TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16484, 25 February 1914, Page 8

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The following auctioneers’ advertisements appear on pages 14 and 15:—■ Craddock M’Crostie and Co., H. Matson and 00., W. E. Simes and Co., National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd., M’Kenzie and Willis, and Tonks, Norton and Co.

On Saturday the 2.50 p.m. train from Lyttelton to Christchurch will not run. 1 ;

Mr G. W. Russell, M.P., will give! an address to the electors of Avon soon* probably next week. Mr G. W. Forbes, M.P., will give several addresses in the large centres of the Hurunui electorate during the coming month.

During the past few days, about forty children from the Woolston School and a number from a girls’ school in Christchurch visited the Kennedy’s Bush Reserve, where they spen*» enjoyable picnics. The Social Democratic Party held an open-air meeting at the corner of Stanmore Road and Cashel Street, Linwood, last evening, when addresses were given by Messrs W. Herbert and D. G. Sullivan. .

The uncertain weather, states a Press Association telegram from Wellington, is interfering with the progress of the work in erecting a lighthouse on Karori Rock, Cook Strait. The foundation is now completed and is ready for the superstructure. • 1

Quite a number of local shooting enthusiasts left for Wellington last night by the : ' ; ferrjr >6team§t-, to take part in the championship rifle meeting at Trentham. The trains from the south also brought many more men bound for the same destination.

The exhibition of the late Mr Van der Velden’s pictures will close on Saturday, and the next few days will be the last opportunity of people m Christchurch to see the interesting and valuable collection. The exhibition, .is open daily until 9.30 p.m., and there is no charge for admission.

A largely attended meeting of Sprey-t down ratepayers was held at the Bar* rington Street hall last evening, to consider questions of drainage. . A resolution was unanimously carried urging the Drainage Board to adopt the Spreydon Borough Council’s schema for dealing with No. 1 drain. Yesterday Mr Royd Garlick, Director of Physical Training in Schools, had a conference in Christchurch with th« Chief Inspectors of Schools in Christ* church and Otago and the principal o{ the Normal Training College, in Vegara to the physical training of teachers and physical training in the primary schools. Mr Garlick will submit a re* port on the subject to the Education Department.

The second express from the south i yesterday was about half an hour be- * hind schedule time when it milled into the Christchurch station. The delay was due to the West Coast train being behind' time and that delay, again, was due to a lengthy wait for the Ash--burton evening train to pass. The passenger traffic yesterday washeavy and tho crowd of passengers on the railway station platform was exceptionally large.

At last night’s meeting of the Sumner Borough Council, Mr Adams, inventor of the Adams patent life buoy, waited on the Council and asked it to accept one of the buoys free of charge. Mr Adams explained to the Council that the invention could be manipulated very easily in the watei without the least danger to the rescuer, Tho buoy would support eight people and would be of great assistance to . Sumner. Tho Mayor, Mr G. W. C. Smithson, on behalf of the Council, in accepting tho gift, thanked Mr ’ Adams for his generosity. Councillor the Hon J. Barr moved that the Lyttelton Harbour Board should be written to and asked for permission to attach the ibuoy to the' pier. The resolution was carried.

John S. Thomson, F.C.S., London, supervises the manufacture of all Thomson’s “ Purity ” Cordials. This indicates the care the manufacturer take to secure purity and quality, Thomson’s “Purity” Lemon Syrup makes a glorious drink. All grocers* Ford and Mirams, agents. 2®

I —-- ' “M.H.S.” has sent to the Mayor (the sum of £1 for the fund for Mrs .Broughton. The case of Tasker v. the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club, a claim for damages, has been set down *or hearing before a special jury on March 6.

Two prisoners, Lionel Walter Doreen, 'for false declaration, and Frank Morton, for indecency, will be brought ftiefore his Honor Mr Justice Demuston jat ten o’clock this morning for sen--1 tence.

1 Big accumulations of a pure white grease—resembling candle grease, only jSofter—are floating all over Wellington Harbour just now, and swimming at the baths has been rather unpleasant at times.

• The lady superintendent of the > Christchurch Hospital acknowledges with thanks the receipt of gifts from Mesdames Stevenson, It. M. M’Donald, J. Perry, Humphries and Westenra, Miss N. Yates and the St Michael’s Sunday School. The Mayor has arranged for Dr Bartrett, a visitor to New Zealand, to give a lecture in the King’s Theatre this avening on town planning. Dr Barrett will deal specially with the garden ■sities of America. The lecture will be (free.

\ At the Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court «esterday a first offender for drunkenness was .fined ss. The adjourned charge against Deila Pine alias Booth for the theft of £9, the property $f William Holley, was remanded until itfuesday.

