The Star.

SPORTS EDITION—EIGHT O'CLOCK.PAGES—128 COLUMNS*

CHRISTCHURUH, N.Z.: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1916 ESTABLISHED MAY 14, 186a ONE PENNY.11,882. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING.

HERO'S REWARD.CABLES.

V.C FOR COLONEL FREYBERG

CONSPICUOUS BRAVERY RECOGNISED,

THE PEACE PROPOSALS,

VON HINDENBURG AND CHANCELLOR,>. i

COLONEL FREIBERG, OF WELLINGTON, HAS BEEN'AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS, FOR CONSPICUOUS

BRAVERY WITH THE NAVAL DIVISION AT BEAUCOURT.

VON HINDENBURG CONGRATULATED DR VON BETH-

MAN-HOLLWEG ON HIS SPEECH, AND RECEIVED A FLATTER-ING REPLY.

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NEW ZEALAND HERO.ftC. FOR GOLONa FREYBERG.conspicuous bravery id

brilliant leadership.l#Lu«trt,!l«i *ad N.Z. Cable Amoociaiioa -»ndt

*. Beutas.] (Reoeiwl December 16, 11 a.m.)- LONDON, December 15.•' TTi© Victoria Cross has been awarded<to Colonel B. 0. Freyberg, of New Zea-iland, for conspicuous bravery and bril-IlLanfc leading as battalion commander.I By his splendid personal gallantry hoi carried an initial attack straightfthfongb. ths enemy's front system of(trenches. Owing to mist and heavy

/fire of all descriptions Colonel Frey--1berg's command was much disorganised\ after tho capture of the first objective.•He personally rallied and formed up

[the taen, including men of other unitst vrho had become intermixed with his,and inspired all with his own contemptfor danger. At the appointed time heled ths men. in a successful assault on

the second objective, capturing many•prisoners. During the advance he was

fitwice wounded.\ Again he rallied and reformed thosertrith him, although nnsupported in a'very advanced position, and held theIground for the remainder of the day

jand throughout the night, under heavyartillery and machine-gun fire.f= When he was reinforced in the morn-

' ing ho organised an attack on a strong-fly fortified villago and showed a fineexample of dash, personally leading the'eisault and capturing the village with.five hundred prisoners. There he was•again wounded.) Later in the afternoon Colonel Frey-berg was again severely wounded, butho refused to leave the line until heissued final instructions.

The personality, valour and uttercontempt of danger on the part of thissingle officer enabled the lodgment inthe most advanced objective of thecorps to be permanently held, and onthis point-d'appai the line was eventu-ally formed.

Colonel Freyberg was the heroic!Colonel, unnamed, whose exploits weredescribed in a cable message on Novem-ber 22.

(A message from London on Novem-ber 22 stated:—Mr Perceval Gibbon, intho "Daily Chronicle," reveals the pre-

sence in the Ancre battle of the BritishiNaval Division. He says:—"No ac-count of last week's fighting can omitthis divison's attack. It made good<th© great name won at other points."The division attacked tho line betweentho Ancre and Beaumont-Hamel, whichconsisted of a sprawling series oftrenches, communications and redoubts,and also tho vilage of JJeaucourt. The;first battalions gained tho first objec-tive, and settled down to let the secondline through. A German redoubt:stood on a steep slope containing four'casements, each of which held an arm-ed battery of machine-guns of unprece-dented number. Nothing could livoiwithin range, and tho attack was hungup but reserves arrived on the scenepromptly, and eager for the fray. Thocolonel of one battalion was four timesFwcunded, but succeeded in holding thoattaokers together until they, neared

B<*aucourt. The colonel than collectedall the forces within reach, and pushedon to the German position, and occu-pied it all night. Meanwhile tne forceheld up at the redoubt was still unsuc-cessful by nightfall, as every attemptto progress had been mown down. Threetanks stari-okl- cut r.ext" morning. One;"reached to within 100 yards of the r&-dcubt, when the crew opened the doorand emerged with a nia(\hine-gun. TheGermans did not wait any longer, bu%frantically waved a white rag and sur-rendered. The same morning .the oft-wounded colonel led his men forwardto the village. There was intense hand-to-hand fighting, but the Bailors couldnot be denied.")

THE NEW GOVERNMENT.PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES

APPOINTED.Australian »i*d N.Z. Cab!» Association a,as

Beuter..(Received December 16, 11 a.m.)

LONDON, December 15,The following parliamentary secret-

aries have been appointed:Munitions, Mr L. W. Evans (L.) and

Mr F. G. Kellaway (L.).Admiralty, Dr T. J. Macnauiara (L.).Civil Lord of the Admiralty, Mr B.

G. Prettyman (C).Parliamentary Secretary- to the

Board of Trade, Mr G. H. Roberts(Lab.).

Board of Agriculture, Sir F. L. Win-frey (L.).

Parliamentary Under-Secretary tothe War Office, Mr J. I. Macpherson(L.J.-

Financial Secretary to the WarOffice, Mr H. W. Forster (O.).

Lord Steward of he Household, LordFarquhar (C).

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Treasurer of the Household, MrJames Craig (O.).

Comptroller of the Household, Sir E.A. Cornwall (L.).

Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard,Lord Suffield (O.).

Lords in Waiting, Lord Eenyon (C).and Lord Valcntia (C.J.

Parliamentary Secretary to the AirBoard. Mr J. L. Baird (C).

Parliamentary Secretary to the Trea-sury, Lord Talbot (0.) and the Hon N,Primrose (L.).

Lords of the Treasury, Mr J. F. Hope(C.)., Mr S. Walsh (Lab.) and Mr J.W. Pratt (L.).

The others are unchanged.

PEACE PROPOSALS..ALLIES WILL REFUSE.

SEMI-OFFICIAL REPORTS.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

(Received December 16, 11.5 a.m.)LONDON, December 15.

Semi-official statements from all thoAllies' capitals indicate a refusal of thoGerman peace offer.

HUNGARY 10 PEACE,

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.(Received December 16, noon.)

LONDON, December 15.Count Karoly's party in the Hun-

garian Parliament is demanding to(know the terms of the peace offer.

SOUTH AFRICAN OPINION.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

* (Received December 16, noon.)JOHANNESBURG, December 15.

The newspapers denounce the peaceoffer as a clever attempt to disunitethe Allies.

TEUTONIC IMPUDENCE.Australian and N.Z. Caßle Association.

, (Received December 16, 12.20 p.m.)LONDON, December 16.

The "Spectator " describes the peaceproposal, as a good specimen of Teutonicimpudence. If the Germans really ex-pected to win, they would make no sug-gestion respecting peace, and wouldprobably have prepared new schemes offrightfulnes3 if the Allies refuse tonegotiate. They already know that thesubmarines have been pushed withoutlimitations. Holland lias been forbid-den to navigate ships in Dutch portswithout a German escort, and Germanyalso threatens to drop bombs with in-fective germs broadcast in Britain inorder to complete the work of famine.

RUSSIA'S JMULTURE.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.(Received December 16, 1.60 p.m.)

PETROGRAD, December 15.The Minister of Agriculture reports

the discovery of huge layers of phos-phates. Agricultural machinery is in-creasingly demanded.

MUTUAL ADMIRATION.VON HiBENBURG ID

CHANCELLOR.

(Received December 16, 10.30 a.m.)AMSTERDAM, December 15.

Von Hindenburg telegraphed to Drvon Bethmann-Hollweg congratulatinghim on his speech, which he had readwith deep emotion and great satisfac-tion as a great moral demonstration ofthe strength of Germany. "We sol-diers know that there is no higher orholier duty than prosecuting the war tovictory with our utmost energy and

diving and dying for Kaiser and Father-land."

Dr von Bethmann-Hollweg replied:"The deeds of the Army on land andwater have cleared the way for a mag-nanimous decision for the Kaiser andhis Allies. Ifour enemies are not pleas-ed to terminate the war to-day, oursoldiers will fight to secure for theFatherland a strong and lasting peace."

WILD RUMOURSJR GERMANY.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.(Received December 16, 10 a.m.)

LONDON, December 15.The " Daily Telegraph's "Rotterdam

correspondent says:—An unexpected sequel to the peace

.proposals is a great crop of extrava-gant optimistic rumours in Germany,culminating in a widely-believed fablethat the belligerents have begun todiscuss terms. The rumour spread likewildfire, necessitating inspired cautionsin the newspapers warning people thatnothing had happened beyond what wasofficially announced.

DELUDED SOLDIERS."A VICTORIOUS ARMY." !

Router's Telegrams.(Received December 16, 11.10 a.m.)

FLUSHING, December 15.There are great rejoicings by Ger-

man soldiers in various Belgian frontierplaces, the men behoving that peace isimminent. Their behaviour everywhereis that of a victorious army. ';i-1

JAPAN AND PEACE.WILL STAIDJY MIES,;Australian and ~js.Z. Cable Association,'(Received ;"|)ocembßr 16, 10 aim.) yNE%%pRK,. December 16. ■The New Yor¥;, *Herald's » Tokio

correspondent learns? that Japan willnot consider peace on the status (quobefore the war basis. Japan will standstaunchly by the Allies until Prussianmilitarism has been overthrown, andJapanese statesmen will not consentto the restoration of Kaiochau and theislands of the Pacific. They may ap-prove the return of Kaiochau to China,but are determined to drive out theGerman menace from Asia.

LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS*

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.(Received December 16, 10 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, December 15.It is stated in German official circles

that limitation of armaments is anitem in the peace programme.

BRITISH MINISTERS*Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.(Received December 16, 1.50 p.m.)

LONDON. December 15.The Bill relieving Ministers from re-

election has passed all stages in theHouse of Commons.

IN RUMANIA.

BULGARIAI REPORT., .„,—..—

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association andEeuter. ■

sseeeived December 16, noon.)' >

AMSTERDAM, December 15.A Bulgarian communique states:—Our advanced detachments have

reached the Bucharest-Fetesti railway.Russian warships bombarded Balt-

chik.

TROOPS RETIRK,Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and

Router.(Received December 16, 1.50 p.m.)

LONDON, December 15.A wireless Russian official message

says:—Our artillery stopped an at-tempted advance southward of Kiselin.Our artillery held up the offensive fromGrabkovzeon both sides of the Tarnopol—Zolstchev railway. The Russo-Ruma-nians are falling back on' Buzen underpressure, and in consequence of this re-tirement the troops occupying the riverWalomitza are retiring.

IN MACEDONIA.GUIDE 01 WHOLE FROIT.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and

Eeuter.(Received December 16, noon.)

LONDON, December 15.A French communique states:—There was intermittent artillery fire

on the whole front in Macedonia, es-pecially in the Doiran region.

Our fire dispersed an enemy columnnorth of Monastir.

The Allied airmen are active.

THE TOLL OF WAR.lOliei'S HEROIC SOLDIERS.

SERGEANT F. D. MOSS.

Sergeant Frederick Dutson Moss,whose death from hemorrhage of thepancreas, at Kantar, on November 27,is reported, was the only son of Mrs D.Munro, or 30, Balfour Terrace, Christ-church, and the greatest sympathy isfelt for that lady in her severe bereave-ment. Sergeant Moss, who was thirty-sevon years of age at the time of hisdeath, was a native of Christchurcb,and was educated at the East Christ-church School. After leaving school hetook up farming, joining his mother atMount Brown, "North Canterbury, un-der Mr (now Sir James) Innes, of Edin-burgh, Scotland, and later he went to

Great Britain, where he spent nearlythree years. On returning to the Do-minion he again resumed the occupationof a farmer, and was thus engaged atHororata when the Avar broke out. Heenlisted with the Main Body, and wasthe first quarter-master-sergeant withthe Mounted Section at Addington. Heleft New Zealand with the VeterinaryCorps of the Second Body, and afterreaching Egypt was transferred to theMounted Rifles. Ho did not go intothe firing, lino, his special qualificationsresulting in his being retained inEgypt. Since the news of hi 3 deathreached the Dominion his mother hasreceived numerous messages of sym-pathy, including one from the Gover-nor, who, also conveyed a kindly mess-age' from tho King and Queen.

PRIVATE H. A. HAMILL.

Private H". A. Hamill (Bert), ill inthe Base Hospital, Codford, is theelder son of Mr A- Hamill, 288, TuamStreet, Cirristchurch, and was born inNorth Canterbury. At the time of hisenlistment with the Tenth Reinforce-

ments he was employed at Mr W.Broadway's. He lias been many monthsin the trenches, and took part in theSomme battle, escaping unhurt, thoughmany of his mates have fallen besidehim. Private Hamill is twenty yearsof age.

COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS; THE POLITICAL GIBGU& ~ •»�'Bullets

GREECE BACKS DOWN.

HOLLAND PREPARING.

ALLIES' TERMS_ ACCEPTED.Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association.(Received December 16, noon.)

LONDON, December 15.The Greek Government has accepted

the Allies' demands.

THE ALLIED NOTE.AGITATION CONTINUES.

Australian and N.7.. Cable Association,

(Received December 16, 1.35 p.m.)PARIS, December 15.

The "Petit Journal's" Pireeus corre-spondent says that to-day's Allied Notedemanded demobilisation and the liber-ation of Veneaelists.

The agitation continues violently atLarissa and Janina, where the milit-ary are distributing heated proclama-tions urging the deliverance of Athens.

NEAR ADRIiOPLE.A BRIDGE BOMBED.

Außtralian and N.Z. Cable Association andBeuter.

(Received December 16, 1.50 p.m.)LONDON, December 15.

I Admiralty seaplanes on December 14I heavily bombed Kulel Burgas bridge,

i southward of Adrianople. The damagedone was extensive.i[j|I!i

INCREASING MUNITIONSOUTPUT.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

(Received December 16, noon.) .

THE HAGUE, December 16.The Minister of War stated that it

was necessary to increase the output ofmunitions daily owing to the danger ofHolland being involved in war.

PROVISION!! FRMCE.Australian and N.Z. Cablo Associatlaa,

'(Received Iteeember 16. 1:35-p:m.)LONDON, December 15.

The newspaper ''Matin" interviewedM. Herriotfc, Minister of Transports,who said that the provisioning of theArmy with, corn, coal and potatoes willbe carried out in co-operation with therevictualling of civilians. M. Herriofctintends to assist in the formation of anew mercantile fleet, to increase thecoal output and the exploiting of sur-face combustibles.

IRELAND'S FUTURE.COMMENTS IN HOUSE.

Eeutor's Tolegrama.(Received December 16, 1.50 p.m.)

LONDON, December 15.In the' House of Commons Major

Willie Redmond, supporting the creditvote, mentioned that it was remarkablethat the kindliest relations existed inall circumstances beween the troops ofUlster and those of the rest of Ireland,who" were in close contact. He declaredthat he had come to the conclusion thatan understanding between Northernand Southern Ireland was quite possible.There was no talk of separation in thetrenches, and only such talk in Ireland.Let them suppress memories and hopefor a brighter future.

Major M'Calmont said that if recruitswere not forthcoming from Ireland inthe next few weeks the Irish regimentswould cease to exist in the spring-time

Mr Bonar Law re-echoed Major Wil-lie Redmond's sentiments, and declaredthat the.desire for a new Ireland wasnot confined to Irishmen. It was agreat thing that, despite tie rebellion,the official Nationalist Party supportedthe Empire in the war.

IN THE WEST.GERMAN CLAIMS.

Au»ti»litta »nd N.Z. Cable Association ttnSBeater.

(Received December 16, 1.60 p.m.)LONDON, December 15.

A German official message says:—We captured Bulen and repulsed atriple attack south-east of Malancourt,while after strong preparatory fir© ex-tending far and near the French at-tacked in waves at Cote dePoivre, butfailed.

ENEMY DIVISIONS.Renter's Telegrams.

(Received December 16, 1.50 p.m.)PARIS, December 15.

An official message says that on De-cember 1 the enemy forces were distri-buted aa follows:

One hundred and twenty-three divi-sions on the west front.

One hundred and six divisions on th&Russian front.

Twenty-nine divisions on the Ruma-'nian front.

Twelve on the Macedonian front.Thirty-three on the Italian and Alba-?

nian front.

AUSTRIAN POLITICS.KOERBER'S FALL,

Auotralian and N.Z. Cable Association. ■>

(Received December 16, 1.50 p.m.)VIENNA, December 15.

Herr Koerber's fall was due to theGerman party in the Austrian Parlia-ment demanding home rule for Galicia

j and Bohemia subject to the Kaiser'sproclamation, whereas Herr Hoerberdesired that the Parliament should dis-

| cusb the matter in accordance with theconstitution. The German Radicalsalso demanded that a new Council ofState should be formed from which thePoles should be excluded, thus securinga pro-German majority. Count Tiszafinally persuaded the Emperor to ap-point Herr 41exander Spitzmueller, whois a pro-German, in order to secure anagreement.

GERM EXCHANGE.Seuter'e Telegrams.

\Receieed Decainber 1 16, 1.50 p.m.)PARIS, December 15.

The famous political economist, M.Thery, points out that the fact thatGerman exchanges on Now York andAmsterdam improved on the mere possi-

| bility of peace negotiations clearly| shows that neutral financiers do not be-| lieve that victory is possible for Ger-

j many, upon which Dr von Helfferich de-pends for the payment of Germany'sdebts.

YCUN6 CRICKETER HURT.(Special to the "Star."}

DUNEDIN, December 16.I Hindmarsh, wicket-keeper forI Christ's College, Christchurch, wasstruck by a ball over the left eye, theblow inflicting a nasty cut about twoinches in length.

HMEST_FESTIVi!L.FOR BELGIUM AND RED CROSS.

Yesterday the joint executive com-mittees of the Belgian AgriculturalRestoration Fund, represented byMessrs H. Overton, G. Gould, A. S.Clarksonand Dr Levinge, and the Brit-ish Red Cross Society and Order of StJohn, represented by Messrs A. E. G.Rhodes, M. J. Gresson and E. Nordon,met in the rooms of the A. and P. As-sociation, with the view to discussingthe advisability of the bodies workingconjointly in the proposed coming iiar-vest Festival. After most careful con-sideration of the interests of both fundsthe meeting unanimously resolved tomake one united effort, and equally di-vide the proceeds of the same. Mr A.E G. Rhodes accented the position ofpresident and Mr H. Overton chairmanof joint committees.

Considering tho importance of athorough organisation to make the pro-posed Harvest Festival satisfactory inevery respect, the meeting decided tosecure the services of the very bestman .available who would give the wholeof his zime from January to April tothe work, and accordingly to advertisefor applications.

The present secretaries of the RedCross and the Belgian Agricultural Re-storation Committees will in the mean-time report to the different agriculturaland pastoral societies and Red Crossorganisations throughout Canterburythe decision of yesterday's meeting. TheHarvest Festival is to be held towardsthe end of April.

BOARD OF TRADE.SITTING IN CKRISTCmmCH.

The Board of Trade sat in Christ,church this morning, when further evi-dence was taken as to the conditions ofwheat production in New Zealand.Members of the board will leave forWellington this evening.

The board has called a meeting ofDominion flouxmillers to be held inChmtchurch at 11 a.m. on Wednesdaynext.

CANTERBUBY PATRIOTIC FUND.The following tiro contributions -to the

Patriotic Fund lor tho week ended December

£ s. d.Paparua County Council, ao-

count quoK . „ . . 0 0Interest accrued « « »

*" l7 °

jßarana total « * yfUMMl* 4

JStoud—Travelling Bags, eto.2—Presents for the Home,B—Air Guns for the Boys.4—Leather Bags, etc, for fcherXadies.6—Silverware for the Home,6—Presents for Gentlemen.7—Presents for the Ladies.B—Presents for the Children,9—AH Fireworks.

/ Inspection invited. No one asked tabny.

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BERLIN'S- HORSE MEIT.Australian and N.Z. Cable JTssociation,

(Received December 16, 10 a.m.)

BERLIN. December 15.Horse meat is retailing at 3s per lb

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Our Free Selection.Fact & Fiction.

THE LILAGS OF WAR.—.—_*—_—_..

(j*y GRACE E. MARSDEN.)

[All Rights Resebved.]The white muslin curtains swayed

softly to and fro in the breeze. A*, beam of sunlight crept warm and bright

across.; the white bed, and fell on tothe floor. Through the open window-onld be heard the twittering of thebirds in the trees, and the drowsy humof the bees in the garden. The air!

; was sweet, with the breath of lilac. jIn the bed lay a woman, still young!and yet fair,' though many threads of!grey mingled among the dark hair' 1which lay in abundant- masses about;her ample brow. Save for her eyes,hers was a beauty of character ratherthan of feature, and she would neverbe plain, even in age. Her eyes wereher only beauty, and these shone everthe twin stars of her husband's life,

1 ' glowing always with a rare and tender''- light from the depths of her faithful

soul.There was a great light in those

brown eyes now as she gazed lovinglyat the cradle beside the bed—gazed lov-

._; ingly and peacefully. The suffering and£. agony were over now, and she was glad

to lie at rest, content in the knowledge. that here at last was a living child

' ;■ to fill their hearts and their home. Af--- ier untold suffering their long yearning:,-. was satisfied. Already her mother1•' mind and heart had sketched upon the'£ canvas of her imagination a destiny forv. her boy—that he should: be a guardianj."- of the highest interests of his race, and-,*. in whatever path he might choose, be

[}': a leader of the people toward the 1■-"• heights, ,a beacon toward the morn-;, ing.I; Twice before she had dreamed dreams

V' like this, and each time her child! hadi. been born—dead!«! But this one lived!

i.-. Yes, it lived, even though it hadhad a hard struggle for existence, a

. r: fight for life it-self. Now it lay with.''■ its little body enswathed in cotton-\- wool, but it lived, and that was the*

great essential all to this long-patientmother.

.-;' Alas! If all the thoughts she had*"- v, dreamed in these last months could be"

- realised, the world would be blessed in,'"< her son.t- As she stretched out her hand toj utroko caressingly

<

the little form, shey. <miled with happiness,.

And that was the first lilac-time.■** # * *

■:.: \He grew up a slight and delicate;. until he was about fourteen. His

dark brown eyes glowed like coals of/ fire amid his pale little face. The softV flaxen hah- that coiled in silken rings*: over his head gradually disappeared

. '., und was replaced by a shock of crisp,.

' bushy brown. Then with swimming and*• plenty of outdoor exercise his pale face

."',. began to tan, and his muscles to grow"'■ hard and strong, '

But Jimmy M'Lean was not veryx'ond of school and school studies. Inoutside subjects he delighted, especi-nlly in things that interested him first

..'j because his dad used to discuss them.*r b'pr the rest, his chief joys were en-f gines, for which he had a craze (indeed

~y fov bolts and_

bars and screws and pis-tons of any kind), and the discussion of

: politics or economics and such nationalor international subjects at night with

." his father. On a Saturday night he.; loved to go into town with' dad and;,; persuade him to put in an hour or'\ two listening to the soap-bos politicians-. hi the public square.' As he grew older

z. Jimmy would, on the way home, weigh?aeh of them up in his own fashion,?ive him liis due, and examine his

'.r His father was often..;',- mi-prised to find how correct was the

hoy's judgment, and how keen his:- perception of the littleness or selfish-

ness of the arguments brought forth.But dad shook his head one night

At the term's report Jimmy had brought'•" home from High School. He always

shook his head over each fresh re-:• port, and looked sad before the boy;

"but it did not work. Each time thereport said the same thing.

' ; He could do better if he liked."£ 'T fear me for your studies, lad,

and for yonr life work if it's to be likeyour school career, don't try verymuch to gladden the heart of yourmother, my boy."

"Hoof," said Jimmy, a little sttl-jeuly. "If they were fair they'd put

■-' about the debates on the report- I'. nearly always win on a Friday nightwhen I'm taking part."

"I know,' 1 replied dad more severely,-'but talking,won't get a man through."., life. A man has to know and do a

groat deal else besides talking if he's£0 be of any use, and make his way inthe world." v

Jimmy rose and stretched himselfwearily, then went, quite willingly foronce, to feed the fowls.

"There's plenty of fellows don't do 'anything else," he said a* he went out." If 1 can't do anything better I'll go»nto Parliament. That's easy enough."

. Jimmy's mother came and stood be-»ide her husband.

"Don't be too hard on him," she>aid. "I cant understand how it is heloesn't care about school, but I'mgoing to get him on the quiet one ofthese days and talk to him. There area lot of fine things about our boy, John,and he can't be everything, you know."

' : Ay, he's a young democrat, Iknow," he mused.

"A democrat of democrats," sheuaid, lifting her head proudly. "Hebelongs to the people, the common peo- 'pie, and will do something great- forthem one day—if we encourago him.He belongs to the people, and is ofthem, even as we are, though you haveworked yourself up in the world, John.''

He wisely said no more, and the nextmorniug, when he was weeding the gar-den before breakfast, he heard the frag-ments of a conversation in the dining-,room.

'"'But, mother, I never have had aprize, and never can get one. Thereare plenty of better fellows than I inmy form, and it's just hopeless to ex-jvsvt ir. I don't care tuppenceabout prizes."

'"But it's your last year at school,Jimmy, and I'd like you to get one be-fore you leave."

X>ad smiled to himself as he went en'.a so busily with his work that he missed

the rest.And that year Jimmy M'Lean

"brought home the first prize of hisform for history, although, as he him-self expressed it, he only got it " ly

',")- the skin of his teeth.".'.C Far more to him was the debating

trophy which ho won two years later,pt ffc? inter-club competitions for allthe provinces. That medal he would

■"■'■• ?ot have parted from for any money.;':v Vis mother <*at out of the newspaper

'"*-. the paragraph in which was mentioned''T " the brilliant young debater, James

-lk" M'Lean." and put it away in thesecret place where she still treasured

v.'- eomo of the curls of his babyhood.*v In order to realise his ambition to''■Z- become a fully-qualified engineer, Jim--■'-"' jny became apprenticed for five years*"" in a foundry—apprenticed to work he

dearly loved, among cranks and wheelsand boilerg, work which caused him,happy and gay and careless of himself,

* &a ride home at ought through, ib*

main streets of the thronging city, witha face grimy and black after the toilof the day. 'When his mother remon-strated and urged that he might stopto wash his face before making his ap-pearance in tlie public thoroughfare,he laughed at her.

''Nonsense, mother. The folks that! don't know me when my face is black!! aiien't the kind of friends I want to I9 bother about. The real sort will know \j me in spito of my black face, don't you |

! worry." |' At twenty. Jimmy had the audacity!to fall in love on a mere appron- jtice's pittance. He had had many pre- jvious flights into the realm of romance,j but confided to his mother that this |

j time it was " the real thing, and no' mistake."

Ono Saturday afternoon in latespring Mrs M'Lean suddenly avertedher face as she ontered the gardengate, and traversed the straight pathto the back door instead of goinground, as she had intended- The airwas fragrant with the scent of theliJac, and the bees were busy aboutthe great bushes that were so loadedwith blossoms of amethyst. Jimmy had?been picking a great bunch of lilac for jthe winsome girl of some eighteen sum- jmers, who stood beside him, the sun-shine lighting up her rippling brown;hair until it seemed threaded withgold.

No, Jimmy did not see his mother*enter the somewhat distant gate; so,unaware that anyone saw him, he pass-ed his arm around the girl's waist andstooped to kiss her sweet face, her 1ti*ae grey eyes and her warm lips again;

• and again in the sunshine. It was truly ;a Garden of Eden for those two happy;hearts, the sweetness of the flowers, !like the breath of Godj pervading the Iplace. IThe eyes of Jimmy's mother filledwith tears as she passed out of sight,leaving them alone in their happiness."It is his lilac-time," she murmur-

ed. "I wanted him to have it, but—-not- quite so soon."

But that was before the war. Uponthe outbreak of hostilities between Bri- jtain and Gerntany, many and long werethe discussions in the dining-room atnight. Then, as the excitement of therwair Jbecame more intense, and thelpapers were filled with accounts of theterror and horror in Europe, that camewhich his parents had half foreseen-Jimmy asked their permission to enlistin the ambulance. 1

" Oh, mum," he said, and the tearswere not far away, " fellows I knowhave gone, chums of mine. Do letme go and help to save them." j

His father looked into his eyes grave-'ly. I

"Have you counted the cost, son?!To offer in the ambulance is no guaran-tee of safety in this war. The RedCross men have to face dangers asgreat as those of the armed; soldiers."

The'feverish clicking of his mother's'knitting needles was the only sound inthe, room for a minute. Then Jimmyspoke in a voice more low and tense;than msual.

"I know, dad. I've reckoned it all. IBut when I think of the fellows I can'tstay. I'll pay the full price the enemycharges so long as I can help the boysa bit first. Only—l want your con-sent."

He dared not look at them. He knewthe ■ expression on his mother's facewithout seeing it. But though Jimmyat this moment could not even guessher agony, her husband did. Hethought of the other two children whohad never seen the light, and of allher hopes and dreams for this dear liv-ing boy of theirs. For a moment some-thing almost choked him, and blurredhis vision.

He rose and went over to Tier, passedhis arm around her shoulder firmly to ]steady and strengthen hex, and said: |

" What say you, mother? I'll put 1jnothing in his way if you are willingfor him to go."

Could she do it-—her only child?The knittiiig needles did not stop'—

they dared not, in spite of xhd (trttfn-bling of the hands that held them. Thenshe looked up and said bravely:"I am willing, John. Think—of the

other mothers and the boys." *Jimmy, as he thanked them, thought

he knew, but in reality what lay be-neath those calf faces he did not evenguess. To mother and dad it seemedas though that evening they crossedthe borderland of middle life, and feltthe first breath of the coming of oldage. Never before had they realisedhow tho .years really had flown.

And that was how Jimmy came toenlist. Calmly and bravely they helpedhim with bis outfit, and strove to fillthe days with cheer that his lastmemories of home might be as happyas possible. But, keener than Jimmy,

■'(.he girl'whom Jimmy loved read thoanguish in his mother's heart. Thedeep, potential motherhood in herselfhelped her to know.

It was out in the garden that he tookhis last farewell of his little girl. Itwas chiefly a silent farewell for theirlips could not utter that of which theirhearts were full. "When at last theymust say good-bye, Jimmy said:

"I guess I'll be home, sweetheart,by tho tirrie the lilac's blooming nextyear—and—we'll write to each otherevery.mail, and send our thoughts oflo\'e every day and hour,"

l" The girl pointed to where the lightgleamed in his mother's window. Theyknew she was in there.

•'lf sometimes you can't manage t<*write to mo as well as to your mother,Jimmy, you must always write to her.She's suffering more than wo know, andshe'll miss you terribly—till you come

j back to us again."His farewell of his mother was quiet

i but deep. She gave him one or twoI injunctions as to his physical needs,I and then a small parcel to he openedlat sea. The parcel contained among

I other things a, letter in which she had.j poured out all the love of her heart.But this Jimmy did not yet know.

Only when the last sound-of the cab-I wheels had died away in the distanceof the {|;irk, and the two women wereleft to go indoors together, did thewonderful self-control of his mothergive. way.. For a long time she rockedto and fro, moaning in her agony, andthe ,sobs that almost choked her fromtime to time were hard and dry andterrible" to hear.

When her husband returned, late atnight, she was. once again serene.

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A year had come and gone, a yearof .suffering, and heartache and fear,because a year of war. Not a hamlet

I or home in New Zealand but was af-| fected by the rqll of the European warI drums. In the homo of Jimmy, theoccupants seemed to live for the mails,and their thoughts ever hovered, likewistful messengers, over far coun-try in some unknown oorner of whosegrim battlefields, moved their boy.lilvery day they talked of him, while

, their hands were busy with Red Crosswork;' talked of- his ways and his

I thoughts,, and yearned for his presence. again.

I Said mother, with a wistful smile, toj the girl who had already becomea daughter to them.

I '* If I could only have, him safelyback again, I would be so glad that Icould never tell him he was dirty again.He'd be stv lovely, dirt and all, comingin at night as he used to do."'

[ And mote and more as the days wentI by were their hearts knit in the closebond of a common anxiety and sorrow

j with the thousands of other heartswhose all had been offered for.the sacri-fice.

In the islands of the southern seas,the earth bloomed fair and lovely inspite of the human sorrow and theslaughter in far distant lands. Theviolets and the daffodils, the wattle andthe kowhai, had come again all their

; sweet beauty to gladden the earth with' their fragrance and purity, and hadpassed. Verily " the time of the sing-ing of the birds " had come. In valley

, and upland, spreading plain and shel-tered bay, the fruit trees were hungwith masses of fragrant blossom—the

I soft pink and white clouds of the peachj and the plum. It was the time of blos-som and of birds, of life and of love.Yet often did the stately ships, ridingso placidly over the blue sea to thosepeaceful bring wounded andsick and disabled men from the battle-front.—bring them back to home and topeace. Underneath the sea lay thegreat cables that linked New Zealand

I to the lands of sorrow.1 And it was over the cables that thenews came which turned the hope ofspring into the dreariness and hopeless-ness of winter for two sad hearts, mak-ing them old indeed, while the soul ofthe girl who loved Jimmy with all herardent being was bowed to-the dust inits bitter grief as she looked at thelong vista of years stretching ahead—-empty.

"Killed in action, September 20,Private James M'Lean (John M'Lean,S Street, father)."

He had said he would be home whenthe lilacs bloomed that year, and hewas. But. it was a home which homeant not—the last home of all heroes,and the long, long- sleep from whichthe reveille would wake him nevermore.

And though for two hearts that lovedhim there could be no more springtime,and the lilac would bloom in futureyears in vain while the snows of winterwere alike in their lonely hearts and ontheir boAved heads, yet. in different cor-ners of the earth were to live men towhom, the name of Jimmy M'Leanwould eve.r be sacred, for even in "heValley of the Shadow of Death, in theface of awful danger, had ho rescuedthem and by his loving service hadmade their return to life and to homeand tq love possible. In their homeseven the little children were to lisp hisname and his story with love.

And othei men who knew, not hisname would talk in glowing words ofthat particular Red Cross bearer,-brownand lean—one' among so many of thebrave—who, in the face of the hottest Jfire so often risked his life to saveothers. Verily, greater love than thatcould no man have.

Sheep-bells were made at Pyecombc, ja little village on the top of the Sussexclown looking over Brighton from theLondon road. The blacksmith thereyears ago was also famous for his sheepcrooks, which he made out of any metalthat came to hand, even to old gun-barrels. To give a special tone to thesebells the blacksmith beat a quantity ofbrass into the m-etal of which they weremade, not smelting the two together,but simply beating them, so that the Jbrass lies in big flakes in the iron, and jthis gives a clear rather metallic toneto the bell. A set of sheep-bells num.-bered about twenty-one, and ranged in Itono from the big tenor bell, measuring jsin or 6in across, to quite small, highly |pitched treble ones. They were the .'property of the shepherd.

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EVOLUTION OF A FOS: COUNT VON BERNSTOJTF.

THE ARMY AND THE HEARTH.JOYOUS SURPRISES FOR, THEDOMESTICATED MAN.(By A GUNNER in " Daily Mail.")Mon who Know not the Armv shud-der not .so much at tho thought of

battle and sudden death as at the pro-spect of severe discomfort and harsh.discipline.

The domesticated mon Hearing t-Jieforties' cannot contemplate barrack lifewithout shrinking.Particularly if ho is imaginative he

conjures up ugly visions of mental andphysical suffering; he sees himself aresigned martyr surrounded bv grinningt tormentors, and ho could weep in sheer

,• self-pity.Within the last few weeks thousands

: of married men between thirty-live and, , forty have left the family hearth for. j Nlie prade ground, and in the slow andI i jwuniul process of being fashioned into3 j s&Jdiers they have come to realise that

a military life has its attractions as wellb as its discomforts, that there is virtue) in discipline and joy in action. For

, I the first few days the domesticated re-II cruit lives on letters and grumbles/ Her \ is suffering from suburban sickness. HeI j misses familiar faces and familiar ways.. A creature of habits, he wriggles like

an eel cast up on the sand. He turns- from strange faces and shuns strange

5 voices- Ho is obsessed by a number> in a street and he hates being a number

) • in a depot. He seeks quiet corners and: writes numerous letters home—longI letters filled with heart aches and body

I pains. Never before did he realisei how much he loved his wife and his

I home, never before did he appreciatethe cosy security of his select suburb.

i The men about him seem half-wildcreatures with hard faces and repul-sive manners, the men above him are

• as soulless tyrants, endowed with des-, potic power. Orders are insults andj the camp is a gaol.

With a long face and an untidy uni-• form the domesticated recruit stumbles

i through his drill and fidgets over his, meals, his one joy inventing incredible

> tortures for the Kaiser and the lance-• corporal, whom by some freak of pre-i judice he associates in his resentment..

Everybody should pity the domesti-> cated recruit in his first few days of

! i Army inoculation. Afterwards he de--5 , sires no man's pity. How and when"' the change comes he dbes not know.

( Perhaps it comas when he makes his> first chum, or it may be when he joins

j ill his first barrack room chorus. Cer-- I tainly once the change begins it de-

; velops quickly. In less than a fort-. ' night a man who had shrunk from his

; messmates would cheerfully fight any-j cue who differed from his assertion

: that " our chaps are the best fellows' in the Army." And the pride he puts

into the "we" ! He is feeling the joy' of comradeship and the freedom of

active manhood.Quaint indeed are the friendships

' formed among soldiers where tempera-j ment is everything and class distine-

[ tion is not at all. In my depot, forI instance, an ex-officer, rejoined as a-< gunner, " pals" with, a corporal whoi j was his former servant, a professional

1 musician chums with a bricklayer, and- my own particular friend was a carter' at Smithfield Market.

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' An Army life is the real elixir of• youth. The renewal of youth is seen

not only in clear, ruddy complexionsand shapely figures, but also in the

\ irresponsible buoyancy of the mind.\ The men whom I have learned* to knowI and love are just big, strong, healthy

. schoolboys in khaki. They play boys'> g/iines and boys' pranks; they havei boys' virtues and boys' faults. I have

I seen domesticated men within two yearsof forty boasting of their prowess at

\ leapfrog as they never boasted overr j commercial exploits. I"have seen a suc-' j cessful accountant chuckle with grnti-

P : tied joy because he' could semi-dislo-, cate his thumb, and 1 have seen a bar-

t rister on the point of tears because hej could not tie a reef-knot,

. It is in this atmosphere that thedomesticated man loses his suburban

, soul. To-day I was chatting with one, of these men as we were"polishing our

buttons, and in a shame-faced sort of1 way he confessed that the old life was

! leving its attractions. "You see," he• remarked apologetically, nmy job was

rather monotonous. I was in an office1 i all day and had very little freedom.' .Every day was the same. I not

been away by myself for fifteen years.i And I had no opportunity of nteeting■ interesting men outside my own husi-

l ness. Here it is different. We have• regular hours, of course. We must

be on time to parade and we musti obey our officers, but it is easier doing

1 a hard thing when a thousand other1 men are 1 doing it, and it is easier tak-

ing; orders from au officer than from asuperior in the office, and there is nevertiny fear of losing your job. Andthen there is the freedom. When webreak off for the day I can do practi-cally as I please. There is no one elseto consider, and I am surrounded byscores of men, highly educated men,men win have travelled and seen

I things and men who have worked atinteresting trades. I don't know howI shall go back to the old life. I missmy home and family ties, my soft bed,my slippers and my armchair, but ifI went back I should in about twodays hankar for the jokes and laugh-ter of the men here, and I should missthe songs at night and the chattysmoke in bed just before going tosleep."

«• * • * * *

That maai put into words thethoughts of thousands of his kind.They are feeling the fascination ofreal comradeship probably for the first

J time in their lives. Leo it not be| thought there is any disloyalty to the

j home life. Never have I seen the loveI of man for his mate as I have seenlit here in camp. If wives who write| letters to their soldier husbands couldI see how the men eagerly awaited thoseI letters, how their faces lit up when

I their names were called at tho post! office, and how they read the lettersj with sacred fervour, tho:;e wives would j

i make their letter-writing ,\>, labour ofj love. A man's wife is generally spo-ken of as "mother" among seldkas.To say "I've had a parcel from mo-ther" is to excite envy in a kb.it!;>

i crowd. The parcels may be trifling| things as parcels go; it is the gift and Ii the thought behind the gift that tnfct- i■ tor. A good husband makes a goonsoldier and a good soldier makes a good

husband." That's all right, but I could nr»t

endure the insults of drill Eergyuits,"may argue the domesticated man wk;has not yet joined up.

Oh, yes, you could, my dear ri\:\n.You could endure them much more-easily than you now endure the rf.'biuteaof your employer or manager. Thedr-iUsergeant does uot swear r.t you becauseyou arc you. Ths swears at you be-cause yon are number >lva in the frontrank, and a stupid number hvo at tl'c-'- \

Should you meet him inwill have forgotten he ha> swam ■<_■.{ >

you, and should you prov<* s man. •■. ;

education and :.a«silu.r'6n-.;e he will jshow a proper respect for ycur iibil.il; ;

but on the parade ;.yrou>:d be will ex-pect jou to show respect i':/t his ownparticular gifts. And, remember, agood drill sot-geant is worthy of any-body's and everybody's respect.

•So I say to all you domesticated menwho are looking with fear and tremb-ling to the day when you are informedthat your King and country need you,do not be dismayed by foolish pre-judices and imaginary fear::'. Bring p.r;open mind and a cheerful face to thearmy. One cheerful man is worth :\

company of long-faced grousers iu utraining depot- I hare not been inthe army a month, bat I have leanedto love the life. As lam writing nowa gale is blowing from the moors,driving the rain splash against the win-

dows. But inside the hut. all is- '

geniality and warmth. A group <.f Amen are gathered round the stove ii\l- |in;? stories; to the corner a chubby- |faced man h lingering a concertina ;. ;y |Irish corporai croons softly in hinincli" |as lit; sews on a. hut-ten ; a man opposite |mo is writing to his wile. Wo hcod |not the wind nor the rain, for uro wc |not merrv comrades doing our duly h'" |ourselvesand the mothers whu bore us? |

A ZEPPELIN CREW.STORY OF CAPTURE IN ESSEX.

COMMANDER ; * PR OPO-S AT, TOTELEPHONE TO LONDON.

("Daily Mail.")EAST COAST TOWN,

September 2-1.This is the full story of the. second

Zeppelin which lies a stark and star-ing wreck in Essex. It was told meby those who gasped for breath in theintense heat of the burning and bythose wdio saw the German crew alight,cursing, from their gondolas, and thenmarch off into the blackness of thenight across the marshes.

Picture it. A night of velvety black-ness out of which comes a flying terror.,blotting from view hundreds of tlu;twinkling stars as it floats lower antilower across the country. Suddenly ittouches earth, and presently Iherowhere it falls out burst a loud reportand a vast flame which t'urns nightinto day. All this where the Essexcoast goes down to the sea, and habi-tations are few and far between. Yetthe monster fell within ten paces ofa cottage and one hundred yards of afarm, and no one was injured. j

Tho adventures of the night beganjust after 10 p.m., when the farm, doghowled and the kine were lowing un-easily. Then came the drone of anairship flying in from the sea. Laterthe drone was heard again, but nowthere was something wrong. No longerwas the hum continuous. The engines

seemed to labour, and where earlier thosound came from high, now it seemed ;

just over the tree-tops.r •

Watchers ran to their windows tosee the b'alk of a giant Zeppelin travel-

ling towards the sea. It lumberedthrough tho air unhindered by eithershot or shell and unsought by any stab-bing light. .Darkness absolute, save forthe twinkling stars, reigned. Only the

beat of the engines, punctuated by (

metallic crashes, and heavy thuds,reached the ground.

Flying scarcely 300 feet up, the air-ship nosed its way to the- sea, and then,as if its commander feared what mightawait him on the water, it seeminglyturned back over the Essex coast.

Slowly it worked its way inwards; Sud-denly the "hum" ceased, and a far-mer, looking from his window, saw thoZeppelin floating and rolling slightlyover the orchard thirty feet from hishouse and heard the thud of heavythings striking in the branches. Theairship, the observer said, " seemed tofloat like a great feather," every mo-ment getting nearer and nearer to theground. It scraped the tree-tops,and then something dragged along t-hethedges, and a bare hundred yards fromwhere the engine stopped it settled tothe earth, stretching out its length andfinally coining to rest within ten pacesof a labourer's cottage.

Then came the most surprising thingof all. Loud-mouthed curses camefrom the three gondolas, some in gut-tural English, understandable by thosewho watched and listened. One byone, till a score of men and an officerstood in the roadway, the German crewclambered to earth and stood talkingand gesticulating.

They hurried to the cottage. Theoccupants, simple country peopled weretoo unnerved by the sight of the mon-ster at their door to pay heed to- thehails of the Germans. The comman-der rattled and thundered on the door,and as a last resource broke a window.But no one came to his bidding, andgrumbling mightily he rejoined hismen. For.a moment they conferredtogether, one apparently urging thiscourse, others that,'

Three explosions followed, of no vio-lence. 'People within a hundred yardsgasped and choked for breath. Still,but for one or two smashed windowsand scorched paint the labourer's cot-tage only two yards away was un-damaged, although the hair was singedfrom a little terrier crying in its terrorin the kennel in the garden.

The commander made his voice, heardabove the chatter which had brokenout among his men. A deep-tonedcommand, and th jy swung into column,without hats, scantily clad but heavilyshod, and without their officer at their jhead struck off inland. As they went,little stabs of light broke out here andthere and pistol shots ripped the air.They were emptying their revolvers in-to the sky. Presently the weaponswere heard striking the trees as theywere flung away.

People poured into the highways andbyways. The silent villages echoedwith shouts and queries. Special con-stables on wheel and afoot, and thevillage police, hurried towards theplace.

Imagine the astonishment of onehurrying special contsable who was thefirst to hit the track when he heardthe rhythmical tramp of_ many feet anda buzz of strangely foreign voices com-ing towards him on the coin try road.

"Here you," the sturdy "special"demanded as he barred the way of theadvancing Germans, "what's up?"

"Which is the way?" boomed hackthe deep voice of the leadew

Peering into the darkness the"special" paw before him ascore or more young and f efty nipn

wearing dark uniforms and havingthe actions and appearances of train-ed men. What could he do—-one, and unarmed at that, ."gainst ascore of men, any one of whom wasprobably half his age and twice asagile? He replied, "That is the rond,"indicating the road passing through a

village, -whore, if necessary,the help of other sturdy Essex menwould be forthcoming.

AKRESTE-D BY POLICE."'Thank yon." boomed the deep-voiced

one, and off they raarched. Iho " spr-cial " folic,!-ed hr.rd on thciv heels'.Kelp was forthcomh'«; in the shape ofthe village constable, srd twobold men nut i<> the torch., told {heGorman:; *:.i:t they veie under arr-cetand wru'ri; hrve to p.o where theywere told. The opporhm? arrival of aftr-ennd or,n:\u;b!.o : j dderl a little weightto tho ord-r.

The. German commander mthplvsh.r-wg<:,c.-l Lis [-.'•■■•■lidc'-- and obeyed tho .

directions </. vho eivtlif.-r.s. Further (help for i;,-." three Englishmen who [were un•■■!! raid—a patrol of armed snl-dierr—-"pprj.-red. To '-hem the situa-tion was. ;-.irf';-> rlcv. 'Hvo Gruvan offi-cer admitr-ed hir, identity. It should beremembered that ali t,l ■{-■ • -t.-iok placein the dead of night in the pir.r-h black-jlCss of a cwun'rry lam'-. "1 am," )• *,

said, "the corr-nuutder of ,; Germa-iairship which has- come down, and thosearc my crew."

Then, as- it thi* w"; iv.t- wi.Ticictit,!m (lrc;I th-. 1. ioliowh'.g verba! bomb-shell: "Plmv.; allow :;',y J,.-.i ■■. _to thonea-rest post o/iice s-o I may telephoneto someone in London who v.i'i Jot .mywife know that I am safe.'' The ivo~po-.terousness of the suggestion wii*.quickly cmntt.-rc-d by a soldier, whoejaculated: "Don't you be so sure youare safe, ina ley. Wo don't Vvnyy TvK ;itthere may bo against you." Phlcmatic-ally the Hurt commander bowed to thoinevitable, and with his crew marchedstolidly off to tho captivity which attho moment of writing has broughthim and his -crew to the saio keepingcf the authorit"""", J

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SMILE SEED."Blank complains of feeling, sick." :

"Yes; he ''smoked a cigar from the'wrong pocket."

"'She wanted to marry hiin for his„money." "Did she fail?" " No-hefailed, .and she married someone else.

"My poor fellow, I fear you aresomething of an invertebrate." No,ma'am. Never touched- a drop."

Mrs X: I see a man died alt the ageof one hundred and eighteen. Mr X:Well, it was about time, wasn't it?

Somebody ought to call- attention-tothe publie library sign, " Only low talkis permitted here."

"Does Blinks command a large,salary?" "No. only gets it. His wifecommands it."

""What did the doctor say?" "He ifelt of Jones's purse and said there;was no'hope."

" If Mr Henry Ford had succeededin. his peace-making campaign he wouldlave been a deus ex macbina indeed.

1 "Whv do thev call a game of cardsbridge?*' "Well, it is perfectly agamp-of come across."

Bank Manager: *Now, please under-stand, Miss .Tone.?, you must make thebooks balance. Miss Jones: Oh. MrBrown, how fussy you are!

Doctor: You must be careful andfollow the risdit. directions for taking

ibis pill. Pat: G'wan wid yo. Theresonly wan directum fer it to go. •

"'■An' how are thim .twins o' yours,Mrs Oasev. thot look so much aloike?' ; Sure, wan o' thim's sick, an' we don tknow which wan!

"Why. what is the matter, MabelPYou look like vou didn't have a friend.""That is it exactly. I have about asmany friends as an, alarm clock:"

J ; He*s a clever photographer."•'■"makes pictures of people as they look,I presume." " Cleverer than that. He-makes them as they think they look."

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" After all. it's no crime to be poor.": - Mavbe not" but no poor man can af-ford Vo hire a lawyer to prove that itisn't'."

Bine;: "He's very active in financialmatters, isn't he?"' Sang: "You bet;he owes me ten dollars, and every time

.he sees me he dodges me." •

Mrs Blueblocd: "We dined al frescolast evening." Mrs Newnch: '"Ithink I've met him somewhere Is hisfirst name Albert or Alfred?"

The difference between a jjomnambu-list and an errand-boy is tnfling. Onewalks in his sleep an dthe other sleepsin his. walk.

"We've got a brand-new piano,"vaid Mr Merino. "But nobody in yourfamily can play it." "Yes; that's thebest thing about, it."

Pessimist,: " You haven't had all thatvou wanted in life, have you?" Optim-ist :

" No ; but I haven't had all' that Ididn't want, either."

"The bride is a pleasing young wo-man well known in Beardstown's young-er social set,'and enjoys the acquaint-ance of everyone who knows her."

First Tommy (who has been remov-ing stone from his hoot, to secondTommy): "'Eere, stop cleanin' your,boots in the water we've got to sleepin."

"Kitty is Buch a resourceful. girl."''ls she?" "Why, the otter day whenshe'd left her reticule at home shepowdered her* nose with a marsh-mallow."

Lady (with ferocious bulldog): Couldy»u extract a tooth without pain?Dentist: Certainly: Lady': Sit in thecbair, Prince, the nice man won't hurtyou. I

"Is golf an expensive game?" "Itmust be. I heard my husband teHrhga friend the other day that he had to

• replace eighteen pivots on the firstnine holes." v ■ '■ '

First Professional Charity Worker(to second ditto): " I'm feeling awfullybored this morning." Second Ditto:" Yes? So am I. Let's go and mindsomeone else's business."

"■ Gentleman (indignantly): ,l Thatn.tre I bought of .you I call a 'roar-er !'"Horse-dealer (coolly): "Well,mister, I think Axirora's a very prettyni-me for her."

Rustic: "What be you fishin' for,mister?" Fisherman: "Oh—er—justfor recreation." Rustic: "Well, youwon't* catch any. There be only min-nows "and eels there."

" Marriage makes a big difference,"sighed a wife the other day. " I'venoticed that whenever I sit on George'slap now his feet go to sleep muchquicker than they used to."

The Husband: "You're not economi-cal?" 'The Wife: "Well, if you don'tcall a woman economical who saves herwedding dress for a possible second mar-riage I'd like to know what yon thinkeconomy is."

Trolley Official (who happens to be ona car that has struck a woman andcarried her for a block on the fender):"W re will charge you nothing for theride, ma'am, and will ako give you atransfer—this corporation has a soul."

Member of the Touring Company:" Mv good lady, the last place I stayedat the landladv wept when I left."Landlady: "Oh, did she? Well, Iain't going to. I want my money inadvance."

First Negro: " Jes' terrible de wayneedcessities ob life has done riz."Second Negro (suspiciously): " Whut'sde matter now?" First Negro: " Ter-baccer's gone up .so high I gotter quitsmokin'. Kain't borry none no mo'.' :

"I asked for alimony of oOdol aweek. I see wimmen are getting thatright along." "But, madam, expos-tulated the lawyer, "your husband : v*

. earning only £3." " What's that gotto do with it? I thought the Govern-ment provided the alimony."

"No, my 'usband ain't killed. MrsMarks. No sooner did I put all the.kids in mournin', even to biby in the

t warn, when I gets a telegram a savin'Vs alive and well. Yes an' alt thisexpense'for nothin'." " What a croolshame 1"

Prison Visitor; "What terrible crimehas this man .committed?'' Gaoler:"He has done nothing. He merelyhappened to be passing when ToUghJim" tried to kill a man. and he is heldas a witness." Visitor: "Whore iSlouirh. Jim?" Gaoler: "He is out oubail "

Rider?" Why don't you get a mo-tor?" Walker: "I don't know wue-ther I could manage one or --at."Rider: " That's not much of an argu-ment. You took the same chance,didn't you, when you acquired a wife?"Walker: "Yes, that's what makes meso jolly careful!"

"Yassahl Brudder Tump sho' flog-ged me, and Hogged me plenty! Heknocked me down and drug me aroundand beat and mruled me twell m'tuitongue huug ouv' "What .yo''-allftwine to do 'bout it, sail?" "Bo"-

What kin I do? De gen'leman donedisavow de whole incident!"

Willis: "So your firm stoppedmaking ammunition for the Europeanbelligerents? Did they pay you?Uillis: "Ye.*, handsomely; but theirtrade had absolutely no advertbin gvalue. They positively refused toallow us to put up signs on the battle-fields: 'The Ammunition Used in ThisBattle is made by tbe Bumpowder Com-pany.' "

The dear old soul had read a lot of•war news, but she never thought shewould be brought face to face with itsrealities so unexpectedly. She hadtaken a walk, when, lo and behold,right in front of her she saw a noticeboard, saying in black letters, "Pri-vate Grounds." "Dearie me," she ex-claimed. "Poor laddie. An' not buriedfca a proper cemetery; either."- ,

NEWS IN BRIEF.Solid ice is lighter than water.One of the swiftest of .swimming ani-

mals is ihe squirrel.To fill the gaps m the army, Turkey

has raised the age limit to fifty-five.There axz bears that can swim thirty

n iles or more without a special effort.In Russia 20.000,000,0001b of cereals

still remain from last year's harvest.War savings associations now number

9000. London stands first with 1037.Insects never grow after leaving the

kind of shell from which they arelatched.

One. of Lord Kitchener's swords hasbeen deposited at the Armouries. Towerof London

During the last two years the wealthof the t'nited States has increased by£8.000,000.000.

The Vatican contains a thousandrooms and halls, and occupies an areaof nearly fourteen acres*

Vagrants in England use<i to bepunished by having the upper part ofthe gristle of the right ear removed.

The, right to elect one member of theBelgian Chamber of Deputies is allottedto each 40,000 of the population.

In a window just placed in St An-sdnr's, Pinner, there is a piece of rubyglass from Ypres Cathedral.

Fresh fish is now being sent by parcelpest from various English pons to con-sumers all over the British Isles.

The brain of an idiot contains lessphosphorus than that contained ju thebrain of a person of average mentalpower.

A bio; battleship entails about 7,200,-000 man-hours, or labour equivalent,to the work of one man working thattime.

There is to be no more tree travel-ling for special constables ou L.CC.trams. They are carrying a heavyde iieit.

Among the relics of pre-lnea civilisa-tion found on the western slope of theAndes and now in tin- i'nited .States,is an ornamental urn, three feet high,and supposedly mare thuu 2000 yearsold.

Prussia adopted conscription in 1813.After the battle of Sadowa, otherEuropean Powers followed the ex-ample.

The company which runs the expressfrom Chicago 'to New York pays everypassenger « compensation for everyminute the train gets in bite.

The women of Gey lon have collected£22.10 for the building and endowment,of a room in the Star and GarterHome.

Though there is a casual ward .accom-modation in London for over 1200, theadmissions are now only about 300 aweek.

Apart from the troops actually at- thefront, Russia has 8,000,000 men eithertrained or undergoing training at herdepots.

American .scientists, studying thesource of infection of infantile paralysis,suggest tbe rat-flea to be the real car-rier of the disease.

Nottingham district had contracts tosupply -i.500.000 yards ul ino.-q..uo in-,. .to Mesopotamia before Lhristma.--Three months exemption was grantedto most of the local men in the net- lace*-rado for tlvo purpose.

i ■ Some of our battleships have search-lights so powerful that- a newspaper

j may be read by their light by a personi eighteen miles away.

; In the Lowestoft iishing-boat Success<; the "boy" is sixty-two and the skippersixty-eight, the other members of thocrew being 04, 08, 69. 72 and 75.

Ninety-eight per cent of the men re-jected as unfit in the days of the Derbyscheme are being passed now for somoJ

. branch of service.Beards have been banished from tbe

French army. Thus 120 tons of beardsare doomed." according to a French'general's estimate.

In Canada there are 75,000 familiesreceiving assistance from the CanadianPatriotic Fund. • Nearly £200,000 aotolith is being expended.

Oculists declare that one man in five-colour blind. This detect is not near-so common amongst women, only one;

~thirty being subject to it.

It is estimated that over 140 millionsof people now speak the English lan-guage, over ol mil lions tbe French, 75millions German, 33 millions .Italian,42 millions Spanish, 13 millions Portu-

j.guese and.7s millions Russian*1 X

While the common snail has lungs,heart and a general circulation, it- isnevertheless able to live indefinitelywithoMt inhaling the least bit of air.

The French boat- V- Dospujots holdsthe record. In a private test on theSeine, two years ago, she covered (32.Sknots (equalling 72-A- miles,) per hour.

Perhaps one of the most remarkablesingle-handed feats of the war was theflight of 000 miles by two French air-men to drop bombs upon Ivrupp's at|Essen.

Kapas shells sell for a pound a thou-sand, according to quality. The shellsare translucent, and the light comesthrough them in a soft pearl-grey tone.

By a sudden resort to compulsion inthe critical days of its Civil War,America increased its army from 14,000to 2,759,040 men under arms.

Asparagus seed is suggested as asubstitute for coffee in Germany. It-is said, when roasted, to produce aninfusion very similar to coffee in col-our, taste and aroma.

When, as frequently happens, thereare several men of the same name ona naval .ship, each is given a disting-uishing ' number, as John Smift (i.)>John Smith (2) and John Smith <3).

In Japan the men physically capableof bearing arms arc divided into twoclasses—the i; frt" and the "absolutelyfit.'' Only the latter are drafted intothe regular army.

Fountain pens are tested by an in-strument called a micrometer. If onepiece of the mechanism is out even asix-hundredth part of an inch, thc-micrometer rejects it as faulty.

A new sort of sugar, obtained fromthe palmyra plant, which grows plenti-fully in the northern district's of Cey-lon, will shortly be placed on the Lon-don market.

At the London MusCum is preservedtho post-chaise which was used by thqDuke of Wellington both duriifc: thejPeninsular War and at the Battle ofWaterloo.

A postcard posted at Bridlington in1907 to an address at Maltou—a jour-

ney of under forty miles—has just beendelivered at Maltou after an interval ofnine years.

