GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14972, 20 May 1914, Page 8

GENERAL NEWS.

Tho auction announcements r>t Pyne and Co.. R. S. MeKeuzie and Co.. Murray, Roberts and Co., U. Matson and Co., Charles Clark. .Mark Sprott and Co.. R. Latter. W. E. Simcs and Co.. Tonks, Norton and Co., Conway Matson and Sons, National Mortgage and Agency Co., Maling and Co.. and K. v. Stavoley and Co. will be found on page 15 of this issue.

Tho Duiudiii City Council have a ronowal fund of £112, 740 in connexion with its different trading departments, and it. is. proposed to approach tho Legislature and ask for authority to invest, this money in recognised securities.

Mr \\. "\V. Sballcra.vi. general f-ecrc-t-ary of the New Zealand Sport?, Protection League n f New Zealand, has just completed a tour of-Central Otago aud Southland. A feature of his meetings with sports organisations for t-oruo time- past has been tho Daylight Saving Bill i'Mr Sick"- , The larger centres arc all in favour of the measure, but there was no evidence of enthusiasm ainonc country clubs, though there was no direct opposition. The League will probably decide* to make this .in important subject- in connexion with their work.

The Otago University Council resolved yesterday to write to the Minister of Education notifying him that if he could provide the "money to purchase certain properties (which onco purchased could be made suitable for a home science hostel), the Council would provide a, sum to make the necessary alterations. The Chancellor mentioned that they had a sum of £1200. Mr John Studholme wrote that if any arrancemeuts could be made for the provision of a hostel in connexion with tho School of Homo Science, he wouM most gln.Hly make- his fifth' contribution of £300 unconditional.

"A curious feature of the present outbreak of infantile paralysis (says the "Nurses' Journal") is that many adult patients have been attacked. In a country hospital we recently saw tyro cases—one a little hoy of'about s:x years of ago, crying bitterly with abdominal pains, the other a woman of thirty-three. The acute etago was past, and the patient was sitting on a verandah in a whesl-chair, both legs completely paralysed. So far there have been few deaths and many cases of recovery. After the acnte stage-"is over, masvige lias been largely employed, with very good rosults."*

"The subject of midwifery training and reciprocal recognition," says the "Kai Tiaki," or "Nurses' Journal." "has been much discussed of late, and if such discussion should lead to not only a reciprocal recognition, but a uniform system of training in this important branch of- nursing in all British countries, St least, some good would result. New Zealand has set a fair standard as regards term and curriculum of training, and has instituted a uniform examination and. legislation by the State, besides establishing Stato training schools in the chief centres. In this she is ahead of the other Australian States."

In an interview at Dunedin, Professor Davis said:—"New Zealanders may not know so well as their visitors how many striking and remarkable geographical features the islands present. Take the Canterbury Plains for example. Although regarded as'monotonous by m£hy travellers who cross them, they afford the geographer a most typical example of the class of forms to which they belong. Likewise the Bay of Islands, in the far north peninsula, is an extremely fine example of a whole district that has been partly submergod, so that its valleys are drowned and transformed into branching bnys. That district I visited -with a g'eat deal of regard to the light that it throws on the long-discussed problem as to tho origin of coraK reefs, and although the connexion is perhaps too technical for a statemont in a newspaper interview, it was one that afforded mc much satisfaction in giving a complete demonstration of the correctness of Darwin's original theory of the formation .of coral reefs."

Some peculiarities of I>ho Bankruptcy Act wero referred to at a meeting of creditors at Auckland on Friday, an aspect of the lan , relating to liens coming in for special comment alike by some of the- creditors present, and by the Assignee. One of the creditors w an estate complained with some asperity, that although the bankrupt was in debt to himself and others, he was able t-o take a contract, and that new creditors could come in on a preferential basis by obtaining liens on the contract in question. This, he contended, was distinctly unfair to creditors of prior standing. The Assignee, in sympathising with tho creditor, pointed out that the aggrieved creditor could have adopted a similar '•ourso when the bankrupt became indebted to him. At tho same time, he was or opinion that all tho. funds of a bankrupt should be for the common benefit of creditors. Any provision* tending to upset the fundamental law of bankruptcy are bad, and lead to all sorts of difficulties and trouble, said Mr Fisher. ''However, the privilege* of securing hens w given by statutory, authority, and many creditors favour" the system, e-sof-eially sawmilling companies'" he added, whereat a laugh went round.

