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\\)Li. Laal. JNvJ- bo otncc iv tin- uuiifii ivinudooi) WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND, FRIDAY MARCH 20, 1936. 16 PAGES <»D .'Kit<S COI'Y 9U J'KR

WEEK.

BIRTHS,'(JKAHAM.—Ou Marcli IS, 1036. at "Wainiarlc",

Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Graliam—a(laughter;both well.

SLOMAX.—OnJtarrli 111, 1030, to Una. wifeof John Sloman, 153 Baranril Street—a son.

MARRIAGE,OSULLIVAX—EKD.MO.VD.—OnMuri'li 3, 19S0,

iit St. Joseph's Church, Buckle Street, byIlio Itcv. I'atlier Fletcher, assisted by dieHer.- Father W. Walshe, Katherlnc Mary,daughter of tlio latu -Mr. and Mrs. WilliamIletlmond, Oriental rarado. to Cornelius.llortlnior. son of Jlr. und the late Mrs.Eugene O'SulUran, Taranaki.

DEATHS.DES LAXDES.—On March 10, 1030, at his re-

sidence, IT l'atcrson Street, (ieovge.. dearlybeloved husband of Ituby Dcs Laudcs (sud-denly).

DUNN.—On March 20, 193(i, at her residence,11 llunlop Terrace, Mrs. Margaret Warner

Dunn, late of Weslport; aged US years. it.I.T.j(West Coast papers please copy)-'"

KKXXEDY. AIITHUII UAXIBI..—At his resid-ence, 124 Tlie Terrace, Wellington; aged liljyenrs. I

SMALLBOXK.—Ou Marcli 1.1, lUoli. at his re-|sidence, "Arthlngworth," Kichmonil, Nelson,iliilwin, secotnl son of the late Mr. Edwin jiSmnllhonc, Kelson, and a brother of WalterSinaJlbonc. Wellington, and the Misses Small-bone, Wadestowu.

WII,SOX.—On March IS. 1!i:i(i. at I'ahlalua,Annie, widow of the lale John Wilson, of 20Tanora Crescent, Brooklyn, in her IJtli year.

IN MEMORIAM.AI.DEUSOX.—Cherished memories of my lov-

ing anil devoted only son. Oliver, who passedaway on March 20, 11134; aged 21 years.' jSol understood. How many breasls arc aching

Vor luck of sympathy! All! Diiy by day.How many cheerless, lonely hearts are break-

ing !How many noble spirits pass away j

—Xot understood, jInserted by his loving mother.

AT.DEJtSOX.—In fond memory of my dearfriend Oliver, who passed away on March 20,1934.

Inserted by his pal, Bob.HAWKIXS.—Iu Joying memory of Susie Haw-

kins,, who passed away on March 20, 19.13.Hcmember us,, dear mother, in your I'aradisc.Inserted byher loving husband, Arthur, and. .her.children, .May, Bert, and Rita.XAISBITT.—In' memory of our dear Auntie

Jinnle, who fell asleep on March 18, IU3I.S.idly missed.

liyLila, Jean, 'and Thclmn. jSTKWAiri'.—ln loving memory of my dear hus- Ihand ,and our father, William,'Who passedI

away on March 20, 1H33.. To memory ever dear.Inserted by his loving wife and family.

'.THOMAS.--In loving memory of our dear■ brother Bertie .Tames (Bob), who passed awayon .March 20,- lust.7!est)Hg where nn shadows fall,In perfect peace he awalls us all.

Inserted by his loring brother and sistcr-iu-law, 1/auric and Topsy. "THOMAS.—In lovlnc memory of our dear

brother, lierlie James (Bob), who passedaway on.March 20, p3l.

In silence we remember.Inserted by his .loving sisters and niecel,

Violet and Jeau.

UIRTH, M_R!li_n_, ana DEATHNOTICES rmisl be endorsed bysonio responsible person to ensuretheir insertiou.

CASH RATES Toe Blrtli, Marriage,Death, arid Iv Memorial!) Notices,SIXPENCE tier Hue. (Minimum"rharito 2s Cd) Six words to theHue, ' ,

EVENING POST-TELEPHONES; MANAGER 1ADVERTISING!PUBLIC COUNTER jPUBLISHING L MMXILIKM.JOBPRINTING I UNTILSP.M,ACCOUNTSPHOTOGRAPHER 1LITERARY J

SATURDAY SPORTS1 ENQUIRIES43-018 CRICKET45-018 TENNIS AND ATHLETICS44-008 OTHER SPORTS

44-O4S GENERAL ENQUIRIES. »fM. XO 7 P.M.36-636 ■ PHOTOGRAPHER—PRIVATE R«_24-023 ■ ■ NEWTOWN AGENCY .63-139 LOWER HUTT 63-Sl6 PETONE

N.Z. DEFENCE SCHEME.URGENT NEED RECOGNISED.

NEW ZEALAND may be a safecountryin many respects, but we have many

daily dangers we cannot ignore.During Autumn beware windburn, insect

bites,work-roughened hands,sorenessaltergames. The "protection? Q-TOL SkinEmollient.

In winter watch out for chilblains,chapped hands,roughened hands,"goiters'hands." and other troubles. Here againyou need Cj-TOL Skin Emollient. Safe,soothing, healing. Q-TOL for every emer-gency. Safest and Quickest. Buy a bottletoday.

MEMORIAM CARDS, LETTERS OFTHANKS. ETC.

PRINTED1 PROMPTLY AT THIS'"EVENING POST" OFFICE.

SAMPLES ON APPLICATION.

FLORAL TRIBUTES.

A L I Q E A. G li A Y.-^FLORAL TRIBUTES for all occasions ia I shortest uutii.c. !

Any Time—Anywhere in the World. |30S Lambton Quay. !

Tot. 4,'i-896. After hours, residence, L'J-jGti. j. . "THE FAREY BOWER."- jI^MBLEMS ofJoy a,,d Tokens ot Sym-1*-J pathy. Sliss A. Farcy, G3 Manners!Street. Tel. 42-489, after hoMrs 00-343.

Rosemary for Remembrance.■ROSEMARY FLORAL STUDIO,"" iMISSBLACK,

125 Willis Street.Wreaths,Bouquets, Flora) Gifts of every

description. .' . . . '.Tel. 00-663. Residence 42-906.Flowers Telegra'phcd 'to other Cities.

ISS GALLOWAY (late Miss Cooper),Art Flpriste, 09 Willis Street (opp.

Majestic). Tel. 41-341. , After businesshours, 25-113. Every description of FloralTributes. Frcsb-eut Flowers daily,

'J^ ISS POOLE,

FLORAL ARTJST, 48 MANNERS ST.Flowers for all occasioue. Tel. 43-20S.

After Liours, 00-214 (dial 398)..

■CO-136 REMOVAL. 20-240.SCOTT'S, 131 CUBA STHEET. opposite

Whitehead and Pear's.—Mrs. ScottMenle, Floral Artists. Service,"Efficiency.J"iO-13C. ' Tuition Given. 20-240.

FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

OBERT 11. WILSON AND SONS,1 LTD:, Fiiner'al Directors.Itj-i.ADELAIDE KOAD. |

Telephones 2-1-130. 16-781,14-210.TSAACi ' CLARK AND SON,I Funeral Directors, . j

27 WINGFIELD STREET, Nl. 1Telephone, Day Jl-561; Night 41--J3S.

in MORRIS, JUN.. LTD.,JU. Funeral Direutois,I'.j JvENT TERRACE.

Telephone 52-150.

MONUMENTAL MASONS.

HICKMOTT AND SONS,MonumentalMasons, opp Cemetery, Karori, for

Reliable Cemetery Work at lowest pricesin Wellington Tel 28-93'J

MISCELLANEOUSLKOS—For Neuritis, Rheumatism,

Lumbago, Bladder Weakness,etc. 2s0d all Chemists and Fred Castle, Ltd.,■*S7Dixon Street.

BILL—Meet me at H.M.S. DmieJin'sConcert an.; Unud_ Tudor Hull, 180

CubaStreet, Saturday nislit, 8 p.m., March2!. get your, ticket, save disappointment.E.U.N.A.PERSONAL—JIcft us 8.15 p.m. Sunday■*" at the Paramount Theatre. PictureJienefit.for the Wellington City Mission.Ri'V. T. I'1 Taylor.A\7HEN yonr'e grey, you're blue, (.irou-

'* natural colour bad; into liair withvonderfiil A'an-Groy tonic. Pcrrett's,f'lipmist.T>OCKS. Blue Rocks for Rockeries, al.-o-I*' Bluck Suil. Xoithlaud Quarry, lei.27^82.PRICK wanted for IViniins .".-rd. llunsc,.-»- <-U: .\i,|,iy :;s Diti-rni'jiLM I!mk-.1.Mii-amar.

j . HIGH CLASS!

■ITITORRISON'S TAILORED SUITS aresmartly moulded in lines of ele-

gance und style. Considering the wayI■they look, the meticulous care with which jthey are hand-tailored,and the fact thatthey outlast two or even three of the,other kind, their price is really very

jmoderate.

D. MORRISON, Tailor, jUpstairs—so Willis .Street, Welliugton

ZZZ LOST AND FOUND jT OST, by boy, Purse, containing 10s-^ note and silver, between Ellice andBuckle Street. 'Reward. 4 Buckle St.T OST, Crystal Necklace, vicinityJ-J Gardensor City. Apply Orient!Hotel. Keepsake. Reward. Tel. 51-259.T OST, in telephone box, Vivian Street.1J Lady's Handbag. Reward. 11 Crosby

'Terrace. Tel. 50-591.T OST, 2 Keys in broivn case, vicinityj■*-* Ghuznee Street. " Reward. Tel.4.r)-B,'iS. . .T OST, City, Single-sculling Medal, silver,

"" gold centre,'engraved 18!)0. Reward.King 50-433.T OST, GeneralPost Office, Navy Blue■^ Bag containing key, sum money. Re-ward. J250 Evg. Post.fp.AK.EN from motor-car outside Harling--*- ton House,Dixon Street, March -HI,Parcel Linen, etc.; highly valued senti-mentally. Reward on returning to 2,12Lambton Quay.

PERSONAL. j|YIÎLL Driver of the car following taxi| '' that hit stationary car at Panipara-iiiimi about midnightSaturdaynight, Marchj14,please communicate with'J. Caldweil,I I'nraparaumu? |fpiiANKS to Finder of Small Piu-c-*- returned to'v4o Post Agency, Kilbir- inie.I WANTED TO RENT.Y^TANTED, end April, by youngmarried*' couple, Flat,or House,central, mod-

erate rent. State terms. 1057 Evg, Post."II7ANTED, by business woman, Com-*' fortably-furnished Front Bcd-Sittiug-

voom and Board, Oriental Bay piuferred.State terms. 1209 Evg. Post.XI7ANTED imniediately, Small Furuish-* * ed Flat, vicinity Oriental Bay, withgaragepreferred. Terms, 1211 Evg. Post.

ANTED, Modern -Bungalow by CivilServant,moderate rent, careful ten-

ant, Roseneath,Kilbirnie preferred; notessential. 1129 Evg. Post. -WANTED, by young' lady, Single Fur-

nished Room; must be reasonable.1216 Evg. Post.WANTED, by 3 YoungMen, Fully Fur-

nished Flat, Terrace or vicinity pre-ferred. State terms. 100 Evg. Post.WANTED, by Young Woman, Single]

Room, morning tray or Board. Write j!)9 Evg. Post.\\7"ANTED, 3 Rooms, cottage or flat, t'ur-

' * uished,by reliable couple, two child-ren; will pay up to 37s u'd in advance. 1124]■;vg. Post,

ANTED to Rent, vicinity Seatoun,Rongotai, 0 or 0-vd. House' Full par- |

Iticulars,- 1201 Evg. Pont. 1WANTED, for reliable tenant, 4-rd. Self-|contained-Furnished Flat; reasonablerent. 1191 Evg. Post.

WANTED Rent.,by gent, Unfurn. Lock-up Room or Bach, cooking convs.,

vicinity Basin Reserve. State rental.USI..Evg. Post. . ■■ - ■ ._

WANTED to Rent, Garage,- RongotaiTerrace. State terms to 1261 Evg.

!Post. ______TTÂNTED,Unfurnished Small Flat for

»'» ' nurse, privately nursing; central,reasonable. State rent-, 1193 Evg. Post."YOUNG Married Couple require Fur-J- nished Flat, self-contained. State

price, etc., 1225 Evg. Post. .SMALL Furn; Flat or Bed-Sitting-room,

business woman, handy CourtenayPlace. Staterent. -1242 Evg. Post.

IVIL Servant wants f~5-rd. House,about 30s; willing to take lease. 11/2

Evg. Post.CELF-CONTAINED Flat over shop, ori 3 Small House, Thorndon preferred;reliable tenant; rqnt reasonable. 121J

Ev^Post.j BOARD AND RESIDENCE.WANTED, by: young professional man,\"Good Board, single bed-sitting-room, jvicinity Kclburn. tei. Evg. Post.\\J -\NTED, Private Board, by yom\gV* lady, city, plenty hot water, tel.;

reasonabie charge. 1178 Evg. Post. j\\, TANTKD. Board, by lonely widower.'* ' Reply 1180 ■Kvg. Post.j\X7\NTED. Board, for man and two!»»' working girls,'handy.to station. 1203IEvg. Post. ■ORIENTAL PARADE—Vacancy for 2

gentlemen friends,share double slcep-iing porch, every cony., tel., laundry done;|g__-: od. .1292 Evg-Post. ; ' ' . .rmSMAN HOUSE, 121 Tasman Street,J-* has Vacancies for.Men, sunny rooms,exvry cony., moderate. ■CIVIL SERVANT requires FurmsUed

or Unfurnished Self-contained _<lat,.separate entrance, reasonable. lei.52-652. : .I»ECO>UIENDED by young gentleman

ti —Superior Board, private home,every comfort, close to city. 121SEvg.Post. .GENTLEMAN requires Single

_Bed-

Sitting-room, private home, tull orpart board, vicinity city; tel. preferred.j13GEvg. Post.-\~r\CANOIES for business men in new-V |V- renovated home, hot and cold

showers, good table, bandy Govt. Bklgs.

Tel. 43-859.DON'T miss the Free Bus which leaves

for "Warner's Hotel" every Week-end. Ring 54-945 for reservations for you

and party. , '.ttaIMORATTpHIVATE HOTEL, Coui-"D tenay Place.-Accommodatioti CorCasuals. Vacancies, few Pfmanents.single, doublerooms; 25s week- Tel. 51-8.-JO.

rôfSfcllS"- ShareO Room available Saturday, 30s.

MISCELLANEOUS. _fT "Brightens" "Brass" "Brilliai.tly"--- "CO" Metal Polish goes further andcosts less )o'l..P_____:

_______■vfRS COLLINS, 90 .Mnnners Street, ior

UYL everything in Children's SummerSilks Frocks, Bonnets, Rompers, InfantsOutfits, Shawls, etc.; roojgnit_jin_g__

EP1JEI>T'SPort is acknowledged to bethe finestwine produced in Australia.

Awarded 42 first prizes. Quarts 3s, pintsIs t)d. Solely at Grand Hotel Home bup-ply Store.

eTmANN'S for Smart Costumes oneasy terms; they fit and they ere the

latest Only address: 13a Courtenay ) 1"TUHN STRONG~"AND CO., Certified'J Tailors, 143 Featherstou Street—l'orOvercoatsthat reflect perfect taste.

QUALITY I'nuting of Every Descrip-tion Place yournext order with tue

"Kveninc Post "H"IjIS"tITCHING. Overlooking Dress-

makin"', your last summer s coat,costume, frock, made like new; renova-tions. Mrs. Collins. 90 Manners Street.

BRANDIWINE." The only ecmiinearticle, obtainable solely at Grand

Hotel Home Supnly Store Imported directfrom London j)ts_ss:_hnjves__gJOHN STRONG AND CO., Certified

Tailors, 143 Featherston Street—Popu-lar Business Suits at a popular price. £010s. _____————

nhl-IFY try the rest but come back to1 the Best—"CO" Wasshine Lino

Polish, (id, Sd. Is, and 2s per tin.HEM ordering Wines nnd Spirits,make pure you get them from a store

:wiih a "Money-back Guarantee." Grand(Hotel llr>nip Supply Storeregard customer!-.s -ulr ,ud.«.

;[IAVE YOU EVER SKESj RED, GREEN. ASD BLUE STRIPES?

rPHE.\ look for them next time you buyBaton. They tell you it's

SWANBACON, 'the World's Tcnderest,Tastiest

Breakfast Treat.Insist ou SWAN—always.

TRADE PERSONALS.; A PERFECT Sot of Teeth, _1; Re"-■r* modelling, las. 11. W. 1-Yost,Den-tist, 273 Lambton Quay, opp. D.I.C.Ui_s'UL_ Tooth Repairs, I'rom 3s 6d;Painless Extraction?,2s Gil; 2 hoursvisit to make set teeth. Frost, opp. D.I.C.T/"L_IXEMA Skin Treatment—Eczema,xv Acne, Psoriasis,Bad Legs, FailingHair, and all Scalp Ailments definitelycured. Consultations free. Tel. 42-882.185 The Terrace.rpEETH from £1 per perfect set.

'-*- Simpson, Dentist. Cotirtenay Place.'T'EJ'.'TH Remodelled from 15s; Single-*■ Tooth aud other Repairs from 3s b'd.Simpson, Dentist, Courtcnay Plane.T ISHERYV'OOD. D.Sc., Herbs for Re-

*-* " jnvenation, Vitality, Lessons onSilent Influence. Consultation free.Stewart Dawson Chambers. Tel. 40-407(Trades Hall. Sundays. 7.15 p.m.)T~)OCTOJiS' Prescriptions dispensed with■*-' our usual high-class service and de-jpcndability at lowest current rales. In-quire our prices first. Gallagher, Chemist,:-'..>! Lambton Quay. op;>. B.N.Z,TJ iMEAHS has now taken over Ber--*■*-" mans Ladies' ITairdressinß Salons,"UOLambton Quay. Expert staif, inel lul-

ling Mr. Russell and Miss Cahoun. Pcrra-janentWaving from 15s. Tel. 40-776.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION.DELORUS SOUND—Guests wanted in

■*■ Superior Home,good fishing. ApplyMr. S. Williams. Huddart, Parker Bldg."I-fOK Full Particulars of Good CountryI"*■ Farm Guest-house,ring 170MLevin.Vacancies for Easter.

SPEND a Holiday on a Farm. Forparticulars, write 438 Evg. Post.

rpiTAHI BAY—Enjoy Easter Holidays-*- and SeaBathing at the Club Hotel;good accommodation,moderate tariff, over-'looking sea.JUST Imagine! A Weekend at. "Warner's Hotel," Eastbourne,* for£1 Is. Catch Free Bus at Kenners Ltd.,Courtenay Place, leaving 12.30 p.m. Satur-day arrive back 8.45 a.m. Monday.

RADIO APPARATUS.WANTED to Buy, Radio; state lowest'* cash price -ana-make-. 1131 Evg. Post.

K-VALVE Radion Receivers,no deposit,!" 3s Gdweek. Goodallowance on trade-ins. Eden and Co.,Kilbirnic. Tel. 17-704.TJEPALKS underUkeu at reasonable-*-* charges and guaranteed first-classjob.Ring 42-S7lfor urgent repairs. Radian.Co.,22 Brandon Street.■VTOW'HERE will you find more experi-j-»■' ence, skill, or effort in the maim-jfact.ure of Radio Valves than in the]Kadiotron Laboratories and Factories. Al-jway stipulate Radiotrons—and be sureof the best. National Electrical and En-gineering Co., Ltd., Mazda House,Wake-tiold . Street. _.GET in step with progress and world

cruise with a Broville Cruiser. Benu-tifuJ cabinet, lOiu speaker, glass and metaltubes. Tel. 43-848 now. ' "' /rpRADED-lN State Radios,.30" days'■*" condition, 30 days' guarantee; from-CIO; others from 30s; terms. Wright,Stephensou Co., Ltd.. 07 Taranaki Street.\AEARby year Kadiola has been the

"*■ ' symbol of radio progress, incorporat-ing the latest developments of provedvalue. Trade-in that old set for a "WorldRange" Radiola. Liberal allowance. Freehome demonstration. Easy terms. Na-tional Electrical and Engineering Co.,Ltd.,Mazda House,Wakefield Street.POPULAR Stars £100 Argosy Radio

Competition. Write, sending pennystamp, to S. A. Hunt and Co., 144 Fea-therston Street', for details.£100 ARGOSYRadio Competition. Write,* sending pennystamp, to S. A. Huntand Co.. 144 Featherston Street, for de-tails. .TTRAOED-IN State Radios, 30 days', guarantee: from £10; others from 30s:

{terms. Wright, Stephensoti C0... Ltd.. U7Taranaki Street. Tel. s~>-72f>. |WHETHEK you require All-metal or|»'» GlassValves, insist on .Radiotronsi —!the choice of leading' manufacturersof

modern radio receivers. They ensureclear-est reproduction and longest life. -Na-tional Electrical and Engineering Co.,Ltd., Mazda House. Wakcfidd. Street.

B" RFVILLE Ownersrecommend BrevilTeReceivers. .Why?, Hear the New

Cruiser you will .understand. New stocksex M.on'owai. Ring 43-848.i-'QESCO" for Electrical and Radio Re-

O pairs; satisfaction' guaranteed; treecollections. Scientific Engineering .Ser-vif-e. 41 Dixon Street. Tel.' 52-431.ATO DEPOSIT and 3s 6d- weekly; genuine

-^ Radion Receiver. SeeLittle Aristo-crat. 5-valve model, gets Australia easily;price £118s 6d. TodiT Motors. Ltd.\\JE will Buy your Radio Not Wanteds*' for cash. . Radio Exchange, Lamp

House, 27 Manners Street. ,BRING Your Radio to the Lamp Hou?e

for First-class Repair Work. ElectricLamp House. 27 Manners Street.

THERE'SaTeal thrill in getting overseas. stations on a'"World Range' Rndiola—it brings them in so clearly! Try oneout' in your own home! Liberal allow-ance made on your old. set and easy termsarranged. National Electrical and_ Lmtm-eerins.Co.,Ltd., Mazda House,AYakeholdStreet.; —-__-_______=_=

MISCELLANEOUS.WANTED, Seat in Car to New Ply-

mouth by Monday. .1197 Evg. Post.ANTED to Buy, your Patronage at

the Paramount Theatre,Sunday, 8.15p.m. Wellington City Mission PictureBenefit.WORKING Girl, no friends, would like

to meet suitable male friend, viewmarriage. 1214 Evg. Post.

OTOR-DRIVING School. Few vacan-cies. Certificates guaranteed. Lady

and gent instructors. No failures. Lou-clon. Tel, 50-248."YOUNG Widow, attractive manner, oneJL child, seeks Marriage business man.

Wsme Carter Bureau, 102 Willis Street.Tel. 40-584. evening interviews arranged,TM-IE Bebe Witts-Bnrt Doll's Rafi'le was"*■ won by Mr. Eric Witts. Lower Hutt,the winning number being oi)7,

ATF.STand SmartestFur Coatsare ob-tailiable at Lowest Prices only from

Universal Fur Co., Wellington and Talm-ereton North.

KPPKLTS Port—the finest wine Ana-tralia produces Obtainable solely

at Grand Motel Home Supply Store Qtsts. pts Is 0d .

AIRDRESSING, Beauty Culture, Tui-lion guaranteed: full course £20.

"Jay's" N.Z. College, Dwan's Bldg.. WillisStreet. Tel. 43-589.

OHN STRONG AND CO., CertifiedTailors, 143 Featherston Street, in-

stinctively crasp and interpret Your ideaof style,

GRAND HOTEL Borne Supply Storeguarantees Jules Racine et Cie Cog-

nac equal to any three-star brandy onthe market nnd superior tr most; quartsl"s. pints 7s . ._

KUITSES'TmI Waitresses' Aprons, Caps,

Belts, Overalls,to order. Mrs. Col-lins. 00 Manners Street (next Scott's Tea-l'noms).

EN'TAL Repairs in 2 hours; pricesfrom 0s 6d, with best materials.

Cooper's Bldg.. opp. Evg. Post (entrance.Merer Street).

OT'RE too young to be grey! Growback rrilniir with Van-On\y lonic.

lViYir> Siiiiudfi-s.and C. Smith. Lid.

1 "CAMROC" !DRY GINGER ALB. j

PREPARED FROM PUKE ARTESIANWATERS

AS supplied to their Royal Highnessesthe Prince of Wales,the Duke and

Duchess of York, aud the Duke of 'Glouot'ster,etc. !Oa all Union S.S. Co. steamers. I

A WONDERFUL STIMULANT. ' jTHOMSON. LEWIS. AND CO.. LTD. j

(Established 50 years.) " ]i

PKUHEKUta frOR SALS..

PANORAMIC views (Highland Park)---- Nearly new 5-rd. Bungalow, kitchen,bullet, mirrored wardrobes,good section,2byr. mortgage; price £1000. 1186 Evg.Post13ONGOTAI—Bungalow, 4 nice rooms,■^-*> large Hectioii, Govt. mortgage; prico£850urgent sale. 118SEvg. Post.CONVENIENT City (sheltered, sunny)

—6-rd. Residence,one floor, modern,convs.; reduced to £850. 1183 Evg. Post.

IT/TIANDALLAH resident will consid~er-*■»- Selling Part (arya, to be arrangedIwith purchaser) of his la-acre Residential jPropel ty. Wonderful view and environ-ment; reasonable price. Apply "Owner,"

11223 Evg. Post.

BLOCK of 7 Sections,drainage installed,handy tram, suit . builder, terms;

offer wanted. J224 Evg. Post.SIXTIC-N1 Fine New Upuoes now erected

(four in course of erectiou) onStrathiporc Park, on tram line, Broad-way; city side of SeatounTunnel, adjoiu-ing Scots College. "Bathed .in Sunshinethe Livelong Day." Build your own newhome amongst other line new homes. Sec-tions at cut prices, level, and delightfulgrassyelopes, on tram line and adjacentJames Stclliu and Co., Tel. 4-3-909.

EFOREpurchasing a Sectionmake surethat service water and sewerageis

immediately available. Ex-City Engineerstates CavendishSquare, Beutinck Ave-nue, und Streatlain' Crescent,StrathmcirePark, is the best serviced area iv the j

| City. Sewerage, service water, gas, c.1.,I etc., available; delightful sections at cutprice's on our famouseasy terms. JamesStellin and Co., 113-115 CustomhouseQuay

ELLINGTON'S population perchedon bill tops is already congested.

Congestion demands outlet. Buy now TawaFlat. Dunbar Sloane, Ltd. "ON'T miss your opportunity. Buy

your SectionTawa Flat now. Beauti-ful large sunny sites. Dunbar Sloane,Ltd.I?OR SALE, Residence, 9 rooms, 3-■ storeyed, 2 flats, adjacent to Parlia-ment Bldgs., no climb, first-class condi-tion, easy terms; owner leaving AVelliug-ton. Reply Owner, 1042 Evg. Post.I~?XCEPTIONAL Home, valued £2000;.j-' price £1650;latest home, storey and Ihalf design, a rooms and k'ette, 2 garages,

every convenience. J. H. Bethune and Co.

lOWER. HUTT—New Bungalow, 5 1J rooms, kitchenette, garage, Govt.mortgage terms arranged; £1075. Greg-ory, Tel. 63-G7O.' ' -A RORI Sections—4 Glorious, Level j

Sites, luiin. tram, siid all day; £3501each. ,T. IT. .Bethune and Co. irPAWA FLAT—Tawa Downs Estate will

■*■ appeal to you. Let us show you thisbeautiful spot. Sole Agents. HoraceBaker, Ltd.. 233 Lambton Quay. jnhAWA FLAT—Taw Downs Estate, j» Home Sites from £43. Easiest of Iterms. Sole Agents. Horace Baker. Ltd.,233 Lambton Quay. !£17;, KILBJRNIE— Section, sunny, won-

derful view Evans Bay, owner inAustralia wants urgent sale. J. H.Bethune and Co. \Oihei advertisements under this classification

appear on pais 3.

BUSINESSESFOR SALE. ;PROGRESSIVE Business,,busy town,

near Wellington; easy work man orlady. Particulars 93 Evg. Post.

OOT Business to sell, stock and re-pair trade, city, cash about £300.

Particulars to 1220 Evg. Post.FRUIT, Vegetables, Agencies, good liv-

ing-rooms, present owner 6 years,reasonable price for quick sale. Particu-lars, 106 Evg. Post.'

FRESH Fish, Fish and Chip Business,good- stand; also Frigidaire; cheap

rent. 9 Rhodes Street, Newtown.~ A SNIP. ~~

OLD-ESTABLISHED SPORTS ANDCYCLE BUSINESS, in growing

town near sunny Nelson;stock at valuation,jillness reason for selling. 104 Evg. Post.

EXCHANGE.~

IF you Want to Sell or Exchange YourProperty, see Smith and Jones, De

Luxe Theatre^ Tel. 51-506 ExchangeSpecialists. .~COUBTENAY PLACE SPECIALS."

LECTRIO Massage for -nerves, weakn-ess. rheumatism,stiff joints,sprains.

J. W. M. Harrison, Certificated Masseur.;(tram termiu.us),. Tel. 51-691. .PIRIE STREET SPECIAL.

HY waste tra.m fares? Elley's stpekthe best Quality Meat- at town prices'

and deliver free. Telephone 52-969. ;KILBIRNIE BARGAINS.

ON Easy Payments (firm to be trusted),small deposits, weekly payments, no

interest, Winter Coats,all styles and sizes;Coatsmade to measure, Frocks,Costumes,Hosiery, Eiderdowns,Blankets, HouseholdLinen, Men's and Boy's Apparel. D. Lewisand Co.. Bay Road. Tel. 14-452.'

KARORI SPECIALSIOU must cat Fruit! Why not good

fruit? It costs no more at NelsouFruit Store,142 Main Road,Karori. Tel.28-015.

PETONE SPECIALS.NGLISH Tweed Overcoats, 39s lid;. Black Italian Shirts, valued, at 4s 6d,

for 3s 3d. Stokesand Russell,Jackson St.,Petone. .

HATAITAI SPECIALS.ISS LOWDEN specialises Permanent

Waving, Marcel, Water Waving,Trims, Dyeing Head, and Facial Treat-ments. Tel. 53-103,over Burbery's, Mox-ham Avenue.

MOLESWORTH STREET SPECIALS.OLDEN GRAIN Bread, finest quality

obtainable. Baufield, 03 MolesworthStreet.GENUINE Farm House Wheat-meal

Bread. Best on the market. Banficld,03 Molesworth Street.KAISIN Bread daily. Malted Fruit1 Bread, Od a loaf. Banfield,U3 Moles-worth Street.

UPPER HUTT SPECIAL.

PETONE Steam Laundry—Send yourDry Cleaning to our Agents: Hazel-

wood's,Upper Hutt; W. S. Gilbank'sStore, Trcntham. Van calls Wednesdays,redelivers Saturdays. All Laundry Workundertaken. Tel. 63-65.5.

MISCELLANEOUS.XTELP Kidneys back to health—Clear-*■-*- system of uric acid with ArtrexS.T./23. Perrett's, Saimders,Chemist.FOR, SALE, OneNight's Entertainment.

Paramount Theatre, Sunday. 8.15p.m. Wellington City Mission PictureBenefit.A YOUNG Lady, experienced with re-

-*■*■ larded or backward children, is pre-pared to take them daily, individually orin class. Apply telephone between sixand seven, 27-652; or write 1080 Evg. Post.

I?OUND—Somewhere to go SundayN'iglit—Picture Benefit for Rev.

Mr. Taylor's City Mission, ParamountTheatre, 8.15 p.m.

(CROWDED Hours of Glorious Life.—Weekends at Warner's Hotel.' East-

bourne. Ring 54-945 for representative tocull. ' '

| NEWMAN BROS., LTD.REGULAR SERVICES.

PICTOX-BLENHEIM-CHRISTCHURCH,NELSON-MOTUEKA-TAKAKA, ]

| WEST COASTGLACIERS.I Full Particulars from jjA-LL Government Tourist Offices,Thos.| Cook and Sou, T. and W. Young,j Wellington.

wantld to sell.

POR SALE, Typewriter (Royal), per--*" feet order; £0. Tel. 26-038.>J£W Oak Dining Suite, drawleaf table,A 1sideboard,i chairs, £14 10s. Thomp-son, 5j Miro Street, Rongotai.

Model Gramophone, nice lone,-*■ and 20 Now Records,.H.M.V., etc.,las.; Snip. 17 Picton Avenue,Newtown."]W"Ii\V Oak Shaped Front China Cabinet,■^ ' £3 10s; OakDinner Wagon, £1 ss.Apply 13 Waripori Street, Newtown.TjÔß SALE, Fox Terrier, 2 years old, 12s■*■ Cd. Reply 1154 Evg. Post. -. .TÔK SaijE, V. alter Colliuson Piano,-"- beautiful tone, perfect order." Whatoffers? 1169 Evg. Post.rPO SELL, Seagrass Pram, as new, £1;-»" also 4-xalve Wireless Set, £4 10s.1202;Evg. Post.CINTEEN Yards Lino., 9 yards Passage'■-' ■ Lino., Striking Clock,Moquette Chair,Kit.clien Table, reasonable. 27 WilliamStreet, Ha'taitfii.rP>'l\EE Young Canarieswith Cage for-*■ ,; Sale. 12s Gd, bargain. Seen'evenings,

Eastman. 94 Bouleott Street.CINGEK, Sewing Machine,perfect order,good stitch. Price, £2 10s. 11 MemStreet.pONTENTS of Room, including Singer. 'Machine,with option renting-1 or 2front rooms or shop, near city. 11S2Ev;j. Post.

OR SALE, "Fox"' Typewriter, good,condition; £i 10s. 30 Hattou Street,

Karori.IANO for Sale, good tone, "Verdi,"

£27 10s; no agents. 30 Hatton St.,Karori.IÔR SALE, Show Case,3 Oak, 1 Silver■ Cake Stands, 2-tier. Apply 213Marine Parade, Seatoun. .HÎRES, New, 30s,3,55,-40s;Used Tires,J- las each. London Driving . School,Wakefield Street. , ,GENT'S All-weather Cycle, in perfect

condition,very attractive, all equip-ment, going cheap at £5. Apply 138Brougham Street, Saturday./CLEARING without cost consideration,V Model and Unclaimed Suits, 50s (lessthan, half price), Indigo Serge Bargains-,

Iguaranteed colour, shape, style, fitting,97s Od. Corcoran,opposite Public Trust.

ROTTED Cow Manure, Is Gd sack de-livered. Apply A. Smith,South Iva-

Irori. Road.17OR SALE.20 Player Piano'Rolls',cheap,jJ- : Ring 51-395. . ■PIANO. Sewing Machines, Dining, BecL-

H.room, Chesterfield. Suites, Tables,!Chiiii's, Carpets, Linos. Cheap at CityIFurniture Mart. Blair'Street.ivrfIR.ANDAHS and Open Porches glassedI * in before the arrival of winter. Con-IsiiltLßarr-Bt'own,re quotations; estiriiates'frcok Tel. 54-108.

S' IJS'GEK Oak Drophead Sewing Machine,.! i'ouiul shuttle, perfect order, guar-

! ant*ed, £5 .10s. 142 Riddiford Street,Newtown.SINGER. Oak Drophead Machine. 66K,

beautiful order, bargain, £7 Ms. 98\Vaipapa Road, Hataitai.ANTS or "X-Aut"? You can't keep

-^*- botli. Non-poisonous N-Ant Kiusants. Chemists and Hardware Stores.2s.

ADDERS, Steps, Ironing Boards,Cfiothus-horses,-Store and Samson.

Trucks; anything in woodware and iron-work executed by Specialty Co., HamingStreet.WHISKY good old Scotch, guaranteed

11 yearsold, 10s 6d; French BrandyCognac, 10s 6d; Rum, 10s 6d; Grape Wine,2s Id; Handles of Beer,4d. Princess Hotel,corner Molesworth and Murphy Stieets.Jiis. Elleray, Proprietor. : ' ,

OR SALE, Mangle, Garden Roller,Great American Lawn Mower, per-

fect condition. Tel. 26-629.«-^'_^\j;," J\Ton-poisonons Ant Killer; At-A-VhemiHts and Hardware- Stores; is

tin lasts the season.MANUKA Breakwmd, Trellis, Fences

erected,experienced -worker. WriteParker. 815 High Street, Lower Hutt.

PLAYER Piano. "Monarch," full sized-88 notes; good condition; 90 .rolls. a^J

Kvg. Post ■ 'lIUNNING shoes for ants! "X-Ant" killsants; 2s at Chemists and Hardware

Stores;non-poisonpus. ;X-ANT" stands for ."exit ants," but

no ant .stands "X-Aiit"; 2s,Chemis-sand Hardware' Stores: 'GOLDEN BERKI.ES; Elixir of Youth;

no need to suffer surplus weight; re-duce Quickly in absolute safety; 6s;6d atreatment. 'Perrett, Chemist.NO Scroungers"—Out the antswith "X-

Ant," non-poisonous; 2s. Chemistsand Hardware Stores1. : .' ; ' ;/ÎNNOPINE gives remarkable results

in Chronic Catarrh, Hay Fever; iiewtreatment method; immediate relief. -Per-rett, Chemist. :

ATEST OakBedroom, Dining-room, andChesterfieldSuites,super quality, sac-

rificed belo-iV wholesale. Silverstone'sMart, Woolworth Bklgs., Cuba Street.T ADU£S! Handbag bargains that are■U unbelievable. Hundreds to choosefrom at Alston's Handbag Sale,opp Wind-sor Hotel. ■"

(CARPETS — Great Liquidation Stock,sacrificedbelow landed, cost; chance

of lifetime. Silverstoue'sMart, WoolworfchsBldgs., Cuba Street.

IÊ ARO BIRD SHOP, 140 Vivian St.----■ Bird Seed Specialist, Canary, Budge-rigar, Parrot Food,5d lb; Dog Medicines.Cages, Puppy Dogs for Sale.CARPETS, Carpets, Carpets—Super Wil-

tons, Super Axminsters, hundredsof patterns in all sizes,at Quality Fur-niehers,Ltd., Cuba Street. "ID you know we have a basement floor

packed with beautiful Furniture?Quality Furnishers.' Ltd.. Cuba Street,opp. Patrick's.

YOUR guests will appreciate the appetis-ing freshnessof Kellow bread. De

pots everywhere. Deliveries. Tel. 52-155.

SILVERSTONE'S Rear Auction Mart,full of Second-hand furniture, Car-

pets. Sewing Machines,Suites.,etc., at yourown price. Woolworths Bldgs.,-Cuba St."tfULL-SIZE^ Strong Bird Cages, 7s 3d1 each; Bird Cage.Fronts, 2s 3d each;

Dinner Sets, less than half-price. Sim'sSale. ■COW Covers,good quality Jute Canvas,

leather strappings, roped necks,. allsizes,6s 9d each.'Gordon and Co.. Ltd.,2n Lower Cuba Street. ___HANDBAGS! Wonderful bargains at

5s 6d each. Hundreds to choose fromat ridiculous prices. Alston's HandbagSale,52 Willis Street.

BOUR.IOIS Shavinc Soap, in ebonybowls,usually 5s Gd,now 2s 6d Bowl;

also fine assortment Blade Razors at re-duced prices Sim's Sale,Cuba Street.

QUALITY FURNISHERS. LTD., CubaStreet, opp. Patrick's, have biggest

rangeof handsome Bedroom md Chester-fipld Snitp« i. Wellington."SUNBEAM" English Electric Cleaner.

guaranteed 12 months, full-sized,_withaccessories. £9 15s cash,or no deposit. 3sOd weekly Todd Motors, Ltd.

ILTON Briquettes, Carbonettes, Coal,Firewood,Coke: everything to keep

the home fires burnine. McGowan audMagce, Ltd. Tel. 42-006.

POT ATOES. 281b 2s 3d, 561b 4s 3d, freedelivery; nil kinds of Grain, Fertil-

isers,etc., lowest prices. Gaudin and Son.Tel. 1)2-420

TJANDBAGS! Out they go at ridiculous■*""- prices. Latest styles. Alston* HugeHnndliH- Sale.r>2 Willis Street.

]ÊW ZEALAND INSURANCECOMPANY,LIMITED. , j

FIRE, MARINE, AND ACCIDENT |INSURANCE j

Accepted at Lowest Current Rates. ji The Company is empowered by Special IAct of Parliament to Transact j

TRUSTEE,EXECUTOR,AND AGENCYiBUSINESS. j

N. W. NELSON,Manager, jI Office: A.M.P. Building. j

Telephone 40-223. ...~

WANTED TO SELL.

\\7ANTED Sell, 27ft Launch. 39 Brigh-'* ton Street, Island Bay.

; VyANTL'D Sell, Singer Drophead Macli-. '" me, splendid sewing order, £5 10s.j21 Mcm Street, Newtown.

" WANTED Sell, 10 A Hempland Flax** Bonds (Kaingaroa), cost £215; of-fers to 1215 .Evg. Post.VyANTED to Sell, Oak Double Bed,* " first-classcondition. 1175 Evg. Post.VyANTED to Sell,Large Well-made Sec-"" t-ional Wardrobe,mirrored door and

.internal fittings. Ring 37-973 to arrangeinspection.. WANTED to Sell, Heavy Roller for!*' Lawn, cos* £15, reasonable for cash.■Ring 24-005. ■VyANTKD Sell,CombinationElee. Wire-

»' less and Gramophone, Oak Chinaj; Cabinet, 4 Carpets; going cheap. Davis1 Bros. 57-59 Lower CubaStreet.

' WANTED Sell—DavisBros.' Furniture*T Mart for all Furniture, Carpets,, etc.

Quality and Value guaranteed. 57-59 LowerCubaStreet. 'WANTED Sell, Latest Oak Bedroom

Suite, _1S las; 6-piece Dining Suite,1 £9 15s;easy terms. Kadford's,"The Busy1 Furnishers," Manners Street.

ANTED Sell, Huge Shipment Ax-minster Carpets and Rugs, latest

designs from leading English . manufac-turers. Radford's. Manners Street.

WANTED Sell! G-pieee Dining-roomSuites,from £7 10s; Bedroom. Suites

from £7 10s. Kenners. Cash or terms. arranged.ANTED Sell!! Lino 3s 6d, 4s 6d, 5sOd,7s 6d per yard; Carpet Runner,

4s lid, 5s lid, 7s lid, 9s lid, and 12s 6d.At Kemier's,Cash or Easy Terms.

WANTED Sell! Latest Walnut Bed-room and Dining-room Suites, shop

price £45, our price £35. Wholesale Fur-niture Factory, Lower Tory Street.WANTED Sell, Floor-coverings, 6ft»» wide( 3s 6d, 4s 6d,4s lid, 7s 6d yard;Inlaid, 9s 6d, 10s 6d, 12s 6d yard. Rad-ford's, Manners Street. *"WANTED Sell! Visit Kenner's Used

Dept.—3-piece Chesterfield Suitesfrom!30s;Chairs, 2s 6d; Palm Stands. Is 6d;Duehesse Mirrors. 5s 6d. Kenner's Cashor Term Store.

WANTED Sell! Kenners say trade inyour old Furniture for new, just like

an old-fashionedcar. Why send to auc-tion room? Seeus at once.WANTED Sell! Latest Roll-edge Wool

Mattresses, 23s 6d; Kapok Pillows,from 2s lid; Stretchers;2os 6d. At Ken-ner's Cash or Easy Term Store.

WANTED Sell! Glide-Rink FurnitureFactory We have sold to hundreds

of satisfiedcustomers. Why not you? OurIquality nnd price is right. Wakefield St.

WANTED Sell Singer Drophead, roundshuttle, £o 15s, and latest K4 66

Drophead, cheap; guaranteed. Globe,Opera House.

ANTED Sell. Beds and Wires, 37s 6d;Tallboys, 9s 6d: Wardrobes,05s; K.

Tables. 12s Gd; X.. Chairs, Ss6d. fed-.lord's Sale. Manners Street. .WANTED Sell. Tallboys 49s 6d. Tables

12s Od, K. Chairs Ss 6d. Solid-panelS:;igle Bed and Wire 32s 6d. Kenners,Cashor Easy Store. . , , -. '. ;

ANTED Sell! Oak Bedroom,Dining-"room, and Chesterfield .Suites,direct;

to public. We are manufacturers,notmiddlemen. Single Beds and Wires from29s lid. Wholesale Furniture Factory,Lower Tory Street. ;

ANTED Sell, 50 Bungalow Pianos,bar-gain prices, from £15 to £45; terms

from 5s weekly. Nimmos,Ltd. -ANTED Sell! Wholesale FurnitureFactory have opened "Direct to Pub-

lic." We also are open Friday evenings.We make to order Lower Tory Street,back of Gas Co. " ■ "WANTED Sell, 50 Rolls Carpet Runner.

Tapestry. Haircord, Velvet Pile, Wil-ton, and Axminster, all widths, from 3sOd yard. Radford's Sale, Manners St. ;WANTED Sell! WhyMf every _'urni-

ture Buyer went to Glide-Rink firstthey would not buy elsewhere; 10,000ft offloor space. Wakefield Street. ■WANTED Sell, Latest Square-arm

Chesterfield Suite, independentlysprung, £13 15s,30s deposit, 5s weekly.Radford's. Manners Street. . ' "WANTED Sell, Furniture and Carpets

of evevy description; cheapest prices

in town.: Davis Bros., Furniture Mart;57-59 Lower CubaStreet. "WANTED Sell, Single (green, ducoed)

Bedroom Suite, Oak Dining Suite,S Chesterfield Suites. Davis- Bros.' Mart,Lower Cuba Street (below JamesSmith). , ■ ■ ■ - ■ ■■

WANTED Sell!' 100 3-piece ChesterfieldSuites-,always in stock. What a

choice, nothing like it in New ,Zeila^;;from £7 10s to £35. GhderKink Furm-ture Factory. Wakefield Street.WANTED Sell,McCrae's JVlillwool Mat-W tresses, single size 27b 6d, double 39s

6d- Cot Mattresses 12s"6d; Kapok-Pillows3s 6d. Radford's, Manners Street.'

WANTED Sell! Furniture! Furniture!Yes- Mr. Conibear,late Wellington

Cabinet Co. has .joined Wholesale Furni-ture Factory. He is at your service."Direct to Public," Lower Tory Street.

ANTED SeiT Rebuilt GuaranteedPianos, condition as new. Bnnsmead,

Broadwobd,Haake, etc. Terms .from 5sweekly. Nimmos, Ltd. ■ .—OTATOES, Best Quality—ll2lb 8s 6d,

561b in Cd,281b 26 6d; delivered any

suburb. Meadows (near Library), 45-SUS.Petone 63-922.AUSTRALIAN Pollard, sacra, 13s 4d;A Bran, sacks,9s 8d; Clipped Barley,sacks,4s per bushel; delivered free.Meadows, 114 Wakefield Street. 45-828.ENGAGEMENT Rings, best Quality.J-J direct from maker, save pounds. GuyMorris (upstairs). 60 Willis Street, opp.Hotel Windsor.STURDY Poultry Mash, sacks, 14s 3d.

half-sacks 7s fid; Mixed Grain, sacks15s 9d, 501b bags 5s 9d; Wheat, sacks,Osper bushel,delivered Meadows. 40-S2B,

POTATOES. Best Quality-1121b BsM.501b 4s 6d,2Slb 2s 6d; delivered_any

suburb. Meadows (near Library), 45-S>2S.Petone 63-922.I^HE W derfuJBlcctric Portable Sew-A ing Machines, sews two ways; 20

years' guarantee. Demonstrating Burhug-ton Arcade.

__THESE Moquette Chesterlield Suites are1 wonderful value; one £14 Ms,£15 10s. Inspect early at Quality Fur-nishers. Ltd., Cuba Street.

UANTITY of Good-conditioned 24inDiameter Wrought Iron Pipes, dredger

spares. For full particulars or inspection,apply C.W., 1009 Evg. Post.17KESH Grapes from the Thames 9d-i- lb at Ah Chan's,Lower Cuba Streetfnext door Fagg's, Graccrs).ATEW Patterns Wallpapers just arriving.

-^ Thousands of rolls, from Is roll.Tingcy'fi. jO Manners Street. ,A RRIVING ex Akaroa, Thousands of■A Kolls of Wallpapers, from Is to 15sper roll. Tiugey's. 30 Manners Street.

F-VNCY Pepper, Salt, and Mustard Sets,9d set; Dainty Honey Jars and Butter

Dishes,fruit decorations, all 9d each. SimsSale,CubaStreet.

EPIjENISH your Cutlery; E.P.N.S.Al Teas, OVSdeach;. Desserts, Is each;

Tables Is 3d each;al! Canteenslarge dis-counts off. Sim's Sale.CubaStreet.

"IfOTOR Cases, first-classT. aud G. Tini-ItX her, whole or in sections, specialconcession made for 2 or more eases,deliver free iv city. For prompt find effi-cient service, tiii.i E. Sullivan, 39 CubaStreet. IMoiic. Tel. 63-914.

I ' ASK ANNE-SHE KNOWS! !j ASK ANNE-SHE KNOWS!

} A NNE LEVICK is at C. Smith's! Herej■*"■*■ to advise you ou the correct Berleij foundation for your individual figure!| And to fit you with it personally! .AskIAnne to help you choose the right Berleii from the attractive new season models.I Elevator to First Floor please.

! C. SMITH, LTD.,CUBA STREET. WELLINGTON, j

SITUATIONS »VANTED.■ YTTANTED, by refined woman, DailyHousework Position; mornings or. afternoons,Miramar. 97 Evg. Post.■ W/'AN'IED,Position as Daily House-' T keeper, 9to 2. Write 98 Evg. Post.: \yANTED, by young woman, HouSo-■ ' T work, mornings, Thorndon,Kelburn,or lerrace. 1200 Evg. Post.yyANTED, by refined woman, Position'

as Housekeeper, experienced. WriteIOiOEvg. Post. -WANTED, Work by Day, Domestic,good, cook,Monday to Saturday, refs.j1226 Evg. Post._^ !

'I VOUNG Lady, attractive appearance,. ■*- knowledge bookkeeping, seeks Posi-1tion as "hotel receptionist. Write 1267' -^g- Post.TTEAD WAITER, ?ato ofTliT'Sa'voy,1 -*■-"" Dunedin,wants Day or Night Work,, splendid refs, Apply 1265 Evg. Post.

! rjARPEXTER-JOINER, quick, reliable,;>^ wants Employment; days, wages;alterations, additions, -'renovating, newjob. 1185 Evg. Post.CANVASSER, disengaged, will takehouse-to-house line on commission,or small wageand commission. Write 1222Evg. Post."IÛLLY. Qualified Energetic. Traveller,

' -*■ twelve years' experience, at presentemployed by reputable firm, is ready tobetter himself. 1125. Evg. .Post.NURSE, desirous of travelling to Eng-

land, would like .Position during voy-age, care of children or invalid. Write102 Evg.. Post. . . . -PAPERHANGING, Painting, first-class■* tradesman,papering from Is per roll.1037 Evg. Post.

(CAPABLE Person wants Position asCook (with kitchenmaid preferred),

or Position Housekeeper,., own mistress.976 Evg. Post.DRESSES Smartly Made, 10s 6d;

autumn fashions. Fit, style, economy,Bring your material. 28c Kent Terrace.

WANTED TO BUY.

WANTED to Buy, Second-hand Furni-ture, any quantity up to 6 rooms, for

cash. Davis Bros., 57 Lower CubaStreet.Tel. 42-419.VTTANTED,.by new arrival, Furniture,' * Carpets,,Furnishings, Piano, Sewing

Machine,Radio, and OfficeSafe. 712 Evg.Post.IIfANTED Buy, Pinehaven .preferred,** .weekend Section,good Confectionery.Business,city, part payment. Particulars198 CubaStreet. j__'WANTED, Baby's Pushchair, High, Chair; and Commode,good condition.1217 Evg. Post. . : :WANTED to Buy, Small Business,city" or suburb, must have living-rooms;

stand investigation. ,1207 Evg. Post. !WANTED to Buy, for cash, .303 Long

L.E. Rifle; must be in good' order.1193 Evg. Post. ;..CAMERA, ~ reputable make; consider.

Leica or similar. Full particularsto 1196 Evg. .Post. *REASONABLY Modern 4-5 rd. House,

good locality, not much climb; giveprice cash. 1187 Evg. Post. ;PRAM, good ■ condition,regulation tram

size'; reasonable.. 1174 Evg.;Post. IUSINESS Manager sold home, city,

requires Modern Home, 5 rooms,will consider Kelburn, Wadeetown, Ka-rori, Northland; substantial cash deposit.1137 Evg. Post. ■ ..'

AUCTION—Send it to Silverstone's,busiest mart in city; accounts paid

immediately. Woolworth Bldgs., Cuba St.Tel. 50-907. " ' ' 'TX7E are cash buyers of hou3ebold Eut-*» niture, Carpets, and Sewing .Ma-.

chinee. Ring 52-973.COVEREIGNS, Jewellery, Old Gold,►J Tools,Suits, Sporting Goods,.Musical,Binoculars, Trunks, etc., bought or moneyadvanced. C. Paris, Kia Ora Loan andExchange Co.. 120 Alanners Street. Tel.]54-407. ■ ; 'WOODWARD'S, 121 Vivian Street, are

Cash Buyers of Ladies'- and Gents'Superior Left-off' Clothing, Boots,Shoes,Travelling Bags, etc. Tel. 51-243.

RS. MIET, CashBuyer any quantityLadies' and Gents' Superior Left-off

Clothing, Boots, etc., Old Gold, Silver;.best prices. Tel. 51-760. 125 Vivian St.

SED Cars bought for cash,exchanged,or sold on commission;highest prices.l

Independent Motor Sales, 138 WakefieldStreet. 'ARS- Wanted, Cars—Highest prices;

immediate cash. Wright, StephensonsGarage, 97 Taranaki Street. Tel. 35-126.

ANTED to Buy, Second-handFurni-ture, any quantity up to 6 rooms, for

dash. ' Davis Bros.. 57 Lower CubaStreet.Tel. 42-4,19. " ,■ . . .

WANTED TO SELL.

SELLING cheaply for few days only—Chesterfield Couch, attractive Oak

Sideboards,2 China Cabinets.> QualityFurnishers. Ltd.. Cub.TStreet. .PHRONIC Catarrh, Hay Fever; try.theV^ ■ new treatment Cinnopine; poi'rrightinto each nostril: amazing results. Per-rett, Chemist. [RARE Value—Attractive SolidOak Bed-

room Suite, was £25 10s; specialoffer £19 10a Quality Furnishers. Ltd.,Cuba Street, opp. Patrick's.FOR SALE. Motor Cases,complete OT

knocked down, splendid material.Price list from the C. and A._ OdhnTimher and Hardware Co., Ltd., Petone.

FAT dissolves away; beautiful contoursof j-outb return; take Golden Ber-

ries; new scientific reducer: 6s 6d treat-ment. Perrett. Chemist. ■ ■TENTS, all sizes and styles, from 12s;

Flys 7s 6d; unbeatable value. Pricelists from Meltzer Broß.. 131 Manners St.

(ÎFTS of Lasting Value—Finest China,T Art Figures, Cut Crystal. Aubrey

Gualter and Co., 149 Featherston Street.and 107 Lambton Quay. _____LATEST Oak Bedroom,Dining-room, and

Chesterfield Suites,super quality, sac-rificed below wholesale. SilveretoneIMart, Woolworths Bldgs., Cuba Street.CARPETS—Great Liquidation Stock,

sacrificed below landedcost: chance oflifetime. Silverstone's Mart. WoolworthsBldgs., Cuba'Street. .E" Weddiug Gifts—Cut Crystal,

Finest China, Art Figures. AubreyGualter and Co.. 140 Featherston Street;and 197 Lambton Quay.

cGREGOR WRIGHT'S for PictureFraming aud Artists' Supplies.Prints

after Modern aud Old Masters. Inspect.115 Lambton Quay.

'MOTOR CASES.WE have GoodMotor Cases for Sale;

10s each. Amuri Motors, Ltd., 15Thorndon Quay.~~ MISCELLANEOUS.

THE impulse which- governsall physicaland mental activity is energy—Den-

hard Bread is.quick-acting energy foodLADIATOR Port, which comei from

finestvintages in Portugal, is bottledespecially for Grand Hotel Home SupplyStore; quarte ss, pints 2e 9d. eruaranteedbest money can buy.

FOR Superior Fur Coats and Furs atmost reasonable prices see Universal

Fur Co., Wellington and PalmerstonNorth.rpHB Grand Hotel Home Supply Store-*" deliver free to any part of City.Tel. 41-024. Money refunded if not fullysatisfied

| ECONOMY IN PRINTING.VXJ'E shall be glad to Quote you for aajr" Printing that you- may require.

LETTERHEADSIX MEMORIAM CARDSVISITING CARDSBILLHEADS; ETC.,ETC. ,. OUR PRICES ARE REASONABLEBLUNDELL BROS., LTD.;

THE "EVENING POST"PRINTINGI WORKS,i - . WILLIS STREET. " - , ;

Telephone 44-040. .SITUATIONS VACANT. ,.\yANTED, Experienced Frock FinislK*T ers, permanent positions. Apply F.Khouri, Ltd., 50 Courtenay Place. '' W^-^l'^D, Message Boy, aged about 1*" years; must be have own bieycl«.; Apply Publisher, "Evening Post." ■.■WANTED,. Girls, 14-1Syears,for Knit-'. ting trade. . Apply Forsttr, 25 Dork-"" ing Road,Brooklyn.

iWAAlliLt; capable Daily Help, urgent-* t'}'" Apply,with refs., 3o Cleveland"fatrect,Brooklyn.

'. WANTED, Person to look after small*'■ dressmaking business,suburbs,' fe#weeks. 1106 Evg. Post.YVANTED, good Cook-General, for adult

' t n i,amily' APP!>" 212 Queers Drive,Lyall Bay.XMANTED, CleanLad for Dairy Farm,■ m .',able

r ,t0 mi'k- APPIy D. Hunter,Glenside,.Jolmsoriville. ''.W4NTED, Man to Weed Garden,'aboutTt fortnight job; (is day. 1165 Evg. Post.'ANTED, Boy, assist ■on farm. Applf- White, 6 Ebor Street.

i VIfANTED, Young Girl,"just left school," assist housework,mornings, exceptSunday.; 32 Hobson Street. " '" i '. YXfANTED, Smart Trustworthy YounjT* Girl to assist in grocerystore. Reply1 1159 Eyg- Post.

\IfANTED, a Girl or. Woman, \lio,use»"■ work, all duties, Karori, sleep in or: out. State,wages,105 Evg..Post. ..,"'VIfANTED, Smart Boy for warehouse

*'* -work, just left school preferred; mustbe neat writer. Good opportunity in-telligent boy. "Hardwork," ■ P.O. Box1290,Wellington. '. TVANTED,■immediately,2 Girls for.cello-' ' phane department. Apply Saturday,

9 'o.'clock,Batten Packing Co., Ist Floor,N.Z. Auto Buildings, 35 Taranaki Street.WANTED, Strong Lad for fish and

chips shop. Apply 275. CubaStreet._

WANTED, Intelligent Trustworthy Boyfor general work arid messages;must

be energetic. Apply 12 Marion Street.WANTED, Gentleman,mercantile can»

vasser, financed, not merchandise;state experience. 1273 Evg. Post.WANTED, Companion-Help, immediate-

ly, sleep out. Apply 3 Hutchison.Road- ;WANTED, GoodButcher to take charge

suburban shop for '2 week's. 109 Evg.Post.

ANTED, country town, Young Lady,Teach all kinds of Dancing,.assist in,

fruit and confectionery shop, shop experi-ence not'necessary. Write 107 Evg..Post.

STRONG Youth for Dairy Farm; goodhand milker; £1 per week to start

and found. Write 559 Evg. Post, Petong.

BOYfor Warehouse, wages 15s per week,. rel's. required. ' Apply Brice andBrice, Willeston Street. ,SEVERAL Men for Digging Potatoes,

contract work; must be reliable. H.Wong, Waterloo Road,Lower Hiitt.

SCOTTISH REGISTRY, 208. Quay—Fencer;""Married Ploughman, wji«

cook,'£3, found; Married Shepherd, wifehousekeeper;. Married Couples, stations;Pantry-Waitresses," fare paid; ■" FeraaltChefs,1555; Farmhands,30s; Cooks;House-Parlourmaids; RefinedHelps; 100 others,

SCOTTISH- REGISTRY, 208 Quay—Wanted, Nursery .Governess, witlt

kindergarten training preferred, 11-7. p.m.,Thorndori. 'C*4.BINETMAKER—An opening occurs*-J for, First-class Cabinetmaker,in Nel-son. Write, giviDg refs., to Fleming andSons,Hardy Street, Nelson.JUNIOR Shorthand Typiste required by

w indent house. Apply Secretary, P.O.Box 1127. .Wellington. ;YOUTH,■ with garageexperience, me-

chanically inclined. Apply. U -an*A. Odlin, T. "and'H. Co., Ltd., Garage,Hutt Road, Petone.MACHINISTS, Improvers, also Finisher'

for Frocks and Blouses. Estelle ManCo.. Thornton's Bldgs.. 66 Manners St._

Further SituationsVacant an !»«M 9.

MISCELLANEOUS WORK WAWTEPiTTPHOLSTERER wants Work. "We'Bw*-> cover that old chesterfield suite just-like new for a few pounds'. Glide-Rink,Wakefield Street. Tel. 42-326.PAPERHANGING, Painting,; best ma-

terials, lowest prices, good workman-ship guaranteed. Tel. 24-004. .F.-Robert-gon. 21 Emerson Street. Berhampore. ■_WIGS, Shingled and Bobbed;. ml«i»

Toupees, Coronat, Plait6. and Pin-curia: Depilatory Wax, 3s 6d. Stamforda,Ltd.. 65 Willis Street.TJALDNESS definitely cured and pre.JL> vented; Alopecia Patches,Dandruff,Scalp Irritation, Scaly or Inflamed Hair,P W' Galvin, Specialist; S7 CourtenarPlace. Tel. 53-421. Advice Free.

FOR GoodElectrical .Work of all descrip-tions,come to the Lamp Hou6e. Eleo*

trie Lamp House. 27 Manners Street.

PLEATING. Hemstitching, OverlookingButtons, Buttonholes,Buckles,'Eyelets,

Embroidery, Diamante,etc. Miss Kicholl,46 Mercer Street (upstairs). Tel. 43-704.

WRINGER Rollers Rerubbered,cheap-est prices. We collect. Federal Rub-

ber Supplies, 5 Dixon St. Tel. 52-200. .KEYS Cut, Locks Fitted, expert atten-

tion; all work guaranteed and con-fidential. McLean and Archibald. Ltd.,66 Manners Street ■TTMBRELLAS—WaIker's Umbrella ShopU makes,sells, re-covers, repairs Um-brellas,Sunshades,Walking Sticks; China,Marble, Antiques, etc., riveted,cemented,renovated, 11 Manners Street, Cuba at.(opp. Whitehead and Pears), and 239Jackson Street,Petone.TiOROTHY BLACKMORE, Dressmaker.-LJ Let us make up your Autumn Frock*and Suits, lowest prices. Upstairs, mvt'lington Arcade. -rURPENTERING— If you require. *yj Good Carpenter and a satisfactory joj>done promptly. Telephone 5&-/OVRichardson. 6 Kbor St. P.R. Tel. 20-408.'■'TT'VE" 212 Larabton Quay, will adviseill and design your Gowns at reason-

able prices; your own materials made up.

Tel. -41-920. :LECTRIC and Radio Repairs, Sewing.

Machines thoroughly overhauledj P»

6d; Wringers Rerubbered 6s.to 7s 6d. >«cure, no pay." "Sesco." 41 Dison St 52-431—ARKIN BROS, for Shop .Fittingn.

Office, and GeneralAlterations. ■AiIPET SEWING CO.—Carpets Made;

Altered, Repaired. Cleaned;reason-able charges. Ring Foote 71 Victoria St.(2 doors from George and Doughty).4d-bdi.

MISCELLANEOUS.TVENHARD Sliced Bread for picnics and"L' parties supplied to order—wrappedand delivered in our special paper.keepswonderfully fresb.

___MORGANS—Now showing lovely range*

«■■ of Cardigans. Blouses,Frocks, l)n----derwear. Note address. 51 Dison Streetflpte Cuba Street).

WE specialise in outsize Garni'tits atmoderate prices; Frocks, Blouses,

Cardigans, in X:O.S. Morgans. 51 Dixoo..Street (late Cuba Street).

_KELLOW Bread is the finest all-pur*

pose Bread baked. Sandwiches,Toast,or just with butter it's equally delicious.Depots everywhere. - ■■" TUST Spray It" on the Lino; is "Non-«* slip," and a Brilliant Shine. "CO1'Lwsta Cieam. Small Is 6d. large St.

WEAR os you pay. don't be shabby;lwe sell smart Clothei on eatjr ternw.Heimanu's,Wr Courtenrf Place. .

THE EVENING POST, FRIDAY, MATSCH 20, 1936.2

UNDOUBTEDLY—The Finest Double-featureProgramme

Ever Presented in Wellington.FOR RESERVATIONS, TEL. P2-212.

PATRONSPLEASE NOTE—Owing to theunusual length of these two outstandingattractions the evening session will com-

mence at 7.45 o'clock.

| IllllWlllillllltlXIN G'S

ING'S

iiiiiiiiDin-r-Amalgamated Theatres, Ltd..

Matinees 2 p.m., De Luxe Session7.45 p.m.Commencing

TODAY:2 PRODUCTIONSOF EXCEPTIONAL

MERIT.No. I—Fox: Films present the season's

most delightful comedy musical,Starring

"THE EVERGREEN GIRL"

/ JESSIE \{ MATTHEWS j\_^ Will*/SOXNIE HALE

In

"FIRST A GIRL."

Songs, Romaucc,Dancing, Laughter.As a fiirl pretending to be a man "im-

personating" a girl, she was a riotous suc-ceee. Then love came along, with a song. . . danced right into her palpitatingJittle heart, and hey presto!_ she was a

radiant woman again!(Recommended by Censorfor Adults.)

Second Big Attraction:

The New Fox Mystery Thriller acclaimedliy critics as. the most fascinating andbaffling film ever 'brought to the ecreeu.

"CHARLIE CHAN'S SECRET." ■

Tinillo I \ Lips■1 hulks / WAjtXKR \ A^r, ... A OLAND j Sealed-Chillis, \ /\^^^/ Why?

- With -HERBERT MUNDIN,

HENRIETTA CROSMAN,ROSINA LAWRENCE.

Shiverand gaspa6you may have at prc-i'ious pictures of tho Chanseries,you willfind new and unexpected thrills in "Charlie

Chan's Secret." .(Recommended 'by "Censorfor Adults.)

BE ADVISED-BOOK EARLY. ■Box Plan, D.I.C. or Theatre. Tel. 52-212.

RTVOLI THEATRE,IVOLI THEATRE,

R I V O L I IHEAT 11 E,New-town's Popular Family Cinema.. TONIGHT AND TOMORROW,

S o'clock.■Brilliant sporting programmefrom 7

o'clock.tlonstcr Matinees Tomorrow, at 10 and

;,., -2. . ■ INo. I—The Paramount Super Attraction,, ..Clarence,E. Mu.lfor.dV.famous

" "HOP-ALONG OASSIDY.""HOP-ALONG CASSIDY.""HOP-ALONG OASSIDY." "

With WILLIAM BOYD, JIMMYELLISON) PAULA STONE.

.so. 2—Here is drama lashing your emo-tions with the sting of a whip caressingyour hearts with beautiful romance and'tickling your sides with human humour.For Entertainment that has everything,

here's (

"THE PAY OFF.""THE PAY OFF.""THE PAY OFF."

Starring James Dunn, Claire Dodd^ Pat-ricia Ellis, Allan Dinehart.

No". 3—On the stage, direct from Aus-tralia's leading theatres,

FRED AND RAY ARGYLEIn a pot-pourri o£ comedy and song.

"Popeye. the Sailor and 6 splendid sup-■ ■ porting featurettes. .M"ONDAY NEXT—For a Special Season.MONDAY NEXT—For a Special Season.THE RIVOLI'S GREATEST PRO-GRAMME EVER. ■IRENE DUNNE.

"MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION.""MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION.""MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION."

AndOn the same Programme.

DICK POWELL. RUBY IvEELER."SHIPMATES FOREVER.""SHIPMATES FOREVER.""SHIPMATES FOREVER."

RESERVE EARLY. "Box Plans now open at Fownes. Tel.Theatre,25-041.

CHOETT'S THEATRE."^HORTT'S THEATRE.■ Continuous from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

COMMENCING TODAY.Two Big Columbia Masterpieces:

PAULINE LORD, BASIL RATHBONE,PAULINE LORD, BASIL RATHBONE,PAULINE LORD, BASIL RATHBONE,PAULINE LORD. BASIL RATHBONE,WENDY BARBIE, LOUIS HAYWARD.AVENDY BARRIE, LOUIS HAYWARD.WENDY BARRIE, LOUIS HAYWARD.

In"■FEATHER IN HER CAP.""FEATHER IN HER CAP.""FRATRER IN HER CAP." I'"FEATHER IN HER CAP.""FEATHER IN HER CAP." ''"FEATHER.IN HER CAP."

A trulygreat picture glorifies Die screen.No sweeter love story has been told . . .no greater acting lias everbeen presented

on the screen.SecondBig Attraction.NANCY CARROLL.NANCY CARROLL.NANCY CARROLL,

DONALD COOK, GEORGE MURPHY.DONALD COOK, GEORGE MURPHY.DONALD COOK, GEORGE MURPHY.

In"JEALOUSY."—- "JEALOUSY.""JEALOUSY."

" "JEALOUSY.""JEALOUSY." -

A vivid and thrilling story of the secretplaces of a woman's heart.

(Both pictures for Universal Exhibition.)Specially SelectedSupporting Short

Subjects.

Two Hours of Joyous Laughter at theREGAL THEATRE, KAROIU.

Tonight—B o'clock—Tonight.LAUREL In "BONNIEHARDY In SCOTLAND."LAUKEL Ju , "BONNIEHARDY In SCOTLAND."See tho Kings of Mirth in their greatestlaugh-raising special. It's a treat of fun.

"BONNIE SCOTLAND."Laurel find Hardy's bcxt yet.

(Approved for Universal Exhibition.)Newsrcels,Short Subjects.

Special Children's Matinee, .Saturday. 2.30."Bonnie Scotland," Serial, Shorts.

3rd CHEAT WEEIv STARTS TODAY!"Captain Blood" towers abovo all others.RECORDSEASON'STILL FURTHERj EXTENDED!

All previous attendance records com-pletely eclipsed.

Never before such cnl.luiKia.sm and publicinterest as noiv shown in this great theatre

and its magnificent entertainments!Truly "The Show Place

of New,Zealand"'!

DW LUXEif) LUXE

CourLcnay Place.

NOW!!!"1 SESSIONSDAILY AT "J.lo

AND S p.m.

A GLORIOUS LOVIO STORY -ASWELL AS AN EPIC Ob' AD-

VENTURE1liufc public acclaim Ikihnow swept into a third sen-sational week!

IT'S GREATNESSPROVED!

As in over 11 years it isthe only picture (with one.■xneption) to screen athree-weeks' sesisou iv the

Do Luxe Theatre.LADIES LOVE IT TOO!

' Because, Romance andComedy" continually punc-tuate its" terrific action. It'sa veritabh; treasure houseof entertainment delights

— And —OVER. 30.000PATRONS CAN'T

BE AVKONGIn Hipir -whole-hearted en-dorsement of the picturisa-

tion ofRAPHAEL SABATINI'S

Immortal -work,C.A.P.T.A.I.N 8.L.0.0.D.C.A.P.T.A.I.N .8.L.0.0.D.(Recommended by Ccusor

for Adults.)

