GENERAL NEWS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14987, 6 June 1914, Page 10

GENERAL NEWS.

The auction announcements oi H Matson and Co., Tonks, Norton and Co., Lawrie and Dalton, W. E. Simes and Co., Harris Bros., National Mortgage and Agency Co. of N.Z., Ltd., Gould, Beaumont and Co., New Zealand Loan ana Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd . Maiing and Co., Ltd., Abraham and VV uuams, Ltd., Conway Matson and Sons, Mark Snrott and Co., and R. S. McKenzie aad Co., will be found on page 19 of this issue.

A meeting of young men under the auspices pi toe Cum en ot England Bible Ciu&s Union wdl be lieidia vie I.M.C.A Hail to-morrow, at 3 p.m., when the Uimop or Gunsivhureh vid give an audress.

The manager of the Christchureh Resemnc Home deiire to thank tho ueorge Wilicughby Dramatic Company tor their kindness in admitting children belonging to the Home, hoe oi cniiige to their matinee p_iiormance on ttio King's Birthday.

The remains of the late Mr Thomas Geoige bright, wno died on Tuesday, were interred in the Avonside ceni*etery on Inursday aiteinoon, the eeiunioiiy at the giaveside being perioruiod by tho ltev. Canon Coates. Besides the relatives of the Deceased gentleman, there were present representatives of the various staffs of tho .Pross Company, the late Mr Wright having been in the employ of the company ior over forty years.

In the Supreme Court at Dunedin yesterday Mr. Justice Sim gavo judgment in a case in which John and William Kemp, farmers, of Kartigi, claimed £250 from tho Palme: stou South Lixitje of Oddfellows. Plaintiffs borrowed £550 ir_ta tho lodge ai.d repaid £250- This sum was paid to John Crisp, solicitor, who did not account for it. His Honour held that the lodge was bound by thei payment made to Criop as its agent, and gave judgment for plaintiffs.

The Tramways Committco - of the Dunedin City Council has decided to recommend the Finance Committee to take the necessary steps to borrow £30,000. This amount*is to be spent in enlarging fourteen saloon cars which, under the new Government regulations, will have a reduced carrying capacity and no accommodation foT smokers: These «arß are to be altered so as* to give them a larger carrying capacity (approximately seventy-five passengers each), with ample provision for smokers. Under the proposed loan uix new cars are to bo built, having a carrying capacity of about eighty passengers each, and three other buses are to bo purchased, with the object of experimenting with further extensions. The alterations to the car-sheds for the purpose of accommodating the additional cars are also included in the • above amount.

The locomotive which was wrecked at Whangamarino last week was restored to the track on Sunday, and has been taken to Auckland for repa'jrs. Owing to the swampy nature or the ground into which the engine overturned, a heavy flooring had to be laid to carry the" two derricks by which the engino was lifted. Power was obtained from a steam-winch and a steam-crane, and by moans of the gear the locomotive was gradualy lifted and blocked up until it was finally placed on tbe track. One ond had to he lifted about 9ft and the other 3ft or 4ft, while tho whole mass of 72 tons had to be turned during the lifting operations in order to restore its proper position. Tho tender, weighing 23 tons, was also placed on tho rails again, the' whole operation occupying about twelve hours. Very little damage was suffered by the locomotive, but it was not able to travel under its own power.

. The arrival of the cargo steamer Indrabarah at Auckland from London~and Australian ports recalls the vessel's last visit to tho Dominion in April of last year. It was on May 9th, during a severe westerly gale, that the Indrabarah went ashore on the Rangitikei Beach, about 25 miles south of Wanganui while proceeding to the Wanganui roadstead to load Homeward •cargo. After being fast on tho beach for 58 days, the vessel was successfully floated off, with tho aid of tho spring tides and the Union Company's powerful tug Terawhiti. The Indrabarab then proceeded to Wellington, and subsequently to Port Chalmers, under her own steam. She was floated into dock at the latter port, where extensive repairs were carried out, which occupied several weeks. From Port Chalmers tho vessel proceeded to Sydney, and after loading at several Auetialian ->orts left for London. The liner's troubles were not yet over, as, whilo steaming through the Suez Canal, she grounded and it was found necessary to discharge some of her cargo before she could bo floated off. She eventually arrived in London, and was subsequently docked and pubjected to a thorough inspection and extensive repairs to her hull.

