THE COLONIST. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1919. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 15042, 9 April 1919, Page 4

THE COLONIST. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1919. NEWS OF THE DAY.

To-night at the Theatre Royal Chap-' lain Burridge, advertised as "the hero of the Marquette, Gallipoli, and France" will deliver an address on Prohibition. Teachers are reminded that a general meeting of the Nelson Branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute will jbe held at the Girls' Central School on I Saturday morning next, when Lieut. McGlashen will read a paper on "New' Methods in Physical Instruction." The Motueka Returned Soldiers' dance, which was to have been held on Friday evening has been postponed until further notice owing to tiie liquor referendum poll. A Press Association message from Ashburton states that Mary Towser Hawke 44, married, dropped dead opposite her residence yesterday afternoon bne had complained of pains in the head on the previous day.

Ihe present arrangements for the celebration of Anzac Day in Nelson are that a combined undenominational service wi be held at the Church Steps. There will also be a process Ton of returned soldier,, starting from the Drill Hall at 10.30, when.it is hoped that a large contingent of men will turn up in unffoim

7 Before Messrs E. Smallbone and G. W. Swaftord Justices, at the Magisnhtffi?" 3*, yesterday, judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following cases:—Adams and Harley v K. L. Drummond, claim for £5 14s costs £1 18b 6d; c! T. Salteiiy v j! D Ashbury, £12 12s 6d, costs £1 14s 6d A number of ease swere adjourned.

A Press Association message frcJm Gisbprne describes the enthusiastic welcome accorded to the Pioneer Battalion at a hui at which the festivities will cpnoS? 6iv 0£ a fuJ eek- Bir James Allen fhe'gSfngß6^ 1^ aTe attend^

An orehardist out Richmond way is reported to have netted over £200 off a pajCh_?if, 1000I 000 tomato plants this season and still' has hopes of raking in a fewi more shekels if the frost does not cast a' dull upon his hopes—and tomato; plants. As crops in that district have been well below the average it would appear that the high prices ruling this seaf u ll °,^ cc more make Plain the truth in the old saw about "losses on the round-! abouts meaning profits on the swings." The Anchor Company announce that to-morrow (licensing polling day)' they will not. run any steamer to or from Motueka, and as the wharf closes at noon cargo for shipment to Wellington per Kaitoa will be received until 11 30 a.m. only. ;

|' .An outlet for Nelson hops is looked fo> lin Australia this season, as the domestic crop is far below local brewing requirement's." The "temporary, importation of hops-from overseas" is now permitted by1 , the Commonwealth Government to the extent of 35 per cenij. ,of the quantity used by each-brewer during the year ended Jime 30 last.

A married woman, Mrs O. Loyegrove, aged 31 years, committed suicide at Ngaruawahia last week by cutting her throat with a razor. The deceased committed the act in her bedroom, where! her dead body was discovered by one o£ her six children. The wound inflicted must have caused instantaneous death. The husband of the deceased was away in Auckland at the time. - ' Are you ambitious for your child? Then why license the liquor traffic? Vote for the child and the nation tomorrow.* "I regrot to state that the parents do not tako the same interest in their children as in the olden days, when the ' home influence was reflected in the character of the child," said the Minis- • ter of Education in Master ton on Satur- , day ,when referring to the fact that too great a responsibility was thrown upon the shoulders of teachers. Seven is regarded by the superstitious l as a lucky number. It has certainly apL peared very often in the life of the - Mayor of Christchurch (Mr H. Holland), says the "Press." He was born on the 7th of the month, and so was his wife. l They became engaged on the 7th; they :' wer married on the 7th; they have had . i seven children. His Worship left Eng- . I land for New Zealand on the 7th. Now I he is retiring from.the Mayoralty on 7th May, after having held office for seven years.

