NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 15087, 2 June 1919, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

—-«&- An information has been filed in the Napier Police Court by Richard White"1 against William D. Bayly, a Prohibition lecturer, for having used insulting j language in a public place on a Sunday j . afternoon, whereby a breach of the j ■peace might have* been occasioned. In the opinion of Bishop Sadlier one j of the.most irksome duties a padre has! to perform on board ship if the censor-! m:r..:of letters. In hj s address to the bomor Cadets on Friday evening the Bishop said that at times, especially' wlien. nearing a port, the number ci >" letters to be di-nlt with sometimes readied. as many as 900 per day, and ' required an augmented staff. 'Speak-' ing generally, he said that fully 80 per! coin, of the letters might liavc been j written by a Sixth Standard school j hoy, and it was surprising how many; times a small "i" was n^ed in step d c' 4"'• the capital letter. Of the large'nuir-j ncr of letters .censored only four had ! to be- destroyed. ; The Nelson Poultry .Association'smeeting on Saturday evenirip- proved ro be highly interesting and "instructive. The subject" was Black Rose-combs and Pekia Bantams, and a number of members score-carded the Hrds. At the . | conclusion of the ji^dgmg, Mr E. B. ! jMaj-tin demonstrated'on "the various : [points of the breeds, his explanations; |and his answers to the numerous ques-! tions meetmp; with the approval of the i !p-iC!«-rs present, and providing a fund! ■ot imormation. The demonstrator well: earned the. hearty vote of thanks thai; ■vy?s accorded him. The' committee have = decided to stage Black Orpingtons for; next Saturday night. The secretary re-! ports that the special prize/list for the annual show is going to be -a'feature in regard to quality and quantity. Competitors are being well catered for in all classes, and this is sure to result in some keen competiuon.

"An interesting" feature of Mr J. Bissett's mission at the * Presbyterian - Church was a rally of Bible Class members yesterday afternoon, whendiffereat Bible classes in the city were represented. - School funds cannot be used for expenditure on the Peace celebrations, according to advice received by the Auckland Education Board from the Department. The communication was m answer to an inquiry by the board as to whether the school funds were available for the purpose mentioned. "Farmers are only human," statea JVlr T. Moss at tho Farmers' Union Conference at "Wellington. "Some of them ' are "also'unscrupulous,'' he added. He know of some, farmers who had asked returned soldiers to pay £10 per acre more for land than it was worth — £10 more than they would pay uiemselves. Two fast whaling launches have salved off Tory Channel, Cook Strait, 179 cases of benzine and various odd pieces of cargo and wreckage that had washed round from the wreck of the Queen of the South off Cape Campbell. The salt water had had a deteriorating effect on the 'benzine. It is supposed that the jarrah timber included in 'the cargo would sink. There is no sign of the ill— fated vessel now from. Cape Campbell. ' Tho Waih'i-police report that books of tickets for the English Derby have been received from England by a Waihi business man;, who has beon asked by tne senders to act as their local agent. Tne police advise that the1 sale of such tickets constitutes an offence against uhe New Zealand Gaming Laws, and the recipient has handed the books over to the police. The price of each ticket is "-£l. There was a heavy frost at Motueka on. Friday night, and the appearance ox the country on Saturday morning, with the snow low down on the hills, '.was decidedly wintry. / ' • A most unpleasant surprise awaited I h Christchurch doctor the other night. i About-8.40 o'clock he left his motorcar i standing outside a building in Worces- ■; ter street, between the Square avd . Manchester street (says the "X'ress"). Both head and tail lights wore left burning. On returning a few minutes later ue found only the wreck of his car. The