Lamp Life.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4627, 24 September 1915, Page 2

Lamp Life.

FROM Trentham comes the assurance, “ We are all quite fit. The system of training is most efficient, the life grand, and every one very keen.” In face of all the criticism that has.been levelled at matters military this

is reassuring. All is evidently well. “So it should be,” asserts the professional pessimist, and he follows up his comment with a reference to officialdom and the cost the country is paying. But it has happened many times in history that a country has paid in higher rates than prevail at present for proficiency in her army service, and has yet not been able to procure it. Look at the cost to England of the Crimean war! Yet the men in the field never benefited by it neither in arms nor in training was the equipment efficient. The men were not clothed properly, and they were wretchly fed. Well, our New Zealanders in camp, at any rate, have no complaint to make. “The life is grand” they tell us. From the front our boys echo the sentiment. Surely it is re-assuring in spite of the gloomy prognostications of Mr Allen’s opponents, that so far this spring all is well at Trentham.

At the Exhall colliery fire, mentioned on Wednesday, seventeen perished. Messrs Dimock and Co.’s trucking dates for October are advertised to-day. Flower Day in Masterton on Wednesday realised £366 for Christmas comforts for our boys at the Dardanelles. The Highland Light Infantry was the first Scottish regiment to win a Victoria Cross in the present war. Mr G. E. Whelan, the advance agent of Barton’s new Circus, arrived in town yesterday to make arrangements for the appearance ot the circus here on Wednesday next. Mr James McNicol, of Maharahara, has lostnisGovernment Insurance Policy, and the Commissioner gives notice that he will issue a copy unless objections be lodged to same. A naval 13.5 gun costs, with its mounting, telescope sights and other fitting, about £120,000. Each shot from one of these monsters costs well over £IOJ for ammunition alone, j Thomas A. Edison has invented a huge 3,000,000 candle-power searchlight—the most powerful portable searchlight in the world —for use in mine rescue work at fires, in ships, and in aeroplanes. “ This place is growing every day and is like a great city,” writes a Masterton sergeant at the Dardanelles. “All we 1 want to complete things are tramlines, and I suppose we will have them before long.” Mr and Mrs Leigh and family left for Hastings yesterday. Mr Leigh tells us that he is very pleased with the business he has bought there, and he has also secured a fine new house with half an acre of land close to the township. There is a great drought at the present time in the neighbourhood of Oamaru, and the settlers of Ngapura are asking the Government to grant free carriage on tho railway line from Oamarm The water is only required for domestic purposes. On Wednesday Napier carried three proposals totalling nearly £BO,OOO for the extension of the tramway system, lighting, fire-engine, &0., but rejected two others totalling £74,000. Out of •1000 on the roll only 700 recorded their votes. How much do you know about the making of rings ? Why not take advantage of Messrs O’Connor and Ty deman’s offer to visit their workshop and see rings being made—rings in all stages from rough gold to the finished articlepolished and ready to place on your finger. See the advertisement elsewhere in this issue. At Los Angelos, on July 31st, Charles Mantz lay in bed petrified with astonishment while his trousers flopped off a chair, wriggled across the floor, crawled up the wall, and vanished through the transom. When Mantz recovered from iiis surprise he leaped into the hallway, the pants wore there, but a sum of I7dols. was missing from the pockets. A “ fishhook burglar ” had done tho work with a dropline. At the Supreme Court at Palmerston North on Wednesday, on tho motions of Mr Fitzhorbert, the following probates have been granted:— Of the will of Robert Elliott, of Woodville, farmer, deceased, to Robert Elliott Beattie as executor. jOfftho will of Henry Cox, of Woodville, farmer, deceased, to Francis Jane Cox as executrix. Of the will of William Nassau Grinlinion, of Woodville, tailor, deceased, to William Lingard Grinlinton and Ernest Roden Grinlinton as executors. Of the will of Mary Jane Ross, of Woodville, widow, deceased, to Andrew Stevenson and John Harris as executors. • The Minister for Defence announced in the House on Wednesday that arrangements were being made to expedite the sending of reinforcements to tho Dardanelles. Owing to tho heavy casualties during the past few weeks, a communication had been received asking that reinforcements should be sent forward at an earlier date than had been intended. Therefore they had arranged that tho EighthU and Ninth Reinforcements would bo sent from the Dominion six weeks earlier—tho first early in November and the other in tho middle of January. A Russian officer, in an interview with the Giornale dTtalia, says Generals Alexieff and Russky are the most popular leaders in Russia after the Grand Duke. The so-called retreat was merely reverting to the original plan ol the defensive, bringing the line back to Minsk, which was not yet reached. The Germans would meet the same fate as Charles XII. at Poltava and Napoleon at Moscow. Although they had lately been obliged to economise in shells, the Russians, for military reasons, were compelled to send arms and ammunition to bereth. The repulses there had the political effect of convincing the Balkans that Russia was as strong as ever. According to Mr H. D. Tennent (says the Dominion) who arrived here from Cape Town last Saturday, South Africa will be able to send to Europe thousands of soldiers, who are already trained in every branch of the war business save the bayonet drill. There was no time for the Union Forces to receive this instruction before the German South-West African campaign, and fortunately there was little or no call for this type of fighting. Neither did the Union Forces employ artillery to any great extent, but, on such few occasions as the field guns were brought into play, the shooting was very deadly. Colonel Repington, the Times military | correspondent, says: The watchfulness of our grand fleet and its successes against : German submarines, with the knowledge 1 that large masses of our troops are still ; remaining in Britain, has inspired the j ' people with confidence. This accounts j fox the complete indifference with which ; the question of raids and invasion is now j regarded. The success of an oversea af ’ck upon Britain is Jess probable than a year ago. Owing to the complete destruction of the German naval power and bases oversea and the Italian entry into the war we arc able to devote all our naval strength to the task of controlling the German fleet and protecting British shores. We heard frequently of the German intention to strike a blow, but on every occasion the enemy’s courage failed at the critical hour and is likely to, because our fleet is growing at a faster rate than his. *

