LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15234, 22 February 1913, Page 9

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

.'/.-..'.';; «©. : _ '■•/■'■ APPEAL ON BEHALF OF BLIND " ; . MAN. Sir,—Kindly allow me spaoo in your paper so. as to thank all those who so kindly answered my appeal in such a practical "way. Some money has reached me from anonymous subscribers also. At the present time we are waiting for a reply from Australia, re the necessary guarantee required in the case of a blind man landing. Arthur P. Cowie. EASTER OBSERVANCE. Sir,—Your article- regarding having a fixed time for Easter raises a question that may surprise many, i.e., why should there be an observance of Easter?_ There is no Scriptural example or authority for it, the term itself is not in the revised version, the true translation " passover V .replacing the old heathen teim. The passover is a commemorative festival entirely Jewish. According to the New Testament, the first". Christians commemorated the resurrection or. the first day' of every week by the appointed ordinance, and there is not one word of an annual festival. In times past the Easter controversy was very bitter, and altogether unnecessary. Edwin' Cabk. . LOCAL OPTION IN CANADA. Publication of the following received by the Canadian mail will oblige many readers:—"On January 6 last local option polls were taken in 99 municipalities in Canada. Tho No-license party gained 26 (closing some 70 bars), and also secured majorities in 38 other places, but not the requisite three-fifths. Although there were 21-1 .dry districts liable t to attack, the trade brought on contests in 22 only, failing to get simple majorities in 16, and in only one did they reaoh the three-fifths, while no-license was upheld by substantial majorities, in one case by 299 over the three-fifths. Of the £28 municipalities, of the province, 488 will 'be dry in. May next." W. J. Macdebmott. A HOSPITAL VISITOR'S GRIEVANCE. Sir, Kindly allow me to draw attention to a little grievance which., with a little forethought could 'be easily remedied. On paying a visit to the General Hospital last Sunday afternoon with a lady friend we had occasion to pas 3 through the narrow doorj way out on to the verandah, and I was i amazed to find on sitting down that the lady's dress was almost • ruined by being smeared with thick grease. On investigation I found that the hinges of the door I woro completely smothered in thick oil, and it would be a matter of impossibility for any lady to have gone through without getting her dress marked with the oil. Hoping this will draw "the attention of people passing through those doors to be very careful and mind the grease. February 19, 1913. . H.E.C. GRAFTON BRIDGE APPROACHES. Sir,l. see that some able -writer has been complaining about the above bridge not 'being wide enough, and another says that it should have been wide enough for olectrio cars to cross. Now the Exhibition is approaching this is, of course, admitted, but it cannot be remedied. The bridge, however, has an approach from the Grafton Road ' end, and I ask anv reader to. have a good look at it and see if it does or does not resemble an" ocean wave." Also while on the spot they, might Tune a look down Grafton Road citywards arid see if they can discern what is 'to be the rosult of the present scheme. H.G.P. February 18. EQUAL PAT FOR EQUAL WORK. : Sir,— hackneyed phrase looks fine in print", bnt, ladies, "beware of the cat. Rill Svkes was found guilty of breaking three 'windows, also of setting fire to a letter-'box, and of obstructing the police. Sentence: Six months' "hard,' and. 10 strokes of the "cat." Violet Bunch was found guilty of breaking three windows, also, of setting fire to. a letter-box, and of obstructing the police. Sentence: Fourteen . days' imprisonment. This was in England, where the women have no-vote. In Adelaide where the women have tho vote, f a lady was mulcted in £30 and costs for breach of promise of marriage. .On election day a lady got into a crowded tram;car. All tho seats were occupied,. so she fixed : her ; : glare on : a .: young man. 