LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10301, 4 November 1911, Page 7

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. > ■ - ■New Zealand Cup Pay at Riccarton will be splendidly portrayed in the illustrations of the "Canterbury Tunes,' ivbich will be published on Tuesday tiexfc. Besides the starts and finishes of "lending events, there will be an extensive series of snapshots which will depict people about the course and describe, many of the charming costume creations that were to be seen on the lawn. A page will be devoted to humorous and other incidents of the day as seen by a caricaturist, and there will he a special pictorial supplement tf the winner of the Cup. The Mnnauratu Agricultural and Pastoral Association's animal show at .Palmerston North will also he finely described in the illustrations, and in order to fittingly portray the many other subjects that must find a place, in the popular magazine on Tuesday, the illustrated pages haffi been increased in number considerably. All the Canterbury trout streams wera reported to be clear this morning. The weather was threatening in Canterbury this morning, and there was rain in Otago and Southland and on the "West Coaat. The Dominion Meteorologist advises that there may he expected heavy rain and flooded rivers, colder weather soon and snow on the higher levels, with a South-easterly gale. Dr Karl Kumui will deliver an address to men only on "The Turk in Tripoli" in His Majesty's Theatre tomorrow, commencing at 4 p.m. Bishop Julius will occupy the chair. Mr J. M'Combs will deliver a political address in the Choral Hall on Monday week, when he will reply to Mr G. W. Russell. Mr M'Combs.; will deal rially with the political aspect of no-license movement. Alderman E. R. Hartlev, who has recently; arrived from England, will lecture in His Majesty's Theatre to-mor-row evening under the auspices of the Socialist Party. His subject will be, " How Shall we Find the Money?" Mr Hartlev, who has been for fifteen years a member of the Bradford City Corporation was a pioneer of municipal enterprise in that city. To-night at the- King's Theatre, Den6em's Holiday Entertainers will make their first appearance. " Merry and Bright" is then- motto, and the proSamme is said to be in keeping with . is, as befitting Carnival week. Song, etory, humorous sketches and numerous other attractions will be provided. Mr Densem has a reputation as an entertainer, and the company under him is credited with being exceptionally strong. In a comprehensive and most laudatory review of J)r L. Cockayne's recent report to the Government on the reslamation of the New Zealand sandhills in the " Australasian," the repiewer writes: " I would strongly urge fivery shire (that is, in. Victoria)*where sand is troublesome to get and bind strongly for reference at least one copy of the report. It should certainly be in the hands of every engineer of 'such a fihire." The review concludes bv congratulating the New Zealand Government on issuing such an important work; and considers that Dr Cockayne's report should stir up Victoria, to' pay. attention to dune-afforestation. When your nerves are unstrung-—be-coming weaker every dav -—" take Stearns' Wine of Cod Liver Extract---soothes the nerves—increases the blood supply—keeps you going at full pace. 7 Medical authorities agree that, although there are many contributing causes, excess uric acid in tho blood is the real cause of Rheumatism, Gout, Sciatica, Lumbago and kindred diseases. _ RHETJMO is the one remedy that will remove the excess uric acid and auickly give relief. Sold bv all chemists and stores at 2s 6:1 and 4.« fid.