TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17311, 28 October 1916, Page 8

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The following auctioneers' advertisements appear ° n Pa f e Simes and Co. and Tonks, Norton and 00., Ltd. Commencing on November 5, a train will leave Ohristchurch every Sunday for Lyttelton at 6.16 p.m., returning at 7 p.m. . The Liverpool Depot particularly requests the generosity of the nubUc as regards cigarettes and tobacco. During the last month the depot has put up smokers' comforts in no less than 9000 parcels for the front, and the committee is assured first-hand that this gift must never be left out, so the tobacco and cigarette store needs replenishing. Loasby's "Stop It" cures coughs quickly. Suits all ages. Pleasant to take—lb 6d, 2s 6d, 4s 6d.. Chemists and' grocers. X •• Live and Learn."—Take advant?<?e of others' experience. Thousands praise Baxter's Lung Preserver as tho surest remedy for coughs and colds. Don't experiment longer—use and benefit by " Baxter's," the best. Is lOd buys big bottle anywhere. 1

It will be good news -to many to hear that arrangements have been made by the Lady Liverpool Committee whereby comforts can be &ent monthly to prisoners of war in Turkey. Little cases of carefully assorted comforts are being made up and forwarded monthly. Nothing can be directed to any Special soldier, neither can any scrap of writing, printed or otherwise, be enclosed; but donors may rest satisfied that these substantial alleviations of prison fare are safely forwarded to their destination. ;

A North Auckland family, says the Auckland "Star," has contributed seven sons towards the war. The father of the family is Mr J. H. Saies; a timber worker, of .Whangaroa, and the boys who have loft for the. front are James. Frederick, Bert, Joseph, Arthur, Edward and Alfred. Alfred has been killed in action, and two of the others are wounded. There are still three other sons in this patriotic family, and it is possible that the list will be added to shortly. The summer number of the Boys' High School magazine has been issued, its principal contents being counecteu with the " roll of honour," several excellent photographs being included ot old boys who fought for King and country. Details of the of the various athletic clubs and organisations attached to fho school during the past season are also published. The illustrations include several Gallipoli incidents'. The magazine generally maintains the liigh of previous issues. ••■

Tho importance of keeping up payments on life insurance policies, especially by men proceeding on active service, is proved by an incident which occurred quite recently, states the "Otago Daily Times." The manager of one of the insurance companies doing business in Dunedin,! discovering that a man who had enlisted hod allowed his policy to lapse, communicated with his son, who sent a telegram to his father, who was then in Wellington, advising him to take steps to have the policy revived. This was done just beforo the soldier left New Zealand, and shortly after he reached France he was killed. As a result of the timely steps taken to keep the policy in existence, the widow of the soldier is entitled to a payment of £2OO. Tile death from wounds in France of Sergeant E. J. Carey renders vacant the' position of deputy representative of workers' unions on tho Arbitration Court. Sergeant Carey, before leaving for the front, placed his resignation in the hands of the workers' representative (Mr J. M'Cullough), so that it might be sent in if the need arose. The term of office of both workers' and employers' representatives expires on January 15, 1917, and in view of this it may not be considered necessary to hold a special election to fill the position of deputy representative. Under the Arbitration Act, unions are allowed one month in which to make their nominations, and as the Court will adjourn for the Christmas vacation in less than two months, a new deputy would hold office for at most only a few weeks, and would probably not be called upon to act. When passing through Ohristehurch yesterday, tho Hon J. T. Paul, M.L.C, expressed appreciation of the good work done by the Workers' Educational Association in New Zealand. He has attended ' a conference in Auckland promoted bv the association, the first conference of the kind held in New Zealand, and lie said that an admirable spirit was shown at the gathering. One of the principles observed was that lecturers Bhould learn as well as instruct, and this was very prominent in the proceedings. Although the association had been in existence only two years, there was a marked improvement in the mental equipment of those who attended tho tutorial classes. "Members of the University Senate, professors and educationists were present at the meetings at the conference," Mr Paul said, "and if the association as judged by its results it will wield an influence'out of proportion to its apparent numerical strength." Tho Wellington Education Board has approved of plans for an open-air schoolroom at Lansdowno, near Masterton. The plans embodied suggestions made as tho result of experience at South Wellington and of discussion between the medical inspector (Dr Patterson), the senior inspector and the board's clerk of works. The dimensions of the classroom will be 30ft by 24ft, and it will bo a full length corridor behind, and the central idea is that when the weather is so boisterous that the work cannot conveniently be carried on in the open air there shall be provision for closing the room up so that it can be used just like an ordinary classroom, except that there is no provision for artificial heat. The whole of one side consists of French windows opening outwards, which can be fastened against the wall and the other sides include sashes, sliding horizontally, which can be opened and closed at will. Provision is also made for the adequate ventilation of the room when it is closed up. It will be furnished as an ordinsry classroom.