'The young man looked up and said: Going to vote?" She answered: "Yes, I am. like a man." " Well," drawled the young man, "stand there and enjoy your rights like a man," and she was allowed. do 50. •. - Equalitt. DEFENCE ACT FROSECUTIONS. Sir,— ' hink every thoughtful person will agree with Mr. and Mrs. Alexander that eases of lads summoned for failing to attend .drill, etc., might lie disposed of before ine ordinary police casesi com© on. Also, .1 think those lads might be provided^ with seats. I may bo mistaken, but I did not see any in the pen-like enclosure, in which they were kept waiting. The drunkards, etc.. are allowed to sit down somewhere while waiting, I should imagine, and the same consideration might,bo shown these boys. Our visitors are. no doubt, surprised to find in democratic New Zealand that the me a of the Dominion are exempt from military service, while, young lads,.helpless from a voter's point of view, are . compelled to ■serve, and if from conscientious or other reasons they object to do so they are deprived of their vote upon coming of age. This is a stroke of cunning worthy a of Machiavelli. If every man/ under 50 were compelled to train—and it should be all ; or, none—we should soon see whether 7 compul--sory military service were really popular or not. Trusting some change will be made in the procedure at the police courts. ' • 20, Rose Road. r & GIBSON. • ■'■-■ PROHIBITION ORDERS. Sir,—Wo have this day received a typed notice as follows:—"To each and. all the licensed persons within tho licencing districts of Auckland, Parnell, and Waitemata. Take notice that prohibition orders have been issued against the undermentioned persons for, the.space of one year from the date mentioned." Then are given the dates, names, addresses, "occupations of 23 persons prohibited from January .22: to February 13, '• for a period of. 12 months. The notice is signed by Mr. ( H*nry H. G. Ralfe, clerk of court, Auckland, and dated February 12, 1913. Doubtless should any of these unfortunate people enter licensed premises and ask to be served with intoxicating liquors, tho probability .is that he or she would be supplied, with the result that both the license-liolder and l-ho person prohibited are liable to bo brought before the magistrate and heavily fined, _ a "tier of little or no consideration with Woe latter, but of vital importance with the former. As. holders of a license, for the 6ale of New Zealand wines, period of 24 years with a clean record, it is a matter of grave consideration for us now the number of prohibited persons is increasing so rapidly. Surely some means of identification should bo supplied by tho police to assist licensees. We would suggest that sheets of photographs numbered to correspond with the lists of names and addresses be. supplied; to license-holders to display in ',' a prominent position in their bars, and so be able to assist tho authorities in their endeavours to stop the Gale of intoxicants to' those prohibited. Probably a ■ list of the names and addresses with occupations, if published on the front page, of the local press, would act as a deterrent to others qualifying for prohibition orders. Thanking you for publication. J. Wkndel and CO. 128, Karangahape Road, Auckland, February 19, 1913. .'. THE PEACE FALLACY. . 'Sir,—-Never in the history of the world has peace existed without strife, and we may reasonably infer that it never will. Many peoplo who ask for perpetual peace knownot what the? ask; it means tranquility, inaction, death, " contention gives birth to being," and competition is its vitalising element, a general flux would bo. "kismet." Activity, however, born of opposition,.. may run riot in one direction, and man has the sacred and .nysterious power of checking its extravagance, and to turn the tide of confusion, but its ebb and flow g-'jea on for ever, and if we accept this theory, peace on eaitn in the ordinary acceptation is impossible. Regarding the industrial world, we cry peace, p?ace, when there is no peace. Here, again, rivalry and competition is absolutely necessary In many cases operatives in good, i paying industries'are justified in contending i for better Treatment than is meted out to them while phenomenally good management ' merits its reward. Capital, however, has no : riffht to build up immense fortunes at the ' expense of labour. Many misguided workers to-dav are cherishing impracticable ideals of Peace while striving for their rights, and captains of industry are overlooking the just cTairnTof worker.;. A weak point „on the workers' side bee is their net encouraging a competitive spirit smonc_ themselves,, w that the test workman gete the best pay™*, fatal blunder full of pitfalls to their general, wellbeing The workers also often take up the illogical position of denouncing the control-.': lers of labour, .without being -prepared to, v. " '. ' '-'■■". '' ■" ', .'"

