LOCAL AND GENERAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11359, 10 April 1915, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

•rho attractions oi' F.-istcr week will ! ite very fully portrav. 1! in tne iihis-; crated pages of next v.erk's " Can tor-1 :mry Times.'', The racing e.an..val m ' Kiccarton and trotting meeting at Ad-; riingion will be the subject of several j pages of pictures. There wiil V seve-j ral camera flashes depicting th-> Im-, ishes of leading events, photographsj of winning horses and a splendid selec-j lion of snapshots taken about the rac-j ing grounds at Riccarton and Adding-, ton. The band contest will also be dealt with in a capital selection of pictures, which will include tho successful bands and solo performers. Another subject which will receive consider.'bie attention will be the chain-j pionship regatta at Picton. This popu-j lar aquatic function will be described 1 in a series of snapshots arranged in I composite form. The war illustrations will prove of exceptional interest. They! will include a special set- of photo-! graphs taken at the camp of the -New I Zealanders in Egypt. a. snapshot of ~UOj Turkisji prisoners at Cairo and two pic-j lures showing captured iron boats, made in Germany, which were being used by the Turks in their attempt to cross the Suez Canal. One of the most remarkable photographs of tho war will also be published in the illustrated section of tho "Canterbury limes. It is a picture taken from a British war vessel showing, tho actual sinking of the Blucher. Tho Blucher was lying almost on her side at the moment, tho photograph was taken, and the German sailors can be seen jumping iuto the; water. Tho picture was taken quite j cjose t-o the doomed vessel and the j detail is vivid and clear. In another! photograph w ill be shown the Allied j fleet outside the Dardanelles rendy for j the forcing operations which, according! to latest news, are still proceeding, and will no doubt be ultimately crowned with "T'.ccess. Another illustration ; of intere.--„. will show sir Thomas LipRed Cross yacht, the Erin, passing through the Corinth Canal (lst.linuis of Corinth. Greece) on its way to succour suffering soldiers of the Servian armv. The mast- remarkable individual exploit of the war. by which Michael O'l-eary, of the Irish Guards, gained ilv_ v V.C., will also be described in a illustration. The reading ■p-.ges will contain capital accounts of t4ie doings of Easter week, in all forms of sport, pastime and recreations, and there will be also many interesting articles on matters of worldwide interest and a capital selection of short stories for spare moments. The "Canterbury Times" will be on sale on Tuesday next..

** King Goorgo's Attitude to'varcta the Liquor Traffic" will be the subject of R-ev J. Cocker' s , discourse ;it the Grand Theatre to-morrow- night. Mr John I). Rockefeller, who is reputed to be the richest man in the world, has given during the last twelve veal's £'12.(300.000 for the promotion of education throughout tin' I nixed Suites. This fact is brought cut in a report of its work, issued _by the Gene,ral Education Board, whicii M r Rockefeller founded. Of this muu Chicago I'niversity has received .I'2 find tho Rockefeller Institute tor Medica* Research £2.710,805. Mr Hilev. Genera! Manager ot Now Zealand .Railways, is not- only a railway manager, but he knows every P nv y :>f the engineering business na weH says tho " Wangaiuu ( hrouicie ). Furthermore, he _is not triad of railway grease, nor is he above rendering assistance. A few night- ago an engine broke down near Bonny Clen. Mr Hiley on his way to the engineer s camp, and being informed ot the bror.k(fown be at once went to the scene of the mishap, and in a few >-f«- t uid> was right into the thick of the worst. Grease and dirt had no terror.-- for hun. Ask the guards or any ..f :he driver* or stokers who were erfne. rno I in TJonnv Glen mishap _.vhat they think of Aft* Hiley. after coming in personal contact with him. and they will reply. as they replied to a roportrr: •• if.' i> man, eTory inch »m" bin;, and n :unn •that knows his hnsjit.-ss m> tborougldv tjiat what he does not know is nor worth learning." Dainty Gifts for Easter Brides.— Messrs itastie. Bull and Pick, ring aro making their u.sua 1 choice display .-t faster Wedding Gifts, indudiug :imiv charming lines in Silverware. |.; ng ii s h Pewter, Cutlery and Case LicocU ail ]ow prices consistent with quality^

The finest ingredients, lovely artesian water, silverdined machinery com bine to mako Thomson's Cord.als equal, to world's best- If J* 011 « ant Limejmce. f}iiver Wine. Raspberry \ megai, u L.Hton Svrnn with character. *0 son's. All grocers, i out ami "Vli ramp, agents.

