TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15902, 13 April 1912, Page 10

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The following auctioneers’ announcements will be found on page 19 of this issue:—H. Matson and Co., Dalgoty and Co., Pyne and Co., Harris Bros., National Mortgage and Agency Company, E. G. Staveley and Co., New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, P. S. Nicholls and Co., Farmers’ Saleyards and Tonks, Norton and Co. On page 18—Charles Clark, W. E. Simes and Co. and M’Kenzio and Willis.

Tho following sums received at this

office have been forwarded to the “ Press ,T Strike Relief Fund:—“ F.S.” ss, “ Sympathiser ” 2s 6d, Mr H» Teller 5s-

The ferry steamer, Maori will he the only vessel leaving Lyttelton to-night for Wellington, and her departure foj the north has been delayed - until the arrival of the 9.15 pun. train from Christchurch. A twelve-oar cutter race between crews representing the Old Lyttelton Navals and H.MJ3, ''Pioneer took place at Lyttelton on Thursday evening and resulted in a decisive victory fb* Navals.

A bench of Justices consisting of Messrs J. R. Brunt, W. Lee and W, E. Lovell-Smith presided ."-at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, when the jury list for the distriofc of Christchurch for the yfear 1912-1913 wai revised.

Messrs Williams, and Meares, engin eers, Christchurch, ,are the successfii, tenderers for the erection of the pipe< line for the New Plymouth Borough Council water supply. Tho contractors for tho whole echemo are the Wollin* ton _ representatives of tho Jens Ortet Boring Company. Th© visit of th© British Association for th© Advancement of Science t< Australia in 1914 has, since the project took official shape, created widely extending interest among scientific men in the United Kingdom. It was originally thought that only about 100 members would be able to afford the time t<; visit the Commonwealth. The Prim« Minister (Mr Fisher) has now received a communication that the number will be at least 150.

In a case iu the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, in which two men were charged with having cleared the footpath of pedestrians while cleaning ? window with a hose, the solicitor foi tho defence remarked that offences far more dangerous to public health were committed with impunity. “ You car go. along High Street any morning, said he, “ and have half the microbes of Christchurch stirred up under youi nose by shopkeepers sweeping the footpath iu front of their shops.” Regarding tho protest of the Wanganui Presbytery against the Hon T« Rangihiroa attending a Mormon gathering to deliver a political address, tho Native Minister has replied to the Rev G. Budd, Feilding, that he had arranged to go to Auckland on Thursday, and it would have been regarded as a breach of Maori etiquette for him to pass a Maori gathering lying directly in his route without paying liis respects to the chiefs. No notice of any sort was sent that he would attend in order to avoid influencing the attendance of Natives outside the conference.

The twentieth anniversary of the Temuka Primitive Methodist Church was celebrated on Thursday evening. The church was tastefully decorated with the usual produce, grain and flowers. Tffie building was crowded, and a longthv 'musical programme was gon« through. Short addresses were deliver eel by Ensign Lee and the Rev J. Harris, who made reference to the good feeling which existed between the vari. ous denominations. Mr Harris referred to the financial position of the church. He stated that there was a debt of £250, but judging from the spirit in which the matter had been taken up,, it would be paid off in a very short time. A vote of thanks was passed to all those who assisted to make the function a pleasant ono. Judgment was delivered By Air V. G. Day, S.M., at tho Ashburton Magistrate's Court yesterday in the das© in which James S. Jcssep (Air Wilding) claimed from George Spencer (Mr Orbell) £169 3s lOd for damages sustained by reason of the latter, after making an agreement to do so, refusing to accept tho progeny of 1400 ewes, estimated at 1100 lambs, less 15 per cent rejects, at 12s 6d. Tlio Magistrate held that the sale was not a sale by sample, inasmuch as the written contract contained no mention of such; but he had come to the conclusion that the plaintiff had failed'to tender to the defendant the number of lambs contracted for, and therefore the defendant was justified in refusing to take delivery. I-Ie gave judgment for defendant, with costs. The Magistrate fixed the cost of appeal at £lO, and in doing so remarked that it was a point of law well worth argument in a higher Court. Who give tho best value in Draperj and Clothing? Who else but Armstrongs ? 1988 Alessrs Turnbull and Jones, Limited, have arranged with Aliss Trent, L.C.A., to give a free public demonstration of cooking by electricity with “ Tricity ” Cookers in tho Cndena Tea Rooms at S p.m. on Thursday, April 18. 1988 Tho present display of New Season? Fabrics', at the various stores it Christchurch surpasses anything of tin kind we have seen previously. Among others, we have particularly noticed Alessrs Armstrong’s show of Drapery and Clothing for autumn and wintei wear, ’['lie wry moderate prices at which their goods are. marked explains the reason why this firm is so pojyukir.

