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North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13178, 6 October 1914, Page 4

' Mr'J. GlFriie (Southbridgc) has bec/i Selected"toy of Liberals ; tb toUtc'st' tho 'Ellcamcrc scat. •:: vi»,.:?.«■'■■ v >.•--,»:■■ In reply to a question by Mr 11. MeGalium iu tho, lloii^u 1 Inst evening, tho Minister of Defence said-that all the troopships had been medically exumin - eil/aiid'oiily oiio 'vessel had been found 'dofective;"Thiß!matter would bo foino•Uicib o. v'i... if.?. >■-;; a. - .?■ <>■•■ ■

. The Toronto covrcsjipudcnt of the Oliristchurch "Press," writiu'g, on the ijorious effect of the war on tlio.imj)l(<says that the Massoy Harris Company (whose rcapcrj and binders 'arc well known in North has been! hit so hard that it hasbeen.forced t,oclosedown its works' iii Toronto and Brautford tliiowiug 250p if and. jjlOQijnc.n. respectively out of cmplpyiiicijt. I ..'rhc, company exported largely nil round the world , The annual JioeiaLju connection'with At the Five Brigade's niecHn;; last liiglit ri'ilienibo'r huiuoroUsly proiluccd !i sjuall" 'article ''(lf' merchandise, wo.th about ! a 'sliilliujjt and' suggcsli'd selling it for the 1 liuntly' Relief Fund. The idci-was't'iuiekly acted upon, a::d buying 'mill rebelling were carried on so vigorously 'that in a very few n.iiiules the "objet d'nrt" rcaliw-l the capital suinoi' 50/-, which the members of the Brigade' liavo haiidcd lj ns as a dm.alion to the Relief Fund mentioned.

The Timaru to Christchurch road raco will be run on Saturday, 24th i'October, entries closing on the 12th, Tho prizes will be—First £2O cash and gold medal .value £5, second £5 cash and £ls 15a bicycle, third £2 2s cash and £1515s bicycle, fourth £3 cash -and trophy value £(i, fifth.£2 2s cash aad : trophy value £3 3s, sixth 303 cash and trophy value £2 15s, seventh £1 Is cash and.trophy .value £2 2s, eighth 10s cash and trophy value £2 2b. The fasteat time prize is £l2 12s cash and blue ribbon, second fastest £1 4s cash; fastest time for youths under 21, £5 sa.

tltc Weston Prcsbylcriau Church was held in the hall last Wednesday evening, the B«v.''J. D ( Wilson presiding over a good attendance. The thai! man, in a brief address, showed that the congregation, \vaa-iiv a moat satisfactory condition, ithe membership increased,., while!,,;the financial position was very, satisfactory."Brief but stirring addresses wcro. : givcii by tli: llev. 11. Clark,and. Adjutant.-C. 11. Lord. Songs wcrcrcudercdrbyiMcsdanics Turds and Pygall, MissiM'/Bcattio, Messrs Croinbic, Hcalcy,( and Thomas, and the choir, gave several,, anthems in tholr usual finished stylcj-Mks Sinclaiv acting as orguuist.M :TlieaccoiiiVaiiiiiieiits for tho.iiolou were played by Miss Crowbic.|iiul,Jj.r„WilßoiW:Tho usual votes of tiuiil.li.s, vfojc (tendered, mid ut sumptuous tea brought.-a very.successful meeting to,a dose, • ■■' • ' ' •■•

A howliug'uor-'west gale was experienced in Kurow aiid North Waitaki district yesterday, ''from about ten o'clock inthemiJfnijTg"uiiti] long after nightfall. At mid-day the wind raged with ; !liui;ri|jumviole|i(jc|o|id shortly before 'one* 6 'clock the long line of horseboxes.nineteen J11 ( a)L on. the Kurow racedbiirse, "was blown down and completely wrecked. The'boxes, whicli wcr? siibstiiittially "built"of wood and iron, were onlj- Sqptqmbci- of last ■ VC! M'> ,»«<V(; tA ci '" AVi'QcHago is an unfor tijniitc.' fov-.tlip.Jjockoy Club/ v!f P11».01:'/. 1 jiii lU|;^^s.»op .itllo course e»capod M undanjaged,^Uprooted trees and \vxic .mujtc,evidence of tho v.jjolcncc,of, thc-gale.at.Jts height.

