GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 149814, 30 May 1914, Page 10

GENERAL NEWS.

Tho auction announcements of H. Mateou and! Co., Canterbury Farmers' Co-op.. Mating and Co., W. E. Simo and Co., Tonks, Norton and Co., Lawno and Dalton, Charles Clark, Wright, Stephenson and Co., Mark Sprot and Co., and Harris Bros, will bo found on page 19 of this issue.

Mr W. Jtiadciiifo, of Lyttelton, has received advice from Sir Joseph Ward that }.:« expects to be iv Ljttelton about Juno 23rd, and will be pleased to nuveil tho oil painting of the late Mr G. Laurenson in tho Municipal Cham.bors.

A ballot of tho Dunedin and Suburban Drivers' Union has just been taken on the question of whether tho Union should continue affiliation with the United Federation of Labour and the Social Democratic Party. The bailor resulted as follows:—For continuance of affiliation, 30; against, 63.

At the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon gathering in the Grand Theatre tomorrow afternoon Mr W. H. Triggs wil> deliver an address on the Ober-Ammer-gnu Passion Play, which will be illustrated by beautiful limelight views. {Selections will be given by tne Mission orchestra. In the evening the Rev. J. Cocker will preach on "The Conquering Christ."

With reference to his representations in nyrard to the question of tho train service on the Cheviot branch, Mr G W. Forbes, M.P., has been informed by the Minister of Raihvoys that it has been decided by way of an experiment to give a connexion with tho erennur train from Christeburch on Wednesdays and the morning train from Culvcrden on Thursdays next summer. It will, however, depond entirely on the support accorded tho triai as to whether the running of the trains will bo permanent.

The celebration of Empire Day bus Keen somewliat chaotic this year. The Education Board favoured a* gathering at the schools on the King's Birthday the children to be dismiesed after the salutine of the flag, and the- 'delivery of brief addresses, but. schoolmasters aro against this. At Addingtoa and West Christchurch, Empire Day lessons aro to bo sdven on the day before the King's Birthday. Special patriotic lessons were given yesterday at tho Sydenham school. Neither tbe Normal School nor the East Christchurch School havo jet formulated a definite programme, but it is probable they will act in a similar manner to Addington and West Christchurch. It Is thought that to bring the children' back to school on the King's Birthday, a statutory holiday, would, be an ereroaebment .on . th?ir rights, and would not find favour with parents.

"I have reliable authority from both Christian and pagan 'philosophy, and dating back to earliest times, in support of my contention that this man should not have been fined by t*Te union without giving him an opportunity of making an explanation," said Mr McVeagh. at the Magistrate's Court at Auckland, on Wednesday, where he appeared for the defendant in the test case, Brewers', Wine, and Spirit . Merchants' " and Aerated Water Manufacturers' Employees' Union v. Shaw. He quote! Mr Justice Fortescue, who gave a Scriptural reason why a man should not be condemned before being fairly heard. "Tho objection for want of notice can never bo got over. The laws of God and man both give the party an opportunity to make his defence if he has any. . . '. Even God himself did not pass sentence upon Adam before ho was called upon to make his defence. 'Adam,' God said, 'where art thou? Hast thou not eaten of the tree whereof I commanded - thou shouldest not eat?' And the'same question was put to Eve also."

Speaking at tho annual meeting of tho Wellington Branch of the New Zealand Sports Protection League, Mr C. P. Skexrett, K.C., said the Lcaguo { would not identify itself with sports j which did not benefit the community, i but it .would support aad protect all proper classes of sport, and keep such l>odies free from wanton attacks. The reason for the fact that. tho League had not a great record to show that night was that it was a purely defensive body. It was not till it was attacked that it showed, its mettle. Sine,? the formation of tbe League—it might be a coincidence —there bad been a .cessation of those attacks on tbe healthy sports. He could only ihe position to a preparedness for war to ensure peace. He urged that this did not mean that -th.B Lea<?ue should slacken its strength; it must bo ready at all times to resist unjustifiable attacks on the beneficial sports. The' League, itmust be understood, held itself aloof from politics. Its connexion with politics was meroly to ensure members of Parliament being supported who would resist unjustifiable attacks on leaHimato sports. Any candidate, whether he was Liber?.! or Conservative, who favoured undue oppression on good sport-, would bo opposed with all the combined strength of the League.