A Press Association menage states that the "Dar.nevirko Borough Council hut night supported the Runauga Borough Council in its protect against the advance in prices ot foodstuffs, and calling iinon the (Jor<*ru«iont To regulate ti»<* price* <u necessities. Mr SI. O. Duncan, of Chri.vtehurch. has mirchfised the Gle.umark lioiuesteau, •AS aipaj'a, with about acres oi' land, and entered into possession ot the historic property t<t-dav. It ;s undenstood tlia-t it is Mr Duncan o intxiTition to use the property for horsfcbreeding purposes.

The Canterbury Frozen Meat Company has decided t-o invite applications from fanners willing to take up shares in au issue of a further lot of 5000 preference shares of £5 aach. If sufficient support is received the. necessary authorisation will be obtained for .the new issue, and the amount; subscribed devoted to increasing the storage accommodation for frozen meat at tho Belfast freezing works. "With the increase of opossums in the Nelson district quite an industry is springing up in capturing the little animals and curing their (says tho "Mail"). A taxidermist last wintor procured over bOO skins, from the best of whicli he lias turned out some excellent nigs, muffs and furs. A novel feature is that the heads of the-a-nima.ls are retained on the muffs and furs, being cured in the skins. The articles are being exhibited, and have called forth verv favourable comment.

Attempts are still being made in South Africa to stir up feeling against the British rule, writes a Pretoria correspondent of a resident in Wellington. ' A mischievous and anonymous* circular, typed in English, he says, has been circulated amongst Dutch farmers in the Stellenbosch district, Cape Province, to the effect that the British Government is making arrangements to send to South Africa one million Belgian refugees with a. view to establishing in South Africa a powerful British party to counterbalance the Boer element. A similar circular has been published iu Pretoria. The Mayors ot both towns have decided to take steps to; discover the identity of the perpetrators of the statements. Mr Merriman, one of the most iar-seeiug Dutchmen in South Africa, points out that tho Belgian delegates who have been visiting the sub-continent ase so opposed to leaving their countrv that he lias not been able to discuss the matter with tlieni. Personally he much regretted that such useful people could not be secured for South Africa.

'' Money continues to flow into tho country from the. realisation of ou.r season's produce \o a very considerable amount, while nir imports are on a lighter scale than for some time past,'' states the " New Zealand Trade Itsview,' 1 " consequently tho banks' coffers are weli replenished and there is nil ample supply of funds available for all ordinary trading purposes. Many farmers and other.-, have big credits now. for which they seek investment: as a liquid form of security is desired in many case*, good sound shares are in demand and values of all good investment stocks are firming. With the end of February we completed five months of the car rem. export season, and the value of our exports tor this period reached i,T2.7.j0,104. as compared with ■CIMoS.I-".* 4 for the corresponding period 0!" la.H 'season, which is an inciva.-e of £*3.::;)1,996. It must be remembered that we axe e>n,joying a very early season, and the returns from now on may not. maintain last year's level; still, a record total for the season is confidently anticipated. 'lho outlook, therefore, is deeidedlv satisfactory. and tho supply of funds for a!! general purposes should be ample for some lime.

Tiie story deserves to be told of two young M.umia farmers, one married and the other single, and joint tenant* oi' ;i dairy farm, if only to show that not ill! the patriotism and lino spirit ot courage ami' adventure that we acclaim so much and so justly at the present moment i.> in a!J oases on the side of those who voiuntc-er for the fighting The unmarried partner in the linn bad met someone who said to him by way 0! mi! i reproof and encour- •• 'A'h.it, not gone to the r t vet. V\Y!i, you're there. \ i>; 1 knov.. and it's your place just row." The re;,..-irk appeared to have >r.-!k.-d in. for on getting hack bo the *';• "in -'lid lie ;: ould hold back no . ami" v;a-, Koine to the front. Th • pcrtiK-r commended his resolution, ami and ti f n voluntarily gave him «. -vi it ten stipulation that he wiii 11•; 1 trork ;!:e . farm in hit, absence, giving him kali the profits, and emii-.;*' a m'in in his pine." only when t:>: 11 ouur.-e was uiiave.i.if.bh*. and on h's i» 1111 sj bni!' t<> roMime work toI'.vt'>!• the I'll !»i. At r-l'eSi i'? -l; t . marritd nrrhmr deimr me!- than a man's j ib !•> ?u:i the fane single-hand-r>cl. 'l'ul th" (irofitft beiiii. ;-ti. :> «do for ihc lau hi tit'. JHi'g

