NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14842, 6 December 1913, Page 10

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tho auction announcements of Pyne and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Co., W. E. Simes and Co., Maling and- Co., New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co./H. Matson and Co., Harris 8r05.,-Conway Matson and Sons, Tanks, Norton and Co., Laurie and DaJton, and Dalgcty and Co. will be found on page 19 of this issue.

In view of the Christmas and >cw Year holidays, tho Government has ruado !>rovis:on for tho payment of military, old age, and widows' pensions, due on let January, 1914, to be made on iXicembor.

At a meeting of the Timber, SawlailJs, and Coaiyard Employees Union last nijit, Mr C. F. Meyer presiding, it was decided to support the nomination of Mr J. A. McCullough as workers' representative on the Arbitration Court, and that of Mr H. Hunter as deputy representative.

The Now Brighton Marine Band will play the following programme at BowSal road, Nortu tomorrow, commencing at 2 ; U y.ui.. AHrch 'The Guard (A. Lithg W); flower gavotte. "Heart* and Klowtrs" (TcUm); ian.aua, A Venetian Carnival" (Walton;; march, "Thundorer" tone PJ«*u«» 'Norwegian Cranio toong (Morel)j rtvnrtnre "Ovorturian (isomers,; ££*, "••WewoKtle" (T. B. Bulch); "God Save the Bang."

The Hastings Borough Council discussed a letter irom tho Auditor General, which asked why Councilor \Va*le, who is a plumber by trade, should not be disoualified irom acting on the Council, te having done summary work and received payment totalling S2Gj, advanced by the Council to applicants for loans for house connexions with the sewer. The Mayor stated that the borough solicitor and Mr Martin, the Municipal Association solicitor, held that no breach of tho Mumcipa Corporations Act, ISJO3, had occurred, and Councillor Wade was perfectly in order in undertaking and receiving payment for the work? The Council row red (says a Prcf* Association message) to request-Mr Wade to continue his duties as councillor.

Tho attendance at the Aucklsnd Efc &d i-intion y-istenlay was 13.167, 10,630 paid for admission. To da*» 1--5500 season tickets have hcen soUL •'s**■■ The Friendly S<im*ti_>' Committee <_ " J theLegislative Council, which hai feeea % taking evidence for iomc -ntdvs past a' reference to friendly society nutter*. %■ has decided to have ono more Sitiinj-w ?) on Wednesday next—to hear any faZ" 1 kther evidence which may bs.< offering. On Thursday eveni«*g a Boy Scout at Kaiapoi, seeing a moter<B» ' approaching the Cam bridge from oas " direction and a runaway horse ni«ottt» it irom a turn in tbe road, prompts signalled to the car, so that tha -trtrer pulled up and averted a collision. Two very good specimens of Aircdala terrier--., dog and bitch, armed by t_& Turakina, and are now in.quarantine. The importers. Messrs S'i_nn_n &&& Knowles, of ClirisM-hurch, have a com- 1 * bir.-ttion of blood second to none in world, so fanciers should bo pleased witii tho lut<*s»t importations Dunedin motorists were afforded tt opportunity of witnessing a racing tvt in action recently iv tho can-bin*-, petition at Signal Rill tho "Star"). They expected thing good, but when the SO W Print*© Hon-*- Vnu-baii flashed tip t—i «. hill in _fcec dead, there was abeohrt* " amusement among the spectators, tha speed was torriflc, aad tho s ght of ■Us*"""', car rushing up at a breakneck p«a woke the crowd of .spectators to a Kb** of guarding their own interests, ajA'many t-ashed for safety. A camtrt man, who was loaded up ready f-jf t ~- snap, is reported to have fled with e**t* tire disregard for his art. It was recently discovered tart several oil launches at Onehunga Jutf boon ransacked. One la-inch was r*. moved from its moorings and fonnj piled up on a sandbank. On