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Southland Times, Issue 19478, 30 March 1922, Page 4

Mails which left Auckland on February 22 on the R.M.S. Niragara via Vancouver arrived in London on March 28.

It is estimated that reductions in the Christchurch tramway service, which will begin on April 1, will bring about a saving of about £2OOO a year. The schooner Valmarie, which was wrecked at Farewell Spit, was sold for £135 and the cargo for £BO. The hull was insured for £6OOO and cargo of hardwood for £3300, says a Wellington message.

It is understood that the Nightcaps Coal Company’s mine, which has been in operation for many years, is practically worked out and that the Company has purchased Stevenson’s mine at Ohai.

In the report of the Southland Power Board, published on Tuesday, the agreement, which was adopted by the Board and for which Mr A. W. Rodger was given credit, was the work of a special committee together with the Board’s solicitor.

The Rechabite Order, the New Zealand Jubilee of which will bo celebrated in Wellington next month, claims to be the third largest friendly society in the British Empire, numbering nearly one and a-half million of members.

A history of the city of Auckland has been issued by the City Council, the authorship being due to Mr John Barr, Chief Librarian, in collaboration with Mr George Graham, who is responsible for a section relating to Maori occupation preceding the foundation of the city. In the Supreme Court at Masterton yesterday the jury returned a verdict for plaintiff for £BOO in the case in which Eliza Jane Gallagher proceeded against Wm. Walter Bicknell, farmer of Greytown, to recover £7OO special damages for breach of covenants in the lease of a farm property, possession of posts, or £lOO, and £5OO special damages. —Press Association.

The driver of a goods train discharging ballast at “Greenhills yesterday received a nasty blow on the head while walking along the line near the trucks. He was not seriously hurt and brought the train to Invercargill, travelling as far as Wallacetown before feeling any serious effect from the blow. At Wallacetown he was unable to continue and was relieved.

The defence authorities, commenting on the latest reductions, state that New Zealand is the only country engaged in the late war on the side of the Allies that has reduced its defence expenditure below the 1914 level. They claim that this has been accomplished in the Dominion so far as land defence is concerned.—Wellington message.

The Chief Inspector of Fisheries confirms the capture of quinnat salmon in the Rangitikei River and Wairarapa Lake. This fact is interesting, says a special message from Wellington, as‘showing that the salmon are spreading along the New Zealand coast on their own account. They were released originally in the Waitaki river and later young salmon were taken to Wairau river. They have now crossed the Straits. They are not expected to go much further north as they prefer cold rivers.

The Bulgarian bug sour milk habit which started in Auckland, seems now to have a firm hold in Wanganui (says the “Herald”). A Wanganui resident states that while his wife was away on a holiday she committed to his care the “bug” with instructions that he was to dose it with fresh milk daily. All went well for a few days until the novelty of housekeeping on his own account wore off, and he forgot all about the “bug” to see how it would act. Greatly to his surprise, the bug continued to thrive in the house, but having a square “rigger” of beer handy, he poured some of it over the “bug” to see how it would act, and and what was better still from the resident’s point of view it materially improved the taste of flat beer.

“It is a surprising fact, but one which the casual observer cannot help noting, that the general workman in England is not working half as hard as those of other countries I passed through on the Continent. One Italian worker does as much as two English labourers.” These remarks were made to a New Zealand Times reporter by Mr John Prouse, who returned from abroad on Tuesday last. The unemployment doles paid by the English Government, he said, sometimes amounted to more than the actual wages the recipients might receive for the support of themselves and their wives and families. The result was that the workers were encouraged to adopt slothful tactics. The Germans, he remarked, by way of comparison, had started out to face their post-war difficulties in an entirely different spirit. Germany was a hive of industry, and everyone was working at his utmost capacity.

People who despair of humanity and believe that the world is going backwards so far as altruistic principles are concerned would probably change their mind if they lived in the Fairlie district (says the Timaru “Herald”). This summer a settler at Sherwood Downs (a few miles from Fairlie) was taken seriously ill so that he was unable to attend his crops. He was in bed for some weeks and when able to get about he was surprised and delighted to find that all his harvesting had been done for him and his grain was safely in stack. No fewer than ten teams had been taken on to his farm by neighbours who did all the harvesting without charge of any sort and without even the knowledge of the owner of the farm. Though he has since ascertained the names of some of his benefactors the farmer in question has not even yet discovered who they all were.