By cultivating garden plots in theirspare rime, Belfast workmen have dur-ing the oast- year added between;.€1.2.000 an'd £14,000 worth »i vege-.tables to the food supply of :4h© eitji

More fish are found off the GrandBanks of New Foundland than in anyother part of the world.

Two hundred and fifty tons of coalwere saved at the Belfast electricalstation _as the result of the SummerTime Act, and the citizens have saved£I4OO in the cost of electsja b"<?W-N

Census returns for the Kussian Em*'pire for 1915 show a total population'of 182,182,600, an increase of 42.1 percent since 189T, und an increase of '2.Xcompared with the returns of 1914.

Forty years ago platinum cost 20s,an ounce. To-day it is worth tea'guineas an ounce. In fact, so scarce i».'it, and urgently is it needed by th©British Government, that dealing in ifewithout a permit is now prohibited.

The making of the turbine xnachinery?of a battleship absorbs 1,850,000;man-hours, and the mounting of the'big guns can easily acquire two years* 1work, while a .single armour-plate maytake nearly three months to finish.

Between forty and fifty per cent oftho cost of a Dreadnought hull goes inlabour.- Curiously enough, far less is j<spent on labour when constructing a! isturbine engine than when makingof the old reciprocating cy3ind.ft& Jt-jT^lj

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GillVXmas Specials enable yon to buy better.presents—and more too—than ewer before.

NECKWEAR GIFTS.

White Organdi Muslin Collars, with motif cornersSpecial Xmas Prices 1/- 1/6 1/11 2/3 2/6

White Swiss Embroidered Muslin Collars, withdainty guipure edgings, pleated back--

"Special Xmas Prices 1/11 2/3 2/6 2/11White Swiss Muslin Collars, wiih neat guipuro

edgings—Special Xmas Prices 1/- 1/3 1/8

The New Cape Collars, in white Swiss muslin,with dainty guipure and Val. edgings, withblack tie—

Special Xma,v Prices 1/11 and 2/11White Muslin Roll Collars, finish white, coloured

silk hemstitched bordered, in emorald, sky,tartan, black, etc.—

Special Xmas Prices 1/11 and 1/6White Embroidered Muslin Fronts, with neat

Peter Pan Collars—Special Xmas Price 1/11

White Embroidered Muslin Fronts, with smartroll and Medici collars—-

• Special Xmas Prices 2/3 2/6 2/11 3/6White Organdi Muslin Fronts, neatly tucked,

with military collar, finished with black silkbuttons—

Special Xmas Price 4/8Black and White Tulle Ruffles, with silk bow—-

> " Special Xmas Price 3/8Endless Varieties in Maltese Novelties—Scarves

Special Xmas Prices 6/11 to 35/-

BLOUSES.White Voile Blouses, new cut Raglan, sleeves,

hemstitched seams and dainty embroideredfronts, open cuffs and smart collars-*-

Special Xmas Price 7/11Coloured Voile.Blouses, in shell pink, saxe, sky,

with dainty double voile collars, with silkstitching-

Special Xmas Price 8/11Floral Voile Blouses, in helio, sky, pink, with

smart finishes of merv silk and crochet but-tons, new cut Raglan sleeve-

Special Xmas Price 11/6Dainty Voile Blouses, in white, with assorted

stripes, new cut Raglan shape, crochet but-tons, dainty white muslin collar and cuffs,with lace edging—

Special Xmas Price 5/11White Silk Blouses, in good quality Jap, silk,

plain styles—-• Special Xmas Price 11/9

White Jap Silk Blouses, smart yoke, with hem-stitched seams, good quality silk—

Special Xmas Price 12/9Matrons' Jap Silk ! Blouses, smart styles, high

at neck, in o.s: sizes— >

Special Xmas Price 13/9Coates' Cotton, 400vd. reels-

Special Xmas Price sd.

HOSIERY.Ladies' Black and White Silk Ankle Hose, double

&ole and heel, suspender tops—-■„,.

'•' ;c Special Xmas Price 2/6 pairBlack and White Silk Hose, with thread heel and

toe, and suspender top—Special Xmas Price 3/6 pair

Black Silk Annie Hose, mercerised suspendertops, double heels and toes—

Special Xmas Price 4/11 pairLadies' Black Lisle Hose, embroidered fronte—

Special Xmas Prices 1/11 2/3 2/6 2/11 3/6. pairBlack Lisle Hose, assorted colours, silk clox—

Special) Xmas Prices 1/11 2/3 2/S.Black Cashmere Embroidered and Clocked Hose

Special Xmas Prices 2/11 3/3 3/6 3/11 pairLaoe Lisle Hose, black, white, tan-

Special Xmas Prices 1/6,1/11 2/3 2/6 3/6 pairChampagne Seamless Lisle Hose, Cashmere feet

Special Xmas Price 3/11 pairMercerised Lisle Hose, seamless, feet, suspender

tops, in tan, black..and white—■■_Special Xmas Price 2/6 pair

Ladies' Pure Thread Silk Hose in tan only—Special/Xmas Price 3/6 pair

Heather Cashmere Hose, in brown, green andfawn9—Special Xmas Price . • 5/6 pair

CENTS' HANDKERCHIEFS FOR XMASPRESENTS.

White Hemstitched Mercerised Handkerchiefs,with every initial—

Special Xmas Prices 6d. and 1/- eachWhite Silk Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, with

beautifully hand-worked silk initiaj—Special Xmas Prices 3/6 and 4/6

White Silk Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, in plainor twill—Special Xmas Prices 2/11 and 3/11CENTS* FANCY BRACES FOR XMAS

PRESENTS.Cents' President Braces, easy wearers, never

take the buttons off, with adjustable cord—-once worn always worn—

Special Xmas Prices 1/11 2/6 3/3Gents* Fancy I.R. Braces, with all colours, in

webs and every style of endsSpecial Xmas Prices from 1/6 to 3/11

SILVER-MOUNTED UMBRELLAS FORGENTLEMEN.

We have a really first-class stock of these,at prices which cannot be beaten elsewhere.We will show these in our window for theholidays—

Special Xmas Prices 8/11 10/6 12/6RUgS, for holiday makers. If you are in • want

of a good Rug we can show you the entirestock of the Kaiapoi patterns—

Special Xmas Prices from 21/- to 45/-Holiday Shirts, suitable for presents—White

Silk Shirts, Tussore Silk Shirts, White Cot-ton Silk Stripe, White and Coloured TennisShirts, Coloured Negligee Shirts.

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STATIONERY.Cabinet No. 77, containing 1$ doz. envelopes a»d

3 doz sheets of Linen Paper—Special Xmas Price 1/11 boK

Zuyder Zee Series, in azure-Special Xmas Price 1/11 bo*

Hurst Series, in cream and blue—Special Xmas Price 1/11 box

Morning, Noon and Night, in bine—Special Xmas Price 1/9 box

Canadian Life Series, 2 doz. envelopes, 2 do/,.sheets paper—

Special Xmas Price 1/11 boxLa Betgique, containing pad and 2 doz. envelopes

Special Xmas Price 1/11 boxThe Young Folks' Own Stationery of Nursery

Rhymes, containing 8 envelopes, 8 sheets ofpaper—

Special Xmas Price 1/" boxRoyal Lawn Writing Gompondiums—

Special Xmas Price 1/11 eachHolly Series, in different sizes—

Special Xmas Prices 1/6 1/11 2/6 3/6 4/11Directoire, containing pad and 2 doz. envelopes—

Special Xmas Price 1/11 boxShepherds' Plaid, containing pad and 2 doz.

envelopes—Special Xmas Price 1/11 boxH.R.H, Writing Cases, containing pad, enve-

lopes, blotter, pen, in leatherette case,fastening with dome—

Special Xmas Price 4/6 each

PECGY BAGS.

Black Morocco Bags, in a variety of shapes, sizesand qualities—

Special Xmas Prices 4/6 to 25/- eachBlack Suede Handbags, in newest stvles—

Special Xmas Prices 7/6 8/11 10/6Black Moire Handbags, new gathered shape,

finished with tassel—Special Xmas Price from 4/6

Children's Shoulder Strap Bags, in tan, grey,navy, brown and royal-

Special Xmas Price 2/11Children's Suede Shoulder Strap Bags, in black,

emerald, navy, grey—Special Xmas Prices 1/3 and 1/11 each

CHILDREN'S TRIMMED MILLINERY.Dainty Crinoline Hats, in white, with smart

finish, of dainty flowers and pale shadesof ribbon, all sizes-

Special Xmas Price 5/6Real Panamas, in good shapes, .in white, special

quality—Special Xmas Price 8/11imitation Panamas, suitable for school and holi-

day wear, in four different shapes, with as-sorted hands—

Special Prices 3/3 3/11Children's Washing Hats, in pique, with coloured

cord—Special Xmas Price 2/1.1White Silk Babettes, in all sizes—-

, : Special Xmas Price 3/3Tussore Silk Babettes, all sizes, good quality

silk-Special Xmas Price 2/3First Size Ptque Hats

for infants—Special Xmas Price 6d.

HOLIDAY AND SEASIDE CIFTS.Men's White Flannel and Garbicord

White Sweaters, Bathing Costumes.

FANCY HANDKERCHIEFS IN/GREATVARIETY.

White Muslin Embroidered Handkerchiefs, scal-loped: edges— ■ ■ •

Special Xmas Priceiv 7|-d. B|d. Sid. 1/3 1/S ea'Emferciderad Handkerchiefs, with H.S. hem-Special Xmas Prices 4£d. s|d. (Ud. 7id. to 1/11 eaPlain White'Lawn Handkerchiefs, in 2in., sin.,

and Jin. hems-Special Xmas Prices 2d. to 10|d. each

Fancy Linen Handkerchiefs, 'with row of veining,tucked and H.S. hem— •

Special Xmas Prices 9-|d..l/- 1/3 1/PFancy Linen H.S. Handkerchiefs, with embroid-

ered corner, also scalloped edges—Special Xmas Prices 1/2 1/3 1/6 1/9 1/11 2/6

Coloured Bordered Handkerchiefs, endless de-signs and colourings—-

-3 for

XMAS PRESENTS FOR BABY.White Silk. Bonnets, dainty styles, Ist size—

Special Xmas Prices 3/11 to 7/11Poplin Hats, trimmed silk, Ist size—

Special Xmas Prices 3/11 to 8/11Dainty Muslin Frocks, trimmed Embroidery,

Val. lace-Special Xmas Prices 18in. 3/11 33in. 13/9

Pinafores, white cambric, with insertion and laceSpecial Xmas Prices 18in. 1/6 ' 24in. 2/11

Bibs, feilk, daintily embroidered-Special Xmas Price 1/9

Bibs, muslin, trimmed Val. lace embroidery—Special Xmas Prices 10ld. to 2/6

Towelling—Special Xmas Price ... sd.White Kid Boots,, soft soles, sizes 1 to 5

Special Xmas Price 2/11White Kid Shoes, soft- soles, sizes 1 to 4

Special Xmas Price 2/11Red Shoes, with strap, sizes 1 to 4

Special Xmas Price 1/11Dainty Champagne Shoes, with kid bows, sizes

1 to 4—Special Xmas Price ... 2/3Booteas, fine wool—Special Xmas Price from 1/-PoSkas, cream, finely knitted dainty stitches—

Special Xmas Prices from 2/11Cream Radianta Frocks, braided yokes, 18 to

20in.—Special Xmas Price , ... 4/11Shawls, cream wool, honeycomb, with fringe—

Special Xmas Prices 3/11 to 13/9

It is easy to realise wheremoney has the greatest buyingpower this Xmas when youhaye inspected the Xmas Spec-ials that are keeping us so busy.

They say these are times ofeconomy—for some of us

ence either way, because to pay

get the same goods for less atGill's of/Sydenham, is a sheerwaste of money.

favour with a present. Youdecide to spend so much on if.Be fair to. the one jfou are fav-ouring and give them the best

put two and two together andyou'll know where;to do your""ling this•*'--"-

sents

girl—grandpa or nephei

.our.'Xmas'.Special Prises enableyou to give them a better pre-sent than is possible if youpatronise expensive city shop,s,why....shouldn't they have thebenefit? ■'.

Have you seen the manytilings' in w Baby Linen De-partment—just opposite ourmain emporiun-i, in Colombo",S

-We. receive quite a number ofcompliments on the supci b qual-ity of the stock, and our lowprices excite comment. ' Per-haps -you,'too, have in minti

Linen .Department..will.'.enableyon to. do so in a most gracious.-manner. A Ladv Specialistin Baby .Linen is in regular at-tendance to give expert, .advice

Should Xmas shopping fa-tigue you, remember restful

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our rest'rooms special ..«„..

Rooms for mothers and babesat our Baby Linen Department.

GILL AMD CO., LTD.,SPECIAL XMAS WINDOW DISPLAY

Of Cents' Hats and Ties, suitable for Xmaspresents and New Year gifts.

See our Styles and prices.FLEXIBLE FELT HEADWEAR for MENMen's Hard Felt Hats, in every shape crownwith well-balanced brims—hats that willkeep their shape and colour, being- fur—-these are the coming fashion at Home—

Special Xmas Prices 8/11 9/11.See our Window Display.

Travelling Caps for men. You are sure torequire -a Cap for the holidays. Wecan supply you with every shape andcolour—

Special Xmas Prices from 1/9 to 4/11BOYS' STRAW HEADWEAR.

"Boys' Sailor Straw Hats, the newest shapes,withnarrow, turned-down brims—these havea very smart appearance, and keep the sunoff the face and do not catch the wind, con-sequently the hat is on the head instead ofbeing blown off and soiled—

Special Xmas Prices from 3/6 to 6/6See our Window Display.

CHILDREN'S SUMMER.-HEADWE-AR.<GhMdren's Washsmg and Seaside SummerHats, in white, Tuscan, fawn, navy, cham-pagne and in assorted coloured stripes:good wide brims for the sun, and in largesizes to allow for shrinking—

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Special Xmas Price 1/-See our Window Display. .

Gents' Self-Colour Silk Wide End Ties,shot effects, in every shade-

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HEATHCOTE NOTES.[FjtOK Ocß OOBRESrONDEXT.]

•lia«i> Friday the sad news reachediHeathcote Valley that Rifleman James

. jCogle had been reported killed in ac-tion. The deceased soldier was twenty-•tfo.ur years of ago, and prior to b*s| enlistment'he was in the railway loco-motive service in.Auckland. Ho was'of a kindly and retiring disposition. OnjSeptember 15 he was reported missing,

'~ (and no more news was heard of him( until last Friday, although three officialiand one private cablegrams of inquiry;had been sent. Then came a cable cor-Wfccfcing the first and stating that James

was reported killed in action.j.The circumstances are all the sadder as/this distressing wait of four months wasi a repetition of the bitter experience'.passed through when the other soldierison, Robert, was reported killed in theearly days of the Gallipoli campaign.

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I 'At the local Methodist Sunday SchoolJt has been customary to hold, beforeIChristmas, what is called a gift ser-

V ,vice. Each child used to bring toys,ietc., which were distributed in homesiHn Christchurch where Santa Glaus did,not manage to call. There was also'A cash donationfor the poor. This year,'however, it is intended that the effort• shall he concentrated on assistance toi'the Methodist Orphanage in Christ-. church. Special services will he held; to-morrow, when addresses will be: given by deaconesses from the orpban-

J A : meeting of the Heathcote ValleySchool Committee was held last Tues-day evening. In the absence of thechairman Mr Jx Salt presided. There

'wre also present Messrs G. Gray, W.,'fiadcliffe. W. Evans and E. M'Hale.

■' A vote of condolence with the relativesof the Tate Rifleman James Cogle was

[passed in silence. The head master's! report stated that theroll number was1 146 and the average attendance 134.1.IThe Sixth Standard proficiency exami-| notion had resulted in four pupils gain-

' Jing the proficiency and three the com-jpotency certificates. A vote of con-! gratnlation was passed to the teachingj staff. The matter of a school picnio{was left over for further consideration[lt was decided to cover with tan the'path round the sand-box. The ar-

. : xangements -were left in the hands of'■ | the secretary.

( The quarterly meeting of the Heath-jcote Gab (incorporated) was held on! Tuesday evening, Mr J. Perkins (presi-f dent) occupying the chair. A motion, of condolence with the* relatives of the

I late (Rifleman James Cbgle was passed,: membera standing. It was decided to! hold the next euchre tournament on; the second Thursday in January, pro-I vided. the hall was not required by the' Patriotic Committee. The secretary was\ instructed to write and thank Miss M..'Crocker for her Irindnesß in providingt music for the dances free of charge.; Members spoke in appreciative terms:.of Miss Crocker's services to the club.' It was decided that members at thor front, who owed subscriptions shouldi have them written off, such membersI to be retained on the Toll of member*i ship. The action of the executive com-

-1 'mittee in allowing the school the use. of the hall on Thursday night was con-firmed, and it -was decided to hold the

/ euchre tournament the evening before.' ! The dux of the local whool this yeas,

t {fs Master John Evans.

\ i The Heathcote Ladies' Miniature(Rifle Club closed its season last week1 with a tournament for irophies. Thei winners were as follows:—Without'counting handicap, Miss G. Gray 1,| Mrs Lyes 2. Counting handicap. MissjG. Gray 1, Miss I. Evans 2. It is in-'. tended to hold a meeting after the holi-J days, tq_present the trophies won dur-

'■• jng the season.J . • - ,-

The Heathcote Becreation Ground hasi been, engaged for the anniversary holi-

day '(Monday} by. a picnio party fromChristchorch.

. Dt Eleanor Baker, medical inspector ifor the Canterbury Education Board, \

i spent last Wednesday at the Heathcote jValley School ]

During, the month of December 163articles have been made up at the localschool for the Red Cross, and. 10s 6d incash has been subscribed. This makesa total of 1412 articles and £4 7s 6dfor the year. The children have alsosubscribed £1 Is 6d in aid of the fundsfor a. Christmas, treat for the Belgianchildren.

The " break-up "celebrations held bythe Heathcote children on Thursdayevening were a great success. Thefunction was of a twofold character.First the Young Helpers' League wasmaking an effort to assist Dr Bar-nardo's Homes, and secondly the SchoolCommittee had made arrangements forFather Christmas to pay his annual jvisit to the school children. The hall j■was crowded, and there was not ahitchthroughout the evening. A large and 'heavily laden produce and fruit stall !occupied the centre of the hall.' A bigChristmas tree with branches gay and !well filled occupied a corner. A tempt-1ing sweets 'stall and a bran-tub ofample proportions added to the attrac-tions. The first part of_ the eveningwas taken up with a children's pro- igramme, prepared mostly by the ladyteachers. All the items were well re-ceived. Dancing steps and organisedgames were included. At about 8 p.m.Santa Oau3 was welcomed into thesathering, with a special song by tho ,little ones. He had some kindly re- !marks to make to the children, and ithanked them for buying their Christ- Imas presents this year so that the poorchildren in England could benefit by theproceeds. ' The little tots were delight-ed when the venerable visitor shookhands with them. The chairman, MrJames Weir, next read out the list ofcollections got from the Young Helners'boxes. The best three were Doris West-brobke, Jessie Evans and Brownlow•Westbrooke. The boxes yielded £2 osaltogether. An attack was then madeon the stalls and Christmas tree. Thosein charge had an hour of most strenu-ous work with the following Gratifyingresults:—Produce stall, MesdamesBloom and Connal. £7; Christmastree, Mesdames Grazier and Grav, £30s Id; lolly stall, Miss Queree. £1 10s;bran-tub, Mesdames Plavell and Watt,18s Id; door, £3 9s 3d. The total pro-ceeds amounted to £ls 17s 4d. Re-freshments were next handed round.At the close of-the proceedings the ladypresident, Mrs James Weir, expressedthe thanks of the league for theheartysupport given.

A SHEARING DISPUTE.[Pe,i Pjrkss Association.]

DUNEDIN, December 16.Shearing on the big runs in the*

Cromwell district commenced this week.31ouni Pisa had everything in readinessfor a start yesterday, but there wastrouble in regard to Tates, and as theoutcome all the shearers departed with-out starting.

. It is stated that the- first request}riras for a substantial increase for shedfonds and pressors, which was conced-ed. A further request was then madefor 27s 0d per hundred for shearing.

(The management declined this and the

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AMUSEMENTS.GERALDiNE FARRAR IN "MARIA

ROSA" AT_STARLAI.Next week Starland Theatre will pre-

sent another big programme of photo-play masterpieces. Firstly there isAired Sutro's famous society drama," The "Walk of Jericho," with a, power-ful cast, including Claire Whitney,Stuart Holmes and Edmund Breese." The "Walls of Jericho " is a play witha message, a virile story of Englishsocial hie, that comes as a warningagainst decadent society conditions.The powerful plot and vivid acting isa veritable clarion blast against gamb-ling and dissipation. Being a Foxphoto-play, it is unnecessary to say tha-tjevery actor has been carefully chosenfor each part. For Monday, Tuesdayand Wednesday "Maria Rosa," a stir-ring Spanish drama, will be screened inconjunction with the foregoing. Withthe greatest living prima donna, Geral-dine Farrar, in the lead, and themanyscenes of love, hate and jealousy ftmtiabound in Spanish life, it- is no wonderthat "Maria Rosa" has been an un-qualified success wherever it has beenshown. Geraldine Farrar is in herprime, being exactly thirty-four yearsold. She is a member of the Metro-politan Grand Opera Company, NewYork, and is recognised as the greatestliving "Carmen" of the world. Andas "Maria Rosa" ranks with "Car-men" there can be no doubt of thegreat merit of this photo-drama. Allwho attend Starland on Thursday, Fri-day 'and Saturday will see the adorableBlanche Sweet in an entirely new rolain "The Ragamuffin," which will bciscreened at all sessions, and in the*evening with "The Walls of Jericho."Critics consider that Blanche Sweet'sportrayal of "The Ragamuffin" givesadded piquancy to her personal charmand beauty. First a "gutter mer-chant," a mite of a girl that fortunehas overlooked. Crushed by environ-ment in early life* till opportunity by

subtle changes works her regeneration,and she blossoms ont with the powerfulcharm of a i matured woman. " Tin*Ragamuffin" touches the heart in a)

manner akin to some of Dickens's bestworks, though it is essentially a modernplay. .

EMMY WEHLEN AT THE GRANDTHEATRE.

Miss Emmy Wehlen, who scored sucha decided success in " Her Reckoning,"is seen to even greater advantage in"The Pretenders," a Metro Wonder-play which is being shown for the firsttime at the Grand Theatre to-day. MissWehlen has brought to.the screen allthe charm and magnetic personalitythat made her the popular queen ofthe London Gaiety Company. She isfamous for her beauty and talent, andis destined to become one of the mostpleasing of picture stars. As HelenPettingill in "The Pretenders," shehas an opportunity to show her many-sided versatility: as the little countryniouse, or the social climber whenrichescome—-as the shy but happy beloved ofa nobleman, or as the. .unhappy girlwho finds high life not so high as itshould be, she is perfection. An artis-tic classical dance is introduced withfine effeot, revealing Miss Wehlen'sability and charm, along altogether dif-ferent lines,. The play is set, for themost part, in the fashionable 'quarterof New York, and in the Adirondacks,■the mountain summer resort of the.well-to-do. The story is wonderfullyabsorbing, and there is not a dull mo-ment ir. the whole production- Themounting of the play is up to the well-known Metro standard, and Miss Wreh-len, who is counted one of the best-dressed women of the stage or screen,wears many wonderful gowns in "ThePretenders." Altogether, it is said tobe one of the most pleasing and suc-cessful Metro Wonderplafa that havebeen produced for some time. The sup-porting programme to-day and to-night

j mclude3 a clever and humorous comedyi entitled " A Model Cook," starring theinimitable and Mrs Sidney Brew.A welcome addition to the programme

! is the Metro Travelogue No. 8, an ex- ;eellent new scenic topical which is mostinteresting and entertaining. On ,Monday the sixteenth series of the ab- jsorbing serial. " The Broken Coin," jwill he shown, and the many followers iof the doings' of Lucille Love, CountHugo and the popular hero Roleaux" willfind this series one of the best yetshown. Patrons are asked to patronisethe afternoon sessions where possible,and thus avoid the large crowds atnight.

PREMIER PICTURE PALACE.OPENED AT NEW BRIGHTON.The new Premier Picture Palace was

opened at New Brighton last eveningby the Mayor (Mr J." A. Flesher), whowished the company success in itsenterprise.

The contract price of the buildingwas £IBOO. The lighting system isSF'ni-indirect in the •auditorium, whichgi/os a soft reflective light. The streetlights are a great improvement to Sea-view Road- The managing operator ofthe theatre is Mr II Listor. late ofStarland. Roughly estimated £4OOOhas been expended on the venture upto the opening night.

Last evening the management hand-ed the theatre over to the New Brigh- iton Band to hold its competitions. Atthe conclusion the Mayor and council-lors and their wives were entertainedby the directors of the theatre to sup-per at Mr R. A. Stokes's tearooms./ To-day the theatre will be opened as

a continuous picture theatre, com- !mencing at 2 p.m. and continuing to5.15, and from 6.30 to 10 p.m. Artexcellent programme has been secured,in which the star item is a drama, en-titled "The Devil's Toy." The sup-porting items include th© "TopicalBudget," scenes in the " Italian jTyrol," and a comedy, " Ghosts and iFlypaper." j

QUEEN'SJTHEATRE.The new programme at the Queen's

Theatre on Monday will be headed by abio- film entitled "Hypocrites," or "TheNaked Truth," featuring Margaret Jul-wavds. Th© film is said to deal witha daring theme in an artistic manner,and it°was produced by Miss LoisWeber, who wrote the scenario. Thepicture is all through "an indictment ofthe hvpocrisy of modern life, and MissEdwards is said to make a strong ap-peal by her acting of the allegoricalstory. The picture includes many beau-tiful scenes, and some daring portionshave been carried out w'ihout any traceoF suggestiveness- The programme willalso include a Triangle-Keystone com-edy entitled "The Winning Punch."

J9YLANB.On Monday, at Joyland Theatre, New

Brighton, the great Vampire film,"The Soul of New York," fea-turing Valeska Suratt, will be showncontinuously from 2 o'clock, a full twohours' programme being given at eachsession.

RED GROSS NEWS.THREE LETTERS.

The following letter from LadyJ.ekyi), head of the St John Ambulancewarehouse in London, should bo inter-esting to all Red Cross workers, as itcontains an appreciation of the goodssent from New Zealand:—

" October 10, 1916."Thank you very much for your kind

letter of September 1. I send you a listof our special October needs, but I maysay that all hospital clothing 1 and com-forts are very useful. Now, of course,we are getting in all the warm thingswe can. Because I don't ask for somethings specially it only means that Ineed others more, but all are useful.Wo have collected here just about twomillion things -and sent away about 11}million, and still the need is daily -andpressing, and our special St John'shospitals, with 15,000" to 20,000 men,look to us for all we can do for* theim.I think all you have so kindly and gen-erously sent us has been most useful,and please don't "believe it if people dis-courage contributions. The end is notin sight, and it is only the help of allour friends and helpers, far and near,that can enable us to carry on and doall wo are asked'to do."

The second letter is from Miss Thurs-ton, formerly matron of the Christ-church Hospital and now matron-in-cbief of the New Zealand military hos-pitals in England. The .extract doesriot refer to Red Cross work, but ismore 'n the nature of a warning tothose wishing to go from New Zealandto England to work in trio hospitals.Apparently the duties of Miss Thurs-ton's position are too exacting to admitof her taking any responsibilities on hershoulders other than those in connec-tion with our sick and wounded men.She saj's:—

"Several New Zealand girls havecabled to know if I can give them work.I do not want to encourage anyone whoh not well provided for to come tothis side of the world. London is noplace for girls unprotected,

_and the

military work is very uncertain. Justnow we are having a very heavy time,but later we may-be slack again. I al-ready have big responsibilities with theNew Zealand Army Nursing Service.They are difficult, hut anything hap-pening to the untrained and often un-tried would be a considerable source ofanxiety to me. It is not even like Eng-land at formal."

.The third letter is from Sister Dora,also one of the ex-sisters of the Ohrist-church Hospital, and now nursing in ahospital in Mesopotamia. Her letterreveals a deplorable scarcity in the wayof comforts, and even of necessities,in the hospitals:—

"The only thing I shirk is takinground dry bread to the enteric patients.Fancy trying to fatten an enteric with-nothing to do it on! The men are verygood on the whole, but they always'look for some better food in hospital';'now they have had no porridge for 1three mornings. The shops in Amara'hare some stores, but they arc ter-ribly dear. I have been buying jamand tins of potted meat for my men,and my other sisters have helped; andwe have managed to give them some-thing to help the bread down, if itiis only a taste, and they are verygrateful, for the bread is not exactly*sweet home-made, and is bad enough'for them in health. Everything is sodear. I got the men some tiny tins!of potted meat, and it cost 7s 6d; andwe got them jam for breakfast oneimorning, and I gaVe themBovril spreadon the bread. If you can got any RedCross folk to send -an any stores, pleasddo so. for I guess they will always betacceptable. Not that the present stateof affairs can. last, hut comforts are'always short.

"Our matron came back from herholiday to-day, and looks so well. She'brought back £2O worth of stores forour men, and we had chutney with'our 'bully,' and it was real good, but£2O worth will not go far with sixty!women on the staff. I feel 1 want tdlet everyone know we have not enough1stores, and there are so many who'would be eager and willing to send-some little thing, and every littlehelps."

A later letter says that the situationhad been relieved for the time, as someisupplies had arrived); but not beforeit had been found necessary to cut downsthe nurses' rations t0 three-quarter'rations owing to the non-arrival offood.

Thanks to the fact that at the (time)the'" Comforts" Section of the RedCross Society's Fund was liberally sub-scribed to by several sympathisers, piconsiderablesupply of food comforts wassent to Sister Dora's Hospital a-fewweeks ago. The expansion of thisbranch of tho Red Cross work, is verylittle realised by most people,* and a-glance at the new quarters, which ithas been found necessary to rent in!order to carry on successfully, is arevelation of the increase in the de-mands made upon the Department.Not only are tho demands for comforts,

for,,-the hospitals abroad increasing, butthere are now a number of woundedand convalescent men in local hospitalsto be thought of.

A fortnight ago a circular was sentto all the. country branches, asking fora regular monthly subscription for com-forts, 'go that a steady sum might Beiavailable. The response has been speedyand generous, and already twentybranches have put down their namesfor amounts varying from os to £7 10smonthly.

A visit to this Department's newrooms adjoining the main entrance tothe Central Depot in Manchester Street,and a few moments' chat with theladies in charge will do much to proveto any unbeliever the interest taken incomforts and the need of continual sup-port.

In one of the new rooms a displayof hand-made cane baskets is to beheld on Wednesday next. These bas-kets are of excellent- workmanship andare to be sold in aid of the Red CrossFunds. They were, all made by Dr T.0. Guthrie and Miss Brcnda Guthrie,assisted bv Miss Hockley, and cost from2s 3d upwards. Waste-paper baskets,work-baskets, flower-baskets are all tobe seen, and a few dolls' baskets at Is.Considering the difficulty in buyinggood baskets, with strong, serviceablehandles, this opportunity should not bemissed.

LYTTELTON POLICE COURT.(Before Mr F. W. Anderson, J.P., and

Mr L. A- Stringer, J.P.)

Fifteen firemen from the Ruahine—:

James Fry, Alfred Searles, EdwardTurner "William Turner, James Dow-ney, George Knight, "William Peglum,Robert "W~. Saneourt. Claude James,Charles YTilson., William Piuegar, FrankFhricr, Henry Hyde. James Cook andThomas Evans—pleaded guilty tocharges of absenting themselves fromduty without leave yesterday. Themen all expressed willingness to goaboard again and cause no troiiblc, andthey were convicted and ordered to payCourt costs 7s. Evans was convictedand discharged for drunkenness, andFhrier was fined 20s and costs for usingobscene language.

WALKS OF DEATH.GALLANT NEW ZEALANDERS.

Sergeant W. J. Hill, formerly of theliterary staff of th© "Tost," smd now'ou active service in Flanders, writesinterestingly to his parents in Aucklandconcerning the recent Somme offensive.Referring to the strenuous twenty-three days in the trenches, ho says:—

"One* thing I -want to tell-you isthat our boys were magnificent. Deathhad absolutely no terrors for them, andtheir behaviour throughout was won-derful. Everything th© division wasasked to do was done without any hesi-tation, and the name Now Zealand nowranks with the most famous regimentsin the British Army. Oh! If only youcould have seen the hoys in their ad-vances. 'Undeterred by shells and bul-lets, they walked up to the Germantrenches as if on parade, mid althoughthese walks were always walks of deaththcro was never any faltering, and atthe end of those walks, too, there wasnever any mercy. The job was donethoroughly) and for once Fritz foundthat the pastime of hanging on to hismachine-gun till the last minute andthen surrendering was decidedly un-healthy. "M?rcy, Kamerad" fell ab-solutely on deaf ears, and the carnagein those trenches was indescribable.

" Fritz proved himself an arrant cow-ard, too, and at times the fighting de-veloped into sheer butchery. The curssimply wouldn't fight, hut with .manymemories of atrocities still fresh in our,

minds it was not to be wondered atthat appeals for mercy were crushed,-iside. Details I'm not going to giveyou. They are too ghastly. Sufficeit to say that the New Zealanders madea name for themselves as mercilessfighters, and the reputation gained isgoing to stand us in good stead lateron.

"The boys stood up to the trials likeheroes, and T don't, think I heard a!single complain}:. Our losses have nodoubt made everybody feel sad t butthe bereaved ones have the consolationof-knowing that for every fallen NewZea lander at least five Huns bit thedust."

MRS MASSEY IN LONDON.[Fjiom Opb Correspondent.]

■LONDON, November 7. 'Mrs and Miss, Massey have been

spending a busy and interesting timeduring the absence of the Prime Min-ister in France. They have taken, un-der tho guidance of Mr Varney (Wel-lington), a tour round a score ofY.M.C.A. huts, of which the Shake-speare Hut—on the site reserved forthe Shakespeare Memorial Theatre—-pjoved the mo3t interesting. But inall Mrs Massey found the work beingcarried on most untiringly, and whatstiuck' her most was .that larHes whohitherto had led leisured lives weresticking at it, however hard and exact-ing and even menial the work was. Intobusy day 3 of seeing how women aredoing their share in public efforts MrsMassey has had to fit a great numberof calis on England and. New Zealandfriends. '

Miss Massey and her brother (inLondon on leave from. France) haveteen doing the historical sights, begin-ning of course with the Tower of Lon-don, into which, armgd'with,high au-thority, they penetrated dungeons an/1keeps and remotenesses not open to thepublic.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tho Telegraph Department was ad- jvised this morning that the Rakaiaand Rangifcata Rivers were dirty andthe other Canterbury fishing streamsclear.

Mr H„ W. Bishop, S.M., presided atto-day's sitting of tho Christ-churchMagistrate's Court. There was but oneman brought before him, a first offen-der, who pleaded guilty to drunken-ness. He was fined /is, in default twen-ty-four hours' imprisonment.

Tho sameness of the hush sceneryalong the .Wanganui River was com-mented upon by Mr A. E. Campbell inthe course of evidence before--# the Wan-ganui River Reserves Commission lastweek. "There are many stretchesdead, without life in them," he said."If a cow appears, the people rush ondeck because it is life! Even a whare—anvthing in the way of life—is an at-traction at once. If it was possible tohave homestead sites along the riverit would be an attraction, as dead scen-ery ceases to be scenery after an houror two." The speaker, _ however, en-dorsed the unanimous opinion that thedenudation of the bush in the forestvalleys of the head waters would seri-ously impair>■ the volume of tho mainstream.

Mr John William Wilkinson, whodied at' Eltha'm, Tarauaki, this week,was one of Taranaki's oldest residents,having arrived with his parents in thebarque Blenheim in the year 1842,when he was about nine months old.His father was-engaged in farming inthe Oakura district for many years,and the young lad endured all therigours of early colonisation in NewZealand, and at tho same time madehimself proficient in the work he wascalled upon to do. He took an activepart in many of the fights in the Tara-naki district, and his New Zealand warmedal was one of his most prized pos-sessions. Ho was an excellent- Maorilinguist, and for a considerable periodacted as Native interpreter to hisMajesty's forces, being particularly at-tached"to the 43rd Light Infantry Re-giment when that portion of the armywns stationed at Opunake- Mr C. A.Wilkinson, M.P., is his son.

As in Britain, theFrench Inner Cabi-net—or, better, phrase, War Committee--is a quintet; but, unlike the Brit-ish, the French War Committee in-cludes the Ministerial heads of theArmy and the Navy (General Lyauteyand "Admiral Lacaze), and it includesthe' Treasurer (M. Ribot), the Muni-tioner (M. Thomas), and the holder ofthe portfolio of Foreign Affairs (whichM. Briand combines with his Premier-ship). Therefore the French five areheavily weighted with portfolios, andtwo of them are professional. By wayof contrast, it is to be noted that the-

! Biitish . quintat is unprofessional (un-less politics is a profession); that MrLloyd George (Prime Minister), LordsCur'zon and Milner, and Mr-Henderson,have no portfolio, except Lord Curzon'spresidentship of the Council; and thatonly one member of the War Commit-tee. Mr Bonar Law, carries a heavy de-partmental responsibility—that of Fi-nance. Foreign Affairs, Navy, Armyand Munitions are all outshle the Brit-ish War Committee. In.France theyare all included.

Tho most frequent " customer" atthe Magistrate's Court is the first offen-der charged with drunkenness, who;wben convicted is fined fis, "in default,twenty-four hours' imprisonment. Ifthe offender has the money he usuallypays the fine, but otherwise he becomeshis Majesty's guest for the time stated,except on Saturdays, when all that hap-pens to him is that he goes to Lyttel-ton by the 1.25 p.m. train, is handedover to the prison warder, but is allow-ed to return to Christehurch by the! 4.3op.m. train, or even earlier, as no pri-soner is allowed to leave or enter thegaol on Sundays. The " first" offenderwho knows the ropes invariably selectsFriday as the night for a "spree," real-ising that if convicted the punishmentwill b©» practically nominal. The regu-lations of the- Justice Department com-pel a convicted offender's reception ingaol, if only for a very short period,failing the payment of the fine inflicted.The present system of dealing withm<?n sentenced to twenty-four hours'imprisonment makes a lot of work forthe prison officials.

The Rev A. Doull, of PalmerstonNorth, has returned there from a visitto tho central North Island, districtswhich came into , prominence a fewmonths ago through the dramatic ar-rest' of Rua and some of his followers.Mr Doull was accompanied by the RevH. J. Fletcher, who for the last twentyvears has carried on missionary work atTaupo, and whose knowledgo of Maoriaffairs was of the greatest assistanceduring the trip. The party reached apoint in the Urewera Country within afew miles of Rua's stronghold, and, theweather being fine, the visit to this pic-turesque country was enjoyed. MrDoull said they found that the Maoriswere nrovided with practically no edu-cational facilities at all.. At Te Whaitia school had been established, butabout a year or more ago the school-master was accepted for active serviceand the school was closed, so that therewere some thirty children there receiv-ing no schooling. At Ruatnhuna therewere fully 150 children in the samecondition, and there were numbers ofchildren in the smaller pas growing Tipwithout educational advantages. Thiswas a condition that should receive theattention of the authorities without de-lay. It was satisfactory to learn thatthe influence of the notorious "pro-phet " Rua was limited to a great ex-tent to his own pa and one or two ofthe villages in the immediate neigh-bourhood.

No ladv should he without Martin'sApiol and Steel Pills. Sold by allChemists and Stores throughout Aus-tralasia. 3

Christmas giving in war-time. MessrsHastie, Bull and Pickering are makingthe good old-time custom easy tinsyear by their_ great selection of "giftsof quality and usefulness" at Christ-mas m'ic'es. Presents for all withoutunduly straining the purse. X

Before purchasing another horse, wewould, advise our readers to make in-quiries about the "Ton-Ford," whichis to arrive shortly. Parcels from onepound to one ton .may be delivered ,itany hour at a far less cost than horsotraction, and far more expeditiously.Canterbury I\U>ior Garage, 16b", TuamStreet. Ford Cars. 2

The proof of the pudding. As thefestive season approaches, housewivesare busying themselves with the pre-paration of the -puddingy which areconsidered to bo so necessary on De-cember 25, and upon that day thou-sands will be seeking to prove inctruthof the old adage—let us hope with plea-sure. Santa Uiar.s will, of course 1, boeagerly expected. .In spite of economicpressure, wo tool sure tJiat most lathersand mothers will make every effort tomake the little ones glad- A bicyclefor your boy or girl, who possibly havemerited something special as a recogni-tion of a year's steady application totheir studies, would-make a handsomegift to bo highly appreciated. Anyparent having This idea in mind (or anyyoung man desiring a suitable gift forhis lady fair) should take an early op-portunity of inspecting the. John I>uilcycles on view at the snowroom, cornerof Kilmoro and Colombo Streets. Stepinside and allow the maker to con-vince you that for value, easy runningand appearance they are not to bebeaten. The .stock of tyres, tubes andall cycle accessories is the most variedand best chosen in the city; they arethe result of over thirty years' prac-tical Home experience and keeping intouch with the Home markets. Cheatscan depend upon getting the very bestgoods at popular prices and -well worthyof the name thev bear—John Bull.

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A Tarauaki paper says:—" There usedto be an ' old man' rata tree on theEltham-Kaponga Road which old-timers claim was the largest rata treein the Dominion. It was hollow, and ateam and dray could be comfortablyaccommodated in it. Later bushfallersused it as a home."

"Woman is coming into her own,"said th© Hon J. G. W. Aitken, in thecourse of an acldress «nt tho "break-up" of the Wanganui College on Wed-nesday evening. "For many a longday alio has been kepti in the back-ground. You girls are going to seegreat changes. Tho position of womenin the British Empire to-day is totallydifferent to that when I was a boy."He. hoped that the girls were lookingforward to a life of work. To-day girlscould' find occupations in every walk oflife. This war, with all its dreadfill-ness, was going to improve things forwomen. Mr Aitken gave instances ofwomen doing just as good work as pro-fessors in the universities, and, saidthe speaker, after all, it is woman whois the greatest teacher of the world.He told the girls that there was a bigfield in front of them for teaching.Teachers were wanted badly. He alsoreferred to the heroism of the women mthis war—the silent heroism, as he call-ed it. In conclusion, Mr Aitken toldthe girls who were leaving this term

education they had receivedwas only the preliminary. ''Educationnever ceases, it goes OH fls long as lifelasts."

The annual meeting of the men'sbranch of tho Linwood South Red Crosswas held on December 11. MrD. Richardson occupied the chair, andtwelve collectors were present. Thereport and balance-sheet were passed,and tho following officers were elected:—Chairman, Mr D. Richardson; trea-surer. Mr W. Keighly: secretary. Mi?P. D. Stokes; auditor, Mr G. Bidlock-

Berry's Private Band will play thefollowing programme at St Albans Parkon December 19:—March, "Recon-naissance" (Hewitt); overture, " Zam-pa " (Hercld); intermezzo, "Leiber-straume" (Blou); selection, "ThoMerry Widow " (Lehar); piccolo solo,"The Wren" (Doware), soloist, Bands-man A. Hutton; overture, " RuyBias " (Bartholdy); serenade, " AngelKisses" (Losey).; march, "Coronation"(Meyerbeer); "God Save the King."

Evidently the Stratford BoroughCouncil is wide awake in some respects.Ifc recognised the value of technicaleducation, and gave Messrs Gray andToper a patient hearing when they ap-plied, on behalf of the Taranaki Edu-cation Board, for a grant towards the'Stratford Technical School. The formerwas modest in his request for £lu.but. natwrally hoped that the councilmight go a bit further andmore. They did this. A motion thaitho amount be £l2 10s was promptlyfollowed by an amendment that- theamount should be .-€ls, and the latteramount was promptly voted.—"DailyNews."

"Counsel seem to regard the Courtas a sort of shop, which they may enteror leave as they please," said Mr Jus-tice Hosking at the Supreme Court inAuckland this week. "Counsel are al-ways wandering in. or out, 5 ' continuedhis Honor, "and sometimes when th©Judge comes in he has no one appear-iing before him." The- barrister nfcwhom tho remarks were directed ex-plained that he had gone out to lookfor a witness, whereupon his Honor re-marked, "You must"*be prepared tosacrifice personal convenience in sucheases. lam speaking generally, and Ihope the profession will keen the mat-*ter m mind."

The inter-school boat races, on thdAvon, will'take place nextand Wednesday afternoons, ovsr acourse starting from the BurwoodSchool There will be four spoolslcompeting, namely, Waogatfai' Boys' 1High School, Christchurch. Boys'_ HighSchool, Waitaki High Schoolj and;Christ's College. All the crews haveundergone a lengthy training, and as'far as can be seen they are a very*evenly matched lot. The course hasbeen thoroughly cleared of allobstacles, and will be in perfect condi-tion for racing. The willow trees oathe banks have been cut away, toallow a clear view for spectators. Thqrace on Tuesday will commence punc-tually at 2 n.m., as the tide is thefllfull. On Wednesday the starting thnelwill be 3 p.m. All the crewa are now1

located at But wood, for the purpose ofputting in a few spins on the course.

4THE STAR. SATURDAY; DECEMBER 16, 1916

One effect of the aerial bombardmentat a certain town on the east coast ofEngland was to sweep every chimneyin tho neighbourhood of the explodingbombs*:

Officials of the IJnTted-States MarineCotps fit Washington .state that thelist of deserters up to the present timeincludes more waiters than members ofany other occupation, ■ ■ i

HOW TO STOP PAIN INSTOMACH.

THE VALUE OF MAGNESIA ANDHOT WATER.

Generations of people have employedhot water as a soother of pain in thestomach, but modern physicians andspecialists have discovered _ azid usedsuccessfully an addition which rendersthe hot water trebly efficacious. Hotwater is still recommended in all casesof stomach pain, from whatever causearising, but still better results are ob-tained if a little bisurated magnesia isadded. Hot water attracts blood tothe painful part and the bisurated mag-nesia neutralises the acid, which isusually the underlying cause of thepain. That is why such excellent re-sults follow combination of the two.Readers who are subject to pain in thestomach, especially after eating, shouldtr,y this hot water and magnesia re-cipe- It renders dieting_ quite unneces-sary, for by slowly drinking half aglassful of hot water containing half ateaspoonful of bisurated magnesia im-mediately after meals, the dangerousstomach acids are destroyed, and foodremains bland and sweet until perfectlydigested. The bisurated magnesia,which is extensively used in hospitals,can readily be obtained from chemistseverywhere; but to avoid confusionwith the acetates, citrates and oxidesof magnesia or equally unsuitable mix-tures of bismuth and magnesia, it isimportant that bisura.i}ed should beasked for very distinctly. 652

'" Baking'etter Bread "

As promised we beg to submitto Christchurch and DistrictHouseholders a list of those.

I Bakers and Confectioners who' are regular users of CompressedI Yeast. We have endeavoured' to make the list absolutely

, authentic, but if it should bej discovered that we have omit-

| ted any tradesman, his namewill be published in a subse-quent issue of this paper.The verdict of the Judges in theirunanimous awards at the recentBakery Exhibition, revealed thefact that Compressed Yeast userssecured the followiug prizes:—8 out of 9 Firsts 7 out of9 Seconds5 out of 9 Thirds 3 out of 6 Specials

Mr. J. Neave, Montreal St., Sydenham.Mr. C. E. Boon, Colombo St., Sydenham.Mrs. Baunton, 12 Hawford St., Opawa.Messrs. Gilmore Bros.. 12 Regent St.,

TVoolstozi.Messrs. Staoey and Hawker, Essex St.,

Lin wood.Mr. A. Mcßratney, Gloucester St., Lin-

wood.Mr. W. R. Sprosen, 514 Armagh St., Lin-

wood.Mr. 11. S. Gill, Colombo and Manchester

Sts.. City.Mr. J. C. Gibson, Albert St., Linwood.Mr. R. E. Pratley, 792 Colombo St., CityMr. F. Williams, 154 Tuam St.. City.Mr. W. Tuck. Colombo St., City.

Mr. Grcenslade, Park Road, Addington.

Mr. L. J. Blake, Cranford St., St. AlbansMr. A. H. Bamford, Sumner.Mi-. Hawker, Sea View Road, New

Brighton.Mr. H. Voss, Hornby.

Messrs. Oook and MoKenzie, Clissold St.,Merivale.

Messrs. Woodham and Co.. Hornby.

Mr. R. Jennings, Montreal St., Oity.

Mr. Y\". Jennings, Soarrel Road, PapamiiMiss Coombes, Cashel St., Christohurch, ]

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Yes, the wife and nippers like it too, and it's goodfor 'em. While I never believed in giving them intoxi-cants, 1 often used to wonder why they were condemnedto drink ginger-pop and other mushy concoctions. Thatwas before the advent of Thomson's Dunedin Ale. Now,of course, it's different They have their glass of ale withme—t's non-intoxicating, but the real flavour is there—-and we all like it.

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For Women FolkBy "CHRYSSA."

I •'Ohrysaa" will bo glad to hear from allI Interested In Womon'a Work and Life, and to receivo

Item® of interest and valuo to Women for publican] tion or reference In this column.

Mrs Orossley, of Sydney, is visiting[ Mrs J. B. Christian, Ashburton.

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| Mr and Mrs Xeeve have returned to■ Christchurch from their visit to 'rim-am.

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I Miss Keddell lias returned to Christ-church after a visit to her mother a*luvercargill.

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Mrs St John Buckley and her familyetc spending the Christmas holidays atRedcnstle, Oamaru.

Mrs Blair, of Timaru, with Mrs Rol-k jt;ton and her children, are spendinga. couple of weeks at Peel Forest.

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Mrs James Baxter returned to Grey-mouth to-day after a visilTto friends inChristchurch.

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Mr and Mrs Hardie, of Greymouth,are spending a couple of weeks' holidayin Christchurch.

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Miss Hallenstein, of Dunediu, isvisiting "Mrs H. Friedlander at Ashbur-ton. »

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Mrs Williams, of Napier, is spendingthe holidays with her mother, Mrs F.Standish', of Ashburton.

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>Mr and Mrs G. Tolhurst, after a fewdays' visit to Christchiu'ch, left for the

| south.Mrs Hamber-has returned to Christ-

church after a brief visit to Mrs R.Rendle, at Ashburton.

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Mrs 0. T. .J. Alpers and her childrenare staying: with Mrs Rose, ElizabethStreet, Timaru, until. alter the NewYear.*****

Miss Skoglund, of Greymouth, whohas been visiting her sister, Mrs E.Turner, in Christchurch, .returned homethis week.

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Mrs Walter Potts, of Sydney, andMiss M. Potts, who arrived in 1 Wel-lington recently by the Moeraki, are atpresent in Christ-church

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The death has occurred in England ofMrs Georgina Pynsent, widow of MrCharles Pynsent, formerly of HobsonStreet, Wellington.*****

Nurse, Elizabeth Nixon, who is onactive service with the N eTl" Zealandforces, was reported ill in hospital inThursday's hospital and progress re-port. .

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Mr. and--Mrs Hssszard. of Tnvercargill,passed Through Christchurch en route-to Wellington to swy good-bye to their«ra, who :s going Home to join thePatrol Service.

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The many friends of T>r J H. Mur-ray-Aynsley and Mrs Murruy-Aynsley,who havo been away from Christchurchfor many years, will be glad to hear oftheir return v to New Zealand by tlieKuahine.

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Mrs Goodwin, of Timaru, passedthrough Christchurch. this morningfrom Wellington en route for the south.She has been to Featherston, where shewent to say good-byo to her son, whois leaving for the front via Australia,

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Mr Frank Sweetman, accompanied byhis daughters, passed through Christ-church on Thursday en route for Hast-ings, where they will in future reside.They have lived for many years inGreymouth, and a large number offriends farewelled them at the station.

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Sapper Moore-Jones's exhibit of An-•/,ac sketches are attracting considerableattention in Auckland. It. will be re-membered that these pictures werehung; by command at Buckingham Pal-ace for the private inspection of theKing and Queen.

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Mr Frank Gardiner, of the DistrictRailway Office, Greymouth, acc-om-panied by Mrs Gardiner, have •• beenspending a- few days in Christchurch,and left for Greymouth this morning.Mr Gardiner's health precludes his re-turning to his duties for a-*'couple ofmonths yet.

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Describing a wedding in the easterncounties which suffered from Zeppelinraids, a lady writes: "The churchlooked very dark, as all top windows—-clerestory—are plastered over withbrown paper and curtained, so that nolights show at nights—Zeppelin precau-tions. At most churches there are noevening services, and at some servicesin the dark, with only a eandlo shadedat readink desk and pulpit. Peopleare asked to learn the hymns, which aregiven out on the previous, Sunday orposted up in the porches."'*****

A UNIQUE GATHERING.War economy may have banished

turtle soup at a guinea a plate but ithas not curbed the true hospitality ofLondon (writes our lady correspondent).The Lord Mayor of London at a lun-cheon he gave last week said there wereso many visitors from overseas now inLondon, principally on war service, ithad occurred to him that it might bean agreeable interlude in their workif they took part in a. homely and fami-ly festivity such as this.

Just to show what Colonel Sir diar-ies Wakefield meant by a. homely festi-vity, one can look at the menu." Soupwas not turtle but clear (in English)and not maigre. For the rest fillets ofsole maitre d'hote!, casseroles part-ridges, Cumberland ham and spinach,grouse, orange jelly, princess pastry,fruit salad and lemon ice, devilled sar-dines and dessert, sufficed to stay theassembled guests.

In proposing the toast of the guestsSir Charles coupled the names of SirThomas Mackenzie and Sir PeterM; Bride, saying he was glad that therewere that day riot only official repre-sentatives of the Dominions, Commo-wealths' and States the seas,but representatives of their military

and nursing staffs, their Parliamentsand municipal corporations and theirchurches. The war had shown thatthe British Empire was in solidj har-monious and unbreakable union, andthat it was determined to spfire_neithermen", money nor material touring thisconflict to a victorious issue. " Andwe shall take care." added the LordMayor, "that after the war the tradeof our Empire w-ith our Allies and withour own Dominions is so rearrangedthat any commercial predominance ofour present enemies is impossible for alltime."

In reply Sir Thomas said/ that it hadoften been suggested that there shouldbo an Imperial gathering of the re-presentatives of the Oversea Dominions;

: at Westminster, but nothing had beendone to carry that suggestion into ef-fect. It had been left to the City ofLondon to lead the way—not for thefirst time in history—and he looked up-on that Imperial fathering at the Man-sion House as a significant event thatwould not be without influence on theauthorities at Westminster. He readan address_signed by the High Com-missioners for,, Canada, Australia, NewZealand and South Africa, thankingthe Lord Mayor for the interest he hadmanifested in the welfare of the Over-sea Dominions, and congratulating himon the success which had. crowned hisefforts during his year of office in pro-moting the mutual interests of the Cityof London and the Empire Overseas.

Mr Bonar Law, Colonial Secretary,among other things said be knewenough of the colonies to know thatthey hated being patronised, and thething they most disliked in a ColonialSecretary was for him to be alwayspraising them without any real occa-sion for* it. But he was only express-ing what every citizen of the "MotherCountry felt when he said that much ashad been expected from our Dominionsthey had given uSj and would continueto give us, more even than we haddared to hope. It Was more thanthat. This war had shown _ us thatthe Dominions were not helping theMother Country or the Mother Countryhelping the Dominions, but that wewere one, that it was the same battle,theirs as much as ours.

The following were among theguests:—Mr and Mrs Massey, SirJoseph and Lady Ward, Sir Thomasand Lady Mackenzie, Mr Clutha andMiss Mackenzie, the Right Rev DrClearv (Bishop of Auckland), Sir JamesCarroll, Colonel Giblin. Mr R. W. Gib-lin, Mr R. R. D. M'Lean. Mr and MrsF. T. Boys, Captain T. E. Donne, Mr.A. J. Eraser. Lieutenant Seddoti,M.P., Messrs H. F. Freshwater, A.Michlc. R. Mijl, Arthur Russell, Mr,Mrs and Miss Moss Davis, Messrs WolfHarris. Gilbert Anderson, R. H. Nolan,J. C. N. Grigs, J. W. Raymond, J. C.Hanna, C. Leys, H. O. Browne And G.Schoiefield; and the following Austra-lians, many of them known in NewZealand :—Mr and Mrs Andrew Fisher,Brigadier-General "Sir Newton and L«dyMoore, Brigadier-General and Mrs R.Anderson. Captain and Mrs MuirheadCollins. Sir George Reid. Sir T. A. andLady Coghlan, the Hon A. CampbellCarmichael, Lady Macmillan, Mr Alder-man Henlev, M.L.C., and Mrs Henley,Mr H. E. Budden, Mr Ozanne. M.P.,Mr D. C. M'Grath. M.P.. Brigadier-General Cannen and Mrs C'annen, MrsB. J. Fink, the Hon J. G. and MrsJenkins. Mr and Mrs 0. C. Bcale. MrsKcssell,' Mr T. G. White, Mr and MrsM. L. Moss (Western Australia), Mr F.W. Young.

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MEDICAL RESEARCH AT WALTONHOSPITAL.

Writing from London on November2 our lady correspondent says:— U Awork ofc medical research, the import- jance of which can scarcely he over-estimated, has been carried on for some jtime, and what is of extreme interest !to New Zealand is that the greaterpart of it has been done in connectionwith patients of the New Zealand Hos- jpital at Walton-on-Thames. The story jis only now, by permission of the War iOffice, made public in a,n article ap-pearing in the British Medical Journal1written*by Mr Clifford Dobell, of the jImperial College of Science, to whose'hands the work was committed by the?Government Medical Research Coibhmittee, which body gave a grant to-wards it.

The article itself is highly technical,but its main facts are understandable|and of jmblic interest, especially to jthose in the Antipodes who have theirkith and kin in the lighting line here.

It is well-known that the GallipoKcampaign was marked by the large in-cidence of dysentery. The treatmentof the patients proved exceptionallydifficult. It is now believed that num-bers of those discharged as cured were"in, reality not fit for release frommedical control, and their return tocivil duty may introduce highly danger-ous centres of infection into everydaylife'.

There are about a dozen differentkinds of dysentery, but the type—:amoebic—which has been the subject!of research at Walton, is chiefly a tro-pical disease. Amoebic dysentery was:known neither in New Zealand norEngland prior to the war, but wasknown iu Egypt, so probably there itwas that the troops came into contactwith the disease. It is a type ofdysentery difficult to get rid of, and aman who does recover from it is liableliater to get abscess of the liver, oftenleading to death. It is characterised,too, by the frequent relapses to whichthose who have once had it are liable.This is explained by the fact that themicroscopic animal parasite which'causes the disease—Entamoeba histoly-tica, as it is called—may remain for a'long time dormant, as it wore, without;causing any symptoms in the infectedperson. But it may then arouse itself,so to speak, and give rise to a suddenattack of dysentery; or, by wanderinginto the liver, produce there a fatal'abscess.

•The research effected at Walton?makes it seem likely that a great manyof the Australian and New Zealandtroops in Egypt became, infected—pro-bably nearly as many who have nothad dysentery as those who actuallysuffered from, the disease: what is stillmore serious is that men once infectedwith the parasite unless properly treat-ed, may apx>arently recover but remainall the time carriers of infection. Theyare thus a source of danger not. onlyto themselves but also to others withwhom they come in contact.

It is difficult to ascertain what menare infected, for once the disease ischaracterised by the presence in th<sintestine of Entamoeba histolytica, its'presence can only be detected by atrained protozoologist. It is in thisrespect that the research carried out byMr Dobell has its supreme value. Fromthe fact, that this dysentery is a. tro-pical disease few men in the Old Coun-try or in New Zealand and Australiaare likely to know how to detect itspresence. This special knowledge ispossessed by few medical men outsideEgypt nnd'the Indian Medical Ser-vice.