Thnr*. day the police visited Waikowai Patk,'" and on tho foreshore there uneartha} a complete plant, says a Press A-joaV, tion message. The opinion a held that tho men responsible were prepay. % ing to make a trip to Austr«U».." The plant included oompa«6, charts,*, binnaclo, six tins of benzii o } large quart- *■• tities of provisions two or tlarse bunks, clothing cut in tho latest itf# r and a quantity of jewellery, whic_ believed to have been stolon A meeting of women convened by tieV Women's Political Reform Loague ma held at Auckland yesterday aftenxxm. *". The object of the meeting wag to omj* v sider and inaugurate eonio rwrnuaga";* benefit in tho form of scholarship-}«. otherwise, to commemorate * tU T patriotic action of tho farmers of ths Auckland province during the late in."* ** dustrial crisis. A large number •roe »■ present, and a resolution was p_*te4 ~ agreeing to the suggestion A «-*» mittee was formed to proceed with its*work of raising funds. It is intendes"*/! (says a Press Association n-fssage) to canvass for £1000 to provide schdtyirships. Tlio following motion was CM» ried:—"That a fund, bo raised to psft-**' vide higHer education for ■rnrmers' chi'dren ami ef far-mers'. children as funds will and with a view of fhrtherin**- the prs-v po«il an active enmrmign bo throughout the Auckland provmce.U^ At the monthly Ceilidh of tho Sq||,. tish Society on Thursday, thero tfwjf?-* largo gathering of members, thtpk families, and friends. Chief JajsJMl Mackintosh presided, and Piper llcfe**?aid Fraser opened with a selection afT the Great Highland War Pipo flS"?. chief welcomed the assemblage, whraH-; ho reminded that the annual picwfV would bo held on Tuesday, Decsmbn" 16th (Anniversary Day), in the Plusfe'S ton. Trotting Grounds, Sockburn, --wt-J g party leaving the Square by 10.10 a.m. A presentation of »fn_wl|B photo of Miss Jessie McLaughlin vA.I| mado.by Mrs Beaumont, of ono of Miss- Jessio's nieces, nn<s jWJ?, acknowledged in Scottish fashionX*Jfl»|£ progromm_ comprised musical Hdfa£ Miss Senear, Mrs Robb, and Wm&, Johnson and I. Morgan and DomßVt-v Dorm; Highland dancing by, Mil* Clark; the Highland fling, *-, BwXf triubhaisj, Master M&nfa'igl Seahn trrdbhats, Miss Rita IJeias* sword danco, *.aud reels by mi-obon <flf_. the Juvenile Dancing Claw. Macdonald was accompanist. Vss Some. strong remarks wero aide ia J; the Supreme Court at Auckland A&F Tuesday by his Honour Mr Justs*-* Edwards on the subject of wives Qtßtgif ing their "husbands. •'"Under an Asfcf that formerly existed,"; he Mid,. ,\to| was.-passijale for a a man to decree requiring- a .wife to return ttojg her duties, and in the event ol »*i refusal to do so, enabling lum to «*■£ relief by. the dfsßoltition of the wm| ■ that bound him to an life and misery. Am the session ofo 1807, however,; the Act was ropealeegl as the outcome in. some measure of wf unfortunate remark from the Supreme < Court Bench, to ihs lasting regret those who were able to consider -tMpH matter in an impartiar spirit. person who'can reflect on tho probletti,fS by setting aside all 'consideration t_at of monility,.can'say that it Ww|B sirable'that a man should he a woman without being able to SCI with her." His Honour oonclnded.MMJ referring to the fnct;;tiat underJ-%-B existing Ixiw a deserted h_-*oa_d Ji sj'J&B not get reVef xmtiX the ; e_piration at.W firo years' period of disertion. • J^« Lovers of organ mufiiti and children aro reminded of the organ)"% citai to-morrovr night in Jbfi : Majesty's by Dr. -Biadshw, W proc-jeds of which • ate tt, dj/f/>, devoted to providing tho cwidreiMi the institutions in;. and about JW-»% church with Christmas gifts. Albans Methodist' choir, will items on Sunday night. Tick*rfS7«t|; bo obtained at tho City Couacd Cnaam bora and at several business P»W|J3* town. Yesterday tho acUflg-T«M t ** Clerk received £2 2s from HayiranFfe Picture Enterprises for ths "ro o provide children's Christmas lollowing is the programme morrow night's reciia 1 :—Organ in F Sharp Minor (Op." 111) (»»] bergcr). Orchestral Prelude to fant Prodigue" (Debussy), Afitfigjf. '"Sun of My Soul" }tm* Kindly Light" (by Albans Methodist Choir; M **■■» rSf disum." (b) Toccata (I>ubo»); Sol nnelle. "Evening ,<S"*Sfif (a) Hungarian Danco in «. 