A launch containing,lnspector Paul, of the Department, : mcmbcrs of tlie.poiicfi force, ami a dozen.pfliora proeco'tie'd i'o_, AVliitc,(lsland t a .few days ago to, make 'fiirtlicr .inyjjstigations in connection wi.ili„tlio recent.disaster (aays I the Welliiigt'ou, showed Hit of debris oyer tho site, where the incu 's .quarters.-, stypd^. ji'ft,; over.;.; the manager's'hiit,'ami -lift over, tlio cooking house. A hole was dug down through the hot mudt'u'd boulders Hear tho 4tOf<>f- tho-men'*jqnMtcrs. ;'J'his readied'"what' had previously been the surface, but uotltiiig'couucctcd with the, missing 'iiioir was'found.'' It' would' ap : pear .that tho cruptiou did not occur immediately ■'underneath- where ' tho structures stood, but probably from somewhere near 'the centre of tho sul' phhr lake.'' Thoro sccma to bo only ouo I'ouclu'sioii.' that tho wholei p&y perished, and werdcither carri'Cdbr thrown out ; lo''sea.'' Dob'ris 20ftdc'ep uow cov-cirs-'tho position'wherothelakd was. Tho large; vent orblowholo is. situated here; aiidiis cxtromcly active. BluisMaihcs. can-'bo scou' and ';almost l; puro; sulphur is being deposited round tho sides*. Loud in'- 1 1 yostigations' of, .the shores ijndiljdachds'j| facrfl; mado, tyit; failed to ..find; any 'trace .of 7 .tliei.missing"Jiioji '-■&[ ;-: ]j ';•' |

z An Invercargill telegram says \%k the "Daffodil Day''' lield there on Hntuday will result in a total 'appro^vhtng £6OO, when all amounts come h" In eluded in the total is a donatio l of £IOO from tho railway employers" of Southland

The Waitalu Maoris, though less numerous than those in other districts,, arc no whit behind their fellows m warlike ardoui, Messrs J. P, Benson' (Glonavy) and J. P. Benson (Morven) havo been accepted for Gcruce in the Native contingent,"and it is uudcrstdod that a commission has been offeied to a third At a,mcotmg of St/ Paul's Ladies' Guild (Duncdin) on Tnday tho follow ing resolution was passed,— "As a iiuui; of then allcctiou, and to show then cntiie concuiiciicc with thiu muthbolo\cd utiu's (Venciablo Aich deacon Gould) actions in -regard, to* the .schoolroom,'mid parish matters gonerally, tho St. Paul's Ladies' Guild have decided to disband." ' .-.,,' . News received by a recent mail from America, states that, contrary to goiiopal, expectations, the ill-fated. Canadianliacific, liner Empress of Ireland has moved from the.,spot in the St. Lawrence where she foundered. It appears ith'at the vessel is righting, herself! Strong current's are said to be responsible. The (Canadian Government, announces .that her masts ,aro now only 35ft bolow the surface at high water.

Eight mounted deer heads from Mi' J. J. Spiers.' maguificont cqllcctio;i and oiio'from. Mr Stcffnn,.pf Kuron'',"'have been lent to tho Tourist Dopontnicut to form part of the Government's exhibit at the Panama Exposition. The hoadf. .whjcli should .coiistllut'o nn.pxqollent advprliscmcnt for ..the. North Otugp i district, wore, photographed in Oa)iiaruyoß< terciay aiid were. uftpnvards ■ packed by Mr Stoffun uud consigned to Wellington. . . ~ .. . ,-, ... ~,;.. ..I '•

, A flro occurred at Otiiiko early on Friday morning last, whereby, a ■threshing mill and shed belonging to Mr Charles Grunt were totally destroyed. A,quantity of engineering tools of the.value of. £SO, which wore in the shed, wcrc.nl'so lost, /flic cause, of the lire is : unknown,, The mill was .valued at £175 and the shed at £25, and the total insurance was. only £135 (on she,d> niill> aiid tools). Mr Gruiit is therefore a considerable loser. The insurances .wore effected in the New Zealand ollice... ,

At; the Southland horse parade on Saturday, at Invcrcargill, Mr. J. Patrick's Huron Hold (Baron's Pride—Donna Itoina) was placed first in the class for draughts, four years and oyer, in which there were sixteen entries. There were six entries in tho three-year-old class, and Mr Patrick gained.first and second honours by means,of Lee Creek Perfection and Lee Greek Bouus, both by Baron Bold. Only two trotters, Marvin Wilkes and King Child,, were shown (both lu harness), and of the former the News says that by his perfect action in motion, and good sound .conformation he made, many f rieiids. r. , ■..,! , .•■: :■;,■ ',. %,r., i-.'i; i«;' '■

