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Mataura Ensign, 6 July 1914, Page 4

The attendance fit the Gore Coronation Library for the week-ended July 4 was 315. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Southland School Conii mittees' Association at Invercargill on | Saturday night, Mr Ben. Sutherland (of Wyndbam) was appointed the delegate of the Monzies Ferry committee. The secretary reported that 78 committees were affiliated with the aiscociation, and the prospects of the latter were exceptionally good. The highest price ever received by Mr John ifxvillie for a picture is stated to be £I3OO (states the 'Dominion'). This may appear a moderate figure compared with the sensational prices reported now and again in the press, but it is much above the average paid to most modern artists, especially the younger men. Mr Baillie is of opinion that prices for the works of coming men usually run from £lO to £IOO. Outstanding artists, however, command almost any figure up to £2OOO or £3OOO. , John S. Sargent, R.A., the eminent portrait painter, is said to he unwilling to paint again unless for a fee of ■ £IO.OOO. / "Attack and Defence in Nature", was the theme of an address by Mr Edgar. R. Waito in Adelaide last week. Mi Watte, dealt mostly with the insect] world. Of all his revelations, to the "popular" mind that concerning the bombardier beetle was the most, startling. "Once in New South Wales," said Mr Waite, "I nicked, up 'a small beetle, and I immediately dropped it again. IJoieiv that "I had found a bombardier or artillery beetle. As soon as I took hold of it the little follow fired off a miniature cannon, iv.'cdueing a short report and a, smoke-like cloud. In my surprise I .dropped it into the grass and although I spent 10 ■minutes searching f<* it I never saw it again nor have I ftgam seen cue of its kind. The liquid ejected by these beetles volitilises on. coming into contact wilh the air, and the cloud which evolves—together with the sudden aciompanying report—is so startling that one can imagine the bewilderment of an enemy, and the ease of escape amidst the confusion."

At' a meeting of the Inveroargill branch of the Southland League on Friday evening Mr John (lilki.son delivered a very interesting address on the question of closer settlement and kindred subject?. Deferring to the trouble pastoralists experienced as a result of the rabbit, nest for the last VI months (said Mr Cilkinstm) 2,000,000 rabbits were frozen and exported, and in addition to this .number .slightly over 1,000,000 skins were exnorted for the same ''.eriod, making a total of 3,000,000 exported from Bluff, of a. total value for Txith rabbits and skins of £60,000. While competent authorities disagreed as to Tiie number of rabbits which consumed and destroyed' the feed of one: sheep, the mim'ber could'be reckoned «p 10. If, therefore, instead of 3,000,000 rabbits, we carried 300,000 shew and calculating the a.vorag'?! earning value of one sheep- nt'lOs per annum, they would seo that instead of exporting ;C(>o,(x.v worth of rabbits and skins, the graziers of Southland could carry an additional 300,000 sheep, yielding'them £1.50,000 pel' annum. Mr Cilkison also urged the importance of' the fruitgrowing, and poultry-raising industries stating that the former would shortly represent an export trade of £1,000,000.

Speaking at the- half-yearly conference of the Congregational, Union of New Zealand (Wellington district). Dr. Jones, of England,- said, he had been struck with the hopeful and optimistic outlook which Congregationalists in New Zealand had as to the future: The. Congregational churches in New Zealand were undoubtedly most excellently managed, and man to man the ministers here would leave their English brethren behind. It was one feature of the Congregational Church that they never desired to overlap other churches. If, in village or city, the spiritual needs were amply catered for, then Congrcgationalists were sufficiently catholic not to try to insist that people could only go to heaven through the Congregational Church door.—-(Applause.) In the English village the Congregational Church stood" as the Presbyterian Church stood to the Scottish village. The Congregational Church in the English village stood for evangelistic Protestantism and for religious liberty. Their Church had been noted for its magnificent scholars anddftines in the past; but the world had reached the stage now when it asked for more than ancestry; it asked of the Church, "What can you do now?"—(Applause.)

