SHIPPING. MINING. ORDINARY"Beeswax - Papers Past

The Evening Star.

NO. 16,315. 33UNEBIN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917. PRICE ONE FENNY.

WELSH COALLord Rhondda, in accepting the freedom

of the city of Cardiff, made an importantspeech concerning the future of the coaltrade and the relations between the own-ers and the men. Ido not for one mo-ment believe, he remarked, that we are toodependent upon coal in Cardiff, and thatis because we happen to have the bestcoal in the world. We have in the SouthWales coalfield the best anthracite andsteam coal, and very valuable high volatilecoal. T must not disclose, the evidencegiven before the committee of which I amchairman, but I think we can say, fromthe information that has come, to us ofthe future possibilities of the South Walescoalfield and the development of it, thatCardiff has by no means reached the. zenithof its fame in the coal trade. The outputhas been rather stationary. We have hada good deal of legislation, and we havehad a good many strained relations attimes with our Labor friends on the otherside of the table, but I believe—l am notgoing to be prophetic, but I am very hope-ful that after the war is over w'e shallmeet one another across the table in adifferent, and better spirit than we havedone in the past. Ido not mean to sug-gest that I have got a solution of the pro-blem, but I am looking for better and moreharmonious relations. Up to a certainpoint there is no question about it thatour interests are identical. So far as theconstructive part is concerned they areidentical, and it is only when it conies toa division of the profits that we disagree.Up to that point I ask everybody to makethe profits as big as ever we caii, in orderthat we may divide as much as possible.

—Scientific Methods.—With regard to the future of Cardiff and

the coal trade, I believe myself that weare m for a revolution in the coal trade,and [ believe that we shall have to some"extent to follow the enemy in applyingtheir scientific methods to the coal trade.Fortunately in South Wales we have coalof the very highest quality in the world.We have anthracite with only 3 per cent,volatile, and a very high percentage in thesouthern part of the coalfield, and" we shallhave to apply scientific methods. I be-lieve there is going to be a revolution intne methods of the coal trade. Onlylately I have employed on my personalstaff a research chemist to look into thatquestion and that question only. If Iam right in thinking this revolution willtake place, Cardiff must look out and seetna- it gets its share in the benefits thatresult from the carbonising of high volatilecoal at low temperatures. I advise vouand the chairman of the DevelopmentCommittee to watch that very closely, andsee that you get your fair share in the dis-position of these allied industries. I aninot afraid of Germany in times of peaceany more than wo are afraid of them intimes of war. A gentleman wanted me tojoin an organisation and become one of theexecutive officers which was to try andP-sk the Government to give us some as-sLWince against the Germans after thevviv.' J said to him: "I am not going toJ(«'i that. lam very conceited, and lamprepared to fight them oil' my own bat "Y\ hen peace comes we shall be able tomeet the Germans in every way. We inthis country, if we like to "use themrightly, have, got just as much brains andjust as much initiative, enterprise, andcourage as the Germans have

PRECIOUS STONES——<»

Mining operations in the Beechworth dis-trict have at various times resulted in theoiscovery ot diamonds. A few davs a«o (re-ports a Melbourne journal) William °Meih-ven a prospector, whilst sluicing in Black-sand Creek, about four miles from Beech-worth, found a number ot gems, one of whichhas be;n declared by the" principal of ihoLccchworth Technical School (Mr Troutbock)to L-3 a first-water diamond of five carats!Diamonds h- e been discovered in the districtfrom Woorageo down to Eldorado, but th»stones have usually been very small, and theproduct has be.eii tiifling. The largest gempreviously found in the district weighed 5Cfrats, which is equal to the stone obtainedfast, week. Speculation exists in the Beech-worth district as to (he source, of the dia-monds, which are found in glacial conglome-rates. li. is likely, therefore, that the matrix"t tuc original deposit is far distant fromBeechv.uith. Very little prospecting hashowever, be-in done for diamonds. Ll-veiismall diamonds, valued at £2O, were pickedout ot the sluice-boxes at the Givit Southernalluvial mine, CLiHern, in 1912. Diamondsin exceedingly small quantities have been ob-tamed m granite country at. Kongbool, inthe western district, and at Bunvip and.Benalla. Oiamanlifcrous deposits also occurat Uidegong, Bingara, Tingha. Mount Obe-Ton and the Invcrell district, in New South,Wales, 5.,, j;ir Uic largest, diamond reportedto kayo been found in Australia came fromMount Werong, near Oberon. It, wei'died23 5-16 cart's. On the Echunga field, SmithAustralia, Clover's diamond is the mostnotable tint has been found. It realised£7O. The Pilbara. district, in Western \us-tnha, has yielded a, few diamonds. Accord-ing to tho Commonwealth Statistician, theyield of diamonds in 1914 was estimated at1.580 carats, valued at £1,440, while thetotal production to the end ot that year was186,124 carats, valued at £126,989. it will boseen that, (ho value of the production foreach carat, was very low.

Among other precious stones found in Vic-toria are sapphires and opals, but their com-mercial value has been small. Sapphireshave also been obtained in limited quantitiesm New South Wales. Production up till theoutbieak of the war was on a larger scale inQueensland, when the, sapphires' an; foundin the gravel of creek beds, between Withers-field and Anakie. In 1913 the product wasvalued at £43,292, as compared wilh £15,800in 1914.

Wiuio opals have been found to a smallextent in the Beechworth district, the. pro-duction in New South Wales since 1890 wasestimated at the end of 1914 at £1,386 000Up till recently White Cliffs was the princi-pal producing district, but in 1914 its con-tribution was valued at. only £4,898. as con-trasted with stones of the. value of £2l 636from the Lightning Ridge field, near Wal-gctt. Queensland produced opals of thevalue of £2,000 up to the end of Decemberwhile its total produca was worth £177.195. '

RELEASED ENGLISHWOMENARRIVAL AT GRAVESEND.

Several Englishwomen, who arrived hereirom Germany, were, restrained hi their con-versations relative to those left behind forreasons which will be well understood (writertho Gravcseud correspondent of the London.telegraph early in November). There wasno one irom liuhleben ori board, and it w->sstated by passengers that it was officially an-nounced Hint 25 were to cross on the 6thmst. Only two had reached Flushin™, andwhat had happened to the other 23 "was amystery. "1 have known," said one of (hepassengers, " that men interned at Ruhlebenhave experienced all the joy of liberation"have got to the railway station, with the,little ot their property left to them, andnave then been taken back to the camp."There were 17 women and children fromvarious parts of Germany, and 59 Fre-ch.women and children from the occupied por-tions or 1-ranee and Belgium. Xone'of tho«equestioned were able to account for thegrowing desire of the Germans to get rid ofall the, French women and children from tinoccupied territory. Among those who ar-rived was a colonial lady and her daughtertho latter having gone to Leipzie to "study-singing. Whether from France, Belgium 0"rGermany, all stated that the scarcity' offood and other necessities was becomingmore serious. The narratives of those vilf-lng to speak were in agreement, tho follow-ing being typical;

I was taken from Leipzic, and sent toa small town, where I wis forbidden iotravel anj where by train or to be out ofdocs after 8 p.m. I had to present my-self to tiro police twice daily. They hnt-o.Mr Hughes, aud matters were made muchworse for any Australians there after thespeeches ho made in London. They havetaxed the English cruelly. I have had topay 175 marks on threo occasions for the"armory tax," and thev made me nay-taxes up to next, March before thev wouldlet mo coma away.They rejoice in the death of women andchildren m Zeppelin raids, and declarethat the Zeppelins that have been lost inEngland owe their destruction to en>'inetrouble. Everything is on the card sys-

tem, even clothes, and you cannot "getwoollen goods. The poor are sufferingterribly in the towns from JacKof food. A soldier who saw iUif .leaving for home said: "I would Rive20,000 marks to be allowed to go to Eng-land." There was no milk when I leitfor anyone over 10 years of o.ge, and vouhad to take tea or coffee without anv, andwithout sugar. There- was a milk powderon sale. Goose fat was 14s a. lb. Leatherwas very scarce indeed, aaid it cost 6s tohave tliis child's boots soled. There werea few small pieces of leather, shaped- likethe well-known metal boot protectors, oneach solo.) I have been trying since Au-gust to get away, but have only just beensuccessful, and have been compelled topay a full year's taxes, up to March. Thefeeling of hatred of England is more gene-ral tad stronger than ever.

SHIPPING.HIGH WATER.

TO-MORROW.Taiaroa Head : 1.59 a.m., 2.3 p.m. Port

Chalmers : 2.19 a.m., 2.43 p.m. Dunedin :2.49 a.m., 3.13 p.m.

MONDAY.Taiaroa Head : 2.46 a.m.. 5.25 p.m.

Port Chalmers : 5.4 a.m., 3.26 p.m. Dun-edin : 3.34 a.m., 3.56 p.m.

'IiHE SUN.Sets today, 7.57 p.m. ; rises to-morrow,

4.32 a.m.Sets to-morrow, 7.56 p.m.; rises Mon-

day, 4.33 a.m.

THE MOON.Sets to-day, 2.2 a.m.; rises to-morrow,

7.25 p.m.Sets to-morrow, 2.54 a.m.; rises Mon-

day, 7.54 p.m.

WEATHER REPORTS.

The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D.C. Bates) supplied the following weatherreports at 9 a.m. to-day :

Bar. Ther. Weath.Auckland—W.S.W., f 29.71 73 15 0Napier—Calm

...... 29.57 73 BCWellington—S.. f ... 29.65 68 BCWestport—S.W., f ... 29.61 66 BCGrevnmuth—S.E.. 1 29.76 68 BCBea'lev—Calm .„ ... 29.82 67 BChristchim-h—S.W., f 29.82 66 BCTimaru—N.E., f ... 29.59 63 BCOamaru—K.. 1 29.62 63 BCDunedin—S.W.. 1 ... 29.43 60 BCQueonstown—S.W., 1 29.70 63 BNtiggets--W., f ... 29.61 60 CBluff—W.S.W.. f ... 29.66 60 PZPort Chalmers—S.W.,l 29.66 66 BCClvde—N.W., str

...

Baleltitha—N.W. ...

Nasebv—Calm 27.70 73 BCRoxburgh—Calm ... 29.45 65 BPembroke—N.W., 1 28.75 66 BInvereargill—S.W., str 29.54 61 0

Wind.—L, light; br, breeze; fb, freshbreeze; mg, moderate gale; g, whole orheavy gale; w, gale of exceptionalseverity.

Weather.—B, blue sky, be the fttmos-phere clear or heavy; C, clouds, passingclouds; D, drizzling rain: F, foggy; G,gloomy, dark weather; H, hail; L] "light-ning; M, misty; 0, overcast, the wholesky covered with thick clouds; P, passingshowers; Q, squally; R, rain, continuedrain; S, snow; T, thunder; U, ugly,threatening appearance; Z, hazy.

Forecast.The Government Meteorologist (Rev. D.

C. Bates) supplied the following at noonto-day : —lndications are for southerlywinds; expect changeable and showeryweather; barometer has a rising tendency;sea rough; tides high.

ARRlVED.—January 6.Rosamond, s.s. (4.45 a.m.), 721 tons,

Rankin, from Bluff.EXPECTED ARRIVALS.

—Coastal and Intercolonial.—■Invereargill, from Bluff, January 7.Kia Ora, from Lytteltou, January 7.Port Hacking, from Lytteltou, Jan. 8.Tainui, from Lyttelton, January 9.Kia Ora. from Lyttelton, January 10.;--torm, from Wellington, January 10.Monowai, from Auckland, January 14.Dongarra, from Lyttelton, January 14.Kakapo, from Newcastle, January 15.Comma, from Wellington, January 15.Wimmera. from Melbourne, January 16.Rotorua, from Lyttelton, January 16.Tarawera, from Auckland, January 18.Hinemoa, from Wellington, January 20.Westralia, from Sydney, January 21.Paloona, from Melbourne, January 23.Waitomo, from Bunbury, January 25.Waimate, from Lyttelton, January 26.Victoria, from Sydney. February 4.Orari, from Lyttelton, February 7.

PROJECTED DEPARTURES.—Coastal and Intercolonial.—■

Uouto, for Kaipara, January 8.Invereargill. for Bluff. January 9.Kotare, for Invemirgill, January 9.Port Hacking, for Melbourne Jan. 9.Storm, for Wangaiiui, January 10.Kia. Ora, for Gisborne, ,1 an nary 10.Tainui, for Wellington, January 12.Monowai. for Lyttelton, January 16.Corinna, for New Plymouth, January 16.Wimmera, for Melbourne, January 17.Tarawera, for Auckland, January 19.Westralia, for Sydney, January 23.Paloona. fir Melbourne. January 24.Victoria, for Sydney, February 6.

The Monowai is due at Auckland to-morrow from Dunedin and way ports. Shewill leave the northern port on the returnvoyage, on Tuesday afternoon.

Tiie Tarawera will leave Lyttelton to-night for Wellington, and will sail fromthe latter port on Monday evening forNapier, Gisborne, and Auckland.

The barque, Rona arrived at Wellingtonlast evening from Port Chalmers after apassage of live and a-half days. She willload a cargo of hemp at Wellington forSan Francisco.

The Corinna left Lyttelton last nightfor Nelson and New Plymouth. She willprobably arrive back at JDunedin about theend of next week.

The _ Waipori, which is expected toleave Kaipara to-morrow for Melbourneand Adelaide, will subsequently load atSouth Australian ports for Oamaru andLyttelton.

The arrivals at Lyttelton yesterday in-eluded the Home liners Tainui, Kia'Ora,and Port Hacking, which reached portwithin two and a-half hours of eachother.

The Union Company's cargo steamerWaimarino arrived at Auckland yesterdayfrom San Francisco. The vessel' will dis-charge a part cargo of general merclrandiseat Auckland, and will then go to Sydneyto put out the balance.

The cargo steamer Gogovale, undercharter to the American and AustralianLine, .arrived at Wellington yesterdayafternoon from New York. The vesselwill discharge her cargo at Wellington,Auckland, and Sydney.

The Union Company's steamer Talunewas placed in Calliope Dock at Aucklandon Wednesday morning for cleaning andpainting. The Talune will leave Aucklandon Monday for Fiji, Tonga, and Samoaports.

The Westralia, which arrived at Auck-land last, Tuesday from Sydney, brought2,100 ton.s of cargo for discharge at thonorthern port. The cargo included tran-shipments from tho following vessels:Pac.ifique, Booral, Essex, Peru, Canberra,Mataram, Orontes, Strathavon. Kaisar-I-Hind. Mooltan, Nardoo, Omrah, Ventura,City of Delhi, Cooec, Orna, Chudwara'St. Albans, Malwa. ZcaJandia, NikkoMaru, Samon Maru, Tenno Mam. HeislmMaru, Aki Maru, Tenoyu Maru, KikuMaru.

Captain Kelly is still in command ofthe Shaw, Savill, and Albion liner Ma-mari, which arrived at Auckland on Wed-nesday morning from Brisbane. He hasthe following officers associated with him :—Chief. Mr F. E. Lambert; second. MrE. Davis; third. Mr H. Harrison; chiefengineer, Mr E. A. Reid; second MrHicks; third, Mr Watts; fourth,' MrTodd; fifth, Mr Bouch; sixth, Mr Ro-bins; chief refrigerating engineer, MrBriggs; second. Mr Martin; Marconioperator, Mr Lillis.

AfteT an uneventful trip the steamerHimitangi returned to Lyttelton on Wed-nesday morning from the ChathamIslands. She brought over 550 bales ofwool and 250 head of sheep.

After being held up at Melbourne forsome considerable time owing to thestrike the Huddart-Parker Line's steamerWimmera is to leave to-day for Welling-ton direct. She is due at tho northernport next Thursday, and should reachDunedin on Tuesday, January 16.

Captain R. H. Harvey, of 1 the TorresStraits pilot service, died at Woolstone-craft, Sydney, after a brief illness. Cap-tain Harvey was well-known in shippingcircles. He came to Australia in the oldA.S.N, liner Rockton, and traded on thoQueensland coast for some years. Heafterwards commanded the New Guinea.Government yacht, Merric England, amion leaving that vessel joined" the pilotservice. He had been in the service forabout 12 years, and successfully piloted abig fleet of steamers through tho straits,his last vessel being the Nanking Maru.Ho leaves a widow and family of threesons and one daughter. One of his sonsis an officer in the Australian Steamshipsline.

The Kokiri is expected to leave New-castle to-day for Wellington with a fullcargo of coal.

The Rakanoa left Sydney yesterday forAuckland with a full cargo' of coal" andgeneral merchandise. She" is' due at thenorthern port about Thursday next.

The Kauri is now expected' to completethe discharge of her cargo of raw sugarat Auckland by Monday. She will thenproceed, to Sydney, and then Newcastle,where she will load for Oamaru and Tim-aru.

The Kurow is expected to leave New-castle to-day for Auckland with a fullcargo of coal.

The Kittawa is to leave Westport to-day for Wellington. She will return to"Westport next week to load coal forDunedin.

The Poherua, which has been laid upat Wellington during the holidays, is toleave the northern port about 'Tuesdayfor Westport, where she will load coalfor Timaru and Oamaru.

The Whangape is discharging a. cargoof raw sugar at Auckland from. Fiji. Oncompletion of discharge she willsurvey at the northern port.

Tho Karori, from Wellington, crossedthe Wanganui bar early last'"evening, andwas berthed at the CasUpcliff wharf at8.30 p.m. After discharging the balanceof her cargo of fertilisers from SouthAustralian ports the Karori will go toWestport to load coal for Auckland."

THE FERRY SERVICE.The Maori arrived at Lyttelton at 6.45a.m., and connected with the first express.

THE WAITOMO.The Union Company advise that thesteamer Waitomo, en route from Calcuttato Wellington, Lyttelton. Timaru, Bluff,and Dunedin, is exnected to leave Bun-

bury (West Australia) to-day for Mel-bourne, for tho purpose of taking on boardbunker coal. The vessel was unable toload sufficient coal at Btmburv to bringher to New Zealand on account of theoverheating of the coal. She is expectedto reach Wellington about Jaiuarv 20,and should arrive at Dunedin about theend of this month.

KAIAPOI REPORTED.Bound from Btmburv (West Australia)to Lyttelton and "Wellington with a fullcargo of hardwood, the Union Company'ssteamer Kaianoi passed the Nuggets 'at2.50 p in. yesterday. She shonLl° srviveat Lyttelton late this afternoon.

NIAGARA FOR AUCKLAND.The Union Company advise that the

Royal Mail steamer Niagara, from Van-couver via ports, is expected to arriveat Auckland on Monday morning. Thevessel, which left her 'last port of callon schedule time, is bringing a largenumber of passengers and over'l.ooo tonsof Canadian merchandise for New Zea-land. The Niagara will leave Aucklandon Monday evening for Sydney direct,

TE ANAU'S MOVEMENTS.The Te Anau will leave Lvttelton this

evening with troops for Wellington. Shewill leave Wellington on Monday forYVostpbrt to load coal for Dunedin andBluff. Oij completion of discharge atBluff, tho Te Anau will load producethere, and at Oamaru and Timaru forNapier, Gisborne, and Auckland.

THE PORT HACKING.Messrs J. W. Swift and Co., localagents for the Commonwealth and Do-

minion Line, received advice vesterdayfrom the Lyttelton agents to the effectthat an endeavor will be made to despatchthe vessel from that port for Dunedinto-morrow morning. The Port Hackingi.s from New York, and has 1.050 ton'sof general cargo, including 15,000 cases ofoils, for discharge. She should arrivehere on Monday morning, and after put-ting out her Dunedin consignments willproceed to Melbourne and Sydney to com-plete discharge.THE FIRE ON THE WAIMAPJNO.An Auckland Press Association messagestates that after the fire which occurred

on the Waimariiio at San Francisco itwas found necessary to place additionalsupports under the 'tween decks in thelower holds as supports where the stan-chions had been buckled. The vessel'shull sustained no damage, and she nowshows no trace of the fire.

OLD BARGE A SHIP AGAIN.The barge Harvard, formerly a square-rigger sailing from Boston to "manv seas,

but for 10 years reduced to stub" mastsm the coal-carrying trade, will appearunder sail again as a barque as a resultof the great demand for ocean tonnage.The Harvard has been bought by a ship-building firm at a price almost as greatas the cost to build her at Brunswick.Me., 52 years ago. As the ship SamSkolfield 11., the Harvard was taken into1 lnladelphia under jury rig 10 years agoalmost a floating wreck after experiencesthat brought high praise for her skipper'sseamanship.

SAN FRANCISCO SHIPPING.on 'Change (savs the San

I J? ran Cisco 'Chronicle') thought that old<i.ays liarl come back when announcementwas made of a windjammer on the berthior France, taking genera! cargo. It hasbeen many years since such an announce-ment was made, as of late years theFrench ships have been under charter forfull grain cargoes. Mr Frederick Henryhas placed the French barque General doJSegner on the beTth to load for Nantes.The vessel is now on route from Meiil-lones, and is to make the trip from thisport to France in from 75 to 90 davs. Inorder to make this time she will 'tow tothe Canal and then out on the other sidefar enough to get through the area ofcalms. One hundred and fiftv shillings fora ton of 2,2401b is quoted "as the grainrate.

The San Francisco ' Chronicle ' of No-vember 15 says : "Making her first off-shore tnp, the old whaler Narwhal, Cap-tain Otta Hausen. went to sea yesterdayafternoon bound for New Zealand withlumber and general cargo. The vessel isunder charter to J. J. Moore and Co forthe voyage. For years, a,s a steam whaler,the Narwhal made voyages to the Arctic,and wintered there many times. She re-cently had her engines removed, and as a.barque has been north as a cod fisher dur-ing the last season." J

SCHOONER'S TRYING TIME.After buffeting contrary gales that

swept mountainous seas over the decks,carrying away five sails, the five-mastedschooner Crescent, 56 days out from Syd-ney, reached Cape Flattery on NovemberG. according to advices by the Canadianmail. Captain Olsen and Chief OfficerM'Donald declared that the storm, whichstarted 15 miles out from Cape Flatten,',lasted four days, and was the worst theyhad ever experienced, electricity fillingthe air, with the five balls at the topof the masts illuminated with flashes. TheCrescent has made the round trip in fivemonths, and from Sydney to the SouthPacific broke tho record, making the180th meridian in seven days, the -usualtime being from two to three weeks.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.AUCKLAND, January 5.—-1.20 p.m.,

Waimarino, from San Francisco.—lo p.m.,Arahura, from Napier.WELLINGTON, January 5.—2.45p.m.,

Te Anaii, from Lyttelton.—s p.m., Gogo-vale, from New Y0rk.—7.50 p.m., Rona,barque, from Port Chalmers.—l.lo p.m.,Pateena, for Picton and Nelson.—7.sop.m., Waimea, for Nelson and West Coastports.

LYTTELTON. January 5.—6.10 a.m.,Corinna, from Tima.ni.—l.so p.m., Oro-puki, from Timaru.—(6.ss a.m.) Tainui,(8.10 a.m.) Paloona, (3.25 a.m.) Kia. Ora,(9.30 a.m.) Port Hacking, all from Wel-lington.—Corinna, for Nelson and NewPlymouth.—Paloona, for Wellington.—January 6 : 7.35 a.m., Tarawera, fromDunedin.

INVERCARGILL, January 5.—10a.m.,Invercargill, from Dunedin.

SYDNEY, January s.—Rakanoa, iorAuckland.NEWCASTLE, January s.—Ngakuta,

for Auckland.(For continuation see Late Shipping.)

COMMERCIAL.�

In the 'Cape Times' of December 8wheat, which was very scarce, was quotedat 35s for 2001b, equal to 10s 6d perbushel.

The Minister of Agriculture (Mr Mac-Donald) and the Advisory Committee metrepresentatives of the fellmongers andwool scourers at Wellington yesterday,and reached a general working arrange-ment for dealing with skins and peltsand low-grade wools on behalf of the Go-vernment. The price was to be fixed to-day.

The Hon. Mr MacDonald stated yester-day regarding the butter position that thelicensing authority (Mr Triggs) was nowin a- position to make an interim paymentof 2d per lb by way of compensation tothose factories supplying butter to thelocal market. Factories doing their ownpatting and distributing are placed on thasame footing a.s those supplying buttelthrough the middleman.

NEW ZEALAND CHEESE.PRICE 9£d F.0.8.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

LONDON, January 5,(Received January 6, at 9.40 a.m.)

The price of cheese has been fixed at :

New Zealand, f.0.b., 9id lb; Australiani'.o.b., 9Jd. ;

"

All cheese arriving will be cevrtman-deercd at these prices.• The question of an allowance for in-terest and on the storage on cheese await-ing shipment will be adjusted.

MONEY MARKET.

LONDON. January 4.Bank of England returns : Gold coin and

bullion in stock, £53,535,000; reserve,£33,512,000; proportion of reserve to lia-bilities, 19.76 per cent. : notes in circula-tion, £39,895.000; Government deposits,£53,147,000; other deposits, £116.388,000 ;Government securities, £63,188,000; othersecurities, £91,789.000.

Discount on short loans. 4& per cent. ;

three months' bills, 5 9-16 per cent.The old war loan is active, the £IOB

"markings" being between £97 17s 6dand £9B"2s 6d. Consols, £55 ss. Warloan : 3J, per cent., £75 ss.

Following are the quotations for Do-minion stocks, as compared with thosofor the previous week :

Dec. 28. Jan. 4.Victorian 4's 92g 92jVictorian 3Vs 82J 82|VictorianVictorian s's 62 62New South Wales 4's

... 82 83New South Wales l}f 's ... 96 96New Southj WalesNew South Wales 3's ... 70 70-^Queensland 4's 86?, 87 AQueenslaud 3i's 841- 84jQueensland 3's v62i 63^South Australian 3i's ... 71A 71£South Australian 3s ... 57| 57|New Zealand 4's 84J 85New Zealand 3i,'s 72 72ANcw Zealand 3! s 63.', 63fTasmauian 3i/s 70g- 71Tasinanian 3'sWest Australian 3Vs ... 75 75g-West Australian 3's 70 70j

* 1929-40 curi'encv.t1920-30 currency.

HOME MARKETS.

LONDON. January 4.Butter.—Quiet; high prices checking de-

mand. A slight downward tendency.Danish, about 218s. New Zealandchoic&sf, 206s to 208s: unsalted, 210s to2125; Australian practicallv cleared. No-minal quotations: Salted,' 204s to 2065;unsalted, 208s to 210s. Argentine, salted,204s to 2G6s.

Cheese.—Very firm. Canadian, 1365.Wheat.—Firm, but inactive.Flour.—Steady. Australian, 59s 6d to60s, ex store.Oats.—Finn. La Plata, none offering.Peas.—Strong, advancing. New Zea-

land maples, 100s to 110s."Beans.—Firm, unchanged.Sugar.—Standard granulated, 41s 7£d.Conner.—Spot, £133 15s; three months,

£129" 15s.Tin,—Spot, £IBO 17s 6d : three months,

£lB2 12s 6d.Lead.—Spot, £3O 10s; three months,

£29 10s.Spelter.—Spot, £SO 10s; three months,

£46 10s.Silver, 36jd per oz.

WOOL SALES.

LONDON, January S.The wool sales were resumed to-day,

when 8,580 bales were offered. It was amiscellaneous selection. There was agood attendance of buyers, and good com-petition. Prices for all faulty cross-bredswere in buyers' favor. Good merinocombings were conspicuously absent.Faulty lots were slightly easier. Specula-tors' lots of free secured found a strongmarket.

MINING.RETURNS.

Rise and. Shine No.'l :No ■wash-up.Rise and Shine No. 2 : 440z 3dwt,' 87] jours.

Rising Sun : 290z 9dwt, 60 hours.

A coroner is not limited by law to 12jurymen, He may have as many as 23 ifhe likes. *

OVERNMENT NOTICES.NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.

TAPANUI RACES AT GORE, 10th AND11th JANUARY, 1917.XTOLIDAY EXCURSION TICKETS toiX Goro will he issued from Dunedin,Waiwera, and intermediate stations onTUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, 9th and 10thJamiary, nlso from Clinton on 10th JANU-ARY, and by trainii reaching Gore up to12.36 p.m. on THURSDAY, 11th January;all avnilablo for return up to and includineSATURDAY, 13th January, 1917.

By Order.

SHIPPING.

■|JNTON STEAM SHIP COMPANY OFNEW ZEALAND LTD.

Steamers will be despatched as under(circumstances permitting) :

For LYTTELTON and WELLINGTON(booking passengers to all West Coastports)—

Mc.now.ii Tuesdav, 16th Jan. 5 Dimlarawera Friday, 19th Jan. ' 2 DunF0

Trrx

APPCLAND via LYTTELTON, WEL-LINGTON, NAPIER, and GISBORNE-Monowai TWdav, 16th Jan. 5 Dim.Tarawern, Friday, 19th Jan. 2 Dun

For MELBOURNE via LYTTELTON andWELLINGTON—

Paloona Wednesday, £<Uh Jnn. 3 DunFor SYDNEY and HOBART from LYTTELTON via WELLINGTON—Manuka Wednesday. 17th Jan.

For NEW PLYMOUTH via ' OAMARUTIMARU, LYTTELTON, and NELSON(Cargo only)—Corinna Early.

For RAROTONGA and PAPEETE (Cargoonly)—

Flora Tuesday, 16th Jan. From Akld.SU\A, FRIENDLY ISLANDS, and

SAMOA—Talune Monday, Bth Jan. From Akld.

CANADA, AMERICA. LONDON, Etc., viaSUVA, HONOLULU, and VANCOUVER(see Special Advertisements)—

From Sydney. From Auckland.Niagara 18th Jan. 23rd Jan.Makura 15th Feb. 20th Feb.

Via RAROTONGA, PAPEETE, and SANFRANCISCO—

Moana Ist February From Wellington

Tickets available for stop-over or returnby Messrs Huddirt, Parker, and Co.'sSteamers.All Vancouver, San Francisco, Intercolonial,end Island Steamers Fitted with WirelessTelegraphy.

> OY A L MAIL SERVICEVia SAN FRANCISCO to

ALLAMERICAN POINTS, BRITISH ISLES,and CONTINENT.

Caling at RAROTONGA (Cook Group) andPAPEETE (Tahiti).

(Subject to Alteration.)MOANA Ist February From Wellington

Equipped with Wireless Telegraphy.PASSPORTS.

Travellers to any place outside the Do- |minion are reminded that it ia advisable toobtain Passports, and that it is necessary tomake early application to the Governmentfor them.

For particulars regarding Passages andFreights aipply |

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npHE VANCOUVER ROUTE.

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CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY,To Canada, British Isles, and Europe.

(Subject to alteration.)From Sydney. From Auckland.

NIAGARA 18th Jan. 23rd Jan.MAKURA 15th Feb. 20th Feb.

All Fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.Passports.—Travellers to any place outsidethe Dominion are reminded that it is advis-able to obtain Passports, and that it isnecessary to make early application to theGovernment for them.Illustrated Pamphlets free on application.Agenta throughout Canada, United States,and Europe: Canadian Pacific Railway.

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IHAW, SAVILL, AND° ALBION COMPANY,

LIMITED,NEW ZEALAND TO LONDON,

The Largest Passenjror Steamers in theNew Zealand Trade.

Athenic... 113000 ICrosslandTaintii IlCooo'MoffaUCoritithic. !13000 HartArawo. 110000 Ciavdonlonic 113000 Kefk !

Twin screws. Fitted with Wireless Tele-graphy. Passages from London may bearranged here.

For full particulars apply to the agents:NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCYCOMPANY OF N.Z.. LIMITED.MURRAY, ROBERTS, AND CO. LIMITEDDALGETY AND CO., LIMITED.

rrms new Zealand shippingA COMPANY'S LINE.MODERN TWIN-SCREW PASSENGERSTEAMERS

FITTED WITH EVERY COMFORT.- *LK""""*'*

" PASSENGER STEAMER fro*iQ to a Port in the UNITEDp. turn Tickets aû« *

AJso, from time to time, as opportunityINSUL.VTE^cIIrgoFob particulars as to passages, freightetc.. apply t-G ° '

I NEW ZEALAND SHIPPINGCOMPANY, LIMITED,

jJJUIKDAKr, PARKER, LIMITED.PAVOETTE PASSENGER STEAMERSWIH Sail (circiimstsLncea permitting)—

For SYDNEY and HOBART fromLyttelton via Wellington—Rrrorina, Wednesday, Januarv 10th»<w SYDNEY rfa Lyttelton,

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Wellington.Napier, Gjsnorne, and Auckland—Wesb-alta, Tuesday, January 23.Victoria, Tuesday, February 6.

For MELBOURNE via Bluff—Wimmera, Wednesday, January 17th.All Steamers fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

Tickets available by Union Company'sSteamers and viaa versa after first stiff© oftravel.

-New Zealand Agents for the HobburnColliery.

, A N honest endeavor to guide the unin-'XV rtiated not an nncycloperiia of botani-cal names, is the 'Star' Gaiden Annual:Is ooL

WANTEDS, ETC.

TANTED.—Artificial Teeth, Old Jewel-» v lery, Left-off Clothing Bought; traTel-

ler in attendance. Friedlander, Maclagganstreet; 'phone 3,112XTEW Paper Patterns.—A splendid newi * rang?) of " Butterick " Paper PaiUrr>»;8,000 in 6tock; any gurment post free, lOd;send stamp for free Monthly Fashion Book.Brown, Ewing, and Co. Ltd., Dunedin, solaagon's.

BICYCLES.— Send your Cycle Repairs for1916 to C. Saxby, Pier Cycte Worfca,

Crawford street.77WRNITURE makes uglymarks on a bees-i- waxed floor but Linoarnish dries roek-nard and bricrht as glass. The ideal FloorPolish is Linoarnish. la 6d at vour grocer's.Get it.

IOOK!—Gents' Snits ond Ladiee' Cos-J tumes Cleaned, Repaired, and Pressed

by practical tailor. Lery, 39 Princes Btreet.

CHILDREN love Semolina, and all epi-cures approve of "Thistle" Brand;

directions on every packet. All stores.i/ff AKRIED. or going to be? Then Furnish_»JL complete at A. and J. Watts'B. 237George street.

'" QJATURDAY Morning is polishing rnorn->-3 ing! Oh, haw I dread it!" Thenhere's news: Linoarnish cutis out "polishingday." Apoly it now with a brush, and yourfloors will bo polished for IE months. Tryit; Is 6d.

fenow made ironBraud Semolina is delicchildren love it. highly nutritious.BRIGHTON Motor Service.—Gars"leaveGreen island Station on arrival of 7.5Ca.m. and 5.15 p.m. trains daily; also 1.15p.m. Saturdays; and Manse street daily at9.50 a.m. and 5 p.m.; Sundays, 10 a.m. Foispecial cars and accommodation ring Wil-liams and Hobbs, Brighton House.

should you slave on vour~~kneesv » every week polishing floor? when one.pphcation of Linouimsh will render themoright for a whole year. Apply it with as ._ * our grocer sells Linoarnish: Is 6d.MOTE Extension Ladders aro cheapestand best. Full particulars from KeithRamsay, manufacturer, Dunedin."OE.EHiVE Stores"(Plaza"Building).—Dolls'rJ3 Prams, l s fid to 20s; Folding Wheelers,

& 6d, 7s 6d, 10s 6d; cheap Glass, ChinaHardware."OOR Is 6d Liuoleum can be made brighter-*- thin any ordinary Floor Polish" canmake it, and the shine will last for 12months. Is 6d buys 7'Fioor Polish. Your grocer sells it—lots of it.OE sure it's "Thistle" Brand Semolina;■" aro substitutes, but none "justas good." All stores.MILLS AND CO., Dry" Cleaners andi n-70

Dv,ers\

236 George street; 'phonoL.JU. Goods collected and delivered.THUOORS look "nothing" unless thev're-*- . pohsned, and there's nothing like Lino-arnish for imparting a hard, brilliant, lastingsurface; easily applied with a brush. Lino-armsh cutsjout_backache. Is fjd tin.

1/TOTOR Car Service day and night- uTX»JL gent night calls promptly attended toat reasonable charges; telephone 2,913.Alex. Boag, 5 Bath street.TTARRY A ANDERSON,"

■JL England), Spiritualist Missionary, Clair-voyant and Disease Reader. Interviewsdaily, 10 to 5; Saturday, 10 to 1. Mrs An-derson also in attendance. 81 Filleul street.ORDINARY" Beeswax

. up those abrasions on your linoleum.It is rubbed out. But Linoarnish is s''mplvand quickly applied with a brush, and im-parts a brilliant even polish; lasts for 12months, too. Is 6d, all grocers.

»w -V?9 N ANr> WILSON,W i2 ST. ANDREW STREET,ENGINEERS AND TOOLMAKEBS.PUNCHES AND DIES,LIGHT AND INTRICATE MACHINERYMADE AND REPAIRED.SMALL GEARS CUT AND PRESSURE

GAUGES REPAIRED.ELECTROPLATING

EVERY DESCRIPTION of OLD W\REREPEATED in SILVER, NICKELend GOLD—Spoons, Forks, Salvers Cruets'Teapots, Cake Baskete, etc., etc. All WorkGuaranteed Equal to Best English Electro-plate. Inspection invited.MORRISON'S ELECTROPLATINGWORKS,MORAY PLACE (opposite King street).

OPPOSITE KNOX CHURCH.Orders taken now for KENTISH CHERRIESand all varieties of JAM FRUITSAT KEEN-CUT PRICES.Return Cash Receipts dated December 11thand get nu'iiey returned in full.

A LF. MOWN, .305 GEORGE STREET.-£-*- Telephone 980.

MONEY TO LEND.

-pVWRIGHT, JAMES, AND NICHOL,Solicitors, High street, Dunedin,

Have MONEY TO LENDOn Freehold Security at Lowest Current

Rates.T|/f ONEY TO LEND, in Large or Small-T_a. Amounts, on Freehold Security

MONDY AND STEPHENS, Solicitors,Express Co.'s Buildings, Bond street.ONEY TO LEND ON FBKKI

SECURITIESAt Lowest Rate of Interest

JOHN WILKINSON, Solicitor,_ 26 Dowling street.

,/FONEY To Lend on Freehold Security,.VJI in sums to suit borrowers, at currentrates. Burton and Patterson, trustees "andinvesting agents, 41 Dowling street.MONEY.

ujrONEY TO LEND, Large or Small SuxvJL TONKINSON AND WOOD,Solicitors, No 1 Dowling street.

MONEY Club (where to borrow money oneasy terms from £1 upwards).—T, "°is granted on second mortgages, promis-notes, furniture, life polioies, bondwarranto, stock, et«. Apply Hugh MitchellStock Exchange. '

TayfONEY TO LEND on Personal Securityi-VJL also on Life Policies, Bond Warrants]Freeholds, Leaseholds, etc.

Bills Discounted, large or Email sums,lowest current rates of interest.

D. MOLONEY,Finance and Estate Agent

80 PRINCES STREET, DUNEDINrpRUST MONEY TO LEND, in Large 0rA- fcimail Sums, for Long or Short Periodsat LOWEST CUtULENT KATES OF INTE-BEST.

CALLAN AND GALLAWAY,Solicitors, 219 Princes 6treet, Dunedin(Nest, uoor w Auction Rooms at Mcaaxi

Alex. Harris and Co.).

MONEY J'O LEND on FreeholdSecuntiat Current Rates.EDMUND J. SMITH, Solicitor,N.Z. Express Co.'a Bnil&ng, Bond street. I

any aunr. on 1_ - ..

—it current rates.ADAMS BROS.,Empire Buildings, Prinaes street.

LfONEY TO LEND in any sum,*JL current rate*.MOORE, MOORB, AND NICHOL,

MONEY TO~LBNdT~rpETE DUNEDIN SAVINGS BANK is iJL prepared to LEND MONEY on Free- |hold Security at lowest current rates.

i/TONEY To Lend at current rateo! The irJL Trustees, Executors, and Agency Com-pany of New Zealand, Limited.

MONEY Lent, £5 upwards. Dunedin 'Finance and Commission Agency, Ltd. i(late W. C. Gra>), 225 Princes street. '€}o Upwards Advanoed, all classes secii- i

rity; easy repayments; confidential. IOtago Finanoe, Agency Company, Ltd., Em- Ipure Building*, Dunedin, I

>EAD what Specialists have to sayit various tranches of Horticulture'Star' Garden Annua], Is 6d.

PUBLIC NOTICES

FASHIONABLE PHOTO FRAMES.

To Show your Photos to the Best Advantage keep thornNEW STYLE SILVER PHOTO FRAMES.

They will greatly enhance the Photo, as well as preserve it,rhilo their bright, attractive, and novel appearance lends acharming effect to the room.

The Frames have Sterling Silver Fronts and Oak or EbonisedBacks. Only the Photograph and the Silver shows. The Silveris quite plain, beautifully polished, and the effect this producesis most pleasing, The designs, which are round, oval, oblong,and square, vary in size from 3in to 12in.

PRICES FROM 2/3 TO 67/6.

G. AND T. YOUNG, LTD.,WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELLERS,

88 PRINCES STREET.

]\TOBODT who has a Garden should beIT without the 'Star Garden Annualthe gardener's friend. Price, Is 6d.

TENDERS FOR PURCHASE OF RETVILCHEMIST'S AND DRUGGISTS BUSI-NESS, CHRISTCHURCH.

THE Public Trustee invites TENDERS forth 3 PURCHASE of tho well-knownRETAIL CHEMISTS and DRUGGISTSiiUMJNJi-tris until reoenllv successfully car-ried on by thb late E. C. KIRK, at 357Colombo street, Sydenham, Christchurch.The Stock is a well-assorted one, and thefittings and accessories are up to date and ingood order.Terms can be arranged to approved buyerand a lease of the premises given if desired '™™S

,

Close at tho Public "TrustOffice, Chnstchurch, at, 4 p.m. on tun 11thJanuary- , 1917.For form of tender and fuller pari icidarsincluding stock-sheet and conditions oftender, apply to

THE LOCAL DEPUTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE,Dunedin.TIROHIA BRIDGE, PAEROA.

rgTENDERS will be received at this Officeim* ""F no?, u °f iIO>;DAY > 15th January,1917, for the CONSTRUCTION of aBRIDGE (ironbark piles and hardwoodsuperstructure) over the Waihou River atTirohia,, near Paeroa. Drawings, specifica-tion, and conditions of contract may be 4c"pat the Public Works Office, Auckland, Pae-roa, Wellington, Christchurch, and Du'nedinThe lowest or any tender not necessarily ac-cepted.

R. W. HOLMES,„ ~. __

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Engineer-in-Chief.Public Works Department,

Wellington, Ist December, 1916.

npENDERS are invited till ? p.m. on 15th■B- JANUARY for ADDITIONS andALTERATIONS to Bank of Now Zealand,Alexandra. Plans may be seen at the8.N.Z., Alexandra, and at our Office, Dun-edin, where tenders are to be lodged.

MASON AND WALES',Registered Architects, Duuedin.

npENDERS for ADDITIONS to RESI--fl- DENCE. Bay View road, receiwd until2 p.m. on JANUARY 15. LESDTK DCOOMBS, A.R.1.8.A., architect," Stuartstreet.mENDERS for ADDITIONS to KEST-JL DENCE, Roslvn, received until 2p.m. on JANUARY 12 LESLIE DCOOMBS, A.R.1.8.A., architect, Stuartstreet.

"PLASTOW"LINING FOR WALLS AND CEILINGS.

A New Fibrous Plaster Sheet.

"PLASTOW" will not crack or shrink."PLASTOW" is a Genuine' Building Mate-

rial, and is easily fixed."PLASTOW" has no offensive odor.

No further need to use, forei-mmakeshifts.

USE THE BEST.

One trial will convince youIT IS SUPREME FOR LINING ANYBUILDING.

Stock Sizes, or Made to Order.

Prices on application to the Sole Manufac-turer:W. H. .ALLEN,

MORAY PLACE EAST.r V. HADDOCK, LTD.jIJL« Richardson ctreot. '

LARGE STOCKS OF SEASONED REDPINE, OREGON, AND OTHERIMPORTED TIMBERS

LOWEST QUOTATIONS.Solo Agents for the Oamaru T.T. ard O.K.

Stone Company, Ltd.nnIMBEB Merciiaßt.-O. M. Howison anaJ- Son, Ltd., 97 Great King street; allEtocks thoroughly seasoned. Lim?, CementmiMBER For White, and BlackJL Pino, Oregon, and Bluegum; dressedseasoned lines a specialty; lowest quotations.Keith Ramsay, Lower Rattray street.

FOR SALE.

1 Cars (Haynes); 6-cyl., 12-Cm. ,IVJL 3-5-7 seats; power, style, finish; £550,"750. Dominion Garage, Princes street.

MOTOR" Oars"(Roo); 4-cyl., 6-cvl. ;~2wF-7seats; greatest value; £360, £330,

Dominiou Garage, Princes street.uTOR Cars (Metz); 4-cyl".;. electric lights, starter; £2lO, £250.iiido.li Garage, Princes street.OTOR

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Cars (Saxon); 4-cyl ~2~ieats;. good machines, suit ladies; £145.Dominion Garage, Princes street.

■^ÔTOPTCW"(Swi^T^yl.;' 2 KaTsTjirTtoverliauled; good machine; £l6O.

Dominion Garage.DTOR Car"(Metz); <1

J.VX nial body; good machine; electriclights; £llO. Dominion Garage.OTOE Repairs.—Complete overhauls, allIYX Cars, Trucks, Lorries; best engineers,

best work. Dominion Garage.DTOR Trucks, Lorries, all sizes" land-iJ-i icg; one-ton, two-ton; £250, £350 (at

the factory). Dominion Garage.. 'OTOR Tyres for all Cars.ItX no?; guaranteed for 3.500 and 10,000miles. Dominion Gara?e.

OTOR Car Storage Batteries Charged. and Repaired- free air, any pressure.i-.m'nion Garage, Princes street."

710R SALE, Centrifugal also DuplexPumps; on wattr 500gal to B,ooosalPumps. j

gjIUK bALk, Gardner Gas, Oil, and Steamju Engines,- Boilers, Pumps, HvdraulioMachinery, Jacks, Pulleys, Blocks, etc

ROTATIONS Giren and Indents Ex.- cuted for all classes of Mining andother Machinery. B B. .Derrnißton and Co.,Stuart okeai,

A REAL HOLIDAY. WITH AN EYE TOYOUR FUTURE WELFARE!A RRANUE to spDud your Holidays in-TX Central Otago, where ihe ciimate isperfect. Take trai:'. to Clyde and coach toCromwell. Hero you can pass a few dayssight-seeing. Visit "RIPPONVALE " OR-CHARD SETTLEMENT, two miles awav.l'ho Manager will show you round. Thereare Twenty Orchards planted out, ready foroccupation. You ea-i buy ono on easy lnstal-meat terms. The. soil is" very prolific; there

is_ no more fertile locality in the Dominion.The Orchard can be kept in perfect orderfor you until you are ready to take it overand culer the remutiMative industry of fruit",growing.

After "Ripponvale" motor to Pembroke,Lakes Wanaka and Hawea, return to Crom-well, coach to Queenstown, then bv rail viaGore to Dunedin. Cost of rail and coachround ticket, £3, refunded to purchasers oforchards.All particulars on application to

A. F. RATTRAY,fc-sc. Ciomwell Development Co., Ltd., Craw-ford street, Dunedin,

Or any Land Agent.Write To-day.

INSURANCE NOTICES.

mHE SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCECOMPANY, LIMITED.

Authorised to Transact Accident and GeneralInsurance Business of every

description—Fire MarinoAccident SicknessEmployers' Liability Mortgage IndemnityPlate Glass BurglaryFidelity Guarantee Public Risk

Liye Stock.F. H. CARR, Manager,

Otago and Southland Branch.Office: 3 Liverpool street, DunedinTelephone 527.

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Capital, £1,000,000.Support this Progressive Local Company.Lowest Current Premiums for all Depart-

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ASK US FOR QUOTATIONS.Head Office: High street, Dunedin.

Branch Mnnncror for Otaao : F. T. Anderson.

PUBLIC NOTICES.

Thermo-atmNooa ***EHBR GAUGE AT NOON

TO-DAY

~~\ At CONN'SlC

) I "GRAND" PHARMACV.

Barometer rising.

CARRY OUT TOURDOCTOR'S INTENTIONS.

When your doctor diagnoses your case andprescribes for you, he intends you to followhis direction not only in taking the medi-cine nxactly as ho says, but in securing theexact medicine that he indicates. In ourPrescription Department wo take particularpains to safeguard your health and to assistyour doctor by using nothing but PureStandardised Drugs and Chemicals.

OCULISTS' PRESCRIPTIONS, EYE-GLASSES, SPECTACLES, AND REPAIRS

A SPECIALTY.

CONN'S "GRAND" PHARMACY,GRAND BUILDINGS,

HIGH STREET, DUNEDIN.Telephones 546, 552. Residence, 3,055.

HOPE.We are on the threshold of a new year.We •want to make it a good new' year.What is the shortest and the simplest wayto that? It is Hope. We think that weneed riches, health, knowledge, power,and twenty other things; but our deepestneed, both as individuals and as a nation,is Hope. Without it all these otherthings, as we shall see by and by, areworth nothing—are only makeweights ofdisappointments and sorrow. And so itwill be wise and seasonable to think for alittle of Hope.

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Think of the power of Hope! It is thesource, of all happiness; therefore, it isthe source of the highest power. Joy isnecessary to produce the greatest work."It is the.essential sign and seal of God-head that it waxes glad." Hope is thesecret of gladness, therefore of the strengthof a man or a nation. Youth is strongand buoyant because it hopes. Old agetends to live in the past, the young inthe. future. For the former memory isthe inspirer: for the latter Hope. Henceit is that youth is vigorous, original, in-ventive, venturesome. Hope iilLs theveins. Hop-s lifts endless visions beforetho eyes. Hope gives wings to the feetand sinews to the. arms. It is what thesoul is to the body. It unities life. Itlifts it tip after every fall. No man isever lost as long as hope lasts. An Italianartist shows ns the child passing near theprecipice. Then drew near a gentle guar-dian spirit. The unseen friend rolledalong the pathway apples of Paradise, amitiki i-.hild. following after with shouts 0fglee, is lured from danger. To be sure,

its potency for good creates its peril. Thehigher the peak the deeper the fall. Everyheaven implies a possible hell. WhenHope is rigidly directed it is the supremesavor and .strength of life. A great Eng-lish poet has written a long poem on' The Pleasures of Hope.' Long andstrong as it is, if leaves the. half untold.It would scarcely be possible to put intowords the value of Hope as a factor inhuman power and progress. It has beenthe secret spring of civilisation. Thehopeful man. the hopeful nation, arc in-vincible. Therefore that which crratesand inspires Hope in the human breast isthe best asset of life. And that whichwithers or destroys it is the worst of foes.

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Aikl Hopehas its foes. Never in any agewere they more numerous or subtle than inthe present. Memory is the seed bed ofHope, but sometimes it poisons it. Wehave listened occasionally to the piteoussqueal of some animal caught in, a steeltrap. We have seen the helpless rabbitheld in the grim jaws and beating out itslittle life upon the sunlit sward or thefrozen ground. '" Memory often withcruel jaws holds men entrapped."' Theyarc so overwhelmed with the mistakes orsins of their past that they think there, isno future for them. Their eyes are tinnedback to what might have been, and theycanncit see or -believe in anything thatmight yet be. And so—■

Hope she Hew for summer land.Lost her way.

Now she finds a northern strand,Damp and grey.

Winds along a frozen lake,All unknown.

Lights within a dripping brake,Tired and lone.

Then her gentle requiem sing-,Droops her head.

