TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16744, 28 December 1914, Page 6

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

One of the Australian troopers now in Egypt, writing to a friend, states that a'uow Army order has been issued forbidding tho " shaving of the upper lip," and in consequence there is a fine growth of moustaches amongst tho Australians.

The annual sports of tho Burnham Industrial School will take place on Wednesday next, and tho usual interesting programme has been arranged. The railway authorities have consented to the 12.30 p.m. express train stopping at Burnham on that day, and it is anticipated that a large number 'if people will take advantage of tho general invitation to attend the gathering.

On Christmas night the members of the Board of Directors and the secretaries of tho Y.W.C.A. entertained a largo company. Invitations had been extended to girls away from home, nd through the secretary of the Y.W.C.A. an invitation was extended to young men similarly situated. About fifty young people accepted tho invitation and an enjoyable evening was spent. At the idose a brief Christmas service was held.

Tho officer commanding the Coast Defence forces at Lyttelton has issued a notice to persons in charge of vessels entering or leaving tho port of Lyttelton stating that the Defence Regulations are still in force, and all vessels (including motor and sailing boat?) entering the port of Lyttelton must report to and obtain from the guvdsbip stationed at Godley Head the clearing flags for the day or the clearing lights for night. Shortly after five o'clock last evening a man found his way into the hospital and was some way along the corridor when a nurse saw him. She got him to come back to the entrance, wherd a porter took charge of him and p'lt him in a small room. Tho visiior seemed determined to do iwo things, walk and talk. The first desire could not bo gratified, but the second was, although the remarks were very rambling indeed. Having heard that a patient of the Sunnyside Mental Hospital was at largo the porter thought that possibly the escapee had wandered in and so rang up the police. A constable went round and found that J he man was obsessed with tho idea that everybody was chasing and swearing at him. The constable came to the conclusion that the man was in % state bordering on delirium tremens and removed him to the police cells, where he received medical attention.

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Suitablo Christmas gifts for men— Pipes, Pouches, Cigar and Cigarette Cases and Holders, Match Boxes, Shaving Mirrors and Mugs, Safety Razors, "Walking Sticks, Hair Brushes, Sovereign Cases, "Wallets, etc., etc. Lewis and Anderson, 112, Cashel Street. IS9B Tho following telegram has been received by Messrs T. Armstrong and Co., Limited, viz.:—" Your tender has been accented for the whole of our stocks.— Macky, Logan, Napier." This is in connection with the recent firo in Napier upon the premises of Messrs Macky, Logan, Caldwell, Limited, warehousemen, of Auckland and Napier. The goods salved —Drapery, Clothing, Boots and Fancy ceed £3OOO in value, and will be disposed of very shortly by the enterprising looal firm named. 1828

Yesterday Constable Straffon arrested a mar. in St Asaph Street on a charge of soiling liquor without a license. A Press Association telegram from Westport states that the coal shipments last week were:—Westport Coal Company, 9323 tons lewt and 14 tons 4cwt coko. The mines are shut down over the holidays.

At Lyttelton on Saturday SeniorSergeant Ryan, Detectivo Carney an d Constable Thomas raided two houses, and a quantity of silk and hardware goods wero taken possession of. As a result proceedings will be taken against a man for alleged theft. During the recent heavy gale in Hawke's Bay dense clouds of travelling soil from tho ploughed paddocks \ farms obscured the plains. It was estimated that fully six inches of soil had been carried away from some paddocks, and the drift on grassy places is paid to be three feet high, covering up big thistles. Those who e:yountored lis travelling soil had a dreadful experience.

In seeing to the health of the men who have volunteered for service abroad, the. Defence authorities have freely called upon the staff of the Auckland Hospital. No fewer than 120 out of tho 2500 men who have gone to Samoa and to Europe have received treatment prior to departure. Many of thorn were suffering from influenza, some from varicoso veins and" similar ailments, while f.vo or six wero successfully operated on for appendicitis Several men from the forts wore included in the total and about half a dozen are still in the wards. Fortunately there have been no serious cases.

