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Mataura Ensign, 11 December 1917, Page 4

If you are seeking n really good lem peraiiee drink try KOLA-NT P. Tl< keen delicious flavor will delight- you Contains all the excellent qualities o' the Kola Nut. Hotels, and stores.

There is great activity. in the flax industry in the Westorn District- (states che. jliverton paper), and the excellent wages offering are attracting labor from <>fher classes of employment.

Corrugated iron is now such a scarce and valuable commodity that, old buildings are being purchased in several rovvns for the sake of the roofing. A case in point (says the 'Motueka Star') is the old Commercial Hotel in Havelock, which has stood lor over 30 years, and is being dismantled by Messrs Hrownlee and Company. The iron roofing is to be shipped to Wellington.

"When you put 2s (id on a horse land it Jokps do vou <a:et your mone;v refunded ?" asked a solicitor of a constable in a betting case . at Christchurch. "Yes," said the witness. •'And if if. wins do you keep the pioht?" ''No, 1 give it up," replied the constable. The King gives you ±s Gel to catch a man and if you are lucky enough to strike a- winner yon j do not reap the benefit.'' j

"I can see at a glance what is the matter with this boy," said a representative of the Defence Department in the Wellington .Magistrate's Court, when a well-grown lad was charged with failing to attend tho drill of a senior -cadet company. "He thinks he is too t»ig to be a cadet. He wants to be a spare general, or something of that sort, in the Territorials. However, he cannot be transferred to the 'territorials until next year, so he is obliged to continue as a cadet unlit then."

Not every hoy can say that he. has 80 relatives at the front. .. At the annual prize-giving at St. Stephen's School for Maori boys at Auckland, Bishop Averill, when presenting a prize for good conduct to Tamaku Tangiora, stated that this boy had no fewer than 80 relatives at the front. Tamaku is the son of Hape Tangiora, a loyal Maori who served with the British troops' against Te Kooti. Hape was one of a family of nine, while his wife also came from a numerous family, and it is from these two families of the Ngatikahungungu tribe that Tamaku's many fighting relatives have sprung. The relatives at the front include live brothers —one of whom has been killed and two wounded — and the rest are uncles, nephews, cousins, and second-cousins. Tamaku's people come from the Gisborno district.

"It will interest some of your readers to know," said Mr 11. E. Carey,

Government Secretary of the. Northern Territory, who- is at present in Wellington,- "that the State owns all the hotels in a portion of the Territory. The hotels were taken over in October, 1915. Under this system no one ran obtain liquor except through the State liquor store. Between £'Booo and £IO,OOO has been spent in improving existing hotels, and the business showed a fair profit on the first year's working." The system has the advantage, said -Mr Carey, that it ensures the supply of good liquor. An effort is being made, to put down sly-grog selling, but information is difficult to obtain, as no private person cares to lie an informer. Another evil which has been minimised as the result of the change is drunkenness, „and, on the whole, the authorities seenf to have the business well under, control.

The extraordinary method by which a German, 'P. Willms, tried to'escape from the concentration camp at Holdsworth was told before a military court in Sydney recently. Willms was one of- a party outside the main compound for the purposes of recreation. When the men were being rounded up to return to the camp one. of the guard noticed some fresh Jy-dug ground. He placed his foot on one end of the plot, and it sank under his weight. Moving a yard further along he put more weight into his effort this time, and out jumped Willms, who had buried himself with the idea of escaping later. Willms- pleaded guilty to a charge of attempting to escape from the camp, and explained that, in his view' he was perfectly at liberty to attempt to escape. He said he could have escaped hundreds of times on previous occasions, but scorned to break his parole. When under guard the circumstances were entirely different. The sentence of the court was sent to the confirming authorities.

The progress of South Taranaki ami some of its concerns was reflected in some of the speeches made at the opening of the llawera Dairy Company's new branch at Tawhiti. " Mr IT. 'E. Johnston said that the progress of Taranaki was due entirely to the dairying industry. Twenty years ago the best land could have been bought for Cl 4 per acre.; to-day it was worth £BO and the. industry was primarily responsible for the increase. Mr Burgess, manager-of the Bank of New Zealand, said the dairying industry was bound to further increase with the (lifting up of the. land into yet smaller areas. In tlie. course of a few years (lie largest dairy- farms Would comprise not more man 70 or HO acres. Mr Corrigan, chairman of the company, stated that, in 190f the assets of the company were put down at £7770 and in 1017 they were valued at £40,000. The milk produced in 1904 was worth £IO,OOO and in 1917 it was worth £91,000. The butter manufactured iu 1904 was valued at .-€61,000 and 1:1 years later £177,000. The value of the produce sold in 1901 was £.'!b\ooo and iu 1917 £137,000.

