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Mataura Ensign, 15 March 1909, Page 2

i-tive Italian la qieeiod to escape iiracticallv scot. tret'. ho damage done li.v the n'reat earthlako which dcstrovod San Kraut-si™ us estimated at, ;£00,000,l)U0, lint, no i<- lias yt-t ventured to jruoss nt the ■sultaiit cosl of ilip present calamity. If number.-, mean anything. Federal ohllcly in I tic ., for women iters are in Iho iiiiijorilv in no fewer mil Kioni of ?2 Federal constituencies . the .State. Tim |,,tal enrolment >n leloria isr,-l(!,O01. This is made ii|> of N,2(w men and 3IT,!W(j women, an exs oi women ou-r Jiien of !I(J?I. An ilysis of tlic- figures shows thai in rye cities women preponderate, nliilsl the country there are more men. In 10 metropolitan constituencies, for inrniee, ,there are V2'.\C", ni<-u enrolled .'„„ women—an excess of •:"'■>■) women over men. In m-l>an .-cUiratos the same resiih is l.uinrl, ere heme; -10,-173 men in Ballaval, 'lidiKO, and C'orio (Oeelonf!) c.mstilu:cies, and ■l.|.:j.V, women, a dillVrence •W2. In country constituencies ih.. rolment of men totals 1-18,1:17 :,->,l ■" -' i l-'W,H9i», or 1!),.|.|.j mo,-,-

Aii evidcmee. of Hip progress of business 111 Uoro is shown in the fact that John Janne, the well-known watchsury owing to extended trade to remove to moro coiirenient and ccntrallv. situated premises in Holland's RuiMing.?, on the opposite side of Main Street, next to J| r Chas. Stciuis. His watchmaking and jewellery manufacturing department has increased r largely that he finds his present wot. shop too small, and in tho new premises will locate the workroom upstairs. He intends to open out a complete- new sioek in the new Luc! with that object «-;U 1..->ld a sale of his present stock, which he is prepared to dispose of at 10 per cent, below cost - Adrt.

A shipwreck is, after all, a mero incident in the lives of tho men who go to soil, lor thoir livelihood. No fewer thmi tour survivors (throe stewards mid the cook) of tho Penguin disaster are uow back m thoir old calling on the Te Anau, which has succeeded tho IVuRuin.

What tho Scotch ;:'ay. "lie (!■„ s . lm(J thing as you Mould he ea'ed," as the Scotch tay. W ,. am what we are called --the largest and most reliable carrying company m the Dominion. Parcels collected and forwarded to any part of the world at cheap through rates. S»m plo rooms provided for travellers. Furniture carefully packed and transmitted by road, rail or sea. Cartage of any l;md undertaken in town or country. Thousands of clients satisfied yearly. We can satisfy you.—N.Z. Express Co. .1

file nioinbcis ol the Human Catholic Church nl Waikaka purpose holding their animal basket social m tho I'ubhe Hall on Wednesday. This year moro Uian usual interest will bo taken in. thy event becauso of tho presence of several Dunediu vocalists. Mrs A. I'acey and Miss Pacey from that city will contribute several items to the prograinmo, while local singers will assist tho efforts of Hie Waikaka congregation have bf.en very successful m reducing the debt on the church, and the lortheoiuiug social will, it U hoped go tar to wiping it out altogether. A tribute to lmercargill's theatre , bc,( -; u ,f ,aul l»J' AL - Jolm Leiumoiie, tho well-known concert director, who introduced Paderowski and Huuilwurg to New Zealand, and who writes as follows to a friend in luvercargill:—"l should like tho people of invorcar»ill and district to know that Mclba will be heard to tho greatest advantage in your beautiful Municipal Theatre on Tuesday, April 13 (the day alter Kastcr Monday). I consider the theatre second to nono for its size in the Dominion, and can promise your citizens tho treat of their lives in listening to the. greatest singer in the world in their charming theatre." Considerable amusement was caused (luring the hearing of a ease at the Outburst Quarter Sessions last week by tho evidence of a young man from Car-i.-oar. Witness admitted that his only toucher was a private man. lie, however, had not "learned" much Ho was asked by a juror if, when he signed certain documents, he suspected the prisoner of fraudulent, intent. The witness shook his head in a myslilied way and said he did not understand. If wiis im. |Mirtant lliat the (piestiou should be answered, anil the juror, coining down to witness' educational level, asked, "When you signed those papers did you jerry there was anything crook?" The young man immediately understood and to the accompaniment of much laughter calmly replied, "Xo, 1 didn't tumble." A. circular issued Ivy the Hector .Memorial Committee states that the amount so far contributed has been only Ci!3o. "This is <|uite insufficient," slates Uie commit tec, "for the purpose of commemorating in a worthy manner the services rendered to .New Zealand by the eminent man of science whose eaiiic the memorial is intended to bear. A special appeal is therefore made for inrtlier subscriptions to the fund. It will he a thousand pities if tho project lias to be abandoned owing to inudopiate linancial support. the central ■ommittee which was set up in Wellington la>t year with the \ iew of raising money to establish a memorial has now •"-•on reconstituted, and issues the present circular in conjunction with the •omniittces appointed by the Now Zealand Institute and by friends of the aioveiiient in Auckland, Wellington, .'hristohureh, and Dunedin. .Subscripioiis will he gladly received by any of -he members of the committees, it is ■iclieved by the promoters that the general feeling is that the most appropriate memorial would lie a research • irize open to all New Zealand workers whether members of the I'niversity or lot) in those branches of science in ■vhioh the late Sir James Hector was uost actively interested.