His Honour Mr Justico Edwards made a speech at the entertainment given to Sir lan Hamilton at New Plymouth, and said, inter alia: —"Tho movement which had been miscalled militarism was animated by a spirit which deserved every encouragement. Because somo foolish people in tho name of peace sought to decry the spirit which sought for peace, not for war, that was no reason for the spirit to die out. The desire of the country was defence; not war. Speaking to them as men of war, he said that thero wero things of greater importance than that in tho future boys should draw tho sword. They should in these lax times of parental control be taught that thero aro such things as duty and discipline. They would then realise that there wptd greater things than tho foot-ball field — greater thinga, oven, than tbe picture theatres. Even here in the Antipodes they were citizens of a great Emm'ro. It was of tbe utmost importance that the lads should be taught their duties of citizenship to the Motherland, for at present they were apt to forget all but the amenities and delights of New Zealand. It was not often that ro distinguished a general as Sir lan Hamilton was sent out hero. When the boys knew that England had sent of her best to watch them'in their military manrrv uvres they, would realise that they wero more than little Now Zealandere—they were citizens of the great British Empire."•

: — .__ fis*f WTiy not be comfortablo in tha 'eJxZ' weather? Odourless Oil Heater. $* perfect construction from 185 6d glass fronts from 19s 6d. Hwtfe. sK end Pickering, opposite BallantyneVci/ At tho Supreme Court at yesterday Michael Sweeney, fiity-seven years of ago, 'sued to wl" cover £501 damages from" EJ s i c Kirk«£' • die and Sidney Kirkcaldie, her It was alleged that plaintiff *w walking along the Knrori road «2"' struck by a motor-car driven by V?-. Tvirkcaldio and injured. After ,l< lengthy retirement the jury retnrrj "~ a verdict tor plaintiff for £150 ,£? ' ages. <M **

the second term commences at +1.1 ' School of Art on Monday, Xne ftfr A Landscape Comrosition class iri]]£ conducted by the Director on TJW > flay afternoons, in the school, jS. '"' in costume will > wed for the 58 - 01 the figure in landscape. Su«3 classes for jewellery and cmamelliaHS metal work will bo held in thomaS mg. afternoon, and evening. „u| j? - an extra class for art nccdlow w Thursday evening. Life classy JS also bo held every day and evening, ' At a well-attended meeting of *v a .' Canterbury District Committee of'-tr* \ Congregational Union, held ori\\&W -1 day evening, in Trinity Hall, the strnL ' ' rsry of the Rev. J. D. Jones (of fj- \ land) was discussed, and arrangeaieoh made for n reception :md public meet.'ir.g in Christchurch on June 23th. Hw " ms : Tnaiio:! oi tho Rev. Harold ft - Perkins, who is leaving the district, TTta accepted with regret, eulogistic re}«v , ence being made to the efficiency of hjj-" ministry at Tennyson street. A welennm was extended to the Rev. Allen H: J«b ' - to a seat on tho committee

In connexion with Empire Day celebrations, several letters wero raoantly • received by the West ChristcJnuta District High School from children.attending a Winnipeg (Canada) school. " The teacher of the latter school faclosed a note in one, and said "that tjw New Zealand children must not think • that their Canadian cousins were backward in spelling or composition. In * class of lb per cent-of her scholars were from non-English speak ing countries. There wero Russians, Poles, Italians, Germans, Acsfcnras, " and Greoks. Most of them spolca in " more than one language, and fors o? . them in four languages.

Tho ; following programme , will bs played by Dr. Bradshow, tbe CHj ' Organist, at the Tschaikowski Organ Recital, to be given in His Majesty 1 * Theatre, to-morrow, at 8.30 p : m.i—. Finale ■to the Overture Soleanelle "1312" (On. 49) for full <*- chestra; Herhstlied (00. 37, No. 10), (a) Andanto Cantabile, (b)" Scherzo, from the String Quartet (Op. 11): (a) Allegro con grazia (5-i time), and (b) Finale from the Syniphojue Pathetique, for full Orchestra (Op. 74); Caaub satis paroles in F Major (Op. 2, , No. 3); Canzonetta in G Minor froaj. ,v tho Violin Concerto (Op. 35); BoritonioSolo. li Don Juan's Serenade"; Malta Militaire (The Military Band). ;. .