A WARNER BROS.COS-MOPOLITAN PRODUC-

TION.ALL THK LADIES ARELOSINGTHEIR HEARTS

TO"CAPTAIN BLOOD."

As thrillingly portrayed bydashing Errol Flynn—theliving embodiment ofmasculine ; courage andchivalry, iv this Unfor-

gettable Romance!Also with Olivia"de Havi-lantl, Basil Rathbone,GuyKibbee,Lionel Atwill, Ross

Alexander.ADDED ATTRACTIONS.At both sessions: Techni-colour short, "CarnivalDay," Latest Interna-tional Newsrecl. At So'clock session: L. 13.AUSTIN and his ORCHES-TRA DE LUXE, plus theGRAND ORGAN in a de-lightful musical presenta-

tion.PLANS AT D.I.C. AND

THEATRE. .INFORMA-TION AND INQUIRIESKING THEATRE (53-080).

DE LUXENEXT ATTRACTION.

KAY FRANCISIn

"I FOUND STELLA PARISH."A Warner Bros.' First National

Picture.(Recommended by Censor for

Adults.)

PARAMOUNT THEATRE |ARAMOUNT THEATRE |

k ■" ■*DAILY. At 2 p.m.NIGHTLY, At 8 o'clock.

SHOPPERS' SESSION,5 p.m. EVERYFRIDAY.

FRANK PARKER (Radio's SensationalSinging Star), TAMARA (the Greatest

Sfcfisr0' elymatnw%sRUSS BROWN,

In the million-dollar fashion parade,With the Famous Milgrira Models,

FIRST'SCREENING IN WELLINGTON."SWEET SURRENDER."'■SWEET SURRENDER.""SWEET SURRENDER.""SWEET SURRENDER.""SWEET SURRENDER."

(A Universal Picture for UniversalExhibition.)

SPARKLING FILM MUSICAL.7 SONG HlTS—"Twenty-four Horns a.Day," "Sweet Surrender," "Take ThisRing." "Let's Put on Our Wraps andToddle Home," "Let Us Have Peace/"I'm So Happy I Could Cry," "Love

Makes the World Go Round."LIVELY MUSIC—LOVELY LADIES-

BRIGHT COMEDY.See the new "APASSIONATA" Dance!Go behind the scenes at dress-rehearsal ina great broadcast studio! A riot of songand dance and radio romance—high jinks

on the high seas.REVEL LIFE ABOARD THE PALA-

TIAL QUEEN OF LINERS, S.S.NORMANDIE.

OUTSTANDING FEATURETTES:"UNIVERSAL NEWS."

"OSWALD THE RABBIT"1 Cartoon.

"STRANGER THAN FICTION"Novelty Film.

"SIGNING OFF"Mentone Music.

"Mil. AND MRS."All Technicolour Cartoon.

IN ADDITION, ON THE STAGE, GOR-GEOUS ATMOSPHERIC PROLOGUE

DANCED BY

SHONA BENNETTSSHONA BENNETTS

(Wellington Champion ClassicalDaucer),

Pupil of the Jean Home Schoolof Dancing.

Box Plans now open at D.I.C". andTheatre (Telephone 51-842).

'^^y^ CTA'WO'ETON !'i V^-""*'I | ~^-<^TATE.PETDNE^^^n;

FINALLY TONIGHT, 7.45 o'clock.A Monster Double-Feature Programme.

"THE MAD GAME,"WithSPENCER TRACY, CLAIRE TREVOR,

" RALPH MORGAN. . :A Real Action Story.

SecondBig Attraction:"STORMY,"

NOAH BEERY, Jun., JEAN ROGERS,J. FARRELL MACDONALD.

A stirring and lovely idyll of the outdoorWest of today.in addition:

The Sixth Chapter of that ExcitingSerial,"TAILSPIN TOMMY." ;

SPECIAL, NOTE.—This programme will !commence at 7.45. 'COMMENCING TOMORROW (SATUR-

DAY),SHIRLEY TEMPLE and 'LIONEL BARRYMORE

In"Till'; LfTTLIO COLONEL."

The two TOGETHER for tho FIRST time. .See SHIRLEY in TECHNrl COLOUR. :3 SESSIONS TOMORROW (SATUR- .DAY), 10.15 a.m., 2 p.m., and 8 p.m.

Patrons are advised to book early.(Approved for Universal Exhibition.)

Reservations and Box Plan at Theatre(Telephone iiS-S'J'J).

Direction, Sir Benjamin Fuller. jTilNICIIT, at S. !TUNICIIT, at S.

MONSTER MATINXX SATURDAY.MONSTER MATIN 1010 .SATURDAY.

NOVELTIES AND SNOWBALL FIGHT.Prices: 2s, Is (id, Is. Children Is, yd, lid.

THK HART O'BRIANTHE HART' O'BRIAN

INTERNATIONAL Y.UUKVIU.K.INTERNATIONAL YAUDIOYILL "INTERNATIONAI, VAUDIOV LL ■..INTERNATIONAL VAU.UKVJLLK,

ANOTHER OUTSTANDING SHOW.Mrs. O'Briiin's little boy, Frank, againhits the high spots of hilarity with his

third and biggest production,

"WHY GO TO PARIS?""WHY GO TO PARIS'""WHY GO TO PARIS?""WHY GO TO PARIS:-'

SPECTACULAR.1 MAGNIFICENT.

ANOTHER ARTISTIC TRIUMPH.JANICE HART andFRANK O'BRIAN

Bring Paris to your very door.With your favourites,

THE THREE ORLANDOS.THE THREE VELKHSI OSDESI.REE AND MONTAGI K.-)AVE JAMES.VIC. SANDERSON.ALEX. KELLAWAY.MAN. REDDY.CECIL SCOT'!'.MARIE DORAN.ALMA ALDOS.Book Now. Plan at D.I.C1.Theatre,Telephone! 54-770.

Prices: os, 2s, Is (booking lid extra).

THIRD TRIUMPHANT WEEKSTARTS TODAY!

/ ' MAJEST 10 XC -M-AJESTIC " JDirection: Fullcr-Hayward Theatres, Ltd.

4 BIG SESSIONS TODAY. 44 BIG SESSIONS TODAY. 4

11 a.m.; 2.15,5, and 8 p.m.

"MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY.""MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY.""MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY.""MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY.""MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY."

Starring

CHARLES LAUGHTON,CHARLES LAUGHTON7,CHARLES LAUGHTON.CHARLES LAUGHTON,

CLARK GABLE,CLARK ' GABLE,OLAKK GABLE,CLARK GABLE,

FRANCHOT TONE,FRANCHOT TONE,FRANCHOT TON 10. ,FRANCHOT TONE,

With

HERBERT MUNDIN,

' DUDLEY DIGGES,And Cast of Thousands.

A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYERPRODUCTION.

(Approved for Universal Exhibition,)

Plans at D.I.C. and Theatre! Tel. 45-100,Free List Suspended.

PLEASE NOTE! Owing to the ex-treme length of "Mutiny on thoBounty," no supports will be shown atthe 5 o'clock Shoppers' SessionToday!

J>^ J^KILBIRNIE,^ pWellington's Leading Suburban Theatre.

TWICE DAILY—2.Oand 7.45 p.m.■FINALLY TONIGHT AT 7.45 o'clock.

MIRIAM HOPKINS Iv"S-P-L-E-N-D-0-U-R"

(Recommended by Censorfor Adults.)In Addition:

GEORGE BURNS — GRACIE ALLEN

"HERE COMES COOKIE."(Approved for Universal Exhibition.)Reserves at Theatre (Telephone 14-2011).

TOMORROW (SATURDAY),WILLIAM POWELLWILLIAM POAVELLWILLIAM POWELLAVILLIAM POWELL

AndLUISE RAINERLUISE RAINER

■in M.G.M.'s Lilting Viennese Romance,"E-S-C-A-P-A-D-E.""E-S-C-A-P-A-D-E.""E-S-C-A-P-A-D-E.""E-S-C-A-P-A-D-E."

(Recommended by Censorfor Adults.1)The Plan .is filling rapidly.

Make Your Reservations at once.

Additional Attraction:Tho World's GreatestLiving Tenor,

RICHARD TAUBER,RICHARD TAUBER,

111", the Pinnacle Achievement of MusicalRomance,

"HEART'S DESIRE.". "HEART'S DESIRE." 1"HEART'S DESIRE."/

(Approved for Universal Exhibition.)Special Saturday Matinee at 2.0 p.m.

Zane Grey'sThrilling and Exciting Western Drama,

"UNDER THE TONTO RIM.""UNDER THE TONTO RIM."

(Approved for. Universal Exhibition.)Also Laurel and Hardy in "Tit For Tat."

ColouredCartoon,' Serial, etc.O X V /T~H X A T X X,O X V THBAT R E.

MANNERS STREET.(Continuous from 1) a.m.)

ANOTHER SMASHING PROGRAMMEEntertainment Value that has Never Been

Equalled.AN OUTSTANDING METRO-GOLD-

WYN-MAYER DOUBLE ATTRACTION.Headed by the Miracle Musical of Ten

Thousand Surprises!"BROADWAY MELODY OF 1030.""BROADWAY MELODY OF 103b'.""BROADWAY MELODY OF 1938.""BROADWAY MELODY OF 1030."All Laugh Records Broken . . . Beauty

Records Smashed ....IT'S THE WORLD'S MOST GORGEOUS

MUSICAL HIT.With "JACK BENNY, ELEANOR POWELL.

AND—The Most Drama ofNature ever filmed.

"SEQUOIA.""SEQUOIA."(Pronounced "See-Quo-Yah.")

Romance,Adventure without parallel roaracross the screen in M.G.M.'s answer tothe world's challenge for a picture withthe thrills of "Trader Horn."

FeaturingJEAN PARKER.

(Both Pictures Approved for UniversalExhibition.)

Seasions-"Melody." I'J.W. lI.U. G.Q,0.1."Sequoia," 11.3. 1 ■'>'■>. 4.5.5. T.l."i.

IT'S THE FIRST OF TIIIO SI.'EClAI,MIOTRO-'GOLDWV N-MA YlOR DOUBLEBILLS TO SCREEN AT THE ROXY

And »l,

NO INCREASE IN PRICES.Stalls .Is, Js Circle, .Is (id, Is (id.

Stalls Is, Is Circle Is (id. Is (id.

"CHINA SEAS" COMESNEXT.

iI (Dir.: Amalgamated Theatres,Ltd.)

Box Plans at Begg's and Theatre(Telephone 01-277).

TODAY: -'.U p.m.-.j p.m.—a p.m.

Creepy Baldpati; Inn, at the top ofI Baldpute Mountain", i.s the scene; of a

tali: of lov<! arid crime that will l;uepyou guessing and gasping!

"KFYKiW TO BALPPATK.""NKVIvnW TO BALDPATK.""SKVEN \\ TO BALUPATE.""SF.VF.N \\ TO BALDPATE."" SKVEN X \\ 'U BALUPATK.""SEVEN Xi \\ ' BALDPATK.""^KVEN Xli \\ BALDPATE."'"SKVKN Kl'.Y \\ BALD PATH.""SKVEN KEYS \\ ALDPATK."

I '■ SKVEN KF.YS \\ LDPATE."".SKVKN KI'^YS T( \\"SEVENT KKYS TO \ ~\"SEVEN KEYS TO / s>—«s. X

Eai-I Dorr Big-crs' AVorld-famousNovel Given Its Most Gripping Tn-

" tcrprctatioit Yet In This RKOMaslorpicei!.

WithGENE RAYMOND,EIUC BLORE,. MARGARET CALLAHAN.. . . When seven mysterious people

from -widely-different walks of me,each of ■whom thinks his key is theonly one in existence,meet one eeriewinter's night at an isolated inn—

anything might happen . . .AND EVERYTHINGDOESHAPPEN!

(Recommended by Censorfor Adults.)

IT STARTS TODA\r.3 Sessions:2Ju, 5, S p.m.

Patrons are advised to Book Early!. . . Box Plans now open a.tD.I.C. and Theatre. -Telephone 61-595.

Dir.: Amalgamated Theatres, Ltd.

AYE PROUDLY PRESENT

The King of Shows. . .Crowned with Radiant Stars. . . Enthroned in GloriousSpectacle . . . Robed in theRegal Purple of Romance-It will take you to a Won-der World you've never

seen before!

WARNER BAXTERWARNER BAXTERWARNER BAXTERWARNER BAXTERWARNER BAXTERWARNER BAXTERWARNER BAXTERWARNER BAXTER(Even Greater than in

"42nd Street"),

JACK OAKTE,JACK OAKIE,JACK OAKIE,

A ALICE FAYE, A_7\_ ALICE FAYR, <-*X f ALICE FAYE, \ VU^\ MONA BARRIE,HERBERT MUNDIN,GREGORY RATOFF,

And a Host of New Screenand Stage Personalities— In —

The Musical Romance.of 1036,

" KING OF BURLESQUE."(; KING OF BURLESQUE.""KING OLCBURLESQUE."" KING Ob'BURLESQUE.""KING 01/ BURLESQUE."" king oir burlesque.;;"XINTGOF BURLESQUE.""KING OF BURLESQUE."(Recommended by Censor

for Adults.)

Gorgeous Girls . . .. . . Hilarieus Comedy,

— And —Song Hits you're goingto rave over—''I'm ShootingHigh," "Spreading RhythmAround," "Too Good to;be

True," "Lovely Lady.

IT'S TOO GOOD TO MISS!

VAUDEVILLEAnd

PICTURES.

REX For Value inEX ENTERTAINMENT. 'REX i

REX ALL SEATS AT Is.RFXREX Children 3d Matinees.

(Upper CubaStreet.)DAILY, At 2 p.m.

NIGHTLY, At 7 p.m.Short Subjects will bo Screeneduntil

7 30 p.m.. then Usual Programme.-— NOW SHOWING.

PAT OTHUEN JE^N MUIR,JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON,

"OIL FOR THE LAMPS OF CHINA.""OIL FOR TUB LAMPS OF CHINA.""OIL FOR THE LAMPS OF CHINA."A Cosmopolitan Production. A WarnerBros.' Picture—More Suitable for Adults,

JWIKS ' "* ""'"■ CLAIRKDUNN TREVER

"HOLD THAT' GIRL.""HOLD THAT GIRL."

On the Stage—Special Engagement of

| TOM CRISTY,

The N.Z. Dick Powell, in Popu-lar Songs and Numbers.

The Golden Voiced Baritone,Direct from Leading South Island

Theatres.I

Bo "Wise—Reserve Your Seatsat D.I.C. orTheatre. Tel. 5'2-XU.

Always a Wonderful Programme!—And Now—The Best of All.

EMPIRE THEATRE, ISLAND BAY.THIS EVENING, at 8 o'clock.

Drama that Grips—Comedy that ShakesYour Sides.

No. 1—"The Guvnor" A lovable, disreputable,"The Guvnor" bonest-to-goodnefn mvaf-"The Guvnor" gie, humping the bluoy"The Guvnor" —with a glint of mis-"Tho Guvnor" chief in his eye and a"The Guvnor" swagger to his walk.

WithGKORGK AI'iUSS, GKNE GERRARD.No. 2—"'GentlemenPn.-I'cr Blonde*."No. 3 —Giiiiiiiont Mirror.

Kr> 4—GaimiontNews.No. s—Universal News.

(Ap[iroved for Universal Exhibition.)Saturday Afternoon! A GreatProgrimimo!

1 --"The Guvnor"; 2-"Thn Vanishing IShadow"; 3~Snpi'or(f!. I

WI'I.U IIKRK IT IK-TMK BRILLIANT IiNTKIiTAiNMENT YOU'VIOHEARD SO .MUCH ABOUT.

THE REGENTisc-skins: U a.m., J.1.l anil X |i.m. Shoppers .SessionH p.m. Today.

KOBEIITv

DONAT"THE GHOST"GOES WEST"

PRODUCEDBY ALEXANDER KORIJA.With

JEAN PARKER-EUGENE PALLETTE.(Approved for Universal Exhibition.) ?

A gay ami delightful comedy romance tliiiC.includes an amusing andiimin'ous Scottishghost for good measure. . . Imagine tlic bewilder-ment (if a girl who was wooed by two identical lovers—one hiiinaiullio other n spook! When I hoy shipped his castle, to America, lli<;

(.'host ronipnd right along with it. in a happy, haunting mood!Directed l.y the CelebratedDene Clair. Released by United Artists.

ALSO—Walt Disney's Gemof Gums."WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?"Silly Symphony in Colour.

WE HAVE NEVER EECOMMENDEDANY PROGRAMME "WITH MOKECOMPLETE CONFIDENCE.

.MAKE SURE 01?YOUR SEATS. Plans ab D.I.C. and Theatre; (-11-1U).

REOPENING TODAY WITH A PROGRAMME TOSUIT ALL TASTES!

NEW OPERA HOUSESessions:'2.15 and S p.m.

TWO 01' PARAMOUNT'S NEWEST ATTRACTIONS.Hop-Along Cassidy's back on the trail ALSO—An hour of laugh-jammed, song-whorcver trouble I'idcs ... in Clarence E. packed, romantic musical entertainment!Mulford's latest drama o£ the days when «t\/ttt x Tnvrri t-vt mTTTp ATR"the six-gun settled all disputes in the MILLIONb 1M lhLJii AIK

Wild West! . .__with— ■""RAT? 90 "RTnTTI^ APATN" wendy barrib, john Howard,UiUX-Û l\.lL>Jlib ALrAIiN Q_ o> BAKBIIi;Ri wiLLTE HOWARD,

With ELEANOR WHITNEY._. T, .. ~„,„. ~,,,.„ ~. nYr,,, A hunch of brilliant comedy performersWILLTAM W)\l) as HOP-ALONG h| u,O uinnlour ,

loul/ doirig ,ICW j"JIMMY ELLISON as . ,_„ dances,.singing new songs, ('racking new

JOHNNY NELSON jokes, and a young coupleseeking romance!.11' you enjoyed the first two "Hop-Along" (Both Pictures Approved for |films, you'll find this even more exciting! Universal Exhibition.) I

WHERE WILL YOU FIND BETTER ENTERTAINMENT? .Plans at D.I.C. and Theatre (Telephone 51-Sl4).

TIVOLI(OPPOSITE PARLIAMENTARY BUILDINGS)

7.4S—TONIGHT, TOMORROW, and MONDAY—7.4SMATINEE DAILY, 2 p.m.

SELECTEDSUPPORTING PROGRAMMEFROM 7 p.m. "NINO MARTINI (the Greatest Tenor since Caruso) in"HERE'S TO ROMANCE"

(Universal Exhibition)With GENEVTEVE TOBIN and REGINALD DENNY.

AND ON THE SAMEPROGRAMMEFRANCHOT TONE—UNA MERKEL in"ONE NEW YORK NIGHT"

("Recommended by the Censorfor Adults.)

TELEPHONE 43-968 PRICES 1/6, 1/-Screening Times: 7.45,"One New York Nighl"; 9 p.m., ""Hero's to Romance."

SATURDAY MATINEE: "HURIC'S TO ROMANCE"—TIM McOOYin "WESTERNCODE"—LAUREL AND HARDY Comedy-Episode 1 of a Thrilling New Serial,

"'.RUSTLERS'ROUND UP."

CAPITOL THEATRE, MIRAMAR.. TONIGHT- TONIGHTAT WELLINGTON'S LEADING SUBURBAN THEATRE.

"MAGN IFIC EN T OBSESSIO N"\j 'The Year's Finest Picture—Starring

IRENE DUNNE—ROBERT TAYLOR |(Approved for Universal Exhibition)

! ' COMING MONDAY! !FRED ASTAIRE—GINGER ROGERS

"TOP HAT"(Recommended by Censorfor Adults) ■

BOX PLAN FOR BOTH PICTURES NOW OPEN. TELEPHONE 10-545;

"THE EVENING POST"SPORTS POST SPORTS POSTSPORTS POST SPORTS POST

(LATE SPORTING EDITION)

PUBLISHED TOMORROWTHE DAY'S SPORTING EVENTS FULLY COVERED. j

j WEEKEND RFADING FOR ALL. 'PUBLISHED TOMORROW■SATURDAY,MARCH 21.

PRICE ,2d per copy. PRICE gd per copy.Just the Entertainment you arc seeking!A Big Double-feature Programme . . .radiant with, happiness and light-hearted

gaiety!Popular Prices of Admission:—STALLS Is. . .t. CIRCLE Is Cd.(No extra for circle reserves.)

PRINCESS CONTINUOUSRINCESS from 11 a.m. to 10.15 p.ra.

The funniest, woman on earth takes tothe air—and the sky's the" limit of laugh-

ter!.Associated TalkingPictures present

GRACIE FIELDS,GRACIH FIELDS,GRACIE" FIELDS.

With HARRY TATE IAnd other Favourite Comedians,

In a Bright, Breezy Musical Comedy,'"'LOOK UP AND LAUGH." !"LOOK UP AND LAUGH.""LOOK UP AND LAUGH.""LOOK UP AND LAUGH."

A riot of fun . . :. interspersed withtuneful 'songs!

(Approved for Universal Exhibition.)— Additional Attraction. —Romance and Revelry . . .

Mirth and Melody,Amid the CarefreeSurroundings of Gay.

Parce—" PARIS IN SPRING."'■PARIS IN SPRING.""PARIS JN SPRING,"- With -TULLTO CARMINATr

(Hero of "One Night of Love"), .MARY ELLIS

(Star of "Rose Marie"),Ida. Lupino—Lynne Overman.

A Paramount Picture..(Recommended-by Censorfor Adults.)

Also: Technicolour Cartoon,— "COUNTRY MOUSE." —Box Plans at Theatre, Tel. 42-580.—Time-table—

"Paris in Spring," 11.1,1.37. 4.34,7.25.Grade Fields, 12.20,3.9, 0.0, 9.0.

A BIG WEEKEND PROGRAMME.

OUR THEATRE, NEWTOWN.UR THEATRE, NEWTOWN.

N°" *~ LIONEL BARRYMORElv the amazing drama

"THE RETURN OF PKTKR GRIMM,""THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM,"

David Bolnseo's greatest stage .successnow on the screen.

No. ":-WHEELER AND WOOLSEY

As two bright boys who bring rain tounsuspecting farmers in

"TIIK RAINMAKERS."'■THU RAINMAKERS,"

\ story that is floodedwith fun and over-flowing with thrill»!

(Both Pictures for Universal Exhibition.lNo. 3 Excellent Short, Subjects.

jT)E LUXE THEATRE,I-Ê LUXE THEATRE;LOWER HUTT.

TWO STAR ATTRACTIONS!LAST NIGHT TONIGHT, at 7.30 o'clock

"SHANGHAI."LORETTA YOUNG-CHARLES BOYER— Additional Winner —"JOY RIDE."GENE GERRARD ZELMA O'NEAL.(Recommended by Censor for Adults.)

TOMORROW, at 2. and 7.30 p.m.GRETA FREDRIC

GARBO, MARCH,In"ANNA KARENINA."'"ANNA KARENINA."

(Recommended by the Censorfor Adults.)—Associate Feature—

"SMART GIRL.""SMART GIRL."

IDA LUPINO—KENT TAYLOR.(Suitable for Universal Exhibition.)'Box Plane at Peter Pan Lounge, or

Telephone Theatre, 03-431.

GRAND - PJSTONE.RAND PKTONE.(Petone's Popular Family Cinema)

FINALLY TONIGHT, at 8.PAUL MUNI — ANN DVORAKIn the thrilling and exciting drama,

"DR. SOCRATES.""DR. SOCRATES." i

(Recommended by Censorlor Adults.) jTOMORROW (SATURDAY), at 2 p.m.

Two Bit; Special Attractions:GEORGE RAFT — ALICE FAYE

In Pai-amount's Musical Comedy RomanceDrama,"EVERY NIGHT AT EIGHT."'

"EVERY NIGHT AT EIGHT."; —Additional Attraction—

ZASU PITTS — HUGH O'CONNELLIn the laughable comedy,"SHE GETS HER MAN.""SHE GETS HER MAN."

(Both Pictures Approved for UniversalExhibition.)

Book at Hanson's or Tel. Theatre G4-OC3.FINALLY TONIGHT, at 8 o'clock,

At thePALACE THEATRE, P.KTONE.

ALACE THEATRE, PETONE.A turbulent love story of the Orient.

"SHANGHAI" (Recommended by the"SHANGHAI" Censorfor Adults.)

With CHAS. ISOYKR. LORETTAYOUNG. WARNER OLAM).

STARTING TOMORROW,at 2 p.m.

Piii-amount's Mighty Successorto "Livesot a. Beujjnl Lancer.'

'"THE LAST OUTPOST."I Approved for Universal Exhibition.)

With (WRY GRANT-CLAUDE RAINS,(iEKTHUDE MICHAEL—COLIN

TAPLKY.Book at Nissen's or Tel. li.'l-lilO.

CONC XU T CIIAM BE Rfrom

TUNSDAY JvKXT, MAIU.'II 24TUESDAY NEXT, MAUCII 21

SATURDAY, MARCH 28

Five Performancesby Iho

welli ngton j;kpertory♦' THEATRE (Inc.), of

SIR JAMES BARH.tE'SDelightful Play in 4 Acts,

"Tll X A Oil IKA BI ,E CRI.CHTOX""tup, aijmikablu ckicttton"'■Til E ADMIRABLE OKICHTON"'■THE ADMIRABLE CRI.CHTON""THE ADMIRABLE CHICII.TON""THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON"

Ultli AXNTIVERSARY SEASON.JOtli ANNIVERSARY SEASON"."As delightful a play us produced

in our generation."—A. B. Walkley."Tlio greatest English drama ofmodem limes."—Professor Phelps.

Produced by Leo dv Chateau.

RESERVES4s 3d. UNRESERVED 2s GdLate Doors and Concessions Is Gd.

Box Plans and Particulars at D.I.C

JUMBLE SALE.TN All) OK ST. MICHAEL'S VICAR-J- AGE FUND, Kolbiim, on

SATURDAY', MARCH 21, at 2 p.m.,In ST. PETER'S SCHOOLROOM,

G'HUZNEE STREET.Usual bargains in Clothing, etc.

A JUMBLE SALE will be hold in ST.j-"- MARK'S PARISH HALL,! DUFEERIN STREET,

On SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 103G.At 2.30 p.m.

DANCING.

EX-SERVICEMEN'S LEAGUE.

OLD-TIME DANCE TONIGHT, VIC-TORIA HALL.

Goodfloor, Pojnber's Popular Players, Ex-cellent Supper, Monte.

All Old-time all the time.Subs.:Before8.15,Is; all in after, Is 3d.

W. CARLYLE, M.C.FOLLOW THE CROWDTO ST. JOHN'S

HALL,29 Vivian. Street."revellers' dance."Revellers' dance.

■'Modern and Old-time, Monte Carlo andother, good prizes. Excellent floor and

nuitsic. Hometmade Supper,Sub. Is. (Funds in aid Kindergarten.)

FUNERAL NOTICES. '"'PHE Friends of the Jate Mrs. Annie■*- Wilson are invited to attend herFuneral, which will leave the Chapel ofRobert 11. Wilson and Sons,Ltd., To-morrow (Saturday), March 21, 1930,atf) a.m., for the Karori Cemetery.ROBERT H. WILSON & SONS,LTD.,Undertakers, 104 Adelaide Road.Telephones24-155 and 10-781.rllHJ_ Friends of the late George Du--*■ Jardiii Dcs Landes,of 17 PatersonStreet, are invited (o attend his Funeral,which will leave the Chapel of E. Moms..Tun.,Ltd., 25 Kent Terrace, Tomorrow(Saturday), March. 21, 1930,at the con-clusion of service which (rill be held at2 p.m., for the Cemetery Karori.

E. MORRIS,JUN., LTD., ■"

Funeral Directors.

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MORRIS Eight Sports 2-Seater, 1938model,practically- new, £60 deposit.

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METEOROLOGICAL

WELLINGTON'S WEATHER

FRIDAY. MARCH 20The Kun.—Rose today, 5.53 a.m.; sets, li.D

I|i.m. Rises tomorrow, 3,54 a.m.; sets, 0.3 p.m.(Sluuiliiril Time.)

Bright Sunshine.—Yesterday : Morning.,">hr,afternoon, .Ihr 4Smiu. Total, lOhr ISmill.

Temperauire. in Shade.—.Maximum. 05.Meg.:Iminimum, O.l.Udeg.; mean, (iU.2deg.Rainfall.—Total for the 2-1 hours preceding

9 a.m. today, nil Total to date during themonth, a.O'Jiu

Wind.—Velocity of the wiua for tuu 2-1 hourspreceding U a.m. today, 11.0 m.p.h.

Haroinetor.—Yesterday. U a.m., 30.207in. To-day, 8 a.m., 30.1(i2in; noon. aO.ISUIn.

SYNOPSIS OF LAST 24 HOURS.A fairly intense westerly depression lias

moved on to the South Island, while pressurelias remained high in the north. North-east tonorth-westerly winds have prevailed aud havebecome strong and squally iv ninny places,especially about and south of Cook Strait. Dur-ing yesterday winds were light to moderate,and the weather fair to fine generally, butsince last night it has become cloud.v andunsettled iv the western and far southern dis-trlcls of the South Island, with rain. Thefalls have been mainly moderate, but Okurit,in South Westland, reports having had 280points.

TODAY'S WEATHER.

Station. Wind. Pres. Temp. Weather

Beaufort jcale of wind lorce, witli ot(ul-vaiom m.p.ti.—l, light air, 2-3 2, slightbreeze, 4-7: S gentle breeze 8-11, 4 mode-rate breeze, 1!2-16; D, frest, breeze, 17-21,5 strong breeze. 22-27; 7 high wiuil, 28-33:S, gale. S4-40; 9. strong gale, 41-48; 10,«iulo sale 40-36: 11. storm '<1 60 12. hur-ricane.

Weather.—B, slua su?; Be. blue sKy anddetached clouds; C, cloud.v; 0. overcast; O.gloomy, dull: V. unly. threatening; R, con-tinuous or steady rain; S, suow: D, drizzleI', pusslng showers; H, hail; Q.J siiuaUy; L.IlKhliilng: T. thunder: P tog: 61 mist. Zhaze

FORECASTWinds.—Moderate to strong northerly winds,

re.ifhiug gale force In places south of NewPlymouth and Napier; a change to soiilherliessetting in shortly in the far south and becom-ing geueral in about 24 hours.

' Barometer. —Unsteady; later risini?.Seas.—Rough south of Cape Burnout, and in

the CooK- Strait area; moderate but risincthence northwards; moderate at, first in coastalwaters on the.cast coast, but later rising.

Weather.—Cloud.vto overcast with fairlygeneral rain; improving tomorrow on the westcoast of the South Island. Temperatures becom-ing colder.

FUTURE OF COAL

HOPES FROM CHEMIST

EX-PREMIER'S VIEWS

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald' said thatthe reconstruction of the machineryof government would have to be faced"fairly soon" in a speech at the fiftiethluncheon of the Coal Industry Societyat the Hotel Metropole, London, re-cently, states the "ManchesterGuardian."

"Experiments in government and de-mands for Government considerationnow being made are very largely newconsiderations and new demands,"saidMr. MacDonald. "I think that one ofthe great problems we shall have toface fairly soon is the problem of thereconstruction of the machinery ofgovernment in order to adapt it toEdward VIII's times and not leave itmerely where it was, constructed inEarly Victorian, if not earlier, times."

On its economic side especially thestress which the, coalmining industryhad had to endure, especially since thewar, had threatened it with becominga sweated industryand latterly withbecoming a pauper one, subsidisedright and left all along the line. Bothwere fatal expedients as a means forgetting the industry out of its presentdifficulties.

"Some of us have striven to avoid—and will continue to do so—both theseexpedients. Byputtingthe industry ina position to find from its own re-sources the means for its prosperity,"said Mr. MacDonald, "we want to seeit able to provide adequate wages,capital for its own reconstruction,machinery for eliminating waste, andfor setting it completely upon its ownfeet."

GLEAM OF HOPE.None of our national resources had

been more wasted than coal. We hadproduced noxious, destructive, and use-less smoke: we had thrown its valu-able elements, as waste products, intothe atmosphere, we had put it into themarket in a wasteful and unscientificflow. The result had been that the in-dustry had gone down, and the discon-tent of poverty had spread over thecoalfields. "We must use every meansin our power to stop that," Mr. Mac-Donald declared.

But there was a gleam of hope. Forsome years the active-minded chemisthad been takingan interest in coal. Hehad been playingwith it in his labora-tory' and had given it new chemicalforms. Coal broken tip into its con-stituent elements was infinitely morepowerful than coal mined from the

ibowels of the earth. The industry waspassing from a long reign of rule ofthumb, and entering into one of scien-tific precision and efficiency. We wereonly at the beginning of what mightbe dsicovered in the methods and pro-cesses of carbonisation. "I have one ortwo little cards up my own sleeve,"re-marked Mrv MacDonald.

'TODAY OR TOMORROW.""As soon as we get through some of

the big problems we are now experi-menting with, trying to transplantfrom the laboratory to the industrialworks, there are a great many thingsrelating to these by-products whichought to be examined very carefully,and if they are successful they willmaterially contribute to the economicand industrial stability of this country.

"Will it be tomorrow or will it bedelayed? The scientific worker can-not be hurried. He may be su iofresults in the end. but he cannot datethat end; and do not press him to doit. One thing is certain, that the in-dustry as a whole is still in a state ofdevelopment, and it is likely that thechemist and the laboratory will comenearer to the pits in due time.

"But the face of the coalfields can Ibe changed and innumerable subsidi-ary industries al' dependingupon coal- jminingwill spring up over the country.Coal, whatever the critics may say. iscertainly putting its house in order."

Sir Halley Stewart, who is the oldestliving ex-M.P;, and represented Spald-ing, Lincolnshire, in the House of Com-mons 4a■ years ago, was 08 recently.

RURAL CHINAAN EXPERIMENTMASS EDUCATION

THE PEOPLE'S SCHOOLSOne of the most remarkable social

experiments to be found perhaps any-where outside Soviet Russia is beingcarried on in a group of mud-walled,sun-baked villages in the heart ofNorth China, writes a correspondent inthe "Manchester Guardian." This isthe Ting Hsien "mass education" pro-ject, where since 1926 Dr. Y. C. JamesYen and a group of Chinese scholarshave been quietly working out a tech-nique for the regeneration of the340,000,000peasants who live in China'srural areas.

Though overlooked by most his-torians, China's "mass education""movement represents one of the fewconstructive results to emerge from theGreat War.

When labourers were needed to dowork behind the lines in France, theAllies recruited about 200,000men fromNorth China. Most of these were il-literate peasants and coolies from theprovinces of Shantung and Hopei.Volunteers were required for welfarework with the "Chinese Labour Corps."as it was officially known, and one ofthe first to respond to the call was Dr.Yen, then a young student fresh fromYale and Princeton. Most of the lab-ourers were desperately homesick, butcould neither write letters nor readthem; eager to know what was goingon in the war-torn world around them,they were unable to understand thenewspapers. Dr. Yen set out to remedythis situation and devised a crudemethod of teaching Chinese characterswhich proved remarkably successful.Known as the "thousand-character" sys-tem, it enabled thousands of coolies toread and write after a few months ofstudy. Dr. Yen was so impressed withthe possibilities of the idea that heresolved to dedicate the rest of his lifeto the education of the millions of il-literate people in China who had hadno opportunity for schooling.

ABOLISHING ILLITERACY.On his return to China after the war

Dr. Yen stuck to his resolve with atenacity which has marked him outas one of the great personalities ofmodern China. Beginning with a large-scale mass education experiment inChangsna, the capital of Hunan Pro-vince, a nation-wide movement towipe out illiteracy was launched underhis leadership in 1922. By 1929 approxi-mately 5,000,000students, ranging inage from 10 to 60, were receiving in-struction in "mass education" schools.Official recognition was given to themovement when, following the estab-lishment of the Nationalist Govern-ment at Nanking in 1928, a mandatewas issued directing that between 20and 30 per cent, of the education Bud-get of each province -should be ex-pended on this type of work.

But mere ability to read and write,Yen saw, was not enough. Somethingmuch more fundamental in the way of

! education was required. The problemof citizenshiptraining must be tackled.

IMillions had now been taught to readj—what sort of reading should be putinto their hands? What was to be thecontent of the new learning conveyedto these mentally-liberated millions,and how could it be related to theeveryday problems of the Chinesefarmer? He saw the need for intensivestudy and practical experiment to dis-cover the answer to these vital ques-tions, and it was to supply this needthat the Ting Hsien mass education ex-periment was begun.

A TEST DISTRICT.Most people think of China as being

composed of a certain, or more pro-bably in these days an uncertain,number of provinces. But the provinceis largely an artificial division; thefundamental unit is the "hsien," orcounty,,of which there are nearly 2000in the whole country, and Dr. Yenargued that if you could create a satis-factory pattern of life in one selectedhsien it might be duplicated throughmass education in the remaining. 1999.More than 300,000,000Chinese live indistricts very much like "TranquilCounty," as Ting Hsien may be freelytranslated into English. Situated some130 miles down the Peking-Hankowrailway, it has a total area of 480square miles and a population of397,000split up among 472 typicalfarming villages.

Most of the inhabitants of Ting Hsienare peasants who farm the surround-ing lands and live together in villagesamidst an atmosphere of dirt, poverty,and ignorance. Their homes are floor-less huts made of clay bricks, roofedwith straw or in rare cases with tiles.The average family of five or sixwrests a bare livelihood from aboutthree acres of overworked soil. Theaverage annual income per head inTing Hsien,which is a moderatelypros-perous district, totals about two poundssterling.

FOUR MAIN EVILS.Dr. Yen's reconstruction programme

aims primarily at the elimination ofwhat he feels to be the four funda^mental weaknesses of Chinese life—jignorance, poverty, disease, and civicdisintegration. A determined attackupon these evils is being made alongfour main lines: cultural, economic,hygienic, and political. In this attackeffort is concentrated chiefly upon therural youth—the young men and youngwomen between the ages of 14 and 25,who constitute what Dr. Yen calls the"strategic section of the population."It is estimated that there are some70,000,000young folk in China whohave passed the school age withoutever having had an opportunity forschooling. These are the citizens ofthe immediate future, and it is at themthat the mass education movement nowis chiefly aiming.

From Ting Hsien's 400 odd "people'sschools" between 20,000 and 45,000young men and young women havegraduated with an elementary educa-tion. These graduates have organisedthemselves into "alumni associationswith the twofold object of continuingto learn through advanced courses invillage leadership and of combining forcommunity service. Alumni associa-tions form the spearhead of the wholereconstruction effort. They organise

dramatic and debating clubs, operatewireless sets for the benefit of then-village, chalk up news items on thevillage "news wall," which takes theplace of a daily newspaper, andmediate in lawsuits arising amongtheir neighbours. Other alumni asso-ciation activities include tree-planting,road-repairing, agricultural exhibits,and anti-narcotic and anti-gamblingmovements.

While the main emphasis is placedupon the education of adolescents,im-portant experiments are being carriedout among children of primary schoolage with a view to working out a suit-able curriculum based on rural needs.The village primary schools are organ-ised by squads in such a way that oneteacher is able to handle as many as200 children devolving a large measureof responsibility for teaching and dis-

cipline on the squad leaders. Nothing

amazes the visitor to Ting Hsien morethan the earnest efficiency with whicnboys and girls not yet in their teensput smaller beginners through then-paces

MAIL ROBBERSCLEVER TRICKERY

HIDE-OUT IN VAN

CAR CRASH REVELATIONThe Paddington-Fishguard Express

is thundering its way across the flatstretches of Buckinghamshire andBerkshire, breaking the countrysidecalm of a May night, writes Mr. J. H.Matthews, who recently retired fromj: his post as" chief of the Great Western)IRailway police. Even on the train thei peaceful drowsiness is felt by passen-gers,and train staff alike. Only in onepart of the express is there wakeful-ness—extreme wakefulness. That isthe guard's van.It seems deserted. The guard is busy

further along the train. Trunks, cases,parcels, mailbags. Over there in onecorner of the van is a large "skip," ofthe type which commercial travellersor theatrical companies favour. Its lidslowly opens. A head cautiously peersout. The coast is clear.

A man rises from the big wicker-work case and steps out. From amongthe jumbleof maiibags he selects threewith the air of one who has no hesita-tion about his choice. Swiftly theyare thrown into the skip from whichhe has just emerged and swiftly hejumps back to his hiding place andpulls the lid down after him.

£7000 IN NOTES.Once more, as the train begins to

check its pace prior to stopping atReading to pick up more west-boundmails, there is silence and no sign oflife in the van. The train stops atReading. The skip is labelled for thatstation. When the porters come alongto the van the guard indicates it andwith much tugging and hauling it isdumped on the platform. The whistleis blown and the train moyes on.

Seven thousand pounds in currencynotes which should have reachedWales have been left behind in Read-ing. Theyare there in.packages in mail-bags inside the "skip" with the man.A motor-van is waiting in the yardoutside Reading station. The skip isloaded on it and the van moves offinto the night.It makes for a point on a country

road in Berkshire and is met there bya high-powered car. The three mail-bags are transferred to the car andthe car drives off. An ingenious planhaj succeeded.

FATE TAKES A HAND.But Fate, as my friends the chiefs

of Scotland Yard will tell you, and asI know in the course of forty-nineyears on the railway staff, thirty-nineof them in the police department aschief, often loads the dice against thecriminal. Fate took ahand that night.

The car crashed into another atcross-roads.

Two of the gang of mailbag robbers,who turned out to be well known tome and my staff as the oldest and mostcunningmen in the world at this typeof theft, were injured.

The third made his way across ad-jacent fields under cover of dark andescaped for the time being. The mail-bags were strewn across the road. So,when the local police came on thescene, they found the bags and re-ported it immediately to my office.

Meanwhile, along the main line tothe west the wires had been busy hum-ming with the news of the non-arrival

eof three mailbags containing seventhousand one pound Treasury notes.Arriving at the scene of the motorcrash, we soon identified the mailbags.The two men who were found in thecar were "arrested. At Reading sta-tion, I unravelled the whole of theplot.

A CRIME REHEARSED.A week beforehand, exactly the

same "skip" had travelled from Pad-dington on the same train. It hadbeen put out at Reading. A man hadbeen in it. That was the rehearsal forthe main act.

But an observant member of thestaff at Reading had noted the numberof the van both on that occasion anda week later when the robbery tookplace. We traced the van and sotraced the driver. He was arrestedand soon after the fourth man wascaptured. The gang were committedat Wokingham to the assizes, wherethey were sentenced to long terms ofimprisonment.

How, you will perhaps ask, did thethieves know which of the mailbags,out of a lot of which none bore anymark or sign to show a difference, con-tained anything more valuable thanthe others?

Let me tell you that mailbag rob-bers lay their plans for weeks, some-times months, in advance. They willshadow bank messengers, post officeemployees, and before the actual rob-bery takes place,they know justwhichbank is consigning notes to a branchoffice or vice versa.

Let me also reveal the truth thatthey are often helpedby confederatesinside the post office who have been"got at" in the first place and areblackmailed into helping the' wilycrooks who specialise in this form oftheft. - \

A favourite method of these gangs|is to use a decoy, who will draw theguard away from the van in whichthe mailbags, protected only by aniron gate which any clever crook canopen by a skeleton key, are placed.

A little while ago, when a Padding-ton-bound express was in Swindon sta-tion, a very well-dressed, rather frail-looking woman came up to the guardand asked him, very pleadingly, if hecould find her a compartment whereshe would be alone.

WILES OF A DECOY."She suffered from bronchitis and

did not want to disturb fellow-passen-gers with a bout of coughing."

The guard obligingly found her acompartment three coaches away fromhis van. She thanked him profusely,and with a tip, and just as the traindrew out she asked him if he wouldmind coming along shortly—"say justabout Didcot"—to see if she were allright, 'as she often felt very ill afterone of her coughing bouts.

As the train approached Didcot theguard remembered his ailing passen-ger and went along to see if she re-quired any assistance. He found thelady lying back in her seat lookingpale and wan and breathing withdifficulty.

She assured the guard, however, thatshe was feeling better, and then sheconfided that what had upset her thatevening was a trip to Swindon to tryto discover whether her husband, whowas temporarily employed there, wasbehavinghimself.

Between her physical and maritalworries she kept the guard listeningfor a goodish half-hour.

Not till the train reached Padding-ton and a Post Office van waiting toconvey mails to the London East Cen-tral Post Office was drawn up along-side the train did the guard realisethat £4000 in bank-notes,contained ina mailbag, had vanished.

Nor did he know, till confrontedwith the photographof an internationalfemale crook who was wanted in sixcountries of Europe for train rob-beries, that the lady with bronchitishad been a decoy to keep him occu-pied while one of her confederateshadrifled the van and had thrown out themailbag—which had already been wellmarked down by the gang—from thevan window near Didcot to be pickedun by a waiting motor-car.

A WANDERING TRAIN

The hazards of booksellingare manyand various, writes the "Bookseller."London, but Mr. Arthur Ward, ofChingford, has encountered one that isfortunately rare. The engine of apassenger train from London was un-able to stop on its arrival at Chingfordstation, owing to frost on the rails. Itmounted the buffers, ploughed throughconcrete and masonry, and came to restat an angle of 45 degrees. It alsowrecked the station bookstall, whereMr. Ward, the manager, was on dutyat the time. He says that when the.woodwork of the bookstall began tosplinter he dived under the counter.Although the bookstall was entirelywrecked Mr. Ward was not hurt,

CRICKET

TOMORROW'S MATCHES

FIXTURES AND GROUNDSThi> fixtures, grounds, etc., tor lumorrow's

cricket matches arc given below. .In the eventof unfavourable weather, information as topostponements, etc., will be posted on llienutlcii board in ilia window of the "EveningI'ost" front ollice. Information cannot bejivi'ii over Telephone No. 44-010. which isreserved for business calls, but in cases wheretelephone cummunicaiiun is essential inquirersare requested to dial No. 43-018 for cricketinforaiiitiou.

W.C.A. MATCHES.| Senior Grade. !jThe slate of the senior grade mutches forthe resumption of play tomorrow is:—

Hull UOU) v. Wellington (-18 for no wickets),at llutt Itecreation Ground.

.Midland (IiTS) v. Wellington College Old Boys(77 for seven wickets), at Kilblrnle.

Pctone (!)8) v. Kilbiruie (235), at BasinReserve No. 2.

Kurori (193) v. University (IKB for threewieUets), at Basin Reserve No. I.

Second and Lower Grades.The second and lower-grade matches com-

menced last Saturday are to be concluded to-morrow.

The University-Wellington College Old Boyssecond-grade match is transferred from Kel-buru to Kilbiruie No. 8.

Third Grade.Petoue v. University, Petone No. 3: Kil-

blrnle v. Hutt, Hutt No. 6; Ouslow v. Railways,Nairnville No. 3; Karorl v. Kalwarra, KarorlNo. 10.

MERCANTILELEAGUE.A Grade.—Eoseneath v. Public Trust, New-

town Mo. 1, Messrs. A. Hawthorne and 1".ltyan; Taxes A v. Hospital, forirua, Mr.a. Smith; Woolworths v. Jasco, Athletic ParkSo. 1, Mr. it. Brookes; Prestige Hosiery v.Smith and Smith, Newtown No. 7, .Mr. 12.Napier; Amalgamated Bricks v. Customs A,Athletic Park So. 2, Messrs. I. Key and 1\W. Mitchell.

B Grade.—Nivens v. Hannahs, Polo GroundNo. 1, Mr. H. Uoas; Sargoous v. TelephoneA, Karori No. 2, Mr. G. Flint; Shipping Av. Pastimes, Wakeneld .No. 7. Mr. D. Calcinai;Taubmans v. Working Men's Club, AthleticPark No. 1, Messrs, A. C. Oaicou and \V.Mitchell; 'Education-Health v. AtuS-t, LyalljBay No. 2, .Mr. W. J. Billington.

C Grade.—U.l.Cv. Greys A, Kilbimie No.v, Mr. P. Weatherburn; Gas Co. A v. Jus-tice. Xaimvillc No. 4, Mr. H. Stansfleld: MilkDepartment v. Empire Box, Lyall Bay No. 3, jAir. B. Currle; Ferguson and Osborn v. Od-lins, Nowtown No. 2, Messrs. J. May and K.J. Patou: N..Z. Slippers v. , Printing, PolojGroundNo. 2, Mr. P. Roy; Berhampore A]v. Celtic, Karori No. 1, Mr. S. T. Meyers.

1) Grade.—Tramways v. Hannahs Warehouse,Wakeneld No. 6, Mr. C. V. Reeve; CustomsB v. Bing Harris, Kllbirnic No. 1, Mr. J.Young; Taxes B v. Abbott Oram, NewtownNo. 3, Mr. W. Carlyle; Labour Tourist v.Central, Karori No. 3, Mr. W. Wifl'en; BondsHosiery v. Insurance A, Rongotai No. 1, Mr.H. Yeoman.

E Grade.—Labour Bureau v. Athletic Union,Newtown No. 4, Mr. A. Millar; Pensions v.A. S. Paterson, Karori No. 4; U.L.M. v. SelfHelp, Wakeflcld No. 8, Messrs. B. Briggs andW. Steward; Seatoun v. J. R. McKenzie,llon?otaiNo. 2, Mr. P. Morgantl; BerhamporcB v. General Motors, kilbirnie No. 8, Mr.0. E. Dormer.

V Grade.—Ross and Glendining v. Excelsior,Athletic Park No. 3, Mr. W. .1. Perkins; Na-tional Bank v. Taylor Gyles, Wakefleld No. 9,.Mr. A. J. Wilson; Fire Brigade v. ShippingIt. Lyall Bay No. 1, Mr. J. Keene; Landsand Survey v. Telephone, Newtown No. 5,Mr. B. Davis; Local Bodies v. R. G.\Kain,K. G. Kain win by default. R. G. Kain willplay a friendly match with Burch and Co.,Ltd., at Crawford Green No. 1.

G Grade.—Greys B v. Rovers, Nairnville No.5; Taubmans B v. Taxes C, Wakefleld No. 5,Mr. L. Jones: Aulsebrooks v. Moore Wilson,Karori Xo. 5; Duthies v. Gas Co.- B, PoloGround No. 3: Insurance B v. Wright, Ste-phonson, Xewtown Xo. 6, Mr. R. J. Carswell.

UPPER HUTT LEAGUE.Second Round End-of-season Knock-out Com-,

petition.—Training Depot v. Methodist, No. 2wicket, 2 p.m.; Trentham-Hutt. a bye: St.Joseph's v. Colts (friendly), Xo. 1 wicket,2 p.m.

In the end-of-season "Knock Out" competi-tion, the results of the first rounds matcheslvere :—Methodist won by default from Ord-nance; Training Depot 140 for nine declared(Collins 33, Sexton 26, Altken 20, Doak 21not out) defeated Colts 53. Bowling: For thewinners, Altken took live for H; Sexton, threefor 15; for Colts, Smith four for 36, Dunnfour for 36. Trentham-Hutt 115, defeated St.Joseph's 111 (Allen 59), by 4 runs.

BOYS' ASSOCIATION.Institute A v. Marist B. Lyall Bay No. 2;

Stop Out v. Institute B. Prince of Wales -Park-No. 2; Marist A v. Institute D. Prince ofWales Park No. I ; Institute C v. Brooklyn,Lyall Buy Xo. 1.

HUTT VALLEY ASSOCIATION.North Park Final.

A Grade.—Wilford-Kerr Shield final: GearUnited v. Trafalgar Park, North Park Xo. 2;Messrs. L. C. Wray and Woolcott.

Special Competition.A Grade.—Empire v. Gracefield, McEwan

Park No. 3, Mr. Edlin;-Meadows v. Bell Park,Bell Park. Messrs. Claridce and Gibson; Met-ters United v. General Motors, Trafalgar ParkXo. 2, Mr. Gardner.

B Grade.Central v. Metiers United, North Park .'No.

1, Messrs. Winehell and Dougan; Gear Unitedv. General Motors, Naenac Reserve No. 2 \ Wai-whetu v. Woollen Mills, North Park No. 2,Messrs. Jones and Creagh: Taita v. Epuni.Nnenae Reserve Xo. 1; V.M.C.A. v. ToddMotors, McEwan Park Xo. .1, Messrs. Leticaand King.

C Grade.

' Gracefield v. Taita. Naenae Reserve 'No. 3;Central v. General Motors, Waiwhetu. School;Meadows v. Oddfellows, Randwick School; ToddMotors v. Trafalgar Park. Trafalgar Park Xo.1; Trafalgar Park B wins■by default fromV.M.C.A.

WOMEN'S"MATCHES.Senior.

Technical O.G. v. College 0.G.."Basin Reserve,Messrs. C. G. Wilson and G. S. Chlsholm.

Junior.Technical O.G. v. Karori, Nairn Street,

Messrs. A. It. Reid and R. Rogerson; CollegeO.G. v. Courtenay, Emerson Street Xo. 2,Messrs. S. Moulder and G. Hamilton: Y.W.C.A.1 v. Technical (day), Emerson Street No. 1,Messrs. A. Tidman and W. J. Terry; Trinityv. Y.W.C.A. 2, Tancra Crescent, Messrs. W. R.Looner and T. Miller.

TEAMS.Grey Cabs.—A team: Kill. Oibbs. Moyland.

Ferry. Thompson. Forbes, MeWilllams. Kelly,Purcell, Dean, Otto. B team: Hartshorn,Adams, Jones, Aiken, Cullen. Jago, Tippett,Lourle. Upfold, Burke, Verity; emergency,Nicholson.

Gas Company.—B team: Wlddlson, Denison.Harris (2). Hume. Jones, Glavin, Campbell,Smith (2), Marshall, Harrington.

Trafalgar Park.—A team: Hurt, Huxtable,Maclea, Lapworth, Clunle, Lowe, Tyrrall, Thorn,Webster, Barnes, Elliott. B team: Rasmus-sen Posselt, Lowe, Griffin, Howie,. Clark, Cock-head, Crundwell, Boadle, Borthwick, Ward.Slalln (2).

Onslow.—Thirdgrade: McDonald, Brown,Browne, Bruce, Chapman, Clothier, Gosden,

Hayes, McKay. Munro, Tidey; twelfth man,Will.

Roseneath.—Davies, Jupp, Young, Gregory,Brough, Sparrow, Collins, Billings, Soames, Mar-tin (2). Jephson.

Jasco.—A grade: P. Stone, .1. Donovan, P.Kilby, A. Erskine, H. Xoot, J. Melville, A. Gra-ham, R. Griggs. T. Booker, C. Stiver, S.Brocklebank, E. Harris. " ■

Seatoun.—Yeoman, Harkncss. Kelly, Walker,Wilknison, .Tones, MeGavin, Smith, .W. Day,

O. Day Claperton.Railways.—Donald. Froggatt. Stratford,

Baker, Hills, Withers, Burns. King, Walton,Kniipp. Vcnlmorc.

Central.—Black, Massey. Morrison. Morris.Martin (2), Murdock, Prebble, Wright, John-son.

Kaiwarra.—Third (trade: Cox. Edlin. Ald-ridge Brown, Wallace, Wellum, Rodden, Har-ris, Tiotjens (2), Holme?.

Graccflcld.—Ateam: Henshaw, Webster, Per-kins, Sharpc, Wallis, Berry. Law. Cate. Cle-land Crook Gosper. B team: Wilson. Dean,Irvine McGHnn. Ferguson, Pointon. Polnton(2). Wise. Spenco, Foster, Baylis. Wakeham.Smythe.

Taita—A team: McLeod, Spencer, Bullimore,Soarle '(2), Moore, Cooper, Oliver. Pllcher.Mevrick Alsop, Wright, (twelfth man). Bte-i'm' Kilmister, Balls, Hutchison, Johnson, Mc-\rtlnir Blake Hudson, Stevenson, Woplley.Pember'toii,Ward, Hollls (twelfth man).

College Old Glrl».-Senlor:I. M. PickerinK,D Il'itcher. M. Moore, M. Rofe, H. McLelleanj'wals«n, M. Corby, B. Picken. I. Foley f..Baker, V. Taylor, J. Aitken. Junior: E. Me -fen I Prince, D. Hill, L. Thomas. F. ttoocl-Jclecli T. Taylor, S. Bock, M. Johnstone, Iv.Burke', J. ilatciier. L. Rice.

Y.W.C.A. (Women's Afoc'atl°'l)(;TJ"nloHr. (>1l 1:p. McCllnchv, D. Hannah, M. Wood, T. Rich-

ardson, T Mawby. L. Stroud. A. Brogan, M.Kudell D Rnaldlne. E. H-mmlngton R. M<--Cllnchy Junior 2: M. Cooke.A. Votes, J.Dlack, E. Page. O Byrne, M. Griffiths MFltzrrerald. V Ballard. A. Tyrer. P Smith.O Butler. B. McKenzie.

Central(Hutt Valley).-A team: Keown 'Wil-son. Inpham, King. Foreman. Scott. Paxton.Jarvie, Sweeney, Mailman, Dudley Kerr. Bteam- L Everson. R. Eversnn, Tavlor, Wilson,Cottle Naysmtth. Richardson, Denzel {*),

Payne, Blaudford.Dolr.Emplre.-J. Halllcam J. May, A. Wood, A.

White J Wilson, K. Mitchell. R. Roberts, T.Shei&ek. M- Phil". A. Bryant, P. Dougan, W.Henly. G. Allen, F. Jones.

Meadows.—R. Dunn. J. Dunn, B. Jones, 11.N. Jones, L. Harvey. 1, Thomas A. GreenBrown (2). Symonds. Dennis. Oiecney. Btram: Cockrane, Hurt, Armstrong, Bryne. l.illi-Kan (2), Heard. Thorpe. Ansell, Lungford. Uay-

nor, 1). Bryne, J. Hoare.

GOLFWATT CUP FIXTURES

DELEGATES MEET

In the absence of Mr. P. C. WattMr. D. Orombie presided over a fullattendance of delegates at the annualWatt Cup meeting last evening. Mr.Crombie congratulated delegates onthe results of last season. . ShandonClub had succeeded in winning boththe Watt and Ranish Cups, which suc-cess they undoubtedly deserved. Thecoming season promises to be a goodjone, all clubs being able to field strongjteams. The contest should thereforebe keen, and is looked forward to withgreat interest.

The meeting decided to present thecups at the annual^field day instead ofat the annual ball.

Mr Butler, Manor Park, suggestedthat all matches should be playedunder rules of golf and not varied bylocal rules. This did not meet with,any support and was dropped untilthe next general meeting.

Mr. J. L. Barnard was re-electedhon. secretary for the ensuing season.

The following are the Watt andRanish Cup fixtures for 1936:—Saturday, May 2.—Manor Park v.Waiwetu,. at Waiwetu.

Sunday, May 3.—Paekakariki V.Shandon, at Shandon.

Saturday, May 23.—Waiwetu v. Shan-don, at Shandon.

Sunday May 31.—Paekakariki v.Manor Park, at Manor Park.

Saturday, June 6.—Shandon v.Titahi, at Titahi.

Saturday, June 13.—Shandon V.Manor Park, at Manor Park.

Saturday, June 13.—Paekakariki V.Waiwetu, at Waiwetu.

Saturday, June 27.—Waiwetu V.Manor Park, at Manor Park.

Sunday, June 28.—Paekakariki v.Titahi, at Titahi;

Saturday, July 11.—Shandonv. Wai«wetu, at Waiwetu.

Saturday, July 18.—Manor Park- v,Titahi, at Titahi.

Saturday, July 25.—Waiwetu v.Titahi, at .Titahi.

Sunday, July 26.—Manor Park v.Paekakariki, at Paekakariki.

Sunday, August 2.—Titahi v. Paa-kakariki, at Paekakariki.

Saturday, August B.—Titahi v. Wai-wetu, at Waiwetu.

Sunday, August 16.—Waiwetu v.Paekakariki, at Paekakariki.

Saturday, August " 22.—Titahi v.Manor Park, at Manor Park.

Sunday, August 30.—Shandon v. Pae-kakariki, at Paekakariki.

Saturday, September s.—Titahi V.Shandon, at Shandon.

Saturday, September 26.—ManoiPark v. Shandon, at Shandon. -SHANDON CLUB

The official opening of the Shandonwinter season takes place tomorrowwith mixed foursomes, players to a>range their own partners.

KARORI CLUB

The second annual meeting of theKarori Golf Club was held at the oldCouncil Chambers on Wednesday, thepresident (Mr. W. Smith) presidingover a meeting of some seventy mem-bers. - ■

The annual report recording a mostsuccessful playing season and a mem-bership of 150, and the annual accountsshowing a further increase in the clubfunds, were adopted.

Members expressed warm apprecia-tion of the work done by the honorarysolicitor and auditor and by the clubofficers, and in particular of the club'sdebt to the honorary secretary for amost arduous year's work.

The report recorded that the clubhad been successful in acquiring thelease o fthe links, an dthat a regularbus service had been arranged.

Theelection of officers and committeeresulted as follows:—Patron, Dr. H.Graham Robertson; president, Mr. W.Smith; vice-president, Mr. A. S. Farqu-har; captain, Mr. G. C. Simmiss; hono-rary secretary, Mr. J. R. Elliott; hono-rary treasurer, Mr. R. P. Levien; hono-rary solicitor, Mr. C. H. Ham; hono-rary auditor, Mr. G. J. J.'Feil; commit-tee, Messrs. S. V. Fernandez. R. W.Gunn, A. W. Gunson, B. T. O'Connell,A. K. Robson, W. P. Walker; ladies*committee, Miss G. Hoare (secretary),Mrs. K. H. Allen, Mrs. R. P. Levien,Miss M. Allen, Miss S. Kissell, Miss P.Shotlander.

MORNINGTON LADIES' CLUB

The draw for the 18-holes strok«competition to be played by the Morn-ington ladies this weekend is as fol-lows:—Mrs. Andrews and Miss Harris;Mrs. McNabb and Mrs. Bilderbeck;Miss Fannirfg and Miss Robertson;Miss M. Taylor and Miss Simpson; MissWelsford and Mrs. Stratmore; Mrs.Selig and Mrs. Sly; Miss Barton andMiss Kilworth; Mrs. Villars and MissK. Taylor; Miss Mitchell and Miss Nel-son; Miss Brooking and Miss Ellison;Mrs. Winchester and Mrs. Wells; MissO'Connell and Miss 'Hollis.

MORNINGTON CLUB

An 18-hole stroke competition willbe played by the Mornington Club inthe morning, aria an 18-hole Stablefordcompetition in the afternoon on Sun-day.

BOWLING

MIDWEEK PENNANTS

The results of the midweek pennantsmatch between the Wellington andKarori Bowling Clubs was a win forthe former club by 75 to 71 points.Each club won two games.Results were (Wellington. namesfirst):—Robson, Erskine, Foot, .Duff(s), 19; Burkett, Reid, Burn, Cooper(s), 15.- Phelps, Simpson, Redmond,W. J. Thompson O; 15;Wright, Watch-man, Sedgwick, Hemsley (s), 16.Turner, -Miller, Porteous, Parkhouse(s), 28; Cummings, Myerscough, Cathie(s); 15. R. Thompson, R. Roberts,Liddle, Laurie (s), 13; Shapcott, Best,Hamilton, Jolly (s), 25,

PETONE SWIMMERS

CHAMPIONSHIPS DECIDED

In spite of cold weather and.colderwater there was a good gathering lastevening at the McKenzie Baths for theclosing club night, and the champion-ships of the Petone Amateur Swim-ming and Life-saving Club. The vari-ous events were well contested, andthe finishes were very close.

The results were as follows: —50yds Junior Girls.—V. Kerse 1, D.

Bold 2, J. Berrington 3.50yds Junior Boys.—L. Boswell 1, D.

Black 2. Time, 35sec.50yds Intermediate Boys.—P. Bennie

'Time, 40sec.33 l-3yds Senior Men's Champion-

ship.—J. Cleland 1, J. Dougan 2, J.May 3. Time, 18 2-ssec.

33 l-3yds Senior Ladies' Champion-ship.—B. Strang 1, M. Edwards 2, A.Parr 3. Time, 22 4-ssec.

33 l-3yds Senior Men's BreaststrokeChampionship.-—J. Cleland 1, J. May2, J. Dousan 3. Time, 2fisec.

33 l-3yds Senior Ladies' Breast-stroke Championship.—B. Strang 1, Z.Strickland 2. Time, 34sec.

33 l-3yds Senior Men's BackstrokeChampionship.—J. Cleland 1, J. Dou-gan 2. Time, 26sec.

Ladies' Plain Dive Championship.—B. Strang 1, Z. Strickland 2. M. Ed-wards 3.

Men's Plain Dive Championship.—T. Garner 1. J. Cleland 2. W. Patient3.

Miss Martha Boswell, elder of theBoswell sisters. United Statesradio andcinema stars, was recently married toMajor George Lawrence Lloyd, whoserved in the R.A.F. during the worldwar. and is now manager of a NewYork insurance firm.

THE EVENING POST, FRIDAY. Mapph 20, 1936. 3

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SITUATIONS VACANT_GIRLS WANTED

FOR Light Factory Work. Radio Cor-poration (N.Z.), Ltd., SOCourtenay

Place.SALESGIRL, age 17,wanted ofr Mantle

Showroom,with one year's experi-ence.

WORTH'S, LTD.,24 Manners Street.

STATIONERY ASSISTANT.WANTED,, Junior Assistant, previous

experience necessary, or energeticyouth to learn wholesale stationery busi-ng. Collins Bros. Co., Ltd.. 116 Wake-tiefd Street.

SOLICITOR'S OFFICE.WANTED, Youth, as ollice junior, tor

" large city office, good handwritingessential. 1272 Evg. Post.

FUR TRADE.FINISHER WANTED.

GOOD Positiou available Fur Finisher,constant work, good wages. Write

immediately to 1127 Evg. Post.TO TAILORING.

WANTED, Experienced Coat and Vest» » Machinists; also Apprentices to learn

trade. Apply A. Levy, Ltd., ClothingManufacturers,Levy Bldg.

ANTED, for Wholesale Merchant'sOffice:-

---1 Junior Shorthand-Typiste. Commencingsalary 22s 6d. z

1 Junior Filing Clerk (Girl), with know-ledge shorthand-typing. Commencingsalary 15s. .

Apply in first instance, with copies otreferences,to

1199 Evg. Post.

\VANTED, 2 BOYS, for factory -work..»* aged 15to 17.

Apply

FACTORY MANAGER,John Dickinson and Co. (N.Z.), Ltd.,

Croxley House, Frederick Street.

JUNIOR LEDGERKEEPER.A PPLICANTS are notified that the

Position has been filled, and thank-ed for their applications.

No. 273 Evening Post.

FURNISHING WORKROOM.WANTED at once, Experienced SEAM->Y STRESS, to take charge of work-_

room; must be efficientat loose cover andpelmet work. Apply, with rel's., to

C. M. ROSS CO., LTD.,Palmerston North.

WANTED, Experienced LADY BUYER

'" .for Mantle Showroomfor progressivebusiness in leading provincial town. Goodknowledge of local and overseas marketsessential. Apply in first instance, statingage;salary required, and enclosing copiesonly of credentials, to

103 Evening Post.

HAWEE'S BAY HOSPITAL BOARD.

APPLICATIONS, closing April 4," 1936,—*" are invited from Registered Nursesfor the position of HOME SISTERassociated with Hospital HousekeepingDuties. Salary £145per annum. Appli-cants to state age and forward copies ofrecent testimonials to the undersigned.

E. T. REES,Managing Secretary.

H.li. Hospital Board, Napier.

WELLINGTON EDUCATION BOARD.: - ASSISTANT SECRETARY.

APPLICATIONS, addressed to the-"-'■ undersigned, c/o Box 1484,Welling-ton,"will be received until 4 p.m. on Wed-nesday, April 8. Applicants must submitevidence of ability and tact in staff cou-trol, organisation, and handling .of corres-pondence. In addition, a knowledge ofthe/requirements of the building trade willbe'regarded:as n recommendation. Salary.£400per annum.

E. S. HYLTON,Secretary.

ESSENCE MANUFACTURER.rvLD-ESTABLISIIED firm requires ex-

perienced Manufacturer of Solubleand Fruit Essences,etc.

Good salary to suitable man.All applications will be treated in

strictest confidence,"PROGRESS,"

Box 1432,Auckland.

JUNIOR TYPISTE.APPLICATIONS are invited for the

■**" above position.Apply in own handwriting, stating age

and education.Salary 15s per week.Reply

"TYPIST-E."CareEvg. Post.

COOKHOSPITAL BOARD,GISBORNE.STAFF NURSES.

APPLICATIONS for appointments as■"■ Staff Nurses at CookHospital will bereceived up io MARCH 31. Salary £00per annum. Uniforms provided.

C. A. HARRIES,; Managing Secretary.

RETAIL SHOE TRADE.■yOUNG LADY ASSISTANT, age 21-22-*:. years, must have had 2 or 3 years'experience.

Apply toR. HANNAH AND CO., LTD.,

CubaStreet.

WANTED. FIRST-CLASS BRIDGEFOREMAN, able take charge largejob. concrete construction. Good wages,right man.

Apply"CONTRACTOR,"

101 Evg. Post.

OAR,SALESMAN.

AN Opening exists with a large Tara-naki Company for a SALESMAN' ofproved ability.Applicant will be required to furnish

proof, of capabilities and preference willbe.given to one who has had experiencein the sales of Used Cars. Liberal re-tainer and commission to successful ap-plicant.

Apply, with copies of testimonials,to"CAR SALESMAN," 'P.O. Bos 22(5,

New Plymouth.

NEW ZEALAND DIVISION OF THEROYAL NAVY.

ENTRY OF SEAMAN BOYS.rpWENTY-TWO Seaman Boys are re-"*■ quired for entry in May, 1930. Can-didates should be between the agesof 15years 3 months and 16 years 3 months onMay 29, 193G. Candidatesslightly outsidethese age limits (one month younger orolder) may bo considered in exceptionalcircumstances.

JOIN THE NAVY.For application forms and particulars

apply to the NEAREST DEFENCEOFFICE. , ,

Applications for entry must reach theDefence Office NOT LATER THANAPRIL 17" APPLY NOW.

WELLINGTON EAST GIT!LS'COLLEGE.

WANTED, a PART-TIME COMMER-CIAL TEACHER; ten hours weekly.

ApplyITJTNCIPAI';.

SITUATIONS VACANT.

SITUATIONS VACANT.

WANTED, MACHINISTS and GIRLSto Learn. Constantemployment; no

work Saturdays.ApplyNEW ZEALAND SLIITUHS, LTD.,

Austiu House, Wakefiekl Street.

WANTED, GIKL, forOllice: one withknowledgeof shorthand, typewriting,

and general office routine. jReply, with reference, stating aê, ex-

perience, and salary expected, to

1190 Evening I'ost.

OFFICE JUNJOH.A PPLICANTS are hereby -notilled that

the Position has now been Filled,and are Thanked for their applications.

444 Evening Po=t.

CHORTHAND TYPISTE required, one*J with general office experience! pre-ferred.

Apply with references,MAPLE FURNISHING CO., LTD.,

Manners Street.

PARTNERSHIPS, AGENCIES. ETCYVAXTED, Energetic Man with £100-

---'" £300 cash join Advertiser soundprofitable Business,security, employmentarranged. For interview write 1200" EverPost."jl/FIDDLE-AGED Gentlemanwants At-■"-*" tractive YoungLady Partner in Fruitand Confectionery Shop, country town,small capital needed. Write 108 Evg.Post. /

FLATS AND ROOMS TO LET.