Loosens bet- dishevelled wingc—-_Hope is dead,

"But no man should be discouraged in"whom God believes sufficiently to still"continue him in life." With that faithall things are possible.*******

Another enemy of Hope is found in (hoexcessive nervors over-strain of the mo-dern world. This is peculiar to ~ur ownage. Never before was the pace of life•■■o swift and fierce as now. Muscles havelet out the contract of work to the brain.The rights' of the body to rest and healthare ignored. But the body will tint, beignored. It revolts. Digestion goeswrong; diseases appear; the nerves gettangled up. and life becomes, a miserv.So Hope wilts and withers. It loses itssap and energy. And no wonder. "Weare saved by Hope," pays St. Paul. Buteven God cannot save by hope what aman destroys by violation of the laws ofhealth. Another enemy of Hope emergeson ns out of science and philosophy.A school of thought takes awavman's freedom, reduces him practicallyto an automaton. " There is a destinymade, for man" (writes a. distin.miis.liedmember of this school) " by his ancestors,''and no one can elude, even were he"able to attempt, it, the tyranny of his'•'organisation.'' Fits and fashions of (hisphilosophy take possession of society everynow and again. There is. of course, noroom for Hope in eudi a philosophy. Wodo not hope on the turn up of a machine.Expectation here is an impertinence, andif mail'is only a Jink in a. necessary andinevitable, evolution, Hope is out <it' thequestion. This was the. dominant, thought-of the. last generation. It left literatureand lifo arid, and unimaginative. We donot wonder that poetry lost it-s wings, and

1n grey pallor settled down upon the. age.Swinburne expresses it in a Lino of one ofhis sonnets :

Hope thou not, much, hut fear tb.<>u notat all.

But we are beginning to see through thisdelusion that had obsessed us, F.YenHuxley—a name to conjure with in thelast, generation—had discovered it-s falsity."The nationalistic position," he wrote,"that there is nothing in the world but." matter, force, and necessity, is as utterly"devoid of justification as the must base-" loss of theological dogmas." The mostsignificant conversion is that of Mr H. (i.Wells. We have always regarded him. asthe most virile and. imaginative writer ofour time. That eminent critic JamesDouglas says that there is no "keener."bolder, or honester mind in Europe, at"this moment." In many of his bookshe writes as if there were nothing in theworld but "matter, force, and necessity."But in his last production Mr Wells hasstruck a completely new note. Here is apassage which is r-aid to be the summingup of the book :

Religion is the first and the last thineand until a man has found God and beenfound by Gori, he begins at no begin-ning and works to no end. . . . fj'nlvwith Godj who tights through menagainst Blind Force and Might and Non-existence, Who is the end. Who is themeanine. . . - Our sons have shownus God!'

This, a.* we have said, is an entirely jtpw

rote in Mr Wells's writings. Ami it isgenerally interpreted as a. confes3ion of hisown faith. Whether it be or not. it isthe true faith. It- is that without whichHope has neither root nor fruit.***** if -x

,So, having spoken of the foes of Hope,or some of them, we may go oa to say a,word regarding its friend. Its truest andbest friend is indicated in the words ofMr Wells just quoted. Wo Have theauthority of history for that. There isonly one rate of antiquity in which Hopeflowered and never faded—lsrael, -JioJews,

fFive great Empires touch it at

c>nt> 'time or another in its history—

Egypt, India, Persia, Greece, RomeScholars tell us that these Empires, all•exhibit one remarkable peculiarity—theabsence of Hope. In Egypt, with its doc-trine of metempsychosis, progress washalted, and the disaster that overtook itleft it hopeless in tho dust, India, thatis supposed to have borrowed part of itstheology from Egypt, staggered under areligion of despair. Dr Cuthbert Hall tollsthat he was one* walking with a brilliantJapanese friend. It was eveuini:'; themoon was shining brightly. His friendcalled attention to the fact that in theliterature of Buddhism there is almostno reference to the sun, but alwavs tothe moon, andhe explained tho fact bvpointing out that tho spirit of Buddhismis essentially that of pessimism and sad-ness, and the cold, calm moon would beits most characteristic symbol. It is justthe reverse, ho, said, with Christianity.In it the sun is in constant reference, be-cause it is the religion of Hope. InPersia arose a religion that did for a timefoster Hope. Parseeism spoko. to men offwo great principles in conflict—good andevil—and taught, that the final victory-was with the former. But- somehow it ailvanished when the nation went to ruinsbefore the conquering Mohammedan Arabs.Greece- in its early stages was tho homoof sweetness and light, and Hope burnedbrightly. When Alexander the Great wasgiving away his possessions with lavishprodigality before setting out on his east-ward march, he was asked what lie waskeeping for himself. "Hope,'' he replied.Tt was the best endowment he coukl re-lain, and no doubt, it accounts larg.uy forLis success. But the day came when Hopepawed from the Greeks also. They livedin tho pr-e.-ent. The ~ne. dread iharlowwas deatli. They sought to fill lite, withpleasures, so as to crowd it out of theirthought. Hope had gone when the Romanconquerors appeared before the. gates.And Rome itself went the same road. Inits early, victorious days it was hopeful,but as time wont on

Deep weariness and sated lust.Made human life a. hell.

St. Paul described the pagan world asa- world without Jlo-r>i\ and history veritiestho truth of the assertion.

Now. in the midst of these greatEmpires that rose, nourished, and atlast died without Hope, one littlerace kept that lamp burning. 'Whenwe open the literature of the. Jewthat we eall the. Old Testament, nothingis move remarkable than the vitality andvividness of its Hope. ]„ itself that issurprising, but when it <is set in contrastwith those other Empires that ea'iue ineontaet with Israel through the runtimesit is little less than astonishing. Withall these other peoples the golden age wasin the past: with Israel it, was m thefuture. And the amazing thing is thatno disasters—and what race ever passed,through greater?—could quench this lightof Hope. They squirmed under the lashof the Egyptian taskmasters. Theirnationality was. battered down by theAssyrian, the Babylonian, the Persian,the Grecian, the Roman, yet no calamityquenched their Hope. An eminent his-torian says:

Broken, bated, ground to powder,flung hito exile, counted as less than thertust of the balance, whatever anywhere,survived of this amazing and indomi-table people retained the robust, and in-destructible- how- which had been the,impulse, of the life of their fathers.

What is the explanation? It lies :'n thereligion of Israel—in its conception of thecharacter of its God. Space, will notallow ns to offer proof of Ihat. But theevidence, of it is everywhere in its litera-ture—in the Old Testament. Christianitytook over this Hope from Israel, added to:t, enriched it. The distinctive, feature ofChristianity is its doctrine of Mope—thefoundation on which it rests, the Mi.-pira.-tion which keeps it n- living fore*', and thesplendor of its ultimate fulfilment. VJier-ever the ro.ligioa of the Jew or the Chris-tian grips vitally the life, Rone lights thesky. Wherewu- it dors not. Hope fadesout, like smoke. Xo other proof of thisk needed than a study of modern litera-ture.*******

Is not this the sifrnifiuir.ee of that greatmystic picture, of Unix?, by G. F. Watts,conies of which arc in ai! the shops thoseChristmas times? Various explanationshave been given of it. Perhaps the bestis by Principal Forsyth hi his book 'Re-ligion in Recent- Art.' The- substance cfit is something like this:

ri

A figure sits on the vim of the earth.Tliera m a bandage over its Ai!tin- strings on the- lute it holds in ~jtshands are broken save one. Awavabove, a- .single star 1Minis in the skvand the. faint flush of dawn apneas'Ihe figure is the age's: soul. It has allthe world under its feci. That is era mlbut it is costly. With the positiongamed the sonl has lost its music. Onlvone -trmg in unsnapped—llooe. Thereis a. inagnifieent. view from the hei-li*-whore the. figure is sea,te<l. but he<- backis towards it. Tlui world .'s at Ikm-feet, but her face L. turned awav fromthe heaven. She has gained" the.'worldbut she. has lost the- joy that wouldmake- it really worth the having.

At this point it reminds us of De.ror'sgreat painting, 'Melancholia.* The. figurein Walls's picture clings to the. one"un-broken string, Hope. P>ut- meanwhile thetrue source of its music is .hidden fromher. She cannot evoke, it herself. Mssource is oulsile. the picture, outside thoearth which is at .her feet. It •-.« suggestedby the morning s t;;r and the. flush oVdawuin tho heavens. She. lias a bandage overlier eves, because from the. giddy heightof her perilous achievements she wouldfall into the abyss of despair if she, didnot hid* from herself, by ignorance thatwill not think, the Hope that- cannot bestilled. If- is a wonderful picture. Wccan oiler our readers no better word forthe new year than that its spirit mavlie theirs, and that they may "abound inU ope."

THE CHILD IN ME

She follows me about, My House of LifeOThk happy little ghost, of my dead youth!)Slie has no part in Time's relentless "strifeShe keeps her old simplicity and truthAnd laughs at grim mortality—Tiiis deathless child that stays with me

This happy little ghost, of my' dead youth!My Howe of Life is weather-stained with

years—-(O Child in Me. I wonder why you stay).

lbs windows are bedimmed with rain of tearsIts walls Lave lost their rose—its thatch isgray.One after on* it? puesis depart,So dull n host w my old heart

0 Child in Jle, I wonder why von star'Per jcalou:. age, whose face I would forget.

Pulls ihr. bright flower you give roe. frommy hair

And powders it with snow—and yet—andyet—--1 love your dancing feat and jocund air,And have no taste for caps of lace.

To tie about my faded face:I love to wear your flower in my hair!

O Child in Me, leave not My House of ClavUntil we pass Icgeiher through its dom-;'"When lights are out. and Life has gone awavAnd Wc depart to come apa in no more." '

We Comrades, who have'travelled far!Will hail the twilight and the Star.And gladly pa=s together ihron?li the'door!

SPOUTINGFUKBURY PARK TROTTING CLUB.The following nominations have been

received for tho Summer Meeting (Janu-ary 25 and 27) :

First Amateur Handicap (saddle). 100sovs. l£m.—Beeswing, Wehenga, LittleKate, Inchcape Bell, Duuvegan, Happy-Jack. Leonardo, Paeiau, Wild- Morn,Crurua, Degree, Dellah Bah, SusiePatchen,Chi!do Haidee, Undecided, Betty-dale, Norman, Molytieaux, Allison, JimmyCampbell, Marvin ' Chief, Pat M'Kinney,-Major Taylor, Trugcla:

Stewards' Handicap (harness), 150sovs.l|in.—Idris, Ernestina, Scottish Queen,Princess Bell, Lord Agapanthus, Neatta,Dolly Spanker, Vi Tracey, Robert Lyons,Robert R., Palm-dale, Belgian, Ethe-ldonna,Parimoana, Olivo Palm, Mavis, GipsyKing, Muriel .Starr, Red Silk, Vera Mauri-tius, Stockade, First Toll, Wylla,. Kensington Handicap (saddle), l&Qsovs.

2m.—Sir Gavin, Promise, Nore, WoodKing, Sweet Child, Sobriquet, Little Hec-tor, Scenery, Aeushla. Maehree, Bridge-wood, Sweet Chimes. Sweet Pet, SilverShoe, Zara, Belklale. Lady Margaret,Captain Stanley, Gay Wilkes/ Etheldonna.,Rorke's Drift, Eros, Submarine, Merivale,Seaward Spot. True Spec, Gold Drift, Im-perial Princess. Paxf Nutwood Junior,Gipsy King, Silver Patch, First Chime,Chaos.

Dunedin Cup (harness), 650sovs. '2m.—St. Kevin. Childsdak, Don Ctcsar, Per-suader. Eccentric, Tamerisk, Agathos,Bundura. Little Kauri. Sungod, 0.T.C..Adelaide Direct, Reggie. Ilium. Stanley'sChild, St, Michael. Evelvn. Hardy Wilkes,Moneymaker, Lady Hatdane, Franzalena-,Admiral Wood, Minston.

Trial Handicap iharness), 120sovs. Urn.—Marble Hall. Dillon Maid. Keiinymore.Satinwood gelding. Whixall. Llris, IndianaGirl, Aero, Kniestina, Scottish Queen.Will <>' the Wisp. Princess Bell, FanuvMaddison. Nancy Stair. Lord Agapanthus,Kobert Dillon. Neattu, Dolly Spanker,Vi Tracey. Robert R., Jack Arrah. Stan-ley Direct. Bright-child. Te Aka. ' WhiteHeather, Belle Elmore. Trix Pointer,Mavis, Gipsy .King, Mum A'ale. MurielStarr, Betty Blue, Vera Mauritius, BiddvTracey, Carrie Vuo. General Mite, Stock-ade, G. M. Dillon, Gallon.

• H-ago Handicap (saddle). ISOsovs. 2m.--Lady Patricia, Gladsome, Beeswing.Royal Rothschild, Brookbell. HaroldWilkes, . James Maddison, Massev,Tika. Little George. Albertoria. Ros'ieM'Kinney. Lady Wild, Tipperarv. Ga-vWilkes, Submarine, Commander Bell, BillyParole, Dietatoress, Rummy, lkirkfiehi,Arcadian.

King Gem-go Haiidi-ap (harness). 220sovs. Urn.—Sherwood, Cello SvdnevWilkes, Colmena, Don Ctesar, Eccentric,Tamerisk. Ben Dillon, Dot Bobbins,Havoc. Sungod. Dalwhiiinie, Adelaide Di-rect, Reggie Huon, Mandcrine, Moorland,Bacchus, Moneymaker, Calm. Franzalena,Law Chimes, Admiral Wood, Minston,Cromstall.

Electric Handicap (saddle), 160s-ovs". lm.Quinaldine, Noro. Dunspey, GeneralWilkes, Scenery, Dorothv Dillon. PrincePoole, Agnes Chief, Winuatui. Bloomhcld,Ngaiora, Sweet Pet, Proud Girl. LouvainChimes, Lindctta, 0.1.C., Manck-rino. CoraDillon, John Peel, Queen Patch. Sey-chelles, Eree. Tuwocd, Law Chimes.' Radi-ant .Morn, Rellilowcr. .Molly M'Kinncv,The Bvonwwing, Sparkling Kola.

Second Amateur ..andieap (harness), 100so\-s. li-m.—Kcnnvmore. Scottish Queen,Princess Bell, Fanny Maddison, LittleKate, Vi Tracey, Robert R.. Jack Arrah,Brightchild, Etheldonna, Belle Elmore.-Miss Rita. Allison. Jimmy Campbell. Mona'Vale, Betty Blue. Carrie Yue, GeneralMite, Gallon, Wylla.

Musselburgh Handicap (saddle!, 140sovs2m.—Hiroki, Royal Rothschild. BrownU likes. Sunrise, Wehenja, Jiarold Wilkes,Little Kate, luchenpe Bell, Happy Jack.'Leonardo, Blackball. Lady Wild, 'Degree,Undecided, Norma, Dictatorccs, GoldStanley, Red BelL Arcadian. Trugela.Telegraph Handicap (saddle), 200sov?.2m.—Sir Gavin, Gladsome, Promise, So-briquet, Dunspey, Scenery, Acnes Chief,Bridgewood, l'm)ierial Crown. "Lady Mar-garet, Captain Stanley. Gay Wilkes, Cora-Dillon, Armature, Burke's Drift. Eros.Submarine, .Merivale, True Spec. GoldDrift, Imperial Princess, Pax, NutwoodJunior, Ruouriy, Sparkling Kola. Chaos.Kawekn.

Foi-bury Handicap (hnrnefs), 500?ovs.2m.—St. Kevin, Childsdale. Don Ciesar,Persuader, Eccentric, Tamarisk, Aetathos.Rundura, Little. Kauri. Simurd, 0.1.C.!Stanley's Child, Moorland, St. .Michael,Evelyn, Hardy Wilkes, .Moneymaker, LadyHaldane. Fraiualcna. Admira'l Wood, Min-iton, Re.ieie Huon, Adelaide Direct-.

Crescent Handicap diarnesst. 200sovs.2m. —Lady Patricia. Reeswir/z. Brooidicll.Harold Wilkes, James Maddisou. P.auiHuon, Imperial Crown, Mayliekl,Aunio K., Little George, Rosie M 'Kinney,'Tippeiary. (Jay Wilkes, Commander He'll,Hilly Parole, Ruinmy, Parkfield. Living-stone, Albertoria, Arcadian, Prince Gift."

Royal Handicap (harness), 220sovs;. l;hn.—Sherwood, Cello Sydney Wilkes. Col-mena, Don Caesar. Eccentric. Tamarisk.Hen Dillon. Havoc. Sungod. Dalwhinnie',Stanley's Child. Moorland. Bacchus,Moneymaker, Calm. Fran;;a!ena, LawChimes. Admiral Wood. Minston. C'rom-stall. Adelaide Direct, Manderine.

Au Revoir Haudic;ij) (saddle), lTOsovs.lm. Quinahline. "Dunspev, GeneralWilkes. Prince Poole. Wing'atui, Bloom-field, Xgaiora, Sweet Pet, Proud Girl, DotUobhins. LindeUa. 0.1.C., Dalwhinnie.Queen Patch. Seychelles, Submarine, In-wood.. St. Michael, Law Chimes, RadiantMorn. Rellilower, Manderine, MollyM'Kimiey. 'Tho Rionxcwing.

—Acceptances.—New" Zealand Trolling Stakes (harness).

250sovs. For three-year-old trotter.-, Urn—\V. U. Plight's "eh g Marble Ha!'.' S. 1(J. Indevs li i' Jenny Wallace. J. F P.oh- \sons 1. m Reta re'ter. W. R.. M'Xani's |!i m Marietta, C. i. Meade's ch hj Ken-tucky Child, il. Sanders's hj e, St. Peter,T. T. Ritchie's b g Swiflgood, T. T. Rit-chie's blk g Peter Thm. C. R. Hadiield'sin- g Ivoraki. R. M. Marin's blk g RltieWood, F. llicki'abottom'.s br g Peter Hell.

WELLINGTON RACKS.The following are the weights for the

first day (January 18) of the WellingtonSummer Meeting:

Wellington Cup. lini.—Chortle IJ.O,lice 5.12, Merry Hoe 3.3, John Rarleycorn8.7. Depredation 0.7. Square Deal S.o, In-digo 8.2, Taringamutu 8.2. Ardenvlior 8.2,Pauniuro 8.0. WLhi'ul 7.12. Marc Aiitmiv7.12. Adjutant 7.11, Egypt 7.10. Hunting7.9, R.jorueboivg 7.8, Client 7.8. Ratigitero7.7. Red Ribbon 7.5, Good Hope 6.12. Sedd-cl-Hahr 6.10. Pararoa 6.7, Heltnnc 6.7, De-votion 6.7. Eo>£ Pink 6.7, Alteration 6.7.Prince Laddo 6.7, Mascot, 6.7. Sir Aenes6.7, Gold Stream 6.7, Analogue 6.7. MasterMoutoa 6.7.

Telegrapli Handicap, of.—Rimeter 9.3,Tete-a-Tete 9.1. Sweet Corn 8.13. Panmure8.11, Rnngitero 8.8. Oxenlmpc 8.7. Chak-wana 8.3. Koesian 8.3. Menelaus 7.12, Tat-terley 7.12. Seadown 7.10, Multiplication7.8, Gold Soult 7.5. Samisen 7.8, Cease,Fire 7.6. Nystad 7.6, Interlude 7.6. Hvttus7.0, L.ady Hlack 7.2, Greenstreet 7.J,"]iv-ginas v.O, Wrestler 7.0, Shrill 7.0, Kil-boyne 7.0, Honesty 7.0. Rattle Eve, 6.12,Ti'natua 6.11. Trials 6.9, Tantalus 6.7'Sheila 6.7. Mai'sinah 6.7. Gang AwaTressida 6.7, Weekend 6.7.

Treniham Welter, lm.— -Siei-dit ofHand 9.12, The Golfer 9.10, Spain 9 8Parnoa 9.8, Plymouth 9.7. Tango" 9.4, SanSebastian 9.2. Don Paeiiieo 9.6. Wappin°-9.0, Probation 8.12, Gladful 8.10. Kukn8.9, Penniless 8.9. Mysteriach 8.8. Ron-cora 8.6. Hopeite 8.2. "Amity 8.2. CaptainGlossop 8.2. Black Sight 8.0, Prince Dela-ware. 8.0. TVchot 8.0. Crown Imperial 8.0Quinii's Post 8.0. Coiporal King 8.0.

Nursery Handicap. of.—Biplane 9 7Crov.-hurst 8.12. K'ilrea. 8.12. Hvmest'ni8.11. Ample 8.8, Fstland 8.5, Vagabond8.2. Tyne 7.13. Red Roek 7.13, Aero 7.10,Birkenvale 7.8, Mountjov 7.7, Sisvplms7.5, Ivilbeny 7.2, Treniham Rose 7.2" Cla-verhouse, 6.11, Bagdad 6.11, Cooino-' 6 1]Achi Raba 6.11, dale Talk 6.11, War Star6.11. Lovesick 6.11, Matilda 6.11, Exclu--ive 6.11, .Empire 6.7, Vermilion 6.7. Noir6.7, La Tn.sse 6.7, Chuckle 6.7, Arihia 6.7.Pervola 6.7. Association 6.7. Silver-and-Bhtck 6.7. Kiiliin 6.7.

Aiiniversary_Wt!ter. lm.—Seadown 9.9.Hjorneborg 9. 1, Marc Antony 9.5. Liani-slien 3.13,"G01d Painting B.l3,"Xvstad 8.12Honesiv 8.11. Greenstreet- 8.10, Hvllus8.1.0. Klen'ot 8.10, Rookbonnr! 8.3, RattleEve 8.3, Ma*ama 8,9, Beltane 8.3. Yes 8.8.

Gold Stream 8.7. Hvlatus 8.7, Paraoa 8.5,Bellshire 8.3, Analogue 8.3, Gomelv 8.2,Briar P-tch 8.2, Sir A C nes 8.2, Pan Se-bastian 8.0, -Rumania 8.0, Prince Lnddo8.0. Marsinah 8.0.

Ruapehu. Handicap. 6f.—Bon d'Or 9.0.Flamsnen 9.0, Miss Deval 8.11. Trails 8.9,Tantalus 8.6. Sheila- 8.6, Coropet 8.5, TheGolfer 8.4, Tango 8.2, Bairnsdale 8.2,Brambletyc 8.1, Black Lake 8.1. -HonevBee 8.0, Form Up 8.0, Pourparler 8.6,Ohoreka 7.12, Mascot 7.12, Thames 7.12,Elation 7.10, Furling 7.10, Kiljov 7.9,Penniless 7.9, Comment 7.7, Bavoniic 7.7.1, 1, 7 -4 >_

A,T{lh Na 7-1- Sunnv Climes 7.3,Kibble 1.2, Bomb Proof 7.2, Jolmnv)Vfdker 7.0, Satana 6.7, Color Sergeant6.7, Qmnn's pnst 6.7, Xenno 6.7, Shv Girl6.7, Master Boris 6.7, Last Hone 6.7,Klyssma 6.7.

," AUCKLAND NOTES...Special TO THE ' SiMl.']

' AUCKLAND, January 3.The E'.lerslio Meeting resulted m thebreaking of the. toUdisa'tor record for New-Zealand—£2s7,2Bß for the four days .11idthe attendance on. Cup'Day was *asilva. record. The racing was of'a high order—much mors so. in fact, than was antici-pated prior to the meeting. A great racewas the Great Northern Derby, forl.SOQsovs. Sasanof was made casi'lv firstfavorite, there being more than double

011 his number to the. amount on the.second favorite, The Toff. Egrpt wasfjord favorite, Tabasco fourth* Rebelfifth, and Good Hope .sixth, and the first,second, and fifth favorite* came, homo inthat order. The, field moved off in perfectline, and xwro. running together at thetix-furlong posl. Good Hope and Rebelftcre raced Egypt. The former did notlast, but the latter fame 011 so weil that,

a. section of the croud proclaimed himwinner a« the horses came up to the dis-tance ; but, here Sasanof and the Tot!sped forward and passed at the stand, andSasanof won by half a head from TheToff. Tl-.e. contest, between, the two favo-rites roused excitement to fever heat, andboth Mr W. G. stead and Mr G. L. Steadare. to be congratulated on two .-ruck finegeldings. Groat interest attached to theAuckland Plate, of 650sovs, on the fourthday, as tin; same two horses competedover a. similar distance, and those whoaverred that Sasanof had better luck intnc, Derby than The Toff, and backed thehitter for the Plate, had their theoriesmlfiiled. The To IT turning the tables »nhis rival. Sasanof was oiit to win all theway, but at tho half-distance, the pairwere on terms, and there was anothergreat finish, The Toff getting home liv a.long neck., with Bjorncborg four lengthsbehind Sasanof. In those two events thepublic was provided with racing that wasworth a long journey to witness.

_ The Islington Plate, of 650sovs, run onthe second day, was an .interestinr; event.There were ur.iy tour horses, :rat thevwere Desert Gold, Sasanof, The To2', andEgypt—all with high icputations. DesertGold rushed to the lead, and ran homecomfort-ibly a length ahead of Saf.anof,putting up ;i record—lmin 38?scc TheToff and Egypt had a great "go"' forthird place, The former finally winning byihree-rpiarters of a length.

There was .some keen speculation in theSummer Cup Handicap, of l.OOOsovs.j'.isogne beiusr made first favorite andWishful second ; but the fourth favorite,King Lupin, scored a. fine win, and thefirst favorite was -110x1, with John Barley-corn third favorite, in third position.King Lupin still/ further justified iiis sup-porters by winning the Newmarket Handi-cap, of 650sovs, by a length from SweetCorn, with Chakivana third. The firstand second favorites, Downham and Tcte-a-Tetc, were badly left. There was keenpublic, support for John. Barlyeorn :n theAuckland

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Racing Club Handicap, ofl.ODOsovs, and he came homo by three-quarters of a length 'from Bjorncborg,Aulcnvolu- being about the fame distancefrom tho socono horse, finishing third.

The fourth day (yesterday) providedsome exciting sport. Dcprc-datiou wasmade favorite for the, Grand Stand Handi-cap, of leOOOsovs, but finished 111 thomiddle biunh John Barleycorn -net witha lot of interference in this race. Wish-ful started off in the lead, and kept uppnfct the stand, with Barleycorn, Egypt,and Adonvohr in pursuit. Then ""inopai

1amo up, and in the run down from thehaif-mile post Colonel Soult was cln.;<> upto Wishful and Tinonai. At the straightTinopai fell behind, but Wishful was stillgoing well in the lead until Oheie! Soult(the fifth favorite) came up with a bril-liant run, and there was a great liiht.the pair finishing .nose to nr.se, a deadheat, with Ejopt third and El Gallufourth.

Bis.-i.jne made a fine run in the RovalStakes," l.COOsovs. Uyniestra led oil, w'ithBiplane (the favorite) iu hot .hasp, andat the homo turn Biplane was being pro-claimed, when Bisognc (third favorite)came up from the tail-end somewhere andgot alongside at the distance. There was;-., keen struggle, but Ri.-ogneV. run carriedhim on to victory by threo-paris of a.length, with Ivor si an third. Racing underthe maximum penalty, which brought- hisweight to 9.10. Risoano's pern "nuance,couid be classed as brilliant. His chancelooked a forlorn hope at tho end of thefirst fin-lone, and his magihnccnt.. runhome will bo long remembered by race-goers.

At the yearling sales the best competi-tion was for a- .Martian—Two Step collsent up i'rom, Waikanae by Mr I. 1) incan.

Mr A. 15. Williams finally proved thepurchaser at 500gs. A filly by Demosthenesfrom Formula, listed by Mr '■',. P. Don-nelly, was passed in at a reserve ot 6Qogs,but. the bidding for her reached SOGgs.There was no .spirit in tho rest- of thesales, and advantages were a Ion; waywith the. buvevs.

GERMAN CHANCELLOR

A PRODIGIOUS WORKER.Dr Retbmann Hoiiwog is a prodigious

worker. He has vigorous health and. atough., wiry body, and. few men can

spend more hours a day at a desk. At7 o'clock every morning he takes a rideof an hour in'the park. Then follow.-; thesimple German breakfast that seems, someagre, to Americans upon first coining toGermany, writes \V. C. Drehcr. in iheSeptember ' Century.' and the long day'swork begins immediately after that. Rutthe. day's work is with him a rather in-definite expression, for he, often returns toit in tho evening, and is Homclimes keptat his desk till midnight. He is so _;ib-svorbed in his work, and has withal so littleliking for public functions and ceremonies,that his critics havo sometimes seized uponthis fact to blame him for heing some-thing of a recluse and. showing himself tooseldom in public. In fact, the Chancellorhas never utilised tho spectacular p-'^ s <;

bilities of his position to advertise himselfand thus strengthen his hold upon thepeople. He never even to theatresand concerts now, but he did allow liini-seif before Ihe war the occasional treatof a concert of good classical music.

At the general army headquarters in thewest, where he has spent much of his timesince the war began, in order to keep inclose personal contact with the Kaiser andthe military authorities, his labors are !e:-sarduous. There he has time to visit thetroops alone the fi;or.t. Such outings areno less. p. pleasure to him than to the sol-diers, with whom he is very popular. Theynot only prize his liberal gift;; of cigars,but like even better his eaty, man-to-inrtnway of talking with them; lor it, cos'shim no effort to ranks the simplest country-man in the ranki=, feel at ease in the pie-sence of th? first official of the empire.

THE LABOR MOVEMENT[By Veteran.

Brief contributions on matters withreference to the Labor Movement arcinvited. •»

A MODEL ARBITRATION ACT.The- Queensland Government, have re-cently passed an Act which is claimed tobe the most comprehensive and far-reach-

ing Act for securing compulsory arbitra-tion and conciliation in industrial mattersyet evolved in an Australian or any otherLegislature. In the first session'of theLabor Government practically the samemeasure was passed in the Assembly, butthe Legislative Council so amended' it asto make- it practically useless, and ratherthan accept tho amendments the Govern-ment dropped the Bill with an assurancetnat it would be proceeded with in the10llowing session. Some time ago theNew .South Wales Government appointedMr Piddington, a barrister and solicitor,to report and make recommendations uponthe various Australian industrial enact-

ments. For many months this gentlemanfcelvcd into the mountain of facte whichyears of legislation, administration, strikes,settlements, and litigation had renderedavailable, and then furnished a lengthyreport to the Cabinet, in which he" in-dicated m detail the best means of fram-ing a law, at. once effective, comprehensive,simple, and far-reaching. For some reasonor other the Holman Government neveracted on tho report, but the QueenslandLabor Government adoptej it to the fullestnm-antago in framing their new Arbitra-tion Bill, which was at first rejected bvtho Legislative Council, but now lias beenpassed by both Houses. Tho Brisbane'Worker' says : "The efforts of tho Aus-tralian Parliaments to secure industrialpeace have been frustrated by the bicker-ings of lawyers, by the fighting funds ofmassed Capital. ], v the political oppositionol loryism wedginp destructive clausesinto enactments as they pass the Legisla-ture, and particularly as they pass° thehtaio Councils, by tho blundcrincr.? of tri-bunals, and by that degree of'error intraining Acts which is inseparable from thopioneer stage in opening up any new fieldoi State regulation, and which can helessened and perhaps ultimately eliminatedonly by accumulated experience. To over-come these difficulties; the QueenslandLabor Government have just passed the.boldest, pl<n:o ot- industrial legislation vetto go on to an Australian Statute Book.-lite boldness of the, Queensland IndustrialArbitration Act of 1916 lies not in the ex-perimental nature of the proposals it car-ries into law as in. the wide area of calling.-covered and the conyuetc power conferredupoiuhe Court. No measure stands betterjust died bv reason of evidence- chronicledin the industrial and political history ofthe country, and yet none even pretends toaccomplish half so much. In most of itsprovisions tho Act marks an era of depar-ture from the uncertain domains of ex-

| periment and enters the surer territory'ofexperience. For a quarter of a centuryAustralian Parliaments, Courts, and Wage'sBoard.- have been piling up just such dataas to bo most valuable m enabling thedrafting of ait Arbitration Act outlinesscientifically sound and permanent. Buthitherto no Australian Government havedisplayed enough courage or thoroughnessto turn this evidence to proper account-by framing a law which shall be as per-fect as the great mass of contemporaryknowledge, when properly co-ordinated,renders possible." 'the wide scope of theAct is made manifest in the definition ofthe words "Industrial Matters.'' The de-finition is too long to bo given in thiscoiumn, but it was decided "upon after aclose smdy of Mr Piddington's report,when it was shown that, for want of aproper definition of Industrial Matters,many lengthy and costly appeals had beenresorted to, in some instances provingsuccessful, thus resulting in a resumptionof the original trouble. "Cases of this kindwere very prevalent in New South Wales.The now Act is made to apply to allcallings except those of domestic' servantsand general farm hands not employed onsugar farms. The Industrial Peace Act.which the. new measure supersedes, andthe New South Wales Act apply only tocertain callings enumerated in a" schedule.This was the cause of endless difficulty.Workers engaged in many callings couldobtain no relief from the Court : and in a-number of cases proceedings had actuallycommenced, and in some awards had beendelivered, when the whole of the pro-ceedings were rendered abortive because itwas found that they applied to callingsnot covered by the schedule. The Govern-ment service is included within the operalion of the present Act. It is claimedt'er the. new Act that if will do away withthe delays that occurred under tho'indus-trial Peace Act which it replaces. In most-cases, in the past, more than a year eachhas been spent between the lodging of anapplication for a hoard and the grantingof ail award. In the case of the. Brisbaneclothing trade, the board sat for nearlytwo years before, a decision was arrived at.Under the new machinery, the employeisor employees, or a union, may refer a dis-pute direct to tho Court. Tho Court may.and in most cases will, hear the dispu';eit'e-TT. But it may refer the dispute to aboard for inquiry and report. Exceptunder special circumstances, a board willii"i- itself give an award. But little delaywill occur, even if a matter is remitted [■>a hoard, for inquiry, because provision is.made for tho boards to be speedily■■onstifuted and to continue thebusiness on hand without interruptionuntil (he report has been completed.A feature of outstanding importance iscontained in the power conferred on theCourt to declare genera! rulings for theguidance of suitors and of boards, and inorder to prevent a multiplication of in-quiries into the same matters. The*e de- jcJaratinns arc to he binding upon theCourt and any board of industrial magis-trate. The Court- may from time to timemake declarations as to the cost of living,the standard of living, the minimum r.ucof wages to be paid to persons of eithersex. and the standard hours, as well ason other matters. Also it is providedthat the minimum wage of an adult maleemployee, shall not be less than is suffi-cient to maintain a well-conducted em-ployee of average health, strength, andcompetence, and his wife and family ofthree children in a fair and average stan-dard of comfort. These features are notincluded in anv other Arbitration Act inexistence. 'J'liey enable the Court tomake Jiiipiin'es and to declare general rul-ings on topics of the greatest importanceto wage-earners. The provision as to theminimum wage for tho -adult worker wasstated by Mr Justice Higgins to repre-sent a. guiding principle of the FederalArbitration and Conciliation Act. But ithas never previously been inserted in anylaw. Cndor the new Queensland measurethe Court and the boards must always fol-low what is thus made a statutory prin-ciple.

The Act provides a universal eight-hourworking day in all callings to which theAct applies, except the carting trade, theremoval of house refuse or night-soil, par-cels deliveries, employees on coastal, river,and bay steamers, and musterers anddrovers of stock. No other country hasever passed a- law containing such a fea-ture. The nearest approach to it has beenwhere an eight-hour day has been the sub-ject of an Act relating to oert.iin callings.s:\ch as coal mining or railway work.The section containing this feature willhave the effect- of reducing the number ofhours worked in many callings, and forall time protecting the eight-hour prin-*ciple. This is an actual and tangible re-form directly benefiting very manvworkers. In mining, it is provided that•he hours of labor shall not- exceed eightper Hay from bank to bank, and that,where the temperature is over 85deg F , ithey shall not exceed six hours from hankto hank. Where overtime is worked, itmust be paid for at, the rate of not lessthan time and a-ha!f, and in callingswhere fhifts are worked it must be paidfor at not less than double time. Whenone employee is called upon, in any oneday, to work on two classes of work forwhich varying rates of pay have beenaw.-i.rded, ha must receive, for tho whole,day. the rate, for the work for which ihehighest rate lias been awarded.

All important feature is toniaiiK-d inth«_ sroticr. dealing with the raw of (heregistration of several unions for the samecalling. It i.i provided that where n. unionapplies for registration far a calling for

which another union is already registered,the Registrar mar accept the, appli-cation, and shall thereupon bracket thotwo. No such, prevision is contained inthe Federal or in any State ArbitrationAct; ofWo bona fide unionsin one calling, only ono can be registered,and the other must be rejected.. The Aus-tralian Worked' Union was adverselyaffected by this disability on more thanone occasion. The same'organisation liasbeen prevented from amalgamating withother unions because a third union in the.same calling, and already registered undertho Federal Arbitration and ConciliationAct, has objected to the Australian Work-ers' Union including workers of that call-ing in its constitution and membership.Under tho new Act more than ono unionis thus enabled to bo -registered for onocalling; but facilities aro provided to en-courage unions to amalgamate.

There ai'e many new features in thoAct, which aro worthy of attention bythosa who are desirou3 of seeing amend-ments in the New Zealand Act, especiallythose sections dealing with jurisdiction oftho Court and the quick settlement ofdisputes, also tho system of registrationof unions. A section practically 'eavesthe Industrial Court, to determine' whetheror not it holds jurisdiction in "any indus-trial matter or any other matter" which,on tho face of tho proceedings, appearsto be or to relate to an industrial matteror which is found by the Court to I*2 anindustrial' matter." This makes the Courtcompletely watertight against the fataland costly system of permitting the expen-sive questioning of the Court's jurisdic-tion. The Industrial Peace Act, whichthis_ Act supersedes, prohibited any paidofficial of a union appearing before thoCourt on behalf of hie union. .This dis-ability is abolished. The new measureprovides that unions, employees, and em-ployers may be represented by whomso-ever they respectively may choose, pro-viding a lawyer bo not. chosen.*******

NOTES.Trade unionism that is not, purely practi-

cal and simply sensible is not tratio union-ism at all.

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The greatest force for the betterment oftho worker'."-, condition lies in the workerhimself. Not by independent, effort, butby uniting with his fellow-worker audpre-fitJiiting a solid front.

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How unjust is the fate which ordainsthat those who have least should tie aJ-ways adding to the .-tore of the morewealthy!—Terence

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Tho Labor movement lias had to con-tend with all of the problems attendingDemocracy—-with all of the mistakes thatinevitably result from unrestricted free-dom. Though freedom and Democracymay result in friction, in the adoption ofill-advised methods and standards, it isbetter that the workers should have free-dom even to make mistakes than thatthey should be under the domination anddirection of any outside authority, Uioughall-wise and "infallible."—Exchange.

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There is just one force that can bogiven the credit for the great body of

I Labor laws, and that force is organisedLabor. Much good work has been done

I by individuals and societies outside thoi ranks of Labor unions, but when thematter is traced to its source there willinvariably be found a committee of organ-ised Labor at work on the job, and theLabor Press is always in the 'cad in ad-vocating measures for the. benefit of allthe workers, the unorganised as well aithe organised.

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The Ford Motor Company, of Detroit,U.S.A., have increased their wage ratifor men in their employ less than siamonths from 2.72d0l (lis 4d] a day ofeight hours to 3.44d»l (14s4d)—an increaseof 9 cents (44d) an hour. According toan official of the company, the inciCasowas granted because the, company do notconsider 2.72d0l a day enoiK'h underpresent conditions.

TRAINING TEACHERSREMARKS BY DIRECTOR OF

EDUCATION.'•Most of you have had the inestimable

advantages of a good training," said DrtV. .1. Anderson (Director of Education)in tire course of an address to the dele-gates attending the Educational InstituteConference at Wellington on Wednesday;" but unfortunately there is a large bodyof primary school teachers vrho have nothad that training.”

Dr Anderson went on to say that con-sideration must bo given to llio oucslionas to whether more should not bo done,to assist those teachers in getting the,necessary training. He would suggest aspecial scheme of instructions, which thoteachers concerned might adopt in theirschools. It must not bo thought that.■■acii a sragc.-liorr would moan .ahy inter-ference whir the freedom of the teacher,bid in the giving of that freedom it wasreasonable to presuppose that- the personto v. limn it wits being given was compe-tent to use it. 11c did not, mean to loivoon a teacher any particular scheme, but,following the example of England, meantto issue a number of ".suggested”selreincs, which might prove to be ofguidance to the teacher and tend to givemore dctmucuess and purpose to the scopeof the work of the school during the year.

The department, Dr Anderson added,was not oblivious to the fact that tl.oroshould be more means of training, diredepartment had not lost sight of the factthat lira establishment- of an observationschool in some part of the. country, withwell-paid teachers, would probably 1 e ofthe greatest assistance in Hie ’raining ofvoting teachers. Finance, of couise, wasthe. problem, and it would be little goodin asking for anything at present. At thesame time, he was convinced that- the cur-tailment of expenditure on education wartnot- a true economy, or one which should,he resorted to at the- present juncture.A little more might be done, by employ-ing the inspector’s to assist the teachers oftlio small schools in the development, oftheir work, but the effort in the directioncl the establishment, of an observation,school should not be neglected. Instruc-tions had. boon given to inspectors that-, sofar as possible.' they should devote theirenergies t<* giving assistance to the teach-ers in small schools. The large schoolsdid net present so difficult a problem asdi<l the small schools.

Something, also, should bo done for tliotraining of the seaondary school teacher.There, were serious objections u> the sug-gestion made that the staff of inspectorsdealing with primary school work shouldaiso deal with secondary work. Those incontrol, however, would do well to placem chrgo of the lower forms teachers whohad had experience in primary schools.

TOO SMALL A TARGET.A youth reared in the backwoods of

.Alabama had <au ambition to be somethingmore than a farmer on a barren mountain,so ho worked his way through college,coming out as a civil engineer. His firstjob after his graduation was for a railroadbuilding a branch line through the hillsnot far from the parental homestead.When the contract was completed and thelino had been opened for travel, hebrought his aged father down out of theridges to see what had been done. Theold man had seen a, train once or twice inhis life, but ho had never seen a tunnel.He couldn't believe that it was possiblefor men to bore through the base of amountain from side to side. tk> the youthtook him to the month of a. tunnel. Fora long lime. the. old man contemplated themarvel.

“ Well, toy. yon did do it, fur a fact,”said the old fellow; ‘‘hut I’ll bet you apurty there at j’t no train of steam-cya.rsKin git through that there, little hole.”“ Wait and see,” said the youth.

“ There ought to bo a train along prettysoon now.’'

They! waited. Presently with a roar atrain whizzed by, and, without abatingits speed, disappeared in tho tunnel.

“ What do you think about it now,dad ?” asked the son.

“ Well, they done it that time,” ad-mitted the i'afher. “but some of thesedays that there steam ingine is goin’ tcu-tss that hole.”

THE MYMMNG STAR. SATURDAYS-JANUARY 6, 1917.2

PUBLIC NOTSOES.

JOHN RE ID AND SONS,' ' LIMITED.

Telephone 3,391. Telephone 190.AUCTIONEERS, LAND SALESMEN, REAL ESTATE, FINANCIAL, AND INSUR.ANCE AGENTS, VALUATORS, SURVEYORS, MONEY, SHARE, ANDLAND BROKERS.

CORNER LIVERPOOL AND BOND STREETS.We make a SPECIALTY of the MANAGEMFNT OF PROPERTIES, THE COLLEC-

TION OF- RENTS, and act as ATTORNEYS for ABSENTEES.

POULTRY PAYS.ANY MAN WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE OF POULTRY CAN AIAKR£5 TO £4 PFit WEEK FROM 400 LAYERS ON HALF AN ACRE OF LAND. WITHA FEW HOURS' LABOR EACH WEEK, BY EMPLOYING UP-TO-DATE METHODS."

THE AMBITIOUS MAN.THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO FILL IN THEIR SPARETIME BY THIS PROFITABLE PURSUIT IN A SMALL WAY, IF IT WERE NOTFOR THE INCONVENIENCE OF HAVING TO GO TOO FAR. OUT OF TOWN—-AWAY FROM TEAMS AND SCHOOLS—TO GET A PLACE THE PRICE OF WHICHIS WITHIN THEIR. REACH.WE HAVE PLEASURE, THEREFORE. IN SUBMITTING THE FOLLOWINGHOME SITE, WHERE YOUR INDEPENDENCE IS ASSURED. YOTI NEED XOT

quit your Ordinary, vocation: the property is handy enough togo home for lunch if you wish to.special offer.

north-east/valley.—modern s rooms, with close on half-acreFREEHOLD in nice warm, sunny portion. House is practically a now one. and in inthorough good order, inside and out: latest sewer drainage. Splendid garden, laid outfruit, vegetables, lawn, hedges, ornnment.il trees; fowl run?, etc.: a vcrv heavy cropfruit and vegetables just about ready for use. TDEAL POSITION, sun nil dav: 2minute* to car. PRICE, £600; terms. Get in earlv. For absolute sale. Owner trans-ferred. XifiO

CITY.9 Rooms, Park street, 27s 6d.5 Rooms, King street, 12a.9 Rooms, Queen street, 30s (or offer)..7 Room*, Cargill street, £9O and ratel.6 Rooms, Elm row, 10s.6 Rooms (Brick House), Clyde street.6 Rooms, Clarendon street, 18s.4 Rooms, south end, 8s 6d.2 Rooms, Serpentine avenue, 7s.5 Rooms, South Dunedin, 16s.5 Rooms, South Dunedin, 14s.6 Rooms, Cumberland strict north. 18:7 Rooms. Duncan street, 22? 6d.

TO LETSUBURBS.

8 Room*, Reslvn, 22? 6d.b Room,-,. RoMyn, 20s.6 Rooms (new Bungalow), Musselburgh,

I- 32s 6d.6 Rooms, Bellcknowes, 20s.7 Rooms, Anderson's Bay, 19s.7-roomed Bungalow, Belleknowes, £IOO p.a,4 Rooms, Mornington. 10s.f 1 Rooms (superior), Maori Hill, £96 p.a.8 Rooms, Cavcrshnm, 15s.6 Rooms, Waikouaiti, 20s.

!Bs. 8 Rooms, Dunottar. £6 10s per month,(i Rooms. Ravcnsbourne. 10s.7 Rooms. Cumberland street, .Id section, 6 Rooms, Si. Clair. 2?s 6d.22s 6d.6 Rooms, Adam street, 20s.

Shops in Royal Arcade at rea.sonab.l4 Rooms. St, Kilda. 12s.

Shop. Cargill road, good stand chemist,draper, hairdresser, ele.: cheap rent. FUR NISHED HOUSES: 7 Rooms, Cargiil street,£l,io pa.; 8 Rooms. N.E. Vallev, 30>; 6 Rooms, Bellekvtnwcs, £2 per Tvcek; 8 Rooms,Kew, 2Ss; 6 Rooms. Roslyn, 35;; per week; 7 Rooms. St, Clair. £2 10s.RETD3, LTD., AUCTIONEERS. LAND SALESMEN, ETC.

221 Princes st. ALEX. HARRIS AND CO., 'Phone 1,711.AUCTIONEERS, CITY AND SUBURBAN PROPERTY AND FARM SALESMEN.

BUSINESSES OF ALL KINDS FOR SALE,

£*? l ft— OFF CARGILL ROAD (handy to Workshop?)=»«JJ-t* order; jra-s; wardrobe, bookcase, clipboards;pa tits and yard. 'Freehold Section. Easy terms.

4-roniiir:f'l Cot ta ere.epper, luhe; siwercd;

Uvr.Ki.uurvli\U tjAKUE.NS.—Beautitully-situated Worker's Cottage- lovely VIEWsunny, NOT FAR FROM CAR; 3 nice rooms; verandah, scullery, washhouse'copper, tubs,, bath, workshop; NEARLY i-ACRE freehold; NICE ORCHARD -\CHOICE SPOT,_ and_only _£2so._Easv_terins,£?i?QA—Musselburgh: Very choice new 5-roomed Bungalow, just finishedTvory latent,*"°" modern appointments, including electric light, porcelain enamel bath, hj. ande. water throughout, pantry, sanitary drainage; 1-acre section; alongside car. 'fiSO de-posit. ABSOLUTELY THE CHEAPEST NEW BUNGALOW IN MUSSELBURGH.-__ 2832CHOICE HOME OF 7 ROOMS, beautifully situated ON RISE (2d carl- LOVELYABOUT i-ACRE of land TASTEFULLY LAID OUT in SHRUBBERYFLOWERS, VEGETABLES, etc.; House has most, ATTRACTIVE APPEVRANCE£?Lia we" ,sHi;t - aml is »' SPOTLESS ORDER; all modern conveniences; H.Vnd CWATER SERVICE, gas, WARDROBES, presses. SANITARY DRAINAGE. Just THEOT for RETIRED FARMER or BUSINESS MAN. £875: one-third cash. 2353

IHE BUSINESS YOU'RE LOOKING twojoining modern living rooms; long lease; reasonable rental. A GENUINE LIVE?CONCERN, AND A MONEYMAKER; owner retiring. Full particulars given to bonaline buyers only. Immediate possession given.

TO LET (FORTH STREET), 4-rooraed Cottage; scullery: hacopper, tubs; sewered; 14s; suit railway emplovcc.

bath, basin, hj. and

J. . ROY.HOUSE A*!D LAND AGENT, ELD ON CHAMBERS, 90 PRINCES STREET

(Next G. and T. Young, Jewellers),'PHONE 2,485.

TO LET.ROSLYN.—6 large Rooms, all conveniences, £1; 4 Rooms 10s.MORNINGTON.—6 large Rooms, all convenierces, 15s.FAIRFIELD.—4 Rooms, i-acre, and Blacksmith's Shop, 103.

FOR SALE.Stnenor modern 3-room?d Residence, ou town side bf Roslyn, all modern conveni.enees, and i-acre land, in good garden; all in perfect order. Will be sold a bnr-

gain;ROSLYN.—7-roomed Brick Bungalow, in best part of Roslyn; every possible modern

convenience, and in perfect order; large section.ROSLYN.—7 Rooms; b. and c. water, electric lisht, bathroom, pantrv, all conveniences-i'-aexe; good garden. £875. Small deposit and easy terms if de'sired. '

ROSLYN.—Modern 6-roonied Residence; 2 oriel windows, return verandah, bathroomhj. and c. water, gas; good garden; £-acre. £7CO 'QUEEN'S DRIVE, MUSSELBURGH.-Almost New Modern 8-roomed Residence-large, lofty rooms, verandah front and side, 2 square windows, electric scullery, pantry, bathroom; everything right up to date and in perfect order: nicegarden, lawns, ilowers, asphalt paths, etc. £1,300.

CROMWELL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY'S

■! RIPPONVALE ORCHARDSOffered for Sale by

A. MORITZSON AND CO., Jetty street, Dunedin.

NIGHTCAPS GOAL AND NUTS. .

THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND CLEANEST HOUSEHOLD CO \LSON THE MARKET.

Price, delivered within City Boundary:COAL..., 30/ PER TON NET. NUTS 25/ PER TON NET.Obtainable from all Coal Merchants, or

JOHN MILL AND CO., LTD.. Local AgentsTelephone 929. ' P ,O . Box 257.

JAP. A. TIPPING, Representative.

JOLLY'S WATCH INEIRMARY."

REDUCED PRICES. REDUCED PRICES.Clocks (striking), Cleaning 3s 6d Watchea Thoroughly Cleaned... 3, 6dClocks (silent), Cleaning 2s 6d Mainsprings, best quality ..', ..[ .[] & 53Brooch Pins, Joints, and Catches ... 3d each.

OTHER REPAIRING AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. CRITERION BUILDINGS, 6 MOR,AYJLACEJopposite Choral Hall).

TAMBLYN, M'KENZIE, ANiTwINTOnT'PHONE 3,608. THONE

HOUSE, FARM, AND STATION AGENTS, VALUATORS ETCBRAITHWAITES' BUILDINGS, 42 PRINCES STREET, DUNEDIN.