In an article in the "Sew Zealand Herald , ' dealing with "Love of Counttry, ' "Tohunga" writes:—"Always tnere is a dream of world-peace and world-order, but what Lβ behind the dream is the truth that the fiditino--man is tho peacemaker, that the&word, ha:id!ed by loyal swordsmen, will rjestrov w.-ir and establish peace upon earth. There Isas never been any great and widespread peace which was not made by the fighting-man and kcDt by the fighting-man, neither in our own time, nor in our fathers' time, nor in the old time before them. For four hundre" years the Roman Peace lay from the British seas to Hie (Sahara, from the Black Sea to the Atlantic— and out of that great peace. Christianity was born. The British Peaco stands to-day an object-lesson to thme who sco how it vras made and how it v kept. Cadets and territorials, expeditionary forces and nary crews, regulars anil volunteers, keep to-day the greatest pear* the world has known since the Homans lost the great virtuo and their Empire faded and failed. Not a soldier who wears tho King's uniform but lias brought more peaco to the world than any who abuse the n>hting-man; not a lad who wears the cadet uniform, not a man who camps with the territorials, but gives us "more security for in Xcw Zealand than any* who would hush the sound of trumpets— until the invading bugle wakened us from shameful deep to a righteously Snameiul doom."

infectious discaw* hospital at Tiraw? "' w "ek ths occurr «J therefi

months m ou t 0J - whalebouo rg™ SndfS^onl 5eUd -° ffbytb - supreme Court. The witnm \X the rather obvious reply: "Take tS» car off,; , and fairly convulsed the Court with his naivi> renu-dy. A nuicrh-nix-cled improvement is n(m <- being effoeted in the Mrocts at AksraT iiamely. tho erection o f narae-platesf 1 his will Tjrovo a boon to tho maw ):ohday-ji.aKe:.s and visitors sew .vhom have a) ,y idea of the quiinf l-reiich names pertaining to tho various tnorouslilnres of the town.

It is understood that the State «. chequer will henrtit to the extent nf no ies.- than £10.000 derived from t>l e>tau- recently left by ji, Wostcru DJv' trict resident (says 'the "Southlaad News"). This is probably the iantest amount, ot' revenue received by ajvr CJovernment in New Zealand irotam Southland estate. .

Ptt.pite iho fa.t. tli.it. tho holiday seaMin i> ov«>:-, there are still » considrraMo number oi visitors to Akaroa, daily, mid the various piaces of accommodation are well filled. With the yearly isiercuMnj: popularity of Akaroa as a seaside resort, the necessity for aerommodntion during tbe summer months ::; being severely felt.

The reccritiy-nppoiiited caretaker of Pcans" 13u5.1i has entered ou his .duties. Ho will in tho meantime live close to the Bu.sh, hut will ultimately bo proTided with a cottage in the Bush itself, to 2s to render his range.rship the mow effective. The Bush is not yet open to the public, but should be thrown open very shortly now.

Tho funeral of tho late Mrs A. Q w . Towiiwjd tcok nlnce, yesterday. TJ» - ceremony was a very ouiet one, and only three or tour carriages, occupied by oid friends of tho deceased lady, followed tho body to its hut ■ resting nlace in the Riccaxton Church* yard. Many beautiful wreaths had been sent, and the interior of the grave wai , adorned with silver ferns and whit* - flowers. The .Revs. F. R. Inwood, of - Cashmere Hills, and C. A. Tobin, at Burwood, conducted the burial service.

In connexion with .the ceremony of opening an addition to a State school, at-Manly, a seaside suburb of Sydney, Mr Story (Under-Secretary for Education) said he was glad in the interests of children that there was a restriction as to tho size of tho allotments of land there. It was a healthier sign, and bo hoped there would be a further restriction so that only one house conli be placed on a 16-perch allotment. Mr Barnes, t-he Acting-Premier of Queensland, said they hoped to make the limit 32 perches, and the matter would be attended to during this session. -

Two now nicturo theatres aro to ba erected at Invercargill. The Lyceum Company has obtained, a leaso covering a long period of years of. part of the Albion Hotel property, opposite- the POfb Office, and immediately- at tho terminne of the electric car tervice, for the sphere of its future operations, it is intended to erect on this site a commodious new theatre, seating approximately 1500 patrons, nmi it is rroiwed to erect another theatre which will be devoted to a continuous picture entertaininenfc somewhat after the style of those running in the four metropolitan centres.'

A meeting of the committee t>f tho rV; Canterbury Land and Estate Agents* . Association .was held'on - Monday eves-' ing. It was decided to register tb '• Association under the .Unclassified S& . pieties Act', and application to tho Registrar is to 1)o made immediate!?. ■Messrs- 'J. R. Evans and E. J. Tayler were/appointed delegates to attend »- conference of Land Agonts' Associa- '. tions at the end of in Wei- . lington. The purpose, of the conference is to discuss the question of- establishing a Dominion Association, and to consider the proposed amendment so -' the Land Agents Act. It wasdecidod . to hold a dinner shortly, and a sub-com-mittee- was appoints to carry out the arrangements.