The work at Walton combined bothexamination of patients and treatment.Over 200 in all have been tested, andsk& m&m&dteA »*£QQ .mammons*

The 200 patients examined. ,wcre lake!!at haphazard, and of these 11 per centproved to be infected. ' Astonishingly,there wore actually more infocted cases(10 per cent) discovered amongst- thosein liospital lor non-intei.-.tiual complaintsthan there were- ainonsr the dysentericoases (10 per cent). There is thus adanger that men returned tn New Zea-land ar;> taking, and will continue totake, the infection back unknowingly,and may spread it, there, for as yet.there are none in the Dominion trainedin the special moftinds of detection.

The work undertaken by Mr Dobellhas covered not only detecting the pre-sence of the disease hut- .also the train-ing of men to carry the work on. Ofspedsi interest to Now Zealand andAustralia, to which dvsentery patientsare be in;* returned, is the fact that.flies—so workers in Egypt found—mayspread the disease.

As for treatment, at Walton a strik-ing success was achieved by a newmethod, suggested by Dv Dale, of theMedical Research Committee. Thefigures recorded at Walton show thatout of twenty-four eases treated bythe ordinary method of emetine injec-tions were elapsed as certain cures,two as uncertain, and there were seven-teen relapses—a very high percentage.On. this seventeen a new treatment,emetine bismuth iodide, was tried, with,,the result that nine were casscd ascertain euros, eight as uncertain and—-there were no relapses!

What these figures represent as toquantity seem also .by the report tobe reflected in the quality of the treat-ment. For example, one very severecase was that of a Maori who had beenin an acut-e: dysenteric state for five orsix months. In four days after thenew treatment all traces of Entamoebahistolytica had disappeared, and hethen made a complete and rapid recov-ery. Two other cases which com-pletely failed to respond to the fullcourses of emetine injection were curedby the double iodide.*Mr Clifford Dobell, in his paper,places on record his thanks toColonel Myers and to ColonelThomas Mill', of Walton Hospital, fortheir permission to publish his report,and to Lieutenant G. W. Matthews,who supervised the treatment of thepatients, for the continuously helpfulinterest they took in the work; toMiss F. M. Durham fa sister of MissEdith Durham, whosew'ork as an authoron Balkan questions * is well known)for the help she gave in. collating thehistorv of the patients under observa-tion; and to Dr'Dale for his suggestionfor treatment.

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A MELBOURNE HAIR SPECIALIST.

MRS EOLLESTON, Hair Specialist, haspleasure in introdticins MISS POD-

C4ERS, of Melbourne, who is thoroughlyqualified in all branches of her profession,and will take charge of rooms during MrsRolleston's occasional absence.

DOMINION BUILDING, CATHEDRALSQUARE. :

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.A teappoonfnl of vinegar added to the water

in which meat or fowl is cooked makes ittender. .

, n . '.,■If a small r>ieca of cruat is placed in the

frying pan before cooking fish, ike tat willnot splutter and make the stove greasy.

Cucumbers can be kep* from wilting by

tolling thein tightly in damp- tissue paper.To remove dust and fluff'..from a floor with-

out xatßmg a dust, it is an excellent plan to

KO over the carpet with a damp flannel. Theneween lightly, and you will find that the fluffcan easily be removed without raising anydust at all. This is invaluable in a sickroom.

Nut Bread.—Anv kind of nuts will do forthi3, if chopped finely. About 4oz ta lib offlour; stir in two teaspoonfuls of bakingpowder, 2os of sugar, one beaten egg, andhalf-pint of milk. Knead lightly to a doughand bake in a flat greased tin for an hour.

Chocolate Bock Cakes.—Beat -lor of butterwith toz of sugar ujvtil creamy; add 2oz ofgrated chocolate, two ears, 607. of flour, andhalf a teaspoonful of baking powder. Droptn* mixture in rocky form on baking sheets,and bake about twenty minutes iu a, quickoven.

Three Efrsr Sponge.—One cup sugar, onecup flour (both well sifted), three e?gs, oneand a half teaspoon baking powder, sixtablespoons hot -water. Mix and sift dry in-ffredicnta.: stir in well beaten eggs; add thehot water and beat the batter well. Bakedthin,' this may be used for ice cream sand-wiches or with whipped cr*»m.

Fish Salad.-~Roil six ounces of macaroni,and cut it into one-inch lengths. Mix thiswith six ounces of any cooked fish, from■which the skin and bones have been care-fully removed. Arrango this in the centreof a dish, then -wash two bunches of water-cress, break off into small sprigs, and arrangests a border round the. dish. Sprinkle a des-sertspoonful of chopped parsley over thewhole, and serve with any salad dressing.

Orange Strawberries.—Put a layer of stiaw-berries into a deep dish, cover thickly withpowdered sugar, then ft layer of berries, ttntilall are used. Pour over them orange, juicein the proportion of three oranges to onequart of berries. Let stand an hour andimmediately before serving sprinkle withpowdered sugar.

Strawberry, Cherry or Currant Shrub.—Forthis purpose always use,very ripe fruit. Adda cupful of water to each quart of fruit.place in a granite saucepan, and cook untilwell eoffcened; then press out all the juiceas for jelly, and, strain throug-h a cheese-cloth. Allow a cupful of sugar to each pintof juice. Boil to a syrup, and strainthrough a cheesecloth. Bottle at once, whilehot. Press in the corks, dip into hot seal-ing wax, and label. "Use, diluted to tasto■with ■water-

French Cherry Taxt*.—Sift four ounces offlour into a basin, and mix with one table-Spoonful of butter (creamed), add a table-spoonful of sxigar and half a well-beaten egg.Allow the paste to stand for one hour in acool place, then cut into round* about thethird of an inch thick. Put strips of pasteround each circle to make a little wall,sprinkle in each round a fow breadcrumbs,and fill with cherries carefully arranged.Sprinkle with sugar, »nd bake in a hot oven.

THE VEGETARIAN'S CORNER.Nut Hash.—Mix thoroughly one cup minc-

ed walnuts and peanuts, one cup bread-crumbs and one cup nicely seasoned hotmashed potatoes. Add milk to moisten.Brown in oven. Serve with cream of to-mato sauco,

Onion Soup.—Slice two large onions.Put. them in a frying pan with 2ozof butteT and one tableapoonful of flour. Prytogether for ien to fifteen minutes till themixture is well browned. Then remove to s,saucepan and add a quart of hot water. Putin a -few pieces 01 stale bread and seasonwith pepper and salt and four cloves. Boilfor on© and a half hours, pass through sieve,warm up again and serve.

Cucumber Cutlets.—Choose ahort, bulkycucumbers and peel carefully, cutting offends and dividing into about three equalparts, and cut these in half lengthwise. Boilfor about fiva minutes, but not enough sothat the seeds will start to come out. Drainand cook a little, and then dip in slightlybeaten egg yolk, then in cracker crumbs audfry gently in butter, turning onco. Apiquant sauce may be served with these, orjust plain lemon juice.

THE STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 19lt>

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Initialled Lawn Handkfs* 6'6 doz.Men's Ties I'- I' 6 I'll 2'6

Collar Boxes 2'6 to 7'6Silk Handkerchiefs I'l 1 to 6'6

Silk Shirts .10(6 to 21'-Silk Pyjamas 25'- to 42'-.

Attache Cases 4'6 to 25'-Men's Braces 1'- to 6'6

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6x9 2/- 10 x 1 2/6 rubber solesWhite Canvas Ankle Bar Shoes

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HJ.Cashel St., Christchuroh*

The Joy of Xmasis in Giving

We have just opened NOVELTIESin made up

Cosies, Cushions, Handkerchiefs,Sachets, Scent Sacs, Pin Cushions,Work Bags, etc., etc.

Presents for LadiesPresents fop Gentlemen

Presents for ChildrenALL DISPLAYED IN OUR

NEW SHOWROOMwhich we invite you to call and see

without being pressed to buy.

107 OASHEL STREET.

For Sale, To Let, etc.

tfXOHANGE, 6 Acres of Splendid Land,-*-' 6-roomed house, stable, tr&pshed andother buildings, cloko to Cashmere Hills.There are about 400 apple trees, mostly Shir-mora, about. G years old. Tha fences andlaud ar* in perfect ordor, and the wholeproperty vnll please any prospective buyer.The owner Is getting up in years and wantsto retire. He will accept a 5-roomed house,end J-acre as deposit in a suburban district.Cards to inspect from P. L. Davies and Co.,161, Cashed Street.

JPI C DEPOSIT. baJnncA \5?. weekly, buystwit/ a. 6-roomed Modern House and J-acroin Cashel Street, Lin wood; price £475. Thereis & mortgage of £460 on the properly, findthe mortgagee is willing to allow this to bepaid off at- Has weekly, which includes prin-cipal and interest. The Government valua-tion is over £SOO. A special chance to owna, freehold. P. L. Davies end C0.., 101,Cashed Street.

-PKQX BI7YS Two Good Houses and \-

JstOOrJ acre. Corner Section, in a nicepart of Merivnle, 2 miinitei from tram. Thelio'i.ses are both let to fjrat-class tenants.Total rents 21d per week. The ov.-ncr de-sires a quick sale, and the property is re-markably cheap. If desired, v,e can arrangea rnortgugo for a. largo portion of the pur-chase money. • P. L. Devies and Co., 161,Cashel Street.

at Adam;, Ltd., St.: Slaug'n-£s ieriug Sale of Second-hand Bicycles.All must go at the prices they fetch. Comeearly.

ADAMS. LTD.

OW m*ny people ea.y, "I don't like thatman'a bread"? Yon never hear such

criticism vrhon Compressed Yeast ißjiaed.__

OUiR Bread is the Staff of Life. Wh«nmade with Comprease-d Yeast it be-

com«s tha Zest of Life.TTTOUSEWIYBS who pride themselves onXL " things like mother used to make"use Compresswl Yea at.

THE »ecr&t that is th« foundation of goodbaking is the us© of Dominion Com-

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Yon would be astonished to learn the number of'"-J practically Unworn Costumes that are discarded

every season by the wealthy folk for no reason at all.J buy them privately, and sell them for a smalltraction of their original cost—all the NewestFashions too. Como and see them~you will bedelighted with both the quality and price.

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r\ON'T allow the saving of a few pence Induce iyou to order any but Thomsons "Purity' f

Cordials this Xmas. \\iDelicious to drink, and beneficial to your 1

health, refreshing and in every way delightful— |

Thomson's "Purity" Cordials are as superior to ■artificially-coloured chemical substitutes of nat- |

ural fruit juice, as gold is to lead. .

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Pure Fruit Juice, with only sugar added. Neitherpreservative, nor chemicals, nor artificial acids,nor artificial colouring are ever added to "PurityCordials,

Thomson's "Purity" Cordials have won 25Gold Medals against the world, not to mentionhundreds of testimonials and certificates receivedfrom medical men and others interested in publichealth.

Lime Juice Cordial, Lentcra SyrupShip's Lime Juice,. Raspberry Vinegar

Sold Everywkere at 25/-

Should you have any difficulty in obtainingsupplies, ring up the Wholesale Agents,

Telephone No. 60. CHRISTCHURCH

THE STAK. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 19166

IVScKENZHE & WILLISAuctioneers and House Furnishers

CATHEDRAL SQUARE (next Post Office)For NEW FURNITURE at LOWEST PRICES

FURNITURE! FURNITURE!.

. ■ EXTRAORDINARY SALE.TTaving now made SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MANU-

FACTURE OP OUR OWN FURNITURE IN ONE OF THE MOST UP-TO-DATE FACTORIES IN THE DOMINION, we have decided to CLEAR OUTTHE-WHOLE OF OUR PRESENT STOCK OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITUREBEFORE 31st DECEMBER., AT COST PRICE, to make room for

. . NEW 60.008 OF THE VERY LATEST AND BEST DESIGNS.■< ' HERE ARK A FEW OF THE BARGAINS WE CAN OFFER YOU.

Remember we Specialise in Oak Furniture, and can Save yeu Pounds en ftSideboard.

OAK SIDEBOARD-A Utile gem, i /13/10/- This same Sideboard is"..'-', .4ffc. long, with mirror back, cup-

boards and drawers—£5/10/-- OAK SIDEBOARD-A beauty, 4ft.

6in. long, with large mirror back and;two_ leadlight cupboards at side,spacious cupboards and two drawers

;■ ■" ,-£B/10/--OAK SIDEBOARD-sft long, with

shapedfront, three mirrors and twoVcupooards, with bulge glass panels

*. -£ll/15/-C ANOTHER,- exceeding handsome, of

the samo size, splayed sidss; a lot

costing &20 elsewhere.OAK DINING CHAIRS with high

backs and spring Beats, 19/6 eachOAKDUCHESSE CHESTS—A very

handsome, well-nu«i? article, at£4/5/-

OAK WARDROBES—A really good,serviceable Wardrobe, £6ilO[-

OAK BEDROOM SUITES from£ls. Real good, serviceable arti-cles, fit for any home

OAK DOUBLE BEDSTEADSfrom''■ ,of work in its manufacture - '

ALSO, MANY OTHER LINES TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTIONAT BEDROCK PRICES.

.'CALL AND REALISE THE STERLING VALUES WE ABE OFFERING.iME 'HAVE'FURNISHED HUNDREDS OF HOMES UN CANTERBURY.

OPEN FRIDAY NIGHTS FROM 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.Mckenzie & wilms,

,.„ Auctioneers and House Furnishers,

Cathedral Square <next Post Offtoe)»

Late Advertisements.

fjOTJItD Still ..Doll's Pram (as new), also../ "Large Doll's House. 8.F.F., this

office.* 1- ' 6 206•ANTED Bur- Lsdies' and Gents'

s "Second-In:! 1. 01-.?O 1-.? for cash. Ra-wson

Low. Ctc'- Cathedral Square.ANTED s'ri!.- Oat Crop, 3 acres, Papa-

» » nui. Smith and Brae-re, 148,. HerefordSk "3 ,' 6199

-AKTEDSeM, Kauri Punt, 2 Pairs Scullsr good condition; £6 the. ■■ A.F.F.."Star." 6203

ANTED. Board and Residence, for twomonths with private':■ family,- New

hlon.. A.H.H. "Star." 6203STAXTSD, Small Bach, Bungalow, or 3'» - rooms, furnished, New Brighton; statebis.' "'.Apply D.H.H., "Times."

7"ANTTDto Sell. Gent's Bicycle, re-enam-.-■-'ollud"'plated, new tyres, freewheel; £oi; ."t-Jtras.arranged. Butler's, 603, Colombo

TiANTBD at once, Good Finishers. ApplyH. Vincent, Ltd., Costume Unni., BS,

1 hfield Si. 145>jA£si.&v woe.i, uent s oecona-uuuu' • Gycie, free wheel, in good order- J3 10s.tier's?. 603, Colombo St.

ANTED to Kent, a Furnished Bach m■, ; Stunner, from the '26th Dec. D.G.G.,imesl'.'; 6204

ANTED at once, Good Finishers. Apply' ■ H; Vincent, Ltd., Costume ILanf., 88,hfield St. I*s

■ANTED to Sell, new Juvenile Cycles,' ' iiib -wheel (bors end pirls), £6; terms

ranged Butler'b. COS, Colombo St.

ANTED to Sell, Lady's Second-hand Bi-• cvele. free wheel, £3 ss: terms arrang-

. .jßutler's,. 605. Colombo St.ANTED to Sell. Ladies' and Gents'; Ne*

■ . Bicycles, Ires -wheel and brakes, guar-iteed two rears: £S 10s.; terms arranged,utler's. COS.' Colombo St. 6203jfTA'NTED at once, Young Girls as Ap-'V" \ prentices for Costume Faotory. H.iaoerit," Ltd.. Ccstumo Manf., SB, Lichfieldt. : ■ 145

ANTED, Domestic Help. 10 till 3.»■ Shore, 11. Cracroft Terrace, Cashmere

'»«, ■ - - 6203ANTED Sell, 3J h.p. Triumph Motor

» .Bilio, free engine. 169.' Bletsoe Avenue,p'rsyd'on. I**

TJCTAXTED at once, Young Girls as Ap-;*'Vs prentices for Costume"Factory.-: iHv

Ltd., Costume Manf., 38, Lichfield•St. . 145

■ BAKER BROS.,JUHMMHUMUHfIIMam

--' A VON- "Cromlech " Cycle Tyres, gnaran--'.J\. -toed 15 mon'-hs. 16s 6d each; Tubes,

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-_«,.-. ■ 147..■ UiIGALO.'Vr, 4' looms, practically nsw,' absolutely every modern convenience,

lb,' £475; tvill accept very easy terras.Apply-'ior 'urther particulars, 328, StanmoreBd.„Richmond. 6207

)'ON'#- carry Parcels—leave them at Raw-' --son and LOV3 Cycle Garage, Cathedral'•fri*. ' Open: till 11.15 p.m.

PRISE *Engine Triumph, excellent ordor,

LSii2B IDs. N. Z. 'Motor Exchange.)K-; Sale," 1 Large Wooden Cot, spring

mattress. Apply "17, "Woodhouse St.,inwood; 6205

OR Sale, "Wforking Han's Bike; reasonable•? i"offe*r.taken. Apply 200, Hastings St.,althim. 6206

B» Sale, Fishing- Smack, 42ft long, lift, 11 h.p. engine. Apply Jamesclair: • Boafb:oilder.. LvtteVfcon. 6205

?;;:;ipßrgain. The Ideal, near Library, Syd-Jvain;: '.-.■ ■. 1. .

tate Advertisements.

BAKER EROS..HOUSE SALESMEN.

AVON "Trilith" Cycle Tyres and Tubes.guaranteed 12 months, 14s 6d and 7k 6d

each. 3474?yfAA-EASY Term*, Good SoundeS/'xvU House, 6 rooms, modern conveni-ences h«ndy to station. Spratt and Best,62i, Colombo St. 5792

[.BAND Sacred Concert, To-morrow (Snn-■i day) by Festival N.Z. Music Choir and

Full Orchestra. 126atf»i:«BiûV.l.m»,=W>« il' at S. Jvemson, 115. Caledonian B.d.>ING 3524 "for your Xmas Lamb and get

V ihe best. ■•'.

WE Call for. Orders ami deliver meat free.Thane 3524.' • -. ; ■ 6-205

TyANTED, Quick ;Sale for Natty NewVV Bungalow, 4 ■ rooms, New ";Brighton,

• furaishod, piano, and all for J>4Bs. Easyt-ernis. ~P.IT:. " Star."

1011 Sale, Choice, Little Furnished Bunga--*- low at New Brighton,. 4 rooms, bath,h. and c, piano.' Take £485., P.G., "Star."'PO Let, a Fruit and Vegetable Business mA / a good position. B.HL, "Star."

WANT to Correspond with, Gentleman,Widow, middle age, view matrimony.

L.W., Post Office, Sydenham. 6192

WANTED to Sell, Motor-cycle, for enlist-ed owner, 3j h.p., two-speed' and free

engine; urgent: absolute bargain £25. Gib-son Bros., 191. Cashel St. : ; 6198

BAKER BROS.,THE HOME FINDERS.

POO A—ON Terms—s-roomed House, h. '■3*o£A) and c, mirror wardrobe, gas, tuba, Ibath; Id section- Spratt. and Best, 621, Co- Ilombo St.. 6118 1

JAMES SINGI/AIR,

WANTED Known—For Boats; Launchesand' Stanley's Marine Motors, write

or call on JAMBS' SINCLAIR, Boat Builder !and Marine Motor Expert, Lyttelton. j

All Kinds of Boat',Work and Engine In- jstallation undertaken. ■■;■;■■ * /.v.-,-,'.- ",': |

FOR Sale, Set Gig Harness, good order,164, Mile Eoad, Linwood. ■ 619-2

Sale, Oak Sideboard, oval mirror,Gate-leg Extension Table .Marble-top

Washstand, new. 8.K.K., "Star:" 6206Bungalow to Let, best part

Fendalton, 42a. Ronald S. Badger, 187,■Manchester -St.- • ''"' ■■•■'• <•-"--■" -"■■•■■• ■"■- ■'

-' '6203 *

XpiEEWORKS, Christmas and New Year.A Varney's, 167, Lower High St. Cheapestin town. ]<29

iATED, Gent's Bicyole, must be cheapa"d in good; order. ..S.H., "Star."

ANTED, Sell Two First-class Ferrets/

WANTED Sell, Pug: She Dog-, good breed,cheap. S.G., "' Stfr." 6200

WANTED to Buy, Child's Tricycle, cheap.91, Burnside Ed., Fendalton. 6200

WANTED, General or Elderly Woman, 2in family. 7, Draper St., Richmond.WANTED, by Reliable Wom&n, Few

Hours. Daily. Apply R.J.. "Star."WANTED to Sell, Full '■ Quarter-acre Sec-

tion, cheap, close to Ferry Road. Ap-ply 240. Hazeldean Rd., Sydenham. 6199

[7"ANTED to Sell, New Tussore Silk•T ' Dress, also Costume, x cheap. Apply

S.K.. "Star." 6199 "

T\7" ANTED to Buy, Doll's Pram, in. goodIt. order, ;State■ price to T.F., "Star''Office.

. ■ 6199

WANTED, about 12 weli-grown Wyan-dotte or Minorca chicks; state ageand price. P.O. Box 76. 6200[7ITANTED to Sell, Eeal Good Harness» » Horse, 5 years. Ryan Bros., Lang-

don's Rd., Pap&nui. C2OOTANTED, Cadet for Fruit Farming. Ap-

. / ply A. Tench, 87, Wilson's. Ed. south,St Martins. ' ' 6200

WANTED—We can conscientiously recom-mend our 2s Blend Ceylon Broken

Orange Pekoe. Ridley's,... Clock Tower.ANTED to Sell, 6 h.p. J.A.P. Motor-

■• • cycle, ■with Sturney Archerspeed, in splendid order. 67, North AvonEd., Bichmond. 6200

WANTED Known, that E, T. Cooke, Car-rier, Barbour Street, ofi Ferry Road,

has Removed to 266, Selwyn. Street, Alding-ton, and solioits continued patronage. Tele-phone 446. 6200WANTED, at once, 5000 Sound Sacks, in.

any quantity; good price offered. H.B. Sorensen.

\NE-EIGHTH Acre, St Albans, not far->•' from Bwiley Avenue, £150; terms. Fordand Hadfiold. 6190

(ANGIORA-—£4s Buys J-Acre Section, two-.*> frontages, partly fenced. Spratt andBeat; 621, Colombo St. '6llß

LINWOOD AVENUE—Modem House, 6good rooms, Bewer, fine section, close

car; £650; easy terms. Ford and Hadftekl.f* CI r—FINE Modern o-r. House, i

<&OA-0 Opawa, very handy railway.Easy terms arrang-ed. 3. B. Neale and -Co.,IS'2. Hereford St. . X

RAND Concert. To-morrow, at 3 p.m.,I assisted by the Lyttelton Marine Band.RIENDLY Societies Dispensary Stock

--- Everything of the best. Give it a trialfor prescriptions, etc.

XMAS Presents—Friendly Societies' Dis-pensary for Perfumes Brushes, Toilet

Requisites, 'etc. Prices right. 6191

HEN and 10 Silver Wyandottes Chickens,Ss; Sittings S.W. and W.L., 2s 6d. 365,

■St Asaph St. " .. 6186VEW BRIGHTON—■Wanted, Bed-Sitting-•i* room for fortnight, from Dec. 27th. Nomeals. Holiday, "Star." < 6194[7TTANTED, Thoroughly Clean. Respeciaolet V Woman as Housekeeper, A adults,

good plain cook, and d:> Trashing, live home:all evenings and Saturday? and Sundays off.Duties commence January 3rd. Apply, withreferences, evenings, after 7 o'clock. 427,Gloucester St. 6199Motor-Cycles. Motor-Cycies.

Motor-Cycles.GET Our Big, Free Catalogue, just issuer!

N.Z. Motor Exchange, 59, ManchesterSt. xs.

RETOUCHING.lESSONS Given in the above. Terms

* moderate. Apply W. J. Murphy, Pho?uisStudio, 13, "Winton St., .St Albans. GlB5T^rANTED—-A lea that is unsurpassed for'I taste and quality is our celebrated Is

Od per lb._ Ridley'_s, _Clock Tower.Let, Plynimmon Rci. iff Strowan Rd.,.1. Fendaltou, 3-roomeci Cottage, ja'cre,

7s 6d week. Public Trust. V-. Gloucester StT/17"ANTED at once, Young Girls as Ap-\ V prentices for Costume Factory. H.Vincent, 1A4., Costume Manf., SB, LichfieldSt. a 45

MAGNETOS, 12 10s, i-3: waterproof Bosch.' new, M 10s. ..N.Z. Motor Exchange.

rjnri X 90 -COVERS, -almost, new, 3,> s .IDU N.Z. Motor. Exchange, 59, Man-chester St.

11DE-CAR, £6; also £9. .N.Z. Motor ttx--5 change, 59. Manchester St. C203

XIPERIENCED Shoruhand-TypiMe dc-u* sires position.' Apply Eita, Post Of-

fice. 6203ast. Apply

1 Kiver. Chemist. 620JJ

DON'T Forget when shopping to leave yourParcels at- Raw=on. and Low's Cycle

Garage, Cathedral Square. Open fill 11.15p.m.

Dressmaker and Costumier, com-pliant, jfit guaranteed, ladies' residences

»r homo; terms moderate. 8.H.H., "Star."IT "Avon" Cycle Tyres for complete sat-

isfaction. . .147BAKER BEOS.,

THE HOME FINDERS.[RAND Sacred Concert,) I>omain- Gardens,r To-morrow (Sunday),, et 3 p.m.A'AKfr Piano for Sale, £3-5, first-class

condition. Bessie. D.F.F., "Star.""■ELF., your daughter in her career. Buy- : nej a( Typewriter for Christmas. Wo

have '.Typewriter's of all makes froni £6 up-wards; - fioneo Co., 115, Hereford St.

ANDSOME Table Grand Pieno for Sale,■ £4.5, or ■will eKohange for Upright

Pianof(terms accepted). Mr Hudson, G.P.0.,Christchnrch. 6207

A"V>E you seen the new pattern Avon1 ■ Motor Cvclo Belt? 147

' ARGE Iron Porcelain Bath on feet fori practically new. 143, '"Worcester

. . 6204" OST,, between Lincoln Road and Mterivale-f v Lane, cm ■ Tuesday, a Handbag contain-

up monev. Finder rewarded on returning10 "Cotswold," 312, Lincoln Ed. 6204

..: |\j|"ODEKN Bungalow (new) for Sale,UWLi, j, quaint design; easy terms. , Apply

Edward ;Avenue, SfAlbans Park. 6207kEGAN for- Sale, Splendid! instrument, 24' £t6ip3, £7 10b: terms arranged. W.K.,Star."- :■ ' C2C7

>^EZI— City Bargain—lo-roomed House,,bathroom, h. and c. and shower, every

convenience. '• Section with three frontages.Also; Small Cottagro.- £6OO the lot. Pavitt,Harding and Co,, 18, Victoria St. 367 aOLD-ESTABLISHED General Store and

Bakery Business, Wellington Suburb,for Sale as, going concern; turnover overE7000; low rental ;v stock and plant about£1200; i3o) v cash, balance exchange Christ-church properties. Spratt and Best, 621,Colombo St., 61 IS

PIANO for -Sate, £lB (no deposit), just 5sweekly buys this. S2B, Stunmore Rd.,

Richmond. 61207> IDE Avon Cycle Tyres. '.ier.ume BritishV manufacture 147

fit A?on "Carrier "Tyres1 far narcel delivery. Extra, strong.EE the Pictures in comfort. Your par-

~ eels, coate, bicycles, etc.. safe with us.Rawson and Low, Cycle Garage, CathedralSquare. 6203

3AKJIR BROS.,THE HOME FINDERS.

lO Let, Residence 5 Rooms, iar<*e section,ordnard, 173 6d Week, .121, Opawa Rd.

JPublic Trust, 06, Gloucester St."HPO Let—City, 3 rooms lis, 5 rooms 12sJL 6d, 6 rooms 17s, 7 rooms 20s and '2ss,

8 roomHi*22s Cd, 9 rooms 17s 6d and 27s Cd,20 rooms 20s? and £llO. Ford and JTadiieid.

X) Let, Furnished, Double or Single Bed-rooto: no others. Apply D.J.J.

tIWOPEXI'TY Section, tram stops at door—JL To Let, Shop and Dwelling, rent '2ls.Box 103.

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6204O Let, Shop and Dwelling. Armagh St..

_». corner Madras St., City. 20? week.Public Trust, 96, Gloucester St.,f 4WENTY-TWO Yards 3ft Netting. 36 feetJL- 4 x I Rails and Posts; lot }o«. S3.Conn.

E Australian Mutual Provident SocietyJL reduire the services of an IndustrialAgent, Book £l3; • good remuneration to.knaWfl .man. Apply first thins nio.-mngs.

TO Let, Modern House 6 Rooms. £1 week,"523, Worcester St., Linwood. Public

Trust.-96, Gloucester St. P>l96

BAKER BROS.,THE HOME EINDERS.

late Advertisements.&0Y wanted.—Foster and Pa it, Ltd., 132,> Lichfield St. . - 6197

ID, Furnished Rooms, good locai-VV itv. Stranger. " Star." ' 6185

TANTED Sell, Wire Stretchers, from ss,VV 190, Wordsworth Si., Sydenham. 131

WANTED, Kind Parson. Board Baby Girl,at ouce; 10s, M.K.. " Star." 6193

[\7ANTED to" Sell. Two Stretchers and» V JJcds. St. north,IiITAXTED to Soil, Rouiid 8 h _ Kauri SignV\ Board. H.G.. "Star." 6190

"ANTED, Typewriter, in good order.VV State price. Apply to J.G., "Star."[XTANTED. Unfurnished 1 Room (fireplace),W Citv. Apply U.K. 6190

TANTED Sell, Miteic Stools, from 7e 64.VI 190. Wordsworth St., Sydenham. 131

TXTANTED to Bin-, Juvenile Bike, boy 8.■,V V i yewrs. Ap_ply_ 376, JBarrington Si.

Cow 'in full profit. Ap-VV ply 52^BJ»W^Kd^Papaiiui.

'■ANTED" to" Buy, Test Pocket KodakCamera. K.K., "Star." (U94

WpANTED, hy Widow, Workrooms •■■ toClean, or Washing and Cleaning by

theJDay. Star." 6194TITa'NTEI) 'S«U. "Set'd Potatoes. His }!_-■

I VV. iesty. Go, Barbadoes .St;, Sydenham.[TANTED fo Sell, Two Pox Terrier

»» ' Sluts, ha/e taken show specials;, at.onv reasonable price. R.C.C., "Star.

WANTED Sell. Motor-ear Tyre, 810 :: 10a,good condition. 20s. .259. North Rd.,

Pananui. 619 '

BAKER BROS.,HOUSF, SALESMEN.

\XT ANTED Sell Piano by Brmsmead, Lou-VV don, perfect tone and. order; £l7 10s.

K.F.. '-Star." " " "•* 6190

WANTED Sell, Piano, check action, nice..mellow tone, good order, fuil com-

pass ; 6nly_m__ <_9-0-

WANTED to Sell, No. 1' Meccano Set,few extras, 6s 6d. 24, Bealcy St..

TANTED to Sell, Piano, latest lmprove-m meats, and Pianola and,2o records;

£47 lot. 24,_Bealey_St. ______

619 °

XHTANTED, Piano Tunings and ■•Repairs,VV best workmanship. E. Attwood, 24,

I Bealev St.. St Albans. 6190

! VV ■ in first-class order, oomplet1 leaving. B.K. " Star. ■____

7ANTED to Sell, Perfection Oil Cooker,?/ two burners; cost £3,■■ take.• 30s. 10S,

Oxford Terrace, near Cashel St. 6159

WANTED to Sell, 6 x 10 Tent- and _ly(duck), in good condition;. 455. Apply

63, Thackeray St., Waltham. 6169 _

TANTED to Buy, good, all-round SheepVV Dog. Apply McDonald's 'Registry Of-

fice, at 10.30. Monday. 8;l..

T\TANTED io Sell/ Typewriter' (Royal vis-"VV ible); cost £2O, lake £9.' ": "103, OxfordTerrace, near Cashel St._ 6189

WANTED to Buv, 2 Motor-car Oil Lamps,cheap'." 108," Oxford Terrace, near

Gashc! St. ■ ■ " 6189

WANTED. Fruit Picking 1 or Gardening inreturn for keep by Schoolboy in five

weeks' holiday. R.F., "Star." 6107

WANTED, by Widow—Widow wishes to•••- Correspond with Gentleman, 56 or

60, view to friendship. 1CH.,." Star'.""---[XTANTED, Jvuiior Assistant, Developing!»V; Department; good chance for begin-

ner. Photographic Sale, and Exchange. ;

WfANTE~DMl. Gooseberries. '2d lb; Short-VV horn Jersey Bull Calf, 11 weeks old.J.F.. "Star." 6190

TANTED to Sell. Lady's 22m Cycle, free-»i wheel, rim brake, equal to new;'&

ss. B' 169, Ricearton Rd. "■ 6194ANTED to Sell, Child's Iron Cot, with

tT ■ Mattress,. 17s 6d. 103, Oxford Terrace,near Cashel St. ' ■ ' 6^3"OTANTED, by Married Couple (no child-W rea). Board at Seaside or Governor'sBay. Apply N.F., • Star." . >; 6193

WANTED, for Schoolgirl, during, ; school !holidays. Place mind child, - afternoons, jR.G.. "Star," 6197

ANTED, small Furnished : B_ch_ North* t ■' Brighton, first week 'January; moderate

rental. : W.8.8., 6186TANTED,'Loan,-for short time;:of Mate

» * for lemon-crested hen-Cockatoo., Ap-ply S.CiC. "Star." . ' •.' ■^/■6166VV cializo in Tea, Coffee a,nd Cocoa.. •'Yoii I

get better yahie. Ridley's, Clock ToweriXTANTED—Hot weather for cold meats.* V Make your cold meat delicious with

our real Indian Ckutaey. Ridley's ClockTower.I^TANTED—We deal almost exclusitely: an.»V Tea, Coffee and Cocoa. We are ape-

rial is** s iii these commodities. R-diey's ClockTower. ■ - ' •

?ED immediately, Kind, CapableVV' Woman, small household; a-ssiet par-

tial invalid lady;, good home, good wages.91, Riecarton Rd. .■■ ■. '. .;■; :;;6194- .i

TO Let, large Unfurnished Room; with fire-place ; also, one Furnished, all conveni-

ences. City. Apply N.J.. "Star." 6197[TANTED to Sell, for enlisted owner,

' V. .Motor Cycle, 3. h.p., 2-speed, and freeengine, in perfect order; absolute bargain,£25. with all acceesories. Gibson Bros., 191.Cashel St. ' 6193.

BAKER BROS.,THE HOME FINDERS.

Motors and Cycles.

ANTED to Sell, 19H Model Triumphff Motor Cycle, -th.p., 3 speeds, with

speedometer and dust BUit; in good .order;price £57 10s. Aoply P.K. 6197

'OR Sale, Lady's Bicycle, in real good,order. Rood tyres and very easy run-

ninar: price £i. M.J., "Star." - 6197•IHOR Sale, nearly new Gent's - Bicycle, abso-

lutely genuine, good tyres; will accept£j 10s. Apply early, 322. Bealcy Avenue.

KING DICK Motor-cycle, in exceptionallygood order £3O; take £lO down. Law-

rence's Exchange, corner High and Tuam Sts.''Phone 3802. ...

LEVIS 2-spoed, in perfect order, £2" 10b;1911 King, Dick. 3-J-h.p., £ls Law-

rence's Exchange, corner High and TuemSts. 'Phone 3892.

" IGHT 2-seater. '; Car, 4-cylinder. Bosch-i . magneto,, does 35 milts to a, gallon of

petrol, £65. Archibald's Garage, 308, SiAsaph St. X '

ADY'S Biko for Sal©, F.W., B.P. Brake,B.S.A.; cost £l6, will take £5

10s. W.E.E., " Star." 6188' AWRENCE'S Exchange for Second-handJ Motor-cars and Motor-cycles a.t figures

to suit everybody. - Corner High and Tua,in i.Sts.. 'Phone 3892.

MOTOR Launch Toi Toi runs Sundays andHolidays on arrival all trains.

l/TOTOR-CYCLES from £5 to £SO; term*jJL arranged. Lawrence's Exchange, cor-ner Hierh and Tuam Sts. 'Phone 3892.

OWNER must Sell Gent s Bicycle, m per-fect condition; will accept £3 10s.

P.H.. "Star." 6197>OVER Chassis, 20 h.p., suitable for e de-

-*-*> livery, £BO. Archibald's Garage, 308 StAsaph St. ' X

~roomy 3-seater;

J-V suit commercial traveller; paintedFrench grey; £l9O. Archibald's Garage, 308,St Asaph St. XREGAL Car, 2-seater, 20 h.p., very ' fast

car; owner enlisted; £l6O, or offer.Archibald's Garage, 308, St Asaph' St. XRUDGE Miilti Motor Bike, 5 Ji.p., with

iisulti gear; £33. Archibald's Garage,308, St Asaph St. • X

RINGER Car, light 4-cyl index good as new,

Tuam Sta. 'Phone 3892. . .

qiDDELEY-WOLSELEY Car, 16-20-h.p., 5-O seater, a genuine bargain £125. Law-rence's Exchange, corner' High and TuamSts. 'Phone 3892.

SINGER Light Cax—Thig little car has hadvery'lift Ift use; price £lB5. ' Lawrence's

Exchange, comer High and Tuam Sts.'Phone. 389-2.THOUSANDS of CLINCHER' DREAD-i-L NOUGHT MOTOR-CYCLE. TYRES jare in use in the Dominion. Fresh stocks ,

juat landed from Edinburgh. These toughtvres ara sold bv all CYCLE DEALERS.npRILMPH, 3.J h.p.. 2-spced and free en- !•1 gine; a)s>-> Side-chair, the pair first- !class order, IMS. 27, Strickland Street, jSprevdon. 6173HPKIUMPH Motorcycle, ■! h.p., 3-spced,'.«-• cash or terms, £SO. Indian Motor Co., 'Tuam and Durham Sts. j j

Motor-bike, |-L overhauled, £25; Triumph. 15J13 model, ijust enamelled and plated, £2O. Archi- jbald's Garage, 308, St As-aph Street.

rEIsITH 'Motor-Cycle, 35 h.p., VJI-f model,■i complete and in perfect order; £4O.

Matchless Motor Agency, 02, Manchester St.

IQiO lIUI-MPH, 3-spet-d, practically as-LiJl-') eood ?.= new, £<(3. Lawrence'sF.scbiingo corner High and Tuam Sis» 'Phone3~0'.!.

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1 Q1 -v TXDIAN, 7 h.p., 3 speed, no reason-\.Ox>) able offer refused. Must sell. 21,Be.-kenham St. WTO10lTi BIG X ar*d Coach-built STde-cir,iulv) with hood and wind-shield, £SO forthe outfit:. Lawrence's Exchange, comerHigh and Tuam Sts. 'Phone 3P92.

a'.J.S., in oplendid condition, likem*-i new, countershaft, kick-starter, chaindrive. Bargain. " Star." 6143 X

Wanted to Buy.

WAITED to Buy, -Doll, suit girl eleven,unbre-a-kable prefened. P.E.E.,

" Star." .'<■•■■.■' 61A0JITANTED to Buy, Good Second-hand'» Windmill; Dnuks preferred.' T.AiA.,

" Star." ' . .■ ■■ - . .: 6188

WANTED Buy. Singer -Drop-head Sewing■Machine.. ; State .. cash price. F.3L,

"Star."

WANTED Purchase, Second-hand Shack-lock Range, in pood order; urgent.

Apply N.H. ' •'■_

. 6198ANTED,'Motor, caps.ble taking side-cary» and-passenger to- West Coast, . ReplyG.C.C.. "Star." _■ . 6J74

WANTED to Buy, ■• ChiW'B~DeSIT~^SI»» rubber tyres, in good condition.D.D.D:,_",Star.". - Gl?2X\fANTED to'» and Kitchen Furniture from owner

i?HH?I;_. k-H-, " Star," ' ' . ' 6198IW7"ANTED; Pram- (boat shape)?* inusTbe» ' ui good : condition. Description, and

price to D:A.A'., " Star." , ' . ' 6171

* " x ' 12, ' also, Gas Stove, ■ ]cheap. K.A.A-, "Star.",TT7;ANTED Buy, Piece, i' '•' '3-16, thick; also,, Sell, 14in Excelsior

Lawn Mower, cheap. E..E.E- •' ■■■• ■'■•■'■.' 9181ANTED Buy, Second-hand Sacks, also

».»..' Sell, quantity Timber,', Doors, Glass;cheap.; :.' TJnwi'n, \Tictoria St.', "''; ,6175

WANTED to Buy, Three. Pairs of WX.'PrilMs or Younfr'Chicks. •■ 98, Bill's

Ed.,_St Albans; or, ,NX, "Star." 6148

W" ANTED to Buy, Furniture, Suitable. Boardinghouse, about' 5 .or * 6 rooms.

Part or lot. Cash." G.G.. " Star." 6191ITJ-ANTED Buy, Property, Suitable ' forVt dointr up to 'sellafrain. State, cash

price, .location, sisfo ,of. land.- W.K. i XANTED to Buy, Furniture. Chesterfield,

Dining-, Bedroom' and,. Kitchen, Furni-Can pay cash. Ol'J:', "Star.',' ■ 6191

ANTED Buy, groodiCow:. must, quiet;.- - "*2hd: or 3rd calf, fjpriu'girik'or .just'calv-ed. State'breed and (price,.;<xJ):"D;,." Star."

Wanted to Sell.

WANTED to Sell,- .Two '*F« TerrierShits,' have- ta.keu show specials; *■ at

any reasonable ,price, R.C.C., ".Star."ANTED Sell,

>V Wordsworth St*., Sydenham. 131ANTED Sell, prime Goslinga for .Xnias,W cheap. -9. Dudlev St., Addineton.

rrANTED Sell,, Quiet Cow, due: now, 4th» f calf. ' Webb,. Normap's Ed., Pa'panui.

WANTED Sell,. Go-cart, 60s, good ad'new.190,-Wordsworth;St., Sydenham. 131ANTED to Sell, Pig Potatoes, cheap to

• » clear. J", Harvey and Co., 40,' Tuam

• ' borne, second class, £l. 277, HerefordSt. 6197\X7 ANTED . Sell, Largo • Chest of Drawers,yy. ; Vl9O, Wordsworth St., Syden-ham.:.;- '■:.': ■-; .■-' .-'■'.'- , 'lßl* » lwd thfeojinonths.,, Apply Motor',. Aiii-

berley, "

„-....., 66.180 .

RANTED t6 Sell, Boat-shaped Perambu-'* lat'or, , tyres' as new. Apply 8.F.,

" Sta* "■:,"■ .Vc'., ■'■'■■ ■• - ' -6183VAN TED Sell, .English Piano, £14,, good

order. Will take' terms. Apply' J.K.,"'Star." ■■ 6190

ANTED, to Sell,. Box Mattress, nearly» • new. 109, St Asaph St. West Christ-

church. *•'■ 6185WANTED. Sell, v Sitting-room -Suite , in

» ».' good order*, Apply evenings, 49, North'Avon Kd. ' 9181

WANTED Sell, Perfection Oil Stove, suit-able• for bach," cheap. ' Cycle.Shop, Fen-

dalton Koad. , . ".„'■■ . J>lßs'ANTED to Sell, New Potatoes, 61b la,

•• 17s 6d per cwt.' J. Harvey and Co.,40, Tu&rn ;'St.' ■ • ■ --. ■',.-.-WANTED to Sell, Newi Pink Dress; suitX V slight, short person;, 7s 6d, bargain.

T.8.8., "Star." 6186

WANTED Sell. Pram, in'first-class order; |po further use; cheap. Apply 33, |Cashel St. West. . - ■ ' ■ 6185 ISTfrANTED Sell, Brass-rail Bedstead and� V Wire Mattress, 35s 6d. 190, Words-worthWANTED to Sell, Small British Grillor,

nearly now, chea-p. .Apply 504, .Bar-bados St., St Albans.; 6180 ,

»»■ large Framed Mirror,, good'oriBrettell, 180, Armagh St,[7TTANTED to Sell, 5-roomed House. >

» »'• acre,; witli every possible>ooriveriienO!Aowlv" to M.A.A..: "Star.'" ' "•" M&l

ANTED to Sell, Black, Pom Puppies;tt make goodl Xmaa Present; cheap;

thoroughbred. E.K..' "Star." 6188

WANTED Sold, 4-roomed. Hous>, all new-ly done up;' i-acre land. Price £l3O, or

offen. Folio 110. Lohiey, Mangin CoT\/"ANTED to Sell, Prime Catsheaf, Oat-,Vi straw and WheaUstraw ,Cha£E, lowest

rates. J. Harvey and Co., 40, Tuam St.ANTED' to Sell, Two Fcrx Terrier

• ■ • Sluts,- have ta.kon show specials;'•• atany reasonable price.' R.C.C., "Star."

WANTED Sell, Child's New High Chairs,Ss 9d!

. low do, 4s 9d; Fireguard, 8s 6d;Cots, cheap. '' Brettell, 180, Armagh St. D■O-fANTED -Sell, cheaw Kitchen, Dining'» and Bedroom Tables, Washstands from

2s, Fenders cheap. Brettell, 180, ArmaghSt. D

WANTED to Sell, New ■ Set of Books,How to Make Pork Butcher's., Small

Boods, etc., in good order; cheap.' , H.J.,■'Star." ..■■•- '.: 6191-

/"ANTED to Sell,-'Handsome Black..five-« J month Billy Goats, .very tame; also.

Chicks, and 'young:, Padman Hooster. 65,Leinster Rd. 61&8

W-ANTED to Sell, 1 Small " Domo " Sep-"awtor. nearly new, -all ' accessories.

Apply to B. Mj'Clelland, Frank-St., Papanui,second house on left. -6154.

ANTED -Sold,- City, 4-roomed House,... plastered and papered, J-acre land.

Price £OBS. Deposit £lO, balance weakly.Folio 109. Ifohrey, Margin -

[/ANTED to Sell, Fine. Building Site,• V Cashmere, near tratri, 1J acres, river

frontage, high terrace, __DO; or exchange forFord motor-car. F.H., " Star." 6189

rANTED-, to Sell, Artistic' _ Bung_]ow. ,5> . large.rooms, best locality, panelled

througrnout., Further particulars; P. S.Nic_olls and Coy., Auctioneers, 134-6, 'Man-chester Street. ■ .- X

'ANTED. to Sell, Family House, walk.• - ing dista.net ■ City, every convenience;

£4%. Terms. Further t particulars, P. S.Nicholls and Coy., Auctioneers, 134-6, Man-chester Street. ■, - .- X

ANTED Bold (ovner com"' to Welhng-- . ton), Beckenbaru, close to car—Up-to-

date, Modern .6-rooined' House, beautifullypapered and decorated; }-acre land laid outin lawns, flower and -vegetable gard*u; hasto be seen to be

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appreciated. Price £675.Terms' -Lchrey. Monizin Co.

'* Sluts, have taken show specials; atany reasonable price. . R.C;C., "Star.''

�ELFAST Bargain—Two 4-roorned Houses,_J> verandahs, glass-house, etc.; two sec-tions, nicely fenced. a £450 the lot. Bailey,Pananui." 6197

CUTLER Roller-top Desk, 4 feet. For gale.cheap; nearly new.' Apply A.K., "Star."

EDGEWARE Road—Fine Section, J-acre,£135. " Gears- and Yates, 167, Manchester

St. x

FOR Sale, Large Mfl-gic Lantern and Slides,cheap. .A.G., "Star." 6185

I7IOR Sale, Few White Leghorns; laying.Apply 84, Studholme St., Spreydon,

FOR Sale,' Ice. Chest, Pram Wheels, CampStoves. Tables and Chairs. Hodge,

High St.-Beit. ' ' 6104

I" Sale. Buff.Hen and 11 White Leg-hornChicks, week old, Green and Nixon,'-']2s.

283, Hereford St.. 61F6"POR Sale, TO to BO 12 inch Blue Stone* Piles. Ha-lcrow and Ingram, Avon

. 0-™?!?', Oxford Ter. 126

FOR Sale, Iron, Doors, Windows, Timber,Ice Chest. -■ Needle , to an-.anchor.

Hodge, High St.-Eclt. - 6104TX)R' Sale, J-Plate Thornton - Pickar.-T Camera, 3 -Slides, good condition 30s.ApplyIPO. CheHtp-rJJt.

__._ 61«6 .

1^0R: ~S_1«," Camp" Outfit, "tontfiV'stovesi..1 tables, chairs, needle '.o an anchor.Hodge. High_Strect._ BeU. (ilO-1

I?Q}\ Sale. D.8.8.L. Gun. London maker;1 Set of Golf C'mbE, with Leather Bap:.

Apply 501. Barbados St. N._

f,l97_

• T7OR- Sale, Three-quarter-shater Rubber-X tyred Gi<r, almost new, and Set ofHarness. Owner ieavinp. Loh'rey, Man.f.uCo., «2JiS,_ Highest-. :__.„_.

60S8._

I7IOR Sale. Waruiam, 4-roomed- Modern. House, plastered, hot and cold water

' service, eas. "c°d oittbnildinfjß-; J-a'cre.Price £525. Lohroy._ M_aiU£in^C_o.__]'TNWOOD"Bargain, High Sectior., Norwich

J St., '27 perches, reduced. . from £lO5 to£i>o for quick aale; £5 deposit 5s weekly.Geary "and Yates, 167,_Manche_stfr_ St. X

OP AW A, Bargain, Terraced Sections, . 27perches, close to' Engine Sheds, reduced

from £lO5 to £flo for immediate sale: £5 de-posit, 5s weekly. Geary and Yates, 167, Man-chester St.

_ X_OtILTRY for Sale. 8k per pair, dressed

40, Leeds St., Linwood, off FitzsreraldAy ' .

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61«5"4? Q'Q S'"BUYS'Very Desirable 5-r. Squarec&OOO House, Linwood, all conveniences.Only wants pain tins. J. B. Xeale and Coy.,15-2, Hereford St. X

, BAKER BROS.,THE HOME FINDERS.

Late Advertisements.

GRAND Sacred Concert, Domain Gardens,To-morrow (Sunday), at 3 p.m.

RAND Sacred Conceit, Domain Gardens,r To-morrow (Sunday), at 3 p.m.

rrBE Best Xmas Present to give your wifeJ- or daughter is a Good Sewing Machine.

0" DAYS' Sale of these machines.■■■

t ONLY, Beautiful Cabinet, reduced to flo• cash.

BAKER BROS-.,HOUSE SALESMEN.

.ROP-HEAD Wertheims, Sews both ways,-I' reduced from £li 10s to "£0 10s cash.

AND Machines, complete, sews bothJUL ways,. reduced from .£8 to £5 cash.

:Sew"ing: Machine Depot, 657,Colombo St., next to E. Roece, Limited.

ADOPTION.—Do you know of a ChildlessHome, in which & homeless child would

bo welcome. Please write Mrs A.A., careMm Ryder, 36, Baker St., Caversharn,Dunedin., bI9SX

A LONG- motor-cycle run with CLLV-A. CHER- DREADNOUGHTS ou thewheels means a, sure trip of pleasure. Thesereliable and tough tyies. are sold by allCycle Dealers.

�ECKENHAM Bungalow, i splendidlarge rooms, good section,2 minutes

car. Government mortgage, interest, etc., 12bweekly: £515. Ford and Hadfield.("ILINCHER CYCLE TYRES give long ser-V> vice. Made by British experts for hardwear on rough roads. Guaranteed twelveand fifteen months. Sold by ,*be CycleTrade only.

RAND Sacred Concert, Domain Gardens,To-morrow (Sunday), at 3 p.m.

11X Acres, all in fruit trees, could be suo-* divided; £750. ;Ford and Hadfield.

Let, 7-roomed House, handy hquare,- 18s term, good tenant. 96, Fitzgerald Av.

Let, Furnished Room. 249, Moor-- house Av. ; " 6189"'O Let, cheap, Seven-roomed Modern

-»- House, City, conveniences. "W. Raphael,Dentist, Armagh St, 6191

Let, Cashmere Hills, Modern 6 rooms,- 5 min. Colombo St and tram; rent 21s.

'CRH.* " Sftur:" ■■■'-. .sT-," :■ 619©rpOWNEND'S Hair Restorer, TeethingJ- Powdcre, Nya-l's Wino and other Reme-

dies at Friendly Societies' Dispensary

I"?EW~Young; Hens for Sale, good tablebirds. 12, Inglis St., Linwood. 6193

T?OR Sale, g-Acre Oats and Lucerne, cheap.37, Parke's St., Wooiston. 6189

O*" Sale, 6 Silver Hamburg's and Rooster,- last year's birds, ,27s 6d. 29, Opawa Rd.POR Sale, Boy's Model Yacht, beautifully

JL1 finished, new. F.H., "Star." 618910R Sale, 4 Pairs Pekin Ducks, 10s a pair.

- 405. Harrington St.,_Spreydon. 6194in good order, £3

10s. 405, Barring-ton St., Spreydon. 6194:

171OR Sale, Rubbor-tyred Gig and Harness,- tip-top order. Price d?l7 10s. 7, Head

St.. Sumner. 6191

Situations.

WANTED.

male), with, some experience. Apply80X95,

FP9901 Post Office, Christchurch.BOOT TBADE.WANTEL\.MACHINISTS. Good -Wages.»V CANTJ&BBUBY SHOE COMPANY*6151X. BOX 195, Tiuiaru.

mas Trade. Londontown, 740, Colombo

» » mas Trade. Londontown, 740. Colombo

WANTED, Tea Smart Assistants, Christ-mas Trade. Londontown, 740, Colombo

[Xf ANTED, Ten Smart Assistants, Christ-» t maa Trade. Londontown, 740, "Colombo

mas Trade. Londontown, 740, Colombo

ajsxxju, len tomart Assistants, Christ-mas Trade. Londontown, 740, Colombo

¥ mas Trade. Londontown, 740, ColomboSt.

W)A*x&±t, _.en bmart Assistants, Christ-mas Trade. Londontown,. 740, ColomboSt.I ift.i\xrjij, Ten omart Assistants, Christ-.-• mao Trade. Londontown, 740, Colombo

fITANrED, Ten Smart Assistants, Christ-» » mas Trade, Londontown, 740. Colombo

." j-.i_i.i_/, jlou umwi ■assißWHU'S, vnnsi-raas Trade. Londontown, 740. Colombo

■ »■» mas Trade. Londontown, 740. Colombos " 6188

■"ED, Lady to sit with Invalid dur-... u _ -«>

night; 10s; good country home.0.ii.8., "Times." 925*' shillings day;.

Apply Ham-, "Star."

WANTED at once, Experienced Assistantfor tea room. Apply. W. Thomson,

676, Colombo Street. 6168 XTANTED, Man for Sheep Bun, Marl-

. / borough District. Apply Box 379,G.P.0., Christchurch. 6173

"ANTED, Chauffeur, willing to be use-■ • faL Apply, J. Cracroft Wilson, Cash-

mere. 'Phone 748. 9906i\JANTED. Lady Help. attend invalid'T ■ lady, £1 week: evenings. 105, Lincoln

Bd.. near Wright's Bd. 6168X\fANTED," Tinsmiths, wholesale work;,

»<■' wages £3 10s. T. Garland and Co.,Dixon Street, Wellington. 6157 XWANTED, :Girl assist ' housework; com-

fortable home; no children. Apply12, Francis Avenue, St Albans. 6186["VTANTED, Washing and Mending done for' T a workingtnan; privately; handy to

railway. Apply 5.8.8., " Star." , 9181

WANTED, Handy Elderly Man, 2 or 3days weekly, clean motor-car and odd

jobs. State wages. Apply K.D.D. 61797[TANTED. respectable Housekeeper s

wa_-e if Iwmelv place. N.A.A.. "Star."

WANTED, Strong Youth for Sheep Bun,Marlborough district; good wages.

Apply Box 379, G.P.0.. Christchurch. 6173Girl Packing and Despatch

»\ Department. . Dominion CompressedYeast Coy., Ltd., Moorhouse Avenue. 6173

[7f7ANTED~SheeF Iron Worker, not eli-W gible for Military Service. Hement

Bros,' Ridging Works, Gloucester Street.ANTED by soldier's wife, one child,

» i position a<s Housekeeper to workingman, or two gents. Apply E.C.C., "Times.'

WANTED,""Girl or Woman to do house-work, easy place. Apply Mrs Fisher,

Confectioner, Seaview Bd., New Brighton.RANTED, Experienced Clerk; good pros-V? pects for conscientious worker. Appli-

cations with copies of testimonials, to Box563. __■ 6175T/CfANTED, by Lad, 14, Position in OfficeV» during school holidays, first year com- i

meTcial, email remuneration. 8.A.A.,"Star.'. ««>__ i

lOR Sale. Fruit. Business, central, lease 5. years, rent 55a; takings £SO per week;

price. £l4O for quick sale. Owner leaving,must sell. Lohrey. Mangin Co.

BAKER BROS.,HOUSE SALESMEN.

FIREWORKS. Christmas and Jiew iear.Vamcys, 167, Lower High St. Cheapest

in town.

171RIENDLY Societies' Dispensary have a- Splendid Stock to Select Your Xmaa

Presents frouv

FURNISHED or Unfurnished Rooms. ToLet with conveniences; central. '2OG,

Lic.ficM_.St. __^_

6l_

9_

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1?0E! Sale, Bradley Little Wonder Hot Air• Engine and Pump, complete, nearly new.

A. sacrifice._ Apply steit St" 61S0"OR "Sale, GuTFirewood. Bring you saok

and fill it, 2s. Hodge, 1, High St. andBelt. 6194_FOR Sale, Boy's Tricycle, 12s 6d; Force

Pump, Carpenter's Cramp, Trunks,Wickets. 100, Mancfcesterjst. ?i?l_

Members, don't for-get the Dispensary when selecting your

Xrnas Presents. " 6191TiOR Sale, 'Bay Mare, by Young- Imngton,

-»- quiet, reliable; any trial. Apply 426,Tuam St., Linwood. 6189

FiQR Sale, 70 to 80 12 inch Bhio StonePiles. Halcrow and • Ingram, Avon

Garage, Oxford Ter. 126OR Sale, 22 Douglas Motor-Cycle, condi-

tion good. Apply 96, Keighley's Rd.,Bromley. 6180

IREWORKS, Christmas and New Year.j~ Varaey's, 167, Lower High St, Cheapestir. town.

FOR Sale. Fendallon (lease 4$ years torun). 35 Acres: 25 acres oats, 3jt acres

noUtoes, balance grass. Rent £3 per acre.Price. ,£270, walk in and walk out. Lohrey,Maiigiri. Co

I "■"'OR Sale, House, i rooms, bathroom,? scullery, gas, h.p. water, copper and

tubs, nearly J-Acre, fowlhouses, artesiau_ tosame, also 50ft Glasshouse in tomatoes, justover Id section, £>%>•_ E.G., "Star." 6194 ,

I"?RIENDLy Societies 1 Dispensary for XmasPresents, Perfumes, Brushes, Toilet Re-

quisites. 'SpleiMid_ selection. 6 JL9L.RXND-

Sacred Concert, Domain Gardens,To-morrow (Sunday), at 3 p.m.

LOOK HERE. .

GOOD Spring Cricket Bats, a useful pre-sent for \-our bov, from 4s 6d tolßs6de».

SJLVERTOWN CO.,165, Manchester St.

( , v.,wj., .juvriip Cart nnd Harness For Sale,VT £5. or offer. 203, . Lichfield St. 6193

(SRAND Sacred Concert. Domain Gardens,T To-morrow (Sunday}, <i.t .3 p.m.

