TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16567, 3 June 1914, Page 8

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The following auctioneers' advertisements appear on page 15:—H. Matson and Co., W. E. Simes and Co., R. S. . M'Kenzie and Co., Tonks, Norton and Co., and Harris Bros. Tho proprietors of the "Canterbury Times" have received a largo number of pictures for their " Best Baby Beauty" competition, which will bo commenced in the illustrated portion of the journal shortly. Valuable prizes are offered for'the contest, full particulars of which appear in the "Canterbury Times." The competition is open to dominion-born children, girls and boys ,who are not more than four years of age at the time of entry. Parents who have pretty children and wish to enter them for the contest should send in photographs not later than June 30. A coupon, which is contained in the advertisement in the .." Canterbury Times," must accompany each picture. The first prize will be £lO, second £5, third £2 10s, fourth £1 10s and fifth £l. A vote-recording competition will also be held—for tho picture contest will be decided by popular vote —and the prizes offered in thia section will be £5, £3 and £2. Mr A. Neale has given £l, "E.C? r £1 Is, Mrs H. S. 0. Harvey £5 5s and Mrs S. M. Ross £1 Is to the Coal and Blanket Fund. The ferry train last night was delayed some twenty minutes after the scheduled time of departure owing to the late arrival of the West Coast express. As the London and American maila via Vancouver will arrive in Christchurch this morning at 8 a.m. a de- , livery of letters will be made over the publio counter at the Chief Post Office between 10 and 11 a.m. The rule of the road, as it "affects vehicles and pedestrians, was interestingly explained the other day by his Honor Mr Justice Hosking, in an addr&ss -o a jury at the Supreme Court. HU Honor was hearing a case in which a lady motor-driver was sued for damages by a man whom her car had knocked down and injured. The rule of iho road, said his Honor, was adopted fotf the purpose of persons who passed along a carriage-way—riders of horses and drivers of vehicles. That rule did not compel riders and drivers to keep on • any particular side, but it imposed on, them a duty to meet or pass any vehicle on a particular side of the roa*l. On crowded streets in a city it was found that peoplo did ride and drive on. particular sides of the road because *.<t the frequency with which they had to meet or pass vehicles or horses, but on country roads it was very different. A pedestrian had a right to walk on the carriage way if he desired to do soj but where footpaths were provided and he walked on the roadway he impost on himself a greater duty of care on his own part than if he walked on the footpath. If a man walked on the roal he must exercise a reasonable amount of enre to protect himself. The fact of a corner being dangerous had to be considered from the point of view of the motor-car, and also from the point of view of the pedestrian who was on the carriage-way. In these days of motor-cars, a pedestrian had to take to the carriage-way with greater than he used to incur in the days ->f - the old-fashioned horse. It did not follow, however, because a man mignt bo sauntering along » road, or even wanting backwards, and a car ran into liira, that he had been negligent in the sense that it would deprive him of any rights to damages.

Active progress is being made with tho marking down of the assigned stocks of Drapery, Clothing and Boots in the estate of C. D. Stuart. The stock proves to, bo about tho best yet placed upon the market, and Messrs Armstrong and Coy., Ltd., are to be congratulated upon its acquirement. 1898

! Aii Irish -.wolfhound puppy, bred by Mr Boajjh.-of Burnhara-ou-Crouch (Eng-land),-'arrived in Wellington .by the Rotorua oh Monday. It is consigned to Miss 11. Clifford, Stonyhurst; Christchurch. Amongst the. passengers on board the vWahino "from "Wellington' yesterday wore forty''immigrants. The new--comers ■ came to New Zealand in the Rotorua,- which reached Wellington on Monday.. -,■..-' Mr 0. X. Clifford's hwntcr Duivbo, bred in Canterbury (Now Zealand), was brought.back to the dominion on boaid the Rotorua',' which arrived in Wplimg ton on Monday. Mr Clifford hunted with Dundee in North Staffordsflire, and now intends to,' hunt with him in Canterbury. .

