TOWN & COUNTRY

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16477, 23 February 1918, Page 6

TOWN & COUNTRY

Mr Bates advised last night; -V '•'Present indications are for strong easterly winds northwards of New Ply-} mouth and Castle Point, and increasi ing northerlies veering to soutli-f easterly shortly elsewhere. Unsettled! and cloudy weather is likely to over-/ spread the Dominion, with rain followi ing generally. The barometer lias falling tendency, hut is due to rise ins the south after from 24 to 36 hours, v Mr Wpoles forecasts:—"Fresh norths "* erly winds. Weather fine with intense heat to-day, hut there is a prospect of a cool change with rain, on Sunday.' ' • Announcements 01 to-morrow's church services' will be found on Dace 10.. * ° Twelve spots are at presemc visible, on taie sun, one or wtncui is appiux- ' rmateiy juwicu fcne size of the ouivu'., . Henry Lennox Chester, farm hand, Leveiis, whose: name appealed in luiie. list of defaulting reservists ordered to paradle on Feo 27th, has been ou, adnve service with the Australian, forces for two yeais. The Auckland City Council, states a, Press Asocdat-ioni telegram, passed unanimously a.'resolution urging on the . New Zealand representatives a|c the. Imperial Conference the retention, by Bri'oain of the part of Samoa taken from Germany. The spirit of Y.M.C.A. work is typified by tike> generosity of its service.. Speaking mil; Farm Street Roman Catholic. Church, London, the Rev. Father Bampton said: "The work of tha Y.M.C.A. is a noble work. We should be bigoted and narrow-minded indeed did wo hesitate to acknowledge it. AH honour to those wJio are carrying it onThe war has revealed the Y.M.C.A. asl ia great social force, and none of us, however much we may diffpi" from i'tel religious creed, need be ashn.m<»di toi loam from its spirit _of Chn's+iTort chariijy ismd from i!ds social methods."'

A social-was held at Waihaorunga,.bn Tuesday evening, for -the purpose of making a presentation and saying farewell to Mr and Mrs "W. Lane and family,, Mr Lane having sold his farm, and being about; to retire from active life. Mr Max Whatman presided over a large attendance. During the evening presentations were made, to Mr I/ante a set of bowls, tobacco pouch and , pipes, to ■ Mrs Lane a silver kettle and epergna,' to the Misses Lane silver jewel cases, all the articles being suitably inscribed. Old settlers came long distances* to be present', and one" aindi all testified to the high esteem in which Mr and Mrs Lane and family werai beld in the district. Mr Lane suitably acknowledged thn gifts and the comnhniFnts that accompanied l _ t.liem. Thei Wanhaorunga "Ladies' Guild have also! made presents to Mrs and the Misses! Lane. This week's special 't the Toi-lii Marble Bar is "Havana Pme Puff."' Its real American. Nov?I, SPned >ri our dainty and tasty 'vay. Von willcpnjov it. Follow the crovd to-mgliV- td the Toi-Toi. ... '': SS.aroa, the soa-slde holiday resort, where the orange and lemon trees grow to perfection. The cheapest motor trip in the Dowiiiiion, Obristchurch return «6s. I. THE U-BOAT MENACE. Fame and fortune await an invention' which will effectively cope with enemy submarines. But the idea must be' properly patented and protected. Although you may not be able' to devise an appliance for dealing with the TJboats, that, little idea of yours hi" an-*: other sphere may bring success. Mak.4 sure that it is secured to you. Our Free Book ' 'Advice to Inventors," tella how to do it. Henry Hughes, Ltd.', Patent Attorneys, Dominion Buildings, Cathed '3l So-uare. Cbristehurch. 12Q

\ People having dishes from the lasb Red Cross Shop are asked to return their, to the Ambulance Hall, Latter Street, within the next few days.

In reply to a deputatoin from Partmerston North with respect to the dental treatment of children in the Palmersbon North Hospital, the Minister of Health said he bad a special vote on tho Estimates dealing with dental conditions, and out of that he was prepared to allot £2OO to the Palmens':on North Hospital district, to hf> civen :ss a snbs=»dy of £1 for everv 10s spen'c bv the Wrrd. That wonld enable the board to treat at least 1000 children. A. wrong conception of what, constitutes it flower show has been the cause of many people staying away from these enjoyable and instructive exhibitions. This may be due to ■ the somewhat narrow tike, which is suggestive of flowers alone, whereas though floral exhibits represent an. important section of the show, they are only one of several attractive features. These in the Timaru show will include vegetables and fruit, cookery samples, drawing and photographic competitions, decorated and novelty tables, and instructive collections of grasses and other plants.

In evidence in support of air appeal for a clerk in the employ of Nathan and Co., in the firm's Glaxo factory, it was stated that 2000 tons of Glaxo is now being produced yearly, as Compared with 500 tons before the war, with 11C0 to 1500 tons produced in Britain, and with 500 tons, of Lactogen. a similar substance, now being produced in Australia. The British Government want all the Glaxo they can get, have urged the firm to increase the output, and give special facilities for its shipment. That is a good showing for dessicated milk. The appellant stated that it would take four years to train a man to replace him. It was added that 45 of the firm's 93 factory and office staffs had gone to the front. The appeal was allowed sine die.

What some colliers at Home are doing is described as follows in a letter to a Timaru citizen: —"The Crown. Farm Colliery, Mansfield, England, held. a meeting a few months since to consider what help Jhey could give in the great war; it resulted in jhe welcome gift of £SOO to the Church Army for a hut .at the front to be Called the •Crown Farm Pit Hut.' With the exception of £SO which was contributed by the managing director, Mr J. p. Houston, J.P., the whole of this sum was given by the men. This is all the more striking as. ont of 2,800 men and boys employed before the war, more than IUOO have joined the fighting forces; and ifoe emp'oyees still remaining are voluntarily giving 21 per cent. •** their earnings, week by week to a fund for the aependents of those who have gone from the pit."

