GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14986, 5 June 1914, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS.

The annual regimental dinner of tho officers of tho First Mounted Rifles (C.Y'.C.) will he held at the United Service Hotel on Thursday, 11th Juno.

To mark the occasion of the turning of tho first sod of the Culverden-Wai-raii railway, a silver 'spade is to bo presented to the Hon. R. Heaton Rhodes, who is to perform the ceremony. The spado ■will he on view in Mesere Petersen's, Ltd., to-day and on Monday.

At tho next meeting of the St. John Ambulance Association the following notice of motion will come up for consideration :—"That the records of services rendered to the Association in Ohristchurch by Mesdames F. Pratt and A. E. G. Rl.oTr-e, D>«. 11. MoLvMnnd Inglis, and M." LouisKon, Lieut.-Cols. F. B. Ci'f*sswell arid Wni-or Thornns. and Mr W. W. McKinney, be forward-d to St. John's Gate for favourable consideration." . .

Our Marton correspondent telegraphs that tbe south-bo md Main Trunk express ran into a slip between Waiouru and Hihitahi a couple of mornings ago. The brakes were appli d promptly, and tho only damage done waa the firea'.nng of two side chains and a portion of the steam piping- Coming so soon- after • the rorent disaster, the passengers received a scare.

Hotv a slight leakage of cum.-nt from an electric cable heipeii to destroy the woodwork of a cable trough was explained recently by a lecturer at Melbourne. Tho woadwoik of the trough ■was found to be rotlitig on one siac. Inspection revealed that a of current was occurring there, which caused vigorous growth of certain destructive fungi and bacteria. The woodwork was found to be in a state of fermentation, and a fragment placei in a test tubo gave off carbonic acid gas, and it was proved that the current leakage had, as it were, fed the bacteria, or, at any rate, stimulated them. Tho fact that electri- cahles •keep the ground in their neighbourhood at a certain fairly even temperature was, said the lecturer, also responsible fo> the flourishing growths of fungi that were often found in their neighbourhood. Toadstools, which could of ton bo found growing at the foot of telegraph poles, were another euerav of wood, in Fast Melbourne and No'tK Carlton districts in particular. Their roots ate into the vo-"d. producing ferments, which destroyed all but the threads of cellulose, ond so weakened tha tVholc structure. In the same way various fungi ate into the poles, gaining access through cracks, and crumbling the interior. One particular funcus, of which sp.-xnmens we»o shown, turned the wood to s b-Mutifu! deep rose colour, and this, j=3id the lecturer, was the most hanrful fungus in Melbourne. Poles attacked by "it ought to bn burnt. If they Vero stacked near yards of sound timber th*> disease spread, and even at the present moment it was so prevalent tbr.t it looked like costing Melbourne dear in tho future.

At the Supremo Court at Invercargill' Eiward Cockcroft. aged -3, for stealing a bicycle, was sentenced to sis months' imprisonment.

The tall blue gums g/owing round the river bank in the city found to be affected with the bligiit are now being felled. Tfte work of bringing the tall trunks to earth wero witnessed yesterday by interested parties of spectators, the tight being a novel ono for city dwellers.

At tho meeting of the Eyre County Council, the Railway Department drew attention to section 10 of the Govern* aient Railwsiy Amendment Act, 1913, and stating tho Department was prepared to provide warning boards ior level crossings, providing the Council will maintain them in future. It rcas rofoK'fd..: "That this Council is in sympathy with the prcs7os.ll, hut would prefer signals more in accordance with automobile danger posts, an.-i suggests that a rod metal riiv would bo sufficient, loin in diameter."