near front wheel was torn rigiit off/ one of. tho axles was considerably bent, sand the "body of the car was badly I twisted, while there were various i smaller injuries. An examination oi: [ the trucks showed that another car had !evidently crashed into the doctor's raaj chine, then had backed and ultimately i driven on. I Each mail brings further evidence to ■the Commonwealth of the popularity | and the high esteem in which member's ;of the A.I.F. were held in both France ■ and. Belgium, states the Melbourne j 'Argus." A somewhat unique iilustrajtion of this has been received 'by the I Acting Minister of Defence. Senator ..liussell. The citizens of Phillipeville, .Belgium, having learnt that the 15th ! Australian. Battalion, which nad been billeted m their town for six weeks, was :to be. sent to a neighbouring locality petitioned the G.O.C. 4th Australian Infantry Brigade, as follows:—"This news has been received with great sadness by our people, who have come to love and know the Australian officers j and men, who for so many reasons merit j our gratitude.. If it were a question of ! demobilising and .sending the'soldie-s ;back to Australia, nothing would remain | tor us but to thank them, to congratu- | late them, and to wish them all a hapoy j return to their own country; but as'it jis merely a question of transferring iliem, we bog yO u to keep the loth Battalion at Phillipeville. The civil population and the Australian soldiers understand one another perfectly and the oJncers and men are well satisfied with their relations with the inhabitants/ I? W2* be intei'esting to learn, adds tho."Argus," if any similar petitions were presented to the German generals y.-iien then- time came to make a move m Belgium. *k foil to the lot of Mr. R. A. r^lit- M P., at the annual gathering of die Wellington Chamber of CorvT-i merce to propose the toast of the Na-! | .tional^Government. He remarked that | the lNa-tional Government had proved to be the most unpopular ever experienced in New Zealand. But. as aj | miuter of fact, a situation had arisen ! j which provided no alternative There' j was a-division of parties with only a- ! majority of one, and there had to" b» ' {a coalition. The trouble was that the' ; two parties "went to live in the one- ; house without being marrier7 " ; : (Laughter.) Had they been welded! j together and married politically, all: •j would have been well, but they 'came ■ j together as two distinct parties," and it j i became necessary to map out a course! j whereby one should not trend on the j j corns of the ether. They had to pur-i I sue the lino of least resistance, carrv.mg on the work necessary in 'connecI tion with tho war. It must be admiti ted that- they had carried on their task particularly y,-e!l. v 0 one party cor,ld J have passed the Conscription Act. It i must bo acknowledged that they had • (created tho strongest financial position! (ever achieved or attempted by a New' i Zealand Government. He ■ understood ; that they had a nest-egg of twelve mil- | Uons. m London during this time of j crisis. Tho financial, position of New Zealand at present was no doubt ex- - tremoly strong. . r.J 1% a-^' J .lad- y ' man, .or girl" can't be iittecl in footwear from Dee and Sons' big stock it's not because, we've not Uie goods. Our quality and prices in Boots ana Shoes are unbeatable:- Take a passing glance into our boot window i&ure satisfaction.* I Men can't celebrate peace properly m that old suit. No trouble for' Dee and Sons to fit you rt ore in the"Box Suits. No man finds difficulty to, {get fitted, and our'prices range from i VCs to Dos. Also youths easily ! fitted.""" . Now well known. Dee and Sons' Boot iand ohoe selection, best in this dis-, , ti-ic-D, and quality footwear at unbeat-'| ,aole prices. Take a glance at oui I Boot windows. Hard-to-fit customers r nna great satisfaction in our footwear.* The Thermometer. -At 3 o'eTo^k this morm-.ig ihp tfimpc:r.'---tr,cp r-«tsidc' tliis office registered 32 degrees. Where to stay at !Vhrrch,-*or) —Corn uierci?.! Hotel, .t. Tnomoson, srow^tor K'toppmg piacp for Npv/rnans' ears.* GhaNu r!Oj.AL. oppn^to Bank of i'Jew Zealand.- ' : For Bronchial Coughs, take " Woods' Great repDcrmint Cure. ' Etnm& J8 mail cars Vove Nelson for takaka from Jones's Postcard Sbon at S a.m.,- arriving in T&kalsa at '*' p.m. Leave Tabxkn for ?% Telson at ''45 ; a.ra., arriving iv, N^lwm ;i t f p"m ' Cars mast in Motueka at 1f1.15 a.m.-' Speight's and Barley's Beers drawn ; on the counter direct from the cask Good accommodation.—Exchange Hotel next Empire Theatre, Nelson.—J d' • ' Moriarty, ..Proprietor.* ' :

