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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10573, 30 September 1910, Page 3

Our correspondent wires; In committee on the Defence Kill .Mr Craigie succeeded ill gelling drink absolutely excluded from drill halls and all other places where military operations are being carried on. For the convenience of country residents desirous of attending the pantomime to-morrow, the Kailwav Department has decided to delay the goods train leaving Oamani for Dtmedin at I).-. 11l p.m. to l-J.HM ;i.m. Passenger carriages will he attached and the train will slop where required between Oaiuarit and Palmers! on to allow pasThe Chief Postmaster has received the billowing information in colinecliou with oversea mails:- Kegiuning Willi the despatch from Auckland on Saturda\. I lie •_'•-'nd Oeloher. at '2 p.m., mails will he despatched four weekly to London hv way ol Karotoliga, Tahiti, and San Kranoisco for a year hv the I'nion Steamship Company's sieamers. The time hetw ecu Auckland and San Fraueisc will he -M days. The ouiward steamer will leave Auckland and |he inward will arrive at Wellington. The lime of the first .arrival under contrail will he Thursday. Bth Deeemher. The date of despatch from London will he November ~th. The limelahle will he issued shortly. Some further prosei utiou.s under the l.ieelisiii" Act. alleging illegal transactions hi li.pior. will l>c determined at ihe Magistrate's Court on .Monday. The Horticultural Society's Spring ..how yesterday was as .successful at the. conclusion as at the commencement, largo numbers of people al lending, both in the afternoon and In the evening, so that door and refreshment, room receipts showed an increase on the sums lak-'ii last vear. In the evening selections were 'played outside the hall by Ihe Carri.soii hand, while (lie music of the Peerless orchesira inside was intlcll appreciated. The following kindly acted as judges for the show: Decorative classes, Mesdames D. S. .Montagu, I''.. K. Arnislrong, and I!. Orhell ; Cut blooms, .Messrs .1. Oehhie, and .1. (!. .Mackenzie.

News has been received from Klltfland <»r ihr death of iii.- k.-v. .). k. X.w.-11, one of lln- li.-sl known inul iniisi hiejilv .-sic.-in.-.1 missionaries of ill-- London Missioiiarv So.-1.-ly in tlio Sniilli Seas. AI Hi.- t i in.- ol' Ills .li.-iith .\li- Now.-ll mjis on a \ isii in (.ieniiiin.v, whore lie colli railed pn>-ninniiia. Mini .li.-.l after :i v.-rv I.rid illness. Ilie,.'iiil Line; so 5u.1.1.-n llnil his wife mill |-n,nl\ U 110 Won 111 Kll.-.'1i111.1, 111-l'l. unable 'in i'.-:icli him li.-loic Ins .1.-ulll. •|-|„. ..hjeei ~l Mr \. well's v isil to Gcrniail\ WHS lo colli.-I Willi lII.' lUlolllsll \li..sioii:ii-v So.'i.U with in-;-.;i i< 110 I hell'i,.,|iic:,l I'.'t Sam..an lectins ol Hi.' l.on<|.,n Missi try Society lo lake up liii,.,i,iii:ii \ work in (h-lliian New Cm,i.a. Mi New.-II was appoint.-d liv 1|„ London Missioiiaix Society In I lie | s |an,l ~l Savan in Saino: ISSO, ;IM ,| Iki.l lhcicl.il.- completed thirty v.-ars nl in-live missionary service, lie ha.l a profound know 1.--.11-c ol the Suiiinaii lanninmc. an.l in a.l.lilinil In odl!i,,.. (he ■■Siiln," n inoiillily nnii:ir/ini' in"ihc native l:iii;.-.n:iv.e. was active 111 ....,,.-i-ii 1 Iranslatioii work for the l>''"<" ~"i n.u onlv nl Ins sln.lents, I, lit of llie naiive coiiiiniinilv m-m-i ally, lie was in Ins lifl v-iiinlh .v-ar. ami lias lei I :i widow iini'l live ciiililrcn.