The "Trade" prates of "Liberty." But it has defrauded the child, violated the home, debauched men and women, and disenfranchised thousands of citizens. Vote for the child and the nation to-morrow.*'

"The value of land has been steadily depreciating since the war began,", said a valuer at the sitting of the Mount Eden Assessment Court at Auckland this week. The reason was that there had been practically no building owing to the high costs of material and labour 5 Before the war 2000 building permits were issued annually in Auckland city and suburbs, but the average number of permits during the last four years was 147, and most of them were for repairs

liie matter of petty thieving at sales was toucoed upon by the E«v. F Rule at the annual meeting of the Christcliarch Society for the Protection of Women and Children. "It is heartbreaking to note the growing evil amongst women of petty thieving when sales are on," declared Mi- Rule. Many otherwise nice-looking young women had been charged with this offence. As many as four cases had come-before the Court .m a single day. This.was most heart-breaking for the offenders 1 fathers.—"Press "

The first question the navy asks' : a vessel has been in action is not 'How I ; many men were killed?' or 'What did' ''r u! I(S e,V but 'What alsoilt tE© secret I ' i fe° ksAL V ' Captain Steel, of HJI.S. i , j War Opal, told a Dunedin reporter the' .jother day, and lie is eminently entitled' . to speak on such matters of naval pro-1 jcednre.. He cautiously showed the' I pressman the outsides of the two' precious volumes entrusted to Ms yer-i sonal care containing all the secret' , codes and instructions that the navy has ''■ 1 guarded so successfully from the enemy. I lnese books he either keeps locked or! carries about with Rim, arid in more I than one emergency he has cheated the . hopes . of. the Hun by throwing his weighted code-books overboard. It is a splendid tribute to the care and iudg- j ment exercised by the naval authorities: and to the worth and loyalty of {he men in whom they have put: their trust that: the enemy has never yet succeeded mi getting access to these documents. Warm appreciation of New Zealand is expressed in a letter received by the' relatives of Staff-Sergeant Slater, of •r? enn!? ne ' Auckland, from a Belgian ■ : girl, lhe writer, who lives in Verviers I l al s'-J am. very happy to Know somei body there m New Zealand to whom I can express the admiration and gratijtude we^have for your brave soldiers, lo see all these young men coming from Iso far to fight and dieftrour! i liberty-has moved us more than it 331 ,possible to imagine. You will never! I know how much we are indebted to :them, for liberty is what, we love best. ■ x*.™ a^ the soldiers of different- nationj ality who passed through Verviers since the armistice, the New Zealanders are those who are most sympathetic to us,! they soon become friends with the popui.l j lation, and especially with the children I who love them. 1 hope you will be- the! interpreter of all these feelings t o . alii your friends m New Zealand. And this! -opinion is not only my personal opinion ' but the general; and unanimous one." ' 1 jP*^; fo, La^ies' Gold Bangles, Neck let • Pendants, and . Damty Gold § roo? hes- Splendid values at L<£ it Kerr's, 109 Trafalgar street.* ' . r ,Llf •7lSolif..Silver Vanity Boxes 12s - i?J? ?ss;* Sl^ er Lockets and Photo ■ 1 Pendants—fashions of the moment—at : Louis Lerr's, 109 Trafalgar street.* i Headquarters in the city for Boots : and Clothing ls Dee and Sons. Going: <■ very strong on quality Boots and Shoes and Suits." Our prices are so : right that you're losing by not looking -i It's rare that you're offered a free '- trial when you want a good Oil Coat ' Dee and Sons' have the safest coat > against ram in the Dominion. Can't '• get. wet in a week's heavy rain.* • 1 Dee and Sons showing very special Iline Boys' Tweed Sport Suits, 29s 6d J good quality,and stylish, and sizes fit i up to age 15. This suit is worth 42s i , 6d. Come and see. Why, it's a money ] I saver.* , i .- . . . . . - ■ 1 The Thermometer At 3 o'clock this 1 morning the temperature outsider this office registered 61 degrees. '* For Brohchiel Coughs, take . Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. \ Speight's and local 15eers dyawn on the counter direct from the cask. Good \ accommodation.—Exchange He>tel, next i Empire Theatre, Nelson.—J. D. Moriarty; Proprietor.* Where rto stay at Murchiaon.—Commercial Hotel, J. Thomaaoa, proprietor Stopping place for Newmans' «ars.* 1 Where to stay when in Westport ■' GRAND HOTEL, .opposite Bank of New Zealand.* s c Eiams's mail cars leave Nebon for I Takaka from Jones's Postcard Shop < at 8 a.m., arriving in Takaka at ] k p.m. Leave Takaka for Nelson at \45 1 a.m., arriving, in Nelson at 1 p.m. ' Oars siett in Mofueka at 10.15 a.m.* 3