TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17264, 4 September 1916, Page 6

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The Postal authorities advise that die Uiverina, which is due at "Wellington from Sydney to-day, is bringing Australian mails only. v

, Mrs G.uy Thornton, wife of Chaplain Guy 'Thornton of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces,, commenced a series of mission meetings for girls in their teens at the Y.W.C.A., Latimer Square, yesterday afternoon. There was a largo attendance of young girls. The meetings will be lontinued at 7.1 k) each evening this week with the exception ef Wednesday.

On the roll of honour of the Secondary- School Assistants' Association there aiv thirty-four names. " Secondary teachers," states the annual report of the association, "have answered the call of their King and Country, and arc now lighting the forces of a nation that seeks to impose its tyrannous will upon the world. Some of our colleagues we shall not see again. They are dead. Somo havo been maimed and wounded, but all of them havo our undying gratitude for their willingness to sacrifice their lives for England and fov us.'' Public feeling at Paeroa and Waihi has been stirred (states the Auckland correspondent of the "Post") over a distressing incident that occurred in the 'Paeroa cemetery a few days ago. A Waihi resident lost his wife, whose family resided at Paeroa, and the remains were brought to the latter town for burial. While the funeral service was being conducted it was noticed that a constable was in waiting with a horse, and trap, and after the ceremony he arrested the bereaved husband on a warrant for failing to make provision for maintenance, of an unborn illegitimate child. The assembled friends intervened, and it was found that the' name of the person in the warrant was quite different from that ol the man threatened with arrest. The constable withdrew after being satisfied that he had taken the wrong man. That tickling, irritating cough will disappear if you take Loasby's m stop 11 "—ls 6d, 2s 6d, 4s 6d. Chemists and grocers. X "When in town have Steffano Webb take your photograph. It will please your friends too. Petersen's Buildings, High Street. X 4

At a meeting of the executive of the South Canterbury Farmers' Union on Saturday the chairman, Mr John Talbot, said that less winter wheat had been put in and the weather had been against spring sowing. He advised that as much as possible should, be put in The Board of Trade could bo trusted to act fairly by the growers as far as Australian imports were concerned.

The poll taken at Masterton last week on a proposal to raise £32,000 for the extension of the drainage system resulted in the proposal bomg carried by 315 votes to 179. The proposal to raise a loan of £SOOO for tho extension of the gasworks was defeated by 321 to 159, and the proposal to raise a. loan of £2500 for the completion of the. municipal buildings was defeated by 250 votes to 234.

The price of cheese is still on the rise, states the " Pahiatua Herald." There havo been offers made and declined in Pahiatua nt 9gd f.o.b. for the season's output. Tho Pahiatua. Dairy Company (Scarborough Cheese Factory) directors made a. sale of the whole of the cheese manufactured since July (medium) .at a price equal to 2s per lb for butterfat. This, so far as can bo ascertained, is claimed to be. a record for that district. On •vecount of the company having made excellent arrangements with regard to the disposal of the output the directors have decided to pay suppliers a progress payment each month of Is Dd per lb for butter-fat. This will be continued until further notice.

3lembers of the Executive Committee of the Auckland Provincial Patriotic and War Relief Association, at a meeting recently, inspected on artificial arm, which is the invention of Mr T. M'Kay. Nelson, a onearmed man. Mr M'Kay gave a practical demonstration of tho limb by doing carpentering, papering, and other work, and said that it Mas possible for any man who lost an arm to earn as much money as he was getting before the mishap. He stated that on the recommendation of SurgeonGeneral R. S. F. Henderson, tho Wellington Patriotic Society voted him £SO for the purposo of perfecting tho "invention. Tho Government bad also considered it of national- importanco by voting a sum of money sufficient for him to go to England to bring the artificial limb to the notice of the authorities there. The members of the committee expressed their satisfaction with tho artificial arm.

Ohe of the most difficult problems for the War Relief Association to solve is bow best to help returned men who have a definite schemo of somo occupation which they wish to follow, says tho " Post." Many of thesci schemes are practicable, while others are just tho reverse. The requests for monetary assistance vary from £5 to £SOO. The purchase of a motor-car may be the aim in view, perhaps by a man who has yet to learn how to drive one. An advance for milking machines, help towards the purchase of a house, tho establishment in some business, payment of rent on a section of land for a period, are .somo of the requests that come before tho Relief Committee. Each case has to be verv careV fully considered. The fitness of the applicant for tho work, the probable success of the undertaking havo to be weighed before auy decision can be como to. and as the man mav bo called ' an unknown quantity,." the difficulties can easily be understood.

