TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16493, 7 March 1914, Page 10

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The following auctioneers’ advertisements appear on pages 3, 18 and 19 1 —. P. S. Nicholls and Co., Harris Bros., Craddock, M’Crofjtie Company, Charles Clark, Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Pyne and Co., New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Allan Hoipkins, W. E. Simes and C., M’Kenzie and Willis, Tonks, Norton and Co. and H. B. Sorensen. The fourth and final of the 1913-14 series of Christchurch wool sales will be held in the Alexandra Hall on Friday, March 13, commencing at 2 p.m. Tho Social Democratic Party will hold an open-air meeting on Sunday afternoon, at three o’clock, in Sydenham Park, when Mr James Thorn will be the speaker.

Tho following were the entries at the Addington yards on Wednesday, those for tne previous week being given in parentheses:—Cattle 552 (510), Blieep 88,496 (34,590), pigs 559 ,(767). / ; ; On Thursday evening Miss Eokroyd’s j party gave an entertainment in the) Seamen’s Institute, Lyttelton. There' was a large attendance. Several of the orew of the Rangatira also contributed items. ■ ' i f

At the Supreme Court yesterday, be-; fore his Honor Mr Justice Denniston, the administration of the estate or , William Newton (deceased) was grant-) ed to the Public Trustee, on the appli-, cation of Mr Weston.

The first monthly meeting for tho 1914 session of the Christchurch Accountants’ Students’ Society was held on Thursday evening, in the Caledonian Society’s rooms, Mr J. S. Day (president) being in the chair. Mr Day, in an introductory address, cdtftpUmented the Society on its past year’s work, and impressed upon the students the sity of taking an active interest in the affairs of the Society during the coming year. After formal business had been disposed of, ten-minute papers were read by students. Mr 0. r. Baker dealt with' “The Legal Aspect of an Auditor’s Duty,” Mr A. J. Flanagan with “ Statistical Books of a Lam-' ited Company,” Mr H. $• Cook with “ Classification of Accounts, Mr W. J. Franklyn with “ Liens,” ana Mr \\. A. Smith with “ Statutory Books of a, Limited Company.” The papers, which were of a high standard, were greatly appreciated, and there was much discussion- The meeting terminated with votes of thanks to the speakers. ! Victor Trumper uses nothing but the best; 293 runs against Canterbury were made with a Gunn and Moore Autograph Bat. This bat is now on view., at Lewis and Anderson’s, 112, Cashel Street, who have full stocks of Gunn and Moore Autograph Bats. 138 f

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hS 1 A -pedal sewing machine presented : by Messrs Heath and Co., Ltd., as • a. prize for most points in all fancy- . work sections at the Kaiapoi Horticultural and Homo Industries Annual Show was won by Mrs T. M’Nab, of > v Kaiapoi.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin states that Mitre Peak and /Mount Balloon were both successfully scalod for the Jecond time early last week by J. R. Murrell (Manapouri) and E. R. Williams (Christchurch), under favourable weather conditions. Mitre Peak overlooks Milford Sound, and Mount Balloon is. on the overland route from Lake To Anau to Milford. The following programme will be played by the Woolston Band in Linwood Park to-morrow afternoon: March, “Carabineer” (Greenwood); morceau, “ Sabbath Bells ” (Horsley); overture, “Apollo” (Rimmer); processional march, “Edina” (Ord Hume); military church parade, (Rimmer); minuet, “ Queen Anno ” (Ord Hume); fantasia, “Simeon” (Rimmer); march, " Amazon ” (Farrell). The “do smoking is allowed” notice is to bo removed from railway nlatforras. The by-law has notoriously been more honoured in the breach than in the observance, and the authorities have decided to withdraw the notice from circulation. The effect will be that people may smoke on the platforms until anyone complains. If thereafter they persist they will be subject to a penalty of £5 under the railway by-law.