The triennial session of thk ' Grand Loago ol Australasia, 1.0.0. F., A.C., has been held auxins tne ,-■': week at . Adelaide, Soma.Australia. Bro. \Vxn. Keid (Grand--"-of >ew Zealand), Bio. J. W, Hinton (Grauu Treasurer/, both .of - Dunedin; Bro. Win. Hunter (Deputy- „ Grand Master), ol Christchurcii; Bro. R. C. Gray (Past Grand Master), and Bro. S. C. Holdsworth (G.L.. repw--, sentative of Auckland), have been at- J tending tho session as representatives -. Zealand. A cable nas just been;, ; received with the information 'that it "' has been decided to hold tho next m*-'> .. eion (1917) iv Dunedin. This will bo ' tho first occasion on which tho session of the Grand Lodge of Australasia will havo been held in New Zealand, and •" the determination on the'pari-cf the.; Australasian Grand Lodge 1 to make this. '£ new departure is regarded as-a graji- '> fying testimony or the increasing , strength of tho Order in Now Zealand.'

One ot tho . members of a shooting party which went out from Southbriagd J tor a hare'and rabbit drive on the leigh Estate lost week-end, had an experiencethat he will remember for aomejt time. The sportsmen were making th*h* - way back to their conveyance ttrter.a - successful day's sport, and following fchft ; usual custom, they teparated. Ono ,•" member of the party, however,' was a stranger to the locality, ana. went off in another direction. After; travelling for an hour or so, ho found; himsolf alongside a potato .diggenr -' camo, about -live miles from Kakauu, From thero he was directed back-tor . wards Oakleigh, and thonglr wet •, through with rain ho managed, aftor-ft."' long and weary tramp, to find t» - homestead. ,-Attor partaking of.a. cup . of tea, the sportsman set out in a trap,.., along with Mr Bra lighten, for.Soutli-; bridge. On tho way they mot a seam : party, consisting of a number -offriends, who were rejieved to learn tn» tho errant sportsman had not mot ijita an accident. ' '•■.• _ Our Hawera correspondent telegraph.. that an Otakeho resident, white ***v,.----ing along the beach, discovered a *&.*"' ed bottle, which, on being broken,!*;; found to contain a memorandum &**?'. • Commonwealth Meteorologist, 'M*?,, 'bourne. ■ ■It", was a printed tona of !> . structions to masters of steamers, *», ■-. also contained met questions «■»»;_, were to bo filled in and placea bottle, which, after being- •ectnw,? eealcd ! and weighted, was-.".t0 » ' thrown overboard, so tliat vrhenJWpQ: "' it would serve to indicate the dlreeooa - of the ocean currents through vow i? would pass. Tho bottle wa* thrown .a-. the sea by A. E. Jolly, master «f »« Port Pirie, on December 7th, 1912, »/; noon, in latitude 43.5ydeg. Boatfl,iH« . longitude 103.14dcg. east, about,*»v miles r,outh-east of Adelaide, and-St*.' point where two great ocean current* - meet. Tbo steamer was then W™3 . from London to Adelaide. Thebott»; would appear to have drifted acnwwj--Tasman Sea. down the west coast, tho South Island, around Btaff,'«&.: along tho east arid also the **Jvcoast of tho North Lsland. till it reach--, ed a point whero tho current w**? nearest to land, and was washed MM*, by the. heavy weather last waekv *** memorandum is to be returned to v*» Weather Bureau. Melbourne, tntb.W" desired information. ; ; *V The variations in Australian teMP***- - turcjs and the way in which those ten* . peratures comoare with those of w. parts of tho world are strikingly UN*", tratod in a chart recently ww V ■ Mr H. A. Hunt Commonwealth X*., teorologist. Inspection of it ™**£C~ several surprising facts. Tho lures given aro the mean annual,."" . highest on record, and tho. * owe6 *.J7 - record, observed in selected ati<*,J»* pical and otherwise. Tho highest W& . annual temperature is that of f 3 -*?;*' ' recorded at Khartoum, but the /M* . tralian town Darwin makes a ™ T Z*£* i second, registering nearly 83deg. day Island treads ou Darwins hee *L£rv rung or two down tho ladder, *»*- ---81deg.; while Broome and Bomb**"»"• level, at just under SOdeg. Caia>c*»- tmonly thought to bo *o hot, com» * - long way down tho list, jnst , «°*?. Brisbane: while Melbourne, * n ?. |t umoan annual temperature of a . over 58deg.. is exactly level wthJ<*#" nesburg. Australia heads tho ust-*n* . tho highest temperature on recow however, Bend.go having 117.5deg. which just beats Cairo *»-■ Khartoum; and Adelaide with a «*• perature of a little more than 1 16 ?*H fa only inst behind tho Egyptian abaK; Melbourne's highest temperatote »jj»;; few degrees lower tnan that <» f*»£s*: and nearly Sdeg. higher than ttat-J : . Rome. In the lowest temperatureg, record Australia stands on tho S*P< ; rung as does India, Darwin andßotJ* bay beinff level at 56deg. W*®? registers 42 «nd Broome 40, whiljM*,. bourne ancl Hobart ***&%&; Canberra with a lldeg., just falls short of has registered 9deg. / -:

