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Southland Times, Issue 14505, 25 August 1910, Page 4

A Wellington telegram states that money for the children’s hospital fund is still being received. Mrs Wilford. and Miss Joseph have to date banked. £6450. It is probable that the amount will be swelled by several hundreds, for there are several lists yet to come in, besides which a number of promised subscriptions have not yet been fotwarded, some of them being for fairly substantial amounts. In the case of James Boyd, sentenced at. Kaikoura by Mr Klorance. S.M., to three months' imprisonment for a breach of a prohibition order, Mr Hunt applied before the Supreme Court at Christhur?li yesterday isays a telegiant) that a rule nisi on a svrit of habeas corpus be made absolute. Mr Justice Sim. in agreeing, remarked that the conviction (in which the warrant was issued was bad and he added that it seemed unfortunate that the Magistrate did not taka tin trouble to read the section, as. if ha lent 11*1111. so. be would have seen that lie bad no power to impose punishment in Ihe first instance. \l |, \ 11. - 1 1«* n yesterday eight charges in i,-.llei• t to breaches of prohibit ion el di-i s were dealt with liv Mr Bishop, S..\i . who cv|tressed considerable ndunishna.bl at the niurdii r of cases. In three ca-t-S lines of Ills each Well 1111 - ~,i-e..1. in three 40s, and in one sis. i \e 1 si,n Was lined IT. lor as tsling a iirohiliited person to drink Ihpior. I■( e; S Assoeial ion. t'oins with holes: In them v. iii no longer he accepted by (lie Boyal Sydney AI i 11 1 . The rule against their ae-.-ni-jiicc had not been rigidly enfore. d Sr some '.isirs :-bnt now that the new t'uMnioiiwealth coinage is circula I inend that the intrinsic metallic value of tin* “ kangaroo " shilling is but act. the .dint authorities have decided to have no more holed or defaced silver or other coins. Formerly, the profits on silver coinage went to the British Mint, hut since the establishment, of Australian coinage these will accrue to (he- Tom monwealth. The Australian banks re. fuse holed and defaced coins. Banker? in New /.caland will not aeccpl -ilv-'i coinage that is defaced or la.de-1. hut worn silver is received. The- ihre-e.n,-..iny. bit o’, sixpence*, with a h"T in d b.-ing re-gatihd r.s tie- raced, need not Iv-, ao cet.iiod in chance.

A cable from Brussels states that the winner of an £Souo sterling exhibition lottery, a Belgian miner, died before the lira wine. The ticket was afterwards found in iiis pocket.

Thomas Kinner.y, the young man who broke a window in Grady's jewellery shop in V\V! lin a ton. grabbed a lot ol rings valued a t tino. and ran away, but was caught by civilians, was yesterday committed to tl

Court for sentence. in a statement made to the police. Finnerty. who was not drunk at the time, said that the diamonds looked too temptins'.

The Norwegian barque Durban has food for the curiou- on board in the shape of a couple of young turtles of about the size of the palm of ones hand. These interesting strangers are the survivors of a dozen which were brought from Surprise Island, the rest having succumbed to the rigours of the sea passage. Their custodian has gloomy forebodings regarding the two remaining, opining that anything approaching frosty weather will prove too much for them, though he says that in their natural climate " You can’t kill ’em." A liberal offer by a local resident for their acquisition was refused.

The X.Z. Insurance Company have now completed the purchase of tue buildings formerly occupied by He.-ys) s J. E. Watson and Co.. Ltd., in street, and has assumed possession, the South British Insurance Co. will continue to ocviipv a portion of the building under a lease which has still some two years to run. At the end of that time the X.Z. Insurance Co. will carry out extensive alterations in the building, including a large and well appointed office for their own use. The business of the Company will then be removed to the pew offices.

The class-singing competition (for primary schools) which will be held in the Municipal Theatre on Friday evening. promises to bo one of the successes of this year's festival. Both teachers and children of the six classes which have entered have taken up the work of preparation with tlie utmost enthusiasm, and the results of the practices show that a high standard has been reached by the different classes. Other attractions for Friday night's entertainment in rlie Theatre are the "Story Without Words’* (five entries), dialogue from “ The School for Scandal *’ (four entries). and the comedietta, each part\ choosing its own subject (three entries. )

A night surprise alarm, which has been arranged for the Bluff Guards for some weeks, came off last night, when at 7.1 a p.m. the whistle at the freezing works sounded the preconcerted signal. All the members of the Company, wherever they might he. were expected to make their way with uniform and arms to tho Prill Hail, the object being mobilisation, ready to move off for active service : one hour being allowed. The first man made his appearance within a few minutes : SO were present within a Quarter of an hour, and 37 arrived within the specified time of an hour. This prompt response was regarded as being highly satisfactory, as the men were taken completely by surprise, and in some cases had to go considerable distances to their homes for their equipment before putting in attendance at the Drill Hall.