Captain ILilsey, of the battle cruiser New Zealand, has addressed tho following letter to the Mayor:—">f 0 words of mine can adequately express to you our feelings on j-.tiiriig of the generosity of tho people of Clirisichui'ch. Such acts as these inJ.eod hrid more cicely the "IXitr.inions and tho Mother Country- ar.J roust tlec.ulrdiv cw-'hico to the pil'oi'jr.ry of the ship so T.-'ioio-'"oarTO''",- Riven by ti:o people of New Zoiilnnd. I have written to tho Admiralty for instructions with to tho payment of the interest J 0:1 '.'■<> C'i'O. Ap-ain thanWng the I peoylo of Christchurch through you, and suturing you that w»> shall never iar™i our magnificent, reception fit th<-ir b ;?i<ls on tho occr.*ion of cur visit." The letter h-as reference to the sum of £\"Ci). the balance, left over afi'or providing for the entertainment ospemses of the -eomnnny of the New Zealand whi'» tho ship was at Lyttolton. and which has been invested to produco an annml fund to nrovi'le for shooting prizes. The first half-year's interest, has already bsen sent to Captain Halsoy. but the letter quoted nbovo was writteli before ho received tho amount.

At the meeting; of the Otngo ProTincial Council of Uio Now Zealautl Farmers' Union, bold at Dunedin yesterday, reference was made to strikes, and the best method of prevention. The discussion showed that the majority of members soon recognised how difficult i matter it is to tackle. The best method, in the opinion generally ex-

pressed, was that it was impossible to prevent strikes by legislation. The best plan appeared to b>j tn minimise the effect of strikes by forcing the people to think and act slowly. An elderly member saw a solution of the problem in the establishment of legislation preventing the unions from federating, but a chorus of members pointed out that the Farmers' Union would come under such an Act. This member strongly maintained his position, contending that Labour union 3 and farmers were apart. As regards

the-effects of federation/the farmers never thought of striking. Other'members expressed the option that it was necessary to avoid making legislation tyrannical to Labour unions. Eventu-

ally, it was resolved to postpone- consideration until after the exact proposals of tho Government had been disclosed-

Cr. J. C. Free entered a spirited protost at tho meeting of tho Ellesmero County Council on Monday against the substantial increase in tho levy made by tho North Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. It had been pointed out that the payments made by the Council each month during tho past year were £117 12s 6d, or a total of £1411 10s for the year, and that during tho current year the monthly payments would be something like £i3O. Cr. Free considered that the levy wa-s excessivo, and he spoke strongly in favour of seceding from the North Canterbury Hospital and Char\tablo Aid Board's district, and establishing local institutions. He pointed out that since Ashburton bad formed itself into a separate district,,the expenditure there had been very much less than was the case when Ashburton was part of the North Canterbury Hospital district. Upon Cr. Free's motion, it Avas decided to forward a letter of protest against the increasing expenditure to the Hospital Board and tho Minister of Public Health. Ct. J. Cunningham, who seconded the resolution, agreed that the amount paid by tho county in hospital and charitable aid charges was out of all proportion to the benefits ifc received. Regarding a special Press messagefrom Christchurch as to the notice of cancellation of 23 unions under the Arbitration Act, Mr Rowley, secretary of tho'Labour Department, says that tho statements are incorrect (telegraphs our Wellington correspondent). In two or three cases, ho says, such as the Journalists' and the Metal Workers' Assistants', the Societies which have failed to send in returns, and which it .is tbereforo proposed to cancel, are not the industrial unions of workers mentioned, but arc the industrial associations of workers, that is to say, associations corapiising unions, for example, tho New Zealand Journalists' Industrial Association of Workers, of which tho Christchurch Journalists' Union is a part. The third union, namely, tho Hairdressers', states that it has forwarded its returns, and further that it has not received any notice of having failed to do so. A very complete check is made by tho Department. No returns . have been received from this union, and a notice 1 was sent to it, together with tho notices to other unions, dated 7th March, calling attention to the fact. Tho notice now gazetted is, therefore, merely a . six weeks' : public intimation of ." intention to cancol unless ii ie in the meantime shown that' the Snrieties referred to are bOT' in pxiMpnco. If the HairdrosterV Fninn iwv.wl is r+ill in fxi-t----once. it will no d.-ivbfc be abb to satisfy rho Department <n tho subject.