•PÔ-^30/' HiU (sP lcn,

ditl stln,,-y position): 5 fine Rooms: sewered hj and c3*oo\J bath, gas, wide hall; all large rooms; ground laid out fruit trees etcjust coming into bearing. For urgent sale. Terms if required. ' '

£ i7oS~f°f} yn 1)-art V , 6 cxtra choica ,Room 3; fibrous lareo

£47o~w'h d>K

tq G"rdtens

; 5 Kcon73 ; verandah, electric light, drained, hj. a3*<±lU bath, basin, hot water over tubs, etc., large scullery, pantrv eV As tb«owner is away, must bo sold immediately. See us for f«<-<W n*\.iL,uJ.' e

£fi7fV~?" E'l e < oTei:l°okinS noi tu ««o)« Splendid Residence, 6 rooms; c'cctric liihlWi O b. and c. bath, sewered, return verandah. 2 bay windows i-acre SI .1»liSl'Ke. P* f°Wlhol,Se and aU ° bilUard 100 m (dciêd) Al&hian£fiKO~?en Eun Sal.ow;. 5 choice rooms St. Kikla; fibrous plater"llsy terms ' places; everything right up to date.

- Anderson s Bay: Thoroughly modern Residence, 6 roomj -T

' extra well laid out in fruit troes > shrubs, fiowfgarden. Just the ideal place for a retired man. Owner leaving

£I2OO ™ lrf o' Ci *y (° n r:se >= 8 Rooms, plastered; gas, hot both, dTrinriT"!*iwUU minutes to Octagon or Post Office. Comer section. <«»mea. 5

C<ECTIO>,S AND CRIBS DOWN THE HARBOR._We have a large numberofla^"Bp, on our books For Sale and we will be pleased to give full particulars to allinquirers. Be sure and consult us before purchasing F»wi.ui«irs to M

GLASGOW RESTAURANT..HE INCREASED COST OF FOOD-

STUFFS compels us to charge thefollowing Prices:

Meals 9dBoard and Lodging ... 20s

Good Attendance.Quality of Meals Unsurpassed.

M'DONALD AND SMITH,265 Moray place.

WHEN to do it, how to do it; in fact,all about it in ilie 'Star' Garden An-nual. Price, Is 6d,

B ARE CASH BUYERS OF ALLKINDS FRUITS.

IRVINE AND STEVENSON'SSt. George Company, Ltd.,

Filleul street, Dunedin.

DRINK HABIT CURED."fTTHE twopatients I treated with 'Drinko'X three years ago are slid all rightPlease send supply for a friand." Thus writesone woman. Drnfko cures the drink huhhsecretly and permanently. Write for freebooklet in sealed envelope, srivino- fuj] j„tails. State if Mr, Mrs, or MiA Lull"Manager, Drinko Proprietary, 212r Lambloiiquay, Wellington.

I/Hi hive failures 111 your garden? The"' 'Star' Garden, Ajuiual tells vou tlbest w-iy to do

About, the middle of the las! century oneof tho most familiar figures in the Kilkennyhvmting country was Mr Hewettwi Nixon",a. bold and skilful rider, who was stone blind.

Three hundred and fifty-lhrco women nm]124 children have perished at sea as tho re-sult of German submarines, not including thod'-aths of women and children on the SuVscxand Persia.

A odd neglected in Summer becomes aserious menace in 'Winter. Shake it offright away with "NAZOL." Sixtydoses in every bottle, 1/6.—[Advt.]

"AS OTHERS SEE US"[Uy Het/en- Vallacb.]

"So there is to bo no ejespe and thefogwys nro to bo upon ns to-night," with asigh of profound dejection.

• None," shaking a wind-ruff!cd bead, andechoing the sigh. "Indeed, I believe theshe-fogey has already arrived. Poor dear, 1suppose slio thought it wise to give herselfan extra hour or 'two, 'fo repair the, ravagesof time' and to decide, which in the mostbecoming transformation, or whatever theycall it.'

"Wonder why on earth tha mater isbothering to havo them here," in a tone ofdeepening injury.

The light laugh on the girl's fresh lips waslike a dancing bubble on the sparkling sur-face of a swift, chattering stream."Oh! Tom, you must, know, or else vou'reeven denser than I imag-mod. Don't youknow that she wad at,' school with AuntMarian, though Aunt Marian is good enoughto say that site was years younger, and sheloved a, soldier lad. but they didn't knowtheir own minds, or stern parents inter-vened—there were still stern parents in tho.-edays, it seems. Anyhow, she married oldJtlaylard, who is now the iale lamented, andhe—the soldier lad, I mean—has become noend of a hero in India, and now he is homeagain, and Aunt Marian, who, bless her dearold soul, wants everybody to be happy everpffer, has invited them both here, and—-well, I think the rest is plain enough.""I never heard a. word or this from the

mater, Babs," said 'Tom indignantly." I never said that she put, it exactly in

those words. Some, people, of course, haveto have things made very plain io them, andI don't know if you always listen vtry at-tentively (o Aunt Marian,'' swo'.l'.y.

" Oh. well, the mater is so kind-heartedthat she is always taking up somebody orntlier and ga-sing about them,' admitted.Tom ratner awkwardly. " But this is somerot ten notion you've picked up. I suppose,girls arts always thinking of such things,though."

"Perhaps they wero once, poor things,when they had nothing better to iliiulc or."swinging her golf club, "and they were allii-iwiUc: alii a-iiu(ior about a, po-smleI'iinco Glauming. Thank goodness that sever, and wo know belter nowadays, it isiiist as well, as The species seems extinct—

if it ever existed," with a dPpa-sionateglance over her cousin's face and iiguiv, thelornier a good, healthy, hearty, workawaycountenance, and the. latter eminently wellknit, vigorous, and muscular, though in thematter of inches it boasted no conspicuousadvantage over her own.

"Tbo "mater's not so very old, but you.couldn't imagine her marrying, or anythingof thai sort; she'd never dream of it,' saidTom in a tone of slight disgust, as it forcedlo touch upon an indelicate subject, andwisely ignoring the more personal sugges-tion," "so why should eho bother h-er headover Mrs W'ha'f-d'ye-call-b-er's affairs and helpber to mako a fool of herself, I can't see.Us ridiculous."

"Of course, it's ridiculous. Haven't T beensaying to all along—evidently it's not onlyAunt Marian you don't listen to, but thatdoesn't mako it impossible. All the bettorler us. We shan't s.mply have to endure thefogeys; we shall be ab.o to look on whilethe elderly innocents—hullo! here's Ihe otherone, I do believe," and again that gay, heart-free laughter broke from tho parted lips, asthe._cjuick trot of a horse came, nearer.Bab's' laughter was not iu Ihe. least cruel.she was oniy extremely young.

"Look out, Babs, you're too mar thewheel," exclaimed Tom, and she swervedbackwards as tho light dogcart, passed, diegroom checking the speed of the big trottingmare at sight, ot his young master, amipossible mistress, as (.ho sen ants' hall hadlong ago deeded.

'Poms youthful shyness, though he wouldhave stoutly denied the existence of such aweakness, prevented him taiany advantageof the momentary check and welcoming Lisgu'est at once, and Davis let Bluebell have.tier head again. Tho light cart swunground a curve of the drive, leaving ou theboy and girl only a vague impression of a'" whitey-browa man in a llarris ulster," asBabs put it.

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*■ io ii w s t dio; p n"- in o unit chan 1 in ( ion 1 o i ioi! D in t 1pm * ivlnlo th Julie coi lpinj vi 1 foi"Mrs Aliil d ii ippeu 1 o i hi i noprojurl ot tlo 1 raithni"- T n i i m th todti ph- tli ho I pdl |o upp'em it nr his 1 in 11 coiinoiph t Co'oidMr Hoy wit 1ill not, b r 100 n miltn i hj J ib ci> hot i hit brui n i inot imp i 3 d c ptnc ot th b m? i•iikl blc-cbui" ot bn" i ir m i hj <1knl In the lion it hA tm 1 run ctrnl to I-iol it Mi 1 iln { If Hob ilinnth lit loom rj ht n *■ bo u hj ncfe ne bid uund i. tho _un „m .ctitrees, nor was the youthful white frock soJinking- ns the srrcen jersey, but her roundwhite throat- and arras lo?t nothin" hi com-parison with tho snowy of W drc«The door opened. Tom stopped dead "ipthe midst of a laborious sentence "if'sround your,? eyes grew rounder, his lawdropped. Who was this? Had some <"Wone been expected? Had the mater ' for-gotten to tell him? Who—who was this—-tnts vision? Tom clutched at the wordHis small modern vocabulary had no oflicrone to acsoribe the woman now apptwehi-fwith easy grace up the long room, nor h'.'dins narrow boyish experience furnished Irmwith any standard of comparison. She wore 'white but that was to say -nothing to- so ',did Barbara. A stephanota and a fulldaisy rrujrht both be called white, but li-.r ,pirn a trills had no further affinity with '.trailing, sheathim?, seductively" 'Ivory olds than the homely, ]with the fragile exotic bioom. Pace !,.'rirms, arid tho lon-r slender neck on whH,the small head was set with a flower- il-grace seemed only a more delicate sliedeor n-ory wh.lc, Ihe exquisitely waved La'- ,in which a moony sheen of pearls glim-mered, was o: that soft, indeterminate &™ewhich used to be called "mouse-brown" i-:--L WiW Vl' r!y J, wil<lIy ™Po*''ible that thisn.ion could be the mater's old sehoolfelWliacl called the she fc-ey," and who had <been invited hero to be throvi -it t>,„ i,„ i "of thai stiff old Anglo-Indian iVcouidT 1bo and yct-Mrs Tanhope W(w sav ir" in tquU-? an everyday tono: " .

" Piiioo you ara hero at List, Destree w-'l! 1po in to dinner. l\nn," in antone, "you-l, take }fciv.th an easy laugh: "I st", Ppo Se V J j™yto see another fogW ] U tl fmother, and to tell the truth. I L-'ly •believe yefc that you are little Desireo H-- \benon, who was the school pet so W £o» ■io was r..s well that the Jad-? cJu i,.in,?r know the spasm of positively m ,rd""us lwrath which shook her beloved boy £. fl'S* Iinjt himsdt ono monstrous blush, ' Tom e-tenaed a and quivered afresh under a■! n „

a?:; l!lIt fi,

01 bM undreamed-of "t It:on as those slender finger-tips li4tiy fto'iched his sleeve.The dinner was rather a silent one,'since "

each one round the ta'ila. with its heavy oW- 1tashioned silver and MB. formal floweraprobably enacavnrlag to read -ust »-^«ceived ideas, except apparently Mrs May- -Inr.-l, w!io seemed earenely indifferent to hir tEut-rmindnigs To Tom's awed, stumbling at- ctempts to talk she resuonded chiefly by a t«bgh, movement of her full, -white eyelids, i

or by a faint smile. What more could beexpected from me?—her maimer seemed tosa-v.

Colonel WesUcy had perhaps a doubletn.sk. Hi had bad little enough experienceof English girlhood a,t any time, and forlons yeav-i had had no contact with it. Homay now have, hem trying to see again inthat pale, exquisite face mdif7erent"beforobun something of the pirl lio had oneoknown, the Dr.sirie of long ago, and at thesame time trying to reconcile'the new typohe found in Barbara with his vague recollec-tions of what girls used to be. He had 'ofcourse, taken in his hostess, but Barbarawas seated on his "other hand, and mighthave been cxpecicd to have proved metalmore attractive. If so, the. attraction wouldevidently be an entirely passive one. Hebad been made much of since he had com-home, and ho was first amused and thenslightly piqued, and then amused again at-hisown folly, to find that Barbara was so franklyunaffected by his presence-. She was hur.grv.and was at first chiefly occupied with n«-rcornier, bet it was plain that, it was MrsMaylaro. and not, he, who interested he-most. When at last the thought it well tofade, sh.; lired oil' a series of very directquestions a? io his own exploits,

"

and asColonel Weatlc.y was possessed so far as hisown denies were 'concerned with the usualtongue-tied shyness of Ihe fighting man,11 either be nor Barbara got much satisfac-tion from the coi.veisalirm.

Dinner over, tho women were, not long left,to themselves. Colonel Wcsi-ley may "hav-talked to his young host us to one of Idsown subalterns, but t-ho lad had had hisfii-t draught of i-lio heady wane of liic, andv.e.s iithtrst for more. In' (he drawing 'roomMrs Iv.idu-pe was. as ever, occupied with herkmtimg. .-die was addressing an oceaseMitdstmiablo remark apparently to no cue in par-ticular, for Barbara in tho full light of oneor li;,i lamps was turnit'g over tha panes ota sporting maga.dn?, while Mrs Maylard, bytillering the position of one of the "strati e.-h:'-baeked settees, and heaping it with cushions,somehow formal it nook of her '' own.dislinet in her own personality from theprim, formal room.

Tom looked wistfully across tho space offiower-ga.tlanded carpet, but ere he couldf.utnmou t.p c'ttr.ige to cross it Colnnrl West-ley was before him. Mrs Maylard drew addeihe shimmering folds ef her skirt in languideequit-ccuce rather tiiaii invitation.

" Pray don't begit by saying how long if ijs.im'o v. i) have iie-t," .-he satti. "lei us <it-oido that, it was only a, few minutes beforedi-.ue.r, as in ; eil ir was, and start afresh."'

" i m afraid it would be very easy to dothat," said the man in a low voice."I don't seo the difficulty, unless you in-

sist, like our good hostess, in trying'to dis-cover tho lit tie Desiree Harberton of longago," a slight deridve inflection in thesmooth, even toms. "I don't know if sheever existed, but if sire did, she is .trad longago, arid has been peacefully forgotten fora great many years. Oil, yes. she'has. Wedon't put flowers on such graves after iheiirst year—if so long," with the flicker of asmilo under her drooped lids. "Let her re.a.poor litilo tiling. You have just been inuo-duccd to Mrs Maylard, wdio had lived a goodmany years, not in dreamland, but in thisworld, an.l has found it quiie a plea.santplace, and who will bo delighted to le-ersomething of Colonel WcsalVs recent excit-ing experiences." The, v, hi to lid.-; were lifted,and the hazel eyes looked him very straightin tiro face. "If you still demmd the' ingenue,' however, I can commend you to(he latest development of it," sheadtled, witha. glance towards Barbara.

Colonel West ley, with the ground thus dex-terously cot aw.iy from ber.eaih his feet,stared at her too bewildered to reply.

"Tom, what are you going to do to ame.seMrs Maylardr" said Mrs Pauhope. placidly.'"'l bore's always the shooting for CopiedWesihy, and our golf course is thought tobe a very good one, but "

The cloud on Tom's face had deepened."I'm suro I don't know," he said despon-dently. •'There's nothing here worth MrsMaylard troubling herself about."

Mrs Maylard smiled at hint. He was one.a boy, but he was worth a smile.

"Oh, com:,'' laughed Mrs Paniiope. "De-siree will begin packing up at encj if youtalk ilka that."

"Don't, you sjo'.fr" asked Barbara bluntly,looking up fiom her magazine to Mrs Mav-lard.

"t.io'f!" oedaimed Tom, with a glance atthat gracious, haif-reehning figure. It wasimpossible -j imagine ti.is godde ,s— l v. sdivinity—To.a ivls getting on—with Jo.>•

skirts clip,e.d abc.-.i;. her by the wand andher hair bloving across her face as secmade tho Still swing."I am quiie behind the times—f don't

golf." said Mrs Maylard sweetly."Of course not," growled Tom tiuder his

breath."Well, there's alivnys the castle," vent

on Mrs rauhope, with a iittlc breath of

morrow, if i:'s fmc. Pi's a very idee drive,and p'.eniy of ladies go to skneh it. so !;'-.

quite worth seeing." complacently.Torn groaned. "Oh, mater, what is tier-,

in the casi'e io interest Mrs Maylard? p.'snot worth calling e. ca.-.!e. It's oniy a I::-b:nit. o: ;t to\v---r arnl a. brok.n wad or two,"turning to his "And what's ihe funof joe.-ing along a cenntrv road beiiiiifi ourold hcrst;.? Of euiirse" you'd prefer ~

motor "

"Now, Ton', ynu know I've ab.vavs e.'idget a motor for'vourself whenever vou liicbut leave me tiie horses." saiti Mrs Pavikope.looking ae hj, r sou. "What had come overthe hay?

Tom could not have explained, hut some-how his g,„),! ■■/:/< .home, the neiehberhood in

a Die peri, eveiytlimg in wh.-r.h till now th«young n:e-!.o- of P.iuhooe had taken suchpritle and pi- a.-ttre, ,eeir.erl .-udrleipy hop.-.te-s.y siirunkr.i, utrcriy unwerthv of" even aZi;:v:ce fro.a those hated eves which were nowsmiimg very kind'-.- at him."I am not. so doTieu't to amuse. T assure

you Mr Pauhope." said Mrs Mavlard~in:deed, she wis very well amused' at t !v.tmoment. "I am sure your casiie is a vervnice one, and I heoe vou wid iake m'"there to-moii-ow.''

"People who ciui'v amuse themselves a""very much to be pitied--C.ood-ni'dit "' =VidBarbara, shiutiug up her book with a ba>i-matching away.Til 3 next day was fine—at least ir, d'd notrain—so the castle wat dnlv vished'" T.'encheered up a little, and iiio "inoifensivo ruin

regained some ot its pristine stale in hiscycsjvhen his gttes, ,1-dared herself i u y..,-satisnH with it, and even tleig-ied tothat she d:d not sketch.

other "plac-s of iuirm.s; - r5 ,-],„

neighooniood provided were butj>s neuhrr. i; nor the neighbors who came tolunenand dinner and reluriW tlipj" sobr-festivities in duo course, were in 'anV 'v-ivneyond the aviir;e-e country pattern, 'T0were usually m a «; !ilo of eclinse.tie liad his moments, however, f,,r on .\\r .K „

expeditions, while Colonel V/rffV,- -,,;,] v ~'?

bara usually rede, Tom, for (ho f,«fc iiinom his life, wihnifjlv i oOk a sp->r in ],;-mofher's cariaire, or-delhio;,, iov''_h;. ll .. i?drove Mrs Mavlard in the 'Those erowuin- hours a.mo but seldom

hj" rM?0 ' Vk '"= :t ° ih9 fi,ct ,h '-toe. Ki.mi... in-tio scheme was i:ob\<7 a--[-to d:M)lay some of ilio atlributn-c 0 f .;'„'anxious hen when it, brood of 'duckib-'beecm xo take iheir own way-not hers.had not broudit Desiree and l,e r 0 !, !( !rv,.'.together tohave Tom sinhin. IdJ a f lrr 1'"tttter the bdy and Ibibs ]Q*n£s^ ?'[ „ptner Desdemona. to the Colonel wbo"eloi.sue sue had apparently besened'ai, h'; f'Baba had always been liko a dTtu.-lper ,itt was a dear loading of Providence 'w'nvliieh n.-uhin? fill now had seemed to i, e-ere that the *irl should become j tieed, and add In- Galo mon-e.v to tho Far.tope acres. >o there w;i> one pev-on d-.felly reneved when Mr,-Kit all her otner visits were -eiiir- i,- i•hocking arrears, and sho must teariway from Fanhope. "crt-..u

■o3"e-,??êr '" P" c »P wiili us ,o'on.? , siulToui moothiy. when by chance heMieounteved Bnhs at the kennels;' vdiuh f baceiy, they had together Jc , ''.-l '.ng as ,i <?acrcd duly, ' '"

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"Mode3tv is always bee-imM,o- i-. ...

juoted Baiis 6 ardon,^l! v0

' td™âlio had Jnted from t},o r ]y^'t tnjer lap. "\ou know best about o-e^

wrS °i. d° n ' qi,!,rrel wiih that pwt oft, but why you shou d cry ' eo'd fisl- ' ,V ,~a.nhope and everyrhiny ii b,eaV n ~d

"iiOX\l■ince ,she came, I can't s'-e " Ihl • TrU ]vith_more y,v or than ™*™d'•ranhope is well enough when one J, U , M:ha£-»S "'•

" bUI- 8 w»"« "ê"A xrornan liko that wardr, someone nnn»r boy, always dancing- after h-"

"

J.arbara rather tartly, "and yo„Vo"notWo reproach yourself with on that sco'e ""

„„H^rtl J hC ? it? "

6"id Tom, reddenns. She has evidently „o fancy To-%\ 1fVesfley's pipeclay stories." '"Pipeclay stories!" Babs ~j }winced from her ,ca;t, but a sud(lcn

scion of the puppies restrained h<- "WWk> you know about them? If vou: j.„

,'•- ;:nd death stories you'd be nearer the fruih° ihad to worm every word out of bwl V.«*, but when at last I did R et toalk—- she pituscd. "If s you T,-ho cJvpprecia e h lm and she can't and ies,°'dT

- .fiercely "I wonder what sheT-Lurrt Marian's schoolfellow!" with a laU 4Tom gasped as if he had boen strtick. Old-that such a word should eVer bo appliedo his high lady! " Mother says she was feut twelve year.; younger than herself," wa3n?,^mv °fco:ao °t *'** i«w««l tempest of jou«s chivalnc wrath.

...

Peru «I>s. but when people get over thethirties I don't suppose a. few years matterso much," said Babs iiidiffcrentlv. "Ofcourse it makes it all the more wonderfulthat sho should look as she docs, though itmust be a horrid nuisance to keep tip. andalways have to ihink how you are looking.I've seen her once or twice when she hasiiTbeen remembering, and she is all littlewrinkles round her eyes. However, she'scoins,' away, so we needn't squabble' about,her, a.iul by and by you'll havo the huntingw console you.''. "I'' What about you?" exclaimed Tomm spite of his wounded dignity. Hithertoit had always been ■'we.''

'•Aunt Gale is giving mo no peace. Itbmk 1 must, really go to her for a while."" But you hate London—at, least v-ou havealways said so," exclaimed Tom, boMweon in-jury and amazement.."Of course I'll miss a great, deal—these

dear beaul.es for one thing; but (hen onemeets a lot of interesting people "

''Colonel West-ley, perhaps,"'sneered Tom.'I hope so." calmly. •• T should like tonear a tew more -pipeclay stories.'" and,gently restoring the puppies io their basket,B;n>s. with her head very high, walked awaylom started after her. The clean pavedyard seemed oddly empiv without thai ''n.,-t.

!'■■.! figure. Babs could be confoundedly'nas.y at times; but—but—Fnnhope won idseem very s range without her.'1 lie thought would not be exorcised, northe cmll uneasy discomfort it brought with11. the anernocn was sacred to a.

ar.aidrive. Mrs panhopo wits to have been•ji trie parly, but she had developed a oddand ,iiire, alter all, this would be the las;time, sue ,i,,l not attempt any of her trans-parent- msmctivrcs to arrange'tbe two couple*more to nor liking. So to Tom ihere fellonce mot-., the privilege of drivhi,» Mrs Mav-.ard behind Bluebell, and the little expedi-tion nad appeared to him clothed wiih ailmanner oi beatific, possibilities. If he h:1(1known :ii.ytu.:ig of Brcwnirir- his aulirin-iI tons would probablv have been ~-si- ur .e ;.-,the pitch of 'The Last Ride Together.'it was wed that they had been somwhatcw.Mcd, as his vague disappointment with theretb.y would have been greater. That, M-sMaylard hardly spoke wa-1 nothing l:c w'~7Cse!;!:,m said verv much—but the ]•■■' va-quite aware that her thoughts were notv.'idi Imn. Coionel We.-tlev and I;,:.. „• 0ntiitering ontegethrr ahead, and evo'rv nowana :lion a ringing note of her eP, ( i hue-fiercame to tliem in the aultimu winds. Tomtriaticed round, and was startled at, the'■i:,!l -"

-, 1 tis lady's face. The hard evesv.yra loeroig wrsUutly out from a network'•: tliosc liltlc wrinkles of which Babs had■■pee: n, iu:d which seemed suddenly u> havesomite io the surface.

Mi> ejviard was a proud woman. Whenlo.oieM t \w;s:ley n;td appeared at Pauhopesue h;\a instantly iathomed her hostess,-s;mp,c artifice, ami mentally refused lhe pa.-tadotted to her. If Maurice Wcsllev wassn;l tae same as in the old dnvs—ah "then 'y--b.it she would not be forced upon him.lot mm choose tae "ingenue" if he would,,',,:'IV ' '';"■' sil° "

i,I!R io° t"«'-". had she salvedter prioe at too great cost? she was asking

r -..Ml: j ,; Var I'-,' m ,r":li wh,tt .....a l:,fe urought that look to her f-"-"]■'■■■• tke moment he wes payin-'scnrc h'eVd

t"> augnt els", when, as i'e.ry p:i..--,i i cot.:.':.;. :l,,"h;!d m:,cl?, :} ?'vif '." rm,','--'" '"V™' l 'l"'n ]n tvoni' of Bluebellby mem force Tom pulled the man- ;,.idcten In; suoden nervous jerk and (lie flufierr,.'---...;';. 1^5 far!", fe'ek were too mu-h,' . '-' •' '"-'• T 'i •''■ liasn she was off endroad riders in spite o: Co'oitr!>\y,.c\s oesperate snatch at ihe reinsa:a! was tearing down'the rond■;>. i siiil-hold tight," gasped Tom. "It',o.o>_ her ix.istiy temper; I'll soon r-?r ].,,,.m tia.iu again." and doubtlet,. i--, r,;,.'.:'"-'T' r o' 1';' 1?:";' 1" 0' 15 sight—a cart iad.e."•it.i feded tmmer appeared round a curve''<■'»•■* h-ai-s stood slid. The lane was'"iin;:\v. t ottld Ihey pass? Jf nottae c:irier, rmw\ from his heavy iog-l-rvrial wli.n. he could in the i,sl:,u left ,o ho,;ix-ore nor>e and trap rushed down noon•'oei ,\ moment or two more, and Tommight, hare steered the terrified animal■•■i.e:. pas,., but in tint second he -aw ih-.-'',.'■r 1" T} -\K : l P°ss ibl? on ,he banko an inevitaoie crash into the pded weed.l',« f: iii-t troth and dragged the mare ~'iiail bts etrengrn to rh o other side. To-v.ti-el rose on the bank Mrs Mi-P-1 w'vlied sar statue-nlll. uttered a faint.Vry. aad/pn'.-i- \?., iln i!lslailt lhc darkened~„:;,? 'v,\"u !; :s !i 'ef' a?ain. dazed and sPi~-v >..; »"• '-"it uiouirt, and looked around, s i..j,-

I'! > bo b.eh been torown char of ,i," i ■,-.:,w;.h which I-iuebei!hade;ireGi-ed'aw-av. Vr,'■-aft-' !V ■'" 'yln " iaCO l! -"™«"'-il on Vii-',' Mu.n ;, tnr„b p, ;l,ou-h his !;,.,-wot, ! burs; T0,,, was looping to !,,( ~,;; J~l '| :1 V ins passonarelv tie-, o . ;v;,i t ,"This ir, my affair! ' Toe v- done' )er.ough-l-:avo ler to mo now,"' soid' a voP .'WH.eh he ,-;id not reco2 oi-.e as Toi-iiei' \\V,V"[°y ?

;. you a Hack? No-well, there's«' ''■■■•/a.-'e. y.-nder, go and eer snmn ~.,,,,. „;

!''. V: ";'!!;,t'';'ry ll;lv ° ]i -' ? aU ><•>" "an d,.--

Ton, was too dazed to do auvthing betI 0.,e.;.. but us ),e turned to go be s nv- ,;,,, ~ ....

h't .Its Mavlard's head t;r„„ his' in m amturn the while free to th->"--ev s!;v

wildly from him ;! i'i=-I To,,', di-,,,,-,.,-,1 h\Z['s?away. ' ' "' ■ "

T!io collage pr„vid to b, a ],,,,.. Wav „n _Imt he was hi<:r:ro:r b,ek 1.-iw, ~ tl, it,-.water end sorre ouaiiif resr'-o-',j b-, '■' „.;.;!:n.d thrust. r;v,n flm, when B,tbs"mV(

| mm. oer race ablest -o; vhite as |t,n „„,,,.,,,■!whom he had left up.,., tl v , l-.aol; ' ''" '"

"Are you-ail right?" si e c!d'ed •M'--i..0-lrThen with an a! tempi- n t !e-r u-'ial"i'aourn.'■ ■'tbero are no pe.e..' bnd<. n" '

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;;nmvis •die ?" asked T,„, bi-eoPdes-lv.Oh, siorsqimoaii rirhl. „r wid \ r, ve, vsoon, aod it won r. be ( ~;,,.!, i \V. s'/kv's faubout buniiiig. Of course," 'if' it'Vall"''^'..^; I ''.'tha tohr.r side. " Sb- 0;.,,.,,,] ■, , p ,r ..,',"

1 and tl.tn exclaimed: "Here ",-\y :. V y,"ju',ii water, though. I don't know -rev, iV" (".■■'•"''! needed now, but, Pur sure P--,V ,„..',•„ ,:.'" ,T

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cully lifted Mrs MavPrd "on, \ f Vbe ''■'?'■'wtttd to the shelter of som- bu-hr-' ' v0,:,.escreened them from Tom and PelV. ' tho'-.''j|a snaicti 01 woais reached them as U|rv ~.,',','.,.

«P----"Why did you treat me ill:.-- a si .-air-,- ■•

T)esireo, and bold me oil a, -.-„;, did''b.r' v.-,aid torment me. Hioueh lie's cm-,- a r,-,, iM,boy-"' the man was savin.,'."And v.-hat- about V, i;-b;--broke ;n .Mrs iilayiard, v.iih a ],nvui (>■•>• contentment. '"'"'

"That child:" between wrath ;ir-il liu-htor. "

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"Chad if nabs ..arid iV, r v—-I (he-water splashing out. with ti, o sudden ;,-rkThere, was a quick ra>, tie, ot'"'":,"i)-.-''-)'M-h:

.-. nhoots find wheels, and a farm lad','wiih triumph, appeared wiiit iJI.-cVdl" >i''had exhausted her traip-T in a lorn- : n-v'"--slope. Even the trap was netda.niaq-ed but that it. could ho driven 'ki-r><-'The Cornel helped Mrs ilaviaid to ris-V

"Well, this is good luck at. leas;." he sa : ,lrunning a quick rye over i>h;eC-l| and C-'--trap. Then to Tom.: " i'll .!n\v JhV \i-," v .

lard back to Fanhope. \V, ; may beCiankVuithat things are no worse., but' I'il ;ake m>moro risk;;, it you d..n> i-.iind."In »not her moment be had seal-d ?.!><

Jdaylard in the dogcart, and was r.-ui'[iu"~lhenow sobered animal pest- ;ho i!ilaMu-no-iwood-carl. 11abs and Tom were hf|. B ; f.'j.'.i.iny in the middle of the road—she slid hol'd-tiin pitcher, Tom, his miseeliam<n;s h'edof bottles—with the carter, the, farm lad, andthe, woman from the cottage, who had' jii-4arrived breathless with further reined';.-...grouped around as chorus.

What, bind so ncarlv been a <ouiitragiedy threaLened to flicker out, in fare.-.Xo ono had been hurt, which was. of ,-..i|.-;.'a good not even the do-.-c.-irl, had hYe'imuch damaged. From the dhjdi v 0 f an'ad-vuiture and a, treat escape, i hi-" e'ni-o : esuddenly sank to a trivial, awkward' inci-dent, tho results of which, howr-v-r. rarel-ho younger couple, thus iefi nlutcd '"

furi-ously to think."The audience was lenarded and, dismC-aaobviously uxlre.ni.ely disappoints! a'i iju- ia-- -■'•

conclusion of the <; i("fair,'and wiihoir a w.in'l':Tom turned to put Habs up on h--..-' i",.-■.-• 'r.jrain. Their eyes met in a lon- K:«.Vl<." outV.f Iwhich the rtieful, involuniarv amu-i-v.jrm. 'slowly died and deeper frc!i'::«s t,<'ek' ii.'-'iplace. The veil which the n-r,;"' weeks' h', ; :woven between them had suod.-nly reo;' I.iway by those, irw words mown i in-;,- ,beard, ""j

'" Bttbs," said Tom at 1...-J-. "T tab,'- w.'d!go back, too." "" '" JThoy understood ea.oh other. If was no. ionly back to Fanhope that tiirv would mi' |

but back to the old, unclouded davs \o t": u > Iold happy understanding which had h.-'d >')i- 'promise of so much mere. ' Iliitbs's eyes fell. " lbs the h-?t ihiu"- v.---- Ican do," site said, ami then with a spur! rd ■her irrepressiblo laughter: " Indeed, it's ti l(> ■'only thing 'c ft to us" to do." '

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THE RELIGIOUS WORLD"THE LATTER DAY SAINTS."

Under tile above heading I read a con-tributed article in tho ' Star' of December23 last, jn which are some misleadingstatements—e.g., "While it is admittedthat it (polygamy) was practised at onetime in the history of the Church, it hassince 1880 been abolislied, and is neithertaught, practised, nor tolerated by theChurch." This is not true. Polygamy isstill taught, practised, and tolerated mUtah, and the " Mormon Prophet" JosephF. Smith, who now presides over thatbody, keeps a harem to this day. Ho wasfined 300dol since polygamy was "abol-ished " for practising "the same, and hehas declared his intention to contims topractise polygamy, though it bo in openviolation of the law, and to bear the con-sequences. The "Mormon Prophet" isnot the only r one permitted to keep ,aharem at this late date; in fact, there area great many of them who are faithfullyfollowing the precepts and practises oftheir "prophet." And tho elders of thatsect now laboring in this Dominion pub-licly declare that they do not teach poly-gamy, teach it privately as of Divineorigin. We have conversed" with ex-mem-bers of their Church, a* well as preseutmembers, and find that the Maori eldersof their sect are well vcreed on the doc-trine of polygamy and the common argu-ments in defence, of the same.I wish to call attention to the fact that

these Utah Mormon missionaries take painsto call attention to the date of the aboli-tion of polygamy, but they donot tell whenit was introduced. The purported revela-tion, sect. 132 in their Book of Doctrineand Covenants, teaching polygamy, was

%not in the Book of Doctrine aiid Covenantsof the Latter Day Saints till some 25 Yearsafter the death of Joseph Smith, the foun-der of that sect in 1830. The documentteaching polygamy was not known to theChurch till eight years after the deathof-the founder of the Church—June 29.1844—when the people were scattered anddivided into several factions under severaldifferent leaders. Tho purported "revela-tion " on polygamy appeared first in SaltLake City, August 29, 1852. presented tothat faction only by its president, BrichamYoung, the document being dated back toJuly 12, 1843, and having the name ofJoseph Smith appended to it, though theimmediate family of the deceased prophetdeclare that there was no such thingknown to them, they pointing to the lastpublic statement of their dead relativepublished in ' limes and Sea-sons,' the offi-cial organ of the Church in his day,wherein he denounced a man named Hy-rum Brown and expelled him from theChurch for even teaching polygamy. Britv-ham Young declared in 1874 "that he hadreceived information by spiritual manifes-tation from the Lord concerning polygamy,and that Joseph Smith had never men-tioned it to him. John Taylor, who suc-ceeded Brigham Young in the Utah faction,testified in court that "Up to 1844, at thetime that Joseph and Hyrum Smith werekilled, the polygamy doctrine was neveriaught in the Church." " I

Ihf-re is, however, another faction ofthe "Latter Day Saints/ being a reorgan-isation of the members who refusedlow any of the ambitious leaders a-bowreierred to. In this Church the entireposterity of the murdered prophet JosephSmith are unanimous in their rejection ofpolygamy and kindred evils as of Utah« rOr mon origin. Their official jiarr.A

The Reorganised Church of Jesus Christof Latter Day Saint.?." This in justieo toall concerned.H. W. Savage.

SOLDIER AND MISSIONED.The war has ended many remarkablecareers,, but it has ended none more dra-matic or pathetic than that of Captainthe Rev. William Richard Benton, of the

Manchester Regiment, who fell in thobattle of the Somme late in August. Hiscareer formed a romance in reaflife : or"not under two flags, but in three contin-ents, and always under tho one and on'.vflag—the Union Jack. Captain Benton'sfather lived at Heme Bay, Kent, and wasa stockbroker. "Dick," as he -was calledwas educated at Framlingham College'Suffolk. On leaving school"he joinedfather, but later on took it into his headto join the Marine Artillery as a privateTbero he was popular 'with officers andmen, and was fond of 6port. Then liemade another plunge. He deserted,'andvent out to Australia, The Boer Warcalled for an Australian contingent: Ben-ton joined it, and fought in South Africa..After the war he joined the Capo Penin-sula Police, and found employment onRobben Island, where the lepers are in-terned. Becoming religiously inclinedBenton offered himself for holv" orders, ar-d'arrangements were being made for him togo to Lichfield Theological College whenconscience asserted itself, and the" deserterwent Home, gave himself up at the Alar-ms Artillery Barracks, Portsmouth, as adeserter, was tried by court martial, andserved its sentence—commuted as to du-ration.

—Among tho Lepers.—The deserter then went through his theo-losDcnl course, and was ordained and ob-tained his first curacy at Walsall. Lungtrouble induced him to return to South-Africa, and there he labored for a yearat a lonely spot in the north-west o*Capo Colony called O'Kiep. Then he Tve-tt-"> St. Barnabas, Capo Town. There MrBenton made his acquaintance with theh-pers of Robben Island, and he always

went ever to the melancholy spot when he((add, to the great joy of the lepers. Just-.'o'0, leavinS the c»pe for England inid 12 ho spent three months on the leoe<-inland, engaged in chaplain duties there.J hat time, will always be remembered bvthese outcasts.

Mr Benton became curata at Bearsted.near Maidstone, and on war breaking outhe went to France as a militarv chaplain.His experiences of German frightfulnessand gas were too much for him, and hotrained to become a fisrhting man, and aslieutenant, and afterwards as captain, inthe. Manchester Regiment he did his share.Death met him. But before death di''meet him Captain Benton had started amission Jifflonj; his men—destined to bea-trait eternal.

SOLDIERS AND RELIG lON.Ghaplains bring home conflicting ac-counts of the attitude taken hv* thesoldiers to religion. The Rev. F. J. I'ac,of Aberdeen, expressed the opinion thatthe men were full of unorthodox goodness.They in the ministry wore inclined tothink that there was only one type of

goodness in the. world—that associated•with the Church. But out there theyfound a type of goodness that was out-side the ordinary limits of their churchexperience. Some of themen got drunk,yet some of these were the finest com-rades a man could wish to have. Mr Raesaid that the soldiers believed in the sove-reignty of God. though thev did not putit that way. Their attitude was perhapsbest explained, in their own phraseology,by their belief that if a man's numberwas tip he would be killed. Mr Rae saidvery justly that the traditional attitudetowards the Army must lie changed. InScotland the soldier had been looked uponas a prodigal and a hopeless©character.This cannot continue. The .oal heroesof the war, in Mr Rae's eves, were theTegirnental doctors who went with themen during an attack.

MORE SAINTS THAN~SINNERg.The ex-Lord Mayor of London takes akindly view of the generality of his fellow-

men, the. result of his experiences duringhis year of office. Add-essing the CityLivery Club, he said he had been im-pressed most by the immense number ofgood people in the world. He had foundmore gold than dross, more flowers thanweeds, and more saints than sinners. Hehad had special opportunities of studyinghuman nature at railway stations, wherehome-coming soldiers were comforted ; atlied Cross depots in the metropolitanboroughs; at large industrial centres inthe provinces, and in the trenches amongthe _ soldiers. Everywhere he foundpatriotism and kindness overcoming sel-fishness and lethargy.

If we believed in immortality, we couldnot refuse also to believe that the spiritsof Wellington, Nelson, Roberts, Kitchener,Florence Nightingale, Elizabeth Frv, andNurse Cavell hovered over all those whowere now working for oux country, eitheron the battlefield or at home.'

SPIRITUALISM AS THE RELIGIONOF THE FUTURE.

"In spite of occasional fraud and wildimaginings, there remains a solid core inthis whole spiritual movement which isinfinitely nearer to positive faith than anvother religious development with which Iam Acquainted."

This remarkable statement of faith inwhat is commonly called spiritualism iscontained in a notable article which SirArthur Conan Doyle has contributed toan issue of ' Light..' It is called ' A NewRevelation: Spiritualism and Religion.'The statement quoted is, says Sir Arthur,a concise expression of the 'conclusions towhich he has como as the result of manyyears' experience, and lie goes on .-

The days are past when the consideredopinions of such men as Crookcs, V. rallace, Flammarion, Lodge, Barrett, Gene-rals Drayson and Turner. Serjeant Bal-Jantyne, W T. Stead, Judge Edmonds,Vice-admiral Usborne-Moore, the lateCanon Wilberforce, and such a cloud ofother witnesses, can bo dismissed withthe empty-headed "all rot" formula

As Mr J. Arthur Hill has well ?aidin a recent number of the, ' NationalReview,' "wo have reached a pointwhere further proof is superlluous, andwhere the weight of disproof lies unonthose who deny. . . , We shouldnow be at the close of the :-.tago of in-vestigation and beginning tho period ofreligious construction"... wherethese phenomena should be "takingshape as the foundations of a definitesystem of religious thought, in someways confirmatory c f ancient systems,in some ways entiroiv new."

—Existence of Angels.—These phenomena, Sir Arthur holds, areconfirmatory as to all those moral lawswhich are common to most human, sys-

tems, as to life after death, as to the "un-happy results of sin, as to the "existenceof higher beings whom we mav call angels,and of an ever-ascending hierarchy aboveus, culminating m heights which arebeyond our sight or apprehension, withwhich wu may associate the idea of all-power or of God," and they are con-firmatory as to tho existence of tho " Sum-meriaiul," or Jhaven, bat assert that,every human being finds his or her ulti-mate, but not necessarily final, resting-place therein. A more positive' teachingas to the nature of death and of the worldbeyond .'s one of the points of correctionor addition which Sir Arthur instances."Men talk of a great religious revivalafter the war. Perhaps it is "in this direc-tion that it will be," is Sir Arthur's finalcomment.

CHESS

[Conducted by J.H.P.H.]

Tho Oiago Chess Club meet for play attrie rooms, Y.M C.A. Building, Moray place,every Monday, Wednesday, ana Satimlajevening, at 8 o'clock.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.i(

[All communications must be addressed"Chess Editor," ' Evening Star.' IAnswers have been received for ProblemNo. 9CO from "C.SM.M.'' an-d "T.J.R. - 'Thanks to i-oivers for season's, crcctiners,Wi.icli wo heartily recipcocat-8"W.H.S."—Your answers duly received.

THE 'EVENING STAR' SOLVINGCOMPETITION.

Tho rules in connection with the abovecompetition were published in the chesscolumn of the 'Evening Star' on Saturday26th Aus-.st, 1916.

PROBLEM Xo. 903.

White, 5 pieces.White to play and mate in two moves.8; 2Qplp2; 3: 3k4; 8; IKIPIP2: 6Ktl;b7.

SOLUTION OF PROBLEM No. 896.Key move: B-U sq.

GAME No. 1,102.The following game was played at T.og-hcTii, the winner being one of 'the editorial

staff of 'L'ltalia Seacchistica.,' from whichwe take the score and notes:

Two Knights Defence.White, L Yignoli; Black, G. Bemheiracr.

1 P-K 4 P-K 42 Kt-K B 3 Kt-Q B 33 B-B 4 Kt-B 34 Kt-Kt 5 P-Q 45 P x P Kt-Q it 46 P-Q 3 P-K R 37 Kt-K B 3 Kt. x B

...A transposition of the xxual moves, 7, .P-K 5; 8 Q-K 2, Kt x B, and not. to Black'sadvantage.

8 P -v Kt P-K 59 Kt-Q 4!

Very goad. 9 Q-K 2 would have allowedBlack to get back r.o ihe standard variation,whereas now White keeps the Pawn without,any trouble,

B-Q B 410 B-K 3 Kt-Kt 511 Kt-K 6

A sound and brilliant sacrifice.Kr, x B

12r x Kt P x Kt?...The game is now irremediably lost.12..., E x Kt gave good drawing prospects.

13 Q-Il 5 ch K-K 214PxP K B x P15 Q-B 7 ch K-Q 316 Kt-B 3 B x P

...Other moves inL-ht luu-e (prolonged, butcould not save the game, e.g., IG—, "Q-B «q;17 Kt-Kt 5 ch, K-K"4; 18 Q-K 5 ch, Kx P;13 R-K B sq, and wins.

17 R-Q so eh. ...K-R 418 QxKt Vch Q-B 319 QxP ch Resigns.

MOTORING■>

[By Carburettor.]Brief accounts of holiday trips, roads,

and -places of interest are invited forthe column.

In the current number of- the 'Austra-lian lUotorist ' there appears a most scath-ing indictment of the Aew Zealand Government. It appears that the PublicTi-usteo in a iioriiieni centre has releasedthe- tyres of the German firm, the Con-tinental Tyre Company, and a formermanager ot one of the firm's branchesis said to bo selling them. According tuthis paper, this man lias issued a circularin which there appears, inter alia, severalreferences to these- goods of enemy ori-;;i;i—e.g., the words "our tyres'' appear;again, there is a reference- 'to the "well-known quality " of the tyres. Now, whatright have our Government to oenn.itthese tyres to be sold ? In Australia theyare allowed to rot—none arc permitted tobe sold. Unless these tyres havegot here since the war, they must be atleast two and a-half years old, and there-tore considerably depreciated in quality.Yet they are being offered for sale, andI have been told by a, well-known mem-ber of the trade that many people areunaware that Continental tyres were madein Germany. What would the public atHome think of our "peregrinating pair"were they to learn that the Governmentthey represent are aiding and abettingin tho sale of German goods owned by aGerman firm when the war began 1

A motor will throttle better at low-speeds if the sparking plugs are kept inproper condition. The points of the plugsburn away gradually, and if not inspected

and adjusted frequently misfiring will re-sult.Tho British Automobile Association en-

rolled over 10,000 new member;-: during thopast year. A great part of that numberwas composed of men who have wished touse their motor ears for public purposes.Tho membership included "many thousandsof men in the Army and Navy and AirService.

Tho bad state of the roads north andsouth and the very hot weather .cavemotorists plenty of" tyre trouble duringtho holidays. One common trouble in hotweather is the "lifting " of patches, andeven the modern prepared patch is notalways proof against this tendency. Onelocal motor cyclist had 17 stops from lift-ing patches on a recent return jeunievfrom Owaka. Although T have not sofar tested it, the preparation put up bysome firms and used" like tyre wad ortyre dob in place of patches 'seems to beincreasing in popularity.

Just before Constanza (Rumania) fellinto tho hands of tho Germans 180.0C0tuns of petrol were stored there. Thisdid not fall into the hand's of tho enemy,for Russian sailors burnt it.

A German opinion of tho int-rcpiditv ofBritish aviators is contained jn a recentissue of the ' Neueste Naehrie.hten,' ofKiel, in the form of a description of theAllies' air service by a Rhinelaiider,"Tho gigantic number of enemy avia.-tors," states the paper mentioned, "ex-ceeded anything seen or experienced inthis war. By "3.30 a.m. Iliev were el-ready flying, 'and they enib-ed with thogreatest coolness in the midft, of our fire.They lly so low that we can make outthe smallest details with (lie naked eve.Their aviators carry out peace-time manoe-uvres, and are indifferent to all dangers.They even shoot at us in our holes andtrendies with machine aims, and whenthey want to find our bomb-proofs (hevconie down still lower until actually withinpistol-shot. Many of them have been'shot down, and when their photographshave been developed we have been ableto. distinguish tb" en'rane-?. to our shel-ters. Their artillery has much to the:-'.:them for. As a rale yourur K'Hi.d, ladsof from 18 to 20 vears'i.f a■-■<■■—i, ir: tc HfVfellows—sit in 'th« French ',- nc '-,V,..V

JWhen they threw down that wivai.h fnvpoor Irameiinanu they did it rhht ovrone of our batteries. ' Then tbev were offagain, and five minutes bite..- th-if I)-;; Tvwas under such fire that it had to chau'-or.osition mighty nuick. They are fri'o>l-fully cheeky, aviators.'and a? thevusually flv'six together it make, no dif-ference if one or the other is hi-.,;."

The first meciine of the CM C forthe year will be held next Tuesday.Many motorists who do not avail ile'in-selves of the opportunity would fir.d themeeting helpful and in some ways instia-,..tive. ' "

There are unmherh-s unrecorded in-stance* of the manner in which motoris;..assist fellow-motorists in distress-. n:vi cecasionally such cases find their \vav intoprint. A motor cyclist named JRoU-rtssnvery obligimilv rode into town for soa-otubes for'n lady's car. are! -aave Hs ihr>«and assistance in puttinc; in a, n-w tubeIt is only when one is strand oj win,a bad blow-out or some other bi'eaka<oand no spare tube. etc.. that a ihou'rht-l.iact like tlr' = ia annroeiatod. ■•-,•_—>—.

Several efforts are to be mad-- cariv hitho new year to increase the y.-.ar!d'--~24-hor.r motor cycle record, which '■■'t.present ctands to'tho credit of v' !>'-(,■(U.S.A.), but established durine: bis vi-itto Australia this yctir |-,u a ho-iode-:circuit at Martial-:? (Victoria). !!>■' oxht-ing record is 1.C27 rnilc=. and two well-known Victorian riders ara satisukd thatthey can beat ihese figures, and thev arenow making ;>rrar.crerr,e!it--. foron saine at 'Morllake at an early date/'

Although I havo travelled over (Mar:-,roads both as a evekhf. and as a mot.--.- : --;.for a good few years. I never'renveniia rthe roads h-ein i so bad. Pothole.-, rata,loose metal, and dust seemed to aboundeverywhere. In numerous places theare so bad that accidents 1 will he almostsure to happen. Sorec naris of ih:> C:'lvroads aie n, reproach to modem oeieuiiiu-research. The' hill between the d-: {">'.,'■ i'.toll-bar and Abbott's Creek is wor-e than"I have ever known it. Portions of'-,h..road for a few mikes north of Baliiuhaare atrocious, while from Balchitha ;oClinton the surafce is very h.tmnv n-oaof the distance.

Travelling north, the. road as fat asWaikouaiti is as bad as it has 1 sen fora long time, but inn■•;eves as voa prowlnorth. If the advent of the n' t-.-.r is hj,part responsible for the bad state of tla-roads, the onward march oi the meurwill yet demand reads that are a'most no-known to the Dominion i:io-i-,i-i,t '■...present. One writer has summed it nothus: "While it took Pome live i■. ntu; ! ■'..■.to . build 50.C00 miles of sui fae-d Ida -..'ways, America in the past 10 rear- hj •-■

built more than 100.0:}0 miles 'of puMichighways. Though the roads of Am'a-jr.:;lack the massiveness of the old Kuniauroads, for the rcjuirem-euts of pre-em-day trafiic those loads are superior :othose of the Romans. They has.. ;: ,.; ;-grades, better alignment, .smoother ;.S '.

faces, and more adaquato ihanthe old Roman roads. Thus, the oiotorvehicle, instead of b'-ing tile to- o; theidle rich and a mere dc-trevor of t.mre-ads, has Jiad such a. notcrit iniincncethat it may be. coi'-qd-ercd as indin-iTivthe greatest road builder of hi-, t-.rv.' 1

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factories have alrea-lv been started.

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THE WARTRANSPORT SUNK

IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.153 MEN MISSING.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.Australian and N.Z. Cable Aseociation and

Reuter.

LONDON. January 5.The Admiralty reports that ihe'irans-

; port Tnvernia was torpedoed in bad; weather in the Mediterranean on Monday.: Four military officers and 146 men are; missing. The ship's casualties aro not: known, and it is hoped that they are| only light. _ The surgeon and chief" engi-

| ne.r are missing.Later details from the Invornia show

that 120 soldiers and 55 seamen are miss-ing.

MEUTRAL LOSSES.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

LONDON, January 5.The day's list of sinkings is: Greek—

Dimitrios Gourlandris, Tristotolis, Isanon;Spanish, San Leandre; Norwegian, Oddaand Borre.

RUTHLESSNESS.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and

Renter.