A man is wanted for the Biverside Cheese Factory. A Fremantle cable states that another hospital ship with 400 wounded aboard has arrived. At Wellington on Wednesday, three employees of the Public Works Department ivore each fined 4110 for conveying liquor to the Trentham camp. At the Mastertou Supreme Court yesterday, Win. James, for stealing liquor at Grey town, was admitted to probation for 2.1 years. A 12-year-old boy, Leslie Taylor, son of a Tawa Plat farmer, died at a private hospital in Wellington city yesterday while undergoing an operation under an anaesthetic. The annual meeting of the N.Z. Moderate League was held in Wellington last night. The membership is now 30,000. Mr A. A. Mcnteith was elected President, and Mr K. -A. Armstrong Organiser. The finest map of the Dardanelles yet printed on sale at the EXAMINER office Posted to any address for is 6d. Mrs Horne reports that she has received the following sums towards the Christmas gifts for our boys : —Mrs H. Pick ford dll, Miss Eva Hughes £l, land a Friend 10/(aud also 10/- to the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund). The Liquor Traffic Control Board decided to schedule Greater London as a munition area, thus prohibiting treating. It is also enforcing the futther dilution of spirits. Unrivalled for strength and purity is EH A ELAND’S Baking Powder. Once tried -always used. Costs loss than other compounds - worth more. I Government having intimated that Trentham racecourse will bo available for Wellington Racing Club’s meeting on October 23rd and 25th, the club has decided to hold its meeting on those dates. Flour is now being quoted to Wellington merchants at £l3 Ids person, f.o.b. (in sacks). Although New Zealand is still five months ahead of the harvest, the price has receded at least £4 per ton during the past four months. We are informed that the United Cooperative Daily Company have been fortunate enough to dispose of their output of cheese for this season at a price which will enable them to pay suppliers at the rate of Is 5d per lb. butter fat. Mr T. Crosse, Chairmam of the H. B. County Council (and well known in Woodville) was robbed of £7O, a watch and pocket book in Wellington on Wednesday morning. He was staying in a leading city hotel and went to have a bath leaving his clothing in his bedroom. On his return his money, watch, chain, &c. were gone. Yesterday at Levin, H. E. Lodge, clerk of the Horowhenna County Council, pleaded guilty to the embezzlement of over £IOO received for rates, and was committed for trial. The whole of the defalcations have been paid back to the Council. An esteemed correspondent wants _to know what is the matter with Woodville residents in submitting to the charge of oil and XOd for loaves when the ruling price in Palmerston just now is 3.U1 and 7d for the 41b loaf. Copies of the new Patriotic song, “The Soldier,” can be obtained at Mrs Neely’s. Posted to any address for 2/- cash. Messrs Meacheaxn Bros, have decided on giving up dairying, and will hold an unreserved clearing sale on Wednesday, 13th October. The herd consists of 75 high-class Holstein and Jersey cows and heTfers, which are all in excellent condition. Further details of this important sale will be given later. No. 4P107 parcel for Si- cash with order and money back if desired. Gipsy table cover 36 by 36 with pretty shadow design in soft shades, cream grounds; 2 pillow cases by 7 embroidered and frilled ; beaded'net jug cover ; 2 d’oyleys of point lace with coloured silk centeres. Collinson and Cunninghame, Palmerston North. The news reached Woodville yesterday of the death of Mr and Mrs William Hughes’ only daughter Marion, which had occurred that morning in the Wellington Hospital, she had been suffering from menignitis, and had been placed in the hospital for treatment. The girl was eight years of age, and much sympathy will go out to her parents, who are old Woodville residents, and have only been living in Wellington for about two years. The funeral takes place here on Sunday afternoon. An incident is related when theSchamhorst and Gheisenau were cruising in the neighbourhood of Fiji early in the war. Sir E. B. Sweot-Aacott, the Governor, who is now in England, by a clever ruse prevented an attack. He sent out a wireless ; “ Patoy Australia; received message; expect you in morning.” The German cruisers picked it up and altered their course. Subsequently the letter of a German naval officer showed that the wireless caused the cruisers to change their plans, thus sparing Suva. The safest, quickest cheapest remedy for cough and colds is "NAZOL.’’ Ready for uso when bought. Take a bottle home to-night. 1 In tho spring the dairy farmer’s fancy seriously turns to thoughts of the Milking Competition. He recognises that the object of the A. and P. Association is to encourage him to improve tho producing capacity of his herd. On this highpriced land, only the host of stock should be good enough for the farmer, otherwise he is expending valuable labour and feed on non-payablo animals It is expected that there will again bo keen competition this year, and intending competitors are reminded that entries close on October Ist. Mrs Burnett, by an advertisement in another column, asks for assistance in making up a box of Xmas gifts for No. 3 Battery, Field Artillery. This Battery • is attached to the 147th British Brigade of Artillery, was landed with that Brigade at Capo Helles on 4th Mav, and has been operating in the Krithia region over since. This small detachment, of about 100 officers and men, has been quite out 1 of touch with the other New Zealand I forces since the landing, and may very j easily bo overlooked in the distributing : of Xmas gifts to our forces. Hence Mrs Burnett’s appeal, which wo hope will j meet with generous support. I Form the good habit of inhaling I “NAZOL” and you’ll keep free from I coughs and colds this winter. Eighteen | pence buys six tv doses. 1 , A t the Alexandra Hall to-morrow night ' a gtoab humanitarian picture will be sere >ned. It is cnllod “ The Locked Door,” and is produced by the Vita company. Tho Dominion speaks of it as one most striking pictures ever shown in j Wellington, at a time it was specially I shown to insurance men, builders, Govi eminent oflicials, architects and respon- ; sible business men. Robert Adamson, j of New York, wrote: —“I wish every I person in New York could see this picj tine and learn the lesson of fire prevon- ! tion r teaches ” As tho picture conveys i a message that must appeal to every om--1 plover of labor, in any building where I human beings spend a good third of their lives, wo expect to see a crowded house to-morrow night to witness the ropresen. tation. When sore throat, cough, or cold assails You’ll find one treatment never fails ; ’Tis fragrant, certain, soothing, sure. World-famous Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. In every home it comes to stay. Its patrons multiply each day, Once used all others they abjure. Preferring Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.

