The Southern Cross Published Weekly. INVERCARGILL, OCT. 21, 1911. GENERAL NEWS.

Southern Cross, Volume 19, Issue 26, 21 October 1911, Page 8

The Southern Cross Published Weekly. INVERCARGILL, OCT. 21, 1911. GENERAL NEWS.

An anti-military demonstration is to be held at Wellington on 9th November. Messrs Lennia and Sons, Invercargill, were represented at the Queenstown Horticultural show. Tha Mail eeports that the exhibits included over 50 varieties of narcissi. Labour Bay will be observed on Monday next. There are sports at Orepuki and races at Gore, and a Labour eoeial in Ashley's Hall, Invercargill, in the evening. With the rising of Parliament next week electioneering will begin in earnest. For the 76 seats to be filled there are 247 candi« dates. Of these, 88 are Minißteralists or Liberals, 69 Oppositionists, 29 Labour, eight Socialists, one ProhibitioEißt, and the rest Independents. Events in the war between Italy and Turkey move slowly. It is costing Italy a million sterling per day. The revolution against the Manehu dynasty in China is spreading. Missionaries have been warned to leave the country. Mr E. R. Wilson, architect, invites tenders lor alterations and additions to Messrs Broad, Small and Co'.s Dee street premises. It is understood that Invercargill will have another auctioneer before long, as a well-known land-broker is contemplating taking out an auctioneer's license. The first man in the field for the Invercargil,l Electorate (.Mr H. Farrant), will address toe electors in the Victoria Hall, on Wednesday, next, 25th, inst. Mr Farrant stands in the interests of Labour, and is a. worker himself. 'No doubt he will irive rsarood account of himself, and there will be a good attendance.] He will deal with the various subjects now engaging the attention oJ electors. We have to thank Messrs Tanner Bros., Wellington, for a dainty copy of a booklet of Invercargill views.; The photos are excellent and chosen, and just the thing for sending to friends abroad. They include a very nice view of St.. John's Church, now in the course of erection, and other views not already in print. These should meet with, a ready sale. You cart get them at Hyndman's, Dee Street, and you want to order early for there is sure to be a big demands

Influenza in a very severe type is preveiant in London.

Full railway arrangements for Labour Day are published in this issue, and should meet the requirements of the travelling public.

Mr K. R Wilson, architect, invites tenders for The alteration or the Colonial Buildings in Dee Street.

The iesidents of Kyal Bush should note that a concert and dance is to be held in the hall on the Ist November. Tt is in order to raise funds f o r the foofball club, and no doubt there ■will be a large attendance.

The ice -cream season is at hand and supplies can now be obtained at Mrs L. R. Weir's. next door to A. Masters and Son. Dee Street. Large quantities for parties can be supplied on. the-, shortest notice. These creams are delicious and made under the most approved conditions. Try for yourself to-day.

The Tnion S. S. Co. invite tenders for supplies for twelve months.

Votes aggregating ,1:2.921,000 have been ma>de under the Public Works Statement delivered on Tuesday, Southland has been well treated, the grants including sums for a branch line from Tuatapere to Orawia.on this side of the Waia.u. for an extension of the Tokonui lino, and for the construction of a branch line from Heddon Bush to Winton.

A concert and dance in aid of the Catholic Church funds will be held on Friday, 3rd Nov., at West Plains. Residents should note the cause, and roll -.jo in large numbers.

Mr J. R. Hamilton, the Opposition Candidate ior "Awarua, has held quite a number- of meetings within the. last few weeks. He has had a. good reception in each instance, and at the last two —Makarevva. aiid Ryal Bush—received votes of thanks and confidence.

A concert and dance in aid of the Ryal Bush Football Club villi be held there on Wednesday, Ist Nov. A fine program.n>e has been arranged.

Another very fine areas of the Waverley land is to be sol.d by public auction by Mr Jos. Hollowav early next month. The land includes that held recently by Mr Ryan for dairying and. is ideally situated, being high and dry. Tt is intended to sell on terms. and at prices which will be within the reach of all.

The anniversary concert in connection with Wesley Church. Teviot St., will be held on Wednesday next.

On Friday. November 3rd. fiO acres of hush land in Jacob's River Hun-dre-d and on Wednesday next, 9 acres in various parts of Southland will be offered. These properties will be sold at the Land Office, lnverca»rgill, where plans and full particulars can he obtained.

The Ladies' Guild of the Anglican Church, South Tnvercargill, hold a social aad dance in the Parish I laM on 27th inst.

McGregor and Co.. contractors for the new steamer for Lake Wakatipu hope to have the vessel launched before Christmas, anrl ready for service at Raster. The steamer will be put. together at Kingston, where 80 or 90 workmen will be emphoyed.

Mr ITanan. the member for Invercargill. is endeavouring to have an area reserved at Otatara for Workmen's Homes,, as was suggested in "The Southern Cross'' some months r\go. We still think the idea is a capital one.

Ca'lers at the High Commissioner's Office. London, on Sth Sept., included Misses L. M. Kelly amd M. C. Kelly, and Mr J, Donaldson, late of Invercargill.

The resolutions passed at the annual session of the Otago and Southland District Synod of the Primitive Methodist Church, opened at Invercargi.'i on Wednesday, included the following - —That this Synod emphatically protest against the most unjust Ne Tom ere decree, of the Roman Catholic Communion as an iniquitous intrusion into and interference with the domestic and religious rights and well-being of the people- We consider it further as revealing the true spirit of that organisation, and deem that the time has come when such arrogant aggressiveness must be strenuously resisted. It was pointed out that the decree was an insult to the intelligence of the Dominion, apd secondly, that in Great Britain and Germany, where the church is better known, the decree is not in force.

Mrs J. J. Meikle is petitioning Parliament for a grant. She states that she is 62 years of age and destitute, and that the money given to her husband only sufficed to pay his just debts.

At the meeting of the Town Council on Thursday night the reports of the Trams, Finance, Public Works, and Gas and Water Committees were adopted. Cr. Fleming disagreed with the clause in the Trams report au. thorising the supply of electric current to the Charitable Aid Board (for the hospital) at 5Jd per unit. He maintained that fid per unit should be ehasrged, and did so on the ground that the. Engineer in his report recommended that 6d per unit be chars-.'d, seeing that in all probability the plant and men would be required to be in attendance all night for that special purpose. Cr. Fleming r.lso emphasised the fact that that being so. this would mean the consumption of not less than half-a-ton of coal (say 7s) and the attendance of two men (say 2os), to say nothmg of tea: and wear of plant, whilethe return would be problematical