TOWN AND COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17280, 22 September 1916, Page 4

TOWN AND COUNTRY.

A Press Association telegram from Napier states that the diphtheria epidemic continues, and two patients were admitted to the hospital during the day. A French sfiip recently steamed into an American harbour with £8,600,(XX) in gold. The incident (says the San Francisco “ Chronicle ”), occasioned no widespread comment, though it was equal to six years’ production of tho whole world a hundred years ago. At the Colosseum to-morrow evening at eight o’clock Dr Platts Alills, of Wellington, will deliver a lecture to ’ women on “ Social Diseases.” The speaker holds tho position of Public Servico medical referee. She is also president of tho Women’s National Re*serve, and ‘takes a very keen interest in all matters pertaining to the welfare of women.

The Timaru Borough Council has a now by-law • requiring motor-cars and cycles to. bear two registration numbersj one in front and one behind. Yesterday, on the first prosecutions for neglect .to comply, the Magistrate dismissed the cases, holding that the bylaw was upreasonablo as it was uilfair to visitors from other districts, where only one mark is required. Notice of appeal was given. A memorandum has been prepared by Air J. Coyle (secretary of tho Wellington Hospital Board) for circMlatioii to other hospital boards in New Zealand, in regard to a proposal to bold a conference of representatives from all the Hospital and Charitable Aici Boards in tbo Dominion for the purpose of considering tho question ol establishing or formulating a co-opera-tive scheme for purchasing Hospital supplies.

The lighting venture in Wellington, according to the “ is turning out trumps, for the city, 'and at the present rate of progress the time should not be far distant when another reduction in the cost of electricity should be made to the general public During the mouth of August the revenue increased by £1236 on the corresponding t,erm of last year, while the working expenses 1 increased by only £453,

' The Rev J. Haddon repeated liis interesting lecture on “The Magic and Mystery of the Alaori,” at Durham Street Methodist Cjiurcli. Inst evening. The Rev S. La wry officiated at the opening of the proceedings; and Air E. C. ■ Brown presided whilst the lecture was delivered. Tliorc was a 'fairly largo attendance, and All' Haddon s remarks' were followed with much interest. A -collection was taken up on behalf of the Methodist Homo -Mission Fund.

There is not. much unemployment in New Zealand at present. • Alost branches of the Labour. Department reported few or no applications for woi k last week, and even in the cities the totals word not large. Auckland placed in private employment six men out of seventeen who applied ; Christchurch found work for fourteen out of thirty-one, and twenty-four out of twenty-eight were placed in Wellington. the majority m private employment. Christchurch reported that the only work offering at present was at Culverden ballast pits or Bealey tunnel works.

At a meeting of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce a letter from a Japanese firm caused some ainpsemeut-when read. It stated: First of all, I beg to take liberty of introducing myself, of what I mil. Aly firm has been established very old, and have had experience for ions time of over two hundred years. ' As a matter of course, my forefathers were not engaged in for-eign-trade, but expanding by degrees at 'tho present period of my generation, I might'say to be doing tolerably extensive foreign trade,” and the writer winds up by saying that as to' his financial standing, he referred them to “any bank first-class in Japan.”'

The'Gardeps Committee of the Do.mains Board is 'making preparations for tho rose fete which will be bold in thq Public . Gardens in November- or December. The following have been added to .the committee: —Airs AY. Wiled (president of. the AVomen’s National Reserve), Mr F. C. Raphael, and thq following gentlemen connected with the Citizens’ Deftyicc Corps—Messrs Walter Johnson, J. M. M'Leati, A. C. Maxwell, J- I>. Millton, A, J. T. Symons, J. AI. Turnbull and C. Wood. Tho following Schedule Committee has been set up:—Alessrs James Jameson. J. AY. Irwin, R, Nairn, F. C. Raphael, A\ T . H. Seed and the head gardener of tho Gardens, Mr James Young. -

Tlio position of'the worker after the war. was discussed, in Auckland by Lieutenant-Colonel J'. M’fnncs, of the Salvation Army. He said that he did not believe that, a great Labour upheaval would tako place, as some people prophesied. The Allied Governments, he believed, would act together to prevent, a fiopding of the labour manket. with returned soldiersThe authorities were alive to the doht owed to men who had risked everything for their country’s good. Much work would he required to be done and much to bo undone. Thus, plentv pi employment would be provided; Emigration to the colonies, would become more » popular, the great obstacle hitherto being the breaking of family ties. The war and the flinging ol men far afield had given experience pf other countries, and emigration would not now seem so hold an undertaking. The Salvation Army had a scheme for aiding soldiers’ widows, finding them employment, and in cases, especially, where there were children, helping them to emigrate. Such widows would have their pensions, and their children would be assets to the colony to which they emigrated. The Government had' promised £50,000 in aid of the scheme. That tickling, irritating cough will disappear if you take Loasby s “ Stop ft ” —ls 6d, 2s 6d, 4s 6d. Chemists and grocers. * X

