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Mataura Ensign, 20 March 1909, Page 2

'■From Hie commercial standpoint," said Sir Joseph Ward at, Lvltellon. '■»,. hate nolliiiiii to he afraid of. What we Willi I. is a little more hope iinih niav I say it?—a little more couraee.'' .News For Married i'eople. Slnll inis troublesome work, isn't it? lint von can minimise tho bother considerably by ,-elliUK tho N.Z. Kxpress Co. to n'lov'e you. They'll take down your furniture. pack 11, securely, and deliver it safely either liM-iiily or throughout the Dominion. If necessary, they can store it for you. if you conteliMiliile shifting sec Ihein and c;el emulations. Office: .Main Si red. »

i \o fetter than sixty miles of pencil lie.--, all iii lull bcaiinc order, nniv be j''"i»! m Hie Kaipoi Orchards a I Friui- , ley, mar ll:is,tine r; . ynr l ~„ ,1,,, opposite side ol the road, in the ..rounds of the I'l'imley eaiiuiii}.'. I'aetorv. some thirty ! miles of ihe same, kind of tree., arc bein- deali willi by Iho harvesters. All the other nci-hhorine; orchards are also 111 hill .-wine:, and il is an open secret Hun. practical and careful fanning is Sf.-unne; to the Uawke's Bay fruitgrowers a e.iod return for their labor. A concert will be ejvon by the (Jure Oivbcslrd Society in the Town Hail on 'lhiirs.lay eveniiijr. Members of llie orchestra have been in active rehearsal tor some months pasi, and an excellent programme will he presented on this occa.-ion. which will include the I'ollowinjz:—Overture. ••Raymond" ( Anibroise Thomas); danee. -lienry VITI." (Fdwiird Cernian): selection. "Carinen"' (i;i/.oO; intermezzo, "Ciiviilleria Itusiicana" (Mascaeni): march. ■Tiiiinliaus-,-r" iWafiiier). Mrs Power, a well-, known vocalist Irom Duiiedin. will teii-i tier several solos.

Anxious trnliinrs in aro iuijiiirint!: as to the whereabouts of .1 local liusiiics-, niiin who, ii, is stated, • lis;i|i|ic;irc(l suddenly shortly alter Christinas (says the 'Dominion'). It a|i|n'avs that Ii«- used "resit care in makiii- his ijrrpni-iilioiis. for ho lelt ostcni'i!v on a holiday. appointed a suhsfilMl• ■ and got a start of at least six wicks. The man was seen at Auckland -horflv after his departure, hut nothing ■mice thou has Keen heard of him. It I- uiidi'i'nl<iod that wh"U ill.' u'idiiors -o!up 10 reckon up a vfr largo di-ii-<U-»ry will he s!iO\-n. T|„. polio,, iiavitho matter in hand. The light of tliu North Sur ii estimated to bo WO times stronger than that of the b«u,

It was reported at the last mooting of tin' Council of the* Southland Acclimatisation Society that 2741 Jlli of trout had been purchased hy (he licensed fishmongers during the present season. Tim Women's Christian Temperance I'liiou, which is holding „ convention in \\'.llui;;t<.ii iit mesent, passed a resolution ursine, the Iniveninient to immediately introduce ji definite .scheme ni scientific temperance instriii-lion into the Stale school., as a compulsory Mih.h'ct. A resolution was. also passed sympathising with the women who arc fi'phtiu;.'. tor the privilege of votim; in Britain.

