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Southland Times, Issue 18962, 8 June 1923, Page 4

An Australian mail arrived in Invercargill last evening.

Mr J. A. Forbes will give an address in the Y.M.C.A. rooms to-night, his subject being, “Why I am a Spiritualist.”

A conference of members of local bodies and the Chamber of Commerce will be held on Thursday next to further consider the question of the through express service.

At the Band of Mercy meeting last evening it was resolved to inaugurate an “Animals’ Day” when clergymen would be asked to preach on the subject of kindness to animals, and day and Sunday schools teachers urged to bring the matter before their scholars.

The custom of sending deceased Chinamen home for internment in the soil of the land of their fathers was mentioned in a Chinese case in the Magistrate’s Court recently (states the Poverty Bay Herald). A gasp of astonishment went up from those in the Court room when a Celestial witness stated that the cost of sending a corpse home to China was £120!

An unusual accident occurred the other day at Okauia to a two-year-old boy named Rajah Underwood. The boy was missed from the house and a search revealed him head down in a soak hole three feet deep, and which was part of a scheme to take storm water off the property. The boy’s head was buried chin deep in about six inches of mud. He was extricated in a choking condition, and it was a little while before he recovered.

The subject taken by Mr Spottiswoode in his address last night was “The Point of Contact,” as illustrated in the case of the woman who touched but. the hem of His garment and immediately she was made whole. The virtue was not in the touch nor in the garment, but in the person of Christ, and her faith in Him for His testimony was “Thy faith hath saved thee.” The meetings will be continued next week as advertised.

The “coloured route” scheme, which was brought up at the annual meeting of the South Island Motor Union by the Southland Association, was considered by the executive of the Union last night. After a lengthy discussion, the executive concluded that the scheme required a great deal of thought before it could be put into operation, and a committee consisting of Messrs Hawkes, Minson and Harley was appointed to go into the matter for the purpose of coming to a decision on the details of the proposal.—Christchurch correspondent. The Matamata branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union was in a humorous vein when it was discussing a proposal to utilise the motion pictures as a propaganda agency to stimulate interest in the farming industry, depicting various phases of farm life. It was agreed that the pictures as propaganda were invaluable, but doubt was expressed whether farming would become popularised by pictures showing “Chari ie Chaplin cutting cocksfoot,” or Douglas Fairbanks in “Shorthorn Stunts." It was decided that as there was some reason for the proposal, to defer consideration. A correspondent to the Stratford Evening Post writes: “A goed coakaver may be made from a syrup tin. With a tin-opener make holes all over the sides and bottom of the tin. Then when lighting the fire stand the tin bottom upwards in the grate. The presence of the tin with the air holes will make the fire burn up quickly, even if much less wood than usual is used. Later on less coal will be needed to fill the grate, and almost whatever is put on in the way of dust, will burnt brightly with the tin in position.”

An accident at the Bowen Road, about six miles south of Ekatahuna, last week, resulted in a motor car owned by Mr Frank Bunny of Grey town, plunging 30ft down a bank (states the Manawatu Daily Times). The machine, driven by Mr W. Wendham, was travelling to Masterton, and had on board Mrs Bey, Mrs Bunny, and her son, and a stranger. While negotiating a sharp bend, another car appeared, and, to avoid a collision, the driver swerved on one side. The car left the road, however, but fortunately all the occupants were thrown clear and escaped unhurt. The machine finished its downward flight, wheels upward, at the bottom of a gully.

There was a good attendance at the meeting of the Band oi Mercy last night. The president, Mrs Hutchins, occupied the chair, and after the opening exercises, introduced Mr J. A. Forbes of Oamaru, who ga\e an address on “The Duty of kindness to Animals.” The second part of the proceedings was an exhibition of some very fine lantern views by Mr J. E. Winsloe of New Zealand bird, lake, mountain, and general scenic views. Mr Winsloe spoke in appreciative terms of the work and objects of the Band of Mercy, and wished it all prosperity in the future. Mr W. A. McCaw manipulated the lantern. At the close votes of thanks were passed to Messrs Winsloe and Forbes. During the evening Mr Scharfe contributed a solo.