Most unmarried men pi' military age can nowadays- bo classed as cither soldiers, reservists, or deserters. One such man at Auckland, however, serins to he regarded hy the military authorities as coming under none of these categories, (says the 'Herald.') When the national register was ' being Coinpiled this man duly sent in his name, received his certificate ol' registration. and waited lor his name, to he drawn in the. ballot. Reinforcement alter reinforcement was called up, till if was announced that the First Division was exhausted. Then the nondescript youth offered himself lor enlistment, but was informed hy the local military authorities that he could not be accepted for service, because voluntary enlistment lor full-age First Division men had been officially closed. Hie employers became concerned as fo their responsibility for employing an unen-j listed man of military years, but their anxiety was appeased by the production of an official certificate that he had offered his services as a soldier and been rejected. Apparently someone, somewhere, has blundered in •allowing him to escape froai the military drag net, for he has been officially informed that no responsibility for ihe odd situation rests upon himself, and that he can continue at his work with equanimity.

Shirts. Our own make in SiU Poplin, Tobralco, Oxford piques, Drills. Flaniiellette, Flannel and Unions Fvery one a fashionable this season's nake and a, perfect fitting garment. Of course, the low price does not de justice fo their worth. They will not last long at these figures, '2s (id, - r >s (id. ■is fid. (is lid, 7s. (id, 8s (id, 9s Od, 10s id, lis tid to 2!2s (id. Our speciality Khaki I'iiion Shirt, (is (id. Roys' Shirts in same with collars and pockets ■2s lid, 3s (id, Ms lid, is (id, os fid. Roys' Shirts in the. above malerials vith collars and bands Is lid, 2s (id, N Mil.. Ms (id. Is (id. /is fid to lfis (id. \len's pvjamas in serviceable materia' )s fid. 10s (id. Vis Gd to 18s (VI. Roys' Pyjamas Is (id, o s (id, (is (id to 9s (id. Specials .made to order. See window 1 ' Hid Mercery Department.—H. and J. ■Smith. Ltd., The Shirt Specialists. Main Street, 'Phone 131.

The Gore Surprise - Packet Committee has extendeu the time for holdersto claim their prizes at the shop k> .Main Street to Saturday, December

Music lovers of £*ore will be provided with a. real treat in the Christmas concert to be held at- the Princess Theatrt on Friday next at 8 p.m. A splendid programme has been arranged with tin i>est available talent, details of which will bo given later. The concert hat been promoted by the Core Congregational Choir and half the proceeds will lie devoted to the Y.M.C.A. War Fund. Seats mav be reserved at Bovne Bros.

| A Wellington telegram states "that the Central Chamber of Commerce" ha-.-been notified by the Marine. Department that all cablegrams relating ft insurance and cargo on vessels carrying troops from New Zealand will be required to be sent to the Chief Post Office, Wellington, for transmission ft Vje High Commissioner in the official code. The High Commissioner will decode the messages, which are subject to censorship both in New Zealand and in London, and finally the messages will be sent to the addressees in Britain.

At the end of the year an oldestablished Christchurch that was probably the best, known in the

city before the advent of the automobile, will be closed down, for good. •The Rink' Stables," which is the business referred to, flourished for over -10 years, and many a smart turn-out has stepped out of its doors. The motor lias now, apparently, definitely discredited the horse, and as Mr W. Hay-' ward remarked to a 'Press' representative, "The motor-ambulanees and the motor-hearses have put the finishing touch on it!"

Mr Jas. Pirie, of Woodlands, well known as an exhibitor of Friesians, yesterday trucked an aged bull, a yearling and a. heifer, chaining the big bull a; one end and the youngsters at the other, intending them for exhibition at the fnvercargill Show to-day. Unfortunately the big bull's chain snapped, it is thought as the result of shunting operations, and he so maltreated the youngsters that they were unfit for the ring to-day. The yearling bull had ained firsts at Winton, Wyndham and Gore, and the heifer at Wyndham ami <Jore. ft is not anticipated that the injuries will be permanent.

The monthly mooting of the Mat aura School Committee held last week was attended by Messrs T. Carroll {chairman), James Ingram (secretary). C. i). MoConnell, .1. W. Aitken, P. Taifc, G C. Ba'teheler and J..'R."Crocker. The secretary was authorised to procure new books for the school library to the value, of £\). The Visiting Committee reported-that the roll number was 1117 and the average attendance for the month 200. It was decided to obtain a quotation for repairing the aspnah jfc the school.- The chairman, ,as delegate 1o- the Southland School Committees Association reported'on'the business transacted and his action in supporting disapproval at the number of private schools which are coming into existence was approved. It was resolved, "That, owing to the difficulty of obtaining special trains, the annual school excursion be abandoned and a local picnic be held instead." T{, was decided to invite Messrs D. Gilchrist (chairman of the Southland Education Board) and John MaoGihbon -(member of the Board) to attend the annual break-up.

