The Southland Times will not be published on Good Friday.

Southland Times, Issue 20453, 3 April 1928, Page 6

The Southland Times will not be published on Good Friday.

On account of the Easter holidays advertisers are requested to send in their replace advertisements for Saturday of this week and for Monday and Tuesday of next week not later than noon to-morrow otherwise a charge will be made for setting. The Dominion Meteorologist last night issued the following forecast: —An anticyclone is still covering the New Zealand area and the Tasman Sea and a depression is situated north of Norfolk Island. Winds light to moderate and variable with easterly to northerly prevailing generally and freshening in the far north seas. Rather rough on parts of the East Coast north of Kaikoura. Elsewhere smooth to moderate in New Zealand waters. Moderate easterly to northerly winds with smooth to modeu ate seas in the. Tasman Sea. Weather chiefly fair to fine but cloudy and misty at times on the East Coast and some scattered showers in the East Coast and northernmost districts of the North Island. A young woman whose name was suppressed, charged with concealment of birth, was remanded to appear on April 10. The inquest was adjourned sine die.—Wairoa Press Association message. “My trouble,” remarked the Minister for Education (the Hon. Mr Wright), when suggestions were being made to him for the improvement' of the education system by the large deputation which waited on him at Wellington, “is that I have got so many bosses that I don’t know where I am.” The Wellington Automobile Club has decided to provide free legal defence in future for members charged with breaches of bylaws and motor regulations governing bylaws, provided the club’s solicitor is of the opinion that the expense of the defence is justified.—Wellington Press Association message. A copy of the “Sportsman’s Prayer” hangs in the King’s private rooms at Sandringham: “Teach me to observe the rules of the game. Teach me neither to cry for the moon nor over spilt milk. Help me to distinguish sentiment from sentimentality, cleaving to the one and despising the other. Help me neither to proffer nor to receive cheap praise. If I am called upon to suffer, let me be like a well-bred beast, who goes his way and suffers in silence.”—Church News.

In appreciation of the fire brigade’s services at the fire in the Empire Buildings on February 15, the superintendent has received the sum of £5 5/- from Mr 8.

McDonald, the money to be devoted to the brigade’s recreation fund. On a charge of having abducted a girl, under the age of 18 years, from Auckland with intent that she be unlawfully carnally known, James Henry McKeich, aged 20, appeared before the Court yesterday morning and was remanded to appear at Auckland on Thursday.—Press Association message. An Ashburton telegram states: Following on the decision of the Warden’s Court in reference to various applications for a lease of valuable silica deposits in the Mount Somers district the Minister of Mines has signed a lease in favour of the Southern Cross Glass Company of New Zealand which has erected a factory here. The regulations under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act relating to the curing of bacon, which practically call for brine curing, temporarily were suspended over Christmas, but strict compliance is now insisted upon. Procecutions of firms who have been using preservatives have been decided upon by the Health Department. Donald Gillies and John George Furey were remanded till April 18 on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the National Insurance Company of £9O, by allegedly insuring a second-hand motor-car and causing it to be destroyed by fire. Furey was allowed bail but Gillies was refused bail on the police representations.—Wellington Press Association message. In dealing with the appeals of O’Connell v. Claason and Burke v. Claason from decisions of Mr Page, S.M., the Appeal Court upheld the Magistrate’s conviction against O’Connell (barman) but considered the conviction against Burke, hotel proprietor, should not stand. No costs were allowed either party.—Wellington Press Association message. “Every sheep in Canterbury must be having a ride in a train this year,” said a Christchurch railway official the other day when a reporter made some inquiries regarding traffic. He said that at least eight special trains would run that day, and 27 trucks of sheep for this week’s Addington market had been consigned from the West Coast. Large quantities of grain, peas, and onions were coming forward.