Brimful with enthusiasm about the wonderful dancing which she has seen abroad and the exquisite dressing in the fashion centres of Europe and America, Mias Jennie Bren an returned to Melbourne recently from her annual old-world tour (says the Argus). Dancing, Miss Brenan says, is on a wave of great prosperity everywhere. In London many new clubs have been formed, while the best hotels have made special provision for the ever-growing community of enthusiasts. It is practically the same in Now York. “In both cities the fox-trot is the favourite,” said Miss Brenan, “but the waltz is coming into its own again—not the old tee totum style, but a modern variation, graceful, charming and simple. There is also a great deal of one-stepping.” Of the delights of Paris and the Riviera in the height of the dancing season Miss Brenan speaks with enthusiasm. There she saw many of the smartest dressed people of Paris, New York, and London, and the latest dances. The tango is the rage—a simplified tango with about three steps only and as easy as the fox-trot. In Paris two new dances had just been launched. One was called the polka criolla, which could only be described as “tangoesque,” thfe the other the balinoello, a dance with a graceful, slow, old-world movement. Except in sports costumes, she considers that the French and American women outdo the English in smartness. There has been a movement, fostered by the dressmakers and designers, to lengthen skirts, but the enthusiasm for dancing, \which will not brook lon£, tight skirts, has proved an effective counteracting influence. The men were keen dancers. It was impossible to stop them —in Melbourne as elsewhere—once they got rid ths

Some days ago (relates the Marlborough Express) the engine at the Blenheim dairy factory broke down, and the engineer, by way of a joke, asked a curious onlooker if he would mind going to the timber mill and asking for a bpeket of revolutions! The messenger departed cheerfully on his errand, but returned regretfully to announce that the timber yard people had run right out of revolution, having lent their last bucketful to the abattoirs!

To show what can be done in the way of municipal music, it has practically been decided that the Auckland municipal choir —numbering some 800 voices—is to undertake a week’s tour during the coming winter. The towns to be visited have not yet been definitely decided upon, but it is certain that, if the tour eventuates, Hamilton and Wanganui will be included, and possibly Palmerston North and Wellington, with Hastings and Napier as an alternative.

General approval of the Government’s nominative scheme in connection with immigration was expressed to an Auckland Star reporter by an officer connected with the Salvation Army’s operations in that direction. He said that a very good class of citizen was, on the whole, being introduced into the country, and generally they were very well satisfied with conditions when they arrived here. Up to the present he had not had any difficulty in placing them, and they were not very long in the city, except in certain cases. “So long as the Government can find work for them, that is what we want,” he continued. “Up to the present we have not had any difficulty, because their friends very soon take them off our hands. Jt is only in exceptional cases, where the Government has had to come to their assistance.” Conditions had been so bad at Home that the men were anxious for any employment, and he considered that things could not be any worse in the Dominion than they had experienced in the Homeland. What they desired was a living wage, and the right to work That was the attitude, he concluded, of the average emigrant with whom the Army had come in contact.

The method of the appointment oi J.P’s. was the subject of some remarks by Mr I. Salek at the annual meeting of the Justices’ Association at Wellington last week. The Association, he said, had made overtures to the Government that it should be allowed to report upon candidates for the office. The procedure, he understood, was that names were handed by members of Parliament to the Government, and these were afterwards passed on to a magistrate and the police for them to report on. The Council was of opinion that it cpuld render a report of as great a value as, if not greater, than that of the police. The appointees were drawn from the commercial classes, and it stood to reason that they were in a better position to know the characteristics of a candidate. He thought this a matter of convenience; they would not raise an objection unless on very strong grounds, and the Government could surely trust them in this matter. The Government, he understood, was not very anxious to accede to this request. They considered that the question involved a good deal of principle. Still, the Council would be in a better position to report on the financial position, the business reputation, and general character of the man than either magistrate or police.