In ;1 very iittlo wiiiio now ilic toon o!' ilh> Siw'i lioiiUurcoinonts w ill !'•' I ii' >1 into i'.iinn nr Trenthain ft is J an n 'Muttony to t!u* Mill. 1 - , iaotory piv,;.;t o». I'crt uiiiiiii i>. oia kitvi ! in \*.>w Zealand '.liat tlh' v.wtrfor ! ll.r (li ;■ \"i ■ airoady in- ii o'liaind. ;;iu 1 tor t)[.- Ki<;litl) is alt.h-t -.'.l'iaifi. (1. Th-' 1 Wo!; It tamuy. <>i "W:)ir' ■> r-i ;>•'• . -If I cat at th«>h;.m!< h *'!>-: per H'i'i tt'iokov ; o;un n Vnd;iy j at \l-M-TMii. V H r-n'v a two- ; -uiv. Tl-. -TO ■uii! Tii'- AY.uv;>nt}ia •' X>'W- | -into--- tl;ai in ; < is he !ti-t <lot'out_ m ; tl. ,ii i!-' W< I- b family dnnn;: i their ' I i' krtui.; oan-or. i •• I'lk'i i-::ch cricket lr.\in:ni: <W- | consi-t in.'svly .it' learn ijt.c a ;>a-cim«;. ! \i r ,1 H. tii.' oriel.' tor wlm i I'rcm Wellington j \c>ioi\l:iv. "Cn<k-t trnuiir.ji oii'iiils j discipline. l>der proper '''''Hun di- , oiplino a i.U'.vrr doo, not out m ~n > h'n- ihmuo's, ho <!oo< not lorsol to j iiis h.'otv, and uii. 01 course, j | Jon': sav thcv do shin;;s h->ro j ]\ijt ti'.'V 'iro (i;Hio 111 soto.o placov And . nn ncoa lit- nu<o a man j ha- ;.! 1 di" wool; iii v.lnoli to ;-'ol h's j iij.nnoU and cloiiViod."'

The <l«!iente was rawed .U luncheon to tho vigors n< to ttio pan icular coisiVirxlon of the Musm-v " 1 ? I, |ahor.il <>r Conservative > inquired l»r Minra o( the president of tho Chamber of i.'-ommon-e {Mr v.. - .lonos). The question was turned oil ,o the Hun H. 0. 8011. His msponso vis- "Olt. Sir .h>seph V> ''. i" 'l rall . you." On thf loader of the Opposition hoine appealed to. he said: It - ' 801 l cannot toil yuu. I don t know who f_Y.Il." All uno\-pH M event occurred ntBarton's circus on Saturday a* Wnitara (state- the - Tnraiuiki Her•,]t] One of the item? on the pi_c>- „,, ;ni;ii o w;;- thai M trapezvst lifting heavy wcignt uito hoi teet.., --ml to illu.--.trr: to her dc-nt a-1 strength <he while lninc.ing suspended »< lift 1,-,,,-' lit'U-d a Native from tho ground bv a stnv round his waist. In tins position ho was uliMnl rapidly round. Tho effect w.v eWrou*, tor t-u: -Native 1 j at 1 hr.<l a hearty meal, and tho circuitr motion produced _ seasickncs> while lie V.,- .-till being whirled round.

Mr W. H. .Hack, manager of the Press Association, writes as iollowsto '•The Dominion he extract from Captain fionn - letter regarding the | Maori and other New /oala-nd t-ioops, : winch vou remark in your roouiote, - The Press agent- at Sydney has do-: layed sending." was hung up by the. tor a week- It is dithcult to see why. a? the Australian Press ves al'iowed to pill)]ish it. hut it has often happened that censors hnvo refused to j>>s tor ' Ze-aland. ,>r have kept .hack for days, items- to which no objection was found hi Australia. Mr S. Houehton, ot the Napier municipal electrical department, had a very narrow escape trom a serious accident 011 Wednesday evening. As it fta-s lie escaped with a severely hurried right hand and wrist. He was cmraeed in t-rving to discover a- big -earth" in the lighting system- In removing £i fuse trom the. post at a corner the positive and negative currants formed an arc. over 4bu leaping the four-inch gap caused by tho removal of the fuse, the result • in''flame was blindingly viviu, and was seen from all parts 01 tho and in leaping the trap caught Mr Houghton's hand and burned it badly. lie also suffered a considerable shock. Efforts recently made by the Northern Motor-cycle Club to induce motorcyclists to join the. National Reserve and form a motor-cycle section bore fruit on Wednesday night, when ovei twentv motor-cyclists paraded at the Chief Post Office (states the " New Zealand Herald"). It was confidently expected that many more would attend, and it is hoped that they will enter the ranks at an early date. Already foot drill has been practised, and the section proceeded, up Queen Street and' then to Princes Street- to carry out manoeuvres in ambulance, signalling, sco 11 tine; work, etc. The Honorary secretary."Mr W. H. "White, is confident that before long a very .strong motorcyclists' section will have been constituted.

