THE NEW DAVIS VERTIKAL FEED SEWING MACHINE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6551, 3 August 1899, Page 4

THE NEW DAVIS VERTIKAL FEED SEWING MACHINE.

WON'T jib at a thick seam. WON'T slip stitch. WON'T pucker the wcrk. "WON'T require basting. WON'T get out of crder. WON'T fail to give satisfaction. And Minson and Co. make price easy _i_\ payment easy. 1306

to Sicily, in the exploration of which beautiful island they spent six weeks: Thereafter they visited Rome, Perugia, Assisi, Florence," Milan, Lucerne and Basle[ coming thence to Loudon, where they arrived just in time to escape the vile weather which afflicted metropolitans for the greater part of May. It is Mr Oliver's intention to stay in 'the Old Country until the dawn of 19C0, and for the present he has fixed his headquarters at 25, Sheffield Terrace, Campden Hill. In the city yesterday I ran across MiThomas Howley, registrar of the District Court of Timaru, who ha's come Home after an absence of .six-and-thirty years on a visit to bis friends, and relations. He arrived in London by the Ophir a couple cf weeks' ago, and has been doing the metropolitan rounds under the aegis of his brother, Colonel Howley. Next week he goes over to Ireland to pay a lengthy visit to his brother — also an old army man and a colonel — who has a iine old estate at Sligo, and whom Mr Howley has not seen for • nearly forty years. Later the New Zealander intends to make a tour in Scotland, and pav a visit to Paris. In all probability he will leave again for the colony about the middle of November. Mrs Neill seems to be enjoying her stay in the Old Country greatly. She is books! to appear at the International Congress -i Women next month, and will probably return to the colony by the Orient liner leaving London about the middle of August. Her son remains in London for education-il purposes. She is taking great interest In the working of our poor laws and charitable institutions. The Earl and Countess of Seafield are still enjoying the hospitality in the Isle :.f Wight- of the Hon John Edward Gordon, the member for Elginshire and Nairnshire I understand that the Earl has relinquished —for the present at all events— his intention of proceeding to Oxford to take his degree there. Mrs and Miss Wilding are still hard at work sight-seeing. They much appreciated the victory of the Antipodeans in the test match, and ha.d a chat with Captain Darling and other members of the Aus-. tralian team. For this week tbev have on their list of f mictions the tennis tournament at Wimbledon, and an inspection •>! the Houses of Parliament, ovor whioh they are to be shown by Sir Wemyss Reid. Theatres, opera,, and concerts form the staple evening entertainment, the Covent Garden performance of "Lohengrin" being particularly enjoyed. At the close of the London season Mrs and Miss Wilding in tend making a short Continental tour to Brussels. Paris, up the Rhine and Switzerland, returning to London in time to do a little more sight-seeing, and after being joined by the nurse and youngest cliild, taking their departure fcr the colonv again in the Gothic on Sept. 28. The Hon J. G. Ward arrived in London on Sunday last, having had a very pleasant trip from Australia by the Messageries liner Australia. Mr Ward, who was locking the picture of health, lias come Home upon private business, which he anticipates will keej> his nose pretty closely to the grindstone .for the next month or six weeks. Thereafter he hopes to be able to spend a few weeks' holiday in the Highlands, and the Green Isle of Erin, but at present he lias not settled any definite arrangements, either with regard to his plea-sure-taking at. Home or hi,s return tt> New Zealand. Mr L. B. Wood, the popular inspector of schools in the North Canterbury district, appears to have benefited greatly in health by liis voya.ge home in the Australia. The j sea trip proved most' enjoyable, fine weather ! favouring the ship almost from the beginning j to the end of her long journey. Since his arrival in London, on June 3, Mr Wood has been mixing his outings for pleasure with a little business in the shape of milking inquiries into educational matters in^Eng- I land, paying special attention to the techni- j cnl and manual side of our school curriculum. Yesterday Mr Wood left London for a ten days' stay in Paris, and on his return proposes to go north for a six weeks tour in ' Scotland, where he has hosts of relatives and friends. He expects to leave England at the end of August, and will patronise th 8 Suez route to the colony. One of the "Sketch" illustrations this week is the reproduction of a photograph by Messrs Standish and Preece, of Christohurch, of "A Young New Zealander," a dainty little maiden of some ten summers, whose name is not disclosed. The " Agricultural Gazette >7 enthuses over tha wonderful yields of crops in the Tai Tapu district this year. " Krugerism in New Zealand " is how the "Financial News," in a strongly worded article, refers to the placing of an import duty of 5 per cent on all gold saving machinery landed in the colony.and not actually cyanide plant. A strange fatality seems to attend the movements of the dredge Manchester, -n-hich is meandering out on its way to Lyttelton. Something went wrong with her engines, so the authorities at Gibraltar have detained her for further repairs, although she was thoroughly overhauled at Queenstown before she made another start after the storm she experienced in the Irish Channel. No ; doubt the Lyttelton Harbour Board is anxious that she should soon "find herself," but they can rest- assured that the authorities on this side have done all they can do expedite her departure. The refrigerator which the Queensland and New Zealand Governments arranged to show at the Article Club Exhibition, at the Crystal Palace, with the view of keeping the frozen meat trade prominently before the public, has not yet commenced opera- ' tions. but is expected to get to work before the end of this week.