Iô LET, Comfortable Furnished Jôom,A 2 beds,fireplace, suit .two men friends,terms moderate. 21 Adelaide Road, nearliasin .Reserve.f"pO LET, Single.Furn. Room, to respect-"*- able working man, morning tray.50 Abel Smith Street.- 'rpo LET, 2 Large Double Bcd-Sitting-■f- rooms, own' gas meters and cookers,fireplaces, hot water coins., Ids weeklyadvance. 13 Jessie Street.rp<J LET, Two Single Furnished Rooms.-*- 5 Howard Street,,oft' Wnllace Street.OINGLE Furnished Front Room, fire-!_

place, private borne. 12 Edge Hill, joff Kent Terrace. iQRIE.NTAL PARADE, best position—

UnfurnishedFlat, 2 bedrooms,living-room, bathroom,k'ette, laundry, absolutes-Jy self-contained;private entrances; adults(refs. essential). 200 Parade. Tel. 50-541.f} NICE UnfurnishedRooms, fireplaces,

convs. j rent 10s 6d, including gas,c.l. 101 C'oromandelStreet.VI7ELL-FUJIMSHED Flat and kitchen-"'- ctte, sunny, 22s 6d. 3.5 Danicll St.

QUNNY Furnished Bed-Sitting-room, fire-place, suit two men, morning tray,

Basin Reserve. 1263 Evg. Post.ORIENTAL BAY, Sitting-room, Dining-

room, 2 Bedrooms,kitchenette, couvs.Apply 324 Oriental Parade,Top Flat./COMFORTABLE Front Double Bed-

Sitting-room with kitchenette, cen-tral, permanent tenant preferred, reason-able rent. 94 Bouleott Street, top Plim-mor's Stops.

SUPERIOR Sunny Largo Bed-Sitting-room, fireplace, all convs. 25 Caro-

line Street, off Roxburgh Street.

WANTED to Let, 2 or 3 Large- Unfur-nished Rooms, practically self-con-

tained,new residence. Mirainar:. no child-ren. 255. includinggas. 30 Arawa Road.

BOTTOM Flat, 2 bedrooms. livinc-room,kitchenette, view Saturday, Sunday.

11 Dorkinp Rnnd, Brooklyn.

MAJORIBANKS STREET, 08—Furnish-ed Room, fireplace, bathroom at-

tached, suit two friends, morning trayoptional.

ARGE Front Room, fireplace, iunTSmallRoom, gas cooker. 20a AVari-

pbri Street. Berliampore.ICLIGHTL-'ULLY situated superior Self-

cont.ained 3-rd. Unfurnished Flat;also Well-furnished; every convenience,close car. 44 Rawhiti Terrace, Kelburn.FLAT, superior, 3 rooms, k'ette, and

bathroom, very central; rental £22s. Tel. 55-066 up till 5.30.

255 THE TERRACE.T ARGE, Fully-furnished Self-contained-*-* Flat, telephone, own entrance, har-bour, view; also spacious Bed-Sitting-room,own k'ette, hot water service, telephone.

HOUSES TO LEI.

TO. -LET, for 6'or 7 months. Comfortably-Furnished Six Rooms,17 Lower Watt

Street, Highland Park. Garage, adultsonly. Tel. 41-954.rpO LET, Ten Large Roomed House,J- ■' clean, 2 bathrooms, suitable forapartments or boarding-house, few min-utes from Govt. Bldgs., possession almostimmediately, reliable tenant -wanted. 1212Evg. Post.UNFURNISHED 5-rd. Bungalow newlyV renovated,central, £2 los. 321 The

Terrace. Ririg 54-765.UTELLING—Modern 4 Rooms and kit-M chenette, fully-furnishedHouse, vege-tabie and flower garden, level.. 47-fflo.

CJTY (near Midland)—J Rooms, 555,near offer; Mt. Victoria, 9, 4,s Gd,

1*1), 72s 6d. Particulars. McCracken, O.iAVillis; Street. 45-916.

OWEK HUT^—Superior IVfc-storey Re-sidence, 5 vooW; k'ette, sun porch,

gas cooker, beautiful grounds, garage,central; 455. Tel. 63-C6S.Ivirklaud s, P.O.Corner. .

ORK BAY, Furnished Cottage, elec-tric stove, bathroom garage gardeu,

sunny,fine view; rent £1. King 2b-502.TO LET.

9-RD. Modern Suburban Dwelling,vacant, weekly tenancy; rental £4

2s 6d. Apply 1192 Evg. Post.

TO LET-MISCELLANEOUS.PETONE, Large ConcreteShed, Work-

sbop-Garage-Coal Depot, etc. King53-509. :G' ARAGE To Let, Oriental liay Parade,

opp. Band Rotunda; concrete bldg.Ring 50-118. " - _

TO LET.

A FEW ROOMS remaining in the"Eveninß Post" Building. Willis

Street; well lighted and central heatedApply The Manager. "Evening Post.

MISCELLANEOUS.KIDDIES', Jumper and Pants Suits, 4s

9d; 3-piece Overall Suits, from its(id; Layettes, from 34s Gd. Miss Hitch-ings. 04 ■Coiirtenny Place.

r»ING 54-037, Estall's Expert Dye Works.V 85 Vivian Street, do the rest; Odor-

lees Dry Cleaning. Dyeing; collected >i,n<l

delivered.

DRIVE Yourself. Hire Cars. BurkeBros.. Kilbirnio, Tel. 17-40.. have the

best cars at cheapest rates.ROCERA Toast is Golden, Muuohy,

Tender Toast—good toast at break-fast starts your day right with plenty offood-energy to keep you going. 1roeeniBread in four varieties—a DenharclProduct. _.

E one of our satisfied customers; wesell on easy terms Smart Clothes

Heimann's. 13a" Courtenay Place.

PAINTING and Sketching by Corres-pondence, experienced teacher; also

Drawing, Painting, Craftwork taught inStudio Mrs. K. Johnson. Principal. 132Willis Street. Wellington.

HEIMANN'S for SmartSuits and Coatsou easy terms Seeour large nelec-

tion. Only address. 13a Courtcnay Place.

ENGAGEMENT.THE Engagement shortly to be an-■*■ nounced. Have the Ring exactly asdesired. Obtain it wholesale direct fromour workshop and save money.

HAYCRAFT AND JOSLING,Ring Specialist.",

94 Willis Street (over Preston's).

WRAPPING PAPER.

WE cau supply Clean White WrappingPaper acid old Newspapers, in any

quantities."'EVENING POST."

(Bouleott Street entrance.)

PUBLIC NOTICES,

THE AUBURN SKILL TEST.I>.E the above, the FINAL TEST will* be held at VALLEY AND BAY

MOTORS, High Street, LOWER lIUTT.commencing at 10 a.m. SATURDAY, the21st instant.

POBAR AND BLAKE,Organisers.

WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL.Notice of intention to decline cuinmou

private drain to be v public drain.TX accordance with Section W of the-*■ Municipal Corporations Act 1033notice is hereby given that at a meetinguf the Wellington City Council to be heldon the sixth day of April l!)o(i a resolu-tion will be proposed to take over as npublic drain the following common privatedrain, viz.:—The drain passing throughand serving Lots 38,3!), 40. 41 D.P. 2152and Lots 59, 60, 61,62, 63. 04, OS, 00, 70. 71, !73 D.P. 2354 situated between ColwayStreetand Aplin Terrace,Ngaio, and indi-cated by brown lines on plan numberedSW 295 deposited in the City Engineer'sOffice, Wellington. E. P. NORMAN,Town Clerk.—March20, 1936.

lIUTT COUNTY COUNCIL.NOTICE OF INTENTION TO

TAKE LAND.IN THE MATTER OF the CountiesAct,

1920,AND the Public Works Act,1928, and Amendments.

"\TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the"^ Hutt County Council proposes,under the provisions of the above-mentioned Acts, and all other Acts andpowers enabling it in that behalf, toexecute a certain public work—namely, thewideningand reconstruction of the West-ern Hutt Road and the Belmont Hill Roadin the County of Hutt; and for the pur-pose of such public work the land de-scribed in the Schedulehereto is requiredto be taken ANTD NOTICE IS HEREBYFURTHER GIVEN that a plan of theland so required to be taken is depositedin the Public Ollice of the Hutt CountyCouncilat Bowen House, Wellington, andalso in the Public Officeof the Lower HuttBorough Council at Lower Hutt, and isthere opeu for inspection without fee byall persons during ordinary office hours,and that all persons affected by theexecution of the said public work or thetaking of the said land should, if theyhave any well-grounded objections to theexecution of the said public work or tothe taking of such land, state their objec-tions in writing, and send the same withinforty days from the first publication ofthis notice to the County Clerk, HuttCountyCouncil.'Bowen House, Wellington.

schedule;ALL THOSE parcels of land situate ivi the County of Hutt containing 2 roods

' 25.8 perches being portion of Lots 5; 6,] and 7, Deeds Plan No. 107, and beingI part Section51 Hutt Registration Dis-

trict, Block IX, Belmont Survey Dis-trict in the Wellington Land District,shown on Plan 3110 and colouredyellow thereon.

DATED at Wellington this 17th day olMarch, 1936.

H. R. ROBINSON,County Clerk.

NERVOUS BREAKDOWN."VTEURASTHENIA,Nervous Breakdown."*"' Insomnia, Worry, Anxiety, Lack oVConfidence successfully treated. My specialcourse of Nerve treatment will restore youto good health, establish confidence,andstrengthen your will power. Call and seesome of the. Testimonials from gratefulpatients, or write for particulars.

ConsultationsFree.MR RONALD T. MeLEAN"

(Established 1919),15 Courtenay Place, Wellington.

Telephone 50-634.PROPERTIES FORSALE.

FOR SALE,SECTION WITH TWO FRONTAGES.IALL that VACANT LAND, with a

""■ frontage of 6Sft to Fergusson Street!and 52tt to Arney Street, all measure-ments being more or less. FergussonStreet runs parallel between RiddifordStreet and Daniell Street, a short dis-tance south of ConstableStreet, and 100yards from Riddiford Street.It is a good residential street, and one

section with its two frontages lends itselfto the building of flats or residences,.andwould also make a .first-class site for awarehouse or factory.

All particulars fromHENRY KEMBER AND SON,

Public Accountants,324 Lainbton Quay,WELLINGTON.

HUTT~VALLEY!SHELTERED SECTION, nearly half an

acre, covered with native bush,ferns, etc. Building site and pathsthrough the beautiful bush already made.VERY ATTRACTIVE STREAM. Tenniscourts and bathing pool handy. Small de-posit and easy monthly payments.GOODWIN AND CHICHESTER, LTD.,C.M.L. Building, opp. Stewart Dawson'g.

FINANCIAL.WANTED, urgently, for 1 year, £30;

state terms. Reply 1171 Evg. Post.TIHOMAS, Baker's , Bldgs., .Featherstou-*" Street, Lends on Govt., bank, insur-ance, and all regular salaries. Tel. 43-783.rpiIOMAS, fS9~ Featherston Street,

*■ Lends small and large sums, any ap-proved security. , Tel.-43-783.I~~NSURANCE Policies, Motor-ears,

Moneys Due, aWages, Post-datedCheques; Loans on Same. Woodley's,King's Chambers.WOODLEY'S! Woodley's!! Wood-* ley's!!! 16 King's Chambers,opp.

Stewart Dawson's. . Small Loans onSalaries,etc.

OQDLEY'S, 10.King's Chambers,Lend10s to £100, at reasonable security.

Woodley's, opp. Stewart Dawson's.ONEYLeut Privately, £5 to -100, ouFurniture without removal. Daltou,Bouleott Chambers. Tel. 42-759.

AUSTRALASIAN -FINANCE CO..LTD., Lends Small Sums promptly

and confidentially on any approved secur-it.v,Cooper's Bldgs., Mercer St. Tel. 47-471.IMMEDIATE Private Loans Small.■* Large Sums,any "security CentralInvestment Co., Ltd., Room 1, 13 DixouStreet (over StewartPrams). P4-053.TMMEDIATE, Confidential-Unregistered■*■ Loans arranged all classes security-chattels, motor vehicles,P.N.s, life poli-cies, interest under wills, etc.; repaymentsto suit. Natio'ual Loan and Finance Co..2nd Floor Royal Exchange Building.113-115 CustomhouseQuay. Tel. 43-454.QOUTH WELLINGTON LOAN CO:.

LTD —ConfidentialLoans arrangedprivately, from £5 upwards Bank N.ZBldgs., 127 Riddiford Street, Newtown,

MONEY TO LEND.1 OANS granted upon personal security."*— bonds,debentures, shares, furniture.P.N.s, interest under wills, and life poli-

SOUTH PACIFIC MORTGAGEANDDEPOSIT CO.,LTD..

(Established 1903)A.M.P. Buildings Wellington. 2nd Floor.

Room 82 Telephone 40-806.CONFIDENTIAL Loans ou Furniture.

etc.; easy repayments Room 7.Cooper's BM"s.. opp Evii. Post Tel47-471JARGE or Small Sums, on Furniture.

-* Motor-cars, Life Policies, Wills.P.N.s, easy repayments. ■ Britannia Loanand Deposit Co. Ltd., UN V\ illis Stivol(npposite Hotel St. Geoigr) Trl, 51-250

L" OAK SECURITY AND DISCOUNTICO. LTD.—Loans on nil class-opsecurity interest under wills, etc.. pur-chased 22 King's Chambers.3rd FloorTel 43-412.MONEY Lent on furniture, motor-cars

lifp policies, interest under wills, dobentures, and all other approved securi-ties. Friday 7-0 p.m Tel. 41-330 CityFinance Co.. 6f),i Manners Street

MISCELLANEOUS

DENTAL Repairs — Teeth perfectlymatched; keenest prices. Rapid

Dental Repair Service. 15 Mamr-rs StreetTel. 47-502 Est 1025.T ATEST and SmartestFur Coatsas dis--*— played at Majestic Lounge obtainablefrom Universal Fur Co., Wellington andPalmerston North. "KIMANN'S—See us for Smart Cos

tumes. Coats, Dresses,on easy terms10s deposit buys any Smart Garment.

EN HARD Raisin Loaf—madewith _bi|>plumptender selected fruit—the raisin

llavour nermeatep each slice—very nijetoasted.WTNCY Nights from 3s jld, good♦» value; Dressing Jackets from 3s !),.l;

Ripplecloth D. Gownsfrom 12s Od. MissHitchhigs. flt Coiirtenny Place.

KEEPS Moist to the bottom of the tin—"CO" ShoePolish,in Black or Tan,

with Merit openers; 3d and 6<.l per tin.

C. W. Price and Co.,91 Dixon Street,will sell household furniture, carpets,cash register, etc., in the mart tomor-row at 1.30 p.m..

CURRENT ENTERTAINMENTS

REGENT THEATRE.However well-behaved a young man

may be, if he has a ghostly ancestorwho is his double, and whose flirtatioushabits are appalling, he is apt to findlife rather complicated but never dull.!This is one angle onthe comedy themeof "The Ghost Goes West," the LondonFilm production released by UnitedArtists which began today at theRegent Theatre. In this film threebright stars in their respective spherescollaborate to -turn out what criticsand public overseas are unanimous jnhailing as the laughter-raising successof the year. Robert Donat, actor,Rene Clair, noted French director,and Alexander Korda, producer, arethe trio to whom the credit is due. Thegirl in the case is Jean Parker, whoseexcursion into comedy is said to behighly successful. A leading Englishcritic writes: "Rene Clair's first Britishfilm is something in the nature of atriumphfor all concerned. Not onlydoes the telling of the story exploito the full its sometimes ironic andalways brilliant comedy, but the filmis also masterly in construction, acting,and technical qualities, such as soundand photography." The story beginsseveral centuries ago when youngMurdoch Glourie, scion of a warlikeScottish clan, gets himself killed be-cause he is fonder of dallyingwith thelassies than of fighting the English.His irate father dooms his spirit tohaunt the ancestral halls until heshall have wiped out the stain on thefamily tartan by tweaking the nose ofa. MacLaggan, hereditary enemies ofthe family. What follows is delight-ful entertainment.

NEW OPERA HOUSE.Reopening today for pictures, the

New Opera House presents two special-ly-selected Paramount features, "Bar-20Rides Again," the third of Clarence E.Mulford's famous "Hop-Along Cassidy"stories to be brought to the screenwith William Boyd as Cassidy, and"Million's in the Air," a sparklingmusical romance. Both films haveonly just arrived from the studios.Cattl,e-rustling by a villain who imag-ines himself as a sort of Napoleon ofthe old Wild West is the basis of thethrilling action in "Bar-20Rides Again."Underlyingthis, however, is the themeof friendship between the mature hero,Cassidy, and a hot-headed young cow-boynamed JohnnyNelson which givesthe film anunusual interest, especiallywhen the young man's love for arancher's daughter conflicts with Cas-sidy's plans, for bringing the villainto summary justice. By virtue of itsvariety, "Millions in the Air," theassociate feature, has everything thatis needed to make first-class entertain-ment. The theme of the amateur radiohours which are so popular in Ame-rica makes it possible to introduceabout a dozen different acts, all suit-ably blended into the main story,which concerns the romance of ayoung ice-cream vender with thedaughter of the radio programme'ssponsor. Wendy Barrie, John Howard,Willie Howard, and George Barbierare the stars.

DE LUXE THEATRE.Striking evidence of the wide ap-

peal of "Captain Blood," the main at-traction at the DeLuxe Theatre, is thatit is the only other picture beside"Cavalcade" to screen a three weeks'season at the theatre since the open-ing over eleven years ago. "CaptainBlood" is a production with many ele-ments that appeal to the feminine pat-rons of. the theatre who have formeda large proportion of the audiences ateach session. Heading a cast as un-usual as the production itself are twoyoung film players whose work willundoubtedly set them among the lead-ing stars of the cinema. These areErrol Flynn,_the young English actor-adventurer, wha is Captain Blood inthe flesh, and Olivia de Havilland, theyoung high school girl discovered byMaxReinhardt, and who scored a per-sonal triumphas Hermia in. his produc-tion of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."Flynn, tall, handsome, deßonair, hasbeen a soldier of fortune, a master oftrading vessels in the South Seas, amaster of his own craft, and one ofthe few real adventurers of this age.Above all he is a real actor. The man-nerism of a swashbuckling-buccaneer,his recklessness,and the subtlety ofhis characterisation show why thiscomparatively unknown - actor wasgiven so importanta part as the titlerole of Captain Blood. An excellentsupporting programme is further em-bellished by musical selections by theOrchestra De Luxe and the Wurlitzerorgan.

Kay Francis, supported bya talentedcast, comes to the De Luxe Theatreshortly in the Warner Bros, produc-tion, "I Found Stella Parish," whichwill follow the season ot "CaptainBlood." The film is based on a power-ful drama by John Monk Saunders.Miss Francis has the intensely emo-tional role of a woman who topplesfrom the heights of, success to ■ thedepths of despair. Lan Hunter, theEnglish stage arid film star, has'therole of the journalist, with Paul Lukas,the clever child "actress' Sybil "Jason,Jessie Ralph, and Barton MacLane inother prominentparts.

PARAMOUNT THEATRE."Sweet Surrender," the first film

musical to be filmed'in New York inthree years, commenced a season todayat theParamount Theatre. The co-stars,Frank Parker and Tamara, arei bothwell known to radio audiences,but arenew to the screen' world. Outside ofa small film role with the radio side-partner, Jack Benny, in "Transatlan-tic Merry-go-round" and one or twoshorts, Frank Parker has 'done no-thing previously in pictures, thoughhis lovely tenor voice has circled the.world. Tamara, the girl who made"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," a nationalsong hit when she rose to overnightfame in the Broadway stage produc-tion of Jerome Kern's operetta, "Rob-erta," is a native of Moscow, who ismaking her screen debut as a starwithout any previous motion pictureexperience. On the stage, Miss ShonaBennetts, pupil of the Jean HomeSchool of Dancing, will present aspecial dance prologue. Patrons areadvised to reserve.

KING'S THEATRE."First a Girl" and "Charlie Chan'sSecret" are the main features at theKing's Theatre. Jessie Matthews and

Sonnie Hale, a perfect screen team,outdo their previous successes in "Firsta Girl." "The other couple," playedby the beautiful Anna Lee and darklyhandsome Griffiths Jones, lends addedromance and the necessarybalance tothe clever story. The film includesa finely-staged mannequin parade anda superbly fantastic scene in whichJessie Matthews sings from a suspend-ed gildedcage prior to presenting awhirlwind dance. The narration isspiced throughout by sparkling dia-Jogue and diverting comedy incident.Once again in "Charlie Chan's Secret"the publicarecompletelymystified byaconcealed murder motivated by gain,and once more Warner Oland appearsas Charlie Chan, whose gift at solv-ing complicated problems concerningcrime is now so well established inthe domain of the screen that one hasonly to watch and admire the subtledeductions this clever Chinese makeswhen he is once on the trail.

REX THEATRE.Pat O'Brien and Josephine Hutchin-son, the famous stage star,, have the

leading roles in "Oil for the Lamps ofChina," a most colourful delineationof the life of American' pioneers inChina, which is the main attraction onthe new bill at the Rex Theatre. Thecast also includes Jean Muir, LyleTalbot, John Eldredge, ChristianRub, Henry O'Neill, Arthur Byron,and Donald Crisp. James Dunnacts with remarkable natural-ness in his role of police detec-tive in "Hold That Girl," the asso-ciate feature in which he" and a girlreporter, Claire Trevor, come into good-natured conflict and, finally,romance.

Mr. Tom Cristy, who will be appear-ing nightly on (he stage, is recognisedas a baritone of exceptional abilityand he never fails to please his audi-ence. Billed as the New Zealand DickPowell, he has come direct from a suc-cessful season in the South Island.

STATE THEATRE,

CITY AND SUBURBAN THEATRES

Beneath the glittering colour, thehauntingtunes, comedy, and gay danceroutines which adorn "King of Bur-lesque," the Fox picture whichopens at the State Theatre today, is afascinating love drama. PresentingWarner Baxter, Alice Fayc, and MonaBarrie in the leading dramatic roles,the new musical show boasts an nil-star cast of talented performers. Thestory of "King of Burlesque" delvesback-stage into the life and loves ofthe people of the theatre. Warner Bax-ter is the leading personality, an im-presario who has brought the tech-nique of the 14th Street burlesque toan enraptured Broadway. At theheight of his success he deserts histwo old friends, Jack Oakie and AliceFaye, to marry the aristocratic butimpoverished Mona Barrie. Throughwhirling, kaleidoscopic backgroundsand a series of adventures the picturetraces the gradual descent of this rajahof entertainment under the influenceof his wife. Finally, cast off and de-serted, he rejoins his two old friends,launches his most daring project, tomeet with a startling success. Theclose of the "ture shows Baxter andMiss Faye ily rejoined in roman-tic mood. . supervised by the ver-satile Kennc McGowan, the picturepresents a gay series of hit tunes fromthe pens of Ted Koehler and JimmyMcHugh. "Lovely Lady," "ShootingHigh," "Spreadin" Rhythm Around"are the entrancing names of some.

PLAZA THEATRE.When sevefi different persons, each

thinking that he or she' has the onlyexisting key to a lonelymountain inn,all arrive at that spot one midwinternight for various mysterious purposes,events are bound to happen in quicksuccession. This is the basis of RKO-Radio's "Seven Keys to Baldpate," athrilling and hilarious mystery farce,which opens today at the PlazaTheatre. The . story opens withRaymond, as a novelist, seeking aquiet place to write a new book,coming to a deserted mountaininn on a midwinter night. Though hehopes to be alone, a series of unex-pected and mysterious visitors arrive.Margaret Callahan has the fefhininelead. The cast includes Erin O'Brien-Moore,Moroni Olsen, Eric Blore, GrantMitchell, Ray Mayer, Henry Travers,and Murray Alper.

MAJESTIC THEATRE.The story of Captain Bligh and his

mutinous crew onthe Bounty has beenransferred to the screen again with all

the resources of Hollywoodbehind thegrim story. "Mutiny on the Bounty"is now screening for a third week atthe Majestic Theatre. Heading thestrong cast is Charles Laughton as thetyrannous Captain Bligh, FletcherChristian, the master's mate and leaderof the mutiny, reveals Clark Gable inone of his finest roles. Franchot Toneappears as the preposterous young Eng-lishman, Byam, and the remainder of ,the players portray their respective "roles appropriately. There is a good ■supporting programme. ■

PRINCESS THEATRE.The leadingattraction t.t the Princess \

Theatre, "Look Up and Laugh," is jpure, unadulterated comedy, justjthe type of picture everybody ex-pects from Gracie Fields, set to the ■rhythm of merry songssung as only ]Gracie could sing them. And the en- 'tertainment value is further guaran-iteed by a great supporting team of -comedians headed by Harry Tate, Billy !Nelson, Douglas Wakefield, and ,Tommy Fields. All of the romance, 1song, and gaiety traditionally associ- ;ated with the city of Paris may be <found in the additional feature, "Paris ;in Spring," with lovely Mary Ellis and idebonair Tullio Carminati as the heroand heroine. Conspicuous on the sup-porting programme is a cartoon intechnicolour entitled "Country Mouse." ,

ROXY THEATRE. ]Enchanting music, spectacular rou- itines set in backgrounds of unprece-,

dented splendour, a pageant of theworld's greatest entertainers headed 'byJack Benny and Eleanor Powell and jan intriguing story, all combine to 'make "BroadwayMelody of 1936," now jshowing at the Roxy Theatre, Metro- ,Goldwyn-Mayer'smost ambitious mus- ]ical- extravaganza. Taking its place-among the most unusual films ever at- jempted in the history of motion pic-ures is the Nature story, "Sequoia," jhe supporting feature, with Jean jParker in the leading human role, jScreened in the wildest section of the :High Sierras included in the Confines\of Sequoia National Park, the picturepresented almost insurmountable pro-duction difficulties.

SHORTT'S THEATRE.An exceptional cast is seen in :Columbia's picturisation of I. A. R. ■Wylies famous love story. "A Feather !m: Her Hat," which is now screening Jat Shortt's Theatre. Pauline Lord, the :celebrated Broadway actress. Basil

lathbone, Louis Hay ward, Billie (Burke, Wendy Barrie, Victor Varconi, ■and many others are in the film, which !has for its locale modern London and 'emerges as an extraordinary play onthe emotions. "Jealousy," a gripping'drama'featuringNancy Carroll, GeorgeMurphy, and Donald Cook, is theassociate feature. Adapted from . as ory by Argyll Campbell, it tells thestory of a blind, unreasoning love that (;almost destroys those involved.

KILBIRNIE KINEMA. ■"Splendour" and "Here Comes ;

Cookie" conclude tonight at the Kil- 'birnie Kinema. ;Stars, romance, music, gaiety, laugh-

ter, and drama all mingle in a new and ,unique blend of screen entertainment \in "Escapade," a new romance of ,Vienna that comes tomorrow to the ;Kilbirnie Kinema. It captures Contin- ,ental flavour and music, and puts them Ion the screen in a story with unusual ;dramatic twists. The picture stars Wil- %iam Powell and introduces LuiseRainer, brilliant Vienna stage star. Theother feature film will be RichardTauber's latest picture, "Heart's De-sire," and presents the magnificent £encfr at his best, especially in-"Vienna tCity of My Dreams." His three lead- '<■ing ladies in the picture are Leonora <Corbett, Kathleen Kelly, and Diana '■Napier. <, ]

OUR THEATRE, NEWTOWN. J"The Rainmakers" is the main at- /raction showing at Our Theatre. It \eatures the famous comedians BertWheeler and Robert Woolsey as two>seudo-scientific "rainmakers" who be- ;tween them, after successive scenes fpacked with suspense, thrills, arid torn- i:oolery, outdo Mother Nature in the ,business of rainmaking. The associatefeature, "The Return of Peter Grimm,"starring Lionel Barrymore, is the storyof a man who returned from the spiritworld to correct the errors of his life. 'DE LUXE THEATRE, LOWER HUTT. IWith Charles Boyer and Loretta !"Young playing the starring roles. IShanghai," which is now showing at;he De Luxe Theatre, Lower Hutt, {tells the tender and poignant love Jstory of a man who had to choose be- ,tween power and love, and a woman .who defied society for the sake of one cman. An added attraction is Gene Ger-rard at his brightest and best in "JoyRide."

EMPIRE THEATRE, ISLAND BAY."The Guvnor," starring George Ar- *iss, heads the weekend programme at *he Empire Theatre this evening. Ar- Iliss is seen as a disreputable but lov- t

able tramp. Gene Gerrard is co-star- tred with him. and the supporting cast .includes Frank Collier and PatricKnowles. An excellent programme of ?short subjects precedes the main attrac- 'tion. cj

REGAL THEATRE, KARORI. cTonight at the Regal Theatre. Karori, I

a full two hours of joyous entertain- \ment will be presented when Laurel tand Hardy appear in "Bonnie Scot-rland," their latest full-length feature, 'based on one ol the funniest stories yetwritten for them. Supporting items lol a high-class nature will be screened.

TIVOLI THEATRE.With triumphs in the field of opera

and radio already his, youthful, hand-some Nino Martini makes his long-an-ticipated motion picture debut in"Here's to Romance," which opens atthe Tivoli Theatre today. Assisted jby Genevieve Tobin and Anita Louise,Martini enacts the leading roles in thispicture which describes the tragedy,the comedy and the romance in thelife -of a man with a golden voice.Among the operatic favourites which

2 he sings are arias from the work of2 Mascagni, Leoncavallo, and Puccini,- supplemented by two new populari songsby Con Conrad and Herb Magid-i son. For the first time Una Mcrkel isI cast in a romantic role in Metro-Gold-i wyn-Mayer's "One New York Night,", which will also be shown. Usually- seen opposite such comedians as■'. Charles Butterworth, Stuart Erwin, Teds Healey, and others, Miss Merkel is eo-f featured with Franchot Tone, rdmantic- juvenile, in this mystery-comedy laid- in a large cosmopolitan hotel.

I HART-O'BRIAN COMPANY.- "Why Go To Paris?" is the atlrac-! tive title of the new programme to bef presented at the St. James Theatre, this evening by the popular Hart-

' O'Brian Vaudeville Company. Heading, the company are Janice Hart, the dash-; ing brunette balladist, and the irrc-> sistibly-comic Frank O'Brian. In addi-tion to her vaudeville and revue work,

Miss Hart has gained internationalJ fame as a radio performer, and she has. developed such an affection for thei microphone that an amplifying system

is used in severalof her numbers,some! most unusual effects being obtained., In previous productions Miss Hart hasI formed an effective pivot for very

" effective ensembles with theballet andp mannequins. Possibly the most versa-i tile comedian Wellington has ever

seen, Mr. O'Brian appears to have nodifficulty at all in keeping merrimentat an exciting pitch. An act whichhas created a sensation wherever ithas been seen is the world-famed "fan: dance." Mademoiselle Desiree will pre-sent the fan dance in "Why Go ToParis?" and reports place her as oneof the most able exponents yet seen.An outstanding feature of the initialproductions has been the unusuallyeffective work of the ballet and man-nequins. They are regarded as essen-tial parts of the show, and are notmerely on the stage to fill in time.

WELLINGTON REPERTORYTHEATRE.

Box plansfor the WellingtonReper-tory Theatre Society's production ofSir James Barries play "The Admir-able Crichton," were opened to thepublic at the D.I.C. this morning. Inview of the growing membership ofthis society, it has now been decidedto extend this and future seasons tofive performances instead of four asformerly. The present season willstart iO. the Concert Chamber on Tues-day next at 8 p.m., and will be con-tinued each night thereafter until Sat-urday. "The Admirable Crichton,"if well acted, is perhaps the best"theatre" of all Barries plays becauseof the realistic drama underlying thefanciful theme. The author intro-duces an aristocratic English house-hold disturbed by Lord Loam's queerendeavours to establish a commonground between his servants and him-self. If Lord Loam is eccentric,Crichton is a perfectly model butler;cool, polite, and polished, with a per-tinacity for rank and discipline. LordLoam, his three daughters, two malefriends, a maid, and Crichton, on ayachting cruise in the Pacific, arewrecked on a desert island. LordLoam and his party prove themselvesutterly useless. It is Crichton whobuilds a shelter, finds food, and othernecessaryrequirements. And in doing,these things he becomes the master.For a time Lord Loam and the othersattempt to assert themselves, but"nature" ordains that Crichton shallcommand and the others obey. Twoyears they are on the island and LadyMary has become the affianced wifeof the butler when a cruiser rescuesthem' and takes them back to England,and the status quo. There are twenty-five characters in the play and fouracts. The production is directed byMr. Leo dv Chateau.

STATE THEATRE, PETONE.The final screenings of "Mad Game,"

starring Spencer Tracy in a dramaticexpose of the kidnapping racket, andNoah Beery, jun.,in "Stormy," a spec-tacular Western romance, will takeplace at the State Theatre, Petone,tonight.

Commencing tomorrow, at the StateTheatre, Petone,the main feature willbe "The Little Colonel," with ShirleyTempleand Lionel Barrymore togetherfor the first time., Supporting theco-stars are Evelyn Venable, JohnLodge, Sidney Blackmer, Alden Chase,William Burress, and others. To-morrow three sessions will be held,10.15 a.m., 2 p.m., and 8 p.m. Themorning and afternoon sessions aremore especially for children. Patronsare advised to make earlyreservations.Box plans are at the theatre, telephone63-899. '..

PALACE THEATRE, PETONE."Shanghai" concludes tonight at the

Palace Theatre, Petone."The Last Outpost," Paramount's

successor to "The Lives of a BengalLancer," commencing tomorrow after-noon at the Palace Theatre, Petone.is a drama-packed romance playedagainst the background of the sun-baked, dangerous deserts of-1 Arabia.Cary Grant, Gertrude Michael, ClaudeRains, and Colin Tapley fill the lead-ing roles. It is a story of two menwho sacrifice their friendship to wagea savage personal battle for the loveof the same girl.

GRAND THEATRE, PETONE."Dr. Socrates," starring Paul Muni,

will be shown finally tonight at theGrand Theatre, Petone.

Displaying his talents in an entirelynew kind of screen portrayal, GeorgeRaft comes to the. Grand Theatre,Petone, tomorrow, in "Every Night atEight," as an egotistical, yet humanlysympathetic dance-band leader. Thefilm, a romantic comedy-drama set tomusic, is the screen's first presen-tation of a radio amateur hour. AliceFaye. Frances Langford, Patsy Kelly,the Three Radio Rogues, and WalterCartlett are in the supporting cast. Sixbrand-new song hits are introduced.The second feature, starring Zasu Pittsand Hugh O'Connell, is "She Gets HerMan."

CAPITOL THEATRE, MIRAMAR."Magnificent Obsession," screening

at the Capitol Theatre tonight, fea-tures Irene Dunne, star of "Roberta"and many other successes, and Rob-ert Taylor. Accompanying these twostars are such notable players asCharles Butterworth, Ralph Morgan,Betty Furness, BerylMercer and CoraSue Collins. Set in the New Yorkand Paris of the present day, the storyis serious and inspiring in theme, yetthe dramatic sequences are supple-mented by adequate comedy ably car-ried by Charles Butterworth. Thereis a unique romantic interest in thefilm, which definitely strikes a newand higher note in screen entertain-ment. . 'McGregor benefit concert.

In aid of the fund for the widow and ichildren of the late Squadron-Leader iM. C. McGregor, a concert will be igiven in the St. James Theatre next <Sunday night. By courtesy of Sir Ben- ijamin Fuller, members of the Hart- "O'Brian International Vaudeville Com-pany will present a varied programme.Special interest attaches to the re-cently-formed Air Force Band, which 1will play for the first time in public 'at this concert. I

FISHING IN SAHARA '«. iFishing in the Sahara was once a \favourite pastime of the inhabitants of ;

that region. This discovery was made \by Henri Lhote, French archaeologist, "who unearthed the first skeleton of ]neolithic man found in Africa. That 'was 10,000years ago, he said, when (swift streams, now dried up, once ran !through a fertile Sahara plain. The Jexplorer, who passed two years digging(in prehistoric dump heaps in the south- (eastern part of the desert, analysed 'the bone structure of tho neolithic men, |who belonged to the negro race. Skele-tons of fresh-water fish, as well as jag- |ged harpoon heads made from bone, \which he unearthed, convinced Lhotc £that a dried-up river bed was near by, "which subsequent excavations proved, c

RADIO PROGRAMMESFRIDAY, MARCH 30,

2YA.—Brass Bands.IYA.—Yehudi Menuhin.3YA.—Leo Cherniavsky, violinist,4YA.—Variety Programme.

2YA, WELLINGTON (570 kc).5.0: Children's hour, conducted by

Aunt Molly, with, at 5.45 p.m., "Rich-ard the Lionheart."

6.0: Orchestra Mascotle, "Parade ofIlic Tin Soldiers." Barnabas yonGeczy find his Orchestra, "Helen"Waltz Selection. Carpi Trio, Bar-carolle (Tschaikowsky). Renee Che-met, violin, "Song o£ Songs." EdithLorand and her Viennese Orchestra,"Furiant" (Weinberger).

6.17: Lilly Gyenes and her TwentyHungarian Gipsy Girls, HungarianDance No. 5. Carpi Duo, "Song With-out Words." Raie da Costa Ensemble,"Fashionetle." Orchestra Mascotte,"Hobgoblins' Review."

6.30: Paul Godwin Orchestra, "HobbyHorse and Doll." Lilly Gyenes andher Twenty Hungarian Gipsy Girls,Hungarian Dance No. 6. InternationalNovelty Quartet, "Mother Machree."Renee Chemet, violin, "Because." PaulGodwin's Orchestra, "Flower Song."

6.45: Barnabas yon Geczy and hisOrchestra, "Old Vienna." Raie daCosta Ensemble, "What D'Ya Say?"International Novelty Quartet, "WhenIrish Eyes are Smiling." Paul God-win's Orchestra, "Smitten." MarekWeber and his Orchestra, "Her FirstDance."

7.0: News.7.30: Time signals. Talk, Mr. J.

Meltzer, "Titania's Palace: FairyMusic."

8.0: Programme of records. AlbertSandier and his Orchestra, "Rigo-letto" Selection.

8.10: Georges Thill, tenor, "Liebes-traum."

8.14: London Piano Accordion Band,"Stars Over Devon," "Joseph theJuggler." ,-.

8.20: Zither and Song, "A MerryNight in Munich."'

8.26: Patricia Rossborough, piano,"Jill Darling" Selection; "BroadwayMelody of 1936." ' "8.32: Malcolm McEachern, bass,"TheWitch of Bowden." ,

8.36: Mantovani and his Tipica Orch-estra, "Rosaline" Waltz.

8.40: Talk, Miss M. G. Johnston, "ANew Zealand Dialect."

9.0: Weather, station notices.9.5:Recorded brass band programme.

Harton Colliery Band, "Right Away"March. St. Hilda Colliery Prize Band,Ballet "Egyptien" Suite (Luigini).

9.20: Webster Booth, tenor, "AlwaysI Close My Eyes," "Moonlight ' andYou," "Love Passes By."

9.26: Massed Bands, "Abide WithMe" (Monk); Andante in G (Batiste).

9.34: Humour, "Eb and Zeb," thecountry storekeepers.

9.44: Wingate's Temperance Band,Minuet in G (Beethoven); "The Piper'sWedding."

9.50: Elsie Suddaby, soprano, "ASpring Morning," "Blackbird Song."

9.56: Jack Macintosh, cornet, withHarton Colliery Band, "Alpine Echoes"(Windsor). Massed Bands, "The Cham-pion March" Medley.

10.2 to 11.2: Dance music, new re-leases.

2YC, WELLINGTON (840 kc).

5.0 to 6.0: Light musical programme.7.0: After-dinner music.8.0: "O'er Hill and Dale," a light

continuity programme. :9.0 to 10.0: Sonata hour, featuring

works by John Ireland and the lateFrederick Delius.

IYA, AUCKLAND (650 kc).

5.0: Children's hour, conducted byNod and Aunt Jean. 6.0: Brighouseand Rastrick Prize Band, "The Royal,Trophy." The Deman String Quartet,German Dances, Minuet No. 1 (Schu-bert)'.' Marek Weber and his Orches-tra "Contrasts," Potpourri of FamousMelodies. Polydor String Orchestra',"The Little Gingerbread House."- 6.19:Barnabas yon Geczy and his Orches-tra, "The Student- Prince" Selection.Edmund Kurtz ('cello), Minuet (Valen-sin, No.rhlin). Paul GqdwiiVs.. Orch-estra, "Throbbing Heart" (Eileriberg).6.34: Paul Godwin's Orchestra, "Talka-tive." Berliner Trio (three pianos),"American Tempo." Philharmonic Or-chestra, Berlin, "In the Confectioner'sKitchen." 6.46: L'Orchestre Symphon-ique dv Theatre Royal de la Monaie deBruzelles, "La Fille de MadameAngot." Paul Godwin's Orchestra,"Cinderella's Bridal Procession." Bandof H.M. Grenadier Guards, "Knights-bridge" March. 7.0: News. 7.30: Sportstalk, Gordon Hutter. 8.0: Records,Yehudi Menuhin (violinist), and Orch-estre Symphonique de Paris, "Sym-phonic Espagnole," Op. 21 (Lalo). 8.32:Heinrich Schlusnus, baritone, "Mis-sives," "The Lotus Flower." 8.37:Alfred Cortot (pianist), "CarnivalSuite, Op. 9 (Schumann),9.0: Weather,station notices. 9.5: Talk, Mr. L. V.Bryant, "Popular Fallacies: ThatMoun-taineering is an Exceptionally Dan-gerous and Useless Sport." 9.20: Re-cords, the Bayreuth Festival Orches-tra, "TheRide of the Valkyries" (Wag-ner). 9,20: Elizabeth Ohms, soprano,"Dreams." 9.34: Eugene Ormandy andthe Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra,Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120(Schumann). 10.0 to 11.0: Music,

mirth, and melGdy.

3YA, CHRISTCHURCH (720 kc).5.0: Children's hour, conducted by

Uncle Robin*.' 6.0: Edith Lorand andher Viennese Orchestra, "Gipsy Love";Berlin. State Opera Orchestra, "Danceof the Hours"; Edith Lorand (violin),Paraphrase of Two Russian Folk Songs(Kreisler); Paul Godwin's Orchestra,"Sizilietta." 6.20: Plaza, Theatre Or-chestra, "My Lady Dainty"; AlexanderBrailowsky (piano), ."Dance of theGnomes" in F Sharp Minor (Liszt);Victor Olof Salon Orchestra, "Grieg"—a Selection of Works; Rio NoveltyOrchestra, "Mientras Llora El Tango."6.38: Erwin Christoph (organ),"Arabian Gold" (Rust);, William Mur-doch (piano), Nocturne in C SharpMinor (Chopin); Paul Godwin's Or-chestra, "Butterfly" (Schlenk). 6.49:Berlin State Opera- House Orchestra,"Schwanda, the Bagpipe Player" Selec-tion; Paul Godwin and his Orchestra,"Whisperings from' the Forest." 7.0:News. 7.30: Time signals. 8.0: Records,Berlin State Opera House Orchestra,"Manfred" (Schumann). 8.13: Vladi-mir Rosing (tenor), "Danse Macabre";"Lullaby"; "My Father Has Some VeryFine Sheep"; "Romance." 8.22: Wil-helm Backhaus (pianoforte), Balladein G Minor, Op. 118,No. 3; Intermezzoin A Minor, Op. 76, No. 7; Capriccio inC, Op. 76, No. 8 (Brahms). 8.30: Laur-ence Tibbett (baritone), "None But theWeary Heart"; "To the Forest"; "DeGlory Road." 8.40: Leo Cherniavsky,violinist, "On Wings of Song"; Scherzoand Tarantelle (Weiniawski); Minuet(Paderewski,Kriesler); Polonaise in DMajor, No. 1 (Wieniawski). 9.0:Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk,Major R. H. Howell, "A Day WithLawrence of Arabia." 9.20: Record,Orchestre Raymqnde, "Poupee Val-sante" (Poldini); "Dancing Clock"(Ewing). 9.26: Lillian Hanham(soprano), "Rose Softly Blooming";"In My Garden"; "Oh, For a Breath o'the Moorlands." 9.3G:Record, MarekWeber and his Orchestra, "SimpleAveu" (Thome); "Spring Song" (Men-delssohn). 9.42: "The Easy Chair," amemory programme of songs andmelodies of days gone by. 9.57: Re-cord, Bournemouth Municipal Orches-tra, "Carlsbad Dol" (Pleier). 10.0 to11.0: Music, mirth, and melody.

4YA, DUNEDIN (790 kc).5.0: Children's hour, conducted by

Big Brother Bill and the Aero ■ Man,with, at 5.30,"Alice in Orchestralia."6.0: Regal Cinema Orchestra, "Show ofShows" Selection; Orchestre dvTheatre Mogador de Paris, "TropTard": Art Tatum, piano, "Anythingfor You"; London Palladium Orches-tra, "Moontime." 6.17: Serge Krish In-strumental Septet, Serenata (Sander-son); Albert Sandier, violin, "Remem-brance"; Kauffman and his Orchestra,"A Visit to the Woodpecker." 6.27:London Palladium Orchestra, "LesSylphides"; Orchestra Mascotte,"WhenGrandmama Was Twenty"; AngelusOctet, Nocturne in E Flat, Op. 9, No.2; Art Tatum (piano), "Love Me"; Or-chestra Mascotte, "The Opera Ball."6.42: Mayfair Orchestra, "Nights ofGladness"; J. H. Squire Celeste Octet,"Melody": Albert Sandier (violin),"Grinzing"; J. H. Squire Celeste Octet,"Moonbeams and Shadows"; MayfairOrchestra, "Temptation." 7.0: News,8.0: A variety programme. Debi-oySomers Band, "Evergreen" Selection.8.10: The Symposians. "Clouds";"Musette"; "Blue Moon." 8.17: Adramatic play. One of a series of short

plays depicting events and personali-ties of the last hundred years. 8.30:The Symposians, "When We're Alone";"Lulu's Back irrTown" (clarinet solo);"Time On My Hands." 8.37: Billy Reidand his Novelty Accordion Band, "TheGirl on the Little Blue Plate." 8.40:Talk by B. B. Blackmore, "TheRomance of Portland, Oregon." ■ 9.5:Chamber music concert.Kathleen Longand Rene le Roy, Sonata in E FlatMajor for Piano and Flute (Bach).9.17: Mrs. Leonard Cronin (soprano),"Here, Where the Reeds and Rushes-Grow""; "Lord, 'W.hat Doeth the SoilHere Bear?" "Come, Mary, Take Com-fort"; "The Forsaken Maiden." 9.26:Pennington, Warner, Evans. Gh.erwin,and Hobday, Quintet in A Major, "TheTrout" (Schubert). 10.0 to .11.0: Dancemusic, . " . . "

THE QUEEN MARYA SISTER SHIP

RIVAL SHIPYARDSThe intimation that the Cunard-

White Star have tentatively approachedfour shipbuilding firms in connectionwith the construction of a sister shipto the Queen Mary has naturallygivenrise to many speculations as to wherethe new liner will be built, states the"Manchester Guardian."

The preliminaries, financial andother, to the placing of a contract ofthis nature and character will neces---sarily take a long time to carrythrough, but the average man whotakes an interest in maritime affairsmay care to know that there are atleast five shipyards in the countrywhich could build a ship of the sizeand type.

Having built the Queen Mary, JohnBrown'and Company, Clydebank, arenaturally regarded as the favourites inthe competition for the new contract.A berth of sufficient size to take thesister, ship is available, so that therewould be no expenditure on the pre-paration of a suitable slip to add tothe amount of their tender. Moreover,assumirrg that the new liner is to bealmost exactly similar to the QueenMary, there would obviouslybe a goodmany "savings" in their estimate onother accounts.

Swan, Hunter, and Wigham-Richard-son built the Ma.uretania,whose propel-ling machinery was constructed bytheir associated concern, the WallsendSlipway and Engineering Company,Ltd., buf if the necesary expenditureon Wallsend's longest berth exceeds acertain amount its tender for thenew ship would be bound to handicapit seriously in a competition on pricewith, at any rate, Clydebank.

The Tyne's strongest bid for the con-tract is likelier to come from Vickers-Armstrongs, who have in their navalyard at High Walker one berth which,without alteration, would take a shiplike the Queen Mary and anotherwhich would with only comparativelyslight alteration take one. The propel-ling machinery could be constructed atthe firm's Barrow works. The manag-ing director of Cammell, Laird's, ofBirkenhead, has said" that the firmhas also a berth in which a ship ofthe new Cunard-White Star liner'sdimensions could be built. This yardbuilt the Rodney.

The only other shipbuilding yardwhich, so far as oneknows, has a berthwhich would take a Queem Mary isthat of Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Inthe Musgrave Yard a berth, was pre-pared for the 1000ft Diesel-electric linerOceanic, which was projected by theold White Star Line. The keel platesof this proposed ship were, it will berecalled, actually laid down, but weretaken off the blocks again when thecompany decided to order the motor-ships Britannic and Georgic instead.

JUNGLE ATTACKS

OCCUPANTS OF AEROPLANE

A remarkable story of adventure inthe jungle is told by passengers of aBolivian seaplane who have arrivedat Puerto Suarez, in the BolivianChaco, after awaiting rescue for abouttwo weeks in Matto Grosso, states the"New York Times."

Six panthers were killed when theytried to attack the party of seven, fourpassengersand three of the crew.Other wild beasts and savage Indiansalso were menaces and watch had tobe kept day and night against them.

The seven were in the seaplane Neni,which disappeared two weeks before.It was forced to land in a desolatepart of Matto Grosso, on Bolivian soil.After several days it was located byBolivian aeroplanes sent out to searchfor it and then a party of army sap-pers was started for the place.

These soldiers spent many arduousdays cutting their way through thejungle.They finally found the machinein aswamp. Through the swamp theyimprovised a runway that enabled theNeni to take off, after it had been re-paired, and made its way to Puerto

Suarez.The party was fed while the rescuers

were approaching by supplies droppedto them byparachutes from aeroplanesthat flew overhead. Camp beds as wellas food were contributed i»» thisfashion. Their vigil was also helpedby the fact that their machine hadbeen carrying a large shipment ofbeer. All of this was consumed.

The sappers who rescued the sevenon the Bolivian aeroplane had to pene-trate some of the most difficult terri-tory on earth. Most of the great MattoGrosso, which extends over a largepart of Brazil and parts of Bolivia andPeru, has never been explored. It iscut up by rivers and swamps and therank undergrowth and vines hangingfrom trees can be penetrated only bycutting a way through them. Only theluck of having found a large swampfor landing probably saved the menon the Neni.

ONE-LEGGED HERO

A one-legged Englishman found hedid not want his crutches when he hadto save a life. He is Alfred HenryBrenner, a joiner, who was on thebeach at Thurso, states an- Englishweekly, when a woman bather wascarried away by the undercurrent of.the ebbing tide. A lifebelt wasthrown, which she caught, but therewas no line on it, and she was borneout to sea. The one-legged joiner sawher, and, though the „ waves werebreaking under a high wind, hehopped into the surf on his crutchesand started towards the bather. Assoon as he was out of his depth hethrew his crutches away and swam tothe rescue. He had 100 yards to go,but he reached the frightened woman,encouraged her to hold on to the life-belt, and then, grasping it himself,propelled her back to shore. It was ahard struggle, but he did it. TheCarnegie Hero Fund has given himthe money to buy a new pair ofcrutches.

Tomorrow afternoon at half pasttwo, H. Ernest Leighton, Ltd., will offerfor sale on the grounds amodern houseof eight rooms and conveniences,standing in nearly an acre and a quar-ter of land, being part of the BellevueGardens and known as No. 158 WoburnRoad. Full details appear in the auc-tion column.

CHESS

NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION

QUARTERLYCOUNCILMEETING

A quarterly council meeting of theNew Zealand Chess Association washeld on March 16. Mr. A. T. Craven(Auckland), the president of theassociation,occupied the chair, and thefollowing delegates were also present:—Messrs. J. C. McCrea (Hamilton), G.P. Anderson (Gisborne), R. G. Dids-bury (Napier), F. K. Kelling (Rotoruaand Southland), W. White (New Ply-mouth), W. Kemble Welch (Palmers-ton North), R. A. Godtschalk (Dan-nevirke), G. A. Jones (Masterton), A.W. Gyles and R. C. Sim (WellingtonCO, H. M. Rosenberg (WellingtonW.M. Club and Literary Institute), J.L. Hardy (South Wellington CO, E.E. Hicks (Ngaio), E. H. Severrie (Nel-son), F. J. Brooker (Canterbury),Johannes C. Andersen (Kaiapoi), F. F.Grady (Oamaru), H. J. Cleland and J.Read (Otago). An apology was re-ceived from K. Beyer (WellingtonW.M. Club and Literary Institute). Acordial welcome was extended to Mr..J. C. Andersen, a former Canterbury[player, who made his first appearanceas the representative of the recently-formed Kaiapoi Chess Club.

The correspondence related mainlyto the 45th championship congress,held in Wellington during the Christ-mas holidays, to the recent successfultwo months' tour of the Dominion byMr. C. J. S. Purdy, the Australianchampion, and to the remits ofMessrs. J. C. McCrea and J. L. Hardy.

Mr. H. N. Robie, the hon. secretaryof the Wellington Chess League, re-ported a credit balance in connectionwith the recent championship con-gress, the management of which wasentrusted to the league. This morethan made up the loss on the tour ofMr.Purdy. It was unanimouslydecidedto send a letter of thanks to theleague for its valued labours in thisconnection.

Mr. E. E. Hicks was elected to theoffice of hon. treasurer in place of Mr.R. G. Didsbury, whose resignation isdue to business changes entailing fre-quent absences from Wellington. Thechairman reported the presentposition of the efforts to get a reduc-tion in the cost of telegraphic matches,and also permission for the playingofmatches by wireless. It is hoped tohave further information regardingthese matters before the annual meet-ing is held in June. The MastertonClub wrote forwarding two years'subscriptions.

The suggestion of the AucklandClub that each club should send in itstwo best games every month forpooling and circulation was not adopt-ed owing to the labour and expensethat would be entailed.

Messrs. W. White andR. C. Sim wereappointeda sub-committee to report ona letter received from Mr. A. O. Gray,of Christchurch, who asked if theNew Zealand unit of the British Cor-respondence Chess Association (ofIwhich he is the hon. secretary) couldaffiliate with the New Zealand ChessAssociation. Mr. Gray explained thathis unit now has 43 members, three ofwhom have done well in the annualNew Zealand congress. Mr. AndrewDall, chess editor of "The Leader,"Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria,wrote .expressing a wish that eachaffiliated club would send him a listgiving The names of its members andtheir addresses. He explained that"The Leader" is preparing a little giftfor chess lovers and he wished NewZealand players to be in the distribu-tion.

The remit standing in the name ofthe hon. secretary, Mr. J. C. McCrea,that the number of competitors in theannual championship tourney be limit-ed to 14, was debated at some length,

as a few of the twenty delegatespresent had been given a free hand inthis matter by their respective clubs.On being put to the meeting the remitwas carried by 35 votes to 26.

Messrs. Severne, Sim, Read, andHardy (convener) were appointed asub-committee to report on proposalssubmitted for altering the constitutionof the Elimination Board, and also onproposed amendments of,-and additionsto, some of the association's rules.

On the motion of Mr. Brooker, it wasdecided to invite entries for four tour-

!neys in connection ' with the nextannual congress: (1) Championship;(2) intermediate; (3) minor; and-. (4)ladies'. It is expected that the: nextcongress will be held in Auckland,commencing on or about Boxing Pay.A definite decision . regarding 1 thecentre in which the congressis to beheld has to be made at the annualmeeting in June, when the officers tobe elected include the president, and[twelve vice-presidents, six from/reachIsland. Clubs are invited to send in.nominations for these offices, as re-quired by the association's rules. Inthe event of the next congressbeingheld in Auckland, the president forthe year 1936-37 will be the nomineeof the Auckland' ChessClub. '.;.'

Entries for the Bledisloe Cup .com-petition close on April 30. It was de-cided to send a letter to Mr. Purdyexpressing appreciation of the ,good

that his recent two months' tour of theDominion has done to New Zealandchess. .v;

ACCOUNTANT STUDENTS

The thirty-third annual general,meeVing of the Wellington AccountantStudents' Society was held last .even-ing,Mr. P. E. Pattrick presiding.;..

In moving the adoption of the an-nual report and accounts, Mr. Pattriclicongratulated the society on the'suc-cessful session, and especially on. thehigh standard of lectures'. He stressedthe need for members to continue;theirstudies after they had passed ■ "theirexaminations as there was ample scopefor accountants and the Students' So-ciety could help them throughouttheircareers. ;:

Votes of thanks were, accorded theretiring patron, president, vice-presi-dents, committee, and officers. Theelection of officers for the current yearresulted as follows:—Patron, Mr. C. H.Wynyard, president of the New Zea-land Society of Accountants; president,Mr. C.F. Worth; immediate past-presi-dent, Mr. P. E. Pattrick; vice-presi-dents, Messrs. F. E. Feist, H. L. Wise,R. A. Davison, A. P. O'Shea, and I.J. Mackersey; executive committee,Messrs. W. R. Mathieson, L. T. Cook,D. R. Porter, B. G. Kitching, R. M.Gaustad, and J. K. Purdie; hon. sec-retary, Mr. R. H. D. Hall; hon. treas-urer, Mr. L. Withy; hon. auditor, Mr.T. M. Stephens.

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"WORLD FOR GOD"

SALVATIOX AHMY

CONGRESS OPENS

CIVIC AND PUBLIC WELCOMES

The proceedings of the SalvationArmy annual congress were openedyesterday by a civic welcome at theTown 'Hall in the afternoon and by apublic welcome in the evening at theCitadel to Commissioner and Mrs. W..T. Barnard Turner.

The Mayor (Mr. T. C. A. Hislop) said. it was his privilege, on behalf of theI citizens of Wellington, to welcome Com-1I missioner and Mrs. W. J. Barnard Tur- j

nei\ They had come to Wellington torepresent the General of the SalvationArmy at the annual congress about tobe held in this city. It had been hisprivilege in past years on two occasionsto greet the leader of the SalvationArmy. The first occasion was the visitof GeneralHiggins some few years ago,and he would always remember thegreat demonstration of affection showntowards that officer. There followedlast year the visit of General Evange-line Booth, who had succeeded to thegreat office of head of the Army, ofwhich her father was the founder. Asa result of that visit, the spirit behindthe Army had been quickened and re-doubled. They had nowwith them therepresentative of General EvangelineBooth. Commissioner and Mrs. Turnerhad come here after a long period ofSalvation Army work in various partsof the world. Commissioner Turnerbad completed fifty years of work inthe Salvation Army cause. His workextended to 44 out of the 88 countriesin which the activities of the Armywere being carried out. Referencewas

jmade to the assistance given by theSalvation Army to the Empire migra-tion scheme. The Mayor then spokeof the valuable work done by theArmy in relieving distress during the

1period of depression.WONDERFUL PROGRESS.

The Rev. L. J. Boulton Smith, minis-ter of the Vivian Street Baptist Church,after welcomingon behalf of the Wel-lington Ministers' Association Com-missioner and Mrs. Turner, said theSalvation Army was engaged in thegreat controversy with evil. In thesedays of unbalanced nationalism weneeded the counteracting influence ofreligion.

Commissioner Turner returnedthanks for the hearty reception whichhad been accorded to Mrs. Turner andhimself. The people of New Zealandlived in a wonderful country, he said;they had a goodly heritage. Referencewas made to the establishment of theSalvation Army by General WilliamBooth, to its activities throughout theworld, includingNew Zealand. He didnot say that the movement had alwaysand everywhere been an unqualifiedsuccess. Theywere in conflict with thepowers of the'world and with evil, butthe struggles of the weary days hadhelped the Army in achieving itsstability, promoting its expansion andits tenacity to hold. The experiencegained during the period of depressionwould even prove helpful. "Thou shaltlove thy neighbour as thyself was the(corner-stone which the Salvation Armyrested on. Commissioner Turneralluded to the present Salvation ArmyCongress in Wellington, and said helooked forward to continued progressuntil "the world was won for God."

PUBLIC WELCOME.Last evening an enthusiastic public

welcome was accorded to Commis-.sioner and Mrs. Turner at the Vivian:Street Citadel. The Songster Brigadeof ISO voices made their first appear-ance, and sang with great effect "NewZealand for God"' and "All Ye Nations :Praise the Lord." The Citadel Bandplayed "Memories of the Masters."

Welcomes were given to Commis-sioner and Mrs. Turner by Major Gray(divisional commander. Dunedin), Ad- ,jutantBridge (corps officer, Hamilton),Major E. Glover (in charge of Even- ,tide Home, Berhampore), and CorpsCadet Gray (South Wellington). :

In reply, C6mmissioner and Mrs. 'Turner said they were very pleased to .visit New Zealand, and had been much '.touched by the hearty welcome which :had been given to. them. They ex- ;pressed hope for tlie success of the'Co- .gress, and said they trusted it would .result in blessings to the people.

Commissioner1 Turner said that menwere crying out for peace but there

fwas confusion as to what was neces-sary to set the world right. His mes-sage was that he considered the Sal-vation Army still a power for good inthe land and he believed God's handwas still moving over it. ;

The congress was continued today.

AUCKLAND'S MILK BILL

CLAUSES UNDER INQUIRY

CHIEF AIM AND OBJECT

(By Telegraph—Press Association)AUCKLAND, March 19.

At the sitting of the Executive Com-mission of Agriculture to consider cer-tain clauses of the Auckland Metro-politan Milk Act it was explained byMr. J. B. Johnston, who appeared forthe Milk Council, that the chiefpowers sought were those given inSection 26, by which the councilwould have the right to purchasefrom the producers, the whole of themilk supply coming into the district.This aimed at securing economic con-ditions of distribution and preventingunfair practices. Section 23 gave theMilk Council general powers to engagein the handling, treating, and manu-facture of milk, but the council had nointention of enforcing them so long asthe trade gave fair and economic ser-vice to the public. He described manysavings that would result from theamendments. The most active oppo-nents of the legislation were the pro-duce venders. They were in afavoured position at present, whichexplained their opposition.

Supporting evidence was given bythe Chairman of- the Milk Council.Mr. G. W. Hutchison, who said thatthe council's idea was to leave thebusiness in the hands of those nowcarrying it out. Section 23 was simplyan "emergency strike-breaking clause."

POLICE OFFICERS

PIGEON RACING

The Hutt Valley Homing PigeonClub flew the first race of their secondhamper on Saturday last from Palmer-ston, an airline distance of 68 miles.Results:—Mr. Woodward's War Bomb,1244 1 yards per minute, 1; Messrs.

Leighton and Son's Dash, 1237.2, 2;Messrs. Bold and Son's Black Duchess,1232 9, 3; Messrs. Reid and Son's Per-i-itt, 1229.27; Messrs. Clark and Son'sManuka, 1229.21;Mr. Andrews's BlackMaise, 1228.1;Mr. Heppleston's LadyLuck 12268; Mr. Smith's, 1225.5;Mr.Woods's, 1211.6; Messrs. DallengerBros' Red Mist, 1210.3; Messrs. Mc-Mahon and Son's Caroline, 1203.8;Mr.Whittington's Black Bess, 1182.9;Mr.Sowman's, 1080.3; Mr. Bonds Mono1079.4;Mr. Parker's Spangle Chiet,1032.8;Mr. Targrave's Pigeon Pie, 803.

An interval race from PalmerstonNorth resulted:—Mr. Woodward's Wai-Band, P79.7 yardsper minute. 1; Messrs.Bold and Son's Cloudy Dawn. 926.4,2:Mr. Smith's, 907,3; Messrs. DallengerBros.', 823.7; Mr. Hcnpleston's Mexson.785.8; Mr. Bond's, 776.8; Messrs. Reidand Son's Master Pam. 773.1;Mr. An-drew's. 670;Messrs. Leighton and Son's]653.8;Messrs. McMahon and Son's MayYd, 574.4; Mr. Parker's, 323.2. |

LOWEIt BETIKING AGE

WISH OF JUSTICES

With two dissentients, who con-sidered it was no business of Justicesof the Peace, delegates to the annualconference of the Federation of New.Zealand Justices Associations yester-day carried a remit recommend-ing the Minister of Justice to considerthe question of retiring police officerson superannuation at an earlier agethan at present. Tributes were paidto the loyalty and staunch service ofthe police, and it was contended thatit was only just that officers should bebrought into line with other membersof the Public Service. At present, itwas stated, police officers retire afterforty years' service, and other publicservants after thiry-five years' service.

Mr. A. Williams (Canterbury), whoproposed the remit, said Sir ThomasWilford had assured Justices that hehad drafted a Bill providing for theearlier retirement of policemen, but jhis appointmentas High Commissionerfor New Zealand had resulted in theBill being shelved.

He produced statistics showing thatpolice officers, on the average, did notlive, so long as other public servants.The duty of a policeman wasarduous in the extreme, he said, andyet he was deprived of five years re-tirement. If a man joined at thelowest legal age, twenty-one,he wouldnot be able to retire until he wassixtj'-one.

The president (Mr. H. H. Seaton)said he believed the matter had thesympathy of every member of theHouse; the hitch was on financialgrounds.

Mr. W. L. Kennedy (Taranaki) saidhe had been instructed by his associa-tion to oppose the remit. He agreedthat the Force was a fine body ofloyal men, but his association feltthat it was none of its business.

Mr. H. W. Shortt (Wellington) con-sidered that it was the business ofJustices. The remit would not be sentforward to the Government in anydictatorial manner, but merely as arecommendation. The time was over-due for recognising the Police Forceon the same basis as other civil ser-vants. If the suggestion was refused,no harm would be done; if it wereaccepted, then the police were gettingonly what they deserved.

The remit was also opposed by theGisborne association.

NOT ELIGIBLE

APPOINTMENT OF MR. MCONNELLY

TO BE VALIDATED

In order to overcome a technical bar-rier, Parliament will have to providelegislation to validate the appointmentof Mr. Michael Connelly to the Legis-lative Council. Mr. Connelly wasone of the fourteen members recentlyappointed by the Government, but asan officer of the Railway Departmenthe is not eligible. . j

The Prime Minister (the Hon. M. J.Savage) stated last night that one ofthe first pieces of legislation to besubmitted to Parliament would be ameasure to validate Mr. Connelly's ap-pointment. "At the time the appoint-ment was made," said Mr. Savage, "itwas overlooked that Mr. Connelly wasan officer of the Railway Departmentand was, therefore, ineligible for suchappointment by reason of Section 2 ofthe Legislature Act, 1908, which pro-vides that no person shall be summon-ed to the Council who is, or withinthe next preceding six months was, acivil servant. In these circumstances,Mr. Connelly,havingresigned from theRailway Department, it is considereddesirable to validate the appointmentfrom the date it was made, and theproposed measure will provide for thenecessary validation. Mr. Connellywill, of course, not sit in the Counciluntil the validation has been com-pleted." j

IN PRIVATE COURTAFFILIATION CASES

DESIRE OF JUSTICES

As a means of protecting girls andwomen involved in affiliation proceed-ings, delegates to the annual confer-ence of the Federation of New Zea-land Justices' Associations yesterdayafternoon favoured a remit proposingthat the Minister of Justice be askedto consider the holding of affiliationcases in a private court, so as to cur-tail the anxiety and nervous excite-ment of females appearing in a publiccourt. A clause was added suggestingthat consideration be also given to theadvisability of females' names beingsuppressed on their first appearance.

The remit was carried, but referredto the executive for redrafting.

Mr. W. A. Ott (Southland) said thatin many cases girls and women inaffiliation proceedings were reputablepeople, and their names could be sup-'pressed without defeating the ends ofjustice.

Mr. W. L. Kennedy (Taranaki)ipointed out that under the terms of.'the/remit the name of the man would:also be suppressed, and he was the.lone whose name should be published..This view was also taken by Mr. A.jLawrence Gee (South Canterbury),)who said that if cases were heard in a;private court no name could be pub-ilished. As a warning to other girls itwas desirable that the name- of the,man be published.

GIFT OF £1000

COMPANY BAY HEALTHCAMP

(By Telegraph—i'ress Association.)

DUNEDIN, March 19.A gift of £1000 has been made by

Mr. Samuel Saltzman, a business manin the city, to the Board of Trusteesof the Dunedin/Methodist Central Mis-sion towards the cost of erecting anadministration block at the CompanyBay Health Camp for children.

SCHOOL CRICKET

DONNELLY. SCORES 171

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)NEW PLYMOUTH, March 19.

The New Plymouth Boys' HighSchool defeated Wanganui CollegiateSchool by an innings and 28 runs inthe annual cricket match. New Ply-mouth made 240 and Wanganui 115 and97. Donnelly continued his not-outinnings for New Plymouthand reached171. He again bowled well, taking fourwickets for 45.

A Singapore messagestates that re-ports that Charlie Chaplin is to visii,Australia are denied.

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ATHLETIC SPORTS

PETONE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

A SUCCESSFUL DAY

Favoured by beautiful weather, theannual athletic sports of the PetoiieMemorial Technical ' College, whichwere held on the Petone RecreationGround yesterday, were a great suc-cess. Competition was keen, and therewere many exciting finishes.

Among those present were the chair-man of the board of managers (Mr.W B. Nicholson) and Mrs. Nicholson,the principal of the Hutt Valley HighSchool (Mr. J. N. Millard) and Mrs.Millprd, Mr. J. A. Ash (member ofthe board of managers) and Mrs. Ash,Mrs. Aitchison (also a member of theboard), Mrs. W. Parkinson, the prin-cipal (Mr. -A. McFadyen) and Mrs.McFadyen.

At the conclusion of the sports Mr.McFadyen said he was very pleasedthe day had been so successful. Heexpressed pleasure at the number ofparents and friends present. Therehad not been so many visitors at thesports before. The sports had beengoing now since 1930. This year theschool had some very fine runners, asin .the past. He thanked the mem-bers of the Petone Amateur Athleticand Cycling Club, Messrs. Len Price,D. Fraser, J. Goodall, B. Lippitt, L.R. Baigent, and C. Neal, for their help,and also Mr. T. W. Leslie, from Wel-lington, who was celebrating his birth-day. He made an appeal for morecups to be presented.

Cheers were given for Mr. Lesliefor his birthday.

Mr. Nicholson, who presented threecups, endorsed Mr. McFadyen's re-marks about cups, and said that anappeal in this connection at the swim-ming sports had been successful.

Tlie chnmiilons were as follows: Seniorgirl champion: J5. Dell ami %. Wilton (10points each); runner-up, Z. Uattersby, !) points.Junior girl champion: Rao Inglis, 23 points(Herbert Smith Cup); runner-up, H. Griffiths,15 points. Senior boy champion: B. Bltzema,HI points (McKenzle Cup); runners-up, J. Ar-thurs and J. Knnginiietu, 15 points each. 'Jun-ior boy champion: J. Ingham, 10 ppints (Her-bert SmithCup); runner-up, G. Letts, 10points.

In the house competition, Seddou were firstwitli 160 points and Pluuket second, with 183V!:points.

Bcsttlts were as follows:—SSOyds Championship, Boys (Junior).—lten-

toul 1, Bold 2, Black 3. Time, 2min 40soc.880yds Championship, Boys (Senior).—Kit-

zema 1, B. Harrison 2, Arthurs 3. Time, 2min20sec.

50yds SackBace, Girls (Senior).—X. Daw-son 1, Z. Battersby 2, ». Gardiner 3.

50yds SackBace, Girls (Junior).—B. Deas1, Y. Wyper 2, M, Flood 3.

50yds SackBace, Boys (Open).—Logle 1,Flood 2, Cains 3.

50yds Handicap, Girls (Senior).—M. Hall 1,P. Narborough 2, E. Ogtlrie 3. Time, Tsec.

100yds Handicap, Boys (Senior).—Walsh 1,Whlteman 2, W. Cooper 3. Time, 12sec.

Slow Bicycle Bace, Boys (Open).—Jlcltae1, I'arraut 2, Mills 3.

100yds Handicap, Boys (under 14).—Halse1, Smith 2, .IlieKlns 3. Time, 12s(3C

100yds Championship, Boys (Senior).—Bangi-wlictu l, ltitzcma 2, Arthurs S. Time, 11l-uaee. :

100yds Championship, Boys (Junior).—Letts1, Ingham 2, Black 3. Time, 11 4-ssec.

100yds Handicap, Boys (Junior). —Jessop 1,Hunter 2, Ward 3. Time, 11 4-ssec.

