is £IOOO, divided into' 2000 sliares of 10s each, payable in two instalments,' namely, ss'on application and 5s on allotment, fble promoters point out that their -objectMis' the supplying of good bread to the public at a reasonable cost and safeguarding the interests of the consumers against, monopoly, and, also, as the company-is ,;;Bot formed for a money-making purpose, that all profits will be returned to their shareholders and cash customers in the : way of bonuses, thus ensuring that the consumer. will receive his staff of life at a minimum price. •' ;'•'-' ■" .: }' '■;' '-■

Sixty pairs Boys'' strong Tweed Trousers, sizes 5 to'l6, special price,4s: 6d per pair at W. McKay and Son's and Thomas and Mcßeath, the leading drapers,. Mawhera Quay.—Advt. • :. .. ■),

In Mr J. Edmond, editor .of the Sydney'"" Bulletin, Australia possesses, an entliu-': siasTic champion of the State note issue and silver coinage. Speaking to an Evening Post reporter, Mr Ednlond stated that" they were highly profitable ventures. Qn December 31st last there were, close upon £10,000,000 worth of Federal notes'ih.; circulation, upon which the accumulated profits amounted to almost Exactly. £400,000. The Federal Government made this profit by issuing its notes to the banks.' and receiving gold in return, which it disposed of by placing close i ujon£s,<)oo,oQQ. to' reserve and investing the ! balance/ih' Government securities. The' note'' issue';' said Mr Edmond, was bound : to'increase;. and with it he thought there was a l 'change of making £150,000 to £200,000 per imnujrn' out of the venture presently. ' He considered it a great pity that Australia arid! New Zealand could not arrange to coin-, bine and have common note-iissues and: common silver coinage, dividjfng .the profits. As regards silver coinagevjthe;public would see that there" was a big profit; there when it was pointed'out that t&<jf&* was only about 5d worth of silver shilling. -. ' .;•.,>

Violin players should call at B. Dixon'v Tainui Street, and inspect .the' bargains in' sheet nnisic—2s sheet music is at M a copy. Music Albums, at Is 3d, are selb. i; ing at 6d. Impact our window 'show> Nearly opposite. Post Office.—-Adyt. * 'V.v

The Great Rebuilding Sale is now oil'at. C. Smith's, Ltd- Great Half* the stock must bo sold before moving io'- v Lo the premises lately occupied by Thomas' and Mcßeath, so now- is your time; ;ipjr bargains. 500 yards of beautiful Velveteens (all colours), . for la yardVlOOQ l ' yards Colored Satins, for Is yard; ''4s', ladies' Costumes, 35s for i2s 6d; 320;' ladies' Mackintoshes and 'Craverie'tt& Coats, 30s for 9s Hd; 200 youths' ? Suitai (Raiapoi Tweed), 30s for 9s Dd all siJs.es';". 200 men's Flannels and 'lflurts, for 2s 6<L' Terms cash. No approbation, during Sslo;; All orders from the country, with'casK;! will receive prompt attention.' ffMght paid to any pait of New Zealand by-a' Smith, Ltd., the Wholesale: Drapers, Clothiers, Boot Importers, ..a'u<j Hbuai Fui» v niashers, Greymduth.—Advt, '■" : '

A'delightful ;Bfresher—Watson's No. 10.—Advt. '■Ttio■fortnightly social under tlie auspices of the, Star of the West Lodge was largely/attended on Thursday evening last The" winners in the euchre tournament were as follows: Miss A. Brown (butter dish), Mrs Williams (smelling-salts bottle). Mr H, Parker (silver pencil case) and Ah Willis' (pair links). At the. conclusion of the tjuchre a very enjoyable hour's dancing was indulged in to music (piano) supplied hy M;s Johnson. Messrs Griff en and Smith, agents for the ' well-known nurserymen, .Messrs Nairn and Sons, Christohurch, are now booking orders for fruit.trees, flowering shrubs- hedge plants, etc., etc. Call or seiid. for catalogue at Union or Beehive Stores.—Advt.

■'At: the Supreme Court at Wcstport n young man earned Brocklehurst was found guilty of carnal knowledge of a girl aged 14. Sentence was deferred. -The appeal case of Williams v. Davsi, relative to damago, to flax by a bush fire was dismissed. The divorce case, Jeffary v. Jeffary and Currimings, was adjourned till next week.

Ther© was a good attendance of skaters and onlookers at the Star hall last night, and all found, the.floor in first-class order. The couples' race caused a good deal' of interest and the result was closeResult: MisirSmith and Mr Thomas, scr., 47secs, 1; Mis 3 Chapman and Mr McGlashan (2sflc); 48sec, 2; -Miss Gillon and Mr Mathescm (1 3-5 sec), 48 1-5 sec, 3. Next Friday evening there will probably be a" : potato race.

i Could a spark from a steam roller ignite and destroy an umbrella? This question presented itself for discussion at the Lower Hutt Borough -Council meeting on Tuesday evening, when a letter from an old lady, asking for compensation for th« loss of an umbrella stated to have been burnt by a spark from the steam roller, was under consideration. The letter provoked sympathy, and in trie end the old lady's plea was successful. "The ayes have it," said the Mayor, after .putting .the" motipxl that the Council should replace the lost umbrella, and a good-humored Council passed on to the next !\ business.

