LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2264, 25 September 1914, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

His Honour Mr. Justice Hosking will ■preside at a Chamber sitting of the Supreme Court at 10 o'clock' this morning. The celebration of the 109 th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar is to be held in the Town Hall on the evening of October 21. Moving pictures of the battle-cruiser New' Zealand .are to be shown, and there are to be patriotic songs by leading artists, with choruses by the audience. 'IVith painstaking care two ladies of —, well, say Kelbum, prepared a large box of fancy confectionery for a member of the Infantry Regiment of the Expeditionary Force. when the men came from Palmerston seemed an opportune time to present the gift, so along they went to look for their friend. Gazing over the troopship railing were many sun-burned troopers, and whether the incipient moustacho all the meu or© cultivating proved a Rood disguise or not is hard to say, but the young ladies came to the unanimous conclusion that one dark warrior was their friend; but ho. was not. "That's him,"- both oricd, and'forthwith sent a messenger up with the sweets, at the same time calling, "Don't open them till you get to sea." And now a young contingenter is happy in the possession of more than enough sweets, with a. card attached presenting "the regards of the Misses ——-," while the young man who should have been favoured' is wondering why his friends have forgotten him. 'A Press Association telegram from .Seddon states that the constable at Seddon reports that a twelve-foot boat, painted yellow, with a red stripe, was washed ashore near Cape Campbell yesterday morning. Some time afterwards an oar came ashore.

A STRAIGHT TALK TO MOTOR-CAB A ° BUYERS. ' The farmer, more perhaps than any other olass of the community, demands value for money when he is purchasing a motor-car. The purpose of these few lines is to demonstrate to him that in the Studebaker oar the firm of Adams, Ltd. can offer better value for less money than any other firm in New Zealand. Adams, Ltd., are the largest importers' of automobiles in the Dominion.. They have had fourteen years of experience of importing oars to this country, and of driving them under all conditions. They know tho motor business from A to Z, and they have selected the Studebaker car as absolutely _ the best valne for money obtainable in the world: btudetaker quality cannot be surpassed, yet the Studebaker car sells in New Zealand from £30 to .£SO lower than any other car fitted with the ■ indispensablo eleotrio self-starter,' and electric lighting set. Studebakor oars aro being purohased daily throughout Now Zealand, and every purchaser is more than satisfied. The more experienced tho motorist the better does he appreciate the Studebaker. These are The Studebaker prices for New Zealand:— 85-h p. 7-seater Studebaker, j 25-l.p. 5-seater Studebaker, £845; 25-h.p. 3-seater cabriolet Studebaker, £395; 25-h.p. 3-seater Studebaker (body made to special order by Boon and Co., Christehurcn), £375. These prices include "WagnQr" electric self-startor, electric lighting set, hood, wind-shield, and, in fact,.all the_ items usually charged as "extras." A 6 shipment of tho new 25-h.p. Studebakers has just arriTed, and the cars mar be inspected at ChristclniToh, or nny of our agents. DISTRICT AGENTS-Tonrist Motor Co., Hastings; Newton King. New Plymouth and Stratford; .T. H. Lvttlc, Masterton; Hutchinson Bros., ]skethhuna; A. and R. Donald, Pahiatua; E. A. I?nn. some, Dannevirke; and Grove Motor Co., Wellington. ADAMS, LTD., Agents for Studebaker Motor-cars, Christohurch. Branches at Wanganui and Palmeratjn North,

In an address at St. Peter's Church, Terauka, on Sunday, Bishop Julius'referred to the way in which Britishers "lost their heads" when news of victory was received during the South African War. He described "Mafeking Day" as one 'of the blackest spots ia British history. The hour of victory was not a time for excesses, but for calmness and sobriety., "Pon't," ho said, referring to the present war, "be too greatly depressed nor too. greatly elated, and for God's sake—don't brag." If ho had his way he would crucify half of tho reporters who wrote about British pluck. At a meeting of the Eastbourne Ferry Board last evening it was decided to, run ferry steamers to the vicinity of the troopships while they tiro; lying in tho stream if opportunity offers. By tho Remuera, which sailed 'early this morning for London, the Navy League dispatched <i wreath of flowers and New Zealand foliage (frozen in ice). The block of ice, which weighs several hundredweight, is to be placed at the. baso of, the Nelson Monument in Trafalgar Square upon arrival in London as a tribute to tho memory of the great naval hero. Owing to tho Ruapehu having-been requisitioned as a troopBhlp, the carriage of the wreath was delayed some weeks; but special arrangements are being made to have the wreath exhibited in Trafalgar Square a couple of weeks after the aotual anniversary, and the cause of the delay explained in tho London dailies. On former occasions some of the dailies published photos of the New Zealand tribute, which each year attracts a lot of attention. Oil fuel was recently reported to be in short supply, owing to shipments having been hold up in Sydney. The Miramar Borough Council, which makes use of this kind of fuel at its powerhouse, had some cause for anxiety as to tho position, but satisfactory arrangements have now been made for immediate requirements. The Mayor (Mr. F. Townsend) .reported at last night's meeting of the Borough Council that 50 barrels of the fuel had been secured. All anxiety concerning the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s mail steamer Ruahine has been set at rest by the receipt of a message stating that the vessel was 1000 miles out from Hobart' yesterday morning. The Hobart Wireless Station has reported that the Ruahine had been "picked up" and communication maintained. The liner is bound from London to Wellington, and she should arrive at Hobart to-morrow :at midday, and at Wellington towards the end of next week. '■ The Timaru Borough loan proposal to borrow £10,000 for street improvement was carried by 514 to 106. The-poll was unusually small. The council is undertaking tho works partly to relieve the expected unemployment.—Press Association. The subject for this year's_ .Navy League schools essay competition is "What Naval Disaster Would Mean to the British Empire." Special reference may bo made to the war now proceeding, and the effects of the comparative freedom of the seas enjoyed by British trade as compared with the suspension of the oversea commerce of our enemies.