, TAILOR.7~~~CKENT'S Own Material Made Up. Reason-

T able. 1"8. Southampton St., near Co-lombo St.. Sydenham.

LOVELESS. TAILOR.and Costumes Cleaned and Pressed,

l 3 nnd Repaired. Southampton St., nearColombo St.. Sydenham. 6193

BAKER BROS..THE HOME FINDERS.

bhow Cards, Window Tickets.) iJiin.te;-, 530, Colombo hi. 'Phou; '2978.

"IV Let, SumMcr, Furnished Cottage, ilirpcX'" -co-iiife una ba'.linom. Apply Mrs Aek-

rova. '<■'*, fc.niurly St._

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W ANTED Sell, or Hire, Potato Sorters,~

latest improved, two ious an hour.Uuwin, Victoria_S_l. X_\\fANTED—We can conscientiously recom-VV mend our 2s Blend Ceylon BrokenOrange Pekoo.. Ridley's, Clock Toivcr.H'ITANTED, nil Picnickers to know.VV MciiaskeH's B:g Merry-go-rcihul >snear Cave Rock, Sumner.\\fANTED to Let. Furnished House, con-VV venienccs. two or three mouths. _ '250,Fitzgerald Avxnue_ North .

TXT'XNTED—Do you hicv that you canVV buy real Indian Chutney at

ir. pint and quart bottles? Clock Tower. •

("VRAM") Sacred Concert, 10-morrow (hun-J dnv)' nv Festival N.Z. Music Choir nnd

Full Orchestra. 126'ANTED""to ' Buy7"Second-hand Gents'

1 ? Cycle*. Apply Old Cycles. TTS

Exchange.

EXCHANGE S-ioomed Bungalow, St Al-bans, every possible convenience, in-

cluding porcelain bath, 30 perches land.Price £675. Would take section as deposit.Folio 148. Lohrey, Mangin Co.

EXCHANGE Equity in Good 10-rooniedHouse, i-acre, well laid out, city, bring-

in«" £& -vreeiclv, for 1-3 acres and house. Geary

and Yates, 167, Manchester Stroet. XEXCHANGE your Blue Axnberol Records

■*-_ for fresh ones, four for Is 6d. Law-rence- s Exchange, High and Tuam St*.'Pho-no 3692. ;

IEXCHANGE 1J Acres Land, Spreydon, 6U chains frontage. 6-roomed bouse, all

conveniences, Government mortgage, equity£275. price £875, for a five-seater motor-carLohrey,_Mangin Co. | _____

IEXCHANGE Wanted—l2 Acres. Brighton!i train-iino, subdivided into 29 sections,

on three roads, equity £1523. Owners willaccept house property. Geary and Yates, 167,Manchester Street. ; ±__

WNER. of Bungalow, St Albans, grantssmaller expenses -and will exchange

for an older property. J. B. Nc&le andCo.

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"pREYDON—6 Acres, Best. Garden Land inChristchurch, half full-bearing orchard,

balance peas, tomatoes, potatoes; new 5-roomed house, every outbuilding necessary;lcn°- frontage, great iroEpectivo value. Own-ers'" «ons gone to war, and must sell. Very

eft<s\Mcra* W© can highly iccomrnend thisproperty as a bargnin. Exchange for hou?oconsidered.- Geary anl Yates, 167, Manches-ter Streo_t. ; „

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"to Exchange, Valuable CityVV Property for Suburban Property

M.P.,_

6154 _.

Exchange, Section inVV lan?, fenced, for Motor and Side-

chair, j.b.b., "ytar.;;__

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Cl75__

VST" ANTED Exchani."1 . l> H.P. Twin XingVV Dick, perfect condition, little used, for

Douglas*. Particulars "vEm-see." 6156

WANTED ExchansJ 4-;- Modern House,>;ood po?i'.io:i, LLnv.-ood for larger

House iu Linwocd. J. B. Nooie and Co., 152,Hereford

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TTr ANTED. People to Exchange Bine Am-People to Exchange Bine Am-VV bcroi Records at Sour for Is (id. Law-rence's Exchai.j.c, High und Tuam Ms,'Phone 3Sth2.

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\\TANTED Exchange, Nearly New .j-roona-VV ed Bungalow, Si Alban?, for cotlaceproperty in any locality. J. B. Xea-le andCo., 152. Hereford

._ XII«FANYED

_"to'Exche"iigre, Clear title-Sec-VV tions for Second Mortgage*. State full

particulars. J.D.D.,_" Siar."_

617S_V V jralov, Tirnaru, best part, value £1250,

for a property in Christcburch. Furtherparticulars P. S. Nicholls and Coy., Auc-tioneers, 131-6, Manchester Strset. X

JALE OF JEWELLERY HAS NOW BEENIEDS OF PEOPLE ARE DELIGHTED WITH THEIR

_-.—- ——— GREAT BARGAINS-- ■ : -

We have just balanced accounts for the four days and find that the average sayings to purchasers has been equal to12'9 in the £ discount.

THIS IS NO ORDINARY SALE!MESSRS. NXJKS LTD., Jewellers, went into liquidation, and the shop has been takeifas Tea Rooihs. '*

I have been given to the Ist of January to sell the whole of their £7OOO up-to-date stock. v

Come and Buy .'.Your Xmas Presents at Auction Prices.All the latest designs in Gold Brooches, Pendants, Necklets, Bangles, Rings, "Watches, Tie Pins* Hnjb, Field

Classes, Teapots, Sugars, Creams, Silver Ware, and a big selection of pretty anduseful articles too numerous to mention.

Auction Sate Daily at Messrs, Nuks Limited, 128 Cashel St.R. S. McKENZIE & CO., Auctioneers,

SSiraiiS;,;illii»ll(s*ii mm

NOW! Don't WAIT!SAVE MONEY ON

L -«-... &,* ■,-■ ■■■INOLEUMBuy WILLIAMSON'S Linoleum

(6ft. wide) from us for 5/8 per yard,instead of from 6/6 to 7/6 per yardelsewhere. ~. ~,., ,„

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Don't Walt nntil we have sold out of this splendid opportunityof Saving Money for you.The Difference we Save for you is still over 25 %.

Why Pay our rivals exorbitant prices when they are buyingfrom us at the same price as we sell to you. This class ofgoods will not corhe down in price, so buy now before ourstock is exhausted.

Our Stock is all that can be desired in Colours.and DesignCALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF.

Don't Forget our One and Only Address is

143 CASHEL STREET (next Tatteriall'a),r, s. Mckenzie & co.

The Household Furnishers

late Advertisements.

JOKEY, '

WE hare for immediate investment Stuasof £3OO, £4OO and £IBOO (in one or more

amounts). Interest at current rates.BATES AND EDGAR,

Solicitors, 79, Cathedral Square.,6201

BAKER BROS.,THE HOME FINDERS.ANTED to .buy, Second-hand Gent*

. f.¥' Cycles. Apply Old Cyolea. TTSTTE/'ANTED, Domestic General, - homely*\ ' place, 15s. 129, Stanmore Ed. 6192

OOD Second-hand Machines, from £2 10s,Vf Boot Arms £5 10s cash.

I BAND Sacred Concert, To-X day) by Festival N.Z. Mm

Full Orchestra. V2a

VAN TED—Deal with the Firm who spe-cialize in Tea., Coffee and Cocoa. You

get better value. Bidley's, Clock Tower.

WANTED Bent, I or S-voomed Bungalow,Spreydon-Beckenham preferred. Two

in family. L.J., " Star." 6798

WAITED—Real Indian Chutney in pintand quart bottles. All varieties. Try

it with cold rnea-t. Bidley's Clock Tower.

Wr ANTED, a Good General: good • wagesto suitable person; light place; no

washing-. Apply 7. Cashel St. vest. 619S\KT*STED-T ! new JaiI t t new Japanese line, Is each, quaint de-signs all sizes. Bidley's, Clock Tower.ryANTED Sell. New 5-roomed Bungalow,

i »V every possible convenience; close- car,12d section. Apply T.H., "Star." v 6201XXJ ANTED, Furnished Eocrn, breakfast,*

i ' December 26-January 2, married coupie,no children. State terms SJL, TreuthamP.O. ■ • . 6197[A/ANTLD, Buyer for almost new Grocer's

j y Cart; cost £43 10s, take £22. H. B.! Sorensen.

PLANTED Shown—H. B. Sorensen offers| * ' , lino of Wallpapers, suitable builders'requirements, at sporting prices. 6198

AaTED—Hot weather for coid meats.• ■ Make your cold meat delicious with

our real Indian Chutney. Bidley's ClockTower.

rrOBCESTEB STBEET, City—ModernI • » ■ '2-storey House, 6 rooms, all conveni-

ences; rental 17s. Apply 266, WorcesterSt. 6190

WORCESTER STBEET, City—'Modern' 2-storev House, € rooms, all conveni-

ences; rental 17s. Apply 266, Worcester'St. 6190

ANTED—We deal almost exclusively m■ i Tea, Coffee and Cocoa. We are spe-

cialists in these commodities. Ridley's ClockTower. ■ ,TT7"ANTED Sell Gent's Bicycle, free wheel,VV cost £lO, bargain; also. Lady's Bicycle,

free wheel, good order. Apply 459, CashelSt., Linwbod.' . i>!s®_[XTANTED. Small Dairy Farm. 20 to 30W acres, close to Christ-church. £3OO de-

posit and terms. Apply, promptly. Stalingand Company, Ltd., opp. Gloucester St.Bridge.

' 6201/ANTED. Buyer for one Acre, prettily

» i ' kid out, on corner, bast suburb; 6-roomed Bungalow, almost new: small de-posit. Easy terms. The land alone willsoon be worth the money. - Car stops atgate. £7OO. Staling 1 and Company , Ltd.,opp. Gloucester St. Bridge. 6201i?j£—REDUCED Price, Buys Lease, 13

j dtTtO Acres, 5 year to run, outbuildings,I ground rent £2 annually. Sprat1 and Best,

62L Colombo St.

BAKER BROS.,HOUSE SALESMEN.

Sacred Concert, To-morrow .(Sun-i v>J" dav) by Festival N.Z. Music Choir and

Full Orchestra. 126ArOUTHS for Factory work, also Apprcn-I X tiees to Shjet Metal Work, good wages;and -AporcMilicis to Plumbing Trade. Taylor

j and Oakley, St. fil'jO_

I "^^""".RKWABD.—Lost, Talking Poll Parrot,c&O wbo cries out: "Wright's, Sydenham,is the place to buy your Christinas Hamsaud Small-gods." " Wright. 418, ColomboBd., Sydenham. 6!77_

(NEAR Offer) Buys 3-roomcd House,dWi/O ' over i-acro fruit trees; 19 mile": fromChrist church; must sell. Spiatt and Best,C2l. Colombo St. 6031

■ *jVJ Lei, Heatheotc Valley, Station ltd-,i- Holism 5 rooms, lis week. Public

I Trust, Jit). St_.i "rd Jf.iiuary. in Lichfield Street,

-L a 5-roomf-ii House, all conveniences.Sicderale rent to a good tenant. K.G.,"Star.'' 6192 _

TO J.c'.. Comloruible Cot'age 3 rooms. 4;>u,St Asr.ph Sv, Li,.wood Public Trust.

96, Gloucester St."

BAKER BROS.,"'HOUSE SALESMEN.

MOTOR-CARS. MOTOR-CARS.MOTOR-CARS.

GET Our Big, Free Catalogue, just i«sucd.N.Z. Motor Exchange, 59, Manchester

Late Advertisements.GRAND Sacred Concert, Domain Gmx&eMt'To-morrow (Sunday), et 3 p.m.

OYEZ! OYE_! OYEZ!lAVITT, I_A#DING AND CO,-

Telephone Na 375).LAND, ESTATE, .FINANCIAL AND GEK*

ERAL AGENTS. "

VALUERS. mSTTRANCE AGENTS, ETC.(40 Years' English and Colonial Experience).

"We have good Tenants ■waiting for 4, 5, 8and 7-roomM Houses and Large or emailFarms. ,

FOR SALE. FOrTsALE. FOE SALE,

OYEZ! THERE IS MONEY IN THIS—Ghristehuioh Suburban, near tram ,_t

section—4§ ACRES, beautiful rich landtfrontage on two chain-wide roads, fruit treesin full bearing-, would cat up into fin-building sites; i-ocie here recently sold for£125 and 1-acre for £250. Owner will taw£IOSO for his 4J. acres. Small deposit, bai«ance can remain-at 5 -per cent. Price askedis equal to £6O quarter-acre. Must sell tV'month. Call por particulars. 3&5 i

GOOD LIVING for any doniesticate-.l-_-«. woman—Cnristchurch CSty; Centrat-rBoarding-house in full swing, low .rentcharmingly situated, fully furnished, piano;,9-roomed "house -every.-modern-convenience.'Price £l5O, including all furniture, piano, orpurchaser can take furniture, at .valuation.Owner retiringr, immediate sale necessary.

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. . .... 3 70ajCQAA AND TERMS-City, CentraL-'dwOVV Modern House 6 principal rooms,bathroom, h. and o. water, t»wer connection,grand-action, every domestic office and co.£venienee, northern aspect. Owner is ■leaviu,for England, and desires very early . sa.e.hence low pric&Jsired. _______

_J-.' la _.-:AND TERMS—St Albans, .fine

&iuO position-New House, a very «u----'ry, one of the finest and De-t-

---it -finished residences extant,- 5£ttacipaTioo_w, vhich are large, every mod-

bath, leadlights, everyla grand section. Aigood residence at lo' . .

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should call on us for cards to view. a,I».

we y:\nt FOR CLIENTS WITH CASHSMALL FARMS.

PAYITT, HARDING AND CO., .IS, VICTORIA ST.,

Christchurch. .

i PPLICATIONS will bem^il^cJ1T?T- <

t?A ™m-ArRRR aoth for TWO IS.STRUC-

Ca i*rtio!«B may be obtained from fte CM-lege Office. _____

YrrTwED Domesticated Ledy-help. Ap--E. J- Robinson, l^.Dj^V

P»f, nk-" Hills_Schc£]_____: ______:

r VNTFD—For vour nest Teapot try. curV V new Japanese' line Is each, quunt de-.i™ all sizes. Ridley's, Clock -Tower..

" YoiihgGirls-as Ap-■'. nrcrrtices for Costume. Factory. H.VincenfSt Costume Mauf., 88,: LicMeKL

_ ,n--TTO~"KEOT'E-H. B. borensea canVV offer a lme: of Tent Flys, suitable motor,covers.

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"BAKER BROS., . ; t

THE HOME FII\TDERg. .7Tg\N"D Concert, To-morrow, at(jT/» ro>-FIfzGERALD AV.-Houm .4L f\ F *~\ il __.»—__,:_«.«. a _^>l_VlriT/i

MOTOR-CARS.MOTOR-CARS.

("HET Our Big, Free Catalogue, fust issued..X N.Z. Motor Exchange, 59, _Jaa cheater

por' buys Rough-caet Bungalow,- 5

-DOO rooms, every modern convenience!\\a Govern]3C/UOO room

splendid section

Jungalow 6 rooms, all con-i>"vcuiences, one acre, good cutting-up preposition: fine, healthy, dainty home; JMFord andJHndfield". ___

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6 i!i_ "'fS RAND "Sacred Concert, Domain Garden?,VT To-morrow (Sunday."fPO LetA eonve

Armaghlarge section, lis. Hooker,

6199

I 1 1\01J!IIS .uivi <""'■'» , -,. , ,

i.-cre. Fcndaiton. IC-s: substantia* 1ronm< every c-tiveiuer.ee. 1-:ou«kb w,'•80- Xw 5-roomed Pretty BunS_low

% St At- ■buns. Ms. Ma-linn and Company, Ltd.. opp.Gloucester St.. Bndge._ 6201 _

OUT IN US' "\V. Leghorn?,. Broody Hen?,O Hens v.-itli chicke_&. Apply SS.Ash-1-nMirnp St.. "Wrolsion. 6100

r ~

Thursday Night, Soldiers' Badg«ooch K&epsake from son. "Widow

"Ster." «H»Let, 5-roomed Cottage, gcod locality .

linutcs from imr.im. 10s per waeki St Albans St.. iSt. Alb«ns. 6200

~\~\r ANTED Sell, Fine \Ve2k-ena Section at'VV *

New Brigli'Oii, south end, £3s r ~~<l ydown and £1 month. 3ST.K., "Star."- r

JACKSON V. JEFFRIES.COLOURED BOXER'S GREAT

VICJJM.I (By H./E. CLEVELAND,)

When, on March 22,. 1898, Peter' Jackson, who was then "' all in," went

clown !to defeat at the gloves of ffchoftrusty young boilermaker, James J.Jeffries, who was destined to becomethe world's champion, there were thou-sands present who, remembering thebrilliant performances of the one-timegr«at coloured boxer, felt sorry at thepassing of one of the brightest orna-ments of the ring. Although .black ofskin, "Peter the Great," as he wascalled in the heyday of his prime, wasan every sens© of the word a geintle-xnan, and. easily ranked as the mostpopular negro boxer who ever attainedprominence in his profession. During

, a lengthy sojourn in London he was{feted and made much of by the titledsportsmen and others, and it has passedon record that hs naver abused hos-pitality nor caused any man to saythat he had ever acted as a blackguard.He wa» kindly, courteous and consid-erate to all with whom he came incontact, and was the very antithesis ofthe -generally accepted idea of a pro-fessional boxer,

Peter Jackson was. horn at Christian-stad, St'droix, in the West Indies, on-July 16, 1861, and was of course aBritish'subject,', although many peopleare under the en oneous impression,that he was an American negro. EarlyinJife/ he. went to Australia, and gradu-ated in the boxing schools of Sydney jand Melbourne, the methods of which,framed on those of Jem Mace, who wasprobably the most scientific boxer theworld ever possessed, sent many bril-liant knights -o'f- the gloved hand tothe . States and to Europe. The first.record of his doingsWithin the squareof ropes and posts, appears against.theyear. 1883. when he drew with JackHayes, and in a return match beat thatboxer in seven rounds. Sam Britton,Mike Dooley, and Joe Goddard, the"Barrier champion," also succumbedto his prowess with the mittens. Hisinitial effort in 1884 was a- reverse forhim, as lie was knocked out by BillyFarnan in three rounds in Melbourne.A second meeting.in the same city wasstopped by the police in the 'sixthround. Two .years elapsed before heengaged in. another fight, and thenTon Lees was- betiten in thirty roundsin Sydney. Another couple of years■went-by without addition to his en-gagements, so a trip to San Francisco Jwas decided upon. {

His-first- fight here was'with George jGodfrey, better known during his fight-ing career as "Old Chocolate," but,as the affair was between coloured men,it did noi- attvaot a large amount- ofattention. Godfrey was disposed of innineteen rounds. Big Joe M'Auliffe,the "Mission Boy" (who was defeatedby Frank P. Slavin inside a round inLondon) put up a hard battle beforeowning the superiority of the West In-dian.

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Then followed a long string ofvictories in America and Europe. JemSmith, the English champion pugilist,lost to .him on a foul in two roundsat the old Pelican Club. London, and,among others. Jack Fallon. Jack Ash-ton ; (the (i Providence Boy") and" Denver" Ed. Smith were met andbeaten.

The early part of 1891 found Peteronce/again in San Francisco, where heopened and ran a saloon on profitablelines. The advance made by Jackson

jin the boxing world was creating some

alarm lest a coloured man should layclaim to and perhaps win thei.. .■world'stitle. As Peter was the -recognisedpremier heavy-weight-of Australia, andhad defeated Jem; Smith, the Englislichampion, he had only to beat JohnL. Sullivan, the champion of America,to attain the highest'honours: the ringhas to give.

Yielding to ■ the great pressurebrought to bear upon him, Janies J.Corbett consented-to' fight Jackson toa finish for the then large purse of10,000 dollars, and the affair came offin San Francisco on May 21. 1891. Itwill be long remembered as the most

| protracted battle ever fought withgloves by heavy-weights. In all sixty-one rounds were got through, when,, asneither appeared capable of finishing,a draw was declared. '

Just at this period the CalifornianClub offered a purse of 10,000" dollarsfor a glove contest between Frank P.Slavin and Jackson, but Mr JohnFleming, the then manager of the Na-tional Sporting Club, London, cameupon the scene, with a similar bid,which ■ Slavin, who was then in Eng-land, accepted, although the Americanshad increased their offer by 2000 dol-lars. Jackson soon placed his busi-ness affairs in order, and once morejourneyed to London, where articleswere siaued without delay.

Monday night, May 30,' 1892,' was a Imemorable - one- in •the annals nf box-ing, and the aristocratic sporting club,in ..Covent Garden was packed as ithad never been before. As tor thebattle, never was such a niagnince:*'contest seen in any roped arena In the.world. Every round was fought out

on tho most stubborn lines, but,. .bitby bit, Peter gained the upper hand,and. half-way through the tenth roundSlavin was counted out. This was un-doubtedly the greatest battle of Jack-son's career.

When, the famous coloured boxerfirst went to the United States, thethen pugilistic idol of Americans, JohnL. Sullivan, the ''Boston Slogger,

' was fairly installed oil the champion- ,ship throne of that' country. The ;big Bostonian was charged with cow- jardice when he refused to fight Peter [for the championship of tho world, iSullivan was in his prime then,and Jackson was considered to be . a. jformidable antagonist. Because of the jcriticism he received, John L. Sullivan.:agreed to box, but the affair was ulti- jmat-ely called off because of the sud- iden opposition to glovo fights on the !Pacific Coast, due t0 a ring- fatality.; jSullivan, after that, refused point \

1 blank ■ to make another match under;any conditions, and thereby created a ;

i lasting impression that he was .afraid ito try conclusions with the -Australian,champion.

It was not until Peter, with his con- |

stitutioii nearly wrecked by inroads |made into it by high living, took his jsecond defeat, the story of which I am jabout to relate. !

James J. Jeffries, who eventually be- jcame the champion boxer of the world,was fourteen years younger than Jack- ison when they fought their one-sided jbattle, and was furthermore in posses- jsion of a constipation sound as a bell, iHe was born at Carroll, in the Stateof Ohio, on April 15, 1875. His father,was an extensive agriculturist, ' butquitted the tilling of the land for thenulpit when he reached sixty years ofagi.. The family eventually removed io iLos Angeles, in California, where young jJeffries followed the robust calling of abcilermaker, and much against thowishes of his worthy father graduatedas a professional boxer in 1596. Hqmade a promising debut by stoppingDan Long, another big fellow, in thesecond round, and polished off T. VanBuskirk and Henry Baker in goodstyle. G'us Eochlin, however, was apugilist of a quite different class, butthe verdict of a draw at the end oftwenty sessions was considered quite*a feather in the boilermaker's cap.,Joe Choynski, if ..rather advanced inthe veteran stage, towards the end of <1897,.was reckoned good enough to call. '

' a halt to any young and ambitious big1 'un who did not possess most of the

' qualifications of a champiqii. The pairL met over a ...score of: rounds :'iu San.

Francisco, and although Jeffries had' the 1 old ! un '•'spinning" in the late

stages, .another draw was rendered.' Joe Goddard, " the Barrier Champion•"'

of Australia, was the next experiencedp'agilist to go.--up against the now rap-.idly rising pugilist from Ohio. Theywere only billed for a four-round bouttat Los Angeles, but Jeffries carried thofighting to the game old Australian oilthrough," and was entitled to the winwith which he was credited.'lt was his contest with Peter Jack-

son that brought Jim Jeffries into pro-minence down and out."as .the WestIndian was at'the'time. The men whohad drawn with or been defeated bythe young giant from Carroll, were)quite different propositions to the one-time wonderful Peter, according to re-cord books, and there were very manygood judges of the game, especially inthe Eastern States, who considered thematch a badly made one.

Jeffries and Jackson fought in Wood-wards Pavilion in the Western 'City on,as already stated, March 22, iB9S.".Thebuilding, an ininionsp one, was crowdedto the doors,' and fully 8000 people werepresent as the men took the middle ofthe ring and shook hands.

Jackson, wh-i weighed list 41b; hadtrained hard- for the battle and cer-tainly looked in fit condition, to carrythrough the task he had' undertaken.Jeffries weighed fully a. stone heavier,

, and on account of his youth and fresh-ness was installed a 2 to 1 on 'favourite'in some very big betting.

Jeffries, who was the first to enterthe ring, climbed through the ropesat nine o'clock, and was attended byBilly Delaney. De Witt Vancourt and"Spider" Kelly. Jackson, with YoungMitchell, Patsy Corrigan and VincentWhite as his seconds, was soon afterhim.

As the combatants left their corners! for the start of the'battle' they, crept

j cautioUsly towards each other, and asthey got within striking distance Jack-

i son led off with the kft, but missed.j Jeffries tried his left with no betterresult. The Yankee swung his left for

J the head again, but did not land, as] Peter cleverly ducked- They then got

j together and.exchanged punches, chlef-I ly on the body. Jackson made goodI with a couple of hard left-handers on{the eye, and Jeffries, in leading for

j the "stomach, fell short. Before the| white man could recover himself Peter,i nailed him on the eve again with ai stiff left jab.

_j _ Jim -was rather mad at these atten-tions, and got a bit. of bis own back j

| when he reached Peter's jaw with a j[ telling right-hander. The West Indian j[ carried both gloves to_ the. face, and, jmissing the return, paid another visit jto Jeff's eye with his left, and, duck- J

' ing'.under "a right swing, sent a. goodpunch to the body. Peter scored witha couple more lefts before the pair- gotinto a clinch. Upon breaking away,Jeffries tried to rush his-rival againstthe ropes, but the dusky fighter, inquite his old-time style, jnbbed the leftto the. American's eye: thrice in rapid jsuccession. Jeff's head went back jevery time, and he took a few secondsto cautiously survey his man beforeessaying another of his bull-like_ rushes.Along he came and landed his rightto the stomach with all his power.This had the effect of slowing up thecoloured man, who missed a eouplo ofgood openings just prior to the gong jsignalling the' first interval. j

A LEFT THAT FAILED. (

Jeffries was the first- to make playin the second session, although, his left-to the body failed to materialise- Jack-son jabbed him twice on the face, andducked the return. Jeff forced a rallyin the middle" of the ring and for thespace of half a minute both were at ithammer and tongs. Little or no attempt' '.was made at guarding, as each was toointent upon handing out punches to theother to give attention to stalling.This mode of fighting favoured the i

• younger and heavier man, who stood\ the racket of the half-arm work •better. than the nearly ":all-in" ; Peterv who;

broke-grefund.in .order, to shake himselffree of the hard-hitting American. Atlong range Jackson showed to greateradvantage, as his left • visited theother's features with piston rod-likeregularity and, caused some, change in;the symmetry of Jim's features'. In ;another yardajuu-to-yardarm' _mix-up •Jeffries paid back a lot of owhigs, andthe West Indian was glad to .breakground and resort to outfighting-again.

After Jeff, had sent a stiff left tothe face, Peter .came bock with a lefthogk to the jaw. He ducked the coun-ter, and again planted his left twice)on the jaw. Jeffries missed with a.swinging right, and before he couldrecover himself Jackson nailed himwith his left on the chin and followedup the punch with a right-hander un-der the heart.

From now on it was plain that theWest Indian had shot his bolt'and couldmake no effective headway against hisyounger, stronger and heavier oppon-ent, who sent him to his kneefe; for sixseconds from a swinging left to the jaw.Peter was now in bad shape, and itwas not long before he was on hisback from a similar blow. The gongprobably saved him from a full count.The third round did' not go its. fullcotnse. As soon as they reached thecentre Jeff- carried his left to the jawand right to the body. Jackson showedunmistakable signs of collapse, and De-hmey called upon his man.to crowd allin and finish the, affair offhand. /

Jeffries acted up to instructions, andrained blow after blow on the oncegreat boxer, who was beaten helplessto the ropes. The American drew backand made a rush as if to put an eiklto the contest with a right-hand swing-to the jaw, but just as he was timing,the blow a, police captain present jump-ed into the ring and got between the,men, thus s-aving the vanquished fighterfrom a knock-out. Jackson's seconds,climbed through the ropes and, gettinghold of Peter's arms, led him to hiscorner, while the referee, amid thun-dering cheers, declared Jeffries the win-ner.

Jackson was a ghost of his former;self, and furnished another example of;the old ring adage that ''Youth willhe served." He had ignored Nature'smandate and paid the penalty. Youthand strength did for Jeffries what sci-ence could not do for the once peerlesscoloured boxer, and won him the battle.

! Peter made one more attempt to i| "corns back," although he must haveknown that his ring days were past-long ago. He was beaten by an almostunheard-of boxer. Jefford by name, inthree rounds ou August 23, 1899, atSan Francisco. After this he returnedto Australia, too late, however," to staythe ravages of consumption, and liepassed away in a- Victoria, sanatoriumon August 8, 1001. respected by sports-men all over the world.

Many interesting stories of battles-fought by James J. Jeffries remain to jbo written. I

A NEW ZEALANDLANDY.SOUTH AFRICA AND THE OLD

001TBY,[From Our Correspos-ojejpt.]

LONDON, November t:"Could you spare a moment," said

tho South African lady to a New Zea-land lady, each of whom were person-ally con.d'acting boys of their own over-seas dominions round the town and thesights of London. . ■':':■'.'"•''■. "But, certainly," said t)ie New Zea-land lady. "What is it?" . •'".:'.'

" This South African boy would liketo speak to you."

It was one more of those strange.;meetings that this great war has engi-neered.'The South African-boy was anative' of Basu'toland, one 'of the. fewof the white race .born .there, and theNew Zealand lady was Miss A. M- deTin, of Auckland. Miss de Yin,' nowin London, has spent most of the last'decade in South Africa, arid had after-wards ; visited Basutoland—one -of thenative kingdoms where iio'" white peopleare admitted, save only a /small adminis-trative staff and a few specially licensedtraders—where Mr R. Midgelly (knownin Auckland) has a tine place nearMaseru, the Bnsuto capital.

■ This boy Vr.s one of "the friends Missdo Vin had made in that little-known(to Europeans) part of. the' Union of■South. Africa. : He recognised her asshe was busy on her task ■of love, tell-ing New Zealand boys ajl about every-thing in wonderful old London.. It was a meeting for those two. They

last met in the shadow of the famous'Three—-the World, the Flesh and theDevi!—-the trio of mountains in the leeof which lies Maseru, and from tho topof which can be seen that mountain \fastness from which old Moshesh, the Ionly chief who defied the conquering jZulu King, Tchara, so cunningly with-stood the Boers.

Miss de Yin went to South Africatowards the end of the Boer war asone of twenty New Zealand teacherswho-went to help in the concentrationcamps. Miss de Yin has since, exceptwhen a long enough vacation enabled !her to take d run home to New Zea- jland, been in the teaching profession in jtins Transvaal. I

Miss de Yin has a fund of pictutagQue•and even dangerous experiences to , "";-■upon concerning her Scath Africanlife. In Johannesburg, '' where alwaysthe unexpected happens." she wentthrough the dreadful strike and martialtragic episodes when the military firedlaw period, and saw some of its moston the strikers in the streets. She haswandered as far north as that wonder-ful fall--in the Rhodesian heart of Af-rica on the Zambesi- Of the nearer andtragic rebellion m which Beyers, I>e-lakey and de Wet. were the movingspirits it is too early to speak.

Recently she resigned front her postin Marfan--.School, in the west-j?n.d ofJohannesburg, and came to Englandfor a holiday.

Miss de Vin had an interesting jour-ney to England hy the Mishina Maru,of the Japanese Imperial life, which nowjourneys via. the Cape instead of theSuez Canal. She was most pleased withthe boat.- The crew, from the captainand officers to seamen, are polite au,dgenial. "■ The : appointments of the,cabins and the food are both .of thebest- These Japanese liners take thejß&kar post of call, and on her voyagenear England they had an exciting run•jp the Channel, of which Miss do Viusays : " It is then one fully realises whatoiir: 'Navy; is. doing, and also one feelsto the 'uttermost how fine it. is to be aBriton.'-' ;■..;;

Since her' arrival Miss • de Vin has.,

been,staying.with friends at Tunbridge-Wells and Hastings, and Torquay. Sincecoming tq London she has found greatple&sure'-in showing the boys in hos-pital blue softie of the sights of London,and although glad to be returning oncemore to Maoriland this by thei nowfavourite "Panama route—is enjoyingevery bit of her visit to the Old Coun-try.

PRESENTED TO NEW ZEALANDGOVERNMENT.

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[FjIOM OrR COERKSPO>i)EXT.]. LONDON, November 7.

A picture of the landing at Anzic.by the wellriinqwii artist, "Mr -FrankDickson, of the Royal Society of Brit-ish Artists, is a centre -of attention allday to crowds of khaki and civilian on-lookers. ■..■■ It is on show in the windowof the High Commissioner;s Office, 413.-Strand,.' The picture, has been present-ed to the 'Xeft- Zealand .Government byMrs H. G. Black, the.widow of Cap-;tain Black, who died in the Gallipolicampaign. The picture is almost bru-tally, realistic in its men dead and

dying" in the foreground, and the horridheights overhjanging- the jjarrow beach -

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1916.

RELIGION AND ATROCITIES.this sentence appeared: "There may bo.items in the Turk's education which'.'depress a true Christian, but he has a

.v loose and careless way of dying." Itwould thus bo interesting to trace the"effect that Islamism has had upon the

■ ' education and history of tho Turk. Thohistory of the Ottoman Empire, at leastso far as it touches the Balkan Penin-sula, is confessedly a barren record. Ittwis by military conquests that the Ot-

■ tomans secured a European foothold,;ind it- was thus that the Empire reach-

's ,'.ed such splendid dimensions in the six-X teenth century. But in time success-',

, disarmed them. Like the Median and,7 -Persian empires of old, the dominions*}■ ■. of the Sublime Porte began to crumblev'-"'-- "away, so that there seems every likeli-

that the intruding Turk—for so,~he has always been regarded by West-

-7 si-fern peoples—will very soon be driven.'; -rfceross the Bosphorus to the Asiatic

"•' ' whence he came. Destitute"I'flf all comprehension of unity, freedom7aftcl equality, he has shown himself in-3.capable of coping with the huge task•apon which in the fifteenth century he

"..thoughtlessly embarked. Ho came with."-' • *'k6 &&> °f Islamism, and when

7sbjs was rejected he had nothing.else,to offer. His highest merits, namely,

: .."iu* valour and religious fervour, havethe instruments of his undoing,

;• "for his inevitable and persistent appeal■■' ;.io the sword whenever his will was

.-ljuestioned created an insurmountablebarrier to all friendly intercourse be-

\ 7tween himself and the conquered races,7' the very excess of his fanaticism-" ' /.compelled him to treat the ChristiansV- '-" «nd indeed all save his brother Mussul-... , 'inans as inferior beings, who in refusing;-.'. "; "the Koran had laid themselves open to\'.', r.i|yery condemnation and contempt.■£. the dark pages of Turkish{'". .'"history there is scarcely a redeemingif* -

' "feature to favour toleration of the dis-■s:' "", turbing scourge of Moslem misgovern-ed - inent. The Turk is entirely unfitted by;7- Jjis natural habits and by his religion:'■."■' for the post of governor or administra-•V; '■■' tor; .he is a born soldier—and nothing*i • >'|nore.

2''- "Turkish misrulo is ono long hideous[. of atrocities perpetrated upon; ;" ~.?fche Christian and subject races in the■7 Empire; yet the Turk is in-

, by the Koran, in sura 47, which'•\ '/,f§ads: " When ye meet those who mis-:;.,,believe, then strike off heads until ye

~3! Have massacred them. ... And tho'se

_Y,7 7fs° are slain in the cause of Allah,' ;

" their work shall not go wrong." No7 ■ 'einall wonder, then, that, at once buoy-'

'.7;. eii. up and bound down by a religion; -,-•. Spicing such barbaric sentiments as.;; Vtjwse, the Turk has vilely oppressed hisv neighbours—Armenians, Serbs

.'-,-,' ritaiid Jews alike—:but rather be it a

.':/. jsouroe of surprise that he has not em--- tijely extennm,ated these "faithlesst-i ---'dogs" whom he is bidden to slay. As■T *'a .-soldier the Turk has splendid stoical; \ _' courage, making him absolutely fearless• '7-' in assault and calm and resigned under7S- .' attack or siege; yet this very stoicism

' as faulty in that it has bred in theKfPurk a. fiendish cruelty to subjected

■ ' s peoples. Not his the grand stoicism of" \l the- ancient Greek, who was trained to

' ! -endure hardsliip and silently to suffer■7 agonies of physical pain; but*'*'

"; rather a sublime indifference to the,'.

* of his own efforts, whether for;.'■- i.:E°°d or evil. Mohammed taught: "Let7 -the champions of the faith of Islam

'£ • neither argue nor discuss, but slay alli,7! "who refuse to obey the law or pay'f/j ' tribute. "Whoever fights for Islam,-"';"' - 'whether he fall or conquer, will surelyi " the reward. The sword is the

.; tey to Heaven." Inspired by this di-'

v 'tine call to arms, the Turk can commit?. , yxh& mo,it amazingly diabolical acts of'• ' wanton cruelty to defenceless foes,7 ' r though he can also sit down calmly to'■'

', smoke his eternal, cigarette under a haily\ of bullets or ride madly at the enemy

in tho worst of all forlorn hopes, secure~\ •- '.iv. the glorious certainty of the Koran's

.third sura: "No soul dieth but by the■ ' of Allah, written down for

„.th© time appointed. 31

' ■' The faith of Islam, as defined by the■prophet Mohammed over thirteen hun-

'. ■ " jdred years ago, was a wise and neces-code for the nomadic peoples of the

I&mes, when a man's riches were num-bered by his herds of cattle and h-isbattalions of sons. Mohammed revealed

; the will of Allah as to the checking of!, ' '-'the natural excesses rampant in thosef('„- patriarchal times, and to the ordering

.- of men's lives and the presenr ation of•\ . health; but, unfortunately, these

:i*8-me revelations of the divine will con-tain no loophole for progress through

■the ages, and in consequence the Turk■ of the twentieth century is still govern-ed in thought and deed by that code

.Jof the sei'enth century which effectuallyJbars all progress. towards civilisation.JTBe Turk is then unfitted by his re-ligion to have dominion over Christian

- jpleople; but, worse even still, he is byHa'religious resignation and submission■to the will of Allah—who will doubtless

, (provide all in his own good time, and(without effort on the part of the in-dividual—unfitted to govern at all..Turkish diplomacy justly implies in-| decision, vacillation and procrastina-' iion—in a word, hypocrisy. The Turk•is no longer to be tolerated in Europe.''Ho is fierce, unreliable, worthless, un-civilised, fanatical, unfitted to governeither his own co-religionists or those'.unfortunate subject races who professa faith compatible with modern civilisa-tion. He is, by reason of his intoler-ance, a danger to the whole civilisedworld, and having now come into con-flict with the Allies, at the conclusionof hostilities must be banished from theshores of Europe to those of Asia—-there to live in disorder, unadminister-cd, to cherish his bloodthirsty, uncom-promising spirit. Only a few days agowe were told by the Russian PrimeMinister that an agreement had been'arrived at that at the conclusion of"the wai* Constantinople, the capital ofth© Moslem world, will pass into thopossession of our Ally, Russia, the pos-sessor undertaking that the sea routejshall he open to tho ve&sels of friendly

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the citadel of Moslemisni, Mr Glad-stone's ardent desire that the "Un-speakable Turk" should he banishedfrom the soil of Europe, "hag andbaggage," will be realised. The devoutivish of all outside the ranks of thefollowers of the prophet will bo " let itb» soon."

THE SPIRIT OF INDIA.One of the many disappointments the

Teutons have suffered in the war is thefailure of the people of India to risein revolt, and join forces with the ene-mies of Britain. There was an impres-sion in Berlin, created by those whomistook the talk of an insignificantbody of malcontents for the nationalvoice, that India was only waiting afavourable moment to throw off theBritish "yoke" and that the begin-ning of the war would be the signal fora '57 Mutiny on a greater scale. Theworld knows how those ill-based hopo3have been falsified. India's fidelity toBritain and her generous support withmen and money are the most splendidtestimony in rebuttal of the enemy de-claration that she was ready for revolt.Except for very minor troubles, whichwere obviously due to German propa-ganda and German bribes, the Indiannation, of all sects and tribes, has ex-hibited a loyalty and a unity in the dayof ti-ial that form a perfect vindicationof British methods of government. Or-ganised revolt would have been success-ful when Britain was so fully occupiedwith tho war in Europe, but the peopleof India, high and low, as a body donot dream of revolt. They have cometo realise something of what the re- 1placement of the existing rule by sucha Power as Germany would mean thenational aspirations of the New Inda'a,and they have long since realised thatIndia would relapse into a condition ofwar and industrial ruin but for theguiding and controlling hand of Bri-tain.

Something of this sentiment wasvoiced recently a-t Benares by one oithe great native princes of India, theMaharaja Scindia of Gwalior, ina speechread at the first court held under theauspices of the newly constituted HinduUniversity. The Maharaja, discussingeducational problems in relation to theBritish rule, expressed his thankfulnessfor the decision, many years ago, thatthe general means for imparting edu-cation in India should be English ratherthan the Indian languages. This de-cision placed within the reach of theIndian peoples "the untold blessingsof Western research and literature,"and the people of India should be sin-cerely grateful for that opportunity.The chief of Gwalior commented uponthis desire of Britain to educate Hinduand Mohammedan as the best earnestof the sincerity and unselfishness of herrule. "Those who can reflect a littleand penetrate below the surface willhave no difficulty," he "inrealising and appreciating the trueaims of the British people in governingIndia. It passes.my comprehension howany person with a right to be heardcan say that the policy of the BritishGovernment is to divide and rule, andto keep India in a state of perpetualdependence. History abounds in caseswhere the desire of a dominant classhas been to keep the others in a stateof perpetual tutelage; the measure*they adopted were not directed towardsrestricting wealth or power, but to en-slaving the intellect. The reason is ob-vious. It is the emancipation of the in-tellect that is the basis of every otheremancipation—moral, social, economicand political." The Maharaja's conclu-sion was that Britain having shown byher reforms in India her sincereregardfor the people and her desh-e to uplift?and educate, India would show soundwisdom in continuing loyally to standby the terms of her union with thenation to whom she owed so much.

NEW ZEALAND CONTRALTO.MISS THELMA PETERSEN.

[FjtOH Qv*. CoSRESrONMiNT.]LONDON, November 7.

There v no doubt but Miss ThelmaPetersen, the New Zealand contralto,has made her impression in the mostdifficult artistic world to conquer—London.

The London ''Daily Telegraph"critic, writing of the Chappel "balladcencert, said:—"Nothing was morestriking or more significant- at theChappell ballad concert at the Queen'sHall than the comparatively seriousmature of the first part of the pro-gramme. Time was when the audiencesat their concerts expected ballads andnothing else. But now a highea* stan-dard has been sett up, and so in thisparticular scheme were found suchthings as Santuzza's Aria, Gounod,0 ma lyre Immortelle and, more won-derful still, Grecharainov's very sombresong, " The Dreary Steppe. . . . Thethird, sung by Miss Thelma Petersen,enabled her to prove herself of uncom-mon penetration and promise."

Miss Petersen, too, in obtaining aplace among artists engaged for the"Proms" at the Queen's Hall, hasachieved—no pun meant—her hallmark. The "Musical World " says ofher appearance at one of the promenadeconcerts: "Miss Thelma Petersen, thepossessor of a contralto voice rich inquality, gave a charming performanceof Verdi's aria, '0 don fatale* {'DonCarlos ')> and the expression the artisteput into her work was far above the*average. She also gave a sympatheticrendering of Teresa del Riego's ' Sink,RedSuu.'"'

OTHER MEN'S MINDS.Fear has many eyes.—Cervantes.The most contemptible are generally

the most contemptuous.—Fielding.So hut thou strive, thou soon shalt

seo Defeat itself is Victory.—-A. H-Clough.I do not like prigs, and of all prigs

in tho world the worst is the ecclesias-tical prig.—Bishop of Chichester.

The greatest happiness which we canfeel in tins lifo is that of comfortingothers.—Mdrue. de Genlis.

A narrow mind will not admire, nei-ther will a conceited one.—MadameGasparin.

Tho man who delights in home willtako a pleasure in making that homecomfortable and beautiful.—James Ed-meston.

Falsehood is never so successful aswhen she baits her hook with truth;and no opinions so fatally mislead usas those that are not wholly wrong.—Colten.

The lessons of the war have broughthome to us the unwisdom of a toocomplete dependence on outside re-sources for the necessaries of life.—MrG. H. Roberts, M-P.

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It is so difficult to write and tell awoman that you no longer love her,when you have said for two years thatyou only love her and will never change-—Lucas Cleeve.

The tasto for Dickens will never dieout, simply because Dickens was a manas well as a writer, and what ho didfor the suffering poor no one will everreally know.—Percy Fitzgerald.

After the war we shall find ourselvesfaced with clangers in 'the arts of peaceof a. character resembling those in themilitary arts we have had to face inthis war.—Viscount Haldane.

On the whole, the burden of taxationis a very, light one on all classes, con-sidering all the circumstances, andcompared with the burden involved onthis country during the Napoleonicwars.—Sir George Paish.

The Englishman who strikes at Eng-lish efficiency, let him be a crank or leihim be a renegade, is a worse foe toEngland than any German fighting usin Flanders or making 17-in guns atEssen.—H. do Vero Stacpoole.

There is only one way to increase thenumber of people on the land after thofirst settlement, and that is by an al-teration in our system of education,which is producing petty clerks ratherthan workers.—Mr Christopher Tumor.

However much one may admire theman who from deep religions motivesobjects to combatant service, one can-not help thinking that tho man whoshields himself behind a spurious con-science is not a patriotic citizen.—MrJ.-Tennant, M.P.If woman desires, or is forced, to

descend from her pedestal and vie withman, she must be willing to observe therules of the exhausting conflict.Womanly woman has no cause to com-plain of the decline of gallantry.—Des-mond F. T- Coke.

If we are prepared to pay taxes, ifwe are prepared to send our men tofight, if we are prepared to standshoulder to shoulder -with,you, then weought, in proportion to that service, tohave a voice in the deliberations onthe affairs of the nation.—Sir ThomasMackenzie, High Commissioner for NewZealand.

The Universities and Public Schoolsplace so high a premium on classicals'iSidies that ability it attracted awayfrom science. With no regular re-munerative outlet for science, few takeit up, and workers find little oppor-tunity in industry.—Professor H. E.Armstrong.It is often a subject of controversy

whether a boy should have a- classicalor a scientific education, but I am in-clined to say that in the case of youngboys, at least, it does not matter muchwhich branch of instruction is given;the result, as far as ninety per centof the bovs are concerned, is negli-gible. What really matters, is thecharacter of the teacher.—Mr W. M.Hughes.

If we can carry that great brother-hood of the trenches into the years ofpeace, and make it clearigr and a. betterand a juster England, where class ihatred will abate because class selfish-ness has gone, with the grace of Godthis war may yet rank as one of thehappiest events in our history.—MrJohn Buchan, I

It is scarcely possible to devote too jmuch attention to the improvement of jthe social amenities of village life. I jbelieve young men and women leave <the country not so much for higherwages as for amusement. Though Imay shock many of my friends, I be-lieve the introduction of the kinemainto the villages has been an excellent*social improvement.—Earl of Selborne.

The war has shown that in regard tosome essential industries we were de-pendent on the enemy. This mustnever happen again. But let us not)degrade the great cause of humanliberty for which wo are fighting bymaking the war appear like a Avar fortrade. Left not the tables of exchangebe brought into the Temple.—Mr LloydGeorge.If fffc is essential to take men's lives

in defence of their country, the countrymust be responsible for those who areleft behind. That is the real solutionof the married man question. But fris noticeable that the same people whoare so anxious now for an extensionof conscription of lives are very re-luctant to deal with conscription ofwealth.—Mr J. H. Thomas, M.P.I am one of those who have always—-

longf before _ the war—been for all menplaying their part, whether married orsingle, in defence of their country. Ihave not deviated from that for oneminute, and, although I have done allI possibly could to make the voluntarysystem a success, I have always felt,and always shall feel, that it is theduty of every man to do somethingfor his country.—Earl of Derby.

But we shall be prudent not hastilyto assume that this war, however ter-rible, however destructive of life andof wealth, is necessarily at the sametime destructive of constitutions, or ofsystems, which have stood the test ofgenerations of experience. Policieswhich were unsound in a pre-war pastdo not necessarily become sounder ina post-war future.—Mr Lewis Har-court.

Much as we would like to keep Ger-many depressed, the total industrialdepression of Germany in the futurewould mean impoverishment for othercountries of the world. It we keep Ger-many down it will mean that Germanywill"do less trade with neutrals, thatneurals will he poorer and less able totrade, with us. Peace should not hodiscussed which does not mean a .smash-ing and decisive defeat of Germany, butI urge you to pause before decidingto have no further commercial relationswith that eountry.—Right Hon JohnRobertson, M.P.

I think it would be a great mistaketu impose such a moderate war in-demnity upon Germany and Austria asthey would be able to pay off in thecourse of a certain number of years.The effect of this would be to give animmense stimulus :to the productivecapacity of those countries, aiid to en-courage the development of theirtrade. On the other hand, it would hea profound mistake to permit Germanyto escape the penalty of her crimeagainst! Europe by not imposing anywar Indemnity. I suggest that theGerman merchant fleet should be ap-plied firstfc in making good the losseswhich each martime Power—belligerentor neutral—has suffered Through Ger-man submarines and mines, and that anannual tributo should, bo levied uponGermany for a number of years whichshould be & first charge upon Exciseand OustoßiswJ&tr Edga.v Craioiaond,

ASQUITH AND GLADSTONE.

THE TWO GREAT LIBERALS.k STATESMAN'S COMPARISON.

Few men of to-day are in a position adequately to institute a com-parison between Gladstone and Asquith. The great Liberal leader ofthe past and the man at present h olding the reins of office are appar-ently so far apart in point of Anew of time that they seem to belongto different ages. And Mr Glad stone only died in 1898. The warhas indeed created a sharp of cleavage "between the immediatepast and the present. Such a comparison lias been made by thatveteran parliamentarian, Mr T. P. O'Connor- Wo quote his article,which-originally appeared in "Reynold's Weekly," herewith. Thegenial Tay Pay is in his best mood.

As I look on Mr Asquith, I often re-call the figure of Mr Gladstone; therecould not be two figures more unlike.Mr Gladstone was not only volcanicin temperament, but was volcanic inlook, in physique, and volcanic evenwhen he seemed to be in repose. Ican still see him as he used to enterthe House, just a few minutes beforehis questions were reached on the orderpaper, after tlio long walk winch hetook every day, breathless, with hisgreat black eyes almost wild in expres-sion and his thin and scattered hairlooking as if it had been touched byevery wind of heaven. His look uponthe House of Commons appeared almostlike glare, and as he sat down hisbreast heaved; at once you felt therehad como to the Treasury Bench agreat new force which left nothing atre Si>_not the House, not the business,not his colleagues, not even the hum-blest member of the Gladstonenever see'med to remain still for a mo-ment; he spoke to his colleagues inces-

santly, and when he spoke it was withvivid and frequent gesture. He seem-ed to want to do not only his own busi-ness, but the business of every otherman. At question time he was almostconstantly on his legs, and his answersalways elicited other questions, for hewas oonious and sometimes involved in

his replies. Tie smallest member oftho House could always attract his at-tention bv even a casual reference u>some of the multitudinous utterancesin his long political career, and atonce the old man was ready with aninterruption- which, even when it pre-tended to be a whisper, resounded like

a belfry hell through the House of Com-mons. Except, indeed, when he re-turned to House after dinner, and satfor the most time alone with his eyesclosed and apparently in slumber, He

never could be said to be at rest.LITE LIFE TO THE FULLEST.I have often seen Mr Gladstone, even

in the division lobby, raising his handsto heaven with, as much vehemence asif he were addressing an impassionedaudience in the House of Commons oron the. platform. The vitality of theman, indeed, seemed perfectly inex-haustible. Sometimes I met him atdinner during a sitting of the House;even then he was not a moment at}rest. It is a mistake to suppose that)

he was not a good listener;' he couldlisten vory well; but everybody, ofcourse, preferred to hear him talk, andif he had the proper kind of audiencehe talked right through the dinner,usually, however, avoiding the subjectswhich at that particular moment werepressing most on Ws attention in theHouse of Commons. If ever there wasa being in human history who livedevery second of his life to tho very ful-lest, it was Gladstone.

A DISTURBING LEADER.Of course, a man so exuberant was

at. once the greatest and the most dis-turbing leader the House of Commonscould have. A personality so vivid, sodominating, and so restless absolutelycommanded the whole place. The factthat his face was the window of iiis)soul, which reflected every mood of hismind—and, indeed, every mood of theHouse—as faithfully as a mirror, aswell as the striking beauty of his factsand his figure, made him always a sortof blazing electric lamp which dimmedevery other personality round him. Sit-ting on the Irish benches exactly op-posite him for years, I never couldtake rav eves off his face for any lengthof time'. One might say without exag-geration that if a stranger in one of thegalleries of the House of Commons weredeaf, and only fastened his eyes on MrGladstone's face, he would have a fairidea of everything that was going on.Disraeli had the same power of attract-ing evory eye to him; but from a verydifferent reason. He would sit on theTreasury bench, with his pallid, yellowface, his strongly marked Jewish fea-tures, his hair black and curly—and inringlets in his early days—thin anddyed in his later, with a look o(j SmApassiveness that made him resemblethe Spbynx. There was never a changeof expression lipon the face; whetherhe was angry or pleased or amused, theface remained always the same. Thefigure, indeed, was so immovable thatit was almost with a gasp you saw himoccasionally crossing one leg over theother. With his disappearance fromthe House of Commons. howeveT, Glad-stone reigned alone as the central figureof attraction, and so remained to theend of his parliamentary career.

THE G.O.M.'S DEFECTS.Having spoken of the great gifts of

Gladstone as a leader, I must referto the detects. He spoke far too much;he spoke far too long; instead of cur-tailing lie prolonged proceedings; in-stead of assuaging he excited passions;and though he carried a number of in-tensely contentions and gigantic mea-sures, I dare say the records wouldshow that he got through less businessthan a less restless and a less eloqueutman. Sir Charles Dilke, who was aperfect master of the art of answeringquestions briefly and' cryptically, as

Under-Secretary of Foreign Affairs,used to fret constantly under thelengthy answers which Mr Gladstone in-sisted in making himself with regardto foreign affairs, and I am sure feltin his heart very often that his greatleader put his foot in it.ASQUITH'S IRON CONSTITUTION.

Coming to Mr Asquith, he has noneof tho special gifts of Mr Gladstone—

either physically or intellectually. Phys-ically he is a man of middle height;though he has a fine, well chiselled faceand the broad forehead that, usuallygoes with great intelligence, he is notphysically a striking figure. Yet hisphysique is remarkable. He has a. con-stitution of iron. After ten minutes'read in his. bed at night he can sleephis regular eight hours, even in themost critical times; never seems tired;never seems excited, just goes phleg-matically on. Tho only thing thatseems to disturb 'him is hisown Cabinet, when he is apt to lookworried and nervous. But even to this

of! things ho seems to have gotused since the creation of tho CoalitionCabinet. He is not a man who seemsto love speaking for -speaking's sake;words do not come from his lips in iagreat torrent as in the case of MrGladstone; he never seems anxious totake the answering of questions orother work, out of the hands of his sub-ordinates.

THE DEADLY SOFT VOICE.He is deadliest, however, when he is

most quiet in manner and softest invoice. It is on such occasioiTs__.th.at yousee crumble and disappear before himthe craters of difficulty which his op-ponents have raised and fortifiedagainst him; he sits down after theselittle speeches—rarely more thantwenty to thirty minutes in length-—andat once the whole scene has disappearedas completely as the German trenchesbefore our present bombardment, andyou wake up to find that this quietly de-livered, terse little speech has trans-formed the situation and blown lip thecrisis.

In this respect he is, perhaps, thegreatest leader in modern time 3 thntthe House of Commons has seen. Inprivate he haß the same extraordinarypower of summing up and saving thesituation. He listens until those whowant to speak have delivered theirsouls, and Jhen in a few sentences hegets to the very kernel of the question;sume up, as if he were a judge, thepros and cons, with the perfect baitvneeof them both, and then reaches his con-clusion. It may be, perhaps, this ex-traordinary equability of temper andof mind that subjects him to criticismas a man of action. A mind so wellbalanced is supposed not to have thepower of rapfd thought and of promptand resolute action. But we want tosee the recordst before we can quite de-cide this question.STERN SIMPLICITY IN SPEECH.And yet, daring as it may seem, Iregard him in many respects as a more

effective leader of the House of Com-mons than even Gladstone was. Thisis mainly due to an incomparable powerof a certain style of speech. I haveheard that Mr Balfour says that neversince the days of Demosthenes wasthere a speaker who had such an un-erring power of using exactly the rightword, and, I may add,, of saying lieright thing. He is no more like Glad-stone in speech than Cicero was likeDemosthenes. It may bG partly hisdevotion to the Greek classics, but prob-ably it is more largely because or hisown natural tendencies and gifts thatthe style of Mr Asanith is in the sternand chaste simplicity of a Greekspeaker or of a French classics. Nowand then he. does use a rotund and re-sounding phrase, but as a rule hiswords are as simple as those of Addi-son or Goldsmith, or other great mas-ters of pure and simple English prose-You take time to discover the splendidart that conceals the art so consum-mately. He seems to be using the lan-guage of everyday life, tho short andsimple words and the blunt and un-adorned phrase. It is only when hesits down that you realise that hehas put his rase with such simplicityand lucidity that it appears to be soreasonable and so simple as to be un-answerable. It looks as if there werenothing more to be said. In speakinghe does not exhaust or even put for-ward the great physical accompani-ments of speech such as Gladstone usedto do. He speaks in rather a low voice;he rarely_uses a gesture; his body re-mains quiescent; whereas when Glad-stone was speaking you saw the legsmoving in picturesque attitudes as wellas the arms irit<- vigorous and descrip-tive gestures. There is no impressionof dominating physical energy as inthe case, of Mr Gladstone. Mr Asquithspeaks very often, indeed, as if he werephysically tired?>

and rarely, if ever,does he raise hh voice. On the boxwhich stands on the Speaker's table infront of a ministerial speaker you canstill see the dents that were made bythe ring of Mr Gladstone in the courseof his impatient rhetoric. Mr Asquithhas been seen to thump the bos inmoments of excitement when some bit-ter and undeserved personal attackwas made on him; but, as a rale, hedelivers his speeches as if they werequiet and friendly and unadorned con-versations between him and the House.

THE ANSWER.Theatrical Manager; " Well, what do yon trant?"Small Girl; "I've, eoiae ia uubwer to tie advertisement for the2oo beautiful

ladies." "Punch.''

AMONG THE POETS.THE BROKEN FIELD.

My soul is a dark ploughed fieldIn the cold rain;

My fioul is a broken fieldI Ploughed b*r pain.! Where windy grass and flowers

Were growing,The field lies broken now

For another sowing.Great Sower, when you tread

My field again,Scatter the furrows there

With better grain.—Sara Teasdale.

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THE REFUGEES.Past the marching men, where the

great road runs,Out of burning Ypres three pale

women came;One was a widow (listen to tho gunsl)

She wheeled a heaped-up barrow.One walked lame

And dragged two litble children at herside,Tired and coughing with the dust.

The third ;Nestled a dead child on her breast, and

tried |To suckle him. They never spoke a

word.

So they came down along the greatYpres road.

A soldier stayed his mirfch to watchthem pass,

Turned, and in silence helped themwith their load,

And led them to a field and gave! them bread.I saw them hide their faces in the grass

, And cry,.as women cried when Christi ' was dead.

