NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15307, 21 February 1920, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

As all public schools have now reopened, the Sunday schools of Nelson will also reopen to-morrow afternoon.

' Tiie Telegraph O&ce advises that the' following vessels were within wireless range yesterday;— Of Awanui: E, JR. Sterling, Northumberland and Mokoia; of Auckland: Monowai, Kent, Arahura, , Maheno, Whangape and Waipori; of \ Wellington: Pateena, Mararoa, Wa- , hine, Manuka, Moeraki and Susses; of ' Chathams: MoUoia. ' t

Yesterday Mr James Davies, from the Takaka district, was admitted; to the Nelson Hospital with one of his legs broken below the knee. It appears that while he was driving two horses attached to a disc the animals took fright. Mr Dairies jumped off the machine, with the result that the injury mentioned was inflicted.

ihePrime^ Minister has received a cable from Cue Australian Government Efcating that the export of bonedust is permitted from the Commonwealth. Permits are required, but they are merely for statistical purposes and are issued in all cases. The export of super- j phosphates from Australia is, however, '■' definitely prohibited at present. , *Motueka residents will look forward: to the Chautauqua season which com-i mences on Monday. From all quarters come glowing accounts of the very fine entertainments and lectures that are being placed a t the disposal of New Zealand audiences by the Chautuaqua organisation. Ifc is natural to ask, Why? What makes the Chautauqua entertainments so popular. In what respect are they different from others ? The answer is simple. The idea of combining education with entertainment is not new, hut this is an endeavour along novel lines to give the idea concrete expression. No doubt, when the New Zealand Chautauqua Association was formed, this was in the nnnds of the men. and women at the back of it. I n the Chautauqua party there are highly accomplished musical artists, and the lecturers are drawn from the front rank of'platform.1 speakers.* ■~ . ■■■;■]. • ;

Harvest festivtal services will be held at. St. John's Methodist Church on Sunday, when the church will be decorated with the flowers and fruits of the season. Appropriate sermons on "The Overflowing Cup" and "Measure for Measure" will be preached by the Rev. E. D. Patchett. At the evening service there will be an anthem by the choir and a sacred solo by Miss Radford. .

During Lent there will be two special course of sermons at the Cathedral on Sundays. At morning prayer the Rev. H. W. Austin will speak on "A Spiritual Clinic," dealing with sin as a disease and the remedy for it. The Rev. Dr. %Veeks will occupy 'the pulpit in the evenings, the general title of his sermons being, "Divine Light on Human Problems," and their object being to present New Testament answers to the questiqns of Job.

The city was enveloped in dense smoke yesterday afternoon, blown, from the Waimeas by the strong south-west wind which prevailed.

The services at Trinity Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. W. H. Holloway. Mr Holloway was the pioneer representative of the Presbyterian Church in the far roadless and unbridged North. He will have a wonderful story to tell of the expansion of the Presbyterian Church in the north of Auckland districts. For the excellence of his services he was recently ordained a minister in full standing of the Presbyterian Church of I New Zealand.

Season tickets for the Motueka Chautauqua may be secured from any of the Motueka business men.*

The contest band of the 12th (Nelson and Marlborough) Regiment will give one of their popular sacred concerts in the Theatre JRoyal to-morrow night, commencing at 8.15 d'/clock. A choice programme has been arranged, which will include test selections, quartettes, trombone trios, and solos to be played by members at the fortEcoming Dunedin band contest, which commences on March 2nd. A silver coin collection will bo taken up on behalf of the band's i contest fund. The dress circle will be reserved for ladies and their escorts.

A certain man, a convert of Mr Pussyfoot, ordained that he and his household should "go dry." But, catching the influenza, he was ordered by his doctor to take a little whisky "for his health's sake. Earnestly he protested; the doctor insisted. "What would my servants say?" asked the condemned convert. The doctor suggested that his patient should keep a bottle of whisky ia his wardrobe, and privately mix himself a hob tot when they brought him his shaving water. A few days late* the doctor was asking one of the servants how it went with his masters, and received this answer: "We think lie is a little touched in the head, as he calls for shaving water six times a day."

A few of the plums at the Huge Sale on Thursday! Man's Kaincoat 7s 6d, 40-inch Navy Serge Is lid yard, Piliowc&ses Is each, Ladies' Silk" Ankle Hose 2b lid. 1 Lady's Knitted Silk Sports Coat 15s (usually 90s) .—Auckland Clothing and Drapery Co.*

The annual general meeting of the Nelson branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute will be held in the Girls' Central Schoolroom on Saturday, the 28th inst., at 2 p.m. All teachers, whether members or not, are urged to attend. -

A fine sense of family honour was evidenced in connection with a case which came under the jurisdiction of the Christchurch Official Assigee. A man who was adjudged a bankrupt in 1906 died, having paid no dividend to his creditors, to whom he owed some £200. This unpaid liability was a burden upon his son's mind, and before going to the war in the Main Body he insured his life for £2000, and made provision in his will that the £200 odd owing to his father's creditors should be deducted from the amount due under the policy should he lose his life, and that the debt should be extinguished therewith. The lad was killed in action on Gallipoli on May 2, 1915. The creditors received 20s in the £1.

