The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1905. 1904.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XL, Issue 1, 3 January 1905, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1905. 190 4.

ANOTHER year, big with event! inakvng tho history of the world, has passed away, and the new century, which seemed to have 'bogm yesterday, is already four year: old. It would be tedious to th< reader, and of doubtful profit, tc recapitulate the various happen ings of the twelve months just gon( by in anything like detail, for it may* fairly be assumed that he whe ia accustomed to read carefully th< news in a newspaper hardly need! to be served with a rechauflage o comparatively recent occurrences Like the cold meat cookery of thi boarding house, the dish is unsatis factory alike to the cook and thi diner. We therefore venture to de part from the journalistic tradidition of an extremely lengthy and always dull annual "rehash," and will endeavour, as briefly as possible to review the more iniportan events and topics which are naturally fredh in tho minds of the average reader. • • .» • Of these the war between Russia and Jnpan looms most largely, especially in view of the intimatt bearing it has upon the future relations of a great European Powei with the rest of the civilised world under the ultered conditions which have been evolved by the struggle now proceeding. So far, although the war will have lasted twelvt months in Februai-y, Russia has been unable to do more than hold her own, and now Port Arthui 'has at last, fallen. Dipcussin the chances of the fighi pending tho actual outbreak that is to say, at the end o 1903, the London "Spectator" predicted that if Japan, by a bold stroke, contrived at the outset to clear her own waters, she would cn<jpy an enormous advantage from the beginning, and ghe -wvjuld be conducting a campaign netiX her own shores and in her own climate. With a population larger than that of Franco, and an army Qf 632,000 drilled men close to tho seoue to combat, it noedi'd but the inflictlor of tho disaster on Port Arthur and the subsequent naval victories to place on Russia the tremendous handicap of distance frpm her ical base with virtually no means of travelling except by the precarious and uncertain land route of an imperfect railway. Further, the issue was whether a thousand Japanese would be able to face a thousand Russians on land, and fight them man to man. The record of the battles has shown that the new military Power in tho F^r EaaJ, pan do this, and more. It has' also shown that the greatly vaunted Trans-Siberian railway has not been able to reinforce th^ Russian trflops sufficiently to enable any lost ground to be recovered. Stoessel made an heroic ■defence against tremendous odds at fortified TaJipnwan (Port Arthur)— but to his jielp rfurop'atkin could not come, being first driven, to Myk^pj] and then hold there by tho Japaiu ese armies, Meantime,- the fleetpour rire— tho Baltic Squadron — is hanging about with the wide Continent of Africa between it aad the enemy, and aow may return home, as it can give Port Arthur no kelp. • * t Events directly bearing upon the, infcernafipnftl r^lationy between ihe Great Powers as aii outcome Qf the war now prbpepding indicated till quite recently that the Russian intent has been to inrbroil England and so gain to the Russian side the forced alliance of om or more of her neighbours. By a harsh interpretation of the law of contraband, by illogul coaling of the Baltic fleet, and b.y jlfe Jnpidpify or the Dogger Bank, the crowning folly pf an ill-advised and shprtr sighted policy, it seemed as if intended to force Great Britain into a conflict so as to widen the sphere of belligerent operations. But tho temper df the nations has been misjudged—and the modern spipt is Hot i» favqur c»f rushing into a quarrel on tho side Qf the loser, Russia thus finds herself isolated. In addition, the inevitable consoq"uence of disastrous dofeats and falsehoods, evasions and misrepresentations made to hide the news from a press-con so rod people is the uprising of internal unrest, which is as ominous a portent as the condition of France before the outbreak of the Terror of the end. of tjjo eighteenth ' ge^tucy. In Eatfand the year eg far 89 politics are eoucerne* has been devoted to the campaign in favour of preferential imperial trade. The response of lhe great working-classes is not yet c-Jeap, inasmuch as the issue is obscured by ignorance, prejudice, misrepresentation and the cry of taxed and dear food. Neither has the response of Australasia as a whole been yet clear-cut ; ami ji.he Imperial Gpver.nmpnt, instead p? grasping its nettle,' pas head ' ft gingerly, t\i\d sp bpen stu'ffg. Th'p resultß of the by-eleotione, always an indication of the state of the parties at. a general election, seem to point to a Ministerial nefeat at. thp polls Bu.t it must be remem>4'ed that the measured swjng . q? £he constitutional pendulum ijj Qji.eat Uritain has as much to dp with the possible return of thp Liberals to power as the apparent failure of the Chamberlain gospel, I or the paltering compromise of I trade retaliation and imperial con- ' ferepce offered by Mr Bolfour and hia Cabinet. One npw faetqr which wijl certainly have forcje,' howe.ye^, ! is' tfoe growth of the unemployed. The present winter at home is pro» ductive of much misery in consequence of the reaction following the ■ Bper war, the dislocation of trade by the Russo-Japanese war, the cotton crisis, and in a minor degree by the indiscriminate dumping of foreign manufactures on British $oil. Tfie opportunity is naturally jpmg seized by Pr-qteptiGniStJ} t0 (point the mpral that there would b^ more work and wages if the goods coming in free were made lat fcome, This half-fallacy, whiph