The Rangitata was the only Canterbury trout stream reported dirty yesterday morning, the remaining streams being clear. One of the most welcome contributions received towards the Mayor’s coal and blanket fund arrived yesterday in the form of a cheque for £SO from - « Blankets.”

The executive, of the Auckland Exhibition is meeting with a ready response from citizens in the matter of financial support for next year’s dominion exhibition.. Already the guaranteed fund itands at £15,000, and further offers of assistance are being received daily. . A largely-attended meeting was held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Lyttelton, Dn Thursday evening, for the purpose of making arrangements for a banquet to be tondered jo' the Hon G. Laurenson. A committee was set up to deal with the matter and it was decided to hold the banquet early in May. Mr W. S. Malaquin, who is taking an active part in the movement to have New Brighton incorporated in the city, states that a very satisfactory response has been made to the proposal by residpnts of the borough. He has had no refusal to sign the petition asking that the amalgamation should be brought about, and the lists are being quickly filled. An Invercargill business man told a reporter that he estimated his loss through closing last Saturday at £6O. _ Easter Saturday was one of the best in the year for business, and the money thus lost was never made up, as it was spent mainly by country people. If Saturday closing were again proposed, he was sure that it’would meet with almost universal opposition. _ Farmers in the south are not all satisfied with the season. One Winton agriculturist asserts that the continued wet weather has so softened the ground that /he finds it impossible to cut his ' oat crop. An endeavour was made, but it was round that no progress was possible, as the binder sank deep in the ground, making huge ruts from which the horses were unable to drag the machine.

Entries for the dominion musical and literary competitions, which are to be held at the Theatre Royal, commencing on .May 14, ar6 coming to hand in large numbers, and it is anticipated that they will constitute a record for the dominion. The Dresden Challenge Shield for the choral contest will be on view in a few days, and the Spaethe piano, first prize in the chief piano solo, is,now on view at Messrs Milner and Thompson’s. Entries will close on Mondaynext.

\ A Press Association telegram states that the Maunganui, whion left Wellington at a quarter past six last evening for Sydney, had got a considerable distance past the Heads when it was discovered that an elderly woman' passenger was in the wrong boat. She had intended to go to Lyttelton by the Maori. Captain Worrall put back, and landed his unintentional passenger in time to enable her to get on the vessel she wanted. The 1 Maunganui resumed her voyage to Sydney at eight oxloofe.