The distinctive badge for the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association was defined and assigned by an. Order-in-Council gazetted last week. The badge is described as follows:—A metal badge consisting of a Bar surmounted1 by »■ Crown and the letters N.Z., with the arc of a circle below, the bar, and' having the words ".Returned Soldiers'! Association" inscribed on the bar aiui arc. The following cablegram was recoived on "Wednesday by a Wanganui drapery firm relative to the market for Manchester goods, and also showing a possible de\ eiopment arising out of tho keen, demand from enemy countries : "Manchester improving daily. Values have advanced 15 per cent. Further advance oy 10 to 15 per cent, is expected before end of July. This will be considerably greater if shipment is permitted to enemy countries." A speaker at tn© Farmers' Union! meeting at Wyndham gave a notable instance of ttie wonderful ciiange in- property eifeeted by dealing j>ro£.'eriy with rabbits (says an exchange). The land! had been badly in£esed with .rabbits! and its tarrying capacity •seriously reduced, jb'usay, it was securely wireneotetl, anu uien war was waged-on the rouentb tii tiie enclosure, so tiiat now tiiere is nut a. rapt,** to be seen on she land. 'iJie consequence is taat on an area of 200 acred 700 siieep are maintained. i il having been suggested that the Government should maite inquiries as to public feeling in tne United States, Canada, and other countries on the liquor question, Sir James Alien stated at-ChrisU;iiurcli that lie did not thiuk any steps would be taken in that direction. •■•The. newspaper Press to-day is so powerful," he said, ''that the puulie is ruliy enlightened by it, and the Government does not need to do anything in the matter." & Mr W. L. George, the novelist, addressing the Anglo-French Society, said : •'A world is coming where there"will b« uo master anu no servant, where money will count less because it will confer no power. 'iiie whole of the world has been built upon the idea that some peopie are over and some peopie are under. The governing classes nave never under stood tho very beginning or alpha- • bet of an evolving world, 'iney cannot understand that a time is coining when there wili be no prolits and no wages. They will yet learn.''' There was an exceptionally heavy frost on Saturday morning, in fac-t it was the heaviest frost experienced in. Nelson for some years. Outside water taps were frozen, and there was even a coating of ice on the tanks in glasshouses. Cisterns in exposed places were also frozen. The performance by the 12th Regiment Band in the General Hospital grounds yesterday afternoon was much, enjoyed by the patients and staff, as well as by members of the public, of whom a good number attended. It is only fair to the band to state that they were* not responsible for the lace start tnat was made. This was due to a failure to carry out arrangements for the conveyance oi' their, gear to the hospital. .A'collectijvi m aid of the Patients' Recreation Fund resulted in the raising of a sum of £o 4s 3d, on which Government subsidy will be paid. The first meeting of the Advcntisr, mission held in the Rechabite Hall, Bridge-street, "took place last night.when the prophetic outline of the four great monarchies of the past was dealt with. Phe speaker pointed out that the great lines of prophecy of Daniel and Revelations brought to view the advance and rise and fall of many of the "Teat; kingdoms that had ruled the world in! the past, and that this constituted one I of the clearest evidences of tne inspira-i turn of the Bible.' The study of the! evening brought to view that Babylon Media-Persia, Greece, and Rome had an i taken their-rise on the pages of history I in the exact order called for in the pro"-! phecy, and that the division of Rome ii.