I'll,' liritish Oovernmoiit has given the -,,„•'„. iv ~f Min i.-i t n i-«- Uill>' Chilis :m ,rder for'ia Whilnev patent automatic nil,, range mid targets. The rnngo, which oinanalos from Au.str:ih\siii, lnis iic,.ii i-opoiied ii|iiiii by niival and mili-;;,i-s experts, wlin have expressed their ■ lin'in:ilitif.l approval ill' its claims over ~lhor ivpi's nf ranges now in list'. It is proposed lo use tbi' automatic ranges in,l ,1111 v I'nr training soldiers to shoot. mder actual war conditions, lull for ,-,, iv work aboard torpedo cral't, lb'' iL'-p,,under being titled with Morris lilies io take ..'tllH aiiiiiiiinition.

V verv ju-.-l 1 v wedding took place at i|„. resilience of Mr I'. (lark. Tees street, on Wednesday, when Miss Alice M M'l). Clark was married to Mr T. Bruce Absalom, ol' Heel'tou. The brule u.-is at (ended b\ Iwo bridesmaids. Miss lvv Clarke aiid Miss .Nancy Heron. Mr .1 liooilirovd was best man. The ,-,.,,.„„,, iv was 'perforin.-! In the Pov. \V. -I. Williams. The newly-married eiuiph- left b\ Ihe North e.\|)ress in the. jil'irniooii. on I heir way t<i the West (',,;,s| for a ioiir before set I line; down at Peclloii. M Donald's Oporacincseope Companyevdiihiled a delightful programme <t mo\ in- piclures lo a largo audience .t i 1.,. Opera House last evening. The picture depicting liin de .laniero. til" .'-,,,iril .1 Urazii. was very clear ami ,w.s matched with gloat interest. Tlio huuatic sludies were mucli appie,.j;,,,.,]. "Tiie Ceiilurian's Daughter" :! ii.| "iloniona" being Iwo of the best. i'he latter was a very pathetic study. liie star picture was the pantomime, ••'i'he Sleeping Keauty." and was shiiwii in good' ell'ecl, being very clear •mil bountifully colored. The comic nicliires were the cause of much merri;„eul "A Peiinvwnilh ol Potatoes' ~,,1 "In Love with the Charcoal Woman" were very funny, and kept ,|„, iiu ,!ieiice ill roars ol laughter.

The London €-<>ri-iv ii.iinlciit. "I tin- Sydney Dailv Teh-rap!,, uritii.ti unrl.-r date «»i' Aumi.sl I'.Hli. says: —"Hiiro is „„w osiniiitf.l in n<" '-'vv:. •>' 1 l^, 1, "' (> „f the .Japau-UriiUi Inhibition, Shepherd's Bush. Hi" actual bullet which killed Lord Nelson. II is lodged mi a ~„.,,, <l,.voted in 1n:,,,:. liolll ill" KIUK, ~,„] s ,,..ci:il precautions are heme, taken '„, 5,.,..iiv lis -iif.-tv. Dr n»»tiy. «-ho extracted iL from .Nelson's wn.iml. W»;e ;, in William IV.. win placed it i ■ ,l, t . l' cl \:,l collection. Tins bullet, which i> ; o"o'of tin.' historical relics k.-pl jit llnckinHinin Palace, was brought to the Exhibition bv the Kind's Own Armourer, sealed in the ease in which it now reposes with his signet-nun. It i« , circular musket bullet of lead. On one side; of it are embodied portions ol • old laee from the admiral's imilorm, which, together with other I rar.inenls of the uniform, were loreeil into .towound. This is tli.' first opporl units ! the pilhlie have had of seeine, I. is rcmarkable relic.