Sheep have been coming into the -iouth Canterbury district from other

parts oj the Dominion in great numbers ecently. Tlio s.s. "Whaugape brought !iOO ewes iront Gisbnrne, and is expect•d to return early this week with auitber consignment of equal extent. The iiconiiug .sheep am mostlv breeding •wes and lambs, Hie North J.-land conigumeuts consisting almost oxelushely it young ewes. It appears that the • heep farmers of this district (says the I imam Post') were, encouraged by the ■,ieat abundance of feed (luring the iiiiuiner months to purchase, stock very ■ reely. The present large, arrival)) of ■heep chiefly represent deliveries under -ale contracts completed six weeks or a couple of months ago. Since then coalitions have greatly changed; the dry nea liter of lite last few weeks has great. iy reduced the amount of available feed, and sheep have in consequence become something of a drug in the market. During the past six weeks the price of sheep has dropped ten to twenty per • •out., and those who purchased so freely during the early summer months can scarcely bo pleased with tho outcome of their enterprise. Other influences have I ended to further increase the temporary derangement of tho local stock market. Foreign competition has weakened our Homo market and a large ■lumber of sheep liavo been brought into .he district from the Chatham Islands.

Tin-, twelfth annual meeting ui the district Grand Lodge of Otago and Siuthlaud, United Ancient Order ol Druids, Has lield in Lawrence on Frila.v. Tho District Grand President (ISro. J. llaymos) presided, and in liis ipeniiig addii'.ii congratulated tho .irder upon the substantial progress ;nado during tho year. He continued: ■'l'lii' Hoard of -Management's roiKirt -hows that the increase of funds compares mure than favorably with pro- . ions years and must ho considered satisfactory. The memljershii> continues !d increase, and if not quite to ilie same .■xteut as last year, I consider the adraueii extremely good when we consider that no fresh lodges have been opened and tliaj; some of tho existing ones have i<)(, displayed their usual energy. J desire, however, to especially contra filiate tho Acorn, lvauhoe, Otago, and Gore Lodges upon their really splendid advance, and 1 sincerely trust that all i lie sister lodges will during the iiirom--ng year emulate the lodges 1 have menlioned, especially tho Acorn and Gore Lodges, whose increase, of nicmbcrsliip during 1907 and J DOS amounted to no less than 170 members. This great rate 'of progress in lodges so far away caused the Hoard of Management to receive with considerable pleasure, an invitation given by I.P.D.G. President Bro. J. .Mitchell, of Gore, to visit, tho Southland lodges. To show appreciation •>l the efforts of the oflicers and members in Invcrcargill, Gore, and Colac tt:\y, it was decided to organise u visit wnrthv of tho occasion and tho District Grand Lodge, by arranging f m - the whole of tho board, if possible, to pav Us fraternal respects to our Southland brethren."

Among the mail matter that, went Imvn with the Penguin was a letter eulosing .fcrJU in bank notes addressed by .Mr Hylton, secretarv of the. Atariborough ICducalion Hoard, to Mr Telley, contractor, l'elorus Sound, in puv- » t f'"' the creel ion of a building for Ihe Hoard. The Idler wa-; placed in tho Penguin mail by Hie Post Office to he taken across It. Wellington and there transferred lo the mail for l'elorus Hound. The secretary of the Hoard iirought tho mutter up at a recent meeting and asked for instructions. It ivus explained (says the 'Herald') that the payment was forwarded in notes and not. by cheque (the usual course) in accordance- with Mr Tetley's express wish. Legal opinions had hi taken bv both I he Hoard and Mr T.-tley. and both solicitors agreed that as the secretary had adopted the method of payment'asked for by tho contractor the Board was not now liable lor the amount and the loss must be borne by Air Tetlev. The letter was registered, but the Post Ollice's liability does not extend bevond t2. However, tho Hoard did not wish to lake advantage ol ih- legal |>ositiou, iiiid would sooner lose the monev than seo Mr Tetley lose it. The notes', which consisted of a toll, a .£lO, and two single notes, wvri' all Hank of »mv Zealand pa|>er, and the chairman had interviewed tile local hank manager, who said it, was probnbl* the bank would supply the cash if tho Hoard gave all indemnity that the notes if ever recovered would be restored to tho hank. Tht» numbers of tho notes were not known, but tho prospect of tho notoa ever going into circulation again was so remote that the bank was miitu willing to thus simplify the position. The chairman was authorised to give the required indemnity to the bank- There is an, obvious moral attached to tho incident—always deal by cheque.