In a statement on British migration issued yesterday by Mr S. W. B. M’Gregor, Senior British Trade Commissioner in Australia, the total number of people who migrated from Great Britain during 1922 was set down at 174,096, compared with 199,477 in 1921 and 389,394 in 1913. These migrants were distributed over the* various countries in the following proportions:— Canada, 45,818; Australia, 39,099; New Zealand, 12,259; British South Africa, 8,772; India, 7,054; other parts of Europe, 5,408 ; United States, 49,902; other foreign countries, 5,784. Great Britain gained 68,026 new residents from other countries last year, so that her total loss through excess of migration over immigration amounted to 106,070 people. The number of British immigrants which was sent back to Great Britain in 1922 by the authorities in the United States, Canada, South , Africa, Australia and New Zealand was , 1,001.

The following piece of Lauder wisdom was spoken at the Caledonian banquet recently (says the Wanganui Chronicle): — “You may achieve an object by foul means, but you will only do it once. You will never get an encore for your mean work.”

Mr E. Hornblow, Mayor of Dargaville, has been served with a writ for damages for alleged libel by Mr S. L. Spanhake, engineer of the Hobson County Council, arising out of an alleged statement of the Mayor in connection with the recent Land Board election, in which he was a defeated candidate. The damages claimed are not heavy. The case xvrill come up for hearing at the Magistrate’s Court in July.

The vitality of some dogs is remarkable (says the Foxton Herald). A wire-haired terrier, owned by Mr J. Wyeth, was run over by a heavy motor-car. Its back appeared to have been broken, and it was unable to stand. Its owner put it in a quiet spot and left it. Upon returning after a lapse of half-an-hour the canine barked a welcome and to all appearances was none the worse for the accident.

The Auckland wireless broadcasting station at Scots’ Hall has been temporarily “out of action” for the past month or so, owing to modulation valves of 250 watts being unprocurable in New Zealand. Before this compulsory stoppage a very good class of programme was broadcasted every evening between 8 p.m. and 9.30. The difficulty has now been overcome and broadcasting is expected to recommence shortly-

Some time ago a local resident had a domesticated seagull, likewise a brood of chickens (relates the Foxton Herald). The chickens mysteriously disappeared and cats were blamed. It was noticed that the gull was fond of dozing near the chicken coop, but no one suspected any cannibalistic tendency on the part of the bird, until one day the occupants of the house saw the feet of a chicken disappearing down the throat of the gull!

“Business men are not particular enough in choosing their partners,” said Mr J. B. Johnston, in discussing the disadvantages of business partnerships in an address at the luncheon of the Karangahape Road Business Promotion Association (reports the New Zealand Herald). “It is comparatively easy for a man to get rid of a disagreeable wife, but it is infinitely harder for him to get rid of a. disagreeable business partner.”

Statistics have just been compiled showing the differ At speeds attained for a dash of 100 metres by all means of locomotion, from a man to an aeroplane. The figures show that the aeroplane is sixty times faster than a swimmer, ten times faster than a runner, and more than seven times faster than a locomotive. The following list gives the times taken for the 100 metre record, respectively:—Aeroplane, 1 second; automobiles, H seconds; cyclist, 5 4-ssec; racehorse, 6; locomotive, 7.7; runner, 10; swimmer, with a flying start, 60.

The trustees of the Hyman Marks Trust have decided, in connection with the memorial of Mr Marks which is to be placed in the Christchurch Hospital, to encourage local talent, and have commissioned Mr W. T. Trethewey, sculptor, of that city, to design and make the marble bust of Mr Marks which has been chosen as the form the memorial is to take. The bust will be placed on a granite pedestal. It is anticipated that the bust will be completed in time for it to be shown at the annual exhibition of the Canterbury School of Arts next year.

