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Southland Times, Issue 16841, 18 September 1911, Page 4

Readers are reminded of the lecture to be given by Dr Hendry in the Victoria Hall to-night. The Doctor’s subject is;—'‘The Effects of Alcohol on the Human Body, and its Effects on the Capacity of an Individual’s Work. The lecture should prove to be exceptionally interesting, the ability of the lecturer to deal with the subject expertly being beyond question. During the evening a musical programme will be giten. The Rev. R. M. Ryburn will preside. A good programme of music was rendered from the Rotunda by the Hibernian Band yesterday afternoon. It was intended to give the concert at the hospital ; but, on account of the low state of several patients, the band decided to play from the Rotunda and so not disappoint the large crowd that turned out to bear them. ’ Inquiries made at Greymouth show that a shortage of beef will soon create an acute situation on the West Coast. Beef has been commanding high prices of late, and there is at present 1.0 prospect of it receding in value, a notable example of this occurrence was afforded at the last Arahura cattle sales, when heavy bullocks were sold on account of Mr Burroughs up to £l6, the average price for a line of 28 beasts being £l4 2s 6d. Then again a line of 28 beasts submitted to auction on behalf of Mr Mallinson fetched £l4 10s each. The ruling price for beef at present is 5d per lb. live weight. It is absolutely Impossible to secure suitable bullocks from the North Island for the local trade.

Enquiry at the Hospital last night elicited the information that there was no change in the critical condition of Patrick McCarthy, who was so seriously injured on Friday night when the express van ho was driving was run Mown by the train at the level crossing at Mataura. The municipal debt of Christchurch was on March 31st last £-Mi.2fi2. as compared with £129,112 on March 31st 1910. —Press Association. The drawing of the Hibernian Band Art Union will take place on Wednesday week, 27th inst. All those holding books of ticket.; are requested '■b re " turn blocks not later than 26th inst. The building permits issued by the Christchurch City Council during the year ended March 31st numbered (says a telegram) 576, the buildings being valued at £265,300. The previous year’s figures were 470 permits, value of buildings £209,040. During 1910-11 permits for buildings valued at £99.260 wore issued in the central ward, £18.575 In the Linwood ward, £99,135 in the St. Albans ward, and £48,330 in the Sydenham Ward. Attention is drawn to the concert to be given in the Victoria Hall on Tuesday night under the auspices of the Invercargill Bowling Club. The function will be under the patronage of the Southland Rugby Union, and will be attended by representatives of that body and the teams competing in the South-land-Canterbury match on Wednesday. Several of the performers were prize winners at the recent Competitions, and they will be heard in the items in which they scored their successes. Messrs Wm. Todd and Co. submitted to auction on Saturday night seven building allotments in East Invercargill. three having frontage to Ritchie street, and four to William street. Two of the sections were sold to Mr F. R. Fenton, the others, falling to reach the £IOO reserve placed on them, being passed in. The area of the unsold allotments, for which Messrs Todd and Co. will treat privately, vary from 24.1 poles to 25.3 poles. Three three-quarter acre sections in North Invercargill were also offered: but these , failed to find a purchaser, the highest offer being £l5O. During legal argument in the case Dumbleton v. MacEwan, heard at Dunedin on Thursday. Mr Inder (counsel for plaintiff) remarked that it was fairly common In cheese deals to adjust the price to l-64d per lb., whereupon Mr Moorhouse (counsel for the defence) promptly interjected: “That probably accounts for the mites!” During the week there were admitted to the Southland Hospital seven male . and five female patients, and there were discharged 11 males and 7 females; leaving 39 males and 21 females. The Matron acknowledges donations from Mrs Miller. Mr Joseph Holloway, in conjunction with Messrs McDonald and Meek, disposed of eight freehold building allotments in the suburb of Wellesley on Saturday night. The sections are situated between Alice and Herbert streets, and four of them have frontages to the North Road. Competition was keen, bidding’ from the commencement being very brisk, and the prices realised may be considered as being distinctly high. Two sections, each containing 30.7 poles fetched £139 and £144; four containing 20.2 poles, £144, £159, £lsl, and £145; two containing 20.4 poles, £146 and £ls1 1 respectively. The following letter has been forwarded to Sir John Findlay, Minister of Justice: —“Sir, —I was incarcerated in Lyttelton Gaol, seven days with hard labour, for breaking a city by-law. While there X dlscovei-ed that prison reform was a farce, and that men were degraded and punished by a prison system worthy of barbarians; and I wish to inform you that I am heartily ashamed to know that in New Zealand, with our boasted superiority, such