TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16549, 13 May 1914, Page 8

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The following auctioneers’ advertise ments appear on page 15: —Messrs W. E. Simes and Co., I?. Latter, R. S. M’Kenzie, Charles Clark, Tonks, Norton and Co., H. B. Sorensen, P. S. Xicliolls and Co., and M’Kenzio and Willis.

The Presbytery at Timaru yesterday pledged itself to support the platform of the Bible in State Schools League.

The loan of £IOO,OOO. raised in Lon' don by the City Council for the purpose of laying cables and carrying out other u orlc connected’ with tho power scheino. has arrived in Christchurch, and the sum was paid into the Council’s account yesterday. The Electricity Committee of tho Council is now dealing with a mass of business in preparation for the. work of making the connections. Tho One Tree Hill Domain Board, states the “New Zealand Herald,’ claims that in one respect at least it is unique among the public bodies oi New Zealand. The chairman of tha board is Sir Maurice O’Rorke, cxSpeaker of the House of Representatives, while another member is iha Hon F. AV. Lang, the present Speaker of the House. A Speaker and an ex-. Speaker on one local body is diotght to bo unusual.

A memorial service in honour of the late Mr George Hampton Rhodes was held in. the Anglican Cathedral yesterday. The service was conducted by Bishop Julius, assisted by Dean Carrington and the Rev E. H. Shore. Dr Bradshaw played “0 Rest in the Lord” (“Elijah”), .the hymns “Christ Will Gather in His Own” nud “Let Saints on Earth in Concert Sing ” were sung, and the “ Dead March,” in “ Saul,” was played. A case of interest to hotelkeepers was decided at the Mangaweka Magistrate’s Court last week, the proprietor of the Ohinggiti Hotel having sued an ex-boarder for £lB 6s Bd, for board and liquor supplied during a period of over twelve months. The plaintiff pointed out that £l2 16s was consumed in liquor, mostly with suppers. The defendant stated that he did not have liquor at supper time, but had the drinks at the bar. Counsel for defendant submitted that according to the Licensing Act drinks consumed at the bar could not be sued for, and that the defendant denied having liquor for supper. Counsel for the plaintiff said his friend was trying to make out that all the drinks were consumed at the bar, but the plaintiff had proved that most of the drink was taken with the suppers. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £8 and costs.

On© of the issues turned down by the ratepayers of Lyttelton at a recent poll was a proposal to borrow £6OOO to erect a municipal lodging house, together with commercial offices, on tho Council’s property in Oxford Street, part of which is at present occupied bv unsightly structures. Subsequently, the Council decided to call for tenders for leasing the site, but in this respect it was unsuccessful. With the object of taking steps to beautify the locality, Councillor J. T. Norton will move a resolution at the next meeting of the Lyttelton Borough Council to the effect that bowling enthusiasts in the port shall be given an opportunity to acquire the site as a bowling green. It is not definitely agreed whether the club should be a. private one or conducted by the municipality, hut it is stated that a largo membership could be secured, and the area proposed to be leased would accommodate about six rinks.

The Anglican Bishop of Auckland, Dr A. W. Aver ill, during a recent visit to the North of Auckland took the opportunity of discovering the general opinion of the residents regarding the best way of celebrating the Marsden centenary. Several discussions on the subject were held with the Maoris ana with the Europeans. It was decided, in view of the somewhat inaccessible position of the Marsden Cross, at the Bay of Islands, and of the difficulty oi providing food and shelter. for £ largo number of people that it- woulc be better to confine the celebration! to one day. A big service under tin shadow of the cross will be neld ot Christmas morning, and probably another during the evening. Practically all the Europeans and natives throughout the district have signified theii intention of being present, and tin gathering is likely to be a memorabli one. It is hoped to erect a permanen; church at Russell to commemorate tin event.

An interviewer remarked to Genera! Tan Hamilton at Takapau that he was known to be opposed to compulsory military training in England, and asked whether what ho had seen in Australia and New Zealand had in any way modi, fied his views. To this he replied Hi the. negative, “ proceeding at the same time to make it clear that his views were determined by his appreciation of certain technical conditions in the Old Country, conditions which did not apply here.” He then detailed at some length the various (Kmsiderations which led him to differ from Lord Roberts ou the subject of universal compulsory training in Great Biitain. Chief among these were its probable effect on _ the numbers offering to recruit the British Army and Navy, and the possibility of the supreme importance of adequate naval defence being obscured by fie creation of a large semi-military body on land, and of fundb being diverted to the maintenance of the latter which should he devoted to the strengthening of the Navy. In conclusion, however, he said: “As for your own compulsory service, the system you have applied has never before been tried anywhere in the world, and I believe it will he a big thing, hut, for the reasons which I have stated, and which do not apply in these dominions. I am not in favour of its application in England. Hero \our men in the country are half soldiers, and can easily adapt themselves to the conditions of active campaigning.”

Don’t your corns make themselves felt, this weather? It is not worth suf« fering when a shilling for Berry’s Killkorn will give you foot-ease. John Berry, Colombo Street. X2

Wedding Group Portraiture hr Steffano Webb is admittedly tho best possible. Make an appointment non'. Potopsen’s Buildings, High Street, Christchurch. Telephone 1959. X 3 Thero arc some undoubted bargains to bo had at Armstrong’s at present. They conclude the sale of Bankrupt Stock that has created such commotion amongst bargain seekers, on Friday, the ‘2-nd. Wishing to quit all lines prices have now been placed upon tho balance of tho goods, that must prove delightful to buyers. A sale of this description differs from ordinary trade, -ales inasmuch as the goods being acquired for half cost, values and costs arc. not taken into consideration, which accounts for Armstrong’s underselling everybody. 1898