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Southland Times, Issue 17657, 15 February 1916, Page 4

"The misguided kindness of people at Rotorua in treating soldiers is absolutely retarding the recovery of the returned men.” -said Mr J. T.. M. Hornsby at the meeting of the Wairarapa Patriotic Executive in Masterton on Wednesday. •‘Resident of Gala St.” writes: The Borough Council is not to be complimented upon the latest use to whicii Queen’s Park is being put, viz., a stable for the carts engaged in the removal off nightsoll. It is a most disgusting and unhealthy practice, and an affront to our late townsman who gave the Council £50,000 for the beautification of the property. tiurely councillors arc not aware of what is being done.

The despatch of Japanese cruisers on foreign service in Indian waters has not (remarked the Japan Chronicle on ths 6th of last month) been kept a secret, though nothing been allowed to leak out concerning the nature of their mission. The general conjecture is that they are to he employed in the task of preventing the smuggling of arms into India, but that is obviously a conclusion drawn from the recent activities of German exporters of •‘medicine ’ front Shanghai to India. There is also the possibility of the Tokiwa and Chitoso making a demonstration in the Persian Gulf and assisting in the convoying of Sir Ecclcs Nixon's reinforcements to Mesopotamia.

Speaking in defence of a prosecution under the Fisheries Act at Kaitangata on Thursday, Mr It. R. utewart, solicitor, sreid lie was surprised that day to learn, alter reading the regulations under the Act, that restrictions were placed on tit & weight or size of practically all ths

well-known dish which were caught in New Zealand (says the Balcluthu Fre* Press'. He was certain the Act was broken daily all over New Zealand. It seemed to him absurd that any restrictions whatever should lie placed on what red cod could he taken, but by the Act a person was liable to a. fine not exceeding £2<) if he took a red cod under a certain weight. The same penalty applied to other lish.

Some mild excitement was occasionsd on Uic Potone foreshore a few days age* (says the Dominion), the cause being t. swimming contest between a high borough official and a lady member of the staff. The contest was viewed by quite a crowd of spectators, the lady evidently being “first favourite.” -Although the male official was victorious, it was only by a very narrow margin. The Indy, however was less distressed than the other competitor, and she immediately afterwards swam a distance of some two miles. Subsequently she undertook another contest, this time against a borough councillor well known for his athletic abilities, and on this occasion the lady was victorious.

The demand for carpenters and joiners throughout Southland lias of late been exceptionally good, and uo to a week ago there was a dearth of nun. There are, however, the names of six men now on tiie unemployed list in the secretary's office.

Patrons of the moving pictures in Wellington are to have an extra attraction. Commencing yesterday, all dress circle patrons at the two leading picture houses in the city will be supplied. free of charge, with morning and afternoon tea.

In the Police Court yesterday, Gladys Myrtle Pulliam, aged IS, appeared before Messrs Jas. Ward and J. A. Jackson, Js.P., charged with having, at Invercargill, on February 10, fraudulently obtained by means of a valueless cheque, goods and money to the value of £5 from F. W. Woollett, Tay street. On the application of Detective-Sergeant Cameron a remand until Thursday was granted.

Old Boys of the famous Rugby School ■who are now in. New Zealand will be interested to learn that practically a fourth of the 2251 Old Kugbeins who joined the colours have now figured in the casualty lists, while war honours have been conferred on nearly a ninth of the number. The latest return (up to the end of December) brings the total of casualties up to 55S (.including 211 killed). 243 war honours, including one V.C., three C.B.'s. four t'.M.G.’s, 2.1 D.S.O.'s, and I’D Military Crosses. No fewer than 166 have been mentioned in despatches

In last week's Gazette is published an Order-in-Council suspending the provisions of the Industrial, Conciliation, and Arbitration Act, and all awards and industrial agreements preventing or restricting the employment of discharged soldiers. A discharged soldier who desires employment in an industry which is the subject of an award or an agreement may apply to the Inspector of Factories, who, after making enquiry as to the fitness and ability of the applicant for such employment, and after giving the union concerned a reasonable opportunity of expressing ‘its views, may issue a Discharged Soldier's Permit for employment in the industry for such term, at such rate of wages, and upon such other conditions, as he thinks fit.