100yds Handicap, Girls (Junior).—J. Komp-son 1, P. Whiting 2, J. Ferguson 3. Time,13sec. ' ■ / ' .

100yds Handicap, Girls (Senior).—Jr. Hull 1,I. Hlgglns 2, P. Narborough and E. Ot'ilvio3 (equal). Time, liJsec.

100yds Championship, Girls (Junior).—H.Griffiths 1, R. Inglis 2, R. Stuncll 3. Time,12sec.

100yds Championship, Girls (Senior).—Z. Wil-tou 1, Z. Battersby 2, D. Bennett 3. Time,13SOC. ■

Potato Race, Girls- (Junior).—H. Griffiths 1,Y. Wypor 2, R. Stuuell3.

Potato Race, Girls (Senior).—M. Crime 1,h. Taylor 2, J. Brace 3.

220yds .Championship, Boys (Senior).—Rangl-n-hetii X, Rltzema 2, Arthurs 3. Time, 2lisec—a record.

iiiiOyds Championship, Girls (Junior).—H.Griffiths 1, B. inglis 2, It. Stuncll 3. Time,23 2-osec.

220yds' Championship, Girls (Senior).—'/,,Wilton I,' I). Bemiett 2, I. Biggins 3. Time,30 2-ssec. ■

High Jump Championship, Boys (Senior).—Jtangiwhetu and Arthurs (dead heat), 1. Height,<ift 2V4in.

High Jump Championship, Boys (Junior).—Webley 1, Bold 2, Watkins and Drylie (equal)3. Height, 4ft 6V4in—a record.

50yds Handicap, Girls (Junior).—I. Kcmpson1, J. Ferguson 2, P. Whiting 3. Time,Isec.

00yds Championship, Girls (Junior).—H.Griffiths 1. B. Inglis 2, B. Stunell3. Time,6 4-ssec.

50yds Championship, Girls (Senior).—Z. Bot-tersby 1, P. PAiument 2, T. Danson 3. Time,Tsee.

880yds Walk Handicap, Boys (Open).—TaltI, Jones 2, Logle 3. Time, 4min 21 2-ssoc.

50yds Three-legged Race, Girls (Junior).—11.Griffithsand B. Deas 1, J. Ferguson and B.Inglis 2, C. Ferguson and R. Stunell 3.

50yds Three-legged Race, Girls (Senior).—D.Bennett and Z. Wilton 1, P. Chappcll and J.August 2, 1. Hlgglns and X. Byrne 3.

JToi>, Step, and Jump Championship, Girls(Junior).—lt. Int'lls 1, R. Stunell 2, K. Beattie3. Distance, 30rt 6ln—a record.

Ono Jllle Championship, Boys (Senior). —11.Rltzema 1, J. Arthurs 2, R. Harrison 3. Time,oiniii 49 3-ssl'C.

Long J"">l> Championship, Bnys (Junior).—.!.Ingham 1, G. Dryllo 2, H. Webley 3. Distance,13ft JOIn.

Long Jump Chumpionslilp, Boys (Senior).—B.nitzcina 1, R. Harrison 2, J. Ranglwhctu 3.DlsUnce. 15ft C'Ain.

Hop, Slep, niifl Jump, Boys (Junior).—.7. Ing-ham 1, U. Dryiio 2, L. Keutoul 3. Distance,U2ft—a record.

Hop, Stop, and Jump, Boys (Senior).—J.KaiiKlwhctu 1, Jl. Ritzuma 2, C. Whlteman 3.Distance, 33ft lUiln—a record.

Throwing Crlrkct Ball, Boys (Senior).—X.Harrison 1, X. Walsh 2. B. ltitzcma 3. Distance,illytls 2ft loin—a rci-onl.

Throwing Cricket Ball, Boy* (JunUir).—(i.Dryiio 1, Ji.'Wilkinson 2, F. Stuuell 3. Uis-tance, tiliyils 2Tt aln.

Lung Jump Championship. Ciirls (Junior).—R. Inglis 1, IC. Beattiu 2, ,\. llarryatt ■'"■ Dis-taniv, 12ft 7'.lin.

Long Jump Chaiiiiilimslilp, Girls (Senior).—l.HlKitlna J. D. liurdluur 2, Jl. Crime; and JI.Diitvson (eiiiiiil) :». Distaneu, ]2tf"Vim.

High Jump Chaiui)lonslilp, Girls (Junior).—C.Ferguson 1, it. Inglis 2, J. Seckup 3. Uciglit,3ft Sin.

High Jump Championship, Girls (Senior).—X.Dell 1, D. Bennett 2, A. Robins 3. Height, 3ftSin.

Hop, Step, and Jump Championship. Girls(Senior).—X. Dell 1, D. (iardincir 2, Z. Bat-tersby 3. Distance, 2lift 4ln.

220yds Handicap, Boys (Junior).—Jessop 1,Jones 2, Ward 3. Time, 28scc.

220yds Championship, Boys (Junior).—Ing-ham 1, Bentoul 2, Stunell 3. Time, 20sec.

220yds Handicap, Boys (Senior).—Walsh 1,Whlteman 2, W. Cooper 3. Time, 27 !-ssec.

220yds Handicap, Boys (under 14).—Hlggins1, Smith 2, Warburton 3. Time, 30 3-osec.

Slow Bicycle Race, Girls (Junior). —P.Pearcy 1, J. Rathbon 2, M. Marsh 3.

SlowBicycle Race, Girls (Senior).—D. Gar-diner 1, Z. Battersby 2, A. Robins 3.

440yds Championship, Boys (Senior).—Ar-thurs 1, W. Wong Too 2. Time, 65sec.

440yds Handicap, Boys (Senior).—Whiteman1, McEwan 2, W. Cooper 3. Time, 63sec.

50yds Skipping, Girls (Junior).—R. Inglis I,'H. Griffiths 2, E. Kltto 3.

50yds Skipping, Girls (Sontor).—D. Bennett1, I). Gardiner 2, Z. Wilton 3.

440yds Championship, Boys (Junior).—Letts1, Ingham 2, Pamint 3. Time, 03 l-ssec.

410yds Handicap, Boys (Junior).—Jones 1,Everard 2, Talt 3. Time, 6l> l-ssec.

Houso Overhead Ball Championship, Girls.—.Rutherford 1, Scddon 2, I'juiiket .'!.

One Jlile Handicap, Boys (open).—Arthurs:1, Braid 2. Mills 3. Time, smin 37 2-osee.

"100yds House Relay, Girls (Junior).—Scd-don 1, McKenzle 2, Plunket 3.

400yds House Relay, Girls (Senior).—Ruther-1ford l, Seddon 2, Meltenzle :i.

440yds House Relay, Boys (Junior).—Sed-:don 1, Fhmket 2, .McKenzio 3. Time, 082-Dsec. . ;

440yds House Relay, Boys (Senior).—Ruther-;ford 1, Scddon2,' JlcKenzle 3. Time, 55 4-5.sec. ■■ " . ■ :

THEFT ADMITTED

CIVIL SERVANT'S LAPSES ;

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)AUCKLAND, March 19,

Seven charges of- stealing moneyfrom the Government Tourist Bureauwere admitted by Leonard Bruce;Wright, aged 22,a clerk in the employof the bureau, who appeared in theMagistrate's Court before Mr. E. Mc-Kean, S.M. The thefts were com-mitted between December 18, 1935,andFebruary 6, and the total amount in-volved was £20,10s 2d. " : :

James Mulcahy. Government AuditInspector, said he examined the* ac-counts of the tourist office at Auck-land and found certain discrepanciesin the books under the control of theaccused.

The accused was committed forsentence.

HUTT POWER BOARD

» Mr. R. W. Bothamley presided at ameeting of the Hutt Valley ElectricPower Board yesterday afternoon.

The following comparisons of powersales from April 1 to February 29,1934-35 and 1935-36,were given, thefigures for 1934-35 being in paren-theses:—Domestic lighting, £32,388'13s8d (£31,588 3s Id); commercial light-ing, £10,625 14s 8d (£9497 19s 4d);heating and cooking, £28,959 10s lid(£23,818 10s Id); water heating,£9788652d(£8931Is); power, £20,21715s 2d (£17,466 4s); public lighting,£3719 18s 5d (£3654 10s 7d); totals(less discounts), £90,809 lls Id(£82,158 16s lid).

The engineer and general manager(Mr. E. F. Hollands) stated that dur-ing the period since the last report 47new consumers were connected, to-gether with additions to existing instal-lations to the total of 4,5. The totalsto March 4 were as follows:—Numberof consumers, 12,207;number of rangesinstalled, 2057; number of waterheaters connected,1722;connected loadin kilowatts, 47,852.

DEPORTATION ORDERS

AUSTRALIAN STOWAWAYS

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, March 19.Two Australians, Raymond Ronald

Evans, a painter, aged 21, and DonaldRogers, a blacksmith, aged 21, whocame to Auckland as stowaways on theCanadian Planter, appeared in theMagistrate's Court today. Bothpleaded guilty to stowing-away on thevessel at Melbourne on March 10 andto being prohibited immigrants whohad landed at Auckland without per-mits.

The Collector of Customs, Mr. Mc-Inlosh, who prosecuted, said that fivemen went on board the CanadianPlanter at Melbourne, but three werediscovered and put ashore. The twoaccused were not found until the ves-sel was at sea.

The Magistrate made a deportationorder in each case and formally sen-tenced both men to 21 days' imprison-ment and ordered them to be placedon a vessel that is to take them backto Australia.

LAW STUDENTS SOCIETY

OPENING MOOT

There was a good attendance of lawstudents when the Wellington LawStudents Society held their first mootfor the year recently.

The action, which was heard beforeMr. G. G. G. Watson, M.A., LL.B.,was one in which Rufus. (by hisguardian ad litem) sued A for dam-ages for injuries allegedly arising outof the negligence of A..

Mr. D. A. Wilson, LL.B., with himMr. A. G. Horsley, appeared for theplaintiff, and Mr. B. Sinclair-Loclchart,LL.B., with him Mr. P. N. Verschaf-felt, for the defence.

The court held that A had been neg-ligent,but that Rufus was a trespasserand therefore notentitled to damages.Judgmentwas (accordingly entered forthe defendant.

Mr., Watson, after congratulating all;counsel on.the able manner in whichthey had handled the case, concludedthermeeting with some very valuableadvice to the students on court prac-tice in general.

PICNIC CRUISE

HUTT VALLEY M.B.C

The Hutt Valley Motor-boat Clubheld a picnic cruise recently. Fourteenlaunches left the river at 10.30 a.m.,and proceeded to Lowry Bay, wherelunch was served. After lunch footraces were held on the beach, withthe following results:—Girls' race, 75yds, Miss V. Park 1; boys' race, 75yds,R. Griffin 1; ladies' 100yds, Miss Nich-olas 1; men's 100yds, P. Platt 1.

The next event on the programmewas the try-out race for launches. Inthis race the Tui was first, Mci second,and Waimoa third.

The next race was for the club'spennant and proved very exciting. Sokeenly was it contested that excite^ment ran high when the 14 launcheswere under full power. Up to thelast half-mile every one had a chance,so efficient was the handicapping.Aftera keen tussle Kia Ora beat Ethel G.by 3sec. Tangaroa followed 23seclater, with,the Waimoa lsec behind...:

Mr. Carter's speed-boat Seahorsestarted after all the others had com-pleted half the course and finishedfifth. 30sec behind the winner.

After this race all embarked andthe cruise was continued via Day'sBay to Ward Island, where the billieswere boiled again for tea.

At 8.15 p.m. the return, journeywascommenced,and with a beautiful even-ing the cruise home was thoroughlyenjoyed. __

A protest against the numbei of un-registered dogs that were runningabout Eastbourne was made by Coun-cillor D. Bowie at the meeting of theEastbourne Borough Council last even-ing, and it was decided to see whatcould be done in the matter.

CONTROL OF CREDIT

THE DUTIES OF BANKERS

Mr. Beaumont Pease, chairman ofLloyd's Bank, Ltd., one of the "BigFive," speaking at the recent annualmeeting of shareholders of that bank,in London, outlined the duties of bank-ers. He said that "in the great work.of reconstruction which lies before us,the question we bankers .iave to askourselves is what have we left undonewhich we might have done in assist-ing the,, restoration of more normalconditions and the reduction of un-employment? Thei-e is no unanimityin regard either to the powers or theduties of bankers. For myself I stillregard our first duty as the safe cus-tody of our depositors' money. Ournext duty to the public, in so far asit is compatible with the first, is todo what we can by way Of givingfinancial assistance and advice to ourcustomers, and generally to conductour business on the soundest and bostlines. I cannot bring myself to agreewith those who take a much widerview, both of our powers and ourduties. We cannot go out into thehighways and hedges and compel re-luctant borrowers to come in and de-mand loans,nor in my judgmentoughtwe to assume the attitude of dictatorsin laying -down rules of our own mak-ing.

"There are many who take the op-posite view, and think it is within thecapacity of bankers to extend creditindefinitely and control not_only thevolume, but also to dictate the direc-tion of credit and assume an omnipo-tent knowledge as to what type ofloan is in the national interest . andwhat ought to be withheld on thegrounds that it is anti-social. Theseare distinctions on which different in-dividuals, whether they are politicians,bankers, or industrialists, take differentviews, and it would be mere presump-tion on the part of bankers to try anddictate on these' matters.

"A banker has. to administer hisbusiness as best he can on the meritsof every question as it comes beforehim, but it would be' just'as muchfolly for him to try and dictate thelines on which the industries or ipoli-tics of the country should be run, asit would be for politicians or indus-trialists to try and.run the banks.Among those who, on the contrary,think they are capable of running allthree, there is some recognition of abank's limitations, and while admittingthat it is unsound for a bank to lendits depositors' money in risky enter-prises, or to lock it up in permanentloans of acapital nature, they use thisconcession as an argument for thenationalisation of the banks, appar-ently on the assumption that what isbad business for the privately-ownedbank may be perfectly sound if thebank belongs to the State."

STABBING AFFRAY

NEW TRIAL WANTED

On the grounds that new evidenceis forthcoming, Mr. M. Neal, counselfor James Logic, who was arrested,and tried"for an affray in LambtonQuay1 when Charles Crooke was cutor stabbed with xome sharp instru-ment, is to apply to the Governor-Gen-eral in Council for a new trial. Logicwas convicted in the Supreme Courtthat he "with intent to do grievousb'bdily harm; ttoone Charles Crooke,did actual bodity harm to the saidCharles Crooke," and with having as-saulted "the said Charles Crooke so asto cause actual bodily harm." He ap-pealed against the convictions, but hisappeal was disallowed.

Yesterday before his Honour theChief Justice (Sir Michael'Myers), Mr.Neal asked that Logic should be grant-ed bail pendingen application to theGovernor-General in Council for anew trial.

Mr. P. S. K. Macassey representedthe Crown.

Bail was refused, and Logic was re-manded until Mondaymorning for sen-tence by Mr. Justice Smith, who pre-sided at the trial.

BOAT AND BUS

EASTBOURNE SERVICES

Reporting on the transport servicesto the meeting of the Eastbourne Bor-ough Council last, evening, Mr. C. L.Bishop, Town Clerk and General Man-ager, stated that in the ferry depart-ment, owing to the very unsatisfac-tory weather duringFebruary, particu-larly at weekends, the traffic revenueshowed a falling off of approximately£200, as compared with the corres-ponding month last year. The picnicand special excursion revenue, how-ever, showed an increase of approxi-mately £100, leaving a net falling offfor the month of £100.

The receipts for the eleven monthswere approximately ."-275 below thosefor the corresponding period last year,but the expenditure was also corres-pondingly lower, and the net resultfor the full year would be approxi-mately the same as for the previousyear. In view of the fact that theweather for this season had been verybad and the result of last year's opera-tions were substantially better thanthose of two years ago, the result thisyear must be considered satisfactory.

In the omnibus department, despitethe very unfortunate weather for Feb-ruary, the traffic receipts showed aslight increase over the correspond-ing month of the previous year, andthe total for the eleven months wasnow approximately £450 higher. Theexpenditure for the period was nor-mal, and the net result better thanfor the same period last year.

The rate collections on account ofthe current year's rates had been wellmaintained. To the end of February,the total collected for the currentyear, including discount allowed, re-presented approximately 88 per cent.,as against 82 per cent, last year. Tnetotal of current rates and arrears col-lected this year now exceeded the totalamount of rates struck for the year.The collection of arrears was now re-!ceiving special attention. The gen-eral receipts in this respect were some-what in excess of those estimated, andwould be a help towards showing asatisfactory position at the end of thefinancial year.

UNIVERSITY SWIMMING

INTER-FACULTY SPORTS, ,A large attendance of students andfriends witnessed the annual inter-faculty swimming carnival held by.the Victoria University Swimming andLife-saving Club at the ThorndonBaths recently. All events were keenlycontested, and close finishes werethe rule. Supper and a dance at MissNancy Webber's studio followed thecarnival.

The results are as follows:—Men's 100 Yards Championship.—M.

J. Mason, 1;K. F. Hoy, 2; C. Carlyon,3. Time, 67 3-ssec.

Women's 33 1-3 Yards Fresher Cham-pionship.—Miss A. Morris, 1; Miss M.Martin, 2; Miss McGregor, 3. Time, 21l-ssec.

Men's 50 Yards Fresher Champion-ship.—A. Terrens, 1; McNichol, 2; I.Kent, 3. Time, 30sec.

Women's 50 Yards Championship—Miss A. Morris, 1; Miss M. Pilcher,2; Miss Sanders, 3. Time, 33 4-ssec.

220 Yards Breaststroke Champion-ship.—Meek, 1; C. Carlyon and C.Archibald, equal, 2. Time, 3min 39sec.

Women's 100 Yards BreaststrokeChampionship.—Miss Sanders, 1; MissGrainger and Miss Morris, equal, 2.Time, lmin 21 l-ssec.

Men's 33 1-3 Yards Handicap.—Firstheat: A. H. Scotney (lsec), 1; W. Pat-terson (4sec), 2; O'Regan, 3. Time,20sec. Second heat: I. Kent (4sec),

'1; G. Barnett (4sec), 2; T. Ennis(2sec), 3. Time, 19 2-ssec. Third heat:A. Terrens (4sec), 1; McGregor, 2; N.Reynolds (4sec), 3. Final: Terrens,1; Kent, 2; Scotney, 3. Time, 18 3-ssec.

Women's 33 1-3 Yards Handicap.—Miss A. Morris (scr), 1: Miss M. Mar-tin (lsec). 2; Miss S. Sanders (2sec),3. Time, 22sec. ,»„"'»

Open Dive.—A. Olive, 1; Miss A.Morris, 2; Miss M. Pilcher, 3.

Inter-faculty Relay.—Commerce, 1;Arts, 2; Law, 3.

Water Polo;—Weir House, 0; Rest,0. _■

A recent survey of the United States'helium supply shows ample reservesfor years to come. America- holds avirtual monopoly of this valuable gas,which replaces inflammable hydrogenfor filling airships and balloons.

THE EVENING POST, FRIDAY. WARfIH 20, 1936.6

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(By Telegraph—Press Association.)AUCKLAND, March 19.

Nine members of the West EndRowing Club had a remarkable es-cape from drowningoff the mouthof Whau Creek tonight when theireight-oared boat was swamped inrough water. They were all res-cued more than half an hour later■ in pitch darkness as the result ofvery capable work by the crew ofa fast launch which had been sentfrom. Hobsonville Air Base in re-

" sponse to an alarm given by fourother members of the club whorowed ashore to Te Atatu afterseeing the mishap.The oarsmen " comprised the club's

junior eight, consisting of G. Con-way, coach and coxswain, M. H. D.Conway, E. J. G. Hotham, J. Poland,W. Burrell, E. J. O'Mahoney, J. H.Howe, E. Kaper, and N. Bellamy.

The eightleft the club's shed a littleafter 5.30 p.m. for the purpose of tak-ing the boat to Whau Creek, where itwas to be stored in preparation for theAuckland Rowing Association's cham-pionshipregatta. About the same timea lightweight maiden four from theclub also proceeded up-harbour.

Until it approached the entrance toWhau Creek the eight made good pro-gress against the tide, but with a fol-lowing sea and the wind from thenorth-east some water was shipped atthe creek mouth. Some distance fromeither shore the boat ran into a con-fused sea and a following wave, run-ning along the stern canvas, cameaboard, rapidly filling the craft.

"When we saw we were going downwe gave a one, two, three, and theloudest shout we could manage alto-gether," said one of the crew. "Inabout two seconds the boat was underwater and we were all swimming."

MEN CLING TO OARS.Most of the men retained their oars,

and all clung to the boat until it wasevident it could not support theirweight. The water was extremely coldand astrong ebb tide was running.

Hotham, O'Mahoney, and Bellamystruck out for the shore on the TeAtatu side, the two first-mentionedsharing an oar as Hotham's had jam-med in the outrigger. The pair soonbecame, separated from Bellamy, anddecided to make for a beacon whichthey saw some distance away. Hothamwas swept towards it and clung to thetimbers, receiving scratches on hischest and legs. He was still holdingon when rescued more than half anhour later.

O'Mahoney was carried further in-shore by the current, where he foundthe water much colder and the tide sostrong that he could made no progressagainst it. Bellamydrifted in anotherdirection towards Point Chevalier, andhe of all the nine was the last to bepicked up.

DANGER OF CRAMP.G. Conway and Burrell, who was an

indifferent swimmer, remainedclingingto the' boat, the others driftingoff in the gathering darkness. All werefeeling the effect of the cold water,and realised that unless help came theywould soon be afflicted with cramp.■ The accident was seen by the crewof the four which was about a milefurther over towards Kauri Point, insmooth water. As soon as they sawthe eight cMsappear they rowed theirhardest towards Te Atatu and landedon a mud bank. Emptyingthe waterout of their boat they waded ashoreand made for the Post Office, fromwhich they telephonedHobsonville AirBase. .

As soon as the newswas received atthe airbase a scratch crew was quicklygot together by the Royal New Zea-land Air Force. A fast launch belong-ing to the base, which is capable of aspeed of about 17 knots, was got underway and was soon hurrying down-har-bour at top speed. Dusk was closing inand the prospect of finding the oars-men in such a wide expanse of shoalwater was not very hopeful.

A DIFFICULT SEARCH.On nearing the mouth of Whau

Creek the launch encountered an 18ftboat containing two men who werefishing. One of these, J.Sampson, wasembarked as pilot. By that time itwas so dark that the crew knew theywould have to rely mainly on theirears to locate the men for whom theywere searching, with possibly some aidfrom an electric torch.

After groundingfor aminute or twoon a mud bank and then getting,offagain cries were heard and presentlythe launch came upon the waterloggedeight with two men clingingto it, Theuold had nearly overcome them, andtheywere in the act of shaking handsby way of final farewell-when the res-cuers arrived. When pulled.from thewater one of them, Burrell, was suffer-ing a good deal from shock and ex-posure. ;'

.' The launch then cruised slowlyabout, using the engine as little aspossible while the crew listened forcries. Eventually all the remainingseven men were picked up oneby one.They were scattered over a distanceof fully half a mile. In the darknessone of them was nearly run down.

Having got them all aboard the crewtook off their jackets and shirts andmade the castaways as comfortable aspossible on the journey down to thecity.

Burrell was taken off at once toAuckland Hospital in an ambulance.The others by that time had almost re-covered. Hotham, O'Mahoney, andHowe, who are police constables at-tached to the central station, weretaken back to the barracks in a carwhich Sub-Inspector Scott had readyfor them. After hot baths, Hotham andHowe went on night duty as usual.

TRD3UTE TO LAUNCH CREW.Under the difficult conditions pre-

vailing, the Air Force crew did a re-markably smart piece of work. Theywere operating in shoal water with aswift currentrunning in complete dark-

After sending off the launch, the airbase telephoned to the city, and abroadcast appeal was made from sta-tion IYA to yachtsmen to go to therescue. The broadcast was picked upat Devonport Naval Base, and a launchwith a full crew was immediately sentto search off Point Chevalier. Thewaterfront police manned anotherlaunch and also set off up harbour,but the services of neither craft wererequired. <

LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN FLOODS IN PITTSBURGH

LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN UNDERGOING TRAINING.—Mounted parade during instructional exercises at the weekend campheld-at Upper Hutt^by the I Squadron of the-Legion of Frontiers-

men.

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UNDER WATER. — Pumpingoperations having been- stoppedon the site of the new GovernmentBuildings in Maginnily Street, theportion excavated now contains

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>¥HEN<THE HEMTIS YOUNG.—Boys sky-larking in one .of,the; city baths during a recent school swimming carnival.

FLOOD,DISASTERIN PENNSYLVANIA.—A view of Pittsburgh, where serious floods have dislocatedbusiness and caused the deaths-of■ " ■ many people. The'Allegheny-Riveris on theleft.andMonongdhela.Riveron. the right. : .

MECIIAiNICAL NAVVY AT WOHK i;N CAMBRIDGE TfcKRACE.—A view of,Cambridge Terrace, where excavations are. hiking place inconnection, wait the laying 0/ stormwater drainage, a grcalqmtL.alyliieiWprk'bfiin^

l^^^^^^^^Si*Sl^"::HERR.VON RIBBENTROP, who'." ,xi r, -i t*i ring of the Council of the League

s. at '." ■ r j... of Nations in-London. "; . SAID TO BE THE OLDEST MAN

South Canterbury, celebrated ins-./.> , ~ -■,■. y. m. j ~■106th birthday Last Juesaay, on... , / .■,\ . , , ;vjwhich day he ivas photographed.

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SUPREME CHAMPION AT' CRUFT'S FAMOUS DOG SHOW.—The Chow Chow "Choonqm HungKivong," selected as jlie supremechampion at Craft's Golden Jubilee Dog Show, held at the RoyalAgricultural Hall on February 13. This dog has noii twenty-fourchampipnsjups:under nineteen different.judges-, and is just ovcr}w<}

MONETARY REFORM

TO SAVE THE .WORLD

FINANCING PURCHASESA graphic analysis of the world's

ills was sketched by Mr. D,, M. Sher-wood, a London chartered accountant,when lecturing in the Dominion Farm-ers' Institute last night, under the

auspices of the Douglas Social CreditMovement on monetary reforms. TheHon. Sir Charles Statham, M.L.C., pre-sided over an attendance of'about.ahundred.

There were crises all round, saidMr. Sherwood: the world was in ex-tremis, and the tension in Europe wasabout at breaking point. Any decreasein unemployment that there had beenwas due either to the men being draft-ed into armies or to increased activityin armament making. Since 1929things hadbeen steadily getting worse.Politicians were rushing round fromone remedy to another, and each re;medy had one thing in common, andthat was failure. They did not knowwhere to start or what to think. Theworld was faced by four paradoxes:there was poverty in the midst oCplenty; there was unemploymentsideby side with men working long hours;politicians were straining every nerveto find people work, whilst engineersand scientists were doing their utmostto introduce labour-saving machinery;and they were faced with war whilethe vast majority of people ardentlydesired peace.LACK OF PURCHASING POWER.In no sance society, suggested Mr.

Sherwood, would :such' paradoxes betolerated. The root cause of them allwas lack ot purchasing power. , Itcrystallised down to one problem^-rthelack of purchasing power by the con-sumer, not the lack of money general-ly. What was needed was sufficientmoney in thehands of the consumer toenable all that was produced to bepurchased. If this were to be broughtabout one of the main economic causesof war would be abolished. In 1919Major Douglas had prophesied, whatwould happen and time hadproved himto be right. Many economic expertswere now convinced that Major Doug-las had showed the way of escape. Eco-nomic laws, it had to be remembered,were not divine; they were man-madeand could be changed. Itwas notpro-posed to burn the banks or to touchthe banking system. The banks.didnot pretend to finance consumption,for they thought that if they financedproduction consumption would lookafter itself. But there was no logicalreason whyconsumption should,not befinanced. To equate existing money,with existing goods wafehot inflations

The reason why there was such frap-.tic opposition to the Douglas SocialCredit Scheme was because the inter-national money monopolywas opposedto it. Money was being treated as:acommodity, and the monopoly fearedthat if it ceased to be this its powermightvanish. But as long as moneywas used as a commodity no one coumgauge its value. A pound had onevalue one day and one another, anait was as, if a yard measured two feetone day and four feet another. _ Justas many postage stamps were issuedas there were letters to be posted, andin the same way there should bei justas many pounds in circulation as thei»were goods to be purchased.

NEED OF REFORMURGENT.The need for some monetary reform

was urgent, for the positionvwas des-nerate. Civilisation was faced with ,a

rebirth or death. As things were atpresent, peace could only be obtainedat the cost of depression and P^sper-ity only at the cost of war. Surelythat was sufficient to warrant a changein the monetary system. Exactlyhowthe financing of purchasers was putinto operation would ,vary, accordingto country and circumstances. NewZealand, he understood, was about tointroduce monetary reforms, and theGovernment would probably have to

feel its way step by step rather thanintroduce a cut-and-dried policy. NewZealand had once given the world alead in social reform: she could do sonow in financial reform, and save her-self by her efforts and the world byher example^ . ",

THE LATE ROY REED

FUNERAU YESTERDAYThe funeral yesterday of the late

Roy Reed, who died from injunes.re-ceived when his mount fell in a raceat Trentham,on Tuesday, was jverylargely attended. Many hundreds ofpeople paid their lasttribute to the de-ceased,and the wreaths, from all sec-tions of the sporting, community, in-

cluded anumber from Australian sym-pathisers. The chief mourners, wereMrs. Reed and Mrs. W. Bell. The ser-vice at the chapel and at the grave-side was conducted by the Rev. E. M.McLevie. ; , .' .

"It is riot my usual custom to give

an address on such a solemn occasion,as this, but I think today an exceptionought to be madeso.,that I might tryand express in words your feelings oâdmiration and respect for him whosupassing we mourn today," said the

Rev McLevie. "My mind goes badeto that occasion just a little overeleven years ago when I officiated atthe funeral of Mr. Con. Reed. I hadnot previously had the opportunity oxcoming into close contact with triemembers of the sporting community,and it was a revelation to me to seethe spirit of brotherhood and personalloss,that was obviously felt by.thosewho gathered together. I was struckwith the obvious devotion and affec-tion that existedbetween the membersof that sporting family, and,the sym-pathetic tributes that were.paid bymembers of the sporting world. Thatsame sp*»V-of love and personal loss—has been shown in various ways byincidents that have taken place duringthe last day or so, and have come tomy ears, and by the ■tributes paid toMr. Roy Reed today."The pallbearers were Messrs. B. H,

Morris, L. G. Morris, H. Gray, S. Wil-son, L. J. Ellis, and J. Leach.

Those present included the Ministerof Internal Affairs, the Hon. W. E.Parry, and the''Hon.'-' E. R. Davis,M.L.C.; the Racing Conference was re-presented by Mr. H.R. Sellers,,' secre-tary; the Wellington Racing. Club,which closed its offices'from 2 to1 3p.m., by Messrs. C. W. Tringh'am, NeilMcLean, H. L. Nathan, and H. P. F.Blundell, and Miss D. Bray, secretary;the Manawatu Racing Club by Mr. L.H. Collinson; the Marton Jockey' Clubby Messrs. H. McMariaway and A. T.Gatrell; the Foxton and RangitikelClubs by Mr. C. Price; the Hawke'sBay Jockey Club by Mr. T. H. Lowry;and the-Carterton Racing Club by Mr.W. Booth. Racing officials present in-cluded ■^~=s. H. Coyle and; W. C.Price. There was a large and repre-sentative attendance ". of trainers, in-cludingMessrs. J. H. Jefferd.'forwhomthe deceased won many of-his notableraces. \

The upper levels of the atmospherebeyond the reach of balloons are now;to be studied by pointing giant search-lights skyward. The rays, reflected toearth by dust and other particles, willbe collected for studywith mirrors. Ob-servers of the. Carnegie, Institution,U.S.A., hope thus to glean new factsabout the density and composition ofthe upper air, much as astronomers;learn about stars by analysing star-.light.

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Evening Post.FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936.

HITLER, SOMNAMBULIST

AH that Heir Ribbentrop broughtto the League Council—so far asthe cable news indicates at time ofwriting—was an elaboration of theargument that the Franco-SovietPact (which was incomplete whenthe Rhineland was entered) in-fringed the Treaty of Locarno andjustified Germany's denunciationthereof and her Rhineland action.Germany has shown no willingnessto put this case before The HagueCourt,pleading that political issuesare mixed with legal. The LeagueCouncil itself has now pronouncedon the question, and has declaredby eleven recorded votes to none(Chile abstaining, Ecuador absent)that a;breach of the Locarno Treatyhas been committed. The votes ofFrance, Belgium, and Germany,parties to the immediate dispute,were not recorded; had they been,it seems that the voting would havebeen 13 to one, the dissentient beingGermany. Germany "rejects" theLeague's decision that she is guiltyof breach. The question is "Whatnext?" "It is understood" that theLocarno Powers, France, " Belgium,Britain, Italy, have reached anagreement including "a demilitarisedzone only on the German side of thefrontier, policed by internationalforces";and "collaboration betweenthe British and1 French GeneralStaffs." These two steps amount tomilitary pressure on Germany. Butthey do not in themselves mean acrisis unless - Germany decides toso regard them. Besides, to say "itis understood"sometimesamounts tosaying "it is misunderstood." " Thereading public should differentiatebetween communique and rumour.

The League Council's decisionthat Germany has committed abreach of the Locarno Treaty pre-supposes that the Locarno Treatyhad not been invalidatedby any pre-vious happening such as thetreaties cited by Herr Ribbentrop,some of which seem to have beencompleted >at the time of the Rhine-land entry, though the Franco-SovietPact was not. There seems to beno reason why The Hague Court,even now, should not pronounceupon the validity of the Franco-Soviet Pact in terms of Locarno andthe League Covenant, but Germany'sattitude tends to push this phaseinto the background and to throwall the limelight on how, in thedelicate circumstances, negotiationswith Germany for a permanent, set-tlement can be initiated. The poli-tical correspondent of "The Times"calls this the second phase of thesituation (the first being theLeague's finding of a breach): it is"an interim phase of preparationfor future negotiations"; after whichlie foresees "thirdly, actual negotia-tions." But he says nothing as towhere the internationally patrolled"demilitarised zone" comes in, if itcomes in at all. Meanwhile, thecentre of attention lias become alater message received as we. write,which message, while adhering to thethree-phases idea of "The Times,"indicates that it will be implementedin conjunction with a new worldconference.

Herr Hitler has been reported aslikening himself to a somnambulist.A somnambulist moved by destiny.This is unlike, yet like, Bismarck.To have called Prince Bismarck asomnambulistwouldnot havemeritedan invitation from him to become hisbiographer. Bismarck moved withcalculated precision, dealing firstwith Austria, then with Denmark,then with France, 1870-71. He madeone of his victims his ally; France hewould have attacked again, had cir-cumstances favoured. Bismarck wasa mathematical statesman rather thana somnambulistic one, and yet onoccasions could dissemble, and sub-stitute the kid glove for the mailedfist. Sometimes soldier and some-times diplomat, there was almostnothing that hemight not have been;but circumstances never compelledhim lo adopt those extraordinarybluffs with which Herr Hitler hasparalysed European diplomacy in1935 and 1936. Bismarck never hadto bluff without a,full hand, or tocall to his aid the psychic forces ofsomnambulismas a means ofexplain-ing his astonishing progress throughEurope. It is just a question whe-ther he could have fiLted into theexploits and personality of the Hitlerof 1933-36. But is there any doubtat all whether Hitler, if successfulas a somnambulist, could be trans-muted back into a Bismarck? M.Litvinoff at leastcould give a decidedanswer to this question.

Through all this drama the con-flict of democracy and dictatorshipruns like a shadow. At this crisisGermany, like France, faces a GeneralElection. But with what a difference!The election in Germany is arrangedto confirm the Fuhrer's policy; theelection in France conceivably couldresult otherwise, though the Senate'svote on the SovietPact does in factsuggest national unity. Still, it re-mains true that the French Govern-ment can be embarrassedby GeneralElection contingencies, while theFuhrcr need not hesitate in any fea-ture of his policy because he is per-mitting a voting ceremony ;to pro-

ceed. French voters may feel specialreason to vote nationally when iheyview the ballot-box performance onthe other side of the now militarisedfrontier; but the comparative dis-ability in policy-making and con-tinuity as between democracy anddictatorship remains. Who can bea stage manager so imperatively asa dictator? Who else can be such ascene-shifter? At one moment, asouthern dictator is in the limelightwith his African side-show. A mo-ment later, the northern dictator hascommandeered the spotlight, thescene is changed, and the side-showruns a comparatively unnoticedcourse. Still more remarkably, thesouthern dictator, already '"sanc-tioned," might even be asked to joinin "sanctioning" the northerndictator. So vast a change fromstatic democratic times to these daysof dynamic military dictatorship hascome so suddenly that llie worldeven now has hardly visualisedit, or fathomed its meaning.

TAX-REVISION PITFALLS

The New Zealand taxation systemis called a system for convenienceof reference. Actually there is littlethat is systematic about it., We canendorse without hesitation, therefore,the Prime Minister's plea to the NewZealand Land Values League, that"they had such complicated thingsto do that their task would puzzlea Philadelphia lawyer, to saynothing of a Wellington lawyer."The complexity of the problem isfurther shown by one statement ofthe Minister of Finance. "Beforethe Government could throw off oneform of taxation, it would have tosee that the revenue that was neces-sary to run the country was avail-able from other sources." Thisreally sums up the Government'sdifficulty. Any revision of taxationit may propose must be in the formof a transfer of burdens from oneclass of taxpayer to another. Thereis little prospect at present, with the1Government's commitments, of mak-ing a reduction in one tax withouta compensating increase in anothertax. This being so, the question atonce arises: Can the increase be im-posed without undue disturbance ofindustry or commerce?

Justice may demand that a cer-tain tax should be lighter on oneman and heavier on another; butthe man who is to bear the heavierburden may point out that he him-self has claims for relief. Forexample, the big city businesseswhich are said to be escaping taxa-tion in one form arc subject tovery heavy imposts in another way—through the income-tax lawwhich treats companies as indi-viduals and taxes banks upon anarbitrary assessment. The revisionthat is necessary cannot be under-taken in a one-sided way, and un-less the Government has' revenue tospare the many-sided task may bebeyond its capacity. Revision with-out reduction is difficult at anylime, and doubly difficult when thetemporary taxes imposed by an oldGovernment arc disapprovedby thenew Government in principle, buttolerated as a necessary evil, be-cause the revenue is . necessarythough the method of securing it isevil.

WAKE UP, WELLINGTON

For the moment Wellington is outof the running as a port of call inthe direct line of the North-Southmain trunk air services owing to theunsuitability of Rongotai for thelarger machines. Is Wellington alsoto be left out of the picture as analternative terminal for the servicewith Australia across the Tasman?The limitations of Rongotai as anaerodrome certainly do not apply toWellington Harbour as an airportfor the big flying-boats which, nomatter by what company the serviceis undertaken,have been pronouncedby expert authority to be the besttype of aircraft for transport overthe Tasman. This was made per-fectly clear in\an article in "ThePost" yesterday, quoting the opinionof Mr. B. T. Sheil,who was associ-ated with the late Sir Charles Kings-ford Smith and Mr. C. T.P. Ulm,the pioneers of trans-Tasman flight,thatWellington Harbour offers generalsurface and mooring conditions equalto, if not better than, any other har-bour in the world, and, further, Wel-lington is the logical place for thearrival of mails from England, owingto its central position.

Mr. Sheil accompanied this by aproposal, on behalf of the companyhe represents, to make Wellington analternative terminal to Auckland foran experimental period of threemonths. The Wellington HarbourBoardrespondedat onceby promisingall facilities. This was in January,but the lead thus given docs notappear to have elicited the supportfrom the leading representatives thatone would expect in the capitalcity. This is in marked contrast witlithe attitude of Auckland, whichleaves no stone unturned in theeffort to secure strategical advan-tages for commercial expansion.Auckland is now the sole terminalfor cable communication abroad. IsAuckland to become the sole ter-jminal for overseas air services?That will depend on whether Wel-lington wakes up in time.

TWO SIDES TO A BARGAIN

So far as the meagre informationavailable allows us to judge, recentContinental market developmentsshould be favourable to New Zea-land. According to the "Sun-Herald" news agency, the BritishGovernment contemplates giving theDominions, particularly Australiaand New Zealand, a larger share ofthe imports of dairy products as aresult of the virtual collapse of theAnglo-Danish discussions, coupledwith the astonishing trade treaty justconcluded by Denmark with Ger-many, TJio German-Danish agree-

incut compels the Danes lo purchasean additional £3,500,000 worth ofGerman manufactures,in exchangefor which the Germans will buy anextra £3,500,000 worth of Danishproduce. Increased German pur-chases of Danish produce are lo bewelcomed as a return, though by adevious route, to* the pre-depressiondistribution of trade. It was theclosing of Continental markets thatconcentrated all export surplusesupon the one remaining free marketin 'Britain. This compelled Britain'to protect her own agriculture andthe primary industry of BritishDominions by creeling trade bar-riers.

Now if £3,500,000 of Danishproduce goes to Germany the Con-tinent will be absorbing part of herown surplus. But the other side ofthe bargain cannot be overlooked.Denmark has agreed to buy£3,500,000worth of German goods,and these purchases will displacesome formerly made' from GreatBritain. The Dominions and Bri-tish agriculture will gain, butBritish manufacturing industry willlose, and the loss (if modification oftrade agreements is extensive) willfall mainly on the depressed heavyindustries of the United Kingdom.Though the matter is not mentionedin the "Sun-Herald" message, theDominions must be prepared, to con-sider whether they can offerBritainany compensation. We cannot ex-pect lo reap great benefits whilecontinuing, as Lord Blcdisloe pointsout, to deprecate "the admission ofeither human migrants or pedigreelivestock from Britain." LordBledisloe might also have men-tioned (though New Zealand is not aserious offender in this respect), thegrowing reluctance to admit Britishmanufactures.

NEWS OF THE DAY

Consulting Industry.In "The Post" leading article yester-

day in a reference to the Government'sconsultation with industry, a state-ment made at Te Mata by the Ministerof Agriculture (the Hon. W. Lee Mar-tin) was incorrectly attributed to theMinister of Lands (the Hon. F. Lang-stone). Mr. Martin described the gua-ranteed prices plan as "the best secretthat has ever been kept in this coun-try," and said, regarding complaintsthat the industry had not been con-sulted: "If those who are complaininghad followedmy suggestion and visitedus in Wellington, or made representa-tions in writing, they, too, would havebeen considered." Mr. Langstone hasnot made reference to this question.

"Motorists are Intelligent."Supporting a contention by Council-

lor W. F. Hornig at the meeting of theEastbourne Borough Council last even-ing that motorists should not be al-lowed to drive along the road formedat the top of the new protective works,a councillor said that there was onlyroom for one car at a time, and heasked what would happen if two carsmet in the middle. "Motorists are in-telligent people; they would knowwhat to do," remarked Councillor M.Magill. "If they are not intelligentwhen they start driving they soon be-come intelligent." Councillor S. G.Shearer thought that motorists shouldbe encouraged, as they would help thefilling behind the face of the wall tosettle down. On a vote being takenit was decided not to allow motoristson the wall.Butterfly Reserve.

Reporting on the Butterfly Reserveto the meeting of the Eastbourne Bor-ough Council last evening, the boroughengineer (Mr. W. J. Frethey) statedthat the bush kiosk had been erectedand further improvements were beingmade. A new bridge had been con-structed and paths laid out to suit thelocality. Favourable comments hadbeen made regarding the suitability ofthe building. Storm damage was fair-ly extensive along the bush tracks,several large trees being uprooted. Re-lief workers were engaged in improv-ing the shape and grades of tracks.The provision of refreshments wasproving popular at the weekends. Thechairman of the reserves committee(Councillor D. Bowie) said that a ladyvisitor to the spot was so enthusiasticabout what was' being done that shedonated £10 10s towards further im-provements.Shortage of House Surgeons.

"There is a great shortage of housesurgeons in New Zealand," said thechairman, Mr. W. G. Broderick, at ameeting of the Wanganui HospitalBoard. "I understand that the Auck-land board has an officer over in Aus-tralia looking for house surgeons."

Smoking on Ferry Steamers.A protest against the habit of pas-

sengerssmoking on parts of the ferrysteamers not set aside for! that pur-pose was made by Councillor S. G.Shearer at the meeting of the East-bourne Borough Council last evening.Councillor Shearer said that the staffof the steamers drew the passengers'attention to the notices prohibitingsmoking, but they only laughed atthem. The Mayor (Mr. E. W. Wise)said that the council was unanimouslyin favour of prosecuting offenders. Onthe motion of Councillor C. H. An-drews it was decided to empower theTown Clerk to take immediate actionagainst offenders.Waikaremoana Rising.

Waikaremoana at present is in ahighcondition, and is still rising, althoughnow very slowly. This is unusual, forin pastyears at this period of the yearthe lake is at its lowest, states the"Poverty Bay Herald." This reversalof the lake's condition is broughtaboutby the unusual continuous wet weatherexperienced, and it will be some con-siderable time before any decrease inthe lake will take place.A Fruitless Search.

An historic bottle believed to havebeen buried in Port Pegasus, StewartIsland, is still. undiscovered, and Mr.T. Lindsay Buick, C.M.G., has return-ed to Wellington a disappointed man,but also with the firm res.-vlve to tryagain. Duringhis visit there on H.M.S.Dunedin very bad weather was struckand only twice in four days was Mr.Buick able to go ashore to look for thebottle which contains the proclamationmade by the commander of H.M.S.Herald, Captain Nias, when he tookpossession of Stewart Island, in June,1840. The Herald's log gives the bear-ings of the position where the bottlewas deposited, but some doubt existsas to whether these bearings are trueor magnetic. Names in the locality,too, have been changed, and descrip-tions are vague and indefinite. Topo-graphical changes have also takenplace during the ninety-six yearswhich have elapsed since the bottlewas deposited, hence the difficulties inlocation are very great. Mr. Buicksays that his next search will not bein March: both times he has beenthere to search have been in March,and it has rained too much. But evenif he has not as yet found the bottle,he has acquired other valuable histori-cal information as the result of histrips, ' J

Twis in City.For several weeks luis have visited

a garden in Everton Terrace two orthree days in the week, the attractionapparently being the flowering gumsfrom'which they secure food. It is un-usual for tuis to be seen constantlyin the heart of the city, but the situa-tion of this garden, which is near Kel-burn Park, where there is a belt o£trees and the remains of a smallstream, may have kept them in thevicinity. . The increasing frequencywith which tuis seem to be visitingclosely-populated areas is perhaps dueto the lack of molestation which hasfollowed campaigns by interested socie-ties, but the fact that they show pre-ference for certain gardens is a littleharder to explain. Probably it is be-cause it is only in gardens that " thehoney-bearing flowering trees theyfavour are to be found, but there isno doubt that these birds are particu-larly quick to recognise any sort ofsanctuary, and become very tame whenthey feel that they are safe.Shifting: Power Poles.

Reporting on the manner in whichthe Hutt River was eating in towardsthe road at one portion of the TaitaGorge,, the engineer and general man-ager (Mr. E. F. Hollands) stated atthe meeting of the Hutt Valley Elec-tric Power Board- yesterday afternoonthat it had been necessary to shiftnine power poles in two years. Thepoles were now erected one and a halfchains nearer the road than they usedto be.No Permit for Pictures.

A request for a permit for thescreening of pictures on Good Fridayand Anzac Day was refused by theEastbourne Borough Council last even-ing. The Mayor (Mr. E. W. Wise)stated that this action was in line withwhat was being done in other partsof the Hutt Valley.Trade with Sweden.

In the course of an address to mem-bers of the Wellington Chamber ofCommerceyesterday Mr. G. M. Linder-gren, secretary of the Swedish Cham-ber of Commerce for Australia andNew Zealand, explained that almostall Swedish exports to New Zealandcame straight to the Dominion, where-as only a small percentage of NewZealand exports to Sweden go theredirect. There was room for a largerdirect trade from New Zealand toSweden in apples, ho said. Directtrade would eliminate the added ex-pense of trade through London. Therewas room for improvement,also,in theDominion's trade to Sweden in tallow,fat, hides, skins, and wool. Mr. Linder-gren said he would be glad to assistbusiness men to promote direct tradebetween- the two countries.Sub-normal Children.

"There is a crying need in the NorthIsland for a home for the sub-normalchildren, and also the mentally defec-1tive child, a home similar' to the homein Templeton, out of Christchurch,"wrote the Rev. Mary M. Dreaver, ofAuckland, to the annual conference ofthe Federation of New Zealand Jus-tices' Associations,which discussed herletter yesterday afternoon. "The littleones so afflicted should not be con-fined with adult mentallysick, as thereis a constant danger in the contact,with an added responsibility to thestaff. Picture the little boys mixingwith the criminal perverts. There areabout nineteen of these children inAvondale alone, and the objection ofthe parents to the removal of the child-ren to the South Island is perfectlynatural. Therefore, it is a reasonablerequest that a home be built some-where near Taihape." The letter alsourged the immediate necessity foraction in regard to the continuous in-flux of criminal lunatics into the men-tal hospitals, to the detriment of thementally sick. The federation sup-ported the request, which will be for-warded to the Minister concerned. "

WIND AND RAIN

UNFAVOURABLE CHANCE

Special forecast for Wellington:—North-westerly winds, which will

be strong or of gale force, but achange to southerlies within twenty-four hours.

Weather cloudy to overcast andsome rain probable. Colder tempera-tures tomorrow.The general forecast for the Do-

minion as a whole, issued at noon to-day, is for moderate to strong norther-ly'winds which will reach gale forcein places south of New Plymouth andNapier. A change to southerlies willset in shortly in. the far south, how-ever, and southerlies are likely to be-come general in about twenty-fourhours. The weather will be cloudyto overcast with fairly general rain,but there should be an improvementtomorrow on the West Coast of. theSouth Island. Temperatures Will be-come colder again.

Pressure is still high over the NorthIsland and to the east, but a ratherintense westerly depression is movingacross the South Island. As a result,northerly winds, which yesterday weremainly light to moderate, have nowbecome strong and squally in parts,especially about and to the south ofCook Strait. The weather last nightalso became cloudy and unsettled inthe western and far southern parts ofthe South Island, and rain has sinceoccurred in those areas. Falls so farhave been mostlymoderate, but Okurureports 286' points of rain. Arthur'sPass has had a fall of 44 points.

Auckland has.had a continuance offine weather with a light to moderatenorth-easterly wind.It was brilliantlyfine in Wellington

yesterday, 10.8 hours of bright sunshinebeingrecorded. Thewind was amoder-ate to fresh northerly, but since earlythis morning this has freshened andthe weather has bacome cloudy.

After an early drizzle, the weatherin Christchurch cleared yesterday andmost of the day was fine, a fresh windblowing from the north-east. At 9a.m. todayit was overcast with a north-westerlybreeze.

Dunedin had a fine daywith a moder-ate to* fresh northerly wind. It wascloudy there this morning with anortherly breeze.

EMPIRE DEFENCE

STRAITS SETTLEMENTSCONTRIBUTION

(British Official Wireless.)RUGBY, March 18.

Mr. J. H. Thomas, Colonial Secre-tary, reported in the House of Com-mons at question time that the StraitsSettlements Legislative Council haddecided to make for the third year insuccession a contribution to the cost ofImperial Defence.

In expressing warm appreciation,Mr. Thomas mentioned that the giftwould amount to about £58,000.

ADELAIDE CENTERAKY

N.Z. REPRESENTATION

(Received March 20, 9 a.m.)SYDNEY, This Day.

Mr. V.r. Taylor, New Zealand Gov-ernment Representative and TradeCommissioner, is on his way to thecentenary celebrations at Adelaide,where he will remain for about twoweeks,

SPEED ON THE ROADS

MECHANICAL CONTROL

IS IT PRACTICABLE?(By 1.C.E.)

New Zealand during the past fewweeks seems to have been goingthrough a particularly bad phase ofmotor accidents of all kindo, and, pub-lic opinion, shocked at the appallingloss of life and limb, is undoubtedlybehind the Minister of Transport (Mr.Semple) in his demand that somethingbe done to check the rising curve ofcasualties.

One very prolific cause of accidentis, beyond denial, reckless driving, andMagistrates have Ministerial sanctionto make examples of offenders. Thisis now being done and should prove asalutary influence. To suspend or can-cel drivers' licences and inflict heavyfines should put at least a partial curbon driving to the danger of the public.

A further suggestion, made by Mr.E. D. Mosley, S.M., this wee1.:, in com-ment on a case of excessive speeding,that engines of cars be sealed, as anadditional penalty, so that the vehiclecannot exceed a given speed, has metwith a mixed reception. On the wholeexpert opinion seems to be against it.It is quite possible to fit governorson motor-car engines so that when therevolutions exceed a certain fixed rateper minute the supply of explosivemixture to the cylinders is reduceduntil the speed falls to the desiredlimit. Personally, I drove lorries fittedwith such a governing device for along period, but it was found so awk-ward in emergency that in most casesthe seals were broken and the gover-nor rendered ineffective. This was re-cognised by the authorities and no ac-tion was taken.

FASTER AND YET FASTER.What has happened in recent yearsis that improvements to road surfaces

and to car construction have renderedit possible, -without difficulty, to attainfaster and yet faster speeds on ourhighways. The new stream-lined ve-hicles, with powerful efficient en-gines, running on smooth bitumen,concrete, or tar-macadam, can easilymaintain speeds of over 50 miles anhour for long periods and can touch80 or more when the driver "steps onthe gas." While these speeds might' becomparatively safe on the broad high-ways of the United States, which arespecially built for fast motor transportand on which the inter-State bus linesrun at 50 to 60 miles per hour onschedule over long stretches, nearlyall New Zealand roads are quite un-fitted to take such fast traffic. Theyare too narrow, too sharply cornered,and far too limited in their' outlookahead. The case which prompted Mr.Mosley's suggestion was a completeillustration that these high-poweredcars cannot be let full out on New Zea-land roads without the gravest risks.To transform New Zealand's mainhighways to permit of higher speeds istotally out of the question on thegroundof expense. To bring ourroadsup to their present standard has costa mint of money, which the countrycan ill afford. Inthe design of the carsthat come here from overseas NewZealanders have no say whatever. Allcars nowadays, and commercialvehicles, too, have much higher opti-mum as well as maximum speeds thanthey had only a few years ago. Theoptimumspeed is peculiar to the petrolor internal combustion engine withwhich motor'vehicles are fitted. It isthe normal speed for which the car isdesigned, when the engine and trans-mission are running to their best ad-vantage. This is recognised by everyexperienced driver, and every drivertends to drift unconsciously into it.Everythingruns smoothly and sweetly,and there is no feeling of strain aboutthe car as when the optimum is ex-ceeded or of impatience as when thecar seems to be lagging. In the old."flivver," for instance, the optimumwould be about 25 miles per hour, cer-tainly not more than 30, when thewhole affair would begin to pant andrattle. The optimum speed of thesebig new cars is more like 50 m.p.h.,and theytend to run at that. Itis truethat they can amble along at muchlower speeds, but when the road looksopen acceleration to the optimum isalmost inevitable. To fit such cars withgovernors would be to deprive themof^he whole purpose for which theywere designed, namely, high-speedtravel with a maximum of comfort. Asa punishment to a reckless owner-driver a governor might serve, butthen that would be s only one less inthousands on the road.

INHERENT DIFFICULTIES.Though makers advertise the speeds

their cars can attain, it is doubtfulwhether they fit powerful enginespurely for the purpose of high speedon the road. The reason is that amplepower gives the petrol engine a flexi-bilityover a wide range of load con-ditions which it does not possess in-herently as a heat engine, in contrast,for instance, with the steam engine,the flexibility of which is daily de-monstrated by the locomotive. It isthis lack of flexibility in the internalcombustion engine which necessitatesagear-box in the transmission of powerto the road wheels. Few motoristslike gear-changing, and an enprmous.amount of ingenuity has ■been spentand is being spent by inventors in de-vising novel systems of gears to makegear-changing easier and, if possible,completely automatic. So far, thoughprogresshas been made, perfection hasnot been reached and, until it is reach-ed, makers will continue to furnish carswith power in excess of what is norm-ally needed, and drivers will have themeans at their disposal to make motor-ing dangerous, if they so will.

Thus, it all comes back to the humanelement and self-control or, if that fails,control imposed by authority. Hqwfar this can go remains to be seen,but the quotation from the "ScientificAmerican" in an article on motor-carspeeds in Wednesday's "Post" muststand as the last word at present:—

Educate the driver, inculcate in himthe principles of courtesy and consid-eration for others, be sure that he ismentally, and physically .fit to drive.Then watch the accident rate drop.

AMERICAN RELIEFYEAR'S PROGRAMME

REQUESTTO CONGRESS

NEW YORK, March 18,

President Roosevelt has asked Con-gress to appropriate 1,500,000dollarsfor works" progress administration tocarry his relief programme throughthe 1936-37 fiscal year, this represent-ing a decrease of 500,000,000dollarscompared with the previous year.

The President coupled his messagewith an appeal to private industry toput more people to work. Ifthis is notdone, supplementary relief appropria-tions will be necessary.The Presidentestimated that -5,300,000heads of fam-ilies and single persons are now de-pendent upon relief.

A Treasury statement shows thePublic Debt at a new high level of31,447,000,000dollars due to the recentheavy Treasury; financing.

AMERICAN AFFAIRS

THE RADIO PRIEST

FEDERAL POWER SUPPLIES

COLD MINING ACTIVITY

(From "The Post's" Representative.)NEW YORK, February 20.

An invitation by telegram, to "cometo Washington and be kicked downPennsylvania Avenue, from the Capitolto the White House, in clerical garb,with the silver in your pockets whichyou got by speculating in Wall Street,"was issued to the Radio Priest, FatherCoughlin, by Mr. John O'Connor,Chairman of the Rules Committee of.the House of Representatives, in replyto a charge broadcast by the fierydemagogue that Mr. O'Connor had in-timidated the House during considera-tion of the priest's demand that sup-port be given to a huge inflationscheme for financing farm mortgages."The truth is not in you," Mr. O'Con-nor telegraphed. "You are a disgraceto my church, or any other church,and especially to the citizenship ofAmerica, which you recently em-braced."1 Next day Mr. O'Connor withdrew hisreferences to "lucking" and "clericalgarb," but, amid howls of laughter,permitted the remainder of his replyto the Radio Priest to stand. AnotherIrishman followed him, RepresentativeBoland, of Pennsylvania, the DemocratWhip, who soared to far greaterheights of abuse than Mr. O'Connorhad essayed. In burning eloquence,much of it directed towards the PressGallery, where Father Coughlin retainsa special representative, he challengedthe priest to drive him from Congress."Has not this silver-brick artist theunderstanding,"he shouted, "to see theinconsistency of his position^ as he

stands before the altar of God, withone hand on the Gospel and the otherengaged in counting the speculativesilver he has acquired? In his selfishegotism he evidences every character-istic of the cruel, selfish, and preju-

dicial dictator. God keep Americasafe and bless her representatives whohave the moral courage to resist thedemands of such unprincipled, self-seeking demagogues, who would be-tray the country as Judas betrayed theRedeemer for pieces of silver.

COURT UPHOLDS NEW DEAL.Universal surprise was expressed

when the Supreme Court of the UnitedStatesupheld the Roosevelt New Deal,in its colossal hydro-electric powerschemes, which involve the Govern-ment, competing with private enter-prise in the sale and supplyof electric-ity. Several huge power corporations,which were contemplating suing theGovernment, have received a sharpsetback. The speculating communityreceived a shock also, as Wall Streetexperienced heavy buying of privateutility stocks on the morning of thedecision, only to be plungedinto a tor-nado of selling when the Courtsaward fell on a panicky market. Theimmediate issue was the decision ofthe Federal Government to sell powerat cost price, which was denounced asunfair competition.

One of America's richest women,Mrs. Evelyn Walsh MacLean, owner ofthe Hope Diamond, which once re-posed in a New York pawnshop,enteredtheLindbergh kidnapping casefor the second time when she con-ferred with the leading Americancriminal lawyer, Mr. Samuel Leibo-witz, in an endeavour to save Haupt-mann from the electric chair. BeforeHauptmann'sarrest, Mrs. MacLean wasa victim of a conspiracy when she gave100,000dollars to a man who promisedfor that sum to bring the kidnapperto justice. The man, Gaston Means,former American secret service agent,was sent to gaol for a long term forduping Mrs. MacLean, whose millionswere inherited from, her late father,Mr. Joseph Walsh, Colorado miningmagnate.VIRUS CAUSES COMMON COLD.The elusive cause of the common

cold has been kept bottled in a testtube for nearly two years by Profes-sor Raymond Dochez, of the Universityof Columbia, who declares that thislong period of artificial cultivation,completed away from the human body,makes it certain that the cause is aninvisible virus. In the tube there areno bacteria or other forms of infectionvisible, but in the period of incarcera-tion, the contents have retained thepower to give a human being or achimpanzee a violent cold. Duringthat time the virus has lived and re-produced itself on chicken embryo. Itsimmediate function, says Dr. Dochez,is to weaken the respiratory organs,which are then attacked by visiblebacteria, resulting in the complicationsfamiliar to sufferers from the commoncold.

A flood of new gold is sweeping overthe world, according to the AmericanInstitute of Mining. Last year, Rus-sia was second to South Africa as theworld's chief gold producer. Today, inthe Witwatersrand, four new com-panies are operating, prepared to spend£20,000,000before reachingproduction,employing 15,000 white men and135,000natives -to produce 3,500,0000zof gold a year—more than the UnitedStates and Canada produce at pre-sent. Australia is joiningthe gold pro-cession, with new mines under de-velopment. Among famous Americangoldfields that are being reopened isthe Comstock lode in Nevada,now pro-ducing gold and silver, under theimpulse of the new high price ofgold and improved recovery processes.

LABOUR BROADCASTING

CONTROL OF STATION 2KY

"United Tress Association—By Electric Tele-graph—Copyright.

(Received March 20, 9 a.m.)SYDNEY, March 19.

A factional fight in the Labour ranksover the future control of the broad-casting station 2KY culminated tonightin a severe setback for the Langforces, which since the unity decreebetween the Federal and State Labourranks have sought to tighten theirgrip on the Labour .broadcasting sta-tion at the expense of Mr. J. H. Gar-den, who hitherto was practically theguiding hand at this station, but who,since his elevation to the Federal Par-liament, has rarely figured in the af-fairs of the Lang group.

At tonight's meeting of the LabourCouncil, Mr. Garden's supportersargued that if 2KY got into the handsof the Lang faction it might not beused in the best interests of Labour.When the vote was taken on the pro-posal to alter the control of the station,Mr. Garden's supporters won by 79to 64.

TO ATTEND CENTENARY

MARQUESSOF HARTINCTON(Received March 19, 9 a.m.)

LONDON, March 19,"The Times" says that the Marquess

of Hartington, Dominions Under-Sec-retary, will attend the South Austra-lian Centenary, provided that there isno unexpected development in the poli-tical situation in the meantime, H,eiwill-be- accompanied-by; his; wife, .____

POSTSCRIPTSChronicle and Comment

By Perct Flace.

Paris reports that Abyssinia refusesdirect negotiations with Italy. It ismanners to wait till Italy asks you,brother.

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It is possible the vociferous Frank-furters thought that the Fuhrer 'iskedthem if they wanted to bury thehatchet in France.

» « *T.P.—May I join forces with "Waio-

kura" against the strangerwho "beganto declaim at considerable length onthe backwardness of New Zealandmethods of farming, especially dairy-ing."

How dairy!"X- * "WISECRACKS.

Rose Marie:—A band on a wrist is,oft a relief, buta handcuff, I fear, oft brings one togrief.

There's absolute bliss in a ring onone's digit, but a whitlow at workmakes the saintliest fidget.

■sf * ■ * .> A METHODICAL QUEEN.Talking of Royal obsequies: "Silat

K." writes in to say that Queen Vic-toria had arranged, in a packet leftat the Home Office, every particular ofthe last ceremonies with the greatestcare.' Her reason for selecting a mili-tary funeral was that she was a sol-dier's daughter, as well as the head ofthe Army. She had not overlookedthe programme of music for the occa-sion; and detailed instructions were leftas to the apparel for the last rites, andeven the rings to be placed upon herfingers.

" " "GRATITUDE.Here Is a story that may take yout

mind off more profound matters.Some time ago in Baluchistan tht

British erected a telegraph line.It was a difficult and tiresome job,

for the country is both hot and tree*

Those who had worked hard expect-ed some thanksfrom the natives whomthey were serving, and, sure enough,they got it ~ ..

A resolution was framed by all th«local chieftains expressing their appre-ciation of "the grateful shade cast b/the telegraphpoles^ along the road.

OILY ETHIOPIANS.Noted for their primitive craftiness,

Ethiopian troops last month turned upthe neatest military stunt of the warto date. Separating six Italian tanksfrom the infantry, they rushed up andtossedgasoline upon then.. Then theyset them afire. The Italians inside,already stifling with tha heat, leapedout to surrender. "We do not feartanks," said Wolde Giorgis^whothought up the idea overlooked by~Europe in the World War. "Once we sare near them, they are lost. Ethio-pians found an equal liking for Italiantrucks, which they captured in largenumbers on a different front aftermassacring their occupants.

«" # *NEW USE FOR VERSE.

Dear Flage-Greetings after a long

absence Your sub-leader of a lewdays ago made mention of a new useJor jingles-writing to Commissionerof Taxes.

Dear Mr. Commish, it is my great

AndTeal'ly I.hope you will praise it.That you'll give me tune—consid-

rable time— . ..To cough up my tax-Ican t raise it.

The facts of the case, and these youmust face,

Are varied and listed as follows.I've kids twenty-five, but only on«

wife,And life consists mainly of sorrows.The cow had a fit, and fell down a

AndPsomehow its milk all went bit.ter

The pig went and died, the cat wentand tried

All records to break in one litter.

The kitchen sink blocked, and all th«kids mocked

My efforts to remedy trouble,I trod on a rake, I fell in the lake.And came a dull crash on a double.And so, dear old thing, my luck'f

taken wing; 'To you I appeal as the claimant.So be a good sport, by first mail

report iThat next year will do for the pay-

ment.The said official is stated to hay»

replied in kind:Dear Sir orMadam, as the case may.

be,I have to acknowledge yours of

March 23,I have to advise that your awkward

situationHas carefully received my full

consideration,And I'm happy to inform you, though

I really shouldn't be,That you needn't pay your taxes

until nineteen forty-three.To which (probably) something lik»

the following would be received:Commish. (hie!) good day, I jush

wanna shayThat I got your ole letter orlright,Came this a.m. and ever since thenI've been gettin' a li'l bit tite. "I didn* eshpect, no I didn' eshpect,That you'dbe shush a shport as you

are,But take it as spoke, you're areg'lar

bloke,An' the best li'l tax man that ever

laid an egg.P.S.: That last li'l old line seems

to have hiccups a bit. Must 'aye swal-lered an iambic or two.

PUNKA,

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FOR POINT-DUTY MEN.Here's news calculated to make our

energetic and patient point-duty offi-cials a trifle envious. It takes theform of a letter from Athens to aLondon weekly. The correspondentwrites:—Who would not be a point-duty policeman in Athens on NewYear's Eve? Motoring at midday pasta busy four-cross roads, I noticed thepoliceman on duty looked extra smart,wearing his ceremonious white cap,white gloves, and white "Sam Brown"with his grey uniform. And then Isaw that the base of the little woodenplatform on which he stands washeaped with gifts—parcels of allshapes and sizes,boxes of sweets andcakes, hampers containing doubtlessmore solid fare, cigarettes, bottlesof local brandy, wine and ouzo, andeven the gilt tops and sloping shoul-ders of three champagne bottles! Itwas explained to me that the men onpoint-duty form a very special littlegroup drawn from the town police(and their job at "rush" hours, try-ing to keep order among the streamsof traffic with car-drivers who are onlyjust beginning to learn road mannersand road discipline, is no sinecure!),and the gifts showered on them atvarious points of the town are offer-ings from grateful motorists. Everygift bears a card with the name of thedonor and the number of his or hercar. , The gifts are all pooled andshared out among the point-dutymeruWell, tomorrow my, car's gift will b#added to the-pilev

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THE AFRICAN WARITS "HUNDRED DAYS"

ITALY LOSES INITIATIVE

ABYSSINIAN TACTICS

In these columns recently I endea-voured to trace the course of theAbyssinian campaign up to that date,and to indicate certain possibilities asto the future, wrote Major-General A.C. Temperley in the "Daily Telegraph"during January. Since then anotherfive weeks have passed, and at thebeginning of the New Year and on thehundredth day of the war we mayagain take stock of the position.

Makale and Gorah fell about No-vember 7, and Marshal de Bono wassucceeded by Marshal Badoglio onNovember 17.

Marshal Badoglio must have foundthe army the prisoner of the decision—in which he probably had had thefinal say—to employ overwhelmingnumbers and armament. This hasproduced the present impasse. Corres-pondents at Asmara are occasionallypermitted to lift a corner of the veilwhich has been drawn over the army'scommunications. These appear to bein a terrible condition.

Indeed, given the number of mouthsto feed and the character of the coun-try, it is clear to any experienced ob-server that the Italians can only be"hanging on by the eyelids" until theycan get at least two good metalledroads through to the front and, wherethe ground permits, build some lightrailways.

FROM THE FRONTIER.Ttiey started from the frontier with

a great flourish of trumpets to get aquick success at Adowa for politicalreasons. Again, in their next boundto Makale they were content to gamblewith dirt tracks instead of roads. Buttheir frightful losses in lorries, aswell as in camels and mules, appear tohave convinced them that extensivework on the communications is neces-sary in order to avoid a completebreakdown.

They narrowly escaped it at Makale,where it is understood that no wheel-ed transport succeeded in gettingthrough for three weeks, and troopshad to be fed by aeroplane. I laystress on this matter of communica-tions, as it is the vital factor in theItalian plan of campaign. "The sec-ret of war," Napoleon said, "lies in thecommunications."

It has taken them three months toadvance seventy miles; by all therules, the next seventy will take themvery much longer. And Addis Ababais 500 miles away by road, and therains begin in May!

To turn to the military situation. Amonth ago the Italians were consolida-ting their position, with their chiefstrength at Makale, their right flankalong the Takazze River, believed tobe firmly held, and the left flank, fromthe escarpment to the plain, guardedby a mixed force of native levies andDanakil tribesmen. .There has beena stiff little action at Azbi, on the left,but except for this peace seemed toreign everywhere, though the Tembienmassif was known to be lull of theenemy.

On the Abyssinian side, correspond-ents had watched scores of thousandso!i warriors continuallypassing throughthe capital.But they vanished into the■ northern mists, and one began to won-der whether they would ever be heardof again as formed bodies.

A .CHANGE.Then suddenly the situation changed.

Intense Italian air activity was a clearindication that their intelligence ser-vice had discovered that the Abyssin-ians at last meant business.

They did not commit the folly oftrying to stage a big offensive, butthey struck three hammer-blows at dif-ferent parts of the line. The tacticsin each case were identical. Bodies of3000-5000 men, whose approach hadbeen concealed from the air, crossedthe Takazze River, now reported ford-able, under cover of darkness, andpenetrated far into the Italian lines.On each occasion the Italian troops hadto give ground.

Whether the Abyssinians are stillholdingtheir furthest points of pene-tration at the Dembeguina Pass andAbi Addi is less important than thefact that they have been able to de-liver these vigorous and well-timedthrusts, which mark an importantstrategical success.

The Italians admit the loss of nearly600 killed in the three fights, with ahigh proportion of officers, and practi-cally no wounded—an ominous record.

The most striking features of thefighting have been the astonishinglyhigh morale of the Abyssinians and,theimpunfty with which considerableforces can penetrate far within theterritory which the Italians claim tohave occupied. Difficulties of supplyforce the latter to hold their flankwith small posts precariously support-ed by mobile columns, while lateralcommunication behind the line seemsto be almost non-existent.