"Daylight saving," a reform which the New Zealand Government continues to treat annually with indifference, if not with contumely, came to an end at Home, where it is known as "summer time," at 3 a.m. on September 17 (states;,the 'Press.') It had been in force since Easter Sunday. April 7, and in the intervening period the country had enjoyed 103 extra hours of daylight, and, it was estimated, had saved in- lighting and heating alone, fullv■; two and a-half millions sterling. 'l'he o'xtrn hour of daylight, was hot only of advantage fco those who used it for recreation, but also to the thousands of men and women who since the war began have devoted their spare, time to their kitchen gardens or allotments. This is the second year in which "summer time" has been in operation at Home, •tnd it has no doubt come to stay as in annual institution. The two years' trial, as one paper remarked, "has made us wonder why we. never adopted such an excellent scheme before." Mr Sidey may take courage from the fact that the reform of which this was ■hi id was greeted with derision when; it was first proposed in 'the House of Commons 10 years ago.

Wii.ii regard to tho fire thai occurred at the motor garage of Walders, and <-'(). in Ordsal Street yesterday afl.erno.on, several people suffered loss. The buildings was.tlie property of Mr.James Wright and consisted of iron walls and roof, and was insured for ±IOO in the Queensland Oitke. Mr \Y. Bauer's motor-car was insured, as was also "■one of the. nine motor-cycles burned. These belonged to Dr. Gresham, Messrs 11. Stewart, Casey, Cattd, Smith, Win sloe, and Walders and Co, There was also a considerable quantity of tools and repairing plant in the. garage, none of which were insured, and-the. lirin is. therefore a heavy loser. The workmen did nob leave for dinner, owing to the rush of work, until about 1 o'clock, and while they were absent the fire broke out. The fire appeared to have a good hold when first noticed by one of the employees of Mr McEwan, who first smelt fire, and almost at the saine moment an employee of Henderson and Co. gave the alarm. How the fire originated is a mystery. A motor-cyclist from the country had shortly before the outbreak come in and taking off his overalls hung them over Ids cycle. These, it is presumed, were in touch with the heated motor engine and caught fire, the outbreak spreading to the wooden floor saturated with oil and grease. The fire was fiercest about the spot where the motor-cycle was standing. There was no smithy fire in the garage that day. The gable end and roof of Mi •Ewa-n's smithy aNo suil'ered damage. During the progress ol" the fire the tank of Mr Baker's mofor-cai exploded with a loud report. The concussion lifted the roof of the building several feet and it then collapsed. Fortunately none of the firemen wvro injured ; and the spectators quickly scattered. The fire brigade Mas delaved ■'idly j wo or three minutes at the Mersey Street railway crossing owing to shunting operations —a, delay that many ibought might, haev been'avoided had a, little thought been exercised on the pari of the railway authorities.

Vou won't keep a cold or sore throat :ihove a dav fir two" if von use "NA r XOL." Acts like a charm. Cet it tolay. (.ID doses Is (id. Heifers lost. Hull for sale. Board and lodging wan led. N'ew Christmas goods at Novell's. (•'ore Hand of .Mercy meets to-nighi. Pictures, Princess Theatre, 10-night. Core High School Break-up on Thursday. Additional entries for Malaurn slock £,'ilo. (Jure lied Cross Itunnis close on December l~>. Public meelng at Waimiimu on Thursday evening. Core surprise packets can be claimed up lo December |.">. Core Horough Council publishes notice re registration of dogs. T. Creen ami Co. hold sale of grazing rights at Core on December 22. Notice re Relief Trains for Christinas ami New Year holidays published. Com Borough Couneui) publishes notice re 10 per cent, additional charge on unpaid rates. j

There is never a. street eolleetion in :iiil of n patriot ie t'und hut' has it* pathetic ami humorous instances. An instance of the former occurred at Chri.stehurch the uther day. A seller ol : surprise packets was approached by a very old lady, who carefully untied a two-shilling piece from her handkerchief, and asked I'or two packets. ''Whenever I give- a shilling to the patriotic funds i'or myself I always give one i'or my husband." she ex(ilained. "lie has .been dead i'or 10 years, hut. I always give his shilling just, the same, because I know it he were here how he would love to give the war I'unds. himself." Once upon fi time cigarettes were smoked principally by small buys, generally when no one was looking. Now millions ni' people smoke them and nothing else. The name of the brands of cigarettes.

on ihe market is legion. Hut the best plan is to roll your own. A particularly pure and fragrant tobacco for this purpose is the "Three Diamonds" variety. Tim leaf from which this ■brand is 'manufactured is grown in the Hawke's Hay district, and is scientifically cured" and thoroughly matured lo a. nut-brown color, the resultant flavor \heing peculiarly mi hi and mellow, t'nlikel many yellow brands from oversea, I his brown tobacco is entirely tree from bite and leaves the mouth *woe|, and clean. The proof is in the smoking. Try a pouch of "Three Diamonds", and b<> convinced. There is no increase in price. One shilling will buy •a big stout bag lhat Avill do for 50 fullsized cigarettes.- Consider what, you are saving. 753