Wyndbam Horticultural Society, one of the oldest established in Southland, is holding its 29th annual exhibition on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Competition is invited in pot plants, cut flowers, decorated work, fruit, vegetables, jams and jellies, baiting, needlework, paintings and in school work for children 14 years and under. Throughout the classes liberal prizes arc offered. Every facility is afforded exhibitors for the effective staging of exhibits. The Society has a good stock of vases which for a very small sura are hired to exhibitors. Schedules may be had on application to the secretary. Tea rooms, ■under the capable management of the Ladies’ Patriotic Committee, will be run in connection with the show. The net proceeds of the show are to be donated to the Patriotic Fund.

A tribute to the officers of the Ra.il--1 way Department was paid by Mr S. Kennedy, ex-president of the Xow Zealand Locomotive Engine-drivers’, Firemen’s, and Cleaners' Association, at the smoking concert to the. conference delegates at Christchurch on Saturday night. He said that there appeared to exist an impression that the management was antagonistic to the men. He had had a good deal of experience in connection ■with appeal cases and enquiries, and his opinion was that the general manager, the assistant-general manager, and the heads of departments, generally, were kindly disposed towards the men, and honestly tried to bo fair. He could recall only one case in which a man did not get justice—he referred to Carter’s case, in Invercargill. (Applause.) That ■was a case where an engine-driver did not get justice, and he was sorry that the Department had not been able to put it right.

Although the Jubilee Institute for the Blind is not an institution for the cure of defective eyesight, but rather for the education and training in handicrafts of persons afflicted with blindness, there have been instances in which cures have been brought about (states the Auckland Herald). One such case is that of a Maori, who had been blind either from birth or from early childhood. After ho had been an inmate of the Institute for some time, the medical officer of the Institution judged that he had reached a condition when an operation would be beneficial. The operation was duly- performed, with such effect that the man was eventually able to return to his own home. Another inmate, who had been a sailor, and had suffered injury to the optic nerve through long exposure to the heat of the tropics, received so much benefit to his general healtli by regularity of habits and of diet, that his sight was restored in such a degree as to be of practical use to him

Regulations notified in last week’s Gazette state: —“No telegram in plain language relating to betting or to investments On the totalisator, or in coded language reasonably supposed to relate to betting or to investments on the totalisator, addressed to any person on a racecourse, or addressed to any person ■who has been convicted in a court of law under the Gaming Act, 190S, or any amendment thereof, of any offence relating to betting or investments on the totalisator, and no money order telegram addressed to any such person, is to be accepted. Money order telegram i addressed to a racing club, or to a secretary, or other officer, agent, or servant of a racing club, relating to investments on a totalisator, whether addressed to a racecourse or elsewhere, must be refused. Any person tendering a telegram of a seditious, libellous, indecent, or offensive nature, must be informed that before it can be accepted a copy will have to be telegraphed to tlie secretary, and authority obtained for its acceptance.”

Speaking at the locomotive Enginedrivers’ smoke concert on Saturday, Mr Ahern said the conference had passed a resolution asking for an increase of ■wages immediately, if possible. At the beginning of the war they determined to remain loyal, and still were loyal, but the increased cost of living necessitated that their earnings should be augmented. After great deliberation the only way they could see out of tho difficulty was to make a demand on the Government lor a war bonus of one shilling per day. Tlie Hon. G. W. Russell, replying, said be believed the workers were entitled to something more than a living wage. Since tlie war began the prices of commodities for common use had enormously increased, and he considered they were justified in asking for some recognition from the- Government from that point of view. He paid a high tribute to the splendid work done by tlie railway men in New Zealand during tlie war, especially tlie locomotive drivers. Mr KenJQWiy, an ex-president of the Association B.nd executive, said they had done their "Utmost for tlie members oi. the Association, but there was tlie bare fact that tho wharf labourer received Is Sd per hour lor work done under the best conditions during daylight, and the best pay received by engine-drivers was is 8‘ ,d oer hour. He, feared, therefore, that his efforts and the efforts of those ■who worked with him had failed.