supply their place from among themselves, i Whatever the outcome of the .present world- J wide confusion, it is curtail that the good of i the world and the-good of humanity grows ] and thrives on a hearty and healthy com- < petition opposed to a dull and lifeless Utopia J of peaceful tranquility. .....:;• s . Stanley Bay. ; Peter Ellis. V' i , ... ___„ " , } RAILWAY MISMANAGEMENT, > SijFrequent complaints have "been made ' to the Railway Department, both by auc- ! tioneering iirms and fanners, about the late arrival at the saieyard siding, Westfield, of- ( the Wednesday stock train, timed Otahuhu, . 12.23 p.m., but it seems as if they J are quite indifferent V about it, and - are mending matters worse." On ] Wednesday, 12th inst, . this train, with * 18 trucks of stock on for the sale, did 1 not arrive at Westfield till close on 5 p.m. ' 1 new! not detail the disadvantage stock i suffers and the hurry and worry it gives the ' yardmen In not having time "to place the 1 different classes of stock in their proper posi- ' tion for selling. The train referred to is ' timed to leave Pukekohe at 10 a.m., and is ' expected to reach Runciman flag station at ' 10.30. I feel sure, sir, you will think with ; me that there is a screw loose somewhers ' in the management of our railways when it takes a train over four hours to travel a distance of Jess than 15 mil' 1 .-. As a business concern feeling the intercity of their clients, I think it only reasonable to expect the Railway Department to hustle a little, ' and get the stock in time for the sale, especially on an occasion like last. Wednesday week, when they had 18 trucks on. While, writing on, this matter of stock trains I would like to point out the awkward manner of leaving empties at Runciman. They are vory often bumped down two or three chains Wow the trucking yards, and left with several loaded waggons in front of them, and being a hard, ■ uphill grade it is impossible for one man or even two to move these loaded trucks up. If help is not at hand in the way of surface men or others, the slock has to wait in the yards until an engine- comes along, hence.' one source of' delay to these trains. Vl have known in Canterbury of the • leads of the Railway Department i a yjng sin-prise visits.' along the; lines to see 'how the trucks are left and the' stock trains ■ran. If the Auckland officials : acted similarly it would be a litrtls change and relief from their orerous inside duties: they might then find but v where the leakage of time occurred, and thereby probably bo, able to rem this very serious grievance. In conclusion, sir, I would remark that, unless the railway oarvestly endeavours to • get -the stock to the yard siding in time to ■ receive the full, attention of the market, the owners will have no other alternative but to take them by road.. J.Battt. * THE' CLASS ' WAR HERE. ' Sir,;—-It is incumbent on every citizen to ; protect the State. Anyone knowing of anything . ealculated-to wreck the existing order ' 'of society should declare ; it. \ Ninety-nine .'■ hundredths of the . people, here probably desire Taw and order, peace and prosperity, and that justice to employers and employees be meted out with even hand. i Fair wages and reasonable hours for fair work is in tho ; interests of all. All right-minded persons here .want the conditions of fife of manual ; and intellectual toilers to be such' as should ■ satisfy rational creatures. Unfortunately : 1 in most civilised '. communities there , are ■". ■ ■ some persons' who cause needless discontent ■. by inciting toilers not to be satisfied with less than the overthrow: : of '( the existing order of society, the ; dispossession of employers and capitalists,; the ejection and. re- • pudiation of.constitutional government, arid!: - the transfer to groups of trade .unionists - the commercial and industrial interests and 1 necessaries of existence as now owned to- • day. That is not socialism, because social- , ism stands for. t?.;e whole community on a. . different basis from that; but it is syndicail- • • ism which Messrs. Earl, C.Ford,and Wro. L. Forster, together with,other authors^l; have quoted, prove to be at serious menace., , Those who deem the life of . the State of more value than the life- of the mere indi- ; vidual, as most ;■ civilised, people do/ will ; be as alert to guard the State against anarchical beliefs and proceedings as- they . arc to avert the introduction to, or growth \ in \ New Zealand i. of, a deadly ) disease germ that may decimate tho population.,' j. There was recently held in' Wellington a , conference ' of the Federation of Labour, , the -United Labour Party, the New Zealand •■ Socialist Party, '•■ the .'