LONDON, January 5.The Admiralty reports a further in-

stance of the callous disregard of thei li'-os of non-combatants. A Gorman wire-i less message on November 9 reported the

| torpedoing of the North Wales. NothingI has since been heard of the vessel, beyondthat, a piece of wood marked “NorthWales” was found in Sermon Cove, andla dies were stranded on the Cornish coast.It is presumed that the crew took to theirboats, and in tho prevalent gales weredrowned.

MUNITIONS TABLESTURNED.

BRITAIN .SUPPLIES AMERICA,

WASHINGTON, January 5.Surprise has been caused by the "Secre-tary of the Navy's statement that Great

Britain lias contracted to furnish largeconsignments of shells for the UnitedStates navy. It is announced that theBritish munition resources are far abovewar requirements.

ENEMY'S LOSSES IN 1916.

OVER HALE-MILLION PRISONERS.

MILLION WEST FRONT CASUALTIES.

Reuter’s Telegrams.LONDON, January 5.

Reuter’s correspondent at Headquartersin France states that the Allies during1916 took 582,423 prisoners, exclusive ofRumanian captures in Transylvania andBritish captures in Eigypt and“East Africa.

The French took 78,500 prisoners, ofwhom 26,660 were captured at Verdunand 51.840 on the Somme. The Britishcaptured 40,500. and the Italians 52,250.the Russians 400,000, and the Macedonianarmy 11,173.

The correspondent estimates that theenemy’s casualties in France during 1916totalled a million.

ODDS AGAINST HER.Reuter*3 Telegrams.

AMSTERDAM, JanuaryHerr Maximilian Harden, in a speechat Berlin, pleaded fnr peace by agreement,

lie said the enemy had miscalculatedGermany’s _ strength, but on the otherkind Russia’s strength was inexhaustible.Great Britain’s hunger was a catchword,without foundation. France's lack of mencould bo balanced by British troops.

MERE WILD TALK.AMSTERDAM, January 4.German newspapers are discussing the

punishment of Britain. The notoriousKarl Peters suggests a great expeditionagainst Egypt, fleets of Zeppelins to bombthe Admiralty and the House of Com-mons, where poisonous speeches and ilbclsabound.

Herr Zimmerman (Foreign Secretary),who is an enthusiast in the matter 'ofGerman colonisation, suggests the seizingof the Gold Coast, .Sudan, and Kigcria,Ho admits that Australasia could not beheld, even if it were seized.

NO EARLY PEACE.Reuter’s Telegrams.

LONDON", January 5.Lord Sclborne (ox-Prosideut of the

Board of Agriculture), in the course of as|icech, said it was erroneous and mis-chievous to prophesy an early peace, itwas a pure delusion to suppose that theenemy would accept terms favorable to us.

GERMAN PEACE MOVE.BEST EXPLANATION YET.

LONDON, January 5.The Rotterdam correspondent, of the

‘Daily Telegraph’ (Mr Leonard Sprav)states that a neutral from Berlin, in dosetouch with the Gorman Government anddiplomatic circles, whoso wise judgmentand exceptional knowledge of Germanaffairs have been proved previously, in-terprets the peace raaiueuvro as follows:

JLho German Government want peace inorder to prevent economic rein. The im-mediate motive was the internal situation,primarily duo to the failure of the potatocrop, and it became necessary to takespecial steps to keep a hold on the people.The rulers do not regard the military posi-tion as dangereus, hut fear that civilianconscription will spell economic ruin, al-though it is necessary in order to con-tinue the war.

The neutral adds: “The mass of theGerman people now regard the Govern-ment ns guiltless in regard, to all futurewarfare. If the Government had notacted thus they might not have livedthrough the spring.”

SWISS ANXIETY.LONDON, January 5.

Ihe ‘Daily Mail’s’ Derne correspondentstates that there is public uneasinessowing to reiterated warnings that Ger-many may attempt to force a passagethrough Swiss territory.

The President and members of the Go-vernment state that Germany has <dvenmost definite and formal assurances “thatshe will respect Swiss neutrality. Shouldhowever, such mad folly be committed’Switzerland would resist to the last man

THE BATTLE FRONTS.Australian and N.Z, Cable Association and

Renter.

LONDON, January 5.Sir D. Haig reports: We successfullyraided trenches north-east of Arras, andtirico entered positions in the neighbor-hood of Wytgchaeto.

An Italian communique states: There isreciprocal artillery work on the Carso.Lnemy trenches south-west of Oastagnovzawere destroyed.

A Salonika British official report Istates: We successfully raided the village|of Keupn. The navy bombarded posi-tions at Bcmultoei, on Lake Ovikia.

IMPENITENT ATHENS.' Thb Times.5

LONDON, January 5.Die limes s' correspondent at Athenssays: Undotorred by the Government theKoyahst Press are increasingly hostileand are striving to provoke resistance totho acceptance of the Allies' Note-Roughs and reservists aro parading thestreets, and arrests of Venezelists con-tinue.

EAST AFRICA.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association andIteuter.

ROUNDING ENEMY Ul\LONDON, January 5.

An East African official report states •We stormed on Monday strongly en-trenched linos in Mgeta Valley, southward■'it the Uluguru liills, inflicting heavycasualties, and capUiring several guns andHowitzers. We pursued the enemy withinII mii-?s north-west of Kibambawo," towardsthe luitiji Valley.

-Meanwhile a detached column. makinfa wide detour over trackless country0

established itself, across the Itufiji River'?, !™° r(^ds lea<ll"g southward from theRufiji \alley. Our forces further east aro?r^.K!° trades leading southward from theKjhji delta, where considerable enemyforces aro reported.

In the western zone British forces east-ward of tho Iringauhek lino are drivin- astrong detachment towards Mahengo. °

WINDING UP ENEMYBANKS.

„,. LONDON. January 4.■Live report of tho winding up of livoGorman and Austrian banki i„ Londonshows that the liabilities discharged to theend of September t...tailed £27 600 000S.Timt:.es worth £7,600.000 bavf. beendelivered to British, allied, and neutral%-"V?A J}m ;i?sfits amounted to£20.460 OCO. The debts to tho Bank ofn',¥,"d havo ~K>n educed from£i1,600.C00 to £4,311,000. Securiti-s»-t;inated at £26.000.000 still remain inthe Bank of England's custody.

GERMANS SKELTER BEHlf>lDWOMEN AND CHILDREN

AMD A CHURCH.The tactics of the Germans in EastAfrica, when Bagamoyo was captured bvt ,e_ British forces was in keening withtheir previous records. Finding that theB -itish, were gaining the day. Captain Yon

Bock took up a position close to the FrenchMission—4ooyds from the bc-ach. Unableto withstand the heavy fire, they retiredaround the Mission, w'ith the result thatthe Mission came in for a heavy shellingThe date (August 15) was au'lmportantlonian Catholic feast day, and the churchwas crammed; but Bishop Yogi, an Alsa-tian, prevented a panic, and of the hun-dreds of women and children shelteringthere not. one was injured. The bishophad previously expostulated with Yon Bockfor placing his so close to the church,'lbe German officers Yon Bock and VonBodecke were both killed duriiui the ac-tion, after which the town surrendered.

TWENTY-FOURTH RcittFORCE-MENTS.

The Christchurch and North Canterhurvquotas of the 24th Reinforcements left forWellington last night. The Christchurthquota, consisting of volunteers. ind'ofedmen, and men called up under section 35™„? short > <™''"« L<> the fact that outot 139 men called up only 120 were noti-fied to attend the parade. Of those noti-fied five did not answer the. roll r.aif Th<>North Canterbury draft of 80 men wastour short.

KILLED IN ACTION.Captain F. X. Marchant, who is re-ported to have died of wound.- was thesecond son of Mr F. \V. Merchant, whotor a number of years was engineer to theMackenzie County Council, and later onfollowed his profession in Timaru. Thelate Captain Marchant, who was 50 yearsof ago, was born in frouth Canterbury'

Me was educated at the Timaru Toys’Migh .School. After leaving the school "hejoined the staff of Messrs Collins and He-man, architects, Christchurch, anil at thetime of his enlistment was a part-nm- intlio firm of Messrs Hail and Marchant,,architects, .Timaru. When livin'* hiChristchurch he was a member of theCollege Uilfes, ami on arriving in Timaruhe received a commission as lieutenant inthe Stli South Canterbury Mounted TitlesCaptain .Marchant joined the main body asa trooper, but before leaving Xew Zealandhe obtained a commission as second lieutenant. He served all through the Galli-poli campaign, and was invalided to Tug-land, where he remained some months be-returning to Kgypt. khorUy ;K .]crcChristmas a letter from him reached Tim-aru, which stated that at the lime of wi p-ing he was in Kgypt, and had just left aspecial training vamp which 'had ppe'iestablished, in view of the comum desertcampaign. The late Captain Merchantwas very popular, and took a keen interestin all forms of sport.

OFF TO THE FRONT.At Turreli's Shamrock Hotel on Thurs-day evening Private Kdwavcl Findlay, who

rs returning to camp alter final leave v-apresented with a- wristlet watch a tobacco pouch, ami a knife. The functionwas a pleasant one, as tho guest had madehimself very popular during his leave.

Received from Chas. Tegg and Co.'s tun-ing and repairing staff 10s for the Tehdcnfund. ”

[The cable nows in this issue accreditedto ‘The Times’ has appeared in that jour-nal, hut only where expressly slated issuch news the editorial oniniem of ‘Thelimes.']

PRANCE AFTER THE WARAMERICA TO ASSIST IX TKE

RECONSTRUCT! OX.Preliminary reports am shortly expectedfrom the commission ol United Statesbusiness men who lire now' in I* ranee foi*the purpose of co-operating jn t jK! RI(OI1

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strnetion that will follow the war.The commission Is comnosed of ]5 j;ro .

minent business mom. and the expeditionu-as organised under the 1< adership of ilieAmerican Mauufat tumrs' Export Associa-tion. Ihe purpose oi the commission isnot to take orders, but to help forwardthe rebuilding of Trance and her indus-tries on a scale never before attempted.It is designed to promote by active co-operation with Trench, collaborators anintimate commercial relationship betweenthe two Republics. The project was sug-gested during the visit of i.Jk-. TicnehCommission to the United States; lastwinter.

The American Manufacturers’ ExportAssociation includes over 500 of the lead-ing American manufacturing organisa.tie.ns.with a combined capital of £1,700,000X00,engaged in mating every class of product.’It is co operative'";!! character, and exists jto promote commercial relations with |foreign countries. I

QUEEN CARNIVAL FUNDSFOR PATRIOTIC PURPOSES.THE SYSTEM~CONDEMNED.

[Special to the ' Siak.']

TIMARU, January 6.In view of tho source from which it

comes, a resolution passed by the commit-tee who supported the Timaru queen atthe New Year patriotic carnival is inter-esting. The matter was brought up at ameeting of the committee bv Mr D. A.Morgan, who said that the method of col-lecting money for patriotic purposes waswrong. The members of the committeefelt strongly the position they were placedin when_ collecting. People thought theywere doing an ooligement to them whenthey gave, and it was high timo differentmeans were adopted for raising money.He moved—" That (his meeting of theTimaru Queen Committee are strongly ofopinion that all moneys to be raised iii thefuture for patriotic purposes should beraised by the medium of taxation." MrMorgan said the chairmen of the othercommittees had seen the resolution andwould endorse it, and forward a copy totho member for their district. The timehad come when taxation should be adopted,as at present tho system was bearinghtrdly on the man with the small wage,who was frequently giving half-crowns,while the man with an abundance gave aguinea or a couple of guineas. The reso-lution, he added, might not do any good,but it would show the public bow theyielt. The resolution was carried unani-mously, and it was decided to forwardcopies to the Acting Prime Minister,"mem-bers of Parliament in South Canterbury,and chairmen of country committees.

At the send-off to the volunteers for the24th Reinforcements yesterday afternoonMr James Craigie, M.P., also mentionedthe q estion of raising funds for pai.....<.ki-'U. -. ■"?.. He said that the men who weregcinr; i:. t- firrM, the .country's battlessjiO.ild ne treated generuu.dy, ?.nd the wavto treat them proper.'v was to providemoney out of the State coffers, not to gobegging it. Carnivals, art unions, andraffles were altogether wrong. The por-tion was serious. Men were offering theirlives for the Empire, and vet the countrysupplied their needs by begging subscrip-tions from those who were willing to givewillingly, and did not touch those whoshirked their duty. He felt that therewas something seriously wrong when thecountry tried to finance its purl in thegreatest wc of history by such tomfool-ery—to call it nothing worse—as was be-ing permitted in the name of patriotism.

AMUSEMENTS»

PREXCESS THEATRE.The pantomime 'Robinson Crusoe' willbo staged finally to-night, when Mr VictorPrince makes his final appearance, after asuccessful eight-week's season.

—Vaudeville Monday.—On Monday evening tiK-re will be a wel-

come Teturn to vaudeville, and a, strongcompany roinaugtirate the season. Theleading artists to appear will bo the clever"rag" specialist Dorothy Harris, thatamusing fellow Phil Pcr-'ival, Blake andOranby (a highly-reputed. English sketehduo), the Hick Dorothy Dance Trio, LcGain .and. Maaon (clever Americans). Mar-jorie- Aiwvn (soprano), and Emerson andH.tsto. It should be a big and divertin ■'

oil!.

'ARE YOU A MASON?'The box plans for 'Arc You a Mason?'

and the comedy-drama ' Sunday,' the firsttwo big J. C. 'Williamson successes to bepresented at His Majesty's Theatre by theRoyal Dramatic and Comedy Compaiiyd'.trinjr a nine-nights' season to lie inau-gurated ne>:t Wednesday night, are now

! open at The Bristol. Despite the yearsthat have chipped since ' Ate You aMason?' was first introduced to the colo-nies, it is still a. money-maker, becausethe Masonic joke is smart and clever, andthe play itself clean, bright, and refresh-ingly English in sentiment and texture.The announcement of its initial productionin England created much discus-ion inMasonic circles at the time, as it wasthought it might have the, effect, of bring-ing the Masonic institution into ridicule.But that idea was soon dispelled, and noone enjoys the Masonic joke involved inthis laughter-making p],iv better thanmembers of the. craft. It has proved agold mine to the author and those whohave had the good fortune to secure therights for its production. It is to be pre-sented for fo.r nights only, as the comedy-dramas ' Sunday'"and 'The Fortune Hunt-ers' and the emotional drama 'MadameX.' will be produced during the niue-nights' season. 'Are You a Mason?' tilledthe Theatre Royal at Chnsfchurch lastweek for six consecutive nights, and nowThomas Baceward's stiri Hig and beautifulcomedy-drama ' Sunday ' is meeting withsuccess. The outstanding feature of thepresentation of ' .Sunday,' says a Christ-church contemporary, was the great suc-cess of the young English actress. MissMadge Surtees, in the title role.

'THE SENTIMENTAL BLOKE."The popularity of ('. J. Dennis's book of

verse, 'The Sentimental Bloke,' is uniquein the history of Australasian literatme.-Mr Lawrence Campbell, who will he wellremembered by Dunediuifes. has securedtrom.C. .). Dennis the performing rights,of 'The Sentimental Bloke,' and'"has" re-cently been giving recitals in the. chiefcentres of Australia. So successful didthese prove that Messrs J. and X. Tail,decided to send him on a tout of the Do-minion. The Dunedin season, which islimited b. live nights, commences at theBums Hall on Tuesday. 16th. and the boxplan is to be found at The Bristol.J- C. WILLIAMSON'S NEW MIMICAL

COMEDY COMPANY.The Dunedin season of J. C. Wiiiiam-

S'.n's New English Musical Comedy Com-pany is limited to live nights, "duringwhich no less than three "if the best"!brightest, and most .successful musicalcomedies staged during recent wars willbe produced for the first time in"this City."Ihe season, which, will commence at His-Majesty's Theatre on Saturday, January20, will be inaugurated with a'productionof Obver Morosco's and Elmer Mairis'smusical play. 'So Long, Letly.' which hasattracted word audiences in London andNew York for ovev two years. In Syd-ney and Melbourne it proved the luggestsuccess the Williamson firm have had fora number of years, ami recently in Wel-lington during its run hundreds' were un-able obtain admission. 'So l,nn,g.Lefty,' is packed with ai! the ingredient'swhich go towards making a refreshingevening's entertainment, including cr.tchvmusic. tunei'ul melodies, clever and wittydialogue, humorous .situations, ;ilid thedresses, scenery, and the mounting, it is

stated, are on a lavish scaie. Tho"secondproduction will bo the latest LondonGaiety success, 'To-night's the Night.'This musical play has been described asall frills, flutter and frivolity, and an in-cessant feminine appeal which has hadmuch to do with ite wonderful micccss.la this way. graceful dancers, pretty girls,in novel styles of luxurious attire, 'backedup by beautiful seonei;< , and dainty, iink-hiig music, form appreciated elements inthis Gaiety production. The final produc-tion will bo t*e musical jollity in threeacts, 'High Jinks,' which, will' be stagedlor one night only. Included in the com-pany are Connie Ediss (a London ._ \-rli.ennc). Dorothy Brunton. Ethel Morrison,Aland Fane (principal girl with ' Mother I(loose' pantomime;, Marie Eaton, CecilBradley, Reno Connolly, Winnie Tate.Gladys Fox, also the three English come-dians, C. H. Workman, Field Fisher, andAlfred Frith; also Fred Maguire, WilliamGreene (an English baritone), WalterChampney, Jack Hooker, Ronald M'Lcod,and Edgar Warwick. The box plans forthe fivo nights' season will open at TheBristol on Thursday, J.-.r.uarv 18.

In 10 years 800 persons were found guilty of

BOOKS AND BOOKMENHISTORY MADE EASY FOP, CI-lILTJREN.I tliink it. would be better if in Parliament

was passedA law to make each ruler take tho sams

name as the last.I think it wcukl he easier when "history

lesson '" cameIf kiviy.s were only numbered and' if names

were ail the same.Or, say, if numbers would not do, because

they ar3 not nice,Let's have a different law: thai namesshould never Lc tisscl twice.

For bow can X leant history, or be roue whoioliowis o::,

When a Henry follows Richard and a Henryfollows JolUlf'

Now. once we had a William, and auothe"'William next,

But after him came Henry, and this reallymakes me vexed ;

For alter him was Stephen, then a. secondHenry came.Next. Kitiiard called the "Lionheari,'' thenJohn be-gan to reign.That's easy to remember, but the thing thai

p.rzzlcs mcIs why aneilc": Henry comes before tho

Edwards three!And then a ejeond "Richard reigns before

three Henrys more.Just look! Behcid another change! Here's

.Edward number four.The names are mixed tip anyhow, and that

is what 1 hate-Edward the fii'tli, Kichard the third. Henry

the seventh :oid eighth.Edwaid tiie sixth was next. I think, andthru we. had two Queens-Mary the first and " Gouet Queen Bess" (who

gave tho f>raiuiiiids " Uv.us ").

Then James the Scotsman, Charles the first.next Cromwell ruled the land;And then the second Charles returned, with

all his merry hand.When James the second ruled tho realm tiieydrove him o'er the sea.It's all a. rcg'lar puzidu, and it ahvavs angers

me.What'.s this? Dear me, it's getting worse!Iwo uaiiics are printed here,For Wiliiam. Prince of Orange, and QueenMary both appear.And now, hurrah! Eour Georges follow in a

single row.Why weren't they all named just like fhisrIha.'s what 1 want to know.After another William comes Victoria, theGood.Of course. I'd nrwer change her name—l

if I eeied.leftward, called ihe ''Peacemaker." fh.en

George, our present. King.(T saw him on his hcCse cue dav, and cheered

" like anything.") ' ' jAnd now f (hhik j i,!Knv them all: sop'raps it's better farTo pa,ss no Act of l'ariiament, but keep them

as they are.A. Moonr, in 'The Lady's World.'

A FAMOUS DIVINE AND JOUR-

NALIST.ti.'.' Robertson Nicoll, the discoverer of ISir J. M. Barrie, S. IE Crockett. Lan IM'Laren, and other distinguished writers,has just celebrated the 50th anniversary

or the 'British Weekly.' Sir RobertsonNicoll, who has held office longer than ;any other London editor, is a Scotsman, Jhailing from Aberdeenshire. He is 65 •years old, and the most discerning and Iinfluential literary critic of the clay. He :is famous for his absent-mindedness. The jstory goes that on one occasion when nav- jlug a visit he, packed the sheet* in mi's- !take for his own clothes, and arrived jhome wearing his host's hat and overcoat, j

(THE EVENING STAR SATURDAY, JANUAKT 6, 1917. 5

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flies infest my kitchen on warmdays. I sprinkled a liberal quan-tity of «Flxo-Pest' along the win-dow against the glass, and dark-ened the room. The next day mylittle girl counted 32 dead "blow-flies."

Bugs, Cockroaches,

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BIRTHS.

M'KENZIE.—On January sth. 1917, attheir residence, Grove street, Musselburgh,to Mr and Mrs M'Keuzie—a son.

OVERTON.—On December 28th, at NurseCupples's, the wife of Lieutenant T. R. Over-ton (N.Z. Pioneers, Prance)—a son.

DEATHS.PHILLIPS.—On January 3rd, Susannah

Phillips: aged 85 years. At rest. Privateinterment.—Hope and Kinaston, undertakers.

BROOKS.—On January 6, at, DunedinHospital, Silas Edward (Ted), beloved hus-band of Eda Brooks, brother of C. J.Brooks, Jaeitson street, St. Kilda; aged 34years. Deeply mourned.

WOOTTO'X.—On January sth, 1917, atDunedin, Phoebe Matilda, de«rly belovedmother of Philip, John, George, William,Mrs M'Lean, and Mrs Porter, ofSouth Dun-edin ; aged 86 years. At rest. Private inter-ment.—A. S. Archer and' Co., undertakers.

JAMES.—On the sth January, at her resi-dence. 78 Filleul street, Georgian, belovedwife of John James. Deeply mourned. Pri-vate interment.—Frapwell and Holsjate (lataColo and Springer), undertakers.

CLANCY.—On the sth Jcnuary, afc herresidence, 27 Mechanic street, N.E. Valley,Ellen, beloved wife of John Clancy; aged 76years. Deeply regretted. RvI.P, Privateirfcerment. No flowers.—Hugh Gourley, un-dertaker.

IN MEMORIAM.

HUNTER.—In loving memory of Sydney,eldest and dearly beloved son of John andCatherine Hunter, 47 Leith street, who diedon tlw 6th of January, 1909. Deeply re-gretted.Eight lonely years have passed away since.

our gr<-nt sorrow fell,Yet in our hearts we mourn the loss of one

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The Evening StarSATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917.

" Oxm enemies are Germany, Austria, and''Drink. . . . and the

Lessons "greatest of these isOf the War. "Drink." In these words

Mr Lloyd George madethe most courageous declaration ever madeby a Prime Minister in. the constitutionalhistory of Great Britain. In pre-war daysDrink, backed by the most powerful of allorganised industries and supported bydebenture-holding ecclesiastics—the. Torybishop and the Radical curate—thebarley and hop producers, propertyowners, overseas shippers, and thehundred-and-ono other partial depend-ents, even to the hop pickers ofthe London slums, had reached suchan eminence in English political affairs asto permit it to pose a-s a national necessity.To-day the falsity of such a pose liesexposed, and Drink is oiiicially declared.1 national enemy. It is only those whohave followed the political career of Drinkin the Mother Country and watched Go-vernment after Government wrecked inattempting to reduce its influence, whocan understand what a remarkable changelias come over the nation. When a BritishPrime Minister can lay down such adeclaration of war, and not only still holdhis position, but also be encouraged inhis plans for still more far-reaching re-forms, it is a. revelation. The explana-tion lies in the heights to which the self-sacrifice of the people have risen throughnearly three- years of untold suffering.

It is not only Great Britain which hasbecome, nationally alive to this officiallyproved enemy of national efficiency, forRussia opened the campaign by the tem-porary prohibition of vodka. Here Russiahad some advantage, over other nations.Her delayed mobilisation and the generaldemoralisation of her soldiers in her Yewwith Japan had previously been provedto have been actually due to tbe abuse ofthis form of alcohol. She had learnt herexperience bitterly, and was determinednot to buy it twice. France followed the.example by "suppressing for all time the''manufacture, sale, and exportation of"absinthe/' a very virulent liquor. 011 aalmost peculiar to her people, a drinkwhich hud become a national indulgence,la commenting on the Government'saction that famous editor of 'La, Revue'wrote: "Alcohol is the internal enemy of"France, more devastating and disastrous" than the two murderous wars forced on"the country by Germany." Italy hasgone even further, by prohibiting temporarily the sale of all spirits and in thereduction of the wine allowance to hersoldiers. Among the Dominions, Canadahas taken up the fight with perhaps thegreatest seriousness. On July 1, 1915,the Province of Saskatchewan voted thetotal prohibition of all intoxicants for theperiod of the war. Manitoba, followed,and then came Alberta, Ontario.Nova Scotia, Now Brunswick, - and.British Columbia. Of the rest of thisvast territory the only province in whichDrink still holds any footing is in thefar north-west corner—thecountry of theYukon—and in a small area of the Pro-vince of Quebec—an area less than one-sixth of the whole. A truly startlingeffort, even if only of a temporary nature,and what- is perhaps more startling, aneffort produced by the mass of the. people,themselves of their own free will.

The only other country so far wherethe question has been left to the "voxpopuli" is in Australia. The recentreferendum on liquor reform held in NewSouth Wales surpassed all estimates. Agreat majority fell on the ovil and cur-tailed its influence by voting for sixo'clock closing—the greatest attack theGovernment had left open. There are,however, many students of New SouthWales public opinion who declare thetemper of the people was such that tem-porary Prohibition could have been car-ried with an equally sweeping majority.All the efforts here quoted show clearlythe tendency of the future, bub it is toGreat Britain we may apparently look fora still more defined policy. On destruc-tive lines, through the medium of aBoard of Control, alcohol is being at-tacked by various methods—namely, theprohibition of the sale of all alcoholicsubstances in certain areas, permanentcancellation of existing licenses (over 1,000to date), reduction in the strength ofspirits, restriction in the importation ofbrewers' and distillers' requirements, di-version of drink-making grain to themiller, and the institution of " no treat-ing " legislation. In some of these actsshe has already gone further than thomajority of those countries which havebeen mentioned, but it is in her con-

| structive policy whore her most deter-mined efforts stand forth. At Carlisle

i she has been making far-reaching p»

j ren-iments. Following on the lines of the[ Earl Grey Public House Trust she hasassumed national control of the drinktraffic, and how satisfactory these resultshavn been is evidenced by the Govern-ment's determination to make furtherexperiments in other places and onsimilar lines. This great socialistic move-ment is theoretically based on the nationalnecessity for protecting the worker—inparticular, the poorer working classes—-and to believe that Mr Lloyd George willrest content with these reforms is tomisunderstand this leader's ideals. Weare of the belief that the ultimate aim ofhis new war policy is tho eventual na-tionalisation of the whole trade, leavingit in peace tin«e to the popular vote ofGreat Britain to decide whether thepeople will remain traders in alcohol ormake a great financial sacrifice by in-

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With so much being accomplished aroundwe would do well to consider our ownposition. Of all the countries quoted wehave done the least, whereas, on manyother occasions we have been the initiatorsof social reform. In the Legislaturesthroughout the Empire our social reformlegislation is troated in terms of thehighest respect, and most frequently heldup as example to he imitated. Why arewo then behind the times in regard tcDrink;? If the need for greater nationalefficiency has not sufficiently impressedus, how about the need for nationaleconomy—the lean years are surely com-ing. It is not yet too late for us to takeup a stronger position. If perhaps thefine example set by the King had beenfollowed by our Government or by othersin high places the voluntary effort of thepeople might have met the need, but asthis example has not been set we mustlook to our parliamentary representativesto act as soon as Parliament meets again.We are of opinion the majority of ourvoters would favor temporary drasticmeasures—even total Prohibition for theperiod of the war. Our annual expendi-ture on intoxicating liquors, taking war-time figures, exceeds four million ster-ling, a sum equal to the annual upkeepof our expeditionary forces. If only "halfof this sum were- saved during thesetimes of stress, surely it would be worthwhile. There is yet another reason—anda very sound one at that—why we advo-cato a trial of temporary total Prohibi-tion. Our people would bo afforded anadmirable opportunity of studying itseffect with a. view to future guidance.Would the effect be sterile? Or, wouldthere be appreciably greater nationalefficiency, fewer unhappy homes, fewermentally deficient, fewer broken-heartedmothers, and less crime? If the former:why further penalise a well-conductedtrade? If the latter: how- immeasurablewould be the benefit!

January 6, the twelfthnight after Christ-mas, is the celebration of "the visit of theMagi to the Infant King in the Bethlehemmanger, known in the Church calendar asEpiphany. Its traditions and observanceshave become corrupted, but as Christmascustoms trace to the Roman Saturnalia, sodo those of the Twelfth Night frolics,lho King of Saturnalia was elected bybeans, and the one who gets the beau inthe "Twelfth Cake," which is divided bylot, is the King or "Lord of Misrule. -''He holds a mock court and receives the.homage of the other guests, for whomlater in the evening ) IC. suggests amusingdiversions. The street revelries are muchon the order of the American April l"andHallowe'en frolics. The religious rites arestill observed in some form. In memoryof the Magi's offerings the British Sover-eign each year places by proxy threepurses on the alms dish for presentation'on the altar.

A large consignment of oversea mailmatter will reach New Zealand on Mon-day. A Home liner is due at .Aucklandiu the forenoon from London via portswiih the European and American mailswhich were landed from the San Franciscomail steamer Maitai when that vessel wentashore at Rarotonga. There are a total of1.115 bogs for New Zealand on board thissteamer, and the local portion of this mailshould arrive here bv the second cxpre=s

011 Wednesday. The R.M.S. Niagara,with European and American mails, isrunning to schedule time, and will arriveat Auckland to-morrow evening or early011 Monday morning from Vancouver viaports. The Dunedin portion of this mailwill probably reach here on Wednesdavevening. The mails by both tho Domesteamer and Niagara, 'include correspon-

from tho New Zealand Expedition-ary Forces now- on active service. Thesteamer Riverina is due at Wellington onMonday morning from Sydney with Aus-tralian mails, the 10.-a! portion of whichshould arrive here on Tuesday afternoon.

The New Zealand Educational Institute,sitting at Wellington yesterday, passeda. resolution recording the institute's ap-proval oi the action of the CanterburyEducation Board in refusing to lodge ap-peals for teachers against military service.

T. Paterson and Co. write:—" Wenotice in your Thursday's paper a para-graph to the effect that the market wasabsolutely glutted with peaches, and thatprime peaches were sold at Ud per lb.As far as our own sales were concernedthat statement is absolutely incorrect-.Except for a few cases of very inferior,over-ripe, hail marked fruit, w'e did notsell any fruit at I.UI per lb." Our state-ment was that " choice peaches wereselling wholesale at and 2d per lb.''and we made the statement on theauthority of a leading retailer, whosobusiness it is to know what is doing inall the marts.

The fifth Summer Conference of theNew Zealand Young Women's ChristianAssociation is at present taking place inChrist-church under the leadership of Mi«sHelen T. Barnes, national secretary.Among the leaders and speakers are Rev.Evan Harries (Timarn), Mrs A. Kave(Cliristchuroh). .Miss B. Eoscvear (l),;'u-odin), and Miss Marjorie. Black (Dunedini.During the conference the pageant ' TheTrue Knowledge.' in which the work andaims of the association are visualised, isto be given by representatives from eachcentre. .An attractive programme forgirls under 20 is being arranged underthe leadership of Miss Mary A. Gedofs.

At the Port Chalmers Police Court- thismorning .Messrs Do Mans and Tait. J.j'.s.on the application of the police, grantedprohibition orders against two residents.

The City Fire Brigade received a call at8.31 last evening to attend a lire whichbroke out at the rear of Mr Calloway's,blacksmith, at tiro corner of Moray place.On their arrival it was found that a stackof firewood had caught fire, as the resultof overheating from the forge, or by someburning sticks having been thrown on it.The flames were extinguished before anydamage was done. The St. Kilda Fire-Brigade received a call yesterday, but thealarm proved to be a. false one.

Tho rain which fell last night on thedry and thirsty land was badly needed.Trifling showers were experienced duringthe afternoon, and at 9.00 rain began tocome down steadily, and continued tillabout 3 o'clock this morning. The fallrecorded by Mr I'aulin's gauge at Opohowas 88 points.

The number of appeals dealt with bythe Otago Military iSsrvico Hoard at Bal-clutha yesterday totalled 49, and were dis-posed of as follows:—Appeals allowed,13; adjourned sine die under conditionsrequiring appellants to remain in theirpresent occupation, 12: ndjournod for fur-ther con.Mdera.tion, etc., 9: appeals dis-missed, 7: time allowed in which to sir-range affairs. 5; appeals withdrawn, 3.The sitting occupied five hours.

Following the, praetico established >'nconnection with the first Dominion appleshow, which was held last your, thy pro-ceeds of the second show, to bo held'inUunedin in ilay next, will be dividedamongst the different war funds. Stepswith regard to the representation, of theCanterbury fruitgrowers ;it this year'sshow are to be discussed at a meeting offruitgrowers to bo held to-day. Amongstthe matters to be discussed will be thequestion of whether a Canterbury displaywill b* made. If that is decided on themeeting will be asked to set up variouscommittees. To one, of these committeeswill be referred the matter of the designfor the Canterbury display, so that whenthe display is made hj will be staged inaccordance with plans that have beenapproved by those interested. "'Waysand means " will lie the chief concern ofanother committee', who will be chargedwith the duty of providing funds to meetthe, expenso concerned with the generaldisplay from Canterbury, and also witlithe Canterbury exhibits. Another com-mittee will bo required to arrange for thecollection of fruit, especially early ripen-ing kinds, and also for their storage incool stores. It is expected that the move-ment will be taken up enthusiastically,and that Canterbury will make a credit-able showing alongside the other fruit-growing, disArjets ot the Dominion.;

Mr Paulin telephoned at 11 a.m. to-day :S.W. .to S,B. winds; fine for 24hours.

Since September last, when the anti-shouting legislation was introduced, therehas- been a distinct falling off in* thenumber of offenders arrested in Dunedinfor drunkenness. Last year 706 offenders(including 54 women) were charged withdrunkenness in the City Police Court—anincrease of 29 on the previous total.

_ Great success has attended the estab-lishment by the- Victorian Education De-partment of the Young Workers' Guild,with the object of affording children anopportunity of contributing from theirown earnings to the war relief fund ofthe department. Under the rules of thisguild, when evidence has been given that£1 has been earned by the child's ownefforts, a certificate is* awarded, si.tmedby the Minister and the Director ofEducation. Of the 38,0C0. children whohave enrolled themselves as members ofthe guild, more than 2.000 have succeededin earning £l. The efforts of memberstake various- forms for earning money—-for example, trapping rabbits, raisingpoultry, pardoning, wire and leather work"soiling of old papers, metals, bottles-, andtho making of various kinds of useful andornamental articles.

"Don't you think your mother wouldbo woman enough to stand the shock ofparting from you when she knows von aregoing to do your duty to your country? "

was the question put to an appellant bythe Wellington Military Service. Board.The appellant had no 'particular answerto make, and he was reminded that manya lovmg mother had had to make thegreat sacrifice of parting with her son.For a city of its population Dunedin hasagain to be congratulated on its freedomfrom crime of a serious nature. The totalnumber of offences reported for theyear was 1 475, as against 1.519 for 1915Uist year the number of offenders arrestedfor theft (really the most serious offenceknown here) was 135. as against 189 forthe previous year.

Owing to tho threshing mill owners notbeing able to procure men to work theirplants, many of the farmers in the. Ash-burton County who intended to threshtroin the stook have bean compelled tostack. A mill-owner, speaking to a repre-sentative of the 'Lvttelton Times,' statedthat so far he had been able to procureonly a driver. In order to have thethreshing done farmers would have to clubtogether and find men for the machines._ "Everything is normal in both camp?just now," sairl Surgeon-general Hender-son tDireotor-gWral of Medical Service)to a 'New Zealand Times's" representativeon Wednesday. "There are onlv I'mi-men in hospital at Trentham, and none oftne rases is .serious: while, at Featherstonthere are 10 cases in hospital. Of these,fwo cases—one of measles and tho oilieroi para-typhoid—are. serious. The measlescase has much improved and the para-typhoid case is doing as well as could beexpected.'

Our Mosgiel correspondent writes :—Fortne month ended December 51. 1916, therainfall recorded at Mosgiel was 92 points,ram falling on five days onlv. consequentlythe outlook for tho farmers' has been any-flung but promising, the ground bavin- avery parched appearance. The position,which was a serious one, has been greatlyrelieved by the rain which fell18 points being recorded. Rain startedtailing at 3.30 p.m. in earnest, and at 11p.m. it was accompanied by thunder andlightning. A lar 2 e number of the red-dents are still away hoHdaviug, mostly atBrighton and Talon .Mouth' "

Reiemng to the operations of the StateWheat Board, the New South WalesMinister of Agriculture stated a few daysago that thereis every prospect of a netreturn to the farmer on the 1915-16 cropof ms 2d clear of all expenses. Approxi-mately 60.000.000 bushels were deliveredto lho pool, and so far 15.600.0C0 budieLshave been shipped away. A similar quan-tity was used locally, leaving approxi-mately half the crop in hand at the endof the year. This, however, has been soldto the British Government. The financialoperations of the State wheat office havebeen on a gigantic scale, the cash receiptsduring the year totalling close upon£6,1/00,000, while shipments which havebeen made, but which have not beendrawn for, amount to another £2.000.000.These shipments not drawn for will berealised in London, and set off against theadvance made by the. Imperial Govern-ment earlier in the year. The net in-debtedness of the pool to the banks andthe Imperial Government in resnect toadvances made to enable payments to bemade to fanners amounts to £2.C00.C00.The amount paid to the farmers at therate of ?,s per bushel represent*£30.000,000. '

Tt is reported that measles are fairlyprevalent in the city and suburbs at pre-sent, a good number of cases being undermedical treatment. With a view" to re-ducing the ride of infection amnnsrst in-fants to a minimum, tbe authorities i\f theKaritane-Harris Hospital are dodrous thatvisitors to that institution shall not allowchildren to accompany them—for tbe p'e-sont, .at all events.

Notification of Sunday services as onume.rated below appears in our advertcolumns:—Ans»li.~nn: All Saints'. Presbvle-i-inn: First Church, Knox Church, '>(■.Anurrws. .Conh-ea.t Valley. Caversliam,Jenmsula. Morningfon. MussclburLdi «;

Obir. Chalmr-vs. M-.-Ao^Lst: Trinity. VemraiMi«:on, ?.!orn;n ? l.iii. Carg-ill -Road p,P]!p_Icnowes. \\ codkire.gh. X.E. Valley, TJ-nid-WStreet. Kow, Abbofsford. Ruvcnsh6iirn--\ R<y=-lyn, liaori Hill. St. Kilda. Congregational,Moray Place. Leuh Street. St. Clair, Kin-Sncc!. Baptist: Hanover StreetCavci-sham.. Xonh-east Vailey. Church 'ofvhrist: Tabernacle, South Dimedin-lornmgion, .Rosivn, X.E. Vabrr Fil'ouiHreet. Choral Jlali. Thoosopr" n,P ='aMclpiuanE, Flayfair Slreei, Jf.!]. "?pirinialfUCr.urcVt.

New season's photographic poods: excel-lent stock now arriving. Cameras from 6sbend your order early to H. J. Gill, 11 ar ,,iJ 3 Frederics: street, Dll.lc.lin. 'Phone IHi—[Advt.l '"

The pupils of Wa.itahuna. West School ha.ypsent 10.; for the Jack "craw-el! fund.The place par excellence, easy run In-motor, only 27 minutes bv iraiii:" E\<-hnii"V>i'e.i Rooms, Mosgiei.—[Advt.]V\T o thair.-k Mie Orient, Companr (through

tuc TTkioh S..S. Compaiiv) for a. batch ofliterature relative to the great, war.Watson's No. 10 is a little dearer thanmost whiskies, hut is worth the monevlAdvt.lMho. monthly ni3efing of the Dtinedin andSuburban Operative Butchers' Union will beheld in the Trades Ha!', on ATon.-b.y evenhi"

ac 8 o'clock. ' '""

And no matter how dirty the dailies are"Xo Itul/bing" Laundry I-jclp works likemagic in eteiring out iiie dirt. Don't accentnicro imitations. ,T. 11. Hancock and Co.fcoiilh jDnncdin.—[Advt.] 'The Kaikorai 'Rand will play in the Botan-ical Garden? to-morrow ai'tcrnoom A pro-gramme of popular numbers, including th"march ' Waldmere,' will be. given.Speight's ale and c-tout ara acknowledged

by tho Dominion public to be tho best "onihe market.—(.A<r*t.]Tho JJlucskin A. and P. Society'a annualshow will be held on SaUudav next-. Ar-itmgenicnU have been made for the secondexpress north to stop az Waitafi. ;

Bo firm. Insist on gettinn- Watson's No10, the best of wlnskies.—[Advt.]The monthly meeting o£ the Dimedin andJlosgicl Woollen .Mills Employees' Union

will be held in the Trades Hall, "Dimedin, onWednesday next, at 8 p.m.Ladies i ecommend Martin's Apiol and SteelPills. Sold by all chemists and stores. Seayou get the genuine.—[Advt.]A lecture, entitled ' Tho Church and theToiler.' will be delivered, in St. JosepUVHall. Rattray i-treei, on Monday evening, at8 o'clock, by ihc Very Rev. W. J. Locking-

ton, S.J.', o: Melbourne. This subject is ofworld-wide interest,, and in the hands of suchan experienced lecturer an interestinsr treat-ment is assured.

Akaroa has safest- sea-bathing in theworld; no dangers for smallest children.Under the shade of its beautiful native, tree3your holiday is delightful.—fAtlvt.'T

The. Walkouaiti Borough Council insert anotice re wasting water' or using a hose.

BIG FIRE AT HAMILTON

1 TIMBER FACTORY ABLAZE.A HEAVY LOSS.

[Per United Pkess Association.]. HAMILTON, January 5.

A disastrous firo is raging in Hamilton,the whole of the factory and iijnTjer yardof Messrs Ellis and Burnand being ablaze.The fire started at 5 o'clock, and it issupposed that it originated in the engineroom. Within 10 minutes the factory wasftmass of flame, and, with a stroiK'"Windblowing, the fire lapped across the" inter-vening road and took hold of large stacksof dried timber. The premises and yardsoccupyabout eight acres, and atth?. time of

wiring (8 p.m.) the occupants of the dwel-lings nearby were removing their furniture,while efforts were being made to save thelarge bulk store of the. New Zealand Loanand Mercantile .Agency Company in thestation yard, which adjoins. The factorvwas completely demolif-hed". tho only thin'standing being the strong'room, With thebooks intact.

, The most serious feature is the destruc-tion of largo stocks or butter-box timber,which requires to bo of special qualityand thoroughly seasoned. As Messrs Ellisand Burnand are the biggest butter-boxmanufacturers in the North Island, manvfactories are likely to suffer in' conse-quence, though the linn are sending downa special staff of workmen to their Kin.-.'Country mills to endeavor to fulfil orders!A good deal of manufactured joinery wason the. premises, and at_tho Last assess-ment the stock was valued at £25.000.This was totally destroyed. The stockand premises were insured for about£IO,OOO, mainly in the Commercial Unionoffice.

TOTAL DAMAGE £21,000.

HAMILTON, January 6.Ihe efforts of the brigade were con-siderably hampered by the. low waterpressure, but

" managed to prevent itspreading to adjacent dwellings, while thebulk store of the New Zealand LoanCompany was saved.

The total damage is now assessed at£21,000, the insurances amount to £8.150.and arc held by the Commercial UnionOffice.

PERSONAL

At^ yesterday's sitting at Wellington ofthe New Zealand Educational Institute thofollowing officers were elected-—Presi-dent. Mr L. T. Deberry; vice-president,Mr A. N. Burns: secretary, Mr H. A.Parkinson ; treasurer, Mr E. W. Just ;non-official members of executive—NorthIsland. Mr R. L. M'Jlrov ; South Island,Miss M'Kcm-'ie.

"Our Ov. 11" wires from Chridchurch :

A cable me«-a-je ha-; been received fromEngland announci:!- the death of Dr K.A. Nathan, win j->.c(iM\d his professionin the Leeslou - l; iiici for several years.The late Dr Nuihnn bad a great deal of,experience in bis profession," having beenassociated with leading institutions in theOld Country before coming out to New-Zealand, and was regarded as one of theforemost, medical men in the Dominion.Unfortunately ill-health dogged the doctorfor manv years.

To-morrow (Sunday), at 7 p.m.. in theSalvation Army Barracks at Souih Dun-edin. Envoy and Mrs Jackson, who havebeen appointed by Commissioner Hodderto assist Chaplain-captain Green in theSalvation Army Institute at Featherstoncamp, will be farcwelled. The envoy hieifor inany_ years been a prominent figurein_ Salva&iou Army circles. Being overmilitary age, Envoy Jackson was 'unableto serve his country at the battle's front,but he feds that'his country demandssome sacrifice at this time of crisis. Cap-tain M'Kenzie feels assured that the pub-lic, especially the envoy's manv friends,will avail themselves of. the final oppor-tunity of heanrifr the envoy for some'timeto wine, and. also to wish him and hiswife success in their new sphere of labor.The Rev. 11. Allen Job has decided todecline the call to tbe pastorate of theTimaru Congregational Church, as he de-sires to continue and consolidate bis workat the .Linwood Congregational Church.

ACCIDENTS AND DEATHSMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED AT PORT

CHALMERS.An elderly man named George dough,

employed ns a joiner by tho Union SteamShip Company, met with painful and seri-ous injuries at Port Chahneis this morn-ing. If appears that whiio walking be-tween the railway lines near tho com pane'solilci-s lie was knocked down bv a truck.The wheels passed over bin "right, Icj,which was badly iaeera.t-jd. while' he w*;badly cut. aheurM.he head and right armand rigrtt tide. The unfortunate man wasattendee! to by Dr B.uchy, of tha hospitalship Mahciio, alter which he was broughtto Dunedin and admitted to the- Hospitaltor treatment. The. institution, authori-ties reported, this nitornooii that Olom'-was m n very bad way. It, was foundthat his kg was so b.-uliy injured that it,ban to be ampuiatrd. The injured man i--60 years of a .se, and resides at Dom-Vterrace. North-east Valley.'

Karl Hillsprnjii. employer! a.- cook onthe srhoor-r .[foilto. v.:as "admitted to theR-'>.-piu«l thii= morning, suffering from in-juries C> i;U h-ad. When coming out ofthe siup's ea.bin. he dipped •'!) "a Kur-sdoorstop, and stnudt his h0:,,! on {',„-

metal, ininefmg f-ovoial severe scab)««-miH!p. H<, was y o ,;o ,ied to ho makingsatisfactory pi oe.rcfss this afternoon.

A somewhat peculiar accident iK .fel Pri-vate Andrew Scouliar. a member of 1)Company. 2?nd Iseinf.jrcomo.ins. this morn-ing. It appeals (hat Private Kcouliar msengaged yo--.io.ixjay in cleaning out a small-bore nih\ Tie took down the. rifle againthis morning., and when t!io harr-d waspomt.iiio- toward* hip feet iris fiHirers rauiein contact with the trigger. The rifle wa<.loaded, and the bullet went through Idsright foot. Ho was remitted to tho, JTo=V-pital j"op trMitment, T.l is not exported.tlia.t. the. injury will prove of ?,. morions ,r ,_

fure. Private Seoullar had been vi?:ti;iVhis homo at 2C6 Melboiiriw street on finalleave-, and was to liawe left for TivnliminIn is rooming.

A sad accident happened in the Tnver-carcill railway yard yesterday at midday.resulting in the death of Terence Ch.irles-fnn Pnri-owes. nine-ypar-old =Oll of .Senior-sergeant P> tin-owes. ' The deceased a.iid hiseider brother were playing in the van!,where shunting operations wero in'pro-gress, and Terence, was runningaway from bis brother, wlionthe lir-st. ofn line of detached trucks struck him.-serious injuries being sustained, resultingin his death -at the hospital an liour afteradmission.

THE COURTS-TO-DAYCITY POLICI- COURT.

(Brf.->r<? FT. A. Young, I'V.r,., s.M.)Drunkenness.—David Williamson EM is

was Jmed £4 '.i7- 14 days' imprisonment.A Soldier in Tivml)k".-—J;mie< Woods, asoldier, was charge* wiin si;'alin K a nori-

manteau and contents, of the. total valueof £5 6s 6ri. the property of Thomas Rvan.—Sonior-pcrgenni Km ton said that'thecomplainant- was_ staying at ttie GladstoneHotel. On the oOth'of "last- month he. loft-his portmanteau in the passageway. Dur-ing absence accused stole the v.on-mant-e-u!, which he pawned for 10s.

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left the contents in a right-of-way. Ac-cused had •evidently been drinkinV Hosaid he was a member jn£ the First Rein-iorcemviit-s', and under! at (Jal'ipoii.He had ro-enlistod, and was now a lance-corporal in the 25rd Reinforcements.—Accused was fined £3 or 14 clays' imprison-ment, and was ordered to refund i-ho 10sto the pawnbroker.

STRANDED STEAMER MAITAILATER PARTICULARS EXPECTED ON

MONDAY.crew TO-

MORROW.It is expected that a full report of. t-ho

recent stranding of the Union Company'sroyal mail steamer Maitai on the reef atRarotonga will be distributed throughouttho Dominion on Monday. The news ofthe accident is being anxiously awaited bvthe Union Company and the'public. Acf-viee has boon received that the steamerwinch colled at Rarotonga will arrive atAuckland on Monday morning with theMaitai's mails, passengers, and the majo-rity of tho crew. This steamer was onher way from London to Auckland whenshe received a wireless message to proceedto the Maitai's assistance.

MINISTER OF EDUCATIONTJSAOH ERK' CONGRATULATION'S.[Per United Press Association-.]

WELLINGTON", January 6.'the Teachers' Conference unanimouslyresolved that the Minister of Education

(the Hon. J. A. Hanar,) be congratulatedon his fair stand in refusing a request fortlie subsidising of denominational schools.

LATE SHIPPINGSAlLED.—January 6.

Rosamond, s.s. (3 p.m.), 721 tons, Ran-kin, for Wellington and Napier.

Tho Rosamond arrived at Dunedinearly this morning from Bluff, and sailedthis afternoon for Wellington and Na-pier v.-itb general cargo.

The Government steamer Hinemoa isexpected to leave Wellington about Wed-nesday next on her round trip to SouthIsland lighthouses.

The Kaitangata is expected to leaveAdelaide to-day for Edithlmrg and Wal-laroo to load salt and fertilisers for Tim-aru and Lyttolton.

The Kakapo is now fixed to leave Syd-ney to-dav for Newcastle to load coalfor Dunedin. She is expected to clear

New South Wales port about th&middle of next week.

The Union Company advise that theWaipori is not now expected to leave Kai-para until Tuesday for Melbourne andAdelaide.

The harquentine Senorita arrived atSydney yesterday from Auckland after apassage of 17 days. Tho vessel has afull cargo of timber for discharge at theNow South "Wales port.

THE K7A ORA.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. localfor the Shaw. Savill. and Albion

liner Ivia, Ora. -wore advised this morningthat the vessel is expected to leave Lyt :

tel ton at 6 p.m. to-day for Dunedin. She.should arrive here, to-morrow, and willberth at the Victoria wharf to dischargeseveral hundred tons of general merchan-dise from Liverpool.

LATEST CONCERNING PORTHACKING.

