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Southland Times, Issue 19510, 9 May 1922, Page 4

Six shipping companies interested in the transport of coal from Newcastle have reduced the freight 2/- a ton, states a Sydney Press Association cable.

A Sydney Press Association message states that the official headquarters of the Chinese Republic were opened. Representatives of Australia and New Zealand were present.

The annual meeting of the Southland League will be held on May 25, the following being the order paper : —2.30 pun. conference of local bodies ; 4 p.m. annual meeting ; 6 p.m. annual dinner ; 8 p.m. address by Mr Miller, principal of the Waitaki Boys’ High School. A Sydney Press Association message states that at a meeting at the Town Hall called to discuss methods of finding work for unemployed ex-soldiers, it was stated that there were now 7000 unemployed returned 'men in the city and Newcastle, in addition to 6000 soldier settlers in the country who were at the end of their resources.

The number of special stock trains that have passed down the Waimea line during the last month points to the fact that the freezing industry is booming. The Eastern district graziers are taking advantage of the high price ruling for lamb to enrich their deplenished coffers, but whether the indiscriminate slaughter of ewe lambs will ultimately benefit them ia questionable. Already the stock shows signs of deterioration, and it would be interesting to know what effect this heavy killing of stock will have ‘on the stock of the Dominion, both as to numbers and quality.

The agenda for the annual State conference of the Australian Labour Party, to be held in June, covers a host of most varied resolutions (says a Sydney Press Association cable). Among them are proposals that all scripture and Bible classes in State schools be abolished, all private schools confiscated and placed under the State Education Department, that beer be declared a necessary commodity and brought under the Anti-Profiteeirng Act, and that the Parliamentary liquor bar be abolished owing to the state of members during sittings of the House. Another proposal advocates the abolition of State Parliaments.

According to a Christchurch Press Association telegram the premises of Gordon and Gotch, publishers, were broken into on Sunday night and a number of articles stolen. No attempt was ’made to force the safe.

The land values prevailing in the South Island are apparently much below prices ruling in this Island (states the Levin Chronicle). A Levin farmer who has just returned from Otago states that whilst he was in the south a Canterbury farm was sold at £9 per acre. It was not sheep country either, but what might be called fair farming land. “Although things may have been a bit quiet, let me tell you that the P.P.A. is the greatest political force in New Zealand today,” declared Mr J. Harford, one of the Association’s vice-presidents last night. They stood for no party, but they were determined to see that only men who were prepared to protect their religious convictions were returned.—(Applause). Speaking at the dairy representatives’ meeting in Hamilton (states the Waikato Times), Mr W. Goodfellow said that from what he had been able to learn it seemed unlikely that New Zealand butter would again have to compete against Siberia for the next 10 or 15 years, owing to the deplorable condition into which the latter countiy had fallen.

Following the recent increase of the wholesale price of butter in Brisbane to 205/4, in the hope of reaping benefit on account of the shortage in Victoria and the impending shortage in New South Wales (says a Melbourne Press Association cable), the newspaper Argus states that there is a possibility of Queensland being cut out of the Melbourne market, as it appears that the best New Zealand butter has been offered in Melbourne at 1/5 f.0.b., which is equal to 1/9 landed in Melbourne.

A number of informations laid under the Arms Act were heard at a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Orepuki, before Mr G. Cruickshank, S.M. yesterday. A rifle which changed hands on three occasions was responsible for six of the charges, each of the men. in whose ownership the rifle had been, being charged with failing to obtain a permit for its purchase and with failing to register it. One of the offenders was Convicted and fined £2, with costs 7/-, and the others were convicted and discharged.

“There’s going .to be a row about it on political grounds,” said the Hon. W. Downie Stewart. He was referring to the new statistical arrangement by which exports are credited to the port of shipment, and addressing the Wellington Chamber of Commerce. If the Government had done the right thing in this, then he expected the commercial men of Wellington to say so. The Government would have to bear the brunt of the storm and when the necessity arose, then it would look for support from those who had desired the change that had been made.