A meeting of the Woodville Jockey Club was held last night. All the stewards with the exception of Mr Grainger were present, the president in the chair. Messrs Holben and Kirk’s offer to supply a high-pressure boiler for the kitchen at £55 was accepted. A box for drawing places foi horses is to be accepted. The programme for the December and February meetings, which are the same as last season, were passed. A trainer was fined £3 for assaulting another trainer on the racecourse. Only the best rubber heels used at the Woodville Boot Palace Mr H. J. Toogood, of Masterton, in his recent health-recruiting trip, paid a visit to tho Solomon Islands. He was much impressed with the climate and resources of these islands. Tho vegetation is magnificent, and native grass is splendidly adapted for cattle-raising. Mr Toogood saw a mob of over a hundred head of cattle in splendid condition, afterbeing grazed for two years on a hun-dred-acre section. The chief industry at the Solomon group is the cultivation of cocoanuts, from which a tremendous quantity of copra is obtained. The plan tations are held by large English managements. The natives receive £6 per year and their keep, and are employed under contract for two years. Generally speaking, they work remarkably well. Messrs Lever Bros, have an area in the island of over 300,000 acres, of which about one-third is under cultivation. The are no hotels on the island, but liquor is stocked by a store-keeper. The rainfall is over 100 inches per year, which has a wonderful effect upon the plantations. For Children’s Hacking Cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6, 3/6. FEAR OF NASTY MEDICINE. Tho fear of having to take a nasty medicine causes many a child to hide irregularity of tho bowels. Chamberlain’s Tablets are so pleasant and easy to take and so free from harsh effect that they can be given with safety to children. Every mother should keep Chamberlain’s Tablets in her medicine chest. Sold by A. H. Hnstwick. S Unlike other baking powders, SHAELAND’S Pure and Sure Compound costs no more than before tho War. Save money by using SIIARLAND’S. I Another reminder is given of Mr Gemmell’s unreserved clearing sale to be held on his farm opposite the schoolhouse at Papatawa to-morrow, commencing at neon. The list is a long one, and as Mr Gemmell has sold the farm, everything will be sold without the slightest reserve. The stock to be offered is in good condition, and the cattle are all well bred and young. Mr Allan Evans is the auctioneer, and a light luncheon will bo provided.