At the Lytbelton Magistrate's Court yesterdav, Harold Joines appeared beforo Mr. J. It. "Webb, J.P., on a charge'of having on May 10, 1911, at Darfield, received tho sum of £25 from Annie Maria Walsh by false pretences. Dn the application of Detective Carney, tho accused wag remanded to appear at Darfield. on June 5. / A meeting of' delegates from public bodies contributing to the funds, of the Christchurch Technical College was held at the College last ovening for the purpose of electing representatives to sit on the Board of Governors of the College. Messrs«A. J. Bell, W. P. Cooper and H. R. Rusbridge, the retiring representatives, ,were re-elected. The London correspondent of the "Lyttelton Times," writing on April 24, stated that it is understood that tho New Zealand Government has suspended its immigration of farm workers until October next, as it is nob desired to land an undue number of men in New' Zealand during the winter months. '"

A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that the Wellington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to • Animals yesterday decided that owing to lack of unanimity among the societies on the proposal the time was not yet r opportune for the formation of a 'New Zealand Society. A motion to approve the draft Constitution was withdrawn. '

An examination Under the auspices of the Royal Life-Saving Society was. held- last evening at the Municipal Bath, and the following ladies from the Christchurch Ladies' Swimming Club were successful: Honorary Teachers' Certificate Miss E. M. Thomas. Proficiency Certificate—Mrs; M. J. Heese, Miss. H. F. Thompson, -Miss B. I. Lloyd, Miss D. A. Brandon, Miss W. E. Robertson, Miss R. E. M. Wilson. The class was in-*. structed by Miss E. M.Thomas, and the; examination was conducted by Mr G.' E. Billsbn. she following request programme will frp t'ayed by Dr Bradshaw, the city at His Majesty's Theatre on tai.nday next, at 8.30 p.m.:—Polonaise in A Major (Op. 40), No. 1 (Chopin); Allegro Vivace, from the Organ Symphony, No. o (Widor): Adagio from Quartet in G Minor (Spohr); Marche Funebre et Chant Seraphiq ue (G uilmant); Wolfram's Song, "0 Star of Eve," from Tannhauser (Wagner): Overture t 6 "William Tell,? for, full orchestra (Rossini); Andantino in Dflat Major (E. 'H. Lemare); "War March of the Priests from Athalie," for full orchestra (Mendelssohn). The report of examiners on matriculation papers in Wellington shows that out of a total of 1233 per cent of the candidates in English failed in paper A, and 45J per cent in paper B. A commentary on the absence of brilliancy is the fact that tho ..highest ; marks obtained out of a possible 100 were 78. An illuminating observation in tho report is the following:—" Maudlin sentimentality and pulpit platitudes were reeled off with truly dreadful fluency. It was significant,' however, that the more unexceptionable ■ the moral sentiments were, the worse became the grammar' and the.cruder the diction. Here and there, however, in the 1233 essays, one detected the saving grace of humour." A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that at the annual reunion of the Sixth New Zealand Contingent last night General. Godley announced "that during his recent visit to England he met Colonel C<jlwin, who was "with the Sixth in South Africa. Colonel Colwin asked him to bring to Now Zealand a handsome silver cup for Eresentation to tho Contingent, enteral Godley presented the cup last night and read a telegram from Colonel Colwin suggesting that the cup should be re-presented to the Sixth. Mounted Rifles to uphold the traditions of the Sixth Contingent. This course . was agreed to and as a consequence tho cup will be handed to the Sixth Mounted Rifles (Manawatu and Wellington) for. annual competition, which probably will take the form of shooting. Spme days ago particulars were pub-, lished cohcermne the case of a man named Patrick Crowe, a railway. employee, who was injured and who was compelled to remain at Oass'for several hours before means could be obtained to convey him to the Christchurch Hospital, where he ultimately arrived many hours late. Mr George Witty, member for Ricoarton, in a. stronglyslavish adherence to the red tape methods of the Department, and asked that full inquiries should be made into the facts of the case. 'Mr Witty lias "now received the "following reply from the Minister, the Hon W. H. Herries:—"l am in receipt of your letter of May 26. forwarding an extract from the 'Star' with reference to the delay which occurred in conveying by special train, an injured man to the Christchurch Hospital. I thank you for bringing tho matter under notice, but previous to the receipt of your communication instructions were given for full inquiries to be made into the incident." .