COUNTERED.The Abyssinian tactics seem to have

successfully countered Italian super-iority in armament. The heavier cal-ibres of artillery, brought to the frontwith such labour, seem to be useless;the country is hardlysuitable for tanks;and aeroplanes have ceased to haveeither moral or material effect exceptagainst Red Cross hospitals. For thetime being the initiative on this fronthas passed to the Abyssinians and anyItalian advance seems to be still fur-ther postponed.

If we turn to the southern front, thepresent situation is equally depress-ing for the Italians.

Since their reconnoitring detachmentwas caught napping on November 11at Anale, twelve miles south of SassaBaneh, and was compelled to retreatwith the loss of four tanks, there hasbeen no news of any serious fighting.The Italian line runs, as it did twomonths ago, from Walwal throughGerlogubi, Gabredarre'(ls miles northof Gehahi), Danan (60 miles west ofGorahi on a tributary of the WebbeShebeli), and then bends back to Doloat the junction of three frontiers.

General Graziani has now moved uphis white division to the Dolo area,'leaving only the native division andsome irregulars to hold the long frontfrom Danan to Walwal. If Ras Desta'sforce was sent to the valley of theJuba to create a diversion and draw offItalian troops from their trueobjective,the strategy has been astonishingly suc-cessful, for nearly half their forces inthe Ogaden are tucked away on theextreme left flank.

TWO MONTHS' INERTIA.TheTevere (Black Shirt)Division is

reported to have arrived at Mogadiscio.A division from Libya is also on itsway through the Canal and may besent to this front. But neither of thesetwo divisions is likely to be availablefor some little time. One wouldhave thought that some of the mech-anised troops in the north could moresuitably be employed here. Somethingdefinitely seems to have gone wrongon the Italian side in the Ogaden, as itis difficult to account for the completeinertia of the last two months.

The Abyssinian forces remain intact,and, while not seriously disputing thedesert, may be expected to fight atJijiga and Sasa Baneh. There seemto be months of severe fighting aheadbefore the Italians reach Harrar andcut the railway.

Looking at the situation as a whole,

REPUTATION GONE

FORMER TAXLESSPARADISE

SLUMP HITS NORFOLKISLAND

POOR PRODUCE PRICES

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CANBERRA, This Day.The Administrator of Norfolk Island,

Captain C. R. Pinney, in his annual re-port, states that the onset of the de-pression has taken the gilt from theisland's reputation as a taxless para-dise. The poor prices for produce sentto Sydney, and New Zealand's embargoon the island's fruit and vegetables arecauses of this setback.

Captain Pinney added that the heavydecline in the export trade had causedsome settlers to leave the island.

RACE BROADCASTING

VALIDITY QUESTIONED

SYDNEY CASE PENDING

SYDNEY, March 19,

' A statement of claim in the pendingsuit which will test the validityof racebroadcasting in New South Wales waslodged with the Equity Court thisafternoon.

The nominal plaintiff in the actionis the Victoria Park Racing and Re-creation Grounds Co., Ltd., which isasking for an injunction perpetuallyrestraining the Commonwealth Broad-casting Corporation, Ltd. (station 2UW)from transmitting descriptions ofhorse races during the progress ofmeetings at the Victoria Park race-course.

Joined as the defendants are thebroadcaster, Cyril Angles, also theowner of certain land adjoining theracecourse. On this land is an ob-servation tower from which broadcast-ing is conducted. The plaintiff claimsthat broadcasts of races have depreci-ated the value of its land and dimin-ished the profits from the racecourse.

CHILD SLAVERYCOMMISSION FOR THE EAST

{British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, March 18,In a House of Commons answer the

Colonial Secretary (Mr. J. H. Thomas)

announced the appointment of a com-mission consisting of Sir WilfredWoods, late Financial Secretary inCeylon, Miss Edith Picton-Turbervill,the social worker, and Mr. C. A. Willis,late of the Sudan Civil Service, to visitHong Kong and Malaya to investigatethe Mvi Tsai problem and make re-commendations.

Mvi Tsai is a form of slavery dis-guised under the name of "adoption"of children. It was rife in Hong Kongseveral years ago, and the Anti-SlaverySociety laboured for its abolition.

TASMAN CROSSED

THE IDLE HOUR AT SYDNEY

SYDNEY, March 19.In the course of a world cruise, the

32-foot American ketch, Idle Hour, ar-rived at Sydney today, the voyagefrom Auckland having occupied 22days. ■ Three gales were encounteredin the early stages, one necessitatingthe ketch being hove-to for 36 hours.She ran before another under barepoles. Almost a week of calms andlightairs followed, prolonging the voy-age.

All are well aboard. The Auck-lander, Mr. Len Campbell, is adheringto his original intension of remainingin Australia. The other Aucklander,Mr. Ivan Palmer, is continuing thevoyage. The craft is expected to re-main at Sydney two or three weeksbefore proceeding northward to theBarrier Reef, Singapore, and Suez.

DEVELOPMENT WORKS

BRITISH EXPENDITURE

(British Oflichl Wireless.)

(Received March 20, 9 a.m.)

RUGBY, March 19,In a Parliamentary reply, the Finan-

cial Secretary to the Treasury, Mr.W. S. Morrison, stated that the total

Iexpenditure from the national fundson development works, together withsubsidies and financial assistance to allbranches of industry and agricultureand for thepurposes of slum clearance,was approximately £128,500,000in thepresent financial year, compared with£107,000,000in the last financial year.

FOOTBALL AT HOME


LONDON, March 19,Football results include:—Association.—Second division: Leices-

ter v. Newcastle, 1-0. Southern divi-sion: Newport v. Gillingham, 4-2.

Rugby.—Middlesex v. Oxfordshire,19-18;Swanseav. Cardiff, 3-0.

it has definitely deteriorated from theItalian point of view. There is noneed to dissent from Signor Mussolini'sobservation as to the necessity of "in-dispensable pauses" in wars of thischaracter. But they are extremelyinconvenient when the country has beenled to expect quick victories.

Moreover, the rigour of the restric-tions imposed by the Government asa reply to sanctions must create seri-ous apprehension as to whether theeconomic life of the country, and,withit, the prosecution of the war, can sur-vice if the pauses are frequent and pro-longed.

DANGERS REMOVED.On the Abyssinian side, the demon-

stration of their ability to attack andthe cohesion shown by their leaders inthe north havecompletely changed thesituation. It should arrest further de-fections to the other side.

The fact that the Italians are nonearer to the railway than they weretwo months ago should decrease theprevious, anxiety about munitions,which ought now to be coming in free-ly. Lack of ammunition and possibleearly disintegration have always, inmy view, been their two great dangers.They have now receded into the dis-tance.

The events of the last few weeksmake it even more certain that nextApril will confront Signor Mussoliniwith some difficult decisions. T!»3re islittle more than three months' cam-paigningweather left, and, judging bythe present lack of success, it is un-likely that1 any important results willbe achieved by then.

BROKEN TREATIES

LEAGUE JUDGMENT ONGERMANY

LOCARNO POWERS FIND BASIS

CONSIDERATION BY GOVERNMENTS

(United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

(Received March 20, 11.50 a.m.)LONDON, March 19,

The League Council carried unanimously the Franco-Belgianresolution concerning the German remilitarisation of the Rhine-land, finding that Germany committed a breach of the Locarnoand Versailles Treaties.

The vole was taken after an adjournment which followed theaddress of the German delegate. Herr yon RibbcnLrop, the votingbeing 11-0. Chile abstained from voting, and Ecuador was absent.The ayes consisted of Argentina, Australia, Denmark, Britain, Italy,Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, Spain, and Turkey.

The President, Mr. S. M. Bruce, invited the parlies to the dis-pute to register votes, which would not, however, be recorded.France and Belgium voted in the affirmative,and Germany in thenegative.

Herr yon Ribbentrop made a statement regretting the result,declaring that there would not have been that decision if membersof the Council had had time to study his observations.

After tho Council had voted an adjournment was takenuntil tomorrow. , .

Full agreement had been reached earlier by the LocarnoPowers.

Agreement for Ratification.A communique issued by the French delegation said that the

four Locarno Powers had made great and satisfactory progresstowards agreement. The position at present.is that the delega-tions have drafted among them a text of agreement which is beingput into form and will be submitted to Ihe respective Governments.

The communique is taken as indicating that agreement hasbeen reached pending ratification by lbs English and French Gov-ernments.

The Governments will retain full liberty of judgment in thematter.

M. Flandin (France) and M. Van Zeeland (Belgium) returnedto the Continent this afternoon to consult their respective Cabinets.

The British Cabinet will consider today the joint memo-randum of the Locarno Powers, and the French Cabinet will dis-cuss it simultaneously. The two Governments will direct the com-munication. v 'German circles are most pessimistic of the prospects of Ger-man acceptance of the memorandum.

Reported Points of Agreement.It is understood that the Locarno Powers have agreed on three

points, namely:(1) There shall first be appeal to The Hague Court regarding

the compatibility of the Franco-Soviet Pact with the Locarno Treaty;(2) there shall be a demilitarisedzone only on the German side ofthe frontier, policed by international forces: (3) an agreement re-gardingcollaboration between the British and French General Stalls.

German circles stale that no compromise is possible on twopoints: Germany will not agree to reference to The Hague Courtor withdrawal of troops from the Rhineland.

GERMANY'S CASE

SPEECH BY RIBBENTROP

RHINE PACTS BROKEN BY FRANCE

THREAT OF THE FRANCO-SOVIET ALLIANCE

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LONDON. March 19.For the first lime since she walked out of the League, Ger-

many attendeda League Council meeting when Herr yon Ribbentrop,sturdy and self-possessed, entered the council chamber deep in con-versation with Herr yon Schniieden and took the last seat but one onthe extreme right of the horse-shoe table. . He talked for a fewminutes with his fellow-German?, then rose and walked round the(able to shake hands with M. Flandin, French Foreign Minister, andSignor Grandi,Italian Ambassador, and then took a typewritten

speech from a dispatch case.The atmospherehad not been so tense and expectant since the

Council commenced its meetings. Spring sunshine flooded theroom. *Mr. S. M. Bruce opened the session, and asked the delegates'consent for a photograph to be taken. Then he declared: "1 callupon the representative of Germany." who, remaining in his seat inaccordance with League custom, spoke in rapid and distinct German.

M. Flandin leaned back, his eyes fixed on the ceiling. SignorGrandi folded his arms on the table and his face was inscrutable.Mr. Eden made copious notes, and M. Li tvinoff leaned carelessly for-ward, but was not less attentive than his fellow-delegates. M. VanZeeland sat upright and alert.

Herr yon Ribbenlrop spoke faster as he progressed, the entirespeech occupying only 25 minutes.

Confidence in Righteous Cause.Heir yon Ribbenlrop declared lhat Germany was attending the

Council in an endeavour to contribute towards clearing the existingpolitical situation.

"I have undertaken my mission with real satisfaction, beingfully convinced that the Council was never presented with a causemore righteous, and also hoping that this first resumption ofrelationsbetween Germany and the League will mean a turning-point in thehistory of Europe after the manifold confusions of the post-waryears," he said. "Locarno one of the most important and mostpopulous portions of Germany without military protection. Fromthe standpoint of higher justice such a limitation of Sovereignrights would in the long run prove an intolerable condition, yetGermanyobserved it, expecting that the other Locarno Powers wouldas faithfully observe their obligation. France, however, concludedthe Franco-Soviet Pact, an alliance which is most serious for Ger-many because it brings together 275,000,000 people. The contract-ing Powers, each by themselves the strongest military Powers, arein an alliance exclusively directed against Germany. Russia,through a'similar alliance'with Czechoslovakia, has advanced herboundaries to the German frontier. France and Russia, in certaincircumstances, themselves could name an aggressor without referringto the League, and could thus make war against Germany."

Big German Disadvantage.Herr yonRibbentrop then launched a long legal dissertation aimed

at proving that the clauses designed to bring the Franco-Soviet Pactinto harmony with the League were invalid, and added that if thepre-sent situation had existed when the Locarno Treaty was signed it wasimposible to believe that Germany would have undertaken theobliga-tions ofthe pact. Germany at present was without military alliances,andwouldbe at a terrible disadvantage in theevent oftrouble. Never-theless she had accepted the Franco-Polish and Franco-Czecho-slovakian Treaties, but none could expect her to tolerate the Franco-Soviet Pact.

"Thesituation amounts to this," he proceeded. "Inthe event of any

conflict between Germany and a third State France would be em-powered to interfere according: to her own judgment.Germany wouldnever have concluded the Rhine pacts had such views obtained at thetime. The Franco-Soviet alliance constitutes a complete upsetting-

of the former European balance of power. It also sets aside the

fundamental legal and political premises on which the Locarno

Treaty was concluded. Because France has failed Germany wascompelled to reach equality in armaments in her own fashion.

"Germany maintains that the Franco-Soviet Treaty is contrarylo the European system of security laid down at Locarno, and thattherefore the Rhine pads infringed by the unilateral action ofFiance are nullified.

"The Only Possible Step.""HerrHitler could not remain inactive1, especially as has held

out- the hand of reconciliation to France on numerous occasionssince he assumed' power. Yet all his offersof pacification have beenrefused. The whole of Germany hoped that the Franco-Soviet Pactwoulcl not be ratified. Herr Hitler, conscious of his grave responsi-bility for Germany's destiny, took the only possible step and restoredthe full sovereignty of the Reich over the entire Reich, firstly becauseIhe action of France invalidated the Rhine Pact, and secondly be-cause the primitive rights of the nation for security over its ownterritory had to be restored without delay. Germany must thereforereject as incorrect the unjust accusation that she violated theLocarnoTreaty. It is impossible to violate a treaty which is already null andvoid by the action of the other partner. I am convinced that everyresponsible statesman present who loves his people as Herr Hitlerloves his would have acted in thesame manner.

Not a Matter for The Hague Court."I must explain in the name of the German Government that if

the accusation of unilateral action is raised Germany will be obligedto reject it, because it was not also raised against France. I will

vnot discuss the important question whether it is possible to bringbefore The Hague Court the seppe of a clause such as Article 16of the Covenant, which concernsour case. The problem has a politi-cal, in addition to a legal significance, on which decision could notbe expected from a court of law, especially as The Hague Court isnot merely a court of peace but a political institution.

"Germany has been still less able lo clear up matters by nego-tiations with the Locarno Powers. Such attempts would neverhave led to a practical goal. The Locarno Powers, for reasons un-known to Germany, ignored all the German arguments, and Germanywas therefore compelled to act. She has now re-established hersovereignty and achieved the long-desired equality. She is willingand ready to end theregrettable chapter ofmistakes. Aheavy politi-cal and spiritual burden has been removed from the German people,who now have only an upright wish lo live in peace and friend-ship with their neighbours and lo work for the reconstruction of thereal solidarity of Europe." ,

Immediate Vote Asked For.It is understood that Herr yon Ribbentrop after his speech

asked fora secret session of the Council to precedethe public meeting,forcing an immediate vote, and not leaving the members of theCouncil sufficient lime to deliberate. He expressedsurprise when theCouncil refused.

Herr yon Ribbenlrop's move embarrassed Mr. Bruce, but M.Flandin came to the rescue and moved that the Council shouldbe adjourned until the afternoon, saying that a vote could then betaken. "I am too courteous, even to the Germans, to impose animmediate vole,"he added. ,"

Members of the Council noted that Herr yon Ribbentrop per-sistently described the Franco-Soviet Pact as a Franco-Soviet mili-tary alliance.

German circles emphasisethat Herr yonRibbentrop was in con-stant telephonic communication with Herr Hitler, and that his state-ment was made with the full backing and approval of the Chan-cellor.

Resolution Rejected.After the Council had voted Herr yon Ribbentrop added that

Germanyrejected the resolution, from its innermost conviction thatit was not Germany, but France, which had brought the treaty tonought. The German Government and the nation had a deep con-viction that the resolution of the Council would-not be maintainedin the judgment of history.. M. Flaudin said he would not have spoken but for Herr yon

Ribbenlrop's remarks. France felt that by international law no onewas able to judge in his own cause, lie wished lo solemnly re-iterate that he was prepared, if Germany desired, to submit to TheHague Court a dispute which Herr yon Ribbentrop had seen fit toraise again.

In opening the public session of the Council in the afternoon,the President (Mr. S. M. Bruce), speaking as representative forAustralia, said he had listened attentively to Heir yon Ribbcntrop'sstatement, which, however, had not altered his view concerning hisduty on the resolution, which he supported. The statements of theFrench and Belgian delegates had shown great moderation in face ofthe trying circumstances confronting the world.

EUROPEAN PEACE

NEGOTIATION PHASES

THREE MAIN STAGES

LONDON, March 18.The political correspondent of "The

Times" says that for various reasons,notably the French and Germanelections, general negotiations, for anew western European settlementcannot be begun in the immediatefuture. Three phases are there en-visaged: (1) The present phase inwhicli the League Qouncil is asked topronounce on the German violation oftreaties; (2) an interim phase of pre-paration for future negotiations; (3)actual negotiations.

The Locarno Pact signatories are atpresent trying to draft an agreed pro-gramme indicating first, the measuresto be applied during the interim phase,and secondly, methods and stages re-garded as appropriate for negotiatinga settlement and the final objectiveswhich the negotiators should endeavourto reach. The British suggestion fora neutral zone under the protection ofan international police force along thewestern frontier of. Germany was in-tended to apply only to the phasespreceding a final settlement. It wasthought thatsuch ameasure mighten-sure the removal of all local frictionand eliminate any danger of an armedincursion. The suggestion was quickly

GUILTY OF BLACKMAIL

FAMOUS TENOR'S WIFE

SENTENCED BY COURT(Received March 20, 11.40 a.m.)

VIENNA, March 19.Carlotta, the divorced wife of

Richard Tauber,.the famous tenor, wasfound guilty of blackmail and sen-tenced to two months' suspended im-prisonment, conditional on her goodbehaviour for three years.

A Vienna messagereceived on Feb-ruary 20 stated that Taubeu waspresent at the trial of his wife, Car-lotta, for blackmail and the repay-ment of £7000 paid to her since 1930.According to the Public Prosecutor'sindictment, the couple were married inVienna in 1925 and divorced in Berlinin 1928,when Tauber stated that hehad given his wife £9000 in alimony,a furnished flat, jewellery, and amotor-car. It is alleged that in 1930Carlotta asked for further alimony,pointing out that a Berlin divorce wasnot legal in Austria, and threateningto publish her memoirs of Tauber'sprivate life, Tauber stated that heagreed to a monthly allowance of £ 120until 1940,conditional upon her agree-ment to a divorce in Austria on hisrequest. Last year Tauber, wishingto marry again, asked Carlotta toagree to a divorce, but she refusedand is alleged to have made furtherdemands, resulting in the presentaction. Carlotta's counsel repudiatedthe charge of blackmail and affirmedthat in 1930 an alimony contract wasdrawn up and signed in the presenceof several lawyers. j

transformed during the latter discus-sion, but the idea behind it is still inexistence.

KNOWN PROPOSALS.One proposal which is known to

have been mentioned is a thin line ofItalian and British troops along theRhineland frontier, Britain and Italybeing the least affected LocarnoPowers. Another British suggestionwas that Germany should undertakenot to construct fortifications. Thisagain was intended as a temporarymeasure pending a general settle-ment.

The question of French and Belgiansecurity was also considered in twoaspects, namely, temporary and per-manent. The British Government(again pending a general settlement)

may give France and.Belgium moreexplicit assurance of its lull ob-servance of its Locarno Pact obliga-tions. It is even conceivable that itmightagree to make operation of theLocarno guarantee automatic, whichwould necessitate consultations be-tween the general staffs.

SWISS FRONTIEE FORTS

CHAIN TO BE CONSTRUCTED

BERNE, March 18.The Government will erect a chain

of forts along the Swiss Khine to theBavarian Alps. Preliminary surveyshave been completed, barricades andmines prepared-at the most vulnerablespots on the frontier, and the guardsstrengthened.

NOTE OF WARNINGDOMINION'S FUTURE

LORD BLEDISLOE'S VIEW

LONDON, March 19,

Lord Bledisloe, in a letter to "TheTimes," regrets that, owing to insular-ity, a large proportion of New Zea-land's loyal and lovable population de-precates the admission of either humanmigrants or pedigree livestock fromBritain.

He adds that he sees no economicfuture for the Dominion unless shediscriminalely* .opens her arms toboth without delay.

A NAVAL ESCORT

CHINESE ART TREASURES

(British Official Wireless.)

(Received March 20, 9 a.m.)RUGBY, March 19

j The Parliamentary Secretary to theAdmiralty, Lord Stanley, at question-time in the House of Commons, saidhe hoped that the ship conveying backto China the art treasures onloan fromthe Chinese Government for the recentexhibition of Chinese art at Burling-ton House would be escorted by shipsfrom the British Navy for most of thevoyage.

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FLOOD DISASTEREASTERN U.S.A.

DEATH & DESTRUCTION

RAPID RISE OF RIVERS

THOUSANDS MAROONED

United Press Association—By ElectrlOTelegraph—Copyright.

NEW YORK,March 19.The most devastating floods in

generations, resulting from snow ac-cumulations of the hardest winter ina century, poured down through theeastern United States yesterday andcaused widespread death and pro-perty destruction. Centring atPittsburgh, the disaster extendedfrom Maine to North and SouthCarolina. Fifty persons lost theirlives, and the damage is expected tototal 100,000,000 dollars.

The Monongahela and AlleghanyRivers, which converge at Pittsburghand form the Ohio River, swept overthe city's business district. Eighteenfeet of water tore through buildingsand, to add to the confusion, threelarge industrial plants caught fire andwere burned to the water's edge.Smaller cities and mines up and downPennsylvania's principal rivers suffer-ed equally. The entire Wyoming Val-ley was turned into an inland sea bythe Susquehanna River.

New York State reported that 2000persons were driven from their homesin various cities by floods. Western,centre, and eastern portions of theState alike reported exceptionally highwater in all streams.

The Hudson rose 13£ feet above nor-mal. The Potomac River spreadwidely over its banks in Maryland,badly battering Hancock and Cumber-land. Both these cities are coveredby nine feet of water, and hundredsof houses were swept away by thestream, which had the force of a tidalwave.

DAM BURSTS.The Greenswood -Dam, five miles

above New Hartford (Connecticut) col-lapsed, hurling a 19-foot wall of waterdown the FarmingtonValley, a thickly-populated agricultural and industrialarea. Three are known to be deadhere. Massachusetts,Maine, Vermont,and New Hampshire also report wideareas in flood.

The damage amounts to 15,000,000dollars, and 30,000persons are home-less in West Virginia, Virginia, andNorth and South Carolina, wherewaters from rivers furthernorth rushedsouthward.

In Connecticut three dams broke,and warnings were broadcast downthree river valleys for the people toseek higher ground.

Martial law has been declared atPittsburgh. Police are attempting toreach the western penitentiary in anisolated section. With the rising

waters the guards were forced to move200 prisoners to high tiers, and it isreported that 1200 inmates took advan-tage of the confusion to stage a riot.

PEOPLE THROWN INTO PANIC."*aTJohnstown, where the streets

were yesterday eight feet under water,and where the waters during the day

receded considerably, thepopulace wasthrown into a panic late in the after-noon on reports that the dams protect-ing the city were crumbling and the

community was in danger of being

wiped out as in 1889. People madlyrushed to the surrounding hills, anathe city was almost completely evacu-ated before it was found that, the re-ports were untrue, although one smalldam had developed leaks.In the confusion there was consider-

able looting, and hundreds of specialpeace officers were sworn in to main-

tain order. At least 8000 are home-

less in the city where property dam-age h estimated at 35,000,000dollar^

Martial law was declared during the

niBhy'early evening it appeared thatthe situation at Pittsburgh was be-oming desperate. All telephone and

telegraphic communications werenalted! indicating a power breakdownthere Every available commercialaeroplane at New York, Cleveland De-Troit and Chicago was pressed into ser-vice to rush food and medical supplies

alone the river were completely sud

500 guests are marooned on thes uppefloors without food heat, or light, andwith the constant danger that vie

drinking water available is contamin-ated. „„„«!>

A NIGHT OP TERROR.

at 8 t>m at U p.m. ttiey weie suu

attributed food as best they-could^butwere unable to reach all in needbroke out in many sections of the city,

many burning unchecked as there wasnfmeans of notifying theJlreDep^tion A tank car full of petrol in therailway yards exploded, starting a fire

whfch destroyed six buildings.At least0 persons suffered varying degrees of

injury in fires and explosions, exclu-sive of flood casualties.

Unable to be published at Pittsburgh,three newspapers moved skeleton edi-iorial and mechanical staffs to nearbytowns, where abbreviated editions werepublished.EAST AND WEST ALMOST COT OFF.

The flood area has practically cutrailway communications between the"astern seaboard and the west.The onlyrailway service functioning betweenNew York and St. Louis is by way ofBuffalo. Express trains are running

eieht to ten hours late.The National Guard has been mobil-

ised in the States of Massachusetts,Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Ver-mont, as the flood irenace increasedhourly. All the streams in the entiresections, from the smallest brooks tolarger rivers, have overflowed then-banks.1 Shortlybefore-midnightyester-day an apparently authentic reportwasbroadcast that the huge dam acrossthe Connecticut River at Vernon (Ver-mont) had collapsed. The electricitycompany owning it said that it wasonly a partial break and that workerswere attemptingto repair it,but in anyevent the entire Connecticut RiverValley, cutting through the heart ofNew England, is endangered, and re-moval warnings have been sent out.

LEVEES AT WASHINGTON.Boston faced a milk shortage, accord-

ing to officials there, and damage inthe State of Maine alone is estimatedto exceed 10,000.000dollars. At Wash-ingtonrelief workers are hastily throw-ing up levees to protect the nationalcapital from the rapidly-rising Poto-mac. It is recalled that in 1889 floodwaters almost reached the White

CAUSE UNCERTAINLOSS OF AIRLINER

CITY OF KHARTOUM DISASTEf

CORONER'S COMMENTS

United Press Association—By Elcctrlo T«I«srapli-Copyrlfiht.

(Received March 20, 9 a.m.)ALEXANDRIA, March 19.

The Coroner at the inquiry into theloss of the ImperialAirways' liner Cityof Khartoum in the Mediterraneanstated that it was impossible to estab-lish with certainty the cause of thedisaster. While it was clear that therewas no petrol when the engines failed,he rejected the theory that the altera-tion to the main jet of the carburettoiwas the main cause of the accidentThe shortage of fuel*was due either tcan airlock in the petrol gauges or t<exhaustion of the supply.

The Coroner added as a rider tha1alterations in the petrol supplyshoulcbe brought to the notice of ImperialAirways pilots and flight-engineers.

The Court recommended the com-pany to tighten-up,thesystem of intercommunication between the flare pathand the slipway and to provide a seagoing tug for rescue and salvage workalso that aircraft be supplied with signals for emergency landings.

A LABOUR GAIN

POLL IN DUMBARTON

CONSERVATIVE SUPPORT.WANES

(Received March 20, 9 a.m.)LONDON, March 19.

The Dumbarton by-election necessStated by Com. the Hon. A. D. Cochrane's appointment as Governor-Gen-eral of Burma, resulted as follows:—Mr. T. Cassells (Lab.) ...' 20,187Mr. Duffies,K.C. (Con.) 19,203Mr. E. Gray (Scottish Nat.) .. 2,595

Labour majority 984The result represents a Labour gain.There was a 68 per cent. poll.

The result of the election lastNovember was: Com. the Hon. A. DCochrane (Con.) 24,776,T. Cassells(Lab.) 20,679,R. Gray (Scottish Nat.'3841.

TO MEET TOMORROWCOMMITTEE OF 13

ITALO-ABYSSINIAN DISPUTE(British Official Wireless.)

(Received March 20, 12.30 p.m.) 'RUGBY, JVlarch 19.The League Conciliation Commitle*

of Thirteen set up in connection wiltthe Italo-Abyssinian dispute will mccin London tomorrow afternoon.

RELIGIOUS FILMS

SCOTTISH MOVEMENT 1

SCREENINGS IN CHURCH

LONDON, March 18,Scottish churches may soon show

their own films. It is proposed, underthe leadership of the Church of Scot-land, to build studios in which a pro-fessional director will supervise themaking of movies.

Ministers of various denominations,inspired by widespread interest in theproposal, met at Edinburghand agreedto invite all religious bodies to join acinematograph association. The pro-ject does not involve competition withcinemas,but is intended to promote thework of the Church, to proclaim.Christ's gospel, and to demonstrateChristian living.

The spirit of modernity is not con-fined to Scottish churches,but has com-municated itself to Arabian religiouscircles. The "Daily Telegraph's" Cairocorrespondent says that King Ibn Saudis studyinga plan for broadcasting thesermons delivered in Mecca on Fridaysand feast days, which is an unprece-dented innovation.

SYDNEY TITLE BOUTFIXED FOR NOVEMBER }

AUSTRALIAN CHALLENGER

(Received March 20, 1 p.m.')CHICAGO, March 19.

It is announced that Barney Hoss,world champion, has been matchedwith Jack Carroll, Melbourne, for thewelterweightboxing title at Sydney inNovember.

The aboveannouncement should endthe dispute between the Australian pro-moters Messrs. C. Lucas and J. Munroas to who is to promote the title con-test. As the time stipulated by Mr.Lucas was next summer, it appearsthat he will be the promoter.

RIOTING IN SPAIN

FURTHER DISTURBANCES

MADRID, March 18.Communists having made a bonfiri

of all church statues at Yecla, muni-cipal authorities at El Saucejo, takinga leaf from Germany's book, "protec-tively arrested" and took to prisonall ofthe local religious statues, thereby out-witting the rioters who threatened tobomb a church.

Two men were killed in a riot atOviedo and one at Ocano as the resultof a gaol disturbance, which guardssuppressed. An employee entered aBarcelona cafe and interrupted a gameof cards by shooting two players, kill-ing one and woundingthe other. Twogunmenrobbed a Stock Exchange mes.senger of £345. They were chasedover roofs and captured by police andsoldiers. The Government has closedFascist centres throughout Spain.

House. In the confusion throughoutthe night no attempt was made to esti-mate the total casualties,but the deathtoll will undoubtedlyexceed earlier es-timates of 50.

At Wheeling (West Virginia),which was directly in the path,of the roaring Ohio River flood,heroic preparations were made allnight to meet the impending crisis.Part o£the business area is already in-undated, and if the river reaches theexpected height early on Thursday itwill flood most of the city. With theaid of police thousands of people arebeing evacuated to higher ground.

THE EVENING POST, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936.9

HUSH HUSHTHE PENNY MYSTERY

STATE SECRET GETS OUT

EXPERIMENTS ON SOMESISLAND

In June last Victor Penny, anAuckland garage attendant, was in-troduced to New Zealand newspaperreaders as the victim of an assaultwhich was quickly made to appearas only one element in a curiousmystery story.. The assault wasalleged to have been committed be-cause Mr. Penny was concerned witha mysterious invention, and therewas talk of a "death ray." He wastreated in the Auckland Hospital,and carefully guarded there, andshortly afterwards it was reportedthat he had been removed to anotherplace. From that time it becameimpossible to obtain news of him.Inquiries were met with responsesthat showed that the affair had be-come a State secret.

The cat is now out of the bag, anda remarkable story of Mr. Penny'stransfer to Somes Island, there toconduct experiments under thefullest armed guardianship, has beenrevealed.

Accordying to ' the Auckland"Star," Penny remained on SomesIsland till the first week in Decem-ber, 1935, -when'he was transferredto another place, it was believed,forthe reason that the electrical powergenerated by the plant on Somes Is-land was insufficient for his.purposes.The "Star" states that Penny is stillunder police guard.

Although the exact nature ofPenny's invention is unknown, it isstated, reports the "Star," that hehopes to be able to prove to the satis-faction of. the Defence authorities thathe can transmit a powerful electriccurrent, perhaps in the form of aninvisible ray, without wires, to stopaeroplanes in flight . and paralysetransport. Experiments with thisobject are said to have been partlysuccessful over a short distance. Thequestion is whether the New Zealandinventor has so far developed the ideathat it will be possible to use the rayas an anti-aircraft weapon.

FOREIGN INTEREST.It has been said that Veany was ap-

proached in Auckland by agents of a"foreign Power, but he refused to ac-cept lucrative offers made by them.As a result of receiving threats bytelephone while working at ihe busdepot at Takapuna, Penny was sup-plied with a guard, and every nightprior to the assault was escorted homeby some members of the Legion ofFrontiersmen and members of theAuckland Officers' Club, one an ex-naval officer and the other an ex-mili-tary officer. On the night of June 19,about 10.30 o'clock, when the guardwas unable to escort Penny homeowing to illness, Penny was assaulted.It was after this assault that Pennywas transferred to SomesIsland.

Great secrecy was observed by theauthorities.in shifting Penny from theAuckland Hospital to Somes Island,the party boarding the 3 o'aock ex-press at Pukekohe:

Penny and the two other membersof the party arrived at Wellington onthe Tuesday morning (the ' StarStates). Again the same secrecywhich characterised' his departurefrom Auckland was observed. Aboutmidday that day there was quite a stiramong the 70 odd permanent staff ofTrentham military camp when it wasknown that four men and a cook wereordered to report at headquarters afterchanging into their "civvies." The four"'soldierswere merely instructed to packall their militarygear, includingrifleand bayonet, and report at headquar-ters at 1.30 p.m. Word soon wentaround that there was a "secret job"on, and the whole camp was in a sim-mer of excitement. Attired in civilianclothes the four soldiers and the cookleft Trentham in the ambulance andproceeded straight to the Buckle Street.military barracks. After a-short staythere the ambulance \vv> its strangepassengers departed for a destinationunknown, but which turned out to bea little-used jetty at Mahanga Bay.

Here an interesting little group hadgathered, beside the Defence Depart-!ment's steamer Janie Seddon. Pennyand Mr. J. Spear (Penny'sbusiness as-sociate) arrived in a private car fromthe city. Supplies were being unload-ed on to the Janie Seddon from adefence lorry. Sub-Inspector H. Scottwas. there, two plain-clothes policemenor detectives, and a group of militaryofficers believed to be Lieutenant-Colonel E. Puttick, D.5.0., Quarter-'master-General, Major W. G. Stevens,generalstaff officer (Operations and In-teljigence), and Lieutenant R. Querec,of " General Headquarters TrainingDepot.

ORDERSTO SHOOT.The Janie Seddon sailed to Somes

Island, where Penny was allottedsleeping quarters in the quarantinehospital buildings. Once on the is-land a military guard was set up. Thefour soldiers donned their uniformsand shortly afterwards paraded withloaded rifles.

Penny's transfer to SomesIslandwasnot in any way a holiday trip. It hada more serious purpose, and was anindication of the serious view takenby the Defence authorities. It is statedthat all the time Penny was on theisland he was guarded night and dayby a soldier armed with a loaded rifleand bayonet, and that the guard hadorders not to allow anyone withinspeaking distance of Penny unless theycould produce written permission, ifan intruder failed to reply when chal-lenged the guard was to shoot.

Other extraordinary precautions weretaken on Somes Island. Around thewire enclosure encircling the buildingswhere Penny worked and slept (witha soldier sleeping in the same room)numerous lights were fitted so that noone could approach the enclosure atnight without being easily observed.Other provisions to guard against anight landingon the island by unauth-orised persons included the prepara-tion of a bonfire, while flares andVerey lightpistols were kept close athand.

The old operating theatre wasPenny's laboratory, this being selectedbecause of two large frosted windowswhich afforded better lighting than insome of the.other rooms. In order tocloak the identity of Penny and hisassociate,Mr. Spear, the former was tobe known as "A" and the latter as"B." Later, Penny was referred to as"Mr. Smith." Everything that Pennyrequired to enable him to carry outhis experiments was provided for him.A special extension was installed toallow him to keep in constant tele-phone communication with the authori-ties on the mainland.

Penny's principal recreation whileon SomesIsland was golf. He did notleave the island and visit Wellingtonfor about three months after his ar-rival there. Even when he went to thecity to consult an eye specialist he wasaccompanied by his guard, and while

in the specialist's rooms two men werestationed below as a further precautionto sec that no one communicated withhim.

Mrs. Penny, who had remained atFrankton, eventually took up her resi-dence on SomesIsland, staying in thecaretaker's lodge, her husband remain-ing' in the military buildings. Evenwhen Penny went to the caretaker'slodge to visit his wife he was guardedjustas closely as previously .I Penny remained on SomesIslandIuntil the first week in December,when he was transferred to anotherplace, it is believed, for the reasonthat the electrical power generated by

the plant on Somes Island was in-sufficient.

TECHNICAL BOOKS ORDERED."No one may communicate with

Penny except through Sub-Inspector;Scott. Penny's relatives send all their1letters to him through this officer. OneAuckland radio firm some months agojreceived an order for certain booksdealing with highly technical brandies jo£ radio and ultra short-wave work,to be sent to Penny care of the sub-inspector. These are dispatched everymonth to Mr. Scott, the last lot hav-ing been sent only three weeks ago.Some time ago the North Shore Trans-port. Company was requested to maketo specifications a certain instrument i!asked for fay Penny, which instrumentnecessitated the use of a special lathewhich Penny knew was in the posses-sion of the company. When it wascompleted the article was forwardedto him through Sub-Inspector Scott.

"Mr. Penny's mother, when inter-viewed on Wednesday, said she lastheard from her son three weeks ago."Of course, Victor's letters are all cen-sored and he cannot tell us everythinghe is doing," said Mrs. Penny. "Evenwe don't exactly know where he is,but we are assured that he is beingwell looked after, and that everythingthat has and is being done is beingdone for his safety. All our letters toVictor have to be sent to Sub-InspectorScott, and he hands them to him. Sometime ago Mr. Scott wrote me a niceletter,, in which he explained that Vic-tor was not in a position to tell useverything he was doing, but that hewas well and quite contented. In his lastletter to me my son said that he hopedsoon to be a free agent, and that hewould see me soon. He also told methat I would soon receive a big sur-prise."

JOINT STATEMENT

INVESTIGATION MADE

"NO GROUNDS FOR ACTION"

A joint official statement dealingwith the Penny case was issued todayby the Minister of Defence (the Hon.F Jones) and the Minister in Charge ofPolice (the Hon. P. Fraser>, underwhose notice the matter was officiallyfirst brought in January last.

The statement reads:—"After preliminary inquiries which,

revealed the fact that reports hadappeared in both the daily andweekly Press in June of lastyear in connection with Mr.Penny and his alleged discovery

and, subsequently, his alleged assault,the Ministers decided to investigate thematter. They accordingly perused therelevant files and, accompanied by Mr.J. A. Lee, Parliamentary Under-Sccre-tary, visited Mr. Penny personally andinterviewed him at Fort Dorset.

"The Ministerial investigation show-ed that the attention of the Defenceand Police authorities had been direct-ed in June of last year to certain ex-periments alleged to have been madeby Mr. Penny and to the resultsclaimed for them.

"Early in July, after a consultationbetween representatives of these De-partments, and with the knowledge ofthe Minister concerned, it was decidedthat it would be unwise to ignore Mr.Penny's claims without proper investi-gation, and that, in order to give himan opportunity of developing and de-monstrating what he claimed to be ableto produce, he should be brought toWellington and placed under the pro-tection of the Defence authorities. Thiswas done first on Somes Island andthen at Fort Dorset.

"The investigation undertaken bythe Minister of Defence, the Ministerof Police, and the Parliamentary Un-der-Secretary involved an examinationof the files concerned, a visit to Mr.Penny at Fort Dorset, and a reportfurnished by competent scientific auth-orities upon the alleged discoveries ofMr. Penny, and upon his methods ofapproach to the scientific problems in-volved.

"As a result a report was presentedto Cabinet in February to the effect!that, as far as was asccrtainablc, therewas a complete lack of corroborativeevidence as to the authenticity of thealleged discoveries and the claims madefor them, and that there had been nosound or adequate grounds for theaction taken in respect to Mr. Penny.

"On receiving this report Cabinetdecided that Mr. Penny's services, un-der the existing conditions of employ-ment, should be terminated as fromthe end of February."

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APOSTOLIC DELEGATE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)AUCKLAND, This Day

The Most Rev. Archbishop GiovanniPanico, newly-appointed ApostoJicDelegate to Australia and New Zea-land, is passing through by the Mon-terey to Australia. Just over fortyyears agohe had a distinguisheddiplo-matic career in Europe. He was metby Archbishop O'Shea andBishops Lis-ton and Brodie. He will return laterto visit New Zealand.

LANGUAGE OF HENS

The hen has always been rated lowin intellectual capacity (perhaps be,cause man has kept her so strictly totli- mechanical job of laying eggs). Itis interesting, says the "Observer," tolearn from Dr. David Katz that shehas a language of nine words, includingthe cluckingnoise, the egg-layingnoise(which might be called a paean), thewarning noise, and the threateningnoise. But she is not the only creaturewith a systematic vocabulary. AnAmerican doctor has even produced asmall ourang-outang dictionary, andother -students have distinguished asmany as nine horse sounds and fifteencat ones (domesticated). More mighthave been expected oX the latter. Andit is said that the late Miss Proclor andone of her crocodile charges, at thezoo used to exchange a kind of gruntwhich seemed at, least '. > imply recog-nition on both sides.

"KELLY GANG"MR. SAVAGE HITS OUT

-OX SIDE OF PEOPLE-

FLIGHT OF MONEY

PUBLIC ARE SAFE

Strong comment regarding state-ments in circulation, particularly inAuckland, that money is leaving NewZealand owing to the uncertaintythatexists regarding the Labour Govern-ment's policy, was made to a '"Postreporter today by the Prime Minister(the Hon. M. J. Savage).

'"If there is to be a fight betweenthe 'Kelly Gang' of Auckland andthe people of New Zealand, then 1know what side I will be on," saidMr. Savage. ';I will be on the sideof the people of JScw' Zealand. 3have been through this country, andI have told the people as clearly aswords can make it that they arc per-fectly safe so far as we arc concerned.O.ur object is not only to conserve thesavings of the people, but to make itpossible for them to save. It cer-tainly lias not been possible for themto do that in recent years.

"We are being told now by somebank director whose name is carefullyhidden that money is leaving New Zea-land. I think I could namethe directorwithout any difficulty. He is prepared

to wreck the confidence of the people

of New Zealand in their own country

in order to make an imaginary pointagainst the New Zealand Governmentbecause it happens to be Labour.

"My own feeling is one of greaterconfidence than ever. The good will ofthe people is there without any doubtwhatever. The people understood ourprogramme, and they are asking theGovernment to give effect to the pro-mises that it made.

"We arc going to do that, and we arenot going to smash anything, except thepower of the 'Kelly Gang,' ami thatcan't be done too soon."

The statement referred to by Mr.Savage was made in Auckland yester-day, and was to the effect that theannouncement made on Wednesday bythe Prime Minister concerning the re-adjustment, of mortgages and the re-storation of equities in land and homeshad caused alarm and would stimulatethe flight of capital from the country."Mostly this money is going to Aus-tralia and South Africa, but I know ofone particularly large sum that wasremitted to England recently in spiteof the adverse exchange rate," said onefinancial adviser. "The Government'spolicy, carried into effect, can leaveno field for safe and remunerative in-vestment in this country. The policyof soothing syrup cannot be expectedto be devoured by a keenly-alert busi-ness community."

CAUCUS CALLED

GOVERNMENT MEMBERS

PROPOSED LEGISLATION

A caucus of Government membershas been called for Tuesday next.

The Prime Minister (the Hon. M. J.Savage) stated today that details ofthe Government's legislative proposalswould be placed before caucus for con-sideration. At the last caucus Cabinetwas able td give only a sketchy out-line of its plans, but on Tuesday mem-bers of the Government would havethe- opportunity of studying them inmore detail.

MANY DIFFICULTIES

FUTURE OF TELEVISION

"WELL DOWN ON HORIZON"

(liy Telegraph—Press Assueiahoii.lAUCKLAND, This Day

The'opinion that practical televisionwas "well down on the horizon wasexpressed by Captain P. J. Manley, adirector of Amplion Australian, Ltd.,who is returning to Sydney on theMonterey after a trip to America.

He said that although several broad-casting studios had been modified forstage-acting for television use at somefuture date many technical difficultiesremained to be overcome, and it wouldbe a long time before television broad-casting was an accomplished fact on alarge scale. Two hundred televisionreceiving sets were being built whenhe left the States for distribution totesting stations, otherwise everyone inAmerica was "radio mad." Technical-ly New Zealand and Australia werewell abreast of progress. Quite a num-ber of New Zealand-made radio receiv-ing sets were being imported intoAustralia, and proved very popular.

WATERLOO QUAY AS IT WILL BE.—An architect's drawing of -the eastern aspect of the Waterloo Hotel- and the new railway station.

ATMOSPHERE CLEARSDIPLOMACY IN EUROPE

WORLD CONFERENCE PROPOSED

THREE RESOLUTIONS FOR LEAGUE COUNCIL

(United Press Associatiou—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.)

(Received March 20, 1.40 p.m.)LONDON, March 19.

One of ihe most dramatic clays of European diplomacy endedon a note of qualified optimism, the grounds for which will bestated in the House of Commons tomorrow. In the meantime, ex-perts are working on the text of the agreement between theLocarno Powers, the chief points of lvbicli M. Flandin has taken toParis and M. Van Zeeland to Brussels, while Mr. Eden tonight im-parted them to Heir yon RiLbenlrop, who immediately transmittedthem to Berlin, ft is understood (hat a plan has been evolved for a

great world conference at which not only Heir Hitler's proposalsbut also the disarmament and economic problems would be dis-cussed and a big effort made to restore confidence and a sense olsecurity to the harassed world.

The draffagreement, as foreshadowed by "The Times" yester-day, covers three periods, the first of which is over, namely, that ofpronouncement against Germany. Now comes the interim perioduntil the commencement of the third phase, which will be a periodof negotiation. The Locarno Powers propose certain temporaryarrangements to cover the interim. These include an invitation toGermany to lay her case before The Hague Court. In the mean-lime Germany will not be asked to withdraw her troops from lh«*Rhineland zone, but will be asked to withdraw them from thefrontier. This new zone will be policed by an international forcefor the period of negotiation only.

France has also gained her point that there shall be exchangesbetween the French and British General Staffs. Thus, if Germanyaccepts the proposals, she will have submitted to arbitration, whichthe French consider a cardinal point in international law. Whilemaking what they regard as a concession and by themselvesacceptinga Hague verdict, France and Belgium have insisted on a demili-tarised zone within the remilitarised zone, in regard to which theLocarno Powers do not expect Germany to make a concession.

Three Resolutions for League.In regard to the future, the agreement proposes an international

conference under the auspices of the League of Nations, probably inthe summer, of widened scope as indicated above. In the meantime theLocarno Powers will submit three resolutions to the League Council,

if ameeting can be arranged next week. The first is a reafflrmation ofthe sanctity of treaties, the second deals with the question of thoreference to The Hague Court of Germany's contention that the

Locarno Treaty was first infringedby France in concluding theFranco-

Soviet Tact, and the third will ask the Council to take note of theproposals contained in the agreement.

The last resolution is to ensure that the negotiations are carriedon within the framework of the Covenant and with the approval ofthe Council.

It is emphasised in British official circles that the proposals are-:U mud. >.:ijr!el is silting tonight considering the latest draft.There are already reports of modifications. For instance, it isstated that France has abandoned even her demand for the with-drawal of troops from the Rhineland frontier and is willing to relywholly on Hague arbitration.

The French delegation tonight issued a long communiquerefuting Herr yon RibbentropY arguments before the Council thismorning and denying that ihc Franco-Soviet Pact was a militaryalliance.

CAUSED DEATHINTOXICATED DRIVER

TERM OF HARD LABOUR

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.

"I am not going to deal with youmerely as a wild young man. I amgoing to deal with you as a motoristso forgetful of his duty that he drovewhile intoxicated, and caused a per-son's death."

With this pronouncementhis HonourMr. Justice Northcroft sentenced JohnMcLean Hunter to three months' im-prisonment with hard labour on acharge of driving while intoxicated,and causing the death of a girl withwhom he was keeping company.Hunter's driving licence was cancelledand he was prohibited from obtain-ing another for three years.

"Motorists.", added his Honour, "can-not mix motoring and drink." .

FALL DOWN WELL

DEATH .OF OLD MAN

Chest injuries suffered when he felldown a dry well fifteen feet deep atTrentham caused the death of TimothyRiordan, a widower, aged 72. Theaccident occurred on March 10,and hedied in the WellingtonPublic Hospitalon March 14. At an inquest today theCoroner (Mr. E. Gilbertson, J.P.) re-turned a verdict of accidental death.

Evidence was given that Riordanoccupied a bach at Trentham, and usedto do light work on a neighbouringfarm for exercise. He was near thewell when he was last seen, and said,when he was taken out of the well,that he stepped back too far.

GOVERNMENT'S HOPES

END OF UNEMPLOYMENT

WAIKATO SUGGESTION

(By Telcßi-aph—l'ress Association.)

CAMBRIDGE, This Day,"My Government hopes that the un-

employed' will be absorbed and thatthe problem will now vanish,"- saidMr. Coulter, member for Waikato, yes-terday afternoon, when replying to adeputation from the Leamington TownBoard, which suggested that the Gov-ernment should allocate money tolocal bodies to spend upon relief forunemployed.

After undertaking to submit theproposal to the Government if theproblem did not ease at the rate ex-pected, Mr. Coulter said lie believedthat relief schemes had been of littleassistance to anybody in the past. Itwas essential that the schemes shouldbenefit both the bodies concerned andthe men themselves..

DISPUTED CLAUSES

AUCKLAND MILK BILL

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, This Day.The view that if the four disputed

clauses in the Auckland MetropolitanMilk Amendment Bill were adopted itwould be possible for the Milk Councilto effect sufficient economies to paythe farmer more without increasingthe cost to the consumers was ex-pressed by Mr. A. C. Trousdale, amember of the Milk Council, whengiving evidence before the Execu-tive Commission of Agriculture thismorning.

RESERVE BANKCHANGE COMING

STATE INSTITUTION

"JUSTICE WILL BE DONE"

SHAREHOLDERS' POSITION

The intention of the Governmentto make the Reserve Bank of NewZealand a straight-out State institu-tion was announced today by thePrime Minister (the Hon. M. J.Savage), who said that an amend-ment to the present Act would beone of the first measures dealt withduring the coming session of Parlia-ment.

Mr. Savage said that he had toldthe people of New Zealand during theelection campaign that the Govern-ment was going to take control of thecurrency and credit of New Zealand,but that the administration of themoney system would remain as it wastoday. In other words, the peoplewho understood the administration ofbanking would still be at the helm.The Government's jobwas to lay downthe policy that would be followed. .

"The Government has sense enoughto know," said Mr. Savage, "ihat themere turning-of the hands of the print-ing press is not the way to get rich.We will use the publiccredit to createfurther wealth."

The Prime Minister said that the Re-serve Bank would be made a Stateinstitution, and recalled that when theoriginal legislation was going throughthe House there were a number ofmembers opposed to Labour who didtheir best to bring that about at thetime. The private capital of £500,000did not play the slightest part in thebusiness of the bank. It was likedropping a pebble in the ocean to tryand influence the tide.

Mr. Savage declared that the pri-vate shareholders would be boughtout, and they would lose nothing.Theshareholders could rest assured thatthey would not suffer any injustice.They had nothing' whatever to worryabout.

He added that there would be adefinite alteration in the amount ofinterest paid on Treasury bills. TheGovernment would certainly not go onpaying something over 5 per cent, forits financial accommodation.

GIRL TERRORISED

MAX'S STUPID PRANK

HELD OUT OF TRAIN WINDOW"NOT TO BE TOLERATED"


A child of twelve years was leaningout of the window of a moving rail-way carriage waving to a schoolfriend. Suddenlyshe was grabbed bythe heels and held suspended out ofthe window and over the side of theline.

This was what Frederick ErnestBrowne, a labourer, 34 years of age,said he did for a joke when he ap-peared before the Magistrate, Mr.Levvey, in Court this morning andpleaded not guilty to assaulting a girlat Selwyn. on March 2.

"If that is your idea of a joke youand others who indulgein this kind ofthing will have to learn that suchactions will not be tolerated," said theMagistrate. "You will be fined £10and costs, in default three months'imprisonment."

The facts were rather unusual andmight have been very serious,,saidChief-Detective Dunlop, On March 2the accused,together with anumber ofother adult persons, was a passengeron the 5 p.m. train to Rakaia. A num-ber of Technical College pupils andpupils from other schools were alsotravelling on the train. When thetrain left Selwyn a girl was leaningout of one of the windows waving toa, school friend who had just left thetrain. The accused,who was passingthrough the carriage, grabbed the girlby the ankles and tipped her out of jthe- window. He then hung on. An- \other man helped to get the girl backinto the carriage again. "I needhardly point out the seriousness of the

!position," said the Chief-Detective,I "for if the accused had let go the|girl would have fallen on her headon the line."

The accused's explanation was thathe did it for a joke and later he

■offeredthe girl 2s. The girl, was nothurt but was suffering from shock.

To the Magistrate the'accused saidit was done for a joke but it wasunintentional. He did not know whatmade him do it. ' , j

1936 FINANCIAL PROSPECTS.They tell us we are going to make

a lot more money in 1936—and we aregoing to still have Luxury. Of courseLuxury saves us money. Equal to the jbest brands of tobacco, but sold atthe competitive price of Is lOd for 2oz.Luxury tobacco caters for the times.—Advt.

GELIGNITE ON ROOF

KELBUKN EXPLOSION

THREE STICKS THROWN

SOME DAMAGE DONE

The normally quiet suburb ofKelburn was the scene of an out-rage last night when three sticksof gelignitewere thrown on to theroof of a house at 28 UplandCrescent. Only the third stickexploded,but it did damage enoughto frighten the two families in thehouse thoroughly, and give an in-dication of what might have hap-pened had the three been effective.The house is occupied by Mr. and

Mrs. T. J. Riordan, and by Mr. andMrs. Root. Upland Crescent runs offUpland Road next to the AnglicanChurch, and Number 28 is a woodenhouse with a corrugated iron roof,some fifteen feet below the level o£the road and about twenty feet backfrom the footpath. Although thereare houses around it and opposite, its(situation and that of a dense belt ofpine trees on one side of it, wouldimake ft an easy matter lor anyone tothrow anything on to the roof andescape undetected.

The first sign that anything un-toward was happening came at about9.30 p.m. when the occupants of thehouse heard some object, which theytook to be a stone, strike the roof.Not much notice was taken of it, even-when another object landed on theroof a few minutes later. It was leftfor the third impact to arouse andalarm the residents. That one was nomild blow on the roof, but a shat-tering explosion which tore a- holethrough the corrugated iron and senta shower of flying debris through theceiling of the room immediately be-low, which was fortunately unoccu-pied at the time. The occupants ofthe house at once rushed out to in-vestigate, and their shouting, as wellas the noise of the explosion, attractedthe attention of others living in thevicinity. Neighbours at once tele-phoned the police, who found the twounexploded plugs of gelignite.

Today a neat new patch about threefeet square in the painted iron roofmarked the spot where the stick ofgelignite landed, and the ceiling of theroom below still showed its scatteredcircle of holes,as if shrapnel had pene-trated it.

Detectives and police photographerswere on the scene this morning, takingpictorial and written records of thehappening. It is understood that upto the time of going to press no arresthad been made.

INDIAN MAGIC

MASS HYPNOTISM?

WHAT PHOTOGRAPHREVEALED

The perennially fascinating ropetrick was one of the subjects dealt withby Major G. H. Rooke, in a lecture on"Indian Occultism" before the EastIndia Association in Caxton Hall, Lon-don, recently, states the "Daily Tele-graph." Among the accounts he gave ofthe performance were those containedin letters to the editor which appearedin the "Telegraph" during May, 1934.

One of these was an eye-witness's-story of a demonstration, before anaudience of 200 boys on the playing-field at Victoria School, Kurseong,near Darjeeling.

"We saw the performer throw up therope," this correspondent stated, "andit remained vertical in the air, appar-ently reaching into infinity. A nativeboy then climbed the rope, and disap-peared into space. The demonstra-tor cut the rope near the ground, andthe boy fell at his feet. The headmas-ter of the school described the per-

formance as "a wonderful exhibitionof mass hypnotism and ventriloqu-ism.' "

Another correspondent mentioned acase in which an exhibition was givenon the lawn of an Indian staff offi-cer's house. The officer, stationed atan overlooking window, took photo-graphs. The developed films re-vealed no sign of the rope or of theboy climbing it. They showed theaudience in a semi-circle (lacing thefakir and his boy squatting side by

side in front of them), all gazing up-

wards. The last picture showed theboy stealing quietly away, to reappear,presumably, from another direction.

Commentingon this latter case, MajorRooke said, ''If this is an accurate ac-count of the incident, it seems to fur-nish conclusive evidence as to the es-sentially psychological character ofthe trick."

CAMERA'S "BLIND SPOT."However, he added, the camera can

sometimes be defeated..A friend of hisin the Indian Political Service oncewanted to photograph a group of na-tives. One man, though objecting tobeing photographed, consented to standin the group. But he said, "You can-not photograph me, sahib." Whenthe group was developed there was ablank space where the objector hadstood.

Giving an account of the baskettrick, Major Booke explained that asmall boy was put into a basket. Themagician then drove a sword throughthe basket, to the accompaniment ofshrieks, with blood flowing from theportions pierced. "On the only oc-casion when I witnessed the trick, themagician refused to allow me to drivemy own sword through the basket, andwas obviously embarrassed by the sug-gestion."

There was arecorded case iir whicha medical man caught on his sand-kerchief some of theblood spurting outof the basket. But when the magicianhad departed no trace of bloodstainsremained on the handkerchief. "Sucha circumstance," commented the lec-turer, "certainly seems to confirm thepsychological explanation."

WEEKEND CAMP

LEGION OF FRONTIERSMEN

Members of the Legion of Frontiers-men "I" Squadron attended a week-end camp last week at Upper Hutt.The camp was commanded by thesquadron commander, Captain 11. G.Burton, with whom was associatedCaptain J. R. Preston and LieutenantC. Hewitt. The training included anight march, riding school, and mount-ed manoeuvres. Commandant Find-later, of the New Zealand Command,and the former New Zealand Com-mandant, Colonel Vickeridge, were theguests of the squadron.

On Saturday night CommandantFindlater delivered a very interestingaddress on world affairs, and ColonelVickeridge, who had lately returnedfrom England, outlined some of theactivities of the Home Command, withparticular reference to the duties itwas carrying out in instructingcivilians in anti-gas measures.

The camp, which had been thor-oughly enjoyed by nil ranks, con-cluded with a wrestling match onhorseback amongst the members, anda tug-of-war also on horseback.

CABLE NEWS

SOLDIERS EXAMINEDJAPANESE REVOLT

GREAT MAJORITY RELEASEDOnltedPress Association—By Electric TeU-

graph-Cop>:rlghL(Received March 20,'2 p.m.)

LONDON, March 19.The Tokio correspondent of "Th«

Times" says that the War Office an-nounces that it has examined 1360 sol-diers who participated in the recentrevolt and that 1320 of these have beenreleased.

DEFENCE MINISTER

SALARY OF £5000 A YEAR

(Received March 20, 2 p.m.)LONDON, March 39.

The Prime Minister, Mr. StanleyBaldwin, stated in the House of Com-mons that Sir Thomas Inskip's aalaryas Minister of Co-o-cdinating Defencewill be £5000 a year.

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

CO-OPERATION PLANS

CANBERRA March 19.Arrangements have been made for

the co-operation of Australia and NewZealand in scientific research, thePrime Minister, Mr. J. A. Lyons, 'an-nounced today. He claimed that thi3would eliminate overlapping and markan important step forward in linkingup research on an Empire basis.

Mr. Lyons said that the . Common-wealth would attach an officer in NewZealand for dairy research,while theNew Zealand Government would ar-range for scientific workers to come toAustralia for investigation into mas-titis, sterility in sheep, food preservetion, and transport problems.

DOCTOR ACQUITTEDMANSLAUGHTER CHARGE


MELBOURNE, March 19.Dr. Allan John Bothamley was ac-

quitted of manslaughter and discharg-ed. Dr. Bothamley was congratulatedby a number of medical colleagues andfriends in court.

SYDNEY JUNIOR TENNIS

SYDNEY, March 19.

The junior tennis championshipfinals resulted:—

Boys' singles, under 21: Lmtto beatGuchrist, 8-2,6-1. Boys' doubles, under19- A Bowe and F. Bennett beatLiiido and Gilchrist, 8-6,7-9, 6-3.

GENEROUS ACTIONMASTERTON RACING CLUB

GUARANTORS' ATTITUDE

(Special to the "Evening Tost.-)

MASTERTON, This DayA move to reduce tin number of

the stewards ol the Mastcvton Racing

Club from fourteen to eight was de-feated at a special meeting held lastnight, the opinion of a majority ofmembers present being that such astep would not be in the interests ofthe club. Another proposal before themeeting, however, that the president,two vice-presidents, and fourteenstewards holding office shall retire onJune 30, was carried unanimously.

Explaining the proposals broughtforward by the stewards, Mr. N. G.F. Whiteman said a rumour had been. current in the town that the club hadgoneback during the past year. That,

! however, was not true. Actually theclub had made progress during thepast twelve months. A satisfactoryprofit had been made on the annual'meeting. Mr. Whiteman said that theclub had an overdraft at the bankguaranteed by four members. Threeof the guarantors, had died and thebank, while not actuallycalling up theoverdraft, had said that if the estateswere to continue bearing the liabilitythe bank would have to have theirconsent. Several of the beneficiaries,however, wanted to get the guaranteebusiness cleared up and, as a result,the four guarantors decided to pay upthe overdraft of £1300. That was averygenerousaction, as the guarantorscould have forced the club to wind upand realise on its assets. If that hadbeen done the guarantors would nothave had to find the whole of the£1300. In effect, the guarantors hadsaid "Here is a well-equipped club,can you carry on until the next meet-'ing?"

The appeal had been successful.Mr.Whiteman continued, and the bankhad offered to provide the club withan overdraft limit of £300 unsecuredby any guarantee. The club was nowin the best position it had been in forseveral years. The only liability wasa mortgage of £3000 over the courseand buildings. When paying off theoverdraft, the guarantors had said thatif at any time in the future the clubwas in a sound financial position itwas expected that the amount of theguarantee should be paid back.

Mr. Whiteman said that the guaran-tors had turned up trumps and it wasonly right that the moral debt shouldbe paid back. The club now had everychance of prospering. There was some£250 in hand to carry on with till thenext meeting and, with the whole-hearted co-operation of members, liefelt that the club should never lookback. The capital of a racing club wasits members, he remarked, when ap-pealing lor an increased membership

FORCED LANDINGTWO MEN IN HOSPITAL' !(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

FEILDING, This Day.The aeroplaneZK-ABA, with Flying-

Officer T. Firth and a passenger,Mr.P. Castles, on the way from the Mil-son Aerodrome to New Plymouth thismorning, made a forced landing nearFeilding on a scrubby hillside. It wasobserved to be labouringpreceding thelanding.

The pilot sustained facial and headabrasions, and the passengersufferedshock, but apparently not very serious.

Both were sent to hospital.

BURGLAR SENTENCED(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, This Day.On his sixth conviction in four years

Peter William lan Hamilton Dow wassentenced to two years' hard labour byhis Honour Mr. Justice Northcroft ona charge of breaking and entering with,intent to steal.

THE EVENING POST, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936.10

AIR AS FIRST LINE"BEST DEFENCE"

WHAT KINGSFORD SMITH SAID

MORE CORRESPONDENCE

Tlie present controversy over thevalue of an Air Force in the defenceof this Dominion recalls the advicethat was given by the late Sir CharlesKingsford Smith during his visit toNew Zealand in 1933. The foundationof his argument was that New Zealandis peculiarly capable of defenceby anAir Force in that the Dominion canonly be approached over a wide spaceof ocean.

"New Zealand, probably to greaterdegree than any other British Domin-ion, is a country the defence of whichcan most effectively be undertaken bymeans of aircraft," said Sir Charles."This is so because in warfare such ashas been made possible by the ad-vances since 1914-18 an attempt to landa force in a country far removed fromthe invader's base, in the face of aneffective Air Force resistance, can suc-ceed only by terrific effort.

"In any future attempted landing offorces, if there is defence against thatlanding, aircraft will play an import-ant part, and, though there is no actualprecedent with which to clinch thepoint, a study of the theory of such anoperation and counter-measures leadsdefinitely to the conclusion that all theadvantages will lie with the defendingair arm—if the invader is operating sofar from his bases that he can employonly sea-borne aircraft, a conditionwhich applies fully to New Zealand,Australia, and to many Pacific islands."

ADEQUATENAVY BEYONDDOMINIONS PURSE.

Not for a moment did he deprecatethe valueof the Navy, said Sir Charles,for the Navy had definite functions toperform and it alone could performthem, but a Navy adequate to safe-guard the shores of New Zealand wasbeyond the purse of the Dominion, andthough the welfare of every Dominionwas of vital importance to the Empireit might be that there would begreater fish for theBritish Navy to fry.But a force of aircraft adequate to pro-hibit a threat until the Navy couldbring down its weightwas not beyondNew Zealand's means.ADVANTAGES WITH DEFENDING

AIR FORCE.As some of the main points in sup-

port of his belief that an Air Forceoffers New Zealand the one effectivefirst line defence within her meansSir Charles gave the following:—

Unless the country threatened isutterly defenceless by home forces(coastal, land, or air), naval division,or assistance from the Mother Navy,surprise is to the point of attack is amain weapon of attack. Aircraft wouldbe of first importance in killing thiselement of surprise.

Aircraft, alone among defensive landforces, are capable of rapid concentra-tion, rapid temporary dispersal, andrapid reconcentration at any effectivepoint.

Their defensive value is continuousfrom the moment of' detection of aconvoyed or other sea force.

Aircraft with land bases are far lessvulnerable than sea-borne aircraft (i.e.,seaplanes with limited range or ma-chines flown from aircraft carriers 'orother units).' Aircraft carriers-are par-ticularly vulnerable.

The targets of the defending aircraftare massed, vulnerable, and open todetermined attack, for it is establishedthat air attackers can, and will, pene-trate anti-aircraft defence even whenmost fully developed (as about a capi-tal city of the older countries) to acompleteness impossible in sea andshore operations.

Of two air forces, equal machine formachine, that force which opeaatesfrom land bases has undoubted advan-tages over a seaborne force.

"Thebuildingup of an air arm is notthe work of months; it is the work ofyears. New Zealand is late in makinga serious start," said Sir Charles' inconclusion.

That was in 1933.

CORRESPONDENTS' VIEWS

"C.A.W." writes: Whilst admittingA.A.H.'s contention that the defenceof New Zealand from actual invasionmay best be carried out by a strongair force, I would like to draw yourattention to other equally importantconsiderations. It is agreed that attackon New Zealand must come from thesea. Evenan air attack must be launchedfrom sea-borne craft, as we are notwithin effective range of land bases.New Zealand is" protected against at-tack from sea and air by the RoyalNavy, which is at present our first lineof defence.

Invasion of or direct attack on NewZealand can be regarded as a very re-mote contingency v.hilst Britain retainsher strength at sea.. There is howevera more likely danger. New Zealandrelies for her prosperity, if not herlivelihood, on her overseas trade, thebulk of which is with Great Britain,and which is entirely carried fay sea.Pier prime consideration then is themaintenance of her communicationswith the rest of the world, particularlyBritain. It follows therefore that NewZealand's defence against economicruin through warfare depends uponthe British Navy.

In addition, should Britain suffer de-feat at the hands of a foreign PowerNew Zealand's fate would be on theknees of the gods. For although shemay resist attack with her Air Force,she must capitulate to repeated attackscoupled with economic isolation en-forced by the victorious enemy. Inview of the chaotic condition of worldaffairs today I would suggest that NewZealand's defence is best effected by alarge contribution towards the upkeepof the British Navy.

OUT-OF-DATE MACHINES

"Slipstream" refers lo the publishedlist of machines operated by the NewZealand Air Force and states that themajority are now far past their serviceusefulness, even were they equippedwith sufficient armament, ammunition,bombs, etc. .

The Bristol Fighter, he writes,although one of the finest aeroplanesin the world twenty years ago, cannow be purchased unused in Englandfrom surplus stocks for a little morethan £100. Also, a Gloster Gamecock,the immediate predecessor of theGrebe, was recently procured at Home,without engine, for £18.

Recently there appeared in "ThePost" descriptions of some of thelatest British fighting machines, andit does not need any stretch of theimagination to realise that foreignnations have aircraft of equal per-formance. When one thinks how longout-of-date machines would last againsta Gloster Gladiator with a top speedof 260 m.p.h., and carrying fourmachine-guns, or a Hawker monoplanecapable of well over 300 miles anhour, one realises the very low ebb towhich the Air Defence of this countryhas fallen. It was stated in your paperthat the twelve torpedo-bombers, theonly.modern fighting machines wepossess, have no torpedoes or launch-ing gear, a ludicrous state of affairs.

FOREIGN FOOD

POURING INTO BRITAIN

CONCERN EXPRESSED

How the world's surplus food sup-plies are pouring into Great Britain inincreasing amounts until the countryhas become almost the entire worldmarket for some products was do-scribed in the House of Commons re-cently.

Remarkable figures of the increasein imports were given by Mr. Elliot,Minister of Agriculture, who said:

"We must seek out a new techniqueto deal with this absorption of theworld's surplus."

After stating that Britain now repre-sented one-third of the world's sugarmarket, he gave the following figuresof the rise in imports of the world'sexports:—

1925. Now.Per cent. Per cent.

Wheat 27 42Butter 66 76Beef and veal .'... 64 82

These figures were given by Mr. El-liot after he had moved the secondreading of the Sugar Industry (Re-organisation) Bill, which proposes anamalgamation of the 15 existing sugar-beet companies under a permanentSugar Commission.

The fixed assets will be pooled, andthe Sugar Commission will supervisethe growing, manufacture, and mar-keting of sugar beet. This schemewill enable the Government to reducethe subsidy and to limit the quantityproduced.

It is proposed that the amount ofsugar beet grown will be maintainedat a level sufficient to produce 560,000tons of white sugar a year. The directsubsidy for 1935-36 will be £2,775,000,as compared with £4,429,000 in1934-35.

SPREAD OF THE INDUSTRY.Mr. Elliot referred to the growing

flood of imports while explaining whythe Government did not propose toadopt the Greene report, which re-commended the closing down of thesugar-beet industry.

"That would mean throwing manythousands of agricultural workers outof employment without compensation,and also special hardships in specialareas," Mr. Elliot said. /

"That is not the sole reason why theGovernment decided to reject the pro-posals.. The Greene Commission hadto look at the question of sugar alone,but the Government has to look atagriculture and employment as v awhole.

"To what alternative crop or indus-try could this labour be turned?Every industry requires some protec-tion against world competition. Arenot these conditions beginning to ap-ply to other industries? Is it not thecasethat this country is becoming moreand more not merely a great propor-tion of the world market, but almostthe whole of the world market?"

Eastern 'England would becomeanother distressed area today withoutthe sugar-beet crop, and the industryhad spread far and wide—right upinto Scotland.

Not only was the employment of40,000men directly affected, but. theextinction of a crop over 300,000or400,000acres "would also have repercus-'sions' throughout the whole agricul-tural industry, in which some .800,000people were employed.

Mr. Elliot pointed out that the pr,iceof sugar is. lower in Britain than inall—save one, Denmark—the 18 coun-tries surveyed by the InternationalLabour Office.

Sugar costs 2|d in England,while inCzechoslovakia, one of the principalsugar-beet-producing countries in theworld, it costs 53d. In Holland, theowner of Java, the greatest cane-pro-ducing country of all, it costs 7d, andin Switzerland 3Jd.

"The * Bill is a consumers' squaredeal," he remarked. "It is a business-like and useful measure."