I The Wellington correspondent of the Lyttelton Times ” telegraphs that the business of land and estate agency attracts a large following in New Zealand, no fewer than 719 having regisI terea and paid the license fee this year. ( They are distributed thus among_ the provinces:—Auckland 294, Wellington 140, Hawke’s Bay 42, Taranaki 42, Canterbury 85, Otago 59, Nelson 15, Southland 35, Westland 5, Marli borough 2. 1 The Mayor and the acting town clerk (Mr J. S. Neville) were busy yesterday opening tenders for work in the city in connection with the Lake Coleridge power and lighting scheme. The work has been, divided up into < a large number of different contracts. These include equipment, the laying of cables, plant and so on. The total [amount of the contracts will be about i £40,000. The deposits accompanying i. the tenders sent in yesterday amount to no less than £SOOO. | . Work has been commenced on Bealey Avenue for the laying of new gas mains some distance from the sycamore trees, some of which have been killed by escapes from the line of pipes there now. The presence of green discolorations in the soil by the mains has demonstrated that there have been leaks at the joints, A hew type of connection is being used in the work that is vnow proceeding on Bealey Avenue, and it is expected that the trouble with the trees will cease there. A race for a baby by motor-car occurred between Palmerston and Fielding stations on Saturday morning states the Wellington “ Dominion.” A' lady paessenger on, the New Plymouth express left her infant child in a carriage while she went for a cup of tea, and was returning to the train when she found it pulling out to resume the journey northwards. A motor-cai* was requisitioned; and the distracted mother raced in hot pursuit of the train which she caught at Fielding. At the Lyttelton Magistrate’s Court vesterday, before Mr G. C. Smith, r .P., Leslie M’Kcee, alias George Al’Kay, was charged with travelling on board.the Wahine tho. previous night ind attempting to evade payment of sis fare. Accused pleaded guilty, and asked for' leniency. Sergeant Clarkson said accused was on probation for and the present charge was ‘practically a breach of the license. Defendant was convicted and ordered

to pay the fare, 13s 6d, in default seven days’ imprisonment.

I One of the most prominent topics in the city at present, so far as muncipal ■ government is concerned, is the Town Hall question, which has reached the length of a, definite scheme. At the last meeting of the St Albans Burgesses’ Association the question was discussed in a desultory manner, but it was decided that a special meeting should be called to go fully into the Council’s proposals. The meeting has been arranged for Wednesday, March 4, at 8 p.m., in the Dover Street Library. Councillor A. , S. Taylor will attend the meeting and ■ deliver an address explaining the scheme adopted by the City Council for . presentation to the ratepayers. •; On the port bow of H.M.S. Philomel, at present. lying at Kaita wharf (says th© Gisborne “Times”), is a big ‘gun which has an interesting history for it is said to be. one of those which were got up to the front in the South African war and was used in the defence of Ladysmith. The circumstances are closely associated with tho' name of Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Scott. He was on the Terrible, lying in> Simon’s Bay, when Sir George White’s telegram came asking for guns. It was considered almost impossible to comply with the request. “ What can yqu do?” , Sir Percy was asked; “ Oh, give mo the night to think it over,” was the. cool reply. Ey. the morning be had invented the new gun carriage and before, twenty-four hours had expired from the receipt of the telegram the famous four-point-sevens were on their way to Ladysmith. The Rev C. Coleridgo Harper, of St Peter’s Anglican Church, Wellington, writes as follows to the “Dominion” on tho subject of “beauty shows”:— “ In company with many others, I was very shocked to note on reading to--day’s paper that it is proposed to have a beauty show for girls under sixteen •years at the Carnival. Objectionable ,is are- beauty shows for professional women, ono would perforce pass by any. such, announcement without comment, hut it is quite incomprehensible to me • how .those who have the interests of children at heart can suggest such a thing for young girls. I know there are parents who thoughtlessly destroy the simplicity of their little girls and lower their whole characters by telling ’them ” they are pretty and praising them for ■ xt. j But surely it is very serious when responsible people will invite such parents. to put their girls forward for public gaze, and thus introduce into their minds a self-conceit and immodest self-consciousness which can only do harm. The beautiful attractiveness of the child is in her freedom from selfconsciousness; and it is lost directly a wrong view of her gifts is put into mind. I cannot conceive anything much more harmful to the modesty of a young girl, than to bo publicly declared to be the prettiest child in Wellington.”