Later telegraphic advice received thismorning by Messrs J. W. Swift and Co.,local agents for the steamer Port Hack-ing, states that the Lyttolton agents hopeto despatch the vessel from that port atdaybreak to-morrow for Dunedin. Sheshould, therefore, arrive off the Heads on.Monday morning, but. as the vessel willhave to wait for high wafer she -willprobably not berth .at the Dunedin wharfuntil about 4 p.m. on Monday,

TRAINING SHIP AMOKU.RA.The Government, training ship Amo-

kurajs to leave Wollingloir'in about twoor force -weeks' time, on her periodicaltrip to the Kemiadei- Islands in <piest ofcastaways, 'Tho boys are due back onboard tiie vessel next Tuesday from theirChristinas vacation.

PORT VICTOR AT MELBOURNE.The Commonwealth and Dominion liner

Port Victor (formerly Muritai) arrived atMelbourne on December 30 from London.The. vessel will suhs.--o,uontly visit. Sydney,then Auckland, Napier, and Wellingtonto complete discharging her Homo cargo.She is expected to reach Wellington about,January 20.

SHIPPING TELEGRAMS.TNVERCAROTU, January 6.—Noon.

Invercargill, for Dunedin.SVDNEV. January 5.Spnon'tn. har-quentine. from Auckland.AUCKLAND. January 6.—10.30 a.m.,

HuaniM, schooner, from Cook Islands.WELLINGTON. January 6.—To sail8 p.m., Paloona, tor Hoh'arl and Moi-

bourne.

THE SOUL OF A SOLDIERA snldiPr of Onndn- Private. Bejtram

«. Uylor. of the 27tli P,r,tialica-i-in «,

letter from 4 -hc front, cwstalbs.v-. in nob].».].".n?iwr:e. snriie. of tho ihoue.hu and fee']-iniT. of hi- fellow--oldiors fa.>e to lace inFr;mce with the 00--,t War. He is notboastful. ;.or d:;.ps lie sin- <-iin:T,s= of hate>;!?:::nst the enemy. On the oontraiv, hortvoals instead ;i hra.vo and paiient iieart,deeply sii;red by ihe awfuiiT.-ss of war.the horror end tragedy of it all. and theterrible responsibility 'of those who haveimposed if. on the world. TTis expeiienccshav.? for him n. message v.-Jiic.h v/j'l 00stT.i.i.dd to the heart of overy lover of thetrue .and (lie beautiful. This fs what hewrote t.> his father:

V\ e are here fichtinp an ideal.We are not boie. t'o.v ulory. Tbexe isno glory in flnyiiur n f«Uow-man.—a. M-low-creat-iie. in Ood's image.>\ e are not Iters for fun or our amuse-ment. 'I here k no fun or amusementin modern warfare. Wo are here iitdii-i.iig for peace, for the fellowship of 11 tanin it* iuH'Csv. for ihe eoua!rights of the .both for men andfor nations. When I joined the- Ctina-dian army 1 did 30 after a careful sur-vey of the question from all sides andangles. 1 will not mention now thecauses of the war. They are too wellknown to need repeatine;." Sufficient thatCanada end the Allies are. right, amimy duly lay. a.-; a Christian and as a,gentleman, to try and do what I could,as well as ] could, to bring the war toa successful conclus-.on.

Revenge, is r.n unworthy im]nils<?. andT will not cherish it. for nivsoif • butsome, guilty ones must some .lav bopiuiisli.-l for tho grievous wioiigs"thoyh.-ivo. done and .sins committed/ Thereic. a. Higher Judgv, in whose, hands allthis resU. .My ][fo is also in His koe--:ng. Our only prayer in. the.=o- <l!iv.-<must bo to teach us to s.iv "Not oursbuf Thy will bo done. (1 Lord."

Thousands ot (Vmadians have abx-advdied, and probably many more will di<; .a.ud we will not gi'udjro the dying if weaccomplish what we set out to"do. How-ever, if party pciitieis and corrupt orAvo.ik ofticials athome offset and losefor us what we have fought and diedfor out here, dying will have htiilbeen worth while, for we will havedone our best; bia it will make, us loseto a greflt extent the satisfaction ofdyin,cr.Private Bertram Taylor laid down his

life during the fight for Courceiatte. Tohis father he said : •'And the big idea I'want to impress on you is that if it is,my lot to die. I am f-afisfjod.'' And hiswish -was gratified. His words will .stimu-late do their duty, and Insexample will live a more, enduring .monu-ment than brass to this true gentlemanand gallant hero.—Vancouver 'World.'

TROTTINGFOKBURY MILE RECORD.

In connection with tho summer meetingof the Forbiirv -JPark Trotting Club thoowners of Admiral Wood and AdelaideDirect have agreed to attack tho miletrack record (2mm B|sec). Should the at-tempt be _ successful tho owner of thehorse making the new record receives apurse of lOOsovs from the club.

AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING.Tho Auckland Trotting Club concluded

their Summer Meeting to-day in fineweather. The track was in good" order, andtho attendance large. Results:

Tamaki Handicap (harness), ljm.—Scientist 1, Dignity 2, Sweet Memory 3.All started. Won by three lengths.- Time,omin 51sec.

OUR AUCKLAND LETTER«.

[Special to the • Stab.']

Wednesday.CONTRASTS. .

Fifty thousand pounds through the toteand one recruit at the. station answeringhie country's call was the sort of perform™ance- Auckland has been putting Tip duringthe past week. On Mondav last £73.491went, on the. totalisator at Ellerslie- course,being no lessthan £10,876 increase on theinvestments for the corresponding day lastyear. And Britain is having meatless daysand statesmen are calling to the people topractice economy, and the ruined people oiBelgium and Serbia cry aloud for bread 1Tt is a wonderful country we live in.Wherever the young, able-bodied men camefrom, tney were in imposing numbers atthe races, and they seemed to have plentyof money to spend. Recruiting posterswere distributed amongst the crowd, andI have heard that a recruiting sergeantsecured, the promise of one man to enlistlater on. Meanwhile the Recruiting Com-mittee arc circularising volunteers, whowere previously medically rej-eet-ed, asking-them, to come up for re-examination. The

! medically unfit are to be called on to| volunteer again, while all those men ontho racecourse pursue, their pleasure andput up records in totalisator investments!Th« total on the tot,? for the Ellerslieraces for the four da-vs was £257,228. aAew Zealand record.

It has been a rush week: the wholecountryside has been rushing round undprthe impression that, it was having a, goodtime. 'The high prices for produce re-sulted in the farmers and tho farmers'sons coming to town with moue.v to burn,and. the city has had a boom trade week,and every'hotel and boarding-house liasbeen crowded out. One dnv—Smidav—-was blazing hot. On Monday it rainedmorning and evening. Tuesday morainewas ushered in with a thunderstorm anilbrilliant lightning displays. The after-noon was a time"of brialit. hot sunshine,and at 6 o'clock a tropical downpour com-menced. Contrasts havo been ratherplentiful this week.

THAT STRIKE RUMOR.Whence do these occasional strike rumors

come? Periodically .a hint of ;i. coining.strike in some industry or other will begiven, then it will get.'into the Kress, andthen it will go ail over the Dominion. Byand by. as nothing happens, people forgetall about- it. The latest rumor threateneda big strike at "Waihi. Gradually it cotsifted down to the whisper that 'the Fit-ters' Union wore going on strike, but thepeople who knew least about it were themembers of tin? Fitters' Union, and nowwe learn that it was another'unfoundedrumor. There i.s morethan a suspicionthat the rumors of strikes, like rumorsof other tiling*, originate .'with a littlecoterie of active. I.WTW. agents, who areoperating in New Zealand,"and one won-ders if there is German gold at stake.

A COACH ACCIDENT._ The OpotikiAYhakataiie coach was cap-sized at Whakaiane Junction last week.

Mails were being erred, to the Wha-katane-Rotorua coach, when the housesattached to the Opotiki coach suddenlyreared up and throwing the coachover ju.si near the school. .Miss M'. Wal-ker, was pinned beneath thevehieleT her arm being bioken and onehand severely lacerated. Two otherlanv passengers escaped with abrasions,while the driver, Atkinson, had his kneeinjured.

SOME STATISTICS.The -end of a year always brings along

its crop of statistics, which are usefulthings for proving the other fellow in thewrong. The IVirf. authorities announcethat 9,256 persons arrived and 9.048 de-parted. As compared with 1915. theseiipures show a decrease of arrivals by467 and an increase of departures hy 523.fto that we lost peoi:lo coining and 'o-oing.If 9,043 departed by sea, tlie passport de-partment- must 'have had a busy time.

Ihen we. learn that we were presented,in the, city, with 3,265 babies in 1916, anincrease of 75 over the litgle strangers of1915. There were 1,420 deaths during theyear, which total was an increase of 70over (he figures for 1915. The marriage*,however, did no), increase; they decreasedby 455, the figures being 1,546 marriagesin 1916, a= compared with 1.801 in 1915.

Then we collected net Customs and beerduty during the year to th,-. tune nf£995.158. as' compared with £369,171 for1915. Of the increase of £125.987 theCustoms duties accounted for £115,969.and beer duty £IO,OIB. A fairly solidrevenue was provided by beer, no" less asum than £59.510 heinc naid in beer dutyin 1916. * ' '

Gold and silver export decreased. Goldvalued at, £795,00-5 went ou(, a; comparedwith £863.490 in 1915. and silver valued nf£34.925. as compared wi'ii £95.566.

And yet. in spile of all the mass of offi-cial figures, the statistician i= never ableto tell us how many beans make five,

MORE VET.The rain I am about to mention mav ho

the same rain T previously referred to. bu(there's mnro of if. Six feet of rain foilhero during 1916. To ho exact, (he tot;;Ifall for 'ho year was 67. lOin. whereas ouraverage for the laM, 6~> vpur? has boon42.00in. The year 1.916 "flooded out allprevious record? in rainfall in Auckland,and several times (he monthly record ivssswamped. ?\o loss than S.o?in foil in De-cember, and (he previous highest Decern-her fall was 7.46 in away back in J 879.while the average for the 12th rmmfh i-S.TPin. August was the wettest, month.i(? total being 10.06in. li is some sort ofcoin fort to consider that abnormal stormson the sun. virls Mr \Yrn<_Me, are respon-sible for all the wet day? we have bad,but one would soareoly imagine, that thesun storm? would throw all the moistureat Auckland and mi?? Oantorbm'v. Still,the grass "rows green in Auckland ju?ttiow. and the daily cow produces muchlacte.il fluid, and the dairy farmer waxesrich and piosperous.

FRUIT SCAROR.Auckland is likely to suffer from a nro-nounced shortage of stone, fruit (hi? sea-

son. The honvv and frequent rains pre-vented the fertilisation of bloom essentialto the setting of the hvH. and all stnnp.fruit? are expected to be ?a\]-cr and a highprice. It ha? also been a. disastrous sea-son for strawlverry Grower?, but ;1 e rainshave had Ihe unexpected and unusual re-sult of bringing on a second crop of ber-ries, and the strawberry season is likely tolast a. fortnight longer than usual, drape?,on the other hand, appear likely to provea good crop, and high value? are expectedin view of (he shortage, in other lines.

6 .THE EVENING STAR,- SATURDAY,' JA'NTTATR.Y .ft. 1917.

SIGNIFICANT FACTS CONCERNINGTHOMSON'S

"PURITY"CARBONATED WATERS AND

CORDIALS,

"THOMSON'S" were selectedfrom .ill New Zealand for'■ our boys " on the HospitalShips.

The Dunedin, Timaru, Tnrer-oargill and Oamaru hospitalsuse "Thomson's."

The purity, quality, andflavor of Tliomson's aretestified to by Sir CharlesE. Cameron, of Dublin, C.8.,M.D., F.R.C.P., F.R.C.S.,F.1.C., and by B. GodwinClayton, F.1.C., F.C.S., London-two of Great Britain'sforemost analysts.

In open competition with thaworld's best, Thomson's havewon 26 gold medals and 31first-class certificates—-an Australasian record.

THOMSON'S—that's the nam*.

IN MAKING

CEE'AMO'AT'A(Cream o' tha Oat)

Only the Choicest Oats are

selected1, and the process of

manufacture: is strictly me-

chanical, not chemical.

Dslieious Natural Flavor.

Absolute Purity

SURF-BATHING WEATHER.

BROWN, EWING, AND CO.,

Arft now offering a choice assortment ofShapes and Colorings in

LADIES* BATHING COSTUMES,In Navy, Brown, Saxe, Reseda, and Royal,

5s 6d, 5s lid, 6s lid, 7s 6d, 8s 6d, 8s lid,10s 6d, te 14s 6d.

BATHING CAPS, in Pure B übber, OiledSilk, and Macintosh. i

Macintosh, is 3d, is 6<l, 1b lid, 2s 3d each.Oiled Silk, 3s lid, 4s 6VI, 4s lid, 5s 6d each.Pnre Rubber, 2a 3d, 2a 9d, 3s 6d, 3s lid,

4s 6d each. jBATHING SANDALS (White only), in all j

sized, 3s lid pair. j

BROWN, EWING, AND CO.,Dunedin'* Busy Business Centre,

' DENTIST,BANK OP AUSTRALASIA,

Corner of Bond and Rattray streets(Next Telegraph Office).

Telephone 1,859.

PHOTOGRAPHY.EST POCKET" KODAKS.

"The Soldiers' Kodak."Now in Stock.

Photographio Goods Just Arrived.Printing and Developing.

N.Z. CAMERA CO.. Octason.

FUNERAL NOTICE.THE Friends of the late Silas Edward

Brooks (and family) are respectfully in-vited to attend bin Funeral, winch will leavefcho iresidenoo tjf his mother-in-law, 18Broughton street, South Dunedin, on MON-DAY, Bth, 2.50, for tho Southern Cemetery.

FRAPWELL AND HOLGATE(Late Cole and Springer),Undertakers, 206 George street.

ITOPE AND KINASTON, Undertakers. 30J- St. Andrew street. Tel. 2,602; privateresidence, 133. Day and Night. Estab. 1888.S. ARCHER AND CO. (late manager

.-..1« Cole and Springer), Undertaker, 219George street. Tol. 3,102, day and nijjht.

"g?.RAPWELL AND HOLGATEA. (Successors to Colo and Springer),

CERS AND MONUMENTISTS,ouu ucuige and Princes stroet south.

Estab. 1874. Tels: Undertaker. 410, dayand night. Private, 441 and 486.

AVidoTS in Korea never remarry, notcr how ypnng they may be. Even tl:•they had been married only a month,never take, a second husband.

More than 7,000.000 women are now iing in trades and professions in Britain,the Y.M.C.A. is nuikintr a wart imp ;i

for £25,000, so that hostels, canteens,rest rooms may be provided' for i•workers.

It, is well known that colliers do not sufferfrom phthisis. Although coaldust docs notkill germs, it. has come to bo regarded toymedical Jn?n as a preventive of phthisis.Town dwellers and smokers in' introducingsmoke particles into their lungs, educate"Tiejqi to deal with harmful foreign bodies.

At a dinner given by ilio officers of the.London recruiting area to Lord Derby, ihemenu card, signed by all the officers present,was said three times, and realised £6OO forLady Paget's blind soldiers’ fund.

A child of 3ft should weigh 2st 81b, and r.pto 4ft 21b marc for cadi- inch of height.Thence the increase is 2jjh,

Eleven more Hun firms .have h«n wound

LATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

OTAGO HARBOR BOARD.

SENIOR AXD JUNIOR CADETS

A PPLIOATTONS (accompanied by copiestrx. of testimonials, if tuiy, stating age)~-ill be received for the Positions of

SENIOR OADBIVat a salarr of £4O perannum; and JUNIOR CAXtET, at nsalary of £26 10s per annum.

Applications to be by letter only, and inapplicant's own handwriting.

W. J. BARDSLEY,Secretary,

(jth January, 1917.

LATE ADVERTISEMENTS, ,

JESSES ROSS AND GLEN33INING, 'MD., require Experienced

MACHINISTS and FINISHERS for Cos-tumes, Skirts, and Coats.

Also Vacancies for APPRENTICES to thor.oughly leani this useful trade.

APP'y Mr KING.Top Floor Clothing Factory,

High street.

WANTED, URGENTLY,CONSTANT EMPLOYMENT

EXPERIENCED COAT MAKERS andMACHINISTS in all Departments. AlsoTROUSER FINISHERS.

VACANCIES for APPRENTICES to-Learn the Trade.Apply early.

NTSW ZEALAND CLOTHING FACTORY,Dowling street.

WANTED,

«> YOUNG LADIES, bs Apprentices to tha

A. AND T. INGLIS, LTD

WANTED,

9 SMART LADS, as Apprentices to i.h

A. AND T. INGLIS, LTD.

WANTED,

Q DRIVERS FOR CITY AND ONE FORIDOUBLE SUBURBAN" EXPRESS.

N.Z. EXPRESS CO.

WANTED,GROCERY ASSISTANT FOR

INYERCARGILL.Apply (letter only),WRIGHT, STEPHENSON, AND CO.,

LTD., Dunedin.

WANTED,TpXPERIENGED BLOUSE AND START?

MACHINISTS:Also, FEW APPRENTICES.Miss MAOKERSY,

Benjamin -!? Buildings,MacnndiTw street..

SALESMAN all ,l DEMONSTRA-TOR: good salary to competent max

Apply by letter only loM-CULLOOIFS GARAGE.

Stuart, street.

WANTED,

|/|pN to STACK KEROSENE. Applyeavly MONDAY MORNING to

STOREMAN,Vacuum Oil Company. Propty..

Anderson Bav rond.

A SSISTANT STOREMAN. One- aeetr

tomed to bottle work preferred.

TAINES CHEMICAL STORES.

WANTED,((MOAT HANDS, COAT AND DENIM

MACHINISTS. Also, APPREN-TICES and IMPROVERS to all branches.STANDARD CLOTHING FACTORY,

Willis street, Richardson street.

CARTER, to take

Apply at once,CROWN" MILLS,

Manor pia.ee.

"EN USED TO HANDLING BOTTLEJLnnanont job to poor] men, if suitable.

THOMSON AND CO.

WANTED,

ApplyR. HUDSON AND CO.,

Biscuit and Confectionery Manufacturers,30 Ca.stlc-st.rfet.

PJHITB PAPER FOR WRAPPING-UP'* V FOR SALE.

'STAR' OFFICB,Bond street.

J INOTYPE OPERATOR WANTED.&J Apply

MANAGER ' SUN,'Ohri^tchurch.

"K) LET, splendid New Shop and Dwell-ing, corner, near now St. Clair School;

suit grocer and_ confectioner. Apply 11 Hazelavenue, Laver.'ham.

TANTED Known--That Billheads, Circu-V t lars. Cards, Programmes, and General

Printing of every description are executc4at the' 'Evening Star' Office et Moforat*

THE EVENING- STAR,- SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917. 7LATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

HOLIDAY Bariains at T. Ross's.—FinsWhite Lislo Stockings, Is, Is 6d, Isll.d; Black ditto, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is lid, 2a6d.

BLACK Cotton Stocking, Is, Is 3d: BlackCashmere Stockings, Is lid, 2s 6d;Black Silk Ankle Stockings, Is lid to 6s 6d

TJvVV Kid Gloves, black and "all colors, 3s-

» 6d, 4s 6d, 5s 6d: now Suede Gloves5s 6d nnd 6s 6d.

STILISH Neckwear, embroidered Organdielid, Is 6d, Is lid, 2s 6d; roal MalteseLace Collars from 2s lid, Tieß from 3s 6d.

u.uMuawxiKi Value in White Em-J-J brotdcred Mushn Blouses, Is, Is 11<1£ s }H : n

nCoh

,

"VVhito Voile Blouses, 4a lid'bs lid, 7s 6d.iPROTirR Raincoats, 17s 6d; Feathi

- Boas, 5s lid; Umbrellas, 2s lid AtI. Ros-ss, 6 George street and Princes

-,-.■ ANTED, for cash clients, 4 and.;* 5-room-d House.-?, South Dunedin, tox"' Harris, auctioneer.A THOROUGHLY

-V Wants a Position as Housekeeper totwo or Mirr.c people. AiWrcis " Musical,"'Star' Office,Who a"re""tfi~6Ta"so"W:ndo..

»» Cleaning Co 9 They do the followingwork:-.CkanWitKWs of Shop*and Houses"fcwub Sloors; also Specialists at Soi-inc/Cleaning; Carpets Beaten, Rela.id: 'bookearly. 'Phone 3,250.

sL\r superior-

Tmms"\Vo7naii~asv Apply Post Office,.box ld>\, Dunediu.• »*7AMCD, Piano: pood condition; iron

»» U-ame; English or foreign; inspectionr.enc:s?ar>\___Aê«J^s!, (^j^[,ir . office.UfTANTED, intelligent. Boy as office junior;■»» unique opportunity to learn trade

Apply (Monday) Remington TypewriterAs(:m\v,_: \.Z.^xpres.3_ Co.'s Buildings.W"VNTED ' sm:lrf Youth I™~ warehouset V Apply Marshall's Proprietary, Ltd.,31cay place.

\?*7ANTED, SewuTg'sfaînTcrcheliiT-

V V.. g ov . or » a]J _ rusl.vJitiec.

W"A XTED ' AV BoT~aF>*\ . '■■■'«.'' l Sidccu-. "Sidecar,;;

RANTED To Buy," Push" Chalto "Eree;.,"

\Y7AXTED. good General (3 adults'»' ■ = ■"■■•._-'!;'!l.!.v .27 Wkjî.-c.''

.OTANTED, 3i orTh.p. Motor b7|«''•-''' :l1 " 1 where seen. '•;

Motor"CvefeT"vvTtTToT'

CI7AMT-.D, Laborers; 10s a day; hut sun-* * plirnl: permanent work guaranteed to

g:"-.-, ia"t!. Dominion Lime Phosphates Com-pany, Milbuni.."SSTANTED, BlacksmiUi'Tr~HanTyH\lan~;

v v . able lo do up tools, repair "trucks;'good wages. Dominion Lime, and Phos-phates Company, Milburn.WANTED, experienced Cook-Gene

(wages 22s 6d; no washing); alsoHouso-Parlormaid (wages 18s); references in-dispensable. Apply Mrs Moore, "Venard "

Hawthorne avenue, Montington.

WANTED To(double). Address "Twins'' 'Star'

Office.[7ANTED, 5-roomed House; garden;

» v close to City: rent moderate. AddressuCareful," 'Star' Office.good Boy as apprentice! AJ7-v Y ply H. L. Sprosen, chemist, 1 George

W-a.mt.u, z 'i'urntp '.thinners. Lewis,dairyman, North-east Valley.

"MairrSittTafcToTTosbookkeepers good references.

"Second Division,'' ' Star ' Office./ANTED, Companion for invalid elderly

Lady, and capable of doing all house-work: state tcrm.3. Mrs Johnston, 68 Leifchstreet.

IETANTED, smart. Girls over 14 yearsV ¥ Paper Mills. Woodhauerh.WANTED, Office Boy; one just kavinn

school preferred; commercial trainingAssured to the right applicant. \X. Scouhuand Co.. Ltd.

WANThti aumvi;—Dr Aubyu s EpilepsyCure most efficacious in this distress-

ing malady. Scott' 3 Pharmacy, Princesitreet.

/*/ -n\±xju, jiameu «a>cer; day bakiii".T State wages, ete., to Mutual Co-operative. Waiksika.

D, a Second Cook. Apply at

PAPARO.C Coal Mine.—Minersand"aJIclasses of Labor Wanted; full timeand maximum wages. Apply Manager Papa-

W^WEl^Known-for' f Plumbing Repairs ring up C. S. Jen.k.ns and Co., Bowling ttreet.-Wanted To Buy, Old Lead,rtity; best prioo given. Apply

.mberr, George street.Scott's Catarrh Cure

„,, . ~ - „ remedy for catarrh.Obtainablo Scott s Pharmacy, 17 Princesstreet.

ANTED Known—Gmßg-up Sale still. . on. Great Bargains Watches, Plate,and Jewelleryi 53 discount £..

WANTED Known—Splendid stock ofSpectacles; til prices, from 2s 6d up-wards; sight tested free.

WAJNTED Known—Gents' and Ladies'Gold Cham;* and Necklets, special re-

ductiong; 40s Wedding Rings for 30b.T ANTED Known—Gold Brooches and

» I Bracelets, mce wedding presents-Tea Spoons in oast»; 10s 6d—now 7s 6d. '

TANIED Known—Remember! Be3t. 7 value in Dunedin; selling off. \tDawson and Co.'s, Limited, 34 George street.

LATE ADVERTISEMENTS. 1GIVING-UP-BUSINESS SALE.

mSDNESDAY NEXT will be (lie LASTJ » DAY 'or seeming ABSOLUTELY-THE BEST BARGAINS oft'erodinDunedin in IRISH LINENS, TABLE-

BLOUSES. BLOUSES, BLOUSES; hun-dreds to choose from. BEDSPREADS, etc.etc. Remember! '

WE CLOST3 OX "WEDNESDAY NEXTM'FADDEN'S IRISH LINEN DEPOT,

BRICKLAYERS- Union.—Meetings in fu->i *

;iu 'o ,m 'ri-ad <w Hall: next meeting,-Monday, Bth; business important.\?S7"AXTEI> Known—The Irish" '"Linen» y Depot, 51 George street, are riving up

':tlllces ' aUfl " rc offeringTÂMASk_

Tibleclol.liS ."■*-r kerchiefs. Supper Cloths, Blouses.Camisoles. Knicker*. Underskirts, Night'-dresses, Stockings, etc., at. huge reductions.Pieaso"O EjrEMßEll.rWcdn'csdl'i7 wilTbe" the LastAV Day of Sale. Ibdel, Tea Rooms, andLnarding-hoiise Proprietors,

BUY your fable Linen jiow nnff~7Avemoney. Tlie Irish Linen Depot; "Wcd-iiosday, last dayQINGEU "Drop-head Ma?hine~£s: Pianol--> (Ralph Allison and Son, splendid ap-pearance and tone), £l6. Si'.verstone's, St.Andrew street

FOR SALE, i-acre Section, on rise oppo-site Greer, Island Station; £4O. Ad- Idress ••Land," 'Slav' Office. j

FOR SALE, Bevel Glass Overmantel, new-est, style, cost £6 6s, sacrifice for £3

10s; also Bevel Glass Mirror-back Side-board, £7 10s. Apply Box 312, G.P.0., Dun-edin.IhOR SALE. ChikV7~\Vooden Cot (drop-J- side) and Mattress; also Baby's HighChair. Address- " Chance," 'Star' 'office.

<SA/LE\ Furuature of five-roomed-a- House (in part or the lot); almost

new goods: owner giving Up housekeeping."Enrol," 'Star" Office."rjRIVATE Hotel "(jlpTTiculturaF district);

i- old established; good connection; easyrental; m goodwill: furniture, valuation.

iit'lc Confectionery-Cordial Busi-ncss. main street, For Sale: valuation

nly; suit, two ladies. Alex. Harris, auc-

PARK. REYNOLDS—3-i Acres (nearDunedin). 2-roonied Coitarre. Outbuild-

ings; must sell; deceased ci-tafe. £l5O.fiARK. REYXOLbs.--Brightou: New 6-JL roomed Cottage; verandah; facingocean: immediate possession, £IOO.

- age; uechold sec-tion ; £550. Anv terms.

PARK. Reynold?.—City Investment,: Free-hold Property (near Octagon), 3 Dwell-

ing-houses: drained, <iooll letting propert.v,returning £176 gross. "To quit. £1.200. In-quire now: belter than a savings bank.

3>ARK, RF.YXOLDS.-Kaikorai Valley(handy to mill): Nov 4-rcumed Bivii-

sr.low, £400; trust e*lm\

PARK, UTa\\OLBP.—leaving): Lovely 5-rcomed Villa; bav

v,-itulows, portico: electric light; hot. coldwater; drained; live hedges," 'pardon, lawn,fruit, tires; beautiful vio'.v: '-acre. T.mv

BluALtv l.urrants For Sale. 4d lb; sroodquality. W. J. Keel,' carrier, Glenroad: -'phi; .o 3,443.TpORTsALtTTstT Kilda.), "new. up~;Tdnte■f- 4-ro:jmcd Bungalow. " Owner," ' Star'

tp i7.iiii,AHAWA, Uairvovant. Xo. 12.Fiileul street, can bo consulted tillclock.IDIN.ETS Swept and Scraped? Pol's "and

Krgisiers Supplied and Fitted. Carpet?i IWten. Dyas. 'phone 3,775.

TOUXG Man with-I. wishes to Correspond with YoungLad}-,

[view matrimony. "Genuine," ' Star'"office!FOUND.— A practical iiisura-nctT'lTga

. _ _ sickness in Kerol; always use thfs dis-infectant when house-clcaniiig. Chemists, and grocers.

ITAOIvD Owners.—Please not e, "wo""carry, - larges-l, stoclr Ford Parts and •\cccs-

! w>ries rn_Otago. Jl'CtillochVj.' TÔRfToTTOe'r^

] -»•' competent stall' Ford mechanics.i M'Cvdloch's. Stuart street

I |SRIiTL\X Threc-fiCilteTn^rsGll: ownJrgone to war; sacrifice, ;I loch's, Stuart street.

| T7IORT>, latest model: painted, over"I -B- hauled; shock absorbers; better than| new; sacrifice, £l4O. U'Culloe.h.; TjUPER-lAiTjap- jfot'orsT—ShipnTents of-a- h.p. 3-spced gear-box models iust nr-I rived. Price £B7 10s.

-cuiriments just nr-„

. . mi £9 10s. Wo stocknil accessories. M'Culloch.

LTIORD, latest model; painted! shock-L sorbers, overhauled, extra air otlierimprovements; £135. Jl.Cnlloch's.TMPERIAL Japs, light weight,"

an eye-opener; seo these before pur-asing. M'Cuilocb.TFAV HUDSON, 1915 model: 3-spced

gear-box; good as new; £55. M'Cul-eh's.'udson. ISI4 model: 5-snic7l~~"ood

; ->l C s; £4O. M'CuUoch.*

' fULBOT, 5-sea-tcr; lyres'~"~a7niost now--H- mako splendid delivery van; £l4O.M'Ciilloch's. ,

"

FORD, 5-scaler; good ordorT~£llo. Ford, 3-aeater; .sacrifice, '£Bo. M'Culloeli's.'

.__ ..

, 3os 24';"GMe71o71uU dire,*/.. .fclons iIOW to make Semolina Snow—-

| »_delicious, nutritious dish.F you Lose Anything Advertise in iV>Star's ' Lc*t and Foaud Column.

LATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

WANTED.. ROSS AND GLENDINING'S CLOTHING AND SHIRT

FACTORY,ALL GLASSES OF MACHINISTS.

(COATS, VESTS. TROUSERS, AND DENIMS).Also,

ALL CLASSES OF FINISHERS.APPRENTICES FOR ALL BRANCHES.

« fi?w enf

S c ?,nsideri "S. the ,matter of suitable employment for their girls ™ll find this™^ W° '!e J!«.sent ""A/»rf«l.,n after life. Our monager will be" pleased to showpa.ici.t* ovet our factory, and explain all conditions and terms of employmentxP or;oilcCfl workers to become proficient and e

TrVTTOpSrV £ • n6Ctls aM """fWe lnbor to assist at the present lime, JHt,rU„^Tj.VFOkMS are bemp; urgently called for. In thu way you can- helpHIGHEST WAGES TO ABLE WOR-KKBS. CONST-WT FM^LOYMFXTB Ufel.—isad odors and dangerous germsLJ cannot exist; near Kcrol, the strongestlisinfectant. Chemists and grocers.

EVERY GROCER RECOMMENDS.

REMOVAL Notice.—-Maciarlane and Per-.' kins. Costumiers, 112 Carsrill's Corner

i:t-xt- 10 Munro's Bookstall).V'EIL'S Iron Tonic Bitters cmos that run-. down and tired fooling in growing■i'-iF. Neil's George sired.i;r~is"r"Mfi-iuNErvrs¥.7"MediCTrß l^'-XiL« uosx .•lairvov.mte. Consulted 408'umherUuid street (between St, Andrew ami

er street*).

and Gents' own Cioth Made Up;-J Suits Tressed and Repaired. Mabeti',

441 Princes street, opposite. Oval.J EMOLINA, heart of the wheat., is deii-I cious, eeonomica!. and highly nutritive.

Bo sure you obtain "Thistle" Brand.

SIMPLY excellent on all points." Doug-las A. M'Callum's (F.C.S., Glasgow)

tribute to Watson's No. 10 Whisky.

rOU drmk Aerated "Waters; then why Inet drink the best? Lanea' every time, jC"~~tFßE"yoursclf cf Piles"! CaiTat~Ma7- jshad's Pharmacy for particulars of |American Pile Cure; sold at ss. iSHILLING Packet of "Easy Monday" ILaundry Help will do your washing for I8 weeks. All grocers. |

TJLAGK Silk Stove Polish. AH grocers.

L'FORRIS, Photographer, formerly Princes Ij.riL street, now Garden Studio, 554 George Istreet (near St. David street). i_£&-jj Reward will be paid for InformationcW-l leading to Conviction of Persons wii-fully damaging Kerbings, etc., erected by usm cc-melery. H. S. Bingham and Co., An-derson's Bay Cemetery Works.TpEßSOXAL.—Bewareôf"Worthless lltiTdsJL labelled " Disinfectant : '; get Kcrol;most, powerful germ-killer made; uon*poisonous j

No. 10 is Al Whisky. |

mUI. VINE G A R

BEST FOR PICKLING.

■QUMMER "Drinks —Try Neil's Concentrated1 ■> _ Fruit Extracts; Is boit'e. all llavors.Neil's Dispensary. George street.fi RAN VILLifH7"SH ARP E Ta7~'~TVaT-\~J\ son s No. 10 is genuine, well-maturedWhisky, of high quality."

for Tuning receive prompt andpersonal attention of our Mr MatthewHowell, who holds Hopkinson certificate fortuning and regulating; single tuuing, 7a 6d-contracts as per arrangement. FT Hovrel'lniid Co., 14 Octagon.

W-tix get played out washing day?"Easy Monday "

Laundry Help doesaway with rubbinst- Whitens clnthen.

GENUINE CLEARANCE SALE,Commencing

MONDAY, JANUARY Bth, 1917,--». 9 a.m.

FOR TWO WEEKS ONLY.

Everything to bo Offered Regardless of Cost.

Huge Reductions, and Bargains Galore in allLines Stocked.

—., ~ J;LIIS CHANCE.

Como Early and Get First Choice.

I can candidly assure you that this is agenuine Sale. All goods will be, sacrificedfor two week?, but come right along and beconvinced. The following are a few of thelines offering:Men's Heavy Moles 'good working line).Sale price, 5s 9d pair.Men's Tweed Trousers. Sale price, from 6s9d pair.Men's Soiled Working Coats. Sale price

8s 3d."

Men's Rainproofs, large assortment. Saleprice, from 17s &1.

Men's Merino Sox. Sale price,' from lidpair.'

Men's Light Summer Singlets. Sale price,from Is 9d each.

Men's Striped Shirt s (bands). Sale price,from 3.i 9d eacli.

Men's AVlu'fc Shirts, with collars. Sale price.from 3s B<l each.

Men's Summer Underpants. Sal? price,from 2s lid pair.

Men's Cashmere Sox. Sale price, from Is 8dpair.

Men's Silk Sox. Sal- price, from 2s lid

Prcsidcnl Style Braces. Sale price, fromIs lid pair.

Only a few Hoy.-," 'Soiled) Suits left. Saleprice, from ss.

Women's lilac!; Cashmere Hose (Jason best).Sale price. 3s 8d pair.

Women's Black Cashmere Hose (Jason, 1-1rili). Sale price, 2s lid pair.

Women's lllaek Cashmere Hose (Defiance fastdye). Sale price. 5s 2d pair.

Women's Black Lisle Hose (lustre finish, lovelysummer linei. Sale price, 2s id pair.

Women's White Lisle Hose (splendidqualily). Sale price, Is 8d pair.

Women's White Cotton Hose (splendid holi-day line). Sale price, lid pair, or 3pairs for 2s 6ii.

5 oniv Feather Hoas (exceptional value).Sale price, 10s each.

Girls' l)iiiniy White Embroidered Dresses

from 2s IdMatinee Coats. Sale p

And Heaps 0 f Other Bargains too numerous■ to mention.

CALL IX AND SEE FOIJ YOUESELYE

DON'T FORGET MONDAY, Bth JANAKY. at 9 a.m.

231 C AUG ILL ROAD.

BROWNS, LTD.. EXCHANGE TEAf> ROOMS.Stilled Chops or Steaks, One. Shilling,rilled Chops or Steaks, in Tower Room.

One Shilling and Sixpence.Hours: 12 till 2, 5 till 7.

NEW GOODS EX RUAHINE.

MOLLISONS'

"ILD and mellow, round and full, old>-vjl and thoroughly matured—that's Wat-son's No. 10.3ERSONAL.-Makc }o«v home -rrnn-frecT. use Ki-rol, a disinfectant- 24 times

TyrGAViN'S

CiPARKLING

T>ALE Ale.

S./OU can have an easy Monday if ycuSL wash with "Easy Monday" "Launch/Help. No rubbing required.iOLt7IF/fls~~arcJ Photograph* ;hey have taken by'at-tillo. Tho pictures are so lifc-iikr.

"QOLDIEI!.S,*0 remaining at home. Leave ihem vocr

photogrr.ph, t-akc.u by Patiillo.|»JL,UMIL>Vt Brides av.m- their clinic.O of Pattiilo as the Bridal Photo'

giapbev who products successful vrrdcV.ncgroups.TGtOR 'Wedding BouqueiTar.d RridtircaidT'JL Sprays try Skene and Fleming, Stuartstreet, Duuediu; phone 1,615.

nn U I VINE G A RFOR THE TABLR.

ANES' Aerated Waters are sSld in hotjl-J ties and gallon jars; try them thi;Xmas.

, FRIEND when you need a friend~JL Watson's No. 10 Whisky. Cheerssoothes, comforts, and stimulates.

durable, in black ami while, all sixes atIs lid pair.

i "Mahcno" Blade l.islc Stocking, fine,scnmlo??, durable, the best value in theDominion at Is pair.

MOLLISONS LTD.,George and Frederick streets, Bunedi

FOR PRIVATE SALE,"a..|"OTOK- DELIVERY VAX, 40 h.p.:jXA. overland 5-s eater. ,;„ (roodorder); can bo used as touring ear: detach-able t(.in-if-a.i: and detachable Draper's Ar nnBody; suit drapery traveller). Pries verylow for quick sale.

D. U. SPEDDI>T G."N order to have the 'Star 1 out in good

-»- time, it is found impossible to classifyAdvertisements that come in after noon.After this hour they cannot he classified-We would therefore request Advertisers tokindly bear this 'in mind, and send in theiiOrders early.

AMUSEMENTS.THE BUBBLING UNDERTOW OP

HUMANITY AND VICE.WICKED NEW YORK,

■_NEW QUEERS THEATKE.To-day (for Hie last time), frorr> 12 noon ti".10.30 p.m. (non-siop).

WICKEDWICKEDWICKEDWICKEDWICKEDWICKED

NEW YORK.NEW YORK.NEW YORK.NEW YORK.NEW YORK.NEW YORK.

A Social Piny, showing that Tiro andWickedness -which flourish in undisguisedabundance in the great city r£ America."The Colossal Finnic that attracts and de-stroys its human moth? in count-

less thousand5."Mammoth Supporting Programme.

ADULTS, SIXPENCE. CHILDREN, 3d.

I<HE OCTAGON THEATRE.TO-NIGHT, at 8. TO-NIGHT, at 8.

Farewell to the Best Picture ret. seen in theCity;

THE BELLE OF NEW YORKTHE BELLE OF NEW YORKTHE BELLE OF NEW YORKTHE BELLE OF NEW YORK

On the Film, withEDNA MAY

The Qak'-u of Musical Comedy ami th"Famous International Favorite, the Original'Belle of New York,' in her World-

renowned Success,SALVATION JOAN.SALVATION JOAN.SALVATION JOAN.SALVATION JOAN.

EDNA MAY IS SPLENDID IN THE DUALROLES OF SOCiKTY GIRL AND SALVA-

TION LASSIE.Octagon Prices:

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To-day's War Cables.Press Association—By Telegraph—CopyrightAustralian and N.Z. Cable Association.

ALLIES' TERMSBEING SENT TO WILSON.

NEW YORK, January 5.(Received January 6, at 10.10 a.m.)

The ' New York Times's' London corres-pondent cables that ho learns from an au-thoritative source that the following pointsmay be included in the Entente's state-ment of their concrete peace terms in re-ply to President Wilson:The relief and indemnification of

Belgium.Tho release of the occupied portions

of France and indemnification fortheir occupation.

The freedom of Poland, Servia, andMontenegro.

The relief of Armenia from Turkishoppression, and the establishment ofa protectorate over Armenia byRussia or a League of the Powers.

The ending of the Ottoman dominionin Europe, including the possessionof Constantinople by Russia.

5n addition, the Allies are deter-mined tc overthrow Prussian militar-ism.The correspondent states that the final

djaft has been made of the Entente'sNote, which states the case adequately toAmerica.

ENEMY COUNCILS OF WAR.Reuter's Telegrams.

AMSTERDAM. January 5.(Received January 6, at 11 a.m.)

The King of Bulgaria held a 'lengthyconference with the Kaiser at GermanHeadquarters on January 3. The Arch-duke Frederick and General Jlnetzendorif(Chief of the Austrian Staff) lunched withthe Kaiser, there, bein.g also present thoGrown Prince Boris of Bulgaria. MarshalVon ITindenhurg, General Yon Ludondorf(Hindenburg's Chief of Staff), and GeneralJekoff (Chief of the Bulgarian Staff). TheKaiser bestowed the Order of Merit on theArchduke Frederick.

HINT OF WAR'S DURATION.MELBOURNE. January 6.

(Received January 6. at 10.5 a.m.)Private advices from Paris state that the

British Government have renewed until1918 their leases of certain buildings andland occupied by them in .France, tholeases of which expired at the end of De-cember, 1916.

FRANCE PREPARES

FOR EARLY GERMANEFFORT.NEW YORK, January 5.

(Received January 6, at 9.40 a.m.)Tiie ' New York Times's ' Paris corres-

pondent is of opinion that the Germanswill attempt to deliver a desperate blow inthe west early in the year.

_ M. Gustav Hervc warns the Fre-ieh na-tion to prepare for an onslaught in Febru-ary. They must.be ready'to resist itthen, but if it comes later all the better.Ho anticipates a sudden attack with pickedtroops, supported by heavy artillery, auto-mobiles mounting cannon, and probably"tanks." It is safe to assume that aftercapturing the first British lank the Ger-mans began reproducing them. He doesnot think the Germans will have largemameuvring bodies of men.

FRENCH AIR RAIDS.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and

Router.

LONDON, January 5.(■Received January 6, at 11 a.m.)

A French communique states : There isa lively reciprocal artillery lire at Dounu-mont and Vaux. Twenty French aero-planes bombed German aerodromes at Ma-tigny, Vaucourt, Floz, and Denies, and'therailway stations at Ronilly, Atres, andYillcscourt, and cantonments at Rove.

MEW ZEALAMDER'SEXPLOIT

A TRENCH RAID.'The Times.'

LONDON, January 5.(Received January 6, at 9.35 a.m.)

'The Times's' correspondent at BritishHeadquarters supplies the following storyin connection with recent trench raids-.

When orders were given to prepare toleave the German trendies after n raid, aNew Zealand sergeant was buried in thedebirs, and his cries were unheard. Afterremaining concealed for two hours hoboldly emerged and tried to find the Bri-tish trenches. He encountered a recon-noitring patrol of five Germans. The ser-geant levelled his revolver and shot theirnon-com. dead. The others hesitated, andthen laid down their arms. The sergeant,who had been reported as missing, trium-phantly returned to the British lines withhis prisoners. When congratulated by hisofficer, he. replied: "It was not me'whofound the silly Germans; they just camealong to be caught."

THE TRENTINO.Australian and N.Z. Coble Association andBeuter.

LONDON, January 5.(Received January 6, at 11 a.m.)

Italian official; in t i le Trentino we re-pulsed a, violent night attack between theriver Adige and Lake Garda, compelling-the enemy to retire in disorder withheavy losses. We then advanced 200metres by a sudden successful attack, andestablished our new positions.

CONSTANTINOPLEBLOCKADED BY SEA.

BERNE, January 5.(Received January 6. at 9.40 a.m.)

A neutral who lived for several years inConstantinople, gives details as to the con-ditions there. The people are eatiiifbroad smelling of petroleum, it being madeout of wheat abandoned bv our troops onGalhpoli, which tbev drenched with petro-leum, in the hope- that it would be ren-dered useless. Sugar costs 15s a kilo-gramme, coffee 14s, and petroleum 80s for2Jgal.The Bosphorus fisheries have been aban-doned owing to the danger from minesThe Russian fleet periodically bombardsthe coaling station, ind lias practicallyblockaded the Bosporus since the captureof Trebizond. Out of 250 merchant ves-sels at tho Golden Horn at the beginningof the war all except six have been sunk .

by the Russians in the Black »Sea or theBritish and French submarines in the Seaof Marmora,

GREECEGOING DOWN HILL.

'The Times."

AMSTERDAM, January's.(Received January 6, at 9.20 a.m.)■ The German Press are indignant overi the Aliies Note to Greece, realising that

• Ureeces future usefulness as a pawn in• Germany's game is rapidly vanishing.

Reuter's Telegrams.

i LONDON, January 5.. the blockade is pinching Grecoo. Stocks

I g?a n" ,and llom ' aro bal'e!v sufficient tolast till tho middle of January.Tho reservists are. terrorising Athens,

i Rinsing to recognise any authority, eventiiat oi the military, which originally en-couraged, hut now is obliged to bow totho dictates of w !la t is really an armed!'ioh. Ihe establishment of a communeis possible.

THE U. BOATS.BISCAY PORT BLOCKADED.

'The Times.*

MADRID, January 5.(liccoived January 6, at 9.20 a.ni )

The torpedoing of three .Spanish ships'ft B'loao and tho. blockade of that port,y Uennan submarines has evoked stronglress protests. Tho Spanish Governmentai<_ fiiangwl with weakness, cowardice,and niabnity to protect Spanish interests![Bilbao Is the. port of si, ipm€nt of smines

0]'

1 ° rC " th° Blw,l uo Princes'

MORE NEUTRALS SUMBC.LONDON. January 5.(Received January 6, at 11 a,m )

Latest sinkings : The Greek vesselniiropanas and tho Norwegianvessel Hc l-

HQLLWEG UNDER A CLOUD.ZriUOFI, January 5.

(Received January 6. at 9.20 a.m.)Tho Kaiser gave an audience lo JJerr/immermann, .foreign .Secretary, 'at hisheadquarters, and received a 'report onAmencas attitude, over the submarines,wheroanent Mr (ieiard had communicatedwith (he German Government.The fact (hat the Kaiser summoned Horr/unmermann instead of Dr Von BethmannHoHweg ~« c :on«<l.>w,l as a snub to thelat.rr. il.err Ziniin<?rm.aiin favors "Frirrht-lulness. b

UNEQUAL EXCHANGE,BUT FEV;i-:R TO FEED.


_ Under tho scheme for tho exchange ofinterned civilians over military ac:f 700i 1! <al'° bci "B exch:"'ecd for'hW thani o/JOO Germans.

THE COST OF WAR,

WASHINGTON. January 5.(Received January 6, at 9.40 a.m.)The Federal Reserve Board estimatedthat the national debts of the belligerents

have increased during the. war bv49,454.000,000 dollars, of which amountthe debts of the allied countries have in-creased by 29,000.000,000 dollars.

NEW WAR LOAM.

LONDON, January 5.1 (Received January 0, at 9.20 a.m.)

The Government are preparing investorsfor tho issue of a new loan, expected lobo redeemable, in 20 years, yielding the in-vestor 5J per cent..* or .4'per cent, freeof income tax if Mibscribcrs prefer thisoption.

TWO YEARS OVERDUE.LONDON, January 5.

(Received January 6. at 9.20 a.m.)the report, of the. winding upof German hanks having branches in Eng-land, the 'Daily Maii' savs the. banks

should be. immediately shut down, theirGorman manager.-: interned, and all un-realised securities handed ever to the Pub-lic Trustee.

AUSTRALIAN EFFORTS.MELBOURNE, January 6.

The Director of Recruiting is consider-ing raising the age limit to 50. and thoauthorities will possibly adopt the districtterritorial system.

The State Premier.--.' Conference have re-sumed, and tho Premiers discussed the re-patriation of fioldiors. and decided to drafta composite scheme of land settlement.

GERMAN GHANCELLOR INDSBFAVOR,

HIS RESIGNATION DEMANDED.Reuters Telegram?.

AMSTERDAM, January 5.(Received January 6. at 12.25 p.m.)

j Kmpp's organ, ' Neuesto Naehricht.in/ de-mands the immediateresignation of I)r VonBethmann llollwog. Tho newspaper saysthat after the Entente's rejection of hispeace proposals, he is discredited, not onlyin Germany, as a weakling, but in Europe.

.1 ho 'Arbciier Zcitnng' nrues tho instantevacuation of the west if tho Entente are,willing to negotiate, peace, thereafter.

GREECE'S DILEMMA.ENTENTE'S TEEMS UNACCEPTABLE.

Reuter's Telegrams.

ATHENS. January 5.(Received January 6, at 32.25 p.m.)

r .T3ie ex-Premiers who were. coiwvilU'd liyKing ConsUuitine unanimously deckledthat -the Eii-tento Noto was unacceptable,inasmuch as acceptance was equivalent torecognition that Greece, contemplated at-tacking General Sarrail's tear. It is statedthat tho Government and Kiivr Constan-tino have decided to reject certain clausesof the Note, and to passively submit to theconsequences.

FOR PEACE.TIRED OF THE GERMAN YOKE.

LONDON, January 5. (

(Received January 6, at 121.25 p.m.)'The 'Westminster Gazette' states that

it is becoming evidejit that Austria andHungary sincerely desire to end the warand froo thorns-elves from the Gormanyoke. Tlie food shortage is pressingwith extreme severity on Austria andHungary, compelling the Magyars to side

against theAustro-Germaus. Hungaryreso-ld refuses to export grain to Austria,although Austria declares heiself starving-.Austria threatens to refuse renewal of theAusgloieh economic agreement, whereontno dual monarchy rests.The sudden departure of the Kaiser fromVienna on the evo of the Emperor's fUne-ra/I is now believed to be most significant.

MOLDAVIA.THE BATTLE OF THE

SERETH.GERMAN SUCCESSES.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association andReuter.Admiralty per Wireless Press.

LONDON, January 5.January 6, at 12.25 p.m.)German official: We penetrated tholourth hue eastward of Loos, and therewere sanguinary English losses.

The Russian advances in theDorna Vatraregion failed, with heavy losses. TheAustro-Germans, in their mountain fight-ing between the eastern frontiers of Tran-sylvania and the lowlands at Serethgained important territory and took seve-ral hundred prisoners. The Germansstormed and captured Slobiziaand Rotesti

thb region of Rimniculsara.The Austro-Germans pierced the Russianbridgehead at Braila, and captured Gur-genti (? Grupeni) and Romnaul after vio-lent house fighting, and took 1,400 nri-soners.

TWENTY-SIXTH REINFORCE-MENTS.

SHORTAGE IN* AUCKLAND.[Per United Press Association.]

AUCKLAND. January 6.A ballot in Auckland eitv will operatelor tho first time to complete the 26thReinforcements.

MILITARY SERVICE BOARD.The following itinerary has been ar-ranged:Dunedin, January 8 and 9.Invereargill, January 10. 11, and 12Queenstown, January 15.(.lore, January 16.Clinton, January 17.Lawrence, January 18.Roxburgh, January 19.Alexandra. January 20.Naseby, January 22.

SOLDIERS RETURN.A TREMENDOUS CROWD.

