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Southland Times, Issue 16785, 13 July 1911, Page 5

The postal authorities require an owner for a lady’s muff which was icit on a public desk recently. They also wish to hear from the sender of a parcel addressed: "MrsWavmouth. Scott Grove Victoria, ’ which is detained for postage. Eighteen degrees of frost, the heaviest experienced during the jiast seven years, were recorded at Ashburton yesterday morning, which, however, broke sunny, and a rapid thaw threforo set in. At the Magistrate’s Court at Christchurch yesterday, Ruby Cable, a young woman, vas charged with having stolen £32 from Sydney Barnes Gibson. The police stated that the two had come from Dunedin together, and Gibson had lodged an information against the girl who. he said, had stolen the money and returned to Dunedin with it. Gibson declined to give evidence against the girl and the charge was dismissed. The management of the Energetic Mine informs the Inangahua Times, says a Reefton telegram, that the mine will be opened on Saturday and work renewed on Monday. At Napier yesterday a Chinese found in possession of opium in a form suitable for smoking was fined £SO, or three months’ imprisonment. Two others were fined £lO, or one month. Dalgety and Co., Limited, Otautau, report having sold Mr E. Stevens’ fine property of 400 acres to Mr Bustard, late of Waimea Plains, also Air G. Woods’ handy property of 600 acres to Jenkins Bros., late of Drummond. Sometimes counsel when cross-ex-amining a witness, get more than they bargain for. At the Nelson Supreme Court, a witness confessed to some pretensions to being regarded as a public man, having three times stood for Parliament. “Three times,” queried Counsel, “and you are not in yet?” “Not yet,” was the response, but I was a good deal nearer to it last time than you were when you last stood.” There was no further cross examination after that. Ellen Briggs, a young woman, arrested at Taihape, was charged with having on June 30 exposed a child in a manner likely to cause injury to its health. It is alleged tiiat the child, which is barely 12 months’ old. was left on the doorstep of tthe Home of Compassion. Accused pleaded guilty, was remanded for sentence till Friday, bail being allowed. Mr J. R. Triggs, Conciliation Commissioner, will preside over sittings of the Conciliation Council in Invercargill on August 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. The General Labourers’ and Drivers’ Union has four disputes down for hearing, viz., builders’ labourers, drivers, road contractors employees, and municipal employees. The representatives of the Garrison, Hibernian and Dominion Bands conferred with Mr Sydney Doree, touringmanager of Sousa’s Band, last evening with regard to giving the famous hand a fitting reception upon its arrival on the 31st inst. The three bands wore unanimously in favour ox giving Sousa a welcome to the town and to the Dominion. They will parade at the station upon the band’s arrival. Further arrangements will be made later. At the present time a class instruction for the officers and non-commissioned officers of the Southland and Wallace Mounted Rifles is being held in the Garrison Hall, Lieut. Glendining, Adjt. to the Regiment, and Sergt.-Major Instructor Ivimey being in charge. There is an excellent attendance from the country corps. It is proposed to hold a general meeting of the South Island Dairy Association in Dunedin on August 2nd. when the chairman and Mr James Lumsden will speak regarding their visit to the National Dairy Association meeting held at Palmerston North last month. The Minister of Agriculture, the Dairy Commissioner, and Mr Reakes of the Veterinary Department will also deliver addresses. The Christchurch Presbytery yesterday adopted a resolution affirming adherence to the cause of temperance, and endorsing national and local prohibition. It was agreed to make arrangements for an interchange of pulpits for the delivery of temperance sermons. Regulations under last session’s Fruit-farms Settlement Act have been published in the “Gazette.” They prescribe special terms and conditions for the allotment and disposal of land set apart under the Act. for residence and improvements, and for cultivation; provision is made for advances, not exceeding £l5O each, to holders of allotments, to enable them to erect suitable houses, and other provisions deal with transfers, valuation of improvements, and so on. An example of the kind of “flam” that appears in party newspapers: “The speeches delivered by Sir James Carroll In the South were models of vigorous, terse diction, and mastery of detail. At the outset he caught the enemy “flagrante delicto." It had attacked with misrepresentation, with pretence, with suppression, with exaggeration beyond conception, covering want of ideas with vitupeartion and sheltering lack of facts under clouds of suggestion. In tactics there was not one flagrant error hut