! —The "Spectator."MY *SON.

I that had yearned for youth, my own,again,

And mourned the wasted hours ofyounger days,

I that had eighed for spring, for sum-mer, when

The snows of wiriter covered all myways—

I that had prayed for years, for onlyone,

Have found that prayer answered inmy son.

He is myself again, with hopes of old,With old temptations and with old

desires;He is myself again—the clay to would

Into the man, and all the manaspires.

Who says that youth returns to us nomore ?

He is as I was in the days of yore.

In my own days, in my own days ofyouth,

Ah, how I wished a comrade and afriend!— . ,

To help me keep the quiet path oftruth

And through temptaltion my own feetattendT

So shall I journey onward by las side,His "father—yes, his comrade and his

guide.

I that have failed shall shape successin him,

I that have wandered point theproper path,

A signal when -the signal lights areA roof to fend him from the storms

of wrath—So we shall journey upward, I and he,And he shall be the man I meant tohe.

—Douglas Malloch.THE SEA OF PEACE.

I stand above a white-rimmed sea:Its deeps are mine, its mirrored

height:All mine its glee-song of delight.

Mine its low plaint of mystery,Mine its strong soul; its body minej

I lave me in its kind embrace;In dreams upon its buoyant brine

It gives me back a cherished face.Mayhap it helps me understand

The language of infinity,The secret of the shifting sand,

The testimony of the sea.I am above all circumstance,I am beyond all power to hurt.No more I shrink from sorrow's lance,

So with all strength I am begirt.I've tasted of the bitter cup;

Earth's bulwarks all are provenfrail;Yet sweetened now is life's low cup,

All hallowed: 'tis my Holy Grail.Above its wrecks of ships and men

The placid ocean shows no scars;Above my deeps where storms hay©

beenMy tranquil soul reflect® the stars.

—Ruth M'Stuaxt.* •■

CHINESE* LYRICS-WILD GEESE.

How oft against the sunset sky ormoon

I watched that moving zig-zag ofspread wings,

In forgotten autumns gone too soon,In unforgotten springs.

Creatures of desolation, far they fly,Above all lands bound by the curl-

ing foam;In misty fens, wild moors and track-

less skyThese wild things havo their home.

They know the tundra of Siberiancoasts,

And tropio marshes by the Indianseas;

They know the clouds and. night andstarry hosts

From Crux to Pleiades.Dark flying rune against the western

glow—It tells of tho sweet and the lone-

liness of things;Symbol of autumns vanished long ago,

Symbol of coming springs.-~Paa Ta-Shun.

V"WOOD, BTOWKR~KEr>, GRASS*

PLOT, FRANCESOA LOV'D."A noble i-ange it;, was, of many a rood,Wall'd and tree-girt, and ending in a

wood.A small sweet house o'erjooked it from

a nestOf pines—all wool and garden was the

rest,Lawn, and green lane, and covert—and

it hadA winding stream about it, clear and

glad.With here and thore a swan, the crea-

ture bornTo be the only graceful shape of scorn.flhe flower-beds all were liberal of de-

light;Roses in heaps wero there, both red

and white,.

. . and gorgeous gloomsOf wall-flowers, and blue hyacinths, and

bloomsHanging thick clusters from light

boughs; in short.All the sweet cups to which the bees

resort,With plots of grass and leafier walks

betweenOf red geraniums, and of jessamine.And orange, whose warm leaves so fine-

ly suit.And look as if they shade a golden

fruit;And 'midst the Sow'rs. turf'd round

beneath a shadeOf darksome pines, a babbling fountain

play'd,And 'twixt their shafts you saw the

water bright.Which through the tops glimmer 1d with

show'ring light-So now you stood to think what odours

bestMade tho air happy in that lovely nest;And now you went beside the flowers,

with eyesEarnest as bees, restless as butterflies.

—Leigh Hunt.

RoundTHE TOWNPeace in the world; Germany in-pieces.

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The Greek wins the Horrible Prize.After all. Abdul and the Huns did notmassacre their own country men,

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One remark in the German PeaceNote strikes one as being true: "Readyfor fighting; ready for peace." Theywere ready for fighting in 1914, andnow they'ro ready for peace. Unfor-tunately wo who were not ready forfighting in 1914 are not yet ready forpeace. It's all a matter of time, yonsee—and Germany knows it.

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Our uncle made a pile out of wool-he was a big wool-grower and the waroccurred, but alas we will not get anyof it. The uncle visited us, and thehope of the family, young Arthur, wasyou like to be a wool-grower like Undohis mother asked Arthur: "How wouldyou like to be a wool-grower like uncleJoseph, when you %row up?" Arthurstudied uncle so critically, and the:*asked anxiously: "Couldn't I be awool-grower without being like UncleJoseph?"

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It doesn't matter much what parti-cular dentist's studio or diggings wasthe scene of this little story. It hap-pened, but the gum-digger is a snybird and is not seeking publicity. Lastweek a young fellow whom the ballothad missed in the first shot sank intothe chair of expectation He had awonderful striped shirt and a marvel-lous checked suit and the latest insocks. With them he had the vacantstare of "Nobody home" which goeswith the clothes- The molar maulerfaded to the corner and whispered tohis aide. "I'm scared to give himgas." The assistant inquired the rea-son for the fears, and the gum-gougerexplained: "How can I tell when he'sunconscious?"

**»With so much talk about Germany's

offer of peace terms it is only to be ex-pected that the ancient Jongleur shouldgive his Pegasus a gallop along such awell-worn track. Hence:—

THE DEBTOR.Tie gentle Hun sat in his den

| And heard outside the roara of menGathered together from near and far,From the Southern Cross, the Polar Star.The Him had been winning, and yet, and

yet—*He heard the creditors—knew the debt.

But puffed with prids at -what he'd doneTill he forgot he wa-s a Hun,The war-hog thought by «, bold deceitHe might avoidl th' approaching defeat.So he tocuut a town and he olanked hia

swordAnd spoke to the world wifh a sweetened

word.

**lVe won the war, but I am mild,As harmlesa as a Belgian child,Which when my martial wrath I feelI crush beneath my blood-stained heel."But peace I love, so you have this chanoaTo cry enough, or on with tho dancey"My heart is sundered when I seeThe awful toll of humanity,The seas of blood, and the battered spire,A nation's honour in the mire,So now I beg you sue for peace,And let these war atrocities cease."

But from, the world the voice of msnThe stained beasts hearing smote again""What care we where your pawa may b«Or what you think of humanity?There's a debt to be paid, and you must p*yIf It takes from now to Judgment Day,

For ev'ry man that you have killed,For ev'ry drop of blood that's spilled,For ev'ry ruined vale and town,For ev'ry merchant ship sent down;For all of these things, our least request .■To pay in full—with Interest.

I*3I AM A SNAPPER UP OF UNCONS! OERED TRIFLES.

If the Kaiser has lost his voice anacan't make any more speeches he mayhave a desire for peace.*.~

* From the British point of view it isquite evident that Germany has Zep-pelins to burn.

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There is a belated Melbourne CSapstory dog up by a man who Mew inlast week. It relates to the day be-fore the Melbourne Cup, when threemen, two ardent fishermen and a.friend, were sitting on a pier and sportwas poor. Hie friend, having not yetlearned the patience tbat characterisesft])e true fisherman got very tired of it." Look here," he said finally, "whatprice is Sasanof quoted at for the Cupto-morrow?" "Oh," replied one of thefishermen, "You could probably get?12 to 1 easily." The visitor pulled in.his line and took an envelope from hispocket. On it he wrote, "Sasanoff 25Ho 1." Then he stuck the hook throughthe envelop© and threw out his line. Infive minutes be caught ten jewfish,

VA young gentleman wbo had decided

to go punting at the country races got -a good ftip for a trotting race at Meth-ven, and decided to invest £1 on thehorse. He looked at the horse andwas not veiy impressed, but still, know-ing that the tip was from a man who"ought 'to Know, he put hie quid on.The horse ; finished ninth, and whenthe young punter got back to town heupbraided the knowing one. "But,"said the sport, "you can't get awavTt«

fact that that horsß dotted, L H£ looked a good horse, didn's?•** «iW, repUed Ws sorr ymend, he looked right enough. Yes.he looked what you might term a goodhorse, but lonely without the plough."

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t There was a picture show person whobit on a brilliant idea when King Ed-ward died, and tried it on the dog atAkaroa. He got hold of an old film ofQueen Victoria's funeral and wentthrough it carefully, chopping out ailthe portions that showed King Edward

I riding behind the hearse, and all thej titles. Then he roused, the public ofAkaroa to an intense pitch of enthu-siasm by announcing that the film ofI King Edward's funeral, "just receivedby special mail," would be shown thatevening. The hall was packed, and verysolemnly and flickeringly the blograph.reeled off the views of the dignified cor-tege passing through London's streets,what time the girl at the piano variedthe "I>ead March" with "Abide withMe" and "Rock of Ages/' Every-thing was going well Mntil a wickedsmall boy in the audience shouted:"How can that be King Edward'sfuneral when he's riding behind it ona horse?" And then the presence ofmind of the picture man saved the day.Shutting off the light, he went on turn-ing the handle, and, putting his beadout of the operating box, he said in adeep, pained voice: "Young man, youshould be ashamed of yourself on sucha solemn occasion." Then he turnedon the lig&t, and, the King Edwardpart being safely reeled off, went oa

' with the historic scene. "

A PEACE DIALOGUE.Ki " "Friend Hindenburg will offer peace,

If they don't accept, 'twill grieve us."Hs " Bat first of all, your Majesty,

D'ye think that theyfll believe us?"Ki "They must believe, they must accept.

Or from all blame reprieve us."Hi "Im thinking that a hempen top*

They'll continue still to weave us."

CHATS WITH THE DOCTOR.(By A PHYSICIAN.)

DIEfT IN OLD AGE.As we get older all the organs of the

body have a tendency to lose some oftheir reaotive power, and consequently

! are less able to adapt themselves to! trials and changes which, in youth.

' come readily within their compass.| This falling off in elasticity varies enor-

! mously with different individuals, butit may be generally assumed that oldpeople are able to conserve a good dealmore energy if the food they eat is ofan easily digested and assimilated na-ture ,and their meal times rather moreregulated than is necessary in youth.It is obvious tha,ts as the body beginsto decline, the amount of food consum-ed should be less in bulk than duringthe building-up process. In youth werequire all the bone-making and muscle-making elements to equip us for ourvarious activities. In ago our greataim is to maintain the status quo. Anover-abundance of food taken when thesystem has become generally lethargic,and absorption delayed, may lead togout, rheumatism and unhealthy accu-mulations of fat. The extra strain oc-casionally thrown on the digestive or-gans of young people may aften provestimulating. In persons of advancedyears, thei-e is no reserve, ana everyexpenditure "of energy is a arain oncapital. For this reason any sort orindulgence must vo avoided. Alcoholparticularly is harmful, as all stimu-lants produce a reaction. It is a greatmistake to overfeed old people with aview to "keeping up" their strength.Their strength will be far better main-tained and their life prolonged by asparing diet of suitable food.

ANIMAL FOOD.Meat is not very necessary at this

time of life; in fact, in nearly all caseson record of persons who have reacheda remarkable old age it has been foundthat they have eaten only very moder-ately of "animal food. The loss of teethwhich accompanies old age is a naturalsign of the unsuitability of foods requir-mg much mastication. Any changes indiet, however, should not be made sud-denly. A gradual withdrawal of ani-mal "food until the amount of meat con-sumed is even less than a quarter ofthe diet should accompany the intro-duction of tho lighter forms of nourish-ment. Meals should be small and fre-quent, rather thau heavy and takenat long intervals. A glass of milk atthe bedside ,or a cup of cocoa last thingat night is desirable as helping tosupport the body over the long night.Old people often suffer from sleepless-ness, and a little warm fluid food '"ssometimes a most valuable aid to sleep.A quite varied diet may be contrived ofsnitablo foods. Chicken, game andmutton may all be taken" in moderation.Boiled fish—preferably of the white va-rieties—such as soles, plaice and whit-ing. All soups, except of tho heavykind: chicken broth, beef tea and mut-ton broth will be found most beneficial.Milk and milk puddings, eggs, bacon,and, if the appetite is poor, egg andmilk beaten up with a little sugar, willtake the place of a meal.

There are certain artificially digest-ed foods which at this age arc particu-larly helpful, as the digestive organs inold people are deficient in the necessaryassimilative products; and for this rea-son all starchy foods should be thorough-ly well cooked, as they aro thus mad«more easily digestible.

WHEN THE NOSE BLEEDS.When bleeding from the nose comes

on without apparent cause, or aa the

result of injury, the imtient Bliould t.tonce lis down flaj; witfi til© head slight-ly higher than the feet, and a clothlaid in cold water should be laid onthe forehead. Or, if it is ai> hand, alittle powdered alum sniffed up thenostril -will often, chfeck the flow of"blood. Warmth applied to the feet isalso helpful, as it tends to take theblood away from the head. Ofc maccount should the patient bend overa basin, but the blood should be soakedup while he is lying down. Nor shouldthe nose be blown, as this tends to in-crease the bleeding.

Most cases of simple Heeding usuallyyield to this kind of treatment. If.however, the bleeding still persists, the

nasal cavity may be plugged' with a6mall piece of cotton wool inserted gent-ly a little way up the nostril.

If all these methods fail to stop thebleeding, no time should be lost in. ob-taining medical aid. It should alwaysbe remembered that while nose bleedingin some people is not dangerous, infact, in apoplectic persons ft is oftenbeneficial in lowering the blood pres-sure; in others—especially in those per-sons known as "bleeders"—it is high-ly dangerous, as the severe loss ofblood may lead to grostratioa, andeven death.

COLD MORNING BATHS.Cold baths for those who can stanw?

them are undoubtedly beneficial, butnothing can be more foolish than tocontinue taking & cold bath under thoimpression that it is doing you good,when the result is a chilled and miser-able feeling with numbness in the ex-tremities. People with poor circula-tion should never take cold baths inwinter; in summer, when theatmosphereis warm, they are often desirable evenfor comparatively weak persons, pro-vided they are free organic di-sease, and resolve to stay in the waterfor the briefest period. The more ro-must and vigorous may, with few ex-ceptions, advantageously take a cold'bath every day_ in summer, and a coldsponge down every"day in winter. Mostold people, unless they have been ac-customed to it all their lives, shouldpractise these habits with the utmostcaution. As I have said in speaking cffood old people as a general rule,should avoid shock and surprises, whilsx,young people actually gam in healthand in mental vigour by the avoidanco;of too great regularity.

LOVE.

In a climate of indifference, coldness*remoteness, nothing can really growlthe better part of us merely exist, in-a colourless, abby sort of waj. As forhate, it kills everything that ittouches; there is no hope for a goldenheart if it harbours hate. Only warmlove—that makes us participators inlife, not observers, and critics, anddoubters—only love nourishes all thatis best and divinest in us. I do notmean the love that is mawkish andsentimental—a thing of silly sighs andsing-song. The love that I mean isstrong; it vitalises, lifts up, convertsthe dull, dead and alive tasks into joy."Duty tires soon; love runs all th»way!" Only love helps us to bear aninjury, only love helps us to forgive.Only love can strengthen the will,clarify the vision, lead us to read arightthe heart of a friend. Only love cancreate tho cheerful, the wise, the un«derstanding giver.—Kate DouglasWiggin-

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THE STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 19168

THERE IS ONLY ONE.

SANDER EXTRACT, and that's trhythe people insist on getting it, andwhy they reject the many inferior sub-stitutes and the cheap and frequentlyharmful ''just as goods." The GENU-INE SANDER EXTRACT is free fromthe objectionable qualities of the com-mon eucalyptus oils and the so-called"extracts." SANDER'S EXTRACT iathe most powerful antiseptic and heal-ing remedy that can be used withsafety, and it prevents and cures all in-fections diseases: influenza, colds,fevers, smallpox, diphtheria, flatulencedvspepsia, diarrhcea, dysetnery andkidney troubles. SANDER'S EXTRACTapplied to ulcers, burns, sprains, cuts,inflamed skin, etc., gives instant relief,and cures permanently. Three dropsin a teaspoonful of cod liver oil is aspecific for chronic lung affections.Rheumatism and neuralgia are quicklydispelled by it. Reliability, effective-ness and safety are the great attri-butes oi SANDER'S EXTRACT, I

The genius of capitalism when it wasa moral power is not the passion ofgreed, but tho passicu of production of

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Ships are much and guns are iim<3ybut men of the right sort are mor(necessary than anything ekes~Qxx?i\man<ter Quxrssy.

DEATH., Albttt Walter Victor (BortX beloved only

son of Albert end Lily Olson, of 26a,t Britain Terrace. Lyttoliaw; in his twenty-• seventh year. Deeply ragretted. -■

MINERS' RESOLVE.TO WORK LONGER HOURS.

JJy Telegraph.—Press Asiociation.—Copyright.Beater's Telegram*.

(Received December 16, 3 p.m.)PARIS, December 15.

The miners of Northern Franco havolecided to work an hour longer daily.

COMMERCIAL.TO-DAY'S POULTRY MARKET.

Messrs J. B. Mcrrett and Co. report a verylargo entry to-day for their third Christmassale. Nearly 4000 birds were penned. Tablechickens ducklings and goslings were in keendemand, but the bulk of the entry was im-mature, proving that hatching is begun toolate to produce quality. Hundreds of poundsare lost in securing top market prices for•want of early preparation for.the Christmastrade. Table chickens realised 1 to-day 6s tolis 3d, ducklings 7s to lis, ducks 6s to 9s3d, hens 3s to 7s 6d, goslings 7s' to 13s,turkey hens Us to lßsj gobblers 17s 3d to62s—all per pair.

THE EGG MARKET.. The egg market continues well supplied,and the Christmas demand is good. Can-terbury Egg Circle first grades are Is 4d,seconds Is 3d per. dozen.

BAKER BROS.THE HOME-FINDERS.,

WEEKLY LETTING REPORT.Messrs Baker Bros., of 168, Manches-

ter Street, report having let the follow-ing properties during the past week:—Account Mr Cotton, dwelling RaseberrySreet to Mr Edmond; account MrM'Lachlan, cottage Leeds Street toMrs Savage; account Mr Nixon, bunga-low Mersey Street to Mr Menendy;account Mrs Gadd, residence MadrasStreet to Miss Durant; account Mr At-M'Lachlan, cottage Leeds Street toMrs Coulthard; account Miss Machen,cottage Walker Street to Mr Tarpey.

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FANCY FAIR AT KAIAPOI.SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION.

Kaiapoi was in holiday attire to-day,when a big fancy fair in aid of the RedCross and Lady Liverpool Funds, or-ganised by Mrs Reay's patriotic concert

t party, was held at the domain. Thofunction was opened by the Mayor, MrJ. H- Blackwell, jvho drew attentionto the increasing need for help for bothfunds,, and congratulated the ladies onthe enterprise they had displayed in!arranging the gathering.

Prior to operations commencing onthe domain, a number of decorativecompetitions were judged at the rail-way station, the competitors thenmarching to the domain, headed by theband of the 13th Regiment, which play-ed selections during the afternoon.

The competitions revolted as fol-lows: .

Decorated Motor-car*—Dr Pinfold 1,Mr L. Pinfold 2.

Decorated Carts—Mrs A. King 1,Miss Young 2.

, Tradesmen's Carts—Miss Feather-ston 1, Misses Parnham 2.

Red Indian Boy—Master Richards 1,Master Merrin 2.

Nigger—Master J. Seaward 1, Mas-ter A. Chappell 2.

Red Cross Nurse—Miss V. ChappellI, Miss Doris Wright 2.

Guy Fawkes—Master J- M'Dongall1, Master D. Chappell % '■

Best Fancy ■ Dress—Master King 1,Masters Becks and King (equal) 2.

Decorated Bicycles—Miss Seaward 1,Miss Puddle 2.

Decorated Perambulators Miss.Simpson 1, Miss Bailey 2.

-There were a number of attractivelyarranged stalls at the domain for thasale of flowers, sweets, produce, sol-diers' parcels and the like, and goodbusiness was done, the beautiful wea-ther attracting large crowds. Manyside-shows were well patronised. Thosein charge of the Btalls" were:—

Tea kiosk—Mrs A. Pearce, Misses G.Pavitt and M. Pavitt and Mrs L. Wil-Bon, assisted by a number of youngladies in Japanese costume.

Fancy stall—Mrs A. Ramsay, MissesM'Robie, D. Stanton and E- Thomeand Mrs Alexander.

Sweet stall—Misses Watts, F. Hol-land, N. Young and E. Foster.

Ices—Misses V. Papprill, M. Meadow-croft and F. Meadowcroft.

Soldiers' parcels—Misses MTSregor,A. Painham, H. Pearce and I. Richrards.

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Flower stall—Misses D- Wylie, G.Wylie, Tourell and Blakeley.

Produce stall Mrs M'Loughlan,Misses H. M'lntosh, T>. M'lntosh,Harding and Brocklehursi.

Peanuts—Misses Featherston and B.Kipling. '

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ROWING.THE INTER-SCHOOLS REGATTA.

The crew representing Wanganui Collegi-ate School is due to arrive in Christchurchto-day and ■will probably have an outing onth« Avonside course this afternoon. The fol-lowing are the namea of the crews represent-inet b« fotuf competing schools-

Christ's College.—W. R. Cox (stroke), G.V. Gerard (3), E. B. Cocks (2), J.M. P. Coates (bow), J. R. Bristed (cox).

Christchurch Bovs' High School. —N. D.Waghorn (stroke), D. A. Hills (3), D.M. Inglis (2), E. R. Reay (bow), J.Hampton (cox).

Wanganui Collegiate.—J. G. Nolan (stroke),R. M. Alderson (3), J. A. R. Mfßae (2), P.2P. Barker (bow), R, E. Harding (cox).

Waitaki Boys' High School.—N. Wardell(stroke), M. Morrah (3), M. Smith (2), J.Fslkaei (bow), C. Bridgeman (cos).

LADY WARD.A ROYAL AUDIENCE.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.(Received December 16, 2.25 p.m.)

LONDON. December 15.Queen Mary gave an audience fo

Lady Ward.

THE WAR.THE PEACE CONFERENCELIMITATION DFJUHHAMBfTS.

TO BE jISCUSSED.By Telegraph.—Piess Association.—Copyright.

Reuter'a Telegrams.(Received December 16, 3 p.m.)

WASHINGTON, December IS.The German Embassy authorised the

statement that it was certain that oneof the most important subjects to bediscussed at the suggested peace confer-ence would bo the universal limitation)of ajrmaments.

ACTION BHHE POPE"The Times" Service.

(Received December 16, 3.10 p.m.)COPENHAGEN. December 15.

The newspaper " Tageblatt" saysthat the Pope is issuing a Christmaspeace proclamation.

RUSSIA'SFIXED PURPOSEPEACE PROPOSALS FALL FLAT,

"The Time* " Service.(Received December 16, 3.10 -p.vx.).

LONDON, December 15.A correspondent, writing from Petro-

grad, says tliat Germany's Latest at-tempt to divide the Allies has fallenabsolutely flat. The Russian view isthat peace will come only when theenemy has been expelled from the occu-pied territories, when Belgium andSerbia have been liberated, all Polishlands united, Rumanian and. Italiannational aspirations realised, and therobber den of Europe wiped out.

ALLIES' DEEBiITION.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

(Received December 16, 3.10 p.m.)LONDON December 15.

Mr Lloyd George exchanged mes-sages with General Trepoff (Russia),Signor Boselli (Italy) and M. deBrocqueville (Belgium) of mutual as-surances of strengthening friendshipsrnd unflinching efforts to secure victoryon the common' ideals of adherenceto the pledges, given to Belgium,

RUMANIA'S PREMIER.REPORTED_RESIGNAT!ON.

Xtautar't Tetagnimi.(Received December 16, 3 p.m.)

AMSTERDAM, December 15.It is reported from Budapest that the

Rumanian Premier has resigned.

THE NEW GOVERNMENTCAUSTICJpMBIT.

THE "NATION'S" VIEW.

Australian and N.Z. Cablo Aosooiatioiv(Received December 16, 2.25 p.m.)

LONDON, December 15.■ The "Nation " says: "The new Gov-ernment is in no intelligible sense aLiberal Administration. The innerstrength of the Government lies in thewar directorate composed of Mr LloydGeorge, a Tory protectionist, two ToryImperialists and a Labour member.Five Secretaryships of State and ; theSecretaryship to the Navy have beenallocated to Unionists, with a spfinklingof Liberal Under-Ministers. Really theGovernment is not a Cabinet, but a col-lection of heads of great AdministrativeDepartments-, grouped under a PrimeMinister, in what is virtually a Com-mittee of Parliament. The inner bodyis a kind of cabal How long Parlia-ment will tolerate so irregular and futileseparation of dignity from responsi-bility remains to be seen. We are sur-prised to learn that the Prime Minis-ter is a giftedperson. Mr Lloyd Georgeis suddenly enabled to confront thodouble task of running the country andthe Ministry, of "which Mr Asquith wasincapable."

ALIEN INFLUENCE.TO BE ELIMINATED,

A LONDON EESOLUTION.Reuters Telegram.

(Received December 16, 3 p.m.)LONDON, December 15.

A crowded city meeting carried a re-solution, moved by Lord Beresford, de-manding the elimination of all trace ofenemy influence in Britain, the immedi-ate closing of all enemy bank businesshouses, the carrying out of the resolu-tion of the Paris Conference and ap-pealing to the people of the Empire toresist a premature peace.

VILNA PENALISED.A HEAVY LEVY.Keuter'a Telegrams.

(Received December 16, 3 p.m.)AMSTERDAM, December 15.

Germany has ordered the inhabitantsof Vilna to pay a levy of a millionroubles to defray the cost of suppliesto the population.

GREEK CRISIS.ALLIED MINISTERS LEAVE.

"lhe Times " Serrioe. j(Received December 16, 3.30 p.m.)

. LONDON", December 15. IThe Allied Ministers have left

Athens.

LATEST SPORTS EDITION.LATE SPORTING.

NEW BB3OHTOH TROTTING GLUBSUMMER MEETING.

The Summer Meeting of the Now BrightonTrotting Club was commenced to-day in fine■weather and with a largo attsndanoo In*.course was dry, but in good ordier. The fol-lowing are the details of the racing;—FIRST AMATEUR HANDICAP (in saddle),

of 75 bovs; second horse 15 sovs and thirdhorse 7 bovs from the stake. Fox unhop-nled trotters, diss, not bettm than 2.30.One mile and a furlong.

14—Mr P. Watson's b s Rudston, by Do-minion—Bellman mare, aged. 3seo

(A. Range) 12—Mr A. Gallagher's br g Wild Night,

aged. Ssec (Owner) 26-Mr T. Goring*8 b" g The Clogs, aped,

9sec (J. Douglas) 311 King V. 2oec. 10 Paddy Lynd 2sec, 12

Sergeant Havolock 3seo, S Pin< Bell oseo, 4Haopy Jack 6sec, 1 Bohemian 6sec, 17 LadyRuby 6sec, 16 Bellona 6aeo, 7 Nora S. Bsec,3 Culverden osec. is Lincoln Child Bsec aridCaptain Rothschild Ssec (coupled), 2 SherrySsec (coupled with Wild Night), 14 SpecialChild Ssec and Exeter Bseo (coupled), 9 EstallSsec and Valuation Ssec (coupled), and 13Hilda Wood lOseo and Wallace Wood lOseo(coupled) also started.

Sherry led for five furlongs, when WildNight took charge, and showed the way intothe straight. A hundred yards from homehe was caught by Rudston, who won by ahead. The Clegs was six lengths away, withValuation next. Paddy Lynd was going wellat the home turn, but was called off forstarting before hia time. Time—2miu50 3-Sseo.INNOVATION HANDICAP (in harness), of120 eovs; second horse 24 sovs, and third

horse 12 sovs from the stake. Class, 3.52or better. One mile and a half.3—Mr J. Parry's blk m Beewood, byBlackwood—Betty, 6yrs, fiseo. ,_ _,

(G. Anderson) 1I—Mr W. M'Ginn'a blk g Gipsey King,6yrs, lOsec (Owner) 2s—Mr W. B. Masham'a b m Muriel Star,syrs, lOsec (N. L. Price) 3

10 Eerna Rosa Isee, 8 Paul Dufaull 2sec,9 Delta 4sec, 2 Goldstream 4seo ftnd GeneralJoffre lOseo (ooupled), 11 Foxhill 7sec, 7 DoraM'Kinney Ssec, 14 Sandy Bell lOseo, 4 Lady

J Renetta lOsec, 12 Dillon Child lOsec, 6 In-viotus lOsec and 13 Agnes W lOsec alsostarted.

Beewood and Gipsy King raoed in companyfor over a mile, when Beewod drew out

I 'and won easily by Eix lengths, Muriel StarI was fifty yards away, followed by DoraM'Kinney, Rema Rosa and Dillon Child.Time—3min 37 3-ssec.MACE MEMORIAL HANDICAP (in har-

ness), of' 300 sovs ; second horse 60 sovs andthird horse 30 sovs from the stake. Class,4.42 or better. Two miles.

B—Mr G. Booker's ch b Oinako, by HaroldDilloa—Grattmette, 6yrs, 9sec

(R. W. Franks) I6~Mr J. Knight's b b Author Dillon, 4yrs,

9sec (B. Jarden) 24—Mr M. Edwards's b b Reggie Huon,

4yrs, 13sec (Owner) 31 Prince Berlin Ssec, 6 St Ursula 7seo, 9

General Link 12sec, 8 lrvingwood 13seo, 7Young Tohu 13sec and 2 Tamarisk 13seo alsostarted,

lrvingwood, Young Tohu and Oinako lostsome ground at the start, Tamarisk going out.in front, followed by Reggie Huon. At theend of half a mile these two were fourlengths clear of General Link, Author Dillonand Young Tohu. There was little changeat the mile post, where Oinako had joinedthe second division. Leaving the straightGeneral Link dropped out, but the otherfivo were in a bunch going down the back.Three furlongs from borne Oinako headedTamarisk, while Reggie Buon lost bis place.Tamarisk was done with at the entrance totho straight, where Author Dillon put in hisclaim. A great battle in Oinakobeating Author Dillon by a bead, ReggieHuon being ten lengths away, with Young

Tamarisk and Prince Berlin next.Time—imin Sssec.BOWHILL HANDICAP (in saddle), of 130

sovs; second horse 26 sovs, and third horse13 sovs from the stake. Class, 5.0 or better.Two miles. .

B—Mr R. J. Munro's cb g Rorke's Drift,by Driftwood—Specification mare, 4yrs,14sec (R. Humphreys) 1

2-Mr T. Frost's blk g King Karri 4yrs,13seo ' <H. frost) 2

6-Mr J. Le Breton's cb h JNutwood' Junior, 6yrs, Ssec . (J. Wilson) 07 Galindo Lou 4sec,9 Scenery Bee*l Cora

Dillon Ssec, 5 'Gold.Drift llsec, 4 DarknessUsee and 8-Ngaiora 14sec also started.

Ngaiora showed the way at the start, fol-| lowef by Rorke's Drift and King Karri andthere was no change for nearly a mile, whenthe two were in lfne, jwt /eVJJK theI Junior, with Scenery handy. I*«» 8 *»

was fifty yards away, with Scenery next.Time—4min 51eec.

SEAVIEW HANDICAP to- dhorse11 sovs from tne sxaso.better One mile and a hall.iS&Sn and Bora

7~MrW. Sbellock's b m

UsSweet Pet scr, 6 Palmdale Ssec, 10 Agnes

Chief 6sec, 13 Moneybox 6sec,l2 Mtoness 6sec,rTrooper Dillon 6seo £iMopeySsec. 2 BankNote Ssec, 3 General Joffre llaeo, 9 lallwUsee and 14 Royal Irvington Usee also start-ed

Dora M'Kinney began smartly and soonhad a big lead, being followed at the endof half a mile by Trooper Dillon and BankNote. Going down the back they closed onthe leader, there being little between thethree half a mile from home, where LadyMoth, who began badly, was moving up fast.At the home turn Bank Note was done withand Dora M'Kinnev won comfortably by twolengths from Lady Moth, while Havana, whofinished fast, was two lengths further back,iust in front of- Trooper Dillon. Time—-3min 41seo.WAIMAIRI HANDICAP (in harness), of 120

nova; second horse '24 sovs and third horse12 sovs from the stake. For unhoppledtrotters. .Class, 5.5 or better Two miles.

2—Messrs Barlow Bros.' b m MadamShaw, by Edward Audubon, aged, 7sec

(A. Fleming) 19—Mr J. Smith's b b. Paul Huon, aged,

6see (Owner) 24—Mr P. Delargey's g g Mayfield, aged,

14sc-3 (J. Brankin) 36 Lord Roanchild lsec. 12 Lady Patricia

Ssec, 13 Mokau 6aeo. 10 Jessie's Dream "sec,10 Craibvvood 9sec, 7 Norah M'Kinney lOsec,1 Miss Rye losec, 8 Paddy Lynd 15sec, 3 To-night 17sec and 5 Cousin Jennia 17sec also

i started.Miss Rye began smartly and soon opened

out a break from To-night and Cousin Jennie.At the end' of a mile Miss Rye was still infront, while Madam Shaw was in fourthplace. Half a mile from home Madam Shawr? n t° *k° front, and racing round the turnshe had a lead of a dozen" lengths. ThenPaul Huon put in his claim, but" he broke inthe straight, and Madam Shaw, gointr com-fortably, won by a head. Mnyfield was tenlengths away, followed by Cousin Jennio,Miss Rye and Norah M'Kinney Time—-4min 62 4-ssec.DASH HANDICAP (in harness), of 125 govs;

second horse 25 sovs and third horse 12sovs from the stake. Class, 2.23 or better.One mile.

B—Mr J. Knight's ch g Ben Dillon, byHarold Dillon—Lady Elmo, 4yrs, 4sec,„ ,-

(B. Jarden) 12—Messrs Barbour Bros.' blk m Queenfa tch, aged, 9sec (A. Fleming) 2I—Mr Bealey's b g Sir Elmo, 6vrs, Ssec

(J. Bryce) 3_6 Prince Poole Cseo, 12 Seychelles 6sec, 1Takio Gsec (coupled with Sir Elmo), 4 Lin-detta Ssec, 14 St Michael Ssec, 13 ChelstonBsec, 10 Woodvere 9sec, 9 Proud Girl 9sec,5 Perfect Day 9sec, 3 The Bronzewing 9soc,Nll Lodestar 9st and 7 Nordica 9sec alsostarted.

The Bronzewing soon established a goodlead from Queen Patch and they were wellclear of the others turning into the backstretch, when Sir Elmo took third place. Atthe half-mile post The Bronzewing droppedcut, Queen Patch going on from Sir Elmowith Ben Dillon handy. A fine finish endedin Ben Dillon heading Queen Patch by alength, with Sir Elmo a neck a war, followedat some distance by Seychelles, Proud Girland Takio, Time—2rnin 15 4-osec.ELECTRIC HANDICAP (in saddle), of 120

sovs; second horse 24 sovs and third horse12 sovs from the stake. Class, 2.23 or bet-ter. One mile.

Mr J. Spelling's ch m Annie Dillon, byHarold Dillon—Electiic Lass, aged,Ssec (H. Frost) 1Mr J. Soutb's b m Quinaldino, aged, 3sec

(J. Shaw) 2Mr J. H. Olliver's b m 0.1.C., aged, lsec

(F. Holmes, jun.) 3Jack Ashore lsec, Treasure Seeker 3sec

'coupled with 0.1.C ), Louie Drift 2sec, Young ;Tohu '2sec, Seychelles 2sec, Bloomfield 3sec,May Dillon 3sec, lrvingwood 3?ec, Tiranna4sec. Kirvvee osec, Nordica ssoc and Kiag iLear Gsec also started.

Annie Dillon took charge at the start, withQuinaldino and Nordica in close at'endanceIhev raced together to the homo turn, whereNorHir;- lost her place. Annie D:llon hod ja- Flight advantage at tho entrance to thestraight -Jid ihe Ton by over »i hngth.

0.1.C, was forty yards away, just in front ofBioomfield, Louie Drift, King Lear and Nor-dica. Time—2min 19 2-ssec.

NOTES.Horses which improve their times at

the New Brighton meeting may benominated for tho Ashburton TrottingClub's meeting up till Monday night,at nine o'clock. Handicaps for thomeeting will appeu on Tuesday andacceptances will closo on Thursdayrvght, at uino o'clock-

BOWLING.INTER-GLUB MATCHES.

A number of interclub matches wore play-ed between the clubs of the ChristohurchCentre to-day. The weather was fine andsunny and all greens were in good playingorder.

SUMNER CLUB.The-following is the result of tha club

championship singles, played on the Sumnergreen during tho past week:-A. White Par-sons beat J. Illingworth; J. Neville beat P.Maddison; P. Partridge beat W. Hcyes;P. Partridge beat H. W. Heslop, J„ Nevillebeat A. White Parsons; A. White Parsonsbeat F. Partridge; W. F. Raphael beat A.White Parsons; F. Maddison beat R. Gibbs;J. Illingworth boat W. Mitchell; R. Gibbsbeat T. W. Johnson; R. Gibbs beat J. Ill-ingworth; T. Chambers beat J. Illingworth;J. Booth beat A. White Parsons; J. Boothbeat Dr Gosset. , ,

The following rink has been selected torepresent Sumner against Rangiora for theWatson shield and centre badges at ±tan-giora on Thursday next F.Partridge, G. Smithson and W. Raphael.

EDGEWABE v. UNITED.Eduowaio and United Clubs met m a

friendly match this afternoon, fiyo rinksfrom each club playing on each club s green.The scores were as fallow:

United Green.Edgeware Bowen. Hobbs, Beanland, Wil-

son (skip). 19; United-rLmzey, Wright,Tosswill, Roberts (skip), 19.

Edgeware—Fee, Knight, Otley, Gaghardi(skip). 25; United—Ward, Parson, Watson, A.Spiller (skip), IS.

Edgeware—Bonnington, Tarrant, Compton.Davies (skip), 23; United—Evans, Marks, DrMarks, Liilington (skip), 18.

Edgeware—Banfield. Lorimer, Bolt. Colvilleskip), 10; United—M'Mun-ay, R- Jay, GAtkinson. J. Brown (skip), 29.

. Edgeware^—Blank, Queree, Lucas, Marker(skip), 22; United—Neugeschwender, Hardy,F. Brown. J. Brown, jun.. (skip), 15.

Green Totals—Edgeware, 99; United,. 96. !

Edgeware Green. vUnited—Smith, Middleton, Swallow,

M'Kennig (skip), 24; Edgeware—Gourley,Vanghan, A. Taylor, Chetwin (skip), 19.

United—Brown, Hampton, Dalley, Woolf(skip), 20; Edgeware—Donaldson, Bascand,Moore, Wright (skip), 16. .

United—F. Cooper. Chisna.ll, Hall, M'Oul-lough (skip), 13; Edgeware—Allnutt, Long-ton, Knox, J. Taylor (skip), 27.

United—Amyes, Pool, Jenigan, M'Mana-way (skip), 10; Edgeware—Hyde, Hoppy, J.D. Colville, H. West (skip), 28.

United—Ellis, A. H. Cooper, Sopor,(skip), 10; Edgeware—Earwaker, Bunt,Shearman, Herd (skip), 23.

Green totals—United, 77; Edgeware, 113.Grand totals—United, 173; Edgeware, 212.

LINWOOD v. NEW BRIGHTON.Linwood met New Brighton in a six-rink

match to-day, three rinks from each clubplaying on each club's green. Following arethe scores:—

New Brighton Gre«n.Linwood—Dickson, Jones, Brown, Road

(skip), 18; New Brighton—Brown, Herrick,Israelson, Adams (skip), 16.

Linwood—Austin, Kellaway, Kinvig, Dick-son (skip), 17; New Biighton—Stokes, Fan-tham, Anderson, Beaumont (skip), 25.

Linwood—Sprosen, Paul, Marshall, Firman(skip), 21; New Brighton—Lawrence, Pat-trick, Munns, Ainger (skip), 16.

Green totals—Now Brighton, 57; Linwood,56. . .

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Linwood Green.Linwood—Williams, Holliday, Ambrose,

Horsley (skip), 25; New Brighton—lnnes,Procter, Slaney, Barrett (skip), 20.

Linwood Matthews, Wansborough, Schu-macher, Sprosen (skip), 20; New Brighton-Cooke, M'Cree, Wright, Kibblewhite (skip),22.

Green totals—Linwood, 45; New Brighton,42.

Grand totals—Linwood, 101; New Brigh-ton, 99.'

SYDENHAM v. LYTTELTON.A return match between the Sydenham

and Lyttolton Club 3 was played on theSydenham Clubs' green this afternoon. \ Thescores were as follow:

Sydenham—Horsley, Williams, Merriman,Jack (skip). 27: Lytfelton—Seaforth, Jsa'acs,M'Auliffo, Howison (skipl. 11.

Sydenham—Farrant, Blackmore, Griffiths,Beattie (skip), 25; Lyttelton—W. Hollis,Herd, Brown, Norton (skip). 10.

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Sydenham—Hammond. Wardman, Broad-ley,' Hadfield (ririp). 25; Lyttolton—Gower,Barnard, Agar (skip), 17.

Sydenham—Robson, Munday, Faulkner,Duffy (skip), 26; Lyttelton—Collins, R. Hollis,Bates, D. Sinclair (skip), 12.

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Sydenham—Freeman. Stock, Dobbs, M Gal-lan (skip), 24; Lyttelton—S. Sinclair. Taylor.Paare. Henderson (skip). 17.

Totals—Sydenham. 127: Lyttelton, 67.

ST ALBANS v. PAPANUT.On the Papanui Club's green a game was

played between St Albans and Papanui.Following are the detailed results: —

Papanui—Yateß, Butt, Keetley, G. T.Jones (skip), 22; St Albans—Brock, Gill,Stubberfield, Le Cren (skip), 20.

Papanui—Gilbert, Kettle, Frost, Allington(skip), 14; St Albans—Jones, Cropp, R. W.Brown, Raphael (skip), 27.

Papanui—White, Chatfield, A. Banks, Gow(skip), 22; St Albans—Lorrimer, Drinnan,Callender, Bourn (skip), 14.

Papanui—Ritchie, Matson, Fulford, Sam-uels (skip), 17; St Albans»—Morgan, Snoad,Edgar, Hobbs (skip), 20.

Papanui—Quigley, E. Jones, Bnoe, Pool(skip), 22; St Albans—Simpson, Spitz, Hen-derson, Davidson (skip), 16.

Papanui—Derrett, Amyes, W. Banks,Smith (skip), 19; St Albans—Bryant, Ken-dall, M. C. Brown, Dobbs (skip), 25.

Totals—Papanui, 116; St Albans, 122.

CHAMPION RINK GAMES.

OPAWA CLUB.Cragg, Lee, Winchester, Prisk (skip) 21 v.

Chapman, A. S. Bruce. H. Bruce, Taylor(skin), 11. ' .

Archibald. Bell, Jones Woodham (skip) 31v. Haish, Hillary, H. Talbot, Clark (skip) 21

Mason, Eastwood. West, Gold'stone (skip)22 v. Robbins, Watson, Thompson, Best(skip) 19.

LINWOOD CLUB.A. Dickson, Woods. Buchan. J. Marriott

(skip) 25 v. M'ahon, Ritchie, Hawkins, Coe(skip) 16.

Hilson, Snell, Kershaw, Marriott (skip) 17v. Kincsland, Inwood, Wilkinson, Brunt(skip) 21.

Ellis. Papps. Price. Kilmer (skip) 26 v.Partridge. Penlin°ton Cook, H. Howarth(skip) 18.

Brown, Holliday, Burgess, Redpath (skip)20 v. Weir, Healey, Burson, Good (skip) 24.

KAIAPOI v. KAIAPOI WORKING MEN'SCLUB.

Kaiapoi met Kaiapoi Working Men's Clubon Kaiapoi green this afternoon, the resultbeing as follows:

Kaiapoi—Fairclough, Johnston, Blackwell,,G. Barnard (skip), 17; W.M. Club—Ellis,Humphreys, M CTregor, Templeton (skip), 15.

Kaiapoi—T. Wylie, Poole, Pearce, R. Wvlie(skip), 20; W.M. Club—Rudman, Collins,Prosser, Mealings (skip), 15. <

Kaiapoi—Holland, Pavitt, Crawshaw, Kiss-ling (skip), 31; W.M. Club—O'Connor, Tay-ler, Gibson, Richardson (skip), 10.

Kaiapoi—W. Warman, Hartshorn, Evans,Butcher (skip), 30; W.M. Club—Baker, Ro-vell, Brown, Turnbull (skip), 11.

Totals—Kaiapoi, 93; W.M. Club, 57.

FIRE.A fire was discovered at 47, Princes

Street, Woolston, about 7.20 a.m. to-day. The building was a wooden one,with four rooms, and was occupied byMr C. Johnston. When the brigade ar-rived, flames were coining out of theroof, and it was found to be impossibleto save either the building or tho con-tents. Tho building was insured for£2OO. but there was no insurance on thefurniture.

CRICKET." ■»

DISTRIOT COMPETITION.SENIOR GRADE.

The fourth round of district cricketwas commenced to-day in warm wea-ther. Owing to the school vacationtho Senior matches were reduced tothree, two at Hagley Park and one atLancaster Park.

WEST CHRISTCHURCH v. STALBANS.

St Albans made a poor start againstWest Christchurch, who wero an alto-gether different team from the menwho went down to High School a weekearlier. Reeso was bowling with someof his old form, and the fielding wasfair. Andrews made a good stand for35 and was bowled by Nelson, who wasswerving in from the off. The tailwagged to some purpose, and an un-promising innings reached 135.

West Christchurch found the bowl-ing very slaok, and made the pace veryhot, but Redpath was run out when hewas going well,, and Reese played a ballen.

Hammond went for 24, and Butterswas given lbw for a ball that was travel-,ling well over the wicket. The score -tthe call of time was 148 for fivo wic-kets, Boxshall playing a stylish in-nings.

ST ALBANS.First Innings.

H. Nightingale, c and b Reese . 10L. A. Gordon, b Reese . . .10J. S. Barrett, b Hammond . . 4R. Andrews, b Nelson . . .35G. W. Simpson, b Reese . .5C. Webster, b Nelson ... 6L. M'Nae, b Hammond . « . 14\E. G. Johnson, b Nelson , . 1H. Hatch, b Reese . . • #2lS, Johns, not out . , , - 9.

Extras . t * . 29

Total . . l . .135Bowling Analysis.—Reese, I for 36, Ham-

mond two for 43. Rolland none for 10, Moonnone for 7. Nelson thr<w for 16.

WEST CHRISTCHURCH.First Innings.

D. Redpath, run out . , . 46R. E. Boag, c Johns b Andrews 5D. Reese, b Johnson . , .14C. Hammond, b Gordon . . 24H. Bu ier, lbw Gordon . .0C. Boxshall, not out . > .83W. 0. Rolland, not out « . .8

Extras .. . . .17

Total for five wickets . 148"RICCARTON v. SYDENHAM.

Riccarton and Sydenham met atHagley Park, Riccarton taking firststrike. Byrne was unlucky to have toretire with a burst hand, but the scor-ing was very free, and Whitta andNorth were associated in a nice part-nership, North's place being taken bySinclair, who batted forcefully for 53.

The innings closed for 307, Whittacontributing 157 of the total. Syden-ham opened with W. R. Patrick andW. H. Winsor.

The following are the scores:—RICCARTON.First Innings.

G. Haines, b Goring . . .31A. E. Byrne, retired

. . . 11R. H. North, c Young, b Gray . 21M. D. Sinclair, o Goring, b P.

O'Malley ....53H. B. Whitta, b J. M'Ewin . .357E. E. Lut J.rell, c Youngb M'Ewin 1L. Devison, b W. Patrick . . 11R. Nixon, b Patrick . . .9A. M'QuiFan, not out ... 3A. W. Olsen, b M'Ewin . .0

Extras 10 '

Total , . . .307SYDENHAM.

First Ihninga.W. R. Patrick, c North by R;

Nixon .. . .

. . 4W. 11. Winsor. c Haines b Nixon 10J. Young, b L. Davison .

. 1P. 0. Malley, not out . . . 14J. Gray, no't out . , .19

Extras . ~,

. 7, 55

LINWOOD v. EAST CHRIST-CHURCH.

Linwood and East Christchurch metat Lancaster Park this afternoon. Thelatter.team were three men short, andbatting first made a disastrous start,Read being in fine bowling form. Thefirst six wickets fell for 27 runs. Howellhit two boundaries,- but his partner wasthen bowled, and Linwood's inningsclosed for 36 runs. Read took fivewickets for 8. Linwood fielded tenmen, Howell bowling against E. Per-lin. The batsman hit the first ball fortwo, but was cleaa bowled by the next.Howell got Kirk's wicket in the nextover, but Grant hit out and EastChristchurch's score was passed with-out further loss. Read then got busy,hitting one ball high over tire farthestfence, the best hit of the.season so faron this ground. One ove*r from Floodrealised 22 runs. Read made 31 veryquickly, and was then bowled byHowell. Thomas was the next bats-man, but made a short stay, playingon to the third ball he received.

Grant, who played a safe innings,was caught when three short of hisfifty. His hits included two sixes andsix fours. Apart from Howell, East'sbowling was somewhat mediocre. Doelltook advantage of the weak oppositionand hit one six and eight fours in hisscore of 49. Linwood.. who batted oneshort, were all out for 182. Howellbowled unchanged throughout. EastChristchurch, in arrears of 146. openedtheir second innings. Runs cameslowly, Connal alone being aggressive.

EAST CHRISTCHURCH.First Innings.

W. Crichton, b Read ... 0G. Connal. b Read ... 4A. R. Blank, c Taylor, b Read . " 8J. Flood, b Perrin ... 0M. Pengolly, b Perrin . . 0R. B. Ward, lbw, b Read . . 7N. Jones, b Read ... 0W. Howell, not .out ... 9

Extra .... 8

Total for seven wickets . 36Bowling Analysis —Read, five wickets for8 runs; E, Perrin, two for 20.

Second Innings.W. Crichton, b Read ... 4A. R. B'ank, b Read . . . 10G. Connall, c Taylor b Thomas

. 21W. HV-ell, b Thomas ... 1R. B. Ward, b Thomas ... 3J. Flood, not out ....28N. Jones, not out . . . .17Extras 22

Total for five wickets . 10-1LINWOOD.

First Innings.E. G. Perrin. b Howell . . 2S. Kirk, b Howell ... 0E, Read, b Howell ... 31A. Thomas, b TTrwc'l .

. .2A. Grant, c sub b Crichton .

. 47A. E. Doell, b Howe I . . .47W. For?vth, l.b.w. b Howell . 6W. King, b Howell ... 0P. F'leeto, not out ... 8H. Taylor, run out , . .16

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Total t .... 182Bowling analysis—Howell, 7 for 52;

Crichton, 1 for 47; Blank, 0 for 25; Flood,0 for 35. '•

SECOND GRADE. IAt Lancaster Park, West Christ- j

church met Linwood. The former teambatting two short made 134 (Donaldson ,59, Dey 10. Zimmerman 13). Perrinand Lye were the most successful bowl- ;ers, each taking three wickets. Lin-wood (one short) replied with 137 (Lye '47, Perrin 45). Donaldson was the bestIj-rwlcr. j

Sydenham met Technical College at ;Sydenham Park and made 103 (Merri- jman 27, Dorreen 18, Martin 11, Chirk- Json 10 and' Arnold 21 not out). Col-lege replied with 150 for nine wickets(Goldsbury 48, Feast 23, Duncan 10,Armitage 11, Morris 10. Higgins 11not out, Scott 15 not out)

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East Christchurch, batting againstSt Albans A, made 181 (Cuningham 45,Sinclair 55, Maddren 15, Ward 19,

Richards 15). Doig took three for 41,and Dunstan four for 35. St Albanshave lost three wickets for 112 (Doig53, Dunn 30, Morland 11).

THIRD GRADE.Sydenham won from West Christ-

church District High School by de-fault.

Riccarton beat St Bede's by an in-nings and three runs. Scores:—Riccar-ton 87 (Hanha-m 12, Dickson 24,M'Meekin 31); St Bede's 30 and 54(Barrett 13 and 11, Jacques 9, Ashton,jun., 9). For Riccarton M'Meekin andGlasson got the best averages, and forSt Bsde's Ashton and O'Brien dividedthe honours.

St Albans B, batting four men shortagainst Riccarton, made 49 (Graham13, Jenkins not out 12). Riccarton,two men short, replied with 92 (Evans44, Bell 29). Going in again, St Al-bans made 123 for four wickets (Jen-kins 13, Graham 40, Walter not out42, Sandman not out 17). Riccartonwon on the first innings.

Technical School and West Christ-church District High School met to-day, the former securing a three-pointwin. Technical made 120 in the firstinnings (Taylor 25, Cooke 22. Eadie21, Pearce 20, Ward 12). "West made53 in the first innings (Cadenhead 17,Wise 11). In the second innings theymade 20. The bowlers for Technicalwere Cooke one for 20, Yates six for9 and Ward three for 14.

CITY AND SUBURBANASSOCIATION.FIRST G&ADfI.

The fourtli round of the competitionswas commenced to-day under perfectconditions. The following are the re-sults :

Ranger? batted first againstY.M.C.A. and made"s9 (Hooper 21),Y.M.C.A. 81 (Lock 19, Brosnahan 18,Warren 10). Smith (four for 27) andBrosnahan (three for 7) for Y.M.C.A.and Black (two for 4) and Matson (fivefor 34) for Rangers bowled best. Ran-gers made 50 for the loss of one wicketat call of time (Pilling 26, Black 18 notout). vBelfast batted first against Woolstonand made 74 (W. Sellers 44). Buggand Lawson bowled best. Woolstonmad'e 52 (Brown 18, J. Bugg 11).Brown (five wickets for 17) and Sellers(two for 19) bowled beet for Belfast.

SECOND GRAPE.Druids A batted first against Green's

and raado 43 (Gydo 19). Robertsonand Dougall bowled best. Green's made165 for seven wickets and declared''(Jackson 26, G. Robertson 62 not out.Hay nes 16).

St Albans batted first against Dun-stable, making 210 for eight wickets(G. Winter 86, Arnott 34, P. Winter15, Carten 10, Buchanan 10). Escottbowled best for Dunstable.

Templeton, batting first againstDruids B made 40 (L. Voice 14, Craw-ford 16). Druids made 119 (Shrimp-ton30, Henwood 21, Flaveli 19, Walpoie14). Templeton made 109 in thesecond innings (Crawford 43 not out,Falconer 17). Falconer (four for 39),Crawford (throe for 36) for Templetonand Henwood (six for 19) forbowled best.

THIRD GRADE.Belfast in the first innings made 45

(Hood 30). B.G.H. lost four for 69(O'Callaghan 40 not out). Boys' Gor-don Hall won on the first innings.

Druids batted first and made 61(Grose 29, Andrews 10, Sanford 13);Marists replying with 84 (Gibbs 13,Foster 21. O'Donnell 14), Dun bowledbest for Marists and Parker for Druids.

FOR TRENCH COMFORTS.GARDEN PARTY AT MERIVALE.The charming grounds of Mr A. F.

Carey's residence at Merivale were thisafternoon the fcene of an interestingfunction on behalf of our gallant sol-diers at the front. The public attend-ance was large and the garden fete wasmost -entertaining and was thoroughlyenjoyed. A large afternoon tea mar-quee was placed on the main lawn andabout the grounds were stalls on whichwere tempting cakes, sweets, ices andother delectable wares which attractedconsiderable attention, and at thesestalls and others at which produce andother goods were sold, a brisk businesswas carried out on behalf of the fundfor the soldiers. There were games andcompetitions, and at intervals perform-ances were given by a concert partyunder the direction of Miss Little. Theproceedings were also enlivened by astring band, which played itemsthroughout the afternoon. Children ofthe Edgewar© Road Gymnasium Classgave a pretty exhibition of Maypoledancing, and there were swings andother attractions for the little ones pre-sent. The garden fete proceeds will behanded to the Y.M.C.A., which hasdone such splendid work for the troops,for the purpose already mentioned,namely, to provide trench comforts forthe Dominion's soldiers at the front.

The various stalls and games andthose in charge of them were as follow:Produce, Mrs Goss and Mrs Boag; af-ternoon tea, the ladies of the Y.W.C.A-;cakes. Mesdames Spitz, Nairn andDaniels; sweets, Mesdames R. Carey,Rodgers and Summer; ices, Mrs New-borough ; strawberries and cream, MrsWilson; cocoanut shy, Mr Roy Twyne-hnm; croquet competitions, Mrs Wood;Aunt Sally, Mr Rodger.

CONSUMPTIVE SOLDIERS.ACCOMMODATION TO BE

PROVIDED.

AT TE WAIKATO SANATORIUM." During my stav at Waikato," said

the Hon G. W*. Russell to a " Post" re-porter yesterday, "I visited Te "Wai-katn Sanatorium at Cambridgo, whichis entirely devoted to consumptiv-ecases. The urgent need for makingfurther provision for consumptive sol-diers has become so clamant that largoextensions to the building at To Wai-kato are now in the course of comple-tion. A large new ward is now beingfurnished, and this will provide fortwenty further soldier patients. Asmaller building is about to be erected,and will provide for another twenty,and in addition to this ten single shel-ters are being erected, in order thatthose cases which are more suitable forindividual treatment may be providedfor. The work is being proceeded withrapidly, and the intention is that con-sumptive soldiers not already providedwith accommodation should be taken inat once- I anticipate that we shall beable to place twenty in To Waikato atChristinas. The institution is beauti-fully situated, some five miles fromCambridge, on the Maungakawa Range.Every provision is made for the treat-ment of the patients, of whom a num-ber am women. While I was there Inoticed with great pleasure women en-gaged in gardening, and the men in oc-cupations suitable for them. At thesanatorium there is an exceedingly finepoultry farm, and the institution is runon most modern lines, providing notonly treatment, but suitable occupa-tions for the inmates."

ROLL OF HONOUR.OPAWA SCHOOL.

The unveiling ceremony of the rollof honour of old boys of the OpavvaSchool was held in the school play-ground this afternoon, the chairmanof the Echool committee, Mr R. H. Tur-ner, presiding. There was a large gath-ering of pupils and adults.

Beforo proceedings commenced, thechairman read a telegram of apologyfrom tho Hon J. A. Hanan, Ministerof Education, who was unavoidably ab-sent on account of important businessmatters. Apologies were also receivedfrom Mr C. H. Opie, chairman of theEducation Board, and others interestedin the school

The chairman referred to the greatsacrifices that the soldiers were mak-ing in the war. He was sorry to saythat the end was not yet in sight.Opawa, as well as other parts of theEmpire, had sent forward many bravomen, and some had earned distinction.It must be remembered, however, thatthere were hundreds of our brave boyswho had accomplished great deeeds forwhich they would receive no recogni-tion. The speaker made reference tothe great work Which was being carriedout by the women of the Empire. If if.had not been for the "oood work whichhad been done by them, he did notthink that victory could have possiblycome to our side. Ho then asked MrJ. Jamieson to unveil the roll ofhonour.

Mr J. Jamieson said he considered itan honour to be present to assist in theunveiling ceremony. The boys who had

fone had. honoured that school. Ourearts must go out to those who had

made the supreme sacrifice. He ex-plained to the present pupils the mean-ing of "reinforcement. ' and told themthat they must go on reinforcing. Ourmotto was. "Peace with honour." Hetrusted that with the help of our brave;Allies we would secure that peace withhonour. (Applause.) Mr Jamiesonthen unveiled the roll of honour, andthe general salute was played by thebuglers.