A correspondent writing to tho I "Age , , , ri.ct-ntly asserted that justice •nnU ti:e treatment oi natives iv. Papua wercs haphazard. He said that he knew of nrisonrrs un;:er lo:ig, sentences whose dialect none of the oir.or prisoners undersloorl. Some had escaped from plantations, were tried by a magistrate through an interpreter, who was almost always ouo of \he arnu-rl constabulary, and were punished by con-fine.-nent. He also that, owi;ig to tho number of dialects in tho territory, interpretation was not reliable. T"o Liouteh/int-Governor of| Papua (Judge Murray), in reference to these statements, said it was itnpo c siblo to ge: white men to speak the* bnguagns, and consequently the natives had to be relied upon. He had bren ju:lr - ial officer of the territory for ton ywirs, and his experience was" that th« interpretation was much more satisfactory than one would be inclined to imagine. He had known only of one or two instances where "there had boon any doubt, and they were iw.ost mistakes. There was always a possibility of a mistake 'in inrerproting any lan?H''£f\ In Papua then* were numerous languages as w«ll as dialects., and tliov were just aa different as wa.s from English. He had been in a bout on whir-li the natives spoke c-i?, 1 tfon difTerent lartcninges. Pnpuo vr?s fj'vide'J into two divi.'-ions. Tho "yGla:iOMr!i lancu.':pres ■tre-e r.l-or.t all akin, but thr. Papuan largtmceu hnd sb. e olutely no rc'aiion to thoso spo!;on in the M.?!iine*inn division, of to ono nroti-'-r. He always it a practice u> obtain an interpreter who spoke exac. ly the fcJsmo n?. the native charged, and he *>ad trirc:je:l ma the mountains for a fortnight in order to obtain such a msM. As for the statement that the irp.r! v .tri!tos were entirp'y in the hands or" 't!-e >nt«r:)retf>rs. rV-.it applied to other Pnrna. fn practice, however, hn had f-;U'!d ibat the inTo.'i-otatioji was invariably good and reliable.

£ Mrs Carov Hill, secretary of tbeAio.toria Leaß-.ro. has the Mayor .that the members of the League will be prepared to extend all the hospitality required m connexion with the visit to Cbristchurch of members ox the Science Congress.

The Wellington agent of the Press Association telegraphs that tho reliei fund for the sufferers by the uprer Hutt fire and ox-lotion on March 29th Has reached £1351 3s 7d. It is to be closed os soon as some outstanding lists are received. The exe-ntive has made, representations to tho Government regarclini t !, e dependents of tho Civil sen-ants who lost their lives in the disaster and it is Hoped that a sum will l>o nut on the Estimates next session for their assistance.

At the Otngo Educational Institute wieeung yesterday, it was moved that th*> Institute relirck'd authoritative of <he B : W« as the oily satisfactory basis of moml teaching. After a very brief discussion (says a Press Association messace) it was resolved to pass to the nest business, the mover to tho :;mo:idment expiessiup: tho view fh~t they might be six years discussing the question. It was rcso'.ved that the Education Deportment be asked to amend the rojrnintions dealing with the co-ivryance of children to school, so that chii.'mi riding on horseback, unless ■*!- roidr served by an authorised school eo-ivpvance.. might bo granted the same allowance as children driving to school.

The fascination of moving pictures over tho juvoniie mind received n. marked illustration yesterday. A youngster of sis, havinc completed Ins midday meal, set out o.n his own account ior tile ih- cures. Sonic six or seven hourb later an pgitatrd parental party mrido tho round of tho shows seeking for information tho whereabouts of a boy lost all ti:e afternoon, and supposed to be at the pictures. Finally "the boy--was found in a continuous theatre. Ho had been thero fof six and a half hours, and had seen tho programme through four iirucsEven then ho was not disnosod to Icayo, and it required considerable* persuasion on the part of the parents and the manager before ho could be induced to vacate his seat and to return homo again.

Mr H. Hunter (president of tho Social Democratic Party) has received nominations for the election of National officers, for which, a plebiscite is being taken this month, and the result will bo made known at the conference to bo held at Wellington on July 14th. The- following are the nominations received for the Dominion offices: —President, Mr Hiram Hunter, Christchurch, present holder of the position, and Mr It. Koss, Wellington; vice-pre-sident (1), Messrs, C. H. Chapman, Christchurch, F. Hook, Christchurch, Edward Hunter, Masterton, A. McCarthy, Dunedin (present occupant of the position), and K. Ross, Wellington; financial organiser, Mr H. Scott Bennett (who has been lecturing in Auckland for some time), and Mr James Thorn - (who has been acting as organiser for the South Island): financial secretary and treasurer, Mr P. Fraser, of Wellington (present holder of the position).