The discovery of a Maori skeleton was made at the Sandhills, Riverlands, last week under' what are reported to be somewhat remarkable circumstances. A young man residing in Blenheim, it is said, relate'd to some friends a.vivid dream that he had experienced the previous night, in which'it appeared to •him.that human remains were lying at a certain spot in the extensive deposits of «and that are a ■ feature of the locality mentioned. The curiosity of his companions was excited, and late in the afternoon.(says the "Marlborough Express."): a party proceeded to Riverlands with a long-handled shovel. Directed by the diviner, they dug down Bt the eastern end of the ridgo near the roadway, and at a depth of about five feet found the skull and bones of a man, who, judging from the condition or the teeth, was an old Maori. A flint adze was also unearthed. It Is said that many axe-heads and other evidences of Maori occupation in early sears have been picked up in the samd locality, and.in the vicinity, being revehled for the' greater part by ploughing operations, and that there have been not a few discoveries of hunum , bones. The indications are that the I place was a burial ground rather than i th« site, of a .battle. A few years ago ' n. skeleton was dug out in a garden facing Main Street, and, as in the case of the recent disclosure, it was in a sitting posture. . , .-. ° I The D.I.C. announce that their warehouse will be closed to-day (Wednesday), King's Birthday, and will be Gpontill 6 p.ni. on Saturday next. '4038 j Be Tour Own Vet.—Berry's Colic (infj Gripe Drench for horses should be fin every stable in case of need. Very ftff'jctive and saves many vet's fees. i Post .free 2s .3d or 2s at. stores.: -J. Berry. 670, Colombo Street. Xl I Comfort in office, ■ sitting-room or Bedroom —Odourless Oil,Heaters of perfect construction, from j 18s 6d, ; ruby jglass fronts from-19s 6d. Hastio, Bull ftnd Pickering, opposite Ballan\frntf* U9BB

At' last night's meeting of the Sumner Borough Council the Town Clerk reported that during the past month building permits to the value of £1521 had been issued, making a total of £2950 since April 1. "■ i. It was stated in error in a Railway Department advertisement published yesterday, that lunch is now provided at Cass. station. Lunch is not provided there, but light refreshments may he obtained at Springfield and Halpin Creek.

A Press Association telegram from Wairoa states that in view of the King's' Birthday parade great complaints are coming from applicants for war medals at tho delay in sendingforward their claims to the Defence Office. Some of the applications heard mouths ago have hot yet been sent in. It was erroneously stated in a report of the Tramway Board's meeting on Mondav that the Board had mado a grant of £5 to the Woolstou Borough Council to assist in making improvements to the domain. The Woolston Council's application was held over, to bo considered with others of a similar nature at a future meeting. It is estimated that on Sunday nearly 100 people visited the tearooms recently at Kennedy's Bush. About forty of tho visitors continued their walk as far as Cooper's Knob. Mr E. de C. Drnry, Government Surveyor, is grading the Summit Road from Gebbie's Pass to the Kaituna-Port Levy Pass.

Information was received in Christchurch yesterday that General Sir lan Hamilton had asked the Defence Department to obtain copies of the films of the Wellington Territorial camp, shown at the Colosseum in Christchurch this week, in order that one copy might be sent to Canada and one to England. The Town Clerk of Sumner reported to the Council last evening that the sunshine recorded on the Council's instrument in the Borough for the month of May was as follows:—Maximum on May 5, 9 hours 20 minutes. Over eight hours on six days, viz., May 5, 6, 12, 25, 26 and 31. No sunshine on three days, viz., May 8, 16 and 22. Total, 141 hours 40 minutes. The band and singers belonging to the Linwood branch of the Salvation Army visited the Seamen's Institute on Monday evening, and contributed a programme of .vocal and instrumental solos, a quartete, recitation, pianoforte 6010, a cornet duet, besides selections by the band, under Bandmaster J. Clark, and songs bv the company, under the baton of Songster Leader J. Mathieson. The concert was highly appreciated by the large number present. .

In the tramway, services to-day the holiday timetable (fifteen minute service) will he observed on the Cashmere Hills, Edgeware Road and SumnerWoolston' lines, if the weather is fine, and the ordinary timetable on all other lines. Seaside excursion tickets (ninepence return) will not be issued. In connection with the trotting meeting at Sookbnrn a special service of cars will' be run from Cathedral Square, commencing at 10:30 a;m. The 10.40 a.m., 11.40 a.m. and 12.40 p.m. timetable cars will run out via Sockburn and return via Coach Corner. The 4.15 p.m. timetable car will run out via Coach Corner and return via Sockburn.