The railway station was invaded by per-haps a couple of thousand people thismorning to see the entrainment of the.last contingent of Otago soldiers returningto camp after holiday leave. It was 'abmost impossible to move on the platform,but nevertheless the train, with its comple-ment of some 400 cheering and cheerymen, drew out punctually' at the hourH^-" 11- Bho is due'at Lyttelton at0.00, and the men proceed thence bv thelarawera.

MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.Medical examination proceeded all davyesterday at the Drill JT a)j_

Thirty-seven men were handled ; therewere 16 classed. A, 1 IS2, 7 CI, 12 C2. and

—Passed as Fit.—Under examination last night 11 passed

as fit, 5 were declared unfit. The fit m«nare:—•Lionel Wm. Renjimin, warehouseman.Dunedin.Albert Edward Brough, grocer, Dun-

edin.Allen Caldwell, pastrycook. Dunedin.John Cunningham, telegraphist, Dun-edin..Frederick Ferguson, plumber. Dunedin. jFrank Grace, printer, Dunedin. |John Miller, electrician, Dunedin. |James Ryan, carpenter. Dunedin.Timothy Ryan, litter, Dunedin.Daniel M'Coil Jamiesmi, returned sol-dier, Dunedin.Andrew Alex. M'Lennan. returned sol-dier, Dunedin.

Messrs A. Fasten, W. French, and R.Hogg, who arc at present on final leavefrom Irentham, were presented hv the em-ployees of .Messrs Farra JSros.. Ltd., with

, a wrist watch, knife, and shaving brush.Iho foreman (Mr D. B. tJmith), in ma.kin<rtho presentations, expressed tho uoodwishes of tho staff, and tho hope that thevwould soon bo back with their shop matesMr Wheeler (the manager); on behalf ofthe firm, made presents of cheques, an/1expressed regret at losing so many of theirskilled workers. At the present time therewere six of the staff either on active ser-vice or in_ training. JJe hoped that thonecessity for further demands for rein-forcements would soon cease, lie trustedthe would come b rick to work for thefirm. '.I he recipients fuilablv responded.

REUNION OF CHURCHES■ -<>

VATICAN OVERTURES.Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.WASHINGTON, January 5.

(Received January 6, at 9.40 a.m.)Private- advices state that the Pope is

;ibout to appoint a commission to renewthe movement begun by his predecessor,Leo XIIf., for a reunion of Christianityand the cultivation of friendly relationswith the Anglicans. A public' announce-ment is expected phortlv.

CORRESPONDENCEEvery letter must be accompanied by the

name and address of the writer, notnecessarily for publication, but as aguarantee of good faith. Rejected let-ters cannot be returned under any cir-cumstances whatever.

TDK APPEAL HOARD.TO THE KDITOU,

Sir,—l am indeed pleased to see “FairPlay's'’ letter re Military Act in yonrpaper to-night, and quite agree with himin every detail. I understand the AppealHoard were appointed to see fair play andto hear cases of hardship and ad hu-manely. .Many speak in condemnation ofmore, than one case that has been dealtwith by the board cruelly. One, a man of78 years, had cue son hilled at the front, asecond sent home an invalid, and on thecase being before the- Appeal Hoard hewas told In's only remaining son wouldhave to go, and Ins father left to the careof strangers. In another case from IJun-edin an only son, the sole, support of. hiswidowed mother, was told to go to thoPatriotic .Society, who would care for hismother, and this while there are plenty offamilies round who have two or threesons. "Mossed are the merciful, for (heyshall obtain mercy," and yet this is calledGod's own free country.

*

(t seems that,as usual, promises are"made and broken.'Some time, ago, on my travels in Canter-bury, I read that an only son was not tohe taken, and in conversation with a mili- '

ta-vy man this was told to myself also.It is true we wish to win tho" war, huthumanity should lie shown, and my opinionis endorsed by many round mv own door.Like "Fair Play," I trust that one moreable, to wield the pen will do so. and thusexpose what he rightly describes as the"appeal farce," for farce it is.—l am,oi-c -- HUMANITY.

Waiwera South, January 5.

'PALL MALL GAZETTE'CHANGE OF COLOR,

Press Association—-By Telegraph—Copyright.Australian 'and N.Z. Cable Association.


Sir He-nrv DaJziel has purchased the'Pall Mall Gazette.'

[The above message corrects a recentcable error, by which it was stated thatSir Henry, a - Liberal and a newspaperproprietor, had "required" the 'PallMall Gazette,' a Unionist evening daily, tobecome the official organ of Mr LloydGeorge. Evidently "required" shouldhave been "acquired."]

SHOE LEATHER SHORT�

IMPORTATIONS UNCERTAIN.DEARER PRICES CERTAIN.

"No doubt you are fully alive to theabnormal conditions of the leather marketthroughout the world at the present time,owing to war demands and the short sup-ply of materials. I am assured by Lon-don that in a very short time it will notbe so much a matter of price as whethersupplies will be available at all."

This memorandum, to a wholesale firm,conveys a. message which no doubt hasbeen received in similar form hv all con-nected with the distribution of boots andshoes.

General inquiries throughout the Citythat the output from England iscertain to become more and more re-stricted, and the prices to soar higher andhigher. Many factors combine to causothose condition—the enormous quantityof leather required for the soldiers, thocalling up of operatives, and the shortageof shipping and rise in freight charges.There is also another factor, not con-nected with the war—a. factor of ponder-able weight, although not generallyknown to the public. "That factor is thedecrease in tho supply of beef cattlethroughout the world, a decrease verymarked, and particularly significant whenweighed with the rising population of theworld. Again, leather is now being usedin many businesses in which a few yearsago it was never used.

With nil these factors at work it isnot surprising that a serious situationshould be predicted, and although in-quiries among retailers show that severalhave laid in abnormal storks, these stockshave been procurable only at verv highprices, and customers 'must reconcilethemselves to a big jump in the price ofshoclcather. It is stated that even inthe past 12 months leather has advanced50 per cent.

_ One importer pointed out the possibili-ties of substitutes for leather. "Unfortu-nately,'' he said, "the public think thatanything that is not leather is inferiorto leather. There is no reason why textilematerials should not be used,' if notwholly, in parts of the boot. They couldreplace leather in the upper, for instance.'Counters' (stiffeners), 100. could takethe. pla.ee of leather. These are madeguaranteed to outlast the wear of tholeather shoe."

CHRLSTCHURCH OPINION.Our special at C'hristehurch wires the

following summary of opinions there :" Our advices from London indicate thatthere is going to be a boot famine," wasone of the romnrhs made by a. prominentboot retailer when interviewed. Importedboots, he added, were likely to be un-procurable at any price, and the prophecyuttered shortly after tho war began hyone connected with the boot trade, thatall and sundry would have to wear rubber-shoes and sandal*, seemed to be comingnearer and nearer realisation.

PAULINE FREDERICK ASIZAZA

■ »■At both the Octagon and King Kdwardtheatres on .Monday nest Pauline Frede-rick, one of the greatest tragediennes inthe workl of to-day, makes her appearaneam the role of Zaza. in the play of that

name, which was pkved in the 'Dominionby Nellie Stewart. .Most theat.rego.prs arefamiliar with Za/.a, the music hall artistof wonderful character, who loves, loses,and forgives in a manner that will please"everyone. The play is said to be magni-ficent and the acting superb. Zaza, so the,story goes, has brought the vonth andfa-shiou of Paris to her feet, hut she isproof against the wiles of Cupid IV along time. Then she meets BernhaidDufrane. and his passionate wooing rindsa. response. Her love is a flame, and con-sumes her whole being. Then she dis-covers that her lover is already married.Sho becomes a tigress in her hist l'pr re-venge, her hatred of her deceiver is in-tense, and she turns furiously upon somefitting object for her vengeance. His wife,and fluid ! But hero comes the great,climax which is the secret of Zaza's popu-larity throughout the world. In the mostdramatic moment of the play the majestyof her soul reveals itself, and in a. magni-ficent denouement she presents a. memor-able picture of the woman who am love,lose, and forgive. The supporting itemsinclude, an amusing Vitagraph comedy('When It Rains It Pours'), a charming•Japanese scenic study, and the ever popu-lar 'Pathe Uazetle.' Seals for the 'Zaza'reason may be. reserved for The Octagonat The Bristol during the dav and from7 o'clock nightly at the theatre hv 'phone.

KNOWN AS "UNCLE FRED", «

WOMEN APPLAUD SCENTENf'E ONJ DISGRACE TO HEL! SEX.On a, charge of neglecting her six chil-

dren, Lucy Jordan, 35. wire of n. sokliernow in Egypt, appeared, before the Rums-gate- Pencil the other day. It was statedthat she was in receipt of a senaratiouallowance of 29s a week. 13s weekly forwork she executed, and 5s weekly earnedby one of her hoys. FrC;n the- 'evidence,it appeared she left money with a neigh-bor to look after the children while she.went to London for two days. She didnot return, and when a detective searchedher house he found an absence, of femaleattire, and a khaki ur.iform, which, on.being handed to the military, was' nutin the kit bate of a man nained White,Another detective, who saw prisoner de-tained at' Spalding, Lines., and broughther to Ramsgafe, said that on t'uo wavshe made the following statement, :

I never wilfully neglected them. Myhusband has never been a man to me.When he (a soldier named Wluto) askedme to go away with him I only in-tended to stay'till Monday. (She lefton Friday.) His mother was ill., that'swhy wc went. I thought about thechildren. All my clothing is downthere (at Spalding). It's the show-upI'm thinking about. I shouldn't mindif it wasn't for the show-up at Rains-pte. It isn't as if he was a stranger.'J knew him years ago. Ho intendedto desert. ... I took a cotta.gadown there, but after White was lockedup they took the furniture, and I got£5 10s back. After we had settleddown I was going to get him to come-back to the Army. His mother doesnot know. She. thinks I'm single, andthat he married me.

Cross-examined, she said that at lierhouse White was known (o the childrenns "Uncle Fred," and they wished hewas their daddy. She had "been waitin"to get settled, and then she was gointr tofetch the children.—The chief constablesaid the woman appeared to have. l7>d th<»rcan astray. He. was now awaiting trialhy court martial.—The Chairman said thewoman was a disgrace to her sex, andthe only way to bring homo to her theseriousness of her offences wa„s to inflicta, sharp sentence—ono of four months'hard labor. The crowd of women incourt loudly applauded.

THIS EVENING STATS; SAltr&lMr, 'srAWTTA-fi.v a ioi,8

AUCTIONS.

MONDAY, Bth JANUARY,At 9.45 a.m..

GRAIN AND PRODUCE,At their Stores, Cumberland and Vogel

rtreofcj.frfcALGETT AND CO., LIMITED,•-L'j will sell by auction, at above time,

Oats, wheat, chaff, etc.

MONDAY, Bth JANUARY,' At 10.30 a.m.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.At the Otago Corn and W<ol Exchange,

Vog-sl street.DONALD REID AND CO., LTD.,

wi'l sell, as above,Oats, wheat, barley, chaff, potatoes.

Several consignments Old Potatoes, mediumquality, for immediate sale.

TUESDAY, 9th JANUARY, 1917,At 2 o'clock.

In Downstairs Rooms, Dowling street.Instructed by Various Vendors.ARTISTIC HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE

AND FURNISHINGS.HEAVY AXMINSTER CARPET.

MAGNIFICENT OAK BEDROOM SUITE,HEAVY OAK BEDSTEAD.

OAK CHESTERFIELD SUITE(Settee, 2 Divan Chairs, 4 Oak High-back

Chairs),OAK DINING TABLE,OAK ROLL-TOP DE-SK.

JAMES SAMSON AND CO.havo been instructed as above, also,Bronze fire kerbs and irons, velvet pile

carpets, sofa and hearthrugs, dining roomchairs, vases, ornaments, oak hall stand,easy chairs, d.i. bedstead, wire mattresses'bedding, kapok pillows, three-piece bedroomsuite (stained wood), duchesse pair, warp,quilts, dresser, chairs, tables, cutlery, lino-leum, fire screen, cycle, pot stand, etc., eLc.

MONDAY, 15ta JANUARY, 1917,At 12.30 p.m.

At Hooms, Dowling street.FREEHOLD PROPERTY FOR SALE BY

AUCTION.i-ACRE AND 12 POLES. WITH

5-ROOMED DWELLING.

JAMES SAMSON AND CO.have been favored with instructions

from Mr Ellison to sell by auction, at theirRooms, Dowling street, 'his Freehold Pro-perty.

LOT I.—Sections 100, 101, 102, 103 (withfrontages to Carlton terrace and Campbellstreet), top of Mechanic street, North-eastValley, on which is erected a good famiiyLVelling of 5 rooms, bathroom, washhouse(with copper and tubs), and all latest drain-age. The House has all been newly reno-vated, and is in first class order.

LOT 2.—Sections 104 and 105, with afrontage to Carlton terrace and Campbellstreet, adjoining Lot 1.

The above property will be offered in onelot if so desired by any likely purchasers.It forms a. fine block of land situated on thesunny sido of the best part of North-pastValley. Close to Bowling Green and Gar-dens.

MUST BE SOLD.

Full particulars from Sievwright. Jaiand Nichol, solicitors; or, the Auctioneers. ' |

WEDNESDAY, 10th JANUARY, jAt 2 o'clock, j

At the Residence., No. 643 George street(irear Howo street). :

Instructed by J. E. Galbraith, Esq., who isnow residing at Broad Bay.

ARTISTIC HOUSEHOLD FURNITUREAND FURNISHINGS,RICH AXMINSTER CARPETS AND

RUGS,HANDSOME MIRROR-BACK SIDE-

BOARD.SADDLEBAG CHESTERFIELD SETTEE

AND DIVAN CHAIRS,MTRROR-BAOK PEDESTAL CABINET(Beautifully Inlaid with Native Woods),

AXMINSTER HALL AND STAIRCARPETS,

OAK HIGH-BACK DINING CHAIRS,RED PINE HALL SETTEE,CARVED OAK PANEL BEDSTEADS,

Occasional Chaire, Carved Occasional Tables,Tapestry Window Seat, Flower Bowls and iPlants, Rattan Occasional Chairs, Terra iCotta Statuette, Wall Mirrors, Photo- |grivures, Fire Screen, Casement Curtains, jRed Tino Telescopic Dining Table, Tile jKerbs, China Flower Bowls, Octagonal ITable, Vasea, Ornaments, Oil Paintings, IMorris Easy Chairs, Austrian. Chairs, Copper- imounted Kerb and Fireirons, Bamboo FloweT JPedestal, Rattan Settee and Cushion, Hand- Isome Red Pine Duchesse Pair, Red Pine ,Full-Scotch Chest, Toilet Ware, Kiddermin- !star Oarpets, Kauri Duchesse Chest, Brass- jmounted Iron Bedsteads, Wire Mattresses,Kapok Mattresses, Large Kauri Wardrobe, jTodet Chest, Red Pine Commode, SingleIron Bedsteads and Bedding, Bathroom !Cabinet, Meat Safe, Carpet Sweeper, Kauri jBins, Kitchen Table, House Steps, Kitchen IUtensils, Enamel Ware, Garden Tools. Wire

Fireguard, Garden Hose (60 feet). I>ARK, REYNOLDS, LIMITED,are instructed to sell by auction, as

above.

Open for Inspection Tuesday Afternoon andMorning of Sale.

WEDNESDAY, 10th JANUARY,At 2 o'clock.

At Rooms, Princes street.

SUPERIOR HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.HANDSOME "UPRIGHT GRAND PIANO

(Practically New),TAPESTRY SUITE,AXMINSTER CARPETS, BOOKCASE ANDCHIFFONIER,SMALL F.P. SAFE.

"ALEX. HARRIS AND CO.<£*- have received instructions to sell byauction Household Furniture, including—

Handsome walnut upright grand piano,red pino bookcase and chiiionier, carpets,couches, dining) chairs, occasional tables, oe!casional chairs, Austrian chairs, pictures,fireguaxd, fenders, crockery, linoleum, tapes-try suite, kitchen dresser, colonial sofas,toilet chests, duchesse pairs, double andsinglo iron bedsteads, wasbstands, shake-downs, wire mattresses, toilet ware, looking-glasses, wringer, lawn mower, SMALL F.P.SAFE, kitchen utensils, etc, etc.

MONDAY, the FIFTEENTH Day ofJANUARY, 1917,

At 12 o'clook noon.

Under conduct of the Registrar of theSupreme Court at Dunedin.

Under the provisions of " The Laud TransferAct, 1915," and the Power of Sale con-tained in Memorandum of Mortgage Re-gistered Number 36,885.

LLEX. HARRIS AND CO.-A. have recoived instructions to sell bypublic auction, at their Rooms, 221 Princesstreet, Dunedin, on the above date:The Interest of the Lessees under HarborBoard Lease No. 3,501 in Sections numbered

respectively Three (3) and Four (4), BlockSixty-six (LXVI.), City of Dunedin, contain-ing one (1) rood and eight and ninety-sixhundredths (8.96) poles, more or less, to-gether with afl Buildings and Erections onthe said parcel of land, fronting Harbor ter-race. The buildings include two concretedwellings at present let to tenants.

The Mortgagee's application and estimateof the value of the land may be seen at theOffice of the said Registrar at any reason-able time prior to the sale, and in the auc-tion room at the sale, without payment ofany fee.

For further particulars and conditions ofsale apply to

THE AUCTIONEERS.

MONEY.

mRUST MONEY FOR INVESTMENTASLIN AND BEDFORD,

Solicitors,N.Z. Express Co.'s Building, Bond street.

Branch Office: Palmerston.

npHE 'EVENING STAR' is the Beat«*-■ Medium for Adveritising

HOUSES TO LET,HOUSES FOR SALE,SECTIONS FOR SALE,DAIRY FARMS FOR SALEBOARD AND RESIDENCE,WANTED EMPLOYMENT.

RELIGIOUS.T7IIEST Church.—ll a.m. and 6.30 p.m.,-E 1 Rov. Graham H. Balfour, M.A., 8.D.;evening subject, ' Simplifying and AmplifyingLife.' 'EusscH Street Hall; 6.30 p.m., MrG. A. Martyn.

"NOX CHURCH.—II a.m. and 6.30 p.m.,» Rev. ANDREW CAMERON, B.A.

I STUART HALL MISSION, 7 p.m~ MrWILCOX.

QT. ANDREW'S Presbyterian Church.—llIO a.m., Rev. A. C. Raudersou, M.A.; 6.30p.m., Rev. Dr Waddell (' A New Year's Mes-sage'). Kensington Branch: 6.30 p.m.,A. C. Randorson, M.A.

TORTH-EAST VALLEY PRESBY--11 TERIAN CHURCH.

SERVICES:'11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.,

Mr W. B. BLACK, LL.B.OPOHO-—ll a.m., Mr P. WILLIAMS;

6.30 p.m., Mr W. M'GREGOR.

>EMNSULA Presbyterian (Harbor Ser-• vices).—Macanorews, 11 a.m.; Broad

I ij.xy, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Portobello, 2.15p.m. j Kailc, 2.15 p.m.

CHALMERS CHURCH, Lower Yorkplace.—ll a.m., 'A Call to .Fuller Ser-

vice'; 6.30 p.m., 'Faith for the New Year.'Rev. E. ADAMS.

CAVERSHAM Presbyterian Church.—Morning, 11.Bvcnb:g, 6.30.Preacher, Sir G. P. MITCHELL.

j -ft/TUSSELBUBGH Prcsbvferiau Church.I !*-£. 11 a.m.. 'The Benediction.'I 6.30 p.m., 'The Uplands of Life.'I Preacher. Rev. R. SCOTT ALLAN.

<OUTH DUNEDIN Presbyterian Church.| *~s —ll a.m. and 6.30 p.m., 'Watchwords

I for the New Year.'Preacher, Rev. R. FATRM.UD.

'ORNINGTON PRESBYTERIANCHURCH.

11 a.m., 6.30 p.m., Rev. W. TROTTER.3RESBYTERIAN Assembly, Wellington,

-H- 191G.—Room devoted to Lady Nico-tine; tobacco smoking injurious and waste-ful; Governments urge economy; spiritualleaders ignore. Why? Read 2 Chronicles,xvi. <nio 9, also xx.

RESUMPTION Intercessory Services.—, - \ Past Cuurch Hall, Tuesday, 9th. AVillj business men, also ministers, beproperly re-presented.

ST. CLAIR Presbyterian Church. 8 a.m.,Meeting for Prayer; 11 a.m. and 7

p.m., Rev. J. Miller. Visitors welcome. Allseats free.: /VI,L SAINTS' CHURCH.

t. 8 a.m., 11 a.m. (Choral Celebration),6.50 p.m.

Preacher (Morning and livening):THE DEAN.

mRINITY METHODIST CHURCH, |

11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.,Rev. W. ARTHUR HAY.

Evening Subject:"THE MSGfC OF TO-MORROW.'

Communion Service.WOODHAUGH.—6.3O p.m., Mr A. MAR-

TIN. !

'ETHODIST CENTRAL MISSION, I.TJt OCTAGON HALL. I

NEW YEAR SERVICES.11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.,

Rev. CLARENCE EATON. IEven ins Subject:'THH BONES OF JOSEPH.'

Soloist, Miss Pridham.All Seats Free.

DUNDAS STREET Methodist Church.New Year's Services: 11, Mrs Don; I6.30, Mr J. H. Weir. Glenaven: 11, Rev. J. IP. JoncF; 6.30, Mr Gotlby. Ravensbourne i I11, Mr Moffatt; 6.50, Rev. J. F. Jones.

CARGILL ROAD Methodist Church.—lla.m., Mr Smith; 6.30 p.m., Rev. R.Raine (subject, 'Excuses'). Benevolent; 10

a.m., Mr P. M'Gregor; 6 p.m., Mr T. 11.Dalton.T|/f ORNINGTON Methodist Church.—ll i1?-1 a.m., Rev. R. Raine; 6.30 p.m., Mr!Ffrost. Belleknowes: 11, Mr E. j/Kiiif.

9USL.YN Methodist, Church.—Morninsr,*> Rev. Wesley Bratt; evening, Chaplain-

captain Read, of the hospital sbip. MaoriHill: Morning. Mr Wrigglcsworth; evening,Rev. Wesley Bra ft.

CAVERSHAM Methodist Church,sham: Morning, 11, Rev. A. L,,,,,..

evening, 6.30, Mr A. Waite. Abbots-ford; Morning, 11, »nd ever.mg. 6.30, RevT. W. Newbold.

"ORAY PLACE CONGREGATIONALI CHURCH.

Rev. W. SAUNDERS.

CLAIR CONGREGATIONALCHURCH.

Pastor: Rev. I. SARGINSON.Morning, 11; Evening, 6.30.

Visitors Welcomed. AH Scats Free.

LEITH STREET Congregational ChurchRev. A. H. Wallace. 11, Communion;

" 30, 'Tlie. Conquered World.'FrEET Congregational Chun

jljv- -vioruing (11) and evening ('6.30), Kev.Geo. Heighway; evening, Communion Ser-vice. Ravensbourne: 11, Mr ftV. Carpenter--6.30, Mr C. W. Wilkinson.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7th.Morning, 11; Evening, 6.30.

Rev. W. S. ROLLINGS.Subject: Morning, 'God Our Rock of

Ages'; evening, 'The Massage, a.d. 1 to1917—Courage.'

MAORI HlLL.—Evening, 6.30, MessrsPURDIE and DREW.

f» OSLYN BAPTIST CHURCH.—Minister :-«> Rev. Stanley Jenkin. Preacher (Jami-

-7 7th): 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m., Pastor T.Atkinson (of Owaka). Morning, Communion.yORTH-EAST VALLEY BAPTIST

CHURCH.—Rev. 8. MORRIS. ' 11a.m., "'Unchanging Certainty Amid "WorldChaos'; 6.30 p.m., 'That ""

"Which "?' I

QAVERSHAM BAPTIST CHURCH."Morning, 11, Mr H. EDEN.Evening, 6.30, Mr G-. FFROS^

[OUTII DUNEDIX BAPTIST CHURCH.11 a.m., Mr G. WIN.6.30 p.m., 3lv W. STRACHAN.

CHURCH OF CHRIST.HHABERNACLE, Kin- street.—ll a.m.and 6.30 p.m.. Mr S. MATiIESON

XORTH-EAST VALLEY.—II a.m. MrW. Turner; 6.30. 'Tlio Slogan for 1917,'?heo. Arnold (address to Christians).MORXINGTON, ArKvlo street—Bible

School, 2.45 p.m.; Wbrslu'n at 11 a.m., 6.30p.m. All cordially welcome.ROSLYN—II a.m , ' RepresentativeMr-n • •

6.30 p.m., 'Tho Unity of the Faith' (lanjocanvas diagram). Come. It is free. Ohafi.Watt, preacher.

SOUTH DUNEDLN, Fricndlv 'Societies'Hall, Kensington.—U h.iu., Christian Wor-ship; 6.30 p.m., Gospel Service. Mr LIrvine. Kew: 11a.m., Christian Worship-f"YUNEDIN SPIRITUALIST CHURCHIJf (Rag-),

SMITH'S HALL, HANOVER STREET.SUNDAY, 7 p.m..HARRY ANDERSON.

Subject: "The Purpose of Life.'Messages from Flowers.Silver Coin Collection.LAST TWO WEEKS.

SPIRITUAL SCIENTISTS' CHURCH ifJ* Oddfellows' Hall, Albany street.SUNDAY, 7 p.m., Mrs J. W. STABLES.

Subject: 'FOR THE GOOD OF ALL.' :Admission, Silver Coin.

Nest Sunday; MADAM REPRAH. I[all, 17 Dowling street

-«- [iiexx, Aings Tneatre), 6.30 p m Ad-dress, 'Where Arc Our Dead?' by Rev. J.I. Wedgwood (formerly general secretary of \ih" TW! °U Section Theosophical Society), j

RELIGIOUS.

fKKDER OP THE STAR IN" THE EAST."■ —Public Assembly, Theosophical Hall(next King's Theatre), Dowling street, at 5p.m. Lecture: 'Devotion, Steadfastness, andGentleness.' Rev. J. I. WEDGWOOD (for-merly General Secretary of tho British Sec-tion Theosophical Society). Hymns 166, 292,A. and M.

THIS SUNDAY, at 7 p.m.

QALVATIOX ARMY, SOUTH DUNEDIN.)°r FAREWELL

ENVOY AND JIBS JACKSON-,'Vlio have been appointed to the Featherston

Military Camp.

MREEN ISLAND GOSPEL HALL.•JT SUNDAY, 6.30 p.m.GOSL'EL MEETING.

Speaker: Mr JOHN LOVE.IHORAL HALL.—GOSPEL SERVICE,SUNDAY EVENING, at 7 o'clock.

Mr LAWRENCE COOK.You are cordially invited.

PLAYFAIR STREET HALL, CAVEE-SHAM.

6.30 p.m., SERVICE.All welcome.

piTY ROAD Hall.—Meetings Resumed ToO morrow, 11 and 6.30. Evening <uh-*>/.+.. "I'll- Will l._ 11 ' ''Thy Will be Done

MHEISTADELPHIANS. Oddfellows' Hall,O Stuart street. Sunday, 6.30 p.m. Allnvited. No collection.Teachings.—Sundays, 7 p.m.;y Thursdays, 7.55 p.m.; Studies, Discus-

sion. Dowling street (opposito GarrisonHall,. Fubiie invited.

PROFESSIONAL.T ALEXANDER MURRAY DUENNAN,A, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor ofSurgery, Edinburgh University, Fellow ofthe Royal Oillegc- of Physicians of Edin-burgh, now residing in Dunklin, hereby givenotice, that I intend applying, on the sthFebruary, 1917, next, to have my nameplaced on tho Medica.l Register of tho Do-minion of New Zealand; and that I havedeposited the evidence of my qualificationin tho Office of the Registrar of Births andDraihs at DitnedTii.

(Signed) A. MURRAY DRENNAN,M.8.C1i.8., F.R.C.P.E.

Dated at Dunedin, January 6, 1917.

MEETINGS.

DUNEDIN AND SUBURBAN OPERATIVEBUTCHERS' UNION.

rrUIE MONTHLY MEETING of the aboveJ- Union, will be held in the Trades Hall,Moray place, on MONDAY, BLli January, at

OTAGO METAL WORKERS' ASSISTANTS'UNION.

THE GENERAL MONTHLY MEETINGof the above Union will be held inTrades Hall, Dunedin. on TUESDAY Janu-ary 9th, 1917, at 8 p.m.

Business; Important and GeneralEDWARD J. BARWELL,

Secretary.

DUNEDIX AND SUBURBAN DRIVERS'INDUSTRIAL UNION OF WORKERS.

THE Half-yearly Meeting of tho aboveUnion will be held in the Trades Kailon TUESDAY, January 9th, at 8 p.m. Allpence cards must bo in for audit. Business:

Appointing of OrganisingSecretary; GeneralA. WATT,

Secretary.

AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OFENGINEERS.

THE USUAL FORTNIGHTLY MEETINGof tin above Union will be held onMONDAY, January Bth. at 7.50 p.m.

Business: Important.J. 11. JOHNSTON,

Secretary.

UNITED STARR-BOWKETT BUILDINGSOCIETY.

TUESDAY, 16th JANUARY.and BALLOT. No. 1 Group. £I.OOO.,D FIRST SALE, No. 4 Group, £SOO.

Join this Now Group and take part.HUGH MITCHELL, Secretary,Stock Exchange Ikiildincis.

TENDERS.

OTAGO HARBOR BOARD.

TVENDERS will be received at tho Board'sOffice, Birch street, up till noon onMONDAY, January 22nd, 1917, for the fol-

lowing Supply Contracts for the year 1917.Specifications may be seen at tho En-

gineer's office, where forms of tender andschedule may be obtained.

Contract No. 427.—Supply and Deliveryof Benziuo. and Kerosene.Contract No. 432.—Supply of Cylinderand Engine Oils.

The lowest or any tender not necessarilyaccepted.W. J. BARDSLEY,

Secretary.6th January, 1017.

nnE-NDEES arc invited till 2 p.m. on WED-I NESDAY, 24th January, 1917. for tho?rnoval from Duncdin and Re-erection of a

Lighting Plant at Tupanui Hospital. Pav-ticulars may bo seen at our cilice, 'Dimediu

MASON AND WALES,Registered Architects, Dimedin.

npENDERS aro invited till 2 p.m. on WED.- NESDAY, 24th January, 1917. for

-jinting and other work at tho KaitnngntaHospital. Particulars may- be go?n at (heKaitangata Hospital and at our office, Dun-edm, where tenders are to be lodged

MASON AND WALES,Registered Architects, Dimedin.

T.ENDBRS are invited till 2 p.m. on WED-NESDAY. 24th January, 1917, forPainting Work at the Port Chalmers' Hrs-phal. MASON .AND WALES,

Registered Architects, Dimedin.

EDUCATJONAL.OTAGO EDUCATION BOARD.

A PPLTCATIONS, accompanied by cortifi.i- cates and testimonials, will bo received

„,, till THURSDAY, loth January, for thefollowing VACANCIES:(a) PERMANENT APPOINTMENTS.Coal Creek.—Head Master. Salarv

£2OO-£250. '

Albany Street.—Third Assistant (Male)Salary, £230-£250.

Houipapa.—Solo Teacher (male orfemale). Salary, £l4O-£l9O.

Awainangu.—Sole Teacher (mala orfemale). Salary. £l4O-£l9O.

Strath-Taieri. Second Assistant(female). Salary, £l2O-£l4O.

(b) TEMPORARY APPOINTMENTS.Dunback.—Head Master. Salary, £2OO--

Balclut-ha.—First Assistant, SecondaryDepartment (male). Salary, £230-£250.

Tho Temporary Appointments mentionedabove, may bo terminated at one month'snotice.

Forms of application may bo obtained atthis office on and after 11th January, 1917.

S. M. PARK,Secretary.

Education Office,Dunedin, 29th December, 1916. •

CORPORATION NOTICEaDUNEDIN CITY COUNCIL,

NOTICE PROHIBITING GARDEN"WATER-ING AND HOSING GENERALLY.

N consequence- of tho heavy demands ontho stored water, the USE OP THE

HOSE for garden watering or washing downpremises IS ABSOLUTELY PROHIBITEDfrom this dato.

Tho Inspectors have been instructed totake legal proceedings against anyone actingin contravention of this notice.

G. A. LEWIN,Town Clerk.

Town Hall, 4th January, 1917.

GREEN ISLAND CORPORATION.

NOTICE PROHIBITING GARDENWATERING AND HOSING.

nnilE Residents of Greta Island are hereby-*- notified that fcho USB of the HOSE forGARDEN WATERING is ABSOLUTELYPROHIBITED from this date.

T. THOMSON,Town Clerk.

PORTOBELLO ROAD BOARD.OUTSTANDING RAITS.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat an ADDITIONAL CHARGE of10 PER CENT, will be added to all Rates

unpaid on TUESDAY, 2nd February nextand that PROCEEDINGS will be taken f<>itho RECOVERY of all Rates not paid' bythat date. Attendance will be pivon at th'»Boards Office, Portobello, on SATURDAYSand WEDNESDAYS, from 11.30 a.m. to 2.30p.m., for the purpose of receiving Rates.

C. MACANDREW,Clerk.

BOROUGH OP WEST HARBOR.

A PPLICATIONS for tho Position of Sur-facsmau for the Borough of West

Harbor will be received at the Town Clerk'sOffice, Eavcnsbouinc, up to January 81917. Mark "Application."

Also, Applications invited until noon onTrcsdny, CHh, for the Position of Do" Ta-cCollector.

DAVID LARNACH,Town Clerk.

WATEOUAITI BOROUGH COUNCIL.

ANY PERSON OR PERSONS WASTING■"■' WATER, OR USING A HOSE, WILLBE. PROSECUTED WITHOUT FURTHERNOTICE.

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

GLADSTONE House. Moray place (',**-»• 2,lßo).—Accommodation Visitors Va-?J?fy Boarders; terms moderate. Moss s>"Jal'Pherson, proprietors.

TO LET.GEORGE STREET.

rjTK) LET, SPACIOUS DOUBLE-FROSHOP, George, street, lately occti[

by Whit-combo and Tombs. This Shoinow in splendid order, having been revat-cd throughout and fitted with modand handsome, front and show window;

JOHN REID AND SONS, LTD.

npiIERE are SEVERAL OFFICES andf ROOMS TO LET in the Stock Ex-clmigo Building. Reasonable rents and cen-tral location m the most busv portion of theCity make these Oflices specially worth at-tention by those who realise it pavs to benear tho business centre.JOHN REID AND SONS, LTD.

OilICES and Samplo Rooms, central;small and large; very low rents'Hooper, 52 Crawford street.!J~>o LET, a-roomed House, Leith walk"Jt North-east Valley. John Gillies, 24 IGeorge street. j

JXERTOT ROW.-Young's terrace: Seven |-fi-JL Rooms: hj. and c. wa-te- "as \ IRussell, 12 Upper Albany streetf ''phone j

MHO LET, 5-roomed House, Maclr.gg.inJL street; all conveniences; rent 13s.D. Moloney, 90 Princes street.5-roomed House, with all coin-

-7T ences; cheap rent to good tenant. 29 iGlasgow street. Iigvj i,*.i large, well-lighted, airy Fiat,■B- suitable -warehouse, factory, or clubreLin; also Basement Offices and Store. A. IMoritzson and Co., Jetty street. ' j

it. CLAIR.—House, 7 rooms, all eonveni-' enees; close trams, school: sunny as-pcet. Nisbet, 35 Queen Alexandra street.

rjnO LET (City, suburbs),•a- 5, 4, 5, ii rooms. Bryant, Octagon

TO LET, Furnished Inve Rooms, AndersonBay; every modern convenience, nicolysituated; 255. Park, Reynolds, auctioneers.

10 LET (Cavereham), 8 Rooms; gas, bath-room, conveniences; larjie section •

handy_oar j_l6j. Park, Reynolds, auctioneers'.fpO LET (Roslyn), 5 Rooms;-*- bathroom; every possible, convenience;'203. Park, Reynolds, Clause street.

T"O LEflfcnny^caio^),""-^- 'lery; washhouse, tubs; drained to regu-lations; 8s 6d. Park, Reynolds, m.e1.mv,.™,..

TN order to have the 'Star' out in gooaJL time, it is found impossible to classifyAdvertisements that come in after noonAfter this hour they cannot be classified!We would therefore request Advertisers tokindly bear this in mind, and Bend in theirOrders Early,

Ice may be mado by wrapping a bottle ofwater in cotton, and frequently wetting itwith ether.

Greeoo was liberated from the Turks in1829. her first President being; assassinatedin 1832.

Greek character is stated to bo "quick,active, versatile, with a very practical turnof mind.".

At. meetings of the Cabinet no official re-ami of any kind i s ]cep t 0f j|.s proceeding.A carp of lllb 2oz lias been caught in theThames at Windsor by Mr J. W. Campbell.Ice vrill melt if two pieces are Tubbed to-pther, the. friction releasing some of tholatent heai>

NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFEA SUCCESSFUL OFFICE.

FCWrY-SEVJENTH ANNUALMEETING.

The forty-seventhannual meeting of theNational Mutual Life Association of Aus-tralasia, Ltd., was held at Melbourne on20th December, 1916, when Mr AndrewNewell, chairman of directors, presided.

The annual report and balance-sheet forthe year ended September 30,1916, showedthat a total of 11,005 new policies wereissued, assuring £5,255,815 7s lOd, while45 annuity policies were issued for £1,904Is lOd per year. Tho policies now yieldedannuaf premiums of £153,482 16s 4d.There were 1.128 deaths, involving claimsunder 1.258 policies, which amounted, withbonus "additions, to £405,645 14s lid. Inaddition, 681 endowment assurances,amounting to £168,535 9s 6d, and 27 en-dowments, amounting to £43,529 -15s 6d.matured, making tho total claims£617,508 19s lid. The total income forthe year, after deducting reassurance pre-miums, was £1,661,648 0s 2d, and thetotal expenditure £951,805 lis 7d, includ-ing £763,001 3s 4d paid to policy-holdersand their representatives'.

The Chairman, in moving the adoptionof the report and balance-sheet, said:'The report which has been presented toyou shows plainly the progress of the busi-ness of the association during the pastyear. We have, issued 11.005 policies,assuring £3.235.845. or £107.000 morethan the new business for the previousyear. We have received premiumsamounting to £1.181.251. and interestamounting to £480.525. The total re-ceipts, £1.651.643, exceed the ureviousyear's receipts by £106,582. We havepaid to our members or their representa-tives £763,000. This includes claimsthrough the death of policy-holders amount-ing to £405,643. and as the net result ofthe year's transactions the assurance fundof the association has been increased bv£729,842. This is £57.600 more than theamount added to the funds in anv pre-vious year. Including .the investmentfluctuation fund—a sum which your direc-tors prudently set apart many'years agoto provide for anv- possible depreciationin the value of the assets, but- which for-tunately lias 'not been required for thatpurpose, and, as far as wo can tell, willnot be required—the funds amounted atthe close of the financial year to

£10,204,236.With our minds full to the exclusion

of every oilier thought of the giganticundertaking the Empire is at present en-gaged in and to which we are all boundto contribute all our energies and resourcesit may seem incongruous to parade theassociation's prosperity, but when thenature of our business is considered, it-will be seen that we and all similar insti-tutions are helping the common cause In-extending our business. For we arepreachers of the gospel of economy in themost unselfish form, and by practisingeconomyand by working more "energeticallythan wo hare ever worked before, those ofns who have to stay at home are givingth most valuable help to those who arerisking their lives at the front.

RKVEXU.E ACCOUNT.The meaning of our revenue account isthat over 123.000 persons have purely forthrift or economy contributed considerablymore than one million pounds during)- thoyear to the funds of the association, "wlrknearly £500,000 has been received from

investments, pennv of which belongto tho members; £400.C00 has been paidto the representatives of 1.128 memberswho have died; 295 of these memberswere killed in action or died from woundsreceived in action, or from diseases con-tracted on active service. 'The claims thatwere directly due to the war amountedto £BI,OOO. For endowments that ma-tured during the JSfetime of policy-holdersfor annuities, surrenders, etc.. over£060.C00 was paid, and as the net resultot the year's transactions, as I have al-ready stated, £;30.000 was added to thefunds. This amount of £730.000 was in-vested by the directors mainlv in two wavs—£420.000 wiu lent to the British andAustralian Governments, and £300.000was lent on mortgages of freeholds, whichare almost entirely farming properties intho wheat aie;;s, so that the money isbeing used to develop primary industries,thus, you will see that the- communityhas profited in many respects as the resultof the association's'operations.Pcrhapa the beneficent- work of lifeoffices is more apparent at the presenttime than it has ever been. By theiragency distress has been alleviatedeconomy has been encouraged, and theresources of the Empire" have beenmaterially increased. The exact rPmrosare not available, but the London • Econo-mist, m August of this year, estimatedthat war claims amounting to over£8,000.000 hail been paid bv life insur-ance companies within the Empire, andthis, as I have indicated, is not' the onlyservice that the eom'.nriics have renderedNotwithstanding the'e.\lr;i strain on theirfunds, the ability of the companies tomeet their obligations is unquestionablennn they never occupied a hipher placein public estimation than they "do to-day"Our death claims, although £53 000&e

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n*" than th"Y ™« vear, and£l3o,oijo greater than thev 'were twovearsngo, were less than the' amount that, had been provided for.

BONUS YEAR.Tho directors hope to call the members

together again early in the New 1 Year toreceive the results of the triennial investi-• gation of the affairs of tho association.

The date for the investigation was 30thSeptember last, and, although the staffhave been working short-handed for ;>

or.gtime, and the work has been muchheavier than at any previous investin-a-fion, the results will bo readv as soon°asthey havo ever been. Indeed. I am nowin a position to tell 'you that they willoa very satisfactory, and that membersmav look forward to receiving substantialadditions to their policies.The way in which the work of the as-sociation, including the special work oftho investigation, has been performed l.ythe staff deserves special recognition. -Vttho head office and at nil tho branchesmembers of the staff have offered them-selves freely for active service with thefullest approval and encouragement of thedirectors. Practically every eligible manat tho head office has enlisted,'and fromour London office 50 per cent, of the totalstaff are serving. Mr TJ. G. K. Taylor,of the London office, and Mr 8. XT . Bar-low, of tho Brisbane office, have giventheir lives, and Mr E. I. Gnun, of thehead office, is reported missing. Thosewho remained have cheerfully performedthe extra duties, and tho" temporaryclerks that we have brought in until thereturn of the soldiers have done excellentwork.

At the end of the financial vear Mr J.W. Rail, having reached the age fixed forhis retirement, resigned his position rsmanager of the South African branch ofthe association. Mr Rail had been in theservice almost continuously for over 30years. He had filled several responsiblepositions, to the great advantage of theassociation, but the South African branchis almost entirely the result of his efforts.He applied his zeal and energy to thedevelopment of that branch from' its foun-dation, and had the satisfaction, after 20years, of handing over to his successorone of the most important and prosper-ous branches of the association.

Mr Walter Madden, in seconding themotion, seid that any member of the as-sociation not satisfied with the result ofthe year's working was- very hard toplease indeed. Considering the most ex-ceptional times, the result was hi<diiysatisfactory. °

The report was adopted.Messrs' A. Xewell and J. C. Stewart

were declared re-elected as directors, andMessrs _ J. Valentine and W. M. .farvieas auditors.

The New Zealand directors ,-re Mr A.E. Pearce (chairman), Hon. Wm, Fraserand Mr S. F. Pearce. Mr F. W. Nichol-son is manager for New Zealand. Thedistrict office is situated in Liverpoolstreet, and Mr W. Andorson is districtmanager..

THE MAHENO'S STAFF

[Per United Press . Association.]

WELLINGTON, January 5.The following officers, nurses, and men

will compose the staff of the Maheno onher third charter* as a hospital ship, theappointments dating from December 21:

—New Zealand Medical Corps.—Lieutenant-colonel Richard Walker An-

derson, officer commanding.Major Pioderick M'Kenzie Gunn.Major Frederick Goulburn Gibson.Captain Philip Stanley Foster.Captain James Ferguson Duncan.Captain John Mickle Hyde.Major William Nathaniel Carlon Bond

(Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry), adjutantand quartermaster.

—N.Z. Chaplains' Department.—Rev. William Ready, 4th class.Rev. Tho?. Frederick Connollv, 4th class.Rev. G. R.'Tinriiett. 4th class.

—N.Z. Army Nursing Service.—Matron A. Bagley.Sister C. M'Kenny.Sister C. Steele.Sister D. E. Giffnov.Staff Nurse E. H. Grant.Statf Nurse M. J. Cameron.Staff Nurse A. E. Bennett.Staff Nurse K. G. M'Kay.Staff Nurse G. Macfarlane.Staff Nurse M. Jackson.S'alf Nurse A. M'Keni'.ie.Staff Nurse M. H. P. M'llwraith.Stall' Nurse C. I. Burke.Staff Nurse Bessy Maxseild.Ruby Miliar, masseuse.Dorothy Miller, masseuse.

—Details.—Sergeant-major (W.0.) E. J. Fisher.Regimental Quartermaster E. A. Scho-

field.Staff Sergeant H. C. TTemus.Staff Serceaut J. S. Kemp.Staff Sergeant J. H. Nash.Sergeant Donaldson.Sergeant Racbone.Sergeant L. C. Hnnnan.Sergeant J. H. Mitchell.Corporal S. C. Gibb.CornoivU A. F. Dowrick.Corpora! W. C. Pyatt,Corporal.F. P. Park.Corooral P. H. Cammell.Corporal E. J. Walsh.Lance-corporal L. C. Buckett.Lance-corporal A. B. Wilson.'Lanee-corgoral O. S. Luke.Lance-corporal A. L. Ronton.Lance-corporal C. S. Brown.Lance-corporal H. J. Peek.Private R, T. Alderslev.Private E. S. Bardoll.

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Private W. A. Baldwin.Private Tv. V. Blair.Private T. S. Beadle. -

Private J. Boswell.Private F. A. Bryant.Private W. Bohem.Private F. C. Collins.Private R. A. Colviile.Private E. H. Down.Private C. S. Denton.Private G. Fagan.Private N. Farland.Private F. W. Fulford.Private W. B. Falvey.Private 0. Garvev..Private J. M. HuttonPrivate L. W. A. Hnb'dav.Private G. R. Holmes.

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Private N. Harrison.Private S. A. Harvev.Private H. D. Jorv."Private G. M. Jackson.Private A. W. Keech.Private W. J. Langford.Private H. C. Lebas.Private W. Maberlev.Private A. D. Marlow.Private J. J. Maker.Private J. W. Hill.

' Private G. W. Malt-hews.Private A. J. Marshall.Private A. J. M'Kinnon.Private M. T. M'Gillon.Private .T. R. W. M'Lennon.Private E. D. Patterson.I.ivate PL Percival.Private H. T. Robinson.Private H. Sullivan.Private W. E. Vine.Private C. J. Wood.Private C. C. Willis.Private T. Wilson.Private A. G. Williams.

CORRESPONDENCEEvery letter must be accompanied by the

name and address of the writer, notnecessarily for -publication, but as aijuarantce of good faith. 11ejected let-ters cannot be returned under any cir-cu rnstances whatever.

MILITARY SERVICE AND THEAPPEAL BOARD.

10 THE miTOH..Ahree nira are called up for scr.y.cc lay ballot. All three appeal. To thelirst the hoard say “You must go to thetrendies.-’ to the second '• ’Ton are foriiome service,” to the third “ You may gohome and attend to your own affairs.”-Ail this may be perfectly fair, as wo be-lieve the boards are acting vorv fa-'Tlv •

but what about the pay ? "The 'first' andsecond men may be only earniim two orthree pounds per week; the third may boa iaimer making three or {our hundred ayear. _ Xow, we know (or at least havesome idea') what the trench means and thepay attached. Surely, in fairness, the manwno is allowed to go home and earn- onas usual should he compelled to contributesome ci his earnings towards those whohare to go to the front. Even though. aman .staying at home in safety and com-fort gave a, liberal _contribution, it wouldbe but a small sacrifice compared to whatthe man who has gone has made. Why.gratitude alone should make the man whois granted exemption anxious fo do some-thing in the direction named. Perhapsthe exempted men. when they think overthen- position, will form themselves intoassociations m their own districts andvoluntarily agree to do somet-hirm of thesort.— l am, etc,, Fair 'TT.ay.

January 6,

THE ANZACS.TO THE EDITOR.

.Sir,—ln reply to “Anzac” I must sayhe showed ;i. lack of common sense. Heevidently doe? not know that the Anz;>obadge, is valueless through its indiscrimCnate issue to all and sundry men from'i rentham. Boer War men and cumCrimean War men are entitled to a badigebv the rules of the Anzac Club Committee"Ut course, everyone was of opinion thatthe Anzac badge was for Anzacs onlvand it woukl have been of value to the fewwho could have worn it. Xow it is worth-less, as it can be procured by men whonave been discharged with a bad char-acter. The only badge recognised" bv theCovernment is the returned soldiers’badge, and this cannot bo issued to anvmen who have not served in the presentEuropean war and boon discharged with agood character.—l am, etc..Member of Returned Soldiers’ As-

sociation.January 6.

TO THE EDITOR.Sir,—'The verses published with a letter

m Wednesday’s ‘ Star ’ read very nice, but“ Upturned ” must not run away with the,idea that ho is the only man' left fromthis brave army when lis expresses insregret at seeing men who had served inthe Boev War wearing Anzac bacWs Idon’t wish to boast, but I may mentionthat I served through the Boer War™also in Egypt and India, getting the’ finalknockout, blow in France some monthsago. Perhaps if ho had read ‘Punch’s’lines correctly he might have found outthat the colonial army did not tight alonoat the Dardanelles.—l am, etc..

Ex-ScAFOKTit Highlander.January 5.

MILITARY SERVICE BOARDSSITTING AT BAXCLTjTHA.

Tho Otngo Military Service Board(Messrs H. Y._Wriddowson, S.M.. A. D.Be!!, and E. kollett) continued their fit-ting at Balchitha. yesterday afternoon..Captain Free acted r.s military rcprescn-tfitivo. and had associated with him Cap-t.-iiu A. C. C. Stevens. -X.Z.S.C., groupcommander of the district.

Alexander Win. Qgilby. who was farm-ing at Romahapa, (M:r D. Stewart), ap-pealed on the ground of undue hardship.Ho. supported his widowed mother. Afterappellant had been examined a.t length,

The Chairman said the appellant seemedto lie rather young. He had been broughtup in the country, and did not scorn torealise his duty to his country. I'h? hoardproposed to give him some timo to talkthe matter over with his mother, andwould adjourn the case for two months toenable this to be done. He warned appel-lant to tako the matter seriously, and tospecially consider the duty ho owed tohis country. Appellant had to be medi-cally examined meantime.

John Sarginson Robinson (Mr A. A.Finch) produced his father's family Bible,which showed that ho was born oh Sep-tember 27, 1869. Appellant's father sup-ported this contention.

Appeal allowed, appellant Vicing evermilitary age.

Harry Mitchell (Mr R. R. Stewart),painter and paperhangar, asked for timeto complete contracts in hand. i-lc hadon? bio:her at the front, and another waseoing."'

Appeal formally dismissed, appellant notto be called ftp until March 5.

Alexander Walker Roger, farmer.Owaka (who was represented by Mr 1).Stewart), appealed on the ground of un-due hardship. Ho was 25 years of age.One In-other had enlisted, and another wasalready at tho front. His father's agewas 71, and he was past work. Appellantand a- voting brother had to do ail thowork on the farm.

The Chairman said the board were ofopinion that the, appeal should be ad-journed sine die. on the rmdarstandingthat appellant remained in his. presentoccupation on his father's farm, the ap-peal to be reconsidered, if necessary, whenhis youngest brother readied military age.

Patrick Horan, farmer, Owaka, appliedfor six weeks' time in which to ananeoefor n ele-aring sale of his stock and imple-ments.

Appeal dismissed ; appellant not to becalled up until February. 19.

Ay son Robertson, farm hand, Puerua.appealed on the ground of medical unfit-ness.