A gentleman, who knows Ins Kuropo and is now paying a. living visit lo- Dunedin after journeying through the Kast. and up as far as Vladivoslock. has no doubt as to the result of the war .'says the Otago Daily Times). lie said he was simply amazed at what ho saw ai Vladivostock in the landing of munitions from Japan. This material is passing in practical'* 'jt. train across Siberia to tiic Hessian from. The transSiberian line has been greatly added to since the war, and die work which has teen done on the f’et r ugrad-Archangel Hue should also have a very real effect in enabling munitions lo be carried speedily from the northern port to the Hasten) part. 'Hie visitor stated that in Singapore conscription had been introduced, and that in several other towns in the east compulsory service was in vogue. In Shanghai—which town is what is termed a twenty-seven port—• .seven of the countries which are at present at war have their own post offices. (»nf of the incidents of the visiter's sojourn here was lo go lo each of the post oliices and purchase a stamp. The whole seven were then stuck on a letter, which was forwarded to his relatives in Scotland. Our informant has a deep bond of sympathy with the southern dominions.” Jle lost a nephew in the bloodsoaked trenches of Gallipoli. This young man was shot clean through both cheeks, lie recovered and rciurned to the front, and received a second wound in the head. His parents at Simla were telegraphed i,, to come in haste. They obeyed the summon hut, ."ad I" re'ate. eonhi not arrive : n time. D.y a truly tragic circumstance the 111 ■ I intimation they had r.f llieir son's death was when they met. ) : is funeral going along a street in Alex* tndria-

Though the arranged price between the Government and the Colonial Sugar Company cannot be removed till the end of Juno —nearly live mouths away—there is no doubt a certain amount of speculative buying going on amongst grocers throughout New Zealand. This is the result of a feeling that at the end of Juno prices will bo advanced. It is pointed out that Fiji—where the raw material is produced —is under no obligation to sell in New Zealand: that sh< can semi her produce to the dearest market. However, where the Colonial Sugar Company is of the opinion that any grocery firm is ordering beyond its normal requirements, the order is refused. Some merchants consider that, if certain steps were taken, till speculative buying of sugar could he easily done away with.

New Zealand is apparently "under the eye" of the Germans. -V contemporary quotes the following paragraph from tile "Lunchurgerheide • Nachrishten," a Gorman newspaper: “As soon as Germany lias command of the seas, which will bo before long, wo would advise our Government to turn its attention towards an island named New Zealand. It would not take much to get possession of it, because they have only boys as soldiers, and are too far away from Britain to get any help from there. His a very fertile land: it produces an enormous quantity of butter, cheese, beef, mutton, and wool, all products much needed at our country. The country is also rich in gold, coal, oil, and other minerals. The first nation of the world Germany—• ought to bo in possession of it.”

An interesting daily spectacle on the Takapuun Reach every afternoon of the school week at this time of the year is the bathing parade of the children of Takapuna school (says the Auckland Herald). In that institution water exercise takes the place of physical drill during the summer months, and every boy or girl in the school whose parents grant their approval takes part in the afternoon's dip. As the majority of the parents do sec the sense of allowing their young folk to acquire the useful and healthful accomplishment, a troop of from 120 to 150 youngsters of all ages may be seen each day enjoying the exercise under the tuition of the headmaster. Mr F. H. Bowden, and his assistants. The consequence is that the proportion of proficient swimmers amongst the young people of Takapuna runs very high.

A tram conductor at Auckland was considerably surprised on Monday to find tlitit u sleeping baby had boon left in his car. It is stated (says the New Zealand Herald) that a lady went to Onehunga. and that when her baby fell asleep she laid it on the seat and then forgot to take it with her when she reached her' destination. The conductor took the baby to the tramway depot in Auckland, but was advised to keep it until lie reached Onehunga again. He did so, but the mother was not there to moot it, as was anticipated. The baby had a second trip to Auckland and back again to Onehunga. Then, much to tiie conductor’s relief, it was claimed by its mother, wjio stated that she had quite forgotten it until tiie friend she was visiting at Onehunga inquired after its health.

“The output of goods from British factories available for fulfilling private orders has been greatly reduced since the war started,” said Mr Dalton, of the British Board of Trade, who arrived at Auckland by the Niagara on Monday to take up tiie appointment of His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner in New Zealand. "I am not sure of the exact number,” said Mr Dalton, "but there are about SOO factories under tiie direct control of the Government. The larger part of the product of these, and many other, factories goes to fulfil huge Government orders, which has, of course, reduced the available output for export very considerably. So far as general business is concerned, manufacturers are working as hard as they can go witli tiie limited labour at their disposal and the difficulty of getting any further labour-sav-ing machinery than they have.”

