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Southland Times, Issue 17492, 22 April 1915, Page 5

A Gazette Extraordinary issued last evening further Parliament to May 2*( next. As liter*’ appears to be some doubt whether electors are entitled to vote at the forthcoming elections, for local and district members respectively of the Southland Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard and the Bluff Harbour Board we may state that all electors have the privilege and not ratepayers only. In an advertisement Mr I>. McFar3alie’s committee, and all those favourins ins return as mayor, are invited to attend at his committee rroorns. Ksk street, this evening at S o'clock. in our advertising columns of yesterday's issue an error was made in the spelling of one of the candidate’s names fur the Middle Warn. South Invercargill Borough. The name appeared as for John George McFozen. should have been Mr John George McFadgien. The Mayoress (Mrs £>. McFarlane) has handed to the secretary of the Patriotic Fund a further £SO for the Belgian Fund. Included in the donations recently received by Mrs McFarlane wore:—Messrs I?. Glen and K. Soper, proceeds of a fancy dress ball at Lums* don. £li 12s: A. Friend, £1: Mrs Orinrisales of buttonholes. Cs kd; a lady friend, sale of supper cloth. 7s: Mr L>. Wishart. Kyal Bush. £2; Mrs Thomas, "s 6d. A special meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was called for yesterday afternoon to consider the desirableness of having women representatives up the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. There was a large and representative attendance, and the following resolution. was unanimously passed: “That this meeting is very gratified to learn that Mrs Sophia .1. Cruickshank lias offered her services as a member of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, and pledges itself to further her candidature, botii by vote and influence.” A Xapier resident who has just returned from a visit to Poiorua, states (says the Telegraph) that there was a great rush of sightseers to Waimangu geyser. He journeyed then* Urn day after the outbreak, and counted 1" motor cars and six large drags. ail of which carried loads of passengers. He states that visitors are not allowed to go near the active part, and Um mciresi place of safety is from the top of an adjoining hill. The ground all round the geysvr seems to have caved in. The Tuataop re Guardian states that the new railway station at Tualapen- is rapidly approaching completion, but it is noticeable that n«> provision has nnob* for a verandah. This was asked for n-peatedlv h.fopc the destruction of th*» old building, as slodier is urgently in this rigorous climate. c'-poei-a!! v by those who have to travel by an early train. However, in designing the new building tin* necessity for a verandah has be**n ignored. A numerouslysigned petition has now been sent in. asking that this requisite he provided. Some 2" cas»*s of measles luiv*- developed in Trentham (’amp during the past few weeks, and stringent measures have had to be taken to prevent the trouble spreading. The cases, on detention. liave all been sent to t!o* Wellington Hospital, but as, th<* latter institution has become somewhat congested, the I ’••fence authorities have been obliged to .-e. ure a.lloT quarters. At liin request of Colonel Purdy (Director of .Medical Serthe .Mayor of Wellington (Mr J. I* Luke* has given the Defence authorities temporary possession of the old hospital at Berhamp'oc for the trrsitm.-iu or any further cases that may and toe institution there is now bring got ready for the reception of patients. The art onion prizes in connection with t.ie (uautau patriotic demonstration will be drawn for In the Town Hall, Otautau. on Wednesday. April 2S. Jt is intended to hold a ’’hard time?" ball the same evening, and besides the drawing of the art union, the certificates and inedials won at the championship sports will also be presented. The price of admission lias been ilxeq at _’s kd for men in “hard times” costume, ladies, a basket, or Is. Those who do not conform with the regulation to wear the ‘‘hard times” costume will be lined 2s Cd for men and Is for ladies. The ball will be run entirely free of com. the printing, advertising. music and refreshments being all supplied gratis by local jx-ople. Th» magnificent vote wh»*i*eby Nurse Maud-- v,‘:i> e!c.-t"d Queen of tlo- Harve.-t IVstiva! at (’); ris tci i u rch. and t!a- .general expr* s>:oi:s i.f approval lliat have greeted the ’•■snli of the election, ore very tangible indie.it ams of the great respect I'rit for hep by every section in the community (says the I’less). and strong evidences of t .» public’s appreciation of icq-self-denying and n<»bl.* work. Trip members of (he federal (,’iub. to show that they yield to none in the city in their appreciation of what Xur.se Maude has don**, have contributed a sum dose on £2OO to >e <i♦ • v ( 11 * * 1 to the purchase of a motor car for her. For some years past almost everyone has Xur.se .Maud-, bound on some errand of mercy, mount'd on an ordinary bicycle. As often as not she was burdened with flowers or bundles «if some dclicacb s for !er numerous • barges. It appeared to Mr W. S. Godfrey, one of the memb.q-s of the Federal club, that a more up-to-date means of locomotion should be provided, and about it fortnight ago ho initiated the movement amongst the members of the club, which was heartily taken up. with the result that contempt anooiisly with the crowning of Nurse Maude as Queen’ of the Harvest Festival, the sum necessary for the purchase of a suitable car has b* en subscribed. It is understood that the car has been purchased and will bo presented to Nurse Maude at an early dal*