Acclimatization activities in the Auckland district last season included the purchase of 1450 pheasants from Dominion breeders, and the importation of 400 mallard duck from England. Most of the birds had been liberated. Brown trout fry numbering 580,000 had been distributed, the main source of supply being Government hatcheries; and fishing licenses to a total value of £7lO 11/- had been sold, an increase of £l9 on the previous year. In regard to the destruction of vermin, the society had paid bounties on 13,235 pairs of hawks’ feet, at a cost of £330 5/-. See railway advertisement Lake Wakatipu Service, Good Friday.—Advt. 4 Cheap day excursion, Queenstown Regatta, April 7. Train leaves Invercargill 7.51 a.m. Return fare 14/2.—Advt. Grand euchre tourney in new Labour Hpll, Esk street, Wednesday next, April 4, aS: 8 p.m. sharp. Liberal prizes and ideal surroundings. All invited. Admission 1/Jj. —Advt. The Sales of DEWAR’S IMPERIAL Whisky considerably exceed combined sales of other brands.—Advt. Mr Arthur Malcolm, Rheumatic Expert, with over 38 years experience, will again visit Southjjmd during this month. For full particulars see advertisement on front page of this issue.—Advt. If you are in doubt how to best spend the four day Easter holiday book accommodation on the s.s. Kotare which will visit not only Half Moon Bay, Pegasus, Lord’s River, Port Adventure and Paterson Inlet, In the latter the Kotare will steam round the big ship C. A. Larsen and visit Price’s Bay where the 10 whale chasers are now moored. Picnic landings at suitable places. Good berths, excellent meals and radio concerts are assured. The trip will occupy four days from Friday morning to Monday night and will be full of interest. Ladies are suitably provided for and assured of every convenience. Fare £5 5/-. D. W. McKay' Ltd.—Advt.

Winter weight vests, hosiery and gloves in women’s and O.S. sizes. Can be bought now cheaper at Wicks’ Hose and Vest Shop, Dee street.—Advt. Piggie is so sleek and fat Upon his clean straw bed Next week a change of clime he’ll have In Hitchon’s curing shed.— (Advt.) Bring down! Keep down prices at Baxter’s. For many long years Mr J. S. Baxter has made it a study to reduce prices to the lowest possible margin of profit, and to keep them down to the lowest level so that consumers may have the best possible value for every shilling they spend.—Advt. You can see a lovely range of all wool velour coatings, 54 inches wide at Thomson and Beattie’s in shades of Navy, Black, Mushroom, Saxe, Almond, Cream etc. Price 13/6, 15/6, 17/6yd. A special line for children’s frocks is a 36-inch all wool flannel in 11 new shades including Navy. Price 3/11 yard.—Advt. Readers of Lawrence’s epic work “Revolt in the Desert,” a 17/6 edition of which is due shortly, will remember the occasional reference to Gertrude Bell. This great Arab scholar’s letters have now been published and make thrilling reading. Published in two volumes at 42/- nett. Lawrence admirers will be giad to hear that fresh supplies of With Lawrence in Arabia (8/6) and Lawrence and the Arabs (10/-) have also reached the N.Z. Book Depot, Esk street, Invercargill.

If you forget to oil up once with Big Tree Motor Oil, you won’t forget the second time. You’ll notice the difference. —(Advt.) BIKTTER PRINTS. Your Films at STEWART’S PHARMACY. The Fastest and Best SAME DAY SERVICE in Southland. A book to read on your Easter holiday— Something Western, Black Thunder by b. M. Bower; The Black Hunter, by Curwood; The Buster by Patterson White; or something thrilling, The Chaunay Syndicate by Oppenheim; Mr Ramosi by Valentine William ; A Love Story by Berta Ruck or Ruby Ayres. There are hundreds to choose from in 2/6 editions at Hyndman’s Dee Street.— Advt. “There is no evil without a remedy. Sannazaro. And the greatest remedy for coughs, colds, sore throats, bronchitis, and all chest and lung troubles is Baxter’s Lung Preserver. Penetrating, warming, soothing and pleasant to take. Famous in New Zealand for over sixty years. “Baxter’s” is a splendid tonic too, bracing up the system and enabling you to resist colds more readily. Be sure you get Baxter’s Lung Preserver. All chemists and stores. Generous-sized bottle 2/6. Large family size 4/6. Bachelor size 1/6. (Advt.) BROWN’S PHARMACY The Kodak Approved Service Station. PERMANENT PRINTS Our Prints will not fade, discolour or lose their first day brilliance. SAME DAY SERVICE-EXPERTS DO IT. GEORGE H. BROWN. Chemist and Optician. Spey and Dee Streets, Invercargill

Over 200 men are employed at the railway deviation at Palmerston North, two shifts being worked each day.