Tho Minister of Internal Affairs, interviowed at Auckland on Friday, remarked that the pressure of population and tho rapid growth of tho cities of Acw Zealand, especially Auckland, made it mast desirable that the question of cremation should bo reduced from an ideal to a practical issue. Mr Russell said that in an interview ho haC liad with the Mayor of Auckland ho had discussed with Mr Oanson the desirableness of the city establishing a crematorium, which would be available not only for tho city but also for the suburban borough and surrounding districts. Wellington had established a crematorium at Karon. Auckland Oity wcftild before many years probably extend from Waiteniata. to Matiukau .and it was therefore highly desirable that cernoterios should not be located in this territory. It was desirable that earth burial, which represented contamination to water springs and menaced tho general health, should be avoided. Ho desired to place tho question of cremation upon a. broader footing and had instructed tho Internal Affairs Department to have a report prepared to place before Parliament next session showing wlmt was being done in the matter of cremation over tin- civilised world. Cremation was the usual form of burial in ..Japan, where the necessity of conserving ©very inch of ground had appealed to tho people of that progressive country. The Mayor line! said he would bring the question before tho City Council, in order that a report might bo prepared. " Without the splendid voluntary help of our lady helpers, we men could have done hardly anything," writes Lord Plunket, chairman of the Executive. Committee of the New Zealand Wai Contingent Association, London, to a member of the Advisory Board. Brockcnhurst, stated tho letter, was just being opened, with 1500 to 1800 beds. A large clubroom was also being established, which would provide tea, New Zealand papers, etc. Concerts and entertainments would also be held for all men able to walk, and a small house was being taken over in the village, where two or three New Zealand visitors would live, manage the room, and look after the patients actually in th? hospitals. A clubroom, run by New Zealanders, was being established at Salisbury. ' In London the association hud a tine clubroom opposite the New Zealand Headquarters. A military nurses' rest-ho'iise at Sandwich, to accommodate a, dozen nurses at a time, was also about to he opened; also a hostel in London with bods, baths, and meals lor 170 men.. Tho last-men-tioned was highly spoken of by General Godley and general Richardson. "Wc meet the men as they arrive on furlough at the London stations (often in tluMniddle of the' night), so as to start them right, and pilot them to headquarters to our rooms and to decent lodgings," continues the letter. "The wounded and sick and those on Furlough after illness are cur special care." On the recommendation of the General the association intended to provide the men at the- front with id English papers, as "wicked prices" were being charged. Good organ isu.tion and co-operation have overcome tho overlapping trouble. " From the High Commissioner to the young ladies doing up parcels in tho basement wc are all moved by the same ideal—to do tho best wc can for the splendid men who are doing so much for us am. fo" tho. Empire." Every effort is made to make England like "home to the New Zealanders. The letter concludes with reference to the chaplains who hove done great things for tho men C.ltside England. The officer in charge of tho association's joint store in Southampton is Captain Greene, a Salvation Army man and an Army chaplain.

The best only in Garden Tools, Spades, Rakes, Hoes, Forks, Lawn Mowers besides many useful tools not stocked' elsewhere. Prices always well trimnved at Lewis and Anderson, Ltd., Cashel Street. 1898

Pleasure in graceful line and wellbaJanccd form are universally inborn. My portraits are based on simple, natural lines, yet with full appreciation of the artistic responsibilities they entail. K. H. Clifford. Studio, 153, Cashel Street. *

The Ngunguru correspondent of the "Northern Advocate" states that on August 22 the first note of the Pipiwharauroa (the shining cuckoo) was heard and welcomed, though much earlier than usual. It seldom arrives before September, The soldiers in tiie Hanrnor Convalescent Hospital are in need of cigarettes, and the Ohristchurch branch of the Bed Cross has sent them 1000; Tho society has also supplied writing material, which had run out at tho hospital. The society would bo glad if patriotic citizens could sec their way to supply 1000 cigarettes per fortnight to the convalescent soldiers.

A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that in connection with the payment of a war bonus to school teachers the Minister of Education states that legal difficulties havo arisen with reference to payment to certain teachers and others not under tho control of Education Boards, and tho matter will be considered by Cabinet at its next meeting. The "New Zealand Herald" states thai, the lion G. W. Russell, Minister of Internal Affairs, has stated that, he will visit Tuaka'n, on the Lower Waiknto. at an early date for the purpose of officiating at the ceremony of unveiling the marble obelisk erected by the Government, on the site of the Alexandra Redoubt, in memory of the European soldiers who fell in the Maori war in the vicinity of Tnakau. and whoso graves have been located in the cemetery adjacent to the redoubt.