It is quito a common thing to see people leaving parcels or personal effects of ono kind or other in railway trains, but it is surely very unusual for anyone to bo so absent-minded as to leave a chpd behind in a railway carriage. This is what actually occurred at a station on the Southbridge-Christ-church line .the other evening. A lady, who was travelling with a little boy, quitted the train at a certain station, and in the excitement occasioned by meeting several • friends on the station platform, completely forgot about her youthful travelling mate, who was sleeping quite contentedly in the carriage. The traveller and her friends had gone some distance before any mention* was made of the child, and just before the train started but for tho next station a young man hurried into the carriage, and just managed •to get tho little fellow out in time. The incident created some little- amusement amoenst "people "on tho train and those on the station platform.

Tho Lyttelton Harbour Board yesterday morning, adopted'a resolution, expressing sympathy with the relatives of those killed in the recent North Island Main Trunk Railway disaster, also with those who were injured. Mr. A. Kayo said the sleeper should not bo placed in front of the train, for in case of accident those in tho sleeper were far lass able to help themselves than thoso in the open carriages, Mr. Dougall said if tho sleeper was to be 'placed _at the ond of a train to avoid the nuisance of people passing through, then it mattered very little at what end tho sleeper was. The chances of accident wero even. It was a panic matter, and he did not think the Board should deal with it. Mr. Kayo said there was loss chanco of a train boing smashed from the roar than in the front. Tho front of tbo train was not the proDer place for the eleepor. not in the night-time, at all events.. Tho car should at nightfall be changed from the end to the middle of the train. Tho motion'of sympathy was carried, and it was decided to draw the attention of tho Railway Department to the matter of the position of the sleeper.

Despite their infirmity, the blind in Victoria aro keenly interested in educational and scientific topics (the "Age" says). Their eager demand for books dealing with those subjects is mentioned in the twentieth annual report of the Victorian Association of Braille "Writers. It is also pointed,out that a large section of the readers enjoj Esperanto literature. During the year the association has been busy, anr] the work of the writers has added 352 volumes to the library,, making a total of 5767 Braille volumes for circulation. Tho inc;easing value which the blin'3 attached to the library is evidenced by tho fact that during tho yoar 8358 volumes were issiied, as agninst 7094 i.i tho previous year. The society is ma kins an earnest apnenl for voluntary writers, to help increase tho eteck of t,ho library and to recorr books which are becoming worn out. During tlm year otic lady writer of the as.o- ceinfuon completed no than 28 volumes, tho largest number receiver! from one w'itpr for a long while. Dur-i-ie this nfricl al c o 23 persons havo h?on instructed in the sy.jhfrn of Ri'aHta wn'tTis, anrl at present tVoro nro 103 working , on V~p roll. The wk if t l -** avoojrtion \\3<? r>f>9~.cc;*n+r>-] f , *" <-r»»-«-)-./» f,' »> nc\ v and larger offices in "the Block."

Oie of the m«yt w n r>rts>r , -t mnHcrs to be cVecussed a* meeting of tepreof nil the rcu-itries in the Pret.il Union at Madrid in Soptemner next is that of tt-irer'-n] r-os+npo. 'The has Trj>de by the London "Cf-rrinT' I t^* , a rm.jori l v of coimtr'e* : =- in fnvonr of flic rntc fWed nt ll'l. ''lit the GoT,monv/c;)lt'i Clonoj-o] it very nlain woo!: t'-'i + Austrn'ia Trn«s not one of thorn. Mr W'ynno doubtefl wlT>r.l«or he woiiH T)f aWe- to nitend the conferonce but the Sorretary of the department (Mr Oxenham), who would co. would be instructed to vote for univprsaJ ponny postaije. The Cornmornvftalth.,T.'onM bn only too ivillin." to t-o that end, with any othor country-at any time. The matter was di'cusseJ hy tho Aireriean Trade CJom-mi-siATiors and hirnHßlf a few weeks ago, «mcl ho understood that as a result of the cop rotation *he comn<i<-«ioners n.id a cable message to the New York Chamber of Commerce, exifrcesting that the Government should be nrperl to joi'i hs»nds vhh the Commonwealth o!i* this particular qn«?tion. Mr Wynne r.ddetl that lie vra«; also desirous that otlwr Ei caking countries; should co-on«r.':e wi'.h Australia in tho matter of c/>V.!» !tttcrs, en-ft nearly all of t":'em had fsuen :nto unr>. The service with Carina co»nironies today, the r.'.r.r- b--i-'7 J"J a wort] with & minimum of 20 wtrtis.

