CYCLING.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1871, 3 October 1913, Page 8

CYCLING.

TIMARU-OHRISTCHURCH RACE. (By Tolotrrarh.—Prces Association.) Chrlßtohuroh, October 2. This year's Timaru-Christchurch road raoo has been set down for Saturday, October 25, and promises to bo quite as successful as those held in previous years. Entries are already coming in very freely from practically all parts of the Dominion. These finally close on Monday week, October 13. The race is again being promoted by North and South Canterbury centres, and will be in. accordance with the rules of the New Zealand Athlctic and Cycling Union. Millar's Hardwood .Co. are tho successful tenderers for a supply of woodblocks required by tho City Council, Another tender accepted by the City Council is that of Richardson, M'Cabe, and Co. for cable for the Tramways Department. A statement ma,de by the Minister of Customs in tho House of Representatives on Wednesday was referred to yesterday b.v Mr. D. Moriarty, secretary of the Wellington Furnituro Workers' Union. The Minister was reported to have said: "It is not practicable to discriminate botwecn tho furniture made ' by Chinese.in Australia and that made by British labour. As a rule, fumi--1 ture made by Chinese would not bo ex- ' ported by such Chinese, but through a ' Melbourne merchant. , The rates of ' duty on wicker and rattan ware will bo ' considered by the House when the tariff ' schedules are brought down." Sir. ' Moriarty remarked tha,t tho Primo Minister had given an assurance to a deputation that, if tho trade was proved to be suffering from competition by tho imported Chineso furniture, the troublo would bo remedied by legislation. Tho position in Australia (said Mr. Moriarty) was that the law required that all ' furnituro manufactured by Chinese must bo branded, "Mado by Chineso labour" before it could be sold. At the present time it could bo proved that great ■ quantities of this furnituro were comi ing in to Auckland without such brand, and it was contended that it should all bo branded. The furniture complained , of consisted mainly of mantelpieces and 1 the like, and was manufactured from old packing-cases. ' 1 A Balclutha resident made a quick turnover at tho sale of sections in 1 Finegand subdivision on Saturday (says ' tho "Free Press"). Ho bought under the liammor a nine-acro lot of £135, ■ and sold' It fivo minutes afterwards at £150, thus netting £15 without "turning round." The twenty-fifth annual exhibition by the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts will be opened by Hie Excellency the Governor, at 8.30 to-morrow evening. Oriental Bay was mentioned at tho City Council meeting last night, when Cr. Fuller complained of the condition i of tho foroshoro. He asked if something could ,not bo dono to m ako it more inviting to citizens. The Mayor promised to visit tho_ locality this morning in company witlh Councillor Fuller. Conscience monoy to tho amount of £2, forwarded to tho Customs from Dunedin, is acknowledged by tho Secretary to tho Treasury in this week's "Gazette." For Children's Hacking Cough at Night, J .Woods' Gnat Pwflsnnint Cure, Is, Gd,*