TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16487, 28 February 1914, Page 11

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

The following auctioneers’ advertisements appear on pages 18 and 19: Pyne and Co., New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., Allan Hopkins, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., H. Matson and Co., P. S. Nicholls and Co., Charles Clark, M’Kenzie and JWjllis, and Tonks, Norton and Co. This morning the Hinemoa will ship stores for the southern lighthouses fend West Coast bays and sounds., A good start has been made at Timaru with the addition of 450 feet to the eastern mole of the harbour, states a Press Association telegram; In moving for an order, in regard to the bankruptcy of F. J. Vogt, in tho Supreme Court on Tuesday, Mr 6. 1. Harper appeared for William White apd Company, not A. J. White- and Co.

A land ballot for two estates—Fortification Hill and Knowsley Park—re-

cently cut up by the Government, was held at Invercargill yesterday. Competition was not keen, and one section in the former and six in the latter were not applied for.

At the Lyttelton Police Court yesterday, LenKuxton was charged with having between January 21 and -25, 1912, at Lyttelton, stolen a gun valued at £4, the property of Christian Anderson. On the application of Sergeant Clarkson the accused was remanded till March 4.

On Thursday evening a concert was held in the Seamen’s Institute, Lyttelton, and was largely attended by the seafarers in the port. A number of table games were played, Miss Harris contributed several musical items and the crew of the Ruapehu played instrumental items.

A-Press Association telegram from Timaru states that the Nelson Harbour Board has inquired the terms for the hire of the Timaru Harbour Board’t:

bucket dredge for a term. The Board is replying stating that the terms will he £45 per day and £6 per hour overtime, plus the cost of dismantling and £IOO a month towards the insurance. “It is a pity we cannot get the big men,’’ said Mr Frazer, S.M., in the Police Court at Auckland yesterday, when fining a man £25 for having frequented Queen Street for the pur!ose of betting. The Magistrate, a ress Association telegram states, remarked that the big men seemed to bo'-able to make a good thing out of the business and were very clever in , evading the police. An effort will be made to induce Mr W. Short, the Commissioner appointed to inquire into the apportionment of cost between ! the Sumner Borough Council and the Tramway Board in respect to the causeway at Sumner, to sit in Christchurch at the end of next week. If he cannot deal with the case then, it will be a considerable time before he can take it, as he has other f-mgagements to fulfil."-' At a meeting yesterday of the Napier branch of the Po6t and Telegraph Officers’ Association, it was resolved, in view of the important principle involved in the deadlock with the Public Service Commissioners, “That this branch urges the executive to submit to the branches the question of whether the withdrawal of the impeachment regulations should be submitted to a postal ballot of the members of the Vssociation. This branch unanimously favours such a course.” A number of orchardists in the Nelson district intend to follow the advice of Mr Cockayne, Government Biologist, and .plant pinus insignis with_ a view to , using the timber for fruit cases. Atthe present time a couple of men who awn a portable circular saw bench and an oil engine are making a living in the : Vlotueka and Riwaka districts by cut)ing up. poplars felled by local fruitjrowers, who find the timber makes excellent cases for sending the produce ol their orchards to the Wellington .market. The Timaru police, states a Press Association telegram, have in hand the investigation of an attempt made on Thursday night to steal a motorlaunch. Some persons took the dinghy off' the dredge and rowed to tho Harbour Board’s launch, broke open the cabin and took out some cases, proaably supposing them to be benzine, though'thev really contained lubricating oil. They took them to a fishing •launch which had been provisioned partlv by breaking into a cool store and stealing hams. They could not start the engine, but set the sails and started. The wind dropped, and they returned the launch to its moorings and •tied up the dinghv where it got knocked about and damaged. The following programme will be clayed by Dr Bradshaw, city organist, ,t the first Municipal organ recital of i 914, which will _bo given at 8.30 o.m, to-morrow in His Majesty's Theatre:—Grand Prelude in S fiat major (St Ann’s) (J. S. Bach); Impromptu Elegiac in G minor (J: KenIrick Pyne); Orchestral Prelude. “Lo dernier Sommeil do la Viorge ” (The Last Sleep of the Virgin) (Massenet); Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Beethoven (Op. 45) (Gustav ITerkel); Lied, “Still as the Night” .TBohm); Allegretto in E flat (Wolstcuholme); Romance sans Paroles (Op. 92) 'Lefebure-Wely); Coronation March from the opera “Le Prophets” (for full orchestra) (Meyerbeer). The funeral of the late Mr William Peter Harvey, a gunner attached to ;be New Zealand Royal Artillery, who was accidentally killed at Nelson on Monday last, took place at Lyttelton Yesterday. The coffin, headed by the Territorial band, was taken from the barracks, Sumner Rood, to tho public cemetery, and was followed by members of the New Zealand Royal Artil- . !ery under Lieutenant D. M’Donald. :na Territorials attached to th» New Zealand Garrison Artillery under Captain J. P. E. Veale. Representatives of the Lyttelton Football Club and the Oddfellows’ were also in attendance. The Rev W, S. Bean officiated at tho graveside. Three 'ollejrs were fired at the graveside, and be " Last Post ” was sounded by the trumpeter. Special courses of treatment for ailing hair, premature greyness, dandruff, etc., from one guinea. Tho atesfc approved methods and apdiances used. Personal attention by ppointment; hair work of every do•ription. Mrs Relic,ston, Cathedral ouare. Telephone 373. 6 Housewives who have not yet tried ■he Howard Dustlcss Dusters aromissiig something good. These are anther clever American production, .and ilthough they have been closely imi,ated, there is no other that is just the ■;am& They gather tho dust and hold it until washed out with hot water and soap. The agents, Ashby, Bergh and , Coy., High Street, will bo pleased to show you the various styles. XI