In the annnal report of tho. South Canterbury , Acclimatisation Society • - the following paragraph occurs:—During, the year tho amount received for licenses shows a decrease of £22 .ss, as compared with last year. Some of this decrease is accounted for by the _. fact that the Ashburton Society . adopted the unsportsmanlike attitude of incresisine their funds at the expense - of a neighbouring scciotv. by annoint- - ing agents for the sale of tTieir licenses in this district. When the matter «M brought under the notice of the Government, an order-m-<:oiincW was im\. mediately passed prohibiting Societies, appointing agents, outside their own < districts. For a breach of this regula-.-tion the Ashburton Society has since' been fined. Tho attitude, of the Ashburton Society seems to be ono of interference and an to run tho affairs of other societies in addition to their own." •

There was a remarkable development in a case heard at the last sitting of the Magistrate's Court at Manaia (says a Press Association telegram from Hawera). Mary Couzens. r who deJsciribed herself as a married woman, whose husband resided in London, proceeded against William Butler, a. prominent farmer and town councillor of Manaia, and a married man. for al» affiliation order and maintenance order, in respect to her illegitimate child. The case had an abrupt ending. After describing her wedding: in London. sta4-.\ ing that her husband had her niarriag» certificate, complainant, under severe cross-examination by defendant's conn* sel, in answer to a. question as *owhether she would sign a cable to her-, husband asking if he still had the <**■> tificato, refused to do so, and eventfl- ■ ally confessed that she was not married ; Her counsel thereupon threw up his brief, and the complaint was <&" missed. . •

Mr T. K. Sidey, M.P., has circular , ised all tho members of tho House or Representatives who last year supported the second reading of tbo Ihiylight Sar* , ing Bill, with the view of dotennitiinfr from tho opinions expressed by. tbOTi whether he should reintroduce the But in the ensuing session. "You may ro- / member." he ±>ays, "that last jyear«y Bill limited the operation of tlie me* , sure to the mouths of the' year when the days are longest —namely. 2j°" vember, D*?cembc-r, and January, and *.- agreed to in-sert, when in committee, •_ provision that the Bill should cßerate - for one season only. This would W» ensured a trial of the proposal, ana 3* there is so much daylight at this seawu of the year (daylight- commencing JB tho height of summer at about 3 a.fiwthe possibility of inconvenience tct.atf section of the community was r«ro«**' to a minimum. Now some of those wJ* voted for a trial of the proposal »** " year might think it inadvieahle thus J** owing to the general election. . . *,*{! ther, when in committee obstructiott l» | sure to be met with from tho »«» ■-. source as formerly, and beforo I 1 ' • troduce the Bill 1 am anxious to fa}o»-' upon how many members of tho HoOS B I can rely to stand by the BUI in - mittee until the obstruction is oW»T come, evon if it means sitting pp ** nicht or longer." -Mr Sidey i& enq«» ing, therefore, whether tho members w whom ho lias issued circulars, » ourablo to a trial o{ th>? Bayhgnt o» ing proposal, and to what exteS . .ire- prepared to resist obstrtctw* acainsfc the mcasuro in tho Hoa»'

V K£A*rday adjudged bankrupts, ou ■ their own petitions.

: The Canterbury Acclimatisation Society have beon very successful \£ rearing WHard dnclrs. Dunne last "season they reared find liberated JOU '.cf these birds.

a few days' trial proves tho advantaC e of using Mrs Hollcston , ? Special Creaia for the face, instead of water, "during the cold weatiior. It is imported -' frocn England, and is guaranteed not to . nromoto the growth of hair on the Inco. Frice 4e 6d Inrge jar. Ds 9d small. ' jpinion Building. Cathedral square. b » WeddinK ?.ro':p portraiture by Stof--fano AVebb i<. a.-lmiltedly thi> best pos•ui e Mfikt , :iu npno .''.trEoiit now. -Telephone ] -' X P" ! ""^» ,s BuilJing.s. ,Bigh street. 3

Iflje grow il'ark. The modern Bun." will call on tho inomeot and insistently. Price 12s >>d, ',Bt Hastif. aQ, ' Pickoring'.-. oppo!B{e"BaHantyne's. "Big Boa's litrlf ibrother '-Lookout." at C : f. 0

■ Lift) a '-d ?vp;i in this ;■'Jaronrcd land nioro and move " fttrenuotis. Tho»o a.-si.*iing in any «ay to ameliorate- condiiiojis arc de<.-ido.-lly deserving of The k.-v remaining <lays of the at Arvn- • strong "Company's, ot baiikrunt stocks. -will p'rovo a vrritsliif n:i;is ;o these n-antiiig drapery. r.r housoiioSr!. To balauce off the s'.o'ks h.'md.-rrl over 'by the Official Assij-'D'-c. and shew n 'dear balance-sheet, urires will b«> so ••low that they will he quite- :v. varianceIwitll the value of tlif ;;:nn !.-. The rWiideratum is to quit the ncrk* ontircly. n : - Walter J. Watson, D.8.0.A.. Lonidon. Expert Optician (near Kincaid's). Accurate Sight-testing and ftipectaclofittiDg. Repairs to Frames and broken , JLenscs matched. Charges moderate. S

• Boys. invent a new modol for the ■■"Meccaao" iu.^'"i-i-on Let:. -:-ri <■■ U-r .4the • great -'Meccano" '-nmpetit'on. 'Prizes for thn most oriatmal mo.ioh. 'Full particulars troi.i l>-.vis snr] ;wn, H2 Cashel street, agents for '"Meccano." ' G