At a meeting of tiie Lovuka Chamber of Commerce, held a fortnight ago, Capt. Robbie (Mayor of Lovuka) made tiie following remarks, which speak for themselves: forward as an exception throughout the British Empire as offering facilities to enemy traders. ... It is not only

the trading that affects the community, hut undoubtedly there is a German influence going through this colony of which I con furnish proof; and from the Fijians in certain parts of Fiji very displeasing rumours are current and most disloyal utterances are being made with reference to the temination of hostilities and the probable victor. Levuka is looked down upon by t lie whole colony os a harbour for enemy traders, and I think it is high time that this Chamber —in conjunction with the Suva Chamber of Commerce—took steps to approach tlie Government of this colony, and insist upon the clearance of our atmosphere.”

Some persons have been scoffing at the Government’s, offer to find land for discharged soldiers (says the Napier Daily Telegraph). They declare that tlie men cannot hope to make a living out of tho quality of land offered. Mr Skinner, Commissioner of Crown Lands, laughs at such a suggestion. He says. “Far from the land being of inferior quality, the land to he proclaimed in the Hawke’s Bay district is actually our best available land, specially selected for the purpose. There is a block of

about 4 4,000 acres near N’apicr, which is to he proclaimed under tho special Act. H is all good- low-lying sheep country, and will cut up into selections averaging 600 acres each, which should carry from GOO to 800 sheep. There was a block of 4000 acres of tip-top dairying land near Takapau, and also two small holdings, one at N'gatapa, and one at Waerenga-o-kuri. This land has still to bo proclaimed,” ho said, “but tlie man who gets a selection will have no regrets about it.”

Tlie employment of so many young conductors on the Wellington city tramway system lias been tlie subject of considerable comment of late (says tlie Post). The Mayor (Mr J. I’. Luke) mentioned the matter at Thursday's meeting of tlie council, and said he thought an explanation was desirable. Ho had made full enquiries, and had carefully examined all the applications for employment which had been received in recent months. Practically all the young men were married men, but they had not married in order to shirk their responsibility to join the forces, in every case they had been rejected as unfit, although they were well able to do the tramway work. The recommendation to give absolute preference to returned soldiers was being given effect to, hut in many instances it had been found that such soldiers were unable to slant! the strain. However, they were being given every opportunity, and if they failed to give satisfaction it was not the fault of the management. Regarding another point which had been mentioned, the Mayor statfd tiiat elderly married men did not suit, "A conductor,” said his Worship, ‘•must he young and active if lie is to cope satisfactorily witli the work which is imposed upon him.”

A partner in a Scottish distillery firm which lias a world-wide reputation, Inis hr on spending two or three days in JMmeiiin, and on Saturday gave a Times [••■ porter an account of an interesting incident which occurred on the Altilwa on tin; voyage out from Kngland to Australia. Before reaching Malta the captain assembled the passengers and infoi mod them that no photographs wve tu tie taken of any places in this important strategic island. Notwithstanding this explicit instruction, a passenger With an American-German name surreptitiously used a camera, hut though lie w;’s shrewd enough to take the photographs without lading seen, ho was not shrewd enough to keep his achievement to himself. Jle wrote to liis sister, in Kngland, and told her nl the line selection of photos lie hud secured. The pork of the British Intelligence Departiii,- at must now he of a very searching character, as this letter was intercepted end opened. The captain of the .Maiwa was then communicated with by wireless and instructed to destroy tiie photos, lie paraded all the passengers, and told them that despite his specilic instructions a passenger had taken photographs at Malta. Would that passenger please hold up his hand Needless to say, no hand was stretched aloft. Then the captain got in his Hue work. He named tiie man witli the American-German nr me, and n search was at once made of this individual’s cabin. His camera wa nt through Hie porthole with a swish, all his photes followed suit, ami on reaching to 1 11 m 1 1 0 he was arrested and sent hack to Hngland. "Von won't see Australia tliis trip." was the parting comfort lie received from the gallant skipper.

At Messrs Harris Urns' auction rooms in Christchurch on Saturday a. JO h.p. Bleriot monoplane was put up for public auction. The machine was the irnpt fly of C. Couturier, a Frenchman, who brought it to Kolloston for the purpose of starling a Hying school here. At the outbreak of the war lie left New '/calami and went hack to France, where, he joined the French Aviation Corps. He was killed while flying over the German trenches. r l'he machine which was sold on Saturday was probably the first monoplane that lias ever been sold by p,,l He auction. The bidding started at £5 and went up to £62 tOs. -Mr Cromer, of tin firm of Dexter and Crazier, motor importers, of Christchurch, inlying it for that sum.