Members of the Ashburton County Council and the Ashburton Borough Council met in conference at the County Chambers yesterday afternoon to consider the report of Mr.F- W. Marihant on the proposal to shorten the length of the Ashburton traffic bridge. Mr C. J. Harper presided, and the following motion was carried:—“ That the auestion of shortening the bridge be deferred until the question of re-deck-ing required immediate consideration, and that steps be taken, forthwith to Eut in protective works recommended y the overseer and Mr Merchant.” A meeting of the Wanganui Borough Council on Thursday night ended'rather dramatically. At the previous meeting, when two avowed opponents of the motion were unavoidably absent, the Council decided by a majority of one that the borough engineers explanation of a charge made against him was not satisfactory. Notice was given by a councillor that he would move at the next meeting that the resolution Bhould be rescinded. The matter came up on Thursday evening, when the Mayor refused to accent the' motion. Five councillors thereupon left the table as a protest, and as a quorum was not left the Mayor had to adjourn tlie meeting. At the Ashburton Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Mr V. G. Day S.M., Stephen S. Chapman (Mr.Orbsil) was charged with allowing Californian thistles to grow on his property. A fine of 40s and costs was imposed. James M’Kay, for failing to close his shop as required, was fined 10s and costs. For allowing a steer to trespass on the railwas fined 10s and costs. James Carlyle, for driving a vehicle at night without a light attached, was convicted and ordered to pay costs. William Robert Hyde (Mr Wilding) was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment for failing to make payments under a maintenance order. The arrears amounted to £32 ss. The Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and Royal College -of Music, London, has awarded exhibitions, tenable at the Royal Academy of Music, London, to the following candidates who presented themselves for examination last year:—Dorothy Browning (Invercargill), pianoforte, teacher Mr Charles Gray; and Mary Gordon Frazer (Dunedin), pianoforte, teacher Mr Max S-cherek. Three exhibitions _ are offered annually to candidates in Australasia, entitling the holders to free musical tuition at the Royal Academy or Royal College. London, for a course of not less than two years. In competition .with Australia. New Zealand candidates have carried off two of the three exhibitions offered. The third has been awarded to Miss My lie, of Bendigo. The announcement made in Sydney by Messrs Wirth Bros, that' a Good Friday breakfast would be available for poor children at the circus in Belmore Markets caused 10,000 or 12.000 children to assemble outside the big gates at daylight on Friday last. Although the breakfast was announced to be “served”.at eight o’clock, it was all over by that time, and the hungry boys and girls were then dispersing happily. tAs soon as the crowd at the gates began to reach considerable proportions, the circus managers, Messrs G. L. Petersen and G. Anderson, instructed their staff to open up the premises and distribute the foodstuffs. The breakfast consisted of plain but wholesome fare—hot-cross buns and _ ginger-beer—but, ns it was . provided in sufficient quantity, which ‘ circumstance, after all, counts most with the youngsters, all went away (satisfied. .Lewis and _ Anderson, 112, Cashel Street W., advise that they have opened up their new season’s stock of Cartridges, including Universal,' Clyde, Bonax, Amberite, Ballistite, etc. Enquiries invited. ■ 1988 It is a mistaken idea with many people to put off wearing spectacles as long as possible when they require them. They strain their eyes more and more and irreparable harm can be done, which glasses in som.e cases never entirely overcome. For spectacles consult John R. Procter, Oculists’ Optician, 200, High Street, Christchurch.

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In connection with the trotting meeting at Addington to-day, a special service of trains will leave Cathedral Square at short intervals from 11 aim. Tho town clerk of Capo Town has sent to Mr H. R. Smith, town clerk of Christchurch, a large and elaborate volume entitled “ Cane Colony: Its History, Commerce, Industries and Resources.” The volume has been placed in the City Council’s library. It is not generally known that under the truck provisions of the Wages Protection and Contractors Lien Act, it is illejral to pay assistants by crossed cheques. For so doing, Norton Smith, a Wellington publican, was fined in tho Court there yesterday 5s with costs. Mr C. Hood-Williams, secretary of the Lyttelton Harbour Board, lias written to the Hon A. M. Myers, Minister of Railways, asking him if' ho can state when ho will be in Christchurch, and if he will receive a deputation from the Board in regard to questions arising out of the report of tho Canal Commissioners.

The Easter Fair, which is being held in the Roman Catholic School; Spencer Street, Addington, is proving very successful, and there have been largo attendances every night. - Owing to the large number of prizes, it has been found necessary to keep tho Fair open for a longer time than was anticipated. It will be closed on Monday evening.

A New Plymouth Press Association message says that a boom in oil shares has commenced on tho London Stock Exchange, and a premium of Is 3d was bid for Taranaki Oil Wells shares. It is anticipated that the issue will be oversubscribed. At the request of Lord Ranfurlv Mr Henry is hurrying the despatch of the drilling machinery and refinery. A Wellington Press Association telegram says that a provisional committee of the new Architects’ Society for New Zealand was elected as follows:—Messrs I. Charlesworth, F. Renty, J. S. Swann, W. Turnbull, J. Hoggard, I. Bennie and E. M. Blake,-with Mr C. A. Lawrence secretary. The movement is in the direction of better representation of the business side of the profession than at present obtains.