TWO-FOLD POLICY.Mr. Elliot expressed the hope that

there would be agreement about theterms of the amalgamation, as other-wise he would have to contemplateproceedings in accordance with ascheme propounded by the GreeneCommission. He promised that hewould lay before the House in a memo-randum the sort of scheme he had inmind, so that members should not beasked to vote blindly for the handingover of all these great powers to aMinister.

"I want to- state that the policy ofthe Government is this—we wantcheap food for our people and wewant a decent living for our agricul-tural workers."

ASSAULT CHARGE

STRIKING A BAILIFF

A rather involved set of circum-sances which included the striking ofa bailiff/was discussed in the Magis-trate's Court today before Mr. E. D.Mosley, S.M., when Robert John Per-cival Lucas, a labourer, appeared on acharge of assault.

" Mr. L. K. Wilson, appeared for thedefendant and Senior-Sergeant J. A.Dempsey conducte 1 the prosecution.

Frederick Herbert Clayton Barleystated that in his capacity as bailiffhe entered the house occupied by thedefendant in the latter's absence onFebruary 22, but found no one there.He returned at about 11 a.m. on Feb-ruary 25. The defendant opened thedoor, and asked witness if he hadvisited the house previously, and thenstruck him in the face. Witness atonce rang for the police, and when hereturned to about twenty yards fromthe house after so doing, Lucas cameover, used abusive language to him,made threats, and spat in his face.

Cross-examined by Mr. Wilson, wit-ness said that he had opened a win-dow on February 22 to gain admit-tance, hut denied that it had beenlatched, that he had upset the furni-ture, and that he had taken any money.He had not time to tell Lucas who hewas before being struck.

Constable D. F. Ross said that inresponse to a telephone call he inter-,viewed Lucas, who stated that he hadstruck a bailifl whom he later identi-fied as Barley. The latter had a cuton the inside of his cheek, Lucas wasin an ungovernable temper when in-terviewed.

In the witness-box, the defendantstated that in February 22 he returnedto the house and found the furnituredisarranged and He missing. Thewindow, which had been securely fas-tened, had been opened. He calledin the police, who had arrived withintwenty minutes. Up till then he hadnot known of any warrant beingissued,but a boy from next door broughtonein when the police were present. WhenBarley attempting to enter, he hadnot know'he was a bailiff, but onBorley attempting to enter, he hadpushed him out. There had been nomention of the previous visit. He de-nied making threatening statementsconcerning Barley to the constable.■He suffered from nervous hysteria.

The accused was convicted and fined10s and costs.

KING EDWARD VIIISUMMARY OF LIFE

AN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT

WELL-TEAINED RULER,

(From "The Post's" Representative.)LONDON, February 8.

The Foreign Office has prepared twoarticles—one on Jhe late King and an-other on King Edward's career—fordistribution to his Majesty's Missionsabroad for use in the, foreign Press.The Dominions Office has also issuedthese same articles to representativesof Dominions newspapers.

A brief summary of King Edward'slife (says the writer of the articles,Mr. Joseph Martin) until the day ofaccession may help to give some in-sight into a character perhaps destinedto play the most important part ofany ruler in contemporary history.

Born on June 23, 1894,Edward Al-bert Andrew Patrick David, Princeof Wales, spent his years of early child-hood in the healthy and sensible at-mosphere of ordinary English familylife. Young David, as he was called,by his family, had the good fortuneto possess in his grandfather, KingEdward the Seventh, and in hisfather, King George the Fifth, theworld's greatest experts in the scienceof modern kingship. Their combinedknowledge and experience were drawnupon in the founding of a scheme oftraining which, in the words of MajorVerney in his biography of the Prince,aimed at making him "a State servantwhose action and conduct would bewatched by the inhabitants of half thehabitable earth, and whose characterand personality would prove either anasset of incalculable value to the Bri-tish Empire or a grievous liability tothe British Constitution."

NAVY AND ARMY TRAINING.At the age of thirteen Prince Ed-

ward entered Osborne Naval College,where by his father's command he wastreated as every other cadet in theestablishment. Here, in the engineer-ing and carpentry shops, he discoveredthe joy and satisfaction of doing man-ual jobs to perfection, while his com-radeship with a large number ofhealthy, ordinaryboys laid the founda-tion for that keen insight into and ap-preciation of human nature whichthroughout his life has endeared himto his fellow-beings. Then followedDartmouth Naval Academy and fiveyears of rigorous naval training, someof which time was spent under theinclement conditions of the North Sea.After his Investiture as Prince ofWales he took up residence in Francefor a period in order to study Frenchlife and politics, returning home witha wider knowledgeand a broader out-look on life in its many aspects.

The Prince then entered OxfordUniversity, where he took his part,keenly but unobtrusively, in all gamesand sports as well as in study. Atthe outbreak of the Great War he im-mediately demanded to be sent to theFront, having by that time had con-siderable military experience in theOfficers' Training Corps, meeting all ob-jections with the assertion that it didnot matter in the least whether hewere killed, as he had several youngerbrothers to succeed him! Althoughhiswishes were .not entirely fulfilled, .heserved in France; Egypt, and Italy, andwhen on a later occasion he lookedback on his war experiences, he count-ed it among his blessings that the warhad given him the opportunity of mix-'ing with men and finding his man-hood.

AMBASSADOR OF EMPIRE. IAfter the war the Prince of Wales

travelled extensively, visiting betweenthe years 1919 and 1931 India, SouthAfrica, Canada, Australia, and NewZealand, many of the British Colonies,Japan, the United States of America,and South America. Wherever hewent he displayed such unfailing tactand ready understanding of the mostvaried problems that he was universal-ly acclaimed .the ideal "Ambassador ofEmpire."

His own country he knows intimate-ly from end to end, having in personvisited practically every field of indus-try, mingling freely with dockers,miners, and cotton-factory workers toascertain the conditions of their livesand their work. After the serious ill-ness of King George in 1928,the Princeof Wales turned his attention more andmore to home affairs, taking for hisspecial field of study employment andunemployment, learning from personalcontact with ex-soldiers of their par-ticular difficulties and problems, visit-ing slums to ascertain the conditionsof the housing of the poorest elementof the population.

Himself a keen open-air sportsman,the newKing has also found time to takean active interest in boys' clubs, es-pecially with a view to encouragingthat side of these organisations whichaims at getting facilities for the boysto'indulge in open-air games andsports. Football, tennis, cricket, row-ing, swimming, golf, riding, and evengardening, King Edward the Eighthknows them all from personal experi-ence. The same thoroughness whichmade him, as Prince of Wales, learnSpanish before he visited SouthAmerica, he manifests in all has activi-ties, be they play or work. He is anenthusiastic airman arid he seldomtravels by any other means if airtransport is possible. A firm believerin the advantages to be gained fromtravelling, a fluent and charmingspeaker with a happy knack of find-ing the exact word for every occasion,the King has in innumerable instancesproved himself a valuable national'asset when tackling problems of acommercial nature.

Well may the young King feel theweight of the burden of responsibilitywhich will henceforth rest on hisshoulders, but no monarch could everfeel more secure in the certainty ofthe affection and confidence of his sub-jects. The idol of a great Empire,' thesymbol of all that is best in the Britishtradition of clean manhood, his strictsense of duty, his sincere wish to servehis people and the unprecedentedmeasure of good will which he hasearned both within and without hisown realm, will be welded togetherinto an armour of strength for the newSovereign, whose aim and intention itis to maintain British honour and pres-tige, to further civilisation, to evadeno responsibility and suffer any per-sonal sacrifice for the maintenance ofuniversal peace and friendship amongall the nations of the world.

FREAK GOLF MATCH

A golf match which began in 1922is still being played on a course nearSwindon, England, between twogolfers, neither of whom may claimvictory until the other is forced to re-tire through old age or death. Everyweek since August of that year, thetwo players, R. W. Chamberlain, re-tired farmer, and George New, post-master at Chilton, have me' in a con-tinuation match. The prize is a silvercup. New, who is the younger of thetwo, is about 900 up, but Chamberlain,aged seventy-one, is unperturbed, andlaughs' off that "slight" disadvantagewith the remark, "There's plenty oftime to catch up."

WAR FINANCE

ALLIES THOUGHTBANKRUPT

DRAMATIC CABLE

Dramatic statements concerning thefinancial embarrassment of the Allieswhen America entered the Great Warin 1917 were made at the Senate Muni-tions Inquiry in Washington, writes acorrespondent in the "Daily Tele-graph."

A cablegram' from the AmericanAmbassador in London, Mr. WalterPage, dated June, 1917,was producedfrom the State Department files. Thisinformed the U.S. Secretary of Statethat all the European Allies werethreatened with financial disaster, andthat only immediate action by theUnited States could save the situation.

Mr. Page cited Mr. Balfour, as hethen was, Mr. Bonar Law, and otherBritish statemen as the authorities forhis statement, and explained that theyhad urged that calamity could beavoided only if the United StatesGov-ernment would advance to the BritishGovernment enough money to pay forall purchases in America as they felldue.

Mr. Bonar Law, added Mr. Page'scablegram, said that theBritish had onhand only sufficient funds to maintaint>-J exchange for a single day.

"Unless we come to their rescue,"said Mr. Page, "we are all in dangerof collapsing."

EXAGGERATED PICTURE.Further evidence submitted showed

that the United States didcomply withthese requests, but not to as great anjextent as asked, and said that thedesperate picture painted by Mr. Page jappeared to have been Somewhatexaggerated.

Mr. J. P. Morgan and his partners,Mr. Thomas Lamont, Mr. RussellLeffmgwell, and Mr. George Whitneywere present to give evidence at theday's hearing.. Mr. J. P. Morgan somewhat sur-prised the members of the committeaby appearing in company with hispartners, as, wishing to spare him thetrouble of making another journey toWashington, the committee had senthim word that his presence could bedispensed with.

"I didn't waht to mirs the party,"Mr. Morgan said.i Mr. Lefflngwell, who was AssistantSecretary to the Treasury when theUnited States entered the . war, de-clared that of the hundreds of millionssterling lent to the Allies only about£80,000,000were used to meet Alliedobligations incurred in America beforeher entry into the conflict.

The total amount of these obliga-tions onApril 7, 1917,the day after theUnited States declared war, was, hesaid, £530,000,000, of which£295,000,000 was owed by GreatBritain.

LOAN MYTH EXPLODED.The years-old story that the

£80,000,000demand loan held by J.P. Morgan and Co. when the UnitedStates entered the war was paid outof the United States Treasury was, ex-ploded. Mr. J. P. Morgan produced jbefore the Committee an official state-ment of the British Treasury, in whichit was shown that the only part theAmerican Treasury had in the trans-action was the temporary applicationby Britain of £20,000,000of a Treasuryloan to payment"of principal and in-terest in April, 1917.

It was shown that the1 loan as itstood when it closed was £79,700,000,and that this was entirely paid out ofthe independent resources of the Bri-tish Government.

THE "EVENING POST"

NEW SPORTS -EDITION

FIRST ISSUE TOMORROW

Tomorrow the "Sports Post," the"Evening Post's" new sports edi-tion, will be on sale at the price of2d. The "Sports Post" will strikean entirely new note in the pro-duction of sports editions in NewZealand. It will be a new andhandier size, making reading incrowded places more convenient,and, in addition to a comprehen-sive survey of the day's sport, willcontain numerous features whichwill make the "Sports Post" ahome edition in every sense of theword.

The day's sports events will beaccurately covered by a competentstaff, and in all commentaries andreports the policy of the "EveningPost" to give fair play to all willbe observed.

A special appeal will be made tothe general reader—men, women,and children who like, in additionto sports news, something interest-ing and amusing to read over theweekend.

Each week the "Sports Post" willcontain an illustrated short storyby a well-known author, pages ofspecial interest to women, a cross-word puzzle, and a "Believe it orNot" feature by Ripley. In addi-tion to these features there will bea page devoted to the adventuresof Brick Bradford. This feature,which takes the form of a pictur-ised adventure story, will be fol-lowed with interest by childrenand adults alike.

For the convenience of the dif-ferent classes of readers the"Sports Post" has been designedin three sections, one containingthe reports of the day's events, thesecond sporting articles, and thethird magazine features.

LAWN TENNIS

METHODIST BIBLE CLASSES

The annual tennis tournament ofthe Methodist Bible .Class movementwas held 'on the Halaitai MunicipalCourts recently, the trophy winnersbeing as follows:—Church shield,Mar'anui; Herbert Smith banner(men), Maranui; Herbert Smith Cup(ladies), Worser Bay.

UNIVERSITY TOURNEYThe Victoria College Tennis Club has

chosen the following team to repre-sent the college at the inter-universitytournament, to be held in Wellingtonduring Easter:—

Men's singles: B. J. McCarthy andL. H. Marchant. Women's singles: MissD. Briggs and Miss J. Grainger. Men'sdoubles: L. H. Marchaht and J. C.White; H. S. Sivyer and M. Liddle.Women's doubles: Misses D. Briggs andJ. Grainger; Misses D. Gerard and P.Edwards. Combined doubles: B. J.McCarthy and Miss D. Gerard; J.C. White and Miss P. Edwards.

BY TELEGRAPH

JIUXEDrx, iMarcli 20.Arrived —Kani Ci. l"i a.m.), Trom Wellington

Kalliißo([H.:;o a.m.), from Akarna.

DAIRY PRODUCE

THE HOME MARKET

NEW ZEALAND'S PLACE

MR. SAVAGE PLEASED

The contents of the cablegram pub-lished yesterday suggesting that theDominions, especially Australia andNew Zealand, would secure a greatershare of Britain's dairy imports in thefuture were the subject of comment bythe Prime Minister (the Hon. M. J.Savage), who expressed satisfaction atthe likely turn of events.

"I think it is splendid that the Do-minions should be brought closer to-gether in the matter of trade," Mr.Savage said, "and that the British Gov-ernment contemplates giving the Do-minions a larger share of its importmarket. If we are going to discusspreferential trade within the Empire,this is the sort of thing that must hap-pen. There is no use talking'Ofmutualtrade within the Empire and- thenworking out agreements with othercountries. That certainly is not help-ful."

Mr. Savage said the new viewpointof the British Government, broughtabout apparently by a breakdown inthe negotiations with Denmark and bythe latter country's recent trade agree-ment with Germany, strengthened hisview that there should be permanentfacilities for Empire discussions ontrade matters. The different countriesof the British Commonwealth ought tobe in a position to discuss matters atany stage. The setting up of some-thing in the nature of a permanentEmpire council could remove many ofthe difficulties which were at presentencountered.

It was not yet clear, Mr. Savagecontinued, whether New Zealand wouldbe invited to participate in a confer-ence on the future of the British dairy-market. The belief in the past hadbeen that the whole subject wouldcome up for discussion at the expiryof the British Government's agree-ments with Denmark and the Argen-tine. Both these agreements expiredthis year, but so far no invitation hadbeen received by the New ZealandGovernment to make any representa-tions regarding the future. It was notknown whether some form of confer-ence might be called this year orwhether the whole matter might beheld in abeyance until next year, whenthe coronation of King Edward andthe holding of an Imperial Conferencewould mean the presence of a largegathering of Empire statesmen in Lon-don.

"At the present the situation inEurope overshadows everything," Mr.Savage concluded. "The British Gov-ernment has kept us closely/ informedof all developments,and it seems to methat one result of it all will be thatall the countries of the British Com-monwealth will be brought closer to-gether."

DEBENTURE CASE

STERLING OR NEW ZEALANDCURRENCY ?

The Court of Appeal today continuedthe hearing of legal argument in anaction brought by the Alliance Assur-ance Co., Ltd., against the AucklandCity Council and the Auckland Trans-port Board in respect of debenturesissued by the' City Council when itpurchased the Auckland tramways. Theamount of the debentures was£1,227,200,and the council gave theholder the option of requiring paymentof principal and interest in Aucklandor London. ■ In regard to■ a large por-tion of the debentures the option wasexercised in favour of London, and thequestion in dispute was whether theprincipal and interest on those deben-tures had to be paid in sterling or inNew Zealand currency.

There were on the Bench Mr. Jus-tice Reed, Mr. Justice Ostler, Mr. Jus-tice Blair, and Mr. Justice Kennedy.

Mr. H. E. Barrowc'lough appearedfor the plaintiff, and Mr. A. H. John-stone, K.C., and Mr. J. Stflnton for thelocal bodies.

In his argument today Mr. Stantoncontended that the defendant in issu-ing the debentures was governed bythe provisions of the Local BodiesLoans Act, and could only undertaketo pay in New Zealand currency, andthat in any event the debentures beingissued under the authority of the NewZealand statute would be construedas being expressed and payable in-NewZealand currency. (It was pointed out by Mr. Stanton

that if the, debentures and coupons hadto be paid in sterling instead of inNew Zealand currency the additionalcost to the Transport Board would-be£ 12,000a year for the next four years,and at the end of that time anotherquarter of a million, to pay off theprincipal, if the rate of exchange re-mained the same.

Mr. Johnston maintained that theNew Zealand pound was a differentunit of account from the Englishpound.

The Court reserved judgment.

FALSE PRETENCESPROBATION GRANTED

Three charges of false pretences bywhich sums of money totalling £3 4swere obtained were brought againstElizabeth Ellen Jones, alias O'Regan,in the Magistrate's Court today beforeMr. E. D. Mosley, S.M. Mr. W. P.Rollings appeared for the accused. *

Detective-Sergeant L. B. Revell statedthat the woman, who was known.asMrs. O'Regan, was a regular customerat a shop. She had gone there onemorning and told Mrs. Kennedy, whowas serving, that her husband was inhospital with a crushed foot, and thatshe needed money. She had received4s; in the afternoon she told Mr. Ken-nedy, who was then in the shop, thesame story. This brought her £2, anda further £ 1 the following day.Actually, she had been on a drinkingbout with a man O'Regan, with whomshe was living. She had been beforethe Court once Before, in 1930.

Mr. Rollings explained that £29saved by the accused as the result ofher own earnings had been spent inliquor, and that she had hardlyknownwhat she was saying when she hadseen the Kennedys. Their readinessto advance a loan pointed to the factthat her credit was good. O'Reganhad actually had a toe crushed, j

The Magistrate placed the accused onprobation for twelve months, andordered her to repay the money insuch instalments as mightbe approvedby the probation officer. He alsodirected her to take out a prohibitionorder against herself.

OLYMPIC GABIES

NO SWIMMERS TO BE SENT

(By Telegraph—Pices Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day-The Council of the New Zealand

Amateur Swimming Association de-cided to make no nominations for theOlympic Games. Its decision was cometo on the grounds that no New Zea-land swimmers are close enough toOlympic standard to warrant nomina-tion.

WORLD CONDITIONSN.Z. LEGISLATION

THE LABOUR PROGRAMME

MASTER PRINTERS MEET"Any survey of external conditions

must be made with the greatest diffi-dence," said the president of the Fed-eration of Master Printers of New Zea-land, Mr. A. Dennison, opening the an-nual conference in Wellington, whichwas held on Tuesday and Wednesday."There is undoubtedlyreason for grati-fication in the evidence of commercialand industrial recovery, though pro-gress has been so far from uniformthat its stability cannot be regarded asassured. Recovery has apparentlybeen greatest in Britain, and there hasbeen a substantial improvement in theUnited States and Canada, but condi-tions on the Continent of Europe stillarouse serious misgivings. Countriesthat have maintained democratic gov-ernment exhibit less social unrest andgreater economic progress than thosewhich have plungedinto revolutionaryexperiments."

TROUBLOUS AGE.Having touched in detail on the posi-

tion-in Europe, Mr. Dennison con-tinued:—"From the point of view ofinternational aspirations, of the intensefeeling of nationalism abroad, and ofthe restrictions placed upon the flowof international trade through hightariff barriers, managed currencies,quotas, and embargoes, all of whichmight be regarded as comprising avery fierce form of warfare in peacetime, we live in an age that is trulytroublous and uncertain. Removed sofar from the vital sphere of Europeanaffairs as, happilywe are, we can butrely on the sagacity of our statesmenin negotiation and counter-negotiation,and fervently hope that they may besuccessful in averting what could benone other than a catastrophe, coupledwith happenings impossible of concep-tion, but which could not fail to de-liver a staggering blow to the founda-tion of Western civilisation."

POLITICS AND ECONOMICS.Dealing with the situation in New

Zealand, Mr. Dennison continued: "Weare now confronted with aprospect ofpolitical control over economic activi-ties, to a greater extent than appearedprobable a year ago. Having achieved'the conquest of politicalpower bycon-stitutional means,'the Labour Party isnow proceeding, as rapidly as pos-sible, to bring into operation its pro-gramme of State ownership and Statecontrol. Much has already been doneby administrative action; more hasbeen promised immediately the formalauthority of legislation has beefl ob-tained."

Mr. Dennison referred to the reduc-tion In hours of work, the proclama-tion of a basic wage; the restoration ofweekly wages to the 1931 rates, wagespayable under the Factories Act to beraised, and workers' compensation tobe increased,as outlined in theLabourParty's programme, and continued:"Any of these changes would representa serious disturbance of existing con-ditions in the printing industry; incombination they constitute the mostformidSfble programme that has everbeen presented. "It is, however, prema-ture to express an opinion on them.An assurance has been given by theMinister of Labour that the applica-tion of the major proposals will bedetermined by the Court of Arbitra-tion, to which employers in the vari-ous industries will present reasons formodifying the actual operation of thegeneral policy." Legislation incorpor-ating these proposals, said Mr. Denni-son, would be carefully watched, andcriticism would be prompted only bythe welfare of New Zealand.

GOVERNMENT'S POLICY. ""The programme of industrial legis-lation," he concluded, "should mani-festly be considered in its relation tothe Government's declared policy offostering secondary industries, inwhich the plans announced by theMinister of Labour will be tested.There is also promised legislation toprocure rationalisation in industry.This will also require very carefulconsideration when its actual terms areknown."I A considerable number of remits af-fecting various aspects of the industryjwere considered by the meeting.

The following officers were electedI for the ensuing year:—Mr. H. HarrisI(Dunedin), president; Mr. B. C. Jacobsj(Auckland), vice-president; Mr. A.|Dennison (Auckland), immediate past-president; and Messrs. E. Aldridge(Auckland). H. Coull (Wellington), E.Darroch (Timaru). H. W. Lattey (Wel-lington). W. J. Palamontain (Waira-rapa), T. Somerville (Dunedin), J.Stout (Christchurch), and J. F. Thorn(Invercargill).-

MAN WHO RAN AMUCK

COMMITTED TO ASYLUM(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

DARGAVILLE, This Day.The middle-agedman who ran amuck

at Dargaville yesterday was notcharged in the Police Court this morn-ing with threatening behaviour anddamage to property, but -was com-mitted to a mental hospital.

An order made bya Magistrate at theinstance of the Mortgage Corporationin January for possession of the man'shouse and financial worries are be-lieved to be the cause of his derange-ment.

INJURY AT POLO

WELL-KNOWN SPORTSMAN(Special to the "Evening Post.")

PALMERSTON N., This Day.While engaged in a practice game

of polo on Wednesday evening, Mr.Quinlbn O. Wilson, the well-knownBulls farmer and sportsman, had themisfortune to have his nose brokenand glass from spectacles he was wear-ing embedded in an eye.

After medical treatment in Palmer-slon North, he was taken to Welling-ton for attention by a specialist.

UNLAWFULLY ON PREMISES

Pleading guilty to a charge of beingfound without lawful excuse on en-closed premises at 5 Frederick Street,Louisa Findlay, a domestic aged 50,ap-peared before Mr. E. D. Mosley, S.M.,in the Magistrate's Court today.

Senior-Sergeant J. A. Dempseystatedthat the premises, which were unoccu-pied, had been visited by the police inresponse to complaints received. Theaccused had been found there in pos-session of methylated spirits and smel-ling strongly of alcohol. She had ex-pressed a desire ,to go to Pakatoa Is-land.

A second charge was entered of be-ing an idle and disorderly person, inthat she had insufficient lawful meansof support, and to this also the accusedpleaded guilty.

On the first charge the accused wasconvicted nnd ordered to come up forsentence wihtin twelve months ifcalled upon, and on the second she wassentenced to two years on PakatoaIsland, subject to a medical examina-tion proving satisfactory.

SPORTING

MANAWATU RACING CLUB

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)PALMERSTON N., This Day,

For the opening of the ManawatuRacing Club's Autumn Meeting theweather is fine but cloudy and theattendance is good. The course is inexcellent order. Out of respect tothe memory of the late Roy Reed,flags are being flown at half-mast.Results:—

Karere Hurdles Handicap, £150; 1-Jmiles—s Gas\v»yn, 9.3 (Taylor), 1; 8Invictus, 9.11,2; 4 Widden, 9.2, 3. Allstarted. Won by a short length. Time,2min 45 2-ssec.

Autumn Maiden Plate, £100; 7 fur-longs.—3 Silvanus; 8.7 (EllisJ, 1; 6 Pre-vail, 8.7, 2; 2 Donegal, 8.7, 3. Scr;:Princess La Jean. Head. Time, lmin29sec.

Prince of Wales Handicap, £200; 1mile and 1 furlong.—6 Grateful, 7.1(Savage), 1; 2 Big Dook, 8.11,2; 5 OneWhetu, 7.3, 3. Scr.: Passion Flower,Lord Moutoa. Length. Time, lmin53sec.

ON WINGATUI TRACKS

MARY PRATT SCRATCHED

(Special to the "Evening Post.")DUNEDIN, This Day.

For horses racing at Oamaru on Sat-urday the outside (50 feet out) of thecourse proper at Wingatui yesterdaymorning was available for fast work.After a very heavy dew the going wasslightly soft on top.

Final Bell was going a little betterthan Great Pal when concluding fivefurlongs in lmin lOsec.

Under restraint all the way, CherryQueen covered six furlongs in lmin25sec.

The horses with no immediate en-gagements gallopedon the inside grass,where the going was firmer.

Salmo Salar easily beat Golden Kingover six furlongs in lmin 19sec.

Pink Del ran well over seven fur-longs to record lmin 34sec.

Song Boy, left half a dozen lengthsbehind Paladino at the half-mile, andridden out, beat Paladino home by aneck in 51sec.

The Smuggler waited with 'TheJeweller when running five furlongsin lmin 9sec.

Te Ahuarangi, who will race as ajumper from now on, was schooledover four of the big fences. Hejumped the first two very well, buthesitated before attemptingthe others.Nevertheless, he shows promise.

Mary Pratt was not rehandicappedfor her wins at the Cromwell Meet-ing, as she has been scratched forOamaru.

NOTIUM'S FINE RECORD

HAWERA TWO-YEAR-OLDS

(Special from "Limited")HAWERA, This Day.

The Hawera two-year-olds raced sofar this season have been fairly suc-cessful in upholding the prestige ofthe centre. Notium won the TaranakiStakes and was narrowly beaten inthe Wellesley Stakes. Out of tenstarts he was unplaced on only threeoccasions,and is quite likely to add tohis winnings before the season fortwo-year-old racing closes. Gay Chief(killed at'Trentham), whose perform-ances include placings in three classicraces—the Wellesley, Great NorthernFoal, and Royal Stakes—won at hiseighteenth start. Ned Cuttle has donewell in minor handicaps, winningthree races, besides placings. Bril-liancy and International have alsoperformed prominently.

UNRACED YOUNGSTERS.Two-year-olda in work that have

not raced are the Captain Bunsby—Rewa Rewa colt, Shemseh,by NiggerMinstrel—Slackline, Gold Band, byNigger Minstrel—Airway, StudentPrince, by Laughing Prince—HappyHit, and Mystic Glow, byLord Warden—Bright Glow.

The Captain Bunsby—Rewa Rewayoungster is a well-grown and good-looking sort. He is under J. Brown'scare, and is doing splendidly. He isthe type that gives promise of develop-ing into a fine specimen, of a three-year-old. This youngster has beenspeeded up lately, and hasv shownthat first essential, speed.

A classy-looking filly is Shemseh,also in Brown's stable, and one thatwould have run prominently in two-year-old races but for suffering aserious setback in transit from Tren-tham as a yearling. When ready torace and showing speed above" theordinary, Shemseh had another set-back, and will not be raced until nextseason.

A STURDY COLT.The remaining two-year-old in this

stable, Student Prince, also makessome appeal, being a well-balanced,sturdy individual. He will also bekept until next season.

Bright Glow's second foal. MysticGlow, is a big, fine-looking filly whohas done well. She resembles herdam. Mystic Glow shows plenty ofpromise for next season. She is underJ. Fryer's care. Gold Band is atotally different type to her half-sisterSilvanus, being more lengthy, and isa very racy-looking youngster. H.Mills has had- her going steadily sincebreaking her in, and it is intended torace her at the Feilding Easter Meet-ing.

HAVERING BACK.Havering, who has been on his

owner's farm at Tawhiti for twoyears, has been sent to the SouthIsland, where it is intended to put himinto training again. HavM-ing, who isin his tenth year, was a claas performersome seasons back, and was successfulover hurdles.

CRICKET

LOCAL COMPETITIONSThe Basin Reserve is available again

for cricket tomorrow afternoon, and theWellington Cricket Association's seniormatches -which were commenced atPetone and Kelburn Park will be con-cluded at the Basin. Thematches are:Kilbirnie v. Petone and Karofi v.University.

The final game of the Wellingtonwomen's senior grade cricket competi-tion will also be played at the BasinReserve between teams representingTechnical Old Girls and WellingtonCollege Old Girls. The Bassant Cupis to be presented to the winningteam.

The play-off for the Hutt ValleyCricket Association's A grade, cham-pionship is to take place at North Park,the contesting teams being Gear Unitedand Trafalgar Park. The match pro-mises to be one of the best staged inthe history of the association's clubcompetitions. The winners hold theWilford-Kerr Shield.

RUGBY FOOTBALL

CHAIRMAN RE.ELECTED

Mr. J. Prendeville, who attended theannual meeting of the WellingtonRugby Union as a delegate from thePetone Football Club instead of repre-senting Wellington College Old Boysas formerly, was again asuccessfulcan-didate for the management committee.At a meeting of the committee after theannual meeting of delegates he was re-elected chairman. It is understoodthat the Petone Club was one of sevensenior clubs which offered Mr. Prende-ville a position as delegate to the an-nual meeting.

PERSONAL ITEMSA resolution of sympathy with rela-

tives of the late Sir Francis Bell wasmoved by the Mayor (Mr. E. W.> Wise),at the meeting of the Eastbourne Bor-ough Council last evening and car-ried, members standing in silence.

Mr.Chas.Weinstein left this morningby air for New Plymouth.

Mr. William Crawford, M.A., hasbeen appointed principal of the Ash-burton Technical High School, in sue- y

cession to Mr. E. J. Thompson,.who hasretired on superannuation,, states aPress Association message from Ash-burton. Mr. Crawford has been seniorassistant since 1927 and was previously; -at the Timaru Boys' High School.There were thirty-two applicants. .

Mr. R. H. Rawlinson, of the- BruceWoollen Company, left for Aucklandyesterday.

Messrs. W. H. Cocker and G. F. Fin-lay (Auckland), John W. Gee (San.Francjsco), A. W. Essex, J. Clowj Geo.R. Hutchinson, and C. Munro (Auck-land), A. Harold Gaye and A. F. Ellia(Melbourne), C. C. Davis (Christ-church), S. C. Black (Johannesburg),A. W. Wright (Auckland), J. C. Nic-holson (New Plymouth), L. T. Bur-nand (Gisborne), R. Robb and D. LeCren (Auckland), S. O. Kurnow,(Tokio), and Commander R. C.Garsia (Nantes) arestaying at the Mid*land Hotel. . ...

Messrs. J. Wostenholme (Sydney), I.M. Geddis (Napier), H. E. Bett(Christchurch), Sir MaynardHedstrom.(Fiji), Sir Cecil Leys (Auckland),Messrs. C. S. Macdonald and W. W.Wynne (Melbourne), and A. R. Boyd(Queensland) are staying at the HotelSt. George. .

Messrs. C. M. Richwhite (Auckland),H. L. Barker. (Ashburton), N. N. Wil-son (Christchurch), G. Brown (Bris-bane), J. B. Symons (Melbourne),andA. Raven (Sydney) are staying at theRoyal Oak Hotel. "Mr. T. S. Radley (Christchurch) isstaying at the Grand Hotel. . "Mr. H. R. Brown'and the Rev. H.Kelly (Sydney), Messrs. J. M.vßuth-ven (Tokomaru Bay),. J. F.. Strang(Hamilton), J. P. May (London), andD. L. Cuthbertson (Waitaki) are stay-ing at the Hotel Cecil. t !

Messrs. W. A. Cann (Hamilton?, J.D. Ballantyne and. J: Ballantyne(Bluff), J. Knight (Feilding), H. G.Parish (Oxford), S.S. Worsp (Whang'a-rei), H. Webb (Wanganui),C. A. Ham-mond (Hawera), F. B. Hale (Christ-church), R. Anthony and J.K. Lovegrove (Hawera), R. T. Pollock'and T. Johanson (Adelaide), T. T. Tul-loch and E. R. Simpson (Waverley),J. Leopold (Germany)', J. Nixon N.Burgess, and T. Dickinson (Wanganui),G. Guest, O. K. Jameson, and F. J.Hamilton (Whangarei), G. Grant(Timaru), A. W. Wylie (Pahiatua), TH. Phipps (Christchurch), J. F. Ryaa(Weedons), C. R. Pearce, E. MasperR. T. O'Halloran, J. T. Castleburg, andT. U. Restall (Auckland), N. N. Man-derson, R. A. Blackmore, and U PPeterson (Thames), H. J. King and J*McLeod (Tauranga), B. B. Oakden T.°- Underwood, and R; O'Malley(Whakatane), J. Currington and TOakley (Wairoa), T. T. Peacock JCasSldyi L. Fleming, and J. O'Rourks(Napier), Dr. J. Hight (Morere), andDr. H. T. Fleming (Sydney) are stay-ing at the Empire Hotel.

"FREE" RAIL TRIPRELIEF WORKERS' ACTION

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)WHANGAREI, This Day.Twenty-nine relief workers yester-

day accepted their own invitation fotravel free from Okaihau to Aucklandon the New Zealand,railways.Dissatisfied with the terms of em-ployment for clearing land for road-making under the small farm schemeat the McKenzie Block, four milesfrom Kohukohu, the men went onstrike and resolved, to use the rail-way for travelling to Auckland, wherethe majority have homes. Arrivingat Okaihau railway station in a- bodythey commandeered one' carriage, andset out on their homeward way.They refused.to buy tickets, saying

that if they did so they would bestranded. On arrival at Auckland theirnames and addresses were taken, andit is understood negotiations will beentered into with the Labour Bureau.

NEARLY NORMAL

AWAPUNI RACECOURSE(Special from "Rarigatira."). PALMERSTON N., This. Day. 'Awapuni Racecourse has been very;rapidly restored to. its former, order

after the destruction done by thecyclonenearly two months ago,and theonly evidence of the storm remainingto remind patrons at the ManawatuRacing Club's Autumn Meeting today,is that two public stands are still with-out permanent roofs.' " The members'stand has been temporarily coveredwith a tarpaulin roof, but the weather,though dull, is fine.and mild. Thecourse otherwise is in splendid order.

The jockeys are wearing black arm-bands as a mark of respect to the lataRoy Reed.

SHARE MARKET

WELLINGTON EXCHANGE. ">.

Midday Call.—Sales: Rotoiti Timber,6s 9d; G. J. Coles, £3 11s 6d; MountMorgan, 15s lOd. Unofficial: Wool-worths, Ltd., £6 15s 6d.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)AUCKLAND, ThisDay.Sales.—Morning call: Tavua, 2s lOd;King Solomon, 3s 2d; Farmers' Trad-

ing, 8s 6d; Mt. Morgan, 15s lOd;KauriTimber, 245; Auckland Gas, 25s 3d;Woolworths (N.Z.), £5 7s 6d; Govern-ment Bonds (1949), £103 15s; City ofAuckland (1947), £105.'

Sales.—Noon: Farmers' Trading. 8s6d; Macky, Logan. 18s 6d; NationalBank of New Zealand. 75s 3d; SouthBritish, 89s 9d; 4 per cent. Stock (1940),£102 15s; 4 per cent. Bonds (1955),£103 15s.

CHRISTCHURCH; This Day.Sales:—Commercial Bank of Aus-

tralia, 20s 6d; Goldsbrough Mort, 32s3d (2); Mortgage Corporation. 4s 7d;Dunlop Rubber, 14s 5d (2) (ex div-);Electro. Zinc (pref.)," 40s;Brian Boru,2;Jd;King Solomon, 3s 2d; Mount Mor-gan (cum div.), 15s 9d (2). Reported:Government 4 per cent. InscribedStock (1943-46), £102 15s. " ■

Unlisted:—Woolworths, Sydney, ord,(cum div.), £6 16s.

DUNEDIN, This Day.Sales.—Reserve Bank, £5 14s GdReported.—Kaitangata Coal, 225! 9d;New Zealand Drug Co., 77s 6d; Farm-

ers' Trading (ord.), 8s 6d.

SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE.

(Bj: Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.)'(Received March 20,2.15 p.m.)

SYDNEY, This DaySales on the Sidney Stock Ex-

change include:—Bonds, 4 per cent.(1941), £102 7s 6d; 4 per cent. (1944),£102 17s 6d; 4 per cent. (1947), £10115s; 4 per cent (1950), £101 17s-6d: 4per cent. (1955), £102 15s; 4 per cent.(1959), £103 12s 6d; Bank of NewSouth Wales, £35 2s 6d; Tooth's Brew-ery, 53s 6d: British Tobacco. 425;Broken Hill Proprietary. 60s 6d; Dun-lop-Perdriau Rubber. 14s 6d: HowardSmith, 17s;James Stedman. 17s lOld.

THE EVENING POST, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936. 11

TRADE AND FINANCE

"j PRODUCE & MARKET REPORTS FROM DAY TO DAY*_

TRADING BANKS

DEPOSITS INCREASE

ADVANCES LOWER

Returns of the six trading banks. doing business in New Zealand as at■ the close of business on January 27-■" and February 24. 1936,as furnished toi* the- Reserve Bank of New Zealand,i§, compareas under: —

iikbit. jJan. IT.. IVIi. 21. j£ . £

Reserve balances held . . j

Overseas assets in re- Isped pf New Zea- . . jland business— , ..., .„. (1) In London ". ll.M!!.Si!i 12,ii..,2bS

(2) Elsewhere .. <i,lB:U!'2 'i.493,<,3U.. Gnld .ami .gold bill- . .»a lion held in X.SS. . .-'■>) ■'*"'

.. S*'S !!°..W1 -SI..SSL ■ T«..13Sami dls-

>' ':ounts In New Zea- , ~-,.,, ~.,n" land , ■1,i,0«,.-):t-f t\.<r.o.oMReserve Bank of N.X.- ■ ■ " _ ~ . „

" notes 5.787.H!.. .5.4U..2-1Socurlties held in.;. Now Zealand— -, D :, ,-,,--,,

(1) Government. 4.n:!.5(i2 1..5->,j*>l

Value of land, build-,inus, furniture, HI- ....tines, and equipment ~,held In X.Z ■■ 1.'1M.-'SB1-1 I...1)1.0-12

'■Ti.lals ........ ■£84.-i»7,2 II £.S^.ljl.'j.3i)s

(2' . ' .' CfIEDIT., . ' !«*■ . - . c* P ' I** — . " !SJ'npma'nd 'liabilities' In ' .' ..„„.,.„„.,, 1

\c\v Zealand "28,527,ft1.. ".{0.109,0Jl. Time Hahllltles-lii New „. ~..|rZealand 37,oms.mi« .?,.160..L.Demand nubilities

■«&.■ ' elsewhere than in j* N.Z. Incurred in ><- Ic z:.bu?::. 4, 5 ,,6 l . si* 'Tinre liabilities else--2 ■ where- than-in. S.A. ■ j* - incurred in respect ~_"* -ofX.K'. business .. «r.s,;j'»il i.i,.,b.0

I? -Kotes of own issue« . in circulation pay- .„,-,.„, -~,-,« able in X.Z a.l.ih* ..60,0j. |2 /Xl^"Srabilltl°5f 18,9011,4a4. H,158,918

I Totals ...:.... 554,40T,244£85,495,595

* " case f'iiiid,Bank of is'cw Zealand, of £001.170I, as at February 24.

RESERVE BANK RETURN

LONDON FUNDS GROWING■H ' The weekly statement of assets andij "liabilities of the Reserve Bank.of New&; Zealand, as at the close of business on

March 16,is as follows:—;£■ LIABILITIES. j>:. s ' s. a. £

capital . 500,000 0 0 Unchanged

£.C«w«l rewirej q fl Dnc|lunced

>* "Bank-notes'.'..: 0,907,771 10 0 *1T.594"!%"Demand Liabilities— ~,,-n—$ U) State *,758,626 lit B "24,,0u,* (J,) Banks .... 9,310.059 IK S T?i'l-'^''* (>:) Other .... «S.OT4 fi S T U,'°i

Other liabilities 144.3J3 1 ■< «1.,C0j

£29.684,436 0 1. "106,574ASSETS.

£ «. d. £

*°(a) VCGold 2,801,733 0 « Unchanged

"- Subsidiary coin . 195,765 li » T1.426.... 1,791,981 2 11- -.'.608;■ Other assets 28,449 1. S , U,3da

.j - £30,684,456 0 1 '196,374■♦ ' \Decrease. *Increase.

Proportion of reserve (reserve less■-liabilities in currencies other than-. New Zealand currency). 98.07.5 pel"; cent., compared with 98.597 lor the'"'week ended March 9, 1936.

PRICE OF COLD(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.)

S' W (Received March 20 10 a.m.)LONDON, March 19.

The price of fine gold per ounce,141s.

STERLING AND DOLLAR

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.)(Received March 20, 10 a.m.)

LONDON, March 19.Sterling exchange London on New

York,14.97 1-16 'dollars.

DOLLAR RATES

■ The' Associated Banks (other thanche Bank of New South Wales) quotedthe following dollar rates today, ona New Zealand currency ■basis. Theyare subject to alteration .withoutnotice. . .

U.S.A. Canada(per £1 per £1N.Z.).. N.Z.).Dols. Dols.

Selling—-T:T. ..: 3.98| 3.98JOn demand 3.98 i 3.993

Buying—On demand 4.03| 4.03S

THE PRICE OF SILVER... ' (Hrlthh Official Wireless.l(Received March 20, 10 a.m.)

RUGBY, March 19.Silver.—Cash. 19 5-8 d per oz; for-

rard, 19Ad.

The cash price on March 17 was19 5-Bd.

JAVA EXCHANGE

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Cayyi-i2hl.>(Received March 20, 10 a.m.)

BATAVIA. March 19.Sterling exchange, 7.22J guilders to

ci.

The rate on March 18 was the same.

AUSTRALIAN SHARES.PRICES TEND UPWARDS

(By Telegraph—l'i-oss Assn.--LV,.\ ii,;hUSYDNEY, March 19.

On the Stock Exchange today there!was strong buying, with support ex-;tending to every section, which'result-ed in a buoyant investment market.The upward tendency in prices con-tinued. Bonds were very strong.Sales:—Bank of New South Wales,£35 ss; Commercial Banking Co. ofSydney, £21 14s; Commercial Bank ofAustralia, 20s 9d; National Bank, £5(paid, £7 11s; Associated News, 235;(ditto, pref., 23s Gd; Automatic Totes,21s 3d; Howard Smith, 17s; HuddartParker, 38s; Burns, Philp, 725; Aus-Itralian ■ Gas, A, £7 15s; British To-bacco, 425; Tooths Brewery, 53s Gd:Tooths, ex rights, 325;G. J. Coles,725;Drug Houses. 29s 3d; Australian Glass,84s 6d; Goldsbrough Mort, 32s 3d; Mor-ris Hedstrom, 255; Greater J. D. Wil-liams, 8s; Henry Jones Co-op., 39s 9d;Electrolytic Zinc, ex dividend, 38s 6d;!David Jones, 43s 6d; Anthony Hordern20s 3d; General Industries, 21s 6d;Commonwealth Wool, 20s; NewboldBrick, 37s 7Ad;Hume Pipe, 17s;Nestles,pref., 34s 6d; Newcastle Gas,A and B,13s 3d; Claude Neon, 54s 9d; Kandos.23s 9d; R. Fowler, 13s 9d; Mark Fo>\24s 7£d; United Provisions, 14s; W. R.Carpenter, 42s 6d; Meggitts, 24s 6d; Sar-gents, 25s 3d; Beard Watson, 17s 7£d:Australian Guarantee Corporation, 245:Cash Orders, 245; Goodyear, pref., 30s6d; Menzies Hotel, 15s: Mount'Morgan.15s 9d; Broken Hill Proprietary. 60s 9d-Broken Hill South, £5 13s 6d; ZincCorporation, 73s 6d; Bulolo Go!d, £8i7s: Larut, 11s 4d; Placer Development,

!£5; Emperor, 10s 7d; Loloma, 17s;jKramat Tin, 655.

" MELBOURNE. March 19.Sales on the Melbourne Stock Ex-change today ' included:—CommercialBank of Australia, 20s 8d; Australian

Glass, 84s 6d; British Tobacco, 41s 9d;IDunlop-?erdriau, 14s sd; G, J. Coles,71s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, new,36s 9d; Broken Hill South, £5 13s:Anthony Hordern, 20s; ElectrolyticZinc, 38s; Zinc Corporation, 735;Mount. Morgan, 15s 8d; Mount Lyel],24s 3d; Loloma, 17s;Emperor, 10s Bd.

! PRICE AND RETURNLatest bales reported and made on

the Stock Exchanges of the Dominion,with the highest prices and the ap-proximate yields per cent, per annumto investors (all subject to appropriatetaxes and exchange where operative),based on the last annual dividends,plus bonuses,if any, and consideringredemption and brokerage in the caseof redeemable securities where dated,were as follows:—

Bifiliest Yield,price. p.c, p.a.

£ s. d. £ 8. d.Wellington.

Hank of X.Z 2 fin I nilGoldsbrough, Mori.... 1114 :! Hi 7Stli. British Ins 4 10 II 2 10 .'!JTuddail, Parker .... ■I IS (I ."{l3 STaupiri Coal o Hi (iTiuipo Totani li. N n X o 0Australian Glass ' 4 :J (i ■ ;1 2 3Consolid.Brick ...... 010 ,'iDental and Medical., nil!) 4 .1 1Dimlop-Perdriau ... I) 14 -1G. J. Coles :)ll (i ■ 3 0 11Bycrofts. Ltd 2 1 0 4 17 'JBroken Hill Pty. ...i. :i ,0 0 S li SMount Morgan ' oio 9 (5 7 0

Unofficinl—AVoolworths,LLrl. ... fi 15 li 2IL 3

Auckland.Imrr. Stork, 4 p.e.

(1940) a. 102 5 0 3 7 7|Auckland Tliub.. 4'i■ p.e. (9/7/53) ... .a. 107 U 0 312 4Auckland City, 4Vt ;,

p.C. (1/1/521 a. 107 0 0 311 0Nat. Bank of N.Z. s. 3 13 <> 213 0Bank of jSt.Z 2 (i 0 4 li 11Reserve Bank :>14 (j -17 4SUi.British Ins 4 If) 0 2 1.9 "National Mortgage (A) 211 li 317 8Hudtlavt,Parker .... IIS v .'i 13 STaupiri Coal 0 1(5 I! —Northern Steam I) (i 10 8 0 11Taupo Totara OH :i 4 111 11Anthony Hordeni .... I. o (> —Broken Hill Pty. ...i. 3 1 is ■'. r> 0Bycroft 2 1 <i 4 17 9Farmers' Trading ■"" 0. 8 (i 414 1G. J. Coles S 111 !l :S 10 8■farmers'.Fertiliser . 0 I!) '") i> II 4Wilson's Cement b.i. 117 li -i 13 4GoldenDawn (I. 1' 8Martha Mine (I l!l li n.Okarito 0 4 2 ji.

Christchurch'.Nat. Bank N.Z. ...s. 310 ;i 213 2Comm.Bank Aust.... .1 0 ;> - 17 IGoldsbrougli, Mort .. 111-1 3 lli 7N.Z. Breweries '2 VI (i 2 13 3Tooth's Brewery ..b. 213 (I 414 4Anthony Hordern ... 1 0 0Austfclian Glass .... 4 3 ii 3 2 3British Tobacco ....i. 2 1 li 217 10Consolid.Brick ...:. I) II) 4Duulop-Pcrdriau ... 014 4 — ,Howard Smitli 0 lli 4 3 12Okarito 0 4 7 li.Broken Hill Pty. ..i. 219 5 "3 7 40. J. Coles :$ H (i 3 911Mount Morgan Olfi '.) li 7 0Unlisted—

Woohvovths,Ltd. . .b. fi .14 o 212 3 ,Assd. Motorists (prel.) I <> 0 71310 ;

Ounedin. !Inser. Stock, '4 p.c. ■

(1949) a.. 103 V, 0 :i 14 0Domm. Bank Aust. .. 1 0 4 217 4S"at.Bank N.Z s. 313 , d 213 4SiationalMortgage (A) 212 (I li 16 11 ,rimaru Gas V i » . 4 10 10Mount Lyell I 'I "'* - l2:Dkarito ' ~-■"" .0 4 Ij ■ n.Unofficial— * .

vVoohvorths,Ltd. ..'■>. 0 ID" n 21110 ,».—Market price includes accrued in-

terest, but not brokerage.).—lncludes bonus. " I:.—lnterim div. increased. ;a.—Not available. . .j.—Dividend payable in sterling.

MATAKI COLD DREDGING"The best way to aid and stimulate

mining in New Zealand would be toibolish the gold tax," said Mr. C. O.Vlahony, chairman of directors otVTataki Gold Dredging, Limited, Mur-ihison, speaking at the fourth annualneeting of shareholders held in Auck-and on Wednesday. In criticising thejurden of the tax, Mr. Mahony re-ferred to statements made by the Min-ster of Mines. (the Hon. P. C. Webb)luringhis tour of the Thames district \Mr. Mahony said it would seem that;he Minister of Mines thought it was'air to take arbitrarily the capital ot>xisting companies by means of , tiezoldtax as a donation towards the,:apital of companies intending to pros-ject for low-grade ores. " That was helaid to aid people who thought theyvou'ld find gold by sinking expensiveihafts. In his opinion this was quite

'Rumours which had been circulatedidverse to the condition of the com-)any's dredging plant were denied byhe chairman, and,.also by Mr. G. J.3 Stitt, the managing director,- andtf'r. T; B. Gillooly, dredgemaster. Mr.lillooly stated in a report that theIredge had worked during tne past'ear for 50 weeks, at an average ot50 hours a week. It had establishedi record in working for two and alalf years without missing one week s"eturn The machine had stood up

o the work well and was in good re->air. It was mentioned by Mr.Mahony that the life of the claimvould be at least eight to 10 years.Messrs. R. H.1 Montgomery and H.

Xird, directors, were re-elected.

WAIPAPA BEACH RETURN.

W. A. Milson and Co., secretaries ofVaipapa Beach Gold Dredging Co,Ad., report to the New ZealandStock Exchange Association the re-eipt of advice from the dredgemaster,tating that a return of 20oz of goldas been won for 124 hours' dredg-

Directors of the Timaru BreweryCompany. Ltd., have recommendedpayment of a final dividend of V2percent., making 6 per cent, for the yearended February 28. Last year's divi-dend was 5 per cent.

STOCK & SHAKE MARKET

FRIDAY, MARCH 20, IO3G,

First Call. This Day.--Reported sales: JWellington Gas(prcf.). 24s Gd; Dental and .Medical,Us -Oil. , <Late Reported .Sales, \ esterday.-G. .1. .Coles* 71s Gd; Jfount Morgan", las Sd;[fuddarfc Parker (ord.)*, 3Ss;K.Z. Insnv-iincc. OOs; Standard Insurance, G2s 4J,2c1;T.-uipo Totava Timber (ord.)'. 8s 3d;Brok i Hill Pty.. 60s 6d (2); ConsolidatedBrick. 10s 3d (2); Auckland Gas,25s 3d;Bank'of X.Z., 465,435.

UNOFFICIAL LIST.I . Buyers. Sellers.

£ s. d.' £ 's. dWoolwprths. Ltd. ..* — 6IG 0Assoc. ' Motorists Pet-

rol (ovd.) ]()<)()C. A. Odliu (oi'd.) .. 011 U «IS 0Dom. Farmers hist. . - - ■ " ;> I) IIJohn Fuller and Son — 88. 0 0Waldass Shoes.... 1 ■", 0 —

Late Reported Salra, \ csimlny.- \\ ool-wurllis, Ltd., i'li His.j "Cum div.

DIVIDENDSDUE.

*C'nm div. |Xx div

Metropolitan Permanent Bulletins—llualat 6 per cent, per annum .Mar. .il)

Guddait l';irl<cr—final ord. at 7 percent, and prcf. at 6 per cent, perannum Mar. 21

Maori Gully—6% pur cent, per share .Mar. 3-1Bond's Hosiery Mills (N.Z.), Ltd.—

'I'/ndper share Mar.-27Norlli Broken Hill—dividend 2s 6d and

bonus Is per share, payable Mel-bourne Mar; 27

Bank of Australasia—final.4s ."()sterling per share, less English in-come tasc Mar. S7

Toolieys,-Ltd.—interim half-yearly atS per cent, per annum Mar. 2"

Barnct Glass Rubber—interim half-yearly prcf. 4 per cent ' Mar. 27

Hume i'lpo (Australia)—lnterim ai 5per cent, per annum Mar. SO

British Tobacco—uuarterly. Hi percent. I'ar. 31

Imperial Smelting—pref. 6,4 per cent.| per annum Apr. 1Nestles mid Anglo-Swiss Milk—interim

quarterly S per cent, per annum Apr. IUnited Buildinc Ciiristchurch—final

?'/. per cent. Apr. IKempthorno. Prosscr's New Zealand

Drug—final 4%per cent., making8 per cent, per annum Apr. 3

Howard Smith—quarterlyprof, at 6 percent, per annum and ord. Nt 2V4per cent, per annum Apr. 6

Myer Emporium—lnterim ord., 3 percent. ■*!"■" 6

Amalgamated Zinc—half-yearly Interimnt li per cent, per nnnum Apr. 0

Neon .Signs (Australasia)—lnterim at10 per cent, per annum Apr. 1j

C. J. Coles and Co., Ltd.—lnterim,quarterly ore!., fid per share .... Apr. 15

Neon Signs (AUjtrahisJn). Ltd.—lo percent Al>r' 15

Tiniiiiu Rrnvory—Unnl, 3'i per <-rii(.,maliiMK 1) I'or cent, per iililliitn .. Apr. 16

Sli;i-1.-iihl mid (,'rj.—interim ord. andprcf., V a per cent May 11

EXPORTS AND IMPORTS

TWO MONTHS' TRADE

Returns of overseas trade as suppliedby the Customs show that during Feb-ruary last the value in New Zealandcurrency of exports and imports, com-

!pared with those of February, 1935 and1934, were as follows:—-

ExcessFeb. Exports. Imports, exports.

£ £ £1936 .... 5.251.32 C 2,980,4812,2(34,845:1936 4,453,0002,429,0002,024,000J1934 .... G.249,000 1,945,0004,304,000

The combined months of Januaryand February last and for the years1935 and 1934 show that so far thisyear imports have made a substantialadvance. The comparisons of theperiods in review are as follows:—! ExcessUan.-Feb. Exports. Imports, exports.'

££ £ |1936 .... 11.349,6610.583,743 4,765.9131935 .... 9.529,0005.656,0003,873,0001934 11,330,0004,804,0006,526000

The improvementin the returns forexports for the first two months of thisyearmay be attributed to the increasedprice and quantityof wool sold in theDominion this season. The above fig-ures do not include movements ini specie, outward and inward, whichhave been as follows:—

Specie. Exports.. Imports.£ £

Feb., 1936 34,200 2100Jan. and Feb., 1936 . 37,200 3 158

NEW COMPANIESBegistration oJ: new companies isreported by the "Mercantile Gazette"as follows:—Airzone (N.Z.), Ltd.. private com-

pany, Wellington. Capital: £500 into500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers:Camperdown, Sydney—Airzone (1931),Ltd., 250. Wellington—P. S. Ramsay,250. Objects: To carry on business ofmerchants and dealers in all kinds ofelectrical equipment apparatus andappliances required in connection withthe generation or use of electric energyand incidental.

Wilson Chemical Co.. Ltd.. privatecompany, Wellington. Capital: £200into 200 shares of £1 each. Subscrib-ers: Wellington—Jean R. Wilson 10,Jean C. Sutherland 190. Objects: Tocarry on business of chemists, manu-facturers of and dealers in pharma-ceutical medicinal and other prepara-tions, and incidental.

Hawke Motors, Ltd., private com-pany, Te Aroha. Capital: £6000 into6000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers:Te Aroha—H. R. Hawke 3000. Wei-ington—R. V. Jones 3000. Objects:Motor-car dealers in all branches, andincidental.

C. B. Norwood, Ltd., private com-pany, Wellington. Capital: £1000 into1000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers:Wellington—C. J. B. Norwood 1, W. N.Norwood 333,Eileen M. George 333,Edna C. Norwood 333. Objects: Tocarry on' investment agency manufac-turing business merchants, and inci-dental.

Mercantile Investments, Ltd., Wel-lington. Capital: £10,000 into 10,000shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wel-lington—C. G. White, M. B. Miller, C.T. Cox, F. H. Bass, Merle Kearney, J.C. White, F. Turner, 1 share each. Ob-jects: To act as agents, attorneys, andtrustees for any person, firm, company,and/or corporation, to carry on busi-ness of an investment mortgage andfinance company, and incidental.

E. L. Yencken and Co., Proprietary,Ltd., private company, Wellington.Capital: £1000 into 1000 shares of £1eacn. Subscribers: Melbourne, Vic-toria—E. L. Yencken and Co. Pty. Ltd.998,E. D. Yencken 1, W. Batters 1. Ob-jects: To carry on business of windowglass and oil and colour merchants,manufacturers, and dealers in painters'materials, and incidental.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

Closing sight rates.ss quoted by theBank of New South Wales, Wellington,today, for buying and selling foreigncurrencies based on New Zealandcurrency, are as follows:—

On Ondemand, demand.Jlu.vius. Selling.

New Zealand on a s. <l. £ s. d.London— £N.Z. to £

stb-., 101) liy lit 0 IJ> B 0Australia—£A to £.\'.Z.

100 101 0 0 100 10 0Fiji—£V1toii.N.Z. 100 UO 7 U S<J 0 0New York—Dollars to

X.Z. 1 -I.USOs S.OOC'sMontreal—Dollars to *;£N.z. l ■i.on-s'* :!.9Sij

Austria—Schillings lo £N.JS. 1 — 'JO.7-1

Belgium—Belgas to UX.Z. 1 .- — 2:..101

Czechoslovakia—Crownsto £X.Z. I -- !M.9j

Denmark—Kroner to £N.Z. ] IS.-'O3 1T.003

France—Francs to £N.Z. 1 til.lT HI.US

Germany—licicliinarKa to£X.Z. 1 — 8.791

Holland—Florins to £X.Z. 1 5.(198 3.702

Java—Florins to £X.Z. 1 O.UUD 5.733

N.K. 1 10.M3 10.003Sweden—Kronor to £

N.Z. .1 U.SI3 15.000Switzerland—Francs to

£\.Z. 1 12.111 1i.071Noumea—France to £

X.Z. 1 6:1.07 08.58Papeete—Francs to £

X.Z. 1 (>:!"« 38.73Eong Koim —N.Z. pence

to 1 dollar IS 23-21 20 17-32India, and Ceylon—X.Z.

pence in 1 rupee .... 22 3-01 ' "2/8Japan—N.Z. pence to 1

yen — IT 35-64Shaughal—N.a. pence to

j dollar 1650-B1 JS 13-32Sinsapore—N.Z. Deuce to

1 dollar 34 13-B-J 53 MSThe above rates are for on demand

transactions. The £1 is £1 in NewZealand currency. The rates are sub-ject to alteration without notice.

Based on the figures quoted by theBank of New South Wales the NewZealand pound, compared with itsoriginal par value, is equivalent toapproximately:—

£ s. a.0 16 1 In London.10 1 In Australia.0 16 4'/- in U.S.A.0 16 4% in Canada.0 0 7vi in France.0 !) 7 in liermany.0 !) 4=,i in Java.0 9 0:! i in. Japan. I

BRITISH WAR LOAN.

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, March 18.The British War Loan, 3i per cent,

is quoted at £106 ss.THE FRENCH FRANC.


LONDON, March 19,Sterling exchange on Paris. 74 7-8,

The rate on March 18 was the same,

POLISH EXCHANGE.


WARSAW, March 19.Sterling exchange, 26.21 zlotys to £1.

The rate on March 13 was 26,27.

MOUNT MORGAN OUTPUT

Production report-of Mount Morganfor four weeks March 18:—Ore quar-ried, 16,708tons; concentrator treated17,700tons assaying 4.53dwt gold; .66per cent, copper. Concentratesproduc-ed 659 tons containing 27140z gold and102 tons copper. Total production 2714oz of gold, 102 tons copper. Duringthe period torrential rains interferedwith production in both tonnage andgrade. Open cut lost 182 hours, repre-senting 25 per cent, working time. Thedirectors declared the tenth interimdividend of 4Jd per share Australiancurrencyfor the quarter endingMarch25, payable Sydney April 10. Booksclosed from March 28 to April 10,bothdays inclusive.

Arahura Gold Dredging, Ltd., hasbeen registered at Greymouth. Cap-ital: £205,000 into 200,000 ordinaryshares of £1 each, and 100.000 deferredshares of Is each. Subscribers: Sydney(N.S.W.)—F. G. Pratten. E. H. Pratten,V. Mostyn, K. Morrow, M. Dunne.Greymouth—A.P. Penman. G. H. Wat-son. 1 ordinary share each. Objects:Mining purpose?

QUIET MARKET

DAIRY PRODUCE IN LONDON

(By Tek-srapli—lV'ss .Asm.—Copyright.J(Received March 20, 12.10 p.m.l

LONDON, March .19.The butler market is quiet. Danish

113s a cwl; choicest salted New Zea-land, 80s to 81s: Australian. 80s to 81s:unsalled New Zealand, 84s to 86s; Aus-tralian 82s to 84s.

The cheese market is uninteresting;New Zealand, white 49s to 50s a cwt,coloured 51s 6d to 525; Australian,white 48s. coloured 49s Cd.

BUTTER AT 80 SHILLINGS

Joseph Nathan and Co., Ltd., havereceived from their principals, Tren-grouse and Nathan, Ltd., London, thefollowing cabled, advice, dated March19:—New Zealand butter, 80s per cwt;more business is doing.

A. J. Mills and Co., London, cablemarket prices as ruling at the closeof business yesterday, as follows:—Butter: Market is slow. New Zea-land finest, 80s to 81s per cwt; NewZealand firsts, 79s to 80s; Australianchoicest, 80s to 81s; Australian firstgrade, 79s to 80s;Danish (spot), 118s;Danish (i'.o.b.), 100s. Cheese:Marketis quiet. New Zealand white, 49s to49s 6d per cwt; New Zealand coloured,51s to 51s 6d; Canadian, white andcoloured, 60s to 625.

WOOL PUBLICITY

BRITISH TRADE VIEW

A suggestion that there should be -alevy of not more than Is per bale forwool publicity purposes is made by"The Textile Mercury and Argus."Seeingthat the Australian clip is roundabout 3,000,000bales this would yield£150,000. A similar levy in New Zea-land would add another £35,000.Thislooks a very handsome total, but work-ed out per lb of wool it is infinitesi-mal. For 3001b of wool in a bale thelevy per lb would be a 300th part ofa shilling.

"Now it .remains to be seen how thewool textile" industry of this countrywill react to this lead from the rawmaterial end," states the journal. "Itwas far from easy to get through thelevy scheme in support of scientific re-search, but the trade sems more amen-able today to co-operative. effort thanit used to be.

'"There is a growing feeling thatsomething should be done to counter-act the well-organised and very effect-ive publicity in the interests of com-peting fibres. In the past there hasbeen a tendency to assume that every-body knows all about the splendidqualities of wool, from the point ofview of hygienic clothing, but it maynot be wise to take too much forgranted.

"A good story can be told aboutwool and the virtues of wool, but to beeffective it needs something more thana spasmodic effort. Sustained publicityover a number of years is necessary ifthe movement is to be worth while.A substantial central fund and expertdirection is necessary. The growershave given a bold lead. It is now forthe wool users and selling organisa-tions to show their hand."

IN GOOD DEMAND

THE LONDON WOOL SALES

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.)LONDON, March 19.

Offerings at the wool sales todaywere 9622 bales, including 5520 balesNew Zealand. Sales were 8050 bales.

A good selection of wools, largelyof Ne\v Zealand crossbreds,was offeredand a satisfactory clearance was effect-ed at full rates.

The home trade were the chiefbuyers.

Withdrawals were rather frequentamong the low grade wools.

New Zealand greasy crossbred,"Ngaio," made 14d highest and lOjdaverage. Greasy halfbred "Stony-hurst" made 17d highest and 15Jdaverage.

The Bank of New Zealand. ProduceDepartment, has received the follow-ing messagefrom its London officeunder date March 19:—The sales continue with a very gooddemand.

The market has a firmer tendency.

PRICES OF METALS,

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.)LONDON, March 18.

The official London (middle) quota-tions for Wednesday, as reported by theAustralian Mines and Metals Associa-tion, compared with those previouslycabled as follows:—

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.)(Received March 20, 11.30 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, This Day.Wheat, 3s B£d a bushel; flour, £9 7s

6d a ton; bran, £6; pollard, £6 ss;oats, 2s 2d to 2s 3d a bushel; barley,English, 2s 9d to 2s lOd; maize, 5s toas 2d.

Potatoes.—£6 15s to £7 15s a ton;onions,brown Spanish, £6 to £6 ss.

SYDNEY, March 19.Wheat at country sidings is quoted,

bagged and bulk, 3s Id a bushel, whichis equal to about 3s 7id ex trucks, Syd-ney. Flour, £9 10s a ton. Bran, £510s. Pollard, £6. Potatoes, Tas-manian, to £8 a ton; local to £7.Onions, Victorian, £8 10s a ton. Maize,4s 8d a bushel.

ADELAIDE, March 19.Wheat, growers' lots, 3s 7d a bushel.

Flour, bakers' lots, £8 10s a ton. Branand pollard, £6 2s 6d. Oats, Algerian,to Is 9d a bushel. Barley to Is lid.

LONDON MEAT PRICES

Cathie, Dempster, and Co., have re-ceived by cable from Messrs. SheedThomson and Co., Ltd., the followingmeat market quotations:—Lambs, 2's,7d to 7id per lb; B's, 6£d to 6Jd; 4's,6td to 6Jd;seconds,6Jd to l{d.Wethers:l's, 7's, 5 3-8dto 53d; 3's, 9's, s's, 3 5-8dto 4 5-Bd. Ewes; l's, 7's, 4 l-8d to 4£d;3's, 9's, s's, 34d to 3 7-Bd. Ox beef:Hinds, 3 5-8 dto 4d; fores, 2id. Cow:hinds, 3 l-8d to 3id; fores, 2 l-8d to2^d- Porkers: 5d to 5Jd; baconers, 5Jd.Lambs, market firm for light weights,slow for heavy weights; wethers, mar-ket quiet, prices easier; ewes, marketfirm; beef, market firm on short sup-plies; porkers, market steadier; bacon-ers, market steady; tallow, marketquiet. Fine mutton, 365; sweet beef,29s 6d; good mixed, 28s.

CITY ON WHEELS

Caravan City, the great gipsy en-campment on Belvede Marshes, Erith,Kent, may soon be disbanded and itstwo thousand caravan dwellers ban-ished from the district. Erith UrbanDistrict Council plans to buy themarshland and convert it into play-ing-fields. The City on Wheels stretchesfor nearly a mile. It is the last largerefuge of the gipsies in Britain. Theypay rates, but have no water supply,re/use collection, or sanitation.

SHIPPING NEWSHIGH WATER.

Today."--12.37 a.m.; 1.17 p.m.Toiaonuw.--l.t(i a.m.; 2.8 p.m.

(Standard Time.)

' ARRIVALS.I THUKSDAV, MARCH 19.

TAMAHIXK. «.s. <li.2U p.m.)'. 10SS ton:Ritchie, from I'lcton.

HOI.MI.'LIiN, m.s. (ii.Û p.m.), 448 tons. McAitliur. from l'ictou.

PAUKRA. s.s. (11 p.m.). "jjJ tons, Nairn, froiI Napier.

FRIDAY, MAIICH 20.KEIFUKU JIAItU, s.s. (12.50 a.m.). 3533 ton:

from Auckland.ARAHUKA, s.s. (5.-J3 a.m.), lliO7 tons, Haj

from .Nelson.NIKAU. M.s. (5.35 a.m.), 2IS tons, O'Dunnel

from Mapua.MONOWAI, s.s. 'lIUO a.m.), 10,552 ton:

Davey, from Auckland.MAORI, s.s. (T a.m.), 3-ISS tons, Kane, fror

Lyttclton..KAITOA, s.s. (7.23 a.m.), 319 tons, Pearson

from Motucka.

DEPARTURES.THURSDAY, MARCH II).

INAUA, m.s. (2.3 -p.m.), 231 tons, Gibsonfor Patea.

KAI'ITI, m..-:. M.ll) p.m.), 212 tons, Jolinnsciifor Wanganul.

BREEZE, m.s. (5 p.m.), 022 tons, Stewart, foWanganui.

WAITAKI, s.s. (7.20 p.m.l, 2212 tons, Dalglelsh. for Lyttelton.

MATANGI.s.s. (7.H0 p.m.), 1366 tons, Wildman, for Nelson.

WAHINE, s.s. (7.50 p.m.), 443G tons, Irwinfor Lyttelton.

FRIDAY, MARCH 20.FUTURIST, s. trawler (7.55 a.m.), 241 tons

Oriucs, for Cook Strait.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS.C'oai'UJ leaders

Mataugi, Nelson, tomorrow, 5.30 a.m.Xuinahlne, l'ieton, tomorrow', 12.1S a.m.Wahiue, LytK-llou, tomorrow. 7 a.m.Kclio, Blenheim, tomorrow.I Breeze, Waugauui, tomorrow.Hawera, i'atea, tomorrow.Juipuni, l'atca, tomorrow.Kapiti, Wanganui, tomorrow.Wainui. Lyttelton, tomorrow.Port Whangarel, southern ports, tomorrow.Alexauder, .Uotucka, tomorrow.Inaha, .Patea, tomorrow.Storm, southern ports, 22nd.Hohudale, southern ports, 22nd.Kohl, Nelson and Bays, 22nd.Nikau, Mapua.22nd.Awahou, Waikato, 23rd.Wiugaiui. Auckland, 23rd,Te Aroha, Hokltika, 23rd.Holmdale, Wangauul, 23th.Storm, Waugauui, 20th.Gale, southern ports, 25th.Karu, Lyttelton, 25th.Holmglen, southern ports, 201h.Pakura, Lytteltou, 27th.Gale, Wanganul, 27th.

Overseas Traders.Wairuna, Napier, 22nd.

'Mamari, Auckland, 23rd.Tees, Lyttelton, 24th.Turatiina, Nelson, 25th.Akaroa, Lyttelton, 23th.Tort Sydney, Lytteltou, 20tli.Middlesex, Auckland, 27th.Australia. Star, Napier, 2Slli.Huruuui, i'lcton, 2!ith.Haurakl, Auckland, 30th.Xaluui, Southampton, 30th.l'akcha, Nelson, 31st.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.Coastal Traders.

