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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17693, 2 August 1919, Page 8

The Minister of Education (the Hon. J. A. Hunan) arrived in Dunedin last evening on private business. He will leave for Invercargill on Monday to attend tho funeral of his late nephew, Sergeant L. (J. IJanan, who died in the Dunedin Hospital c night. It is the Minister's intention to return to Wellington early next week. Owing to the failure of the ferry boat to connect with the train, the letter portion of the mail by the Makura, which w.is expected to reach Dunedin last night, wiil not arrive till this evening. The newspaper portion will arrive on Monday. A Press Association message from Wellington states that permission to export potatoes will not be renewed after July 31. Export will bo permitted only in cases where shippers have potatoes on board by that date. J

His Majesty the King has signified his pleasure that a medal be granted to record tho bringing of the war to a succcssful conclusion, and the arduous services rendered by his Majesty's forces. The medal in silver will, provided the claims axe approved by the competent military authorities, be granted to tho under-mentioned classes who either entered a theatre of war on duty or who left their plaoes of residence and rendered approved service overseas other than the waters dividing the difjlerent parts of the United Kingdom, beAugust 5, 1914, and November 11, 1918(a) Officers, warrant officers, attested non-commissioned officers, and men of the British, Dominion, Colonial, and Indian military Forces; (b) members of women formations who have been enrolled under a direct contract of service for service with nis Majesty s Imperial Forces; (c) all who served on staffs of military hospitals, and all members of recognised organisations who actually handled sick and wounded; (d) members of duly recognised or authorised organisations; (e) enrolled and attested followers of the establishment of units in the Indian army. The medal in bronze will be granted to all -British subjects who were enrolled m native labour corps units, and who served in theatres of war. The riband will be centre orange, watered, with stripes oi white and black on each side, and with borders of royal blue. Instructions as to the submission of claims will bo issued in due course. Until the medal is available for issue, the riband may b e worn by individuals entitled to the medals under the above conditions. Supplies of riband have been ordered from England, and when they arrive in New Zealand they will be issued to districts to enablo a free issue of four inches of riband to be made to each, person entitled to the medal. The flKtkh war medal will b e worn next in order to the 1914 or 1914-15 star.

The Otago Women's Patriotio Association, acting in conjunction with the Returned Soldiers' Association, has arranged to hold a social for returned soldiers and their friends in the Art Gallery Hall on Wednesday ovening. Dancing will oommenco at 8 o clock, and soldiers may rest assured that no effort is being spared to plan for them a thoroughly enjoyable evening's entertainment.

Prices will rule high in Great Britain for timber and timber products. It is estimated that well over 1,000,000 new homes wiTNbo required, and the trade papers are full ot foe records of high prices being paid for standing and sawn timber. Plywoods and veneers are largely coming into use as against the more wasteful method of sawing timber into boards, and this has resulted in much higher prices being realised. A cable recently received by Messrs Howes and Co. quotes alder three-ply at 45s per 100 ft." Before the war this line was to be bought in Dunedin at 13s 6d, while similar lines now on the market are selling locally at 27s 6d. A striking instance of the increased value of timber when made into veneers is reported. An English walrrat tree, grown in Nuneham Park, was sold for £200. The log eventually found its way to America, after changing hands several times. Its American purchasers cut it up into 60,000 ft of veneers, which were sold for £1500. Originally it was intended that the peace booklet for tho school children should be presented on Monday, the 4th inst, but it has been found owing to special circnmstanccs that this ceremony will not be able to take place until a later date. The compilers (Messrs Darling and Hawcridge) and the publishers (Messrs J. Wilkie and Co.) desire to increase tho volume from 22 pages to 40 pages, and to add a number of illustrations. In expressing regret for tho delay Cr Doug-las (chairman of the committee) trusts that the disappointment will be more than compensated through th e generosity of tiie compilers and publishers in adding tho extra pages of information and illustrations. The date of the presentation'will be advertised on Wednesday morning. The police yesterday arrested a man named Robert Burgess on a charge of stealing two hydrotite overcoats from some unknown person.

Tlie weather for the past week (says our Pahnerston correspondent has been fine but cold, with a steady wind. About midday on Thursday a thick drizzle set in, and had every appearance of continuing yesterday.