■-.; Independent .World's [' Workers, .; and" some : other , 'bodies, 'moved thereto by the Federation of Labour which [■[ caused .such desolation ;t and /.oppression at, k Waihi ..before the Government, sent "sihW. . police there to, protect life, property,..^and' ... freedom. By no means all the men at the . conference were syndicalists; but all finally , agreed to unite ; against '.' the enemy," i and j , to "hold •• a congress ; ,ne,xi July in Wellington':. . to make '; ihei... hew mover t,-"-' if ,' possible,; ' invincible" ; h ■;-■' overthrowing,the' existineT ' ; Government, and finally the industrial-ana I commercial order. ■ Once --before-: in history } an' "invincible" 'force'' assailed' our .forefathers' rights and •' 'liberties,;'' r but British! .'. .valour, aided by winds' and waves, defeated the ; proud '• "invincibles." • ' Our object in this class war now forced upon us 'must ; be; . not merely, to defeat ,the assailants x of ■ the' ' existing order ' of things, ; but also to so ; ' rectify all abuses, : redress . all wrongs, ■' and ■ ' make life so well worth living and! .the i !■ State so - well worth ■■• preserving that dis- • torters of the peace will be without excuse. ', ' A just cause wisely defehdid can never be ' overthrown. %< i , To thoughtful persons lit ■ must seem ; strange that hero in New. Zealand,';;with a ; ' genial climate, ' prolific, soil, abundant. work, \ '. and a ; wondrously widespi'ead distribution' \ ' of wealth, there should be an attempt to > ;.'. overthrow the -j industrial, commercial, v'raadi- \ ' agricultural system which has produced such ■' good results .is are ;found;here: v ;Think;, of .; : it. There are a hundred ■and;; forty'thou-.; : ' sand freeholders in New Zealand, . In' addi-; ; tion to that, the industrious 'arid sober ' wage-earners have accumulated savings of hard cash, in savings; bankMbuilding; societies, friendly societies,: life • insurance asso- ' ciations, provident societies thoughtfully ~ ■ originated by employers, and loans out : on mortgage of altogether ; perhaps about twenty ) ' millions of; pounds sterling at ' least.V Suckis, in my opinion, the happy ;t»aitioh'ofj the .vast majority of wage-earners,> and; ; I would that everyone of ;; them 'were 1 participants ■ in,. that good fortune. - Assuredly if they : j;0 the right way about it they _car* all secure the willing assistance of society in getting, gratifying : advancement and social'■; justice'.•'. / , If they elect to fight society, v; then ; L the : latter will '■■ resist, '■ and; " they ; who ':' take the ? sword will perish with the sword." Society' , will, not submit to employers' or employees' ■'• dictation arid\ misrule, • hist;; will 1 assert its'. , own'supremacy from the. very ; instinct of , -preservation. A free people Will not ' yield to self-appointed: dictators. "■;'■■-'■ *;':'''■", , The. declaration of war against'-wage-earners at the late conference is a straight- .; out challenge: to every law-abiding citizen I who has :; not the right, according to the> • leaders :- of opinion/of the-; to bo termed a wage-earner. ...That signifies much. Non-watro-earoers are ; employers J of; . la.bour, large and small shopkeepers, judges, ; barristers, solicitors, ministers 'of;; religion, . doctors, agents, members of Parliaments , policemen, the ■ military, Cabinet Ministers, ' tliia higher officials of State, editors; authors, and capitalists, ; most of whom ;are dubbed "parasites." Editors of Labour papers.: and • paid agitators are deemed to, be "workers." ;■; Needless to. say. it <is;.-due' to capitalists that ! we have been able to build so;; many houses,> ' enlarge : our harbour, enrich and drain our city;, extend bis? -trams.' railways, roadsi, [ increase our workmen's homes,' pensions, and general conveniences.;; . /__•«•- ■; In another letter, sir, with J your kind ( . permission, I will give further information; i about the declaration of war by that con- ; ference. We must not be caught napping. ; ,'.'