A Christchurch firm which advertised for a message boy had no fewer than 50 applicants to deal with first thing in the morning. An additional six turned up later. “The preparatory work of laying out the new seaplane base at Hobsonville near Auckland is to be commenced after Easter,’ said Major Wilkes, Director of Aviation yesterday.—Christchurch Press Association message. The West Coast Acclimatization Society is trying the experiment of stocking its lakes with yearling trout instead of younger fry. Five thousand rainbow trout will be, lifted from the Christchurch Hatchery shortly for this purpose. An unusual cargo was carried on a railway truck on Monday when a number of swans, which are to be exported, passed through Christchurch (states the Lyttelton Times). They were in crates, but when placed on the steamer they will go into a specially prepared cage. “We are not crucifying our political enemies and helping our political friends as so many people imagine,” said Mr A. D. McLeod, M.P., at Huntly the other day. “As long as this Government remains in office, we will do the fair thing by the people as a whole.” “I must say for the railways that they have gone (hit of their way to facilitate the transit of dairy produce, and the dairy industry is grateful for it,” remarked Mr A. Morris during a discussion on railway matters at a meeting of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce the other night.

The Alpine Club recently formed at Hawera to promote climbing, skiing and tramping in the Egmont National Park has met with remarkably good support. Nearly 200 members have been enrolled during the two weeks since the club was established. An out-door gathering was held on Sunday, when 100 members met on a peak at an altitude of 500ft.—Press Association telegram. That Roland William Morrison, aged sixteen, had absconded from bail while awaiting the Supreme Court sitting at Nelson and had come to Christchurch and converted a motor-car to his own use were the statements made by the chief detective in the Magistrate’s Court. Morrison was charged with that on Thursday last he converted to his use a motor-car valued at £lB5. He was remanded in custody until Thursday.—Christchurch Press Association. “That the Government be asked to have the control of the destruction of keas, at present vested in the Mt. Cook Motor Company reassumed by the Government” was a remit passed at. the quarterly meeting of the Southland League at Queenstown on Saturday. The matter was brought up by Mr L. Lee, who referred to the fact that the company concerned had control of certain portions of the National Park and the keas were not kept in check to the extent they should be. A farmer from Marton was one of the early callers at the Wanganui Council office the other morning in an endeavour to trace the owner of a motor car (reports the Herald). The said car, a big highpowered machine, with a woman driver, went right through his mob of sheep at Fern Flats, killing five outright and wounding scores of others. He intends now to make the pace just as warm for the lady as she made the pace warm through the sheep. When asked by Judge F. O. V. Acheson in the Tokerau Native Land Court last Friday morning what was the position in regard to payment of rates on Native land which had been sold to a pakeha and subsequently purchased by a Maori, an amusing answer was given the North ern Advocate). Piriniha Whareumu, chairman of the Maori Council, said: “Well a Maori who is game enough to buy back Native land should be game enough to pay the rates on it.”

Collection of data which will aid in the prediction of the state of the weather in the upper air is one of the activities which has been carried on by the staff at the Wigram Aerodrome (states a Christchurch exchange). Two instruments, a barothermograph and a wet and dry bulb theremometer, the first working automatically, are attached to the upper wing of a Bristol fighter. The first records the fall in temperature as the machine ascends, and the second the relative humidity of the atmosphere. Thus it is hoped to learn something of the weather prevailing in high altitudes, knowledge indispensable with the ao vent of commercial aviation. Open confession was made by the Minister of Industries and Commerce, Mr A. D. McLeod, when speaking at Waiuku, concerning a change of mind in relation to the work which is being accomplished in the factories of New Zealand (reports the Auckland Star). He said that when he first accepted his portfolio he held the prejudice of many men on the land who believed that loafing rife among the 8000 or 10,000 workers in our factories. “I had the idea,” added the Minister, “that many factories were hotbeds of loafing, but I now feel that it would do the farmers good to inspect them.” Mr McLeod said he had acen nearly every factory in the Dominion, and he now knew of the splendid results which they were producing. He believed that production would be increased still further as the system of piecework was extended. As one who knew the farmers, he believed that rather than buy the products of cheap foreign labour they would prefer to support the industries of the Dominion.