A meeting of the Veterans’ Association was he]<f last evening in the club rooms. Lieutenant Gwatkin presided over a good attendance. The quarterly report was read and adopted. Votes of condolence were passed to the relative's of the late Sergeant-Major Berry and to Mr J. Grofsln in the loss of his mother. It was decided to tender Major P. C. Fenwick a “ welcome home ’ ’ social in the club rooms on May 3. Preliminary arrangements were also made for the annual memorial parade on June 2. The Chinese revolution is likely to have one curious effect, namely to cheapen the price of silk. The reform movement is spreading quite as much among the well-to-do Chinese as among the lower classes, and, in addition to dispensing with their pigtails, the Chinese are abandoning their former dress in favour of Western clothes, and for the silk garments which they used to wear are being substituted clothes made from Yorkshire woollens, and cut in European style. On this account large quantities of Chinese silk will find its’ way into the world’s market and cause a drop in prices. Strikes occur in various places under different conditions and from varying causes. A novel strike occurred at a suburban boarding house in Gisborne. The cook had a misunderstanding with ono of the boarders and so far as to refuse to serve him with, meals and ordered him out of the dining-room. Then a crisis arrived, every boarder rising from the table and leaving the room. At this stage the Arbitration Court, in the shape of the “ boss ” of the boarding-house, adjudicated in the dispute, and the cook had to descend from tlio rather peculiar position lie had assumed, and keep within the reasonable limits of his subordinate sphere of duty. A good deal of discussion has taken place among tourists and others making the round trip in the Hot Lakes district as to the unusual tameness of the wild duck and other birds in evidence on Lake Rotomakana. A Rotorua paper states that many have expressed the opinion that it would bo only common mercy to the unsuspicious wild fowl to proclaim the lake a sanctuary for t-lieir kind. It is stated that the birds in question follow in large numbers launches traversing' the lake, giving passengers much pleasure in feeding them. By some their advent is eagerly looked for, and it is asserted they are an important factor in the general popularity of the trip. The matter has been represented to headquarters in Wellington. With reference to a cablegram reporting that Professor Payr, of Leipzig, had cured an idiot child by transferring a portion of the thyroid gland from a healthy mother to the child’s mouth, a prominent Auckland surgeon, in speaking to a representative of the “New Zealand Herald,” said that the operation, though not common, was by no means a new one. The cure would only be of a specific form of idiocy caused by congenital absence of the thyroid glands from the throat of the patient. The (operation had been successfully performed hfith in England and America, with equally good results. Healthy glands, moreover, had been restored to adult patients, when disease had necessitated the removal of their own. Neither the cure effected nor tho operation of transplantation presented any novel features, save that it was customary to plant the gland irrthe patient’s abdomen and not in liis mouth.

Tho monthly meeting of the Society for the Health of Women and Children was held in the Young Men’s Christian Association Rooms. There were present : Mrs Newton (in the ''.hair), Mesdames Pyne, Sandsisin, H. R. Smith, Hallenstein, Reeves, Lovell-Smith, Julius, Deans, Pratt and Bailey. The Plunket nurses reported that there were 204 cases on their list, all but one showed great improvement. The visits paid to town and. country mothers totalled 140 for the month, and the number was steadily increasing. The secretary stated that the whole of the first edition of “ Feeding and Care of the Baby” had been sold, and a 3 the new books would not be available for some months, the Society was placing in the hands of the booksellers a small pamphlet giving simple instructions. Mrs Free and Mrs Stevenson were elected members to fill vacancies caused by the departure of Mrs Julius and Mrs’Deans for Great Britain. It was decided to hold a children’s fancy dress ball in tho Art Gallery' on May 30, in aid of the funds of the Society. A small subcommittee was set up to make all arrangements. The treasurer stated that the Gorernment bonus had beem received.

Last few weeks of Fletcher Bros ’ Great Clearing Out Sale, 128, Hieh Street. These premises having bepn leased from May 1, everything will have to bo sold, regardless of cost; so this is the opportunity oi these about to be married' to procure Dinnerware Tea wear, Cutlery, etc., at practically their own prices. 1766 J. M. Hey wood and Coy., Limited, have been established, tor over sixty years as Custom lYouse Agents. Their large and varied experience is at the service of all importers and the general public. 1988 Dainty Gifts for Easter Brides _ Messrs Hastio, Bull and Pickering * opposite Ballantyne’s, are iust'hoiv show ing some very charming yet inexpensive new goods in Art Silverware, Antique Copper and Brass, also some recent de signs in Art Porcelain, including dainty Tea Sets, etc. * jggg }

At the Methven Magistrate’s Court yesterday -morning a visitor from Christchurch was fined 20s and ordered to pay the cost of four windows of the Methven Hotel, broken by him the previous evening. The official voting statistics for tho general election show that 83.54 per cent of the electors enrolled voted. This record was only exceeded in 1893, when the percentage was 86.18. In tho 1903 election the proportion of electors who voted was 78.26 per cent.