- i ta ten... kiugdoms, as .the iead-S jng kingdoms of Europe exist to-day ! marked a final phase of the earthly I application of tuis remarkable prophecy i It was shown that the next event iii | order to the closing up of this prophee--is the coming o f Christ, when the destruction of the wicked will take ph-e and the everlasting kingdom of righteousness will "be set up. ""I know the case of a wharf labourer v/rto .stuck his chest out- as he passed t»is fine building (the Farmers 3 Institute) and said: 'Look at the war proMs/ " stated Mr Moss at the Farmer*li nion Conference at Wellington, iiegardiug war profits made by farmers, one spoakcr suggested that there was <i great deal of misapprehension regarding the actual position. Farmers received the shillings and somebody eke received the pounds. He instanced the ease of a woollen jersey. In the sliotv;.-, oust los, and when weighed it did not turn the scale at lib, yet the purchaser was informed when she p^ot-o S >-ed against the price: '•Look at the price of wool. Vvhat was .uo actual value of the wool m that jersey? A voicfi: About two shillings." It was the same! vn..h a su.it now costing' nine or ten gumoas. ihe price of wool was blamed. . When the. licensing poll was beW tajcen it vvas expected" that many poopip would, express, their disapproval of chei waym whien tho issues were submitted' to them by making their voting papers: inrormal (states the Wellington -Yost ') in sojne quarters there was erpresse-.i' intention to cross out the words "vir/i compensation" as an indication that i£\ vo-cers favoured Prohibition without compensanon. -These exnectations of j. mass or informal votes do ivtft appeav be borne out by the results. Tne infor-1 mal votes now number, about 4,b83, iihich on.a total vote of 590 754 «h-s <vl percentage of just ovor 9. No return A> inWal voiwg on the 1914 licensing noil is available,.but on tiie representation poll in that year informal vo!-s' were 0808 in a total of 521,525, which is a iittle nVoro tlia-n. 10 per cent. An evcnt;\vliic'h deserves more tb"*-> ! the usuar_pc-rscnal pam-Tra^h', i^ti'nl return to poison of Airs, jailc Woodier I iViumu-es tana her hu^ba-id) Tt <s re grottod that- siimcicut spacers' not! available to do justice to sucii a mattr- ( of interest and importance. It is somo) years sinc-o tuo lacy resided here, but ( reaaers or "Ihe Colonkt" Will remom-f ber the views she exrirt-ssud from tn-r.c. i to tißo upon local and K cnor J: l politics.} social and other questions. At "present U iui'K. i->iuinbles ib not in to-u-n V'l^l] local oi^ colonial r.ffairu. Lut shaVohui-j' teerod Jie opmjon that it v>-;^s a niistal'e* ; for Bill Massey and Joe -Ward to*go into1 i partaiership; they nevor could pull in j j tns same boat, and n.ost of their timo \ is taken up in watching tn . e h othor |-iThey are not the hezxsvAv twins tlifvU appear to be. Members or ■ Parliament | r have stuck to their soy;ty; HVo linroni?! to a rock, and t-lie "proutenrc" liave! c had a great time at the exi>er:se of the! S workers. STie never had any timo foi-u; Bill Massey, as his crowd iisnaiiv <^l\'{ the "best pickings." She blanu^b Joey for allowing them .to do so, and.; considers it an eternal disnraf-e thntli the cost of living is so high. Her pro-- fc sent address is at Lock's "big Furniture! Emporium, where she and her two'mar-j ried daughters got their homes beaut-i-1 fully furnished and for a small sum. ' Lock's was always the best-and cheapest place to furnish at.*

Chipft W^° W > Were &**™ by theapplication of ai r $\ ¥ ih > a-iso on th& wifi of lWn«- of the late of rSii m> Charles Blwer, Chief JuSfcl \ WOr granted b^ th« B^er, oflSk.X. tOOrge * rederick th^thfliS %»artoient advises Mofcoia JiS' *lai'.a™A3a 3 Pateena, was first earned mto effect by Mr J K. Patterson, bootmaker at the Stofe