many, and each one of the many Sir James exposed and buffeted. That Air Massey felt the force of the blows rained on him by Sir James Carroll is clear from the statements of oven his most friendly critics. Unhappily ho gave no signs of any chastening effect.” —New' Zealand Times. “There are a considerable number of houses in Christchurch,” said the Mayor to a Press representative on Monday, -which have reached such a state of dilapidation and general discomfort, that in my opinion they should be removed. They both disfigure the city and dishonour the people who are forced by circumstances to shelter in them. I am preparing a schedule of the buildings that I think should no longer be allowed to be used for residential purposes, and will submit it to the proper authorities, with a view to having the buildings destroyed. The Ciutha branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, having made a request that farmers consigning sheep to Burnside should be allowed to travel at excursion rates, has received a reply from the Minister of Railways that he “had the honour to regret” that lie could not see his way to comply with the request. Upon this the chairman of the branch remarked tiiat the lion. Air Alillar was “a most regretful Alinister.” He went on to compare the privileges “allowed” to tourists, sportsmen, and racing men with the treatment moled out to farmers. A resolution was unanimously carried; “That farmers taking stock to Burnside should ho allowed to travel tit excursion rates.” At the same meeting several farmers pressed for a special stock train to Burnside, to run on Tuesday nights. As a result of inquiries made by the police Allan James Dixon, already serving a sentence for burglary, appeared tit the Alagistrate’s Court at Christchurch yesterday, charged with having in 1998 broken and entered the shop of William Garrard, gunsmith, and stolen guns and other articles valued at £l. In tiro course of the hearing AVilliam Edmonds Knight, commercial traveller, was put Into the box, but declined to answer questions on the ground that lie might bo incriminated. The police slated tiiat Knight had told them that lie had received the goods from Dixon, and had thrown them into the river. After discussion, the police applied to the .Magistrate to sign a warrant for Knight’s arrest. This was done, and Knight was placed in the dock with Dixon. Subsequently it was agreed to proceed by summons, and the case was adjourned. For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods Great Peppermint Cure, La fid, 2s fid.

Forerunners of the tide of immigration that will sot in again before many months have passed are now reaching the .Labour Department in the shape of numerous letters from prospective travellers to the Dominion from the Old 'World. Quito a number of inquiries come to hand by every mail, and there is every indication that immigrants will come out quite as readily during the spring and summer as ever before. The letters are principally from workers now residing In England, although a small number come from people in the United States, Canada, Australia, and other places. One man in England states that ho lias a capital of £100(1, which ho wishes to use In starting here in farming. A South Shields man, a marine engineer of fourteen years’ experience, will bring with him £IOO and a family of three grown up boys. “Sheep ranching” is the work looked forward to by a Glasgow man, who says that after gaining experience here with someone else lie will have good financial support in starting out for himself. Such communications as these have been replied to in encouraging terms, but the Department lias warned other writers, Including a warehouseman, a coachman, a car cleaner and an old army man that there is no prospect of their getting work out here in their particular callings. One of the privileges of the American citizen (remarks the Auckland “Herald > is the right of being supplied with every information obtainable from the various departments at the seat of Government. Mr W. H. Hemingway, of Auckland, who gave a Ponsonby audience an account last week of a recent visit to "the greatest land on earth,” stated that lie took advantage of this privilege by writing from one of the towns of the States to Washington for as much information as could be supplied regarding industrial and labour matters. “Some few days afterwards,” he said, “the postman informed me that there was a mail for me at the local post office, and that I could get it if I took a cart ! I went to the post office, and I assure you there was quite half a ton of printed matter waiting for me. Much of it may bo still waiting for me for all I know.” Stocktaking time at the Exhibition draws near, and there are many things that Thomson and Beattie are determined not to take into stock if low prices will shift them. A case in point is a table of Trimmed Hats marked at 5/11 each. They are worth going some distance to see, there are some