The Invercargill correspondent of the '' Lyttelton -Ti mes'' telegraphs that something in the nature of a burlesque was witnessed at the, Riverton Polico Court yesterday. Three Territorials appeared before Mr Hutchison, S.M., and asked to be exempted from military training on the ground that they had religious scruples. Each man was armed with a Bible and copious extracts from the Scriptures, and these they recited to his Worship, but in tones that were humorous rather than pious, in support of their cases. The Magistrate met every extract with an equally forceful rebuttal. Mr' Hutchison appeared to know the Scriptures exceedingly well. After a good deal of talk, the Magistrate refused the applications. ■ ■] ■"• During May 256 estates of deceased persona were certified for stamp, The largest wero those of John Robert Mills (Southland) £82,893 and William Brewer (Wellington) £72,287. The following are the figures for Christchurch district:—Frederick Arthur Anson, £23,109; Matthew Stitt. £18,077; Harriett Esther Stevens, £16,188; Hugh Robert Davison, £15,812; William Townsend, £7077; Lumley Morgan, £5875; Alfred Gee, i £4880; Thomas Harlo, £4442; Edith Agnes Wilkins, £4296; William Alexander Day, £4181; Catherine Grnig Lockhead, £8905; James Drage, £3813; Samuel Wilson, £2521: George Dickinson, £2515; Hester Kingston, £2459; Garett Fitzgerald, £2131; Sarah Ann Mary Garett, £1519. A very choice selection of exclusive Hair Ornaments ! for the coming season, just to hand per s.s. " Tainui," will be on view at Mrs Rolleston's, Cathedral Square, on Wednesday and Thursday, 3rd and 4th June. 1988 Gentlemen requiring a good winter suit made to their measure, should view the fine range oftweeds at Armtsrong's, Limited—priced at from 45s to 755. With accurate fit added the values are not surpassable.. 1898 When your mind is made up to the purchase of a new cycle let the name of "'Bell" ring in your thoughts. Make your visit to. Bell's cycle shop in a business-like mood. Study our 1914 model as a pleasure; make our personal acquaintance, and learn to your advantage what real progress in cycle manufacture can effect. 1756 A new invention. The Mignon Hornless Gramaphorie, beautiful tone, plays lOin records, worth £4, sale pric-u 37s 6d. As an advertisement we will give six double side "Mignon" records free with'every machine. Packed in nice case, 37s 6d the lot, rail free. Country clients .write "Drayton's" 765, Colombo Street, Christchurch. , 1988

LONDON UNDERGROUND DENS. The Marquis of Salisbury, presiding over a gathering interested in the furtherance of the Underground Workrooms Bill, said the Bill was a direct lineal descendant of the groat body of factory legislation already familiar to the public, and the subject was ono which required tho urgent attention of the House of Commons. It was framed with the object of releasing tht> vast body of workers, men and women, who are compelled to work in basement factories and workrooms. Mr Chiozza Money, M.P., said there were tens of thousands of young women and girls employed in the City of London, and they could be stuffed into any" hole their employers pleased, and it was legal to do so. The conditions of work in underground kitehens were described by Mr -P. A. Young, of the Hotel Workors' Union. In the underground kitchen of a well-known West End restaurant, he said, there had been during tho past sovcp months nity-fonr cases of heat apoplexy. . ' Ul .

TO EVADE THE PREFERENTIAL TARIFF. v'.^AL

The Loudon correspondent of ibo " Lyttelton Times " writes that Mr W G. "Wickham, Trade Commissioner <W New Zealand, is at present i n Chester for the purpose of placingTf the disposal of commercial men be knowledge of tho markets and the con ditions of trade in the dominion MWickham's. attention has been drawn to a statement made a lew weeks in letters to tho editor of. tho Manchester "Guardian," and m. a Bp( ,A of a member of Parliament as to a practice alleged to be carried on in J«anoashir6 of repacking and remark

mg foreign textile goods and shipping them as British products. One correspondent quoted statements by a Mr Fisher as evidence of tho existence of dishonest trading of this kind with New Zealand. Mr Wickham admitted that a few oases had come to his notice iu which articles, chiefly ironware and jewellery, mado on the Continent had been listed by English firms as of British manufacture, but said he had never heard it. suggested that such a. practice as this had been pursued in the Lancashire trade. This misdescription of goods was done, Mr Wicknam said, with the object of evading the preferential tariff. There was - >o preferential traffic on piece goods, either cotton or woollen, and he railed to see how it could lie worth the while of any < Lancashire merchant to carry on business by methods like this.