The very large audience which was present at the drawing room entertainment in the Municipal Theatre last night augurs well for the success of tire present season of the Invercargill Competitions Society. The theatre was crowded in every part, and even standing room was at a premium. Some 300 reserved seats in the circle and in the orchestral stalis had previously been booked, the majority of them by members of the Society. In addition to this £75 in cash was taken at the doors. It is estimated that the total attendance represented receipts to the amount of about £l3O. The great rush for seats resulted in tire ushers having a difficult task to keep the reserved seats free for those who had booked them, and delayed their arrival at the theatre until close on the hour of starting. As it was there were several instances of wrongful possession, and many who had come confidently expecting to secure the seats reserved by them had to be content with such places as happened to be vacant elsewhere, or with accommodation on the steps of the aisles.

S ; r Charles Wyndham, who has just celebrated his golden wedding, is one of the many famous actors whose debut was marred by an attack of stage fright. His first appearance on the boards took place at' Washington under The management of John Wilkes Booth, the man who subsequently achieved a world-wide fame as tho assassin of President Lincoln. The role allotted to voting Wjmdham was that of a gay young spark from the Southern States, and the words with which he was .suppos'd to make his entrance were ;—” I am ilnink with love and enthusiasm.” "When the future knight walked on t n rot: eh the centre entrance and saw tb» large audience sitting there in front of him. the courage which he had screwed up to its sticking point forsook Id-.i. and. what was worse, his memory ■'.tent with it. “ I am drunk.” he exclaimed. but what with he couldn't for the life of him remember. After a moment’s pause he repeated it a little louder, hoping this time to get the run of the thing. But as to (lie rest of the sentence his mind was still a blank, lie made a third at'empt. this time shouting out the words at the lop of his voice, but witii ii" bell.-r success. And then he gave it up. Duncan Alexander Fabierwood. a young man who had absconded (Torn Burnham Industrial School, appeared at the Police Court. Invercargill, yesterday morning, and pleaded guilty to having on 1 1 h April stolen a suit of clothes, gold sleeve links, and a purse containing money (value £X) from L. Russell, of Orari ; and on 15th April a bicycle (value £5 19s). the property of IV. A. -Scott and Co.. Timaru. Detective Cameron stated that after accused had got away from Burnham he went to Orari, and there stole the clothing mentioned. He took train to Timaru, where im got a bicycle on deferred pa--rrc-nt from W. A. Scott and Sons, and paid 39s on it. He rode the bicycle to Oamaru and sold it. Later he had gone on to Auckland, where (on Loth .Julyi he had neon sent to gaol for four months for theft of a bic\-cle. and he was now serving the sentence. His "Worship expressed doubt of the crime of disposing of a bicycle bought on credit, bur the accused had admitted fraudulent intent by pleading guilty. He would be sentenced to a month’s imprisonment on each information, in all two months ex'ra imprisonment. An order was also made for the return of the bicycle to \V. A. Scott. Timaru. A plea for the payment of chapmen of Education Boards was made by Mr I). B. Wallace, a member of the Auckland Board, at its last meeting. He urged that in view of the large amount of time given to the discharge of their duties by chairmen of the larger Boards, they should be recompensed for their service*. There was an especial need for this, he said, in such a large district as Auckland, where the time given by the chairman of the Board, if measured by money value, would run into hundreds of pounds a year. The chairman (Mr ('. .1. Pan-) s-iid 1 1 ait lids was a matter for ill" Legislature. as at present a member of a Board was debarred from accepting any reoneiary recompense for his service-- S" far as he was concerned. t:;e work was a labour of love, and even if any salary io-rf. paid, lie would J ridial.ly li; d soni" m r -ans of devoting it t" the can.-- of "d ms; i"ii. He thought, however, that th" question of payment to fill are ctvsinn-n wus a m.illi r vor 11 .y o’ 'i d i 'ion. and in- had I ! ; 11 I 1- I larb.mr Boards of t'" ■' ■’ m v. ■we ali'-.oly moving in it son ct 5 • 11 . Mom i" nr" :,w;,1...,n-d hr ; i,,I!."., ■ o i t ■(■-ii ! i of Bellmen ! -no. -a B-- '"'iiia! ind " 11 : ■ f i ~.s Mm V. • 1 .a. "a G a ■al" , Ii ■ a,,,,, ~| Mm . ml ■ la- si-. m Kim; K !,: i n,. l m,d lam- . 5 ' 1 IId: II . I o'.dlghi j,, ;;mh ' a ■ ■ ■- IS -■■• no d lo him. i Dll >ll'. I; • "OHsd Wil belli 1 ,1 1;,,-,, ~,|., ~ ~ 0 a a P".-SV'.- 'on lining il to his 1’ i - ini' rprei'-r. Halimen was no maI" . aa a 1 spoeih'd ill hi-- naln.• longue 1- h-iiy "nduig ale. ays with i, e hope that Ki.-ima, :■ splendid specimen of nobl" ■a.a.; ! m!, V. e|,i wi; ii B:1111oea and aimli. v eg :■■:' •1. I '•idburyV niariuiaclory. and tii" iw.n-d wi'a iaegiiier over tin- ~iciaa I.;.- n: l.y wh m!i <■ mu. •da tes were made, y ha ■ ■':■ a f was a gm-sl of n,.. ■ , ukl . ,-d V.’e. I mills'..!- ill : bre.m It'S! at Gl'.,--v- : w i ■ • Toe Ar. ilia. Imp of . • ■ a Dr T-I.'iida. v. a of lim \: aa, ■■ o 11 a;! i : 11 1 ' ‘hi all! ids rom--1 11 : i : careful:,.-, and v, ..fv thus ttuiu to i a„;. av g in •-•At correctly.