The "1915 pattern'' boot upon which tho contract just let by the New Zealand Government is based differs somewhat from the boot supplied by the same firm to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. That- was a chiome leather hoot solidly made with nansand " three-quarter water-tight tongue, according to the Now ZeakiiiQ Government design and samples. Since then the " 1915 ' r type of military boot approved for Lord Kitchener s arm? has been received m New Zealand, alio the new contract is based on it. The sample boot, conies the Kitchener boot iu all respects, but the fact that, whereas tho Kitchener boot has a 1 durox leather sole, the Xew Zealand " 1915 boot has a broader toe than the older model, and is an open front-, goloshed boot. It is it shapely-looking '' shooter.'' without- toe-cap, and with a hicb instop, and is a splendid litter. The leather inside is perfectly free from projections. The will i receive these boots, and the Territorial will get the same model later on.

A new factor in hydraulic engineering has been developed as the result of the operation of the Panama Q&ual. None or the distinguished engineers who participated in designing the great waterway ever took into account the peculiar conditions that might arise and j affect navigation as a result of the sudden mixture of large quantities of ] fresh and salt water, and these currents, sleeping that an important element of delay in the passage of vessels through' the canal is caused by the discharge into the great locks, already tilled with salt water from tho oceans at either end, of the perfectly fresh water which tills the prisms of the canal, and is supplied from the Charges and other The result of the sudden mixture of the waters when the lock valves are opened is the creation of heavy currents, which continue until th;, fresh water has thoroughly permeated the heavier salt water, and these currents, sweeping back and forth through the looks, are apt to dash about and seriously injure any vessel within unless she is seem rely held and carefully handled. When making the first night lockage recently, the steamship Litnari was held .in the lower chamber of .Mi rati ores lock for fifteen minul.es waiting for these currents t-o ; subside.

At the mooting of the Board of Governor-, of the Technical ('"iloKe. last evening. the director i.Mr 1. H. Howell' reported that, on April 3 .1 meeting was of representatives of the various- technical institutions in Now Zealand for the purpose of considering the constitution of a, proposed ;; of technical tea oh ere. All tho institutions to which Technical Hi ah Schools were attached, with the exemption of Wellington and Dun-edm. were represented. The constitution ot the proposed association was adopted, and application is to be made to the Minister for its rogistra fciou. Tho association tvill ht» open to all thoso en-

i sacred in teaching or superrising in i technical institution?. The objoeU are i follow :—fa 1 ) To advance the cause of : education generally: ib) to uphold and | ma attain tlu> just claims of its :neini ber* individually ami collective'? ; (c) ! to promote the interchange of ideas i ~n , j teaching schemes among teachers j engaged in 'different schools aud oanir£ 10 hriug before its members and others at regular intervals new developments in education, particularly ; ;1 technical education in New Zeanud dsowhere. and with that end view to emli'.itvo'ir to secure facilii for travel on the part- of technical j school teachers; '0 to promote tiei lorm.ition 0' a LKmio.uon Oottnco ( t j Teachers, con.-d.vt in j ox representatives of •, primary. secondary and technical schcei j iaaciu-iV

! Tho Raniritnva wan reportM to U* | fish able, .in 3 ad tho oth-T :ron; ntvrs i dear '.his tnortr.ntj. | Tho !"nion Bowing Clnh )t i-.- holding | their rniMt.il tiuoko coiieen o'\;. Modi iky night. April I*.'-, A -tuvo^ 1 iui oroni'.."; anuc'tutu-ii. a si.-t-a ' music-al virogra.nime 'ia* arrangMJ ' for. and a foaiu.re the evemng -.nil bo tt<> ]-)!•■■-•-n+ation ot 1 ".e Pa . i.._ » ut>. I whieh tho cUih ha* '*"oi: snoc-v-sfai m ■ winning hack tins season. jao ; won bv' members during the will ' a I S( > ho jnwontod dunnp tlio oven-