Mr 1». Benfh'V. an Ki.elishman, says that he has solved the problem ol perpetual motion for stationary clocks, lie ivas awarded n j-nl'l modal at Liver.,,,,,1 in 1 !)<>'-> for a cloek which has not been wound in 10 .vein's, and is sti I 'roinn 'l'he lilU '- sl invention, which "elipsos that clock, is actuated by clccsricitv, scoured direct trom the earth, without n battery, and its lite depends ,u the almost frictionlcss working parts. The clock is undoubtedly a marvel ol iceniiitv. and the inventor, who bus .pent much time in considering methods of applying negative and positive currents, is an electrician ol some note. The clock, which started many mouths ii<r«i has iiever stopped once, and it is the marvel of all who sec it, for, without the usual working parts of a spring timepiece, the pendulum swings merrily on without apparent cause. being driven back from side to side through electrical agency, the wires going direct into the earth. -Mr lieutley will not disclose how he achieves the singular result, and is awaiting full patent recognition, but there the clock is. and if anv attempt is made to stop it in-

stantlv the pressure is released, the tifckili'L' •-:■''•■*'tm'':is before. • Mr "Beijiley asserts -thai the fact of the motive power remaining' constant and : unrhati'red should insure absolutely correct time. Makini: every allowance lor wear and tear, the inventor i.s fonvmced that -it is no exaggeration to state that tlie clock- mil run fid years, with ease, provided' the lew wheels within it do not wear down. ■ ■ i •'••

Tin;-Hews that .luck Johnson proposed to liuv a inaiiMon in Brooklyn Heights caused a furore anion;.; the fashionable dwellers in that exclusive neighborhood, but they have been reassured b\y , the boxing champion'.s statement' \\mtr he does not intend to live there., .iliiterviewed at Chicago. Johnson said- that lie had no intention of '•butting |in" on the preserves of society; he is merely negotiating* for the -.purchase,, as he .thinks it'll good chance, to jnnk6 a £12,5U0 investment. Johnson's opinions of ids proposed '.'neighbors-'' are typical of the man. To the same, interviewer he said: "No..rubbing.of shoulders With me. Right living .is my motto.; I tr.-jit every due. squarely, and I. woubjn •£- lower myself by joining--.the ranks, of most of* the. so-called aristocracy who are njw.a.vs getting in the puHieeye, mostly; in ;a.bad.way.'.';.,: .''--■ i The-first- direct steamer left Smyrna for Aiistrali'an ports with the new season'.* currants and sultanas on Wednesday.- : -'the crop of currants, owing-tV) a disease called peronosperos, has suffered much-'in -Greece, and bad weather lias interfered- with the yield, which ihas been estimated at 140,000 tons.: as a"ains't 178.000 tons'last year, a short-age-of 35,Q00 tons. 'Fhe sultana crop, too, was short; : aiid the gathering was lai«f:- Messrs Latighlana..'Maekav. and Cov, London, who 'study this- question in aTPilsHiraiichesL' predict high, prices for all Mediterranean dried fruits. _Xow ■ Zealanders, then. ,must- look for.higher prices tooi.;;;; There is:.a. silver lining, however,. i»lt lift Jig and muscatel situation.:: Fig>onii>s are. much larger than ,l«st sejis'oii,. :TJ»e supply, of seeded pi.sins:3Jid_pruues from California for -V'w Zealand.consumption is not- expected to be large..;»s .the people of the UnEted States axe.growing in such vast minihers from within, dttd. without that home food,supplies are becoming just about'equal,'to. the domestic demand, wliersf there" is" riot'.'.air actual shortage. Cheese, and "butter exports from the States''tire; year: "i»y year diminishing. and .'California'.is'.'.now';ab'le_ to sell '. at quantities of dried and canned goods that formerly had to bo marketed 'ahroad. ■SUe ; iirstrd.ose.,of Stearjis' Wine of CodiA.irer; /Extract; is effective—you feel it, ~toot—increased appetite, improved . clear;.eyes, and ;rosy cheeks . are certain results. . ; 3