' A meeting of representative fruitgrowers of Otago was held yesterday Tor the purpose of forming a co-opera-tive association in that province (telegraphs out Dunedin correspondent). The objects of such a body would be to 6ecure a better distribution of fruit, to arrange for the purchase of orchard requisites, and ultimately to establish cool stores and canning factories in Central Otago and Roxburgh. It is also designed to organise with a view to building up the export trado in apples and pears, and this will eventually lead to the establishment of central packing nnd grading houses throughout Otago. After the proposals had been discussed it was decided to form an association on the lines indicated, and a sub-committee was appointed to draw up a prospectus which will be issued to growers in due course Tre meeting, which was -attended by about fifty person.'-, was an enthusiastic one, and "all present-appeared to view the proposal favcurably.

The Conciliation Council at Welling ', ton failed to elßcr, n settlement j Q {fa „' Cooks' and Stewards' dispute. The casft " has, theroiore, heoti referred to the'' Arbitration Court. During the absence from their home in George street, Nv.-w Brighton, of M and Mrs P. Winter, between tho hou... of 2 and 4 p.m.. on Thursday, tl* house was forcibly entered and the eiua of £7 stolen Tho first express from tho South last evening did not arrive m Christchureh; until about 5.30, tho delay bcinto a smokers' carriage hot box,-and having to bo dropped at Dunsaudel. The Minister of Agriculture (the Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey) informed a renre- ' sentativo of "Tho Press" yesterday that tho first meeting-of the Board of Agriculture had boon convened for Ttiursday next, aud would be held ia Wellington. Haydn's oratorio. "The Creation,'" will be performed in tho Durham street C'lUrch on Saturday, June 13th, under tho direction of Mr Ernest Firth F.U.C.O. Mrs Gower-Bums, Mr J,[ Bowron. and Mr L. C. Walker hatft been engaged as principal soloists, with Mr 11. T. Whittingham .is organist. Tho Public Works Department has accepted the tender of Messrs Donald McLean and Co., Wellington, for the construction of a slip tor the dredge on the Waihou river, the price being £1747. Mr J. Hamlin's tender of £2396 has been accepted for tho erection of the Kowai river bridge, near Kaikoura. Tho management of the Graud Continuous Picture Theatre in Cathedral square aro giving a benefit to the wubw of the late Mr James Ford, who was killed by a fall from his bicvele - fonie months ago. Mrs Ford has fiyo children —four under the ago of nine years—dependent upon her. Tickets may be obtained from iMr H. E Lawrence, 16 Caledonian road, St. Albans. Gi.borno business people arc seriously exercised over a recent adjustment cf the lire insurance tariff, w Inch, has " raised the rates on buildings and stocks - in the central business mocks fully 60 per cent., and in some instances has quite doubled them. When Gisborne oh- - tamed a high-pressure water supply i and motor fire engine and otherwise improved tho fire-suppression service, it * was expected that the rates would £o down, instead of which (tc'egranbs oar ' correspondent) there has been'a Bab- "' I stantial increase. ' / Mr W. M. Hughes, ex-Federal Attor.nev General, writing to f r P. H. Hickey, secretary 0 f tho New Zealand - Federation of Labour, says that nether he nor Mr Watson* ex Federal ' JVemior will be able to attend th» July Labour Conference in Wellington, hut ho is endcavourini to <?e* Senator Rne to represent the A'ktirljrh' Labour Federation at the Confine*. The nohtical and industrial /•ondifwn* ' nw « nt wechiri* +b e Jendars . "» !"* ,!' nbour Pa rty coming over from . Australia. Our Wellington correspondent tole* graphs that investigations have been " | made by Mr. Elsdon' Bert, of the ' j Dominion 'Museum staff, into the me*a- [ oris adopted by the Maoris in fortifying their pas. He thinks the Maoris learned their method of building pas from tho-earlier Melanesinn in.habitants of Now Zealand. I>r J. AI- •■* lan Thomson, Director of the Museum, leaves shortly for Fiji to study the methods formerly adopted by the Fijians in making their fortifications," and whilo there he hopes to secure seme exhibits for the I>ominioa"' Museum. The following request programme will bo played by Dr Bradshaw; tha City Organist, at the organ recttftl'to be given in His Theatre tomorrow, at .8.30 p.m.:—Polonaise ia A Major (Op. 10, No. 1) (Chopin)'; 'Allegro Vivace ("from the Organ Sftn--, phony, No. 5) (Widor)j Adagio frbm. >' Quarter in G Minor (Spohr); Marche Funebro "et Chant Seraphiquo (Ga3r . maut): Wolfram's Song, "O Star ot\ Eve" (from :"Tannh_user") (Wagner) i I Overture to ; "William Tell'; (for full ■ / orchestra) (Rossini); Andantino in D ' flat maior (E. HV Lemare); "Wai March tho Priests." from "Atholio" (for full orchestra) (Mendelssohn). . In his annual report to the Wellington City Council, Mr H. Tait, Snperthe Wellington Firo Brigade, states that the number of calls to fires or, 6upposod firea has been 297, an increase of 33 as compared; with last year. Of these 82 proved to be false alarms (of which 46 wore due toi-rioua cause?; and 36 were maliciously ftiven), SO were chimney fires, 57 rubbish and - gorse and 128 actual fires. The esthn- - ated loss of property no' covered by : - v . insurance was £1415. Tie estimated;-, loss of property covered by iasuranceji. was _30,579/ and, the estimated value-.," of property on which fires occurred was y £412.467/ The total fire loss for tho . year was £32,894. The resolution that, was passed lately by the Church Socialist League regarding the municipal distribution of milk, has mot with the strong approval of sixteen societies that are interested in the health of the community. Fiftyseven doctors wero approached on the subject, and fifty-one expressed pleasure that something at last was "being dono to secure better conditions in regard to the milk supply. Many of these said they hoped that further, progressive action would bo taken in this hygienic reform. The resolution, with its accompanying siamatures, has been forwarded to tho Minister of Internal Affairs, in order' to be placed before - Parliament. -,-