Appeal adjourned to next sitting ofthe board at Balelutha, appellant to bemedically examined meanwhile.

David Stark (20), teacher. Waikoikoi,asked for time to complete his D exami-nation, for which he was sitting on 19thLust.

Appeal formally dismissed; appellantnot to be called up until February 1.

Andrew Scott, farm servant.pleaded for time to arrange his affairs,;.nd was granted until February o.

Frederick Plow, dairy farmer, lUver-sidc, appeakvl on (he ground of hardshipand public interest.

U-ual conditional exemption granted.Jvihn Law "M'Oulloeh. farmer. Kahuika,

appealed on the ground' that he was overmilitary a:c. Mr I). Stewart, who ap-peared for appellant, said ha (coupsc!)had sent appellant's birth certificate ou tothe Commandant at Wellington, and it-had not been returned.

Appellant in evidence slated that lievr,\~ bom at East Tafcri on January 7,VB7O.

Adjourned until birth certificate is prc-<?nt■:<! for board's inspection.

Rob!. Lawson, farmer, Stirling, askedtli-it h'.s ai;peal be withdrawn.

Crantod.''l ho-. Atkinson. Bapti>t -~ missionary.

Houip.ipa, appealed on the ground ih'-tlie was under the regulation height.

Appellant, in evidence, said he was sftliiu in height'.

Adjourned mail nest sitting of thelo'n! at Balchitha. appeiiant to ho ex-amined by the Medical Hoard meantime.

•los-eph Francis Bray, ploughman. Clyde-vale, appealed, on the ground of unduehardship. He was married on .Slav 15,1915. and had a wife and child dependenton him

;lie was employed by Mr Fan-

nett He had a number «i account." toscpiavo up. (Ho handed up a statement ofhis financial position to the board.)Captain. Tree said that v.iiii" he svni-pathi>cd with appellant in his dilikuiti.s.he was not prepuicd to advise- th-e board togo as far as ho (appellant) desired.

Tho Chairman : Tito braid would not beexercising a wise discretion if tin-,- did.Appeal dismissed, appellant not to bo

called tip for one month.

Thos. Ballantine, farmer, Owaka, forwhom Mr D. Stewart appeared, said hesuffered front asthma, and was tin oulvfcon at home.

Captain Free : Asthma is not a groundof rejection, unless it ix of a 'du'onicnature.

Appellant said the trouble did. no; ri fleethim unless ho was suffering from a heavycold, or after a long run.

Adjourned till next sitting of th- hoa'vlat Balelutha, appeiiant to be examined bvtho Medical Board in tho iutervi!.Itobt, Sutherland Wiliooks. farmer. Bnl-elulha, appealed on the ground of m'edi.'a'

unyuie.-s.Mr R. E. Stewart, who ai-pccvd ,'oi.appellant, stated that he sufVVred { v'ir.ano'iritis of the sciatic nerve.Adjourned for examination In- Modir-1Board. "•■'

;

David M'Lachlan, saw-miller. Talnkopa.asked for timo, owing to basin-v.--. oob ,\\tions. Mr R. R Stewart appeared forappellant

Appeal formally dismissed, appellant notto be called up until February'lo.James Record Weir, bank clerk. Bal-elutha. said lie was under military ;;>e

having been U>m on July 9, 18:17. 7ioproduced birth certificate 'in su|:ii.':t.Appeal allowed.Clement Anoriistiuc Xarbr-v ?;;,.nl„,.Glenomaru appealed on tlv gerund"of un-due Hardship and financial obligations.

Appellant, who gave his ace as 7.1 voar-'said ho had a wife and child depend'.'-,)?upon him. lie was farming 505 acres ofland.

Ths Chairman (after perusiiy st'd "-

ment as to accused'* iinaueial positioni":Surely you must have realised vunv re-sponsibilities, and tho possibility "of yourservices being required, before you engagedin your matrimonial venture."

Witness, continuing ids evidence, saidtwo brothers had enlisted, some four orlive mouths ago, and were both tuniv-ddown.The Chairman -. They didn't eidist til!

they saw Conscription was comint;. J sun-pose.

The Chairman tairl the board were ofopinion that appellant had taken uponhimself a heavy financial liability in pur-chasing 505 acres of land nine months)after the outbreak of war, and, to sav theleast of it, this showed an amount ofthoughtlessness on appellant's part. '!heappeal would be adjourned for Hiresmouths, meantime appellant would haveto seriously consider his position with re-gard to getting away. lie would have tobo examined by the Medical Board.

Charies Gordon Shand, farmer. Hillend,31 years of ago. appealed on tlio groundof undue hardship. Ha held a Govern-ment leasehold, 500 acres, and his brotherhad a leasehold adjoining consisting of 510acres. lie was married last May. Hisbrother was married four or five yearsago. He did some cropping. The" two

properties were worked as one business.They carried 1,000 sheep, 500 lambs, 30head of cattle, and 1?» horses.

In reply to the chairman the appellantsaid ho never thought, of Conscription.Ho had two brothers—-on-e 26 and theother 18.

Chainuan : How did you come to getmarried when you knew'there was a- pos-sibility of your being conscripted?

Witness : 1 tried to sell my interest intiie property, and as 1 could"not do so Ithought there was no harm in gettingmarried. I did not think that thingswere so serious.

'The Chairman: You don't take muchinterest, in anything beyond your ownfarm, do you? You appear to'be ratherlistless.—No answer.

Witness (continuing his evidence) saidhis brother was subject to asthma attimes.

To Captain Free: He did not think hisbrother would be capable of looking afterboth farms.

Appeal dismissed.John James Benjamin Morris (Mr D.Stewart) farm manager at Owaka Valley,

appealeoNon tho ground of undue hard-ship, his father being a cripple. He hada- brother in camp. His father's age was69, and his mother was 65. There was noone to look after his father's farm butappellant.

Appeal allowed.There was no appearance of GeorgeHolmes, schoolmaster and preacher, of

Awamaugu, and Samuel Henry Carson,laborer, Kaitangata, and botii anpealswere accordingly dismissed.

George Maides, farmer, Kaihiku, forwhom Mr 1). Stewart appeared, appealedon the ground that he was permanentlvunfit lor military service. Appellant pro-duced a certificate bv Dr Bru.di to thateffect.

Adjourned to permit of appellant boinnexamined by the Medical Board.

Appeals were lodged bv David Maider.farm assistant, Kaihiku. and William Wil-son, jun., farmer. Stirling, but were sub-sequently withdrawn.

James Dunlop. shepherd. Chaslands,appealed on the ground of medical unfit-ness.

Captain Free said that annellant hadbeen examined by the .Medical' Board anddeclared permanently unlit.

Appeal allowed.

John William Maidens, fanner, Taha-tika-, appealed on the ground that he wasover military age, and produced a birthcertificate in .support ot this statement.Appeal allowed.

Archibald Taylor Rutherford, meat in-spector, Balelutha, on whose behalf Mr V.'■• Pope. Secretary of Agriculture, an-pc-a.ea on the ground of public inteiWt,haa his appeal adjourned sine die, condi-tional upon his remaining in his i»-e«mtoccupation.

WELLINGTON.Tho Military Service iL->aru -;u atWellington yesterday. The tit-si. ease was(lint or Alartiu Carson, ship's fireman ad-journed f rom January 3 to enable CVsrmto appear, it appcartd iini- he enIno Karon, hut did noi turn up. liv W. '}'.

i-oun?, s-c-etary of Hie Stamen's Union!ta:rl u, waj clear that- Carson hud hocu inWellington ail the time the appeal was send-ing, and he was not suHkicnclv mlmsUd i 0approach him (Mr Yomi? ). ' ; 1 don't see whyeverybody's time should be unnecessarily oc-cupied with men like that; if he's not" con-cerned, I'm not," remarked ?.Jr Your.". T''eappeal was dismissed.

Harry Murdoch M'Kenzie, coi'chsmith's an-prentiee, said his apprenticeship would tieeosiip.eted in ilay, and "he wanted fo b e sureiliat he could cc:t his napcrs. The boarddismissed the appeal, sl-alin;; that il wasU!:'.hrsi.-od Ilia I the Government ink-tided tointroduce lesa-laiion itraJiucr with cases ofapprentices cailed up before ilia expiry oftheir articles, lie also pointed oi.f that sec-tion 28 of the War Legislation AmendmentAc,_. 1916. deait with tins matter.The case of Ernest TempeM. caruenter. at1-ciDiio Workshops, was held over, pculimvexiimmahoii by th- Medical Board.Trie appeal of Norman Winstaulcv was al-lovred, as ho was under aire._ 'llie appeal of Aiouise Kovaieske was ad-;iour;ic-d, tu eua'ctc the lu-oductiou of a birthe.-nPicare. as he claimed that ho was only11 years old.

Mark ItirUvldvib asked for iir.ie to ar-range busmess mailers. He said he had <v.m----t-te'cs tor tlic- supiiiy of ushcstos matfial'.ilie appeal was dismissed, ihe militarv rMUv-sentative. lo obla.u leave till" JP-ir-k

_

The appeals of Artiiitr Smith and Harrvfcatiiert-y were dismissed, neither nnn ap-pearing.

Hugh M'Calder claimed lo 1.,? 47 vcars ofage. and a, naturalised American, the. wewas adjourned till t!i.- next siliina: for theproduction ot docmnnus.

RAXGIQKA.The Cantetbiu-v Miiitarv Service Bovd t ;,t

at R-augiora ycslcnlr.y.James Hc-bert Jarmau, farmer, of Kir-wee, who is naauaepm; farms

0,-;>0 acres, asked for time to put his affair'sin order, lie said thai one broker had teent'iira m ttttien. and nno;l:er had been ine.imp for throe month;-, 'the hoard ecmedthe appeal.

the uppcal of Percival Cin.rlc, woollen-millhand, ot Kaiipoi, who had seen nine months'active service and was discharged as unii;was ailo.vd.

Arthur Leonard Loveday, liour-midr-. ,-,fOhoka, said he had a ei-'ter and i v.-o chil-dren dependent upon hitn. The ca-e •'.-«--.

aclKnunrd for a. month lo allow of medicalexamination.•'•hi'- (Garland, fa.nncr. of Bennett's Jmie-

i:on, apr.e i.lecl becausa. ihe re wa-; no one iolook after the foaa. Ihe e.oc was ad-joi'vncd for a. mouth, aopellant <.o be medi-ca.lly <:x,m-MtK-d. and r-vniturc of the :iln?s3or otlicrwi.-a of ihe la'oiiiers to be a-aaa--fained.

Ilari-y Peirson, farm laborer, of klardan,was granted . exemption, ho bein? a deafmtitc.

_Jo!in foors-c Cor].;, mnsterer and sheidierd,of Oxford, souirlu four nionihs' exemprion iorompieta a, iiit;=-U'.'iiii; contract, ami wasnanfed till afarch 31."

i!ai-y S. Gindar?, teninr-icv. of West Evre-(on. w,,s trrantcd raroaaian nil (ho cudFebruary.

V.ilheeai G;orae Lynn, a weaver, of Knia-v.-lio had been" dochirrd uii!ii 'ny I lie.

ale.iieid Board,, was Etainied oa nip'ion.'lhe. appeal of Ywhiam .lames Idm-a-iii.

fni-.n laborer, of Jan-moMi-, who had pta>viiiu.dy collided and been reveled, was ad-journed fur a liianlh, afprlhui!. ro no beforethe Jkclieal Loarfl.

Tho c:i.-o of l! con;? Hooth Jl'Donald,farmer, of C'ust. wiio' supported bis motheranil bad financial obligations, was adjournodsin« die.

'i'ho Gcnn-ak/danapcr of the Raii\vav3 ap-pcaleil on behalf of Leonard 15. M'Keowu,ioe.onai! ive iii'ejnan. of The casewas adjaumccl sine die.

Tho appeal of iJasi! L. M'ilhinsnn. fanner,of Dcmeii, who is loohin- atter three farms,was adjourned tine die.

'i'ho rppeal of dames Pe-ier, farmer, ofWest. T-Aaeton, on the "roaaids of occapaiioiiand domes! io eireumsianoes, was ndjouniedfor three months, the appellant to be medi-cally examined iu ihe miantime.

_Leonard Sharp, aprirenliee io a. bricklayer,of Ihimdora, was j;ranted lili tho end" ofFebruary if> compk'te his apprmlice-hip.Appellant staled that ho had onli-lcd before,be.;, had been rejected.

Tee appeal of Hugh tM'Kibbin, fanner, ofOniihi. on the ground that he v;as overwas allowed.

Douclas Jl'Laehlan. fanner, of Oaiihi, ap-lieaied on iho ground of public inters!:. ' Theappellant sairl ho was one of four brotherse;i«iblo for ?erri:o: livii:;; iu diiforcnt places.(Jno had eniisied. but was rcjietcd. and twoothers were drawn iu the br.llof. The boardintimated that soj.-.o member of tho family-must ;;o, and adjotirmal ihe ease for a monthin cider to ascttaiii the podiiou of theothers, the appellant io be medically ex-amined in the meantime.

The ca=e of Arthur IToyle, farm laborer, ofHaugiora, was diemsised.David Alexander M'lue, farm manager, of

Amiu'i, appealed on the grounds of'publicinterest a:id undue hardship, two otherbrothers being on the farm. The case wasdismissed, appellant being allowed to theend of February to gather in Ins harvest.

THE SERETH

RUSSSA'S HEW LIME.

DANGER FROM THE DELTA.

INEFFICIENT THINKING.

MUNITIONS.

[By Critictts.]

Our map to-day shows the critical sector3n the Russo-Rumaniaii front. -The black:ino marks that part of the front on whichihe chief struggle is being waged. To thenorth the Kus.so-P.umanian right wing ex-tends along the Carpathians, and on the'ast their left wing stretches along theLower Danube, guarding the delta. Butit present there are few-signs of a- reallyserious enemy offensive on the wings. Itwill be not-iced that the lino runs to the"'est and south of the Sereth, and theRusßo-Kumanians are apparently puttingup a much moro determined 'resistance'iow._ presumably with the object of pre-senting themselves being driven back overthe river. Tliis is because, though theSereth will make an excellent defensiveline forthem, itwill also make an excel-lent defensive line for the enemy, and ifthe Russo-Rumanians are once driven overit- they will bo faced with the task"~of re-capturing it when the timo comes for thornto take the offensive again. Tho enemyilaim to have broken through on the sectorlo tho north-west of Fokchanv (or'Focsani).and. if this is so, we are like.lv to hearsoon of the fall of that place.* In thesouth there are reports that the. enemyare advancing upon Braila, On tho other[land, tho official Russian reports thus farindicate that the enemy's attacks from thatdirection have been "repulsed. But the

Russo-Rurnanian hold on liraila- must, hegetting precarious, as the capture of Me-en:n (or Maein) hv the enemv is now ad-mitted.

Tllf: DOBRUDJA.'I ha Russians must now have retired

"'ell hack into the swamps which fill theloop behind Machin, and possibiv thevintend to make, an effort to hold theirground there in order to cover Braila. Iti> doubtful if they will succeed, or ifBraiia can. he covered in anv case. Itwill he noticed that just south of Brail itne river runs in f.vo c'lannoh, formingn huge b-iaud. id lilt: enem- (get posses-Won oithal inland they will be able inbombard Br.aila at short range: r.or willthe, possession of the loop by ilje Russiansenable them lo prevent that." For the Rus-sians to attempt to hold the northern endo! the island '.'.ill be an .extremely danger-ous ihmg, as the forces engaged wouldbe likly to be '-rapped there. The enemvcan now cross over" to the island farthe'rsouth from -'both sides.

On the whole, there seems hut littlehor-e. now of keeping the enemy out of ar-tillery range of" the important railhea<lsof fJalatz and Kern, save in the verv im-probable event of a iarge accession ofstrength enabling the Ri'sso-Rumaniaiis lofake the offensive again. If should heclearly understood thai-. strategical!-.''■peaking, it :,. the power which it giv-estiic enemy to threaten the RufoO-Rurnauia:!caremimhjiioas with ]}•■■■-arabio- which isthe woivr- disadvantage arising from theloss, of lb., liohrudja.' ft is True thai iftin: Rmsians wish to take the oh':-n-ivethere they v. ill now be faeod with t\v-formidable task of forcing ihc crossingof the Danube in face -of the enemv. ]!ut.then, there is no lieoci to take the riif.-ii.-ivethere. V»"h:-u the time comes to take ih"otfensi'.e again the proper places lo do ifwi'.l' be on the Transylvanian front andthrough Wuilarhia towards Bnehaiv-i.A-Mimii- the 1 'iter move to lie sueoo,,ful.the position of the enemy in the iinbrebjg'.vuiihl become steadily more salient anddangcr-ais as it progressed. When tileLusso-Ruvnanirm; reached a point suiii-eientiy far south thev would he able tocross, the Danube on to the enemy's rear,and cut oh' any of their forces remainingin tho northern Dobrndia. But the eermvwould not wait for that. They would re-tire ;>s soon as their position • brrnme toodangerous, and leave the Russians io crossthe Lower Danube unopposed.

BESSARABIA.Reui to the mouth of the Da-r.ilin

the Russians have about 80 miles of riverto guard, and it is of importance that thisshould be done well. The enemv rue sureto make an eifort to capture the'delia. fortwo reason;. In the first- place, if i h-'-vc-an r-ro*s the St. Oco:"r<- Mouth ;uid i'eachthe Suliua- Mouth, theywill deprive the.Uusdai?- of one of i h-dr best lines of cuin-nmiiieatioij. In th.e second place, iftiny will v;ct behind the Sereth line andprofoundly modify the local straieniealsituation to their own advantage. vi'bereader will notice in the ir,ap an immensenumber of rivers 'm 80-sarnbia. all ruiudi)'due south. The-e rivrit-, end in Ion::, uai--rov,-. swamjiy lake- which run down to themink of the Danube. If the enemv seek-to advance from the Sereth through Bess-arahia'upe.n Odessa, each of these~.swamr>vrivers will form a strong natural dei'ensrVe■ine. As they advance, their communica-tion:, will become steadily worse, and, withskilful generalship, the' Ru ? so-RumaniaiHsimuhljio able to keep the enemv hj, ,>. avthere lor months, defending each" line "suc-cessively, until sufficient "reinforcemenf'shave arrived to enable them to resume theoffensive, and until the Albes are all read"to take the offensive on other front-. But-it the enemy can cross l\<n delta thev willturn ihe greater number of these rivers atone stroke. So the defence of the line ofthe St. Oeoiee Mouth should be very care-fully attended io.

'DAILY MAIL' STRATEGY.The 'Daily Mail' has contributed some

nrguiusnls to the discussion of the al'mdstrategy in the Xear Last. Wore, it nottor the fact that the influence of the wholeof the Xortholiife Press is behind themthey would scarcely even meritrefutation :hut. as it is. they will be cabled all overfho_ world as authoritative, comment. Atypical example of the depth of insightdisplayed is the assertion that between theBerlin-Constantinople railway and the Alliesat Salonika "there stretches an expanseof roadless mountains which no modernarmy is able to traverse." This statementmay be due either to complete ignoranceof military history or to sheer inahiritv tostate th? facts accurately and honestlv.Apart from the fact that" the enemv's ar-mies have themselves traversed "

thosemountains in order to threaten Salonikawe have the fact that in 1913 a Greekarmy of some 120,000 men, with artilleryto match, advanced up the Struma Valleyalone. In addition, there, are the VardaVmid Adrianoplo routes, with railways allthe way, and the Monnst-ir route with arail-way as far as Monaslir. Those impassablemountains have been traversed again andagain by modern armies in recent years.Another assertion is that the allied armymight well have turned the scale in thewest in 1916. The allied armv could havenone no such thing. Had riot the Bul-garian and Turkish forces been held in

Macedonia they would have been free eitherto attack Egypt or to relieve German forcesin tiie north, and these would have beenavailable for the west front. As regardsrelative strength in the west, the positionwould have been much the same, with thedisadvantage to the Allies that they wouldhavo been crowding more troops upon afront already extremely shoit in propor-tion to the numbers engaged—a positionwhich favors the defence entirely. It isalleged that 200.000 Bulgarians are holdingup 450,000 allied troops. The figures areuntrustworthy, but it should be "borne inmind that, the Allies are also greatly supe-rior in strength in the west, and that whenit is asked what we are doing in the Bal-kans the same question might reasonablybe asked about the west front. Presum-ably we are preparing for combined offen-sives on both fronts as soon as the weatherpermits.

The. facts .are calmly ignored that wekept our army at Salonika and reinforcedit as part of the bargain for Rumanian in-

tervention, and that to withdraw it wouldbe a breach of faith; that to transfer itto France would takemonths, during whichthe greater part of it would be out of ac-tion ; that the part remaining at Salonikawould be liable In be cut up by the enemywhen it had been siifiieieiitly' weakened";that the enemy would tlien be able to worktheir will in Greece, and even then trans-fer a corresponding body of troops to thewestern front quicker than ourselves ; andthat when the Russo-Rumunians resumethe offensive presently they will need, andhave the right to expect, 'the co-operationof an allied army from the south. Inshort, the mental processes of the militaryexpert of the ' Daily Mail' display (he char-acteristic weaknesses of tlio 'inefficientthinker. His conception of arguing a caseis to put forward a few flimsy niisrepre-sentabons_ in favor of his own view andcarefully ignore- all the potent argumentsagainst it.

A SURPRISING STATEMENT.Washington reports that surnrise liasbeen caused, by the Secretary 'of theZS'avy's statement that Great Britain has

J contracted to furnish large consignß-ieof;jot sheih for the United States navv. "Itjis announced that British munii'ion re-source, are far above war reauiremenls."Mere it not that it appears to be an ofti-|erai statement from the Secretary of thepavy oho would lip inclined to treat this

|as a more newspaper yarn. It is gratifv-j in:: 11 in-,,,, an,; s h ows what organisationland energy can effect. But if'true the

I question naturally arises whv, instead of| Mijr.ilyicj.: America with shells, we do notj M-,p(ily t;,.;-m t,- Rus-da. or use tV bdi.-n----mid machinery in (he tuniin-'Unit. 01 more ir.ns f,; r the and for

! arming our merchantmen-lit Or v:\r- do we| no! u.-_:•■ oar resources in ha-tening the oon-istr-'c'io:! »-:i_" merchant vessels? "Whateverlis certain that we have no sunernui'v' ofI gnus. ii...r have the Radians, nor have wej too many ships. So the tab- is sn-mi-ioiv-jin spue of it- ap'-Mvnilv olfi.-ial! The only reason -„, (r ,.,,].] ~0 , ,,e;vr fol.

.-uuerica wiih shells would he toI help redress the halance of the o.vebanr-e

ROMANCE OF YEARS AGO

j AT/iiioi-civ ux:>!.^;r;;-:d.

| nan kt the Probate Court at- London theoth-r day. Benjamin Caller, rlak.ia.voi-. ~;■j CtowT>?kdd ron ,|. Stratford }■:. (who tiled

; on January 21. 1915). went wir.ii Ka;:;iabCktutu' to e;ct manied; in", the IV.-klv.tr

jr,fjr;vin- more ISs=i■ i Cv.ikv wedd ";,..-, e

: Till.'ll trOt'dde areSe. h-J(',l;v-;> v.i ;• \v,V j;a:d.'

; ' M..^ l --' jiCiio;;, and si.,' propounded the

1 li:.-- i'.]-.l ma;;, who ikaas a; Gnat Yar-: iii'j;;L;i. ohjeeced tin! phonkk was red, in

! benetk nmi'..M- the wiii."

dW Vve/imcnLW. 0. Wilis (for phintiifi, was

!in deceased's handwriting, and ha bc-| rp'oaihed every,.hi:i;r to ■• „iy v .'i;'.'. 'i'aa-

-1 li-!! f ndey." A; a fa el., aha was i;.,l his: v.ifo, a!;hnm;h aha had lived in la;.;, enpa-; c-ily wi'ili aaf cased since. 1072 an ma:',.• ali'acliraaiic terms'..— Jixhre. : "They had: not irone throtiidi a corcmosiy on mar-

i TaiaoV"—(a/ana-: : "d'hey soeiii to have.| gone lh.oti;'!i;i iofn of'ma: ri::;ee, tboueh

j it. in lo'iS tin':; lady and thk man wentj to korwkh. and thne want ihruiadi a.

j hr.chekv, and ho replied thai he coaid nut-

I :>i the- :are;:msfaices, could notI (.:■'■■>} lun a r./i'ti!i.at.p of ninuko'.'. .e'loni.

i that ':ik ,ke coup.-" la'n lived to ~oi.hor asj man and uif <_."—,k:do a ; "A ,;,,i-tt;:i;-| pioled ceremony."—CoimsolVaid tiia-t wasco. I'hiintili was n.ai'ikd before, .die wentto live with deceasi d. and had a. dauohU-r,wiu> co'ttld ho called to :-ay thai plaintiffand Crdiey pas.-n.-d a.-, nai.n an<l wife, jie.-ieiidawt, added counsel, was coasiautiyI at the liov.st! in which tho couple limi,caked th.uii a'.list and uncic. and kiio-.vvery well Unit iky parsed as husbandand wil'a. 'out for .some reason -ha had putthe .small ccdaie to fx.pt-iist'. hv raising ailea ceaiuet the will.—Mrs Louisa. KchelUcnie-y, of 'Lover Hamlets road, Torc.-.t(fate. ,nni 'danivily of (..'row.ulieid road,

i St rat lord, aa-vo evidence of tiie due oveeu-j I; on of ihe wiii, and al.-o tc-tiiiad to the

| couj.-h; living as hushand and ivife.—.MrI i.c Bas painted o-aa. that it was now a<l-I niittcd for tiie that tinya thai the i-jiiplewero novel- raarriad. lie loprasanted ihanest of kin. and was entitkd to have thowill proved io tho satisfaction ot the(,'oui't.—i\ir 'A":11k asked that tin: willshould h<i pronoaneed for, that thot'o>:iiould ha a. <!(-. laratioai that plaint ; ;f v.a.sexewairix, a.ia-1 that defendant, should ijcc-ondeinn.d in co»ts of tho litigation, lio

i held that ihero had hec-n no K-asotiabloj around for cmmdii!; tho document.—Hisj Lordship pronounced for the will, ordor-

j incj defondant to pay the costs.

AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRSCOMMONWEALTH COALITION

PROSPECTS.Picas Association—By Telegraph—Copyright-

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

MELBOURNE, January 5.Negotiations between Messrs Hughes

and Cook for the formation of a Nationalparty arc still incomplete, and there willprobably he nothing definite till after themeeting of the Liberal party, which hasbeen called for next week.

It is rumored that Mr Hughes has re-ceived intimation that his presence inLondon, now tb'at the peace proposals havebeen rejected, is not sufch a matter ofurgency as was considered a few days ago.

INCOME TAX SCRUTINY.SYDNEY, January 5.

The New South Wales Income Tax Com-missioner is conducting a most carefulcombing-ont campaign. Special officersare scouring all corners of the State, andthose who escaped making returns in pre-vious years are likely to strike trouble.

WHEAT ELEVATORS FOR N.S.W.

SYDNEY, January 6.(Received January 6, at 10.5 a.m.)

The State Wheat Office continues to re-ceive reports of attempts to burn or other-wise damage wheat stacks throughout NewSouth Wales.

The Government are calling tenders forthe erection of a bulk-handling of wheatsystem, with a. terminal elevator of threemillion bushel capacity in Sydney, andone of 80,000 bushel capacity in Newcastle,besides country elevators with a total ca-pacitv of 12 million bushels. The esti-mated cost of the installation is J22,000.000.

QUEENSLAND FLOODS.

BRISBANE, January 6.(Received January 6, at 9.40 a.m.)

The Minister of Education and thepolice inspector have reached Clermont bytrolly. They wired that- 51 bodies havebeen buried, and all missing persons ex-cept three have been accounted for.

The floods have not abated in otherparts, and more fatalities are occurring.

PICTURE ENTERTAINMENTS

'MOLLY HAKE BELIEVE.'The, Grand's new heudlin-er, ' Molly

Make Believe' (shown for the first timeto-day), <.ic:s not depend for interest, uponsensationalism. Opaniiig hi a quiet littlecountry tov.-u out West, we find Molly andher broiiivi: Bobliy living dependent upona donv old grandmother, v/hose strugglest!> keep a roof over their heads is dis-covered by Molly, who at once rushes inIkt impetuous way to the conclusion thatJicbby and herself are burdens upon her.In the dead ot ni'dat they steal away andbeard a. parsing freight train with theirdi'g. hiding thcmsflvcs amongst the lug-g..ge. I'he.y are discovered and draggedinto daylight, but Molly's innocent charmat oiu.e makes tlie rough workmen herfriends, and the runaways are made com-fortable for the nigh:. A terrible railwayaccident brings many sufferers on the-freight train, and Molly at once busies her-self in attending to their wants. She isably assisted by Carl Sami ton, a railwaydirector's son, and the two strike up anacquaintance, Molly looking upon him asa. veritable Prince Charming, in the cityBobby becomes a, messenger boy, -while.Molly open,-; a serial letter bureau, as sheexpresses it, "to-supply re-al letters fromimaginary people.'' She has many cus-tomers and novel experiences, and iilLsup her time ;w model for a lady artist.V.hiie poking ;.'.? Spring in a novel, airycostume, she spies Through an open windowCa-i-l Statuuon at a masked hall, and snr-reptitiowdy joliv, Hie dancers, and. assum-ing a mask, completely fascinates .Stauntonw.ihoiT revealing her identity. In pur-suing .Molly Stavnton breaks his leg, andas an invalid notices Molly's advertise-ment, and become; a customer. Aftermany episode;; Staunton andMcliy fail in love, and o-emtually deter-mine to go through life together. Mar-guerite Clark plays the part of Moily finely.

The last filming of '.Salvation Joan' atTim Octagon j.-, announced for to-nieht.■

The great draw at tins King EdwardTheatre ir, ' ilcro of Submarine D2.'

'A Million a Minute' is the drawingenid at the Empire Theatre.

i'he. n ■-.:•,->• programme at Everybody'sTlie-ilre is proving a strong atlracticn.

N'.'iel.-f.il Xew York' i.-: the- (Tar filmai. tin.- Queen's Theatre.

'The Unattainable-' is bavine: a goodrun at the Eia;:a Tlieatre.

PASSING OF JACK LONDONJ,')'.:!: London, the author-fr,i velior, died

if.va uremic i at Santa Rosa,Cui.. oil 1110 nmrmr.i,' of November 22.Though the writer of re many t;i!es ofadventure, ho had himself a "life storythat rivalled ihaf of any of his heroes.Hum in S;m Francisco 40 years ago. as

;:■ child he teamed the streets of thateity. For scxeial years, up to tlie ageof .10. iie live-,! on ranches. His peopleroved 1., Oakland, where London wascd-eated in tin? puMic s-/hr,;>U He grad-uated from a grammar school at the age■of 15. aod immediately emcrod on a life

came ;i salmon fisherman, an oyster pirateand longshoreman, and tiion shipr-ed be-fore the' mast. The seven seas he sailed"i""i* two rears.

—-'ml ven t.uroti s C aveer.—Returning to San Franeisi o. lie now be-

gan a series of land adventures, trampingthe whole. < urn.try as a vagabond anda. '' vag/: hut 'he raw a!i of lie- UnitedSlates and Canada, and own roamedshout England. To 1097 h- oniorcd Oak-land High Sriiooi, out quit '■ l.y rc,-|uest,'"He sard, and, soentirg now adventures inthe recently discover a! Klmdyko. he wentt-heiv. His year of lifo in I !n; Arctic ery-sLiilbed hi.;" iiterary .idca« and furnishedthe impetus thai, made hi:-: seeoess as awriter sure. Ho had writlui half a dozenbooks before that, but none had attractedattention. ileturning from the Arctic, liebetian to pen a series of tales of theAlaskan trails. Then came 'The Call ofthe Wild.' and Jack Undnu leaped intohieraiy fame at a boned. He bad found:i;;v)M'!i. and from that tuna forward hoadvanced rapidly. He wn t- pmlifieally,having made, it, a. habit for years to do1,000 word* a day—no miee, no less.

Several years a.;-n J-ondmi became a."gentlcriau iariner." Tic mirchased alargo estate, (den Ellen, ami there pre-sided over a wonderful raneh. Heiabdbd the valley in whi.di Ids placewas located " The' Vaiiey of the Moon,"and frequently wrote about it. Receniiyhe spent, a, considerable time in. Hawaii,whore, he meant to live part of each vearand \vrii/>. bat death inlerfered with" hisidans. London was married twice. Hisfirst wife, who was the mother of histwo daughters. Ilcss and Jean, was di-vorced 10 years "ago. She was greatlyshocked when informed of her former hus-band's death. Several veers ago Londonmarried again, his wife'being the " Char-mion

" of his hooks.In accord with a recently-expressedwish, his remains were cremated at Oak-

hand. Neither minister nor priest pro-nounced a benediction over him; noorayers were said, and no choir sang arequiem. Believing that death ends allt-liings. "Jack" London often declaredthat when he died he wished to beburied without ostentation of any kind.

PETTICOAT INFLUENCE«

A MODERN JOSEPH.POTIPHAIt'S WIFE RETIRES.

Piess Association—By Telegraph—Copyright,Australian and N.2. Cable Association.


A to the 'Evening Stan-dard ' quotes letters passing- between Lieu-tenant lirirrett and Mrs Cornwallis-West,showing how she pursued him with her at-tentions, until finally Lieutenant Barrettwrote making it clear that he preferredthe path of duty, his letter concluding:"I only want to live a good life and serveGod and the King."

The contributor adds that Mrs Corn-wallis-Wcst informed General MacKinnonthat Lieutenant Barrett had pursued her.frightening her, and that he broke into herbedroom; therefore she requested his re-moval from the Army List. Mrs Com-wallis-West's allegations were proved to beuntrue.

The ' Daily Mail' states that Mrs Corn-wallis-West has decided to retire from allpublic life.

A K.C.'s PROTEST.LONDON, January 5.

(Received January 6, at 9.35 a.m.)Sir Charles Russell, K.C.. protests

against the procedure in the Barrett in-quiry. Ho states that he representedsome of the- parties involved. When theAct authorising the inquiry was passed''anassurance was given that everything wouldbe secret, but this assurance was broken.The evidence had not been published, butthe findings dealing witli selected items ofevidence had been published broadcast,and the parties accused were deprived oftheir constitutional rights of trial bv jurv.

. .THE EVENING STAR,- SATURDAY* JANUARY 6, 19179

A judge in crossing the Irish Channelone stormy night knocked against a well-known witty lawyer, who was suii'eringterribly from seasickness.

"Can I do anything for vou?" askedtho judge.

Los," gapped the seasick lawyer;" T wish your lordship would overrule'thismotion."

Tho printed paper which Lord Kitchenerread before the section of theBritish Association some years ago on 'ASurvey of Galilee,' was sold at Sotheby's for£l*.

Are yon coughing and sneezing? Feelfeverish and ill? Have you got it badlyin the nose and throat? "NA2OL " willput you straight in no time.—[Advt.]

EVesi clergymen have to serve for fiveyears in Denmark, where there are very fewexceptions to tl>3 rule of universal com-pulsory service.

The latest destroyer differs from otherwin-ships of thc-ir clafs in that, they have ahigh bow instead of a turtle-hack deck, andare painted grey.

Lack of poverty make.: more poverty thananything else.

Tiie man who make: money his best friendig in a bad plight v.-hen he goes bankrupt."Chautj- begins at homo'" may be true,but it "is little consolation to the man with

a lot of poor relations.

Humorists are saying that the* Valo' ofEvesham is not a "sham," br.t is .KigraUyfull or "Eve's" fair daughters fruit-pie.kin"".Thus doth war make realities of us all.

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"Much may be conquered" (Shelley).—But you must employ the right weapo-isXho enemies of the throat and lungs cm beconquered by Baxter's Lun? Prese'-ver It,first sisrn of a cold take a dose of "Baxter's."lis tome and vitalising powers fortify againstaisease. A bottle of "Baxter's" at Is lOdis a splendid investment.—[Advt]

Ten Church of England Army chaplainsfour Catholics, two Presbyterians, and twoMethodists have been killed in action or havedied from disease contracted during the war.“Cavell. oranges” are now exported fromSpain in large quantities. Tho thin paperm wnich each is wrapped bears a represen-tation of the murder of tho heroic Britishnurse by the Germans,''

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| Season is now on!I Special Prices for JanuaryI in all Jam Making Require-jj ments.

| Brass Preserving Pans—lo/ 12/§ 14/, IG/, 18/. All reduced from 2)I to 3/.I Enamel Preserving Pans from 8/11.g Jelly Jars, Jelly Tumblers, fromtj 3/6 dozen.I Preserving Jars with wire bayonet| iastenars—9/, 11/, and 14/ dozen.| Mason's Jam Jar Rings, (3d packet.d Gummed Paper Covers, 8d packet.| Wooden Jam Spoons—ld, 6d, Bd.I Spring Balances—To weigh 251bI 1/; 501b, 21. ,

| Spring Balances, with large Tinr< Dish—To weigh 251b, 2/;-501b, 3/6.

| All Goods Delivered.p Special Bargain List of overstocked3 linos, to be cleared at Bargain•] Prices:—ij Rockburn Stoves, complete. Were ti .( 2/6. Clear, 2/. 8| Gas Mantles, Upright. Were 7d. Iij Clear, 3 for 1/3. \I Fly-catchers. Clearing, 6 for 1/. II Boot Polish, Black and Tan, 6 tins \| for 1/- I| Rubber Window Cleaners. Were 6d. \Is Clearing 4d. || Chamois Window Cleaners. Were \| ]/. Clearing 6ci. |i Dish Mops witli Bnish. Clearing |

I Egg Whisks. Clearing sd. I\ Chic Hat Dye, in various colors. |3 ,

.}XPro Clearing 4d. |jr Mixing Spoons, perforated. Were \iij 6d. Clearing sd. \

II Wire Pot Cleaners. Wore Cv\ I!) Clearing sd. t'd Gridirons, Returned. Were "1/. \H Clearing Bd. . j;i Teaspoons, pure Nickel Silver. Clear- {j| ing 2/6 half-dozen'. |j| Dessert Spoons, pure. Nickel Silver. IP Clearing Hj'i'i Sia-f-dozen. jij Table Spoons, pure Nickel Silver.j Clearing 6/ half-dozen. I

ij Dessert Forks, pure Nickel Silver, tH Clearing 4/11 half-dozen. 1[j Table Forks, pure Nickel Silver, *$ Clearing 6/ naif-dozen. Ij324 Beautiful Silver Teapots. Retail !!j value, 32'(>. Bargain clearing jjj price, 20/ each.

"' l\> Xylonite-handled Dessert Knives,•i best Sheffield make. Clearing atj) 6/6 half-dozen.'j Xylonite-bandied Table Knives.| Clearing at 7/G liaif-dazen.Is 20 dozen Cutting-out Scissors. Woreis 2/0. Clearing at. 1/9 pair.% Nail, Buttonhole, Embroidery, andI Pocket Scissors reduced from 2/G1 to 1/6 pah".| A Real Household Bargain.j| Mazarine Blue Band Cups andjj Saucers, breakfast size, to clear| at 5/6 half-dozen. Honestly worth

8/.| 10() Large Meat Tins, size 12in xI 13in. A\[ to clear at 1/6 each.| Lion Lawn blowers, Ransomo'si make.f. Sizes— llin. 13in. loin.§ Clearing prices, SS/ 57/6 60/I Tap Filters for Ain .aud %'n\ taps, to I| clear at 6c! and 1/. II GRINDERY. GRINDERY. Ii A complete stock to hand, including E[ Shoemakers' Knives, Rasp, Ink, g; Glazing and Polishing Irons, Drag |

i Knives, Cutting Nippers, Lever 1I Nippers, Brass Boot Nails, Boot || Nails, Hungarian Nails, Leather, |d " etc. I

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Stuart Street.

WOMAN'S WORLD.[By Viva.]

"Viva" will in this column ansicer allreasonable questions relating to thnhome., cookery, domestic economy, andany topic of interest to her sex. Buteach letter must bear the writer's bonafide name and address. A'i> not irewhatever will be taken of anoni/mouscorrespondence. Questions should beconcisely put, and the writer's no in deplume clearly written.

ANSWERS TO COnB.ESTONDF.XT!?." C.L."—Sorry cannot, give you the rec : poasked lor."Vict" would feci grateful to a-ivouc

telling her how ic make rose beads.

HOUSFROLD RECIPES.Beau Loaf.—Required : Two cuplvls of

Lima or toup beans, one cupful of bread-crumbs, four labloypoonfuls of peanui 'butt".',two tablespoonfuls of grated onion, ouatablespoon-id or died celery kaveit, two tea-spoonfuls of salt, one-tie;hth of a tcaspoonfuiof pepper, one of bacon dr-p----pii'-fs, half a cupful 01 rice etock. an]6C.nk UK) beans overnight; iput on in a sauce-pan, cover with iioilii:- water, ana boil untiller.der (about 45:nin); drain. When cool nut,tlirouirh the food-chopper; aid Ihe bread-ciiniibs, which have, taen coveted with theold rice stock, peanut butter, onion, celery,tali, and pepper; mix ,-,li weil ic.'.'eiiiJi-.Form into a loaf, and put it into a emailpan which bos been .brushed with dripping,bake in a moderate oven for oOmin.

Lemon Tttduin;,'.—Required: Two citpfrbof nii'tk, titree-ouarters of a cupful of sttsar,two tabk-spaonfuK of torn sttuch, two tab e-spjonfuls of lemon .juice, one ie;ppoouiul ofgrated k-mon rimi, a pinch of salt.-cur table--spoonfuls of cake crumfs or broken cracker.,.Put the liiiik cu in the top of a d: -ablebeiicr; add the coin starch, which I:;v.s bce.twet. with a little (-"Id v.a! r. lb. satpir. anasalt. Stir constat.tly until it thickens; ,-v-taside to cooi. adding Ike ;pi,-c ami :md ofa lemon. Put the crumb-- in the iautoiii of :ithe mixture. san-ve vetv c-ld.

Cranees with Ur.-phemcs.—Reoelr- d ■ Onecupful of :u-:pbt rruvs. one cupful ..£ .-u;r:.r,two citnfuls of water, Lv.-j oranges, wluh

very hot fire, so they will boil ;>l one,:. Coverfor a few lr.iiuiltc-, remove the cover. an Imash; add the. s'.i,ytr, and boil far threeniiiiuLos. kiash thre up; hj a colander iirst, ,vvlthen titrouch a liuc strainer, t -;j no seed:will ;[<;!■ tluoncdi. Set. aside to ;: ; v, -vcold. Pare the. oranges as yoti would doapples, tomovimr all of the whit'.-. Chip theoranpc.s wry !mc : pel into email jpasc:-:.ami p-uir over ihem ihe ra-pbeny juice.

Lemon Sauce on 'He-i.-t.—R'-qtiircd : Onecupful of water, er.e ope", half'a cupful ofstiar. four iabk-pooiutik »f lemon joie--two tc;a-por,r.fuU 01 ;-;-ai,d kmna rird. !«-;)

UieiespooeiiLs of it.ur, a lew grains of s.t';.Put the water on in ilie iop of a doubleboiler. Mix the il.r.r with' a Utile coldwater until smooth; add the fire; (weil bcatf;:}and the super io ihis: then 'add slowU pithe boiling water and boil for five mitotic;.Remove front the istovr.. Add the lemon pikeand rind, and the salt; heat, for tiiioo 'min-utes. Tut i::lo jelly pdasses until ready tuuse. Serve, 01 hot. toast.

Steamed Carrot Pudding.—Required : Jfa ifa cupful of chopped suet, one. cupful of ilea -,

half a cupful of currants, half a eepfed ofsugar, ouo cupful of raw treated eairot.. Lv, oteaspoonfuls of salt, one. kaspoouttd o:butter, one tea-spoonful of cinnamon. JVtthe sued.. Hour, currants, .-urear, and salt ire ia bawl. Wash, scrape, and prate the carrot,add at once: mix ah weil in-pother. Tntsha mould -.vilb butter, ami put in the. mix-ture; boil for two hours. Jf yon do m>chave a mould, a small dish wiii do. Serve-with lemon sauce.

The Lemon Sauce.—Required: One tea-spoonful o-f lemon juice, a little trratid kmourind, a pinch of salt, four tabkp-poonfuls ofsugar, two toaspooufuLs of corn starch, onelea:p;otiful of caramel. Put one cuoftd ofwater on to Toil: add thn corn sl.treip wkieahas been wet. wii-h a little cold water; boilfor two miimu.s. Add tite stte-sr. salt. !,:m;eijuice and rin-.1. and caramel. '"Serve over tin-,pudding. f,:

Tapioca Otvcidlo Cakc=.—Mix two cup,? oftap-eea p-wderc-d to a hue dust and mixedviih a little milk till of a creamy oondot-cuc.v, half a. cup of milk, half :i. fta-p.-omh: 1,of .salt, cite cupful of flair, and two levelieaspoor.fttls of baking powder. Bake on ahoi t'riddle, and serve with butter or honey.

Almond Cake.—Teat four ounces of butterto a, cream with four ounces r,f sugar;ally add four well-beaten c- tsars; then .tddten ounces of flour, ono teaspoonful of b:ik: mj

! powder, one leuspoonfu! of almond extract,™

| ami a quarter' of a. pound of ground almonds.1 ; Put. imo a buttered tin. and bake, in a. modo-I a to oven for sn hour and a-iudi. Wheni ecid cover with boiled then d-.-co-| j rato witli chopped, almond--:.I Almond Charl-jttc.—Planch and chop onet cupful of almeiid;. licit throe t;su!-.>.ri.-'oii[u!.iI of sut/ar m a frying- pan (do nor- add any'j water), throw in the ahirands. and sin- untiljj brovraed; then eool a.nd pound ouiie tine,t Put tho alir.owLi into a double boil' r wi;-h;! ono cupful, ai.d a-l:a!f of mil!:, and P;.eA slowly to tho noint. JJcat the volL;\ of threo crfti and "three fablr-p.irnd'uis <■.{;> lino susrar toyetk-Pi'; add come ..f the hor| iiiilk; mix a.:;d turn into the. boiler. iUnir s.i until the ir,i:uure begin* io thicken. Add'II one tablcspoonful and' a-lia!f of ;ee!;ttii:o d:e-jj solved in half a cupful of bJiiin.-- water.j I Remove from the fire, 1 strain, nr.d co.-l. Addij i ono teaspoonful of almond extract a<:d two

3 ! cupfuls of whipped cream. Pour into a: j mould and decorate with cherrk-;.| Cocoanut Cakes.—"Required: Two tab'r-> j spoonfuls of chopped cocoanut., two c .*•:.•,

I I lialf a cupful of butter; halt a cupfulPi f5 sut-or, one cupful of flour, one toaepooiifuli i of bakine; powder, one ie:u--poouful of vand -tt [extract. "Leal the butter and <-u::ar i.> .-

1 : cream; add the eeers, well beaten; sift in; the flour and bakiiP powder, and add theJ ' cocoa-nut and var.iila extract. Pinter ,-iri

| | flour small patty tins, pour the mixture into8 I them, and bako in a tu'dorate oven for 15| j rt'.intnee-. These are delicious covered withI | chocolate fro.-tinf,'.

j Cherry Delledu.—Put one hcapm;; tahb-J j spoonful of gelatine, dissolved in a h!;!-ij i boiling wale'-, one cupful ef milk and* nee j

!j i cupful of sucar, into a saucepan, and. stj,. 13 ! until dissolved. "Whip two oupuds of man.. \i < ad-d the cooled eelafine mixture gradual'-,-,ij and macaroon.-?, diced candied cherries pinP3 :,,.'-, c-hcpr-1 ii-ix! t-aefod aim aids in «■■■ ■ij sired quantities, and .ono tcn-pocnful i eJ -..i.'i ia ex.ia:-t. Ivlould, and bctorc- errm -6 dicoral-c with cherries. ' ',i Nut Ginrrerbread.—Take ono cupful o' '■! chopped nuts, one cupful of?j cupful of sour mi!!;, one cupful ~f ].„•-,-.,.

A two e<zgo, one cupfid of Miliar, five cupfids '& . of flour, one leaspeonful of bakhi'i- soda.' on, 'Z3 \ teaspoonful of powdered ci'iiiani-n. one tabv. j

! spaonfid of cinircr, one teaipoorful of cr-'atedj luitme--.'. Peat tho butter and ?u7ar teij-ctlvr. !I then beat, in the spie-c--. and molas. ; cs;'':idd !!;•■■ i! ee-ss (well bea-tcu). the milk, tho soda id;*- jsolved in threo tab'.c-pooufu!.- of lift wa-er) !j and lastly the flour and nuts. Br'it for '.O :j n-inutes. Pour into a buttered aval paperee jj tin, and bake in a moderate oven lor ae .hour and e.dialf. i; Peach Pickle ''bv re.'|u.-:db —Pr-ivilrr/i:| Peechea, granulated sireiar. vineerar, powdered

; mace, cloves, allspice, and cinnamon to ta-t--'. :! Pare tho peaches, and to every two pound:--; of fruit o/M one pound of su<rar. Caver fh.- :! peaches with the sii'jar, and let them eiard

\ oveniierht. Ceok th.em slowly until thev can ibo pierced with a straw. I.ii'fc cut ih?peaches, and to every pint of syrup add half :a cupful of vineerar and rea-onina-« io ta;'o \Boil the mixture until it is a rich rrrup! |

. and then pour it over (lie peaches in "glai'-i Ijars. ,Seal and keep in a ccol place.' HIMTS.

War Economies.—Do cooliirjij for tv.-o ori threo days at once during the warm weather.1 Onco the oven is heated, one can bake thre-j

: pudding-s just as well as one, or bake several; pies at one; time. You save con adorably liv

; d -inpr this, as it takes very little fire to warmthem up.llodroom S'ipp'T? for the Chick?.—l ahvavs

i used to buy bedroom slippers for flie ch'ih! drcn, but now T make them at homo at a; considerable savinrr. I buv cork sole-, and Ii cut tho uppers from old p'ece; of cloth or■ felt. uaine{ them double, and b:-d roun-1 u-i r i,

I braid. An old elinn-r serves n= a i..|i-t.- :-n"! and I sew soles and uppers toe-ether withj stout, double thread.

" jj When 1 sm makine- a plain phtiu puddii'.eril always dinsolve just a little'brcwu pra-vvI ealt in t-lio liquid I am tisiner. It makes It! such a nice, riclidookinj mixture, n:id thoiadi! it docs not. taste ary differ.'."-* I find flip,j people seem to like it better than when it isj a lighter color.; To Clean Kid Slit-pers.—Mv e-iidren always! v/e.sr white kid slippers, and till I hit en'aj way of cleaning them at, home I foundi them a very expensive luxury. Now-, whenthey rreii soiled. I dp a bir of white flannelI in b.artshorn, then rub ■'. on same e-ooij white curd soap, ard apply it to the shoe,

, carefid not to reo aver any one part twics,I till T have been all over ':!;■■. "ho". I a: >carefub toe, to turn the flannel as it sreissoiled, and. T had that when cleaned Phe

I shoes look like new. When the shoos ,irej dry I rub them with a little powdered maj-• acuta as a final touch, ~... .• .. ,

Cut an incli ofE one side 'of your tabic-clollis as soon as they begin to "show si"n«of wear, ami hem the raw edges. Thjs willmake the folds coirw in a slightly differentplace, and tliey will last far lonsrer than ifalways folded in the same way.nay that my sponge, a rather expensive onewas rapidly going to pie.p,»r. It didn'thappen to be at all convenient then to buva now one. and finally I hi:, on what, I tltiiVl-is an excellent, way of making ihe old onpdo duty a bit, longer. I loosely crocheted abag in very coarse knitting cotton, and putthe pieces of sponge into this, ami'crochetedthe ends together. It answered perfectlyand will last a long time.—'Homo Chat.'"'