Sergeant-major Thomas, who has been attached to the Defence Department at Invercargill for some time, has received intimation that his brother Lieutenant Thomas, of the 16 th Lancers, was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle. Ser-geant-major Thomas has himself been ordered to proceed to Trentham.

At the inquest on Baron de Reuter a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity was returned. The evidence showed that he spent many hours beside his wife’s body. When the undertaker arrived he went to his study and wrote a letter addressed to “The Spirit of My Dear Wife.” desiring the letter to be placed in her coffin. In the letter he said that he was to be buried in her grave. He shot himself in the summer house, whither his dog led the gardener when a search was being made.

In connection with the shortage of space for frozen meat, a Christchurch builder has issued a statement to the effect (says the Lyttelton Times) that in six weeks he can erect a building with storage capacity for 80,000 carcases. As a result of the statement a company is being formed, and farmers, particularly in the Methven. Oxford. Bpringston. and SScargill districts, are subscribing freely to take up shares in order to provide sufficient capital for* the venture.

Tiie Mayor (Mr D. McFarlane) stated to a Times' representative yesterday that during the past 12 mouths 100 new services had been laiti by tiie Waterworks department, tiie largo majority being for domestic purposes iu tiie suburban area. The total length of piping used was if. .TOO feet. At the pumping staton two new motor driven ecntrU fu gal pumps had been installed, and also a temporary plant at tho 22-inch bore. The supply from the 22-inch bore was IS.turn gallons per hour, and the average daily consumption of water equalled 276.000 gallons per day. With the present pumping plant there was no difficulty in keeping up the supply.