Considerable amusement was caused in the Auckland Police Court on Wednesday when a well-dressed visitor from Wellington complained to Mr E. V. S.M., of the treatment he had leceived at the hands of the polico who hod arrested him. "They asked me my name, address, religion, height the colour of my eyes," he said. " They also took my valuables, snatched my hat, took off my tie, collar and braces, and said that they would lock me up like a common burglar unless I lodged £5 with them." Mr Frazer (says the "Herald") pointed out to the complainant that he had been treated exactly the same as anyone else who is taken to the lock-up, and added that the arrested man, if ho shows a tendency to kick, will very likely hive his boots removed as well. The police, ho pointed out, could be no respecter of persons, but he could understand that a highly respectable citizen, unfortunate enough to fall into the clutches of the law, might not fully appreciate the routine of the lock-up. "It may not be the right thing to mako comparisons," writes Mr M. Watteeuw, Belgian Consul at Sydney, to Mr Robert Burns, Acting-Consul at Auckland for Belgium, "but when you see that the contribution from the Auckland province alone is equal to half the New South Wales fund, and is more than the Victorian total, it shows what a tremendous wave of sympathy has swept over your district." In acknowledging the receipt of drafts for £4OOO and £SOOO, making a total of £30,000 remitted from tho Auckland province to the Belgian Relief Fund, the Sydney Consul said the great response from the people of Auckland was indeed most gratifying, and he could not find words to express his deep feelings of gratitude for the sympathy shown towards his nation. " I have read with interest," he concludes, " of the working in connection with the despatching of the clothing, and tho satisfactory way in which this great work has been carried on, from the collecting to the shipping, reflects the greatest credit on all concerned."

A tensational experience befell -he steamer Queon Margaret, which has arrived at Auckland from Newcastle, on a recent trip, when the vessel was in the vicinity of the Caroline Islands trading to Newcastle with a cargo of timber. This region has been patrolled since war broke out by Japanese warships, and it was a common experience for the Queen Margaret to be constantly stopped and examined by the search! ightc of these warships. One night the vessel was pursued for over half an hour by a. warship, which kept its searchlights playing upon her continuously. Shortly afterwards the battleship drew up alongside the Queen Margaret and fired a shot across nr bows, so that she was compelled to heave to. A boit was launched from the patrolling cruiser, and about thirty armed Japanese sailors, accompanied by several officers, boarded the tramp. was -thoroughly examined, and her captain was informed that the Japanese cruiser had previously fired blank shots as a signal for the trader to heave to. After a strict search had been made the vessel was allowed to proceed on her course. The importation recently of a large shipment of sea-grass furniture from Kong Kong ha,s given Auckland Furniture Trades Union another argument in support of the protests made by it from time to time against tho competition of Chinese furniture. According to a statement made by the secretary of the Union, Mr W. Manson, the war has very seriously affected the furniture trade, and the Union regards with alarm the importation of El tides whi-m might have been unrein Auckland. Furniture made of se?grass has recently virtually supplanted wickerwork in popular favour, and a considerable quantity has been made ill Auckland from raw material procured from China. Though the manufactured article is subject to an import duty of 20 per cent ad valorem, tno cost of labour is so much less in China that it can be landed in Auckland, Mr Manson stated, at a much lower cost than similar furniture can be produced locally. So far as the Union is aware, the prices at which the furniture is sold to the public do not show any such distinction netween the imported and the locally manufactured article. A Press Association telegram states that the Napier Thirty Thousand Club's second mardi gras wins opened on Saturday morning with a procession, which was over a mile long, on the Marine Parade and through the town. An immense crowd, estimated at twenty thousand, lined the streets and occupied every vantage point on buildings along the route. The displays in the procession were of an excellent character, some being, perhaps, the best ever seen in New Zealand. The exhibits of the soft goods trade and the natives of Australia resident here were particularly fine. The Maori Queen's canoe was a splendid piece of work. Procession awards were received by the Japanese tea kiosk (part of the soft goods exhibits), Napier Woollen Mills (Belgiau battery), Australian display (" The Commonwealth") and Rolhnson and Son ("Fibrous Plaster"). Numerous displays, decorated motor-cars and cycles, and teams of American Indians and cowboys were included in the procession. At Nelson Park the coronation of Queen, King and Maori Queen were interesting ceremonies. Numerous sideshows provided amusement for tln> visitors and several arena events were got off. The grounds were brightly illuminated in the evening and the first day closed with a brilliant works display. New Year's Gifts.—Many charming lines suitable for New Year remembrance will be on view until New Year's Eve at Messrs Hastie, Bull and Pickering's, Cashel Street. Goods packed and posted free of charge. 1 1898