Tho conversion of the forests into timber for the markets is still going on in the North of Auckland. Tho Hukeronui correspondent of the "Northern Advocate " (Whangarei)' reports that Messrs King Bros, are fast cutting down one of the local landmarks, u largo kahikntea bush. It is getting very thin and fhey expect to finish about Christmas next yea*'. They havo just finished loading 2-50.C00 feet for a vessel at Opua, and havo started to load a hour one million feet for a steamer at Onerahi.

The jurors in the protracted trial of the. " pro-,.'iet" Rua at Auckland aro to he allow od 2s 6d a day above tho Usual remuneration of Bs, together with any expenses they incurred in tramway or railway fares. .The case lasted fortyone days, so that on the basis of tho 2s Oil alono each juror will receivo £5 2s Gd.

"They believe in Hell because they live in'it," said Captain Ba/.eley at the annual meeting of tho British and Foreign Sailors' Society in Auckland. The speaker was describing tho conditions 'under which firemen in ships lived, and he said that he had known mission workers to be ill after visiting firemen in their quarters on board ship, so terrible were the conditions under which they existed. Tho schemo to improve tho Avon has not been advanced daring the past few weeks. The arrangements have been held up until a deputation from the City C<ninc.il waits on the Drainago Board, in order to make clear the positions of the two bodies. As tho board uses: the river in its operations, tho council cannot act without the board's consent, and tho board asks that, if the schemo is carried out, the council should give it some kind of an indemnity against possible results of the proposed works. The board has agreed to receive a deputation from the council on September 19.

A delightful evening was given rccentlv by the girls of Miss Gibson's School in Webb Street, tho occasion being the break-up night. A variety entertainment, worked up during the term, was given in aid of the Rod Cross Fund. Each girl was responsible for tho salo of three tickets, and the sum of £32 10s was handed to tho honorary treasurer of the society. Tho first'part of tho programme was a musical nursery rhyme play called "A Day With Mother Hubbard." The singing of the smaller children was charming, and reflected great credit on Mrs P. Osmond Smith, who trained them. The reciting and acting of " The Pied Piper of Hamlin " by a group of children was also a clever feature.

A shipping arrival at Auckland last week was the Union Company's largo cargo steamer Waikn.wa, which came from San Francisco direct after an uneventful voyage of twenty-one days seventeen hours. The vessel was formerly known as the Schlesien, was owned by the North. German Lloyd Steamship Company, and before tho war was engaged in the cargo trade between Hamburg and Australian ports. It is understood that the Waikawa was one of the first enemy merchant ships captured by tho Allies a few woofe after the outbreak of the war. The vessel was then steaming up the English Channel btfand to Hamburg with a valuable cargo of merchandise from Australian and Eastern ports. She was escorted to Falmouth, and, after being employed by a British shipping firm for some time," was subsequently acquired by the Union Steam Ship Company. The Waikawa is of 5642 tons gross register, and is a largo cargo carrier. She brought 10,200 tons of general merchandise 'from San Francisco for New Zealand and Australia, including thirtytwo motor-oars and 75,000 cases of benzine

Two interesting addresses were given at the French Club's meeting at Wellington last week. The subject, " Current Events,'' was dealt with by Mrs Seville and by Madame Kendall. Tho war itsolf, the actual fighting, was not to»ched on, but both addresses dealt with matters connected with the war. Mrs Seville spoke of tho effect tho war would be likely to have on New Zealand. She quoted tho opinion of another lady to the effect that when the Dominion soldiers returned from the war it would be found that many were bringing back wives with them, and so tending to restore the balance between the sexes, for both in New-Zealand and in Australia there was a large preponderance of men before the war. She said it appeared from the letters from Now Zealand fcoldiers in France tliat they greatly admired both France itself and the French women. She though it probable that many of the men would bring back French wives, and that this would deeply influence life and literature here in tho future. The lecturer also dealt with a Paris expression of opinion on English women. Tt commended them for being practical and determined. "When the suffragettes wanted the vote they set to work smashing windows. Now that there is a time of stress they get to work in munition factories, and had not scrupled to put on man's attire in order to work' in safety. So, says the writer, there is no longer a weaker sex. Madame Bendall also dealt with matters as seen from a French point of view. She read a French account of Lord Kitchener, as a public man and in private life. Slip also read a poem dealing in a. touchins manner with the soldiers who have fallen*. Both ladies were listened to with great interest, and a very hearty vote of thanks was passed for their .addresses. "Tho Glory of the Garden." Bradbury's Gold Medal Sweet Pens, in 120 varieties, for present sowing, are now nn sale at Messrs Hastie, Bull and Pickering's. Cashel Street. Catalogue with instructions for growing free on application." HI

If you want an Electric Motor, buy a, "British Wostinghouse," made by British workmen, backed by British capital. Turnbull and Jones, Ltd., New Zealand agents. 1898

Save Money 1 Champion White Dinner Ware, 32 pieces, easily replaced, 27s 6d; also tho "Ideal" Blue Pattern at 34s 6d; High Grade "Chester." 47s 6d. full set 67s fid. Try Drayton's, Colombo Street. 74.51

The "Dominion " .states that the decision of the Magistrate in tho charges of breaches of contracts for army cloth- i ing brought agaiiyd Abraham Levy, a \ Wellington manufacturer, is to ho given j at 2.1.5 p.m. to-day.