At a sitting of the Magistrate’s Court at Orepuki yesterday, Dennis Hannan, an employee of a boardinghouse-keeper at Port Craig, was charged under Section 13 of the Arms Act, with presenting a rifle at Peter Daly and others. Mr Patrick, for the defence, quoted the dictionary to show that the act of presenting arms was a military motion and was constituted by placing the butt at the shoulder and by taking aim. The Magistrate held that although the rifle was produced for an unlawful purpose it was not presented. He added that a charge could probably have been, laid under another Act. The information was dismissed. The boardinghouse-keeper, Frederick William Cochrane, was charged on two informations with failing to obtain a permit to purchase tw’O rifles and on two informations with failing to register the rifles. On one of the latter charges he was convicted and fined £1 with 7/- costs, and was convicted and discharged on the others.

A New Plymouht trout-angler, fishing on the Waiwakaiho river a few days agp, witnessed an extraordinary capture of an eel by a weasel (states the Daily News). The weasel was on. the opposite side of the river, and came down the cliff face to the edge of the stream. Here he flattened himself out against the ledge of stone, and, stealing cautiously along, saw the eel near the edge of the stream. The little animal shot out of sight like a flash, and made its way down the bank in order to make its attack. This it proceeded to do by creeping up opposite the eel and then lunging •ts head and shoulders into the water, emerging with its teeth firmly imbedded in the eel’s back. In a second the eel was dropped on the rock ledge, and the animal uprang and drove its little tusks into the brains of its captive, the latter succumbing with hardly a wriggle. The weasel then made its way up the cliff, dragging its prey along until it was hidden from sight by some koromiko bushes.

A question as to whether any research work has been done at the Cawthron Institute in connection with fire blight disease was put to the director, Professor T. H. Easterfield, at Auckland: “We have done nothing in Nelson itself,” he replied, “for the simple fact that the disease is such a menace that we must decline to actually experiment with it in any way in the South Island, in which it has not yet made its appearance. Dr R. J. Tillyard, chief of the biological staff of the institute, and Dr Kathleen Curtis, the mycologist, have, however, visited the fire blight areas of the Auckland distriqt and have collaborated with the expert officers of the Department of Agriculture. Indeed, the friendly relations between the institute and the Department of Agriculture is a very pleasing feature of our work.” Dr Tillyard’s energetic campaign against the hawthorn hedge, the great harbourer of the disease, in fruit-growing districts, it was added, had caused many fruitgrowers to root up the hedges around their orchards.

“I don’t think any business was harder hit by the war than the theatrical business,” said the chairman of the Wellington Opera House Company at the annual meeting. “Though we have excellent lessees, there must have been times when they felt the depression. I suppose the truth of the matter was that the people did not have the money to pay for amusements, and so she theatres suffered.” In the course of his remarks Mr Barber mentioned that the annual rent from the Grand Opera House was £5500, and from the old Opera House (now Everybody’s) £2OOO. The lease of the latter would fall in on April 1, 1924. Already several people had been to see him about a lease of the theatre. The lease of the Grand Opera House would also fall in about the same time, so there was a prospect of bringing about an improvement in the company’s returns. It had to be remembered, too, that the older theatre was a good deal more valuable than the sum to which it I had been written down (land and building £18,815). Indeed, if it had to be built toi day it would cost a good deal more than it did originally.