very choice and becoming Hats, both for ladies and girls amongst them. AN UNBIASSED OPINION. The handlcapper In the recently held New Brighton Beach motor cycle speed events, who is considered an authority on the capabilities of the various makes of machines entered for this important event, is probably a little chag.rinecl ai the result of these races. Although he and most others with him reckoned that, in placing the Triumphs behind all other single-cylinder machines (in fact, they were placed on an equality with twincylinder motors of higher power), he had got them on a mark which would not allow them to beat all other singles so easily as they have usually done. But the best laid plans of mice and men “gang aft agley,” as the Scotch proverb says, and in this instance very much so. as the Triumphs won first and second places in each race with the exception of the thirty-mile race, in which C. H. Harrison, riding the Triumph, only managed to get up In second place by the time the winning post was reached. However, there was consolation for him In'the fact that his time.was faster than that of the winner, who was riding a special speed model of Tourist Trophy type. Harrison’s machine was the standard every-day model Triumph, and his performance was thus one that he can well be proud of. The enviable reputation of the Triumph has not been obtained by fluke performances, as it has a list of motor cycle successes to its credit equal to that of all other makes of motor cycles put together. We do not ask you to believe It Is the best ‘motor cycle because we say so, but we back up what we claim with hundreds of successes gained in reliability, hill climbing, and speod events held In all sorts of conditions in every part of the world, and we can refer you to hundreds of motor cyclists who have had practical experience with this motor, and who proclaim it to be a perfect motor cycle In every sense of the word. Illustrated catalogue sent post tree to any address. Wilson, Fraser and Co., So>« Southland Agents. Dee Street. The demand for Dainty Neckwear has been exceptionally good. PRICE AND BULLEID are offering their season’s selections at Crowning prices, 6%d each. See their window display. Nothing lias been spared to make the clearance a success. In the Embroidery Department they are showing a lovely tange of Camisole Embroidery, 7%d, 9d. UV 2 d, Is 3d yard. Exceptional values in Wide Flouncings, New Floral designs. 10Vid. Is 3d. Ladies’ Hosiery is one of their leading lines. This season’s shipments were very heavy. They have marked down the prices considerably. Two pair Cashmere Seamless Hose, Is 9d, 2s 3d, 2s 9d. Sensational bargains in Gloves. Their noted Skin Gloves in Tans and Black only 2s 3d pair. Ladies’ 2-dome Tan Nappa Glove very serviceable. Warm Winter Glove, 3s 6d. Fabric Gloves are all laid out on the Bargain Table, G%d. 9d, lid. Is 3d. Tinsel Belts and Petersham Belts, Suede Leather Beits all marked at Crowning price, fi y 2 d. PRICE AND BULL KID’S for MONSTER SALE BARGAINS. MILKING MACHINE NOTES, “It’s good to begin well, better to end well.” This applies to Farmers in choosing a Milking Machine. It’s good to begin with the "RIDD" for it is built on natural lines, milking by pressure alone, thus imitating the action of a calf extracting milk from the cow. The "RIDD” does not distress and strain the cows as do suction milkers, and, moreover, it performs the work quicker and more efficiently. It will milk any cow. however difficult, and retains it in milk for a longer period—thus increasing profits. The "RIDD” gives solid satisfaction for it is a reliable milking machine, has no complicated parts and is easy to control. Fanners ! it’s good to begin with the “RIDD” to ensure ending well. Write for Catalogues and prices, to the Ridd Milking (Machine Co., Ltd., Queen Street, Now Plymouth, or Local Agents, J. G. Ward & Co. 1318 SYNOPSIS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS On Page I. Wanted—Boy. Wanted—Cook, Wanted—Board and lodging. Wanted Two juniors and smart young man. Tenders invited for erection of residence. Public Works Department—Tenders invited for road formation. Public Works Department call tenders for painting and renovations at Post Office. On Page 3. Bicycles, motor bicycles and motor curs at G. W. Woods’. On Page 3.-^ Another confirmation of Wilson, Fraser’s prophesy re Motor Cycles— See advt. On Page 6. Fuller’s Pictures to-night at 8. Orphans’ Club concert to-night. Hayward’s Pictures to-night’at 8. King’s Hall Kink—3 sessions daily. Meeting of Labourers’ Union to-night. Recital by Miss Lucy Cowan on 9th and 10th August. Department of Lands—Crown lands open for selection on renewable lease. Department of Lands —■ Crown hinds open for selection on optional system. On Page 7. Great Kale of bankrupt stock at Darby’s, Esk street. On Page B. National Mortgage and Agency Co. hold sale of dairy cows at Mataura on August 9th. Ktock Agents—Addition to 'Woodlands sale.