An English.' publication ("The Engineer'.') has fallen into a curious error. In a recent" is:sue it says: "The longest stretch : of, railway in the world without a curve is said to be in New Zealand, wherei there is a distance of 136 miles in a perfectly.straight line. This fact is remarkable when it is taken into consideration that New Zealand is one of the most difficult countries in the world for railway construction, as it is very mountainous, necessitating sharp curves and very heavy grades." Enquiries made by a member of.'the: Evening Post staff show that the longest-stretch of railway line without a curve in New Zealand is a section of 14 or 15 miles between Rakaia and Ashburtioti. ■■

, A man, who has settled forty miles north of Auckland, writes in an enthusiastic maimer to the Feilding Star. He. says: "In the first place, land is cheap. Then the climate is not surpassed in New Zealand. The district produces principally meat, wool, butter and fruit. As a fruit district it is unexcelled, and, as you can get land cheaper than in any other fruit district, it offers a, special good chance to the;fruit farmer. The district is picturesque. There are opportunities for pleasant recreation, sport, and pastime. The distance from Auckland is just under forty miles to the nearest part of our territory by a delightful,, steamer or train trip. Passage by boat is almost always smooth."

A largely-signed petition by • the resi dents of Karoro has been sent, into the Grey Borough Council protesting against the granting of the application by the master butchers for permission to erect a plant for the treatment of offal at the local abattoirs. The petitioners point out that they deem sucli' a plant in the nature of a nuisance; they fear its offensive odours, and point put the close proximity of the hospital to: the abattoirs, as well as the fact tha-, the Borough is now expending largo snms of money m reading this, suburb, which is becoming an important residential portion of the Grey borough. The Trinity Young Men's Institute, held another of their series of socials in the Oddfellows: Hall last evening. Everything went off successfully and all present ' enjoyed themselves thoroughly. .During the course of the evening, the President ot the. Institute, Mr J. F. Wilson on behalf of' 'the members, presented Miss Shrimpton with a handsome silver-moxint- ■ STairbruah as a slight token of their esteem for the many kindly services which she has rendered to the Institute She Ssiways )*» to the front in doing any little service that lay in her power to help along the .work of the Institute La her departure from Greyrnouth will ffke a gap in the ranks of those ladies have so actively assisted m the .past. Mr A. Andrews suitably responded on behalf of Miss Shrimpton. j Feed a cold with "Nazol," and you'll s l*rve it out. No cough or cold is prooi airainst this honest remedy- "Nazol acts like a charm with old and young, hold everywhere, .eighteenpenca for 60 doses./\<tvt ■,< ... At the Magistrate's Court at Reetton on .Thursday, Mr J/ G. L. Hewitt, S.M., heard the case of McLaughlin, ot Totara Flat, farmer'(Mr Lawry), complainant v. Joseph R. Jones, of Ikamaiua farmer (Mr Patterson), defendant. This case, which caused considerable interest, was under the Impounding Act, - 1908,- and it was alleged that the defendant (Jones) had illegally impounded 13 , head of cattle, the property of the complainant, and had illegally demanded excessive fees for the driving of such cattle. Complainant gave evidence that 13 head of his cattle had been impounded' and showed that insufficient notice had been given, also that the charges roound fees) on the cattle, amounted to Is llev mile per head. His Worship gave for the plaintiff on the first ■ count, but held that on the second count no offence had been disclosed and he dismissed the case with one guinea costs to defendant. On the first count the judgment gave £2 2s to solicitor, court costs rnd witness' expenses to be fixed by the Clerk of the Court. "What are to be considered licensed premises?" was a problem Sergeant Kales, of Rotorua, set the Bay of Plenty Licensing ■Committee to solve at its recent meeting in Opotiki. The question arose 'when the license in respect to the Spa Hotel, Taupo, was under consideration. The sergeant pointed out that the hotel comprised a collection of detached huts, covering seven acres of ground, and he ' askeS for a ruling "as to whether the whole area-was affected b 7 the license. The Chairman (Sir Dyer, S M.) said laughingiv"You had better bring a test case, *' sergeant; then, if it comes before me I will have to decide it. However, the Magistrate looked up the Act, and said it appeared as if the whole area was affectA bv the license. Th police officer advanced another point. He said that, according to the Act, the bar must be open . lo a public place, street, or highway. The bar in question did not comply with the regulation, as it was in the centre ot 1 paddock. The Committee renewed the license. . An interesting story was told to w by a ,]Dunedin lady the other day. My hus-cind-had been suffering from a cold to S time and was beginning to regard , 2 Tronic when a friend recommended Sim to Baxter's Lung Preserver. The first dose gave relief, and before the bottle was finished he was *«*«££•. This is not an isolated case; Baxters Lung Preirver is curing stubborn coughs and colds all over New Zealand to-day-tfdUt willoure yours. Your storekeeper ' or chemist'will supply you with als 1M bottle or yon can write for it direct to 5, Baxter and Co., Chemists, Christ church.—Advfc.