Mr H. C. Lane, secretary of theBoard of Education, expressed pleasureat being present. He said that everyschool should have a roll of honour, sothat in future years the pupils wouldbe able to see what part their fathershad played in this great war. Hehoped that.many-of the boys would bespared to come hack. (Applause.)

Mr Collee, head master, said they verymuch appreciated the roll which hadbeen presented to the school. He reada letter from an old boy who was atpresent in Samoa, wishing the schoolevery success. In concluding, he askedthe present boys to always honour theroll of our brave men who were fightingfor them.

The chairman thanked the membersof the Education Board for being pre-sent, and the ceremony terminatedwith the singing of the National An-

' themThe roll of honour contains the fol-

lowing names:—Lieutenant-Colonel A. B. Charters, C.M.G.,

Major H. Hurst, D.5.0., Privates G. Morris-son, E. F. Jarvis, R. W. Ellis, H. V. Jewitt,P. Davie, C. Nolls, L. Moltzer, C. Champ, R.Earnshaw, W. Dick, C. Lewingion, A. CBaxr, S. R. Aldridge, L. Chump, H. Jarvis,S. Allington, R. Wright, L. Wood, U.Smith, E. Fcrdham, A. S. Cooksley, F.Tsit, L. Scott, T. Burnett, W. Hassell, -UTrewern, L. Burns, C. F. James, S. A. John,ston, G. Leighton, L. Wheeler, E. F. Will-cox, C. H. Skinner, A. Harper, E. G. Wood,S. Fallooa, C. Bisman, P. Scott, W. Cooks-ley, R. G. Cooke, A. R. Morrison, G. Lucas,C. Farrow. N. Burnett, D. Eskett, A.Thompson {military medal), C. Hol'.is, W.Oliver, K. Earns, F. Turner, W. Wennott,W. Wright, C. Harper, W. Jago, J. Foster,S. Gebbie, H. J. Jenkins, , C. James, A.Wood, G. Judge, C. Colins, L. Tomlinson,J. Oliver. The roll of honour was presentedby Mo3dam«s W. C. Tiach and J. E. Schnei-der.

MR A. FERGUSON.APPROACHING RETIREMENT.

It is no exaggeration to say thatamong the business men of tne citythere is no one more Highly respectedand generally esteemd man Mr Alex-ander i'erguson, who tor thirty-twoyears has neld tiie higaly responsibleposition of manager of Uie iocai branchof the National iianii of New Zealand,and consequently it was only naturalthat there should have been widespreadregret expressed in trie city wnen u ue-came known mat ho is aoout to severhis connection with ihe institution withwhich he has been so long identified.When Mr Ferguson entered upon tiiemanagership of tne Christchurch branchof the banK, it was a small concern com-pared with what it is to-day, and therecan be no denying the fact that iiirFerguson's business acumen and widepopularity has had much to do with theimproved position which the bank holdsto-day in tins province. Some time agoMr Ferguson expressed to the directorsof the bank a desire to i -etire into pri-vate life after fifty-two years spent mbanking business, forty-two of whichwere spent in the services of the Na-tional Bank. Naturally the directorsfound some difficulty in filling the posi-tion, and they asked Mr Ferguson toremain in office pending an appoint-ment. This Mr Fc-rguson readily con-sented to do, but now it is undersitoodthat the management has made ar-rangements to enable the veteran man-ager to retire in February next, whenMr C. J. Ronaldson, the present man-ager at Invercargiil, will "take up theduties.

Mr Ferguson joined the staff of theBritish^ Linen Bank, one of the oldestbanks in Britain, in 1864, and be wasin that bank's service in "the North ofScotland for about three years. In1868 he joined the Oriental BankingCorporation in London. For a time hewas engaged in mercantile pursuits inLiverpool, but in February" 1874, hejoined the National Bank of New Zea-land in London

Coming to New Zealand in 1877, hewas for a short time on the Chris*-church staff, but in 1878 he was ap-pointed manaeer of the Balcluthabranch. In 1880 lie* was transferred toTimaru. and in 1885 he came to Christ-church, where he has been ever sinceexcent for & trip to the Old Country.

When Mr A. Macintosh retired fromthe position of auditor of the Bank ofNew Zealand, the late Mr R, J. Sed-don offered /that position to Mr Fer-guson, but as ho was then contemplat-ing a trio Home be did not see his wayto avail himself of the opportunitv.

CALL FOR MEN.TO-DAY'S ENLISTMENTS.

The followiaEr enlistments -wore uiado inChristchurch to-day:

Edtfin Vivian Green, 207, Harewood Rosd.Papanm, farmer.

Alfred Henry Pain*; Goodwin. 46, MowbrayStreet. Sydenham, printer's assistant.

MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS INCHRISTCHURCH.

The Medical Examination Board forCanterbury i& sitting in Christchnrchto-day, dealing with the second batchof city men in the first ballot. It maycontinue its sittings this evening. Agreat deal of interest is taken in thelesuits, which, it is felt, may give someindication when the first division islikely to be exhausted and the seconddivision called up.

CASUALTIES.THE LATEST LIST.

HOSPITAL AND PROGRESSREPORT. .

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Seriously ill:—M'Miilan, E. A., pcL /-'vate.

Reported still seriously ill:—An- >thony, corporal.

Reported still seriously ill, but im-proving:—Ellison, C S. t private.

Removed from seriously ill lists—Cotterill, F. V., rifleman. m

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Severe cases: —Andrews, G. H., pri-vate; Banks, J., corporal; Catannacir,H. A. N., private; Gerbes, F. H., pfi-f •vate; Graham, G. J>., gunner; -H C, private; Johns, A. R., gunnerj"Kane, IX, private; Kehoe, M., gunnerjKirkland, E. H., rifleman; Laili, W.A., rifleman; Lodge, S. E-, lance-ser- -'

geant; Lowe, H., rifleman; O'Shaugh- ,

nessy, M., gunner; Reynolds, W-, rifle-man; Robinson, E. A., private; "Wilkin,H. J., private.

Reported progressing favourably:—Banks, A. J., private; Black-well., R-,private; Cook, F. R., private; Davey, ,W. J., private; Mitchell, J. P., pri«' *

vate; Stewart, A., private.Reported as not severe cases:—Alder- "

son, J. W., private; Alien, S., private;Ancell, C. G., rifleman; Armstrong, J.,private; Ashley, C. J., corporal; Baker,E. C, private; Bancroft, G. J., pri- "■*vate; Barnes, .'I. G., gunner; Bernan, '.•;

H... sergeant-major j Blades, P. E,, pri* /..'

vate; Booth, H. 8., corporal, Brookie,S. J., private; Burrows, J. L., gunner( '.\

Chapman, D., private; dune, J;, pri*, ■-?!vate; Uoldnck, I' 1

., private; Cooper, '. ~-\E., private; Cossey, S., private: Evana, •&

-TV. T., private; Fletcher, H. j:, .'rifle* "';}man; Flockhart, W., private; Forres*ter, W., private; Garvey, P., rifleman { /IfGooding,-H. W., rifleman; Gould. J.j '\ [private; Grace. D. P., rifleman; Gray, : 'xiAlbert, private; Hamlin, L. 0.. lance- 'i'"'corporal; Hammond, H., rifleman; ;,

Hardacre, P., private; Harding.'F. S«V" "■'-'?trooper; Heppeii, W. H., rifleman,; '~\\Horspool, F., gunner; Jackson, E.} pri* /;,&

vate; Jones, TV., lance-corporal; Kelir'-'?5 ''her,. JL J., gunner; M'Beath, R. W-jprivate; MacCardle, C. rifleman! ~:'%

M'Clatchy, J., rifleman; M'Kcown, R. :)f8., private; MacMillan, D., private}Maddern, I*., corporal; Mason, L. 8.,sapper;'Matthews, B E., private; Mer-. "; j;rick, H., private; Milne, J. F., rifle* 'Vfman; Murphy, A., private: Murray, D. "jf;H., rifleman; Nisbet, J. J., lanee-cor- ;'%•)poral; Olsen, A. C, private; Rendall, '

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J. 0., private; Robson, N. E., private;Samuel, J., private; Smith. A:, pri- -' -*";■vate; Smith, J., private: Stanley, H.A., private; Stanners, TV. S., isnee- ,-vr-corporal; Steechman, F. A., private: _,.;lTavendale, F. TV,, qtiartermaster-ser- •-;":;;gearit; Tekiri, A., private; Towers, lhL (

~ r~

private. . j 1

INVERCARGILL FIRE.�

[Per Pkess Association.] '■**>INYERCARGILL, December 16. :\;':

Wood's motor garage was totally de-' - '?stroyed by fire at two o'clock thismorn- Ving. Over forty cars, many privately. ,_,"_

owned, were burnt. The building was :<kof brick, and covered about a quarts! ~Vof an acre in the main block owned bt - -*;

J. G. Ward and Co. The "Southland ;".}.News" building was seriouhly threat- ";'!

ened, the intense heat breaking the ""*"'

skylights. The damage .is about ■/!£20,000, bat the insurance is unayail* .vable. ' - ' "■

MAN LOSES HIS LIFE.*

-' IIN VERCARGILL. December 16. d,,!

An examination of the debris of the A . .*fWood's fire diseased the remains of ' •,'

John M'lvor, aged twenty-six, who %! -

slept on the premises. , ~fThe insurances on the building awf

£3OOO, and on the stock £ISOO. "

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The damage to the Grand Theatre isabout £4O and -to Nichet's carriage ~..*

factory £2OO. '.[

THE STAR. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1916 9

! Funeral Notices.fffHE Friends of Albert and Lily Olson areX respectfully informed that the Funeral

of their late beloved eon. Albeit Writer Vic-tor (Bert), will leave their residence, 26a,Britain Terrace. Lyttelton. on Sunday, at 3*j.m., for St Saviour's Church, thence toPublic Cemetery. W. T. LESTEft.*"pilE Friends of the late John Richard.i Toomey are respectfully invited to at-tend his Funeral, which will leave his latesesidenc«i St David Street, Lyttelton, onSunday, December 17. at 3 p.m., for StJoseph's Church, and thence to the RomanCatholic Cemetery. TV. HADCLIFFE, Un-dertaker. 153

On and after Monday, all business inconnection with the parcels post branchof the Chief Post Office will bo transact-ed in the building known as the Olym-

fiia Rink in Hereford Street. The en-rance to the public counter of the par-

cels branch will be the main entranceto the rink opposite the Union Bank ofAustralia,

The first sniffle, the first sneeze, thefirst feeling of nasal stuffiness or throatsoreness—these are warnings to take"NAZOL." A really wonderfulspecific. Is Qd for sixty doses. X

That heavy dull feeling due to ]\asa]Catarrh is a call for "NAZOL." Thistrustworthy rcmedv ""ill prove mostbeneficial when sniffed from a NazolInhaler. Try it to-day a,nd get relief.

FREE—TO EVERYONE THATLOVES A BABY.

Our ofier—a free present of tht '

splendid Glaxo Baby Book, containing ,96 illustrated pages of just that in- '

formation a mother needs to know •

about baby. A nurse -writes:—" Ailmotherswho desire to bring up a really" 'strong and thriving bonnio baby shoulpay strict attention, to the simple ad-vice an drules of health given in thtGlaxo Baby Book." A post-card -t<Glaxo Dept. 20, Palmerston North, wSIbring a tree copy to you. 2

Late Advertisements.

W T ANTED. Man for few days' gardening*Apply C.F., "Times."

Wr A.sTED Buy, Oak FurniuiTe, SuitabPfor Bunga.ow. • A.H., " Star."

ANTED to Sell, 1 Dogcart. 231, WW tham.fld. 6216\\TANTED to Sell. 6 WX. Hens, laying, •

» » 2S. Fairfield Avenue, Sydenham.TT7" ANTED to Sell, large Wicker Doli'iI Vt Pram, wilh tood; good condition.M.K.K., " Star.''

WANiED, by young married vromaajWorit, any day, Sumner orreferences. K.KJL, "Star." 621&

WANTED, a- Supply oi Lettuces, Peasetc. Apply Dorothy, High. St. (opp

W'AN T£D Buy, HaaJcc, Werner or Kircb-ner PiaDO Spat cask AJL, "Star."

'• Star."

WANTED Sell, Furniture, contents of*roomed House; no reasonable offer see

fused. IS, Barrie St., Spreyclor. C 216

WANTED Buy, Singer Drophcad Sewrsfl ■Machine. State caah price. F.K-t." Star." \

WANTED, Registered Horn© for Bs»jGiri, three weeks old. Apply M.G.&,

"Star." -

Y\7'A.nTED Board, country, Two Younf» i Ladies; willing t-j assist. State tenaj:: ;"•■-!■

L.H.H., "Times." 621ft'

WANTED Buy. Bedroom and Dminroom Furniture, suitable ior boarding

house. T.D.D.,' " Star." '"

:i : :

if ANTED to Sell. Staunch, Active Bftjt 1 Mare, cheap; owner leaving. 134

Wordsworth St., Sydenham. 6216

WANTED Buy, Piano, £2O to £3O, cashState make and cash price. i\D.D.«

'" Star."

rt/ANTED to Bent, at New jSngnwrc,»V Furnished or Unfurnished House. An*nlv L.K.K.. " Star." 6216

WANTED Buv, Chesterfield Couch, Sia»board and Boiler-top Beak. F.K,

"Star." .

7"ANTED, Child's Tricycle, in good' or»ii der; rubber-tyred preferred. M.F.F., "

•• Star." 6216"r*7"ANTED Sell, Chassis and Basket,VV cheap; good order. 287, Manchester

St 6218"ORSE, Trap, Harness, euit email grocer,

- £l6; nice turn-out. Norton, 39, Hat*lock St., Wooiston. 6216

?01i Sale, Edison Phonograph end. Re*J- cords A barcrain £i 10s. Apply 242. ;Edce'.vare Ed.?0R Sale, a No. 2 Brownie Camera, with

j- developing bos complete, cheap. Ijfe, ■Salisbury St.. City. 6216

LOST, on Wednesday Afternoon, m ArtGallery, Old-fashioned Square Brooch

(topaz set in go.'d). Be ward on returningto 216, Manchester St. . ■HORSE, absolutely quiet; euit light spring

drav or express, ~£i. Norlon, 39, Mat-lock St.," Woolston

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6216 •

STRAYED, from 101, Kilmoro St., a BrownCl«an-le?ced Tumbler Hen. Reward.

rp"o Let, 5-roomed House, Sylvester St.,X Woolston, nt?ar Park, gag and everyconvenience; 13s per week. Apply lii,Eussr's Ru. .

rpO Let, Two or Three UnfurnishedJ- electric light, all conveniences. Apply101. K.ilmorc_St.

TO Lei, for January and February, a wou*furnished Modern House of 7 rooms*w.ih ail coiivonieuccs, in good locality. Aw

plyrruNKSX cheap. John Hall, Clock Tower. 621JMADAME DE VLXE, Clairvoyant, wl|

interview ladies, 144, King Street, Syd'■■■'■-■•enham, 10 t-o 12. 2 to 9. 6800'TT7'ORKING lian wants Private Boardt > Lodgings; state if eny otters. L.J.J.,"Star." -'-■-... saia. •- !.>

THE PRICE OF WHEAT..FARMERS AND THEIR PATRIOTIC

DUTY.

RESULT OF CONFERENCE.

*IR L. M. ISITT MAKES EMPHATICPROTEST.

; TO THE EDITOR.Sir,—My name is on the list of

Jelegates to the wheatgrowers' confer-ence. I was not there as a delegate,but as a member on the invitation ofthe Minister to listen to and learnthe farmer's side of the question. I

- felt-that I had no right to speak orvote, but had I been there as a dele-'

-■■ gate there would have been one em-.,'.- phatic protest against, the resolution>=. of the conference, and . I wish as

publicly as possible, to enter that pro-"s,"test now. In my opinion it is such%': IMjtion as that taken by the farmers{-< ytfaterday at their end of the string■C- • Jhat renders possible the Red Fed at

'-""'■! the other end of the string and abso-'--■ lutely nullifies the efforts of men who£\ are trying to impress upon the.work-'?'- ers of this Dominion the wickedness->' and .folly o.f imperilling the very exist-

. ■ ence of the Empire and their ownfundamental liberties hy fighting fortheir full economic rights now insteadi>f first bending everj energy to the

'■'[ ' defeat of the enemy./ . I wish to speak with all restraint'■,_

}and avoid all that is needlessly irritat-

:. ,; ing to those with whom I differ,''but'."' I-was more than disappointed with'the'-;_[;' spirit and tone of the meeting. Em-

phatically it was. not" a meeting of'. ; patriotic men gathered in a great

- Empire crisis to see how far, they could':*' fairly and" safely sacrifice their own

"v immediate interests for the common'„. cause. The note of sacrifice was never' - Bounded, however faintly. It was a-- meeting of men keen to extract from■■' the 'Government as-'- help the highest price they thought

they could ask with any chance of-■-' getting it.

If" I am told that I know nothing, about wheat growing and so am not

,-, competent to pass an ■ -opinion, my-\ ■ Answer is that • there- are numbers of

; fanners, experienced wheat growers,, i tvho say that taking the increased cost~: - of production into full consideration 5sV: 6d a bushel for such a contract with

the Government would be an outside\ .price and with a fair harvest would-? ' yield solid profit.. More than that,;'; ' there were men in the conference who'[■ privately expressed the opinion that 5s'*' 6d would have been a reasonable;•' /figure. .'.;-' I am anxious .to be fair to the.'•' "farmer,- and I know that there are:"' those-to whom owing to local droughtV the last two years have been years oft'-.J &nancial disaster, but to the bulk ofY-' Jmr farmers war prices have meant*'• prosperity. I-heard ten minutes ago-.' of. one man who made nearly two thou-

.', Sand po-ands extra profit last year ani■-" ■ who has. given every penny of it to,*• war funds".• - .It is not a right thing,/. then, to-fix a high price for wheat inV, order to' recoup those'who have boon

."'■:' tmfortiinate, a .price that will at the;'." same time add' to the heavy ..profitsa.; of their more fortunate brethren at the'';• .tacpense of the community. So far as'■'. . the possibility of another drought year

- Is concerned, .that is a risk The farmeralways' takes without the encourage-

~'-jnent of a Government assurance Uiat4\ lie will receive 5s 6d a bushel for

fheat that he does grow._

Sir, 6s 3d did not satisfy all the" "

delegates. One gtotleman urged that'". that" should not be the price for firstfiV grade wheat, but for good milling wheat,Vr'toTthat the farmer should receive so°'-- much more per bushel for every month

■-. that passed after the wheat was-thresh-■*

ed before the Government completed; the purchase, for loss of weight, in-

terest, etc. The same gentleman in the■ next breath told the conference that"' ;he was still holding his last year's

'-•wheat; he could not get it threshed,.'" in time to' sell when wheat was high,* tend he was Holding it because "he had- teever received ,os per bushel in his life,

- and now he would have os or burst.In addition to the 6s 3d the Minis-

.-■' ter was aaked to conserve labour in the

■. interests of the industry and exemptlarmers,. farmers' sons and farm la-.

'* boorers from conscription. Ido not say.; that it may not be necessary to exemptr the majority of farmers and farm work-'. fers from conscription, but I do say"-■ &at if this is done these men will be

creed from the greatest sacrifice thatmen can ba.called upon to make sbtftheir country, - and that consequentlythey should be the last to want to make

/ ' out of this war. Surely their at-, titude-should be: "We cannot fight,

' because, fortunately for us, we aro■ wanted here, and so we escape all peril

»f life, and limb, and the least we cando for. you men who fight for us istowork.;not for-big profits but a livingStage.'' - ■;

At the.request of the Government3 teo to 9,. young fellow in a comfotrtf-feble billet, earning £3 or £3 10s a!

i week/ I say to him: "It is your'

duty, jf you are a real man, to_give up#hat billet and go at 5s or 6s j>er dayto fight in the defence of us all. _ltis no picnic. You risk disease, maim- \ing, death. Thousands have been kill- |ed, and you may bo, but the country!calls you." He replies: ."That is allright, but a number of prosperousfarmers, for whose defence I shall fight,

.- Iks-ve been asked by the Government toaid by wheat growing, and they haveiire-plied that they are patriotic enoughtrtfremain at home and grow wheat pro-

: vSed'the Government will guarantee*1 '" thWh' a price that reduces the chance

,of joss to a minimum and will in allpiobability ensure the most of thema swinging profit. Is that a fair

- deal? Is that reasonable equality ofsacrifice?"

Sir, what ,can I or any other manfay in answer to that question ? A few ■riays ago one of the Ministers of theCrown said to me: "I am fairly heartsick. There are many men and wo-anen in all grades who have a rightconception of the position and are malr-ing great* sacrifices, but a large pro-portion alike of Labour and Capi-

i tal, employers and employees, are soi eager to push their own interests that

Jlhey do not seem to care a scrap for•the Empire."

Now, I do not want to pose as anjalarmist, and fo long as I have theopportunity I insist to every workingir.an'that no greed on the part of ati~oilier man can possibly excuse Lis play-ing the part, of a traitor to his countryfrAd refusing to do his bit in lied- de-fence, but only those who move among(Uie mass of the people can have iuiyi«3a. how widespread the feeling is thatt.fie well-to-do and the wealthy are notdqing their fair share as compared withthe sacrifices demanded of others, andlow-bitter the resentment is; and Isay to the farmers: I know that thereare thousands of you who do not- wantto make profit out of this war, whoare prepared to grow wheat even at

' a firan:ial • sacrifice. If you love theEmpire, if you want to allay thisgrowing unrest that is being fannedby the unscrupulous, and take fromthe agitator his most powerful plea.

*admit that a mist ike has madeand tell the Government, "If yonwant our wheat, tako it, and take it atthe price yau,fed wULJw.f^^,^

I and fair to. the people, and we. will be! content."—-I am, etc.,

LEONARD M. ISITT.Christchurch, December 15.

TO THE EDITOR.Sir,—At tho invitation of the Minis-

ter I attended tho recent wheat confer-ence, and ,was very interested in thefacts placed before, the meeting by tkoHon W. J>. S. MacDonald, who saidthat it was the duty of the Government,to hold the balance evenly betweenevery section of the community. Onthe suggestion of the Hon *R. H.

Rhodes tho discussion was confined towheat growers and politicians whu werethemselves wheat growers.

Before the conference had proceededvery far it became abundantly plainthat the only immediate object whichwas likely to ba accomplished was theholding up of the price of wheat, 6s 3dper bushel having been proposed, it isnot likely that- prices will settle downagain in the near future. Now a fewweeks ago wheat was selling at os perbushel and Hour at £l2 10s per tonl.Then, taking advantage of the disloca-tion of Australian shipping duo to thPstrike, the millers raised the price offlour to £lo per ton and wheat wentup to 6s 6d per bushel. When the first

I rise iii pries from £l2 10s to £l3 tookplace, I wrote to the president of theBoard of Trade suggesting immediate

I action, but it was not till flour wentJ to £ls per ton that the duty on Aus-

j tialian flour was removed.The recent conference had not pro-

j ceeded very far before the information'was elicited that three members of Par-| liament (Messrs Nosworthy, Talbot andFcrbes) had recently met the Ministerin Wellington and suggested the com-n-andetv-jng of wheat at 6s 6d perbushel, which was just 86 per cent in

■advance of pre-war prices.Under the new sedition regulations

it is difficult to express oneself freelyconcerning this little effort to fleecethe consumer. If the soldiers were todemand an 86 per cent advance ontrade union '•ates of wages, or if thecoal miners were to demand a similar

j increase and threaten not to produceany coal unless they received their pricethey would certainly be imprisoned forsedition.

My sympathies, however, are entire-ly with the hard working small farmer,

1 who in these times finds it difficult toget teamsters and who sees his big

1 neighbour with the sheep station daily- growing richer asr the direct result ofthe Avar while no effort is made on thepart of the Government to see that all-war profits go into the coffers of'theState,to meet the war cost.

It is quite impossible for the indi-vidual farmer to be patriotic and growwheat at pre-war pricesj because theonly result wouldbe'-that the merchants,and millers would secure a bigger profit.

make one set of farmers with suit-able land'grow wheat while other linesare more profitable is not fair to thewheatgrower, and such "tinkering witha big problem is irritating to the pro-ducer .and, .in "the long, run, of verylittle value to tbe i consumer.

What is wanted is a bold, compre-hensive policy under which all classesof producers are treated equitably, andunder which it will be as profitable togrow wheat at a fair price as to pro-duce any other commodity. The prob-lem is admittedly a-big, one, and cer-tainly seems too big: ]for the NationalGovernment to deal with.'It is of no use to-.rail at the farmer

•—the individ-dal farmer cannot solve theproblem—the adjustments have to bemade by the central governing autho-rity, and all these inequitable and pettyacts of compulsion are S o much evi-dence of the failure* of the Government

"; to keep the machinery of State,runningsmoothly and efficiently.I ani more; than ever convinced that

had*, prices been ; controlled and had! the monetary sacrifice of the soldier

1 been fully shared by the rest of thecommunity, there would have been nonecessity .to resort to compulsion fofmilitary service.

A properly organised state of freecitizens, working without friction, cotilddo more to bring the war to a speedyand satisfactory conclusion than canpossibly be accomplished under the pre-

'sent methods—or rather want ofmethod. As I understand the delegatesto the Wheat Conference, they did nottell .the Government that they wouldnot grow wheat for less than 6s 3d per

•bushel; they .merely gave it. as theirexpert opinion that under private en-terprise, where each sought the greatestreturn • for their capital and labour, Jsufficient wheat was not likely to begrown except at that price. If that-expert opinion is right, then it is folly,to offer a lesser price without also at-tempting to control the prices of othercommodities the production of which.would yield greater profits.

In conclusion, let me say that thesmall farmer with the large family,whose primary interest is that of aconsumer, is himself a victim of theineptitude of the Government in con-trolling prices. The dairy farmer, whosebutter prices are controlled, has re-cently had to face further increases inthe cost of living because of the failureof the Government to do more thantinker with a big problem.—l am, etc.,

J. M'COMBS.OffJstcnurch, December 16.

MAIL NOTICES.Mails per expresa to Dunodin and South

cloae at 7 a.m. and 11.10 a.m.; late fee let-ters (i.e., letters bearing- Id additional stamp),11.25 a.m.; also mail van up to S a.m., andguard's van, 12.5 p.m. train.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER, 16.; For Wcstport, per Kararnu, at 11.30 a.m.:late fee letters, 11.25 a.m.; guard's van, 12.10p.m. train.

For Dimediri, per Tarawera, at 11.10 a.m.;late fee letters, 11.25 a.m.; guard's van, 12.10p.m. train.

For Northern Ports, por Maori, at 6 p.m.;late feo letters, 6.30 p.m.; gunrd's van, 7.53p.m. train.

For Australian States, per Maori, to con-nect with Westralia, at 6 p.m.; late fee let-ters, 6.30 p.m.; guard's van. 7.23 p.m. train.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 18.For Northern Ports, per Mararoa, at (5

p.m.; late feo letters, 6.30 p.m.; guard's van,723 p.m. train.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19.Parcel mail for ' Expeditionary Fcrces

(Egypt) per Maori, to connect with Riverina,at i p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20.For Australian States, due Sydney Decem-

ber 25, Samoa., Pa-go Pago, India, China, Cey-lon, Japan, Hong -Kong, Straits Settlements,Egypt, South Africa, Mew Guinea, etc., alsofor United Kingdom and Continent of Europevia Suez (correspondence for United Kingdomand Continent of Europe )i>-ust be speciallyaddressed per Kiverina), per Maori to connectwith Riverina, at 6 p.m.; lato foe lottera, 6.30p.m.; guard's van, 7.23 p.m. train.

Mails which. left New Zealand on October26, via Suez, arrived in London on December

Mails for Expeditionary Forces abroadclose at this office one day previous to de-spatch of ordinary letter mails.

The next beat dispatch for United King-dorr, and Continent of Europw will 'be riftVancouver, cloaing at Christchurch on De-cember 23.

Letter mails for Expeditionary Foroe (MainBody) will close on Friday, December 22.

Daily mails will bo dispatched to and re-ceived from West Coast offices from Decem-ber 18 until January 13.

Mails for Australian States cloae at Auck-land, per Westralia, at 1.45 p.m. on Tuesday.

On and 'after Monday, December 18, allbusiness in connection with the Parcels PostBranch of the Chief Post Office will betransacted in the building known .as theOlympia Rink,, in Hereford Street. Theentrance to the public counter of the parcelsbranch, will be the main entrance to. tbjpRink, opposite th« Union Bank of Australia.

W. T. WARD,Chief Poattaaate*. i

10 THE STAR. SATURDAY; DECEMBER 16, 1916

Wanted known—Colds fly before" NAZOL." Sore throats are soothedby this dependable remedy. Is 6d buys60 doses. X

FOR THE

'asces..For the SIXTH'TIME

W. JONES, on his Harley-Davidson, secured second placeand fastest time fromscratch in ( the Fifty - milehandicap, giving the winnernearly four miles start(over a four-mile course), and only-being oeaten by about 200 yards.

A PHENOMENAL RECORD,The Barley - Davidsons have secured

Fastest*Time in ©v©ry ©vent heldso far this season, besides the followingplaces from scratch.

Ist 30-JVHIS SolO2nd 30-SVjHe Sidecar2nd Ss=£V?il©2nd 50-SVIiJeSo!®2nd 5-WIHe Novice4th 25-iV!ila Solo

Demonstrating that as a Sole or Sidecarmachine the "Harley-Davidson " has noequal.1916 MODELS HAVE ARRIVE,

So2e Agents HARLEY-DAViDSOfI!and KJNG DICK MOiOfiS,

r. v, MANCHESTER ii vJ^Fip.^

Amusements, <&o.

BAKER BEOS.,THE HOME EiNDEKS.

WANTED, Good General, £1 per week.Hotel Metropole, Akaroa.

WANTED, Assista-nfTat the ~Jwigi&. 94,Manchester St, 6176

iNTED, General. Aj* * 26, Latimer Square. * 6174

WANTED, Elderly Mian, milk cow, dogardening. Apply F.D.D. 6174

iTSTANTED, urgent, Dressmaker, for a fewu .days.- Apply F.J., '•Star." 6789

D, H.M.-Waitress, at once; .wages1. Blake, Grand Hotel, Akaroa.

WAiNTED.. Respectable- Bov ~for office.Apply P.O. Box j>4s, Chri3_tclrurch/

WANTED. Gardening, Fences Trimmed or.any other garden work. N.G., "Star."'

WANTED, Place as Mother's Help' forGirl, seaside preferred. Apply P.8.8.,

" Star." 6180

WANTED. Gardening Jobs: scythe' andpump spray found. Address 23, Aber-

deen St.: , 619SWANTED, Suitable Person, look after 2

children, afternoons. Mxa Bowker,Tel; 3601. 6163 X

WAITED, Extra Assistants for Christinas'. Fair and Fancy Bazaar. Apply, Man-

ager. D.I.C. 978WANTED, Good Cook for North Canter-V V bury. Applv Misa Kiver, 706, ColomboStreet, City. 942

WANTED Buy, Boat Go-cart, any order,not over 40s. Ser.d particulars to

N.R.R., "Star." X\Kr ANTED Buy, Old Push-chair FramesVI or Wheals; ■ Write to Peek's, 89, Lower

"ANTED Sell, Boat-shape Go-cart,• f equal new, only 60s. 89, Lower High

St. XTKT ANTED Known—Pelek's Go-cart Es>.Vi change cheapest and best all Go-cart -

work. 89, Lower High St. X

WANTED Sell, Stylish Plunket hood Go-cart, almost new, no use, sacrifice.

203, .Lichfield St. X"JZING DICK, H, F.E., in perfectJIV. uew tyre, latest B. and B. carburetter,£l9 10s. Sunday.ls4, Armagh St., City.FOE, Sale, Gent's coaster

hub, new tyres, £2 10s. 18, Kerr's Lane,off St Albans St. . .■. . 6215 ■rnO Sell, Exceptionally Good .A Apply 52, Hill's Ed., St Albans. 6231 I

.pANAKIES—Wanted to Buy, Good Song-.9 l ster. 203, Kilmoro St. 6325

I'KY Crown Brand Tea finest flavour; trythe Is lOd • per lb and collect coupons.

Surprising:. John Hall, Clock Tower 6215;FOB Sa:e, Dining-rooni Suite, Solid Oak,

also; three Chesterfield Suite, verysuperior; T.G. 6200

XMAS Hams. The Best. Stephenson,' Ye Olde English Pork Butcher, Rich-

mond. 'Phone 3933. 6199

AVON "Avebury" Cycle Tyres and Tubes,guaranteed 12 months, 12s 6d and Gs

6d each.

FOR Sale, Gent's Free-wheel Bicycle, goodtyres'and tubes, 27s 6d. 18, Kerr's Lane,off St Albans St. 6215

BAKER BROS.,THE HOME FINDERS

FOB Sale, Triumph Fixed Engine, goodrunning order, £23; also Side-chair, £0

10s. Corner of Wharenui Rd. and StamfordSt.. Riccarton. 6214LOST, this morning, Gold Brooch, Colombo

or High Streets, between Armagh andCashel Streets; keepsake. Reward. '433,Tuani St., Linwood. 6214

BOY, 14, Wishes Light Employment during__^school^ holidays. W.A.A., "Star." 6186

MARRIED Man would like Work of anykind, few hours daily. Apply A.J.,

" Star." 6185"OST, Black and White Feather-legged

Pigeon. Reward. 29, Aberdeen. St.LOST, a Gold Pendant, greenstone in

centre, .in or near the D.I.C. Reward onreturning- to 152. Leinster . Rd. 6212 XFOR Sale, Set. Light Breastplate Harness.

_

Apply 12, Spohr St., Addington.FFICERr S Sam Browne~Out£t for Sale,

waistbelt, sword, revolver pouch, ammu-nition ' pouch, and crosabelt; offer wanted.581, Gloucester St. 6211

'EARD in the Farmyard—"Oh! Dad,-can

dren?" "Yes, my dear child."

BELGIANS, Canterbury hears, your cryof hunger this Xmastide. Your dona-

tion of poultry is wanted for the Xmas stall.

EEMEMBER m time of your Amis plentythe starving Belgians) who resisted so

heroically the advancing Germans.

\/J"R. J. B. MERRETT'S stag has kindlyJtJL offered to kill and dress all poultrysent to them.CONSIGN or deliver Poultry to Mr J. B.1J Merrett's Yard, _Tuam Si'F~you "are unable to deliver poultry for

1 Belgian Xmas Stall, send a P.C. toBox 550, and we will call.

tTNLESS you have experienced nungei, you- 1 don't know how it feels. The Belgian

children do.__

I T OOK at your well-fed children and think!Jj about the ill-treated, starving- Belgian! children, and decide to send poultry for the

i Xmas Stall.__.

DIOR Sale, Gent's Bicycle, frame, wheels,X handles, saddle sound, 10s. IS, Kerr'sLane._ofj _gt_ Albans .St. 6215_rf\HEbe"st on earth—Avon Cycle Tyres andL Tubes.V'MAS Hams. —The Best. Stephenson,-A. Yo Olde English Pork Butcher. Rich- imond. 'Phone_3933. ; ___Jl??_ !

variety, cV>"~ sensible, presents, lowest prices. JohnH.all._Ciock Tower. '__ 6215

FOR Sale, Dining-room Suite, Solid Oak,also three piece Chesterfield Suite, very

superior. T.G. 6200

BAKER BROS.,THE HOxME PANDERS.

110 Let—Linwood, 4 rooms 10s, o rooms12s, 6 rooms' 18s 6d, 20s and 22s 6d,

7 rooms 20s, 8 rooms 17s and 16s; Rich-mond, 5 looms 15s. Ford and Hadfield.

CHRISTMAS Hams, Is Id per lb. trorn 12sper Ham, and Coupons. John Hall,

Clock Tower. 6~5•ess and Tubes,

,s; 14s 6d and 7s

Late Advertisements,

BAKER BROS.,HOUSE SALESMEN.

jTANTED, a Nursegirl. Apply Star Ho-W t*l, Lincoln Kd. 6215

WANTED to Sell, Hen and 15 W.L.Chicks. 44, Woodville St. 6211

ID Kcil, JUgm-weight Motor-cycle,»' V £8 cash. 594, Hereford St., Linwood.

W'ANTED Sell, Free Engine Motor andSide-chair £3O. Jap. "Star." 6215

WANTED, Oak Extension Table. Priceand particulars to J..T.J., "Skir."

Sell, Ladv's Bike, almost new,»'» £'3 os.' 32. Vogol St., Richmond. 6215TKTANTEITSeI], 3?." 2-speed Motor-CycleVV . (guaranteed), £25. 634, Hereford jSt^WANTED Sell. Good Second-hand Rooting 1Iron. 634, Hereford St. C215

ANTED, Woman, for Cleaning-, two ha If-» t davs wecklv. Mrs Johnson, 130, Bealey

Av"

. C215

TANTED Sell. Real Good Cow, sound»»• and quiet, close to calving. 726, Hawk-

ins's Road,__

6 -JLLANTED Capable Grocer's 'Assistant.'

W Apply, hv letter, state latest references,John Hall, Clock Tower. . _ii1;L

ANTED to Sell, Gas Stove, in _splen-did order, cheap, £3 or offer. G.G.G.,

' Star." 6211

WANTED to Buy. Pnsh-cart or Gauir,with drop back. Stat® prioe and con-

dition G.F.F., "Star.'' 6211

WANTED, Person who enamelled small"Twiss " ■ Bicvcl'e communicate with

P.J.J.. "Star." ' 6211

WANTED, Two Experienced Housemaids,Apply Matron, People's Palace, Man-

chester St. ■ 15-i

W'ANTED to Sell, 2 Ladies' Bicycles,free wheel and front brake, good or-

der.. 203, Lichfield St. 6214

WANTED, a Man to erect Paling ience,labour only. Apply evenings, 120, Lin-

coln Ed., Spreydon. 6214

WANTED Sell Three-quarter Wire Stretch-er, Mattress, Hanging and Table

Lamps, Parrot's Cage. Apply 6, Parkes St.

f^T ANTED to Sell, 4J H.P. James Motor»* and Side-car, 3-speeds and free engine,

cheap. Apply H.G.G., " Star." 6214). to Sell, Cow and Calf, guaran-

¥t' teed sound.and quiet; calved s'weeks.27, Conway St., Spreydon. 6214

ANTED, Microscope and Accessories.* V Full particulars and price to Micro,

" Star." - ... ■ - . 6211BAKER BROS.,

THE HOME FINDERS.WANTED Sell, Two Gigs, also Set of

. » Trof.ing Hopples. Heney, Cutlejr'sRd.. Riccar'ton. 6215

i buyer of 60ft length of Hose, sold-* •¥ this week,' kindly send address prompt-

ly to H. B. Soronsen?[TANTED. by poor woman.. Full Set: ofY Infant's Clothes, cheap. J.K.X.,

[/ANTED. Help, dailv. assist light■ » housework and two little girls; j£l.-K.F.F,, " Star/' . . 6215

ANTED to Sell, Motor-cycle, cheap, in■ • good-limning. order.: Address J.F.F., ■"Times." . 6215[TANTED,SeII, Chestnut Mare, Bellman's

•» ' stock, fast, good all work, cheap. A.J. Lord, Halswell. 6215TXTANTED . immediately, 4-ropmed. House,

*• good Tocalitv and conveniences. J.H.H.,

"Star.""

6215[TANTED Sell, Portmarx'teau, good order,

■* • 255; Steel Fender, Cruets,. ■• cheap.J.G.G., "Star." , 6215

RANTED Soli, Well-bred Jersey Bull■■'»■' Calf, 3 months. 103, Marshland Rd.,

Shirley. 6215

WANTED Sell, dim-centre Barnes Lathe,splendid .condition, £ls or near offer.

■ H.J.J,, Star." ... 621S.NTED to- Let; at Sumner, for about

i t 4 weeks, Nice 4-roomed . FurnishedHouse. Apply K.J.J., "Star." 6215

WANTED Sel, Girl's Bicycle, 8.5.A., £-2;no further use. .Mrs Cains, Mill Ed.,

Styx. . 6215rarANTED Sell, Real Good. Cow, sound

■ »i. and' quiet, close to calving. 7.26, Hawk-ins's. Road, Marshland. 6211WANTED Known—H. B. Sorenseu ~ can

quote excellent Fire-proof Office Safes:(Britisli "made)', really cheap.

[TANTED, Young Lady-help, month of■V' January, . light housework, small

fainilv, Governor's Bay. Apply Mrs AlfredMerton, c-8, Armagh St. W. 6214

WANTED- Build, ■- for client, Tiled-roofBungalow, 5 rooms,, best street _; St

Albans; high section; plans,' specifications,etc., can be inspected. F.G.G., "Star."

WANTE57"Working Partner to take upabout 800 Acres Land near Qpotiki,

ridiculously low price; excellent opportunity.Particulars from Sheepfarmers' Agency, 150,Hereford St. 6215

BAKER BROS.,•HOUSE.-SALESMEN.'"

>ORTABLE Stove, Wire Netting, Iron Bed--»- steads for Sale. 490, Barbadocs St.,St Albans. , ■ _62OTPRIVATE Board ana rtesicience required,

~'■ .Now Year- (gentleman); good cookingessential. E.F.F., care- of "Tim.es."

" OST, from~Opawa, Scotch Terrier. Dop;-a-J has an Ashburton collar on. Mlis'3Mackenzie, River Rd., Opawa. Tel. 2568.CONVENIENT 6-roomed House to Let, Idv-> section; fair rent. 428, Cashel St.,Linwood. 6204

10 Let, Hlllmbrton, 3 Acres and 6-roomedjl- House, 17s 6d week. Apply If9, High

St, ■■,-■■■• ■ . ■.. 6207

TjiOß-Sale, Grass, 1± Acres, cut ready to1 cart. Lister, River Ed., Dallington.

FOR Sale, Two Wire Stretchers, good asnew. 40, Mackworth St., Woolston.

FOR Sale, Good Pony, Box Cart and Set-Harness. 68, -Wyon St., Linwood.

F" W"SSle7~Hen--'' and 9 White Leghorn■ Chicks; .-good, strain; also large. Swarm

Italian Bees. 46, Rochester St., off Worces-ter Extension. 6204

Sale, Gas Griller and Ring, complete,•»- almost new. 14, Rastrick St., offPapanui Ed: 6204

WR Sale, Boy's' High School Suit andJL' Cap, fit boy 15-16. C.J.J. ' 6204

BAKER BROS.,THE HOME FINDERS.

BRITISH Goods are The Goods. " Avon "

y Cycle Tyres are Brilish. Enough said.30R Sale., Garden- Roller, water ballast,JL practically new. 61, St Albans St. 6200

OR Sale, Pony .Saddle and Bridle, cheap,—' £2 10s. 12, Aldred St., City. 6200

SACRED Concert. To-morrow (Sunday), Do.main Gardens. Programme for all at-

tending. . ■ ■ 152

JTSE an Avon Tyre and find' out what*J a good tyre -is. 147

7?OR Sal©,, urgent, Leaseh.d Dairy Farm,■ going concern, near Christchurch; ownerdied up; splendid proposition. Sheep-

farmers' Agency, 150, Hereford St. 6SELL,- Hot-air Engine, 3 h.p., almost new.

' 423, River Ed., New Brighton.pROCKERY ap*d Glass Salo at 4s h-xi'.M\J discount. Low's, Unlimited.

TEAPOTS, Jugs, variety useful articles.

MECCANO Set (No. 2;. for Sale, as goodas new; cost £l, will take 10s. Apply

K.G.G.. "Star." 6215Painters—Wanted, 16, for Canopus. Ap-

-*- ply 16, Cfrdog-au St., Sydenham. (5215

A YON "' A.K.C. " Cycle Tyres and Tubes-£i- are guaranteed for 6 months, l<os and5s 6d each.STEAM Boiler' for Sale, 3-h.p., 751b pres-

sure, £lB. H.K.K.. "Star." 8215OST, N.Z.R.B. Brooch. Apply 325,.

Cashel St. 6215IjiOE oa.e, Horse, suitable delivery cart,

• any trial. Jones.aaid Duncan, Elgin St,Sydonbam. , 6214-

I7SOE -Sale,- Young Brown and White■ Spaniel, good watch-dog. . Offer.. 167,

Barbadoes St. 6214DINNER,' Breakfast and Tea Plates in

varieties. Low's Sale, Armagh and Bar-badoos Streets.

RESPECTABLE Woman wants Cheap Un-furnished Room, north, central, with

homely family; state-terms. N.K.K., "Star.''

FOR Sale, Boat-shaped Pram, first-classorder, £3. F.H.H., "Star." 6211

ONLY few Palm Bowls left, greatly re-duced prices. Low's, Unlimited.

XMAS ij.ams.~The Best. Stephensn,lr o Olde English Pork Butcher, Rich-

mond. 'Phone 3933. > 6199'" A VON" Cycle Titles and Tubes are ob-A tainable at all Cycle Shops.

MRS COVENTRY, Psychometrist, 64,Coleridge St., off Madras St., Sydenham,

opposite, Bolmer's Coal Yard. Interviewsfrom 10 o'clock. Appointments made. Lastweek. 6199

XMAS Hams. — The Best. Stephensn,Ye Okie English "Pork Butohed. Rich-

mond. 'Phone 3933. 6193BAKER BROS.,

THE HOME FINDERS.SELL, Cottage, three rooms, bath, wash-

house, fowlhouses, pigsty, fruit trees,deep well, nearly acre, splendid garden; alsoDairy-ted Bacon Pig (medium). 423, FtivorEd.,' New Brightojx, 6511"VMAS" 'H-aius7— The 3-mJ.. Stephenson,

Ye Olde .±J;,.'h.- Kich-

tate Advertisements.

"IHUECH OP THE GOOD SHEPHERD.VV

CHRISTMAS FAIR.Parish Hall, Phillip Street, Philipstown.

WEDNESDAY NEXT, DECEMBER 20lb.Stalls—Plain and fancy Work, Sweets, 1re-

duce, Cakes, Toys, etc. Bran Tubs, CakeCompetitions, etc.

Afternoon. Tea. Strawberries <uid Cixiita.Doors ooen 2.30 to 5; 7to 10 p.m. 618 D

' SECURES 5-roorned .Varly flewv ',T—to-date Properi;v, .Linwood;,T. B. Neale_and Co. X

ij*AcTnES Rich Land (Suburban),V/ in crop: close two Iram.<. r.m the lot.Terms. Pavitt. Hardinsr end Co., IK, Victoria■St.. Cliriatehurclu , ;!eofl,

„

. B w.> .' ho misled. '"Avon" Cycle Tyres1J n.™ the Best."PO Let, Hour* 't rooms,' Ss week. ."0, Lyt-J- *

ion St., Sydenham. Public Trust, 06,

'ELL Country. Store, leasehold, now doingi £8000; -yearly rental i's'2; stockapprox. £650: small froodwill. A. J. Tur-jrajit. ■lB6, Cashel St." A VON" Cycle Tyres and Tubes are ob-_jA tamable at .all Cycle Shops.

ORGAN tor Sale, splendid instrument, '24stops, .£7 10s; terms arranged. W.K.,

[DSOME Table Grand Piano for Sale,-*-■*■ £is, or will exchange for UprightPiano (terms accepted). Mr -Hudson, G.P.0.,Ohristchnrch. (3307

xtjl. quaint design; easy lerma. .appiy30, Edward Avenue, St Albans Park. 6207

THE Australian Mutual Provident Societyrequire tho services of an Industrial

Agent, Book £l3; . good remuneration tocapable man. Apply first thing mornings.

BAKER BROS.,THE HOME FINDERS.

;7t7\EEK-OLD Ducklings for Sale. 116,»'V Milton St.. Spreydon. 6207TTTANTED, a Boy's Bicvcle, 16m or J3mVV fra. m e, in good order. . E.H.H. 6210

•fANTED Sell, Tent !»' » _370, _G-_loucester_S-t_. 6204

_

£7jTANTED, Competent Washerwoman,» V half-day. 298, Worcester St., Linwood.[7§TANIED, Work on Farm by Four ioungtV 'Girls. D.K.K., "Times." 6207

YyANTED to Buy, Gas Iron and Inverted■VV Pendants. E.K.K. 6210VOIANTED, Assistant at the Jungle. 94,* V Manchester St. 6176

TirANTED .Sell, 5.8.8.L. Gun, Ferrets'V* ■ and Nets. 45, Forfar St., St Albans.

D Sell, Force Pump in good or-•V)'' der. 25, Wildberry St., Woolston.

to Sell, 60-galion Copper. 108,W Aikman's RcL, St Albans. 6210

7\EEK-OLD Ducklings for Sale. 116,VV Milton St., Spreydon. 6207

Y7s7" ANTED Purchase, . Pair Prism Bmo-YV culars, reliable maker.. .State particu-

lars and price to C.F.F., "Star." 6206"ANTED Known—Pnmest Lamb quality

• » only at S. Kerrison's, 115, CaledonianKd. ■ ■ , ' . •_

'ANTED Sell; 3 Broods W.L. Chicks,»■« cheap. Kidd, M'Bratney's Ed., Dal-

lington. ' 6206Iit]"ANTED Let, Five. Rooms, all conveni-tV ences, 17s 6d. Chrystall, 334, Btanmore

Ed. ; ' 6208 X[TITANTED, Buyers'of Tents to note that* V ■ H. Bv. Sorensen is offering Una, of GO

at job prices.

WANTED, Good Second-hand Motor-Car.A-PPly."stating full particulars, A.K.K.,

"Star." C207'TTANTET) to Sell 12 Acre of Oats, good

» » crop. Apply Westminster St., oppositeFlockton St.,.St Albans. 6207.

WANTED,"Lady-help, three in family," 235.Apply Scrimgeour and Ferguson, 771,

■ Colombo St 6216

WAiNTED, by Mother,Two Daughters, Two.. Rooms, Bedroom and Sitting-room,

east-west. Reasonable. E.J.J., "Star. 6210

WANTED Buy, Motor and Sidts-car, latemodel, anv condition. Particulars and

cash ..price.. H.F.F., " Star."' . .. 6213RANTED Rent, 1-14 January, 4 or 5-room

■ j Furnished House. '45, Forfar St., StAlbans. 6210

RANTED Known—H. 8., Sorensen will«■» hold his Nmas Sale of Poultry next

'Friday, December 22nd.■TITANTED to-Sell,-Child's'Large Hobby»' ■' Horse, good as new, cheap, 602, Bar-

bados St.. -St' Albans. .6213[TITANTED, St Albans residents to order»t their Xmas Lamb from S. Kerrieon,

115, Caledonian Rd. '

ANTED, Carpenters Attend Sydenham. » t, .Branch Meeting, Friday, Dee. 22nd, 7.30p.in. "W. H. Jones, Brunch Secretary. 6210

'■ T/fTANTED, Carpenters Attend SydenhamVV 'Branch Meeting, Friday, Deo. 22nd, 7.30

p.m. .W. H. Jones,' Branch Secretary. 6210XXTANTED, by Business Lady, "Unfurnish-VV ed Room, with Board in Private

, Family. C.K.K. 6204f/fTANTED, Orders for Raspberries, 7sVV doien, delivered'. J. W. Wormald, 60,

C-obhaui St., Spreydon., . 6210ANIED Known—H. B. Sorensen is of-

« » fering Job Line of Wallpapers at"freak" prices.TTTANTED, Reliable Well-educated Boy,m ' cms leaving school preferred. Robert

Malcolm Limited, 79, Lichfield St. 6209

T/fTANTED' Sell, Thorough-bred Fox ■ Ter-VV ■• rier Puupy . Dog. Apply. G.J. J.,"Star." 6213

WANTED by Soldier's Mother, Work,half-days, any kind. Clean, strong.

Apply 8.A.A., "Times." .' 872

WANTJiD BU3", up-to-aato iiioior aim. Side-car. Lowest cash price -and full

particulars, H.H.H., " Star." . , ' 6213I.TTAWTED KnownVV excellent prices for Sound, Clean Sacks

in any quantity.„

,

.NTE-D at once, by middle-aged per-t t son, Situation, light place, small fam-

ily, or elderlv couple; references. Apply8.G., "Times." 6185[XTANTED :to Sell, Lady's Second-handVV.. B.S.A. Bicycle-, re-enamelled, p!ated_;

guaranteed, tyres; £6 10s. Terms . arranged.B'ttlex'a, 605, Colombo St.

"ANTED Sell, Section 30 perches, Bar-. . badoes St., near Bealey Avenue, two

frontages, £l5O. A. J. Tarrant, 186, CashelSt.

[T ANTED Exchange, nearly new 4-r. Bun-i t galow, Thorriugion near Cashmere, for

small House, close Linwood. J. B. Nealeand Co., 152, Hereford St. X

WANTED to Sell, New 5-roomed Bunm-low, every convenience, £3O deposit, 17s

€d per week, Linwood. Apply C.G.G.,-Star." "

C204TTrANTED, Smart, Respectable Boy to

V V Run Messages and with «. view toLearning Jewellery Salesmanship; one re-siding in Linwood preferred. Apply Peter-sen's, Limited, Jewellers, High St. 6204

ANTED, for Sheep Station, country,■ ■ (Kaikoura), Widow and Daughter as

Housokeepr and Maid. Apply Miss Bus-sell.'' " Crest-lea," Burwocd. 6177[JT7IDOW, with Good Hoine, has Single or» V Double Bedroom to Let, suitable busi-

ness lady, Id section, north. Applv G.H.11.j" Star." 6214WANTED, to put in Thorough

Order, any kind, by reliable gardener,10 and S years' references same places. Re-

j spectable, " Star." 91ti5__,

Capable Man to take chargeI ' ■ oj. uJiee at our Furniture Factory;

i must bo qualified bookkeeper. Applications,;it:ng only, stating salary required, to-

gether with copies of references, GeneralManager, W. Strange and. Co., Ltd. 151

fILTNCHEE. CYCLE TYRKS are veryyj tough, being made with the best Plan-tation rubber, by the best Bri.ish expeius,for hard wear. GUARANTEED TWELVEAND FIFTEEN MONTHS.

JIGNS, Show Cards, Window Ticke+s.Hunter, 530, Co'ombo St.

BAKER BROS.,HOUSE SALESMEN.

f} A/wREDUCED Price, will PurchasedwOUO Modern 5-Roomed House, everyconvenience, large section; assigned estate.Spratt and Best, 621, Colombo_ St. 5388TTIOR Sale, Mot-or-bioyole, 3A Triumph,"

cheap. Apply Heathbank, Wilson's■ridtre. Opawa.

[ouso 4 rooms, gas and con-JL' .eiiiSaces, {owlhoases and good garden.

| Apply 15, Corn•■vail Rd., Lyttekon.RAND Concert, To-morrow, «t 3 p.m.,

IgKSaSfiHKiUBISsSSS'ELP your Daughter m her career. Jauy

—.— her a' Tvpewriter for Christmas. Wehave Typewriters of all makes from £6 up-wards. Hereford St.

tcert, To-morrow tSunday), Do-zens. Programs" f ™

-'" =,f-

VON "Avebury " Cycle Tyres and lubes,rmaranteed 12 months, 12s 6d and 6s 6d

;S and Bungalow 6 rooms, allf moaern conveniences, stables, workshop,imeious fowlhouses. real g_ood place, £llsO.

i.'*,rran», iS6, Cashel St.

f* SacT-ed 'D'omain Carder^..

Lata Advertisements.JUMNER BOROUGH COUNCIL.

HOT SALT WATER BATHS.

& ». rlSBASON TICKETS . .30 0SINGLE BATHS . . ..010

CONCESSION TICKETS. 0 for 0 fi 0No extra charge for Towel?.

C. DASH,141 ' Town Clerk,

TO MOTOR-CAR AGENTS.WANTED-

S A IMPLICATIONS from CHRISTCHURCH.A. AGENTS to handleI SUPERIOR. 31 H..P. 110-INCH WHEEL-

| .BASE,. COMPLETELY EQUIPPED 5 ■J SEATER. CAR.To Sell about, £B3O.

Applicant*! please state Agencies now hold-ing.

Write, rir&t instance, to"UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY,"143 X Care of Christchurch " Star."

(VRAM) Concert. To-morrow^at 3 p.m.,ST. *.issisted_Jjy_tho Lyttelton Marine Band.

0 DEPOSIT. 12s 6d weekly. Buys Cot-tasro 3 rooms, i-acre. £2lO. Spratt

and Beat. 621. Colombo St.

I BAKER BROS..1 HOUSE SALESMEN.

A VON. -Cromlech" C.-•*■ teed' 15 months, 16s-•»- teed' 15 months, 16s 6d each: Tubes fis.Yv',ANJ.i,D Hire, for one month, Visible» f Typewriter, cheap. 8.G.G., " Star."Vy AN TE-D,. Lund Person to mind baby 2� V months old. A.J.J., " Tiinee."IATANTED to Sell, 60ft Galvanised Un

I IV. Piping. Apply C.H.H., "Star."YtfTANTED Sell, Push-cart, dark green,

? t £l. Apply 8, Haniner St., Linwood.RANTED Sell, Oat Crop, 3 acres, Papa-

I '». nui. Smith and Bruero, 148, HerefordSt. ■ 6199

WANTED at onco, Good Finishers. Apply■ H. Vincent, Ltd., Costume Manf., 88,

Lichfield St. 145TX/ ANTED—Dainty Japanese Teapots, all

** sizes, colours and designs, Is each.

Ridley's, Clock Tower.rtfTANTED to Buy, Tin Trunk, about 2ft� V long. Apply 8.J.J., ' Star." 6206

WANTED to Let, Two Furnished Bed-rooms, double and single. 286, Glou-

cester St.. Ci-tv East. ■ • 6206 .

[TANTED at once, Good Fimshera. ApplyI ■ *' H. Vincent, Ltd., Costume Mknf., 88,I Lichfield St. MS

[T ANTED Known—For best results send> * your goods to K. B. Sorensen for rea~

" isation

WANTED—For dowrright >conomica.lvalue nothing touches Ridley's Is 6d

'ea. Clock Tower._^

WANTED at once, Smart Coat and Skirt. Hands. Apply H. Vincent, Ltd.,■Costume Manf., 88, Lichfield St. 145[\TANTED to Sell, High-back Dining

I »V Chairs, cheap. 637, Barbadoes St., StAlbans. " ' . • 6206

WANTED, Estimate for Plastering Bun-• galow. Apply Builder, 412. Worcester

St. y " 6206

IX) Let, House 4 Rooms, 10s week, 10, mi-son's Ed., Morivale. Public Trust,

96, Gloucester St.i?DO£ CASH—City Property, 5 Booms,3JO£oa)l conveniences, electric light, cen-tral position. Spratt and Best, 621, ColomboSt. . ■\\TANTED Purchase, Pair Prism Bmocu-It .lars, reliable maker State particulars,

and price to C.F.F., ■' Star." 6206ANTED Known—Wo deliver free and'

I » » call for orders, S. Kerriscn, Cal-edonian Rd.' 6205 \

YffTANTED Sell. 3 Broods W.L. Chicks,VV cheap: Kidd\ M'Bratney's Ed., Dal-,

lins-ton. 6206

GRAND Sacred Concert, Domain Gardens, 1To-morrow .■ (Sunday), at 3 p.m.

BLOUSES^BLOUSES."7»OWLER*S Blouse Shop, Armagh Si—-

- Blouse Bargains for Xmas Week only,in ■ Crepe-de-Chines, Ja- and Fugee Silks,Voiles, and "New Model" Summer WhiteBlouse; also, just opened up fine selectionof Inlaid Workboxes, from Is 6d,' and un-common useful presents from 3d upwards;Venetian, Egyptian. Indian and NoveltyBead Necklace? in all designs arid colours.

OUR Advertising- Blouse, made of White;Organdie, hemstitched and latest cut,

for 5s 6d, makes the most acceptable XmasGift, and should be bought early next week,as we have a limited number.

rAIR« Combs and Pearls, Real Coral Neck-,-»-■»- laces, said-to be a cure for Goitre, from4s 6d each

BAKER BROS.,HOUSE SALESMEN.