■■' F. d. EfflK-fITON. ,' _ . /- : [ T'NIVEESITY REFORM. i Sir,— University Seriate completed its : annual meeting at Auckland recently; As • a number of important university questions • cam* before the senate for decision, it may be of help to those interested in education to state what the results! were and their . meaning. ■■■'■'..-': '_ ■'~ : " x •,,, = : '•'-'/ »Some five years ago President Starr , Jordan expressed the opinion that. certain "eforms should be made in the methods of , the university.' This was followed by .■ a; I ' number of university teachers and graduates ' r-ondemning most of the university s arrangement!, as unsound, and terming. themselves 1 into a university reform association. This ( association obtained the opinions of a num- , her of British and American authorities on the organisation and examination system of j the university. Both were uniformly;con- 1 demned. On the other hand, several people, < mainly members of the senate, : have de- ; fended our university system, and; the chan- 1 cellor, with all tho weight of his position < and reputation as■: one who had achieved , much for education, has vehemently attacked ' the "reformers and their proposals—proposals ;, some of which in 1885 ho himself .put; for- , ward. ■ : ;'; ' ■;.■,'■,-:. ( This gave rise to . controversy, '.'{ which, ?' centred largely about, the sending of ex- ,'j animation papers to England.;' The pnblio , appears now to regard university reform: ais { a rather tiresome controversy between Sir ■:•' Robert Stout and a group of professors about. J ..Viaminations, find consequently, of little im-'- 3 portance to it. Nothing could; more; un- ;-' fortunate Mian that such a view should, exist;' • and ths> view c.n ociy exist if all the- facts ' essential to the matter are forgotten. Parliament, was recently petitioned" to-sot-up a Royal Commission : to iD^uira'". into' - : the New Zealand University arid its'colleges.'' The Education Committee, ' of which? : Mr ? " Allan was a member, spent a- ■ sessioa in ; tsamining witnesses,, and. j -"That : «, case ; h*(J beep, »Mwfe-giiH»'|or wjona ~.' :. r -''-.. : ; .'- 'vi'-v'.'.'-.';' •'Vri^' : '^-^" - : '.-j?v-:V.■-■i:".i;':■_' l- : : ,'- : V

■„.,,:.:„, ' z — z r~—-*, , in ihfo constitution of the New Zealand tjni- .- yersity," more pajtioillarb/ ia th© Titalieation in a '.larger measure- g ;than at present of tb»')5;;: professors in fra'miingi curricula and the con- ■ r ' •. < duct of examinations; ' (21'" That the appoint- ' ment of a Roy id Commission is not necessary at present;, ' -&»■■' the committee believes there is evident that the university -is itself -;$0; moving in a direction which will gradually r fi evolve a scheme of reform ,on V the. lines :-?/,,; indicated.". arid th is is borne out by the act ;| H that '* a conference of representatives 'of the : : ; '■; professorial laoards was hold (recently) in ;; ; Wellington to 'cxmsiider certain academic */;■ questions referred to it by the senate.'.*. ; /• This report:is said to have been drafted by Mr. Allen, and it was i adopted by the ;' House of Representatives. : The reader,; will -ih -■ note that only one reason is given for not t: appointing a Royal Commission: it is not ■> that the evidence taken failed to show the ; reality of <ihe need for reform, but that the senate was;, in the opinion of the committee, - reforming itself. At tha meeting of the senate in 1912 following the adoption of ths fcbovo report, Mr. Allen moved that the senate should arrange for; an annual conference of professors to consider S degrees,; diplomas, examinations, etc. Mr. Allen pointed out to the senate that: it would be :■] reformed from without if it did not reform ■■'' itself, which, amongst other conisderations,, persuaded the senate to carry his motion by 14 vote.? to nine. It is to be noticed that ■ the senate did not call together an isolated conference as it had in 1910, ■ but with the experience of that conference in mind it set up an annual <me to meet "in turn in, Auckland, Wellington, ehristeWch, and D uncd in." ■ , ;,.'