a state of affairs exists. If I can manage to visit , Wellington within the next few weeks I trust ’to have an audience with you and have a heart-to-heart talk. In the meantime, however, there is a case of alleged miscarriage of justice which I ask you, in the name of humanity, to Investigate. I am forwarding you the man’s own statement, which should receive your immediate attention. —I remain, yours in the cause of justice, FRED. R. COOKE.7 The case referred to is that of John' McCormack, who is serving sentence of 10 years. Mr Cooke Is informed that another prisoner, said to have been McCormack’s accomplice. Is prepared to swear that he never saw McCormack till he saw him at his side in the prisoner’s dock. There was a fair number of farmers In town on Saturday, and a good deal of business was done one way and another. Most of the dairy factories have now sold their outputs for the coming season, the high prices prevailing tempting even those who in previous years disposed of their stuff by consignment. There is a considerable enquiry for grass and clover seeds, the area that is being sown this year being greater than in previous seasons. Lambing is now fairly general throughout the province, and percentages are reported as being exceedingly good. There are not many farmers holding oats ; but the potato market continues to cause a number of farmers to 1 regret not having sold . when a good price was offering. The Mines Commission sat in Invercargill on Saturday morning for the purpose of hearing such evidence as those Interested in mining and miners chose to bring forward for consideration. Messrs C. A. Port, E. C. Leary, and F. Hart gave evidence bearing on the recent fatal accident at Round Hill and made certain suggestions in connection with the circumstances disclosed by the enquiry held at the time. Mr E. R. Green, Inspector of Mines, also gave evidence on one or two matters concerning the work of the Mines Department in connection with Inspection. Receipts from the municipal . tepid baths (says a Christchurch telegram), show a gratifying increase. During the year 19X0-11 the total receipts amounted to £BB4. as compared with £562 for r the previous twelve months. The details for 1910-14 as compared with those for 1909-10 ’ (given in parenthesis) are: Season tickets 185 (40), £67 (£l7) ; boys and girls. 2952 (2120). £147 (£106) ; adults, 5933 (3709), £286 (£188) ; and single tickets, 8625 (6407), £215 (£160). The attendances represented are: Boys and girls (11,808) (8490) ; adults, 17,799 (11,307). At the Supreme Court at Wellington an Saturday John Scott, aged 61, was charged with falsifying a cash book belonging to the Wellington .Meat Export Co., the Indictment including a number of charges. He was .sentenced by the Chief Justice to nine months’ Imprisonment. Counsel, in pleading for leniency, said that accused’s character had hitherto been stainless and he hart been an industrious and dutiful citizen. He was married, and hart four children. In 1902 he hart a salary of £SOO, but, as a result of retrenchment it was reduced in 1906 to £3OO. Accused was unable to cut down Ills standard of living, and his troubles commenced. A young man named Wilson, alias Taylor, on a charge of false pretences, was ordered to be sent to Invercargill for reformative treatment. Timber merchants stoutly maintain that they are only receiving a bare margin of profit, but the Taihape correspondent of the Herald tells rather a different story. He says the price of ordinary building limber in New Zealand has often provided material for discussion. Quite a number of people urge that the prices ruling at present are far too high, and instance the prices paid to millers 16 years ago, 4s Gd per 100 ft. The pre-sent-day miller receives 10s per IQOt’t. for ordinary building timber at the mill. At least that is the wholesale price. It Jt not that which concerns the consumer so much as the retail price, for the whole trouble hinges on the fact that timber which can be purchased for 10s per luOft. is retailed at 24s per 100 ft. Of course, there is the question of transport charges to be considered, but these amount only to a fractional part of the retail price. A Taihape gentleman who has just purchased sufficient Umber to build a house states that he paid 25s per lOuft. for the timber (on trucks at Biding). Another, who thought the local prices excessive, tried his luck in Wellington, and strange to say, procured his timber at a lower price, despite the freight charges between Wellington and Taihape. In all probability he obtained locally milled timber, which had been railed to Wellington and back again, at a lower price than that quoted at the m’ll Why this should be so is hard to determine, but in the public interest a little more light should be thrown on the matter