is regorged as a tvhoie-iallacy by freetraders of the old school who will not realise that times have changed since x Cobden's day, may aid by its moiety of truth the contentions of the Preferential Trade party, and enable- the latter to capture the heart of tihe British working classes on the rebound. In Australia, political parties have been too busy, interchanging seats on the Federal Treasury and Opposition Benches to give 9uch heed to the preferential trade issue as the subject "aeserves. Mr Deakin, the successor to Sir Edmund Barton, was driven from office by the Labour Party, who held power for a time. But they in their turn were ousted by a combination of which Mr G. H. Reid is the figurehead, and the latter is temporarily Premier on sufferauce by a very narrow majority. He has consequently to "ca canny," an art in w<hich he Mas ever been proficient. Hence, for this and various, other reasons, the Australian states as a foderal whole have not as yet given a distinct pronouncement on Imperial preference and the propoaa, to hold an Imperial Conferonce is hailed by political parties with delight as postponing a decision on the question till local matters cease to obtrude themselve— a period, one would , think, which might be placed among the Greek Kalends. Meanwhile, Australia is digesting a brand . new scheme of defence, suffering from the operation 1 of the White Australia principle as affecting the mail-services and sugar growing in Queensland, and wondering if after all federation is the success it was expected to be. In this regard Queensland feels the pinch hi the direction of her canefields of the north ; New South Wales feels it in loss of primacy ac^centuated by compulsory retrenchment ; West Australia feels, it in an enforced isolation duo to the; indefinite postponement of the trans-continental railway schemes, and the other states feel it in reduced revenue and status. Thus, with federation not only not cheerfully accepted but actually opposed parochial and provincial issues continue to dominate federal as well as local politics, and therefore the great question of Imperial commercial union cannot secure for the present the prominence and vitality it might otherwise claim. It may be assumed, however, that if it were possible to take a plebiscite of the Australian people the majority would certainly be in favour of Imperial preference, and it is. probable that erelong a Federal Ministry will act on* this assumption and so bring matters to a head. • • • In our own colony, politics have - not been very prominent ; but legislat on of a kind has certainly dominated, and, in a measure, already altered, men's lives and methods. Labour legislation has been brought to a head by the passing of th< Shops and Offices Act. The measure consolidates existing mca- '_ .suros, and, in the large centres, j where it is possible to gazette J the 3 combined districts, the opera tior j of the early closing provisions is j being attended by much unjust in- _ cidence. The new- Licensing i Act 3 too, has almost revolutionised th/ l , relations of the hitherto indifferenl j mass of the general public to ' th( 3 liquor ' traffic as affecting theii 3 clubs and their rights as travellers f The measure, while it has achieved , , reform in many directions, is cal--3 culated to invoke hostility in _ ' others, and it will be interesting tc 3 note whether its evident purpose - the arousing of the indifferent ma- . jority to vote more definitely and I solidly for or against no-liconse at L the next polls, wjll be. achieved. The land question, intimately associates t as it is with the labour problem ii the rural districts, is slowly l>u( . . surely coming to the front as a fac j tor at the next general election i The Fanners' Union, which has steadily grow* into considerabU political strength, is alarmed at the [ proposal to revalue leases too fre- ' ; rmently. and seeks more freehold ] ! for the .security of its member's . • The Premier, always opportunist has burked the reckoning by the | i usual resort to a Royal Cotnmis- * sion ; but the "land campaigners ' * I intend to m-ake themselves heard. ; , and to sock reform, which they cer- | , tainly would secure were it not for tho everlasting predominance and l * tho unrest of the no-license issue, which obscures and regards all other real reforms to an | extent •. which many deem unwarrantable. i » • « [ Apart from politics, although the Government would have us believe that politics have