A letter was received at the na^Pf*"' of the Harbour Board FesterdajfcS&ip ■ the Marino Department statngt&kfC&l Minister could not and funds to'wML*"*! d-.so hfe-savtng sociotioe. i*sf ,1 A letter xras received by tho Harffe I Board yesterday from the BritSh 5S - 1 Foreign bailors'' Sone*y coaverine «* " hearty thanks of the SooMfa^TS , * i tho'.r approbation of the BoardVmTr''"' lof £50 ia aid of tho Lyttdtoo liSffi I Institute. , -*««s«.. H At the next sitting of the 4 rtitratW " ff Court in Christchur'-h, an' 1 will be made by Mr H. I t\e nereoiTHMit arrived at in I with tho iax-cab drivers' disputelwtW 8 Council of Co'icil : aiion, made int« . 1 award by the Court. ""* « | The Registrar of Industrial Vxnma 9 announces in last night's "G-'zott*" ft r 1 cnceUntior. of the rocistration of tW- i North Wellipcton Branch of Aanlal * a mated Society of Carpenters viA m - i Joiners' Industrial Union, also of tt» I J Nn»v Zeahiul Flour Millers' , CihmS. 1 ' j tive Association Industrial Ccioa of 1 i Employees. X

Tho TJmaru Prosbvtery, at a tncetinp; at Timaru on Wednesday agreed that * eklers should not be permitted to act as Motionitors; that in falling vsc«ac«e in thy ministry, preference "should be 'liven to ministers within the Doainion. and that the practice of seeking ministers from other countriea shouti b'. , cH«Ponriitcd so lon<i as ministerssie available within tho Dominion. .\ very choice selection of cxdoslre Tlnir Orr:iTi'f-nts for the coming season j:;>t to hand, per s.s. Tainui, will \s' on view at Mrs Rolleston's, Cathedral square, during the next few days, ft Graham, Wilson, and Smellie announce that their establishment will remain until 9 p.ro. to-day (Friday), close at 1 p.m. as usual on Saturday, 5 " The respective stores of Messrs vT. Armstrong and Co., Ltd., will renuia - open until 9 o'clock to-night, and uutQß o'clock to-morrow (Saturday) nighty 1 Family groups madts b«oomo treasured possessions. High<Ue work at moderato prices is tho policy of - Steffano Webb. Telephono 1899* - i Petersen's Buildings, High street. * 2