Mr R. B. Nicholson, for a number of years property salesman for Messrs Scandrett «fc Sons, has commenced business as a land agent on his own account at No. 4, Arcade, just off Esk street, and will be pleased to receive particulars of all property for eale.— (Advt.) A Lead in Tailoring—A High-class Department now opened at H. & J. SMITHS’, special offerings for Easter.— (Advt.)

Tea markets. No rise in the price of famous Rava Tea, far-famed because good, only 2/6 per lb. Reduction of 3d per lb. in 51b and 101 b packets. Drink choice Rava, stimulating and delicious at Baxter’s. (advt.)

Guaranteed gloves at Thomson and Beattie’s—T. and B. stand behind every sale of leather gloves and guarantee satisfaction to the customer. Not showing a full range of kid gloves in tans, beavers, browns, greys and blacks at 12/6, 14/9 to 17/6. Reindeer gloves in brown, mole and grey—The most serviceable glove procurable at 22/6 pair. Suede gloves in mole, beaver and brown at 23/- and 24/-. See the New Zealand made suede guaranteed gloves.—(advt.)

The crowded aspect of our Store testifies that the Ladies are delighted with the unparalleled savings offering each day at THE ECONOMIC, Ladies’ Outfitters.— (Advt.)

Hygiene is the order of the day, and the public recognises this to its fullest extent, as evidenced by the phenomenal increase in our bacon trade. Our latest electric stacker, which eliminates handling of this appetising and favourite foodstuff to a minimum, is rapidly gaining renowned fame throughout Southland. It’s the cutest piece of machinery imaginable—see it working at MATHESON’S LIMITED, Dee Street.— (advt.)

We have just opened, per s.s. Port Bowen, a shipment of Ladies’ Hosiery in black and coloured cashmere. This hosiery is of the highest grade English manufac ture. The “Excello,” which we are at present featuring, is a perfectly fashioned and thoroughly reliable, good wearing, plain hose, made from specially selected yarn. All wearing parts, such as ankles, heels, etc., are specially strengthened by additional threads. The prices of “Excello” hose are as follows: Black, 5/11, 6/6, 7/11, and 8/3 pair. Colours in coating, suede, tan, nigger, navy, mouse, and champagne, 5/11 pair. Also sole agents for the Lewismade famous “Holeproof Hosiery,” an article which we are proud to distribute to the people of Southland. “Holeproof’ Silk Hosiery can only be supplied genuinely by Lewis’s, Ltd., Southland’s Shopping Centre. Established 1862. — (Advt.) / The intrinsic value of FLUENZOL for dispelling colds, sore throats or influenza, without clogging the system with syrups and narcotics, is recognised by leading doctors. Pre-war prices 1/6 and 2/6. (Advt.) Startling Values in Raincoats, Macklogan, Burberry’s, ietc., —Undrill’s Advt., Page 4.—Advt. A favourable suggestion is always appreciated .especially so when it can be valu able. The Progressive methods adopted by us in business in having expert buyers, first-class salesmen, quality goods combined with low prices, and giving comfort in shopping, will induce you to be one of our regular clients. We are now showing in our new premises these special goods which will prove veritable money-savers:—Ladies’ Tweed Costumes, sale prices 42/-, 63/-, 75/-, 84/- to 126/-; Serge Costumes, sale prices 63/-, 79/6, 89/6, 105/- to 189/-; Tweed Coats, sale prices 29/6, 45/-, 55/-, 63/-. 79/6, 89/6, 105/- to 189/-; Covert Coats, sale prices 65/-, 84/-, 105/-, 130/to 147/-; Jerseys, sale prices 10/6, 15/6, 19/6, 27/6, 35/- to 69/6; Crepe de Chine Blouses, a special line to clear at 35/6; Silk Blouses, sale prices 10/6, 15/6, 19/6 to 27/6; Morning Blouses, sale prices 4/11, 5/11, 7/6 to 10/6. Bargains in Underwear—Cotton Vests 2/6, 3/6 to 7/6; Calico Nightgowns, 5/11, 8/11, 10/6 to 19/6; Flannelette Nightgowns, 8/11, 10/6 to 15/6; Fleecy Knickers, 5/11 to 8/6; Corsete, 7/11 to 29/6. Every garment going at quick sale prices. All alterations free of charge, and all goods will be exchanged where sizes are not suitable. See Showroom at H. & J. SMITHS’, LTD., Progressive Stores, Spey street, Invercargill, and Main street, Gore. —(Advt.) BROWN’S BLOOD PILLS—No ailment ,is responsible for so much misery as anae’mia. It gives rise to a perpetual feeling oi utter weariness and, if neglected, the patient becomes a chronic invalid. A pale face is an indication that there is a deficiency of iron in the blood, and these pills by supplying this deficiency quickly remove the distressing, sallow, and bloodless loox. Weakness, langour, and incapacity for exertion rapidly disappear, and in other respects their use is certain to be attended with great benefit. 3/- bottle of 100 pills from G. H. BROWN, Chemist and Optician, JQss Btreetr=( A4rt.L.