An enterprising shopper, who arrived at 4.45 a.m. for the opening of a clothing sale in Masterton the other morning (relates the Wairarapa Daily Times), found that he was sixteenth in the row. Two young mep had remained up all night, while others commenced to arrive during the very early hours. A devoted brother arrived before breakfast time with a cup of tea for his sister, who had been waiting for quite a long time. By 9 a.m. the crowd extended across Queen Street till motor-cars had difficulty in. passing.

Proposals for the amendment of the Railways Act in respect to superannuation are among the subjects to be discussed at the annual conference of the Railway Officers’ Institute to be held at Auckland on June 21 (reports, the New Zealand Herald). One remit is that the Superannuation Board should be empowered, in specially deserving cases to extend the payment of allowances to children up to 16 years of age. It is also suggested that the superannuation allowance payable to widows should be increased from £lB to £52 per annum. Considerable amusement was occasioned at tho Magistrate’s Court in Hamilton the other day by the behaviour of a bottle gatherer, Thomas George Little, who already has his name well inscribed on the annals of the Court (says the Waikato Times). When asked to plead to a charge of leaving his cart standing unattended without a light, and to other similar charges, Little replied with an air of resignation, ‘‘Oh, guilty, of course! I’m always being nabbed for something; I tell you straight. Mr Young, these ‘cops’ here won’t give a man a chance. They’ve got me well set, and I’m afraid to take my horse and cart out in case they’ll jump on me again.” Little continued in his tirade against tho police force for a few minutes, and eventually had to be removed, after having been convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s on each of three charges. The practice of making use of the highways for establishing motor speod records between various towns of New Zealand will probably be definitely checked by the proposed Motor Bill (remarks an exchange). Writing to the New Plymouth Borough Council recently, the Under-Secretary of the Department of Internal Affairs stated that prevision was made in the Motor Bill, prepare.’ some time ago, enabling the Governor-General to make regulations fixing, among other things, max.mum speed of motor vehicles, and, in the event of the Bill being proceeded with during the coming session, the pretests of local bodies against the practice would be delat with. Deop-sea fishermen plying out of Timaru port, are having an unprofitable time lately (states the Timaru Herald). Fish have never before been so scarce at this time of tho year, and some kinds which at one time were regularly thrown over the side of the boat now sell readily at 7d. a pound. It is suggested that instead of so many small fishing launches going out to the fishing grounds one big boat, with cold storage accommodation, should go out, and, whoa necessary, remain at sea for several days. This would do away with the duplication of work involved in so many boats working the grounds, would result in a substantial saving, and the market would be supplied with greater regularity.

A resident of one of the Auckland marine suburbs had occasion recently to approach the mate of one of the ferry steamers to ascertain whether he had either seen, or had handed to him, a lady’s purse containg, besides other things, a sum of money, that had been lost on one of the boats (states the Auckland Star). “It all depends who picked it up,” said the mate. “There are very few honest people about these days, and you will be lucky if you receive it back. Of course,” ho explained, “we are frequently handed articles found by passengers, but in some cases they are not given up. I will give you an instance. The other night I laid a trap. I packed an empty chocolate box with small pieces of coal, and wrapped it in brown paper, addressed to a lady in Rotorua. I watched near a window of the ladies’ cabin, and presently a lady passenger came in, saw the parcel, looked around, and quickly placed tho box under her arm. I waited to see if she would hand me the box on arrival at Auckland, but she walked off hurriedly, and did not even leave it at the Ferry Company’s office. The following day she again came on board, when I told her ‘that the price of coal had gone up.’ This sally met with no resnnnse. save a deep blush.”

