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Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue 13907, 7 November 1919, Page 4

Mr E. P. Lee, M.P., returned to Oamaru yesterday from Wellington. The Picnic Committee of the United Friendly Societies met last evening, iwhen officers were re-elected Va.s 'follows :—President, Bro. J. Moore; secretary, Bro. A. A. Stock; treasurer, 'Bro. R. C. Main. It was decided to hold the annual picnic, at Timara if possible, on January 15, endeavors to bo made to secure an excursion train and reduced fares. A deputation was appointed to interview the Beautifying Society in regard to the shelters on the boat sheds beach, for which some considerable time- ago the Committee had offered *to donate £lO. .Mr John Anstey, M.P., will address the electors at Maerewhenua on Tuesday next, 11th inst., at 7 p.m. Candidates for the Waitaki seat are

faced with a fairly strenuous time during their electioneering period. There are. 60 different townships to visit in the constituency. Assuming that the election will be held within the next five wcek% the candidate will require -io address two meetings daily. A lantern lecture and social will be held-in the Otiake- Hall on Tuesday next, at S p.m. It is advertised that there will be no stock sales at either the Waiareka. or Divntroon yards'next week. His' Lordship the Primate paid his. last official visit to S'. Luke's on Sunday evening, when lie confirmed 27 young men' and 6 young women, presented by the Archdeacon for the sacred rite of "the laying on of hands." Including the :56 confirmed in August, this makes 69 on whom the Primate has laid his'hands'in S. Luke's during the closing month! of his episcopate. The unpropitious weather prevented many people from attending the service. ' but. there was .nevertheless a good congregation, including the par-. cuts of somo of ' th& Waitaki High School hoys who were amongst the candidates presented. The Primate was particularly impressive in the two earnest addresses which be gave during the service, and his'parting words will not soon be forgotten by R. Luke's people. The Archdeacon, spoke a few words of loving farewell to their bishop on behalf of the parishioners and the, congregation sang the church's beautifuL farewell hymn (580) )with deep feeling while the Primate, knelt at the altar! 'He then gave the people his parting blessing. The choir sang -tho anthem "In Jewry is God Known," with great effect, and the hymns were sung most heartily. The new German constitution contains a clause which provides that a German shall not accept a titre.or a decoration from any foreign government. An American paper pronounces the clause superfluous. The local' draft by th'* Paparoa will arrive by the 5".30 train from the North to-morrow night.

This is how the Richmond (U.S.) News Letter sums up the situation : "The more wo watch man's efforts to straighten out the. affajrs of the world,the wore. \vc believe in prayer." The T.yrie concert narty filled half of the entertainment to the en.iovment of patrons of Hnvward-Fullers pictures lust nipht, MY Walter Whyto's pleas-

- I preeiation. Miss Belli- Pollard'* powert'ul soprano was heard to ildvanrago. I and she was loudlv applauded. Miss I Bathie Howie-Stowarl, as a comedienne ( is distinctly ion good to im Wi-inghi ■ indeed the quality 01' the party as a whole is or" the standard we have learntto expecD from the management, aiul that- the clever party will return *-> the wish oi' the audience. The Auckland Star understand-' . thai the directors of the Hank <>t New Zealand have had under rou-nlerat ion a revision of' the salary h>t throughout the bank's services. The whole ol the staff was dealt with individually, consideration being given to length ol service, position, and responsibility. the result has been mil only that- the war bonus has become a permanent- addition to salary, but other increases "nave bee ; n made. Circulars notifying officers of the new scale are now being distributed, and it is believed that the scale adopted has given general satisfaction. It was prepared under the supervision of the higher officers of the mink, and then received the carelul consideration of the Hoard ol Directors. - - It is said that rats have recently been, seen crossing the streets of London on the telephone wires, and a Press representative, being sceptical ol us truth-; -made inquiry at the .Board , ol Agriculture. An official said: •'! see no reason to doubt the truth of the report, in view of the fuel that information has reached us of a large increase in the Citv of the Alexandi-imiß rat a black rat- which comes from the Jiast. and is known in its native place as 'the > roof or tree rat. and is famous lor its climbing abilities." The reporter suggested that the climbing rat might possibly be one of the causes of the bad telephone service, and received the reply that it. was quite possible that a certain amount of damage was done to the cables, as the insiilatinp;,material is partly composed of fat, which has a. treat attraction for rats ot all kinds. ° Detective-Sergeant Kemp and Detective Hammerley arrested a. youth yesterday morning in Dunodm on a charge of theft of rabbitskins, to the value ol £8 8s from the Kurow Hotel, on or about October 30. --• , A. somewhat peculiar position arose a few daws ago in "Wellington in connection with a charge of theft- preferred against a voung man named Walter Stoniiu'. On 'Monday, when he was called'before Mr E. Page, S.M., at- the Magistrate's Court, he not only dented having stolen a.-kit. of carpenter's tools at Carterton in January, 1910, but also denied that he was at Carterton at-that, time Further, he said, he had been taken before the Court, a-t Carterton on Friday last, and had been dismissed on the identical charge. -Sub-Inspec-tor Emerson replied that the police had mc-Tciv executed a long-standing warrant,'for tho.v had received no offirial advice as to-'Stening's appearance before the Court at Carterton. He-sug-gested that- the case should be remanded in order that inquiries might be made. Ye-sterdav the Sub-Inspector stated that Stening's statement was correct, and Mr Page- accordingly dismissed the information. A second information, alleging that the man had failed to provide his wife with adequate maintenance, was then proceeded with. and. after hearing evidence, tho Magistrate ordered him to contribute £1 "per week towards his wife's support. Mr .T. Swindlev, Surgeon Dentist, will visit Kurow on Thursday next, 13th inst and mav be consulted at Spiers' Hotel. . 102 Particular about your Writing Tablets? "GOLDEN 11ULE" Brand appeal to the cultured. Andrew Fraser, Bookseller and Stationer