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Southland Times, Issue 18972, 20 June 1923, Page 4

The Arbitration Court will sit at Wellington on June 26 inst. to hear the Amalgamated Carpenters’ and Joiners’ Society’s dispute.

The Union Company’s cargo steamer Kato a which holds the distinction of being the largest vessel to enter Port Craig, completed loading about noon on Saturday, and sailed at 3 p.m. for Dunedin, where she arrived at noon on Sunday. A portion of her timber cargo is being landed at Dunedin and the remainder at Lyttelton and Auckland.

With the prices for new cars coming down the second-hand article is also suffering. “To-day,” said an agent to a Times reporter yesterday, “I sold two second-hand cars at £2O and £25 respectively.” Describing one to a buyer he said that it had a nice low body. “Low body!” retorted the buyer, “if it were much lower it would not be there at all.” However, both the cars were serviceable, anA'*v>ahle of doing a good deal of work.

An English mail arrived in Invercargill last evening.

Turnips are in demand throughout Southland at present and good prices are being obtained for crops. One farmer, who had a medium crop, placed it on the market and was more than pleased when he received £6 10/- an acre for the forty acres.

The stock in the Pukerau district is coming through the winter well. So far, few farmers in that locality have touched their turnips, the roughage on the pastures being sufficient to carry the stock up to the present. Some anticipate a shortage in turnips, and in consequence they are saving them as long as possible.

An announcement in this issue states that the Australian Mutual Provident Society will issue the Annual Bonus Certificates on June 30. A considerable portion of the public will benefit by the distribution of cash surplus, totalling £1,756,740, which represents 47.3 per cent, of the premiums received during the year on participating policies.

The annual tell of lambs, taken from the flocks .around Gore every year for the works, is beginning to tell, its tale. “There is a shortage of sheep in this district,” said an agent to a Times reporter yesterday, “and good lines are difficult to find.” He went on to state that considerably over 100,000 lambs had been drafted in the surrounding districts this year for the works.

A Hedgehope farmer has adandoned turnips for this year and will feed his flock on chaff when the grass begins to run out. So far he has had an abundance of grass feed, and hopes to carry his sheep well intothe winter before being compelled to feed the chaff. When sowing down a pasture he sowed oats along with the grass, and this crop he cut for his winter feed.

Many residents on the outskirts of Nelson have had their hearts gladdened by the joyful song of the tui, “the sweetest chanters of the Maori forest” (remarks the Nelson Evening Mail). The bell ringings and chimes and gurgles of the tui are heard wherever the blue gums flower. The small boy is showing more and more respect for the tui, and the consequence is that the birds are tending to become common in the environs.

It is generally believed that golfers have a very fine command of language, and are seldom at a loss in the matter of expressing their feelings when necessity arises. But (remarks the Wanganui Chronicle) our local golfers are in very dejected mood just now; the weather has “got them down.” There have been six successive wet weekends, and now the golfers cannot find language that is sufficiently picturesque to fitly describe their feelings.

A Palmerston North business man has shown us a counterfeit half-crown which was paid over to him in the course of the day’s business, and would like to warn the public to be very alert when accepting halfcrowns, as there are many “crooks” in circulation in Palmerston North at the present time (says the Manawatu Daily Times The specimen (dated 1921) is extremely hard to detect. It is inclined to be slightly darker than the genuine article, and, of course, does not ring true.

Influenza, in a mild form, is still very prevalent in Invercargill, both among adults as well as children and the attendances at the public schools have somewhat diminished in consequence. There is, however, no cause for alarm and though many .school children have suffered a slight attack during the past week or so the attendances have not dropped very much below normal for this time of the year. At the St. George School, however, the influenza has attacked a larger number of scholars than at any other school and permission has been obtained from the Education Board for the school to be closed for a few days. In the meantime it has also been decided to postpone the schools’ football matches.

50 pieces colonial flannel in shetland and Orkney in Roslyn. Petone and Kaiapoi, was 2/6, sale price 1/11. English navy flannel, was 3/6 for 1/- at SMITH’S.—(Advt).

Good Food —Cost of living reduced at Baxter’s. Prime bacon, rich new cheese, old tasty cheese, factory butter, prime potatoes, Victorian onions—all at lowest rates for ready money.— (Advt).

Stocktaking bargains at Thomson and Beattie’s include All Wool Colonial Hose in Fawn and Lovato at 2/11 pair. Coloured Hose in plain and Ribed All Wool Cashmere in Navy, Brown, Nigger, Grey, Mole, Cream, Fawn, etc., 4/6 for 3/6, 6/6 for 5/6, 7/6 and 7/11 for 5/11 pair. Children’s Tan. i Coloured top all wool rib Sox, all sizes 2/6 pair.—(Advt).

A nice clean show of men’s clothing and mercery is to be seen at McNeil and Clark’s shop front in Dee street. What strikes the visitor is the complete absence of poor quality goods. Each article is high-grade of its kind and on comparison prices will be found to be as low, and in many cases lower than anywhere in Southland. This is a firm statement, come and compare.— (Advt).

Bracing outdoor exercise is the best tonic, and the surest preventative of body ills. There is no better inducement for out-of-door play for either boys or girls than a football. The backyard, the footpath, the verandah all offer happy playgrounds for the little people, with a sturdy leather ball for playing. Every family should have a

football. Let Hyndman’s, Dee street, supply you. Prices 3/9, 4/6, 7/6, 8/6, 9/6. Posted free anywhere.—(Advt).

