LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16417, 4 May 1921, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Several inches of snow fell during the night at lTanmer Springs (telegraphs the “Star’s” correspondent). All the surrounding country is covered. A presentation will be made to Messrs J. Down and W. Johnson for their work in connection with the Addington School in the Selwyn and Harman Street Methodist Schoolroom, at eight o’clock to-morrow night. Professor Pringle in a lecture at Dunedin in answer to a question about the effect ol‘ the payment of the German indemnity oil the British worker said, “ whether Great Britain is able to claim an ultimate share in the German indemnity or not, I think it would be a very bad principle to lay any great stress upon it. We ought not in considering tho future to think that we are going to get much out of it. If we do get it wo shall be very glad, but don’t let us expect too much

The absurdly high prices given sometimes for second-hand books sold by dealers is shown by a catalogue received in Christchurch yesterday. A copy of the late Mr A. Hamilton’s work on the art workmanship of the Maoris is catalogued at £2 10s ; a copy was sold by auction in Dunedin a few weeks ago lor £lO. Dr Ferdinand von Hochstetter’s “ Now Zealand,” lished in 1807,. sold sometimes at £6, is offered itt. £2 10s. Copies of the first edition of Judge Maning’s “ Old New Zealand,” published in 1863, bring high prices ; a copy is offered in the catalogue for 9s. Sir Richard Owen’s “ Memoirs of the Extinct Wingless Birds of New Zealand,” published in 1879, is so'«d readily for £lO, £l2, and £ls; it is catalogued now at £4 4s for two volumes, including the plates. In an address at Dunedin on “ The Economic Situation in Great Britain” Professor Pringle, professor of economics, at Otago University, when referring to the present labour unrest, digressed to clear away two misconceptions. The first was that there is any appreciable body of British workmen who are disloyal or unpatriotic.—(Applause). “ As far as my voice can reach,” said Professor Pringle, “I would invite you to disabuse your minds entirely of this misconception. There is in Great Britain a very small party in the community who would like to make patriotism a badge of party and not an attribute of the nation, but the two groups of those who claim patriotism for themselves alone and of those who are actively and positively disloyal are both extremely insignificant sections of public opinion.” The second misconception he dealt with was that the real cause of labour unrest is wages. He claims that far deeper than that is the just desire of labour to have a larger and more effective part in determining the conditions under which its labour is given.” We produce portraiture that pleatww because of its naturalness. Our prices are moderate, too. Steffano Webbi 252, High Street. ’Phone 1989. 1 Good sport is promised at Lake Ellesmere this year in connection with the shooting season, which opens on MonHav, May 2nd. Smokeless cartridges are sold from 22s 6d Ixs r 100 by Hastie, Bull and Pickering, 113, Cashel (o|>posite Ballantyne’s). I