A notification regarding IHe protection of hawks, as from January 1, was recently gazetted by Ihe Minister for Internal Affairs. The Minister's formal let ter. tint wing attention to the Gazette notice, was received at a meeting of the council of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society tit is week. Very strong comment was made by mem hers concerning the action of the Minister in protecting hawks without consulting any societies. Mr H. H. Ostler said that it was well known that hawks did far more destruction among game and birds than anything else. He said the society should send a vigorous protest to the Minister concerning the matter, and lie added that he considered the whole, of the acclimatisation societies in the dominion should take united action in regard to it. 1 was decided to send an emphatic protest to the Minister agtiinsl protecting hawks, itnd also to circularise the whole of the societies of New Zealand, asking them to take united action in regard to removing the protection.

A serious position has arisen owing to the action of the Commonwealth Government in commandeering the output of the Broken Hill Company's iron and steel works at Newcastle. The Minister for Public Works (Mr Gann) slated last week that the company is under contract to supply Hie State Government with 700 tons of steel rails weekly, and if the rails are not forthcoming, the Stale will have to slop its railway works, which arc going on all over the State. The position is that, in most cases, the, earthworks are much in advance- of the railheads. On tiie Broken Hill-Monindic line the earth works have been constructed foi 55 miles without any lines being laid, ami the Minister says that litis process cannot go on indefinitely, a-t earthworks without rails mean unproductive expenditure. The Minister was unable to say what was the reason for the reported comamndeermg of the output of iron and steel on behalf of the Commonwealth. "All 1 know is,” he remarked, "that 1 am informed that I can expect no rails, although 1 have been relying upon the contract for 700 tons a week being carried out.” He explained that ho had made no other arrangements for rails in tiie way of importing them, and had now to (Upend upon what ho could obtain Irom Messrs Hoskins Bros. He viewed with tin' utmost anxiety the mere possibility of having to close down railway construction in New South Wales, as it would throw a* large number of men out of employment at a time when it would probably bo very difficult for them to obtain other work. Further titan that the railways that were now being built were of a developmental character, and delay in completing them would seriously retard the industrial and business A well known Dunedin motorist informed a Dunedin Times reporter on .Saturday that it would be very injudicious—to use a mild word —for persons driving on the Main South road to attempt to evade payment of toll when crossing the bridge at Green Island. The council has erected a formidable elongated latticed girder structure of iron, weighing some tons, which by an ingenious electric device can be dropped almost instantaneously from a perpendicular to a horizontal position. Consequently. if any motorist tries to run the gauntlet, as it were, to escape payment, ho may hardly get off as easily as Lord Marmion did when he bearded the Douglass "in his hall.” and had Just sufficient time to make a hurried exit over tiie drawbirdge before the portcullis fell. The arm hangingly menacingly in the air lias already been christened “Long Toni.” Some residents of Green Island have protested against the heavy expenditure on tiie toll bar. They however, have been assured that the revenue will amply jusnify the outlay. The receipts for Cup Day, this week, arc estimated at (25. The Taieri County people do not intend to pay anything into the toll except under particular circumstances. The Taieri County Council is now repairing the road, from Halfway Bush to Hie black bridge at Silverstream, and tliis road from the plain to Dunedin will no doubt from now on become increasingly popular with motorists.

Captain A. M. Brodio, of the New Zealand Army Veterinary Department, arrived in Hastings on Friday evening after an official visit to Samoa, where lie made an inspection of the horses (says the correspondent of the Napier Telegraph). He reports the health of the men and horses good, but lie says the heat is trying at present, this being tlie wet season; for eight months of the year, however, the weather is beautiful. There is, lie says, no trouble with the German element in tlie island, and, although most of them pass by in silence, a proportion of them scowl heavily, while some give a cheery good-day. All tlie German residents are firmly convinced that they will repossess the island as the result of ttic Fatherland's triumph in tlie war. The New Zealand men have a good time, being free from 10 a.m. to a p.m., and from after tea (5 p.m.) until 0. They have a Soldiers’ Club, and amuse themselves thoroughly. At a sports meeting on New Years Day, on the German racecourse at Apia, £lO was raised for tlie wounded soldiers, and a similar amount was raised at a pugilistic contest between natives, who boxed in their loin cloths. He visited tlie island of Vavau, in the Tongan Group, and says that the natives there, are in distress owing to ail eight months’ shortage of food, consequent upon a drought, following on a hurricane, which occurred some 1- mouths ago. The Tongan Government has instituted relief works, consisting of road formation, allowing the men to work only two days a week, at a rate of 2/ -a day. He had been informed that,' if a man owed any rates on taxes, the amount his indebtedness was deducted from his pay. Jt must, however, tie remembered that the I - in the island is equal to about £1 a day in New Zealand. The horses in the island owing to want of feed, are cheap, and can ho purchased from ■!/- upwards. They are. however, no use for military purposes, owing to want of size and stamina, and, being weak and emaciated, would not stand a voyage.