Tho Waiau School Committee met oo' Thureday, there being a full attendance of members. Tho average attendance was reported to be 60. and the roll ' number 70. A letter from the Education Board, making a grant of a shilling per head, was received. It waa decided to clean the creek in tho naddock adjoining Mr. L. Grant's, and to . ask the County Council to lower the street crossing to -allow tho water to ran off. also to loaso the ground fotweive months. Tho matter of repairsto the flagpole, and the engagement t-f a caretaker, were left in the hand? of the chairman. Tho school holiday schedule was agreed to. It was decided to thank the Lyndon Estato executors for their gift of firewood, and a concert and danco on July 2nd. At a well-attended meeting; of the women s branch of the Bible-m-Stato Schools League held yesterday afternoon in tho V.M.C.A. rooms, the following motion was moved by Mrs C. E. Bevan Brown, seconded by Mrs S. G. Raymond, and carried unanimously:-—' •■Tlit this general meeting of the Women's League representing tho provinces of Canterbury and Westland, expresses great surprise and strongly pro- . tests against tho Government's inaction, or delay in granting the request for tho . referendum made by the highest courts of the Church of England, Presbyterian. Methodist, and Salvation Army, representing 74 per cent, of tho population of the Dominion and supported by tbo individual request of over 140.000 clec-. tors. This meeting urges that the delay in tho granting of tho referendum should no longer be protracted, knowing that the effect of such delay would pa to cause tho question of religious instruction to become predominant at- fhonext general election to tho overshadowiug of party and other questions, * courdio which the League has sought t) •' avoid. This mooting also draws attei- ■ tion to the. statements mado by tbo Lcaguo's opponents claiming the Prime Minister and his Cabinet a« in svwr . pathv with them and emphasises that,tho League is not asking the Government or Parliament to decide upon the merits of the League's proposals, or to <say whether they are right or wrong, but is a-skin" the Government to provide .nachinery to allow the people U> , directly deride tho question for themselves at the ballot box. Further, that r - a copy of this protest be sent to the .- Prime Minister and each member & . Cabinet.*'