Another' birthday suggests a new photograph. Arrange with Steffano “Webb to take it. 252, High Street. 4 Inspect our new Chintz Palm Bowls, high grade, 7s lid, 10s Gd; also, rose designs on black grounds, suitable for -bungalows, 27s 6d. Drayton’s Emporium, Colombo Street. XI

For ten days Armstrong’s make a special offering of 50 Beautiful Spring Millinery Specimens at a Guinea Each. They are showing a grand assortment of Ladies’ and Children’s Panamas—also Girls’ College Straw Sailors at Is lid. ’Ss Gd. 4s lid. 1893

The following were the entries at the Addington Metropolitan Market on Wednesday, those for last week being given m parentheses for purposes of comparison:—Cattle 763 (.770), sheep 7379 (6003), pigs 472 (454).

In response to his appeal the Bishop of Christchurch acknowledges the following subscriptions to the Hornchurch Hut' Fund :—Rev E. Web 6 £l, W. H, Pitman £l, St Michael’s Girls’. Friendly Society 10s. The Christchurch sittings of the Arbitration Court closed yesterday. The next sittings of the Court will be at Timaru, on Friday,, (September 29, at “2 p.m., and the succeeding sittings w'il take place at Dunedin, commencing cn October 3, at 10 a.m.-

The Mayor, Borough Councillors and prominent residents of Rangiora, have been invited by the Waimakariri Harbour Board to make a trip down the Waimakariri to-morrow afternoon with the object of obtaining fuller .knowledge of the works proposed to improve the navigation of the river. The party will leave the Kaiapoi bridge in a launch at 2 p.m.

A combine owned by Mr William Mcaclem, of Beach Road, Ashburton, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday, when standing in his yard, states the Ashburton correspondent of tho “ Lyttelton Times.” On Friday Mr Mcaclem had two travelling whales, which were linked up to the combine in the yard destroyed by fire. The combine on that occasion was. only saved after vigorous work on. the part of a bucket brigade. Neither tho mill or the wnares were insured. The fires are a mystery.

It was unanimously decided at yesterday’s meeting of the Board of Governors of tho M’Lean Institute not to hold tho customary “ Founders ■ Dinner ” this year. The Mayor cMr' H. Holland) in making the suggestion, said that it hacl been believed that the holding of the annual dinner was compulsory, but that was not so. ..Tho forgoing of the function this year, would bo in tho real interests of the institute, and would bo an excellent example of war economy to the be'noficiaries and'the staff. The Board of Governors of the M’ Lean Institute met yesterday; present, the Mayor ( (Mr H. Holland), Bishop Brodie, llev A. T. Thompson, Mr G. Harper and Mesdaipes A. E. Sanston and J. H, Wilson. The Finance Committee’s report was adopted. Mr Harper said that tho board was trying to keep down the expenditure and lie hoped that in a short time they would be on tho right side.- The manager’s report covering various recommendations for renewals and repairs was referred to the Institutions and Visiting Committees. On the Mayor's suggestion it was agreed to purchase £SUU worth of war certificates and offer these to the employees, to bo paid for in weekly instalments of. sixpence .per sixteen shilling certificate. Accounts amounting to 5 £BB7 9s lid were passed for payment.

The. ways of the “enlisted shirker” aro strange. One man, who had engistered in Wellington and passed doctors, was called up for four' successive Reinforcements. He was missing on tho day of mobilisation on each occasion, but he was always quite sure that ho would be ready to go into" camp with the succeeding draft. Finally the -Defence authorities gave some indication of impatience, and the recruit informed them that he positively would enter camp with the next Reinforcement.' if he were transferred to tho Ambulance. Thore happened to be a vacancy* in the Ambulance at the time and the man was given his transfer. But he did not answer when his nnmo was called on the day ot mobilisation. Apparently ho had business elsewhere. Since then, the “.New Zealand Times states, he has been asked to return, his armlet.