There is a good timo cominsj for buyers of Drapery, Clothing and Booh. Messrs Armstrong and Co., Ltd., htn : notified a Special Sale for tho purpose > of liquidating the fine stock of 0. Jfc j Stuart. It is timed to commence at'lO' o'clock on Tuesday next. S^ Walter J- Watson, yD.8.0.A.. Lon«' J don. Expert Optician (near Kincaid's). c Accurate Sißht-testiriK and Spectacle--, fitting. Repairs to Frames and orokta Lenses matched. Charges moderate. S. - Camp Rugs at 2s lid, 4s lid, and 6s , lid (for large size); also Travelling Rws from 9s. lid to 635, are to b* viewed at Armstrongs, Limited. • 5The Owner of Haddersfleld. Referring to a paragraph which appeared in "Tho Press" on May 28th,' ' Miss Kate Fairhursfc writes:—'lly mother knew both Sir John Itamsdeu. - and the Quakor whoso name was Firth. • Ho kept a store or shop,-whore they sold all sorts of painte, oils, etc. S»r John wished to own tho whplo ot Hud- j dorsfiold,, so asked Mr Firth if he would sell all his corner, Tho Quakor said he would if Sir John would cover it with sovereigns, and to immediately * „ assented. 'Yes, friend/ said the Quaker, *but thoy must bo edgewaye. That ended tho deal, the Quaker addintr "Then Huddersfield'e thino and mine." , .. ' "< A Sinking Sea. \ * . The most interesting pieco'of recent news for geologists is that which records the fact of the continuous sinking of the-Caspian Sea, Known to *H schoolboys as the largest interior bod? of water in tho world, the 'Caspian * .-- about 730 miles in greatest length, ana -__ „ 330 miles iv extreme'width. Its area. ■ is estimated to bo 470,000-equaro miles, while the area of England -and Wales is 53,000 odd square miles. Thceo figures civo a clear idea of tho ewe of the Caspian. Notwithstanding its size, parts l of tho eea aro very shallow. In tno i southern portions, however, a depth ot over 3000 ft has been registered. Our physical geography telle ue that tbo present sea is part of a. vast oceanic water-which at ono time extended to . tho Arctic Ocean. Sahara Snow on the Alpa. In th© higher Alps of: tho Berne&e Oberland. and the Canton of Grisons a curious dark yellow glow in the atmoephoro was noticed during Easter week by many Alpinists, who could not ac- J count for tbo phenomenon, which, howover, is explained by Dr. F. Salis (tho , Berne correspondent of the "Standard says). The scientist examined tho yeilow snow, and found that it was impregnated with fino sand from the Sahara blown across the Mediterranean and over Italy to the Alps by the sirocco. It is only when violent disturbances take place in the upper air that this phenomenon is experienced in Switzerland. The Alps, indeed, seem to attract aerial currents, for when Vesuvius and Stromboli are m eruption layers of ashes fall on the Alps - several * weeks later —hence it is reported that grey, red, or yellow enow , fell in the Alps on such and such a. •. date- However, tho sirocco seldom - roaches the Alps, being stopped b/ tho Italian mountains. Recipe for Lecturers. Many well-known lecturers met at tbo Criterion Restaurant, London, a few weeks ago, for the annual "Platform Dinner," under the presidency of Sir Ernest Shackloton. Speaking after dinner Sir Ernest Shackloton said:—''The , platform speakers I admire are those able to talk for an hour without lantern , slides. Slides are such a precious auxiliary : perhaps more precious > than ono _ imagines When "I lecture in country villages the local parson always says to mc after the lecture is over, 'bir Ernest, I enioyod tho lecture so much. Jno sliiei were lovely.' It is hard to lecture __ 5000 times on a subject and to make■ it anpear fresh each time, especially with one's nearest and dearest yawning in tie front row. The Antarctic secret, a b-rp-linc-ground for lecturers. I close "iVn a reciro f« lecturers. If your cbnivmnn has typewritten reams i* n«n-er nooning out of his pocket you will f-d the best plnii is to say. to nim, 'We , ! sir, I can see you are a terse crenker.' Th* chairman nl-nye then puts his papers in his pocket. CoMs From Trees. An indictment of the plane tree ** a disseminator of disease, mado in a iK'or to "The Times" by Mr 11. »■ O'Noill has 'ailed to rufHe the equanimity of "officials of tho Office of Work's who are responsible for most ot lon'ion's park ue** (.ays a tucent ?ffiv ilail"). Mr O'Noill, »ho « secretary of an »™ ,iran f c « %??*?£ mophesfes that diiniiK the next lew weeks Londoners will experience an in-c-oaVod amo-ant of bronciiitis, catarrhal irritation, and severe .postnasal caanh*. tho result of breathing in tne i,,v spicks which are heing hbesated in "invria-;s dl over London bj the breS «P of the fruit, bails ot piano tu-ei i ais -niiseitions that plane trees •r «ht be ninuerocl harmless either by nirkin" tVeir fruits before tl;ey ripen nlhWwiVt ation «cro criticised by Mr T. Gcofn-y W. the Hotamet, vdio thought th*m impracticable becr,uso of the xrrat difDc-alty and ex-in-iisd they won'd iuvclve. . A throat spc-rialist, diffuwins tho danger, po»t----e:l out that the piano tree » only Wβ f .t mnnv forms of vesetable life which :,t vfi-tain periods of the yoar throw nif tiiinuto Darticles which eet uo *

m*- - _ -4* '"' .tarrhal condition. "There are som« ' 4tv varieties ot prass alone whoso pol- \ i« has, gui as ,ni!cJl to r '° with snm " ~*l J S, as has the ■ plane-tret •M * spicule. ®r . —~*