Captain J. A. H. Marciel presided at a sitting of the Lyttelton Polico Court yesterday, when Frank Owens, on a charge of drunkenness, was fined 5s and costs. A charge of having procured liquor while prohibited was adjourned until April 17. At a meeting of tho Ashburton Nolicense League, held on Thursday evening,'the Rev W. J. Elliott and Mr 0. Dixon were appointed delegates to the Dominion Convention, which is to be held on July 3. The Rev T. R, B. Woolloxal and Mr G. W. Leadley were elected vice-delegates. The South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society has a credit balance of £l5O at the present time. The Association proposes to improve its reserve at Temuka, so that more wild fowl can be reared in the future. Only three licenses to shoot deer have been taken out in the district this season. The South Canterbury hunting season was opened on Thursday with a meet at the kennels, at the invitation of tho Master, Mr H. Elworthy. The members were entertained at a lunch by the Master. The country is at present in splendid order for hunting, and hares aro numerous. Three very good runs were enjoyed on Thursday. The "Waiau Band of Hope decided to make a new departure this year by holding a picnic prior to commencing the winter s work., The picnic was held last Thursday at “The Bogue,” Mrs M’Kie’s homestead. Members and friends attended in large numbers, and a most enjoyable day was passed. Prizes for racing were provided, and competition was keen. During the' day Mrs M’Kie was made the recipient of two silver flower vases as a mark of esteem.

At the Juvenile Court at Ashburton yesterday two boys were charged before Mr V. G. Day, S.M., with breaking and entering the Presbyterian Church at Flemington and the Wesleyan Church at Willowby, also with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of William Buckshaw, and stealing a greenstone brooch, valued at 30s, one ring, ono pocket knife and twenty-seven keys. The Magistrate severely reprimanded the beys and adjourned the case for a month, stating that no further proceedings would be taken if the boys behaved themselves during that time.

Tho annual meeting of those interested in tho D'unsandel Hall and Xibrary was held on Thursday evening. Mr S. Sherrard presided. The balance-sheet showed a credit of £79 los 3d. The following recommendations were carried:—(ll That the financial year should close on December 31, instead of March 31. (2j That the sum of £lO bo spent in new books. (3) That tho buildings should be lighted with acetylene gas. The following were elected] a committee for tho ensuing year:— Messrs J. Sherrard, T. Jamieson; W. Walker, F. Lill, F. Owers, A. J. M’Laughlin and H. J. Skinner. At a meeting of tho new committee Mr Sherrard’ was re-elected chairman, Mr F. Lill secretary, Mr W. Walker treasurer and Mr S. M’Kenzie caretaker. At the monthly meeting of the council of tho South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society held on Thursday, Mr S. Rutherford presided. Mr W. Green, of Wellington, _ wrote stating that lie could not obtain fifty pair of quail by the end of the month. He could, however, supply magpie geese." It was decided to make some inquiry about the breed of these geeso before purchasing any. Mr Foster stated that the last lot of quails obtained had not done well, some dying on, the way from Wellington and others dying shortly after arriving. The birds were now in the reserve, and could easily be caught at any time. The Railway Department wrote stating that tho present pass of the rangers between Rangitata, Glenavy and branches was sufficient as there wero other rangers requiring passes north and south of these places. It was decided to point out to the Department that it was sometimes necessary that the ranger should travel to Dunedin and Christchurch to attend to fish. Four new members and three life members were elected. The president said that the credit balance was £l3O 8s 6d. It was decided to charge 10s per annum for each hut on the three reserves of the society. Mr J. Pedder was elected secretary.

The quarterly meeting of the Rangiora Methodist Circuit was held on Thursday evening. The Revs C. Abernetliy and J. H. Haslam and thirteen officials were present. Tho membership was reported to be 225, and the balance sheet showed a debit of £ls 15s. Satisfactory reports were received regarding the Sunday schools and Christian Endeavour societies. Arrangements were made for the reception of the Rev J. T. Field,' missionary deputation. It was decided to place on record appreciation of the services of Mr and’Mrs Elliott, who had left the district. It was decided to send letters of condolence to the widow and daughter of the late Mr Isaac Wilson, and sympathy was expressed with Mr G. Duncan and Mr A. Judson in their serious illness. The chairman and the Circuit stewards, Messrs S. Ayers and F. C. Lane, were appointed a committee to arrange for services at Springbank or Stoke. The meeting unanimously- approved of the union with the Primitive Methodist Church on the basis arranged. It was decided to continue the publication of the “ North Canterbury Methodist,” providing tlie Kaiapoi Circuit agreed to co-operate. .Messrs Catchpole and Ayers, delegates to the Conference, gave a resume of the proceedings, and were heartily thanked.