The new regulation regarding payment of excess w*ar profits w as brought to bear upon Mr Allen Doono at Auckland on Monday before tho theatrical company left by the mail steamer. His books were taken possession of by representatives of tho Government, and the result was that Mr Doone was called upon to pay £3OO as excess war iji'oflt. Borne of tho members of the compan/ were , also charged certain sums where their salaries were held to be excess taxable under the same Act. Mr booue stated to a friend that this was his first experience of an excess war profit , and .as he had to pay £75 upon coming into New r Zealand, he has contributed £375 to the revenue. The question to be considered from a theatregoer’s point of view, the Auckland “Star” says, is whether this action mnv have the effect of proven tinor companies coming to New Zealand. Tlu* better the company, and the bigger the success, the more will have to be paid as excess war profit.

According .to Mr G. Plowright, a returned Australian soldier, who is vis-, iting Wellington, Australia has no training camps that can be said so approach Trentham and Fcatherston for general all-round cleanliness, comlort and convenience. “ I have visited both your camps,” ho said to a “Post” reporter, “and although I have no .wish to run down my own country, I must admit that they are .out on their own. We have nothing in Australia to approach them, not oven Liverpool, when it was in full swing. There is, in fact, no comparison. Wo have no paved streets like yours, no hutments, no stretchers tf> "sleep on, and when I was in camp we got neither butter cor milk. In Australia the men have only bell tents to sleep in, and have to make their beds on the hard ground with only an oilskin and two blankets. Your camps are really luxurious, though you don’t appear to know it. Soinp of your boys say that our men get Is a day more than they do, but let mo tell you this, that thqt is moro than equalised by the excellence of jour camps.” Mr Plowright added that ho was specially impressed with the military hospitals in Trentham. and Featherston camps, which could honestly bo said to approach the general' hospitals in any decent-sized town. Nothing more, he was sure, could be done for the men.

In the course of his address to the grand jury in the Supreme Court at Gisborne- on Monday, Sir Robert Stout congratulated the district on the absence of serious crime, but went on to remark that some things were going on in the district which were not satisfactory. The Maoris seemed*to ho obtaining liquor, and obtaining it very openly. That meant the -destruction of the Maori people. It was five or six j’ears since he had, been in Gisborne last, and he noticed that there were fewer Maoris about Gisborne now than in the early days, because ho could go back, so far as Gisborne was concerned, for thirtyseven years. His Honor went on to say that races that gave way to alcohol were utterly destroyed. For instance, there were no Tasmanian natives except half-a-dozen on one of the islands in Bass Strait. They had been-largely destroyed through their own fault, and by want of caro on the x>art of the Government and of the British people. - If the sale of liquor continued, the Maoris would also bo destroyed. Although the grand jury could do nothing in that capacity, he hoped that as* individuals they would do their best to see the Maori race preserved. It would bo a great pity, his Honor urged, if such a fine race as the Maoris were to pass away. The only way to preserve the race was by preventing the sale of alcohol to them.

“ The weakest go to the wall ” —Be' strong and healthy. Take Baxter’s Lung Preserver to-resist coughs, colds and throat troubles. Nothing elso so good. Splendid tonic, too. Get a bottle to-day. Is lOd everywhere. 2

Knitting Wools, at Armstrong’s, 4s lid per head; Wear-well Wheeling, 0s Gd per head; “White Heather” Wheeling, Gs Gd por head. 1

There were no police cases, at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

“Despite the great shortage of rennet in New Zealand,’,’ writes the Hamilton correspondent of Jho Auckland “ Star,” “ 1 have it on tho highest authority. that certain merchants and holders are actually exporting this commodity to Australia. Tho Government has now received definite information on the matter and is taking steps to prohibit export. The Imperial Government has decided, to release a certain quantity of / rennet for cheesemakers in New Zealand, and there need now be no fear of insufficient supply during the coming season.”

Tho ITon Dr M. Pomare, who spent several days in ' the . Urewera Country last week, says that, generally speaking, the prevailing , sentiment among tho. Natives there is one of intense loyalty, and that the young men are keen to enlist for service against the Empire’s enemies. Except among soirie of Rua’s immediate followers, there is no indication of rosertmentl following upon the arrest arid punishment of the “prophet,” the bylk of the Urewera tribe having been deeply' attached to the great chief Keferu, who was a pronounced dpponent of Rua and his teaching. As a matter of fact about twenty-eight young men of the Ureweras answered, the call to arms recently, and are now training in camp at Narrow Neck, Auckland.