■■;., ' , At its next meeting (in Auckland a few weeks ago) the senate, on the motion of Mr. von Haast, rescinded Mr. Allen's motion by a considerable majority. Mr. Allen having resigned from the senate on becoming Minister for Education, was absent. . :• ' : : ', : It is to be observed first that if Mr. Allen, , as Minister for Education, adheres to classes , one and two of the Education Committer's : report quoted abova (and he is; carrying out : other clauses of ,the report),. ho ;,will,iflove ; for the appointment of a Royal Commission. ;. As three members) of the 'present Government were convinced of the need for univer- • | sity refonn some time ago, the Cabinet will presumably appoint such a commission. • ••>■ ■•>/■. |: Tlie following record of the senate':! Ati tempt to improve' the B.A. and; B.Sc. de- ; grees is taken from its minutes:—'-"'■-.' ; *908.—A committee was appointed on Mr. : S ;;:.;;- von Haast's motion to consider the uni- ; versity's degrees and generally to bring :. , v our university education . ; ;■;; . into /-, ■ | line with modern developments in the ■ leading universities of Europe and • America. Appointed without division.', 1909.— committee reported ;it had 'J. ;.'■•';; arrived at "no decision" on certain;;;: ? : questions. ; Its . report ion , B.A. and;;,.;' • B.Sc. , degrees referred to the; profes-v, - ; : - ; sorial boards. / , - 1910.—8.A; and B.So remitted again- to tfe? ■ V committee. Conference of brofessbrM : ; , .;-.;/, convened for three -days) in Wellington : : : and consulted.;, •:■■; Cost :of conference £155 and time of professors.- , - ''. '>- ',;■■. 1911.'—Report of. aDovebodieei postponed ' till 1912. :Professorial boards and comrtfi;;:;> ■;'. •'■ of convocation to.be oonsiilted. ; ~.■" »' 1912.—Annual : conference of ..' professors ,/selfc ■;>' up. It submits complete ; proposals; ac- % "j: ,; ; ceptoble ' to . university :. teaohers.;,:;..Co3t ■' .time of 30 professors and £250. , 1913.—Senate; rejects aU propbsaJs of 'con-.; f fereneo regarding B.A.- And , B.Sc. de- %;' i grees, and abolishes " annual" eon- - ,;....; fercnoe on Mr. von lET&ast'a motion ; one : ; . year after appointing it." ' . ' ."•"'. < ' :'. Net result of senate's .; deliberations for:': five years on B.A. and 8.50.; degrees: v NiL Comment on the abdv'* is almost Dccdk6B. /. •Whether; the senate as '■■ a , body;is' aincerirfy ■ desirous of ' improving the \ present B.A. 'and* % B.Sc. degrees, which :•■ are• condemned geuer-.t:.i ally, but lacks the.ability to come to '-any-V-'. corolusion, or whether it" never was ; riincere j '...' in its desire to ; alter,: the degrees, tut has 4 : been] prepared ito waste * it? own time,; andthat, of; the university; teachers, and r thOj - funds entrusted to its care/ it is difficult. to * ii: soy. The, fact remains that in; 1908 iit *-, pEsaed a ' motion, • without•division^^sejtting'■? ',>■'] up a committee to report on ; how university' education in New; Zealand might b«> brought v "■ into' line with ■•modern.; developments ; in, ; the ? -leading -universities of s Europe - and*;;' America." The committee) reported to the/;• effect ! that, change, was ,i needed; V and; the members of the senate; individually and col- : Iptively: l»vo admitted? their to act :; without the -help of the professors.''/ ,- when the .university -teachers, alterprolonged deliberations on : professorial boards' followed, by a most,:. thorough .?:da-#yi ciiSsion at 'a~ representative conference of; professors, 'bring down obviously workable . I proposals, _ the wnate rejects all that bear' on its I'originall'original motion;, and'. dismisses the£;■ confewjnee for -good. .. ■.- , - ;; ;^^cjh. ,.action may fairly .he''.dmxibpA^ :..',' reactaonary, inasMuich as the seriate; is fur : fv -: ther, by its own action, than tic it;, wjw'-' last . year, . and yjrresppnsiC'iejVHinafr o, ; much as it :13 prepared to";;pßtairi f advioe-«: :«*>;!;-" considerable cost to the university bo' reject ;•;;' that advi.ie.and punish the'• br,<ly that'sarb';".?: it. of .the sensto haye not learned the elementary rule of responsible people if;' :that you; may not •■ fteek "fldyiw : :aEdvWhffliv \ obtained , cohteniptnously reject it. ;'i," University affairs have. come to a dead-; lock, >' The senate ■-■ ha»: shown itself> opposed r to all change..' If the New Zealand Uni- , versity is to 'mate any .progress,: to keep : abreast of developments in higher education, then ; that is only possible if - the ;: ; Legislature; substitutes i 1 some ''■-:> more ? ;sirftab|e ; ? 