For riding a bicycle on the footpath in Jackson street. East Invercargill. William Xelson was at the Police Court yesterday fined li's. Defendant stated that lie rode only from his gate, to the nearest culvert, and mentioned that lie did not know the assistant Borough Inspector, Mr Murdoch. " It's worth a Irille to know who he is," remarked the Magistrate in indicting the lino.

A celebrated Dublin physician was Sir Dominic Corrigan, who was as much famed for his brusqueness towards patients as for his skill. In t!ie course of some reminiscences which he is contributing to the ‘‘State of South Africa.” Mr William Charles Scully tells a story of the well-known doctor which is quite worth quoting. I was taken to him. says the writer, several times, but lie always treated me with the utmost kindness. However, a highly-respectable maiden aunt of mine had a different experience. She went to consult him. After sounding iter —none too gently—and asking a few questions, he gave a grunt and relapsed into silence. Then, after a short pause of meditation he said ; “ W ell. ma'am, it’s one of two tilings. Cither you drink or else you sit with your back to tlie fire."

Apropos the loss of Count Zeppelin s latest airship, a good Kaiser story is going the rounds, states the Berlin correspondent of a London newspaper. The Kaiser recently invited some prominent financiers to spend the evening at the Palace in Berlin. Titov happened to be the same guests whom, on a similar previous occasion, he had induced to subscribe large sums for Count Zeppelin’s projects. The Kaiser was in the highest spirits, laughing and jesting ; the financiers were unanimously silent, being hardly able to raise a won smile even at the Emperor s merriest quips. The Kaiser stared with astonishment, and asked : " What on earth Is the matter with you. gentlemen ?” One of the financiers gently stroked ills pocket, and the Kaiser burst into a roar of laughter. " Oh. I see," said he. " But it is all right , your beer is free to-night !”

Spent £3OO in a little under three months. That was the allegation made against a young man by a relative who desired to take out a prohibition order against him. in Dunedin, says the Otago Daily Times. The alleged spendthrift had come down from the North Island, and. in reply to His Worship, stated that lie had travelled to Dunedin to spend a holiday. " Been having a pretty good time." interpolated His Worship. Not desiring, presumably, to have his holiday painted in too glowing colours, the witness deprecatingly replied " Fair to medium-fair." In reply to the Magistrate. the relative applying for the prohibition order stated that his brothers were afraid to give evidence against the supposed delinquent, and His Worship then adjourned the case to allow an opportunity to be made to subpoena them and secure their attendance at the Court. The alleged wasteful youngman emphatically refused to show his bank-book to prove whether the accusation of prodigality was true or not.