In a'cablegram recently published in an Australian paper it was stated that an Australian soldier now in. London had said that he had had no fewer ; ;han thirty-three proposals of marriage from English girls. "Three English Girls, ' writing to the Auckland " Star," make the following remarks in reference to the statement:—-" Having recently left London, we 'feel it incumbent upon us to say that, in our humble opinion, this is a gross exaggeration and a most un-called-for assertion For a man to accept the hospitality of the Mother Country, to be honoured and cared for by people at Home, and then to make the above assertion (even if it were true) is tho height of bad breeding and not the act of a gentleman. Our girls at Homo have far too much to occupy them, in the shape of munition and other work, than to run after soldiers and propose to them, and if tho Australian soldier has had the experience stated above then we would ask how he came to know the class of girl he has evidently become familiar with, as no decent English girl has the least desire to go careering round after strange men. We all honour our colonial soldiers, but owing to the fact that a certain amount of freemasonry is allowed, surely it is unfair to disparage our girls because a very small percent; age lose their heads. Is it. only English girls who have this failing? We think not." A country correspondent writes: " We have found Desert Gold Tea very economical and at the same time a good tea."- Thousands of New Zealanders enjoy the same experience. X You will never look better than in the photograph we will make of you. Send one Home for Christmas. Steffano Webb, 252, High Street. IX Don't throw away your saucers. White and Gold Odd Cups, just arrived, 6s Gd dozen to clear, best value. Dray ton's Emporium, 765, Colombo Stre_et. Garden Hose.—The weather prophets warn us to expeot a dry spring season. Don't delay gotting a length of hose and a sprinkler. The best in these goods are on sale at Lewis and Anderson's, Ltd., 112, Cashel Street. X Your eyesight is your greatest asset; it is the ono faculty you can't afford to trifle with. Don't put off any longer, but call to-dav and get satisfactory glasses from JOHN R. PROCTER, Consulting Optician, 200, High Street, Christchurclu X

"Mao" has forwarded 2s to the "Lyttelton Times" Office as a donation to the Red Cross Fund. In the Colosseum to-night, Dr Lester will lecture on "Infectious Diseases. Tho address is one of the series arranged by the Hospital Board in its camnaign of public instruction. Mr I. D. Boag will preside, and admittance will bo free.

At tho annual general meeting of the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association, held in Wellington last Wednesday, it was decided that the war no championHhip regatta would be held in Now Zealand this season. Mr F. D. Kesteven (Cbristchurch) was elected president for tho ensuing season.

Mr 11. O. Duncan, who offered the Glcnmark Homestead for the uso of convalescent soldiers, Jias written to tho Mayor expressing Ins pleasure at tho action of the Patriotic Fund Committee in appointing a committee to inspect tho property, and stating that he will ]>ersoiially discuss the offer with the Mayor on his return from Glen Wye next week.