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In the Excelsior Hall, Lyttelton, i.fit evening ■ the Lvttelton Methodist Church choir, assisted by Miss M. Clark, Mesdames Newell and Livingstone, the Rev A. Mitchell, Mr W. Bailey and a quartette from the Lyttelton Marino Band, sang Christmas carols. There was a large attendance and a collection was taken up on behalf of the Belgian Fund. At a Gregg shorthand examination held recently the following pupils of the commercial classes of the West Cliristchurch District High School gained speed certificates for seventy words per minute: —Tna Jones, Gladys Searle, Ivy Brown, Edith Fisher and Elmo Champion. The candidates were examined by Mr J. Wyn Irwin, New Zealand representative of the Gregg system.

The lady superintendent of the Cliristchurch Hospital wishes to acknowledge with thanks receipt of the following gifts for Christmas: —Pr.rw.tions, Mesdames Palmer, Hobday, Monteath, Pyne, Tacon and Blackburn, Miss Slater and Mr J. Bates; toys, Mrs R. Moore, children of Standard 11. at Elmwood School and Miss Cottam; sweets, Mrs W. H. Cooper; and all those who so kindly sent flowers. Several anonymous gifts have been also received.

A Press Association telegram from Dunedin states that already there are four promised candidates for the Dunedin mayoralty, Councillors Clark, Green, Marlow and Myers. This large field, states the Dunedin correspondent of the "Lyttelton Times," is doubtless due to the fact that in future the term for which the Mayor is elected will be two years instead of one year as ha 6 been the case hitherto. Appearances indicate a keen contest and increased interest in municipal affairs. The following donations have been received on account of the local work of the St John Ambulance' Association:— H. Hunter £1 Is, A. E. G. Rhodes £25, Dalgety and Co. £1 Is, D I.C. £1 Is, C. P. Kay ss, Thomas Chapman £2, Kaiapoi Manufacturing Company £2 2s, G. Rutherford 10s, W. W. M'Kinney ss, W. Strange and Co. £2 2s, W. Hall £2 2s, D. Rutherford £2, Aulsebrook and Co. £2 2s, John Addinell £1 Is, Grand Lodge U.A.O.D. 10s (kl, W. Monzies £l. F. C. Lukey 10s, Anchor Lodge. U.A.0.D., £1 Is, H. W. Piper £1 Is, Lyttelton Harbour Board £lO, Miss Acland £2 10s, E. Cuthbert 10s 6d', N. Menzies £1; total £6O 15s.

The following aro the results of an examination of a first aid class for women, held on December 22, at the St John Ambulance Association's rooms:— Mesdames M. D. Godby and N. Rhodes, and Misses D. Humphreys, H. M'Donald, M. Pyne, E. Prins, I. Prins. M. Rhodes, J. B. Wilkin, B. A. Wood, P. Boyle, E. Helmore and M. Macdonald have each qualified for the first certificate of the Association, and Miss C. Wilding has qualified for the Association voucher. The examiner reports that of the fourteen candidates all passed well, and that as a whole the class was the best ho had ever examined. No fewer than four obtained full marks, and the lowest secured 89 per cent. _ At 12.30 p.m. on Saturday the services of the Sumner lifeboat were required to assist a small yacht in difficulties on the bar. The one man on board was attempting to beat out from the estuary against a strong easterly breeze, and sea, and was driven among the breakers. All the members of the brigade were not present, and the boat went out with F. Hi bell (in charge), G. Hibell, G. Vere, J. J. Carter and two volunteers. The man on the yacht was taken off, but ho had not taken in his sails nor let his anchor go. Later the boat went out again to try and 'save tho yacht. The crew consisted of G. Hibell, F. Hibell, W. Thomas, L. S. Lavic. C. I. Denham, J. Clayton and F. Woodward. The yacht turned over just before the lifeboat reached her, and after Messrs Lavie and Clayton had taken in her sails the lifeboat was compelled to leave the wrecked craft until calmer seas enabled her to be brought in.

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