A protest against their Vicing called upon to deal with a ease of such importance w;ts lodged hy Messrs J. Crosby Smith anil ,las. Ward. J’s.V., when the ease of Louis I'oshender. who was charged that hy culpable negligence lie did cause the death of William Jackson, came before them yesterday. The two justices expressed their appreciation of the honour done them in calling upon them to occupy the Bench in so im- . ponant a case, out they regretted that the magistrate had not seen it his duty to take the ease himself, as in their opinion there was nothing to prevent him so doing. far as they understood tiie enquiry into the circumstances surrounding .Jackson's death was to ascertain the facts as to how the death had occurred, and they saw nothing in them to prejudiee the magistrate from following the custom of other stipendiary magistrate's and hearing the ease himself. Their Worship's further expressed the opinion that it appeared time that an additional magistrate was appointed for duty in Invercargill. Mention has been made of the opening of the new Government abattoirs for Sydney, and as New Zealanders are interested in such tilings some particulars may be added. These abattoirs are on a decidedly big scale. Fp to £660,000 has been spent on them, and the total expenditure will be about £760.000. Not only will they serve for slaughtering purposes fur the whole metropolitan area, but they will have connected with them special works for the treatment of offal and the manufacture of fertilisers, fowl feeds, etc. All the offal will be treated within the abattoir area. Tiie Premier hinted in. his speech at the opening that these abattoirs mark tiie first material step in tiie fulfilment of the Government policy of radically reforming tiie food supply of Sydney. He holds out no hope of cheaper meat on account of tiie working of these abattoirs. but suggests rather an increase by his remark that "price should not bo considered, for it frequently pays to give much higher prices for food and lie assured that it is properly treated and healthy." The Waikato, the North Island’s Mississippi as it lias been termed, lias under the direction of a River Board proved quite amenable to disciplinary methods in tiie way of training walls and groins. In tiie parts where tiie stream was too wide, training walls, some of stone and some of rows of willows, were placed in order to direct tiie river into definite | channels. it has been found that tHo [ i-urrent so confined and regulated has I scoured away tiie soft sandy shoals, and that tiie groins have resulted in an [ average deptli of live feet in many I (daces where formerly there was scarcej !y a foot of water. Tiie benefits are already appreciable over a considerable area, and a substantial wall, now being l>nj 11 near tiie mouth of the liver with tiie view of making the current pierce the big shoal, is expected to lower the river for 20 or -10 miles up by from two to three feet. Tiie double boon which tills will bring to the district will lie great indeed* for it will mean that steamers and large launches will be able to use the river for cargo-carrying as in the old days, and that over 160.000 acres Of swamp land will be made lit for dairying and agriculture. And as tiie whole scheme to clear tiie river as far up as i luntly. nearly 20 miles from the Sea. is expected to lie done for L.0.000 at the most, tiie solid cash gain to the (■•.own as well as to private owners will lie very considerable. Christchurch had anunusual experience on Tuesday night when a large portion of tiie city was suddenly thrown into darkness by an accident to the transmission line timt carries tho electric.*i current from tiie power station ai Lake Coleridge. Tiie trouble occurred a few minutes before eigiii o clock, j and. without any warning, tho thorough, i fares, public institutions, and private I ilwellinglmuses were enveloped in gloom. I |n one office, when Hie break occurred. I the automatic life was being used by a ' member of the staff, and was on Us i journey to the top. It stopped short in its enclosure, refusing to go up or down for an hour, and the young man was imprisoned in tiie cage. Kventualiy power was switched on from tiie Council's destructor plant. it is believed that the break was due to a flash over one of tiie insulators during a thunderstorm. if there are any who doubt that flic Town Council was justified in opening municipal links on tiie park their apprehension should i'C set at rest by tiie j business which is being done at tiie | municipal goll ionise. I lie season is | lust opening, but yesterday after-noon j the condition of tilings on the numici- I pal course very nearly approached < on- ; gestion. Every tee was occupied, and at times players were compelled to wait . until tin; course was cleared hy those wlio hart precedence in the game. Itj was very noticeable that while many who are practised iu the game are using | tin- links, a very large number of re- ; emits to tills fascinating pastime are ! availing themselves of the municipal enterprise. It was obvious that the number of beginners on the course yesterday was very large. The links promise to become one of the most popu- : iar recreation resorts during the winter, j and it is safe to say that if they are j maintained in good condition tiie bold experiment made by the council will In! fullv justified by results. Furthermore. : manv people who might not have taken up the game hart tiie municipal course | not been established are likely to discover tiie attractions of the game, which is rapidly growing in popularity in all parts of the world. Before Mr T. Hutchison. S.M.. in the i’olic*. I’ourt yesterday .las. Garrick was lined sums of £6 and £1 with costs on j two charges of procuring liquor for ! prohibited persons. .las. 1 oung and David Fail-weather were eaeli fined £2 •. with costs fur procuring liquor during tin- currency of prohibition orders : against them. A case of iutresi to | motor cyclists was that of James Davie. who was charged witli being in pos-s.-ssiou of an unregistered motor cycle, i'crftt'iuit Burrows stated tiiat ou the same day several machines, which had come from Vickery's simp were going about, all bearing the same number. One of lip in was ridden by the defendant, an employee of Air Vickery. Evidence was given'by Constable McKenzie. Mr Robertson. who appeared for defendant, said the motor ridden by defendant was on trial. it was tiie practice of Mr Vickery to give purchasers a trial before tiie transactions were completed, and at times the employees tested tiie machines, and at others tiie buyers themselves. On the occasion referred to several motors were being tested, and counsel submitted that tiie Court would not require that each should lie registered in tiie circumstances. Defendant gave evidence, and his Worship dismissed Hie case. For Children's Hacking Cough at night, u.-oiilc' Great Peopermint Cure, 1/6, 276.