When visitors come, entertain them with “Camp” Coffee. They’ll appreciate its purity, freshness, nice taste and flavour. Quickly prepared. 1756 Special courses of treatment for .falling hair, prematura greyness, dandruff, etc., from ono guinea. The latest approved methods and appliances used. Personal attention by appointment; hair work of every description. Mrs Rolleeton, Cathedral Square. Telephone 373. 6 Cricketers are invited to inspect a splendid new shipment of selected bats from , Wisden and Cunnand Moore, specially suitable for presentation. Lewis and Anderson, 112, Cashel Street. 1988 When you go to the seaside or country, take a tube of Berry’s Velvo, the beet • preventative against sunburn, chapped hands, or soreness after shaving. Price Is. John Berry, Colombo Street. 1988

A Press Association telegram from Auckland states that Reginald Freeman, a commercial traveller of Christchurch, has been arrested on a warrant and charged with attempting to obtain £3 from William Grimsby by false pretences. An oft-recurring need at the Christchurch Hospital is old linen, which, when made soft by much washing, is invaluable in the work of the hospital. At the present time tho need is very great, and the lady superintendent will welcome any gifts of old linen and similar material in any quantity.

Complaints have been made in regard to the dilapidated condition of the fence around the Railway Department’s property facing Carlyle Street. The Mayor has communicated with the railway authorities on the subject, and they have replied stating that the fences will be properly repaired and painted. The following programme will be played by the Sydenham Salvation Army Silver Band at the Jerrold Street Reserve, Addington, to-morrow evening:—March, “New England;” selection, “New Zealand Melodies;” fantasia, “Old Favourites;” march, “Victory;” anthem, “Hyfrodol;” grand selection, “Rock No. 2;” march, “Pentre;” selection, “Harmonious Strains;” fantasia, “Saviour at the Door;” march, “Defence.”

A meeting of ladies and gentlemen interested in the annual Chrysanthemum Show was held in the Methodist Schoolroom, Lyttelton, on Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance. Committees were appointed, with power to add to their number, and each committee was given charge of a department. Growers report splendidprospects for blooms this season.. The proceeds of the show aro in aid of the Methodist Church funds.

The New Brighton Marine Band will play the following programme on the New Brighton rotunda this evening, commencing at 8 o’clock March, “A Frangesa ” (P. Mario Costa); selection, “Zampa” (Herold); valse, “Midsummer” (Marguerite Marigold): march, “Marching to the Front” (J. Ord Hume); descriptive fantasia, “The Life of a Blacksmith” (J, Kottaun); fantasia, “Stars and Stripes” (S. Dacre); march, “Sandhurst” (T. H. E. Bulch). At last night’s meeting of the Sumner Borough Council,. Councillor the Hon J. Barr, referring to the conference of local bodies held to consider the question of the supply of electricity from Lake Coleridge, said that he had good authority for stating that some local bodies were going to stand out of the scheme. So far as Sumner was concerned, if the Borough Council agreed to the proposals, it would not be able to sell to the public at less than 6d per unit. •

A fine performance was put up by a 32 h.p. Hupmobile which left Picton on Monday afternoon at one o’clock and arrived at Dunedin at seven o’clock on Tuesday morning, a total of 500 miles, in the record time of eighteen hours. The average speed including stoppages to fill up with petrol and oil, crossing rivers, and a run of nine hours in the dark worked out at nearly twenty-eight miles per hour. It was intended to send the car right through to the Bluff but the endurance test proved too much for the driver and so it was decided to be content with having established a Picton to Dunedin record.

' A Territorial, officer, seated in a railway carriage on the Port Chalmers line, was startled, and his interest instantly arrested, by the remark of a youth, which he subsequently ascertained was addressed to two other youths. Youth number one, who'punctuated his remarks with a plentiful supply of adjectives, said: “Do you fellows want to know how to beat those Territorial officers? I have got a sure scheme. "When you have to go up for a medical examination run three tunes round the Triangle, then smoke four cigarettes, as quick as possible, and after that jolt your elbows as hard as you can on a ledge or something, then rush to the medical officer. The jolting of your arms upsets the circulation of your blood, and your pulse will be all out of beat, and it’s a foregone thing that you are at once declared medically unfit. They’ll never get wise to it.” The officer had a good look at the youths, for future reference, and has no doubt in his mind that they will in due course pass the medical test all right. Young men whose constitutions can stand the course of treatment suggested by the youth referred to are just the type of Territorial wanted.