Further steps are being taken towards popularising the reserves at Kennedy’s Bush and other points along the. Summit Road. A caretaker’s cottage is now being built on a spur overlooking the bush, and applications have been invited by the Commissioner of Lands for the position of resident caretaker, who will provide refreshments for parties visiting the reserves, as well as seeing that no wanton destruction goes on. The Auckland Gas Company has informed consumers, states a Press Association telegram, that in consequence of the steady rise in all the costs of manufacture, 'accentuated by the effects of the late strike, the company finds it necessary to increase its revenue. ' The directors are averse to increasing the price of gas, and instead have decided to make a charge for meter rent, which for 75 per cent of the consumers will am'ount to 6d pier month and to the larger consumers to 9d per month., A Press Association telegram from Greymouth states that a bottle was , picked up on the beach containing a message to send out a tug or rescue boat at once fifteen miles south of Seven-Mile. It was signed by several persons known in Greymouth. Steam . -was got up on the Harbour Board’s tug, when it was discovered that the message was a hoax. A party who had been out fishing on Sunday last'admit the senseless joke, but make no further explanation except that they wanted to see what would become of it. „ The following programme will be played by Dr Bradshaw, City organist, at the Grand “ Handel-Widor ” Organ Reoital to be given in His Majesty's Theatre at 8.30 p.m. to-morrow: Organ concerto in B flat major, No 2, (1) introduction and allegro, (2) adagio-allegro, ma non Presto (Handel) ; soprano solo from the Ode on St Cecilia’s Day, “But ohl "What art can teach” (Handel); serenade in G (Widor); (l) allegro vivace, (2) allegro cantabile, (3) toccata, from the organ symphony in F minor, No. 6 (Widor); (a) musette for stringed instruments and flute, from a masque (b) minuet from the oratorio “Samson” (Handel); chorus from “ The Messiah,” “ And the Glory of the Lord ” (Handel).

The usual ceilidh of the Scottish Society was held in the rooms on Thurs'day - evening, Chieftain* ' C. Macintosh presiding. Owing to the inclemency of the weather the attendance was not as large as is usual, although a goodly number assembled. Piper R. Fraser opened with a selection on the war pipes. Musical items were given during the evening by Miss Gladys Palmer, Mrs A. W. MacGillivray, and Messrs Simpson and Johnson. A piano solo of Kcot- . tish airs was played by Mrs Cronin and a humorous recitation was given by Mrs Robb. Sergeant-Major Craig gave a selection on the pipes.- The solo dancers were Highland fling, , Miss D. Souness ; seann truibhais, Miss Rita Hands; and reels by the juvenile dancing class. Miss Bessie Macdonald was' accompanist. Interviewed on the subject of land fettlement, Mr Massey said, states a [ress Association telegram from Wellington, that the number of selectors of land for the yearending December • 31 was 2143, the area selected was 677,910 acres, and during the financial year up to the end of last month the Government had pur-, chased 140,692 acres at a cost of £569,606, under the Laud for Settlement Finance Act, and during the present financial year had settled 4182 acres at> a cost of ■ £58,729, and placed thereon 28 settlers. Mr Massey added . that a Land Bill would be brought down next session. He could not say on what lines it would go, except that it would be designed to facilitate'putting people on the land. - The coming weddings. Messrs Haatie, Bull and Pickering are showing seme charming new goods suitable for. dainty wedding gifts, and are offering remarkable value in cutlery and furnishing ironmongery. Opposite Ballantyne’s. 1988 Special courses of treatment for falling hair, premature greyness, dandruff, etc., from one guinea. The latest approved methods and appliances used. Personal attention by appointment; hair work of every description. Mrs Rolleston, Cathedral Square. Telephone 373. 6 In these days of hurry and bustle there are hardly two people in ten without some ocular defect which requires remedying. It is of the utmost importance that all defects of vision ghould be corrected by means of properly ground Lenses and adjusted Spectacles. Consult John R. Prcctor, Oculists’ Optician, 200, High Street, Christchurch. * 1988 Housewives who have not yet tried the Howard Dustless Dusters are missing something good. These are another clever American production, and although they have been closely imitated, there is no other that is just the lame. ■ They gather the dust and hold it until washed out with hot water and toap. The agents, Ashby, Bc-rgh and .Coy., High Street, will be pleased to ihow you the various styles. XI THE LOYALTY ISLANDS. Lying to the east of New Caledonia .are the Loyalty Islands, of which Mr W. J. Watrianm claims to bo King. He dislikes the French administration, and has the warmest admiration for British methods, and for years it ka« been his aim to get the protection Britain substituted for that ti France. With this end in fiew ; ho has been in comjpnuication with Federal niemHfirs,' but has been somewhat discoursed by their lukewarmness. The Sydney Morning Herald ” states that jhsi now intends to appeal to the New Ucaland Government, which a few years «IEo annexed the Cook and other Paci»o Islands, including Niue, and may, thinks, be favourably disposed to negotiate for tho Loyalty Islands, whose sire keenly desirous of living under the British instead of the French flag. Mr Watriama says that Cite islands are being overrun by Japanese.' If the Commonwealth or R**w Zealand does not soon take action, #s Japanese will, he declares, be iu rlrtusl,’ if not actual, possession of the jjfbup. He asserts, moreover, that, as

far as the natives are concerned, the French aro proving hard taskmasters.

ONE HUMBER LEFT,

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