Judge George D. Alden, the Lyric Quartette. Dr. Arthur J>. Carpenter, the Zedeler Quintette, and other artists will appear on the Motueka Chautaqua programme opening Monday.*

In concluding his Chautauqua lecture last night, Judge Alden touched on the reasons why the name of the Fnited btatesiiad not so far been attached to the League of Nations Covenant He affirmed that, were the matter placed before the American people, adherence I would-be carried like a prairie fire from one end of. the country to the other. If President Wilson had taken with him ito Versailles one representative Republican m the hand-picked party that accompanied him things would have teen Different. When the President began to make it a party matter, then the KeV*} lc? n senators felt their dignity ruflied and their opposition was a*ouseci. Judge Alden pleaded for Anglo-Ameri-m»riUmt7>**,nt at the close °* hi *e;S^ SZ ** bn^M-at the piano, and played "America," the tune of which wS\? f AnSiem, wnich the audience sang.

A medical man, who is also a. gardener, says that orcliardists handling stone fruit with, any sign of ripe rot or brown spot should be very careful, for it is highly poisonous.

;• A picture in the collection of Dr Zoebei, of Te Kuiti, is believed to be a genuine Holbein. The subject is'"Christ and the Cyro-PhoeniciaD Woman.'' The discovery of the name of the artist was made through the picture tailing, which caused the collapse of its frame.

Attention has been called to the presence in increasing Dumbers in Lake Taupo of a small fish, 2or 3 inches long, sandy coloured, with thick stripes across* the back, which eats trout ova and small trout". It is also suggested that the trout in the lake are suffering from in-breeding.

A meeting of the Korere-Motupiko Farmers' Union will be. held on Saturday, the 28th injst., at Kikiwa.

The inspector of the Christchureh Society for the Prevention of -Cruelty to Animals reported to the committee that, at the trotting meeting at Addington on Saturday, he had cautioned; an owner and a jockey for using an eartwitch on a horse in one of the races. He insisted on the ear-twitch being removed, and the horse, racing without it in a later race, won and paid a good dividend. The secretary was instructed to send a circular to all trotting clubs in Canterbury asking them to prohibit the use of the ear-twitch at their meetings.

Speaking at a meeting of the Canterbury Industrial Association, Mr J. A. Black said that there had recently appeared in an Auckland newspaper five advertisements, one under the other offering £5 per week, with no Saturday work, to cabinetmakers. The men needed in the industry could not be obtained, he said. If an employer obtained a man he was merely stealing from another employer, for new men were not coming into the trade. Thousands of pounds 'worth of work was being lost to employers through inability to obtain labour.

A visitor to Wellington, whilst at a seaside resort, wore during one of the hottest days a striped black and white shirt (minus an undershirt). On removing this garment at night he was surprised to see that, his chest and shoulders were beautifully striped with bright pink against the ordinary flesh colour. For a few moments he could not think how such a phenomenon had been brought about, when his eye caught the shirt he had been wearing, and the.mystery dissolved. The black stripes had been working hard all day attracting the sun's rays, whilst the white ones would have nothing to do with them.—"Dominion."

Don't miss the big Chautanqua at Motueka, February 23rd 24th and 25th.*

Household Drapery Slaughtered! At the Huge Sale of Auckland Wholesale Stocks next Thursday there'll be thumping bargains in Sheetings, Damasks, etc.—Auckland Clothing and Drapery

Complaint is made by the,"Wanganui County Council that the Railway Department destroys by burning discarded tarpaulins. The Department justifies is action by stating that if the tarpaulins were sold to farmers, as desired, it ■ would be harder to detect the theft of tarpaulins than at present. One councillor stated that thousands . of pounos' worth of those articles were being destroyed, which was a shameful waste. They could be sold, and it would be easy to brand them to show that they had not been stolen. It was decided to write to the Minister of Railways respecting the matter.

The.famous Lyric Quartette will appear at the Motueka Chautauqua on Monday and Tuesday of next week. Don't miss Mofcueka Chautauqua, February 23rd, 24th, 25th.*

In «i recent letter to the "Times" (London), the High Commissioner. Sir Thomas Mackenzie, wrote: "The price paid to the New Zealand producer of butter was much, below its parity value, the cause, undoubtedly,*, being that the Home Government controlled the ship-. Sing. They paid oud people Is 7Jd per ->~ f.0.b., and for butter of no better quality they are paying Denmark 3s per lb Although the Imperial Government pool our butter with the 3s butter", and sell at an average price, the fact remains that it is the profit which they make from the Dominions produce which enables them to pay t«e very much higher price to the foreigner."

The singers at the Chautauqua last night were put somewhat at \ disadvantage by the noise made by persons wl kmgT^d bv&tos outside'th^int When Judge Alden took the platform he uttered some trenchant comments on the subject. He pointed out that vhiie the disturbances were annoying to the suffered. After the Judge's remarks T,V nii l, s,anee ceased- Incidentally Judge Alden gave a warm eulogy of the Lyric Quartette, which he rijhtlv^described[as a magnificent musical or-