The Telegraph authorities have received advice that the censorship on telegrams from the Union of South Africa has been removed.

Amongst the passengers on board the Maori from Wellington yesterday were thirty immigrants. The newcomers arrived in Wellington the previous day by tho Shaw, Savill and Albion liner Rangatira. The Elmwood School picnic will be held to-day at Motukarara, and the committee and teachers have made very complete arrangements for the outing. Should the weather prove unfavourable or cold a large woolshcd will bo utilised for the picnickers. The exhibition of tho late Mr P. Van der Veklen’s pictures, which has been very well patronised by the public, will be brought to a closo this evening. This is tho only opportunity the public will have cf seeing a collection of tho artist’s _ pictures. There is no charge for admission to the exhibition.

Special farewell services will bo conducted in St Paul’s Presbyterian Church to-morrow by tho Rev Thomas Tait, who has accepted a call to Chalmers Church, Adelaide. A special Communion service will he held in the morning and in the evening Mr Tait will deliver a farewe'l address. On Tuesday evening in St Paul’6 schoolroom a farewell social will bo given to the Rev and Mrs Tait.

For the past two days the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr 0. R. Pollen, has been kept very busy examining applicants for land comprising the Hillersden block, and there are many more yet to he examined. The Act provides that applicants can be examined by the Land Board of the district in which they reside, and tho Canterbury Board authorised the Commissioner to make the necessary inquiries on its behalf. At an examination held at Gilby’s College in December for Pitman’s firstclass or speed certificates the following candidates have been successful : —l2O words per minute : _ Misses Elsie M. Beckwith, Greta Gibson, Vera E. Gilders and Louisa Werren: 100 words per minute, Mieses Adela Compton and Isabelle Green; 80 words per minute, Miss Hilda Beaumont;. 70 words per minute, Mr Leslie Brain and Misses Linda Collins, Ruth Flynn, Dorothy Hurrell, Alice Miller and Marion StrutherS.

The results of a shorthand theory examination held last November, for pupils attending MisS Digby’s Commercial School, have been received from Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, Bath, England. The following candidates have been successful in obtaining Pitman’s Theory Certificate, the three first-named candidates being in order of merit:—Miss Edith Rockett 1, Miss Gertrude' Buddie 2, Miss Muriel Butters 3, and Misses Dorothy M. Berry, Gladys Buddie, Adeline Dixon, Annie DunnagOj Annie Frew, Dolly Godby, Doris Hounsel], Eva Miller, Marjorie Reynolds; Marjorie Rice, Gwen Smith,. Nellie Smith and Edith Warren.