"Writing to a son In Invercargill an English army officer says : “I have just heard on good authority that some of our destroyers came across the German submarine supply ship in the North ■ Sea. They boarded it and put on the German uniforms with the result that they got eight out of twelve submarines. Tills Is not published as we do not want the Germans to konw as they will be wondering what has become of their supply ship and submarines.”

Should railwaymen press for an increase in ’ wages at the present time ? According to the Railway Review, This question was fully discussed at the conference of tiie Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. One delegate, Mr Hpmpton. thought tho time inopportune. Though the cost of living had gone up, it would be bad policy to go forward at a time of undoubted financial stress and the Society would not have public sympathy. It was nimt Important that at a time like the present the workers should all he kept employed, and it was the duty of the Government to keep in employment. not only railwaymen. but all workers. If railwaymen were granted increases it would hamper the Government in giving employment to casual employees. What were New Zealanders suffering in comparison with Belgians, whoso country had been absolutely laid waste ? It was the duty of railwaymen to help those in authority make tho path smooth. The delegates should join with other Labour bodies in trying to get stringent treatment for any monopoly which Was proved to exist. The general secretary (Mr M. J. Mack) thought tho Society should ask for an increase as a protest against tho i Government’s neglect to deal with the high price of commodities. It was decided that on account of the high cost of living sixpence per day all-round increase should be asked for and wages anomalies should be rectified. A subsequent motion asking for a 10s minimum wage was defeated. 'Die president (Xl:* W. T. -Wilson) said Unit lie realised the necessity, owing to reasons which had been advanced by delegates, for a further increase in wages, but at the same time he did not want the conference tit such a juncture to do something which was calculated to do ultimate harm. Quite recently the ,Society decided to forego any proposals which would involve the Government in any further material expenditure. The position was more acute now than when the Society felt justified in withholding demands calculated to put the country to any increased expenditure. Pledges for Kitchener's campaign may bo signed now. Procurable from nil YV.C.T.U. members. Patriots roll up in thousands. x New and serviceable styles in Mufflers, Wraps, etc., from 2/6 up. Undrill's, opposite Post Offlce. Best of Groceries. Orders from tho country accompanied by remittances receive prompt anti careful attention at the bands of d. B. BAXTF.It, who sells Groceries of excellent quality at particularly low prices for spot cash. x Tiie warmest coverings for cold winter nights can be procured from THOMSON AND BEATTI F.'S at very reasonable prices. Wadded Quilts, sateen covered, at 11 '6 and 12/6 each. Kapok tilled at IT'6 and 13/6 each. Down Quilts from 23/G to 6 guineas. x There is no doubt that the sudden changes in tho weather bring on coughs and colds, and it is necessary that one ( gets rid of a cough before tiie winter sets in. Have you ever tried Mixture 9S 7 "it'soothes immediately, and is agreeable to take. Mr GKO. I. MOFFETT, chemist, Dee street, holds tiie original prescription for Mixture OS. x The secret of our success; Good Value at All Times. THE ECONOMIC Outfitters. 60 Dee street. x ECZEMA is tiie most common and most annoying skin diseases that, fiesii is heir to. and. as many have found, it is extremely hard to eradicate. A portion of the skin becomes irritable, smarting, burning, red, inflamed, stiff, sometimes scalcy, and tiie intense itching is hard to put up with, giving rise to much suffering and broken rest. Mr R. SOM.MKUVILLE, chemist and optician. Rank Buildings, Deo street, Invercargill. sells the medicine and ointment to effect a speedy cure, and at moderate x I Never buy diamonds in the street; and . in purchasing Furs deal with a reputable 1 merchant. Furs, like diamonds, require ; the utmost care in selection, whatever I purchases you may make outside the usual shopping channels. Beware of I Furs and deal with (lie linns that have , served you well fur years. A pretty j collection of real handsome Furs | were opened yesterday at PRICK AND | BUI-LKID’S. and you are invited to in- j spect these charming additions to dress . before purchasing elsewhere. See tiie j real article at reasonable trading prices. | all specially selected by the London , buyers who make Furs a life study. ( No trusting to chance about this deal. Glorious Fitch Bable. Siberian Wolf, Kit j Fox, Black Fox, Squirrel, Ermine, Black Hare. Both in sets of Muff and Scarf, and also in singles. See window display and showrooms. Handle the goods and give them duo consideration. Handsome Seal Coats, pony Skins. Caracul, etc. PRICK AND BULLEID for a reasonable deal to-day. x Strange to say, the old fashioned method of external treatment of Rheumatism and its allied ills, is still almost a fetish with some people. They seem to believe that a liniment or plaster is the only way of obtaining relief from urh- acid troubles —and so they get worse and worse until their Rheumatism becomes chronic. Liniments and | plasters can give hut temporary relief. No cure can he effected until the cause is removed. Tho trouble is due to excess uric acid in the blood and this must, be eradicated. llllHr.Mll is the one real remedy. It goes to (lie root of the trouble and expels the uric acid. Thousands have been cured by RIIKUMO. Of all chemists and stores. 276 and -L6. PAINS IN THE STOMACH.