Tamabino, I'lcton, today, 2.43 p.m.Nlkau, .Mapua, today.Kaltoa, Motucka, today.Arahura, Nelson, today, 7.30 p.m.Maori, Lyttelton, today, 7.45 p.m.Holmglen, southern ports, today.Clael, Tarakohe, today.Talisman, Nelsons and bays, today.Alexander, Greymouth, tomorrow.Matausl, Netou, tomorrow, 7.30 p.m.Wahine, Lyttelton, tomorrow 7.45 p.m.Hawera, I'alca, tomorrow.Kapuni, Patea, tomorrow.

i Echo, Blenheim, tomorrow.Pakura, Napier, tomorrow.Wainui, Napier, tomorrow,

i Breeze, Bluff, tomorrow.Karepo, Lyttelton, tomorrow.Inaha, Fatea, tomorrow.Knpiti, Wanganui, 23rd.IIolni(Jale, Wangauui, via Picton, 23riJ.Storm, Wanganui, 23rd.Tort Whangarel, Auckland, 23rd.VVlngatui, Lyttelton, 23rd.Awaliotl, soullicrn jiorts, 2-lih,'J'e Aroha, Greymoutli, 241h.Kohl, Nelson and Kays, 24th.Karn. Nelson, 25th.Holmdale, southern jior'.:, 23th.Storm, southern ports, 23tli.Uolmglcu, New riymoutli, 26th.

Overseas X'raderk.Jlonowai, Sydney, today,l'ort Caroline, Uluir, today.Kcifuku .Mam, lnmedin, touifbt.Hertford, Bluir, tomorrow.Tees, Wttitangi, 21th.Maul Pomare. Apia. 2 llh.Akaroa, London. 2(ith.Turaktnu, Auckland, 27th.

BERTHAGE LIST.Arahura—Queen's Wharf No. 12.Jiolio—liueen's Wliarf No. 13.Gael—Uueeli'sWharf No. 7.Hertford—Glasgow Wharf.Jlultuglcn—Queen's Wharf No. 5.Ulnmtuugi—in the stream.H.M.S. Uuncdin—Clyde (Juay Wliarf.11..M.5. Leith—Clyde Uuay Wliarr.Karepo—itailway Wharf.Keifuku Maru—Plpltea Wharr.Kaltoa—Olasgow Wharf.Marama—Queen's Wharf tNo. 2.Monowai—King's Wharf..Maori—Lyttelton Pharf.Maui Pomare^—Taranaki Street Wharf.Nikau-^-Ulasgow Wharf.Oplhl—ln the stream.Parera—Pipitea Wharf.I'ukura—Queen's Wharf No. 10.Port Caroline—Glasgow Wharf.Itangatira—Floating Dock.Talisman—Queen's Wharf No. 13.Tnmahlnc—Queen's Wharf No. 4.Totara—Lyttelton Wharf.Whiikarlre—Patent Slip.H.M.S. Wellington—Clyde Quay Wharf.Waiuui—Queen's Wharf No. 1 south.

INTERCOLONIAL SERVICES.MARAMA. at Wellington. (U.S.S. Co.)MONOWAI, leaves Wellington today for Syd-

ney, due SydneyMonday; leaves Sydney March27 for Wellington; due Wellington March 30.(U.S.S. Co.)

WANGANELLA, was to leave MelbourneThursday; leaves Sydney tomorrow, for Auck-land; rluo Auckland Wednesday; leaves Auck-land March' 27 for Sydney; due Sydney March30. (Huddart, Parker.)

PACIFIC MAIL SERVICES.AOHANGI, left Sydney February 2? for

Vancouver; due Vancouver today; leavesVancouver Wednesday for Sydney; due HonoluluApril I, Suva April 10, Auckland April 33;leaves Auckland April 14: due Sydney AprilIS. (U.S.S. Co.)

MAICURA, left Sydney March 12 for SanFrancisco;dye Ttarotonga tomorrow, PapeeteTuesday, San Francisco April 3; leaves SanFrancisco April S for Sydney, via ports.(U.S.S. Co.)

MAUNGANUI, left San Francisco Marchill for Sydney; due Papeete tomorrow,lltarotonga Monday, Wellington March 30; leavesWellington March 31; due Sydney April 4.(U.S.S. Co.)

NIAGARA, left Vancoucer .February 27 forSydney; duo Sydney tomorrow; leavesSydney Thursday for Vancouver; duoAuckland March 30; leaves Auck-land March 31; duo Suva April 3, HonoluluApril 10, Vancouver April 17. (U.S.S. Co.)

AIONTJ3KEY, left San Francisco Maren 3.Los Angelos March 4, for Sydney and Mel-bourne; leaves Auckland today; due SydneyMonday, Melbourne March 27; leaves Mel-bourne March 28 for San Francisco, via ports.(Burns, Plilln, and T. and W. Young.)

MARIPOSA, left Melbourne February 29;Sydney March 4 for San Francisco; due LosAngeles tomorrow, San Francisco Monday;loaves San Francisco March 31, Los AngelesApril 1, for Sydneyand Melbourne; due Hono-lulu April 6, Pago Pago April 11, Suva. AprilIt, Auckland April 17; leaves Auckland April17; due Sydney April 20, Melbourne April 24.(Burns, Phiip, and T. and W. Young.)

DOMINION BOUND. ]ASHBCKTCLV, left New York February 25,Newport News February 29 for Auckland, Wel-

lington, Lytteiton, aud Dunedin. (Federal Co.)CANADIAN SCOTTISH, lett Halifaj Febru-ary 13 for Auckland (due March 271 aud

Wellington (due March 31) (C.N.S.)CITY OF VANCOUVER, left Vancouver Feb-

ruary 17 for Suva, Noumea, and New Zealand;dv« Auckland March 23.

CANADIAN VICTOR, left Halifax March Sfor Auckland (due April 10), Wellington (AprilM). and Australia. (C.N.S.)

CANADIAN CONQUEROR, left Montreal Feb-ruary 24 for Bluff (due March 31). Duuedin,Lyttelton, and Wellington, via Australia.(C.N.S.)

COPTIC, left London March 10' In ballast forNew Zealand: due April 13. (S.S. and A. Co.)

CUMBERLAND, left Liverpool February 28in ballast for New Zealand; due April 13.(Federal Co.)

DURHAM, left London February 21 for Auck-land (due March 23), Port Chalmers, Lyttel-ton, New Plymouth, and Nelson. (N.Z.S.Co.)

DALEMORE, left Antwerp February 1 forNow Plymouth (due April 2), Wellington, andAuckland. (N.Z.S. Co.)

GOLDEN COAST, left Los Angclc3 March4 for Auckland (duo March 31), Wellington(April S), and Australia. (Burns, Philp.)

HAURAKI. left, Los Angeles March 2 forAuckland (due March 27), Wellington (March30), Lyttellon, Dunetlln, and Australia. (U.S.S.i:o.) I

KAIWARHA, left Sydney March IS for VW- Iion (due .March 23). aud Wellington (March;24). (U.S.S. Co.) I

KUMARA. Icll London KeDruar.v I? fur Nen ]Zealand in ballast, via Cape of Good Hope(duo JJarcli 3(1). (S.S. and A. Co.)

SIAIMOA, left London Fct-uarj a rot New■. Zealand to load: due Marc-D 2u iS.S aud AjCo.)I MAIIA.NA, left l-uiiuuii t'uuruarj U iti uai-! last tur New Zealand, via Cape of (loot■ (lope, due AiirJl 2 (S.S iiud A Cv Ii MIDDLESEX, left Liverpool Fi bruiiry 10 tini Auckland (due March 22), Wellington (Marchi27), LyttcUou. Dunediu, aud Mull1,(federal

's. I Co.)I'OltT IIOBAKT, left London March 13 tur

'■- Lytielton (due Aiirll 27) and Duuedln, viaSuva. (Port Line.)

mi POUT fIUNTEK, left Glasgow Fcjjniar.v 3 0 inballast fur Auckland (due .March 23). U'ort

I Line.)I UUTOIiUA. letl Lhcrpuol lebruar} i'J toi1S' Auckland (clue April It)). Hanfce's Buy, Wcl

llusmu (April IS) Lyiteltuu. IJuuediu. amy> I'itimru. (federal Co.)IiANUITANK, K-tt Luudou March B lor

"' Auckland (due April X). aud YA'olllugieu (Aprill(i). (N.Z.S. Co.)

Sl UIGMUII, k'K Uuuicu K-t/ruacy V tot AucKlaud ((Jiiu March So>, Welliuyton, Lytlelton.

nI aud Duuediu. (Associated Motorists.)SALVUS.left Liverpool (Nova Scotia) fet>-

"■ ruary — tor Auckland (due April 1:!), VVlm-nsarei, New Plymouth, Waiiganui, Wellington.Lytteltou arid Uunedin. (U. H. Scales.)

SYDNEY MAItU, left Moji March 2 lorDimedin (due March 28), LyUellou, Wellilio'-ton, and Auckland, via Australia. (Federal

D, Co.)TO.NGAKinO, left Newport .February 20 for„ Auckland (due April 1), Wellington. Lyttelton.

dud Duucdiu. (Federal Co.)

nr TAIMII left cioultiiimploii February 21 foiWelllnytou (duo March SO) and Auckland

T I April 4) IS.S mid A. Co)TROJAN STAR, leftLondou March 11 in bal-., last for New Zealand. (Blue Star Line.)TYNEBANK; leff New Orleans February 29„ for Auckland (due March 30), Wellington

' (April (i), Wanganui, Lyttelton, and Uunedin.(G. H. Scales.)

WAIPAWA. left London March 11 for Aus:' tralla and New Zealand (to load) ; due May.

(S.S. and A. Co.)

DISCHARGINGON COAST.AXCiLO-iXUIAN, from Antwerp; at New

f'lniioiiiii. (X.Z.S. Co.)FJSCUS, from Antwerp, for New Hynioutli,

at Auckland- loaves March 2S. (X.SJ.S Co.IKKIKUKU MAHI", from Kobe, lor liuncdin ;at

Wellington: leaves tonight. (Wright, .Slephen-l son.)I KAIIIAXUA, from Newcastle and Sydney; atI ■Auckland. (U.S.S. Co.)

ItANCITATA, from London, for Auckland;left. Wellington yesterday. (X.Z.S. Co.)

UNDE.N, Iran UotlKuburg; at Auckland.((';. H. Scales.)

WAIKTJ.VA, tvom Vancouver, for Wellington,Dunedin,.and Australia; at Napier; leaves to-morrow. (U.S.S. Co.)

ZEALANDIC. from London, for Timaru; atLyttelton; leaves today. (S.S. and A. Co.)

LOADING IN NEW ZEALAND.AUSTRALIA STAR, at Glsborne; loaves to-

! morrow for Napier, Wellington (March 28-Aprlli 1), and Auckland; leaves Auckland April S forI London, via Panama. (Blue Star Line.)I AKAROA.at Port Chalmers; leaves tomor-I row for Lyttelton and Wellington (due March

125), leaves Wellington .5 p.m. March 28 forSouthampton and London, via Panama. (S.S.and A. Co.)

BE.VMOHH, loads Lyttelton March 24, Timaru,Bluff, and Port Chalmers. Hi. H. Scales.)

GAJIIUELLA, at Wanganui; leaves todayfor Melbourne and Sydney, via Picton.(t.S.S. Co.)

HERTFORD, at Wellington; leav.es tomorrowfor lilnff aud Port Chalmers; leaves Port Chal-mers March 30 for London, Avonraouth, Car-diff (doubtful), Liverpool, and Glasgow.(Federal Co.)

HUBUNUI, at New Plymouth; leaves to-morrow for Wanganui, Picton, Wellington(March 2S-April 3) and Auckland; leavesAuckland April 9 for London and West Coastports of the United Kingdom. (Federal Co.)

HOKORATA, at Opua; leaves today forAuckland, Waikokopu, Lyttelton, and Welling-ton (April 4-10), and Wanganui; leaves Wa-nganui April 17 for London, via Montevideoand Las Palmas. (N.Z.S. Co.)

KAIMIKO, loads Bluff tomorrow for Ade-laide, completes Greymouth and Westport forMelbourne, ttud Adelaide. (U.S.S. Co.)

MAMAKI, at Auckland; leaves tomorrow forWellington (March 23-25), and Lyttelton;leaves Lyttelton March 27 for Halifax audLondon, via Panama. (S.S. and A. Co.)

PAKEIIA, left New Plymouth last nightfor Auckland. ■ Nelson. Wellington (March21-April 2), and Napier; leaves Napier April6 for London, via Santos aud IUo dc Janeiro.(S.S. and A. Co.)

' PORT BRISBANE, at Timaru; leaves tomor-row for Napier, New Plymouth, and Wel-lington (due March 30) ; leaves WellingtonApril 2 for London, via Cape Horn. (PortLine.)

I'OKT SYDNEY, at Acw Plymouth; lean*tomorrow for Lytteltou, Wellington (March 26-April 1), Napier, and Auckland; leaves Auck-

i land April U for London and West Coast portsof the United Kingdom, via Cape Horn. (Port! Line.); POUT HUNTER, loads Auckland .Monday,

1 liluEt, Lytteltou, Wellington (April tj-iS), aud1 Wanganui; leaves Wauganui April 17 for Loii-i don, via Panama and Halifax. (Port Line.)

PORT CAROLINE, at Wellington: leaves to-I night for lSlulY and Port Chalmers: leaves| l'ort Chalmers March 29 for London, via CapeI Horn. (Port Line.)

RANGITATA, toads Auckland .Monday,i'okoniarti JJay, and Wellington (due April 2) ;leaves Wellington April 9 for London, viaI'annma. (N.2.5. Co.)

TURAKINA, at Nelson; leaves Tuesday forWellington, Auckland, Gisborne, and Nupler;

! leaves Napier April i) for London, Avonmouth,] Liverpool, Manchester, and Glasgow. (Federalj Co.) .TUSCAN* STAR, at Bluff; leaves Bluff Mon-

day for London, via Panama. (Blue Star Line.)WAIMANA, (it Wanganui: leaves tonight

for Port Chalmers and Wellington; leaves Wel-lington March SI for Southampton and Lon-don, via Montevideo. (S.S. and A. Co.)

WAITAKI, at Lyttellon; leaves today forDuncdln aud Bluff; leaves Bluff Monday forMelbourne. (U.S.S. Co.)

LOADINGFOBNEW ZEALAND.BRISBANE .'.:ARU, leaves Moji April 2 for

Dunedln (due April 30), Lyttelton, Wellington(May 2), aud Auckland, via Australia. (Fed-oral Co.)

CITY OP CANBERRA, was to leava NewV'ork March 17 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyt-telton,. and Uunedin. (Federal Co.)

CANADIAN HIGHLANDER, was to leaveHalifax February 17 tor Auckland aud Wel-liugton. (C.N.S.)

GOLDENBEAK, leaves Los ADgeles April 1for Auckland (due April 27), aud Wellington(due April 30). (Burns, Philp.)

GABRIELLA, loads Newcastle about Aprilt>, completes Sydney, for Bluff, Duuedin, Lyt-telton, and Wellington. (U.S.S. Co.) ■

KIWITEA, loads Euitnburs about JlarcD 23completes Adelaide, for Blult, Dunedlii Lyt-telton, and Wellington (U.S.S. Co.)

KARETL', leaves Sydney March 20 for Bluff,Dunedin, Timaru, nnd Lytteltou. (U.S.S. Co.)

KAIRANGA, loads Newcastle about Marcli30, completes Sydney for Auckland (U.S.SCo.)

KAIMIKO, loads Edithburgaod Adelaide nild-Aprll, completes Melbourne for. Auckland andNapier. (U.S.S. Co.)

KEKERANGU, loads Port Lincoln, Edltti-burg, aud Adelaide mid-April for LyttelloD aodWellington. (U.S.S. Co.)

LIMERICK, was to leave Ocean Falls March18 for Auckland,Wellington, Lyttelton, Dunedin,Bluff, and Australia, via San Francisco andLos Angeles. (U.S.S. Co.)

NAHBADA. loaos Calcutta early In April,completes Rangoon, Penang, Singapore,Samarang, and probollnggo for Auckland, Wel-lington. Lyttelton. aud Duncdln. (U.S.S. Co.)

NORFOLK, leaves Liverpool AprlJ 11 forAuckland (due May 20). Wellington (Maj 27),Lytteltou, and Duuedin. (Federal Co.)

MAXJU MARU, leaves Kobe March 20 forAuckland (duo April !)), Wellington, Lyttelton.and Dunedin. (Wright, Stepnenson.)

OMANA, loads'Adelaldo and Edlthburg earlyApril, completes Melbourne, for Auckland,New Plymouth, and Castlecllff.(U.S.S. Co.)

PORT GISBORNE, leaves Liverpool March21 for Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, andDunedin. (Port Line.)

REMUERA, leaves London April 2 for Wel-lington (due May 9), aud Auckland. (N.Z.S.Co.)

TAMAKOA, was to leave London March ISfor Auckland (due April 22), and Wellington(due April 27). (S.S. and A. Co.)

WAITAKI, leaves Melbourne April 1 TorBluft", Dunediu, Lyitellou, and Wellington.(U.S.S. Co.)

SERVICESTO ISLANDS.MAUI I'OMARE, leaves Wellington Tuesday

for Apia and Niue. (T. J. Gardiner.)PORT WHANUAKKI, leaves AucUlaud Marcn

27 for Nukualofa.(U.S.S. Co.)WAIPAIH, leaves Suva Wednesday for Auck-

land (due March 30). (U.S.S. Co.)TEES, due Lyttelton Monday. Wellington

Tuesday, from Chatham Islands; leaves Wel-lington Tuesday for Waitangi. (T. J. Gardiner.)

WITHIN WIRELESSRANGE.Tho following vessels are expected to be :

within range of the undermentioned wireless 'stations tonight:—Auckland.—Niagara, Triona, Waipahi, Anti-

ope, Canadian Planter, 'Durham, Empire Star,Middlesex. Monterey, Port Hunter, Pakcha.Rangitata, Tonegawa Maru. Unden.

Chatham Islands.—SouthSea. ,Wellington.—Maori, Taraahlne, Wahine.

Aorangl, Gabriclla, Kalwarra. Monowai, PortWhimgarei, Anglo African, Australia Star,Canadian Cruiser, Keifuku Maru, Mariposa, -Port Brisbane, Port Caroline, Port Sydney, ]Rangltane, Rangltlld, Remuera, Rotorua, Rua-liino, Surrey. Waimana. 'Awarua.—Matai. Kaietu, Makura, Maunga-rmil, Paua, Waltaki, Akaroa, Denmohr, Orion,Port Chalmers, Tuscan Star. c

BY TELEGRAPH.LYTTELTON, March 20.

Arrived—Wahine (6.45 a.m.), From Welling' ]WANGANUI, March 20. 'Arrived—Kapiti (0.00 a.m.). Breeze (« a.m.), c

from Wellington.NELSON. March 20.

Arrived—Malangi ((! a.m.), from Welling- i(on. 1

WESTFORT, March 20. ,Arrived—Hokitlka (1.15 a.m.), from Welling-

'ion. tBLUFF. March 20. t

i Airived- Gale (C a.m.). from Wellington.POIIT CHALMERS, Mnrrh 211. [

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CHAIR-MOVING GHOST

A worker engaged recently on re-pairing the railway track over Ran-noch Moor applied for a transfer be-cause he said that noises of furnituremoving about in the cottage which: heoccupied kept him and his mate awakeat night, writes the "Weekly Scots-man." He said that even when tholight was switched ori he saw chairsmoving across the floor for a distanceof four feet, in such a manner as topreclude the possibility of their beingdrawn by string. Other noises soundedlike footsteps both inside and outsidethe house. Rannoch Moor has nrepu-tation of being one of the most desolatetracts in Scotland, and at various timespeople have disappeared from lliatlocality.

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TWO-YEAR-OLD TEST

SIRES' PRODUCE STAKESMANAWATU'S FINAL DAY

When the Manawatu Racing Glub acouple of years ago found it imprac-ticable to carry on with its annualclassic programme for the time being,it still retained one of these events,the well-established Manawatu Sires'Produce Stakes, run in the autumn,and this race will be one of the fea-ture items of the concluding day ofthe current meeting tomorrow. Thereare nine youngsters still remaining inthe Stakes, and though the field is notgoing to be quite up to average stand-ard it should be an interesting con-test, with the honours likely to go toa two-year-old who may not be faibelow the best of the seasons juven-iles when the final review of the term sform is made. .

Some grand names stud the list ofpast Winners of the Sires' ProduceStakes, which was first decided in1908,then oversix furlongs. One needsrecall only such brilliant two-year-oldsas Desert Gold, Estland, Finmark, Tu-kia Motley,Lady Cavendish,Limerick,Episode, Gay Ballerina, Gesture,Golden Hair, and Burnish, all of whomwere winners of the race in their year.

LAST YEAR'S HARD FIGHT.Twelve months ago there was a

titanic battle for the honours betweenLegatee and Severe, the colt just win-ning,but neither of these developed in-to a good three-year-old. Three lengthsbehind the pair was Heritage, destinedto become one of this season's bestthree-year-olds; and Happy Landing,Alchemic (Wanganui Guineas), andEntail (Great Northern Guineas andNew Zealand St. Leger Stakes) werenext after Heritage, all three outshin-ing the dividend-payers of that occa-sion in their subsequent racing.

One of the finest contests for theStakes was witnessed in Limerick'syear, 1926,the first year in which itwas run over seven furlongs. On thatoccasion the opponents of the cham-pion-to-be included Lysander, Seatown,Commendation,.Hynanna, and MagnaCharta, all of whom were to attainto greater honours. Commendation wasmade a .strong favourite, but after ac-companying Lysander to the straighthe ran out wide and was just beatenout of the money. As he usually didas a two-year-old he gave much troubleat the barrier, but on being led inhe got away well.

It was a thrilling finish. Seatownheaded Lysander about 100 yards fromthe post, but Lysander regained thelead almost at once. Then Limerick,ridden by M. McCarten, burst throughalong the inner in the last fifty yardsand won by aneck from Lysander andSeatown, almost together. Limerickhad previously won the D.J.C. Cham-pagne Stakes and the C.J.C. ChallengeStakes that reason, and he was Com-mendation's great juvenile rival, hav-ing beaten him in the ChallengeStakes by a length but having goneunder by the same margin in theChampagne Stakes on the first day ofthe C;J.C. Easter Meeting. They werenot to clash the next season, as Lim-erick "scooped the pool" in Australiaand Commendation in the Dominion.

SOME EARLY WINNERS.For the first two years of its his-

tory the Sires' Produce Stakes was runon the final day of the Summer Meet-ing, but a. change was made for thethird contest! which was held in theautumn of 1911. The first race, wonby Mr. E. J. Watt's Maori King fromSir George Clifford's Kilwinning, wasa sweepstakes, with '£1000 added," avast difference from this year's prize-money of £300. The race, however,was evidently considered of doubtfulsuccess at the time, for the next yearit was opened, to three-year-olds aswell, and was won by one of the olderhorses, Mr. Highden's Polymorphous,who beat another of Sir George Clif-ford's representatives, Broadsword. Thestake was again £1000,but withoutsweepstakes. .

The event was finally fixed for two-year-olds and as an autumn contest,avoiding a clash with the AucklandSummer Meeting, in the followingsea-son, and in winning that race, whichcarried a stake of £600 only, Mr. G.D. Greenwood's Peirene beat into theminor places horses owned by Mr.Hlghden and Sir George Clifford.

After that unlucky commencementthe late Sir George Clifford never suc-ceded in winning the Awapuniclassic;nor has the present baronet, SirCharles, had a winner, though Fracaswas third three years ago. Sir Charleshas no representative in tomorrow'srace. .

CUSTOS'S GOOD CHANCE.After this glimpse back over some of

the past contests for the Stakes, onemay nowturn to the field that has beenleft in for tomorrow's race. The finalpayment, from which there will prob-ably be at least one or two furtherdefections, and the weights that willbe carried, are as follows:—MANAWATU SIRES' PRODUCE. STAKES,

£300; for two-year-olds; weights, eoiu undgeldings 8.0, fillies 7.11, subject to penaltiesand allowances; 7 furlongs.

Custos S 5 Imposture 7 IIMandamus ... 8 0 .Laughing Lius 7 11Wagner S 0 Moquctto .... 711Birthday Party 7 11 Inheritance ... .7 0Gay 801 l7 11

This is the first.contest of the sea-son for two-year-olds only over sevenfurlongs, a distance to which the racewas extended in 1926,and the young-sters who will find the most favour arethose who have shown the greatestpromise of stamina. The only one whohas yet disclosed he can get the dis-tance is Custos,/who contested theNorth Island Challenge Stakes atTrentham on Tuesday, but there areothers, such as Mandamus, Wagner,and possibly Birthday Parly whoshould not be unduly troubled by anadditional furlong over what theyhave yet tackled. On breeding purelyevery one of the nine contestants hasreasonable credentials for staying, butsome of them do not appeal in theirracing to date as potential stayers,

ONLY ONE WITH PENALTY.Custos is the only horse in the field

who will carry a penalty. His win-nings to date for firsts amount to£550, which entails a 51b . addition.LaughingLass avoids a penally, as herwinnings amount to £290, £10 shortof the 51b penally mark. Inheritance,the only non-winner, will have a 51ballowance.

Custos was probably unluckynot towin the North Island ChallengeStakes,in which Wild Chase beat him by halfa head. His victor hung in on him overthe last furlong and a half, and hisrider was cramped for room, beingable to use the whip only occasionallyon the colt's shoulders. He is a finebig type of two-year-old bred on stay-ing lines, and at least it is now certainthat the distance of tomorrow's clas-sic will not worry him. It was from thesame stable that Limerick hailed.

One who may show up better thanhe did at Trentham is the high-pricedLimond—Drastic colt Mandamus, whohas a long-striding action that shouldhelp him to stay on. When he wonrecently at Woodville he outclassedhis field, so that one anticipated hewould puf up better efforts than hedid at the recent Wellington Meeting.Even if he cannot measure strides withCustos tomorrow, however, he shoulddevelop good form later on, particu-larly next season. -The Mandamus stable also has Birth-dayParty engaged, and this big Gains-court filly has demonstrated that sheis not lacking in courage. She is veryspeedy and she looks one who shouldstay Last Tuesday she had a gruellingbattle with Double Gift over five fur-longs but she stuck on to the end with-out flinching. She appeals as the mostlikely of the fillies in tomorrows race.

Wagner is another who might stayout the seven furlongs, and he is sureilo have benefited from his two racesat Trentham, in both of which he fin-ished third after being always just mbehind the leading line. LaughingLass, on the other hand, looks morelike a short-distance filly on her per-

formances, and so far she does notappear to stand up to too much rac-ingin close sequence.

None of the others in tomorrowsfield have very promising prospectson their form to date. Imposture andMoquette will form a bracket if bothare started, but neither has shownanything like the abilityof Mr. G. M.Curries past winners, Motley (the damof Moquette), Thaw, Episode, Midin-ette, and Burnish. Motiey won whenthe race was decided over six fur-longs, but the other four successeswere at the present distance of sevenfurlongs.Mr. Currie has an easy recordof wins to date, the next best ownerbeing Mr. T. H. Lowry, in whose col-ours Birthday Party runs, his tallybeing three.

RACING AT TAURANGA

BAY OF PLENTY MEETING

(Special from "Early Bird.")AUCKLAND, This Day,

Satisfactory acceptances have beenreceived for the opening day of theBayof Plenty Jockey Club's Annual Meet-ing, at Tauranga tomorrow, though thefields are not quite so good as theywere twelve months ago, when a re-cord fixture was recorded. With win-■and-place betting, it is reasonable toanticipate that the meeting will sharein the present mild boom in racing in.the province. The course has been im-proved since last year, and a moreeven surface should make for betterracing. The going promises to be ex-cellent.

The principal event is the TaurangaCup, boasting -stake-money and trophyof a total sum of £330, and this hasdrawn a field of ten, all of whom,with one exception, have recentlyshown form. Kilberis has improvedrapidly, and he has earned his placeat the head of the Cup list. He finishedfast into fourth place in the sprint thefirst day at Paeroa, and this was ±01-1lowed by a win in the main event onTuesday, heads separating him fromRoyal Secret and Sinking Fund, withKing Musk and Gay Broney close up.None of these is to oppose Kilberistomorrow, but Coronis, the sixth horseon Tuesday, will be on hand, thoughshe has yet to prove capable of goingten furlongs. Kilberis shapes as if hewill go amile and a, quarter. ;■

Another fine sprint field will line upfor the Flying Handicap. Kilberisfigures here again, and if his ownerdecides to try and win the double inthe afternoon one would not like todecry his chances;it is agolden oppor-tunity that may be accepted. Impastodisplayed a return to form on Tues-day, and he will be a hard horse tokeep out of first prize,now that he isdown to 8.6. Sinking Fund is mixing

it, but this should not be held againsthim. Belkyrian won the sprint lastTuesday in dashing style, and she mayscore again. Scotland, is a possibility,and Royal Secret is now back to her

The other events,will be contested bygood fields, several horses claimingtwoengagements, so a double winner to-morrow is not unlikely. .

Form horses for the opening day

"Trial Handicap.—Gay Sister, FastAcre, and Grand Tonic. .

Mount Hack.—Te Hai, Professional,and Gallant Knight.

Gate Pa Hurdles.—Modern Maid,Emancipation, and King Mestor.

Tauranga Cup.—Kilberis, Vera Acre,anBrownnMemorial Hack.—Armacourt,Blue Needle, and Mangukaha.

Greerton High-weight -Enlighten-ment Pound Sterling,and Le Chasseur.

President's Hack - Enlightenment,Day Wind, and Ringshot. . 'Flying Handicap.—Belkyrian, Kil-iberis,and Impasto (or Royal Secret).

The card is:

TURF NEWS IN BRIEF

The main handicap of the ManawatuMeeting is the Tamatete Handicap, 1Jmilesand it will be a feature ot theVppond day's card tomorrow.

For his win at Trentham SilverSteak was from 9.11 to10 3 in the President's Handicap at

Oai!naraddtHSOfixture on the King'sBirthday June" 23, will be the OpotikiJockey Club^s Annual Meeting, previ-ously held during March.

Treasure Trove, who claims an en-

Sap?lcegocrs lost no time in support-ins Regular Bachelor for the A.J.UDogncastei Handicap, following theS of weights last week, and hewas soon installed a clear-cut favour-ite, followed in the quotations by Hign

and Valiant Chief .Contact andSylvandale were coupled in first placein the order of preference for the Syd-ney Cup', followed by Amalia, Allunga,Sarcherie, and Spear Prince.

Havering went south to Riccartonduring the week, where he is to oetrained in future by A. E. Ellis. Hewill do most of his future racing overfences, a game at which he gavepromise last season.

According to a Melbourne report,Hall Mark has recovered from tne sore-ness that had troubled him for someweeks, and was given an easy gallopover five furlongs at Epsom last week.He worked 20 feet out from the railson the course proper, and his rider,C. O'Brien, had a tight hold of therein while the chestnut recorded lminllsec. Hall Mark stretched out withhis customary freedom, and greatlypleased his trainer, J. Holt.

OAMARU FORM HOUSES

TOMORROW'S GOOD CARD

(Special to tho "Evening Post.")

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.The Oamaru Jockey Club's Autumn

Meeting will be held tomorrowand Monday. Weather prospects aregood, and the track should be fast.

The single-pool system of bettingwill be operated.

The following horses are in likelyform:—

Trial Stakes.—Brevity and Great Pal.Autumn Highweight Handicap.—Cot-

tingham, Moonbeam, and Courtyard.Weston Trot Handicap.—Ping and

Native Son.President's Handicap.—Trivet, Queen

of Song, and Silver Streak.Windsor Hack Handicap.—Tooley

Street and Surge.Stewards' Handicap.—Lochlaggan

and Cheap Money.Redcastle Trot Handicap.—Doubt

and Ma Waro.Parkside Hack Handicap.—Horotiu

and Robant.112.45

BIRCHWOOD HANDICAPS

LATE MR. FRED J. STOWE

In the death ol Mr. Fred J ("Chifl )Stowe at Hastings last Sunday therepassed away another member of theold school ol racing. He had beenconfined to his bed for over four years.

The late Mr. Stowe was born inEngland and came to the Dominion atthe age of two years with his parents,who settled first in Napier. At an earlyage he entered the racing establish-ment of the late Mr. William Douglasat Te Mahanga. Graduating fromthere, he went to Hastings to be a freelance horseman,and he won numerousraces over hurdles, over country, andon the flat. His most important vic-tory was the Wanganui Derby onQueen of Trumps, owned by the lateHon. J. D. Ormond, for whom he wonmany races round Hastings district. In1891,when riding for this same owner,he met with a very serious accidentwhen Otairi fell in the WellingtonSteeplechase. He never fully re-covered from the injuries sustained inthat race. He still continued riding,but also set up in Hastings as a publictrainer, later acting as private trainerfor Mr. E. J..White, of Porangahau, forwhom he won many races. He alsoacted' as private trainer for the lateMr. Rangi Kerehoma. Retiring fromtraining he went to Masterton to actas caretaker of the Opaki racecourse,but ill health compelledhim to resignand he returned, to Hastings severalyears ago.

"Chin"," as he was known to hismany acquaintances, was very fond ofa.", clean outdoor sport, and he earneda name for himself as being one ofthe straightest of goers. He marriedMiss F. Collins, of Napier, sister to theowner-trainer the late Mr.Fred Collins.

CHAMPIONS FOR SYDNEY

According to a Melbourne report, ithas been decided that Valiant Chief,who scored so brilliantly in the C. M.Lloyd Stakes at Flemington recently,Amalia, the winner of the AustralianCup, and the three-year-old Garrio,who was successful in the Williams-town Cup, will be sent to Sydney totake part in the A.J.C. Autumn Carni-val at Eandwick. No decision has yetbeen reached regarding Hall Mark,who heads the weights in the Doncas-ter Handicap, and a lot will dependon the manner in which he respondsin his work during the next week ortwo It is not likely that Marabou,winner of the last Melbourne Cup.will be taken to Sydgey.ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS."Doubtful."—D.W.. £4 Is Gd; F.F., £1

2s 6d: S.F.. £2 Os Cd."Dead Anxious."—H.M., .£9 6s and

£2 13s Gd. ~■,,,"Paddy."—As you expressly stipulatedfor a place you were not on. Itis immaterial what others mighthave known. You clearly did notintend to bet win.

CHANCE ON SATURDAYSPEEDY GALLANT KNIGHT

(Special from "EarlyBird.")AUCKLAND, March 19.

Alter a good showing at Pukekohe,where he was unluckyin the straight,|there was some support for Profes-sional in the near-maiden event atPaeroa the second day, but he failedto do belter than fourth, and as theclass was by no means outstanding las 1effort was very disappointing. . Pro-fessional may have his next outing inthe hack sprint classes at Tauranga,and as the opposition is not actuallystronghe must uegiven another chanceor two of making amends.

Making his reappearance on a NewZealand course after having clone,alot of racing in Australia, GallantKnight displayed a lot of pace at leAroha, and from that showing it washoped that he would soon return-tothe winning list. He may.have hischance at Tauranga this weekend.Eighteen months ago, when this nackwon a maiden at Marton, big things

were predicted for him, but he hasyet to repeat his Marton success.

MODERN MAID'S FORM.On her showings at Te Kapa last

month Modern Maid was consideredto be a very promising hurdler, andnaturally was expected, to take a partin the events over the sticks at Paeroa.She scarcely acted up to expectations,however, and her second to MasterMusk on Tuesday was a moderate one.However, in this event the horse thatbeat her is a good one who has only

to go on the right way to make anamefor himself, and is already being re-garded as a potentialNorthern winner.Modern Maid may be too good for theopposition at Tauranga, where Eman-cipation is booked to make his reap-pearance.

Day Wind ran two good races atPaeroa without having any of the luckof the running, being fifth the firstday and third the second day. Heclaims two engagements at Taurangaon Saturday, being in the Cup and thehack seven furlongs, and if reservedfor the latter race he would be par-ticularly hard to beat. However, as apotential stayer, he will probably gofor the Cup, in which he will carry

a light weight, an apprentice allow-ance bringingit down to zero.

Enlightenment, who claims two en-gagements at Tauranga on Saturday,

the mile and seven furlongs hackevents, recently ran a good race atPukekohe, being beaten only by GayDefence, who was adding to a seriesof successes, so that^theform was quitegood. He should be all the better^forthat outing, and he looks a certainwinner this weekend with two daysracing to be covered. Enlightenmenthas scarcely fulfilled expectations,but he may yet act up to his earlypromise, when he was regarded as acoming handicap horse.

OPPORTUNITY MISSED.A rare opportunityof winning a flat

race appears to have been missed by

the connections of Little Ruse. Thismaiden showed a lot of pace in hisdivision of the Maiden at Paeroa, andwas beaten only by Matoru, who hadfilled the role of runner-up to SweetRose at TeRapa a month earlier. LittleRuse was not entered'for the non-winners' event at the Bay of PlentyMeeting, but instead was put in mehurdle race. If he can jump,thenwith his pace he would appear to bea place proposition.

The surprise winner the first day atPaeroa, the Opotiki trained BlueNeedle (her win price was close to aquarter of a century), again went afine race the second day, beating allexcept Sweet Rose, whose form wasexceptional, and served only to em-phasise the merit in Blue Needle sefforts. The latter is engaged atTaura-nga on Saturday, and as she is wellplaced in the handicap as a result ofher weight being unaltered m conse-quence of her second placing, she islikely to run another fine race. Thismare is a four-year-old half-sister tothe one-time speedy Blue Jay (dam ofJayson and Hunting Jay).

Ringshot failed to get m the moneyat Paeroa, and his efforts were ratherdisappointing in view of one good runin a Plate contest at the last TakapunaMeeting. Improvement was apparentlyexpected in his second-day effort, foihe carried nearly twice as much sup-port, in a slightly larger pool, in theHack Cup, but there was no. imP£ove-ment in his position at the finish. Ring-shot will not be facedwith such formid-able opposition at Tauranga,but he will

have to do better to win. 'Con Fuoco, winner of the Hack Cup

at Te Aroha and the. Nethelr on HackHandicap on the first day at Paeroawas the favourite for the Hack Cupevent on Tuesday, and failed to dobetter than fourth. He was handieiin this event than on the opening;day,when he was a long wayback in themiddle stages, yet he failed todosowell. He was running out his hacKentries at Paeroa, and from now on hewill have to take on open company.He will contest the handicap events atEllerslie at Easter, and it will be in-teresting to see how he fares then.

UMTALI REJUVENATED

OTAGO TRACK NOTES

(Special to the "Evening Post.")

DUNEDIN, March 19.From now on Otago-trained horses

will have sufficient opportunities totop them off for their Easter racing.

After the Oamaru Meeting this week,where about a dozen will participate,there is the South Canterbury JockeyClub's Meeting, where there are nineOtaeo entrants, the "Birchwood Hunt,four entries, the Otautau Annual,eleven, and the Waimate Annual, foiwhich entries have yet to be made.

Old Umtali easily accounted - torSalmo Salar and Golden King over amile at Wingatui on Tuesday morning,

there being nearly four lengths be-

tween them. The steeplechaser workedlike a two-year-old, and promises todo well over the fences this season.

The last two galloping mornings atWingatui have not revealed as muchas expected for Oamaru, but someuseful work has been accomplished.Final Bell worked well to beat his

stablemate Daring Deed on Saturdaymorning, but under, softer conditionsthe latter reversed the order on lues-day. Daring Deed has gone on wellsince Gore, and should be dangerousagain in her next start.

Cherry Queen was always a puller,but she is pulling double now, andlooks fit for a smart scamper atOamaru. She likes the going hard.

Grand Finale has not done a greatdeal since Gore, but he is looking avery bright and healthy horse, andshould not fail to win on the southerncircuit about to commence.

Red Lance gave one of the mostdashing displays over three fences atWingatui on Tuesday morning seen tora long time. He is a good Easter pros-pect.

SCHOOLS AT RICCARTONAlthough it was an off morning for

the flat racers, several horses who willshortly be contesting jumping eventswere schooled at Riccarton on Wed-nesday. Among them were RoyalLimond and Hounslow.

Streamline (H. Turner) went oversix hurdles with Lycidas (F. J. Smith).The pace was sound all the way andboth horses jumpedwell. The Shamblesgelding Wrexford Bridge, ridden byH. Turner, jumped four hurdles at afair pace, giving a creditable display.

Eight steeplechase fences werejumped by Royal Limond (D. O'Con-nor) and Nocturnus (A. S. Ellis). Theykept together all the way, going at asound pace, both clearing the obstaclesin fine style. Royal Limond looks animproved horse, and Nocturnus is ahighly promising novice for cross-country racing.

Hounslow (H. Turner) went over thetwo brush hurdles alone as a prelim-inary. Bun Tuck (A. S. Ellis) thenjumped the brush fench and the sodwall along the back, after which Houn-slow joined him over the brush at thetop of the straight and the standdouble. Hounslow. shaped well, butBun Tuck will require some educating,though he got round safely.

CHAMPIONSHIP RULESHANDICAP WEAKNESSES

A FREE-FOR-ALL FINAL

"The points system is one whichcommands great commendation, be-cause it affords facilities for potentialand acceptedchampions to race side by

Iside without eliminating any due re-!cognition of their respective greatness,but 1 am prepared to suggest that infuture the progressive points awardedfor times and performances should becalculated separately lor the purposeof declaring me grand champion," saysa visitor to the Perth championships."Fortunately for Perth, a variation ofallocation of points would not haveaffected the result, although a carefulperusal of the system will reveal whatwould have happened."

Apropos of tne above, it will be re-membered that Evicus, the champion,did not win a race, but her times gaveher the greatest number of points.Logan Derby, who went through theseries undefeated, was generallyacclaimed the best horse at the meet-ing, but he did not have to put up asfast times as Evicus.

This is where the points system isnot entirely satisfactory. A defeatedhorse, no matter what its handicap,cannot, in a strict sense, be acclaimeda champion, because there is no sayingto what extent a favourably-handi-capped horse, such as Logan Derby,could have improved if he had hadanything to extend him.There has been no suggestion in re-ports from Perth that the conditionswill be altered for future inter-Dominion championships, but manywill agree that the final could be ad-vantageously decided under free-for-allcc.iditions. This would leave no roomfor doubt.

TROTTING BREVITIES

There are two trotting events to bedecided at the Oamaru Jockey Club'sMeeting tomorrow.

The Roxburgh (Central Otago) Trot-ting Club's Annual Non-totalisatorMeeting will be held on Monday.

Sinbad, an Oamaru candidate,' is afour-year-old gelding by HappyVoyage, 2min 4 l-ssec, from WeeDaphne, who was a useful winner.

Indianapolis will not be a candidatefor the All-Aged Stakes to be decidedat the Ashburton Trotting Club's Meet-ing in April.

Bill 8., the imported colt by SingleG. from Marie Axworthy, has attract-ed much favourable comment in Dun-edin light-harness circles.

The best of Acron's stock so far hasbeen 'Orleigh Mills, and she has notmanaged to get amongst high society.There are several of the ex-milerecord-holder's stock in North Islandstables.

Young Kenilworth, a newcomer tothe pacing ranks in the south, is athree-year-old gelding by Guy Parrishfrom a Rothschild Jun. mare. He isengaged at Oamaru tomorrow.

Doubt, who is engaged at Oamarutomorrow, will be remembered by hisdead heat with Celebrity in a mile anda quarter event at Wellington in Feb-ruary. He is controlled by the Gnce-Hooper combination.

Canadian, a Wanganui candidate, isan eight-year-old bay horse by WorthyBingen from a Harold Dillon mare,

RACING FIXTURESMarch 20, 21—Manawatu R.C.Marti) 21, 23—Bay of Plenty J.C.Marcb 21. 23—OatuaruJ.C.March 28—SouthCanterbury J.C.Marcb 2S—BirclnvoodB.C.March 31, April I—Paliiattia B.C.April 2, 4—Wliangarcl K.C.April 4—Hnwke's Bay J.C.April 4—Walmato R.C.April 4—OtaulawR.C.April 4. fi—Wcstport J.C.

In Australia.March 21—Mooneo Valley R.C.March 21, 28—RosehlU R.C.March 25—Hawkesbur.v R.S.Marcli 25—Mentono T.C.April I—Kensinston R.C.April 2—CaulileldCharity.April 4—A.J.C. (Warwick Farm). .April B—Ascot R.C.April 11, 13—Williamstown R.C.April 11, 13, 15. 18—A.J.C.

In England.March 21—Imperial Cup (Sandown).Marcli 25—Lincolnshire Handicap.March 20—Liverpool Spring Cup.March 27—Grand National Steeples.March 2S—Champion Steeples.April 21—Great Metropolitan.April 22—City and Suburban.April 29—Two Thousand Guineas;jlay i_One Thousand Guineas.May 6—ChesterCup..May 2T—Derby Stakes.May 20—Oaks Stakes.Junn 18—Ascot Gold Cup.

TROTTINGFIXTURES. "March 23—Roxburgh T.C.March 28—CheviotT.C.March 2S, April 4—Wanganu! I.C.April 11, 13—Hawera T.C.April 11, 15—N.Z. Metropolitan T.C.April 15—Rotorua T.C.April 18—Ashburton T.C.April 18, 22—Manawatu T.C.April SO, May 2—Forbury ParK T.C.

and goes at the trotting gait. He hasnot yet raced. He was bred by thelate Mr. J. R. Corrigan, and is ownedby Mr. D. Hyslop, of Hastings.

If he repeats the form he disclosedat the Wellington February Meeting.Ping will do very well in the WestonTrot Handicap at Oamaru tomorrow.Ideal was the only one who could beathim in the Woburn TrialHandicap, andthat narrowly. Ideal's subsequent formmakes Ping out to be quite useful.

The promising pacer Kings Guide,by Blue Mountain King—Guiding Star,has been purchased by a patron of F.J. Smith's stable and is now at Taka-nini. King's Guide has won threeraces this season for Mr. W. Johnstone,who bred him. The brother to FirstFlight is a rare stayer, and may beentered for the Manawatu TrottingCup next month.

Maxegin, the sire of Supertax, andone of the horses mentioned as thebegetter of Valdor, was imported toNew Zealand by J. Bryce, and racedin the interests of Messrs. Kelly andMorrison, of Wellington. Maxegintrotted his way into the test class, andin the 1928-29 season he won threeraces in metropolitan company, in-cluding the Middleton Handicap, inwhich he defeated two very finesquare-gaiters in Elzear and Money-spider. Maxegin is now at the stud inSouthland.

When Graham Direct began smartlyand joined the leader with six furlongsto go in the Washdyke Handicap, hisarmy of supporters anticipated a cer-tain dividend, but to their surprise hewas boaten out of a place over thelast furlong, after taking the lead atthe entrance to the straight (says the"Star-Sun"). F. Holmes drove himhard over the last furlong, but thegelding could not.respond,and his formshowed conclusively that he is not asfit as when he won the Auckland Trot-ting Cup at Christmas time.

Parochial went sound races at theWellington Meeting, and an.early winis in store for the daughter of GreatParrish. On the first day she paced asound race into second place behindBlair Athol in the Waiwetu Handicap,after being one of the leading divisionall the way, and it was no disgraceto be beaten by such a three-year-old.Parochial is on a handy mark atpresent, and it should not be long be-fore she again returns to the winninglist, as she possesses plenty of speed,and is most reliable.

Gentle Bobbie, winner of the pacersdivision of the Victorian TrottingDerby, is a son of Robert Derby andBetty Don, and is owned by J. Mc-Kay, brother to W. McKay, who visit-ed Auckland last season with AuburnLad. W. McKay drove Gentle Bobbieto victory earlier in the day in the firstdivision of the Association Handicap,running the mile and a quarter at a2min lTJsec gait, and the colt had notrouble in winning the Derby in 2min20S5CC. 'At the same meeting, Diana'sChoice, the only one of Surprise Jour-ney's progeny racing in Australia,scored n very easy win in the Com-bined Handicap, at.a 2min 18:!sec rate.Surprise Journey was a good winnerwhen trained in Christchurch by thelate W. J. Tomkinson. and this stylishtrotting stallion is siring promisingstock in the Auckland district, \

EXAMINATION WORK

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE

The report of the Oxford and Cam-bridge Schools Examination Boardcontains criticism of a somewhat caus-tic nature of the English, history, geo-graphy, and of the chemistry sectionof the physics-and-chemistry work,states the "Manchester Guardian." Thecriticisms are mostly to be found in asurvey of the work presented for theschool certificate examination.

In the set books of the Englishpaperthe more mechanical part of the work(i.e., contexts, reproductions, etc.) wasusually adequate, the report stated, butquestions which called for, any origi-nality1 of treatment too often revealeda lack of resourcefulness. Failure toparaphrase successfully was common,and suggestive of hasty and superficialreading. Much time was wasted bythe inclusion of irrelevant matter, bothin the answers to the questions on con-texts and elsewhere. Of the two playsby Shakespeare "Macbeth" was themore popular. Good work was doneon Cobbett and Victorian narrativeverse. Milton was fairly well known,but Spenser seemed to be beyond thescope of the majority of candidates:

In history the general standardreached seemed to be somewhat lowerthan usual, though in some schoolsthe answers to questions On social andeconomic history had definitely im-proved. Insufficient attention was paidto geography in most schools, andmaps, when offered, too often merelyreproducad the written answer with-out supplementing it. In the "EnglishOutlines" periods, it appeared that at-tention had often been concentrated onpart of the period only, and that thewhole had not been covered. Ortho-graphy and style generally left a greatdeal to be desired.

In geography there appeared to be alarger number of good answers thanusual. The work of the OrdnanceSurvey map was particularly welldone. Physical and regional geographystill remains the weakest side of thework, in contrast to economic geo-graphy, which is well understood.Sketch-maps and diagrams still callfor more attention. The rubric (i.e.,number of questions to be answered,etc.), was often neglected.

In the chemistry section of the phy-sics-and-chemistry paper the generalstandard was definitely weaker than inrecent years, many candidates beinglargely ignorant of the subject. Ans-wers failed, however, not onlythroughignorance of facts, but because of anoutlook on the subject wholly devoidof common sense. Inadequate descrip-tions of well-known apparatus, unbal-anced equations, and meaningless for-mulae contributed towards the poorimpressiongiven by the work. At thesame time, it was evident that the syl-labus could be dealt with in a reason-able manner and made an instrument;of educational value.

AWAY, HAUNT THOU NOT ME!—Clough.

You can defy coughs and colds whenyou have a bottle of Baxter's LungPreserver handy. "Baxter's" gets thebest of every cold. "Baxter's" is idealfor coughs, colds, sore throats, andmost chest troubles. No householdshould be without it. The demand for"Baxter's" is bigger than ever. Soldin three sizes, Is 6d, 2s 6d, and 4s 6dat your nearest chemist or store.—Advt.

THE EVENING POST, FRIDAY. MARCH 20, 1936 13

TRIAL PLATE HANDICAP, £80; 5 furlongs.

gSl^.v-S ? 8SSSalS»«:'|-JOlcnalion ... .8 4. CountBousiIon 8 4

Kur? ■"■" * <t Air Commodore| 4Lady Voyonno . 8 4 Survanna & 'Aramis ,8 4 ..

uSuNT HACK HANDICAP£100:.6 furlongs.

'"GATE PA HURDLES, £150; 1% miles.

S5srr.. lD.a5s;sr.::ssBooklaw .... 9 9 V"rata 0 «Modern Maid . 9 9 Row J u

TAURANGACUP HANDICAP, £300 andtrwto valued at £30; 1U miles.

Kllbcris ,8 12 L'AUegro .... 7 |T.acodn 8 7 Day Wind .... " fC.S Talk ..8 2 Jioyal Artist ..7 1Talmrangl .... 8 1 Miss Lu ..... 1 QCoronis T. 9 Vera Acre ... 7 0

ALF BROWNMEMORIALHANDICAP, £120;0 furlongs.

Wlnlona' 8 Vi Bonny Song.. 7 12Manguknlia".. 8 5 Bluo Noodle .. <,Sir Tommy ... 8 2 Armacourt ... - 1-

| .Trouvaille .... 8 1 Gay Egypt .. ' 1»Calshot S 0 Johnny Walls . i 0

GKEERTONH1CUWKIGIITHANDICAP, £120;1 mile.

Enlightenment 1)10 Wbw S 0Master Musk . 8 10 Duatijn..... 8 0Catchem ..... S 8 Lo Cli.isseur . S 0SnowLap .... 8 1 Anagram 8 0Pound Sterling « 2 Cadger ..... 8 0Curlew S 0 Dutcn Girl ... SO

4"PRESIDENT'S HACKHANDICAP, £120;

7 f.urlouua.Dav Wind '8 12 First Dance .. 7 9Enlightenment 8 8 Miss Hornet „ j" Tn wal 8 1 Prlnco Henry . 7 0WngsUot .... 8 1. Ella Bunsby ..7 0MauguKaha ... 8 1

5'°FLYING HANDICAP,£130; G furlongs.

Refresher.... » « Astarth 7 10impasto "" 8 6 Coronls....... \ \

Royal Secret . 7 1Q

TKIAL STAKES,* £100; 5 furlongs.

Bello 8 8 Perpetuous ... S SBrevity 8 8 Playfair .... S 8Chief Lama . S 8 Red Dragon .. S 8Costume ... 8 8 Tarboe 8 8Great Pal ... 8 8 Mabel Mary .. 8 SLast Dance ..88 Valaway S 8Last Refrain ..8 8 Dinny Boy .. 7 11Marking Time 8 8 SilverSlipper . 7 11Peggy's Party 8 8 Stolen March . 7 11Penny Wise ..8 8 Valloclt .... 7 11

1-20AUTUMN HIGHWE1GHT HANDICAP. £100;

1 mile.IIuntlnR Go .10 7 Blazon 9 1Haerctonu ... 10 G Grand I view . !) 7Courtyard ..10 G Xoto Issue ... i) 2Cottingham .10 5 Shock !> 2Riu Tin Tin . 10 5 Cold Boy ... 9 0Moonbeam ... 10 0 Fireguard. ... n 0Colossian ... f> 13 Converse ... '■> 0Monastic ... 9 8

1.55WESTON TROT HANDICAP, £100; 3.43 class;

IV2 miles.Almont Cling . scr Ping si:rAndy Watson ... scr Red Pigeon .... scrCoral Prince .. scr Sinbad scrCountry Child'., scr Sylvia's Best ... scrDusky X'rinco .. scr YoungNative Son scr , Kenilworth scrParishioner ... set Captain Heath .. 12

2.30PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, £ 175 ; 1 mile.

Silver Streak . 10 3 Tho Surgeon . 1 2Queen of Sous 8 11 Collar BUI ..7 0Great Star ..84 (Jucen Dorothy 7 0Trivet 7 9

3.5WINDSORHACKHANDICAP.£100; C

furlongs.

Surge ...... 9 2 PrincessSilver Sail ..8 4 Rawcne 7 5Tooley Street . 8 0 Colleen Oukub7 4Golden Vision 7 8 1 Spy ' 7 4Night Gem ..7 5

3.40STEWARDS'HANDICAP, £120; 6 Jut-longs.Queen of Song 8 12 Rebel Star . 7 7Kebe] Chief . 8 5 Capital .... 7 \Enris 8 4 Cheap Money . 7 0Loclilagwn ..8 2 Sliver Lark ..7 0Cherry Uueen . 7-9

4.15HKDCASTLETROTHANDICAP, £110; 3.2

class; 114 miles.Cream Harvester scr Alpine Prlnco . 12Cerebus .' scr Big Nelson .... 1-Doubt scr Itoyal Crescent . 12Margaret Blngen scr Guy Mauritius . S(>

Rod Pigeon .... scr Ma Waro 48Wynross scr

4.50PARKSIDEHACK HANDICAP.£100; 1 mile.Mary Pratt .90 Silver Lark .. 7 10Final H'ull .. S 12 Itorotiu 7 7Queen Dorothy 8 6 Dark Rosa .. 7 0Mount Val .. S 4 Robant '7 3Latitude ... 7 13 Sunny Jean . 1 3

The following are the handicaps for tieBIrchwood Hunt Club's Jubilee Meeting to bobold at Invercarglll on March 28:—HUNTERS'FLAT HANDICAP, £50; VA miles.ltotowal 9 9 Farasaim .... 0 0jaunt S) 5 Golden Song . 9 0Miss Winston .0 1 l'andlnc « 0

BIUCHWOODNOVICE HANDICAP, £50; 5furlongs.

Bond 9 0 Black Earl ... S 9Silver Issue .. 8 12 Palastyle .... 8 0JviRht Sail .." 8 11 Gold Street ..8 9Golden Song . 8 10 Choicewood.. 8 9Patriot 8 0

PRESIDENT'SHANDICAP, £75; 1% miles.Great Shot ... D 0 Toreador .... 7 11Honest Maid . 8 9 Leading Boy . < 0Sailing Home . 8 5 Broken Uulc . < 0Emvood .... 8 3GARDNER MEMORIAL STEEPLECHASE,

£100; about 2JA miles.Xrlsox 9 12 Kotowhi .... 9 4Paraaang ..... 9 11 Bandy Boa .. ![ 1Black Banner 9 5 Jaunt "> »

WALLACEHACKHANDICAP, £55; 6 furlongs.

Clara Bow .. '.' 0 Ballad 7 9Galleon 8 12 Henry Dawson T GAda 8 3 Kcd Treasure i iCoat of Arms . 1 10 Moneyless ... 7 JDazzling Eyes 7 9 Bond .' 0

OTAUTAUHANDICAP, £05; G furlongs.

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(From "The Post's' Representative.)SYDNEY, March 13.

Victoria has been suffering severelyfrom bushfires all this week. Hotnortherly winds sweeping down fromthe dry interior have scorched and jparched practically the whole State,and the bushfires,the worst for several,seasons, have raged in many dis-jtricts, destroying homes, valuable tim-ber country, and rich pastures. Stockhas also been lost, and the mortalityamong wild animals and birds hasbeen heavy.

The losses have been particularlysevere in the Dandenong Hills, about40 miles from Melbourne. Yesterdayalone ten houses were destroyed in themost serious blaze, which occurrednear Selby, where volunteers foughtthe flames all day Wednesday andthrough the night to Thursday, whenthey were so exhausted that theycould not continue. ThroughoutThursday the flames threatened thetownship of Selby. The flames ap-proached so close to the town thatmany residents packed their belong-ings into motor-cars, lorries, and evenwheelbarrows, in readiness for flight.The fire leaped across a railway lineand across the. main Selby-Emeraldroad. Volunteers were summoned fromnearby townships and, after a longand hazardous fight, they succeeded inturning the fire.

When the fire threatened the homeof Mr. L. Leveson during the night,the fire-fighters aroused Mr. Levesonand his family by throwing stones onthe roof. Mr. Leveson, who is a re-turned soldier with only one leg, andhis wife and children, as well asseveral volunteers, were almost cutoff by the flames when the windchanged. They had to run severalhundred yards to safety. The samechange of wind saved the house. Twoother men who had been fighting theflames for three days were trappedby an advancing wall of fire. Theyran for nearly 300 yards up a steephilt with the flames only a few yardsbehind them, and at the top foundsafety in a clearing.

Around Lockwood women wereforced to flee from hillside homes withonly the belongings they could carry.Fire-fighters collapsed under thestrain, and fell exhausted on the road-side From the bush, wild animalsand birds fled madly to escape theflames. Fire-fighters trying to saveone Lockwood home found themselvessurrounded by fire and had to dashto safety through blazing trees. Thehouse was lost in the flames in a fewminutes. A few miles away anotherhome vanished in fire as volunteersrushed away after continuing .theirefforts until their faces and clotheswere scorched. One woman seizedwhat clothing and bedlinen she couldand placed them in an empty tank,together with a dog and a litter otpups. She ran to safety along a bushtrack. Heturning after the fire hadpassed, she found her home a mass ofsmouldering ruins, the tank upturned,and its contents ashes.

Shipping in Port Phillip Bay wasdelayed by smoke haze from fires onMornington Peninsula. Some shipswere delayed for two and three hours,the thickhaze necessitating the use ot

fog signals. The master of the oversealiner Ulysses, Captain Williams report-ed that he had encountered the hazein Bass Strait.

JACKSON STREET

THE WIDENING SCHEME

THREE PROPERTIES TO COBACK

The Petone Borough Council hasbeen negotiating for some time withthe owners of all the properties inJackson Street that have not yet beenset back, and it is likely that thewhole scheme will be completed with-

in a year. Workmen are at presentengaged in the demolition of Mr. W.L Jenness's buildingin the block be-tween Fitzherbert and Sydney Streets,preparatory to the erection of a build-ing on the new alignment of thestreet Two other buildings in thesame block-the Sell-Help groceryshop and Wong Too's fruit shop-arealso to be set back. Work on thedemolition of the Selp-Help buildingwill commence almost immediately,and the occupiers will move to a posi-tion across the street in the sameblock. As the fruit shop is a woodenbuilding it can be shifted back bodily.When this is done every building inthis block Will have been set back.

An empty shop belongingto Mrs. A.Henry is also to be set back. Thisbuilding is one of three on the eastside of the post office that the PetoneBorough Council at its meeting onMonday night decided must be setback. The back portion of the build-ing" is wooden, and can be set back-bodily,but the brick front portion willhave to be remodelled.

The council has been unable to

come to a satisfactory agreement withthe owners of two other buildings in

Jackson Street, and has signified itsintention of taking them under thePublic Works Act. .

The finishing touches are being puton the new post office in JacksonStreet, and it is expected that it willbe open to the public for business in aweek or two. . . .

Other building work is being carriedout in Petone, and the town is pre-senting a changed appearance.

SEWERAGE SCHEME

EASTBOURNE PROPERTIES

The Eastbourne Borough Council dis-cussed last evening what was to bedone in regard to the twenty orthirty property owners who have notconnected their houses to the sewer-agesystem. It was decided that wherea nuisance was proved the councilwould order the dwelling to be closed,under the Health Act.

FAILURE TO CLOSE

In the Magistrate's Court today,Avanghelos Alexatros and SteveHirstich were fined £2 and costs forfailing to close at 8 p.m. a shop inwhich smoking requisites were sold.On a charge of failing to notify thestocking of smoking requisites eachwas convicted and discharged.

BEBE WITTS-BURT FUND

The drawing for the Bebe Witts-Burtdoll's raffle took place in the CouncilChambers, Lower Hutt, last evening,there being present the Mayor (Mr. .1.W. Andrews), Ihe Town Clerk (Mr. B.S Knox), Lady Roberts. MesdamesAndrews and Upton, and Messrs. J.Mitchell. J. Roberts. M. Upton, thedonor of the bed that was also raffled,Mr Nicholas O'Shea.and a representa-tive of the Police Force. The resultis advertised

A WELLINGTON PRIEST

LECTURES ABROAD

FATHER J. A. HIGGINSRETURNING

In August of last year the Rev.Father J. A. Higgins, S.M., who forthree years had acted as lecturer inChristian Social Principles to theCatholics of Wellington, left for Wash-ington (D.J.), U.S.A.,for further studyat the Catholic University in that city.

After some weeks, during which hehad several lengthy interviews withMonsignor John A. Rya*) director ofsocial studies at ' the University, hewas advised that in view of the know-ledge of the subject displayed by himin the interviews with the director, andin lectures to fellow-students at theuniversity, further elementary studyon his part would be a sheer waste oftime. Monsignor Ryan also intimatedthat he approved and highly com-mended a series of Press articles onCatholic social principles, written byFather Higgins and published recentlyin New Zealand. He urged that, in-stead of continuing routine study,Father Higgins should use Washingtonas a base from *'hich to visit leadingauthorities in other Catholic universi-ties and elsewhere. Acting on thispân the universities of Fordham,Toronto, Notre Dame, and St. Louiswere included in a tour by FatherHiggins, and in each he was accordedevery facility for observing teachingmethods and class work, and for dis-cussion with the professors.

In the course of his travels he met,among other well-mown figures,Christopher Hoilis (who toured NewZealand with the Oxford Universitydebating team some years ago), Des-mond Fitzgerald (late Minister ofFinance in the Cosgrave Cabinet inIreland), and MM. Jacques Maritainand Etienne Gilson of the College deFrance, all of whom were lecturing inCanada and the United States. AtDetroit he spent an hour with FatherCoughlin. the "radio priest," and at St.Louis visited the Central Verein. ahighly efficient social research organ-isation of German Catholics. In Novem-ber he was advised by his Provincial(the Very Rev. Father D. Hurley,S.M.), who was then in Rome, thatarrangements had been made for himto extend his tour to England,and theend of the month found him installedat the Catholic Workers' College atOxford.

PROMINENT PEOPLE MET.Using Oxford as headquarters he in-

terspersed study with interviewingleading authorities on social affairs,these representing various schools ofthought and including G. D. H. Cole(one of the best known Socialistwriters and a Professor at Oxford),Christopher Dawson (lecturer in thehistory of culture at Liverpool Uni-versity), Father McNabb. 0.P., FatherDrinkwater, Dr. McNair Wilson, A. J.Penty, F. J. Sheed, Featherstone Ham-mond, Gregory Macdonald (editor of"G.K.'s Weekly"), Ernest Oldmeadow(editor of "The Tablei,"), Bernai'd,Wall,of "The Colosseum," and Donald Att-water, of "The Catholic Herald." Hespent a considerable amount of timewith the editorial staff of "G.K.'sWeekly," with the headquarter staffsof the English Douglas Credit andHenry Georpe organisations. In Ire-land he spent most of his time withFather Cahill, S.J.. a prolific writer onsocial problems, had an hour's chatwith President de Valera, and metErskine Childers and his father-in-low.Robert Barton, a Scotsman prominentin Sinn Fein circles during "thetrouble." In London he missed Belloc,who was on the Continent, and Chester-ton, who was confined to his bed at his.home at Beaconsfield with a severechill. Before leaving he hoped to meetMaurice Reckitt. one of the leaders ofa brilliant group of Anglicans whowere doing excellent work in makingEngland Christiarly social-minded. Hevisited the Tyneside districts with Dr.O'Hea, S.J., Rector of the CatholicWorkers' College, and found conditionsthere very bad owing to unemploy-ment.

SOCIAL MIND OF ENGLAND.According to Father Higgins, the

social mind of England is changing,and men who were merr owners ofwealth are no longer esteemed on thataccount, the modern tendency being toappraise a man according to his ser-vice to society. This was a healthysign, and its effect was becoming ap-parent in certain recent English legis-lation and administration. Tremendousefforts were being made to securepeace, but it was not sufficiently rea-lised that real social and national peacecould only be built on the primaryvirtue of justice. In the United Stateshe found the nineteenth century,liberal-economic, ideology of "ruggedindividualism" dying hard. He antici-pated that Roosevelt would havestrongopposition in the Eastern States, butthat the Middle West and South wouldreturn him for another term.

Father Higgins was due to reach Syd-ney on the Maloja on March 19, andit is expected that he will resume hisduties in Wellington shortly afterEaster.

JUSTICES' COURTS?

HELPING MAGISTRATES

REMIT FAVOURED

The establishment of Justice of thePeace Courts in the four main centres,to relieve the work of Magistrates, wasfavoured by delegates to the annualconference of the Federation of NewZealand Justices Associations yester-day afternoon, the following remitbeing carried:—

"That the federation is anxious toassist to the utmost the lessening ofthe burden at present imposed onStipendiary Magistrates, and suggeststhat the establishing of Justice of thePeace Courts in the four centres beconsidered."

Although there were more Magis-trates, their work was increasing, saidMr. H. F. Herbert (Canterbury), andJustices could take the smaller casesand leave the more important to theMagistrates.

Mr. A. Williams (Canterbury) saidthat Magistrates were overworked inthe larger centres. Justices could takethe more trivial cases, such as radiolicences and petty bylaws.

Mr. D. Donaldson (Auckland) op-posed the remit, saying that there hadbeen gradual curtailment of the workof Justices, average Justice, hesaid, was coming to be looked uponwith scorn. If Justices committedsome of the grave mistakes in justicethat had been committed by higherpowers the Press throughoutthe coun-try would be crying out against them.Justices were just as competent to de-cide on a question of facts as a mansitting in high places.

Mr. H. W. Shortt (Wellington) re-sented the remark that the averageJustice in the Dominion was beinglooked upon with scorn. In Welling-ton there were four Magistrates, andwhen they were overworked Justicastook the Courts. He did not think itwas necessary that Justice of the PeaceCourts should be established in Wel-lington.

Mr. A. Rosser (North Otago) thoughtthat such Courts would be training formany Justices who did not nt presentsit on the Bench.

COMMERCIAL

GOVERNMENT STOCKS

MOVEMENTS IN PRICES

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.)(Received March 20, 12.10 p.m.)

LONDON, March 19.Last week This week

Consuls,2VSp.v 84% 85Loan, 4 p.c,

1900-00 IJBV4 118','aWar Loan, 3/4 p.c 105% 100/ iConversion Loan, 3V4 p.c. .105% 106Victory Uouds,4 p.c. .. 114% 11.4'/iCommonwealth Australia,

5 y.c, 1945-75 )JI% IllViCoiiiinunwealth Australia,

3V4 p.c, 1936-37 103 1-32 103V»Commonwealth Australia,

4 p.c, 1943-48 lOoVi *103VsCommoil wealth Australia,

3% p.c, 1048-53 103*4 10-1Commonwealth Australia.

3>,i p.c. 195C-61 99Vj »07/8X SW., 3Vi p.c, 1930-50 101 101NS.W., 4V6 p.c, 1933-45 101% 101%N.S.W., 0 P.c, 1935-53 100 *100Victoria, 3 p.c, 1929-40 99 95%Victoria, 4%.p.c, 1940-00 IOGVs 105%Victoria, 5 p.c, 1945-73 111% 11U4Q'land,3 p.c, 1922-47 .. 987/8 95%Q'land,5 p.c, 1940-60 .. 107% 107 3-16S. Aust., 3 p.c, 1916 or

after 89% 59%S. Aust., 5 p.c., 1945-75 HlYi 111W. Aust., 4 p.c, 1942-G2 103,- 103Tasmania,3%p.c, 1920-

---40 103% 103%Tasmania,4 p.c, 1940-50 1035-16 103%NZ 4%p.c, 1948-58 .. 108% 108%NZ 3% p.c, 1940 .... 103 7-16 103 9-16X'Z' 3 p.c, 1945 100% 10013-18\'Z 6 p.c. 1936-51 .... 102 3-16 102 3-16

*Ex interest.

FIRM TOPS MARKET

MORE USE FOR CROSSBREDS

(By Telegraph—Press Assu.—Copyright.)(Received March 20, 12.30 p.m.)

BRADFORD, March 19.The Bradford tops market is very

firm and rather more active, with in-creasing use of crossbreds.

Latest quotations are as follows: —Feb. Feb. Mar. Mar. Mar.

20. 27. 5. 12. 19.d. d. d. d. d.

Merinos.Seventies ... 34$ 34J 34$ 34J 34$Sixty-fours .. 33 33 -33 33 33Sixties 32 32 32 32 32

Crossbreds.Fifty-eights .. 25.J Zs£ 25£ 26 26Fifty-sixes ... 20i 204 204 21£ -21*Fifties 16J 164 16J 16?: 16}Forty-sixes . 14J 14J 14* 14J 14JForty-fours .. 13i 13* 13} 13-i 13-1

BEET SUGAR PRICE.

(By Telegraph—Press Assu.—Copyright.)(Received March 20, noon.).

LONDON, March 19.Beet sugar is quoted 4s BJd a cwt.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN

(By Telegraph—Press ■ Assn.—Copyright.)(Received March 20, 12.30 p.m.)

LONDON, March 19.The weeklyBank of England return

is as follows:—Issue Department—. .. "'. . £

Notes in circulation ... 404,400,000Notes in banking dept. . . 56,200,000Other Govt. securities . 246,300,000Other securities 1,700,000Silver coin ............:; 1,000,000

Banking; Department-Rest "..- 3,700,000Public deposits 16,900,000Bankers' deposits 90,900,000Other accounts 37.200,000Government securities . 80,100,000Discounts and advances 8,600,000Other securities 1Z*522'522Notes and coin 57,000,000Ratio of reserve to lia-

bilities ............ 39.32p.c.The Bank of England discount rate

remains unchanged at 2 per cent.

PRICE OF TIN.

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.)(Received March 20, 1 p.m.)

NEW YORK, March 19.Price of tin, spot, 48.12 cents per

lb.

NEW GUINEA GOLD

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—copyright.)(Received March 20, 1 p.m.)