Iho friendly societies of the city have Arranged to hold a memorial service in honour of their membere who fell during- the war The service will be held in the Octagon Hall to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. A special order of service, has been prepared and the Rovs. C. Eaton, C. J. Bush-Kin-,' and D. Dutton will assist. The St. Kilda Band will lead the musical part, and tho whole scrvdoe will conclude about 4 o'dook A collection will be ta&en up aid of the Returned Soldiers' Memorial Building. One hears many complaints just now about the slowness of mails in arriving but all ordinary instances of this sort are easily put in the 6hado by the record of a post-card which has joist reached Dunedin alter a journey of over 13 years from Waimate. Tho card, which now possesses much more than its original interest, beans three clear postmarks on its face, and one undecipherable ono on the picture side of it. Tlie first mark shows that it was posted at Waimate on May 14, 1906, perfectly clearly and correctly addressed to Master S. A. Park, 33 Manor place, Dunedin." After disappearing from official view for 13 years the card made its next appearance in London, on May 17, 19x9 Ixindon appears to have been a littlo hazv as to the difference between "Dunedin" and "Dublin," for the next mark records that the card was in Dublin on June 4. Dublin denied all knowledge of the owner, and offered the advice to "try Dunedin, New Zealand, ' with the result that Mr S A Park, who is now living in a home of hk own, has at length the satisfaction of. knowmg that the friend from whom ho parted an D-unedin in May, 1905 arrived saiely m Waimate in duo course.

, A ",. inPr ( f ln tho I 1 "00 of motor spirits, bvSv from yesterday, is announced bj the Vacuum Oil Company (savs a Press Association message from Wellington) Kerosene advices Is per case, spirite (exirTo^ n r MI 8 J per Oaso - locating oil from 4d to 6d per gallon. Criticising the National Government in his speech last week, Mr Veitch, said that its failnro was due to tho party jealousy, which had never died. Al- ,? OU: TV lfc stuck together for war -work, tho Government had nevertheless been a ghastly failure, as far as internal affairs were concerned. Each Minister ran his own department, tho competent ones fairly satisfactorily, while those hopelessly incompetent mado a hopeless mess of it. No Government ever had such opportunities, and no Government's failure had been so complete. Tho audaenco applauded these remark*.

The remains of Sapper Georges Stafford Matheson, who died in the Wakari Hospital last Wednesday, were interred with military honours in the Southern Cemetery yesterday afternoon. The deceased left New Zealand with the Ist Rifle Brigade, and later on joined the New Zealand Tunnelling Corps. There were tho usual military observances at tho grave. Sapper Matheson was tho scoond son of Mr J. S. Matheson, of Tyne street, Roslyn, and was in his thirty-sixth year.

"Illis is one of the worst cases of its kind that the society has had brought under its notice," said Mr R. H. Webb, appearing on behalf of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, when a chargo of having cruelly ill-treated a horse was read out against John Archibald in tho Magistrate's Court at Wellington on Friday. Mr Webb said that the defendant had driven a horse in a dray while tho aniinal was suffering from an extensive saddle sore. Tho defendant admitted to Constable Williams and Sergeant Edwards that the horse's back had been in a bad state for some three or four months, and stated in extenuation of his offence that he had been unable to obtain a substitute for tho animal. Some attempt had been made to relievo tho pressure of the saddle upon the soro by paching with cloth, but the steps taiken were by no moans effectual.

On May 28, 1917, Archibald was prosecuted and rather leniently dealt with for an almost precisely similar offence. Mr E. Page, S.M., took a serious view of tho case, and imposed a punishment of 14 days' imprisonment. Mr J. Scott, who appeared for tho defendant, asked that Archibald should bo given the option of a fine, as without his labour his sister would be -unable to carry on the work of her dairy farm at Wades-