AvON "A.R.C." Cycle Tyres and Tubes'-i- are gtiaranteed tor t> months, 10e ands 6d each. 147

TftTANTED, Irish or Fox.Terrier Pup; -no''» . fancy breed or price. W.H., "Star."

WANTED to Sell, Doll's Go-Carl Pram, inG-ood order. 12s 63. W.G., "Star."

T7STANTED Sell, ljra Black Pipes, Is 6d* » _length.

_

161, Bealey»/4/ ANTED"" to"Sell/3 good Piga. 84, St,} V John St., Woolston. , 6201 .

rSTANTED, Carpenters, . good ..men. Na-* V tional Bank, Manchester St. 6198

, TANTED Sell, Oak Cot. nearly new. 78,V ' Linwood Avenue. 6207

WrAi\TED to Sell, 18ct. Gold Rotherha-mGentleman's. Watch and Chain. Ap-'

ply Bargain, " Star." '

[TAN TED, Woman; for. Cleaning, 2 hali-■ V' days weekly. Apply'Mrs Johnson, 130,Bealev Avenue. 6201

WANTED to Rent, by good tenant, 3 or4-roomed House, with conveniences.

State rent to T.K.. - Star." 6198 .

t Xiaur.aress tor bt■Y V Helens Hospital; wages Qos. Applyto the Matron, 6198

WANTED at once, Smart Coat and Skirt' Hands. Apply H Vincent, Ltd.,

Costume Manf... 88, Lichfield St. 145_WANTED. Domesticated Lady Help for

■ the country; . good home. Apply 20,Madras__St.__; __; 62,07_WANTED S'ell, foot • of; Hills, 5-roomedl,

Bunealow; sewer connection, electriclight, etc.'; £630. Box 267, G.P.O.

_

6207

WANTED Let, Small General Store,Tonks St.. N. Brighton; 10a.- 'Phone

4110. 6207_YSTjANTED at once, Smart Coat and Skirt»V Hands. ' Apply H. Vincent, Ltd.,

I Costume Manf., 88, Lichfield" St. 145_

W"ANTED Sell, 5-roomed New Bungalow,just finished, Thornton St., St Albans:

£595; terms. Box "267. G.P.O. 6207 -

W'ANTED Let, small'Bungalow,-Redcliffs;bath, hot and cold; 13s Ed. Apoly No..

3._Celia Sk 6207_ '[T ANTED Exchange, Triumph Motor'

i t Cycle, splendid order, for Douglas.AppJyJT. J., "Star." 6207__.W 1"ANTED Sell, Triumph, frej engine, £25

10s; bargain. 57. Wordsworth St.,. Sydenham.- 6207■TTTANTED at onco, Smart Coat and Skirt 1W. Hands. Apply H. Vincent, Ltd.,Costume Manf., 88, .Lichfield St. 14"Y/STANTED, Capable Elderly Woman for the»V country; must-(be thoroughly domesti-

cated; good wages to suitable person. Apply20, Madras St. 6207

Let, House S rooms, 12s Gd week, 32,. Walker St., City. Public Trust, 96,

Gloucester St.'HOPKEEPERS, fit Avon " Carrier" Tyres

I for parcel delivery. Extra strong.

BAKER BROS.,THE HOME FINDERS.

FOR Sale, nearly new strong Box Cart,witht op; suitable heavy load; price

reasonable. C.T., "Times" Agency, Ran-sio-ra. 142

MART Lad wanted. for Factory. ApplyI Guillermo and Co., 370, Montreal St.,Citv. 6198

<LLL on long terms or lease, ./ Rooms,, •-? Whiteleigh Av., well appointed through-out; owner enlisted. A. J. Tarrant, 186,Casliel St.

.__ T__J2OlLet, Merivalo. Furnishe'ct Bungalow,

X electric light, good, garden and lawn,fashionable locality, 5 minutes from tram,425. Ford and-Hadfield. 6192OAX3' TYRE.I OV 30 x 3J —„ JJl-

brarv, Sydenham. 6192" A VON " Cycle Tyres are the best in the

' t*- long run. 147PREMIER, ' 'ty, exceliont'order, "Tli "ids.

X. N.Z. Motor Exchange. _*

O'YEZi—Best end Cheapest in^-the_ Citj"central. Enquire iui

full particulars. Pavitt, Harding aud Co.,

>r —si Aijciiivis Bungalow, 4 looms,>0 every convenience, must sell, goodvalue. Sprat I and_Be_st, 621, Colombo St.

OYE-Z !—Suburban : General Store, goodtrade, large profits. Inquire Pavitt,

Harding and €-::., -5. Victoria. St. 360a._ 77Tu Concert. To-morrow, *t 3 p.m.,

'V-A assisted uy i.;io. ;.. 1 t,.e.t00 Marine Band.gj Albans, 5 rooms, all conveni-, 25;; 7 rooms, J-acre, 2os. Fen-

j dal.ton, 4 rooms, J-acre, 20s; 6 rooms, '2 acres,I 30s. ■ Ford and Hadfield.

Two Brush HandsjTA'.-iiMf .W;='-..J3elt--*j

Miscellaneous.

SUGDINS,MERCERS AND MILITARY

OUTFITTERS,151, MANCHESTER STREET.

SUMMER SHIRTS, 4s 6d. 6s 63, 6s 6d, 8b 6d.SILK TENNIS SHIBTS, lis 6d, 12s 6d,

14s 6d, 16a 6d.FELT HATS, 9s 6d, 10s 63, 115.6d, to I6s 6cLWIDE END TIES, Is 6d to 2s 6d.

SUITS TO MEASURE from 655.

!MiUMmFOX'S SPIRAL PUTTEES, RADGES,

CAPS, HATS, BREECHES, Etc.

OpenEvery Evening till 8.30 p.m.

E. T. SUCDEN AND GO.'Phone 2163. NEAR CLOCK TOWER.

OILS FOR YOURMOTOR-CYCLE OR CAR.

"OBILOIL.—One .Quality, trot a grade tc. suit every motor. In 4-g»ll tins, 4*

8d per gall. In 1-gall. tins, 55.6d;. Saville'l,near Theatre Royal.

MOEBIUS.—British Oils cannot gnm oiclog; leave no carbon deposit. Ona

quality—four grades. In l-g&U. tins 4s 9cL

CANADIAN CARBIDE.IARBIDE,—Best Quality Canadian Car->* bide, in 3lb tins, One Shilling.

Si»viUe's, near Theatre Royal.

yj utility. Inspection invited, ifuaranfeed. 32, Bosews-rne St., off" Selwyn

t., Addingtoa. ... 6214-

TO '-Let, 4-roorhed House, : washhduse, cop-per tuba bath. Apply 16, Madras. St.,

Sydenham. . 6214"VD Let, Cottage, 4 rooms, wash-house, cop-

-«- per and tubs, electric light, trams stopat, gate. Apply 11, Waverley St., Sydenham.

TO Let, Furnished House, for summer holi-days, at Belfast, with use of .cow, 30s

week. -House, "Star."-...

6214

TO Let, City, central, 8-roomed House,every convenience, 22s 6d. Apply 368,

Barbadoes St. . ■ 6211-

BAKER BROS.,HOUSE SALESMEN.

IRON-FRAME .Piano . for. Sale,, .walnutcase, sweet tone, nice appearance.. £18;

bargain. W. J.,-"Star." ■ 6207/fONSTER Jumble Sale—Forest-era' Ba.ll,JS " ' Oxford Terrace, Tuesday, December

19th, .1916. . 6176

>UNCTURED? This seldom happens with''Avon " all-British Cycle Tyres. 147

RESENTS.—A Useful Present for YourBoys, who are leaving for the front is

a Silvertown Sleeping, guaranteed waterproof.Inspection invited. TEE SILVERTOWNCOY., 165, Manchester-St.

IGNS, Show Cards, Window ' Tickets.KJ Hunter, 530, Cbiornbo St. 'Phone 2978.

BAKER BROS.,THE HOME FINDERS.

,mTEW Year's ' Presents—Glass and China

Sale, Sumner, Section, £4O, ArnoldJ Street. Telephone 463. 6207-

,

ELP your Daughter in her career. Buyher a Typewriter for Christmas, we

have Typewriters, of .ail makes from £6 up-wards. Roneo Co., 115, Hereford" St,

BAKER BROS.,HOUSE SALESMAN.

O Let, 7 Acres, Cottage 4 rooms, sUbles:j. and pigstyes, handy to city, 16s 6d:week; and One Acre, 6 rooms, 10s week.A. J. .Tararnt, 186, Cashel St. ___'

[E Australian Mutual,provident boeiety

I -»- require the services of an IndustrialAgent, Book £l3; good remuneration t»capable man. Apply firsts thing mornings^

FOR Sale, Fowlhbuse for Removal; also,quantity of Iron and Sundries. 54, Tra-

falgar St., St Albans. ~ 6210iACRED Concert. To-morrow (Sunday). Do-

kJ main Gardens. Programme, for all_ at-tending. 15^

BAKER BROS.,HOUSE SALESMEN.

, "OTOR Driving thoroughly Taught, £3.IVI ' "PUv fiv-> 6210" A VOX" Cycle Tyres and Tubes are Bri-■A tisTi; made, and it's your dutys to sup-port British industries. W7

• UNGALOW, 4 rooms, practically new,jIJ absolutely tvery modern convenience,for Sale, £475: will accept'very easy terms.Aor.lv for further particulars, 323, Sfcanmore

__.6207_

FOR Sale, Boy's Toy Soldiers. Horses andCannon, less than half-price. R.K.,

- Star."" ■ -6«><>

..

"VfURSB has Vacancies tor uneorwo/n-IV valids, every comfort end attention,doctor's references, five . minutes fromSrniare. Terms from 30s week. S.J.. Star.

BAKER BROS,,HOUSE SALESMEN.

LOST, in City, ibis morning, Brown PaperParcel, containing lady's silk handbag.

Pvne and Co. M -

bath, copper and tubs, asphalt paths,13s 6d: 7 rooms 17s 6d, 8 rooms 22s 6d.Cashmere Hills, 6 rooms 21s, 22s bd and25e. Ford and Hadfield. '

JALM Bowls at 5s discount in £; few left.Low's, Unlimited, Sale.

TELP vour Daughter in her career. BuyT -..-_"

. Typewriter for Christmas. .We.„„,,„ M iters of all makes from £6 up-

■wards. " Roneo Co.. 115, Herelord St.

BAKER BROS.,HOUSE, SALESMEN.

ST ALBANS, Cracford St., Two adjoiningSections, £lls e3ch. Geary and Yates,

IK7 Manchester St. X

CCROCKERY and Glass Sale at 4s in> discount. JjOw'SjJJrdimitecL.

rTY"Freehold Shop, 5 living rooms, ficonfectionery, dairy -and small goods

business. Taking £2O per week. Capable ofgieat increase. Owner retiring. Splendidneighbourhood. Exchange Equity £SOO forhouse. Geary and Yates, 167, ManchesterSt. S_"V MAS Presents—China and Glass. Low 8

-A. Sale, corner Armagh and BarbadoesStreets.

iUNGALOW, i rooms, practically new,-*-> absolutely every modern convenience,for Sale, £47.5, will accept very easy terms.Apply for further particulars, 028. StanmoreEd.. Richmond. 6207

BAKER BROS..

SINGLE GEAR HILL CLIMBING AND PETROL COM*SUMPTION TRIAL.

THE HILL CLIMBING HENDERSON.FIRST AND SECOND.

THREE STARTED • - THREE HON STOPS.

THE MOST ECONOMICAL, RELIABLE, AND POWERfIJCMOTOR-CYCLE ON THE MARKET.

TRIALS BY ARRANGEMENTS FROM THE SOLE AGENTS:

HALGROW ANO INGRAMAVON GARAGE. ™»

BUT YOTTE CHRISTMAS PICTURES !AT •.

TURNBULL'SART EMPORIUM-- - 24, gt

LARGE ASSORTMENT. SPLENDID VALUE.'-. ;\

Late Advertisements.

BAKEE BEOS., -

HOUSE SALFSMEfc ■.,■■

LAWN Mowers carefully Sharpened -andAdjustecL E.Reeoeand Sbha,-Titd. X

WANTED,. 100,300 Babbits at 6s per do*Apply Strahan's, Colombo Ei, Syden-

ham. ■ a*' . XD ,

MOTOR Cyclisa "Midland." Satisfaction guaranteed

H. M'Clelland, 80, Cashel Street, "J XPresents—China and Glass. Low's

•*• Sale, corner Armagh «n4 Barbadoeastreets. ••■-." ■•..,.■

LAWN Mowers carefully : Sharpened andAdjustecL E. Reeoe and Sons, Ltd. X

JyhD Cross Sales Depot, next G.P.0.,v wants, gifts of Fancy Goods, Furniture,Curios, Jewellery, or anything saleable to

provide funds for our wounded soldiers..- -5886 X .'

ONLY few Palm Bowls' left, grea% re-duced prices. .Low's. Unlimited. -

'

BAKEE BEOS.;HOUSE SALESMEN,

MOTOBISTS.-Tb*, Highest Grade Oilsand Gieasfes; also Tyres. Try EL

M'Cleliwid. *r \ Cashel Street. X2[ L'OR Sale, several Laying Hens, also Cock-J- erels; trap-nest stock; from 2s (3d. 14,! Slater St., Richmond. * ,' -6243

BOY for Workshop Wanted, opportunity toLearn Trade, if suitable. Boi 193.

TRIUMPH, 1913, Free Engine, very littleused, sell cheap. .Urgent. 60, South

Crescent 80. ..". ,'6214

YOUR Lawn Mower called for and return-ed in good order promptlj. E. Beece

and Sons. Ltd. Telephone 350. X

RED Cross Sales Depot, next G.P.Oihas for Sale Bacon, . Jams, SettingsI (Ducks and Fowls), Oats, Seeds, Plants,

I Groceries, Music, Dogs, Persian Cats, etc.t ■.. -..:*.... , .■-■■.■.._, •-■5886X--'JINNER,. Breakfast and :.Ifei Plates ife

varieties. Low's' Sale, Armagh, andßar-Dadoes Streets. " ■

,ANTED td Buy, Second-hand Genti*r Cycles. Apply Old" Cycles. TTS

.-. weekly buys this,, 33S# Stanruore Ed.,Richmond... '. -

.". .''..6207LTONSTER. Jumble, Sale—Foresters* HaU,»x Oxford Terrace,. Tuesday, rßecenibec

19th, 1916. '■■".'•■■'" • ' 6176"RON-FRAME Piano for Sale, .walnut- case, t>weet tone, ."aloe appearance,. £IS;

bargain. W.J., "Star." €207

sian Kitten. Return to address. 6188TOST.a Fox Terrier Dog. . Finder.kmdly :JLi comtnurdcata wr'Qi 6*l, ]

T 06T, from 16, May's Rd., a Young ScotchJJ Terrier Dog, 3 white paws. Reward.

BAKEE BEOS./HOUSE SALESMEN.

SANITARY PLUMBER." ICENSED Sanitary .Plusher rand Gasflt--j ter. Charges moderate..". \Efltimatea

| free. C. G. Woods, BM, Colombo StreetNorth, just over Bridge. 'Phone-1691. a

DOUGLAS Motor, 1% in perfect condition;' £3O or offer. IIJB, Forfar St., near St

Albans Park. • 621°VO Let, Single: and : Double Bed-Sittm?

Room. • 281. Cashel St.,,City* ;! 6209HO Let. Two Front Rooms-, furnished, use

TO Let, 6-roomed. House, all conveniences,close tram. Apply 410, Madras. St., City.

•: ~6211.InS REWARD—Lost, in the vicinityof theLU Kaiapor Factory, Black Bag, contain-ing nurse, money; and receipt. Anyone gir-ing information: to"thi* office will receive-theabove reward." ' • :' ' -;. .-■'"'* 6310

>ED Cross Sales Depot, next GP.0.,--*■ wonts gifts of. Eggs, Butter, Wheat,Fruit, Vegetables, Flowers and anythingsaleable to provide fuxda for our woundedsoldiers.' ■ " . . : '. " SBB6X

rFEAPOTS, Jugs, variety -useful .articles.X. Sale Prices. Low's, Unlimite'd.

TRAHAN'S Sydenham, f« Cheap Fiona-� ders and Soles. 'Phone ML -XBWO Ice Cream Freezers for Sale, size i

i -ii -r-i__i;_j. .»4.. i„j:.. latt?

prices. Further particulate from G.P.O. Box972, Chjistchurch. . 61*5*-

PALM Bowls at 5s discount ia? £; few left.Low's, Unlimited,' Sale, ■ .

T AWN Mower" Repairs.—Guaranteed work,I j i j: L.i_U -p T>«-«. «tiJ Snr.a

BAKEE BEOS.,HOUSE SALESMEN,.

EEP Cross .Sales Depot, next G.P.O,; wants Gifts of Poultry,' Onions, Pota-

tces,: Live and Dead Stock, and anythingsaleable to.provide funds for our woundedsoldiers. .

- '■-■•_ 588CX..TOTOR-CYCLE,- 6 h.p., 3 speed Clyno,

JL new heavv tyres, £3B;' with' CaneChair, with Windscreen, £4& 161, Manches-ter St.' ;' " : ••■6MI

PLiNO for Sale, JBIS (no deposit), }'us£ 5sweekly buys this. 328. S*""""- ™

Richmond. ' ■

ACRED Concert. Tomorrow■ (Sunday;, Do--7 main Gardens. Programme for

tendinK. :,-'-.'-3Si -

ODTTCKLINGS.w ith nen, for Sale, alsoFowls. Apply No. S7, York St., Opawa.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOUHTANT .

AUDITOR AMD SECRETARY59 cathedral Square

(Opposite Chiei Post Office

For ENGAGEMENT RINGS andGREENSTONE NOVELTIES.

C/r. HIGH & HEREFORD STS.,opp. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND.

If you have any Lead, Zinc, Brass,Iron, Bottles, etc.. for. Sale, -wecan give the highest price forthem. Address (.anterbury Bot-tle Exchange, Colombo Street S.,Christchurch. Teleohone 112.

TRADE FOLLOWS THE FLAGYou can help to keep the good oldUnion Jack afloat by buying guaranteedBritish made Cycles, Tyres and Tube*

FromBULL, 783, Colombo St

Good Gooda—LOWEST PRICES,,

J

BRIGHTON BREEZES.

[From Ora .Correspojcdext,]

, THE BATHING.f The hot weather of Sunday and Mon-I day was responsible for a big influx ofl snrfers, and. the beach on. Sunday borej a most animated appearance. Hun-\ dreds,of bathers were in tho water,\ while the beach: and' sandhills were dot-• ted ; with people.

•!■ HOW SERGEANT. ROBINSON DIED.j •, A-'letter received in Christchurehj gives details of the death of Sergeant) A-G.-.Robinson (Rifle Brigade), who

wa« killed on' September 15: A rumourwas current last week that SergeantRobinson was treacherously shot by a

: captured German Eed Cross man afteri a trench was taken, but the following: ■e-Straet;. from a comrade's letter gives

the true story:— IC I -suppose vou. knowRobbie was killed;

while doing his duty. A week beforewe" went into action on the Somme he..was made platoon-sergeant He hadthe opportunity" of staying out of thea<lv-anee amongst others for reorganis-i ing, purposes.* He i.won Id not take it,

; declaring he would sooner be with, theboys. He was shot while acting-com-mander of all tnat was left of us. Hewas in front of us, and he jumped overa -Hun trench, when he got it in theback- You may bet there were no JiveHuns left after that lot. We clearedthem out quick'and dirty. Robbie wasburied quite: decently four days afteron the edge "of'the trench we took. His."death-" is deeply lamented by what wasleft of his platoon and the "whole com-pany." On this day the Rifle Brigadeadvanced .IQOO yards under fire andcaptured the village of Flers.

j'■■;': '". SCHOOL CONCERT.:. -I v Any dbnbt as. to the necessity for alarge building for concert purposes inNew Brighton was dispelled on Thurs-day, on-the occasion of tha school con-cert- The Joyland Theatre was simplypacked, quite 800 adults and childrenbeing present. The items given by thechildren were enthusiastically received,and the action of the -Joyland directorsinr giving the building free of chargewas much appreciated.

JOYLAND.The past week has been an eventful

one in the-history of the\borough onaccount of the opening of theJoylandand. Premier Picture Theatres. Rightup to the minute of opening'cm Monday■night the finishing-touches were beinggiven to Joyland Theatre, and it wasa very tired band of directors andworkmen who left the building at theclose of the first performance. A largeand enthusiastic audience gave ampletestimony to the comfort and splendidappointments of the and theprogramme shown was of a high grade.Captain Owles : announced during theinterval that the following benefit per-formances would bejp'ven:—Bed GrossFund,. January. 6; Women's National

. Reserve, February 3; School GroundsImprovement Fund, March 3; BandFiuid,., March 31 ;..Fire Brigade,. April

• 26: Tennis and Bowling Club, May 26.Joyland will show Fox films on Mon-

day and Tuesday and Metro films onFriday and. Saturday afternoon andevening. On Monday the Fox film,."-The. Soot of New "York," will bescreened. .

THE SIOLA,Work on the Siola, under the super-

vision of Mr J. Smith, is almost com-pleted. Mr Whitta is renaming tliecruiser Eileen, and if the tide Is suit-able her first trip will be to Brightonon Anniversary i>ay.

"MS'i> CONCERT.The Marine Band will play again

nest Wednesday on the rotunda, whileon Sunday,December-31, -a-recital- willfee given at North New Brighton.

FIRE BRIGADE AFFAIRS.Superintendent Sherwood has recon-

sidered his resignation and has decidedto ihold his office, until the end of theFire' Brigade's financial year.

ROWING RACES.i Fof the school rowing races which are II to be held »n Decernbe"r 19 and 20, the31ischief is to be used as judges''andtimers' boat. -Her speed will be a greatconvenience. Mr L. Lawrence, theowner, and Mr H. Hawker, club cap-tain, will be ifi charge.

. MOTOR-BOAT RACE.Last Saturday eight boats started in

a race over tlie usual club course. Tliefirst prize, a pair of yachting shoes, jwas donated by Mr E. Robinson. The Irace-was won- hy Halcyone, Sylviusbeing second and Anzac third. Over

, two., minutes elapsed between the finishor" the first and third boats, and severalhoats were held up through the wee"

,|fc*uble.■;■■■' ...SURF CLUB BENEFIT.

progressive euchre party organ-ised to raise funds for the new pavilionat North Brighton was held at Thomp-son's Gamp. Bowbill Road, last Satur-day, and was a great success, the sum of£l-4'-being raised.

| RED CROSS.. Sfce final, meeting of tha Man/a R.ed

Cross Committee for 1916 was ;held lastSaturday. The total rose show receipts■were £315. ''Votes of ." thanks inconnection' with "' the show r werepassed to the "Rev H. H. M&thias,the secretary, Messrs C H. Agar andW. L. Taylor for the use of the pier,and to Messrs A. W. Buxton, Nairnand Sons. W. Jones.. W. Wickens andJ. Young for gifts ..of plants, etc., MrA. Swanston for"" timber,DavTes for paper and Messrs Era Smithand J. Buxton for cartage, and to theLadies' Committee for conducting thestalls. , Receipts for -the ■ -eveningamounted to £10.195.. '.FromMay 31,:1915, to. date' New':. Brighton hascontributed £I27S 6s >lld t0..'.-. th'o:Red. Cross Fund. This-large sum col-lected in a period of. eighteen months

j is exclusive of all other patriotic; ef-forts, returns from which must be in

! the region oi £6OO. New Brighton hasdone welL If the rest of the Domin-ion had contributed as generouSiy upona ponulation b-asis the"."Reel Cross totalwould he oyer half a million pounds.

| It has decided to close the Bed| Cross room at the Council Chamberi ever the holiday season; so ; that the

I next meeting will bo held on: January16. Quantities of work were takenhorn©- by the workers. The followinggoods were forwarded to the, depot:—Twelve day shirts, 11 towels,.l3 under-pants, 2 vests, 2 pairs pyjamas. 2 night-shirts. 6 bundles of-old linen, 9 scarves,3 Balaclavas,; 2 pairs bed-socks, 1 pairslippers,- 5 pairs- socks, 72 rolled band-ages, GO swabs and 1 soldier's bag'com-plete. ' .

PICNIC FOR. RED CROSS.A motor-boat picnic is to be held on

New Years Day■'-at PleWnt-' .Point.The idea is to' sell' badges on the .wharfat- the bridge and the wearers will be;carried to and from the picnic groundsfree. The whole of the proceeds willbe given to the Red Cross Fund.

W.C.T.IL - :

Tlie annual meeting of the WT .C/T IJ.was held last' week,.'ivhen Mrs. Hallpresided. 'The annual report and" bal-ance-sheet wer3 read and adopted. Dur-ing the last six months the union liasforwarded to the Lady"Liverpp.pl. depot,nearly £S, in addition to money andgifts. from the ." gift afternaw.' >v Thefollowing officers were" elected:-—Presi-dent, Mrs Hall; vicerpresidehts, MrsSpratt and Mrs Thompson: secretary,Mrs W. W-. Smith: treasurer, ';. MrsNicholas; " White Ribbon " agent, MrsLongley: evangelistic, superintendent,Miss fait; cradle roll;; Mrs Hall andMrs Nicholas; visiting committee, .MrsEeeby and Mrs Roberts.

: BOWLING.On Wednesday evening a challenge

.match was played • for ■ the.. Greenslacfeferns, when Tilly-short-, Pattrieky .Mun-ns-and Jones (S.) 22 beat the holders,Hudson, Stokes, Shaw and Beaumont(S.) 19. Tho game was closely contest-ed. Chi the twenty-first . head a tieresulted and another head was : played,when the holders got one in, then thejack was moved and the challengersjayed three and thus won the. ferns.The following is the result of. the clubchampion doubles:—Jones ~ I<l beatSlanoy .12. Jones 17 beat Fantham 7,Barrett 34 beat .Jones 3, Barrett. ISbeat Slancy 9, Barrett 18 beat "Wright12, Slancy 19. beat bright 13, Slaaey

'l3 beat Shaw 12. Slancy 17 beat Drake10, Adams 22 beat Owles 16, Adams

26- beat Beaumont 12. Beaumont* 20beat* Barrett 15, Shaw 19 beat Adam. 1*8. Progressive doubles, will be playedon Monday.

SHOOTTNG.On Saturday the weekly shoot for the

button resulted in Private P. "Manngaining the- '"'Hotty '" and •" highestscore buttons, and Corporal J. Bosom-worth won the B grade button. Theshooting committee has decided to holdthe annual 'smoke concert during thethird week in January, when the prizeswon during the past season will be pre-sented. ....

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■Mrs Harding won the, weekly goldrifle brooch, and Mrs W. Drake wonthe silver brooch. The ladies' shootingclass will be-, closed until February, .

In' the-', cadet*' shooting.competitionthe second shoot in -the. third event re-sulted Grade—-Sergeant- M'Oree70. Kibblewhite 65, Sergeant-Major Hopkins 65, and Corporal 'Pearoe65, with their handicaps. .Private L.

i Harding scored a possible 70 off theI •rifle. In the third and fmalshoot Ser-

| t M'Crro son the A Grade compe-tition and. Private Bnwden won the B

i Grade competition. -The shooting forthe eado.i-s will close until Easter.

BRIGHTON PROPERTY SALES.Evelyn Clark, Robinson and Co. re-

port having sold: Account MrM'Namara, bungalow site, VictoriaStreet, to Mr' Stevens; account MmBlake, section. Estuary Road, to MrDrury: account Mr Staniland, bunga-low site, Richmond Terrace, PineAvenue, to- Miss Searell ; account .MrCark, section, Estuary Road, '.to':;client; account .Mr Adams, a block- ofsections, Bridge Street ,to Mrs Turvey;account Mr Cull, a block of sections.Richmond Terrace, to Miss MTntyre;account Mr Chapman, furnished cot>tage, Pino Avenue, to Mrs-Scarf; ac-count Messrs England and Cargilh .fur-nished bungalow, to client: account MrBlunt, furnished house. Fisher Street,to Mr Coull. Intending' purchasersshould consult Evelyn Clark, Robinsonand Co.."Brighton. Phone 385K. 130 '

BANDY Store, opposite Cave Rock, Sum-ner. Large Supply of Boiling- Water

Every Day for Picnic Parties. Teapots,. Biliies and Cups on .Hire. 6183 X

SUMNER RIPPLES.[From Our Correspondent.]

TIDES FOR THE WEEK.High Water.

■a.m.' p.m.Sunday , s' " . 9.30 9.50Monday ...

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• THE SOLDIERS.A : letter-has been received by the

Hon ,T. Barr from his son, John, whois now in England. His story of theSomme push should make us very proudof the contribution given by our ownrepresentatives.. Of the tliree boyswounded, Sergeant A. Barr is perhapsthe most seriously hurt, but the trioare making splendid progress.

L. P. Wren, E.R.A., late of thePyratuus, has been discharged from hos-pital and is now making a special studyof oil fuel and turbine engines.

Sergeant F. E. Gemming, in a recentletter, reports himself quite well.

Mrs Stapoly has received word fromher husband

? now with ,the stretcher-bearers, stating that in the grim strug-gle" of the Great Push lie escaped witha. shrapnel wound in the leg. He ismaking good progress.

When the Sixteenth Reinforcementswent through the city, a small Sumnerlad hastily thrust a flag into the handsof a passing soldier. This week liereceived a. very kind acknowledgment'of the same from Private E. IVTay-lor, of the Ist Wellington Regiment.

THE NATIONAL RESERVE.Instead of the Msual Wednesday par-

ade, the Sumner-Redcliffs National Re-serve assembled at the Town Hall tosay farewell to Private J. Hines, whohas been appointed sub-lieutenant in.the Royal Naval Motor Boat VolunteerReserve. The Mayor presided over a■full attendance, and during the courseof his remarks stated that as a Shet-land Islander he could tell those pre-sent just what was meant by service inthat part of the'North Sea. PrivateHines had lived for thirty-four years inSumner, and had given half that time

.to the Sumner Lifeboat Brigade- Hewas going to face greater dangers, andthey knew he would play his partnobly.

Captain J. Middletou said that■jriwl"men had left Sumner and Mr Hineswas amongst the best. He bad had twoyears to thjnk of rt, and his offer, par-ticularly as it came from, a marritfdman, was a lesson to them all. Hehoped he would see action and return

iwith honours.In accepting a solid leather dressing

case, Private Hines said that he wasdeeply sensible of the honour conferred j

; upon him that evening. He was onlydoing his duty. He owed much to theNational Reserve and old Citizens' De-fence Corps, and wished the unit con-tin'acd success.- He would ho proudto have a.brush with the enemy, and'his great desire was to do credit toRedclifrg. and Sumner.... A toast list was honoured and an en-joyable, musical programme was con-tributed by Messrs, H. J. Marrme-r,Woods, Britton and'J. Harley.

LIFE SAVING SOCIETY.Our branch of the R.L.S.S. is becom-

ing more popular every week. A fur-ther large batch of candidates for mem-bership is to be seen on the wall, an<dthe visitors' book is looking very Ihealthy. The members of the reel jteam are putting in some first-classwork. The club has every reason to beproud of this section of its members.They know ■their work and are good foranv' water. The management'of the,pavilion, too. is greatly improved, whilethe stewards for the different weeks aregiving faithful attention to their im-portant though honorary duties.

LADY LIVERPOOL WORK.The secretary of'the 'Sumner branch

reports a very successful month's work.A large number of subscriptions haveagain come in, while the donations inkind were liberally subscribed, althoughuo formal gift afternoon was held. Thetotal receipts were £9 Is, while 21 san-itarv shirts. 21 pairs of socks. 18 hand-kerchiefs and 18 hold-alls have alsobeen handed in.

In Redcliffs similar success is at-tending tlie efforts of the local commit-tee. During the week a. very success-ful juvenile picture entertainment wasrun bv thre'o boys, Frank Drayton,Keith Coleman and Lawrence Woods, jin the Redcliffs Library, by which cf- jfort, a sum, of 15s was gathered andforwarded to the* secretary. J

REDCLIFFS FANCY FAIR,This afternoon the Redcliffs branch J

of the Lady Liverpool Committee is\

holding a fancy fair. The attractionswill include a Christmas tree, hoop-laand Highland_dancing. In.the eveninga' coocernt is to be given by Mi* F. C-Raphael's party in the Sumner TownHall.

THE GASWORKS.Owing to want of it

is impossible to hold any reserve.of coalat the works. The'Works Committeein considering this recommended thecouncil to erect additions to the presentbuildings to secure a- reasonable reservesupply. The estimated cost is £6O ss,and the council has decided to go onwith the work" by day "labour under thesupervision of the gas manager.

SCHOOL'BAZAAR.In order to seer-re funds for their

library and picnic account, the childrenof theBury Street School are very busy,with preparations for the bazaar at theTown Hall on Wednesday next. Theappeal for assistance with the stallshas been so readily responded to bytheir many friends that the event is al-ready an assured success. Ail needswill he catered for. There are to be anafternoon tea -stall, a sweets stall,, adoll and fapcy stall, a. flower Stall, adrink and nut stall, a produce stall, aChristmas Wee and Father .Christmas,a bran tub, as well as a variety of com-

v-titjons.. Tho Mayor is to open thefunction. In the evening; a fow concertitems will be given by the children.

BATHING.The heat in the early part of the week

resulted in hundreds taking to thewater. With'a good break coming*mfrom the cast and' a very-comfortable'cemperature, many bathers enjoyed thesurf for a much longer period than isusual so early in the season. The lowwater to the west of the*t source of trouble/.to several.-- In, itparty of sis, three found themselvesin difficulty. One was rescued in acompletely exhausted condition, andanother, a; returned soldier, would inall probability have been drowned badnot a. young member of the Life SavingSociety given him assistance until fur-ther help arrived. In several instancesbathers suddenly found themselves outof their depth.

ANNUAL SPORTS.The. annual sports for the children ai

the School for the Deaf were againquite a success. The weather was per-fect and the children competed in thevarious events •-"ith a keenness andbuoyancy of spirit that was, to thevisitor, an outstanding feature of theprogramme. The director, Mr J. E.Stevens, the teaching and the/housestaffs did everything necessary to makethe occasion a success, and also-donatedthe prizes for the various events. The100yds championship races resulted asfollows:—Girls—Alice Barton 1, JaneStirling 2. Boys—Leonard Williams 1,Tame Rangihaumii 2. jump—Grafton Sole, 4ffc 6in, I ; Solwyn Ho-.wald, 2. In the overhead hall competi-tions the big boys defeated the biggirls and the medium girls defeatedthe medium boys.

The school has now adjourned'for.the summer holidays, the children forthe north leaving on Thursday eveningand those (or the south on Fridaymorning.

THE PRESBYTERJAN CHURCH.Anniversary services in connection

with the Presbyterian Church are tobs held to-;nccro-.7.

Work on the section has been stead-ily pushed oil? The -whole of the fenc-ing is now completed, clay has beenspread and a top-dressing: of screeningsapplied. A nibble wall has also beenbuilt- in anticipation of further deeora-

i tiro work in the way of planting.| THE-. LOAN PROPOSAL.

1 On Thursday the loan proposal toborrow £2ooo was submitted to theratepayers and carried by 137 votes.The polling was not heavy, 87 votes be-,ma; recorded for it i» the CouncilChambers and oo at the Rcdoliffs Lib-rary. Four voted against at the formerbooth and three at the latter.

BOAT HARBOUR.At the last meeting of the council it

was decided to put in hand next monththe work of rebuilding the stone wallat Pell's Baths Harbour. This newswill be welcome to those, interested insailing and fishing-, as the busy seasonts approaching, and interest in marinematters is more desirable now - thanever. It is not proposed to allow anyboat exceeding 30cm-t in weight to b-jhauled up on to the present staging.

THE VIRE BRIGADE.The Borough Council has decided that

the subsidy of £'ls given to the brigadeshall be used to pay the ordinary run-ning expenses, all others in connectionwith the plant, to be paid by the coun-cil. 'lt has also been considered neces-sary for the-: water plugs to be regri-larly inspired and fully reported upon.

BOWLING.The match against Sydenham was

most enjoyable. The green played well,the weather w;i» line and the* scoringinteresting throughout. Chambers,Buttle, I\liddleton and Raphael (skip)19 defeated Howison 18. Illingworih.Gibbs, Boulton, Cosset, (skin) 15 de-feated Chambers 34. Maddison, Wil-liamson, Booth and Hampton (skip-) 27defeated Grißiths. The final resultswere: Sydenham 10*3. Sumner do.

RICCARTON WHISPERS.[Fj-om Otnt Correspondent.]

A meeting of residents interested: inthe borough joining Greater Christ-church was held in the supper room ofthe Town Hall on Thursday evening,when there was a large attendance, MrWilson presiding. Correspondence fromthe Obristcburch City Council -. was'dealt with, and- arrangements for can-vassing were also made.

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Tho local Borough ■; Council. has ire-ceived its new water cart. I under-stand the trial was very satisfactory.The cart will be much, appreciated inthe district, as most of the, streets arein bad order owing to the very dryweather.

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The ear'deu party held in aid of theRed Cross funds at Mr Kincaid's lastSaturday afternoon and evening wasan unqualified success. In the eveningthe grounds, lit by electricity and show-ing different coloured lights, lookedlike lairyland. Everybody worked hardto make the function a succor, andthe result, which, I understand, willbring in nearly £2OO to the Red Crossfunds, must be very gratifying to thosewho worked towards making the,gardenparty a success.

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One of the most successful featuresof the Red Cross garden party held atMr Kincaid's last Saturday was the af-ternoon tea and supper tent- , This wastaken charge of by the members of theLoyal Riccarton Lodge, 1.0.0.F.,M.L\,and their lady friends, and the resultwas over £ls. . The following ladies as-sisted to make the afternoon tea andsupper a success: Mrs J. F. Holmes,Mrs- P. Taylor, Mrs J. T. Smith,- MrsLang, Mrs .Bucknell, Mrs S. Guy andthe Misses Holmes (2), Miss G. Atkins,Misses Bucknell (3) and Miss Guy. Themembers of the lodge desire to thankMr and Mrs W. Lang, who, althoughnot members of the lodge, worked hardand rendered very valuable assistance,also little Myra Carleton, who duringthe afternoon and evening worked' hardand sold pounds' worth of tickets forafternoon tea arid supper.

V. The electric < light in Lowe Street,near Matsotrs store, has notbeen alight for gome time past/ Hasthe council decided to cut it, out, orhave none of the officials noticed it tillnow?

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Several of the Riccarton soldiers be-longing to the Twenty-third Reinforce-ments are expected home on final leaveabout December 21. '

Items of interest for this column leftat Mr Dickinson's store, RiccartonRoad, will be attended to.

■. **Residents are inquiring if the Police

Department is doing its duty in thematter of'the stock-driving by-laws, asseveral Infringements have already beenmade. It is hoped the Police Depart-ment will enforce the by-laws.

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The Wharenui Swimming Club's car-vnl in aid of the electric pump was ahuge success. The club is enrolling somany new members that more accom-modation is necessary. Every event onthe programme was appreciated; especi-

. ally the novelty events, which mademuch merriment. The star event, theclub handicap, proved a brilliant race,and was won by a. touch. The club hasa large, number of young members whogive every promise of becoming first-class swimmers.

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.Mr »~VJW. Johnston, of 30, Picton""s received word from his son,

LiewtenanT Johnston, who was woundedin France, that he is'quite well agaiu,and has rejoinerl his vegiment. MrJohnston has three sons fighting inFrance.

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At .the last meeting of the Waimairi'Scouncil, it donated £lO towards the ex- jpenses of the Wharenui SwimmingClub's electric pump.

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RED CROSS.A very;.pleasant afternoon was spent

by the members or the Lower RiccartonRed Cross.Branch afc the president's(Mrs Boyle's) residence, who kindly-pro vided afternoon tea and showed her \visitors ..through -the garden. Thework of the past six months was re-viewed and an executive committee wasformed. Mrs Newell gave an interest-ing address on the work of the Na-tional Women's Council in the receut■referendum campaign.

THE STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBERI6. 1916 11

OYLAK1 D. JOYIiND.

MONDAY NEXT, 3 p.m.4 p.m. and at 8 p.m..

TUESDAY NEXT, at 8 p.m.

THE GREAT FOX FEATURE,THE SOUL OF NEW YORK.THE SOUL OF NEW YORK.THE SOUL OF NEW YORK.THE SOUL OF NEW YORK.

Th« Name of Fox Speulcs for Itself.Tht of Fox Productions has

fcesn. equalled by* no other producer.

• THEY STAND ALONE.

SUPPORTING FILM OF EQUALINTEREST.

PBICES—Dty Sessions 6d and 3d.Evening 6d and Is, Children Half-price.

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PREMIER PICTURE PALACE,•;■.-_: NEW BRIGHTON.

OPENING PERFORMANCE.TO-DAY.(SATURDAY), at 9 p.«:

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CONTINUOUS PICTURES.From 2 to 5.15 and 6.30 to 10p.m. .

Presenting-THE DEiVIL'S TOY.

Tfc* Strongest and. Host Sensational Society_ Screen-play -of the Century!

I SUPPORTING PROGRAMME—, ■"Topical Budget'—" Scenes in the Italian

Tyrol '.'—■" Ghosts and Flypaper " (a scream).

. ADMISSION*:AduIts 6d, Children 33.

BRIGHTON CAPE. .

.nSITORS 'to the Seaside should BookV Accommodation at the above.First-class Accommodation. Moderate

Tariff; -Liberal Cuisine.TERMS:' FROM 7s -PER DAY.

■-S ALF. JOHNSON..'Phone 'A.- - Proprietor.

- NEW BRIGHTON PIER.• Thoae..' :.:, \.. .' Season 191&-17.

;OPEN DAILY from: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.SCHOOL COMMITTEES Pleast Note:Book "youx" PICNIC DATES Early, either

by appointment or letter. Hot water sup-plied-- /'.

W. L. A. TAYLOR.Tele,~4B3D Pier Manager.

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EARGROVE'S, NEW BRIGHTON. ""

Ladies' from 3s 6d.; Men's Is lid. Girls' andBovs' Is 6d; Bathing Caps Is, Is 6d, Is 9d

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BATHING COSTUMES.(two-piece), 2s lid, 3s lid, fs

»» 6d, 5s lid. Men's Costumes, Is 6d,Is Ild, 2s 6d, 2s lid, 4s 6d. Children's Cos-tumes, Is, Is 3d, Is 6d, Is 9d to 2s 9d.Bathing Caps, lOd, Is 3d, lfe 6d7, Is 3d to3s 6d. at .

CHAPMAN'S, SUMNER.... 6008 X

W. H. PRICE & SON L™1 MOTOR ANO MARINE ENGINEERS

UkU CUTTERSWelding by Acetone Process. >

FOUNDERS AND IMPORTERS >Engineers' and Plumbers' Supplies.

Manufacturers of Motor Car i. Accessories. i

Electrical Sundries, etc.

Phone 688 GHRISTCHORGH. 'Phone 888 1"We in these: Lionels have from time

immemorial paid a heavy toll to iliasea for our insular security.—Earl ofDerby...

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Artistic Calendars from 1/- to 3/6 eachXmas Cards from 1/9 to 3/6 boxArt Trinket Boxes 1/11 to 4/11Art Handkerchief Boxes from 1/3 to 5/6Art Glove Boxes from 1/11 to 7/6,Cretonne Boxes from 1/6 to 7/11Cretonne Cubes for waste paper, etc, 1/11

to 3/6Cretonne Bags, from 2/11 to 4/11Art Hat Pin Stands from 2/11 eachArt Match Holders from 2/3Art Pin Cushions and Needle Books ,9d

to 3/6

Engagement and Visiting Books from 3/6to 5/11

Art Photograph Frames 4/6 to 7/6Leather Pin Cushions from 2/11 eachLeather Calendars from 1/9 to 2/11 each

Leather Table Runners, hand pokerwork, at 21/-and 35/-

Leather Cushions, plain and poker work,from 19/6 to 30/-

Bronze Bowls from 12/6 to 21/-Bronze Vases from 7/11 to 15/-Antimony Vases from 2/- to 3/11 each

Sotsuma Vases at 4/3 each

Antimony Pin Trays from 9d to 1/9 eachAntimony Trinket "Boxes from 9d to

6/9 eachSuede Books of Poems from 1/3 to 2/9

each

Suede Work Bags at 7/9 to 8/11 each

Boxes and Bottles of assorted Perfumesfrom 2/3 to 6/9

Fancy Handkerchiefs from 6d to 3/5 each

Pongeriene Handkerchiefs at 4d each

Boxes of Embroidered Handkerchiefsfrom 2/9 to 7/9 half-dozen

Linen Initial Handkerchiefs from 10£ dand 1/- each

Hand Madeira Work HandkerchiefSachets from 4/11 to 7/6

Hand Madeira Work Glove Cases at 6/9and 7/6

Maltese Silk Collars and Scarves from2/3 to 35/-

Hand Bags in the newest shapes from3/6 to 39/6 each

" Cape'*' Collars from 1/6 to 4/11 eachWashing £>oe Skin Gloves in white and

natural, at 5/6 and 7/6 pair

Kid Gloves in all shades from 3/3 to 6/6

Suede and Mocha Gloves in newestshades, at 3/11 5/11 and 8/11 pair

Hosiery in Lisle Thread and Cashmerefrom 2/6 to 3/11 pair

Hosiery in Silk Ankles and Spun Silkfrom 5/6 to 11/6 pair

Venetian Lace and Linen d'Oyleys from6d to 3/6 each

Venetian Lace and Linen Table Centresand Tray Cloths from 1/11 to 35/6 ea

Venetian Lace and Line Duchesse Setsfrom 4/6.t0 25/6

Hand-made Madeira Embroidered Linend'Oyleys, Tray Cloths, DuchesseSets from 1/1 to 35/- each

Hemstitched Drawn Thread and Em-broidered Linen Duchesse Sets andTray Cloths from 1/3 to 15 6

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" The Walls of Jericho " is a remarkable photoplay of social life. It. is a play with a mission—a message of warning that quickens the

, heart of even the blase—a clarion blast against decadent societyconditions, gambling and dissipation.

WITH A GREAT CAST INCLUDING

Clair Whitney, Stuart Holmes and Edmund BrThen on MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY NIGHTS, in con-junction with "The Walls of Jericho" there will be screened

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GERALDINE FARRAR is in her prime, being just 34 years old. She is amember of the Metropolitan Opera Co., New York, and is acknowledged tobe the greatest living Carmen. As a photoplay " Maria Rosa " easily rankswith " Carmen." The plot and characters are Spanish, and the passionatelove and jealousy of that race provide excellent material for a great tempera-mental artiste like.Geraldirie Farrar. Interest'is keyed high as love followslove with jealousy and duels intervening, to a grand climax of promise offuture happiness.

On THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY

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The capacity of STARLAND is limited, and a large crowd will haveto be denied admission next Saturday.

>ME A WEEK WIGHT—OR DURBNG THECONTINUOUS' DAY SESSIONS.

Prices as Usual. Reserve Seats at "The Bristol"

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go to " Starland " any day 1or night next week. IThere's an unusually good Mprogramme for every session. h

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WILL BE SCREENED in Conjunction with "THE WALLS OF JERICHO. 1 ' 1Featuring the Ever Popular BLANCHE SWEET 1

.Entirely different from previous characters is the one portrayed by Blanche §1Sweet in "The Ragamuffin." Her personal charm beauty were never pso piquant. It is her masterpiece. . ,' m

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Amusements, &o.

'HYPOCRISY—the only evil that walks in-visible except to Go3" alone." —Milton.

Commencing;

NEST MONDAY.NEXT MONDAY,NEXT MONDAY.

Beautiful MARGARET EDWARDSevmljolises " TRUTH " in

HYPOCRITES.HYPOCRITES.HYPOCRITES.HYPOCRITES.HYPOCRITES.HYPOCRITES.

The Picturethat hasstartled

HYPOCRITES.HYPOCRITES.HYPOCRITES.HYPOCRITES.HYPOCRITES.HYPOCRITES.

J A Wonderfully Beautiful Allegori-{'• cal Portrayal that tells "THE

NAKED TRUTH" about Society,Politic?, Religion and Alarriag-e.

i" HYPOCRITES.

A Sermon from the Screen and a PowerfulEntertainment combined. The moat bitterlyopposed and widely discussed pichirp> thatever showed up the Khems that- stalk amonsthe highways of life to-day.

■ AT THE QUEEN'S THEATRE,

NEXT MONDAY.

DANCE.' Q-GMMER Dance every Wednesday, m tho'O Oddfellows' Hali. Si Asaph St.. ft till.'4l P.m. Gents Is. Ladies 6d. Light I«e-

Jfredtrtents. L. Brand, M.C Reg. Uooas,"Pifaist. -)lb--

"" Concert. Domain Gardens,,Simciay7r at, 3 p.m.

ATRIOTIC-

Queen Carnival and Fete,-. Sheldon Park. Bel fast.

), Two Adults, join Picnic Party,Coast, Xmns Holidays. Particu-

Wii TT. ™ -ITlntnrin. St_ Cl3-1itt& Uawin, Victoria bt.

Amusements, etc.

SYDENHAM PiCTURES.MONDAY NEXT

(ANNIVERSARY DAY).

MATINEE 2.30 p.m., und at 7.30 p.m.

AXCHE S W E E T'lhe Popular Aertess,

"THE RAGAMUFFIN."

Strong Supporting Programme.

JOYLAND THEATRE.

NEW BRIGHTON.

WEDNESDAY NEXT, DEC. 20fh.pEAXD ENTERTAINMENT hv REDVT CROSS CONCEPT PARTY, proceeds inaid of " Oiiruiiiii " and Coutt's Island Queen.A Night's Fun.

Admission to all parts Is. Children Half-m-iee, Door opens. 7.,10. Commerce- S p.m.

>ATRIOTTC Queen Cnrnival and FotNc-.v Vciir's ihiv, Sheldon Park. Belfas

Fid! Orchestr(TRAjTD Sacred Concert, To-morrow (Sun-

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-Foresters' Hall,i'-t Oxford Terrace, Tuesday. December19th, 1916. 7(L.|sAT'RlOTlC~"Queeii~Carnival ond Fete,•*• New Year's Hay, Sheldon Park, Belfast".

Sporting*

SHBURTON TROTTING CLUB.

SUMMER MEETING.

BOXING DAY, DEC. -ititli. 1016.

NOMINATIONS of Horses which have im-proved thoir time at iho Now Erisditon Hirel-ing will be received up to 9 p.m. on. MON-DAY, 18th.

HANDICAPS win appear on TUESDAY,19th. and ACCEPTANCES Close at, 0 p.m.on THURSDAY, 21st.

ALFRED A. FOOKS,Secretary.

Board and Residence.SSS Girl Seeks Comfortable Board;L * Jwncly to City. State terms. S.D.D.

PRIVATE Board and Kesidenoe~'r Khiv7-toum," 86, Armagh St. W., 3 minutes

T ADY wants }>;

XJ Redcliffs orJ-J R*dclifis or Sunine-r preferred. ApplyP.A.A. 6180

VACANCY for Married Couple,: 35s weekly;gas, fireplace, piano, phonograph, goodtable, sunny rooms. The Cedars, 171, Si.

Asaph St. 91gXYU'A>rTKD. Two Siiijrle Bedrooms; no»». other boarders; urgent. Apply Visi-

WANTED, Board for Young- LHcTf/privale* » lamily preferred near Paoanui Station.

-\-_E iS-'

"Su>r,'' . 1 tiloliXI Kind Person take charge" ofI * > Baby, week old. Apply A.H., Syderi-j iiam Post. Office. 6173

YK7AA'TED, by Respectable Woman, Cara» » Child over 18 months. Apply 12, Haw-

don St., Sydenham. Cl9lTT7"AA"T]-jp, by Young- Lady (musical)»» Month's Board, country, 10s; willing

to assist. T.8., " Star."■\7S7" ANTED, by Girl (ISI. Board and Eosi-j VV. dauca in private family town pre-'jrred. R.H., "Star."

*

6198

WAITED by Two Young Ladies, Board,Brighton or Sumner one week middle

January. D.C.C., "Star." Gl7-2

' • Lodgings for about a fortnight forfamily oi' lour. Reply, stating terms,i'.CXJ., " St_ar£WANTED, Boflrd in Comfortable Homely

Home by Young Lady engaged duringday, St Albans, Papanui direction profcrreet.Terms not to exceed 12s. .T.E.P.., " Star."TTACTXCY for Boarders. I<jh and £l. week-

V ly; piano, first grade phonograph, com-fortable home. The. Cedars, 171, St AsaphSt. Ml"\fOUNG Married Woman Requires Part1- Board, homely people, near Brighton,

where child (two) could bo left during daV.L.D.. '• Star."

Personal.

T ETTEB. G.P.0., for Harrie. Jones.•J.J 6170OMART. Elderly Mechanic in busmenO wishes to Correspond with Smart. Reepectablo "Woman. Reply to Genuine, "Star.'

Wanted to Let.

Amusements, &o.

~ ROMANTIC GIRLWhoso Parents have "STRUCK OIL"

Breaks into NEW YORK SOCIETY.But DOLLARS DO NOT ALWAYS COUNT,

and all sho catches is a

FAKE COUNT and' a PHONY EARL,And the Man She Loved was a Thief-

Or she thought lie was.

CLEVER, CUTE AND DAINTY

"THE PRETENDERS"At the

GRAND THEATRE,Charaiinu Liltlo

EMMY WEHLENEMMY WEHLENemmy wehlen,EmVi WEHLENEMMY WEHLENEM'MTY WEHLEN'E.ULMY WEHLENEMiMY WEHLENEMMY WEHLENEMM.Y WEHLEN

Has aires dv proved her power in"HER" RECKONING,"And in this BRIGHT. ATTRACTIVE and

STRONG DRAMA she isSIMPLY WONDERFUL.

And wo onlv need to 'add that" THE PRETENDERS"

Which stands for the highest, achievementin Photoplay Production

YOU NEVER SEE in any oilier productionThe MARVELLOUS SCENTC Effects,

The MAGNIFICENT STAGING,The WONDERFUL ACTING,

• The REMARKABLE PHOTOGRAPHYWhich are part and parcel ofALL METRO PICTURES.

' Wc also Show the LATEST andMOST LAUGHABLE

"METRO-DREW " COMEDY,"A MODEL COOK,"

Willi the IncomparableMR and MRS SIDNEY DREWMR and MRS SIDNEY DREWMR and MRS SIDNEY DREWMR and JIBS SIDNEY DREWMB and MRS SIDNEY DREW

At Their BEST.

Also. Also,THE METRO TRAVELOGUE (No. 3).

The World's Bets Scenic and IndustrialPicture.

MONDAY. MONDAY.We Present another Wonderful Series of the

Sensational and Thrilling Serial,"THE BROKEN CGi'f*" (16tli Series). '

■" THE BROKEN COIN " (16th Series)."THE BROKEN COIN " (16th Series)."THE BROKEN COIN" (16th Series).••'THE BROKEN COIN " (16th Series)." THE, BROKEN COIN " (16th. Series).

PATBONS are Requested to ATTEND theDAY Sessions where possible and , thusAVOID the LARGE CROWDS at NIGHT.

Motors and Cycles.

Motor-Cycles. Motor-Cycles.Motor-Cycles.

GET Our Big, Free Catalogue-, just issued.N.Z. Motor Exchange, 59, Manchester

A. McNAE,GEM CYCLE WORKS.

| IYCLES from £6. Genuine 8.5.A., £l2i 10a and upwards. Gem Cyolo Works.

LLL Makes Tyree Supplied; fresh fromfactory. No perished Stocks on hand.

A. McNe-e.

REPAIRS, Plating: and Enamelling a' Speciality. Lawn Mowers Set and

Sharpened. Gem Cycle Works.

"CHEVROLET.""THE CAR OP THE PERIOD."

' NOTHER LARGE SHIPMENT of these. FAMOUS CARS to arrive shortly.

MR HENRY J. RANGER, Agent.CHRISTCiIURCH GARAGE,92-94, Gloucester St.

motor-cars7"motol3cars.motor-cars.

GET Our Big, Free Catalogue, just issued.N.Z. Motor Exchange, 59, Manchester

•St. XT

CLINCHER CYCLE TYRES outwear allother makes, being tuogh and reliable;

made by British experts for hard wear.GUARANTEED TWELVE AND FIFTEENMONTHS."TTfrANTED to Sell, 1\ h.t>. Motor-Cvcle,VV very cheap. Apply K.E.E. 6170

"RANTED to Sell, a littlo grid's Bicycle.T> nil. Madras St.. St Albans. 0182

AUCTIONEERS AND HOUSE FURNISHERS

Are you contemplating selling your Furniture ?

If so, it will pay you handsomely to give us a call ■!Should you prefer to sell straight-out for cash, one of ourrepresentatives will call on yon at once, and offer you the highest rulingmarket price, cither for the contents ©f yowr home, or a single articleof fumitura. The Price of Second-band Furniture is keeping np won-derfully* We always have plenty of buyers fot well-kept Second-hand Furniture—bo SELL NOW, while Prices are GOOD. We holdTw» Auction Saba Weekly iti our Central Auction Rooms—«r«ry

Tuesday and Friday, at 1 o'clock.

fj%i WW 1 @HB§nni*GlAUCTIONEERS, CATHEDRAL SQ. (next Post Office).

Auctions.

CRADDOCK, McCROSTIE COY., LTD.

IMPORTANT AUCTION SALE. '

IROPERTY, FURNITURE AND. ' EFFECTS

NEARLY NEW OVERLAND MOTOR-CAR.

TUESDAY NEXT, DECEMBER 19th,at 1 p.m.

On account of, MRS H. V. TJREN(Owing to her husband leaving ,f°r eFront).

ON THE PREMISES,No. 36, WHITELEIGH AVENUE,

OFF LINCOLN ROAD, ADDINGTON..SUBSTANTIAL RESIDENCE OF 7

SPACIOUS ROOMS, all offices and erory

modern convenience, together with ONEROOD SEVEN PERCHES of land in beau-tiful garden, well stocked vegetable garden,fruit trees, 'etc., asphalt paths, having afrontage of 2 chains.

ALSO.The 'Whole of the

CHOICE AND WELL-SELECTED FUR-NITURE IN SOLID OAK.

MAIN ITEMS:AXMINSTER CARPETS (3), OAK GATE-

LEG TABLE, CHESTERFIELD SUITEIN SADDLEBAG. EASY CHAIRS INUTRECHT VELVET. PALM STAND,BOWLS, PALMS, OAK OCCASIONALTABLE, OAK COAL CABINET, AXMIN-STER RUGS. COPPER. KERBS ANDSETS (2),' ROLL-TOP DESK. PEDESTALOFFICE TABLE, CHENILLE CUR-TAINS, CHOICE PICTURES QUAI.NICLOCK. ORNAMENTS, CURTAINS, CUSH-IONS, AXMINSTER MATS, COMBINA-TION HALL STAND AND SEAI(QUAINT), HALL CURTAIL, GOODLINOLEUM, OAK OCCASIONAL CHAIRS,

OAK MORRIS CHAIR, EAS\ CHAIRS,VERY HANDSOME AND QUAINT SOLIDOAK SIDEBOARD, OAK

tGATE-LEG

DINING TABLE, WIRE COUCH, COALVASE, CHINA, CUTLERYWARE CASE 1 OF CUTLERY, AFTER-TEA SERVICE, DUCHESSE PAIR, 4jt.tanHEAVY BRASS-MOUNTED BEDSTEADCOMPLETE, THREE-QUARTER \HODBEDSTEAD COMPLETE, MIETwORWARDROBE, DUCHESSE CHL&I,PEDESTAL CUPBOARD CARPET JttIRON BEDSTEAD COMPLETESIN&LKDROPHEAD SEWING- MACHINE,TABLE, CHAIRS, CROCKERY. "CIEN-SILS, RUNNER, GARDEN HOSE CUR.TAIN POLES. " GREAT AMERICANLAWN MOWER, SPRAYER PUMP, GAh-DEN SEAT, GAS *™%£%£$ £%J2£-FECTION HEATER, LETTERMAPS, CARPET SWEEPER, MEAI

Dates''o^'RLATro TMOTO&cA^1916 MODEL. ELECTRIC MCET,SELF-STARTER, AS GOOD AS NEW.