Among tlio votes authorised for expenditure by Cabinet on Thursdav were £llOO for the Catlins-Waimahaka railway and £sOll for thy Lanronco-Itui-burgh railway. Shall the Apostles' Creed be used m Methodist Sundav schools!' This was the question put before the recent Metuoaist Conference uud answered by a majority of members in tho affirmative. It was proposed to introduce into Sunday schools the practico of reciting lKirtions of Scripture, the Ten Commandments, and the Apostles' Creed. A person selecting summer footwear at Nownian's enjoys mauy advantages that otflor stores cannot offer. Besides the great number of Boots and Shoes, and the many different materials and combinations, you have tlio services < t an experienced shoe-titter, who understands the individual needs and iequirenionts of each patron, and you will receive quick, polite, unu pleasing attention. ¥ou can also rely on getting your Repairs neatly and promptly carried out.—L). Nowinan, bootmaker. Main street, Uore.—Advt.

It's worth knowing; That if you want cartage of any description whatever done, tlio best j>eoj>lo to do it are tho Now Zealand £xj>ross Co. Tho | company suj>plies suitable vehicles and oxjit'iieiicod men; and anything you want removed, the company can shift it. No dolay, no bother. Cost will bo lowest possible, ltemomber the name: N.Z. Express Co. Uraiicliosall tonus. 1 Owing to an outbreak ol scarlatina ol u mild form in 0110 family at Waikaka tho attendance at tho local school has fallen oil' vory materially. Tho j>atients have been isolated uud are now rajndly recovering. There does not seem to be any justification for a scare, as every moans have been taken to prevent contagion. A rather amusing feature of tho outbreak is tho fact that, the Chief Health Officer of Otago uud Southland could not seo his way to visit Waikaka in connection with the outbreak on account of his liability to curry the trouble elsewhere. Ho advised the local school committee, that his duties took him all over tho province and he deemed it advisable not to go to Waikaka under thocircumstauccs.

During lost week prices of all kinds| of sheep cased very considerably, and it, is not too much to say a tall of Is to 2s (id according to tho class of sheep lias taken place (writes our Kelso correspondent). The prolonged dry weather and tho low prices ruling at Home tor lamb and mutton, together with importations from the North Island, are strong contributing factors to the present low prices. There is small doubt, however, that thero is a silver lining to this cloud. Rain will come, and that oro long, and Homo prices will rise. As for the North Island exports, 40,000 sheep is but a "drop in the bucket," so to speak. Over and above all this, however, wool is right and likely to remain so for some years to come. Therefore, taking the whole situation into consideration, sheep are something uioru tiii'ii go,id property.

An unsuccessful business man detailed in tho Bankruptcy Court :it Sydney last week a hazardous attempt'be bad made to retrieve his position b\ speculation on the racecourse. Sidney Jack, a half-caste Chinese trading ii.Jaek Lem, cabinclinuker, employing seven to eighteen bauds, mostly Chinese, said lie did not know that he was in deep water until a writ in rived from a tirm which demanded prompt payment. He told hi s financiers about it, and they tliereu)>oii got out » writ, with which ho was served on Boxing Day. He thought the races would offer a chance of getting some money with which to pay his creditors, and he went to ft.iudwick. He had never been to races before, he said, though he had seen them over the fence from outside tho course. He took £OO with him which ho had collected from his deblois a week previously. Having paid 10s to go in, he started operations. He heard of a few horses that were likely to win, and accordingly bucked them." He bet on every raco but one, but did not will on a single venture. Tho most ho put on one horse was £2O. After putting £ls on Welcome Trvst for the hist race ho had £5 left out of the C'.'O with which ho commenced the day. A few days later ho got married, and had not been on a racecourse since.

(Jill wanted. Young woman wanted. Building sites lor sate. Pioneer J''.C. meets on Friday. I'so "Snow White" washing fluid. H. Mackay, dcniisl, visits Waikaia next. Friday to Monday. \Vrif;ht, Stephenson and Co. sell timber, etc., on March LI). See tlii> autumn and winter niilliiierv at. McGrucr's. Farmers' Co-op. stock at Hivcisdal March lit. <!ori' Stuck Agents hate more onirics for Uivcrsdalo sale. ,Siiiion and Co. sell new l>oot> and rejuvenate old ours. Try HaiTDii and Co. lor refreshing tea— "Kclipsc" lirand. Allchurch and Laureuti liii\« dissolred partnership. Mac Gibbon and Co. exhibit latC'bt creations in millinery, etc.