Miss Lilian Harper will give a pianoforte recital ; n tho Chornl Hai <.w Jlordoy, the 22nd inrt. Tliis should prove specird'v in/eroding, as it is the £r?t given by M:y< Harper since her rc-t'irn from Australia. Her a?tH. : n? frficr. 1 ? in the v-i 1 ' hn c - Lttla Hemus Ccc'list) and Mr Sidney AUwright (baritone-).

, At the recent Show held in Dunedin by the Dunedin Fanciers' Club. Mrs A. E. Andrew's Airedale terrier, Roskr>v Rom (by Romby;, was placed first iii the novice and ma'den classes, also winrdng the two-truine-i snpcinl presented br the N.ZIA.T.C. Mr'G. G.Vs Onslow Nell wa< first in the p"PPy clnrs. Fi*kf!y Pom was bred by Mr A. J. McF.nccc. Both degs belong to Christen arch.

The owners of the Mount Pleasant E.:t.te have succeeded in effecting au arrangement with several of the purchasers of land above Rcdcliffs, which hp resulted in their throwing open tl o to the public connectin." the top of the Monck's Spur road with' th* new Mount Pleasant road at a foint near to tho junction with tho ttmroit road. This right-of-way, which ii 22 fiiet wide, has been laid out on a very gentle grade, and will bo fenced off on both sides. To secure the right-of-way for the use of tbe public for ever, it has? been offered to the Sumner Borough Council who, it is cnderstool. wish to securo this access to tho Hills as soon as the present law relating to rights-of-way can bo amended to enable them to do so.

A very choice selection of exclusive Hair Orraments for tho coming season just to hand, per s.s. Tainui. will ho on view at Mrs Rolieston's. Cathedral square., during the next few days. 6

Wedding group .portraiture by Stef fane.Webb is admittedly the best possible. Make an appointment now Telephone 1959, Petersen's Buildings, High street, ' ■ •■.

. Doctor C. Chussler's new biochemical remedies will make you well. The twelve -- natural cell salts for all diseases. Is and 2s a bottle, from Jno. Berry, chemist, 670 Colombo street. 5

Why not bo comfortable in the cold weather. 9 .. Odourless Oil Heaters, of perfect consti uctioii. from 18s 6d; ruby glass..frppte from 19s. Gd.-Hastioj .Bull, and; Pickering, opposite Ballarityne's. 6

Walter J Watson, D:8.0.A.. London. Expert Optician (near Kincaid's). Accurate Sight-testing and' Spectaclefitting. Repairs to Frame"? and broken Lenses matched. Charges moderate. 8 ,i*;Gbt in touch with J. M. Heywood and Co., Ltd., diroctiy you decide to move. They will handle your furniture carefully, pack it securely, break nothing, and deliver it unscratched to your new residence. 5

In years gone by Spectacles had but one neo. They were worn to assist the old folks in reading and sewing. Modern research shows that near sight, far sight, neuralgia, headaches, etc. are- all relieved by properly adjusted glasses. Consult John It. Procter, Ooulists' Optician, 200 High street, Christchureh. . Repairs to .Spectacles done at short notice. 7