DOCTORS AND MENTAL HEALERS. The right of a citizen "to be killed or cured in his own way" was the subject of testimony taken by _ trie Governor of tho State of New York; and tho quostiou arose as the result of opposition by the regular medical practitioners to a bill legalising u.e practico of "mental healers" and also "osteopaths." One train from New York brought 1000 Christian Scientists, and somo feeling was displayed because they had been described by the regular doctors as "quacks, fakers, neurotic? and imbeciles." The reporters at Albany stated that to all appearances the Christian Scientists looked just as respectable, and certainly spoke just as intelligently, as the physicians who denounced them aiid opposed the privilege conferred under the proposed State law. It was an inrpressivo hearing in tho State Assembly,' and though the Governor did not announce his decision, it is stated that there is only a small chance that he will exercise his prerogative of vetoing tho law in question. Judge Edward Hatch was the principal defender of tho Bill, asserting that ho was one of tho weal; minded men referred to by Mr Vandivef, counsel for the New York Medical Societies. Judge Hatch pointed out that a law similar to this was in existence in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, South Dakota, Tennessee and Massachusetts, and the Christian Scientists were almost as fully recognised in California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina and Utah. He said that when the medical organisation laws for the Panama Canal zone were formulated they apparently shut out the Christian Scientists, and President Taft caused their amendment so as to permit treatment in the Canal zone "by mental or spiritual means."

THE AUSTRALIAN TYPE. "My earlier impression of the new type of British life which is being evolved under the Southern Cross has been abundantly confirmed during the past five years," writss the Rev F. C. Spurr, a Melbourne clergyman who is now in England. "There can be no question that the Australian type of Briton is wholly;different from the English type. For this difference the climate is chiefly responsible. Close observation has revealed the fact that the third generation of Australians—that is, the generation which owns for its parents an Australian-born father and mother—tends towards the Italian or Spanish type rather than t the English. This third generation is one of jet black hair'and dark eyes: it is tho Italian or Sicilian type. This is particularly noticeable in Sydney and in Queensland. Life there is largely Neapolitan. A Neapolitan climate is producing a Neapolitan type of men and women. The atmosphere of Puritanism, which has lingered over England even until this day, is wholly absent from Australia. The break between the two types of life is complete, and the distance between them seems destined to become wider. The British prejudice against the theatre, for example, does not exist out hero. Great numbers of church members openly patronise the playhouse. Some of the devoutest and most earnest Christian men I know find a place in their programme for tho theatre, when good plays are staged. Australians, as a whole, are a sportloving people. They are a happy people. They take all life in the sunshine, even their religious life. Tho minor chords are entirely absent from their music. AH is gay and lively. This spirit has invaded the Sabbath.. The old-fashion-ed Sunday exists only for a small minority of persons. During the summer months tens of thousands of people spend the week-end amongst the hills pr by the seaside, and the vast majority of these never trouble the churches. Yet, if _ they were challenged, they would disclaim hostility to tho church —they might even contribute to its funds; nevertheless, Sunday is for them a day of pleasure."

SENSATIONAL SALE OF CYCLE SUNDRIES. Owing to the size and the dominionwide extent of their business, the firm of Adams, Ltd., are able to purchase on exceptionally advantageous terms. A great saving is effected in the purchase of bicycle accessories and sundries by placing large orders, and we havo decided to allow the general public to participate in this saving by conducting a big sale of sundries at prices which mark a very drastic reduction on any previously quoted. The followingare a few lines, selected at random: —IOOO good durable outer covers, 8s 6d, reduced to 3s 9d; 1000 tubes, good quality, os 6d, reduced to 3s 9d; best acetylene lamps, los, reduced to 12s 6d; Belmont gas lamp, 10s 6d, reduced to 8s 6d; good reliable gns lamps, 8s 6d, reduced to. 5s 6d; 1000 Lumino oil lamps, nickel-plated, 4s fid, reduced to 3s 6d; 1000 Nymph oil lamps, now sold for 2s with free tin of oil thrown in; carbide, 81b tin, 2s Oct j 1000 Is large size tyro renair outfits, now 4d; 1000 Bleumol's best celluloid mudguards, 7s Gd, now 6s 6d per set; Bleumcl's Popular mudguards, 5s Gd, now 4s per set; Richmond Indies' chain guards,, black celluloid, 12s 6d, now 6s 6d; Express, best qualitv leather chain guards, Ss 6d, now 4s 6d ; 1000 sets free-wheel and rear rim brake, complete. 15s. now 7s 6d. These are only a few of tho reductions made in our immense and varied stock. Country customers, ordering by mail,-can depend upon fair treatment, and we will forward all goods purchased froe of postal charges. This sale will ouly bo continued for « short period, and purchases should be made without delay. Adams. Ltd., High Street, Christchurch. (R. M. Adams. Bicycle Department Representative.) * 1988