31uw i) (Brahms'), <i>) Hunginan 3*& m '•The (arrnnpM bvJBW»J "G!-ry to God" &**&**&:. Rt. Albans Metnodint &2 r K«risP PeliKi-so "Commnnio*i" Grhon); "BnM Op. 53, "No. 2 (Guilmant) At Dunedin last month, Sir ■Williams heard argument of law before trial of the *_£•"■-» JaraiEon v. Chalmers Church /?Hfcß dar Ins Honour gave eai'd this wa-s an argument of of law before trial ufuicr_ rule I ™J££ « quebtions arose upon the co of a deed of conveyance dfl . tea . 2ath, 1&;9, whereby a with a church building conveyed to the Deacons Chalmers Cliurch upon, trusU » c set forth. It appeared time tho deed was entered ™?JSyB mode of worship consisted, * (a*) coi-grcgntiou stood was being offered; (b) «"B«»SSfcB mained seated daring the praise. Tho question? of law B ment wore the fo„**wJ n words "or otherwise" where «SJM|« in paragranb. 5 of thodeed practice of sitting while being offered, and .tho ■■rtandingr during service of *£%&$& Ho the words "said confirepatiai * ibov ocenr after the words i-VT|« event of-" in p-ragraph 6 «*' B exclude those who. JteW™ i't-r the church, &£*? mM above mentioned? Hu that the answer to bojh. in the nffirrrAtive. T.oe costs was his Uonoux the sum at £10. '"illß

; - the Canterbury trout streams ' Wire reported clear this morning. '-- ' fn tho Divorce Court at Wellington **sterday, a decree nisi was granted in ' "Sc case Alfred Daniel Jennings v. '' ■Hie- Lacy Jennings, misconduct. A fpexee absolute was made in the case ■ ganiuel Champion v. Mary Jano Champion. Several breaches of the Defence Act , fgcupied tho attention of Messrs A. *- - fej-ryn Bruce and W. Fenner. J.P.s, - • a t the Magstrate's Court yesterday. ypr failing to render service, ' Herbert J- Borland was fined 5,. Leonard V. Boundy 10s, Harry H. Boundy ss, Leslie A. Crowe 20a, Charles A. Guy 20s, Harry i Harper 10s, Wilfred Muliins 10s, James F. Newman 20-*, Percy Qunrterjoain 10s, William J. Bolton convicted and discharged, Huia Henry Shaw £3, ■grnest Todd 10s, and Lesiie R. Truman ss. • The date of the execution of Alfred "tfbrtram Bi-dle, who was found guilty of the murder of Mrs Lilley, at May- * field k*-*- month, has not yet been fixed. According to section 12 of tho Crimes Act it is provided that sentence of death shall not be given effect to until the Governor's (that is. the " Executive Council's) pleasure is known. Within seven days after receipt of that the Governor will not interfere with tho death sentence, it must ho carried out. Tho condition of Biddlo's health continues tho same. When he walks he has to bo supported, jnd he is not expected to improve, as --.iie poison is reported to have affected him permanently, and, apart from the question-of execution, ho is not given BJX months to live. Mrs Roileston. specialist in Hair and Face Treatments, and Electrolysis, Qualified London, Paris, and U.S.A., highess medical references, hairwork of every description, Dominion Buildings, Catf-edr-il square, Christchurch, also at Wellington. 6 Cherries, cherries, cherries. Large ' finest quality, carefully gathered. Such a first-class sample and good valuo to be had only at F. Fcaver, Corner Armagh and Colombo street. ' 6 , Motor Accessories. —Lycett Bt-lts, {-inch, 13s, "(-inch, 15s, 1-inch, 17s 6il; ih-tchinson Heavy Tyres, 37s 6d; Assorted spares kept, also best quality repairs, nt J. H. Suckling and Co., - Garago, 117 Worcester street. 