all to do with ■ it. the country has enjoyed a y£ar ; . of prosperity in spite of the tigh'tr ;. ness of the maney market and th© . dislocation of trade consequent on ' unsettled international conditions. i The price of wool has kept hig'h, i and tho demand for New Zealand I wools especially has continued. Tho 1 price of meat for export and local consumption has also been satisfactory, while nearly all cereals 1 j have had a profitable market. Thus, ; ' thoßft aids; in conjunction with the I steady maintenance and growth of s■th > dairying industry on modern ' j lines, have helped to innke the lot 1 . of the farmer fairly prosperous, and ! tho reflex action is noticeable in j the towns in better business and i gre-ater commercial activity. The 1 barometer of national prosperity, tho revenue, maintains \\.s iiigM returns, on paper i,t least, and, eyen after deductions for Ministerial «x- --' nggerations and book-keeping jugglery, it must be admitted that at lpasL there 'is considerable elasticity. Tho new loan, .llso, has j been floated on very favourable - . terms considering the state of the money market, and thus ih^ coloty I appears to have tided over so fav . tho period of inevitable reaction. I whjch has bet In after the Boer" war. » * t * Locally, the year may be regarded [ as having been fairly prosperous in spite of some nasty knocks, due ■• principally to the ravages of fire and the feeling of insecurity thereby , eause.fi jn the pity yyith regard to 'the ! wftter supply of the higher residential levels/- It is a sign of the fi.na.nciul soundness of the community ■ that there is so little general complaint, although the world's and the '• colony's money market has tightened. The record of insolvency has beer* almost e^ceptipuaJJy Jighfc, and the unemployed question, has happily been conspicuous By its absence. The building trade has been fairly and steadily active, and it is worth , noting as a sign of the faith of finaur ciers in the future \k&\ pebuijding after fl?e> hfta invariably begun piQmptly. The ashes of the former factory of Griffin Bros., Limited, were barely cold ere operations were resumed with fresh capital, and like a Phoenix from the flame3 has arisen a new factory of brick now happily in full work employing all the old •hands and more. Similarly, , wijihm a fpip Lfcurj $ vbe, 4es»riic>iqq qf Messrs Everett Bros, new build.in.gs id JJftrdy" Street the workmen were electing a new and yet more exten- '. sive structure on the same site. ' Similarly, new and better structures have ai-iees from the loss of Wilkie & Co.'s and Mrs Anstice's business establishments. Again, the disaster of the Nelson College fire was not permitted to paralyse effort, o,r hinder achfloj worker play' for & raomentj while alrfo from the warm embers oi the Stoke Industrial School there ba,s , fceeu arising a new edifice, now nearing completion. At Collingwood tpp, though tbjfl destruction pf the to^fnahiy afc first' n^ade the residents lqse heart, the question of rebuild, ing is only a matter of time, I*♦ * * [ At the beginning of the year the ratepayers, by majority, sanctioned the borrowing of money to inaugurate a qpmpjeto scheme of drainage. But various events have tended to defeat the objects pf the poll, and so far no decisive step has "been taken to secure the first instalment or indeed any part of the loan. The rise in interest has something to do with the delay, as the market rate current is more than that sanctioned. Bi4 H is the opinion pf many that, had there been' any really earnest deWe t9 § a r rv Q u t the spneme withoaii '

aindrance and postponement, »i way Dut of the difficulty '.may have been found by now. This larger issue in local municipal politics has been obscured by various smaller ones; but it is hoped that the return to a smaller body, recently resolved upon, Hiay make for improvement. The waterworks extension, on which a sanctioned loan has been spent, is ready so far as the larger dam is concerned, but the work of connecting the reservoir to the ' reticulation has been delayed from various causes, and such delay may be held partly responsible for the destruction, of the Nelson College by fire. But the problem of adequately serving the higher residential levels of tb.3 city with a pressure of water sufficient for fire extinguishing purposes may never be solved under a gravitation scheme where the highest point of storage is only a little more elevated than the residential heights themselves. The question of auxiliary local reservoirs, which this journal has always kept to the front, and which made itself apparent again last June, when a fire occurred in .Mount Street, is now more insistent than ever since the loss of the Nelson College. The solution of the great problem of a perfect water : supply. for the city will probably be in the distant future, when the Roding River may be tapped, irrigating the plain between and furnishing Nelson not only with adequate pressure for fire-prevention, but also motive power for a host of small industries as well as large ones. • * * * * The Corporation overdraft continues to grow till it is perilously near