The reason why the B.S.A. Company are able to give such good deliveries of the B.S.A. motor cycles is very largely due to the fact that the British Government have recognised the tremendous efforts of the B.S.A. Company to supply various forms of munitions and military equipment, which have been necessary for the successful carrying out of the present war. The B.S.A. Company are turning out such quantities of military rides, machine guns, and other munitions, also a very large number of the special military folding bicycle, having spent something over half a million pounds m Hie erection of special buildings and plant for this purpose since the outbreak of war. Their Daimler Works at GovenIrv have also been placed almost entirely at lire disposal of tire Government, and are turning out huge quantities of motor transport and aei opiatic equipment. A large number of B.S.A. motor cvcles have also been purchased by the British and the Allies for military purposes. and in view of the tremendous output of otlmr munitions by the B.S.A. Company, they have been allowed to retain a portion of the motor cycle output for the export, trade, which is giving an opportunity for the acw Zealand agents to obtain good deliveries of this machine the sales of which have more than doubled throughout the dominion the past year. It is, of course, impossible to say for a certainly, that future deliveries will be as good, and intending purchasers will bo wise to take out of the stocks which are due to arrive in Invercargill during the next few weeks. O. W. Woods and Go. are Southland Agents for the B.S.A.

Ulcerated sore legs are not infrequently met with—numbers of people are so a'fdieted. These seres are usually on tiie shin or ankle, and sometimes will almost surround the leg at these parts, pain is sometimes severe at night. Kest, oi course, is very essential, Iml many people cannot possibly do this. Too rapid heal in"- is not advisable, while a gradual healing process is the path of safety. •The treatment recommended by Mr It Kommerville, chemist and optician. Bunk I ini liiings. I ice street, I n\ei cat gil’, is successful in healing long-standing 1.-g ulcers oven in tim case of people v. lui have to work hard. *

2/- to 5/- in the £ having on Underwear,—Undrill's Sale, opp. Post Office.

J luring this week, the last week of THOMSON & BEATTIE'S Sale, they are clearing striped Voiles at 6d per yard. These Voiles are all this season’s goods, were sold during the season at 1/9, and arc of the best qualities and colours. See them early, as at Cd they will find a ready sale, x

Buy for prompt casli and save your money. One of the most effective ways of saving your money is to buy for readv money from BAXTER'S —if you buy on credit you keep paying for other people's bad debts. x

The travelling public can obtain all Newspapers, Magazines, Latest Books. Kll brands of Cigarettes, Tobaccos and Confectionery. No half-holiday at the Bookstall. C. RODGERS. Proprietor, x

Have you seen the large display of Ladles' Woven White Bloomers in PRICE AND BULLEID’S Kelvin street windows. There has been a very big demand for these popular Washing Garments. They are extra large size, and have elastic bands to waist and lences. They are selling at the absurdly low price of 1/9 per pair. Another line just to hand and shown in the adjoining window is an extra long ribbed Collar Vest for ladies. Tills is a splendid valuable line, and is selling rapidly: low v-shaped at neck, short sleeves, and well woven, and priced at only !/-■ Special inducements for cash are now the order of the sale in each department, and an early visit will bring i‘s own reward. Price & BulleicL

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On page 1— Wanted, nurse. AVantod, generals. Wanted, tailer-out. Wanted, farm labourers. Wanted, two unfurnished rooms. Buy a box of Egyptian dates from Mathcson. Small farm wanted as part payment for sheep property. On page 2 50 high grade cycles to be sold at cheap grade prices—P. H. Vickery, Tay street. On page 3 10 per cent, reduction off sewing machines at Lewis's. On page 6 Grand Pictures at 2 and 6.45. Popular Pictures at 2 and 0.45. AA'yndham Horticultural Society, Feb. 23 and 21. Mataura Horticultural Society, Feb. 16. Herbert, Haynes and Co. will be closed all day AA'ednesday on account of picnic. Dorothea Spinney in Y.M.C.A. Hall tonight. On page & Stock sale at Riverton by J. R. Mills and Sons, February 17.