ACCOUNT'S ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.UPHOLDS FAMILY TRADITION.

Although the announcement is only justmade. Viscount Uiiington, (lie only child ofihe Far! and Countess of Craven, was mar-ried on October 4 to Miss Mary Wilhelmina,daughter of Mr William Georgo, a solicitor!town clerk of Invergorden. The weddingwas a very quiet ono at Christ Church, Ah"bany street, London, and was attended onlyby a few relatives and intimate friends.

Viscount IJlungt.on and his bride are only19 years of age, and in marrying at such anearly age they are following the example ofthe bridegroom's parents, for Lord Cravenwas onlv in the early twenties when hewedded in 1893 the beautiful Miss BradleyM.arfin, then a girl of only 16. Lord Uffimi-fon is a lieutenant in the 3rd battalion ofthe Hampshire Regiment, and it is statedthat lie met bis future wife, who is a vervpretty girl, while undergoing training atStraihpeft'er. In making a romantic" mar-riage the young viscount is following trndi-dit'on, for his father's wedding with hisbeautiful schoolgirl wife was the society sen-sation of the day: while another ancestor.William, ihe seventh baron, and the firstcarl of the second creation, fell in love witha loveiy actress, Louisa Brtmton, and mar-ried her.

The Countess of Craven was fhe daughterof -Mr Brndley Martin, the well-known ardenormously rich American, whose entertain-ments in New York to fhe famous "FourHundred'' were the mo: M alkcd-of of thetime. Later, ?.lr and Mrs Bradley settled:n Fnghind, and their daughter Corneliaeat.ii'.rrd the heart of the young; earl. Ithas lv-cn said that Lady Craven only putup her hair on flic day of her marriage.

A COT"PLE OF CENTENARIANS.Mrs itose Shapiro, who has just died inSheffield ;•'. Ino age of 106, had a lac-n

interesting career, which was not without.•'! ucisiii.utlr.-.; but the change from th ■,afiluencs of her early days to a state ofdependence upon the wiling and generousassist,:i;ee of j-jwish charitable organisationshad not soured the geniality of a naiurailyiuval.io personality. The old lady was ur.i-vrrsaiiy beloved in fhe Jewish community of.-hcliUM. by whom she was affectionatelyknown as " Grandma." Mrs Shapiro was 75years old when site undertook the somewhattrying experience of a journey from Russiai:> IhiL'l.ind. In l.er nativ" eotmu-v she am!her ausband had possessed considerable p:o----l.oriy. They- fo-lI upon bad times, 'however,and m the hope o; retrieving his fortuneslor > tisprro, who was 2il years younger than!ns v,-ii'.:, came to England, lie went intobusme.-s, Jjut- dird eight years ago. Untilioc-~mly Mt; Shapiro had enjoyed splendidtit'a' si, and led ;i most active life.

.'•frs J-'-mieF. of Cobham Coilcge, nearCravesrud. who ha.s just attained her ICOthy..'..--', enjoys ilia unique distinction of havir-rlived for 63 years in one. si reef. Her si'rhi,and li'.aring remain remarkably pood, Sheran remember dis;inoiiy the coronation ofCcoi-go IV. Mrs Eames has lived in sixreis;n.-., and she can remember conversationswith her father, who lived in the reign ofl HI. 11760-18201. Together ' thevcould cover in though! ,tn extraordinarylengthof time—a period probably richer in change,national and social, than am- other similarperiod in the history of the nation. As ihe.old ber.n uffieijlly connected wk'jtee p-irtdi chin-o;i, the eone/reiation pre-ter.Tei her wiiii a novel birthday m-oscnt—-a purse containing 100 brand-new Biddings.

THE BIGHT SPIRIT.Mrs Ebabeth Banks, though born in Xew

■Tctsey (1i.5.1, was educated at, Wisconsin,and served her journalistic apprcniiceshh)o:i th,.- Tress of St. Paul. She is now olrthe permanent staff of the London 'Da-dvExpress,' in the interests of which she re-cently paid her first visit lo Canada. Herp?n namo is Mary Mortimer Maxwell. Sheis the author of 'ln Cap and Apron.' 'Cam-paigns of Cuncsity,' 'The Autobiography ofa Newspaper Woman.' 'The Mystery ofFrances Farringkut,' 'The Luck of -he BlackCat,' 'An Englishwoman in New York,' anda- number of dog stories, the best-known ofwhich is 'Dik, a- Dog of Belgium,' which hashad n fine vogue. Another popular storyfrom her pen is ' Serjeant-major of Canada,''in which she recounts tho doings of a. Bri-tish buildog that went from Saskatchewanas mascot- for a Canadian regiment.. Shegives the whole of the returns from the sal--!of her books to funds for tho relief of alliedsoldiers. She has no time for tho hyphen-ated.-; in her own country. She says thatthe £rrea{e~t insult anyone could do herwould be call her a "neutral," and that she.is not a ''pro" of any sort. "I am." says-s:".o; "s.inpiy an Ally. I belong in ibis war.It is niv war. and I am going' to Live ri-hton in England and do my bit.''

"A HIDEOUS EVIL."MYs L!oyrt Ceovge and other well-kaow;!

ladies have addressed a- leltcr lo the Etv-lish nuKic on t:,c subject of social disorders,in which they say:—''Tha obvious reined i< sfor every con legions disease are nolhiealio:;and compulsory treatment, and otherdangeroe.s and conl anions diseases are thustreated. We invite tho mothers and wivesof tho Empire io j-dn with us in demandin-'that thrso diseases should be treated as otherdangerously iofeciious ones are. Wc believet'rat lids err-e, and with it half the miservr.rd -'lilferintr that the children of the Empireendure, could be minimised or stamp-d out."

POULTRY-KEEPINGIS WHEAT IXDISPEXSABLE?

_T!ie present high price- of wheat is againgiving poultrymeii sonic concern, ;itid .asthe culling season is approaching it maybo seasonable to point out that, aUhouckwheat is generally considered to he anindispensable item" of the ration of poul-tiy, this theory is now in a fair wav tobo <li_s;:j-oved. Tho India- price an.l thefe.-u-cily of wheat, need not" occasion thesame concern to poultrymeii as it did intho season of 1914" \vheii tho industry wasgiven a. severe setback, from which It. hasnot yet recovered. It is hoped that theposition will now be fated with as muchequanimity as possible, and a substitutelooked for to wholly or partly take thoplace of wheat and 'pollard.

Feeding experiments were recently eon-ducted by the- Department of Agriedltmeat its Milton Poultry Station, with theotijeet of ascertaining what results cor.ldbo obtained from fowls fed on a dietarvfrom which wheat was eliminated, Internechatf or meal and oats being substituted.T'lie results of these? tests, which '-avebeen published in the 'Journal of Agri-culture-.' have demonstrated in a. .strikingmanner tltat a good egg vield can besecure*! from tho heavy laver without theinclusion of wheat, in its ration. From aration consisting of pollard, bran, maize,moat meal, oat.-:, and lucerne chaff a penof six Brown Leghorn pullets produced1,449 eggs for tho year, or an average of231 eggs per bird.

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.For tho same periodand from tho same ration six White Leg-horn pullets laid 1.435 eggs, an averageof 238 each. These- birds'aro being con-tinued in a ftt'ther year's expeiTmont,with a_ slightly dilfe.r lit ration. In thecase ox tho "Brown Leghorn pen. bothwheat and pollard being eliminated, thedietary now consists of lucerne meal, bran,maize, meat meal, and oats. For the first-six months, ended October 26 last, thispen produced vn average of over ICO eggseach, winch must be considered a good 7e-stilf for birds in their second year.

One of the outstanding features m con-nect ion with theso test's is that it hasliven proved conclusively {hat, lucerne isa most valuable constituent, of a Jowl'sdietary. This highly nitrogenous andvaluable plant can bo grown in tho mnoo-ri'.y of districts in the Dominion provideda good preparation of the soil js made lortho crop. There is probably r.o othergreen plant that the poultrvman cm grow-to the same advantage. It is the oinnion

of the Chief Poultry Instructor that asa preen food there is nothing to equal it,while lucerne hay, chaffed and steamedovernight, or ground into meal, and mixedin tho morninc; mash, will prove mosteffective for production, and be de-cidedly economical. At the department'sMilton pvultiy Station the area of groundgiven to the growing of lucerne hay bee.tihugely increased. Sullieiont will, be pro-duced to provide green food for thogreater part of the year. In ad Jition, alarge quantity will'be made, into hav,chaffed, and ground into meal. The ob-ject of the department is 10, as far aspossible, use lucerne in conjunction withtho before-mentioned ingredients as a sub-stitute for wheat and pollard, tho latterof which must necessarily become minecostly as the price of wheat advances.The lucerne hay is lir.st chaffed in anordinary ehaffcuttor, and is then groundinto meal by means of a. Xo. 3 Wilsonpower miil. Lucerne meal is now on thomarket, at AYeHiiigte.n, and it is lo be.hoped that before lo.tig it will be. avaik.hlo.to poultrykeepers throughout the. .Oomi-Tiion

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will be glad io answer questions, -whichmust be received not later than Tuesday0/ each week.

—The Vegetable Garden.—The. heat and drying winds that wo

ivero experiencing -it" the time of writingvoie making the planting of winter L'rw:ni>s problem hard to solve. Moat soils worelot ally unlit to receive young plants, ex-ceptin'.- where an abundance" of water isavailable, and plenty of time to use it :but this cannot be recommended where thewat?r is from the town supply, as thepowers that be are talking of reducing thesupply. The. 'best advioi I can give atthe presold time is to attend the." plantsalready planted, and defer planting thoremainder until a more favorable time.

J lot weather is a good time to destroyweeds, especially whore it is .-desired toclean weedy ground.

—The Greenhouse.—Special attention to young seedling

plants, as well as those in full "flower, willhave to be paid during hot weather, orirreparable damage will occur.

Watering and airing must be speciallyattended to, as one or two days' neglectwith such plants as young cakeoiaiiaswould end their existence.

Pot on early-sown cinerarias .is required.Do not leave them in tho small pots oneday longer tlnn is necessary. One shiftbetween the small pots and those whichthey have to flower in will he sufficient.Three parts of well-rotted, turfy loam,cue part of very old, well-rotted "manure,and one part cle;:n, sharp sand wiil bequite rich enough for cinerarias.

Calceolarias require very rich compost,but it must be porous, rich, and open,with good drainage. Clean pots will suitthem. There is still time for sowing.Cool air and a shady situation should besecured.

Early-sown primulas should be prickedoff around the edge of small pots as soonas th:'y are strong enough to handle.Shade them until they become established.When sufficiently strong, put them offsingly into 3in pols. Turfy loam and leafmould in equal parts, with an addition ofdean, shaip sand, will suit them to per-fection. Where leaf mould cannot be ob-tained, use one part old manure (thatwhich can bo rubbed between the handsw-ill do), with just- a dusting of wood

■ ashes. Use clean pots and clean crocks;hi fact, to have everything clean is ofimportance where primulas arc concerned.It is such trifles as these that make allthe difference if you want good primulas.

Put cyclamen, os soon as they are ready.into sin pots. One crock at the bottomnf these small pots, with a- little chopped-up moss, will be sufficient drainage. Tho»iii that subs them well is turfy loamthree p:<rts, leaf mould or old. spent hot-bed manure one part, and sharp, cleansand one part. When" potting, try tohave the crown of tho corn just iev°l withthe rim of the pot. Keep them cool withplenty of water and a free circulation ofair. but have no cold draught. Frequent=yringings overhead during dry, - hotweather will be a great bsn:iit.

Pelargoniums that are going off flower-ing should have less water to ripen them.When flowering is past cut, them backjust below the flowering branches to where

;he wood is liccoming a. browflish yellow;then place them on their skies outsidein <i sheltered situation, where theywill soon break into growth. When theyoung leaves are. lin lons tako the plantsinto the potting bench, turn them outcarefully froai the pots, shake off mostof the soil, and repot them into cleanpots about the samo size as that fromwhich they wore taken. Give good drain-ng<\ with clean crocks, and over these a,few small lumps of turf to secure good:lrain,Tje. The soil that suits them i.=three parts good turfy loam, one part leafsoil or old manure rubbed through thehands, with one part sand and a dustingof wood ashes. The cuttings that wereremoved from the old plants may berooted if dr-sired. Cut them off* justbelow a joint with a sharp knife: trimoff a few of the lower leaves, leaving therutting about 4iu or sin in length, andprick about* six into a Sin. pot. Any'free sandy loam will do. Give. r g<\-oddrainage, and make the soil sufficiontlyfirni to hold the cutting., in their places.Give a good watering overhead to settlethe soil. Plnc» the pots in a- cool, shadypart of the greenhouse, or a rather closecold frame will do. Keep them moist,but not wet. and as soon as they have.made roots lin or 2in in length* repotthem singly into small pots, a?forwardsshifting tiieiu on into 4in or sin pots,which will flower them very well the firstseason.

—Answers.-"Grapes" writes: "My grapes were

coming along splendidly, but" on a num-ber of the bunches there aro a few ofthe berries with a whito powder on themlike flour. It only started on them aweek or <=> ago, with one hero and there,but now there are quite a number affected!Last year the same thing happened.1 was advised to sprinkle them -withsulphur, but it did them no good. I waswondering if it was not too hot. Itvery hot in tho middle of the dav. withonly the door and a window above' it andone opposite. I keep these open all davand shut them at night, and give plentyof moisture."—The. trouble "with yourgrape, vines is mildew—a terrible, scourgeif allowed to get tho upper hand. Thechief cause of the trouble in your case isnot sufficient- ventilation.

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Contributions and questions for answeringshould he addressed to “ Minorca,”Poultry Editor, ‘Star’ Office, and re-ceived not later than Tuesday of eachweek. “ Minorca ” will - niy answercommunications through ch-’s lolvmn.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.“ Anxious.”—You say your Chicks are

two months old and a number are dying,but you give no symptoms. It may betile heat; shelter is necessary during thishot weather. Arc you sure they are freefrom lice and head lice. You do notsay how you arc feeding; try a changeof food, add a little Douglas mixtureto the drinking water, and write meagain giving symptoms.

Keep the best of your early cockerelsfor breeding; the early-bred cockerels al-ways make the best breeders. If youreggs are becoming too small mate yourbirds with a cockerel bred from, a lienwhich laid large eggs.

There will probably be a good demandfor cockerels this season, particularlyfor utility .Minorca?, quite a. number ofbreeders having made a start with thisbreed. Some people think £1 a big priceto pay for a cockerel, but if ho is a goodbird beds cheap at that; you cannot ex-pect to get a well-bred bird for a fewshillings unless it is a cull, and he is nogood.

Constitution is of the greatest value inbreeding, and a bird with a weakly con-stitution should never be placed in thebreeding pen. Watch the birds carefully,and see birds which arc listless and want-ing in activity; a cold shank also de-notes want of constitution.

Breeders arc always on the look-out forsome method of getting a large percent-age of indicts when hatching eggs. Thereare many theories tpiout this as regardsmating. If the male bird is old somebreeders consider there will be more pul-lets than if a cockerel wore used, but Ihave not found this work out. 1 findsome birds will throw .1 lot of pullets,find others a large percentage of cockerels.When you find a male bird produces alarge percentage of pulley it. is advis-able to keep hint several seasons if beis good in other ways. Every few yearswo find someone making money" byselling a sex meter. This instrumentwhen hold over an egg is supposedto tell the sex. Don’t waste yourmoney on buying one. Our grandmothersused to try the same dodge with a wed-ding ring. According to scientists theegg is of no sex until several days afterit is sot, but what influences it nobodyseems to know. If you hatch early iiitho season, as a rule you will get a bigpercentage, of cockerels, and among late-hatched chicks you will usually find morepullets, but remember that one earlypullet is better than two lute ones. Theygrow better, feather better, are easier torear, and lay when eggs are the best price.

Now is the best time to make a startwith poultry. Several breeders have ex-cellent pens for wile at a reasonable price.\\ hen buying a pen its history should becarefully inquired into. Sec the birds aredecent specimens of their breed ; alsoselect them on utility points. They shouldba of fair size, bold in eye, fine in bone,and well-developed in the abdominalregion.

Tortile eggs may be secured after birdshave been mated for 43 hours, but as arule it is safest to leave them eight to tendays before keping eggs for sotting. Ifyou have the birds mated, and put in anew male bird,, he should be wish themtwo weeks to make sure the chick.-, areby the now male bird. After a- hen liaslaid four tggs the chicks will be by the

.fresh biid.bomc people believe first crosses lay bet-

ters than puru breeds. First crosses arehardy and easy to rear, but they do notlay better than the good laying strains.If a cross-bred bird .is a good layer shewill be no good to breed from, as herlaying power is not likely to be trans-mitted to Iter stork.

The width between the pelvic hones isa sign that a bird is laying or not. but isnot a. guide ns to whether a hen is a goodlayer. 'I he softness of tin; bone and thesoftness of the skin around the vent goesto prove that a hen is a good layer, but ifshe is lacking in constitution she willnever he a great layer.

EG G■L AYIN G C 051PETITIONS.—Southland Egg-laying I imnpetition.—

The secretary of tho Southland egg-laying competition reports the result forthe thirty-seventh week ending Decem-ber ID res follows :

—White Leghorns.—l’ Pn Grand- >0 -

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Total._2 J. Stevens 1.12051 John DowdaII 1.1155 C Crichton 1.08922 Miss Suthei land 1,02523 .1. J. bchnitz' 1,01735 Enterprise P. Farm'* LOll9 Mrs Gorinski , 1,10153 G. Warburton 1.00715 J. TP Merrett LOOI6 S. L. Bcor '99253 J. -Stevens 987

25 IT. Woodnorth ’

98516 J. Strang 96723 K. Fi:i layaou 9657 .1. Thomson 9SO

24 Rangiuru Egg Ranch 9£o52 James Strang 95434 J. Hislopf 95512 W. Hamilton 94920 Green Bros 94311 James Ireland 92230 Rillstono and Davies 90710 Enterprise P. Farm 8958 C. Clayton 8895 Mrs Carr gg,315 C. Matboson 87836 Tracy King 8561- K- How 85525 F. Ornie- 84714 ,T., E. Davis 81527 H. Fortune 79619 R. W. Hawke ’ 74518 C. Raines ... 731

—Black Orpingtons.—57 R, Ferguson* 82229 J. H. Hurrell* 623

—WThite Plymouth Rocks.—21 T. E. Davis 860

—Campines.—17 R. Dunlop 770

—Columbian Wyandottes.—4 Mrs J. Mills 658

7.455* One bird dead. + Two birds dead.The New Zealand Utility PoultryClub’s twelfth egg-laying competition for

light-breed fowls for the thirty-seventhweek ended December 26 shows'that thefollowing are the leading pens ;—■1. Mrs J. Mills (Wooclhangh)

'W.L 1,1392. J. Xancarrow (Bnrwood). W.L. 1,0793. Master Jack Green (St. Albans)

W.L 1,0754. Caldcr Bros. No. 2, W.L 1.0665. Cakier Bros., Oamarn, W.L.

... 1,0506. Ranginru Egg Rranch (Otaki),W.L 1,049

There are 40 pens (204 birds) in thiscompetition, and the total number ofeggs laid to data La 46,725.

In the third heavy-breed contest tholeading jteiis arc :1. T. E. Conway (Kirwec), 8.0. ... 1,0062. .7. Na-ncarrow (Burwood), 8.0. 9253. •C. J. Norton (Ashburkm), 8.0. 9224. Miss E. Willis (Shirley).' 8.0. 8855. Mrs J. James (Sockbum). 8.0. 8326. T. Dowthwaite. (Avondak). S.W. 880

There _ aro 11 pens (66 birds) in thiscompetition, consisting of two pens ofWhite Wyandottes, one pen PlymouthBocks,-one Ehode Island reds, five BlackOrpingtons, and two Silver Wyandottes.To date the total eggs laid is 9,423.

First single-pen contest :1. Mrs J. Mills (Dunodiu). W.L. ... 205

2. R. H. James (Marshlands). WiL. '2023. Calder Bros. (Oamaru), W.L.... 199

4. W r . Davey (Wellington), W.L.... 193

There are 14 birds entered—viz., twoRhode Island reds and 12 White Leg-horns. The 14 birds have laid 2.260 eggsto date.1. W. Bower (Levin) 1,2122. Hcretaunga Poultry Co. (Silver-

stream) ...

.'. 1.0833. W. Knight (Lower Hutt) 954Indiai) runners only are competing, and

there are only three pens entered." Thetotal laid to date is 5,249.

COMMANDEERED CHEESELUCKY PRODUCERS.[Special to the ‘ Stah.’]

, _ 'WELLINGTON. January 6.Tho prim to be paid by tho ImperialGovernment for New Zealand cheese,bought f.o.b. in this country, is substan-tially higher than' oarlv *reports gaveround for expecting. The producers.-\vho_ are to receive for their cheesein Now Zealand ports, may esteem them-selves fortunate, since there is no doubtthat tho grave shortage of shipping wouldhave forced them to accept a lower rateif it had been offered. Some points re-main to bo adjusted. “A\ o have still todeal with tho problem of private sales,”said the Minister of Agriculture last even-ing- ‘‘Many of tho lactones have con-tracted for tho sale of their output al-ready. but we do not know the te'rrns ofthe deals. Some of tho contracts con-tained clauses providing for the possibilityof the Government commandeering thecneese, but others did not. We are goingto ask the factories and the merchants toput the tacts clearly before the Govern-ment. and wc will ‘ try then to arrangematters on a- fair basis. The cheese mustall be placed on the same basis. If it isnot tho cheese bought by the ImperialGovernment is likely to have preferencein the matter of shipping space, and Inced_ hardly explain what that means toconsignments bought by merchants.”

The Minister did not explain the in-tentions of the Government, but his re-marks indicated that only the cheese ac-quired by the Imperial authorities underthe new arrangement lias a. reasonablechance of getting to the British marketwithout tho delay that spells deteriora-tion. That being tho case, it may beassumed that existing contracts made or.the assumption that ordinary shippingfacilities would be available will have tohe revised, at least, in some cases. TheImperial authorities are not making anythreats or attempting to force the handsof producers. The simple fact is thatthey arc concerned only with the provi-sion of cheese for Army purposes, andNew Zealand must make its arrangementsaccordingly.

FRUIT AND PRODUCEMessrs Bray Bin?, (of Duuedin). Ltd.,

report as follows for tit? week ended to-day : —■The following prices were realised dur-

ing tho week :Wli-eaf.—Tuscan milliner, 6.=.; velvet. 6s

4d ; best fowl, 5s 10(1 per bush-el.Oats.—A Cartons. 5s Id ; A pptrow,2s lid per bushel if.u.b. pricss 2'2d extra |.

Chaff.—Prime oaien sheaf, £o to £o biper ton.Potatoes. —Best repieked lines, . £8 perton; Auckland, lid per Hi; W-ai. 2!d nerJb. ■ - I

Onions.—Melbourne, 14s 6d per cut.Bran, £4 per ton.Pollard, £6 per ton.Maize, 6s per bushel.Bacon, Is Id per lb.Cheese.—Matured mediums, perlb; new season's mild nudiuras, lOd ivi-lli. '

Kggs.—Stamped, Is 2d per dozen; cased,Is Id per dozen.

Butter.—Creamery bulk. Is. 4;id por lb:creamery pats. Is 5d per lb; dairy andseparator pats, Is Id per lb.

Beeswax, ls jd per lb.Honey, 101b tins. 4s 6d per tin.Apples.—Californian Jonathans, 18s to

19s per case.Cherries, ICUd to Is 3d per lb..Sinuvuerri-'S. 1; p->r puttie.Plums.—Choice dessert, 4d per lb; jam

plums, 1-^d.Peaches.—Choice- dessert. 2U\ to Ad per

lb ; jam, ljVl to 2j,d.Apricots.—Dsssert, up to iUI ; medium

quality, 2l<\ to oc\.Black curra-iiis, 4d per lb.Red currants. 4d per lb.Crapes.—Roxburgh grown, Is 3d per lb.Oranges.—Valentias, 25s per ca.se.Pir/Js.—Queens, 14s 6d per case.Lemons.—American, £2 per ca.-e.Passions, 14s 6-d per case.U'omaioes.—Christ church hothouse. Is

to Is 2d per lb; local, Is 4cl per lb.Bananas.—liipc, 25s per case; cr-een.

good condition, up to 16s ul per case.Gooseberries, IJd per lb; lipe, 4d.Cucumbers.—Christchurcli, 14s per doz.Peanuts, 4d per jb.Walnuts, lOd per lb.Cabbages, ~-s per sack.Peas.—Local. ,~d pvr lb.Cauliflowers, 6s p-cr sack.Poultry.—Hen?, 4s per pair; cockerels.6s 6d per pair; turkey gobblers Is to "is

Id per lb dive, weight). Ik-us lOd per lb:ducks, 6s to is per pair: geese, S-; to 9sper pair.

A shipment of bananas arrived vesterdavin bad condition, and realised up'to 16s 6;I

MONDAY, 8.30 A.M.Some Reflections on a Boiling Copper.

"The coppers boiling"—this is the com-mon phrase of early Monday, the housewife'scall to the weekly task. Let us follow it witha question that is not so simple as it: sounds :"What is it boiling for?" Most people wouldanswer, "Why, to boil the dirt out of theclothes, of course." Quite so, but for health'ssake something more than dirt has to be cloneaway with in the household washing, namely,the seeds of infections disease.

Infection may be communicated to a wholecity (and beyond it) from one single patient,of which the smallpox epidemic is a case inpoint. It is due to tiny organisms, hardlyvisible through a microscope but intenselyalive, thrown off in the course of the disease.These float in theair or dust and drift to clothesand house linen as naturally as steel draws toa magnet; we call them "Germs," or seeds ofdise~.se, because just as an ordinary seed growstc _ phnt, so a disease germ on a humanbody breeds disease; the only protectionzgainrt perms is to destroy them.

The question is : Will boiling water andcomir.on soap do it ? Not always , somedisease germs may thrive, or even breed, inboth- So we must use a cleanser iiat willne/" only clean clothes and house !b-nthoroughly, but also kill all disease gemsthat have lodged in them. Fortunately <brus, manufacture and science have combin.dto meet this want with Lifebuoy Soap, Byusing Lifebuoy Soap in the laundry the germsof infectious diseases are caught killedwholesale, because Lifebuoy Soap is both cperfect laundry cleanser and a strong dis-infectant as well, and when the householdclothing and linen are washed with it, diSL.scgerms find destruction instead of a refuc^,

Our crowded population double: *!>_. rirfcof infection, Lifebuoy Soap reduces l\ ; fcu*Lifebuoy Soap must be so used re to core:both cleansing and disinfection ; LT:broySoap for the bath, Lifebuoy Soap fcr floor-and walls, Lifebuoy Soap for kit-vun undscullery, and when the copper bohi. onMonday morning, then let it be esp~-;iillyAnd always Lifebuoy Soap for the day'swuihing.

THIS HIVENTNG STAR. SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917: 11THE 'STAR'

GARDEN ANNUAL(Illustrated and Enlarged)

ContainsGAIIDENINCi FOR .THE WEEK

AndKOTE3 .AND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

By H. Clarko.

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Bisenses.J. Fleming, Dunedin—Vegetables.

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IF The Advance in the Cost of Livingmakes considerations of economymore important than ever. .

Tl To all such we suggest one very simplemethod by which, expenses mav bereduced—viz., Buying the Groceriesand Provisions for Cash, and atWardells' "Lowest prices—always."

f Money saved is the reward of carefulbuying. A proper regard for valuesand qualities and alertness to takeadvantage of opportunities foreconomising build up the credit sideof the Housewife's Savings BankBook.

*£ To buy at Wardeils means getting theutmost value that your money willbring. It means also getting Whole-some, Pure, and Reliable Goods of

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every cash purchase. These are ex-changed free for articles selectedfrom the Show Room, which directlybenefit the Housewife going tobeautify and equip her kitchen andother parts of the home.

c i There need be no doubt as to theactual market value of the BonusCoupons. An inspection will show allparticulars and price marked on eacharticle in the Show Room.

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FOOTLIGHT FLASHES[By Loiterer.]

MEMORIES.I came upon a book the other day—H.G. Hibbert's ' Fifty Years of a London-er's Lif o '—which narrates most vividlythe music-hall recollections of a journalist

who for 40 years was familiar with thestage and personal life of the chief favor-ites of the period. This book is a. perfectmine of theatrical lore, but its chief in-terest lies in the deft touches by whichthe author reveals what these artists wereas men and women when the paint waswiped off. Unfortunately the work re-mained in my hands- for only a few min-utes, and I was able only to jot down afew of the anecdotes which should be ofmost interest to colonial readers, relatingas they do to several performers who willbe within the recollection of a compara-tively late generation of theatregoers.

Charles Godfrey, for example. We hadhim, ov the shadow of the dazzling artisthe was, in Duncdin not so many yearsago—2o, to be precise. With him on thatoccasion were J. C. Bain arid (ho popularBovis Brothers. Mr Hibliert describesGodfrev as one <>f the last of the irre-sponsible roysterers, and his end waslonely. " A game pudding of Gargantuansize used to grace his Sunday eveningboard, and one night a bibulous cookserved it by the simple process of rollingit down a flight of stairs. Each hungryguest contrived to intercept a fragment."An illuminating anecdote this ! Again—-" A superior person once thought to snubGodfrey by remarking; that he had neverheard one of the great man's favorite-songs. Next day 46 piano organs playedit outside the incautious creature's house.. .

. A nightly attendant, at the Canter-bury music-hall was a convivial under-taker, whose pride it was to have buriedmost, of the music-hall celebrities of histime. ' Don't let ■ make a bloomingcircus of me when I'm gone ' were nearlythe last words nf the forlorn and for-gotten comedian."

The memoirs unearth another tragedy,whose "curtain" took place in the colo-nies—Amy Eoselle, whose name once re-sounded throughout, England. She wasthe first famous actress of the. regulartheatre to appear with recitations at theEmpire. London. " Poor, prx.Tr Amy Eo-selle," comments Mr Hibbert: " she wasshot, fully acquiescing, by her husband,Arthur fiacre, who immediately cut hipthroat, in Sydney. Refusing to recognisethe fart that their charm and popularityhad waned, they stubbornly continued inimportance till starvation staved them inthe face. and. then staggered the worldby their protest against its declining ap-preciation."

Harry Bickards! Hero, again, we areon Australian ground, with the founderof permanent vaudeville, in these colonies."Eickards." says our commentator, "wasfamous for ' Captain Jinks of the HorseMarines ' : still more famous for :

Cerulea was beautiful,Cerulea was fair,

She lived with her gran'maIn Gooseberry square.

She was once my unky doodlcumBut now, alas, she

Plays kissy-kissy with an officerIn the artiller-ee.

"Eickards got into apparently inextric-able difficulties, and went to Australia ina hurry. There the music hall was un-known. Beginning in a small way, headded palace to palace, and lately died, onthe way to a millionaire."

Older memories still will be stirred inthe hearts of a few by the name of JennyHill, the " Vital Spark," whoso daughter,Peggy Pryde, came out to the Eickards" time. " some 16 years ago. The chapteron this favorite, from whose tiny broughamthe public used nightly to take the horses,is one of poignant pitifulness: "A wanand stricken woman in dull apartments atBrixton told me the story of her life, soonto end in its early forties. She had madethe world laugh, and sometimes weep.With trembling fingers she turned overphotographs and treasured newspaper cut-

tings to adorn her tale. Poor Jenny Hill!How grim in its satire seemed then tlsename she had gloried in—the Vital Spark!. . . She was little, sharp-featured, andpretty on the stage, but terribly scarredby illness on inspection. She could singa tawdry ballad, as ' Sweet Violets,' witheffect, and she made a brilliant pantomimeboy. But she was at her best in Cockneyimpersonation, and particularly in ' TheCoffee Shop Girl,' » weary shit, with hu-morous impressions of her customers, andskill in that unlearnable dance, the ' iv!!as?flap.' In her brave days she lived at apretty place called The Hermitage, atStrea'tham, a straggling secluded bungalowwith a little farm land, where a royal per-son had once hidden a romance. . . .

The Hermitage, was the scene of one ofthe most wonderful gatherings ever seen inmusic hall land. It was on a Sunday in1890. and the guest of honor was TonyPastor, then the important music hallmanager of America . . . and to TheHermitage that summer Sunday wentevery music hall celebrity of the day.The'arrivals began at 10 o'clock in themorning, and everyone v. -as greeted underthe Stars and Stripes with a freshly-openedpint, of champagne. . - . Poor JennyHill '. Prosperity was to leave her. hutnever popularity. . . . When I re-member that wonderful party at Strcat-hain, with its ingenuous ostentation, itspolychromatic - vulgarity, its sincere andhearty generosity, I am tempted to won-der if the new society of the music hallis preferable to the old society. Perhapsthe moment is not fairly chosen for acomparison. Years must pass ere thenew generation of music-hall performeishas really arisen. The change ot the oldorder is not complete. The new order hasyet to develop any characteristic charmand interest. It is full of its own im-portance, artistic and economic; purse-proud, and rather illiterate."

A companion picture of misfortune fol-lowing upon affluence is furnished by Geo.Leybourue ("Champagne Charley"), per-haps the greatest personality of his day.Oswald Stoli relates the final engagementof this "star" at his Liverpool Parthenon."I awaited the arrival of my 'star' interror, but he came not. I went round tohis lodgings, and in a sordid room foundhim huddled up in an armchair, half-comntose. I shook him, and cried : 'Come,Mr Leybourue ; all your friends are wait-ing for you.' I shall never forget the bit-terness of his outburst, 'My friends!' hecried. ' I have no friends. Curse themen who caller! themselves my friends.' Iijot him to the hall, and there again hecollapsed into an armchair. ! thought itall hopeless. But when the. band playedIds opening music he sprang to his feet, anew man, full of life and charm. Hesang five songs, and was applauded to theecho. George Leybourne was to me theexposition of the word personality. I hadseen nothing like it before. I have seennothing like it since. I suppose 1 nevershall. It was wonderful. To me, in ourbrief intercourse, he had disagree-able. But lie took his audience in bothhands, took it to his heart, charmed andhelpless."

Another hour's possession of this bookand I might have set down anecdotes noless interesting of artists at least as cele-brated as those mentioned —Macdcrmott, forexample, who was famous fur his ' Wedon't want to tight, but by Jingo if wedo' song; Alfred Vance, Jolly John Nash,Mackney (the negro delineator), Dan Leno,Nellie Farren, Marie Lloyd. Sarah IsaacsMenken, Kate Vaughan, and Blondin—Blondin. who-walked daily with death for72 years and yet died in his bed ; Blondin.who told the author: "A net is a veryproper precaution—pour k'= tintres-." But

I this is the end of mv notes.Scott Colville, manager for Messrs J.

and X. '['nit, advises that the well-knownelocutionist, Lawrence Campbell, will giv.ea series of recitals from C. J. Dennis's' The Sentimental Bioke ' in this City.

There have not been wanting la'telvsigns that 13 weeks of revue at the Prin-cess Theatre have given patrons a surfeitof this form of entertainment, so that theannouncement of a return to pure vaude-

ville on Monday should be welcome. Theheadliner is to be Dorothy Harris, by longstretches the most able of the ragtimecomediennes who have appeared here.With her come Phil Percival ("the drmdtat the piano "S, Marjorie Alwyn (soprano),Blake and Granby (an English sketchteam), Le Cam and Mason (American •en-tertainers), the Dick Dorothy dancing:trio. Walter Emerson (a popular come-dian), and Uwennie Hasto.

Mabs Gower, of the Royal Stock Com-pany, wlio commence- a season here* nextWednesday, has received sad advice thather brother Max was killed in action inFrance. He went to the front with theAustralian Forces, was only 19 years old,and had been but a fortnight in France.

Edward Branscombe, the proprietor ofthe "Dandies" companies, was marriedin Sydney recently to .Miss Clarke, a well-known nurse.

-Miss Ivy Schilling. the .Australiandancer, who went to London shortly afterthe war broke out, has been engaged toappear in Harry Lander's revue at theShaftesbury Theatre. Will Percy andFred Leslie, who were, associated withthe Comic Opera Company in Australia,are also still appearing in revue in Lon-don.

Last week's .Melbourne mail broughtto several members of the ' Star's ' staffa Christmas card from .Mr and Mrs BlandHolt, hearing the following happy littlethought :

.Inst this little Christmas greeting.Old friends tried and true :

".May Fathir Time delay his fleeting.And Love abide with you."

Yours cordially.Floiilnck and Bland Holt.

-Mary Pickford's supremacy is no longerunchallenged. In the recent popularitycontest conducted by the American .Syndi-cate new-papers Clare Kimball Youngtopped thv poll, being nearly half a mil-lion votes aiiead of Mary and 5,000 votesahead of all the other competitors put to-gether. This means that more than onevote in every two recorded was for Miss.Young.

C4. P. Huntley will soon join the ranksof London managers. He is to produce anew comedy, called 'dairying On,' byLechman Worn: II and Margaret Kayo.The piece, which deals with three genera-tions, appears to be somewhat .akin to'Miic-.toW It will be tried lirst in iManchester.

The death is announced, at the ago of56. ol Robert Whyte. jim.. who made hisiir.-t Au-lialinu appearance years ago inthe ill-tmed 'Swiss Express,' producedby Mr (.4i=orge- Marlow in conjunction with''J. C. Williamson. Perhaps his best effortwas Peter Dondy. the jockey, of 'TheArcadians.' while he was also' tine in theTramp in 'The Passers By.' He appeared,too, in ' !•'very woman' and other plays.Whyte became ill some 12 months agowith consumption of the throat, and lat-terly lost his voice altogether. Duringthe pa-,t six months he had been residingat Surrey Hills (Vic), where his wifewatched over him devotedly to the end.

Max Linder is to appear once again inpictures, after having served, his countryfor two years in the war zone. He is nowreleased from the French army, and hasbeen engaged by the Essanav' Companyat a salary of £1,500 a week/

R. F. Anson, who will be remem-bered for his clever character impersona-tions with Oscar Asche and Lily Bravtonthree years ago, when he played suchparts as .Simple in 'Merry Wives' andLauncelot Gobbo in ''The" Merchant ofVenice,' has returned to Australia viaAmerica. .After leaving Australia thisartist went on with the" Asche. Companylor a tour at the Cape, opened with themlater at the London Globe hi tffeir revivalof _' Kismet,' and understudied HerbertGrimwood as the witch doctor in' Mameena.' Later Mr Anson travelled inAmerica, and rejoined his father, GeorgeW. Alison, at Fresno, where the veteran'activ. just then celebrating hisjubilee, was playing a good part in Manelilington's Comedy Company on the roadwith Henry Arthur Jones's play 'TheLie.' Anson, jun., has resided "for sixmonths at l.os Angeles. During his visitit is probable that he will be seen oncemore upon the Australian stage, wherethe artistic quality of his work has alwaysbeen appreciated.

WAR STORIES.The familiar story of the sharpshooter

who said after each shot “And may theLord have mercy on your soul ” is matchedby an incident described in lan Malcolm's,recently-issued book ‘War Pictures Be-hnid the lanes.’ “The captain of ourguns,” says the narrator, “was a priest;his altar a few empty cartridge boxes.. . . First of all he told ns to pray forall for whom lie was going to offer the.Mass. Then lie added: ‘Particularly 1recommend to your prayers the Germanartillerymen whom we have just de-stroyed,' and he recited the He Profundis.’’

If the lorcgoing story has a suggestionof irony, it may be offset by the genu-inely conciliatory spirit of the followingmemorandum which was recently issuedto the school, teachers of Hungary:

'file Koval Hungarian Minister ofLducation requests all teachers to payspecial attention in the coming termto the respect and honor duo to ourenemies ; that no hatred or contemptshould enter the minds of the childrenagainst the brave men with whom theirfather- are"in deadly combat; and thathate or contempt is net to bo cultivatedin the youthful minds

STOP PRESS ITEMS.

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NIGHT WORK ON THE WHARE.

AUCKLAND, January 6.A ballot taken by watersiders on the question of the cessation of work

between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. resulted as folknvs.:—Yes 512, No 59. The pro-posal jvas sthus carried by 453 yotes,.

ACCIDENT.

Stanley Siurky. age;.! 13. mo! v.-;t'i ;m ::■■<■ U ;•>. ii: ;i. n:.i rtill" aii'i m i.-on.- ' ; iiv!i' c i.i' i-ii ■ . j i,'.. -

.. iv'.".'i\e:i v. :;!-i ydii'iH.iito the Ho<;j'ual for li'eau;u:!l. Ii ;ip ;'■;■!_ - ;".u i!'.' iiov \v;i> --; ;t ;;«i i - -.- ;,,

the lift ..l' t-lic B.li 'i.a i'oiiiju;'.\ in !.•.-..!..-, ;ii,,,/i, \,i„.'i«- ho is~,<.,-ukiyo'.l. ti t' was- ualehltlL; li> see ■.-. !a;i l!;e \], I uuiiU i ome level wilii ;]>;■

floor, but before he \va,s awaie ui il in-- iIA -.k■-■ ■■.•ndeil. lie was struck ..11the head, and the impact caused him to fall against the gate, causing in-

juries to his mouth and teeth. _ The. lad was reported to bo doing veryyell this afternoon. The boy resides with his parents at Erin street, Roslyn.

LATE CABLES.

The •' Evening

li:i\e l;i-.-.v..i ii)i the lailway t*i ;,!.;.•■ '.■pull.. of troop- from JVI.-i)p'i>e!!. -.;-.

A Washington sa\>: l>iis a close friend of President W'iU.iNote was intended to be taken as anunable to keep out of .tlio war much, k

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Relief AsfchmlJO. Powder" clears the Bronchial Tubes.

Difficulty of Breathing, and Nasal Catarrh.''TJAWKlNS'S^lnstanT^Relief7"AsthmaXI Powder" is unrivalled; cures whenothers fail; Is and 2s tins. 150 GeorgeBtxeet.

SUFFERING Women, avoid operations byusing "Orange Blossom''; month's

treatment, ss. Mrs Hawkins, George street,Dunedin.

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elow mswwm namA number of very excellent lines have been secured by us fromthe Wholesale Warehouses at merest iob prices! These are, ofcourse, FASHIONABLE SUMMER GOODS. Although it is onlyMidsummer with us, this is the end of the Season for the whole-sale _establishments, who have therefore to sacrifice all thatremains on hand. Some of the picked lots we purchased aregiven below, and they will be found cheap enough to please the

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Hundrstrs of pfec&s of Fashion-ab!o Cotton Fast Fabrics, con-sisting of Voiles, in Stripes,Spots, Scrolls, and Diamondeffects- Shantungs, WhiteGrounds, with Stripe and Dia-mond patterns; and Soft-finishCambrics, in Delaine patterns.All-, at Worth 1/ to 1/6yard.

Some of thLadies' White Pique Saiior Hats,

with Striped Brim. 1/6 each.Ladies' Unbleached Eowen Saiior-

shape Hats. 1/ each.These Hats are just the thine

Ladies' White Bowen and Pan-dan Hats, untrimmed. 2/S,2/11,

Hundreds of Lovely Tagel Hats,all colors, readv to wear, at3/11, 5/6, 7/6, and 8/11, Worthup to 12/6.

Full range of White WashingCrepes, just now so muchwanted. At B|d,1/3, 1/6, 1/9 yard.

38-Inch Soft Paillette StripedSlik9, wide Roman Stripes onGrey, Royal, Navy, and DarkGreen Grounds. Usual value,7/11. Special price, 4/11.

70 Ladies' Drat Twiil GaberdineRaincoats—Belted shapes, 3/11.Full Sac shape with Military

Collar, 10/6. Worth 25/ and30/.

38 Ladies' White Voile Dresses,embroidered and lncc-trimmed.Worth up to 37/6, for 21,/,

18 dozen Ladies' Striped Soft-finish Cambric Blouses, Grey,Pink, Blue, Navy, Fawn, andHelio. Grounds. 2/6 each.

Hand-embroidered Jap. CrepeKimonos, in Grey, Saxe, Navy,Helio., Pink, Vieus Rose, etc,8/11 each.

38-Inch Striped Silk Chiffon,Taffeta Striped Silks, semi-military stripes, for Blouses,Trimmings, or Underskirts.Were 7/6, for 2/11 yard.

Fancy DepartmentLADIES' SEMI-MADE CAMISOLES.

Hand-embroidered Mercerised Lawn, with eyeletwork; very dainty. 2/11, 3/11.

Embroidered Swiss Muslin, smart open-workpatterns. 2/11, 3/G, 3/11.

LONGCLOTH CAMISOLES, stamped, ready to beworked. Only 1/ each.

JUST OPENED—-LADIES' 2-DOME TAN NAPPA GLOVES. 6/H.LADIES' TAN NAPPA GAUNTLET GLOVES with

strap wrist. 8/6.LADIES' 2-DOME DOESKIN GLOVES, Brown,

Grey. 7/6.

Ladies' Umbrellas.Stylish Long Handles, with Satin-de-Chine and

Levantine Covers. 7/11, 11/6, 12/6, 13/6, 15/6,16/6, 17/6, 18/8, 19/8, 21/8, 22/6.

With Smart Crooks, Silver-mounted. 3/11, 5/11,0/6, 6/11, 7/8, 7/11, 8/8, 8/11, S/S, 9/11, 10/6,11/6, 12/8, 13/8, 14/6, 15/8, .18/8, 17/8, 18/6,10/6, 21/6, 22/6.

GIRLS' UMBRELLAS. 2/11, 3/11, 4/11.

"Plums" in the Children's!Department. 1

Just Opened—but, alas! too late for Christmas $12 lots^ of CHILDREN'S TUSSORE SILK TUNIC 1DRESSES, which we will therefore sell at very mspecial_ prices. These are smart little Frocks, Mmade in the Magyar shape, with square neck, wfacings of navy blue spotted silk, finished with 1selt. ISin. 20in. 22in. 24in. $

6/11 7/6 7/11 8/6 I

4 Special Bargains in the §Men's Department. I

WIDE-END ALL-SILK TIES. Hundreds of them' 1Worth 2/ each, for 1/. |HUNDREDS of MEN'S STRIPED NEGLIGE I

SHIRTS. Worth 5/6, for 3/6. |MEN'S GREY MILITARY UNION FLANNEL IUNDERSHIRTS. 3/11. LMEN'S HEAVY SADDLE -TWEED TROUSERS 1Grey. M/ 6 per pair. ' M

Drapery Supply Assocn., Ltd.!105, 107, 109, 111, 113, and 115 GEORGE STREET. I

Branch at South Dunedin. $

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best end most economical tea—Amber Tips.

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If you wl!2 carefully read over the four extra specialsprinted beSow, you wail immediately realise the wonderfulvalue that the BJ.G. Furnishing Man is offering. Eachvaiue mat the BJ.G. Furnishing Man is offering. Eachone is a practical necessity for the home, and at theseprices, if you are not In the immediate need, It wiil pay

you to buy now.

PLAIN KAPOK-FILLED CUSHIONS.8 dozen only PLAIN KAPOK-FILLED CUSHIONS, strong

durable coverings ; in shades of Pink, Cream, Grey,Navy, and Pale Blue. Special price, each.

PLA3H KAPGK-FiLLED COSIES.10 dozen PLAIN KAPOK-FILLED TEA COSIES, best-

quality sateen coverings ; in Green, Brown, Blue, Gold,and Vieux Rose. Special price, 1/ each.

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HEARTHRUGS.Special Purchase ioo HEARTH^/-JCS, size 6ft x 3ft,

fringed ends ; all in. good Eo..r t*r: designs and color-ings ; heavy quality. 'SpesiaO p"me 10/8 eauh.

JAPANESE MATTING MATS, size sic V' 3ft; useful forBedroom Rugs ; good assorted coinings and excellentquality. Speciai price, 2/3 each.

The D.I.C. Pay Parcel Post or Freight to nearest Railway Station or JWharf on all Drapery and Soft Goods. £

"s asid Bonnets

Charming BONNETS for elderly Sadies,beautifully hand made in crinoline, trimmed tulle'tips, sequin [

newest ideas, with Floral Crowns, Smart mounts, andNew Bows 15/6,17/6, to 30/■ing shapes, finished dainty posies

lamty Silk Lace Mats, in White, Incom-ing droop shape, finished White Ostrich PlumesRoses, Etc. ..... mi <fc 30/-bowler shapes, band and bow of moire ribbon i/w

Real White Panama, becoming shape, with softrolled brim; splendid value ,

igel. trimmed Black ~„,,.fnlle rosette and clusters of rosebuds -- .

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�tores Special—Onets, usual excellent value; I

Jap. and Tussore; all sizes •

Ms9 Pretty Wave Droop Panama Hats,simply trimmed swathe and bow of soft ribbon inleading colors ■ •> - - . . 75

lid-made Tagel Sliape, in Mew Elon-gated, Sailor, and Chic Dolly Varden shapes; Nigger,Pink, Champagne, and Saxe - - - 7/6

in, in large picture shapi. Theseto-dale Hat

i apoms nats, in wnite Pique,lie, stitched brim, and soft crown, band @f

Sailor, Picture, and close-fitting shapes'; Tagel,Chip, and Braid Straws - -

- 5/6, 6/6 to

fill■inseason's shapes, in White, Tuscant Mose, and Nigger 3/6

IP you need Employment you will reach dthe eye of employers by Advertising I'Yui's are dealt with in 'Star' Gardenin the 'Star.' Annual. Price. Is 6d.

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LADIES' BAGS, MoroccoLADIES' BAGS, English CalfLADIES' SOLID LEATHER DRESSING CASES,

good fittings ; WinLADIES' SOLID LEATHER DRESSING CASES,

good fittings ; 16inGENTS' SOLID LEATHER DRESSING CASES,

good fittings; ]6inLADIES' SOLID LEATHER BLOUSE CASES,

16inLADIES' & GENTS' MOROCCO DRESSING CASESSOLID HIDE WRITING ATTACHE CASES .

.MOROCCO WRITING CASES, fromJEWEL CASES in Solid HideJEWEL CASES in Morocco Leather ......BRIEF BAGS, KIT BAGS, TRAV:

TRUNKS, SUIT CASES, HOLDALLS in allsizes.

LADIES' HAIR BRUSHES, Solid Ebony....EBONY HAND MIRRORS

SATIN-BACK HAIR BRUSHESSILVER-BACK HAIR BRUSHESIVORY-MOUNTED MANICURE SETSSILVER-MOUNTED .MANICURE SETS ....

LADIES' and GENTS' WRISTLET WATCHES . .

THREE-PIECE CARVER SETS in cases ....FISH EATERS, half-dozen pairs in case ....E.P. TEAS and TONGS in casesE.P. CAKE FORKSAUTO-STROP SAFETY RAZORS ......

GILLETTE SAFETY RAZORSSAFETY RAZOR OUTFTS for Presentation . . .

BOY-PROOF WATCHESMECCANO—No. 0

No. 1 ......

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. . * ,No. 43NGLISH THERMOS FLASKSCHINA TEA SETS, 21 piecesCHINA TEA SETS, 40 nieces ........JOULTON CUPS AND "SAUCERSDINNER SETS, 32 piecesDINNER SETS, 32 pieces ,

OAK' CAKE STANDSOHIWA ROSE BOWLSITii'X, MAUv'E, .ROYAL BLUE AND GREEN,

'>LD &OSE I-AKGLEY VASES, Art Colors.From

IjAf-Jinn: JARS, Royal Princess Ware

11/8 to 45/35/ tS £O/

50/17/6 to 75/37/6 to 00/5/636/17/6

6/6 to 23/8/6 to 15/3/ to 18/5/6 to 35/12/6 to 32/6

17/6 to 85/17/6 to 65/15/ to 65/50/ to <£7 10/

5/6 to 40/7/6 to 25/

25/25/27/6 to 37/06/66/10/20/30/50/7'6 to 1:3,!20/ to 70/35/ to 90/

2/6 to 18/41/ to 75/«iO/ to £7 n20/, 16/6, 5/

4/6 to 2c,'

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