Cruelty to Carpets. An old musician named Brunie, who lived in the Rue Blanche, Paris, was an invoterate punster, and for many years . past filled reams of paper with extraordinary plays, upon -words, most of . which would be incomprehensible to ■ English readers. Finally his brain appears to have become addled with perpetually seeking to twist words and phrases out of their proper moaning. The Paris correspondent of the "Standard" relates that some timo ago somo servants in tho house opposite, who were beating carpets out of the win- - dows, according to the unpleasant Paris fashion, were astonished to notice dust flying from where they had not i j*?* 6ll an d the next windows breaking behind Ahem. They hastily retreated, ■ and soon saw Brunie ensconced behind ha curtains holding a small carbine. ■they immediately sent for police, who arrested him. The first idea was that ho had been annoyed by tho noise made,-but a card found in his pocket gave the key to his action. It was inscribed: "Member of the Society for ■ the Protection of Beaten Carpets." It was seen that the poor old man was - Quite mad, and he was taken to the station vociferating abuse on the cruelty of servants in using sticks to unresisting rugs.

TWO -MOTOR-CAR BARGAINS. . "fto havo at present in our garago, for -mmediato saie ou account of clients, two good useful motor-cars, secondland, which wo aro offering at merely nonimaj prices in order to ensure a sale. First on the list is a fourcylinder. 4-seater Stewart car, with aetachable tonncau and extra luggage earner for country work. This car is complete with hood, wind-screen, lamps and other extras, and the price is only *■<». It is being sold on behalf of Mr. J. Cunningham (Brookside). The second car is a 16 h.p. 4-cylinder, 5-seater number, a big powerful car in Rood running condition. It is offered ou behalf of Mr. D. G. Wright (Surrey Hdls). . and is complete with hood, wind-ecreen, ! am ns and f u jj equipment. Tho prioO is _;95. Better value has never been ottered in the second-hand car market m Aew Zealand. Adams, Ltd., Motorcar .Department. 219 Tuam street, Christchureh. A Unique Talbot Opportunity—lt is but seldom, if ever, that an up-to-date Talbot car in new condition comes on to the second-hand car niarket. and additional interest therefore attaches to the car now offered for sale by Adams, Ltd., on account of Mr. a. T. Adams. It is a throc-seater 22-28 n.p. Talbot car of recent pattern, condition as new and newly-finished in the Popular biscuit shade, "it is completely the hood being of the l.vis* draught-proof type, and the wind-screen being fitted with side-flaps. Lamps, horn. .VM-'edoineter. and all extras are included in the price; which is fixed at the very low figure of £295. Adams, Ltd., Motor-car Department, 219 Tuam street; Chrktchurch. (W. Schwartz. motor-car representative.) f"

7 yesterday's contributions to the Coal - B nd" Blanket Fund wore:—Airs Hum- , Jhrcys £5 5s and "W.G.J." £5 Os. ' The London County Council has ap- - _ ro v"cd the plans of the New Zealand offices to be erected in the Strand. Three rases of smallpox were reported - in Sydney yesterday. Mr 31: s-'ey will addrrss a meeting of the members ol tho Women's Reform League and the .Social and Political League in the Kind's Theatre this jjft-rnoon, at 3 o'clock. "1 have just come from Germany." paid defendant in a by-law case in the Magistrate's Court yesterday, "and jn Germany we ride on tho right-hand side of tho read." He got off without a fine. Mr W. J. Dickie, member for Selwyo, in answer to representations pade, has received word from the Minister of that the reed for a goods elied and trtrkers' yards at Annat will have consideration, also the matter of increased accommodation at the stock yards, Methven. A fine specimen of the ribbonfish was prked up yesterdpy on tho Waijenka beach by Mr W. 7om!in.<-on. Tho fish is lift tiiu, and weighs oll'.b. it is at present on view at Dennis Bros.' establishment. Cashel street, but whether it will find its way into the Christcbnrch Mi-cum has not yet been decided. The successful contractors for the erection ol the Pitt Memorial gates at JiVißon wore Messrs Silvester and Co., monumental mason?, of Cliristcbuica, tho iron work being supplied by Messrs Scott Bros., of Christchureh. The pil- j Jars aro cf red polished granite, and stand ten iV-et. six inches high. Each pillar weighs four tons. j -