The last step is now being taken from stock-taking to new season’s opening. There are many items of interest to be found upon our counters that will not be placed upon our stock sheets ; many oddments and remnants that will appeal to the thrifty buyer, as prices are such as will ensure a clearance before we close our books for tho past season. So while we are taking stock come and pick them over. There tire remnants of Dresses, Silks, and Velveteens, remnants of Calicoes, Sheetings, Flannelettes ; a small quantity of Embroidery, grand patterns and values. Small lots of Fabric. Gloves suitable for present wear. About 100 pairs of Hosiery out of packets, odd makes, but tip-top value. About two dozen Flannelette Blouses, and about 30 of this season’s Ladies’ Paletots, and a hundred more odd lines. N-day at Price and Bulleid’s. “ It’s better than going a trip to Spain or having your honeymoon over again.” That's what the bard thought about the taxicab, and you will endorse it when you have had a ride in the most modern vehicle at the same price you pay for old-fashioned conveyance. Next time you want a cab ring up 299 for the taxi. —G. W. Woods and Co.

In our advertising columns Messrs McGruer, Taylor and Co. return thanks to their customers for their support during the sale which has just finished. This sale has been a remarkable success ; by far the greatest jet conducted by this firm in point of turnover. The new season brings new fashions and new shipments of goods, and no doubt our lady readers are already beginning to anticipate the shows of Spring and Summer goods. McGruer. Taylor and Co. will shortly announce their first show of the season, and promise their clients a brilliant display of all that is latest and best in the showroom goods. Self-reliance Is a good thing, but when it induces an inventor to venture alone into the mazes of tho patent laws, it is apt to come expensive. Take your ideas to a keen, straight agent. Messrs Baldwin and Hayward, Wellington Local Agent ; J. F. Lillicrap (Hall, Stout, and Lillicrap), Esk street, Invercargill know all about the Law of Patents, and have agents everywhere. Skilfully guarded and adroitly placed, IU-re might easily be a fortune in a patent.

Many physicians seem to think It a mysterious* event when their patients—whom tiiey cannot cure —are quickly relieved and restored to health by Dr. bueldon's New Discovery for Coughs and Colds ; but there is nothing mysterious about it. Dr. Sheldon's y;«w Discovery represents the latest Knowledge of the day in the practice of the science of healing, and does not follow any of the oldtaaliloned methods ox the materia medics. U goes right to the point of infection in all cases of throat and lung trouble, and by means that are all its own drives out the disease and heals the affected parts. It is a safe, pleasant, positive cure for ail lung troubles. Try It. Price Is 6d and 3a. Obtainable everywhere.

Overcoats and Blankets are the articles most required at this season of the year. You will not want a long purse to be able to buy them if you call at THE ECONOMIC SALE. A warm and fashionable Overcoat at 19/6 and Colonial White All-wool Blankets at 15/ C per pair. Be wise and visit THE ECONOMIC. DEE STREET.

“ The world and its people.” You are one of the people, and no doubt you enjoy a cup of good tea. When next you purchase this refreshing beverage try Baxter's Teas pure, fragrant, strong at prices as follows : Is, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is lOd, and 2s per lb. All grand value for the money, especially Hava Tea at Is 6d per lb, or lOlbs for 13s 9d. Try it. SYNOPSIS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. On Page X.— Wanted—Engine- fitter. Directory—Jumble week at Dallas and Watt's. F. H. Tucker has houses for sale. On Page S,— Competition;', 10-night. £SXS Reward—Kelly (Jang .notice. Fuller’s Pictures—Change of programme to-night. Southland Coursing Club—Final meeting on 3c tli ins lx Pipers' and Dancers' Assn. —Annual meeting 10-morrovv. Wesley Church Bazaar—Victoria Plall, 2sth Sept. Jumble Week Bargains now at Dallas and Watt's. On l-aga 7. The enamelling process explained—See Wilson, l-’i aser's a-lvt. l-'ur Saddlery and Harness try Ritchie a rid < 'te A Medlt y of .Men I— - i ly ml man Do. On Page H.— Win. Todd aim Do. Sab of Inniilme

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SOitiisi THAT RBTUSB TO HBAL. i.; 11 '• L i 111-"i sores aru found that . re£u-‘- m heal U P- small amount of pus is dally discoursed, bin me sura itself n-mains in a stationary condition. it is from weariness utui require:; inuiulatins i«lo activity, otlierwi.su it uiav become chronic and grow larger, ttuxona, tiie Rapid iieaiii.it ‘..iiiitiiusit, is pal ticuiai'iy applicable to a case of tills moil. Airs iii. Fletcher. Newman St., isev." lown. N.S.W., writes ; —"Aly little uoy i.ad a terrible sore toe. which presented liini walking. The sore reiused to neat lor several months, although we tried every remedy we could think of. We at last tried Rexona, and it began VO heal at once, and in live or six days there wms not a mark left. Rexona is ...old in triangular pots at 1/6 and ii/ Obtainable at ti. I. -Moffett's, and other CUeuurm and Grocers.