Colonel Chaffey, officer commanding the Canterbury military district, has received tho following letter from the Hon J. Allen Minister of Defence, regarding the recent parade at the King Edward Barracks: - It was most gratifying to me to see such a splendid parage on the occasion of the Presentation of Distinguished Conduct Medals to Sergeant-Major Atkins and Corporal Rhind. Please accept yourself, and convev to the officers and men, my appreciation of their soldierly behaviour, and tell them that it was a great pleasure to mo to be there with them. 1 hope that they will carry m their memories the reason for the parade, and that the example which these two men have set bv their courage and devotion to duty will ever remain with them, and act'as an incentive to duty to them to carrv out whatever duties they may be called upon to perform in the future with such splendid spirit-

In recent Commonwealth military orders it is stated:—"There is reason to believe that information concernmg operativus is being conveyed by omcera and men of the British Army, m the field to their relations at home, either personally, by letter or by telegram, and that in some cases a code has been elaborated to facilitate the communication of information which would otherwise be stopped by the censors. It is to be regretted that at this stage of the war it is necessary .to explain to all ranks that the sole object of the field censorship and of all other steps taken to prevent tho leakage of militarv information is to secure substantial gains with the least possible Joss. Each officer or man who privately transmits information (even to those on whose discretion he may have the most complete reliance) inevitably facilitates the task of the enemy's agents, and indirectly sacrifices the lives of his comrades. This fact should.be impressed 1 on all officers and men, so that all ranks may co-operate to ensure that the pro- : gress of the army is not imperilled or rendered more costly by the criminal folly of a few individuals who, if discovered, will be severely dealt with. "The British are absolutely crasy over the Australians. They think they are wonderful, particularly since the Big Push commenced in France, and they can't do enough for them." This statement was made last week by Mr J. D. Waeru, Swedish Consul at Melbourne, who has just returned, after a six months' tour of Sweden and Great Britain. Mr Waers went away on a business trip to Sweden, but he journeyed to Great Britain to see. his son, who-fs with the Australian Forces. He said that Great Britain was wonderful —an absolute eye-opener. Nobody could conceive what was being done to,win the war. • It was one mass of soldiers from end to end. Uniformed men were to be seen in thousands everywhere. It was just a huge armed camp, and the people were not only ritaking munitions for their own soldiers, but for all the Allies. Onq munition factory he went over was three miles long. The majority of the Swedish people were distinctly pro-Ally. There were'a few, like Sven Hedin, the author, who were making a noise and creating the impression that the nation favoured Germany. But there was no doubt that the whole of the working and middle classes wanted the Allies to win. As a result ot Mr Waern's visit to Sweden, Aga automatic lights, which aro used in the lighthouses on the Australian coast, will in future be manufactured in Australia. The raw material will be imported from Sweden and will be made up in Australia. An address given by Dr J. T. Bowie, of the Dunedin Hospital, at the Archerfield School entertainment on Thursday afternoon, was a very vigorous advocacy, both from a medical and educational point of view, of the virtues of fresh air, particularly for young people, states the "Otago Daily Times. It was intensely interesting to him, he said, to learn that Mrs Nisbet (the principal of Archerfield) had set out to have in the immediate future open-air classrooms for students, as well as openair balconies for them to sleep in at night. To his mind that would be the beginning of new days for the education of girls in this "city, for when the other schools saw the results they would certainly copy the idea. Our whole modern system of life was tending to compel children and adolescents to spend a very large part of their life indoors, and that was absolutely and essentially wrong. If we were to make our. children the best and healthiest and bonniest possible we must get back to Nature's methods. Our organism had marvellous powers of adaptation, and we gradually became used to the conditions of our dwellings, hut the struggle against these conditions left the organism, on account ..of reduced resistance, an easy prey to germs of disease. In conducting an open-air class he admitted tho teacher would have some little trouble at the beginning, but the criticism would soon die down, absolutely. At first, in their unaccustomed environment, the children would watch the birds and flowers, and their attention would be taken off the immediate lesson to some small degree; but the lessons they would learn from watching the world round them would be of infinite value. The teacher would find that the mentality would become more acute, tho replies smarter, and the children would take up a lesson more quickly and retain it more firmly. The child would have joy and pleasure in the lesson, and would not have to yawn and stretch at the end of the day, as in an inside school. The teacher herself, instead of wanting a cup of tea to freshen her up, would be ready and eager for a game of tennis. Akaroa, healthiest town in Dominion, with glorious climate, electric light, best of drainage, pure water Bupply, salt water baths, the place for your holidays. X Practical patriotism demands that as far as.possible the Empire's money should bo spent within the Empire. Therefore, if you want a motor, buy a British Westinghouse. Turnbull and Jones, Ltd., agents. X No ono likes moving, but the work can be made much lighter if competent men are employed. J. M. Heywood and Co., Ltd., have them, and three up-to-date panteclmicons. Telephones 250, 1241 and 2174. X2 Pleasure in graceful lino and wellbalanced form aro universally inborn. My portraits air© based on simple, natural lines, yet with full apprecia-. tion of the artistic responsibilities they entail. H. H. Clifford. Studio,- 163, Oashel Street. X