4 body for ?he senate. ■■ In view of the Edtic*-'; % tiorT Committee's ! belief that it-he' senat* wss reforming itself having proved to ljejllusory, •>;*, it will bo interesting to 'what the Go-. ' vornnient's intentions are in this matter.' .:■'.'■■ T. H. Latst. ' i^-.Wellington.-February 11, 1913 i >.. ' 'J< l : : mil I I i ,V _ . , , , _. : '' "" ; '' ''-■■;■:':■■-■'. .. : ' : . : . ' .'.' ,: ' '■■'' ■' ' / '?"■!: ".-;.■■'. a SCEPnO;- "•■-'; "I was very'bad with colic," wr.tes Mi'. ;~ Joseph Ryan, hotelkeapen.Pahi. N.Z., "and :?i wife , was recomfcierided'tQ give me Oham- '■■>■■ behlain's Colio andSDiarrhcea 'Remedy. " I was sceptical,' and recused to take, it, but at- *'. last ; ' I got; so bad that my. y-mi&i pteVaited- 1 •/ upon me to try : it- After two ;.doseji,'l. :• aii sight-: and have l>eeri sb; ever; space.: il swear by':Chai»l'crkiiii , s,,Oohe:and;l)iatrh{sii'' , Remedy now/' ■;■ .' ' '<■'•' . -,'■ > \ ..;.-•.■:.■■ «- y.-.'-' • »(, '■-' "Passengers: going. jFJomeward; need never ; 'despair •': of getting berths on the eiieaniers, even during th» busiest season, - aii'iThvs, SV, Cook and Hon, agents-forgery compiiny, can 1 ; (rfenerally'v-offer■:.a berth' ;anc*a©r .line,* should the one. partic-olar chosen line bo fulL : :ll<-thorefo?e, l youj coritemptate ; travelling;, you cannot do better ■) than call or t?rite fori 1] oho of" Cook's" Sailing Lists " (posted free)- - The DewmporfSteaan Ferry - Company, .■; will ran a number of excorsiorxs to-tmorrow. Ac 9.50 a.m- ferry steamers will legj?«£& for Mototapu and Rangitoto.. At 9.15.a.riW :' 10.45'.a.iri.„ 2.30 p.m., and 6 p.m., isteaicers will leave' for Ora.feeij Kohimarama, &si ■ Si. Hellers Bay, and at 10.45 jt.m. arid 2.30 p.m. for the round trip/ Orafcei;: Kohimarama, St. Keliers Bay, and Rangij; toto Island. At- 10 a.m. a steamer will; leave for Howic-k,: returning at 4.50 p.m. ■ Th' * only' 1 ' water" in ; the i. Dominion, manu- v V f actuVed i; •" Mid - carbonated by Nature'» wIT-ItONGOA ; WATER. Bottled ; solely ■by .Thomson and g -Co : "* of Dunedin, 15 : miles } from the C City,g/ .where the- air; ifl purs and uncontaromated. Sit% gold; medals, and sV fixst-ttesa,„ f t certificates against the = world. -Obtainable ■, at anyhotel,' shop, or from any storekeeper. The annual; picnic of the employees of .-• the Auckland Harbour Board will be held to-day. It was announced by advertisement in yesterday's issue that the .picnic would be 'held at 31otnt*pu, but owmg to -Stered : arran?ema»fs it' has been decided - tolioid the outhig at Pine Island ■_. An : excellent programme has been provided for , th?dav, and given fine weather toe picnic should" pioveac unqualified success. Bradner and 'Bums announce that excursion boats in future will leave on Sundays . for Riverhead --10 a.m., instead of at ; _ eleven o'clock'as hitherto, owing to tides. , The French say:- "Who often changes. ■' offers." " That is why .people who?.have:',G once tried Martcll's Brandy don't change. ..', The Oddfellows' premier picnic will ba.st hold in the Domain cricket ground to-day, , commencing at 10 a.m., while the' sport*, will be started at 2.20 p.m. A; hTst-class, , programme has been arranged,, arid ,thefunction should prove a highly.successfni ; one. -In 1 ; the evening a concert wiSt be .litfd in the Town Hall, at which sbirie c£ : tli* best lniown of Auckland's musical: artista • ; will assist, arid jud.jlTg from',": the pro- : gramme the eritertaiis^ient.-should--'.prove',.; one of the best held hero for : some time. If you desire to inyest;:«/«»»!»? ia ; land'.o»'l ; .* houses, or to? buy ~. a home on' easy terns, ' '•■:;; consult ;J. TboTne3, ;, i;, : 83, Queen-street, wjbj* ; baa i bargains in all parts of tlie city arid • suburbs, and nan anang? loans at loness rates. ' ' . ' .'• Forty sis choice,allotments in the Was*?- . minster Estate, a nicely-situated portion $&/ri Mount 'Eden, will be ottered by. auction by : Mr. J; W. Jones;- uuctioneer,' \ioday, com-\'yy rjcehcing at 3.p.m. ■ The; sections are par- . ticularly ;well, situated,, and -'. £.(. the, terms -, are "V'»i7 easy competiiionvia' to v;-; be very" keen. Thsfet that thi> sections: ;:'•;; faco threi of the best roads in the borough, r 'and that the Aeighbouxing roads aw now:-. , in ;; course of construction shonid Mclerublv to tho Jreenn«u>ti %$ c^mpe^;