(Established 1898). The Waimate Advertiser. (Published every evening since 1914). FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1922. GENERAL NEWS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 26 May 1922, Page 4

(Established 1898). The Waimate Advertiser. (Published every evening since 1914). FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1922. GENERAL NEWS.

Rev. Bates’ Weather Forecast.— South-easterly, moderate, freshening to strong winds. Weather cloudy to overcast; rain probable and snow on high country. The night will probably be very cold. Barometer unsteady.

N-A-Z-O-L, the scientific preparation which never fails to relieve coughs, colds, sore throats, and chest troubles. 1/6 buys 60 doses.

An excellent example of over-con-scientiousness comes from Morocco. The French High Commissioner, anxious not to offend Moslem susceptibilities, and especially anxious to protect Islam’s art relics, recently issued a circular letter to municipal administrators rafting on them to “protect Musselman characteristics wherever found.” A well meaning French head of a large town in Morocco thereupon promptly issued a public notice: “Seeing that it is ordered to protect Musselman characteristics wherever found and seeing that motor lorries have no Musselman characteristics, it is ordered that the use of motor lorries is forbidden in this town.”

Footballs, all sizes, at C. E. Manchester’s.. .

The variation in the price paid to the farmer for beef and the retail price charges is given by a Manawatu farmer, who say s that last week he sold a line of prime three-year-old steers to a butcher at £3 17 6 per head. He reckoned that the animals would turn out fully 7001bs. each, and that the hides would net the butcher £1 15s each. This would mean that the buyer, taking the hides into consideration, woujd only be paying about fd. per lb. for the meat, and yet he retails it at an average' of 5d per lb.

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Mr Chamberlain, a customs officer in Washington, who gave up smoking during the war to help the French wounded and war orphans, has just been presented with tne insignia of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. At the end of August, 1914, •lr Chamberlain went to the French Em-

bassy and explained that.he had decided to give up smoking and give the money thus saved to help French wounded and war orphans. He handed in £2 and repeated his offering every month. Later, thinking £2 not enough, he gave up one course of his dinner every day and in Ct-eased the sum to £4. A few weeks ago i. Jnsserand, the French Ambassador, called Mr Chamberlain to the Embassy ~J told him that M. llriand during his trip to Washington had been informed i f what he had done for France and that the French Premier wished to offer him the Legion of Honour. Tears came to Mr Chamberlain’s eyes as M. Jusserand pinned the little red cross on his breast and said: “I make you a. Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.”

Children’s Tan and Slack ank«e bar shoes, Engtis ; -, 2,3, 4,5, and 6 All one price 3/11. At J. W. Fisher’s. Cash Boot Shop...

Etectro-massage machines for “ibiiS?- ant! Mervous trawNw at

Don’t miss Rev. W. Hay’s lecture, Tuesday, 30th inst. It’s good..

The Nelson Poultry Association (says a Press message) has been informed by the secretary of the N.Z. Poultry Association that Mr C. A. House, who is regarded as the world’s most famous poultry judge, will judge at Nelson Show and will give a lecture on “Poultry in England” at the Nelson Show as the first guarantee of expenses to secure- the services of the distinguished visitor.

Rev. W. A. Hay’s popular lecture on Peter McKenzie, at Methodist Church, Tuesday...

A Dunedin press message states that Edward Andrew Alexsen, late superintendent of the Presbyterian Social Service Association was charged this morning on four separate charges of indecent assault on boys He was defended by Mr Hanlon. Evidence of the four boys was taken after the court was cleared, and the prohibition of the publication of the lads’ names was made, hi each charge it was stated that accused attempted to hypnotise the youths preliminary to the indecent acts alleged. The case is proceeding.

A press message from Palmerston states that a meeting of the Shannon Football Club decided not to play the senior third-grade matches set down for to-morrow, as a protest against the action of the Horowhenua Union in suspending a Shannon player on the ground, consequent on the referee being assaulted last week. Members of the public of Shannon have been appointed to wait on the Uniori to protest against the aeion.

Humorous Lecture, Concert, Coffee Supper, Methodist Church, Tuesday..

A good sign of th e times is the way money is being offered to the Wan-ganui-Rangitikei Power Board (remarks the Wanganui Chronicle). A number of firms have lately expressed the wish to finance the operations of that body, some of the offers containing the stipulation that they shall also supply materials. Last Mr Ta -Vl°r, representative of the Municipal Loans Syudicate, waited on the Power Board with a proposal to lend money. Mr Taylor stated that money was available in New Zealand at 6 per cent, or it could be obtained from London at the ruling rate. A brokerage fee of 1 per cent, would be charged. The chairman said at present the board did not know how much money it required but thre was no harm in the syndicate “getting in early”, and having its offer put on record

Dr John Horace Round LL D , STS? •‘T.'J’ „ H stonca] Adviser to the Crown m Peerage cases was recently announeaihX 0 ® 11 r th ° greatcst 5 on matters relating to the eerage During the last 20 years he I has advised l in al] elamis to peerage !°n e i O nr' S , eXPeriMICeS he bribed to a Daily Mail reporter :-“I first same to the assistance of the Crown,” he said when the office of Lord Great Chamberlam was troubling the House of Lords. This was in 1902, when the. Duke of Atholl, the Marquis of Cholmondeley, the Earl of Ancaster, and . “ Carrington were contesting the right to hold that office. This is a quaint feudal office created 800 years ago. There was a question as to who was entitled to it. I offered my ad-

vice, and it was decided to leave the office as it was. An interesting claim in which I have been concerned and is now for the third time being discussed is that of two ladies who are jointly claiming the earldoms of Warwick and Salisbury. The former was created' by the King-maker during the Wars of the Roses, and is the oldest earldom extant, and the claim is likely to prove the most interesting of modern james. A peerage claim that created much interest was that in 1913 of the only daughter of the late Bernard Lord Petre, then a girl of 12, in which she succeeded and became Lady Furnivall. who in September, 1919, suddenly disappeared from her London address without telling all her relatives where she was going This caused some anxiety as. to what liad happened, until it became known that she had gone on a trip Often a decision has turned on the question whether the who, for instance, ran away with the ■ housemaid ever married her. Many baronies at present in abeyance depend on that point. Another interesting ease was that known as the claim of the beautiful nursemaid. This was in 1914, in the hearing of claims to the baronies of Dyanunt, Fitzwaryn, and i Manin, in which the petitions of Vis- I count; Gage and Sir R. B. S. Wrey were opposed by Mr R. J. Wild, as grandson of Sir Bourchier Palk Wrev. Sir Bourchier, it was stated, fell in love with and married a most beautiful Irishwoman, a nursemaid That has never been decided.”