A "Gazette’’ notice just published revokes the duly of 20 per cent, ad valorem now imposed on cotton, linen and union piece goods having patterns or woven dot ices thereon, indicating that they are to tie cut up or manufactured into separate articles. This duty affects a wide range of articles of common use and necessity, including table linen, serviettes, glass clpths, cotton counterpanes, handkerchiefs, towels, and a number of other things that are woven in the piece but have designs worked in them. A rumour is in circulation, says the “Wairarapa Age," that Mr Eowlds, with Messrs Hogg. McLaren, Arnold, and a few other malcontents In the Government Party, will endeavour should they again be returned to Parliament, to form a third party In the House, to be known as the Radical Party. Recent events would point to the conclusion that this rumour is not without foundation. As it appears impossible to secure the return of a Labour Party at the coining polls, it is thought that a Radical Party would he sufficiently strong to secure Hie recognition of its demands in the same way as recognition ;-is been obtained by Mr. Redmond m the British Parliament. Hard times, according to certain Australians who have returned disgruntled from Canada, are being experienced in that Dominion. With the approach of winter and the continuous influx of immigrants. there was every prospect of hitter times. A resident of Wellington, who has just ■ returned from a sojourn in the Northern Dominion, has a somewhat different story to tell of the country’s prospects, (says the "Post”). A generous system of railway construction is opening up huge areas of wheat lands, and closer settlement Is being promoted to a large degree. Seductive terms and propositions are made to prospective immigrants, who can acquire 160 acres of excellent land practically for nothing, though certain Improvements are to be effected and residential conditions to be observed. With a view to bringing the Horticultural Society more prominently before the general , jmblic Mr J. Crosby Smith, F.L.S., has kindly offered to lecture under its auspices. He has chosen as his subject “Native Plants of New Zealand,” and proposes to Illustrate his remarks with 150 coloured lantern views of plants, mostly of this district. The.lecturq will be given in the Victoria Hall, on Monday, 25th September. There will be no charge for adrpission, but a collection will be taken up to defray expenses. Mr Crosby Smith’s subject is one that should commend itself to all Interested in horticulture, and as the meeting will be open to the public as well as to members of the Society a good attendance is looked forward to. The Wanganui Borough Council received a letter on Tuesday evening from the Government Statistician in reply to the request that the vital statistics of Wanganui and its suburbs should be grouped together In the monthly returns. The statistician pointed out that, in the case of Hie four centres and Invercargill, only the figures of duly constituted boroughs were available, and those of suburbs under other authority could only be given approximately. The Borough of Invercargill South was placed directly under Invercargill in the returns, and a similar course would in future be followed in regard to the Boroughs of Wanganui and Wanganui East. Commenting on the matter, the Mayor said he was glad to see that there was to be a step in the right direction. If Gonville became a borough its figures could also be added, but so long as it remained a town district nothing could be done. He saw no reason why Gonville should not become a borough. Poaching has been very rife in South Canterbury rivers of recent years, and all the efforts of rangers employed by the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society to put the practice down, have proved practically useless. Last year only two convictions were obtained, and a majority of the members of the Council of the Society, considering that the head ranger should have been more successful in tracking down poacheps, decided at a meeting”held on' Thursday night last, to dispense with his services, and get a new ranger. The discussion on the subject of poaching was a warm one, members declaring that it was getting unbearable, and completely spoiling the fishing for legitimate sportsmen. It was said that the poachers carried it on for profit, and only looked for big fish which they secured for. sale. Some of them cairied firearms, to shoot not only fish, but anyone who might interfere with them. They were nothing short of criminals. Evidence of the difficulty of making wages cover tradesmen’s bills was given by Mr Arnold in the House on Friday. He quoted some figures to prove that the working man in New Zealand has a hard time in endeavouring to make ends meet. He took the case of a Dunedin carpenter, whose wages in a year came to £l3l 12s lOd, and whose expenses in one month amounted to £9 13s Bd, made up as follows: House rent (four rooms), £2 8s; butcher, 15s; grocer, £2; baker, £1; vegetables, 9s; boots and clothing. 