the legal limit if indeed in strict law the limit be not already exceeded. The time is not far dis-. tant when the " nettle must be grasped" by an increase in the rates ; but of course local bodies always " shy" at such a proposition, however urgent the need may be. The city gasworks may again come to Lhe rescue as the " milch cow" ; that is to say, when the additions a^d improvements now being carried out are completed. But meantime the former elasticity of the gasworks revenue has not been manifested during the past year or so. • * • * With regard to harbour improvement, the Harbour Board has gone on steadily with the work till now there is something substantial to show for the expenditure of the ratepayers' money. It is considered morally certain that the new channel will be ready for traffic in about eighteen months from now, and at a cost which will not necessitate a rate. It is proposed that instead ol the full width originally designed ere the channel was opened a narrower cufc x shall be made to serve, with the work kept going till completion, adapting execution to exigencies as thej arise. Considerable and steady progress is being made with both th< mole and the cutting, the contraci for stone having been let, and th< dredge and other work being done b] day labour. A large area of land a the Boulder Bank has already beer reclaimed, and it is expected that when the present entrance to th« harbour is closed and ther.i is communication dryshod betweei Wakefield Quay ami Haulashon Island, this reclaimed land will be o extreme value. At Timaru the areas reclaimed by means of the shingl* dredged by Harbour Board &u paying in rents, etc., more than the interest on the outlay— and it is confidently hoped that the Boulder Bank and mudflat reclamation in Nelsor may do similarly. The Bo.ard has gone on with its functions in spite oi many troubles, including a legal action with its first engineer, and resignations of some officers. Now the storm. tossed bark is in smoothei waters. The third election of th< elective members will be held next month. It is not known how many of the present members will stand again j but they have had four yean of office, and some of them are quite willing, and even anxious, to make room for their numerous critics. • * • • Among local changes may be noted the retirement of Judge Robinson, and appointment of fylr, |Eyre Kenny in his place, a.n.d, also the retirement of Mi>. Webb»Bowen, almost simultaneously, Mr. Kenning being appointed Clerk of Petty Sessions. Mr, Sfcrachan, an Inspector of the Educa'tion Department, lias left Nelson for Marlborougb. Mr. Naylor, for some years organist of the Cathedra l , went to Napier oarry in the year, a- d hia successor is Mr. T. C. Webb. Among those who have teen called away by the hand of death are many old and respected residents, some of them pioneers of settlement, including Messrs Everett, J£go, Songer, D. Sclanders, John Gibbs, R. Ranken, T. York, G. Roughton, Roderick Mcßae, Captain WhitwelJ, D, Bum, Mesdam.es Jacksou, Green, John Kerr, and others. * « « • A movement which fittingly wound up tho year at Christmas thije was a collec_t}o,n |he erection of a hospital far Jqeal eoneumptivos. The r-espoese of the citizens to the appeal of the. Health Officers and the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was very generous. The ci^y gave the respectable §vim of £450 with some mare to come, and the country districts are expected to augment this sum substantially, while the Hospital Sunday collections are yet to be made in the Churches. The amount carries a Government -.subsidy of 24s in the £, and a.-, ths estimated cost of the building suggested by the Health lie, partment is a-bout 4? 1 800, ii may be legitimately expected thfet an immediate stajs with. tt*9 ereotion may be n\ad.e, trusting to fio.tur.6. Hospital Saturday and Sunday (joJiebiiionS to defray the relatively .small balance remaining. With regard to the proposed hQspitftl for infep#6iis diseases, he Magistrate has apportioned the liability of each local body, but happily the matter is not of extreme urgency, as at present at least there is ! not a single reported case, of infec. iiqua dis&a'se ia the 'city, « • « • In conclusion Nelson begins the new year with high hope in the future and strong heart m the present, and to all who read these lines may be confidently wished, i A Hii|.-Y and Prosperous Nf.w Year

The traffic on. the local railway jeaterday was very heavy. The number of tickets issued ■•. from the town station was 1150. All the available rolling stock ai^d staff were re^Xiisiti^ne^, and tb,p pffienala (ikl their best "for the comfort and. convenience of passengers. The down train reaching- town between 7 ajid 7,30, was one «f the longest jsceii on the line, and speculation was rife as Jenkins' Hill was approached as to whether "she would get up." The progress , up 'the hill was slow, to be sure, tyu^, steady, aftd was -watched by hundreds of eager faces. leanUig ovfa: tb,e sides o,f ttic^trucks anS oiit Qf tho ' carriages, However, "gj\«".-g{p.t §ftfely up, and home was -reached without a»y, unusual iucictent,.