HER FIRST HUSBAND’S GHOST. At Macon, Georgia, recently, Mr George Mann was granted a decree of divorce on the grounds that the ghost of his wife’s first husband haunted his wife and himself, and the difficulty was so great that it was utterly impossible for the couple to live together. It was stated that Mrs Mann promised her first husband that she would not marrv again. This promise she violated, and it was solemnlv testified in court that the first husband’s spirit nightly appeared with groans and renroachful glances. Ims so preyed on Mrs Mann that she ultimately left her husband, when the ghost disappeared. The Court granted the divorce, and the unhappy * ms } >a c hopes’ that the spirit will be appeas d and no longer trouble him..

INHABITANTS OF MARS. M. Edmond Perrier, director of the French Botanical Society, in an , . ing interview, recently declared * there was r.o doubt at all that thiro were plants and “ , on Mars, and that tho P»«*j was inhabited. He had PpUuhed a little pamphlet in which described on scientific grounds thetians as lie believes them to be. ttvv g to tho lightness of the atmosphere Mars and the comparative absence fierce light, M. Perrier believes vegetation to bo Insurant, and the Mart ■■ people like giant Scandinavians, i ■- are, ho tliinns, about twice tho SIZO j human beings, have enormous noses a _ large, protruding eyes. Their eyes ? probably blue, their hair almost will * they have no necks, no waists, na

very prominent ears, and their large heads and bodies are supported by verythin legs and very small feet.

QUARANTINE METHODS. the report of Dr Norris, Commonwealth Director of Quarantine, who made a tour of tho world in tho search for improved methods of quarantine, has reached tho Federal Minister of Customs. The recommendations made by l')r Norris contemplate a vastly increased expenditure on quarantine in Australia, and a heavy outlay on now buildings. The construction expenditure will be .at least £IOO,OOO. Special emphasis is laid on the imperative need for maintaining Australia dear of infectious diseases which periodically ravage other countries, and which have hitherto been unknown in the Commonwealth, except in the imported, form. Australia is tho only country in the world, Dr Norris states, where smallpox is not.a permanent institution, and he thinks this freedom can be preserved only by a rigorous enforcement of quarantine laws and the most ample provision for dealing, with whatever cases reach tho Commonwealth. SECRET OF THE SPHINX. Professor George Andrew Reisner, of Harvard University, says a despatch from Cambridge (Massachusetts) who claims to have solved tho riddle of what or who the great Egyptian Sphinx is, now proposes to wrest from iti the secret message which, since the earliest times, has been supposed to lurk in its stony head. He ie going, so to speak ; to operate on the Sphinx’s brain, which is to-day • covered with sand. Dr Reisner, while at work last year in Egypt, we are told,.discovered that the hole, or pit, in tho top of the great image’s head, which is a likeness to Cephren, the Egyptian mler, extended 10ft or more down from tho upper surface. Believing that the cavity might contain treasures of untold value, the Harvard eqvant made up his mind to prosecute a search into the hidden mystery at the earliest opportunity. He is accordingly now at Alexandria, whence he will go to the Sphinx. He Ims funds from Harvard, and is accompanied by Professor L. Earle Rowe.

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A reporter who visited Messrs Adams Ltd.’s garage yesterday to glean information regarding the latest developments in automobiles and their equipment was shown a car which embodies several meritorious novelties, both in design and fittings. The car in question is a “ Silent Knight Minerva,” a team of four of which, it will be remembered, gained medals for non-stop runs in the recent reliability trials, in addition to the Star 100-guinea oup and a £3O first prize trophy. It has a me-dium-sized Gann boat body, with high flush sides, extra full-curved scuttle dash, wine-colour finish, and upholstering to harmonise. The engine, of course, is the celebrated Silent Knight, of 16-26 h.p. The lamps are all electric, a“ C.A.V.” lighting set being fitted, with a dynamo independent "of the ignition generators driven by the engine. The acetylene lamp is now a back number so far as the highest class cars are concerned, and already over 6000 cars in Britain are electrically lit. The cor is exceptionally handsome in appearance, and it found a. purchaser, a well-known Christchurch gentleman, immediately it war, unpacked. Its silence of running is remarkable, the Knight engine having effected a perfect revolution in this respect. The car will be on view' at the firm’s garage at Tuarn Street for a day or two, and motorists interested So invited to inspect it. Minerva cars are sold at the retail Continental price plus importing charges., a straightforward i policy which has given entire satisfaction. •* 1988