_ The Gore- Metliodist Church was crowded to the doors last evening, extra seating accommodation having to be provided, in order to. iicar a lecture by 'Dv McAra on. "WJical facts that men ought to know." The audience was composed of men and youths only and the lecture commenced at S.l'o o'clock. Rev. M. A. Rugby Pratt presided and Rev. J. M. Simpson, B~A., led the devotions. The lecturer, who wss attentively listened to throughout, imparted to his hearers in a. very lucid a.iid practical addres? much knowledge that every man and youth ought to know. The evils and deterioration to the human system wrought by the introduction of venereal diseases were pointed out, the effect of which were manifested to the third and fourth generations. The doctor pointed out that medical men were bound to report to ifio health authorities under a" heavy penalty such infectious diseases as typhoid and scarlet fever and diphtheria, and he believed it( would be a. good thing for the. nation in years to como as well as at present if Venereal diseases were a'.fo made notifiable diseases. These, which, had their origin in a microbe, were highly infectious, and more dangerous and far reaching than, any of the notifiaible disease*.. Persons afflicted; with such were a. me.naeu to the community and they ought to be isoTated. Far too much secrecy was maintained over these, matters. Knowledge of tho sexual problem should be imparted to boys and girls by their parents whose duty is was to advise and warn them of the dangers that lay before them. At the conclusion, of the leetnm a hearty vote of thanks was accorded J)r McAra on the motion of Messrs E. C. Smith and Joseph Hunter, M.A. Both gentlemen s;-oke approvingly of the manner i» which the doctor had handled his subject and the information which had been supplied in Mich a practical manner. In response, the doctor said that he felt lie had onlydischarged a duty in giving the lecture and hoped he had said "something that would be of benefit to all r.:'f>u>nt~ especially the younger portion; of his audience. He was quite willing, and he felt sure all the other local medical men, were also, to give an address to the boys at. the High School and others of a similar age. The meeting closed W'th a short prayer and the pronounein«"or the Benediction by Rev. T. H. Eccerpall,

During the JU years Mr W. (!..-Mehaid'ev in rhi>n.,i .of. the jiiddl--| School. Inverea.-gili, n.) ie-s tiiiiii lO.lHiiij pupils ivcrc under his charge. I Inspector:- "WyiHe and Tnglis are considering iho annual examination <it tliii scholars at the .Mataura Public School to-day. The children attending ■the Gore I'tihlie School will lie exam-] in oil to-imiiToiv and Wednesday. ; It is supposed that the tire which do-j siroyed a livo-robuied botco at Aiuier- , son's Hay <>n i'r.day was caused hy anelectric iron 'which iiad boon left stand-! ing with the etirrent turned on plates tho MJuucdiii Star'). .Mr TUlam Kdgar, inn., when step-l ping from his dray on hire-i noon .-dipped on the kerbstone and 101 l heavily, l-roaktng hi.-; lv:'. above tho knee, (writer our 'lV.iniu correspondent). After first: aid had heen applied by Air Willis, the ambulance wai-s sent ■for ana the .sufferer convoyed: to his home. In the Showroom: Felt Shapes for 6d, Trimmed Hats ;ts Cd and (3s (id, Costumes 10s (id, 17s lid and 21k; Ladies' Coats less' 20 per cent, reduction ; Corsets (is lid to its fid for 2s Gd, are swiw of the many harga us at Thomson and Jieattic's Uiggor Winter Sale. Always! remember the goods are the best of their kind and the quality is right up to tho high standard sot iiy this firm. Lost, purse. Lost, collie pup. Pictures, I'rinooss Theatre, to-night. Additional entries lor Guru sale- tomorrow. Ivny.il Standard Pictures, Theatre Royal, to-night. Annual meeting .Mataura Howling Club to-morrow. Meeting re Garni wil Queen. Latham's rooms, to-night. Colliery proprietors notify raising' price of lignite. Give John Craven Burleigh's true hair »rower a trial. T. Green and Co. li'ikl sale account F. Shirley on Wednesday. . Wright, SU'pbc.nson and Co. hold monthlv hot.se sale on Saturday. Moel'ing shareholder;;, Maitlae.d ' Coop. Da'ry Factory to-niovrow night. Goo. Kerr and Co. hold sale account R. It. Saunders on Saturday, July 11. Extraordinary exhibition at, MaeGib . bon and Co.'s to-morrow and Wedne.;clay. National 'Mortgage and Agency Co. have additional entries for Matatu'a , sale. Great sale of jewellery at 25 per cent. : reduction at Baker's. When in -doubt use ''Camp" Coffee , for breakfast and supper. Quickly and i easily made, refreshing and wholesome.