6 Waiter J. Watson, D:8.0.A., London, Expert Optician (near Kincaid's). Accurate Sight-testing and Spectaclefitting. Repairs to Frames ana broken • tenses'matched. Charges moderate. 8 Work good, charges reasonable, time taken the shortest possible. That's tho .kind of service you get whon you employ us. We forward parcels, move " -furniture, pass entries, provjde storage. The N.Z. Express Co., Ltd. , 6 • ' It isn't the name "Thomson's" that makes Thomson's Ginger Wino good, but it's tho contents of the bottle that , makes the name good. Thomson's Ginger Wino is pure as the sunshine — tbe best that money can buy. All grocers. Ford aud Mirams, agents. 5 When you think of moving arrange with J. M. Heywood and Co., Ltd., to do tho work. Their plant is one of the largest in Christchurch. and their men .are civil and reliable. 6 v "Gentle and beneficent as a Summer Shower."—The "Daisy" Garden Spray, as supplied by us to the Domain Gardens, . Christchurch and Ashburton. Simple and efficient. Hastie, Bull and . Pickering, opposite Ballantyne'B. 6 - Special shipment of Bats from Gunn and Moore, Stuart Surridgo, Nicolls, Tote., just opened. Further stock Gunn Moore Bats to open ex Corinthic. - Lewis and Anderson, 112 Cashel street. '■"'•'."- 6 One of the reasons for the phenom■enal success of Rheumaline-Oxygena as a rheumatic cure is that the discoverer himself prepares it to suit individual cases. In preparing , RheumalineOxygena for rheumntio sufferers, per- . sonal peculiarities are taken into consideration. Rheuinalino-O_ygena is an internal ,remedy which drives out-the uric acid, reduces swelling, banishes pain, and tones up tho system. Write Dominion Rheumntio Cure. Syndicate, St. Kilda. Dunedin. 2 Your Eyes—A new discovery for removing Cataracts, Films, White - ; Bpecki. -*fee.. without operations. Send ' foT particulars and testimonials, free. - E W. Hall. Herbalist. 117 Armacfc atreet. City .' _ ' On few subjects are there-so many popular delusions as in regard to the oyeaight, and the results are often ■serious. The defect which is by far most general comes with , advancing -years. Although the eight may re-tt-ni perfectly good for distance, yet tfls eye cannot accommodate Itself to near objects, consequently glasses are deeded. .Consult John R. Procter, ■Oculist's Optician, 200 High street, Chiifitchurch. 6 It yon want your electric light, lift, motor, bells, or telephones properly and promptly attended to, ring up Tarnoul] and Jones. Telephones 421 "and 3370 1 Watch Your Cows Now.—Keep Berry's veterinary remedies always in . "the house. Berry's Red Drench for cows' before and after calving allays the fever, and prevents inflammation la~6d packet post free or from country *tores v Jno. Berry, Colombd street. 3 * - A BATTENBURG STORY. The "Daily Mail" tells a story about Prince Georgq of Battenburg, ono of the "middies" on board H.M.S. Now - Zealand. It seems that at a banquet and dance given at Calao, Peru, a lady apologised to tho Prince foi* not knowing how to address him. 'fit does not ' replied the young man, "in the ship they call mo 'Batty.' " WEDDING FILMSAS MEMENTOES. . A French cinematograph company is "ending out the following circular to M couples whose engagements are announced in the newspapers (says the "Daily Mail's" Paris correspondent): — "Nuptial Cinema.—To engaged per"Jpns: Do you wish to preserve a vivid, living recollection of the happiest day «f your life? Have a film taken of the ceremony of your wedding and in after years you will be able to see yourself «v the screen—young, loving, full of ■"Ope in the future. Prospectus on mand.'A NOVEL HATPIN PROTECTOR The following story of feminine re-" ■onrce comes from Diisseldorf.