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■■■"■ ' -*r the request of Bishop Julius, the trCden M? E. A. Belcher, the retir- : :■- » Smarter of Christ's College., will ■gtSl So Collcso-chapd to-morrow evening--7 "I suppose if a hundred persons swore {hat lh.it was not the tax--1 SS mTm. Do£ «jv it »as, »«"" *• ~„■ flellv to a wtness in tho Magis- . Si's Court. ")>, I would. Mr Donnelly," retorted witness; "even if you were one of I heat." Tho Mayor is calling a meeting for Friday next, at 3 p.m., to make tne necessary local arrangements in con- - nexion with the visit to Christchurch of members of the Science Congress. !fc ■ is intended at the meeting to set up a Reception Committee to attend to the matter of providing hospitality to the . members of tho scientific carty. The Christchurch police are not altogether devoid of an element ol" unconscious humour. Sergeant Jackson, giving evidence in a by-law ca.se iv the Magistrate's Court yesterday, when referring to the length oi timo the defendant left his hoi«s unattended, said. •'l'm not sure about the time, but I put my watch on the horse, and it 'topped thero for fifteen minutes." De- . fondant said he was getting a client s lujmacc out of the hotel, but Sub-In-spector McKinnon Mipgwstcd that the .-'■ luggage was being drawn through a beer-pump. A rather smart point was made by Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., against a s*ed agent at the i-cikiing Court. Considerable time had been occupied in dealing with samples submitted to the Court. One of tho samples was in a littlo square tin, and the other in a paper bag. An expert swore that the eamole in the tin, on wmch the bulk was sold, was brighter in colour than tho other from tho balk itself. Ihe " Magistrate, after studying the little 'heaps of seeds, said that ho could not tell one from tho other. He asked tbo export to say which was which. After about twenty seconds' investigation, the oxnert. placed his finger on one as having* come from the tin, and on ' ■ "' another as having cbmo from the bag. ''That shows you how different the samples are," remarked the Magistrate. \ /They are both from tho tin." Tho. expert retired crushed. A few days' trial proves the advantage pf using Mrs Rolleston's Special Cream f° r tno * aCG > i ustejlc l of water, ' during the cold weather. It is imported from England, and is guaranteed not to promote the growth of hair on the face. Price 4s 6d large jar, 2s 9d small. Dominion Building, Cathedral square. 6 Family groups mado frequently become treasured possessions. High-class work at moderate prices is the policy of Steffano Webb. Telephone 1989. > Petersen's Buildings, High street. 2 Walter J. Watson, D.8.0.A.. London, Expert Optician (near Kincaid's). Accurate Sight-testing aud Spectaclefitting. Repairs to Frames and broken Lenses matched. Charges moderate. 8 A great saving in time, worry and cxpensß mil be effected by placing your Customs clearing work in "the handi of J. M. Heywood and Co., Ltd. r < Importers may rely upon careful attention and prompt delivery. / In j ears gone by Spectacles had but ono ut<p. They were worn to assist the old folks in reading and sowing. Modern research shows that near sight, far sight, neuralgia, headaches, etc. aro all relieved ; by properly adjusted glasses. Consult John R. Procter, Oculists'. Optician, 200 High street,Christchurch. Repairs to Spectacles dono at short notice., . ' ' ' How are your poor feet? Hot and tired? You want Berry's Antiseptic Toilet Powder. It is unrivalled for inflamed • surf aces, .tender or perspir- . " ine feet.' Price, Is. John Berry. Colombo street. "