lHi£. Jiu'fro out summons ra.>e~ iieaid to-day" by Mr H. \Y. Biihop. S.M. ,T ; ,:>irx lleiinoy was ordered to pay to J. Moir (Mr Johnston > £6 (i». in dof.,uit s,>v.>n 'l:\vs' imprisonment. nncf. (ioorse Pilling w;is ordered to pny ,T. j 0 Trengrore i.Mr Cunin;.;ham) £1 los j et- the rate of 2s f;d u week. in default ( four days' imprisonment ■ Patrick i M.'Neman was ordered to_ pay S. C. , Thompson (Mr Williams! £v 10 s bd at j the rate oi 12-s bd a week. m i.erault j seven days' imprisonment. ! The monthly ftioeting of the llurwood i School Committee was hold on Thurs- j dav: present—Messrs H. P• Berry j 'chnirnian). d. Bone. P. d. Do I.a Com. (•". Partridge and S. ('. Thomnson (honorary scoretarv.). The heudnmstet s report stated thai the daily average attendance was 131.0. Correspondence was received from the Education Board in reference to physical training;. Ihe finances of the committee Aver ® ,n a . very satisfactory condition. The an-J una I meeting of householders will take j place on April 20. j Red cod are very plentiful in Otago j Harbour just, now, n«vl recently an in- j cidont, containing all the eier,:ent-i ol a '' faked" kirnnna. film, was witnessed on the PortoheJlo road, iishermen had hauled tiicir nets on to the beach, and all hands were busily engaged in clearing them oi t/reat quantities of red rod. on the road —cyclists, motorist?, and occupants of various vehicles—-stopped and selected the best conditioned t rom the souirminc: heaps of fish. 1' inally a hearse appeared. and one of the undertakers. in tall hat. and black coat, made his selection. Mr Schwab may have lost a considerable order for submarines, but ho .still should be able to see the silver lining of the war cloud, says the loronto "Financial Post. ihe Bethlehem steel works have nearly _ 11.000

men now on ilia pay-roll working on orders for war and construction materials for the Allies, which are estimated at 135.000,000d0i. To nandle this rush of business 15,000 men arc likely to bo employed, which is 3000 higher than the previous maximum record. The great activity at present is in connection with the manutactuie ot shrapnel shells, which are shipped >-0 Canada every night. Mr Hall (Attorney-general of New South Wales) is as kindly disposed towards prisoners as he is •• up againstprivate dealers in bread and wheat. The other day he paid a visit ot inspection to the Bathurst _ gaol, mid there made & speech in which ho eloquent further proof ot" sympathetic concern for those who for infraction of the law have become gaoled guests of the King. Addressing the .assembled prisoners as Gentlemen, Mr Hall counselled them to "keep step with their law-abiding fellow citizens when thev got out of prison and proceeded thus: "If when you go outside you ara taunted with hftvmg been her©,' keep it down. Those that taunt you, if they had their just deserts, "migJit be where you now are. You are here because you were caught. Thev are outside because they are lucky. That practical patriotism which shows itself in a prefeience for British-matte goods is taking a firm hold of New Zealanders. The '' Board of Irade >louinal" provides evidence that numbers ot local business people have not been sicw to avail themselves of the services of the British Trade Commissioner in W ollin ston in getting into touch with English manufacturers of special lines uesired by them. Many others, desiring to find substitutes for foreign-made g<>ods, are probably net aware of the facilities offered at the Commissioner's office. Mr "Wickham himseM lias not only an extensive personal knowledge ot tno lines put on the market by British manufacturers, but those interested mav consult at his office extensive files of British trade and technical journals representative of all industries of importance. In addition, inquiries made tor special articles are given publicity in Britain in the " Board of Trade Journal." and reprinted in most cases by the various trade publications concerned. The New Zealand business man has thus at hand a valuable and ready means of getting into touch with British manufacturers of which ho would do well to avail himself to the full. An exceptionally enthusiastic recruit who is well known in "\\ filing ton Labour circles seems to have got into the fixing line by refusing to be denied admission to it. This is Mr W. Dobson, who. prior to the war, was a familiar figure at the Trades Hall. Mr Dobson could not get; away as a soldier in the ordinary sense, because the examiner considered his pyesight was not <iood. However, he got- away as a plumber, but in found his uaj into the ranks, saw some lighting, and is now looking for more. Several <.,f tho Trades Hal! secretaries received cards from him by the last mail, and in ft letter (dated February 27)t0 >h* M. J. Reardon lie says:--" I like soldiering;. Have seen a little of the val thing ia defending the and hope to see more of it shortly. Guess we' me going to Palestine to doal it out to tho despicable Turk. "We have a pipe band of (at present) sixteen members, and expect three or tour more members before we march away from here, prob;.blv next week. I was in the rank l ; until Inst week. T did all the marching and heavy drills, and novei' missect s parade. Many cannot say that. lam tit iuia well.'