While this ailment is not dangerous it is not at all pleasant and anyone who Is subject to attacks of it will bo pleased to learn how quick relief may be had. A dose of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in a little water is all that is necessary. It Is an ideal remedy for this complaint for it always effects ime jediate relief and is pleasant to take. So! 1 everywhere. SYNOPSIS -NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. On page 1 — Lost, rod., Lost. belt. Wanted, youth. Wanted, house. Wanted, apprent ice. Wanted, mill hands. Wanted, farm hands. Tenders for county roads. Orders for Stone's Directory. Try Summerville's toothache cure. Bruit sale by McKay Bros, to-day. On page 2 Renault, Ltd,, of Paris and London, motor cars—Sole representative. P. H. Vickery. On rage 3 Territorial outfits from T. Copeland's, Dee street. Club Hotel Buildings. On page 6 Fullers' Pictures, Zealandia Hall, IS. Lyceum Pictures, Lyceum Theatre, S.__ Continuous Pictures. Spej- street, 2 & 7 In'giii Orchestra Society Concert ou April 23. Sale of fruit lands in Nelson district. Notice re timetable alterations for N.Z. Railways. Meeting of potato-growers on Saturday. April 2't. Otago Winter Show on June 1, 2.2 and 1. Lillierap A- fu. are agents for The Bristol Piano Co. Notice rc poll to lie taken foe loan. Notice re election of representatives for Bluff Harbour Board. Borough of Invercargill—Flection of Mavor ou April 28. Notice re election of representatives fur H. and G.A. Hoard. Notice re election of councillors for Borough of Invercargill. Meeting of ladies interested in return of citizens' ticket, to-day. Meeting of Mr D. McFarlane’s Committee to-night at S. Notice re drawing of Otautau Patriotic Art Union. Notice re the election of member for shipowners, etc., on Bluff Harbour Board. Suggestive therapeutics Francis Helps, M.A S.T. Notice re citizens' ticket for municipal elections. Or. page 8—• clearing sale at Orawia on, May 3.