The serious consequence® that are likely to result from Rugby players by using boots with spikes, or even with worn buttons, that are likely to cause injury, was stressed by Mr J. B. Proud at a meeting of the management committee of the Manawatu Rugby Union (states the Manawatu Daily Times), when mentioning that in the junior match between Linton and Woodville two players were badly tom about the legs. Discussing the practice of motor cyclists riding on the footpaths (says the Waipa Post), the Mayor told the Te Awamvtu Borough Council that the council was gradually having certain facts forced home. One was that the Telegraph Department owned the air; now it seemed that motor cyclists claimed the footpaths; and all that was left to the council was the roads. “And,” added a councillor, amidst laughter, as somebody hinted at mud and expense, “nobody will relieve us of those.” Two sets of line-throwing apparatus, with extra rockets and lines, have been ordered from England for the Auckland Harbour Board. The need for such apparatus was brought prominently to public notice when the Wiltshire was wrecked on the Great Barrier just a year ago. Captain H. H. Sergeant, harbourmaster at Auckland, attended a demonstration with the Schermuoy line-throwing apparatus, and it is this particular kind of life-saver that is being supplied to the Harbour Board. Britain’s ultimatum to the Russian Soviet was discussed at the recent conference of miners’ delegatee at Reefton. The following resolution, moved by Mr B. Davidson and seconded by Mr W. Balderstone, was carried:—“That in the event of war being declared on Soviet Russia we support the British miners in any action they may take to prevent such an outbreak, and that the Miners’ Federation secretary bring same before the New Zealand Alliance of Labour." Mr P. O’Rourke, secretary of the Miners’ Federation, has communicated this resolution to the Labour Party and the Alliance oi Labour, as instructed. A remarkable document was produced in evidence in a Chinese case heard in the Magistrate’s Court recently (states the Poverty Bay Herald). It possessed the combined characteristics of an enlarged laundry ticket and a draper’s window display ticket in red paint. ' It purported to be an account from a Chinese firm for an amount which they claimed was owing. When asked whether he would like to see it, Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M., hurriedly declined to have anything to do with it until the Celestial producing it had written out a translation of the mysterious symbols which strayed over its surface.

Work in connection with the duplication of the cable between Auckland and Suva has been commenced by the Pacific Cable Board’s engineers. The first step is the laying of a section of cable across the upper harbour, from the Curran Street junction box to the North Shore connection at the head of Shoal Bay. All the material has been tested, and work was Commenced at the Curran Street beach last week (says the Auckland Herald). Owing to the possibility of damage to the cable by the ground tackle of small boats, the cable is being laid in a shallow trench for some distance. The island connection between the Ponsonby hut and the Auckland central station will be made shortly before the final section of deep-sea cable is laid. 1000 writing pads, of 100 sheets each, a superior quality of cream woven bond, advertising Southland’s largest Stores. Honestly worth 1/6 for 9d at SMITH’S.— (Advt).

To-day is the last day for Ladies to see the choice frocks and furnishings shown by Messrs Hurdleys of Christchurch and Timaru. A visit to Room 8, Martin’s Sample Rooms, will well repay ladies who like artistic goods. Hours 9—1—2—5.30 p.m. —(Advt).

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The 7,000 ton motorahip, Asia, boun« from Newcastle to Valparaiso, is travellinj fullspeed to Wdlington in urgent need o: medical attention for Captain Dahl, maatei of the vessel, who is reported to be aeri* ously ill. A radio from the vesael states that she should arrive in Wellington tomorrow morning. The Asia, a vessel of 7,014 tons, left Newcastle last week loaded for Valparaiso, says a Wellington message. A visitor to a King Country hamlet not more than a two-houra* train journey from Te Kuiti tells the local Chronicle that he has had his eyes opened to what he calls “King Country drinking.” Meandering slowly down a back street he came upon three men jovially consuming the contents of a long-necked bottle. As he passed, the bottle was carefully hidden behind the fence, and the men went away for the time being. Suddenly seized with a consuming th ria t, the visitor, with pleasant imaginings of a neat whisky or a long beer, quietly went behind the fence, found the freshly uncorked bottle, and applied it to his lips. He received a distinctly unpleasant shock to find that the bottle contained not whisky or beer, but “methylated spirits.”