- fliri *+o Goes on Growing. ' H«lnt-; Kaitros'ser, the twelve-year- ':- old daugl-ter of a builder in the village r some distance from Cologne, rnav flatter herself on having received •'- « S-α" h'"ciitv>: oiler ever made to a juirl of -"- hr a" 1 - i" Germany (says the Berlin -SfrrßsPrndent of a London The Xi. jSXa'ortmiately » ot stated r«blWy _-hae been offered by a music-hall J Irent nho is anxious that p ; rl shall '"- r ' aopear oi -tngo to display her most <-- ' ertrao"<3' zo an s trcn,r;th. Born "'*- ' » Mav*7th, s" h e was «blc to wear hf>r v ' ' mother's'clothes before she reached the *" : tite"of fi v "° «'i<hout them appearing ■' l * mnch to , larpp for b«?r. Ongoing to ■- -. S r}-005 it. was soon found that it was • * tiffiless to evj-ect her to sit on one of • . (fee convnon hficVe«, as they were far - "" -too sro.i'.l- Twice FrcciaUy liipb s-T-ts irerC mode for her own nay, but fina'fy, a, {fiff months n^ r i, the i=(H;ond cf thc-*c -o absurd!"/ too snn'l tbnt the " irirl had to stay ;it until another vas m.ir?e for her. ore "•■" neorlc of normal size, but s" c is already Srhend »j<)k'r than lor father. n «d - . 'eeawires oft H l . :>i, an'! w»i«> ! 's 1 -lib. Vv ' (JT, P j<, stated to l'n "st : l] growing."• and '"' V;. tHe doctors sny there is nothing ""I '' irron? with her, but *he will no* bo nl- ■ .• lowwl to accent fie aprit's offer until ' fie has passed tho of thirteen.

SENSATION' at *"& OF CYCLE " SUNDRIES. Chin? to tlip size and Dominion-wide "<tttent of their business., the firm of Adaois, Ltd , are able to purchase on exceptionally advantageous terms. A great saving is effected in the purchase *■ of- bicycle accessories and sundries by placing largo orders, and we have deckled to allow tho general public 10 ■mrticipete in this saving by conducting a big sale of sundries at prices which nwrk a very drastic reduction on any previously quoted. The following are a few lines, selected nfc random : —IOOO good durable outer covers, 8s 6d 3 rodnred to 3s 9d; 1000 tubes, good qual.itr, os 6d, reduced to 3s 9d ; best acety|ii(j' e lamps, 15s, reduced to 12s 6d; jielmont gas lamp, 10s 6d, reduced to 8s 4i', good reliable ens lamps, 8s 6d, reduced to 5s Cd; 1000 Lumino oil lamps, nickel-plated, -Is 6d, reduced to 3s 6d: 1000 Nymph oil lamps, now told for 2s, with free tin of oil thrown in; Carbide, Bib tin, 2s 9d; 1000 Is largo eize tyre repair outfits, now 4d; 1000 B!euDiel's best celluloid mudguards. 7b 6d, now 6s 6d per set; Blenmel's Popular mudguards, os 6d, now • 4s per set; Richmond ladies' chain guards, black celluloid, 12s 6d, now 65 6d; Express, best quality leather . thaiu guards, 8s 6d, now 4s 6d; 1000 sets free- wheel and rear rim brake. complete, 15s, now 7s Cd. These aro only a. few of the reductions made in oar immense and varied stock. Coun--1 ' ■ try customers, ordering by mail, can _depenn* upon fair treatment, and wo will forward all goods purchased free of - ■ postal charges. This sale will only bo ."" continued for a short period, and purchases should bo made without dolay. ,\danjs, Ltd., High street, Christchurch. ' - (R. M. Adams, Bicyclo Department Re- ' preventative.) , 6