The Loyal Temperance Legion of South Invercargill held a debate on Friday night, when over a hundred children assembled in Knox Sunday School to hear and enjoy the speeches. Mr A. Wallace acted as judge. The subject was : “Who are the most thoughtful, Girls or Boys ?” The following are the names of those taking part Misses Madge Kilby, Elsie Tinnock, Rita Manson, Evelyn Palmer, Mona Robinson, Kathie McGregor ; Masters Tom Galbraith, Dave Robinson, Jack Crozier, Will Whelan, Will Hefford and Stan McGregor. Ripples of laughter and rounds of applause were frequently heard as each one tried to convince the judge of his or her opinion and some fine speeches were made. When the judge announced that the-boys had won the debate hearty cheers were given. The boys gained 402 marks and the girls 396. Miss M. Robinson gained the prize for most points for the girls with 77, and Master Will Hefford the prize for most points for the boys, with 78. Mr Wallace gave useful comments on the various speakers and congratulated them on their effort. Mrs Parkin, on behalf of L.T.L. members and committee,, thanked Mr Wallace for his assistance.

On Tuesday, May 2, the Waikato Times celebrated ita jubilee, and in connection with the event a special number of the Hamilton paper was published. The Waikato Times was founded in 1872 by the Hon. George Jones., who years later became interested in our local contemporary. Mr Henry Holloway was its first editor. The Waikato Times has expanded with the pas sage of the years and to-day is one of the most important of the provincial journals. The jubilee number, printed on paper of good quality, is a fine piece of work, and in its special supplement gives a well written history of the journal and of the district it now serves so well.

The difficulty of disposing of green bananas has suggested another mode of disposal (states the Suva correspondent of the Auckland Star). Mr A. H. Witherow purchased some months ago, one of the latest dehydrating plants brought here as a sample from California, where they are in general use, and has prepared a quantity of bananas by this process. The results have been most satisfactory. He dried the peeled bananas in two ways, whole and halved longways. In the case of the first, the fruit had been in the drier 32 to 33J hours at temperatures of 140 to 160 degrees; in the case of the halved fruit, the time taken was 16 to 19 hours at an even temperature of 140 degrees. A butter box, lined with grease paper, was filled with packets of the fruit and for three months it has kept sweet and wholesome.

Although it handles over a quarter of a million sterling every year in the way of revenue, the Auckland Harbour Board only had to write off £l2O 10/10 for bad debts during 1921, and on Tuesday the Board congratulated itself on this infinitesimal loss on its huge turnover (says the Auckland Star). In the midst of the enormous sums dealt with in the annual balance-sheet, the £1 19/5 which was the profit shown on the year’s working of the Manukau Harbour caused a smile when read out. The accounts were once more returned from the Auditor-General’s department without a single item being challenged, and in this respect the Board has established something very like a record, as since Mr H. B. Burnett, the present secretary and treasurer, has held office never once has a balancesheet come back with a “tag.”

Fiji is a land of extremes. The Government lead the way. A few months ago the Governor wanted a new house to cost £40,000, when the Budget showed a deficit of £150,000 for the year, and the colony’s industries were in a very parlous state (says the Suva correspondent of the Auckland Star). This extravagance was only desisted from when the elected membera flatly declared they would take the matter to the Secretary of State if persisted in. Now the Government has decided not to build a house at all “owing to the financial stringency.” The Governor has just accepted an increase of £7OO in his salary, which is now nearly £4OOO, and inaugurated ft wholesale retrenchment, particularly as affecting workers on wages. After incurring the expense of calling for a warship from New Zealand and announcing she would stay here till December 31, to-day she was sent back to New Zealand after cancelling her engagements. The merchants who refuse to lower prices, as is being done in other parte, met and decided to lower Indian labour wages from 3/6 to 2/- a day, while during the past 12 months the cost of living has increased 20 per cent. People here have been paying up to 75/- for Oregon timber until an outside firm landed a consignment under 30/-, when, without any fresh supplies coming in, the local price fell to 36/-.