towin. Defendant was in a position to pay aff j, concluded Mr Scott. Tho magistrate saW that he oonsidered that a substitute could, be obtained in Archibald's place during tho period lie was imprisoned, and deolssicd to alter his decision. The women of Perth aje exerting themselves to hring about a reduction in tho high cost, of living (states the Daily Telegraph). At a meeting held recently, Mrs Rapley, the chairwoman, said that the question was not one which affected labour women alone, but all women in their position as trustees of the lives of the children. The cost of food' and clothing—the barest . necessities—had got beyond endurance. Another speaker contended that women were more vitally interested in the cost of living than men, for they had to eke out the money handed over by their husbands to cover the oost of food and clothing for their families, i The rise in the oost of living was virtually so great that it was impossible to make the money go round. It was further contended that the high cost of living would have a very serious effect upon child life, because standard articles of diet were so dear that children had to be fed on inferior substitutes. A motion was carried providing for a monster meeting to be held to protest against the current high cost of living, and to demand that the Government immediately appoint a Price-fixing Board upon which the traders and consumers—the men and women of the country—be represented, with an independent chairman. A large body of women have enrolled as organisers, and tho project is being taken up with enthusiasm. Several statements have recently been made that the work of the Lands and Survey Department has been hampered by the shortage of surveyors, especially in their work of opening up lands for settlement. It appears on inquiry (says the Auckland Star) that no such shortage actually exists. In the Auckland province there are more than 100 licensed surveyors, both staff surveyors and surveyors in private practice. The -difficulty which the Lands and Survey Department seems to be experiencing in getting surveys executed can be traced to the inadequate salaries paid to the staff surveyors, and to the low fee offered to the private practitioners. Recently several resignations have been handed in by the staff surveyors on account of the inadequacy of their salaries.

The United Congregational Church will celebrate its first anniversary to-morrow A _bazaar will be hald in the Caveraham Methodist sohoolroom on Wednesday and Thursday. The United Starr-Bowkett Society advertises £1000 for disposal, and announces the commencement of the No. 5 Group. Tho secretary of the Dunedin and Suburban Mutual Money Club reports that applications for loans to the amount of £1500 wore received by the trustees this week. Tho Dunedin Staxr-Bowkett Society advertises sale in No. 4 Group, and invites applications for shares."

There are vacancies in the Cathedral choir for men and boys. Mr Heywood mil hold a trial of boys' voices in tha ohoir room on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Ihe Rev. W. Gray Dixon -will preach to-morrow m Roslyn Presbyterian Church. .„°, tlco ? for the following Sunday services will be found in our advertising columns-— Anglican—St. Matthew's, St. Paul's, All Saints. Presbyterian—First, Knox, Stuart Hall St Andrew's, Chalmers, Russell fctrcet, Bible School Hall, Kensington, RosJyn, North-East Valley, Maori Hall, Opoho, Cave.rsham, Green Island, Kaikorai, St. Stephen s. Methodist — Trinity, Central Mission, Dundas Street, Ravensboume, Cargul Road, St. Kilda, Woodhaugh, Benevolent, Glenaven, Mornington, Broad Bay Congregational—Moray Place, King Street! Baptist—Hanover Street, Church of Christ, labernacle. Spiritualists—Smith's Hall Salvation Army. Theosophical Hall, Dowtt"*?, Kin e' s Tteatre. Oddfellows' Hall, Albany street. • Joy to the World—Peace. Buy a lasting ]oy for yourself—-a Harley-Davidson Motor Cycle. 1919 models for immediate delivery from Otago Agents, "W. A. Justice and Co 290 Princes street, Dunedin.—Advt. Country folk, send' your orders to Barton, Trengrove, loading cash butchers, -where you got best value for your money in the Clt ?- sm ?%°°cls are a treat, mads 'by a highly-qualified man of wide experience Our mild-cured bacon, at Is 5d per lb. Try for your noxt breakfast, then coinmont Everything spick-and-span. Country stores suppbed at reduced prices.—Advt. . Akaroa's most modern hotels and board-ing-houses, with its beautiful harbour surrounded by lovely hills, and mild climate makes a perfect winter health resort.—Advt. Ladies' N.Z. knitted wool hose the "Peerless" in light and dark grey; sale price 3s 6d, postage 2d.—Mollisons Ltd — Advt. A. E. J. Blakeley, dentist, Bank of Auscorner of Bond and Rattray streets (™jXt Telegraph Office). Telephone 1859.— Ladies, ao not wear out your beautiful summer clothes on the .old-fashioned washboard. Let No Rubbing" Laundry Help and the pure "Golden Rule" Soan do th« -°rk.- L M'Farlane and Co., —Advt. Electrio Incandescent Lamps, Drawn W;,. Metallic Filament. Philips Manufacture 16 25, 32, and --50 candle-power. Prions each. Special terms for quontitv oriWa Tumbull and Jones (LtdO. ne& ri.—Advt. ( Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, for Cougns and Colds, never fails.— Advt. Whisky perfection—Watson's No. 10 the favourite of all who know. Order it.—Advt Eyestrain!—Consult Mr Peter G Dift D.8.0.A., F.LO. (London), consulting and oculists' optician.—Peter Dick, lewelbr 4SO Moray place, Dunedin.—Advt.