A meeting will be held in His Majesty's Theatre at 8.15 p.m. to-morrow, with the object of rousing public attention in connection with the excessive amount spent in liquor and racecourse gambling during the war. .The Mayor will preside, and among the speakers will.be Mr L. M. Isitt, M.P.. Mr H. G. Ell, M.P., Dr Chilton and the Rev A. C- Lawry, president of "the. Methodist Church. At tho Rangiora Institute Hall last night, the Southbrook School pupils and a party of children trained by 'Miss Fuller repeated the entertainment given a fortnight ago for- the Lady Liverpool Fluid, and the proceeds will be equally divided between the Southbrook Red Cross Fund and ,the Liverpool Queen Fund at the patriotic show. The hall was well filled. At the interval the Lady Liverpool Queen, Mrs Hugh Ensor, was presented to the audience by Mr H. C. D. Van Asch. Mr H; Macdonald 1 auctioned a flag for the queen fund, and it realised £SO 16s 4d, the bids being H. Ensor, C: H. Ensor and R. M'lntosh each £lO, H. C. D. Van Asch £7, J. B. Cresswell £5, H. Macdonald £3, W. Parsons £1 and small sums amounting to £4 16s 4d. At the Sydenham Methodist Church yesterday afternoon, about 150 old folk gathered as guests of the church and of the mission conducted by the Rev Val Trigge. There were sixty persous present who were over seventy years of age. and twelve were over eighty. The oldest person was in his ninetieth year. One lady had been sixty-three -years in Ohristchui-ch. and one gentleman came to Now Zealand sixty-eight years ago. One couple had been married for ,fiftynine years, while the oldest Christian was converted seventy years ago. Mr Trigge gave an address, and the old folk were presented with flowers and entertained at afternoon tea. In the evening Mr. Trigge conducted the mission service, and gave an address on the text, " I would, but ye would not-' Special Line Child's Collapsible Push Cars, fold instantly, rubber tyres, facing mother style, only 40s 6d: lowesi price in town. Drayton's Emporium, 765, Colombo Street. ' X Dustless Cleaning.—Messrs Hastie, Bull and Pickering are showing today's methods of cleaning. Their latest Vacuum Cleaner is a marvel. It is simply pushed along like a Carpet Sweeper, and the dust is drawn up like magic J Price 455, Duatlsss Mop* 8s 9d to 8s 6d. a Dustlesa Broom 7a 6d, Dustless Dusters, eto., are also shown. . 4394 : : ALWAYS READY—THE "B.S.A;" MOTOR-CYCLIJ. A good servant and a trusted friend is the "8.5. A." motor-oycle. It is equally efficient for solo or side-car service, and economical all tho timeV Sea the new models. Adams, High Street, Christchuroh. 1838 The 1017 Mitchell earn have arrived. They stand on the pinnacle of defiance, since no car in New Zealand of any make can lower their colours. " HAMLET AND TENCH, 8819 • Sole Agents,".