The award of iho Arbitration] Court; in regard to the Carpenters' Union: and ' the Labourers' Union I disputes camo into . operation from to-dajf. In reference to the carpen tens it is learnt that the Union Committee met last night, and con- 1 sidered 17 applicatiangifpr permits, a Of this number. lQt",K^'e granted, a two referred to-v£heiJDhairman of ( the Conciliation 'Bpard; and five were adjourned for Mrthier inquiry. • A few men, it is understood, have 1 been discharged, pending the com- , pletipn of definite arrangements ; ■but it is not expected that they \ will be out of work for more than \ a few days. It is further under- j stood that the employers intend j 1 to adhere to the award of the \ ' Court, for the present at any rate. ' A young man named Walter Waikey riiet with an accident at Messrs Fleming & Sons' establishment nn Friday last while working a circu- . lar saw. One of his fingers was somewhat badly . cut, but Walkey j will tie able to resume work in n. few days. In connection with the Tinline Scholarships it is learnt that the College Governors have decided to award the scholarships to the scholars who received the : highest number of marks, viz., Geoffrey J. King (Reefton), 572 marks; and Eldreth Findlay (WeStport), 7 marks. On the recommendation of the examiners ' (on accouirt of the hdg-h marks o>>- i tained) Philip Jory { Richmond) and Alfred Bryan* (Westport) will divide an. Educaition Board Scholar-, ship? of £20, tenable for two years. In regard to a complaint made that Geoffrey' King was already the holder 6t a Junior National Scholarship, ami therefore should not also 1 hold a Tinline Scholarship, it wouid appear that there is nothing in ;fcho regulations attaobing to oiuhei' scholarship to the effect that this^xjannot ibe done.^ It is, however, considered proflbia/ble that King will rell-4juish the National SshohirshdpT A yoyng man named Roland Shea met with a serious accident at Waketield yesterday. He was returning from the Richmond sports on his bicycle, when he ran into a trap, and was thrown off his machine with great violence. Ho was picked up and taken to his home.i and Dr. Pearless was called in. So far as at present known, Shea had two two ribs broken, and also sustained internal injuries. In the senior championship crickot match Athletics v. Brightwater, played at the Park on Saturday, when stumps were drawn the position of the game was as follows :— Brightwater, Ist innings, 106 ; second innings 80. Athletics, Ist innings, 38 ; 2nd innings 16 for 4 wickets. At St. John's Methodist Church on Sunday, last special collections were takenTlp in connection with Thanksgiving services, when the sum of £107 was contributed in order to pay off the circuit debt. This end has now been achieved, and the fund is claar of liability. 0a Friday evening in the Theatre liQyel, Mr G. B. Nicholls, .of the New Zealand Alliance, will give a lecture on "Xuts to crack for opponents of No-license." Questions are invited. Mr Nicholls is an able advocate, and a good attendance is expected. No-license workers - are requested to meet Mr Nieholls, the Alliance agent, in the Methodist Schoolroom, Hardystr<K:t, to-morrow (Wednesday) erei 'dr 1 , at 7.30. On Bell's Road, Richmond, >esvtcrday morning, as Mr A. P. Lucas was driving in his motor car £ horw attached to a trap (containing four occupants) belonging tt Mr Charles Gifford, and driven bj I- Mr Thorlburn, became frightened ai ' the approaoh of the car, which wai e g'oir«g very slowly, and swervet e to the side of the road and capsiz „ ed into the gutter. The occupant! of the trap were thrown out,. bul 6 fortunately none was injured be if yoind Sustaining a slight bruise oi a two." e We have received from Mr Bruse--0 witz a dainty almanac for 190.3 designed in coloured flowers and of n 3 graceful shape. f A dire brok-o out in an unoccupied cottage