A cable message has been received in Christchurch announcing the death of Dr Walter D. Perry, third son of the late Arthur Perry, solicitor, Timaru, aged 44. Dr Perry was born in Timaru and educated at Christ’s College, Christchurch. After leaving college he went to England to study for the medical profession. He was in the Middlesex Hospital when he completed his medical course. ’ln England he played in the United Hospital fifteen in 1892 and in 1893, and he captained the Middlesex Hospital fifteen in 1894. On returning to New Zealand he was on the staff of Mount. View Mental Hospital, Wellington, and Porirua Mental Hocpital. Later he practised his profession at Amberley. He was in England when the war broke out, and joining the forces he attained the rank of captain in the R.A.M.C.. While serving in the trenches he contracted lung trouble. He was sent to a convalescent home in Egypt, but returned to England, where owing to loss of memory, he could give no account of himself, and his friends and relatives lost all trace of him for about three yeans. His identity was established in an English hospital by his nurses hearing him speak ol New Zealand in delirium. He was sent to hospital near London, and was later removed to a working convalescent hospital, where he died. His wife and daughter, who were engaged in V.A.D. work, went to England to attend to him. He leaves a widow and daughter, and a son, Mr R. Perry, who is in Auckland. Mrs George Rhodes, Fendalton, is his sister. “How to measure Service” ; “ What constitutes a Profit,” and “The Mental Law of Sale,” are subjects to be dealt with by Mr Fraser in his lecture, to members of the newly-formed branch of the Business Science Circle Movement, in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms to-night at 6.30 p.m. At 8 p.m. he will deliver a popular lecture to more advanced students, when the subject under review will be “ The Interpretation of Character by the Observational Method” (character analysis). All students and persons desiring to know more about the Business Science Movement should make a point of being present at one or other, or both, of these lectures.— (Advt). The latest and most fascinating game ia called “Put and Take.” Any number can play at. Winter is coming on with its long evenings and one cannot play cards all the time. At "Put and Take” one gets all the “fun of the fair.” The game consists in spinning a little brass top with certain words marked on its six faces. It is certainly great fun and players never tire. Old and young can play wtih equal interest. Price, 2/-; posted, 2/2. VERNON SMITH & CO., next Post Office, Invercargill.— (Advt.) The anticipated fall in clothing factory wages is sure to reduce the price of clothing in the near future. We have decided to sweep our whole stock of clothing right out now, so, to-day we are offering you bargains in all boys’ suits, odd tweed shorts, men’s tweed trousers, men’s suits, overcoats, etc. Our aim is a rapid and wholesale clearance, so reductions are big. McNEIL and CLARK, 94 Dee Street, Invercargill.— (Advt). One of the latest novelties at Thomson and Beattie’s received direct from London by Parcel Post is Orenberg scarves which are of a very fine knitted texture in pure wool. The colours are very attractive in royal, nigger, oyster and white—Price 7/6, 10/6 and 24/6. Heavy woollen scarves in plain and latest stripe effects 7/11, 12/6 to 22/6 each.— (advt.) “ Praise is the reflection of virtue.”— Bacon. Countless numbers of New Zealanders are loud in their praise of Baxter’s Lung Preserver as an unfailing remedy for coughs, chilis and subsequent ills. “Baxter’s” is specially compounded to check incipient lung and chest troubles and to prevent a recurrence. It is also a dependable re-vitalising tonic, enriching and purifying the blood cells, and imparting fresh vigour to weakened constitutions. Large bottle 2/6 at all chemists and stores.— (Advt.)