15is 6d; coal, 10s; milk, 15s; newspaper, 2s: sanitary charges, 2s Gd; lodge, 4s Sd; Union, 2s. In addition, he had to pay for household requisites in one year £5; doctor’s fee, £3 3s; nurse, £3 2s; — total, £ll ss. He quoted also the income and expenditure of a worker at Greymouth whose income just about balanced his expenditure, and he read a letter from a railway employee on the West Coast, in the course of which the writer stated: —"1 know myself that I have not nearly the wages that will keep me square month by month, and God knows I do try to keep out of debt. I can tell you that pay-day has not much joy for me. I can honestly say that it Is a night of much woe to me and my little wife to try to satisfy as many of the waiting tradesmen as we can. There Is no thought of what balance we will have when our bills are paid. Me well know that the bills can never be paid at the present wages.” FOBDS! FORES I FORES I WHO SAYS FORDS ? Who wants Immediate delivery of the very latest Model Ford? We will guarantee to save you many pounds on these Cars, and what is more give you delivery from Stock. For full particulars of Cars landing enquire from STONE’S MOTOR MART, Invercargill. 2 503 TO-DAY THE BIG BOOT CAMPAIGN stands out as Southland’s Best Boot Sale. McDonald’s Is the name for biggest value ever given in the Boot Tiade. It is the name for quality. It is the name ror all that is stylish. Just now it is the name for the lowest prices in the Cfty. Visit the Big Boot Campaign at the City Boot Palace today. Time will tell whether a man is worthy or a machine economical enough to be practical. Some milking machines give themselves away at the start, others manage to blind the user tor a month or two; but the RIDD MILKING MACHINE is as reliable after years of service as on the day it was bought. Scores of farmers can testify to the Uldd’s excellence, this extract l rom a letter written by Mr D. Buchanan, of Tiakitahuna, being representative of many others; ‘After using the RIDD MILKING MACHINES for three seasons, I know you will be interested in my experience of their use. . . . The machines have done the work well throughout, and from the enclosed letter of the manager of the cheese factory to which I supply, you will see Liiat the milk supplied has been the best, they have received. Taking the plant right through I am thoroughly well pleased with it.” The WATT’B OIL ENGINE proves itself to bo as worthy of praise as t tie milker. For detailed information kindly apply J. G. WARD AND CO., LIMITED. Interest for the moment is centred upon the charming display of Millinery now showing at PRICE & BULLEIU’S. Distinctly novel and beautiful effects are developed in the models drawn from fashions favourite haunts. The Window Exhibit is the first outward display that has been made tills Spring, and is characteristic of this firm’s methods of doing business. The floral decorations with the back ground of lattice work, surmounted with trailing roses, is in itself pleasing to the eye, and the fact of the large concourse of people who constantly throng the pavement is indicative of the interest shown. Such window displays as llie.se are not often to be seen in Invercargill. The new Showrooms in the rear of the building are splendidly rearranged with the new shipment of Millinery, Costumes, Blouses, Skirts, etc., that were only opened TO-DAY,’ and especially got together for Show on THURSDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY this week. A boon to the housewife —“CAMP COFFEE.”

I The Gloves are the keynote of the Dross. No part Of a lady’s Dross can so affect the effect of the whole as a pair of neat well-fitting Gloves. 11l chosen or badly-fitting: Gloves can ruin the appearance of a smart Costume. Try THOMSON AND BEATTI ID’S for Gloves. They all come from milkers of repute. They til well and wear well. You can gel (hem in many styles and colourings from 2/6 to S/ll per pair. BICYCLES —100 to clear. Genuine 8.5.A., £.ll 10s. Free gift of a set of tyres to any one who can prove there Is better value given in Invercargill than we are offering. Call and inspect, judge, and you will buy.—Russell and Co. Motor and Cycle Agents, Dee street. 28-13 To-day the Big Boot Campaign offers Women’s Chronic Lace Boots at 7/1 i. and Button Boots at S/ll per pair. Splendid as Girls’ School Boots. All {iizes, 3 to 7. Men’s Marlow Boots cheaper than ever. Splendid Tan Cookhams, usual 21s; Sale price 17/6. McDonald’s City Boot Palace. SYNOPSIS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. On Page I. Wanted —Boy. Wanted —Shop boy. Wanted —Married man. Wanted —Boy for ironmongery trade. P. A. Vynor has dairy farm for sale. C.\E. Borne, F.P.A. (N.Z.) has money to lend. On Page 3. Price list cycle enamelling, overhauling, cleaning, etc.—See Wilson, Eraser and Co.’s advt. Stocks are now at their best and brightest at Thomson and Beattie’s. New shipments of motor and cycle sundries, ex Rangatua and Talnul—See P. H. Vickery’s advt. On Page 4. Messrs Gibson & Co. appointed agents for “Southland Times” for North Invercargill. On Page 6. Puller’s Pictures to-night at 8. Hayward’s Pictures to-night at 8. Annual meeting of Warehousemen’s Cricket Club at 5.30 p.m. to-day. Invercargill Bowling Club’s concert in Victoria Hall to-morrow night. Southland Club Hotel —List of visitors for the week. Hibernian Band’s Art Union drawing on 27tb inst. A. Masters & Son, sole agents in Invercargill for "Crownall” suits. On Page 7. New Spring and Summer dress and costume materials at D.1.C1, Dunedin. On Page B. £IOO will purchase section near Lindisfarne —Win. Todd and Co. Wright, Stephenson and Co. have dairy farm and cows for immediate sale. Invercargill Stock Agents sell stock at Kapuka on Thursday, 21st inst.