Recently a Palmerston North resident forwarded to a brother in England a copy of a New Zealand illustrated weekly containing some very fine illustrations of the dairying industry in New Zealand. The lat ter ;(statoi the Manawatu Standard) sent the paper to Mr Henry Horton, one of the leading agriculturists in Wiltshire, who wrote in reply' in the following strain: "I took it (the paper) to London, and the chairman of the milk committee implored me to let him have it for three days; he wanted to produce it to the Ministry of Agriculture to show what our agricultural industry would have to put up with in the near future as regards foreign and colonial competition. We stand no chance with them; they can graze their cows all the year round in their pastures. We have to still feed oure at great expense. I know what thk means as we milk over six hundred.” In acknowledging the receipt of the paper, the local resident’s brother states that Mr Horton and his two sons ran three large farms—one each near Crickdale, Swindon, and Devizes. The milk from their cows is sent to Loudon. He also seeks more literature on the subject, as it is of unbounded interest to British agriculturists who, he pointe out, face heavy expenditures on account of having to stall-feed their cows in the winter.

Welcome news to Invercargill housewives is contained in the full page advertisement on page 7 in this issue. The Linton and Wairio Coal Depots announce the fact that the price of their popular coals have been reduced 5/- per ton. Linton is now selling at 44/- per ton and Wairio 40/- per ton delivered. This reduction applies to Invercargill only. Linton coal is now recognised as easily the best and cheapest coal for household use in Southland and Otago, and housewives are confidently recommended to try it.—(Advt.)

Great values this week in the Children’s Department. The late Price and Bulleids 1 stock must be cleared, visit H. and J SMITHS’.-(Advt).

There are no vexatious delays in Mr Bickerton’s methods of Eyesight testing and clients suffering from eyesight troubles should consult him in Deschler’s Buildings, Esk .Street.—(Advt.)

Millinery Revel now on at the “Economic” Ladies’ Outfitters. Come and see the Bargains.— (Advt.)

That’s it I To think, to act, to buy Raxter’s choice Rava Tea, from sunny Ceylon. There is quality and satisfaction in the far-famed Rava Tea. It is good.—Advt.

For Smart Dress Materials see the following at Thomson and Beattie’s.—Tricotine 56 inches wide at 19/6 yard in saxe and nigger. Best quality English Velours, 54 inches wide, at 19/6 yard in peacock, pillar box, nigger, grey, wine and navy. Smart range of nice soft Serges in Copper, Kingfisher blue, Purple and Nigger, 54 inches wide, at 14/6 yard. Cali and see or write for samples.—(Advt).

You will get it cheaper at Smiths,. This popular saying js carrying weight and with the solid barking from our customers, en ables us to carry out the true business ideals and progressive methods and can with con fidence state that our values are second to none in New Zealand. Ladies’ hem stitched handerchiefs, special value, 6 for 1/6, 6 for 1/11. Children’s pictorial handkerchiefs, 6 for 1/11. Just landed a new range of black and coloured veilings, new patterns from 1/6 to 2/11 yard. Also a sample range of novelty one piece veils from 2/6 to 8/6. Wool gloves with gauntlet in white, brown and beaver, special value for 3/11 pair. All our fabric gloves to be sold at reduced prices. All wool black cashmere hose, seamless, 2/11, 3/6, 3/11 pair. All wool black cashmere full fashioned hose 4/3, 4/6, 4/11 pair. Extra quality cashmere hose, very wide suspender tops 6/11 pair. Many other special attractions in laces, embroideries, um brellas, bags, etc., at H. and J. SMITH, Ltd., The Progressive Stores, Tay Street, Invercargill, and Main Street, Gore.— (Advt.) “Hope is the parent of faith.”—Bartol. You can always hope for immunity from prevailing colds and bronchial troubles if you put your faith in Baxtar’s Lung Preserver. “Baxter’s” is pleasant to the taste, therefore ideal for children’s complaints. It affords sure protection from all throat, chest end lung affections. Baxter’s Lung Preserver has a twofold use—it is also a splendid tonic, promoting big dividends of better health. 2s 6d large bottle at chemists and stores. —(advt.)