v A Damad** Dinners. and bther- , : ' X iriso, given by the Turkish War Mill* Pasha, recently havo, been '**£- by- several quite unusual C 77 As a. Damad, tho son-s>.&,in-htor of the Bultan, Enver Pasha cou--7 v?-; eiders himsolf entitled to adopt peculiar -7'styles and attitudes. To begin with, •■■.his invitations to dinners and.recep£77/ tions aro' quit©' out' of the ordinary ?fe social routine. His' private secretary 7s ; '.. received orders to r wovd thorn as foi- .'^• s : Jow: i —''Enver Pasha sera' chez lui/' ;-%;77adding day- and hour. Then, again, ho never receives his guestS) but waits :%" v until it is announced to him that all S*. ;. whom' he has invited havo appeared. 7?":70nly when everybody is seated at tho % . -'table does ho enter, salutes in .military s ; '. ; fashion in every direction, and taJkc a 7"'t\ seat"himsolf. Another interesting po■¥'''.culiarity. > *' ; of tho dinners (states the Constantinople' corrcspondorit "of. the 77-f c '"Now York Herald") is the fact that -•-•.:?,i'Eiiver Pasha has given orders th2t all

:7; musical pieces played either'at banquets or receptions sbair hftve their : *\-'7' European names rendered into Turkish. -,''"■' Thus the programmes contain such de- '■,'"-" signatioris .as "Lisztin iKinji Ballady" '-.':-' (Second Ballad of Liszt), "Martininin : . 7 J -. Andantossy" (Martinini's Andante), '/■'■';„- "Chopinin Uch Numoroly Sherzossy" '■ '"•- : (Chopin's Third Scherzo), and so forth.

'^^'Hlleted".Water.; • :p3*£ v In his report of examinations for tho ;&"77 London County junior scholarships the Council's Chief Examiner quotes a num7/{a7 ber of "howlers'' made by the compctiTho ..children wero requested to f;777: write an essay on "flow. Londoners aro ■;?£;J.:->uppJicd. "with, water." Apparently the i 47 :: spelling of reservoir was none too easy 3:v7,i matter,-"for oighty-soveh . variant

spellings of the word aro quoted, including resaver, r rasavoy, resawaurs, reszervaues, rosourvourew, risebuby. According to the child essayists water , is frequently stored in a "system" - and released by a 'tap©''t Significant, says the report, of the unpopularity of ' • vater in too many of tho poorer homes was the statement, "Somo of us drink it." One inspiration was, "When peo- - pie h&Yo no money to have a drink they go to the tap and havo a drop of water," while another ran, "Water is ; put into largo tanks and filleted." Of ships., it is remarked that they, aro useful "To go to foreign countries and teach savages how to dress" ; "to poets, who can get their living writing about ships"''; "to take Mrs Paukhurst to a lonely island"; "for tho godparents of a child who is to be confirmed to send a letter to him." "If thero wero no - chips people could not go and sco models of them." "Ships do not wear out the bottom of tho sea, because they can't." They also "go to lands like russher, orsetralier, and candor."

.7- Baldness. 7. 7 "T>r. W. Schultz, of Mayence, predicts ~ 7 an epidemic of femalo baldness. If L women persist in wearing the present " ~ type of headgear they may look forward ;.-'-■ to possessing heads almost entirely de"7 void of hair. The outlook (observes a '...- London iiaper) is a depressing ono ior everyone exenpt those engaged in tho 7' ... manufacture' of wigs. Women, how--7 ever, may console themselves with tne •;7.- ; thought that, serious though the out- ■ look may- be, it is by no means hopeless. A well-known hair specialist in the Haymarket, states that, although /baldness among women is on the increase, the careful woman may reason- ■ ably expect to keep her locks lor many .;.- :.- years. Haf s which cover tho head .and 7-.Prevent ventilation, the nervous strain 7. .''.-experienced by women who earn their r 7 ;- own living/the uso of badly made hau '-7 frames which exclude air, "and tho use f7'7 <rf cheap Oriental hair are all cited as ■ -7'treasons which cause baldness. -A Paris 7 -."doctor states that men arc frequently ;7-;v more bald fthan women because they '^77Wear hard,< heavy hats, cut their hair short ii summer and winter, and ';^*7/«at more thin women. But even if the

worst happens thero is hope for the bald. A doctor of Budapest claims to have discovered a method of planting hair in tho scalp. The operator uses a number of gold wiro hooks, in the eyelets oi which a double-fold hair is iuVrted. A special needle pushes these into the scalp, and the hair is left under the skin, fastened by tho outstanding ond of tho hook. Three to four hundred hairs can bo planted" at a sitting, and twenty-five to forty sittings aro icquircd for an entirely new head of hair. But no information i* available as to tho feelings of tbo "patient" when he comes to comb his hair.