'' The fdllowiug books tiave been added to tlie list at the Athenaeum and will be available on Wednesday afternoon; —Wide Coursea (J, B Connolly); Sonnic Boy's' People (J. B. Connolly); Blue Water (F. W./Wallace); The Trail of Ycßtcrday (C. A, Soltzcv); Mavericks (W. McEaine); Crooked Trails and Straight (W. McEaine); Mcgon, of the Dark Isle (Mrs J. 0. Arnold); Maria (Baroness von Hultcu); The Full of the Moon (Caroline Lockhart); Evcrbrcczc (0, McCircenc);.The Silver King (A, W, Barrett); Captivating Mjiiry Carstairs (11. S. Harrison); Ilolton of the A T avy.(L, Perry); The Adventures of Captain O'Shca (B. D. Painc);'When the Forests arc Ablaze (K, B. Judson);. The Wilderness Trail (F, Williams); The Mercy of the Lord (F. A. Steel); Cleansing Fires (L. 0. Moberloy);.Pip (luu Hay).

'flic rector of the Waitaki Boys' High School (Mr F. Milncr) lias reported to the secretary of the Navy League (Otago branch) the results of the speech' contest for the silver-medal annually presented for competition by the Navy League, i The subject chosen was:— "That Germany Stands Ethically Condemned before the Bar of Civilisation." Mr Milncr says: "Soinci dozen candidates from the senior school competed. The final was decided by Messrs T. 11. Gill, M.A., LL.B, and T. B. Crcsswcll, M.A., who were inspecting the school at the time on behalf of the Education Department. Tlie medal was won by J."lf. Parr (secretary of the School branch), (i. A. Troup was placed second, and L. If. Marshall and R. S. A. Graham equal for third place. The judges complimented the speakers on their grasp of the international situation." ' r

When addressing the 'congregation nt St.-Peters Church, -Toiiiukn; recently, Bishop Julius referred to tlic way in which Britishers '"lost their'heads" when news of victory was received during the South African war. On that occasion he described "Mafeking Day" as one of tho blackest spots in British history, The hour of victory was. not a time for •.excesses,- but for .calmness and sobriety.. "Don't,'.' he said,,. referring to the present, war,,''be too greatly depressed nor 100 greatly elated, and.for God.'s sako-rdon'i brag," If ho had- his way. he >vould crucify half l(io. reporters ~wlio wrote about British pluck.' On Sunday morning, his Lordship, when preaching ut U>c Cathedral, referred do tho remarks hi} mado at Tcmuka, and said that lie felt very sorry about-them now,. .At tho time ho uttered them he did, upt think they were so, strpng, but.'shicc he bad had lime for rcllectjoii, he rcgrpttc,d that the words had been used when speaking 1 about British deeds of heroism, and also his statement that'reporters who wrote- about- "British ■ pluck should bo crucified if ho had his way, were bo strong and-gave offence.to.u certain section of the community.. From the •pulpit hemado those remarks, and from. the.pulpit'lib would withdraw, them. Ho recognised. that 'the; press-, throughout jhe world was doing its duty faithfully,; .Bol)crly)' and-■Tvitjibut^; bpastf uliicssrChristchurch'Pressor.*( ; '**; ■ ;"^ ; "'■;'• ';f', :

i ' 1/ * * ; ' Almost the sole topic iamong,the good folk qf Enfield iajlhaUf tho .will take place on Thursday next. Most elaborate preparations have been made for the success of the function, and luci> dentally for the complete enjoyment of e\ery patron, and but the final touches i lo the arrangements remain to bo done. The Enfield Athletic mously agreed to assist tho gymktiarfa itoraraittecin carrying out the gathering, and tho efforts of tho combination should cusuro tho long and attractivo programme being put thiough merrily. Visitors to Enfield on Thursday can bo assured of rocciuug much entertainment whilst assisting in a worthy cause-

Tho Otago Lund Board represented bj Mosmß It, T, Baild (Coiiiniissiouei), Aidubald (»ccrc/dij) unci 0. Living stone, A. Kcniij/niid T. A. Munro, "'met a huge numboi of scttlcis of Ku low .Hid T|>|i(.'i Waitaki on Siturduj night to ilimiM the ([iicstioii of tho Omni.iiiiii imi subdiwsion The led lug of the dottlei s \\ua in fa\ oui of tho subdivision of (lie Chtato into sm.tll gi.i ang null, iiml whin ,i show ot h.mds was tailed theic was a lomplctc uiiani mih. Hi Sadd imuiod the scttlcis that the Doaid would do its utmost" to give oltcit to the wishes of the scttlcis, and\ that the Boitnl was pleased to ha\e the opportunity ot meeting the settlors mid'hearing' their views on' tho subject. .'.'.'/