Mercantile circles in Dimedin, states the " Lyttelton Times'' correspondent, aro amused over the visit of the Board of Trade to investigate the cost of living and tho question of exploitation in Dimedin. It is stated that curiously enough, while the board has at last come to inquire as to the cost of foodstuffs, prices in the retail grocery trade were never lower. To use a colloquialism, the retailers are "cutting each other's throats." As a result of the competitive war numerous grocery lines are being sold in Dimedin at prices actually below imported cost.

Apparently the scarcity of metal coinage is causing people to search, their ancient furniture lor old coins, hitherto regarded as treasures, with a view to putting them in circulation, says tho Wellington'"Post." Two such coins, given as change on trnmcars wore reported a day or two ago, and on Saturday a motorman travelling on a. car while off duty, was- given as change two coins, supposed to be halfpennies, one of which proved to be a George 11. farthing. It is rather larger than modern coins of the same kind, in a good state of preservation, am 1 , boars the date 17fjL

A large proportion of tho shipment of oranges which arrived by the Flora at the Inst week-end was in a. damaged cm dition (says the "New Zealand Herald "). One Auckland firm of importers received as its share of the shipment a consignment, of 3000 cases, of which number only 800 were in really good condition. Of the remaining 2200 cases, 50 per cent were fit for salo after repacking had been resorted to The importer referred to estimates that he-lost n sum of about £2OO on the consignment. Other importers report a similar experience and some of the defective casrs of fruit were disposed of at Is a case. The damage is attributed chiefly to the wet weather experienced during tho growing .season in tho Islands.

Obligations of Reservists under the Military Service Act in regard to enrolling in tho Expeditionary Force Besorve, or to notifying new address it their place of a.hoda has changed since registration, aro advertised in tins issue. Men of military age (twenty years to forty-six) should take care to obtain a clear understanding of their dutv under the Act. Neglect or do ay in this matter makes offenders liable to heavy penalties, including imprisonment. A Reservist who fails to report a change of abode may ho charged with desertion. The •employment of nonenrolled men or deserters is prohibited. A warning is given that onus of proof ir even-case, under tho Act is on the defendant. Cards, forms, information, and assistance are obtainable at any post office. Another important reminder is that it is safer to register thar to attempt evasion of duty. Enrolled men havo the chance of the ballot: men who are not enrolled may ha sent straight into camp.

"Sweet the pleasure after pain."— Notico that expression of happiness and relief brought to people cured of chest and bronchial troubles by using Baxter's Lung Preserver. Its tonic value is wonderful! At chemists and storekeepers. Is lOd Big bottle. 1918

At Armstrong's Sale—Boys' School Caps (3d, 9d, 10Jd; Odd Knickers, 3s lid, 4s 6d. os lid ; Jerseys, Is lid, 2s lid! 3s lid; Bovs' Tweed Sailor Suits, 5 S lid; Norfolks, 8s 9d, lis 6d, Ids 6d; 8 garment Suits, 15s. 1'

AN ANNOUNCEMENT—NEW SERIES "STUD©3AKERS."

The' second series, 1916-17 " Studebaker " cars are now available for the New Zealand market, and a shipment is on its way per s.s. Dunachton, from Montreal, due to arrive shortly. The cars of this shipment come from the Canadian assembling and finishing plant at Walkerville, Ontario, and are distinguished by particularly fine finish, to meet the demands of the overseas " Studebaker" trade. These second series models incorporate many valuable detail improvements. Principal among these may bo mentioned the provision of independent and separately adjustable front seats of tho "bucket" type, together with adjustable pedals, ensuring comfort for the lady driver or the exceptionally tall or short man. The petrol tank is of increased capacity, and is now carried at tho rear of the car, a very efficient vacuum feed providing for an even and accurate supply of fuel to the carburetter. The mudguards are more ample in dimensions, and there are a number of minor refinements, all of which will add to tin convenience of driver and passengers. The general appearance of the now model cars is particularly dignified and handsome. A sample car is now on view at our headquarters garage, 21fc, Tua.ni Street, and all interested in automobilies arO invited to inspect it. Adams, Ltd., New Zealand Importers of "Studebaker" Motors, Christchurch. 1«»