LONDON, March 19.Sales of gold-mining shares include

New Guinea, 3s 7Jd.LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS

(By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.)(Received March 20, 1 p.m.)

LONDON, March 19.Wheat cargoes are quietly steady at

lower prices. Parcels are quiet.Futures:—London, March, 29s 5Jd

a quarter; July, 29s 7£d. Liverpool:March, 6s 0 5-8da cental; May, 6s l£d;July, 6s 3]d; October, 6s SJd.

The spot trade is quiet. Australian,ex ship, 32s 3d. Flour is steady; Aus-tralian, ex store, 22s 3d to 22s 6d.

Chicago Futures.—May, 98J cents abushel; July. 89£ cents; September, 88cents.

A. S. Paterson and Co., Ltd., advisehaving received today cable advicefrom J. and J. Lonsdale and Co. (Lon-don), Ltd., as follows: —Butter marketslow. New Zealand, 80s to 81s percwt; Australian, 80s to 81s;Danish, 100sf.0.b., 121s landed. Cheese marketslow. White. 495; coloured, 51s.

IN THE WRONG CARS

SPEEDING CHARGES

(Special to the "Evenino Post.")PALMERSTON N., This Day.

A police prosecution came to a sud-den end in the Pahiatua Court yester-day during the hearing of chargesagainstmotorists alleged to have speed-ed through the town at from 60 to 70m.p.h.

The defendants were Benjamin Naus-baum and Benjamin Brickman, bothof Wellington, but apparently theprosecution put them in the wrongcars when proceeding with the evi-dence.

Counsel for Nausbaum submittedthat the charge should be dismissed,but the Magistrate (Mr. J. L. Stout)stated . that the mistake was purelytechnical and if the defendants hadbeen guilty of speeding to the extentcomplainedof'-there was no reason whythey should get away with it. Hewould dismiss the case without pre-judice, allowing costs amounting to £22s,and would grant the police requestfor an adjournmento:f the case againstBrickman till the next sitting- of theCourt in Pahiatua, when they couldreopen the case against Nausbaum.

REFORMATIVE DETENTION


Alexander Gray, who pleaded guiltylo the theft of 200 pigs from Sunny-side Mental Hospital, was sentencedto one year's reformative detention byMr. Justice Northcroft this morning.

C. W. Price and Co. will sell thestock-in-trade of a confectionery shopand furniture at No. 47 Hutt Road,Pe-tonc, at 2 p.m. tomorrow.

THE EVENING POST, FRIDAY. MARCH 20, 1936.14

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TOPICS for WOMENPERSONAL NOTES

The Eight Hon. G. W. Forbes andMrs. Forbes will arrive in Wellington

"from Cheviot on March 25 and willstay at the Hotel Cecil during the Par-liamentary session.i Mrs. and Miss Marjorie Bennie are|

'k iving on April 6 for Sydney and jafter a brief visit there Miss Bennie jwill leave for London to visit relativesand friends. She has boon grantednine months' leave from the City, Li-brary, and intends to see as much aspossible of library work during hertour.

Sir Cecil andi Lady Leys are stay-ing at the Hotel' St. George.

Mrs. S. Scott, who recently, with Mr.Scott, celebrated her golden wedding,arrived in New Zealand by the shipZealandia, in 1879.

; Mrs. Walter Norwood, who is visit-i ing her mother, Mrs. J. A. Redpath,1 jun., Christchurch, will return to Wel-| lington on Tuesday.

I Mrs. F. N. Reid, Wellington, is the| guest of Mrs. E. Howden, Timaru.j Mrs. R. Francis Stenhouse,who has! been spending a fortnight in Christ-church, lias returned to Wellington.

Mrs. Endell Wanklyn, who was theguest of Mrs. Barry Blundell, BurnellAvenue, for the races, returned to herhome in Christchurch on Wednesday.Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Chapman, Sydney,are at present Mrs. Wanklyn's guests.

Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Cowie,Hokitika, are visiting Mrs. Hills,Ngaio.

Dr. and Mrs. Schuch, Abel SmithStreet, and.their small daughter,AnneMarie, left today by the Monowai fora holiday visit to Sydney.

Mrs. Bruce Douglas, Glenesk, Greta,who was a visitor to Wellington forthe races, returned home by aero-plane.

Mr. and Mrs. Watkin Wynne, Mel-bourne, are spending a few weeks inNew Zealand.

Mr. and Mrsi Frank Ziegler, whohave been visiting New Zealand tostay with Mrs. Ziegler's mother, LadyGray, Brougham Street, and to meet

i Mrs. Ziegler's old friends, will leavefor Auckland on Tuesday, where theywill connect with the Wanganella forSydney. They go next to Singapore,and then will make a tour in Japanand the East generally, returning toEngland later. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Zieglerhave thoroughly enjoyed their tune inthe Dominion, and have had some ex-cellent fishing at Taupo and otherwell-known fishing resorts. "Mrs. Anthony Lowe, Wellington, isstaying at the Hotel Cargen in Auck:land.

Miss Nancy Miller is at presentspending a few weeks in Napier1withMrs. W. Miller.

Mrs. D. G. Sullivan has arrived inWellington from Christchurch.

Mr. McCombs, M.P., and Mrs.McCombs, Christchurch, will be theguests of Mrs. M. Macdonald, 66 HillStreet, during the session.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Tolan,Hataitai, who are on a motor tour ofthe North Island are at present inAuckland.

Mrs. J. Gillies (Masterton), Mrs. H.Rowlands (Palmerston North), Mrs. J.Braithwaite (Waipukurau), Miss C.Walkinton (Waverley), and Mrs. A.Raven (Sydney) are staying at theRoyal Oak Hotel.

Mrs. H. R. Brown (Sydney), Mrs.J. M. Ruthven (Tokomaru Bay), andMrs. J. P. May (London) are stayingat the Hotel Cecil.

Lady Hedstrom (Fiji) and Lady Leys(Auckland) are staying at the HotelSt. George.

Mrs. John W. Poe (San Francisco),Mrs. J. Clow (Auckland), arid Mrs. F.S. Barraclough (Sydney) are stayingat the Midland .Hotel.

Mrs.. W. J. Thompson (Nelson) isstaying at the Grand: Hotel.

Mrs. S. Smith (Dunedin), Miss M.Wilson tWaipukurau),Mrs. H. T. Lov-ell and Miss I. Loyell (Hawera), Mrs.C. S. Macdonald .and' Mrs. W. W.Wynne (Melbourne), and Miss G. M.Boyd (Queensland) are staying at theHotel St. George.

Mrs. W. A. Cann (Hamilton). Mrs.G. Grant (Timaru), Mrs. Burgess andMrs. Nixon (Wanganui), Mrs. Leopold(Germany), Mrs. Guest and Mrs. S.Worsp (Whangarei), Miss J. Ballan-tyne (Bluff), Mrs. R. Anthony (Christ-church), Mrs. T. Oakley (Wairoa), andMrs. T. C. Underwood (Whakatane)are staying at the Empire Hotel.

Y.W.C.A. CLUBSDEPARTMENTAL OPENINGSA most successfulsocial evening was

held this week by members of theY.W.C.A.Business Girls' Lyceum,whena number of new members were wel-comed. In the absence of the presi-dent, Miss Lilian Dick, the vice-presi-dent, Miss Margaret Cooper, washostess,and was assisted by the secre-tary, Miss Joyce Hodson.

An entertaining and original pro-gramme of competitions and gameshad been arranged, and these weregreatly enjoyed. 'The prize for thehighest number of points for the even-ing was awarded to Miss Rona Cade.

The hostess drew the attention of theguests to the bright posters round thewalls, each one advertising an activityto be included in the Business Girls'Lyceum programme this year, and op-portunity was made for members toenrol according to their taste. Thesuggestions included handcrafts,bridge, music, folk dancing, play read-jing, current events, tramping, badmin-ton, also a tramp to Butterfly CreekWhich was arranged.

BASKETBALL AND HOCKEYCLUBS.

Both the basketball- and the hockeyIclubs held their annual meetings lastevening, each reporting a very happyand successful season last year. Bothclubs have vacancies for new playersthis year, and judgingby the keennessof players to begin, practice, the clubsshould have an even more profitableseason.

The basketball club elected the fol-lowing officers:—Club captain, MissMary Hay; vice-captain, Miss SybilDickey; secretary-treasurer, Miss Doro-thy Munsey. It was with great regretthat the club received the, resignationof last year's captain, Miss Joy Sten-btrg, who leaves Wellington shortlyto take up teaching. Miss Stenbergwas picked to represent Wellington inthe third grade touring team last year,and has been an active member in allbranches of sport in Wellington.

In the Hockey Club Miss HazelCampbellwas elected club captain andMiss Rona Barnes secretary-treasurer.The report stated that Miss Z. Hadieand Miss M. Thomas had gained repre-sentative honours in the third grade.Miss Ann Yorslon will coach the clubagain this season.

BLOCKED PIPES

A long, flexible cane will generallyremove the blockage, but if this is notsufficient a mixture of soda and saltmay be pushed down the pipe. Thisshould be followed after about, halfan hour by flushing first with boilingwater and then with warm water, stalesan exchange.

"FIVE O'CLOCK" PARTY

A DELIGHTFUL WELCOME

Mr. McHardy Forman was host at adelightful afternoon party given at theHotel St. George yesterday. The guestsof honour were Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeSeers, who recently arrived in Wel-lington, Mr. Seers having taken upthe position of the managing directorof General Motors. Ltd., of New Zea-land.

As always in the Palm Lounge theflowers were most artistically ar-ranged. Just now there is a rich-ness of colour in dahlias, hydrangeas,and asters, and these were disposedabout the big lounge in all kinds ofcharming ways, from floating bowlswith special blooms, to wall brackets,and huge jars which held the ever-friendly hydrangeas, which, in flowerand foliage, lend themselves so well fordecoration.

Delicious refreshments were handedround; cocktails and sherry, and deli-cious fruit or tomato juice, so that thetastes of all were catered for, accom-panied with the latest ideas in savour-ies—all delicious, whether hot or cold.It was a most cheery party with so

many attractions offered, and all hopedthat Mr. and Mrs. Seers would receivea good impression of Wellington'shospitality under such favourablecircumstances."Mrs. Seers was charmingly frocked

in black ring velvet, slenderly cut, thebodice having a posy of white gar-denias. She wore also a small narrow-brimmed velvethat and white fox furs.Mr. and Mrs. Seers have one son whois being educated in England, and forseveral years they have been livinginthe East, in India, and China, and theEast Indies. They were in Bataviufor three years. Mr. Seers was forfive years at the front in the GreatWar, so their lives have had a greatdeal of variety.

The invited guests were as follows:—Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Good, Mr. andMrs. A. W. Hawley, Mr. and Mrs. Hor-ace Miller, Mr. and Mrs. 'D. F. Moh-cur, Mr. McKee, Mr. and Mrs. F. H.Whatley, Mr. and Mi's. F. C. Johnson,Mr. and Mrs. G. Bucklin, Mr. and Mrs.A. E. Grundy, Mr. and Mrs. WalterOrebaugh, Mr. Lane, Mr. R. Boulter,Mr. F. W. Mothes-Mr. and Mrs. G. H.Bassant, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Spears,Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Luke, Mr. and Mrs.E. G. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Nu-land, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lindon, Mr.and Mrs. R. V. McDowell,. Mr.and Mrs.H. P. Wrigley, Mr., and Mrs. Tyndall,Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Schmitt, Mr. andMrs. M. O. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. H.Hardcastle, Colonel and Mrs. G. H. N.Forbes, Miss D. Davis, Mr. and Mrs.Herbert Teagle, Mr. and Mrs. ArthurBarnett, Mr. and Mrs. J. Halligan, Mr.and Mrs. H. A. Brown, Mr.Hilton Rich-ards, Mr. and Mrs.' A. W. Nisbet, Mr.and Mrs. H. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J.Stipek, Miss E. Moppett, Mr. and Mrs.John Coates, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. C.McCaul, Mi*, and Mrs. C. J. B. Nor-wood Mr. and Mrs. Walter Norwood,Mr. and Mrs. B. Sutherland, Mr. Ar-thur and Miss Jean Sutherland, Mr.and Mrs. Desmond Todd, Mr. and Mrs.Andrew Todd, Sir William and LadyHunt, Mr. and Mrs. Noel Manthel, Mr.and Mrs. L. S. Durey, Mr. and Mrs.Godfrey Magnus, Mr. and Mrs. D. J.McGowan, Mr. F. B. Lyson,.Dr. andMrs. Eardley Button, Mr. and Mrs. RayWright, Mr. John Lawson, Mr. and Mrs.Guy Baillie, Mr. and Mrs. Lowry, MissM Roberts. Mr. John Bucklelon, Mr.Lionel Zucker, Mr. and Mrs. E. T.Spidy, Mr. and Mrs. Brown. Mr. andMrs.*Bunny-Pilcher, Mr. and Mrs. Hum-phrey O'Leary, Mr. and Mrs. R. H.Nagle Mr. and Mrs. Arnott, Mr. H.Riggs' Mr. K. G. Kearney, Miss G. Hel-per Miss Naylor. Mr. Cavaghan.

GIFT TO MISS JEAN BATTEN.—-.4 bronze statuette, about ISmhigh, which ivas presented to Miss Jean Batten by the Military AirForce of Brazil to commemorate her record-breaking flight fromLondon to Brazil in November last. The statuette is called "The

Spirit of Aviation."

NURSING DIVISION WORK

The Suburban Cursing Division metfor home nursing practice, when bed-making and roller bandaging werepractised.

The annual reports of Nos. 1 and 2cadet divisions were read, showinggood work in each division.

The division is arranging a "firstaid" class for the convenience of resi-dents of the southern suburbs. Theclass will be held in St. Thomas'sGirls' Clubroom, Riddiford Street, com-mencing on Tuesday, March 24,at 7.30pm when intendingmembers will beenrolled, followed by preliminary in-struction in the various uses of the tri-angular bandage, in preparation forthe doctors' lectures.

Mrs. McWhannell, an honorary in-structor of St. John Ambulance Asso--"auon. will be in charge.

WOMEN POLICE

A MISAPPREHENSION

Mrs. Rapke, J.P., of Melbourne, statesthat there was a misapprehension con-cerning the women police in Mel-bourne, it being supposed that therearenone. As amatter of fact there arenine, very fine women who do excel-lent work, Mrs. Rapke is well intouch with them owing to the fact thatshe takes her place regularly/ in thechildren's and ordinary Courts. Shestales that they do not wear uniform,but are trained policewomen, with agood standard of education and attain-ments, of fine physique and health, andrank as constables in the matter of pay-ment, superannuation, etc.

Mrs. Rapke wishes that she couldhave had some opportunity of tellingthe New Zealand Justices' Associationdelegates something about their work,as she was surprised at their rejectingthe remit brought forward in favourof such women being appointed for thebenefit of the children and adolescentsof the Dominion. She thought thatthere must be some misunderstandingabout the work of policewomen as theyhad their separate duties everywhere,

and they did not touch on the work'one by the men.The Vigilance Committee is a separ-

ate branch of work, and is affiliatedto the National Council of Women. Themembers are voluntary workers, anddo splendid work in protecting thechildren and young women in theparks, etc.

DOUBLE WEDDINGGREENE—BELL. WEBB—BELL.

A unique and pretty wedding wassolemnised at St. Giles PresbyterianChurch, Kilbirnie, when the twindaughters of Mr. and Mrs. A. Bell weremarried—Dorothy Helen to Ralph E.M. Greene, of Dunedin, and MarjoryEvelyn to Philip E. Webb, of Welling-ton. The officiating minister was theRev. E. J. Orange. Mr. F. W. Row-ley presided at the organ.

The brides, who were escorted bytheir father, wore white blistered taf-feta gowns made in Juliet style withtulle veils. Onebride's veil was caughtinto a gold cap. The other's cap wasof silver. Pretty shower bouquetscarried out the gold and silver motif.The brides were attended by their sis-ters, Marion and "Ruth, who weredressed in moire figured taffeta frocks,one of green and the other of old rose,made in Victorian style and trimmedwith soft cream chiffon.

Mr. J. Black was best man to Mr.Webb and Mr. L. Trustcott best maato. Mr. Greene. Mr. Leslie Bell andMr. Roland Webb were ushers at thechurch which was beautifully deco-rated by friends of the brides.

A reception was held at the home ofthe brides' parents, 14 Rodrigo Road,Kilbirnie. Mrs. Bell received the guestswearing a becoming amethyst colour-ed gown with furs, hat and bouquetto tone. Mrs. Webb wore a prettyblack velvet frock with picture hat.She carried cream roses. Miss ClarisseGreene wore a smart figured crepe dechine ensemble. Her posy was ofautumn tonings.

Later the two bridal parties left onmotor tours of the North Island, Mrs.P. E. Webb wearing a navy blue tweedswagger suit with red velvet jacketand trimmings, and Mrs. R. E. Greenein navy blue velvet costume and furs.

ROUGE MAGIC

If you are looking a little tired andpuffy under the eyes, bring a fainttrace of rouge right up under the eyes,advises ar exchange. A little dab ofrouge beneath'the tip of the nose willmake it look shorter, and a slightshadow down '.he centre ridge abovethe lips will shorten the too-long upperlip. Call attention to your dimpledchin with rcge. A faint smoothingof rouge oil the chin also shortens theface.

Ears may be neglected in make-up—only if they do not show. When, forevening, your hair is dressed to showyour ears, and they are still more im-portant wear earrings, put a little rougeon each lobe, and you will find Hieerect very charming.

A paper bug containing many hun-dreds of pieces of new bank-notes wasfound recently on waste ground atSlreatham, London,

HERE AND THERESocial at Miramai-

An enjoyable social evening wasspent at the Rio Grande Hall, Miramar,which was given in honour of the Wel-lington East Labour Queen, Miss IrynTucker and her "ladies in waiting" whoparticipated in the election campaign.On behalf of the Miramar branch the Ipresident (Mr. Hay) spoke about thesplendid services which Miss Tuckerand her maids had rendered to theLabour Party. The president of theWomen's Auxiliary (Mrs. Reid) alsopaid tribute to . the "Queen" and"maids," and on behalf of the Miramarbranch made most appreciated presen-tations. Miss Tucker responded thank-ing the branch members for their kind jconsideration and for holding the'social in their honour. Mrs. Servillewas well applauded in singing "Onlya Rose" and "Dancing in Dreams inVienna." Mr. Prentice was a capableM.C. Mr. Clout was an efficient pianistfor the dancing, Mr. Williams and MissTucker playingthe extras.A Linen Tea.

A delightful."linen tea" was givento Miss Janet Steele at the R.T.C. Tea-rooms recently. Among those presentwere:—Miss T. Steele, Miss U. Haw-kins, Miss G. Handyside, Miss W.Cable, Miss C. Hawkins, Miss M. Webb.Miss H. Scott, and Miss D, Stewart.Kindergarten Jumble Sale.

The Wellington Free KindergartenCouncil will hold a jumble sale nextweek, when many beautiful clothes formen, women, and children will be forsale, besides many other useful things.Thecouncil will greatly appreciate anygifts for the sale. These should beleft at the Taranaki Street . Kinder-garten-before Friday next, or will becollected if notice is given to Mrs.Dowsett before that date. Members ofthe Kindergarten Council will be mostgrateful for the co-operation of Kinder-garten friends in helping to make thisjumble sale a marked success.Surprise Party at Belmont.

The "Western Hutt Players" andfriends from Belmont and Taita gavea most enjoyable farewell surpriseevening recently to Mrs. Boyes, whois shortly leaving the district. Cards,competitions, and music were the orderof the evening. Mr. Doran, in a veryhappy speech, presented Mrs. Boyeswith a very handsome handbag as atoken of appreciation of her great as-sistance to the movement and the dis-trict. Mr. Smith said he and Mrs.Smith would also like to take this op-portunity of asking Mrs. Boyes to ac-cept a pair of gloves as a token oftheir appreciation of what she haddone for them. After the singing of"For She'sa Jolly Good Fellow," cheerswere given, and Mrs. Boyes suitablyreplied.Plunket Effort.

A pleasant and successful afternoonparty of the "bring-and-buy" descrip-tion was held at the home of Mrs.Alan Tennent, Moxham Avenue, Hatai-tai, recently. A delicious tea wasserved, and with items given by Mrs.Marshall and Mrs. Maurice Clark,added to plenty of cheery conversation,the time passed most happily. Mes-dames Tennent, Blakely, H. R. Baigent,Edmonds, S. Luke, E. C. Heald, Biss,Boyes, Coates, Reenberg, and MissPeach were responsible for the ar-rangements.

HUTT NEWSYOUNG PEOPLE'S DANCE

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(From "The Post's" Representative.)Many were the keen dancers among

the school section of Toe Hj who cer-tainly achieved further outstandingsuccess when they held another oftheir bright dances in the R.S.A. Hallat Lower Hutt. From the moment theguests entered the hall an atmosphereof colour and cheer greeted them. Thewalls of the gaily-lit:hall were festoon-ed with coloured Jstreamers,, withcleverly-designed notices hung to at-tract attention, while from an alcove inone corner, brightly illuminated withtwinkling lights, a good orchestra pro-vided the inspiring music.

During the evening a novel and en-tertaining note was struck when fiveof the Toe H members gave a varietyitem—a clever action song with banjoaccompaniment. This item, and thedance extras, were broadcast through-out the hall bymeans of loud-speakers.

Thorough enjoyment was evident inthe novelty dances, when dozens ofairy balloons showered on the dancers,and masses of streamers bedecked theroom. The buffet in one corner provedpopular, too, with its supply of cooldrinks and refreshments.

A delicious supper, served by thecommittee, gave a welcome break tothe evening's dancing activities.

Mrs. L. Hunt (wearing dark redmatalasse) was hostess for the dance,and the duties of M.C. were ably car-ried out by Mr. Hunt.

The committee responsible for thesuccessful evening was Messrs. B. Pur-vis, C. Dawson, and J. Olphert.

Among those present were MissesNola Townsend, Rosemary Wall, J.Binnie, Nola Huse, J. Douthett, N.Bishop,Lorna Jackson,Barbara Olphert,B. Duigan, M. Ogilvie, L. Adams, B.Bright, J. Carter, June Hammond, J.Fenton, Y. Hunter, P. Brown, BarbaraGray, A. Thomas, E. Thomas, M. Slad-den, S. Yeates,M. Hounsell, H. Guin-ness, R. Burton, J. Lines, R. Dyer; andMessrs. L. Driver, E. ar>d A. Wall, K.Longmore, B. |Munroe, M. Solomon,K.Dawson, B. Dickens, J. Bond, D. Hun-ter, I. Wiggins, H. Saundirs, G. Wal-lace,D. Foster, T. Carter, I. Townsend,B. Evans, I. King, D. Barren, K. Webb,IJ. Croft, J. Davies, A. Whitcher, and J.Saunders.Parting; Presentations.

Much regret is felt by the staff andpupils of the Hutt ValleyHigh Schoolat the loss they will sustain shortlywhen Miss M. J. Browne, 8.A., B.Sc,Dip.Ed., M.N.Z.I.C, leaves the schoolto take up a position as lecturer atthe Wellington Training College.

Miss Browne has been on the stafT ofthe High School since the opening day,ten years ago, and has taken a keenand loadingpart in all the school activi-ties since that time. Within the schoolshe has been a guiding help to manypupils, and on the sports field hascoached and encouraged all aspiringathletes.

On these lines the staff and pupilsexpressed their appreciation of allMiss Browne had done by making sev-eral presentations to her before herdeparture.

At a morning tea the teaching staffexpressed sincerest hopes that MissBrowne would continue to meet withevery success, and presented her withahandsome rug. At another gathering,the old pupils handed her a gold oldpupils' badge, and the present pupilsgave her golf clubs and a bag, withwhich went all the very best wishes ofthe school.Hutt Play Readers' Club.

A large and enthusiastic gatheringof members and friends met at Mrs. E.McLean's home in Bloomfleld Terracefor the opening of the Play Readers'season at Lower Hutt. Beautiful bowlsof dahlias and other autumn-tintedblooms had been arranged artisticallyin the sitting-room, the soft colouringsof the room itself blending perfectlyand giving an atmosphere of artistry.

The play chosen for the evening wasShakespeare's "Macbeth," those takingpart being Mrs. Yon Zedlitz. Mi's.Hobbs. Mrs. T. MacLean. Mrs. Olohcrt,Mrs. P. Marshall, Mrs. M. MacLean,Mrs. Morrison, and the Misses Humph-ries, Mason. Fenwick, MacDiarmid: Dr.MacLean, Dr. Rawson. and Messrs.Holdcrncss, Morrison, MacLean, Tur-Incr-Willams, and Foster.

SOCIAL AFTERNOON

IMPRESSIONS OF ENGLANDTlie first meeting of the Lower Hutt

branch of the League of Mothers for1930 took the form of a social after-noon, a very pleasantfunction at whichmembers and friends were the guests

'of the committee. Mrs.- Lowe pre-sided and was cordially welcomed back jafter her absence through indifferent Jhealth.

Bright decorations ol flowers andioliage supplementedby cheerful musicby the choir, under the leadership ofMrs. E. Dawson, contributed to anatmosphere of warm friendliness andgood fellowship. Several new mem-Ibers were admitted. |. Mrs. Ashforlh, correspondent withthe Ayr E. Branch in Scotland, read jletters from overseas giving interest-]ing details of the activities of thatbranch. News and observations con-cerning league affairs and about Dun-edin were given by -Mrs. Jenson, aformer president of this branch.

Following afternoon tea Mrs. Alder-sley, who recently returned from a tripHome, gave an exceedingly interestingtravel chat. Impressions of London,a city with many parks and gardens;of Canterbury and York, with theirstately cathedrals; of Stratford, withmemories of Shakespeare, were all re-freshingly told. The feeling as onetrod the historically-famous spots ofEngland was described,also the beautyof the Scottish hills after the flatnessof the Midlands of England. Inter-esting and amusing comparisons witnlife in our own land were made, thespeaker mentioning the growing popu-larity of the tandem bicycle as a meansof transport. Tribute was paid to thehomeliness and hospitality of the Scot-tish folk, and a very entertainingdescription was given of her visit tothe home of'the secretary of theAyr E. branch.

Items were given by Mrs. Fisher,who recited "Land of the Might-havebeen" and a humorous recall, and Mi's.G. N. Taylor, who sang "Boat Song,"followed by Brahms's beautiful"Lullaby."

A hearty vote of thanks was passedto the committee, and floral tributeswere presented to the performers andspeakers, to Mrs. Ward, and to Mrs.Carlson, sen., avisitor from Edinburgh.

TALK ON LEAGUE MATTERSThe Khandallah branch of the

League of Mothers reopened the yearwith a well-attended meeting recently.The Khandallah Town Hall was taste-fully decorated for the occasion, anda large gathering of members andfriends spent a thoroughly enjoyableafternoon.

The branch was fortunate in havingMrs. Charles White, Dominion presi-dent, as the speaker, and her talk onleague matters was greatly appreciat-ed by all. The afternoon's entertain-ment was provided by Mesdames Phil-pot and Morrish, who rendered much-appreciated solos,and by Mrs. Lockie,who delighted her listeners with herrecitations. Afternoon tea was servedby the committee.

TRAINING OF CHILDREN

The Eastbourne branch of theLeague of Mothers met recent-ly., Mrs. Shearer presided.

' Miss Lorimer gave an interesting talkon the training ofchildren. She em-phasised the fact that owing to thefreedom which the present-day chil-dren enjoy there should be mere super-vision of their leisure time. The mostimportant thing was to teach themobedience. Discipline, she said, reallybegan with the baby in. arms, but theyears from two till five were most cri-tical, as it was during that time a childbegan to realise obedience. Other im-portant things were to keep a child'sconfidence and to train children tohave self-control and self-discipline.The discipline of family life built upnations and all training must have areligious background.

Mrs. Fraser Tythe sang two songsand afternoon tea was served.

EAST GIRLS' COLLEGEA good number of parents attended

the annual meeting of the WellingtonEast Girls' CollegeParents' Association.Mr. C. E. Proctor presided, and thosepresent included Mr. W. H. Denton, re-presenting theBoard of Governors, andthe principal, Miss Batham. ;

The annual report indicated thatonce again the Ladies' Auxiliary hadgiven most valuable assistance in alltiy: activities of the association. Theannual fair had yielded a net surplusof £73 18s, £17 7s had been expendedon ground improvements, and £16018s 9d had been added to the collegehall fund. a

Several speakers referred to the en-couraging nature of the report, and thechairman expressed the conviction ofthe retiring executive that the timewas opportune for a definite move to-wards the erection of the AssemblyHall. It was agreed to make strongrepresentations along this line to theBoard of Governors.

The election of officers resulted asfollows:—President, Mr. C. E. Proctor;vice-presidents, Mrs. Marshall andMessrs. A. J. Heron, and C. E. Broad;hon. secretary, Mr. E. Hulbert; hon.treasurer, Mr. W. F. Stock; hon.auditor, Mr.H. S. King; executive com-mittee, the president and secretary ofthe Ladies' Auxiliary (Mesdames Rus-sell and Proctor), Mesdames Bell, M.E. Chatfield, McKane-Wallace, McFar-lane, Captain Baggett, and Messrs. Ald-ridge, Bacon, Cozens,Greenish,. Lang-ford, Loadsman, Rough, Sanders,Wells,and Whyte. An enjoyable programmewas contributed to by Misses Gunnand McLellan, and Mr. L. G. P. Whyte.Mrs. Wilford Andrews was accom-panist. Supper was served by theLadies' Auxiliary.

OLD GIRLS' REUNION.There was an attendance of about

100 old girls at Wellington East Girls'College on Wednesday night for theannual meeting and reunion of theOld Girls" Association. The president.Miss Batham, principal of the college,was in the chair.

An excellent report was presented byIhe secretary, Miss Marjorie Stone, anda very satisfactory balance-sheet waspresented by the treasurer, Miss Dor-een Cunningham.

The secretaries of the tennis, basket-ball, and dramatic clubs of the OldGirls' Association also presented re-ports on the year's activities.

The election of officers resulted asfollows:—Patron, Mrs. Holdsworth; pre-sident, Miss Batham (re-elected); vice-presidents, Mrs. Muir, Mrs. Christenson,Misses McCartney Gardiner, Hind, Col-lins. K. White, K." Holdsworth, M. Bar-ker, M. East, D. Carson, and membersof the college teaching staff; honorarysecretary, Miss Joyce Myers; honorarytreasurer, Miss Mary Machell; commit-tee, Misses Helen and Janice Mitchell,D Cunningham,M. Stone, I. Franklyn,G. Lister, D. Barr, J. Duff, D. Laurie.O. Smith B. Lamb.

Items were given by Miss AudreyAnderson, Mrs. Muir, and Miss JoyceMyers, interspersed with competitions.A one-act play "The Spinsters of Lush"was presented by members of the Dra-matic Club. Charming bouquets werepresented by the committee to Mrs.Holdsworth and Miss Batham, as patronand president respectively of the asso-ciation.

A sit-down supper was served in thespacious cookery room. The long tableslooked very attractive decorated withgold streamers and gold-shaded flowersmingled with maidenhair fsni. Avery happy reunion concluded with thesinging of "Auld Lang Syne."

THE EVENING POST. FRIDAY. MARCH 20, 1936. 15

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IN STARRY SKIESHERSCHEL'S STUDIES OF THE

NEBULAE

(By "Omega Ccntaiiri.")

Until Herschel started his explora-tion of the heavens, very little atten-tion had been paid to star clusters ornebulae. In the short list of objectsof nebulous appearance then known,examples were included o£ entities ofwidely different cosmical importance.No distinction was drawn betweenplanetary nebulae, gaseous nebulae,star clusters, and extra galactic spirals.A few loose clusters of stars must havebeen known from prehistoric times.Amongst these arc the Pleiades, theHyades, the small group of stars form-ing the head of Orion, the Manger orPraesepe in the Crab, the double clus-ter in Perseus,the stellar group knownas Coma Berenices and the bright clus-ter in the tail of the Scorpion. Ptolemymentions six such "stellae nebulosae"in his Mathematike Syntaris, usually

called the Almagest from the Arabicdescription of its pre-eminence. Mostof the nebulae, which are now knownto be.of stupendous dimensions, are,owing' to their distances from us, toofaint to be visible to the naked eye.Little progress was possible until thetelescope was invented. It is indeedrather surprisingthat one extra galactic

system was known as early as thetenth century, the great nebula inAndromeda beingrecorded by Al Sufi.The possibilities were completelychanged in 1610 when Galileo turnedhis telescope towards the stars, andhis friend Peirese discovered the greatnebula in Orion. But advance in thisfield was still slow for another cen-tury and a half. Galileo's discoverieswithin the solar system were so sur-prising that attention was focused onthem rather, than on the vast systemsbeyond. The telescopic examinationof the Andromeda nebula by SimonMarius in 1612 passed almost unnoticed.A century later Halley recorded onlyhalf a dozen nebulae. In 1755 Lacaillemade-a list of 42, and Messier, in 1771,enumerated only 45 in his first cata-logue. " These were all that wereknown, in 1780,when Herschel beganhis- second review of the heavens. InthisMie U'sedâ reflector of 6£ inchesaperture and" seven feet focal length.11 was in the course of this review that,on March 13, 1781, "a new planet swaminto his-ken." The change in his for-tunes, brought about by this most for-tunate event, enabled him to constructlarger, "and then still 'larger, ■instru-ments.- Before the end of the year

hehad-finished his . first effectivetwenty-foot telescope.... Music ..- stilltook ..up,the.,greater part of his time,the years 1781 and 1782 beingespeciallybusy"ones."" But as soon as.his secondreview was completed he began an-other in: the:course of which most ofhis;; discoveries of/nebulae were made.During theifirst year of this reviewMessier enlarged his catalogue to itsfinal form in which 103 objects aredescribed, But in making his listMessier's purpose was very differentfrom that of Herschel. He was a cometseeker, and hazy spots such as faintclusters and nebulae mightbe mistakenfor comets. A list of them was neces-sary to'avoid -waste'■ of time. Herschel,on; the other hand,' sought to obtainaccurate' knowledge about the con-struction of the' heavens. He hopedto find out something about the realnature of every object that he saw.To:him the problem of stellar distancesseemed fundamental. Unless he couldfind the distances of stars he couldnot tell the -scale on which the uni-verse is built. In 1781,therefore, heresolved to examine every star in theheavens with the utmost attention, inorder to select the most promisingpairs for the determination of stellarparallaxes. We have seen that thisexamination revealed proper motionsand led to the discovery of binarysystems, though it failed in its primaryobject. But in the course of thissurvey clusters and nebulae wereexamined as they came into view. In1784 he wrote: "I have seen doubleand treble nebulae variously ar-ranged; large ones with small seemingattendants; narrow but much extendedlucid nebulae or bright dashes; some

of the shape of a fan, resembling anelectric brush, issuing from a lucidpoint; others of the comctic shape,with a seeming nucleus in the centre,or like cloudy stars surroundedwith a nebulous atmosphere; a dif-ferent sort again contained a nebulos-ity of a milky kind, like that wonder-ful, inexplicable phenomenon aboutThel.a Orionis; whilst others shinewith a fainter mottled kind of lightwhich denotes their being resolvableinto stars." The number and I hovariety of the nebulae that I-Icrscheldiscovered were indeed surprising, andeach increase of telescopic powerbrought more into view, in 1786 hopresented to the Royal Society a cata-logue of a thousand. This was fol-lowed, by a catalogue of another thou-sand in 1789 and a supplementary listof 500 in 1802. During the course ofthese discoveries his ideas of the natureof nebulae underwent a gradualchange. At first he was impressedchiefly by the fact that so many couldbe resolved into stars. Many that ap-peared with low powers as faintpatches of structureless light wereseen with higher powers to consist ofthousands of stars. It seemed probableto him then that all might ultimatelybe resolved if a sufficiently great tele-scope could be constructed. This im-plied that each nebula was a stellarsystem analagous to the Galaxy, andin 1786 Herschel remarked that he haddiscovered 1500 universes, whole sid-ereal systems, some of which mightrival our Milky Way. In consideringthis stage of Herschel's work we mustahyays remember that he had neitherthe spectroscope nor the photographic

jplatv. to aid in the research. His keen1eye and his marvellous power of rea-|soning led him to conclusions thatwere not verified until long after hisdeath.

Gradually he realised that many ofthe objects that he examined were ofa different character from those so-called nebulae that had been foundto be host of stars. The planetarynebulae were particularly puzzling- Soalso was the Orion nebula. But theobject that led him tc. the truth was anebulous star in Taurus. In describ-ing this in.1791,he anticipated the dis-covery made by Huggins 73 years later,that some nebulae are gaseous.. Hesays: "A most. singular phenomenon!A star of about the eighth magnitudewith a faint luminous atmosphere, ofcircular forms about three minutes indiameter. The star is perfectly in thecentre, and the atmosphere so diluted,faint and equal throughout, that therecan be no surmise of its consisting ofstars. In the first place if the nebu-losity consists of stars appearing nebu-lous because of their distance, whichcauses- them to run'into each other,what must be the size of the centralbody which, at so enormous a distance,yet so far outshines all the rest? Inthe next place, if the central star beno .bigger, than, .common, how' verysmall and compressed must be theother luminous points which send usonlyso faint a light? . .-. Either thenwe have, a central body which.is nota star, or a star involved in a shiningfluid'of a nature wholly unknown'tous.'', Thus he concluded that thenebulosity about this particular staris not itself of astarry nature, and thissimplified the explanation of manyother objects. The planetary nebulaehe found to be closely allied to nebu-lous stars, and to proclaim further evi-dence for the existence of a shiningfluid. This new. conception made theexplanation of the nature of manyother objects more intelligible.Amongst these is the great nebula inOrion. Our illustration, taken fromNichol's "Architecture of theHeavens."shows what the twenty-foot reflectorrevealed to Herschel. ' Later he exam-ined this nebula through his forty-foottelescope with its mirror four feet indiameter, and his conclusion was con-firmed.

Herschel seems to have recognisedevery variety of cluster and nebulathat is known today, with the excep-tion of the non-luminous ones. Theseappeared to him as holes in theheavens.

' It is now know that the shining fluidhe postulated consists largely of hydro-gen, with a smaller amount of heliumand traces of carbon, nitrogen, oxy-gen, neon, sulphur,a 1"argon, and pos-sibly chlorine, potassium, and calcium.An article in the February number of"Scientia" explains how radiations ofultra-violet light are transformed intoradiations within the visible spectrum.

The Orion Nebula, as seenby Herschel with his 20ft reflector

AUCKLAND CITY HOUSING

Nq, finality has yet been reached bythe Auckland City Council on the pro-posal put forward some months ago toinaugurate a scheme for the erectionof workers' homes, involving an ex-penditure of approximately £200,000(states the "New Zealand Herald").

The scheme contemplated the erectionof two buildingsin Grey's Avenue,pro-viding 125 modern flats and 125 semi-detached houses in another locality.The site chosen or to be selected forthese houses has not yet been an-nounced. Application for permissionto raise the sum of £200,000,whichthe housing scheme is estimated tocost, without the formality of takinga poll of the ratepayers, was submit-ted to the Local Government Loans!Board towards the end of last year.

Generally the Loans Board has suchproposals subjected to a close investi-Igation by its advisory officers andIafter being satisfied that the proposalis on sound lines issues authority toraise the money. In the case of theCity Council's housing scheme it isunderstood that the Loans Board isprepared to authorise the raising ofthe bulk of the proposed loan but hasintimated that it has certain reserva-tions concerning the suitability of thesite selected in Grey's Avenue. Thecommunication received from theboard is still under consideration bythe council, but- has not passed beyondthe committee "stage, so that no definitepronouncementcan yet be made. It islearned, however, that the council ishaving the proposals analysed in thelight of the suggestions made by theLoans Board and before a final de-cision can be made the whole matterwill be the subject oCa conference be-tween the board and representatives ofthe council.

BIG ATTRACTIONS

BEOWNLNC! AND STEELE

COMING WRESTLING SEASON

WELL-CHOSEN UNION TEAM

[By "Aeneas"]

If events work out according toschedule—and there is nothing to

indicate that they will not—New Zea-

land has before it the biggest wrestlingseason on record. Advance reports ofthe men engaged for the Dominion ofNew Zealand Union speak of men ofa uniform build of about 6ft in heightand between 15 and 16 stone in weight,and with records of achievement whichplace them either in the top flight orvery close to it.

At this stage it is necessarily difficultto forecast what will transpire as themonths pass, but the writer has beeninformed by the secretary of theunion (Mr. A. G. Washer) that theworking forces of' the Dominionorganisation will be refreshed at regu-lar intervals by high-class talent, witha special offering to patrons in thepersons of Jim Browning and RaySteele—two men whose names areknown in wrestling circles the worldover. Returning prosperity:, whichlias been made manifest in many

directions, is giving people moremoney to spend in amusement andrecreation and, with the unusualattractions in view, there is everyindication that past attendance recordswill be well shattered during the sea-son. Action will be the keynote, andanything savouring of the storm ofverbal challenges which marred opera-tions last season will be sternly dis-couraged.

The size of the men who have beenbooked already can be gathered at aglance from the following table: —

Weight. Height,st. lb. ft. in.

Pete Mehringer 15 5 6 1Harry Kent 17 2 6 3Paul Boesch 16 4 5 HiBro. Jonathan 16 6 6 1Bob Kruse 16 6 5 11Joe Woods 15 5 5 101"Cowboy" Bob Russel 15 10 6 0Mays McLain 16 4 6 0Jack Forsgren 16 6 ■ 6 2Earl McCready 17 0 6 2Glenn Wade 15 10 5 91"Lofty" Blomfield .. 17 0 6 3

With Browning: and Steclc added tothe above list it at once becomes ap-parent that if McCready is to con-tinue his unbeaten record this seasonit will be necessary for him to workmuch harder than he had to last year,and even then he could not lightlyregard men such as Wade and Blom-field.

ALL-ROUND QUALITY.And this raises an importantpoint in

viewing the 1936 season in prospect.As was mentioned by the president ofthe Otago Association and has beenapparent to most followers of thegame, there has been a tendency forteams in past" seasons to be lop-sided.Each year an.effort has been made tobring out one or two outstandingwrestlers to serve as major attractions,but it has been shown repeatedly thatthe publicaivrnotattracted bythe pros-pect of merely .seeing a famouswrestler. They want to watch him atwork, and fully extended at that. Theseason before last Dan Koloft packedout the Wellington T.own Hall in hissolitary match with George Walker,and last year McCready secured hisbiggest following after Wade andBlomfield had built up records whichmade them his "natural" opponents.Taken tout ensemble, the 1936 teamgives the impression that every engage-ment will be a real contest in whichboth men will have to work to theutmost.

Another important aspect of theteam is that it has been drawn froma wide field in the United States andCanada. The need for something ofthe sort has repeatedly been stressedin this paper, which has pointed tothe inevitable effect on the public, ifnot on the wrestlers, of a systemunder which the season's professionalsare drawn from one promotingorganisation in the States, brought toNew Zealand more or less as a bodyunder a preappointed manager whomay or may not have been an activewrestler, and then served up to thepublic while still retaining the ele-ments of a unit. This year they havebeen gathered from east and west andfrom north and south, where theyhave been working in different circuits.The expected result is that they willdisplay a wide variety of styles andwill have healthyrivalry among them-selves for the prizes which go to thosewho prove themselves the outstandingmatmen.

The season will definitely commenceat Wellingtonon Monday, April 6, andother centres will get under wayimmediately afterwards.

THUMBNAIL SKETCHES.Certain' particulars of the chosen

men have already been published, andthe following notes have come tohand from Mr. Walter Miller, whoacted as the union's special emissaryand arrived at Auckland yesterdaywith the first batch of the men:—

Behringer.—Undefeated since heturned professional in 1931, duringwhich time he has wrestled all overAmerica; managed by Toots Mondt.

Kent.—An Ail-American tackier; agraduate of the Oregon State Univer-sity, he now lives at Philadelphia; isone of the outstanding young wrestlersin America today; has been in thegame since 1931; managed by RayFabiana.

Boesch.—Of German-American ex-traction; was formerly a life-guards-man at Long' Island; graduate of theCollege of New York; is the leadingwrestler in the Middle West; managedby Tom Moscrow, Seattle.

Brother Jonathan—A Mormon bishopwho is known in the States as the"Wrestling Preacher," and who is afully-ordained bishop at Salt LakeCity a first-class wrestler whose man-ager, Tom Moscrow, is absolutelyfldent that he will make a big hit inNew Zealand.

Kruse.—National American amateurchampion in 1925-26;one of the fastestheavyweights in the game today; man-aged by Ted Thye, of Portland.

Woods.—National American amateurheavyweight boxing champion in 1925;twice beat Don McCorkindale m SouthAfrica in 1930; gave up boxing infavour of wrestling in 1931,and since

then has developed into a great heavy-

weight wrestler; a boy who alwaysputs on a great match and is ready tomeet his opponent in any style thelatter desires; managed by TootsMondt.

Russel.—A genuine American cow-puncher who learnt his wrestling"bulldogging"steers; often makes hisbow to the public in real cowboy gear;managed by Joe Malcewicz, San Uran-

McLain.-Greatest football playerever developed at Haskell Indian Col-lege- is one-quarter Cherokee Indianand'three-quarters Scotch; one of thefastest wrestlers in the ring; managedby Jack Curley.

For-ren.—From Vancouver; hasbeen "going great guns lately, having

won his last eighteen bouts' capturedthe Canadian professional title atterMcCready left for New Zealand.

stccle._One of the five leadingwrestlers in the world and an out-standing challenger for the title: man-aged by Paul Bowser. Boston.

Browning;.—Former worlds heavy-

weight champion; known by rcpula-

lion .to all the wrestling fans in NewZealand.

"These men," concludes Mr. Miller,"will make one of the finest bunchesof wrestlers who have ever beengathered together. They represent awide selection of styles, and I wisli youto note that they are not from onegroup but have been picked from allover America. Ted Thye has theauthority and will be able to secureany further men that the union wishesto engage."

TEACHERS APPOINTEDWELLINGTON SCHOOLS

Several headmasters are included inthe list of teachers who have been ap-pointed to new positions by the Wel-lington Education Board. Some GradeO schools whose teachers have eitherbe'en transferred or brought into thecity to cope with the increased roilsthat followed the readmission of thefive-year-olds have also had vacanciesfilled.

Of the head teachers, Mr. W. D. Ben-nett, of Auckland, has been appointedto succeed Mr. E. J. Wood, who wasrecently promoted to the inspectorate,at Upper Hutt School.

Hastwell School, newlyopened, hasbeen given Mr. A. E. Nicholson, alsofrom Auckland, as. headmaster. Mr.W. T. Armstrong, from Taranaki, hasbeen appointed headmaster of Master-ton West School, and Mr. W. R. Adams,also from Taranaki, has been appoint-ed to the vacancy of Otaki School.

Appointments to sole-charge schoolsare (teachers whose present districtsare not stated being already stationedin the Wellington Education Board'sarea):—Mrs. M. D. Haggo, from Auck-land to Reikorangi; Mr.T. A.; Lambert,to Taimate; Mrs. G. C. Baskette, toNormandale; Mr. A. G. Featonby, toPuketoi; Miss R. J Brooker, to Tutu-

rumuri; Miss J. M. Kearney, to BlindRiver; Miss J. Trevethick, to Table-lands; Miss A. Barnes, to Robin HoodBay; Mr. L. G. T. Adams, to Awatoi-toi; Mrs. E. V. Singleton, to' Akala-rawa; Miss D. E. Smith, to Kaituna;Mr. L. D. B. Burke, to Maretai Bay;Miss J. Stenberg, to Carrington.

Assistant teachers whose new ap-pointments are announced are:—Mr.A G. S. Jonathan, from Auckland, toWilford; Miss A. Clarkson, from Can-terbury, to Newtown; Miss A. K. M.Booth, to Seatoun; Miss M. F. Parson-son, to Upper Hutt; Mr. G. L. Thorby,from Otago, to Masterton Central; Mr.W. J. Barharn, from Hawke's Bay, toNewtown. ■ i

LOST WOMAN'S ORDEAL

Amazement at the endurance shownby the Maori woman, Mrs. May Cas-si'dy, aged 67,who was lost in the bushat Whatoro for nearly five days, wasexpressed by Constables Newland andDv Temple, who had charge of thesearch parties (states a Dargaville cor-respondent). Mrs. Cassidy was seenbetween 3.30 and 4 p.m. on Monday bya Maori boy named Kaweka, who wasengaged in mustering cows on Mr. W.Sherman's property at Kaihu. Shewaswalking down a ridge which runs atthe back of the property, and althoughin a weak condition owing to lack offood, she was able to speak. Shewastaken to Mr. Sherman'shomestead,andafter receiving attention was appar-ently little the worse for her experi-ence. For a time Mrs. Cassidy was lostin the bush, but after getting her bear-ings she started on her long walk toKaihu. and was about a mile fromhome when seen. In the meantimesearch parties under Constables New-land and Dv Temple had found hersugar-bag some miles away, and untildark were engaged searching the manystreams which run down from thewatershed. When they returned totheir base they were told that Mrs.Cassidy had been located. "She showedmarvellous powers of endurance in§oing five days without food," saidone of the constables, "particularly inview of her age. It is a difficult mnt-tev even for a man to force his waythrough that dense bush and I amamazed that she came through the or-deal."

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Friday, March 20, 1936.

THE EVENING POST, FKIDAY, MARCH 20, 1936.16

AUCTIONS ___i IMPORTANT AUCTJUiN SALIII CHARMING LOWER HUTT HOME.

TOMO.UKOW (SATURDAY), MARCH"11, I!)o0,

At 2.30 p.m. "AT WOUURN ROAD, LOWER 11UTT.

H ERNEST LEH.iUTO.N, LIMITED," arc favouredwith instructions from

W. Lancelot Moore, Esq., who is leavingINew Zealand, to oiler for Salu on the.

ground, us ;.bov<;, his cliiirin.iin; homostanding i» one. u«:u; and thirty perchesluf beaiitiiul grounds, laid out in full-isized yrass tennis lawn, llowor, and veget-Iable gardens, and rare aLid Ijeuutiful truesand shrubs, including a line tnli|) tree,kiinri liees. pohutukawas, and (loweringBhnib*. 'I'he home, which is a modernone built specially fur the owner, con-tains S rooms, entrance hall, verumbm,laundry, and every possible convenience,including motor »aragr:, workshop, etc

The land is part of the celebrated|Bellcvue fianlp.ns subdivision so eayerlysou-lit after by biiyuru with artistic tasteami sound judgment. It is within liveminutes' walk of Woburn btation, and is

surrounded by fine homes. The buspasses thu door.

EXCEPTIONAL TERMSARKANOED.

For caru to view, apply to theauctioneers.H ERNEST LEIGHTON, LBIITED,

Wellington and Lower Hutt.

TOMORROW,at 2 p.n~AUCITOX SALE OF STOCK-IX-

TH-\DB OF CONFKCTIOXEKYSHOPAND FURNITURE.AT 47 HUTT ROAD. PETONE.

CW. PIOCE AND CO., Auctioneers." ■will sell, on account of vendor,con-

tents of Shop and Living-rooms, as above.Comprising:

SCALES jars, confectionery, soft drink?,counter, shelvinc. No. 6 DOVERSTOVE, MODERN C4AS STOVE.portable gramophone and records. 3-division bin. pr. lustres, d. wood bedand wire, tables, chest of drawers,linos, chiiTonnier,divan chair, couch,chairs, blinds, curtains., drink con-tainer, GLASS CASE, Perfection

Xo°Ke<serve.C' C. AY. PRICE,Auctioneer.

PROPERTIES FOR SALE.

CITY.

SELECT locality—9-KoomedTwo-storeyedResidence,in two flats, of 0 rooms

and 3 rooms respectively. Separate con-veniences. The house is absolutely souudand in first-class order, and there is no-thing to spend. Price £2500, only £3iiOcash,balance Governmentloan.[ KARORL

Gentleman's Residence (new storey anda half Bungalow, built under architect ssupervision); large living-room with cost-ly fireplace aud electrical appointments,spacious entrance hall, dining-room, 3 lightand airy bedrooms,bathroom with tip-to-date fittings, boxroom, and commodiouskitchen with built-in cupboards, garden,lawns, and a large garage;in perfect order;£2500.

LOWER HUTT.1% ACRESRich Flat Land, laid -nit in

tennis courts (wire-netted), flower andvegetable gardens, trees, shrubs,and goodsix-roomed house,with all modern con-veniences, and detached outbuildingswithbedroom, washhonse,-storeroom, etc.,cowbails, aud other outbuildings, sunnyposition, handy to Woburn Station; price£1950,terms £525 cash,balance Govern-ment mortgage. Further grazing landavailable if" desired.

H. ERNEST LEIGHTON,LIMITED.

22 BRANDON STREET,And at Lower Hutt

I impokiani ro ajjveiu'lseks

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Tlip Proprietors do no! tiold themselvesresponsible for noii-msertiuu of nnyiidvorliseincnl or fidvertistMnentsthroughaccidents or From oilier onuses, or for errorin flip niihlir-Fitinn of nn ndverti?ement

STOP PRESS NEWSNOSTH ISLAND AIR PAGEANT.

New Plymouth.—Seven aero-planes arrived at New Plymouthairport this morning for the NorthIsland air pageant and furtherarrivals during the afternoon areexpected to bring the number toforty. Weather conditions are un-favourable for the opening, visi-bility this afternoon being poor.Heavy rain, fell at 2 p.m. anddelayed the start of the elimina-tion contests for the BledislqpCup—P.A. "MANAWATU RACES.

Woodhey Hack Handicap, £125;C furlongs. — Sansfoy, 7.12, 1;Why to Melville, 7.1!", 2; Ilias, 8.4,S. Scr.: La Crown, SandwichIdun. Won by a head. Time,Imm %& 4-ssec.

NAPIER WOOL SALE.Napier.—The fourth Napier wool

rale of the season opened thisafternoon. Rates were firm on'Wellington, showing a slight ad-vance on Napier February rates.There was an exceptionally keencompetition, the Continent pre-dominating, with 'Bradford operat-ing extensively. AH types ofcrossbreds were keenly sought,especially the finer wools. The topprice in the first catalogue was131dfor four bales of fine cross-

bred.—P.A.

PROPERTIES FORSALE.

UENTLEALAN'S RESIDENCE.(CITS.)

jVfODERN U-rd. Kesideuce, gin-age, gar-""■*■ den,servants' quarters, 2 bathrooms,wonderfully handy position, no climb;splendid condition Suitable professionalor business man. PRICE £3250

MODERN BUNGALOWSExceptionally Attractive fernis.

We have for sale at Island Bay, Mini-mal-, Lyall Bay, Ngnio, Khaudallah,Karori,and Lower Hutt several Modern Bunga-lows ut prices ranging from £850to £1250.Approximately 85 per cent, of the pur-chase price may remain on table mortgagefor 30 yearsat 4 1-8 per cent.. Immediateinquiry recommended.

NORTHLAND ROAD.Bungalow, 0 rooms and kitchenette,-jmm. tram, large level section,sun all day,

house wants renovation. Absolute bargainat £UuOor offer.

A MOD N'T VICTORIA INVESTMENT.A buildingin <t fhits,on a very fine sunny

section 50ft by 116ft. Requires renova-tion and development: by building fourgarages on frontage. Only £300depositrequired. PRICE'£2400.- :

A RENT-FREE PROPERTY.MAJORIBANKS STREET.

Residence in two flats, 3 rooms.and 2rooms, self-contained and in perfect order,good section 33ft by 100ft, with concretewall and paths. A chance to live rent-free; or a wonderful investment.

PRICE £1375.

< H. BETHUNE & CO.,Members Real Estate Institute,

Chief Agents Sun Insurance Office, Ltd.

AUCTIONEERS AND LAND AGENTS.Cm-. FeatherstoD and Brandon Streets.

Telephones 42-064 and 42-065..Private 24-060

BUNGALOW AT NEWTOWN(Handy Tram Sheds).

YOU can buy with £100 or more de-posit (the balance being on Govern-

ment mortgage) this very comfortableModern Home,which is in excellent order.Living-room has attractive tiled fire, up-to-date bathroom, etc. and good conveni-ences. Sunny section Will sell quickly.Make your inspection at once.

I'RICE £1000.

CHEAP FOR CASHLower Hutt Section.

Level BuildingSite, in sunniest position,alongside bus stop. Good frontage anddepth. Absentee owner sacrificing.

PRICE £110.

jOFFER WANTEDSplendid Hotaitai Residence.

Commanding situation, near bus andschool,large area.of level land, with gar-age and comfortable Bungalow, 5 rooms,kitchenette, bathroom, and laundry, in-cludingspacious living-room; must be soldto close au estate Inspect quickly andmake your offer.

PRICE ASKED £1750

n ROOMSAND KITCHENETTEBrand-new Bungalow

Solidly built, on concrete foundation,andthe best value ou the market Wide hall,exceptionally large living-room, with ex-pensive fireplace, dining-room, 4 bedrooms,bathroom with up-to-date fittings, separ-ate washhouse,plenty of room for drive-incat-age; 1 minute Karori bus and fewminutes tram stop Make a point of see-ing this property beforeyou buy.

PRICE £1325

4LSO. GOOD VALUE CITY HOMES &FLAT PROPOSITIONS

THOMSON & EAST,LTD.

HEAL ESTATE AGENTS ANDVALUATORS.

Ij-J FEATITENSTONSTREET.41-0" Telephone 41-62-

TENDERS & BUILDERS MATERIAL

UP-TO-T11 E-M1N UTE' Designs inLocks,Lockeets,Vestibule Sets,I'uli

Handles,and CabinetFittings. All linishe.--Chromium. Bakelite. Bronze Metal,etc.

C. AND A ODLI.N AND CO.. LTD..Wellington.

\\/ H LONG AND CO. LTD." ■ Ajients torUONACO.NNAINSULATING WALL

BOARD,IJOWKANITK, HITUMINUUS I'AJNTS

Siiui-ttiue I'm Kool'a and IronworkECLIPSE BOARD

The Cheapest Wallboard iv Wellington10s lid per 100 sq. It

21 and 23 GhuzneeStreet.

M. SUMMERS. LTD.,Lessee Branda Quarry and Shingle Co.

DIRECT Suppliers of Gravel, Crude.Crushed, and Graded. Builders' ami

Plasterers' Sand. Tar-sealing Sand.CrushedBlue Metal in all grades. Rock*for ruck gardens; Rubble for filling in anyquantity. Tel. 17-177.

WHEN YOU WANTCEMENT,CEMENT,Telephone

55-152.55-152.For

WILSONS(N.Z.) PORTLAND CEMENTI?HANCIS HOLMES, LTD.,1 RANCIS HOLMES. LTD..

Agents, i20S-12TARANAKI STREET. Wellington.

PROPERTIES FOR SALE.

HARCOURT & CO.,AND ESTATE AGENTS.

AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS.LambtoD (Juay aud Panama Street.

NEWTOWN. NEWTOWN.2 FLATS, £1300. SoundTwo-floorRe-

sidence,in two self-containedFlats, withevery modern convenience. Situated ina good locality, within one minuta of thetram, and home to lunch.

LOWER HUTT, £500.5 ROOMS with all usual conveniences,

situated near the Btation and on a levelsection with ample room for garden. Thereis also a garageand outbuildings. Themortgagee desires a sale and oilers a realbargain at the above price.

EASY TERMS. 10GG

THE TERRACE. THE TERRACE.A MAGNIFICENT PROPERTY com-

prising a House of nine rooms and halt'an acre of land, ideal for residential sec-tions or a splendidblock for Hats. Situatedin tlie very best part of The Terrace witha wide frontage. The.- owner desires animmediate sale and any reasonable offerwill be considered.

PRICE £4000. ISO9

MOUNT VICTORIA, £1300.Here is au opportunity to acquire a

Souud Residence of five rooms, kitchen,and bathroom with all conveniences andsituated only 5 minutes' walk from Corn--tenay Place, at the above reasonable price.There is room for a garage and the prop-erty is sunny,sheltered,and in all respectsgood value. " 1125

FINANCE: We nave several turns otmoney available for immediate investmentat current rates of interest; up to £4000considered All applications given imme-diate attention, first mortgage or good3econd.

BAKCOURI AND CO..Auctioneers. Land and Bouse Ageota

41 Panama Street.Corner of Lambton Quay,

Wellington.

KARORI. -. DEPOSIT £85.GOVERMENT MORTGAGE £000.

A MODERN BUNGALOAVof 4 rooms,£*■ kitchenette,and garage.The situationobtains maximum sunshine and is withina few minutes of the train. As the ownerhas been transferredan immediate sale isrequired. Ring for inspection. C02I)

KELBURN.An Attractive Building Site, 02ft x

120ft (more or less). The situation issplendid and a good harbour view is ob-tained. A reasonable pricehasbeen placedon this Sectionfor quick sale. ' (34)

ROSENEATH.A Good Sectionfrom which is obtained

a magnificent view is for sale at £350cash. No excavation is required for build-ing and the bus stops just opposite theproperty. " " (41)

MT. VICTORIA. 'Located iv a sunny position, this Homeis an attractive offering—substantiallybuilt, and containing 4 bedrooms,-living,dining, and breakfastroom, kitchen, etc.,modern appliances. Good section, roomfor garage. PRICE £1800, terms ar-ranged. (117)

S. GEORGENATHAN

AND CO..Estate Agents, Auctioneers,and

Valuers.11l CustomhouseQuay.

BUSINESS NOTICES.~

WANTED TO BUY,.QCRAP Lead, Zinc, Brasß, Copper.

Aluminium; also Cast Iron.G R. STEVENS AND CO., L'm,

Upper Abel SmithStreet.Telephone 50-333

T AERY AND CO., 7-17 Allen Street,■*-' Wellington.

Agents forThe' Gamble Electria lucubator._

All particulars and prices on application.

Full supplies of Poultry and StockFoodsalways on hand.

A Trial Solicited.

WANTED TO SELL

SMALL .Circular VerticaJ Steaic Boilere,2001b pressure Ships Bells, Roots

Blower and Motor, H.W Boilers. WireRope, fci'.ll aud D.A Pumpd Tram RailsRcnforcine Iron: also Winches and Jack?for Hire

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SYDNEY to London via AustralianI'orls. Colombo. Bombay, Aden.

Egypt, Marseilles,Gibraltar. Tangier, amiPlymouthMALOJA'b* 20,914 April ISTRATHAIRD ak* tZ:2Si April ISCO.NORIN bcefjf 15.241 April 29MONGOLIA abcdelj 18.600 May 13NAKKUN'DA c* H>.6:« May MCATHAY t 13.22.) June 12tFirst ami SecondSaloon *First Salooi.and Tourist Class. JiToiirist Class only.aCalls Port Sudan. bCalls HohartcOinits Tangier. dOniils Aden. eOmitsPlymoutli fOmits Gibraltar. jCallsCochin. UCallsMalta.

Fares, New Zealand to London:First Saloou from £S7, Second Saloon

from £ti7. I'ounst Classfrom £40lrares are Subject to Exchange.Chief Passenger Ageuts for New Zealand.

THE N.Z SHIPPING CO. LTD. 'Wellington.Joint Agents, Wellington;JOHNSTON& CO.,LTD.

Joint Agents, Tourist Class:MURRAY, ROBERTS.& CO.. LTD.

UNION STEAM SHIP CO.OF NEW ZEALAND, LTD.

38 CUSTOMHOUSEyUAYTelephone 4U-UOU (twelve .hues)

SAILINGS (Circumstances permitting):SAN FRANCISCO, VIA RAROTONGA

AND PAPEETEMaungauiii, Tuesday, April 14, 3 p.m.

Heavy Lugcaye Received till Z.30 p.in

FOR SYDNEY:(With Through Booking to Melbourne

and Other Australian ports)Passengers in Three Classes

FROM WELLINGTON:Monowai Friday March 2U 3p.mMauiiganui, Tuesday. March 31. 3 p.ui

FROM AUCKLAND:Monowai,Friday April 3, 3 p.m.Aorauyi, Tuesday, April 14.Inclusive Tours in Australia Arranged

FOR AUCKLAND AND SYDNEY:(From Wellington, taking passengers.)

Monowai, Tuesday, March 31

FOR SUVA (FIJI), HONOLULU. VIC-TORIA (8.C.), AND VANCOUVER

FROM AUCKLAND:Niagara, Tuesday, March .31, 11 a.m.

FOR LYTTELTON:(From Wellington—Passengers and Cnrgo.)

Maori, Mon., Wed. Fri., 7.45 p.inWahine Turn Thiirs Sat 7.45 p.m

EASTER TIME-TABLE(No Cargo.)

Maori, April 8, 9. 11 7.45 p.m.VVahiue,April 9 8.15 a.m.

April 10, 13 7.45 p.m.

TAMAHINE.WELLJNGTON-PICTON SICKVICE,

Leave Wellington Mon., Wed., Fri.,2.45 p.m., Sat., 1.15 p.m Special week-end return fare from Wellington. Fridayto Sunday, 255.

Leave I'ictou i'ues.. I'hura.. 2.45 p.m.,Fri.. 9 p.m.: Sun. 6 d.vi

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EASTER MONDAY PICTONEXCURSION.

Walnne (4436 tons) from Wellington,Monday, April 13,8 a.m., leavingPicton onreturn at 2.30 p.m.

FARE,. 10s;Children under 12,55.

CANADA—UNITED STATES-EUROPE.

Through Dockings by

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Passengers in Three Classes.

Wellingtonto Auckland toRarotonga. Suva(Fiji)

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NIAGARA ' Mar.SlMAUNGANUI Apl. 14AORANGI .. Apl. 28MAKUKA May 12NIAGARA .. May 26MAUXQANUJ June 9AORANGI .... June 23MAKURA July 7NIAGARA .. July 21MAUNGANUJ Aug. 4 ""

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EXCURSION FARES TO TAHITI.

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DIRECT SERVICE TO THE UNITEDKINGDOM. VIA PANAMA CANAL.scRANGITATAWellington Apr 9 .xRANGITANE -— May 7t*ROTORUA May 22

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x 17,000-ton Motor-vessels with FirstClass.Tourist Class and Third Class

tCabin Class. JTourist Class*Oil fuel, calling at Pitcairn Island (cir-

cumstances permitting) and Curacao.First Class from £85.single. £149returnCabin Class from £67single. £117returnTourist Classfrom £38single. £G8returnThird Class from £37sinjrle. £60 return

All Fares plus Exchange and Tax.THE NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING

COMPANY. LTD.

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LINERS stop at Suva, Pa?o Pa?o. Hono-lulu, Los Angeles, and San Fran-

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£ & A. LINE TO JAPAMCALLING A'J RABAUL. MANILA,HONG KONG,SHANGHAI, AND FlVifl

PORTS IN JAPANTanda 7UOUtons April If Quay.Nankin 7000 tons May 13 Sydney,Nellore 7000 tons June 13 10.30 a.m.Tamla 70D0 ton? fuly 15Nankin 7000 tons August 12

I3i^ Reduction in FaresHound Trip trom Sydney 10 weeks. N*

hotel expenses The liner is your hotel.Cheaper lhau living ashore. £90 First,£56 15s Second No Exchange

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"ORIENT LINE.ROYAL MAIL'STEAMERS TO

LONDONVia Sydney. .Melbourne Adelaide, Fre*mantle, Colombo. Aden. Egypt, Naplra,Toulon, Paltnu. Gibraltar, ChannelPortthy ORONSAY .. SO.QuO Mar A5.*a ORSOVA 12,041 Apr IIt OKFOKD 211.000 Apr i,l

*h ORMONDE .... 14,8.33 May 20t OTRANTO 20,000. Juue'JUtFirst and Tourist Classes TFirst au.l

Improved Third Classes' 'Tourist Ou«ClassOnlyf omits Pulma. aOmits Adeu.hCalls Hobart vCallsVillefrancheFARES NEW ZEALAND TO LONDON:Ist Class From £87single £153return3rd Class From £39single £70returuTourist From £40 single, £72 returu

Above Fares are Subject to Exchange.To Fremantle. Adelaide. Melbourne,

Brisbane. Through bookings from NewZealand to1Sydney, thence by Orient Linaaround Australian Coast.

5 ORIENT LINERS CARRY TOURISTCLASS TO ENGLAND from £40. plu«Exchange.u.s.s. co oi ay,., ltd., agents,

; ■' ■N.Y.K. (JAPAN MAIL) LINE.

Regular monthly service between Au*tralia and the East, calling at Oavao,Manila, Hong Kong (transhipping t«3Shanghai), Nagasaki, Kobe, Osaka*Naeoya. and Yokohama.

11 a.m.,Steamer. Tons. Sydney.

KITANO MARU 8000 Mar 23ATSUTA MARU 8000 May 2KAMO MARU 8000 May 30KITANO MARU 8000 June27

SYDNEY TO YOKOHAMA & RETURN",Ist Class £30 0 02nd Class £56 15 0

(Australian currency.)Nine (0) tveeks of interesting travel

from Sydney visiting PHILIPPINEISLANDS CHINA, and JAPAN AHsingle and double cabins in first class,All two-berth cabins in sacond class.

N.Y.K. AGENTS:I?URNS, PHILP, AND iK)., LTD.,■* Prudential Building. Wellington.

Telephone 40-551. ■AUSTRALIA - JAVA-SINGAPORE," Regular Monthly Service viaQUEENSLANDPORTS. THURSDAY!

and DARWIN.Seven Weeks' Tour from Sydney.

M.V MERKUR. leaves Sydney, April flS.S MARELLA, leaves Sydney, May 9

Return Fares from Sydney:Java, first class £67 10 8Singapore, first class £75 0 Q

New Zealand Currency. No Exchange.BURNS. PHILP, & CO.. LTD..

Travel Bureau,Prudential Building. Telephone 40-551,

SHAW. SAVILL AND ALBIONLINE.

(Incorporated in England).TO ENGLAND, VIA PITCAIKN,PANAMA CANAL, AND JAMAICA OR

CURACAOAKAKOA Wellington Mar. 28TAINUI Tourist Class Apr. 2STAMAROA CabinClass May 22MATAROA CabinClass July 174KAROA CabinClass Aug. 14TAMAROA Cabin Class Oct. 9lONIC Tourist Class Nov. 19

CABIN STEAMERS: Tbe iecent chantiaover from 6ileut to sound films has fur.ther enhanced tha popularity of cabini

NEW YORK: Travel by the all-sea;route via Panama. Caual. Combined faros3Cabin nnr] First from, £63;-Tourist-from!£40 Exchange and Tax extra.. . .

■AGENTS:Leyin and Co., Ltd.; Murray, Roberts, and

Co., Ltd.; Dalgety and Co., Ltd.

JJUDDARTV PARKER^ UW*(■lncorporated in Australia \.

TSM.V. WANGANELLA.' 10,000tons,FOR SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

From Wellington: 11 a.m. on April ofnoon on May 7; June 4.

AUCKLAND TO SYDNEY, at 11 a.m., oaMarch 27. April 24, May 52. June 10.HTTDDART,PARKER BUILDING,

Post Office Square. Wellington.

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■REGULAR SERVICE to and front■"'■ Avonmoutb Liverpool. Manchester,Glasgow . .

Steamer. Loads SailsWellington. Finally.

"f Mar. 19-21 P. CtaHlro Mat.SO,"o Turaklna Mar. 21-25 Napier April ~♦o Hurumil Mar.28-Apr. 3 Audi , April J,

"Via London. tMay call CardiC.tManehcster, carco. T/s. at Liverpool.

o Calls Manchester. ■ - ,For freight, apply toFEDERAL STEAM NAVIGATION

CO.. LTD., ,Maritime Building. Customhouse Quay.Telephone42-362 ' -MONTEREY PASSENGERS. (April 4)

ARE invited to join a small SELECTPARTY ACROSS U.S.A. under

escort of experienced gentleman courier.Visiting San Francisco. California, LosAngeles, Hollywood, Grand Canyon,Chicafto. Detroit. Niagara. Washington,New York.

Inclusive Fare (24 days), £133(no Exchange).

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