in Queen-street, Richmond, 1 shortly before 12 o'clock on Sim--3 day night. The Brigade were called f out but the flames had obtained , such a hold that the cottage was * completely demolished. An adjoin- . ing cot-tagc rented toy Mr TPQ.g, N«al<> (at present an inmate of the 1 Hospital) was 'b^dly burnt at one r I end. The water supply seems to e I haw been very deficient, and was a l subject of much adverse comment ki Richmond yesterday. This is a f matter whioh will no doubt receive J tho •uttention of the Borough Coiin--3 ciL . » 3 Tli.) Union Steam Ship Corn.na.ny } of New Zealand, Limited, is now Engaged in the prel,mh\ary work Inc ident to tha publication of a j high-tJass. literary magazine, the hUtiftl number of which will appear > About April next, under the title of j " The -Red Funnel." The mag-a---t zinc will in no wise bfe a guide book or traveller's hand book, but " will be confined exclusively to the - varied literature that goes to the making of a popular magazine- for ' the home, the club, the library, and for the traveller by rail or sea. c Its contribxiting staff will be drawn f from the ranks of the best writers, statesmen, educators, journalists, ' missionarirs, travellers, and popul lar authors of fiction. Orders for the first number may now be rUaoed with booksellers and stationers. Among tho bookings at the Masonic Hotel are LadyOnelow and Lady DaioJUv Onslow and the Hon. Huia onß,lo,w 4 who were to have arrivod t)iia KADHiing by the Mapourtka. T^^ sfcearaer, however, has beeu unable to got out of Wellington, and the arrival of the paity is at present uncertain. Lady Onslovr intondod to have remained in Nelson until Friday* but the delay of the steanmr wfty oause an alteration to b« pade in the arrangemonta. The vital e'atiatica for Nelson for the month of December are aa follows : — Birthß, 24 ; mirriages, 6 ; deaths, JQ, The total number of births during. 1904 was 272, against 235 in 1903 ) of deaths, 124, againgt 164 j and of ma>riage9, 96, against OT. ; Messrs Tasker & Levien, ' notify that 'they have been appointed Nelso* agents for the State. Fire. Insurance Department, and are pr€(pared to accept fire risks from, the. 4th iast. ' Tomorrow, a.t 9sBO, at the Richmond stackyards, Messrs Bisley BroSij and Co. sell 32 milch cows, La tie estate of the late R. W. W. King&m ; 20 head on behalf of Messjjs Delany Bros. ; and a general entry? of 1000 fat and store sheep, •weS|i and lambs etc. Mi, Oreenwood, Dentist. New Surgery opposite M. M. Webster, TrMJUgifcr-street. Motueka , . J an . 30 aatf 81. Collingwood, Feb., early. liii Christmas Presents C. A. Ripper bflers the best value in Nelsojß. All boods marke din plain, figures. Hapfiy-stveot, VICTORY BUTTER— Be sure aid sk Irour grocer for Victory Buttei, *ure and delicious.— Advt. Tl e English newspapers regard "Wh!y don't you come homo, Bill Bayey?" as the mop.t popular rmiSlc hall song of the day. It is j said] the reason why Bill loft home was] because his house was not comiortibly furnished. But what completely broke him up was the old noisty rattletrap sewing machine x\i wifefuaed. In sunny Nelson no seu sitild wife need beg her huaban^ to com* home, for sjio would ensure his happiness, by getting the house com; brtawy fixed up at Lock s for Cash, or on "Lock's easy payment i syqt^m, and she would buy one of those "Jfew Century" Atlas SewS&g Machines. They are noiseless, worl : backwards and forwards without (changing the stitch ; will sew frorcj fine silKto sixteen thiakaen^ea of fprfar; and will do, w^u-fc that a machine spiting or *14 cannot;. IdQ. Aa^d ap t^eee Atlas Sew- • ing IMaohiites came direct from the maljfersi to Mi? Lock, the Universal Provider, they are sold at almost <j»ne-third of the p"rice of many ot&er machines. Over 100 looaji teatbpo, I niali about the famous Atlas Sew- > Ng iMaohines ca^ be. seen at liOjck'au*: