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North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13145, 28 August 1914, Page 4

A well-known resident of lnchclutha. says the Balclulha Free Tress), who esides close to the bank of the Molyicux, says he has not for ten years socj he river'so low as at present,

A freak of nature, is reported from Kiliikihi. A cow, the properly of a local fanner, gave birth to twin calves, both being joined together at .the back. The twins are well developed iu every Avajy A Chrislcliureh telegram says • that the master bakers, in view-of the 'in-

crease of J!2 10/- in tlie price of-flour since March Dili, are urging the Government to remove the duty from Hour for six months. = ■ , The Wellington Esperanto Society has-donated text-books for the use of

mcmbci's of the 'Expeditionary Force, who may Jind a knowledge oE the'international language of,'use'in Europe, where it has a great vogue. Owing to the illness'of-the. Hon. W. H. 'Hemes, Minister of Kailways, the annual liailways Stalcmciit and' the General Managers report, which -have been awaited with much interest, will not be presented to Parliament this week. At the Waimate. County Council's mating on Wednesday, Messrs Bitchen-' ei, Uait and Lyall, and the chairman All If 11, J{h()des), wercappointcd tourlange ,t coui'eience with, the 'Levels County in Tiniaru to deal with the re-. decking and overhaul of the main south ioad bi ulge acioss the Parcroa river.

The complimentary social that' is to. be tcndeicd to Mr and Mrs Keljy, at Weston, on Fiiday night, was'intended foi a iaicfldl one, Mr Kelly having'resigned his -position at Weston School some time ago The teacher, however, who was appointed as Mr Kelly's suecessoi, has decided to accept anothc: appointment, and the Weston School Committeeagain asked Mr Kelly to reeonsidei his decision, ami, subject to the appiovnl of the Board, take charge again of the school. Mr 'Kelly has neecded lo the icquest of the committee to cany v ou the school for-a tinie, ' and lienfp tlie fuiiftion is a complimentary, and not a faiewell, social. /

A Chvistchuicli firm is building tflir-, ty tianspoit wagons for the' Now Zealand Expcditlonaiy Poicc. <. [

The 'Bcgihtinr of 'Electofs for jWa' taki electoiatc has objected to 1098 pei sons who aio now on the electoinl 101 l

it was mistakenly, statjcd in yesterday's issue that the National- M-j.'t-gage and Agency Company, Ltd., had been appointed sole agents in Oaniaiu for the New Zealand Shipping Company. The local business, of the laitor company will, fiom' September lst/l.e looked after by the Now Zealand Loan and Meicantilc Agency Coy, Ltd.

■]■ ;Tjlic following, men from North pta»o ■lijft Oaitiaru oii Wednesday 'to jOiii : ;t!io 'concentnttioii. camp at Duiiedin:~-J.is. Anderson, John 'Bono, J. E.; iluilco, •Harry Hartley, E. M. Cairns,'; A.; H. Clarke, Thos,. Davis, Geo. King, G. Mil-: lcr, i\ A. Malo)iey,lJ; G. Moirison,-A. M'Kay, D,. W, M'Bo'ugnlJ, J. iM'Lend, A. Q'Leary, S, A. Eaiuage, C.II. Shaw, E, 11. Thompson, Jas. Mohtgomcrio. . At a conference of, the clergy and laity of South Canterbury, held in Tim•am on Wednesday, the question .of the supply of clergy was fully discussed. One of'tlio laity, Mr I'Vuscr.(Tiiiiaru) said that in his opinion tho clergy too doing excellent work, and their'rank's contained many excellent men, but he admitted that other denominations were far ahead.' of the Church of England in preparing niou for their work. Ho strongjy emphasised' the point that elocution should bo oiie of the chief subjects taught; I'coplo wore naturally loath to attend church when prayers, lessous aud sermons were badly dplivercd. / \ ' "'• :

Oncol' the war aviator's risks i 3 a gun which can send a-shcll to a height of four and ahalf miles. These weapons arc adaptable for mounting on a special motor, or on ordinary,gun carriages, or on the deck of a ship. Such a gun, i iixctt on a motdr-carriage, can keep up'wilh cavalry divisions moving

iMid of an army. The carnage is so strongly built tliat.il can cross ploughed fields,'charge, through hedges, and' even cross ditches. The speed, with the engines extended, is up to 30 milos an hour. Th gun, which is on a vortical tenon, can'be swung round with the greatest case. Two Herman lirmsKrupp and Ehriiardt, of Dusscldorfluivo., specialised in these weapons, with which the Kaiser's forces arc well equipped.

New Zealandcrs who are under "t'io impression that they.have only to go to' London to achieve greatness should take a lesson from the following extract from a letter sent.to aFcilding resident by Mr B. K. Hills, a well-known person' ality in the cities of New Zealand (says the Star). Mr Hills states: "Over three/ months have passed since my arrival here, and I have met with no success in getting any kind of work. How Ido wish I were back in' New Zealand, whore" there, is more scope for everyone'' and 1 business people do listen to one in trouble; but here .in awful*—tho rush and competition ,arc so great. I have been to the city oath day' answering advertisements, and. my expenditure in postage and stationery alono is a heavy item."

At Duiiodin on Wednesday Mr Justice Sim delivered reserved judgment in the ease of Cliff and others;' trustees of the Lodge Ivanhoc v. Bryrtnt and other trustees of the Grand Lodge of Druids, Otago and-Southland, arid registrar of the Friendly Societies.'At a meeting .(if the Grand Lodge in March last it was resolved to make certain umondment." t'o the Societies grilles and application was made to the registrar of Friendly Societies to register these amendments under the Act, but plaintiffs objected tj their registration ,on the ground that the amendments contravene.! the provisions of the Friendly Societies' Act of 190!), and on the further glands' that they had not been made in accordance with the rules of the societies Judge Sim. ruled that .plaintiffs wmo. entitled to the injunction to restrain the registration of rules relating i„ t h c proposed consolidation of the funds.

The S.Q.M.S. lias received the following contributions for the Expeditionary Forae:-From Miss Bickncll, 3 caps, Mis J, ft, fcjcwcll 3 pair sox, C'olumba Cluild 2 pair sox and 1 scarf, Mrs M' Adam 2 caps, Nurse Stronach 2 caps and 1 pair sox, Mrs Jack (Fukcuri) ■ 1 ,pair sox, Miss Davis 1 cap, Mrs Sutton o caps, Waianakarua '2 pair sox, Mra. Christie 2 scarves, '2 caps, Mrs Blaci ock.2 pair sox, Miss Gilford 3 pair sox, Anonymous 3 pair sox, Mr and Mrs Hamilton li pair sox and 1 bag, Middle School and friends 7 caps,, 18 hold-alls, 17 belts and 2 pairs sox, Mrs Woodward 3 pair sox and 3 caps, Anonymous 3 caps a.«d 2 pair sox, Miss Luxon 1 scarf, North School 22 caps, 0 belts and 1 holdall, Anonymous- 24 cakes poap and 23 towels, Mrs Dcimioon 3 pairs gos, Mrs Rusbatch 1 dozen housewives, Miss Kay leap,- Mrs Frith 2 caps, North Schools, caps, Miss Eadio 3 belts, Miss Pcufokl l caps and 2 pairs sox, Mr Pcnfold 1 box jam, Tolara Ladies' Guild i caps andT belt, • •' •

At tho present time a very considerable amount of activity is being shown by the various ambulaneo and nursing divisions of the St, Mm Ambulance Brigade, Although formed in tho iirst place as a civil organisation, one of the functions of tho Brigade is to iciidor assistance to the military authorities in time of need) and it is in connection' with the preparation for' this phase of work that the energies of the members of the Brigado are at this time, being made, The Defence Department has recognised the Brigade as the organisation to which it looks ami will look, for assistance, and has agreed to accept it as the ambulance section'of' the newly' fo'iued National Rescne, The Bugade | thus fulfills to all intents and pin poses the objects and aims oi a lied Cioss So

cietj, and all peisons who aie desn ous of paititip.itmg in an> assistance that may be lcqmicd, cannot do bcttci lli.in communicate lwth the Bugade imtliontics The St. John Bugade has a laige and Aaluablc equipment, and llns will, it lcquiicd, be placed at the dispose of the imliiaiy ioices. At a meeting of the local blanch of the Bn gade last mglit t'he nicmbcis decided to offei then sci vices as'a body, m conricttion with the National Reseive ioices, ioi ambulance duty. , x

1 ' •' * ' , The Auckland patriotic fund now exceeds £.17.000., a . , . V . ' In the/- opinion of ioadiiig, itiiistor ' butcheis in Dunediu thcic is no>immediate necessity for any incicase'iu the price of meat. Enquiries made from wholesale meat linns in Auckland'this/ week elicited the info'rnintiojptlmt no rise in prices is contemplated while the stock maikct 1 cumins at the piescnt level.

, A.. ; frpnAWcil^|K»uV yesterday, staged -t'liat a iobllyr ruiiv&liir«;"'; insistent, ithufc. in response 'to thckwish " l of the; majority '■ of members,-niid£ piibliufecling tliroughoutilipvcoujitfy, tlie ; likely to be postponed until March next. 'The.New Zealand Shipping Company 's ; steamer Kaipara, on which 30 guineas'; reinsurance has been pM.is laden, with', a full cargo-of frozen meat, graiu/ and general:produce, sailed from Lyttcltpn ; on July 11, for•Avonmoutlij Liverpool, : ami London, via Monto Video."arid TqiiC:; riffo. She left MontoTuJeo oiwAiigrtst-lst ' anil was due at Teiierillc a week ago. , Many farmers in; theUVairiiarliib the Taihapc Daily Times) are experiencing ! great ..difficulty' ill'' working <jio . farms through : tlieir icinployccs.leajWg.•• to join the Certain instances the :ions have l'clingui n order to go to the iaßHKome listricts the £(n: icutc that farmers arc working''; ices and helping each otgHo till'tbV;' and. '■■".'•'''■*

-The announcement that lhcf"l3uuii) School pupils will 'give, qiic of 'their cfe-' lightful entertainments !ih the )Ps°jl£ House this evening should lie sumcijdft" inducement to all those who itill retaiii.' pleasant memories.of the children'si for- '■ mor efforts to, roll up "ch\ masse oif this A capital programme will be set forth, and the children will hayu thq" support of a number of friends in pleas ; ing items, 'The concert will eomiiieiii'ei' at 1M sharp,' ' ' ll

The large and appreciative audience;;' that attended Hay ward ! s Pictures last; '•. evening had no. reason ,to..be dissatisfied •••' With the quality of the faro submitted . by the management. It is libit' oKten that a liner programme has;bocn-screen-ed in Oaniaru. The star picture was, of course, the/Sherlock" Holme's' 'special, '' Tuc ; Silver Blaze.'' This photo play which was produced uiuloi* the ■aupdrvr- ; ' sion of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, portrays a story of crime aud racing ia' excellent style 'while the character of ■ the famous detective is' adiiiiraby sus^ "■ '■ tnlned throughout. The public arc. well 1 advised to sec this picture before the '. opportunity passes. -The supporting''' 'film's reaolran unusually high standard, ' 'chief among, them being an appealing •" Vitagraph drama "Better Days." "The ' comedy clement as well represented by an , entertaining /sketch ontitlcd" •' "Which .'"dealing with a- tangle of'' twins, and a riotous Keystone comedy '•' •'''Biifflcs." • ?* An' Animal •Acrobat;""-' '' lmpressions 'of' Florence;"'' '" ; English.- and'- f 'Ncw : 2ca'liiii(l^ i,; Animated* we're" lUriirst nl'tft 11 "" Jilms. The programme will be repeat' v ' ed to-night ;r' •■ ■