-—A woman who had been marketing entered * tramcar. The conductor, noticing a uangerously protruding hatpin, intonned her that she must leave the car: « vain she protested that she had lost * ?"l P rt >tector. Then a bright idea struck her. She groped in the market °*"*« and brought out a small potato «_d placed it on the hatpin ns a provt -conductor was satisfied, and ♦vi * Sl^[ c h6 han<J ed the passenger a weset. The passengers cheered and congratulated the woman on her presence of mind. OVER-CLAD SCHOOL CHILDREN. Dr. Douglas, the Government inspec- . tor for schools in Morayshire, has brought to light astonishing details of flow some school children in the North ot Scotland are almost smothered by tne amount of clothes they are com- „ Peiled to wear (says the "Evening standard"). Dr. Douglas states that ho round ,2 per cent A of the children wear'ag such a mass of clothes as to be «»lly dangerous to health. The worst m this respect was a girl who aad eleven layers of clothing, and the teacher volunteered the information that there was an additional overcoat » the cloak-room. Dr' Douglas also ,-diacoTered that many of the children -.i 55 * "* c e arme *uts they wore out-

AN UPSIDE-DOWN BOY. A despatch to tho New" York "World" from Huntington, ~£st Virginia, says that an eight-year-old boy, Russell Baker, is puzzling medical experts by making all his letters and figures upside-down, writing from right to lert and singing low notes high and high notes low. Dr. Lindsey Vinson, a specialist in children's diseases, who has studied the boy, confesses himself mystified (tho "Express" says), but offers tne possible explanation that the lad's mind and sight are liko a camera's eye, which sees everything upside-down. Ihe boy is perfectly normal in all other respects.' IMPERIAL DELHI. Mr Edward Lutyens and Mr Harold Baker, who wore appointed to prepare designs for the moro important buildings which have to be" erected in tho new capital of India, havo left England __ r i ato discuss 'witb the Viceroy the plans which they have prepared, and come to final decisions (writes our London correspondent). Offices fo*tho architectural staff havo been ed on Hasina Hill, quite close to the sito selected for tho new Government House. Sir Swinton Jacob, who was appointed to advise the architects as to the use of Indian material- and the employment of Indian craftsmen has resigned a3, in his advanced age, he wishes to be freo from official calls, but ho will continue to give advice. The Government intends to nominate in his place an Indian master craftsman of architectural experience and repnt-*. Substantial progress has already been made in the preparation of sites, tho laying out of roads and the draining of the Jumna swamps. j A QUEER MEMORIAL. j A strange story of the wild was told by Lord Crewe, who entertained at the j India War Office on Monday a party I of officers newly appointed to Government service in India: —"A young subaltern who went alone on a shooting expedition away into tho wild country of the Malabar coast was attacked by fever in the jungle, died, and was buried, and tho people where he died felt themselves in no little difficulty as to how his spirit might be pacified and not haunt them. It was necessary, therefore, to place upon his grave something distinctively British, which would keep the spirit quiet. They were 100 miles from any cantonment, but I was told that a small party of these simple folk went down to this cantonment and purchased a bottle of whisky, two bottle of soda-water, and a paper of cheroots, which they placed on the Sravo: and I was told that, in 6pite of ifßculties, every year a party of them trotted down for the same purpose, j Well, whisky and soda-water are not things to be spurned at the proper time and place, still less cigars, but I should , somehow wish that the concrete ex-1 pression of our.national genius had been in some respects different." j