Urigadter-General C. C. Johnston, lecturing at the United Service Institute in Melbourne on the capabilities and limitations of modern artillery, said that siege artillery had to be drawn by tractors, and could not travel off the road. Owing to the difficulty of moving the heavy guns ho did - not. think that any sensational "break through" would be made by the British on the West front. The_ Germans had from time to time been driven back for a distance of several miles, but they had always made a fresh stand as soon as they had reached strong positions. tho nature of the country was taken itfto consideration an advance of even a few miles represented a big victory, aind every ndrance brought; the end of the war nearer.

A number of letters have been receiv-1 vd from the front this week by the Timaru Ladies' Patriots Society. The letters all speak in terms of appreciation of the parcels sent by the Society. One Auckland soldier writes: "God Mess the Timaru Ladies' Patriotic Society." Another says, "We are just in from the tren;hes. Been standing in water up to our knees all day, and the nice warm socks you sent have been a great boon." "The contents oE your parcel are just what I wanted, and are worth their weight in gold. . . When one is right away from the civilised world, and the roar' of the guna is~ going on night and day, it it splendid to think that the good people of New Zealand do not- forget us," writes a Staff-Sergeant. The Society has also received scores of printed acknowledments, which were forwarded with the parcels. They have been returned by soldiers belonging to every town in New Zealand, and by members of every Reinforcement.

"There is no mysrery about it," Baid an old soldier to a "Dominion" reporter, apropos the perfect condition of , * the teeth of the men who have returned from Palestine. "The doctors ought to know xhat the people who live in Bandy countries have sound teeth. We found that in Africa. You eoarcely need to use a tooth brush when yen are camped in the deserk The teeth are kept clean and bright bv the sand which gets on the food, "drifts into ■the nionfeh, and generally pervades | everything. Some of the natives in I 9 \fene sandy regions of .Africa have won- I iderfully good teeth, always as white and clean as the keys of a piano. Thev -never see a tooth brush. They put tome sand in the mouth, rub it round with the finger, and spit it out. Of -course, tbe dentisfc will tell you flot to Tise sand because it will chip the enamel. The black fellows don'* know anything about dentists; they don't need irhom. Anyway, here are our, men coming back from Palestine with teeth co sound and ole.->n That the doctors are surprised, while the men from Fianders ••fed the drill and the forceps at once. How do the experts explain that?" '-•'* sometning about Baxter's ,* F ™" fc *>vtud E-wences thuir appeals to everyone, for the increasing demand • th«s s»«9on has proved this fact, jiiach ~. bottle makes fir» pints of delicious syrup, and the following are tha flavour?:—RaspWry. Lemon, Finest R , „ e tt^L ader *?* Kmejnfc. and boda. HotttPK one shilling each all stores or n fc Baxte,.'*, Theatre Build ..Bags- Be sure you get Baxters. - Tf l L^'l , * tC} '- e *?*.•*<» ran'fc help it. J!a i 5 «• V* fe and <wtain cure. _. and gives immediate relief. Is fid. 2

' Reafforestation was among the matters discussed ao a conference between the Board of Agriculture and the National Efficiency Board. According to an official report of the proceedings, it was decided to again address the ' Prime Minister on the necessity for the - creation of a separate Forestry Department under a scientifically trained i forester. It was pointed out that tha | great •work in front of him would be ;to develop a policy of conservation of ! the small remaining areas of native forests left in New Zealand, and the regeneration of such portion of land which had been bush and was now I useless for settlement; to under-plant I bush where suitable areas are available, and to continue the planting of other areas suitable for the purpose. At the close of the meeting a joint deputation of the Board of Agriculture, the Council of the Forestry League, ' "nd others, waited upon the Prime Minister to urge that something should Ibe done on the lines suggested. A deputation representing the School Committees' Association oi Wellington waited upon the Hon. G. "W. Russell for the purpose of asking whether the Government would be prepared to coni sider a proposal to import stationery land other supplies of the sort required Iby school committees in bulk, and sell ito committees at cost price. The MinI ister replied that the question was a. {very largo one, as it would mean a } great increase of staff in the packing and clearing department of the printing office. He suggested that samples of stationery referred to by the deputation should be forwarded to him, with {prices now charged, and he would consult the Government printer to see ■ whether it would be possible for the Government to the supply ; of the goods at any material reduction ' in cost. He further suggested that it . J would probab'y be far more convenient jif they were to approach education I boards with a proposal that they should . j each establish _ a bulk store with, the ■ I necessary appliances.

I Women are to be seen "crowing" on the stacks and helping in other ways, though in most of the cases they are tied pretty well to tho house (writes "Agrieola" in the "Farmers' Union Advocate" concerning harvest operations in the South Island). Indeed, it is here that the scarcity of labour is most felfc. "While men will come out from the towns and from their usual occupations to help in the harvest paddock, there are nob many women who will help in the harvest kitchen, a very important place in the scheme of harvesting. Only the other day one of the secretaries of one of the town associations of women wrote to the Fanners* Union that they could not undertake to do house and servants* work, though, they were anxious to hiJp in the present crisis. They want to pick and choose, and do something a bit spectacular, instead of tackling the "thing that they ought to be fitted for, but which is less demonstrative and unique. A farmer's wife with a brood of children has a hard row to hoe at this season of the year if she can get no help. '•