An evidence of ihc. progress of business in Gore, is shown in the fact Hint • lolni .lauue. the well-known watchmaker and jeweller, has fouud it'neeeasiiiry oiving to extended trndii to romove to more convenient and centrally, situated premises in Holland's lluildings, on tlio opposite side of Main Street, next- to Mr Chas. Sloans. His watchmaking and jewellery mamifact"urin<; department has increased so ' large!}' that he iinds his presont workshop too small, and in tho new promises will locate tho workroom upstairs. He intends to open out a complete now slock in the new premises, and with that object will hold a sale of his proscut stock, which ho is prepared to dispose of at 10 per coot, helow cost - Advt.

tteeountini; .some oi his earlv experiences in New Zealand Air T. K. Domic, who is nliout 10 proceed to London to take up a position in the High Commissioner's Office, remarked that he has been 113 years in Ihe public service. A serious accident happened to him at Core in the early days, when he was in the KniUvav service .-[ had attempted to put the brake on some and trucks that were moviue; smart I v down flic main line," said Mr Donne', '•but instead of the brake acting las it should the lever merely dropped. I was so anxioii.s when I saw the trucks would collide wiih tin' waitinc express that. I fell across Ibo rails and one of the wheels crunched into niv side just below my ribs and 1 was pushed :iloU", the line until nn body, acting as a drac. slopped tlic'trucks. After that 1 lay' in the Duucdin Hospital lor six months without moving. The wound in my side is not a pleasant sight to-day."

There wi'ins lo In- no limit to tin 1 uses ul the gramophone nowadays. De- . uiil liicuiijcr.s ul the Church ol ijligland who cannot go lo I'huri.'li mill lvlnj are l.urlv well oil linauciallv can hear pari ol tin' beatitdnl services ul the church 111 tti.'ii- own hollies. Tilt- lute Canon I'lcniiug. uliu «as one ol ihi' finest clociiiionists in J'luglalid—his lii'iiulilul voice niiTit'il uilhoiil cllort through tin' large-l biiildingreonccned tin' idea, just beloro lie died, ol speaking tin- morning and evening M'inn» inlu a gramophone, but »» iiiilnrtiinately able Lo say oiil.v

ii lew weil-known hymns lor ropioduciion. The company procured tliu services oi another clergyman and his choir Lo complete the miiriling service, tlic iiconts ol which call now he purchased lor i;:>. . xclusive ul hymns, which cust .'ls (id apiece. A representative ol the •Daily Iclegraph' who listened to the records ol the .Morning J'rayer states Ihiit the service was gone through "most becomingly."

The opinion alrcadv expressed bv Captains Simian" and Aldwell, of the IV toeini and lo Anau respectively, that tile, ill-falvil Penguin struck a derelict in Cook Strait, is borne out by informa-

tion received from Air K. D. li. tiyre, Collector of Customs tor 11 le idle hit, who was interviewed by a 'Herald' reporter. He is ol tin. opinion that- if the Penguin struck a derelict, it was the schooner Pet, laden with timber, which ran on tho rocks ai the entrance lo Pclorus Sound some time ago and clinic oil' ten days later. 'I his theory is borne out bv tho fuel- that after the disaster large quantities of limber came ashore at Kaikouri anil along the Kiaxhounio bench. Together with tlm timber, the bulwarks, decking, fixtures, and debris similar to

a schooner the si/.e of the Pet tiro to be .seen. All this points lit the fact thattho opinion expressed by Captains Stewart and Aldwell bears some signiticance (adds ihe -Herald'), and the only way to .leaf up the mystery is lo locate tho .spot where the Penguin lies.

A mysterious discovery has just been reported from the vicinity ol the Murray Hiver ami Saddle Point, on the Fovi'iiux side of Stewart Island (.savs the Mull' correspondent of Ihe 'Dingo Daily I lines'l. An island cutter was round in the neighborhood iishiug. One of her crew, an Austrian, went on shore in tho dinghy. In exploring about he discovered a solitary individual wandering among the rocks. On being eoniinuuicalid wilh the .stranger was found lit be. a foreigner who soouiingly did notunderstand a word of Knglisli. After a limo it was discovered that he was a I'Veticliniau. To all appearance, tho man was in the depth of distress both as regards food and clothing—indeed, it was lound he Has collecting shellltsh for his subsist once. The Austrian was enabled to make linn understand u tew words, but not sufficient to explain the circumstances. What he could understand was that the. stranger was in no need of ussistmiijo and thai he was mainly desirous of being left, alone; indeed, he scorned I<> resent interference, and ilmrol'oro Ihe cultcr peoplo left him as ihey had found him. Nit one on the island knows anything about him, neither as to who he is or the circumstances under which he came to be where found. The matter was reported to tlio police.

It is interest nig lo note that Lord liurtoii, wlio, according to a cablegram published vesler.lav, left an estate valuod at. i 1 and gave extriiordinary iiislnutions concerning his inlellUOUf ill Older to mill I'd against proniiituro burial, was the head of the -Creates!, brewing business in the British Klllpirc. Tlie founder of I lie Bass iirin was tho lale peer's grandfather, a •a.-ler who thought it would pay belter lo make his own l.eer lliun lo carrv inolhorV At lirst the hulk ol llie linn's business was done, with llussia, until <ilie day the trade was rut oil' l.y a new tarill. 'Tho linn then turned llicir attention to brewing an ale (hat. would stand the, lone; voyage round (lie Cape to India and arrivu there "as clear as amher, sparkling as eluunpagnc, pleasant to taste and wholesome to the liver.'' Tlio result was Ilass's (tiller heer, .mil from tho very first, consignment the trade with India prospered. The story goes thai tlio homo Hade developed accidentally. One day a vessel ■■arryiug 3UO hogsheads of the ale was wrecked in the Irish Sea and much of the liquor was salved and S4>ld in Liverpool. Tim buyers liked it and asked for more, and from this small beginning an immense Hade grew up. llie business at lintlon to-day rovers over I'iO acres of land, employs over IJDOO men, pavs hot tIiOO.OOO ii \iar in duly, ami t:MUHMJ in railway carriage, loads a, many ui 700 trucks a day, and has a gross levenile of over C-J.000.000 a year. Tho immigration ipmslion was the principal topic lor discussion l.y llie members of the Cantcrhurv Fxecutivc of the Xew /calami Farmers' t'nion tile Other alterilooli (says the -I'rcs.s'). Mr Leadley said dial it sei.|nedjo him that the immigration was a yen dillieiilr problem. They had in New Zealand a community that was capable of supporting three times the population it they had tin- available labor and il that, labor was applied to the land m a proper way. While they bad the unemployed cry in almost every centre the rural districts were languishing for lark of suitable labor and the men who were, here could not or would not lake up country work. What had fifteen years of Liberal administration (lone for the farmers, when there were millions of acres of land unpr.iductivo and hundreds of men walking about the town without work ami fanners had to Ho to Hie. other end of the world for I men? Here they had the trades unions trying to "ring fence" round Xew Zealand, but. the men here would uol do the iwcessiiry work. Thev were (old there were plenty of people to do the work, bin what was to he the result this winter:- This was g.mig to be ihe liar.lest winler for ihe last twenty years. The Government would go and borrow more moii.-v and would put the men .in this work and that work at. 7s or Ss per .lay ami get hack -Is worth of labor in reliini anil then the d'overnment. would eo to Ihe taxpayer. They were on the wrong linos altogether. The luuu hero were not prepared to do tlio work. Finally it wag decided: ''That this executive is of opinion that, there is aiiv amount of mom in this district lor l»iiia fide tiirm hands jimd that the Lv-'-utive give every enroiir-'.'.-rueut to any 1, rly that wanted 1 ••■ I men or women of that class to }-• .. Z.-alarfd."

Tho sum of £A Is 3d lias been handed to TTiic-Uv Phil as n contribution to the Bread Fund tiv tho r'.ast (lore School children. As it is Ins intention to shortly close the list so tlmt the money may bo sent Homo intending contributors ;• r<> rc(|iiestcd to for ward ilicit- donations .it once. Our renders will net ice ihiit Dr Cieshani, surgeon dentist, ol Invcrcargill, has altered tho visiting dny lioui .Monday till Saturday in order to suit the convenience ol his patients, who generally rome to Gore at tho week-end. An egg laid hy a Brown Leghorn hou brought into the otfico this morning measured a little over an inch in length, being well proportioned in other respects. While small eggs nrt> not unusual at the end of tho season, this one is being retained by the proprietor of the hen as evidence of par-1 ticular ingratitude on her part. A meeting, ol the Hole Sheep Dog Trial Club was held this afternoon in | Mr Gibbs' rooms, the president (Mr S. G. luder) occupying the chair. There was a moderate attendance of members.. Messrs Crawford Anderson (.Baiclutha) and M. Dickie (Mataura) wrote expressing their willingness to act as judges at the trials and the secretary was instructed to write to Mr \Y. Mc-(iillivi-ny (Lakeside) with a view to getting him to act also. Mr A. {!. Copland (Bushy Park) agreed to provide the sheep lor the competitions. Jt was decided to hold the customary dinner on the evening of tho fust day ol the trials in Mr J. Latham's rooms.

We Are Keeping Busy.—Kvcry daj sees us busy—engaged in carrying, Customs, and express forwarding work. Our cieuts am delighted with out service, and every day send new people along. May wo assist you? Wo pass entries, forward goods, remove furniture, store goods, provide sample rooms. Our facilities aro uucipiullcd, our methods sure, our rates reasonable.f'be N./,. Kxpross Co., Ltd. 1 It Inning been publicly staled thai under tlio new linie-iablo exprei-s trains would not stop at Kdondalc, Mr G. .1. Anderson. M.V.. has been in communication with the Minister tor Uuilwii>» on the subject. The member lor the district pointed out the importance ol the towns of Jidendale and Wyndhain and the surrounding thickly settled country, which lie urged warranted a stoppage. Following is tlio last telegram received Irom the Minister:'Your furl her telegram received. I am getting a report as to the total number ol ticket* issued troni l'ideiidale by express trains and will then judge upon (his whether there is sulfieieiit justification for lidcndale beiii]', made a stopping, place.—.J. A. .Millar.'

Strawberry anil Cowslip (jra/in; placidly on tlio Taruuaki plains, am ruminating possibly im last neek'ij lull tcr-l'al tests, are likely to have a mm distraction !>ooii in tlii) form ol Swis.' yodelling. Smiii' families ol Swisemigrant.-, (says tin- 'Evening I'o.sl' reached Wellington liy llio .Marami from Sydney ou route tor Taranaki whither they ri» to lake lip laiiiiiii[ pursuii- anil iluulilltM hum' tlii'ir \ one. in I In. sweet high pit.lied Mings 01 "yodelling" with which everyone win not been to Switzerland is luiiiiliui hy reason of music hall exposition*. 'I In party numbers tueiily-loiir in all, am tlio only members ivlinse callings an other than pa.biur.il are a moulder anil : curler. A Film anil a l''rcnchinaii wen other I'juropcans among llio Maraina': passengers. Hoth are hound lor tin South with iiiU'iititiit of cinixiic', lie soil lo he t 111 ill 111

A ;;irl ol ahotit lil walked inin the casuaitv room at the Svdnev lii»pitn. one day last week (says the -Herald'i, apparently in ureal pain, and exhihiieu tlio maimed tops ol two lingers whici. she said had heen sen-rely cut at he, work in a factory. One or two olhei victims to accident were thero hoioie her and the sat doiwi to wait lid turn. Hut !>he didn't stay loiijj. Tin sights around lier seemed far 100 terril.il.' for that. In the clutches of th. sliryeoii was a woman whose hand hail hecu severely cut, and he was si itching up the wound. The Human was no stoic, and her groans had a visihle effect oi. the newcomer, «hose attention hecanii diverted from her own trouhle. She lid geted uneasily in her chair. 'Die groans grew woi'bO, and the latest arrival jhisi lively shivered. Kiiiiilly a scream oi pain rang out from the tirsl woman. That settled it. With a Midden Ik>hii<: the factory girl jumped from her chaii. ran out. ol the door, and when last seen was trarellingl at n rapid pace out ol the hospital gale,.

During his ivc-m visit to Wistlaii'. ihc (.'luu-i'-Scci-ftiii'v ol Lands, Mr W ('. Kensington, inspected tlin area <>■ (YoWII l;ill(! \lllilll lllls heel I tak.'ll ll| liv 11 syndicate lor Wood-pulp |jliri>uM'.-. j'ln- hind N situated between Dcroplioi ri\;T. which ilnwi> iiilu lln- Otira, ail' Tcniiiakiiii river, a low niili'A on til l tiii'.viiHiiitli side "I ihc Olirii Oorge Nun.' ..I ihc limber on il is suitable loi milling l.ul is said In 1..- well mlapto,. tor ruin <•( lin;i into wood-pulp. About lll.mill acres li:i\■- lii'i'ii -<•( njiart. wliicl INII.V be C\tclll|oi| In 'Jll,0(Hl acre* I! i:ht.>;iiv. Owing hi I lie moisture o! I lie locality ally blisll ill this llatlll'l rill iNhvii i'a|iully ("rows ana in ami any made will In' restored uilhii a ji'iir or two. 'flu- company ha- not vet entered into possession. Itut it i« understood tliut tl»' necessary capita', in work t!\" industry is living raised illll'llilil. Till' Conditions ol tll<> U'liSl provide tlial within one your from the ditto ol tlic signing ol the lease 11 commencement must lio made willi I literection of machinery.

hi view ol soiue iiusLietv heiim lelt rri;ardiiis the noil-arrival ot tho Niuiroil, a 'New Zeahiud Herald' representative soii).',lit an interview willi Mr B. .I. Hull, ol thristiania, Norway, who i: at present in Auckland and who wav eommerciiil leader ol the expedition in tie- steamer Ant.iritiea ill ltjUl-0. Ml Hull, in reply to a question as t« whether the Niniroil eoiild bo expected lo keep to a dcfuiito date ol arrival said that the very nature ol lite vessol't mission rendered it veiy unlikely tliut she could make l.yltcltou on any oiu liaitiiiiliir day. The vessel misht nol turn up lor weeks and yet- be perfectly sale, tor much depended on the. pack ice. Speaking ol his own experience lie said that the steam whaler Antarctica hud entered Ihe pack ico which paved the open way on December 6, ]S!).|, but did not succeed in iM-netrtitim; this formidable, obstacle until Jnnuiirv 10, IHM. On the return voyage the Antarctica was off Cape Ada re on January 'JO but did not got through the pack ice till February J, arriving in .Melbourne on March IJ. The homo passage, Irom entering I lie pack ieo till arrival in Melbourne, thus orcupiud no less than 4.'> days and the getting through on the south-bound journey occupied ,'('.) days, m that it ought to be readily understood that, with vessels ot the Antarctica and Niniroil type, one could never, even with the smallest degree of accuracy, count upon the date ol return.

A person summer fool wear at Newman's enjoys many advantages that utlicr stores cannot offer. Beside* tho great number of Boots mid Shoes, and tlio many different materials unc combinations, you have tlio .services <i an experienced shoe-filter, who understands tlio individual needs and '»■ quireniPiits of eaeli patron, and you will receive quick, polite, aud pleasing attention. You can ulso rely on cutting your l'epairs neatly and promptly ear ried out.—l). Nowman, Bootmaker, Main street, tioro.— Advt.

Organ wanted. Lambs trespassingSheep trespassing. Church services announced. Draughts players meet 10-nighl-ICauri and hlueKUm timber for sale. Muddy C'reok Sluicine, Co. applies for a claim. Mi.'is Piersou lias staricd drcisnuikA. lialneavxw will be u candidate lor Mntnurn Mayoralty. Hialto skin and hide sale on March 25. N.M. aud A. Co. liiivo camelled their! horse sale, for March. Additional entries to Waikaka stock sale notified.