In the course of his remarks at the meeting in connection with the Salvation Army Congress at Wellington, Commissioner Hodder stated that the army was repreeented in 73 countries and colonies, and preached the Gospel in 46 languages. It had 12,211 corps and outposts, and the number of officers and cadets fully employed in Salvation Army work was 19,276. Apart from these there were 5941 employees from the various departmente. The Army had no fewer than 33,436 bandsmen, senior and young people, and it published 83 weekly periodicals, with a circulation approaching a million and a-half.

i The removal of the lighthouse from East Island to the mainland is being carried on as speedily as possible. It entails a considerable amount of work. A temporary light has been erected on the mainland, and is being shown as a substitute until the original lighthouse has been re-erected. The Government lighthouse expert is at present on East Wand dismantling the lantern in readiness for its transportation to the main land. If the weather does not interfere with the work, it is estimated that it will be accomplished in about four months. East Cape Island has not been in communication by telephone with the mainland for three yeara, owing to the cable having broken, and the keepers on the island were unable to report ships passing or in distresa. The trouble with the cable and the expense it has incurred have resulted in the present work (reports the New Zealand Herald). When erected on the mainland the light will be slightly higher than it was on the island. The arc of visibility will be nearly the same as before, and the light will be equally as valuable to mariners. The caretaker of the temporary light is in communication by telephone, and shipping and weather conditions at the East Cape can now be reported without trouble.

In emphasising the necessity for getting rid of impure air in the lungs in the course of his lecture to senior cadets at the Community Club at Wellington, Dr J. M. Mason gave an interesting illustration. “To give you an idea o: the importance oi this getting rid of the waste,” he said, “I remem ber when in Manahiki (a small coral island belonging to the Cook group), many years ago, the natives were good enough to give us an exhibition of shark catching. The reef surrounding the island is several miles wide, and the snarks sail in from the Pacific Ocean, with all its dangers, to lie in the hollows and caverns in the reef, sometimes 30it, 40ft, or 50tt deep. The shark lies head-in in the cavern, ana through the clear water you can see his tail lazily waving from side to side. The fisher dives down, passes a noose under the tail of the shark, swims clear, and brings up the end of the line, and then the boat’s crew try to haul him up. The diver attached to our boat was a grey-haired old chap, who all the time he was waiting for his signal to descend kept coughing out. I said to him in Maon. ‘You will never reach the fish with that cough.’ I’m not coughing, I’m putting out the dirt,’ he replied. With that the old man slid into the water. We could see him working away, and his stay under was nearly two minutes! He had been getting rid of the bad air, so that he could fill his lunge with clean, wholesome air.”

Doctor’s prescriptions! when a doctor writes a prescription he bases his calculations on the effect obtained by the use of standard drugs, usually known as meaning “of the strength mentioned in the British Pharmacopoeia.” In the dispensary of G. H. Brown, chemist, only English drugs are used for dispensing doctors prescriptions, as English drugs are the standard of purity and strength. By taking your doctor’s prescription to O. H Brown, chemist (iste Neil's Dispensary), you are sure of having it dispensed with the purest English drugs—Advt.

Cheapest, underwear in town: All Wool Colonial ribbed pants 6/11, 7/11, 8/6, Allwool Colonial shirte 7/11, 9/6, 10/6. Shetland flannel undem 7/6, 8/6. Navy flam el uuders 7/6, 9/6. r Huge stocks of Colonial wool socks and boys’ school hoee at girt prices. McNeil and Clark, 94 Dee street.— (Advt).

Hurrah! The Cooties are here! The Cooties are here I The gayest little black fellows imaginable, expert tumblers and as slippery as eels. The “Cooties” is the latest puzzle game and the puzzle is to capture the Cooties and gaol them securely. Tho lun is great. Price 1/6 each. Posted Is 9d. Obtainable at Hyndman’% Dee street. Sure and certain, WADE’S WORM FIGS, Children like them. Fine Wool Worsted Suite at £5 19 6d. Make, super finish, graduated sizes. Wonderful value. The Economic, -Opposite P.O.— (Advt.)