NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13549, 17 August 1914, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Volunteers for' the Nelson infantry section of the Expeditionary Force are still being called for.

It is expected that vhe Mounted Rifles squadron for the Expeditionary Force will leave Nelson this evening. Ihe hour at which the squadron will pass through the town before its embarkation will be posted at the newspaper offices.

The Wellington-Naples mail despatch of July 3rd arrived in London on the 13th inst., four days late.

'In this issue the Eruptite Explosives Company announce that they are giving two demonstrations in this district to sho-v the utility of their explosive for subsoiling and other purposes. rChe first demonstration will be held at JVIr Leslie Reynolds's property at Stoke on Tuesday next at 2 o'clock", and another will be held at Mr Ralph Jackson's orchard at Moutere on the following day All fruitgrowers and others interested are invited to attend. -

The "Gazette" -contains the following notice:—lt is the King's wish"that no subject of His Majesty's in'the service of the Crown or not shall accept and wear the insignia of any foreign Ordw without having _ previously obtained His Majf>sty's permission to ilo sd: 'signified either by warrant under ■'~ the- Royal SignJ\lanual, or by private:permission conveyed through His Majesty's private secretary. Permission ""given "by warrant under the Royal Sigh-Manual will enable the insignia of \ the foreign Order to be worn at all times and without any restriction. Private permission will only enable the insignia -to-be worn on the occasions specified in the terms of the letter from the King's priyate secretary conveying the Koyal sanction. 'Poets is born, not "made, sez I to Mumbles, when I. heard 'im try to sing a- ; verse which he had made up all by hisself—so he said. It ran: ''Wait for the waggon, 'tis now comm' here; All you good people- make the way 1 clear' -■•■■ Heaploadn of furniture, spick,' span, and new v • All from Billy Lock's, honest and true.!^, ■ . The sentiment is all right, sez I, but the fpoetry is orf-ul. ■•-But I 'opes it won't offend the Universal Pervidor, or make such a commotion as Payne c!id when throwin' off at Billy Massey. Mumbles's intention is good, hut he looked completely beat when I reads 'im the rerses Mrs Bouser was shook on:—

"We are proud about our city, And its progress and the rest, And we always swear its people Are the heartiest and best; But the best of all good fellows Would be- Jost, the people say, And the city suffer sadly Were our William Lock away." "What is home without a mother, Or a table, or a chair ? Half the homes about the city Own our William's tender care : If you want, for cash or credit. Anything on earth below, William Lock is sure to have it: He's the man you ought to know." And, my word, Lock gives splendid value for your money.*

The public are invited to attend the tree-planting oil the Rabbit Island Domain on Thursday.

A Press Association -telegram from Timaru states that at ihe inquest on Colonel Hayhurst a verdict of accidental death was returned. Two witnesses stated that the deceased's motor car was going at a speed of 40 miles an hour, and the cyclist quite slowly.

A Taumarunui Press Association telegram states that Charlie Campboll, aged 37, bush foreman at Taringamotu for the Totara Timber Com.pa.iy, a native of New South Wales, .was-■.working between two logs at Waituhi on Friday, when he was accidentally, jammed and killed instantly.

William Lane, aged 63, a widower and an old citizen, committed suicide at his son's residence, Hastings, on Friday evening. An explosion was heard, and Lane was subsequently found with his head shattered and a doublebarrelled gun by his side. B.?. was formerly a road contractor, and was an ex-Mayor of the town.

In the House of Representatives;, the Hon. James Allen gave an emphatic denial to the Tumour mentioned-by'Mr Buddo, a few days ago, that one of the banks had refused .permission to /ts staff to volunteer for service abroad.

Mr W. Devenish, Collector of Customs, received advice from the Marine Department on Saturday that the lights at Cape Foulwind. Pencarrow Head, Godley Head; and Taiaroa Head would be relighted that night as heretofore. Harbour lights at Westport, Auckland,' Wellington, Lyttelton, and Dunedin will be relignted on and after to-day.

Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co will hold a sale of timber on the Richmond show grounds, also stock sale at their Richmond yards,-on Wednesday next.

Mr A. Gould will hold n sale of furniture and furnishings, on account of Captain Thorn, at the n-idence, Trafalgar street South, on Wednesday next.

The Thermometer. —At three o'clock this morning the thermometer outside this, office registered 34 degffos.

For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cu*o, Is 6d, 2s 6d.

The fame of Moutere apple Lands has spread from one end of New /'"aland to th% other. '", Those interested should not fail to read the announcemoic in the advertisement columns on i-.t^e 8 regarding the Ruby Bay Estate*