According to .a recent visitor from Roto Roa Island, ,in the Hauraki Gulf, life among the inmates of the inebriates’ institution is enlivened by incidents and arguments much on the lines of tho world at la'rge. Recently the officials of the island discovered in thebush there an accumulation of material in preparation for an escape, and confiscated it. Horticulture, having special reference to tho raising of parsnips (from which wine is made) is discouraged;, and the inmates are finding their taste for excitement gratified chiefly by means of discussion on war topics, and, particularly, local phases of the subject. They have their “shirkers,” who refuse to sign registration' papers, and their “pro-Germans,” whase utterances' in debate are considered disloyal!, and life is made anything but smooth for such members of tho little community. The qualifications of a painter was under discus Son at tho Arbitration Court yesterday in the dispute in I the painting trade. Mr H. Huuter, who appeared on behalf of the Painters’ Union, referred to tho highly skilled nature of the work as one reason for* increased wages. His Honor Mr Justice Stringer remarked that he had been surprised when hearing tho painters’ dispute at Auckland at the .lack of skill as displayed by witnesses’ evidence. Most of the witnesses at Auckland were only able to say that they could paint the outside of a house, and he believed that any intelligent man could soon acquire qualifications for that work.. Very few were able to say* that they could do sign-writing. Ho. certainly considered that some inducement should be given as a' measure of efficiency such as would be provided in technical, school training for apprentices. Mr Hunter replied that the union was in entile accord with the president’s remarks. The Trades and Labour Cottncil was in favour of giving all assistance possible to the education and training of apprentices at the technical schools.

’When the matter of technical school training for apprentices was mentioned in the hearing ot the painters’ dispute, at the Arbitration Court yesterday, Mr J. A. M’Cullough, workers’ represenative on the Court, said thaSfc he was delighted to learn that _ the proposal to give technical education had emanated from the employers. He wondered, however, why, the Christchurch master painters had elected to have their apprentices tutored at the School of Arts instead of at the Technical School. Mr F. Cooper, who was appearing on behalf of tne employers, replied that the reason was that the master painters considered tjiat the particular Work of the teachers at the School of Arts made their training more suitable. The Technical School did nofc offer the same, scope. Mr M’Cullough said that probably the . master painters knew best, but he was under the impression that the Technical School was the right place. Mr Cooper stated that hq understood that the selection of the School .pf Arts had been made at a joint conference of workers’ and employers’ representatives. He admitted, however, that both were capable institutions and that apprentices would be .well served at either. "Whitebait Net, at Armstrong’s, '(flinch, Is 4d; 80-inch, Is 6d; 90-inch, Is 9d yard. 2 Pleasure in graceful line and wellbalanced form are universally inborn. My portraits are based on simple, nrftural lines, yet with full appreciation of the artistic responsibilities they entail. H. H. Cliford. Studio, 153, Cashel Street. X

11 “NAZOL'” may be imitated, but it is still unequalled for relieving coughs, 'colds, catarrh and sore throat. Only the genuine is. labelled “NAZOL;” Refuse substitutes , 11

BUY A "’SWIFT ”-i—;—AND ENJOY CYCLING.

It takes almost an effort of memory nowadays to reoall the time when cycling was primarily a pastime. The novelty' has long since worn off r and the bicj-cle has become merely a convenient means of transport, so familiar that pleasure is seldom associated with its use. "What is needed to bring back the old-time joys of the flying wheel is a “Swift” bicycle—the bicycle that is'full of life; that runs as if it were alive, and which reconciles the rider even to a five-milo push against a stiff nor’-easter. If anyone tells you that all bicycles are alike, that moans that he or sho has never tried one of the new:. “Royal Superbe Swifts,” the top grade of the, best bicycle made ajnywhere in the whole world. • The price is right—£l2 10s with every possible item of equipment —mudguards, freewheel, two rim-brakes, lamp, b'ell. pump, tool-bag, and all the rest of it—the best bicycle, with the best equipment. The “Swift” runs lightly, and easily because it is constructed, exactly right, after long years. of patient improve-, men’t by''the. cleverest cycle engineers in the United Kingdom. If you cannot afford £l2 10s all in.one lump, we will sell on "time payments —a deposit of £1 and payments of £1 per month. You can’t get- easier terms than that for the worst bicycle in the world, and the “ Swift ” is the best. Call and see the new models. Adams, Ltd., Agents for “ Swift ” Cycles, Headquarters Showrooms. Hi<rh Street, Christchurch. (C. S. Orr, Bicycle Department- Representative.) 1899