A telegram from Auckland says that Messrs Kretzschmar and Beoff, delegates from the Hawaiian-Australian Agricultural Association, are investigating the resources of New Zealand with a view, to future operations, the conditions in Hawaii, owing to Oriental immigration, having serious drawbacks. They interviewed the Prime Minister and _ have visited various northern districts. They are _so much impressed that they have decided that there is no need to go to Australia, and will return home by the Makura on March 14. They will confidently advise the members of their Association to sell their Hawaii properties and take up land in New Zealand without delay.

The final meeting of the Newi Brighton Gala Committee was held on Thursday in the Council Chambers, Mr C. H. Winny presiding. The treasurer reaa the balance-sheet, which showed that the total receipts amounted to £l5B 17s 9d, and included £72 Os lid from the Tramway Board as the committee’s share of the day’s special proceeds from the tramway traffic. The expenditure was £llO 16s Bd, and the balance for allocation, less deficiency on carnival, amounted to £34 13s lid. The balance-sheet was adopted. It was resolved that £3 should be given to the -Beautifying Association, £5 to the fire brigade bell fund, £5 to the school picnic fund, £6 carried forward as the nucleus for next gala* and the remainder, £ls 13s lid, donated to the funds of the sports grounds. It was also decided on tho resolution of Mr Stokes that the Executive Committee should remain in office until the first public meeting in connection with next year’s gala. On the resolution of Mr A. P. Hopkins a special vote of thanks was passed to Mr J. Mason for his splendid work in connection with the fire brigade, decorating and sports arrangements. A hearty vote of thanks was also accorded the ladies of the committee. In these days of hurry and bustle there are hardly two people in ’ ten without some _ ocular defect which requires remedying. It is of the utmost importance that all defects of vision should be corrected by means of properly ground Lenses and adjusted Spectacles. Consult John R. Proctor, Oculists’ Opticiau, 200, High Street, Christchurch. ’ 1988 When other razors fail you can be sure of satisfaction from tho “ABC” 1 special. They are still shaving thousands of smiling faces. The price remains at 6s 6d, and our full guarantee backs them every time. Ashby, Bergh and Coy., Ltd., High Street. N2 Cricketers are invited to inspect a splendid new shipment of selected bats from Wisden and Gunnand Moore, specially suitable for presentation. Lewis and Anderson, 112, Cashel Street. 1988

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a glass of water. All this was strango enough, but when, after a few minutes’ delay, the hearing of the case was continued, and a third witness, the official assignee of tho Stock Exchange, was similarly overcome the Court beer.me amazed. After ho had entered the wit-ness-box the official assignee staggered and, clutching at tho rail, gasped, “The place must bo bewitched, ' as he fell in a faint. Justice Darling ordered a search to be made, but although the Court officials scrutinised the box and its surroundings nothing could bo found that would explain tho mysterious influences that had been at work.

EXTENSION OF “SWIFT” REDUCTION SALE. The phenomenally large sale of “Swifts” which has taken place during the last week consequent upon our announcement of a drastic cut in prices, has been so far in advance of our expectations that it has been decided to extend the sale period for another week. As previously announced, during this period “Royal Superbe Swifts ” will be reduced from £2O to £ls, and “Royal Club Swifts” from £ls to £l2 10s. The stock of these machines has been greatly reduced by tho wonderful sales of the last few days, but we hope to be able to continue to meet this exceptional demand for a few more days. The opportunity is an exceptional one, as these bicycles are admitted to be quite the last word in bicycle duality, elegance and durability. The bearings carry a five years’ guarantee .and all models—men’s roadsters, ladies’ roadsters and racers—are of positively the very latest pattern and finished in a stylo unrivalled by any other bicycle in the world. The equipment of the roadster models inoludes free-wheel, steel mudguards, and two powerful brakes, while the “ Royal Superbe Swift ” racers srr’e finished in royal blue with plated rims and top bar. Especially easy terms of purchase by instalments can be arranged—deposits from £1 and instalments from £1 per month. Como and buy a high-grade “Swift” while this special opportunity continues. Adams Ltd., Aeents for "Swifts,” High Street, Christchurch. (Mr R. M. Adams, Manager, Bicycle Department.) 1988