A deputation of eight members of the Royal Life Saving Society and the Sum*» lifeboat crew waited on the Sumner Borough Council at its meeting last night and urged that improvements should he made regarding the accommodation for bathers on the beach. Mr E. R. Rawnsley, the spokesman, suggested that the men’s shed should he moved up near the pavilion He stated that there were no facilities at Sumner where visitors could obtain towels and bathing suits, and he contrasted such conditions with those prevailing at New Brighton and at Caroline Bay, Timaru, it being stated that at tho latter resort a profit of £4OO a year was made from the hiring of towels and costumes. He suggested that the Council should erect cubicles adjoining the bathhouse, and arrange for towels and bathing dresses to ho provided at a reasonable charge by the bath-house attendant. He also "suggested that such articles should be on hire at the life saving pavilion, thus providing for surf bathers on the main beach. _ Mr Rawnsley stated that the facilities for sea-bathr ing at Sumner were far behind those at other places, and the matter would have to be taken in hand at once if Sumner was to maintain a prominent position. The Mayor thanked the deputation for the suggestions that had been made. He said that tho Council was fully alive to the necessity of something being done to improve the present bathing facilities, but lack of funds prevented any action being taken at present. Two hundred dozen wide end Ties at 9d at Armstrong’s Sale. 2 Draytons’ are shortly enlarging their premises. Stock' must be reduced to make room for builders. Huge Extension Sale now on in Crockery, Glassware, Hardware, etc. Secure your household requirements while they are cheap. Draytons’, 765, Colombo Street. XI9BB

We have been requested to state in response to numerous inquiries that the very successful Strike Sale in progress at Messrs Armstrongs, the Cash Drapers, will be continued for a short time longer. The singular success of tho sale is entirely attributed to the remarkable values and low prices submitted by the firm to relieve the serious congestion of stocks, caused by the late strike. 2 Your Eyes.— A new discovery for removing cataracts, films, white 6pecks, etc., without operations. Sena for particulars and testimonials. Free. E. W. Hall, Herbalist, 117, Armagh Street, Christchurch. XXI79

Luscious Fruit in Winter 1 Secure your own supply by bottling now. The best jar for bottling is the “ Atlas Wide-mouth Special,” which we are offering from 4s fid per doz., packed in cardboard for town or country delivery. Jam Jars from 2s dozen. Telephone 2103. Hastie, Bull and Pickering, opposite Ballanfcyne’s. 1988 A NELSON" RELIC. A few weeks ago, states, a London newspaper, a small party of workmen was busily engaged upon a huge bulk of solid oak, in the form of a ship’s figurehead, which is to be renovated and erected at the entrance to the

Royal United Service Institution: in Whitehall. The figurehead formerly graced the prow of the Orient, one of Nelson’s ships at the Battle of Trafalgar, and has been for some years in the possession of a Thames-side firm of shipbreakers, but has now been ac- ? lured by the Royal United Service nstitution, with a view to ultimately having a pair of these interesting relics placed on either side of tho doonvay leading to the institution’s museum. A huge piece has come away from the left side of the faco of the figurehead, but it is to be replaced. Enormous side-whiskers aro carved upon the face. The features, the beard, and other portions carved out of the original solid block are wonderfully well preserved, but tlie added portions, such as the side-whiskers and arms, have suffered somewhat from the ravages of weather. A huge Crusader sword, in solid oak, was formerly held in the right hand, and this, which is still intact, is to be replaoed. The workmen aro chipping oft the old paint and running red-load into tho crevices as a preliminary to complete redecoration. It is estimated that when the renovation is complete the figurehead will look oxactly as it did when in situ, except that the mam timber by which it was. fixed to the Orient will be shortened by two or three feet. Experts declare that the restored figurehead can be preserved for another hundred years of service, with car© and attention. SPECIAL “ SWTFT ” OFFER TO LADIES. During the next five days an opportunity will be given to purchase the highest grado ladies’ “ Swift ” cycles at prices very much lower than these machines have ever been offered at before. Tht “Royal Superbe Swift” lady’s model, tho finest ladies’ bicycle in the world, unequalled for ease of running, beauty of finish and luxury of equipment has been reduced from £2O to £ls. and the famous “Royal Club Swift,” also a magnificent machine, has been reduced from £ls to £l2 10s. These reduced prices continue in force only until tho end of the {iresent month, and as the stock of adies’ models is being rapidly depleted it is advisable to purchase without delay. One of the especial advantages attaching to the “Swift” ladies’ bicycles is that they enable the rider to assume a position both graceful and comfortable. There is no necessity for violent exertion, even when pedalling against a stiff breeze. The “ Swift ” is par excellence the fashionable wheel, being the. favourite bicycle of the peerage and aristocracy in Britain and on the Continent. Despite the, very considerable reductions made in the cash price, the “Superbe” and “Club” “Swifts” will be sold to ladies on exceptionally easy instalment terms—as low as £1 deposit and £1 per month. Also we are just now in a position to offer exceptionally good allowances on second-hand machines taken in part payment. Call and see the very latest models of ladies? “ Swifts.” Adams, Ltd., Agents for “ Swift ” cycles, High Street, Christchurch. (R. N. Adams, Manager Bicycle Department.) 1988