THE JULES MICHELET.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18031, 20 January 1923, Page 10

THE JULES MICHELET.

.FAMOUS' FRENCH WARSHIP. The Jules Michelet, which arrived at Auckland from Sydney on Tuesday morning, is the largest French warship 1 whiolv has yet visited this part of the world. She.was launched in 1905. Her characteristics are as f0110w513,500 'tons;-gunnery, four 8-inch guns, twelve 6J-inch guns, eight anti-aircraft guns; two torpedo ' tubes;' engine power, 30,000 ih.p.; speed, 22 knots; length, 492 f t; width, 6ifft; depth', 28ft; officers, 84; -men, 750. The Jules Michelet fdught during the war in the- Adriatic Sea, took part in the blockade of Austria (fight of the 16th August, 1914, during which an Austrian cruiser whs . sunk —shellings of Cattaro), has been unsuccessfully torpedoed three times, • helped to protect, in 1916,’ the rescue o.f: the Serbian army, and convoyed the troops landed at Salonika, and, after the armistice, took pnxt_ in, the operations in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea. The ship has been named after Jules Michelet, a famous French historian, 1798-1874, who wrote a history of France, and made a special study of the French Revolution. As a philosopher he wrote two capital books, • one upon womanhood, the other upon the sea. Admiral Gilly, who is visiting the Dominion in the French battle cruiser, wasyborn in 1868, and- saw-considerable service in China and the Pacific before .the-.-.late war. He was chief of the : "staff: of the Canonniers Alarms, naval gunners at the- front from, i.91'4 to 1916, and he commanded the naval base at Saint Nazaire during the landing of American troops. After the armistice "he-was attached for some time to the -Department of Public Works, and then took eommand'of the French dreadnought Jean Bart. In 1921 he was promoted to the rank of rear-admiral, and was given command of the naval base at'Marseilles. He is now in command lof the flying division of cruisers, and is an officer of the Legion d’Honeur, while in addition to many service decorations he wears the ribbon of the Croix de Guerre. _

There was no business at the Magistrate’s Court at Timaru yesterday. The Scottish Society will hold their dance at the Bay Hall to-night. The Morgan-DeLautour Orchestra will supply the music. Anyone looking for a first class dairy i farm, as a going concern, would do well to peruse Messrs Bruce Gillies and Co.’s advertisement appearing in this issue. The Timaru Defence Club has a rather important shoot to-day, when the trophy presented by Dr. Gabites and the Reserve Corps’ pup will be competed for. The ranges are 300 yards, 500 yards and 600 yards, and members are requested to be ready to start promptly at 1.30 p.m. Big reductions at Alston’s in palm pots and jardinieres, English make, new decorations, going at half price. English’ cups and saucers at 5s 6d half dozen at Alston’s. Influenza leaves the system in a low condition. It is then you are liable to contract other troubles. Fortify yourself against further illness by taking Baxter’s Quinine Port Wine, the tonic that has stood the test of time-the ideal restorative. Every dose does good. Better procure a bottle to-day. In reputed quart bottles, ' 4s each, at Baxter’s Pharmacy, Theatre Buildings, Timaru. ...• ESSENCE OF WISDOM. Use “Cathedral” Brand Essence — always. “Cathedral” Essence of Lemon made from best Messina lemons. “Cathedral” Vanilla Essence made from the real Vanilla beans. Economical because so highly .concentrated. AH grocers. (2) In this issue the C.F.C.A. advertise a short notice clearing sale for Mr J. ,T. Stack. The sale, jvill take place on Tuesday next, at 11 a.m. 12 only silk foulard dresses, to clear at “The Louvre” Side to-day for 17s '6d and 19s 6d. Kiddies’ beach frocks in crepes, assorted styles, clearing at “The Louvre” Sale to-day at 3s 6d, 3s lid, and 4s 6d, less than half-price. Further reductions,at "The Louvre” Sale to-day. j We have no patience with slavery in any form, hence our enthusiasm for ‘‘NO-RUBBING” Laundry Help, the rescuer of beautiful womanhood from the thraldom of washboard slavery.—B. and R. Rickard. ... See the “specials” in ladies’ corsets at “Ihe Louvre’ ’Sale to-day, smart serviceable shapes at os lid', 6s lid, 7s lid and 8s lid, in all sizes.

John Edmond are now showing, at their warehouse, Sofia Street, a complete stock of Messrs Scott Bros.’ wellknown ranges, destructors, and gae stoves, and will he pleased po have a visit frflm those interested in building. Spare parts ' of Messrs Scott Bros.’ ranges are always kept in stock. ... . Tlle cu nou9 ceremonies which attend the love-making of penguins were described by Surgeon-Commander Murray uevick in a lecture in London on “The bocial Habits of the Antarctic Penguins. - In tlie spring, the lecturer said, the hen bird scooped out-a rough hollow in the frozen ground, sat in it, and waited. The male birds went from nest to nest in parties, and when one of them s<\\v a lion who took his fancy he picked up a. pebble and placed it at her fee£. It a pebble could not be procured, as was often the case on the frozen ground, the male went through tlie process in dumb show. The ceremony of placing the stones was a signal for all the other males to' attack the one daring bird. A terrific battle followed, in which there was much spijling of blood, and ultimately the one bird is regarded as entitled to mate with tlie lien, and lie is left in possession. On one occasion, said Commander Levick, a member of . the party was sitting' watching, the birds when a. male came up, examined him closely for some time, and then solemnly picked up a pebble and placed it at his feet. Tlie human, not being well up in the etiquette of penguin society, did not know what to do, and the bird, finding its advances ignored, inspected the strange, silent animal, once again nibbled at his trousers, and then went off. Corns are speedily cured, without pain or suffering, by the use of Baxter’s Ruby Corn Cure, which is undoubtedly the most reliable corn cure we know of. Don’t suffer longef, but procure a bottle to-day. Price One Shilling, posted Twopence extra. Baxter’s Pharmacy, 'Theatre'Buildings; Timaru. ... With a Kodak—never a dull hour. There is entertainment in every stage of Kodak photography. First' of all comes the pleasure of making photographs, then there's the pleasure of reviewing tlie finished pictures, witli all their recorded happiness. We have just the Kodak you require, and will be pleased to- show you our very complete range. Free instructions given. Our finishing department will develop and print your exposed films promptly and guarantee you the best results possible. The Kodak Depot, Baxter’s Pharmacy, Theatre Buildings, Timaru. ... At “The Louvre” Sale to-day—All sponge cloths in smart checks and stripes, to clear at 3s lid a yard, 40in wide. At the Sale at “The Louvre” to-day, 20 white .voile blouses 3s lid each. ... ; _j