The following are some of the many different diseases and ailments we have successfully treated by Professor Kirk’s methodes in our Institute: Asthma, bronchitis, Ulceration and dilation of stomach, hip disease, synovitis, sciatica, lumbago, rheumatism, eczema, bladder troubles, neuritis and nerve troubles of all kinds. Consult Mr D. Marshall, Kirk’s Institute, Leet street. Tel. 315. (Advt.). AEROPLANE SALE, of the world’s best corsets and underwear. We have searched the markets of) thte world, and have gathered together immense stocks of all that’s new, fashionable ,and serviceable. . These goods are piled out on sale, at our wonderful Aeroplane prices. It will be to your advantage to shop early. We have the goods, the service and the values to offer you. 10 dozen Ladies’ flannelette nightgowns, usual price 9/11, sale price 6/11. 7 dozen, winceyette nightgowns, usual price 11/6, sale price 8/11. 4 dozen Ladies’ longcloth nightgowns, usual price 12/6 to 19/6, sale price 8/11. Ladies’ woven nightgowns, usual price 14/6, 19/6 to 29/6, sale prices 10/6, 14/6 to 22/6. 20 dozen Ladies’ fleecy knickers, grey only, usual price 4/11, sale price 2/11. 10 dozen navy and mole, usual price 5/11, sale price 4/6, 6 dozen mole, white, navy and brown, usual price 7/11, sale price 5/6. Ladies’ woollen knickers, sale prices 9/6, 10/6, 12/6 to 19/6. Ladies’ vests, sale prices 1/11, 3/6, 4/11, 5/11 to 12/6. 20 dozen Ladies’ hip band corsets, all sizes, usual price 6/11, sale price 3/11. Special lines in all sizes to clear, at 5/11, 7/6, 9/11, 12/6 to 25/6. Reduco corsets, sale price 13/6, 23/6 to 29/6, at H. & J. SMITH, Ltd., Progressive Stores, Tay and Kelvin Streets, Invercargill, and Main Street, Gore. - (Advt). KORTLANG AT PAPEETE. . * Mr. Kortlang enthused Messrs. Bambndge Dexter and Co., who have taken over the Oceania Agency for Fluenzol and Q-tol. They ask for an urgent shipment.— (Advt). NO RETURN OF PILES. “I was a sufferer for six years—was ordered an operation by two doctors. After using Zann Treatment I am now quite cured. That was two years ago, and I have had no return of the trouble since.”— W.H.T., Wellington. New Booklet fully describing the Zann Double Absorption Pile Remedy post free on request. Money refunded if not satisfied with Zann Treatment. Address, in confidence, Zann Proprietary, Box 952, Wellington. Booklets and stocks of “Zann” can be obtained from Wm. Stewart, Chem* Jet, Dee-street, InvercarglU— j

‘Tersons who enter into htre-pnrehaßi agreements under which they pay large sums of what is really purchase money, but is nominally rent, are apt to find themselves in trouble if things go wrong,” remarks His Honour Sir John Salmond in B reserved judgment in the civil action International Harvester Co. v. W. Doyle, which was recently heard in Palmerston North (states the Manawatu Standard). Defend-

ant had paid half the total value of a truck for six months’ use of it.

“The way that young men are going about wasting their time and means in search of pleasure,” commented Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice in the Masterton Supreme Court, “is perfectly shocking. They are not studying, they are not reading, and they are not looking at any books worth while.” He had seen scores of young people running night after night to playhouses, instead of studying and being careful of their means.—Wairarapa Daily Newi,

A discussion arose at the last Foxtow Council meeting over the height of a boundary fence (reports the Manawatu Herald). One councillor held that a legal fence wan five feet high. Another, a property-holder, said “the bigger the better.” He preferred a 20ft. high fence in Foxton and an iron one at that! From his experience wood was go good. Wood fences in his experience were regarded by some people as firewood. One tenant even went as far as to chop up the flooring of his cottage.

The quarterly meeting of the Hope af South Invercargill Tent of Rechabites was held on Monday evening, the Chief Ruler Bro. McLeod, presiding over a fair attend a nee of members. It announced that the Hope of South Tent had won the “Kennedy” Banner for the most female members initiated during the year. The competition was very close, Hope of South winning the Banner from the present hoMere. Philjipson Tent, Christchurch, by 55 to 51. The following officers were nominated far the ensuing six months: —Chief Rule*. Bro. McLeod; Deputy Ruler, Bro. Donaldson; Levite, Sister Garth; Guardian. Bro. McLaughlin; Secretary, Bro. Skipworth (reelected) ; Stewards, Bro. Moyle and Sister Garrett; Superintendent of Juveniles, Sister Smeaton. After the business was concluded a debate was held on the subject, “Whether the next extension of tram should go out East Road or Yarrow street,” and Yarrow street proposal won by a good majority. No definite dates have yet been fixed for making a commencement in Invercargill \rith the scheme of holding special matinees for the children attending the various local schools for the purpose of instructing them by means of the cinema on such subjects as history, geography, science and other important matters. Borne time ago the Southland Education Board gave its approval to the scheme when it was approached by the promoter, Mr D. D. McDonald, of Auckland, who has, however, been unable to bring the necessary arrangements to a finality. However, these are now practically completed and the screenings which will be given monthly, during ordinary school hours and under the super’rision of the teachers, will take place in the Jklbion Theatre. Mr McDonald is expected to be visiting Invercargill towards the end of the present week when final arrangements will be made for giving the necesisary matinees. It is understood that the first programme to be shown will deal with some of the countries bordering the Pacific Ocean and films showing life in .Japan, China, the Hawaiian Islands and the thermal regions of our own country will be screened.