ON VIEW MONDAY NEXT, DEC. 18th,FROM I P.M. UNTIL 5 P.M.

CRADDOCK, McCROSTIE CO., LTD.,Auctioneers,

145 Cot. Cashel and Manchester jtreets.

AUCTION SALE.PROPERTY AND EFFECTS.

THURSDAY' NEXT, DECEMBER 21st,

AT 1 P.M.

ON THE PREMISES,Xo. 76, STANMORE ROAD AND COR-

NER OF HEREFORD STREET,LINWOOD.

On account of the Executrix.IN THE ESTATE OF ■ THE LATE

RICHARD SMITH.Comprising

THE RESIDENCE of 6 ROOMS, all ©f-X fices and conveniences, glass lobby,vinery, stables and outbuildings.

RESIDENCE of S ROOMS, adjoining,bein»' No'. 78, and the VACANT SECTIONat the corner of Hereford Street and Stan-more Road.

The land comprises 2 ROODS 33 ANDMO PERCHES, having a frontage to Stan-more Road of over 179 links and of over276 links to Hereford Street.

Toprether with the

i.AKGE QUANTITY OF PHOTOGRAPHICMATERIAL,

Alpha Gas-making Apparatus, Painter's ive-quisites, Carpenter's Tools and Sundries ofevery description, as contained in No., 76CRADDOCK, McCROSTIE COY., LTD.,

Auctioneers,147 Corner Cashel and Manchester Streets.

WANTED—Do vou know that you. canDUV real Indian Chutney at Ridley's

in pint and quart bottles? Clock Tower.

Motor-Cycles. ' Motor-Cycles.Motor-Cycles.

Our Bis, Free Catalogue, just issued.J NZ. Motor Exchange, 3d, Manchester

e* ' XSTO THE PUBLIC.

"\7fTE have an Assortment of Cricket Bats,VV Balls, Football Bladders. Tennis Balls,

Golf Balls, etc., at the SILVERTOWN CO.,:U\DREDS of thousands of CLINCHER

-LA DREADNOUGHTS are fitted to MotorCycles in use in tho great wax, which is aconvincing proof of their great reliability.Sold by ail Cycle s _ j

ffXNTED—Even in times HkeTtheso, witVV everything going' up. Ridley's ls_6d

Ten maintains its original high -"-'

Ridley's, Clock Tower.BAKER BROS.,

THE HOME FINDERS.

Auctions.AUCTION SALE.

ON ACCOUNT OF WHOM IT MAYCONCERN.

Ex S.S. Opawa,SLIGHTLY DAMAGED BY WATER.320yds 70in Herringbone Sheeting.124yds 70in Grey Twill Sheeting;.

229yds White Cotton Sheeting324jyd& White Cotton Sheeting.10 pairs White Wool and Cotton Blankets.

ALSO,300yds Tweed, to be sold! in lengths to suit

purchasers.To be. Sold by PUBLIC AUCTION in our

HEREFORD STREET SALE ROOMSOn

WEDNESDAY NEXT, at 1 p.m.*TONKS. NORTON AND CO., LTD.,139 Auctioneers.

FURNITURE) AUCTION SALIC.INSTRUCTED by Mrs Evelyn Clark, we willJ- Sell, by Public Auction, oil tho Pre-mise s,-SEA VIEW ROAD NEXT G.P.0., NEW

BRIGHTON,On

THURSDAY NEXT, at 1 *.m.,THE WHOLE OP THE -FURN]

AND EFFECTS, as contained m five rooms,including 2 Duchesse Chests, Chest Drawers,Wardrobes, Sideboard, Oak Extension Table,Carpets, Mats, Hall Runners, S. and D.Wood and Iron Bedsteads, Wire Mattresses,Bedding, Wicker and other Easy Chairs,Tables. Aust. Chairs, Wringer, Lot Orna-ments, Pots and Pans.- Crockery, Cutlery,Curtains, etc., etc.

THURSDAY NEXT, at 1 p.m.TONKS, NORTON AND CO., LTD.,

140 Auctioneers.

Auctions.

LAURIE AND < DALTON.

WEDNESDAY NEXT, 20th DECEMBER,At' 2.30 p.m.

IN OUR LAND SALE ROOMS,210 TUAM STREET.

ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC TRUSTEE.

T AtIEIE AND DALTON have been in-i-J structed bv the Public Trustee to SELLBY PUBLIC AUCTION on WEDNESDAYNEXT, the following PROPERTY, situated'2*23, Bligh's Road, Bapanui, comprising

3 ROOMS, Section 37, 5 Perches, situatedin Block 11 of Die Christ-church Survey Dis-trict, being; Lot 13 on plan deposited" inthe Christ-church Registry Office as No. 228,part R.S. lolj Certificate of Title Volume185. folio 214.

The Property vrill be sold free of encum-brances.

LAURIE AND DALTON,9W9 Auctioneers.

AUCTION-SALE.L TTENTION is Drawn to the AUCTIONA SALE of DRAWING-ROOM, DINING

and BEDROOM FURNITURE to. be held onthe Premises,

SEA VIEW RQAD. NEW BRIGHTON,Nest Post Office, account Mrs Evelvn Clark,NEXT THURSDAY Afternoon, Dec. 21st.

Lost, Found, et«.T OST, White Belt and Silver Buckle. Re-

■J ward on returning: to " Times " Office.TOST. Match Bos, Montreal St. RewardJ--J on return Williams's Stores, at corner.

LOST, near Harrington St. Bridge, Lady'sKid Glove. Finder apply P.C.C.,

"Star."*

' 6180LOST, Blue Brooch, m vicinity of Strick-

land and Crescent Rds. . Reward. Ap-ply "Star." 6197'LOST, Child's Gold Cable Bangle, last

Wednesday week. Reward ou return-ing to this office. 0174

LOST on Thursday, Dec. 1-tth, in Tennyson: Street, Silver Badge, keepsake. Reward

on returning to 92, Tennyson Street. 6161 XT OST, Brown Bag, sth iiist. Police ha ;J-' it in hands: suspicion good. Ha-nd-«oniP Reward on returning bag to "Times"Office. 6172T OST, _ Gold Bangle (Nellie Stewart), Cam-Li bridge Terrace, Monday evening. Re-ward. Miss M. Davis, 895, "Durham Streetnorth. 6173

LOST, Thursday afternoon, Nurse's Mater-nity Ce.rtifica.te, near Minson's, Colombo

St., or on Papanui car to Bealey Avenue.Benley Avenue to Webb St. Reward. 14,Gordon Avenue, St Albans. 0>l?i)

F'" OUND7~«t~N^w~B'rlß :Cuu have same by paying: expenses.Apply Coat, " Star."

TRAYED, Black end Tan Terrier (pup).-•' Return Rev. Cocker, 227, Cambridge■Terrace. Reward. 6174lAS REWARD—Lost, Motor-cycle Tools,J-U Addington and Linwood, Lincoln Bd. orCnshel St,, Saturday last. Kiddev, CashelSt. AY est,

"

(5179

Motor-Cycles. Motor-Cycles.Motor-Cycles.

GET Our Big, Free Catalogue, .fust issuedN.Z. Motor Exchange, ;>9, Manchester

Si. XSpOMPARB the CLINCHER DREAD-vy NOUGHT Motor-cycle Tyro with anyother make for long wear and reliability.Made by British experts. Sold by all CycleDealers.YtRANTED—We are offering you especiallyTV good value in our Js 9d Tea.. Strength

and cjuaiity undeniable. Ridley's, Clock-Tower.

BAKER BROS.,HOUSE SALESMEN.

ANTED Sell, Second-hand Swift Cycle,» v in splendid order, £2 10a. 144, Fisher

Si,. 6191RANTED Sell, Girl's Bicycle in good*»• crder, 30s. Applv 57, Salisbury St.

west, 6180D to Sell, 3k Speed Triumph

T > Motor. Apply 61, Shaespeare Hd„Sydenham. • 6154

,/X7

,ANTED'7o-

V V chair, £25. Apply evenings, S2, "Wil-son's Rd., Opawa, 6180

3A F.E. M'ctor-cycle, ex-»»■ oeiier-t condition; no reasonable offer

refused. '275, HerefordJ_t. .J^LMotorcycles. Motor-Cycles.

Motor-Cycles.G-i ET Our Big, Free Catalogue, just issued.

T N.Z. Motor Exchange, 59, ManchesterSt._ _

x&_"\ VON "Avebuxy" Cycle Tyre* and Tubes,■A- 12 months' guarantee, 12s an< * <>snr>, SJ6S4X

neater Touring Car, 1914 model,J~r m excellent order, £3OO. Lawrence's Ex-nhsvifrA i-nnn-r Hisrh and Tuam Sts.

fOY'S Tricvclc for sale, ruboer tyres, price.*-> J-2? fid/ D.8.8., "Star." _6l7J__T>uTCK"Moior-cur," 5-seater. 1914 model, ai> perfect car in every detail, only £2OO.Lawrence's Exchange, corner High and TuamSts. Th0uc.3892.

_____PLEMEN'F-BAYaW 16-~20-h.p. 5-seaterW Car, £llO. Lawrence's Exchange, cornerHigh and Tuam Sst. _' Phone 3592.pLINCHER'CYCLE TYRES are tough andv-' reliable, and are made by the bestBritish experts. GUARANTEED TWELVEAND FIFTEEN MONTHS, Sold by theCvcle Trade- only.

CIAR, 4-cylinder, 22 h.p., splendid ordor,J like new. No. 1, Rolleston St., Linvrood.

6185 X

DAINTY Delage 3-seater Car, perfect in.every detail, £250. Lawrence's Ex-

change, corner High and Tuam Sts. 'Phoneaa&2.

INLANDERS u-ecater Car m spleiuhd or-- <kr, £125. Call and inspect. Lawrence's

Exchange, corner High e,nd Tuam Sts. 'Phons

l?Oli Sttle Boy's Bicycle, good us now;■1- price £4. 21 Wellington St. Linwood.Sale, Light, Delivery Motor Van, in1 cood order.

*

14, Lyllc.lton St., Sprfiydon.,7"Gcmujie_ Lady's B.S.a". CVcTe,

J-' lino condition. 137, Bligh's .Rd., Papa-mii. . 6188

HAYNES Car, 5-seater, electrio light andself-starter. £275. Archibald's Gar-

age, 308, St Asaph St. 5762HUDSON Car, 5-seater, had very little

work, any trial, £165. Archibald's Gar-age, 308, St Asaph St. 5835

f'ARLEY- DAVIDSON -Motor - cycie has* —ily run a few miles, £65. Lawrence's

corner High and Tuam Sts. 'PhonoRS92.

'UMBER Car, 13-16-h.p., 3-seater, m first-** class order, £125. Lawrence's Exchange,corner Hisrh and Tuam Sts. 'Phono 3892.T7'ING DICK. I&J3 model, 3-tpeed. ThisJ-\. rao.chii:-i has had very little use. Agift at £25. Lawrence's Exchange, High andTuam Sts. 'Phono 3892.

KRIT" C:i.j;7s-scater,' 20 h-p.; practical lynew; £lO5. Archibald's Garage, 30S,

St Asaph'St.. 6092'I7"I,\C DICK Motor-bike. 1(j14 model, 3-.l-V speed, with Canoelot Side-car. A Snip.Archibald's Gara;;o, 308, St Asaph Street.1"'/]N(V~f)K.'K.'i. enc-rd, canh or terms, £3). Indian Mo-tor Co., Tuam ;icd Durham Sts.

__

T M.C. Motor-cycle. I h.p., ireo engine.JJr civ-h o\- tonus £ls. Iv.dian MotorCo., Tuam aucV Durham. Sts. C172

Sunday Announcements.

DURHAM Street Methodist Church.—lla.m., Rev A. X. Scotter, 8.A.; 6.30 p.m.,

Special Christmas Song Service, conductedby Rev W. J. William.-!. Choice Christmas jCarols by Scholars of the Sunday School, [assisted by the Church Choir. Duets by |Miss Twoae and Mr Bia-keley and MissesKnight and Shelton, Solo by Miss iMetcalf. Hymn Sheets provided. Mu-sical Director, Mr Ernest Firth, F.R.C.O.Retiring Collection for Young People's RedCross Funds. 975

[/"ESLEY Church, Fitzgerald Avenue—ll :* a.m., Mr C. K. AVigglesworth; 6.30

p.m., Rev W. A. .Sinclair. Subject: "TheM.yslery of(^ AMijifiDCrirTerrace "Methodist Church. '■y —ll and 6.30, Rev J. Cocker. Even-ing-, Special Musical Programme of_ Christ-mas Anthems and Carols. "Lift Up YotirHeads," "I Bring You Good Tidings, '"Though Poor lie the Chamber," "LittleTown of Bethlehem," " The First Noel,""Brightest and Best.'' Free seats. Heartywelcome. Madras Street—11 and 6.30, RevC. B. Ward. '919

DURHAM Street South Methodi«t,-lla.m., Mr W. Bartlett; 6.30 p.m.. Rev

X Turner. Farewell of Miss Goodall, 6isterRuth assisting. High Street—11 a.m., RevX Turner; 6.30 p.m., Mr R. H. Turner. Solo,Miss Coventry. 971

ELWYN Street* SoutiT -n-' niversavy, December 17. Morning, Rev

Jattoy; Aftorroon, Rev Lawry; Evening, RevVealie. Special Singing- and Recitations bythe children. 970

Ct.KAaD Sacred Concert, Domain Gardens,J* To-morrow (Sunday), at 3 p.m.

T INWOOD Presbyterian Church.—SpecialLi Choral Service, To-morrow Evening,6.30. Choice solos and 4uthems. Seat? free.All welcome. 6183

>ELFAST Presbyterian Church—Anniver-' sary Services To-morrow—Rev A. T.

Thompson, M.A., 8.D.. at 2.45 p.m.; Rev D.D. Rodger, at 7 p.m. Como and welcome.TRINITY Congregational Church.-Rev*• Harry Johnson at To-morrow's Services.

11 a.m., "The Considerateness of God"; C.30,"An Old-time Christmas Service." Carols,etc.,;by full choir.' .Special Collection. 977LI a WOOD Congregational Church, Ferry

Rckul.—Rev H. Allen Job. 11 a.m.,Special Young People's Service; " Travellerson the King's Highway." 6.30 p.m., "Starathat Have Set: Great Men who have Diedduring Year." All Scats Free. 6175

OXFORD Terrace Baptist Church.—Rev-T. J. North—l J. a.m., subject, ''Rev 11.J. Campbell's Spiritual Pilgrimage." 6.30p.m., subject " Points of Honour " At. thisservice the Roll of Honour Board presentedby the Young- Mien of the Church will haunveiled. 903"A EMAGH Street Hall.--The Gospel of the■£*- Grace of God will (D.V.) be preached6.30 Sunday evening-, to which we extendyou a hearty invitation. Sunday-school, 3o'clock; Open Air, 8 o'clock, corner Glou-cester and Colombo. 940P HRISTIAX SCIENCE Services.—Firsty Church of Christ, Scientist, LatimerSquare.—Sunday services, 11 a.'in. and 7p.m. Subject, "Is the Universe, includingMan, Evolved by Atomic Force." SundaySchool, 2.45 p.m. 0172*

S Salvation Possible Without Resurrec-• tion?" A Public Lecture on this sub-

ject will be delivered in Christadelphia.Meeting Place, Bible Ha,ll, Madras Street,City, Sunday evening, 6.30. 938

O.L.—Nos. 4 and 5—A Church Parade,-*• to beheld in Pap-anui, Sunday, Dec. 17th!arade to leave Banks's Timber Yard at 2.50

for Anglican Church. Service 3 p.m. 6171 '

RIDGLEY HALL, Armagh Street, on Sun-day, 17th Deo, 1916, at 6.80 p.m.—Mr

K. Brown will (D.V.) conclude the Series ofAddresses, illustrated by Largo Chart, De-picting Events Past, Present and Future.A sincere invitation to all. Hymn books pro-vided. To bo followed By en Open-air Meet-ing on Victoria Green, at 8.0 p.m. 909

PIEITUALISTS' Church,. Worcester-

' Street—7 p.m., Trance Address, JohnPage "The Feast of Belshazzar," or theWriting on the Wall. Also Clairvoyance.Special Floral Service by Lyceumists, 3p.m. 936nHE •Scientific Story of the Universe.—' Unitarian Service, new Masonio Hall,oncester St., 6.80. 6172

mHEOSOPHICAL Society, 96, Armagh-*- Street, Victoria Square, Sunday, 7 p.m.;subject, "Reincarnation: A Christian Doc-

t —Sunday, 7 p.m., Miss Fabling. Sub-ject, " God and the War: The Problem ofDivine Sovereignty and H«m*n FreeAgency." Clairvoyance. Collection. 031\!\l i>wj.v.jLw.\aAiJLiUit s service, Sunday.'

*• 7 p.m., subject, " The Gifts of the

Spirit," by «, member of thff Psychic Class.Psychic- Messages from written requests.Collection. Trades Hall, Gloucester Street

EW ZEALAND Rationalist Associatio- - Caledonian Hall, Worcester Street.-Mr W. W. Collins will Lecture To-morrow.Subject, "-Germany's Peace Proposals: AReview of German Methods from the Com-mencement of the War." Commencing at "7.15p.m. Admission free. Collection. 972

GRAND Concert, To-morrow, at 8 p.m.,assisted by the Lyttelton Marina Band.

SOCIALIST PARTY MEETINGSSUNDAY, DECEMBER 17th. at 7.30 p.m.T THORN will speak in the Socialists'*J ' Hall, Manchester Street, at 7.30 n.m.

WAR on Earth, 111-will Toward Sen";a. truly seasonable subject.

T ARBUCKLE, Secretary Miners' Fcd-"• -emtioa, will be present with "J. Thornon Sunday.

d Thoughtful Men■IX should make sure of hearing them.

\\TaR on Earth, 111-will Toward Men."■ * ' A new Christmas greeting.

J THORN, an Eloquent and Accomplisned• Speaker, in the Socialist -Hall, at 7.30.

A THOUSAND People were unable to getseats lust Sandav. Hum crowds as-ain

this week.

DON'T he among the disappointed. Ccjand hear Thorn and Arbuckle.

REPORTERS may be there, but you mustJ be there, because Thorn and Arbuckle

will be there.

P"*"E"ACE_on~Ea.rtli is Out of Season—"on Earth": James Thorn will speak

about it.

REMEMBER, Socialist* Hall, a.t~7.30 p.m.on Sunday.

CONSCRIPTION REPEALLEAGUE.

OPEN-AIR Meeting in Victoria Square ata o'clock.TAMES THORN will deliver on Address

<J entitled "New Zealand and the War."

EVERY Citizen ia interested in the War.All ..re interested .in New Zealand's

part.rpHEN all Chnstclvurch should hear James

Thorn in -Victoria. Square at 3 o'clock onSunday.

THERE in another reason why youshctald be present—J. Arbuckle, Miners'

Secretary, will be there.

HAVE you any lawful question,? Comeand put it to Thorn.

C'IOME along to v lctoija Square at 3J o'clock md listen, then think.

T ARBUCKLE, the Secretary of the«'

• Miners' Federation, will speak.

buckle is a miner.A T 3 o'clock Thorn and Arbuckle, on bc-

-fV ]la!f of the O.R.L.rPHE Conscription Repeal League vJ- meet as usual in the Socialist Rooms

gue willRooms at

A LL Eligible Men are invited to join.

Sunday Announcements.

T\ONT Forget Cjiristmas Untie, Cat>*J bridge Terrace Methodist Church, To-morrow Night. You come. 6174STRAND Sacred Coccsrt, To-morrow (St»n-

day) by Festival N.Z. Music Choir andFull Orchestra. 12*

Educational.THE SECKETS OF SUCCESS INLIFE.

ONE of the secrets of success Met- itspermitting- your boys and pirlp to

follow tli»ir chosen avocation, t*y> work oowhica they have set Ihmr tiearte.

THEREIN LIES THE PARENTS*RESPONSIBILITY.

Another secret f» proper training. If thechoice is commercial life. a thoroughgrounding when youns Is uLttolHWv essen-tia] to the fullc-pt success in .»w/ ye*r».

THEREIN LIES OUR RESPON-SIBILITY!

Gilby's College undertakes to so train you*boys arid girls that they will be able toenter business with the best chance of pro-motion.

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for SHORTHAND TYPISTES, held last-September, FIVE of our Pupils were success-ful in passing viz.: FOUR JUNIOBS andONE SENIOR, the latter being the 'ONLYSUCCESSFUL CHRISTCHURCH CANDI-DATE in the SENIOR DIVISION. This isthe SECOND Government Entrance Exami-nation this year at which one of our Pupilshas achieved this distinction.

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Pwemh&t V »*-New Brighton. TrottingCiuU

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One of the conditions of the meetingat Canterbury Park on January 1 and2 reads :—•" Placed horses at any othermeeting after the declaration of theImifdicaps may be rehandicapped." Thehandicaps for the first day'B racing areduo to appear on December 20, and be-tween that time and the first day'sracing the Ashburton, Gore and Auck-land Trotting Club's meetings will havebeen decided, at all of which horses en-gaged at the Canterboxy fixture willbe racing. This condition of rehandi-capping placed horses finds little favourwith owners, who consider it hardenough to have their horses penalisedfor winning, let alone the fact that forracing into a place they are Sable topenalties. Races are now very difficultto win, and there is always a largenumber of fresh horses competing, es-pecially in the slower classes. Anowner, at this time of the year especi-ally, is on the look-out to catch oneof the good stakes offered by the vari-ous clubs, and if he should be unfor-tunate enough to race a placeand have to record faster time thanthat on which he is handicapped, hehas to suffer the further penalty of re-handicapping for a future race, the ad-justments for which have already beenmade. Years ago, possibly, Uie condi-tion was necesfuuy to prevent a placedhorse"having a future race at his mercy,but there is no such need now. In thisconnection I would like to quote onecase that came under myfrnotice lastyear. At Forbury Park, on November26, in the Progressive Handicap, of a,

mile and a half, for horses that coulddo 3mm 56sec or better, NutwoodJun. was on the limit, and was beaten"by half a head in 3min 35 3-sseo byVera K. Nutwood Jun. was also en-gaged in the Commissioners5 Handicap,at the "Winton Trotting Club's meet-ing, which was held five days later,handicaps for which had already ap-peared. The race at "Winton was overthe same distance, and was an openclass. If placed horses could havebeenre-handioapped, there is little\ doubtthat Nutwood Jun. would have beenbrought back at least '* twenty-fiveseconds. Despite the fact that no re-handicap took place, there was a fieldof ten horses opposing the supposedcertainty, and Nutwood Jun. failed torun into a place, although naturallystarting first favourite, the race "beingwon in 3min 6"6seo. Some affiliatedclubs make special rules for the goodgovernment o! their meetings, many ofthem being excellent, as witness thedecision of the Forbury Park club inits endeavour to cater for horses own-ed, trained and ridden or driven byamateurs, but It seems as though the.Canterbury Park club ex-ceeded its powers in making the condi-tions for the re-handicapping of placedEqrKes. Rule 259 of the New ZealandRu?eT"cs Trotting reads: "All winnersof any face after the handicaps are de-

clared imay be re-handicapped," fromwhich it must be naturally inferreditbat only winners should be eligible forpenalty, otherwise the rule would haveread "placed horses" instead of "win-ners." However, the programme ofthe club has been passed by the Trot-ting Association, which evidently seesno. objection to the condition. - At the

/ same time, I hare a recollection thatthis matter was once discussed by thegoverning and a decision _arrivedat that only winners were liable to bere-handicappe3. The question of re-handicapping placed horses should bedefinitely settled by the Trotting Asso-ciation. At the annual meeting of theBreeders' and Owners' Association helda few days ago, members expressedstrong disapproval of the practice ofxe-handicappmg placed horses. As onemember stated, it was hard enough to"be beaten in fast time, -without havingto meet a fresh lot of horses on a newhandicap from that originally given tothe horse.

An interesting paragraph from thereport that was presented to the mem-bers of the Canterbury Trotting HorseOwners' and Breeders' Association, atthe annual meeting, read:—"With re-gard to the new system of starting,owing to the various methods adoptedby the clubs, this has not so far proveda success. In some cases it is owingto the starting machine used, but theprincipal trouble lies in the fact thatour horses have been trained to a move-np startj, and do not at present seemable to get into their stride from astanding one. It is a little early yetlto condemn this system, as there isplenty of time for an up-to-date ma-chine to be patented, which shouldprove a success." Some clubs haveadopted the yards system for all events,whilst others are using it only for afew races, and at present there is nouniformity throughout the Dominion.I am quite convinced that the systemhas not, up to the present, had anychance of proving its worfh, for thereason stated in the report of theBreeders' and Owners' Association, thathorses have not been sufficiently edu-cated. I regret to notice that theMetropolitan' Trotting Club, aftertrying out the system at itschief meeting of the year, hasdecided tto go back again to theseconds style for the February meet-ing. The starting question has receiv-ed a good deal of attention of lato,and has been discussed from nearlyevery viewpoint. There is not theslightest doubt that under absolutelystrict supervision the seconds system canbo made fair and workable, but if horsesare allowed to come up to their bdllsat a high speed, no starter can con-trol them, and unfair advantages willbe gained, which should not be toler-ated. To prevent this I am an advo-vato of the yards style, believing thatonce the horses are properly educatedno difficulties will arise, and the abusesof th* seconds start will be abolished.On the other hand, if the seconds styleis to be retained, there will have to boa stop put to the fast move up to themark, and better supervision will berequired than ,haß been the caso onmost courses during the past fewyears."

The pacer Our Thorpe, who was pur-chased last month by his trainer, A.Fleming, is expected to be seen racingat tho Ashburton Trotting Club's meet-ing on Boxing Day. Our Thorpe hasnot been seen on a race track since hofell at Forbury Park early this year,as although ho was nominated and ac-cepted for in the New Zealand TrottingCup he did not go to tho post. It Wasyet to be demonstrated that he willshow his best form again, but for hisnew owner's sake it is to be hoped thatbe will pace with all his brilliancy. MrFleming stated recently that he didnot intend racing Our Thorpe afterthis season, but would retire him tothe stud.

vf Ths excessively dry spell that hasbeen experienced lately has had a mark-ed effect on the local training tracks,> .

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gadsfasdThe grass gallops have been quite outof tho question, being much too hardto find favour with tho trainers, ovenhad they been available. The worklately has been chiefly confined to theplough, and even the favourite track,has only been kept in fair ,order by theattention it has received from the care-taker, who has had it;> well wateredevery night. It is a long time since/chere has been quite such a dry sum-mer, and the trainers have been fortu-nate in having such a, good plough attheir disposal.

The local tracks are usually desertedduring the Christmas and New Yearholiday season. There are no meetingsat home, and the trainers scatter to allcorners of the Dominion with theirteams. From what can bo seen at pre-sent, very few horses will be left athome this year. A fair contingent willbe assisting at the Auckland RacingClub's meeting, while it is probable thatthe "West Coast circuit will attract morethan the average support. By far thelargest proportion, however, will do thesouthern trip, commencing with theDunedin Jockey Club's fixture, whichwill probably attract upwards of fortyhorses from Canterbury. There willthen be a division of forces, a few horsesfrom this quarter being under ordersfor Invercargill. though the majoritywill be seen at Oamaru, where they willbe assisted by otheYs who will not beracing at Wingatui.

A special train will be provided bythe Railway Department on Thursdayto convey the Canterbury horses southfor the Dunedin Jockey Club's meeting.

Among the local trainers who aregetting ready for the "West Coast cam-paign are H. Ellis, T. H. Gillett, P.Holmes, J. Pine, B. Burgess, E. Seoul-lar: F. C. Thomson and C. Stratford,while it is possible that A. M'Aulay maytake a team over for the Hokitikameeting, after doing one of the south-ern fixtures at Now Year. Competitionpromises to be keen on the Coast cir-cuit this season, but the contingentfrom this quarter should be quite equalto securing a fair share of the prizemoney.

Local stables are fairly strong inmaidens at the present time, amongthose who are in forward conditionbeing Mattie-, Kiljoy, Glen Helen, Win-ter Cherry and Love Token, withouttaking account of others with only asmall stake to their credit. * The fivenamed will be racing in the south dur-ing the holidays, so there should bosome interest in the maiden races.

Nones was responsible for a usefcilgallop a few mornings ago, but she hassince carried evidence of her exertionsin the shape of a slightly enlargedjoint.

Mattie galloped seven furlongs theother morning in company with Snuband Wardancer. She had not been sofar in any of her previous work, butshe ran on well.

R. J. Mason left last night for Amk-land, in charge of Bimeter, Biplane,Greenstreet and Thames who willrepresent Mr G. D. Greenwood at thesummer meeting 0f the Auckland Rac-ing Club.

ThatTheToff would be included amongthe final acceptors for the AucklandCup was generally anticipated. Duringthe last few days he has come in fora good deal of support and he is nowone of the popular fancies for the race.

The well-known North Island jocEeys,A. Oliver and W. Bell, were examinedby the Medical Board at PainierstonNorth a'few days ago. Oliver waspassed as fit for active service and Bellfor home service.

Three of the entries for the NurseryHandicap on |he opening day of theWairarapa meeting are owned by MrWhitney. They are Trentham Rose(All Red—Northern Rose), Arlhia(Cyrus—Aema), and Pupil (Bezonian—Lady Principal). Mr Whitney wonthe race last year with Rose. Pink, andit looks as if he has an excellent chanceof repeating the performance.

The retirement is announced of theQueensland sportsman, Mr E. G-

Blume, who raced as Mr E. J. Craven.Lady Medallist carried his colours whenshe won the Caulfieid Cup.

Burrinjuck (by Malster—Lady Tren-ton), who realised 1600 guineas as ayearling, was recently offered in Mel-bourne, but. bidding stopped at 170guineas. Burrinjuck, who is six yearsold and a gelding, has not been a suc-cess as a racehorse, nor has Bal-ranald (by Positanc—Wakeful), whofcoa-fc 1400 guineas as a yearling at thesame sale as Burrinjuck was first dis-posed of.

It is said The Toff almost changedownership at four figures prior to theCanterbury spring meeting, writes"Phaeton " in the " Auckland WeeklyNews." The story is that a pro-minent Hawke's Bay sportsman whojourneyed across to Australia for thospring meetings cabled a handsome offerfrom Sydney for the full-brother toEligible, and that a reply agreeing tothe terms was actually dispatchedacross the water from Mr G. L. Stead.However, this reply failed to find itsway to the would-be purchaser, whotripped off to the Melbourne Cup, andon His return to Sydney discovered thecabled acceptance of his offer, whichhad been miscarried. It was thentoo late to reopen negotiations at thofigure stipulated, for The Toff hadalready added the Canterbury treble toMr G. L. Stead's account, and a dealwould probably not have been enter-tained.

A Hobart correspondent is respon-sible for the following references toproprietary clubs, particularly jn con-nection with trotting, in Tasmania:—Speaking of trotting clubs reminds mothat a recent debate in Parliamentclearly shows that the proprietary clubs—and the trotting clubs are all pro-prietaries—are doomed. This is a stepin the right direction, for the trottingclubs have been coining money for thelast two or three ■ years, and the moremoney they make the more avariciousthey have become. Saturday afterSaturday trotting meetings are held atHobart, until tho thing has at last be-come much too common, and any sug-gestion made to them to slacken downhas been treated with scorn. Thopresent idea, which has not yet becomolaw, is to refuse a totalisator permit toproprietary clubs of any kind, and to |allow the genuine crabs 12} per centof the totalisator investments, out ofwhich the Government is to be paid j3i, leaving the club 9 per cent clear. |Broken money, out of which some ofthe clubs have done so well in the past,is to be handed to tho Government.It is to bo sincerely hoped that thoproprietary clubs'will soon be a thingof the past.

* THE STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1916 13

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A USTIN AND CO., 615, Colombo Street,•**• Cheap Furniture Warehouse—Cash jBuyers of Furniture, Gladstone Bags, Guna 'and Saratogas. Telephone 3148.

[f ANTED Sell, Sideboards, Wardrobes,-»• Duohesso Chests, C'h-sst of Drawers,

Chiffonier Bookcase, Secrotah'U, PedestalDoslc, Cutler Roll-too Desk.

WANTED Sell, Dining and Kitchen 'IVblc?, Chiffoniers, 2 Garden Seats, Office

Tables, 2 Fireproof Safes, Letter Press,Mon-t Safoß.

WANTED Soil, Verandah Lounge, Plat-form Scales, "VVatter-ballast Roller,

Unique Copper, Portable Coppers, Wheel-barrows, 9 Rocking Horses.WANTED Sell, Shop Mirers. Lolly Bot-

tles, Boat Prams, Push-chairs, SmallDover Stove, 3 Croqaofc Sots, Sots Bowls,Bedsteads and Bedding;.

WANTRD_Sell7Co~FperTea Urn. Kitchen

Di-c.»Hor, Garden Hose, Conches, LawnMowers, Guns from 30a, Revolvers, Violin.EX/-ANTED Soil, Cabin Trunk?, Gladstone» * . Bags, Suit Cases, New end Second-

hand Linoleums, Carpet Squares, Hearth-rugs, Barber's Chair.

*» Bird Cages,. 2 Stand Mangles. ICots, Bassinette- on stand, Cradle.

[XTANTED Sell, Quiet Cow, due now, 4thV V calf. Webb, Norman's Rd., Paganui.

ANTED to Sell, Broody Hen. 137,VV Chester St. 6171

ANTED to Sell, J-acre Section, StYY Albans. L.C.C. - 6179

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» V Apply 213, Bealey Av. 6179T7JTANTED to-Sell, Timber audi VerandahW posts, 132, Bealey St. 9181

> Sell, Quarter-plato Camera,VV complete. Camera, "Star." 6171

IXTANTED, Orders for Black Currants".VV Durie's. St John St., Woolston. 9181

;s, one week old.T r 167, JUytteitorr at., opreydon. 6151

TTTT'ANTED to Sell, C. 'lron, 6ft, and Ver-VV andah ditto. 132, Bealey St. 9181

ITANTED to Sell a Paddock of Hay,YV alrpadv cut. 79, Bryndwr Kd. 6171

V" ANTED to Sell, Packing Cases; cheap.C Colombo Street. ■

./ffANTED io ■Sell, New 5-roomed Bunga-VV low, Francis Av., St LjXD.

\XTANTED to Sell, Empty Packing Casesr;VV cheap. Carey's, Drapers, Colombo bt.

717"ANTED to Sell, bmger sewing aiuciuue,

VV nearly new. Apply 174, St Asaph St.

.../ANTED Sell, "Facing Mother" Push-VV chair, like now. Apply Mother, "Star."

WANTED Sell, Quiet Cow, due now, 4thcalf. Webb, Norman's Ed., Pap-anui.

ANTED to Sell, Pig Potatoes, cheap tot t clear. J, Harvey and Co., 40, Tuara

St. -__

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WANTED to" Sell, Quiet Pony, suit lightgig. Apply 56, Rosewarne Street, Papa-

nui. 6175rerANTED Sell, St Albans. Modern Art»» Bungalow, 5r., e. light; no agents,

M.f1.0. 918217f7"ANTED to Sell, a Few Young Fowls.VV not Sunday. Apply 418. Innes Ed., St

Albabs. 6171

WANTED Sell, Mandolin-Guitar, £2 cash;lessons given, it required. F.8.8.,

" Star." 6174

WANTED to Sell, Shop Blind, dork,9ft 2in, spring roller, complete. 13%

Bealey St. 9181

WANTED Sell, Walnuts for pickling, Ishundred; also, Brass Preserving Pan,

cheap. R.D.D. 91S1TyANTED to Sell, New Potatoes, 61b Is,* Y i7 S 6d per cwt. J. Haxvey and Co.,

40, Tuam St.

WANTED to Sell, 1914 St} Zenith Motor-cycle, gradiia gear, £37 10s. Apply

G.A.A., "Star." 6174

WANTED Sell, Engraving Machine, en-grave any article; suit jeweller, £l2.

Jeweller, "Star." 6173ITANTED Sell, "Imperial" Cash -Regis-•V tor, " sacrifice at £11; cost £26 10s.

Jeweller, "Star."'ANTED Sell, or Hire. Potato Sorters,

» ? latest improved, two tons an hour.Unwin. Victoria St. XtT?" ANTED Sell, Miniature B.S.A. Rifle.VV No reasonable offer refused. 840, Co-

lombo St. 'Phone 4105. 6172ANTED sSell, Pig Breeding Business, as

' ' a going concern; Swill Round includ-ed. • E.8.8, "Star." 6172

WANTED Sell. Charming: Bungalow, 5r.,St Albans, everything latest; deposit,

balance rent. M.D.D. AIS2[7* ANTED Sell, St Albans, pretty Bunga-

» » low, or., latest design; terms. E. S,Dimond, 'phone 88T2. 9182

WANTED Sell 1, Good) Ferrets, from 53each. 48, Woodvill© Street, next

Hill's Read. St Albans. 975

WANTED to Sail Kodak, 5-mch filmtank, 20a. Lawrences' Exchange, High

andTuani Sts. 'Phone 3892."ANTED- to Sell, Gramaphone, very

> • cheap, home Sundays or evenings.18 St Hcllier's St., Linwood. 6179

T ANTED to Sell, 5-roomed House, J-' ' acre, with every possible convenience.

Annly to M.A.A., "Star." 9182[T ANTED Sell, Go-cart reliable,- good

» * ordter; no further use; will sacrifice.90, Packe Street, St Albans,

WANTED Sell, Chests Drawers, 12s 6d,17s 6d, 255, 37s Cd; Duchesso Cheat,

cheap. Brettell, 160, Armagh St D

WANTED Sell, Shooting Galleries MagicMirrors, Striking Machine and Slot

Machines. 93. Manchester St. 6176[ST ANTED Sell, Nice Business, £SO;it Housekeeper, 255, country. Harring-

ton's Registry, 8, Chancery Lane. 6175

WANTED Sell, Double Iron Bedsteadand Wire Mattress, 12s Gd; Brass Rail

do., 15s. Brettell, ISO, Armagh St. DDSTANTED. Purchaser for Clarionet iii C,VV also Oboe. Lawrence's Exchange,

Highand Tuam Sta. 'Phone 3892.

WANTED Sell, Gr&maphon© Records,Master's Voice, Zono, Columbia, in

good condition. A.C.C., "Star." 6154ANTED Sell" Rtemintgon Sep eating

» > Rifle, 22 calibre, nearly new, £2 ss.Apply 29, May's Rd., St Albans. 6148TTSrANTED to Sell, Boat Pram. £-2 10s; Go-VV cart Pram, 20s. Lawrence's Exchange,

Hish and Tuam Sta. 'Phone 3892.ANTED to Sell, Prime Oatsbeaf, Oat-

• - straw and Wheat-straw Chaff, lowestrato3. J. Harvey and Co., Tuam St.WA.Nj.'ED'to Sell, a Good Paying Second-

hand Business (ill-health); over £3Oworth of Goods in Shop. G.E.E., " Times."HS7"ANTED to Sell, a Phonograph and 40» V Records end Large Cygnet Horn,

2 and 4 minute. 48, Sydnev St., Spreydon."ANTED to Sell, and we have no hesl-

• ■ tation in stating the Finest Bungalowin Merivala for the money, £9OO. Furtherparticulars P. S., Nicholls and Coy., Auc-tioneers, 134-6, Manchester Streeet. X[S/AMED Sell, Handy Cupboards, from 8a» » 6d; Kitchen Dresser, 27s <sd; good

Chairs, cheap. ,_Brettell, 180j Armagh St.

WANTED Buyer, £lO deposit. Cheap Sec-tion, in Linwood, fenced all round, one

minute from car; £l5O. J. E. Austin, 204,Cashel Street. X

WANTED, Purchaser for StereolettoCamera, fitted with Aldis f7.7 lens.

Lawrence's Exchange,- High and Tuam Sts.'Phone 3592.

fTANTED to Sell, 1 Small "Domo" Sep-■ V arator, nearly new, all accessories. Ap-ply to E. M'Clelland, Frank St., Pap<inui,second house on left. 6154

VTANTED to Sell, £3 10s;. V also, several Photographic Lens. Law-

rence's Exchange, High and Tuam Sts.'Phone 3892Y/CTANTED to Sell, 5-roomed House, StV V Albans, |-ac. section, reduced £IOO for

quick sale. Owner absentee. Further par-ticulars P. S. Nicholls «nd Coy., Auctioneers,IP4-G, Manchester Street. X

WANTED Bivyer,"' Two~~Bungalow~s7~lustover Bealey Avenue, returning over 13

per cent net interest. Cash required £450.J. E.WANTED to SeM, Blacksmith's Business,* V Houfs, Buildings, Tools, Plant, etc.

Owner mado money and retiring; £6COFurther particulars P. S. Nicholls and Coy.Auctioneers. 134-6, Manchester Street. X_

ANTrED~SdIT~2y Acrcs~market gafdenland, good orchard, 6-roomed house,

outbuildings, £750; terms; Fer.daiton.Geary and Yates, J.67, Manchester St. XT£7"ANTED """to"" Sell, Addington, " NattyV t Bungalow, 5 rooms, every convenience.Handy to Workshops; £195. Easy terms.Further particulars, P. S. Nicholls and Coy.,Auctioneers, 131-6, Manchester Street. XY7ITANTED Sell, £SO deposit, balance aaV V rent, New 5-roomed Bungwlow, in StAlbans, electric light, one minute from car.Price £630. J. E. Austin, 204, Caahel Street.

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WANTED" to "Sell," Merivale,'" S-TOomedBunga'ow, rivor frontage, largo sec-

tion, kid out in lawns and flower beds.Price £IOSO. Further particulars, P. S.Kicholls and Coy., Auctioneers, 134-6, Man-chester Street. X

£O|A SECURES Fine Section in St Mar-U\J tins, and the only one of original

subdivision at the first price. J. B. Kealeand Co. 152. Hereford St. X4?1 P\f\ BUYS 3J Acres. North Beach;dWxOU 50 deposit, balance for term. S.C. Thompson, 163, Hereford St., near Na-tional Bank. Xn-i OK OR OFFER for Section facing KtdUIwJ Albans Park; owner enliated.

This will grow into money and c-au be hadcheap. J. B. Npale and Co, X

Wanted to Sell.

MARRS'StfEW AND SECOND-HAND FURNI-~ TURK EXCHANGE,

804 COLOMBO STREET 60SNext, to Prince of Wales Hotel.

>EDSTEADS, all" &s 8d toBedsteads and VY. Mat., 25a to 80a; bmgtesize, 14s 6d to ISa Gd.ff SIDEBOARDS, 33a (id to £7 10s; Fine• Chiffonier. Book Case, good as new,

£3 ss; Moveable Shelves on castors, Drawerand Cupboard, cheap.

7-PIECE Dining-room Suite, covered inphishotte, £3 2s 6d; Fine Brown Serge

Chesterfield, good order, £5 10s.Mangles, 32s Cd, Now Wringers,

-1 wood and iron frames, 17s 6d, 18s;Walnut Bedroom Suite, 4 pieges, £lO, goodorder. •

<J"EW Continental Bike Tyres, 28 x I|, thatgive satisfaction, 6s Gd each; Now

Laundry Baskets, 2s to 4s 6d; ExtensionDin ins Tables, 30s, 50s.IkJEW Axrainater Hearthrugs, lis 6d, 32s

■l* Gd; Laco Curtain, Towji's, Oir Mats,'Vases, Pn-lm Pots, Crockery, Glassware, Kit-chen Utensils.VERY Massive

na rtfuv. onst,V as new, cost £lO, bargain price £3 15s;Wood Boxes, 3s 6d to 8s <Jd; Hanging andTable Lamps. • •__

I~CE Cheat 20s; Avery All-brass Grocer'sScales and Weights, good oider, 32s 6d,

35s set; House, Gilt, Alarm and KitchenClocks.

JUCHESSE Chests, good size, 30 3 tou 455; Fine Landscape, Dresser or Lueli-esse, 60s; Washstands, 2s 6d to 47s 6d;Toilet Ware, odd parts.

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,i\ DLKS, Kerbs, Brasses, Fire Irons,J- Nurserv Fireguards, 6s; Canary Cages,

4s to 7s 6d; White and Gold China Cups andSaucers, 7d cups, only 5d each. »

lei Child s Cot,■1 Wire Mattress attached and Wood Bed,

good as new, 455, complete;- bargain.

OH A DIKING and Kitchen Chairs, 2s to£i\}\) 6s; Go-cart Prams, Pmnket hood,255; Large Blain. Framed M'irror, 6x3,40S.

F"~INE Hall Stand, shield-shaped mirror,leather seat, good as new, £3 12s 6d;

Hall Seat, 27s 6d; 4-Fold Jap. DraughtScreens, new, I3s_jj_ggfh.C~ljTLEßY—Knives, Forks, Spoons and

Sheffield Table Knives, Is Id each;Dess., lOd, good quality; Table Spoons, Is;Dessert, B|d; Teaspoons, sd, keep colourright through; Carvers, E.P. Ware, BiscuitBarrels, Fruit Dishes; E.P. N.P. HairBrushes, 4s each. .

ENTJINE Cowhide Brief Bags, lis, !2s, 6d, 13s, 14s; Kit Bugs, 19s 6d, 22s 6d:

Suit Cdses, 4s 6d to 30s; Gladstone, 32s 6dto 40s; Hampers and Baskets.

\ROPHEAD 7-Drawer Singer SewingIjJ Machine, good order, £6 15s; ImprovedI Singer, as good as new, £3 10s; Improved

Singer. S7s 6d; Wertheim. 17s 6d.

CHKISTCHTJRCH Gas Company CookingStove, good as new, £2 10s; New Gas

Rings that give satisfaction, 2s 6d, 3s;Mats, slip, good

70RKS, 3s 6d to 5s 9d; Rakes and Hoes,J-1 is Cd, Is 9d, 2&; Axes. 3s 3d, 4s 3d;Tomafcuwks, Is fd to 2s Sd; New Saws,2s 9d; Boot Lasts, 2s' 3d; Engineer's Stocksand Dies, 15s; Shovels, 4s 9d.

~READY~CASH" BUYEROF SECOND-HAND FURNITURE

TO ANY AMOUNTIS

MAKTCS.604 COLOMBO STREET. 606

Next to Prince of Wales Hotel.

J. B..NBA.L(3'A"NDCO.ESTATE AGENT AND PUBLIC

ACCOUNTANTS,152. HEREFORD STREET.

SPREYDON BUNGALOW.P*s»l Good Value and Workmanship.

Y^^T'fJ—AT the present time we can3wO I O Offer.'wi*h rtut a doubt, one of theFINEST BUNGALOWS ever built in Spr-sy-don, and at the price of a very ordinary on<s.Tho rooms jiro large, and tho conveniencesand extras are equal to anything in muchhigher nriced houses. The position is first-class, and tho surroundings everything.- tobg desired. As we can guarantee this asreally well built and cheap, those in searchof something good should rea us withoutdelay. J. B. NEALE AND CO.

'ftOA WILL give you the. finest Sw-IUOXJ roomed Semi-Bungalow in Ad-

dington, a few minutes' walk from pennytram, and a: a first-class street; _ northernaspect, very Tush section; conveniences ex-cellent.. Government mortgage of £3OO _at45 per cent. This is an undoubted bargain;owner leaving Christchureh.

, J. B. NEALE AND CO.P7An—WE have for Sale,'in St Albans,*-!UU ciosfl to Cranford Street, a veryfine 5-roomed Bungalow, 4 " years old, andparticularly well built. The rooms are large,the dmiriff-room being: an exceptionally fineroom, nicely decorated. The conveniencesare Tight up to date, and the Section highlyimproved, is a full quarter, with northernaspect Orchard and flower garden verygood, nice fowl run, coalhouse, eto. Woknow of no fin?'r proposition in St Albans.

J. B. NEALE AND CO.'A SECURES a very Superior Four-

cfv/tJ<J\J roomed Bungalow, in Waltham;eewer gas. copoer, concrete paths, nice drysection. Rooms 17 x 12.6. 17 x 12.6, 17 x 12,and 16 x !2; bathroom 10 x B.G, with beauti-ful porcelain bath. The terms are £IOOdeposit; balance, principal ar.d interest, canbe arranged at 16s weekly for seven years.Owner is prepared to consider a sectionhandy to Addineton Workshops as part pay-ment. Don't miss this.

J. B. NEALE AND CO,, Solo Agents,152, Hereford Street.

OY__!—£370—The Bargain of 1916—Olli-vior's Road, Linwood, close to Iram, Id

section—Five-roomed House, 2 rooms andhall'have panelled ceilings, two windows ineach room, porch, bathroom, h. and c. water,high pressure water and artesian well, main?sewer, main sewer connection, fixed tubsand copper, water over all, h. and c, waterover wash-up sink 'in' scullery, fixed dresserin kitchen, new Scott's range, kerb grate,open fireplace, etc., verandah, every modern

.convenience. Good section, 40ft frontage,fruit trees, asphalt paths, every modern con-venience. Cash or terms arranged. SoleAgents, Pavitt, Harding rand Co., 18, Vic-toria St. s62a

BRIGHTON—Well-known Tea rcooms, ire«-

iiold, for Sale; deposit required, £3OO.Stock at valuation. Geary and Yates, 167,Manchester Street.

BRIGHTON— Beautiful Tiled-roof Bunga-low, with some unique features, fur-

rished, and lmin from sea. Price £450.Evelyn Clark, Robinson and Co,, Brighton,Solo Ageuta.__BUILDER'S Chance—Four adjoining Sec-

tions, corner Aldwin's Rd. and Marl-borough St., opposite Linwood Park. Anyreasonable offer accepted. Geary and xa*es,167. Manchester St. X_

B" "LACKSIIITH' S "Business, good coun trydistrict, lare* shop. Uvo fires, pood 5-

roomed house, over aero of land, long fease;rent only £5 yearly—£2so. Stock at Valu-ation. Geary and Yates, 167. ManchesterSt.

<OALGATE—3SO -Acres, Good Cropping-w and Sh&ap Land, house and outbuilu-ings, £l4 per acre. Terms. Geary andYntw Ifi7. Manchester St. a

ITibit Sale, Half-draught Horse, used to allwork, cheap. Lohrey, Mangin Co., 218,

High _St/ 6°B?_

FOR Sale, Mayfield Avenue, a New 6-room-ed Bunealow, everything of the best.

Prico £690. Easy terms. Folio 158. Lohroy.Mangin' Co. -

F" '""OR Sale, Linwood, a New 5-roomed Bxm-galow, everv possible convenience, in-

cluding porcelain bath; 30 perches land;tram passes door. Price £590. Easy terms.Folio 155. MMigm_Co. i

OYEIA' Situation, facing St Albans Park—Good 4-r. House, all conveniences,

only £475. J. B. Nealo and Co., 152, Here-t: _

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O" \K" Bedroom Suite for Sale extra large,with oval mirrors; also, Oak Morris

Chair. No dealers need apply. 272, MadrasSt.. City.

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0~YEZ!—£425, and Easy Terms if desired-New Brighton, close to Beach and

Tram—A Most Desirable Seaside Residenceof 5 principal rooms, every modern conveni-ence and domestic office, stable or motorhouse- "rand section, growing into moneyevery 'day. Owner has gone from Brightonand"left us instructions to sell at once at jabove low price. Pavitt, Harding and Co.,18, Victoria St._ _3s9a

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' 'T ALBANS, over J-acre Seel ion, stream.3 frontage, £l2O, or near offer. TermsGeary and J67,_Manchester S_t. X

Cheapest Section in District,�5 nearly J-acre, opposite Park, £125.G*nrv and Yates. 167, Manchester St. X

WEST-END rloaraing-nouse, vireu iui-

nished, insured for £2OO, going concernj?iko Geary and Yates. 167. Manchester |

• «n? AXD Nothing to Approach it at%Oj tho Prico—4-r. Bungalow, St

Albans, good section and a well-built place.J. B. Nealo and Co. XS*Ct" rJ 'f\ FOR a C-roomod Bungalow mrfi'UOv/ good part St Albai:.s. This can-not be beaten, as being sold imder cost.J. B. Nealo and Co. X

V/anted to Let.

BOWKER'S LAND AGENCY.

H. W. HE SLOP, Proprietor778, COLOMBO STREET,

Victoria Squaio.

Established 1870.

TO LET.

LINWOOD, Tuan Street—Comfortable Cot-tage, I rooms, bath, gas fittings, wasn-liouse, copper, washtubs, sewer, hig»pressure water; rent Us

SPREYDON, near Lincoln Road—3 AcresGood Land in grass, Comfortable House,6 rooms, washhouse, copper, outsneds,rpnf 178 6d.

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CITY, close to Catholio Cathedral-Modern2-storev House, 7 rooms, bathroom, notand cold service, gas fittings and everyconvenience, in perfect order through-out; rent 255. ~ „

CARLTON, Bealey Avenue—Comfortable 2-storey House, 8 rooms, bathrMand coli service, gas fittings, washhouse,cooper, warhtubs; rent 22s 6cl.

LOWER RICCARTO N-Modarn Villa, 5

lar*3 rooms, bathroom, hot and co.d ser-vice, gas fittings. 5 fireplaces, probes,cupboards, return verandah, ana every

modern com enineoe: rent 22s 6d.LINWOOD-ComfoTtable Villi. 6 rooms

(standing on high terrace), bathroom, hotand cold service, pas fittings, and everyconvenience; rent M per month.

ST ALBANS, close Barbadoes Street tramline—3-acre, garden, orchard, 2-storey

house 7 rooms, bathroom, hot and coldservice, pas fittings and all modern con-veniences'; rent 25s per week.

CTTY, Salisbury Street—Two-storey Hwse,

7 rooms, bathroom, hot, cold and showerservice gas fittings and all conveniences;rent 22 s 6d. —,

CITY, close Latimer Square—Modera Two-otorev Residence. 9 rooms, bathroom, notand cold service, gas fitting, verandah,and overv convenience; rent 27s 6d.

SYDENHAM, close to Colombo Street—Com-fortable Cottage, 4 rooms, bath, pas,washhouse. conper, washtubs. sewer, Highpressura water; all in good order; rent9sCITY.' CamhTidsro Terrace (central)—Moderntwo-storey House. 8 rooms, bathroom, not

and cold service. gfi3 fittings, washhouse,copper, washtubs, main sewer and everyun-to-date convenience; rent £73 p.a.

ST ALBANS, handv to Papaaui Road andpenny tram section—Modern Villa, _ t>rooms, bathroom, hot and cold service,

gas fittings, verandah and every conveni-ence; rent 21s. ■ '

SUMNER, Head Street, close to tram ter-

minus—Comfortable Cottage, 4 rooms,ba+hroom, hot and cold service, gas andfittings, washhoua?, copper, washtubs,main sewer, high pressure water; rentlis per week.

CITY, Nor bh-Comfortable two-storey House,7 rooms, bathroom, hot and cold service,gas fittings, washhouse, copper, wash-tubs; rent 18s.

SUMNER—Modern Villa 7 rooms, bathroom,hot and cold service, gas fittings, wash-house, copper, washtubs, main seiver andall conveniences; rent 20s, for term.

FOR SALE.

THRIVING GROCERY BUSINESS.

SPLENDID POSITION.VERY LOW RENT.

Absolutely the best proposition offering to-day. STtuate on main thoroughfare. Nogoodwill. Stock at valuation. Family rea-sons tho only causa of this being in themarket.

WE CAN GUARANTEE THIS.

BOWKER'S LAND AGENCY.778, COLOMBO STREET.

Victoria Square.

ANTED Let, <3 Room3, 19, Richmond* » Terrace, city, vacant on 21st, ,10s. Geary

and Yates 167 Manchester Street. X

'ANTED Let, Sell or Exchange, 10 Aoreai » Good Land, new 7-roomod House, Papa-

nui. Geary and .Yates,_

Manchester St.

WANTED "Let, Grazing Paddock, corner' Aldwin's Rd, and Marlborough St., Lin-

wood. Geary and Yates, 167, Manchester St.

'ANTED to Let, Two Superior Rooms,» » furnished in oak, use of telephone, elec-

tric light, Colombo Street north. Geary andYates, IG7, Manchester Street.

Let, Up-to-date 9-roomed*"»' House! Worcester St., City, 27s 6d;

6 Rooms, Brittan St., Linwood, 18s 6d.Geary and Yates, 167, Manchester St. X

Miscellaneous,

HITCOMBE AND TOMBS, LIMITED.

HEADQUARTERSEOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS.WHERE GIFT CHOOSING IS EASY.

The largest and most varied suitable stocksof goods suitable lor presents in the City.The goods are dainty, and> tho prices reason-able, both ior Bmall and the more valuablepiftft. Never have we had such anMOUS COLLECTION OF DESIRABLE ,PRESENTS.

Your Inspection is Invited.

SUGGESTIONS FOR GIFTS.FOR LADIES, YOUNG AND OLD—

Dainty Suede Bound Volumes (includingNovels), Prayer Books, Hymns, Bibles,Volumes of Poetry (Morocco- or Cloth), ArtBooks, Music.

FOR GENTLEMEN—VoIumes of Travel,War Books, " Sentimental Bloke" Series,Hobbies and Handicrafts, Military Text-books, Reference "Works, Pocket Prayer andHymn Books.

FOR BOYS AND GIRLS—AII the NewAnnuals (Chatterbox, etc.), Story Books,Birthday Books, Children's Books on the"War, Prayer Books, Bibles, etc.

FOR CHILDREN—Bright Picture Books,Painting Books, Rag Books.

FOR EVERYONE—The Newest Novels,

3s 6d; Pocket Novels, at Is id and lOd;Suede Booklets at Is 4d; Daffity Bookletsat 3d, 4d, 6cl and 3d.

SUGGESTIONS IN STATIONERY-London's Latest LEATHER GOODS, finest

selection in the Dominion.m„~„ ,

The Popular KUDDLEMEE TOYS forChildren. ,_,„,«

Choice CHRISTMAS CABDS, AUTO-GRAPH STATIONERY and NEW YEARCARDS and CALENDARS.

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SOLDIERS' OUTFITS and DIARIES,in Strong Cloth and Leather

Interesting GAMES for Ttwing: and Olfl,including tho New Construction Toys amiWar Games.

Direct TelephonesBook Department Number, 4010.Stationery Department Number, 1957.

W'HITCOMBE AND TOMBS, LIMITED.JUST ARRIVED.

' ARGE Assortment Electric Torches, Bat-

I-»-» teries, Pocket Lamps, Bulbs, HandLamps, etc., THE SILVERTOWN CO.,

165; Manchester St.

Motor-Cycles. Motor-Cycles.Motor-Cycles.

/ "s< ET Our Big, Free Catalogue, just issued..

_-N.Z. Motor Exchange, 50, Mfanchestef

TO LADIES.

>EAL HAIR SWITCHES AT LESSb

THAN HALF-PRICE.

ee them at

L. W. BALKIND'9,

629, Colombo Street.

(RIGHTON—Superior "Wen-furnished a-.*--» rooniod Bungalow to Let for 6 weeks, £33s per week. Geary and Yates, 167, Man-chester Street. X

("1HARMING 5 roomed Bungalow, superblyJ furnished, lovely garden, St Albans, to

Let, reasonable. Geary and Yates, 167, Man-rhr-at'-T Street. •"•

IENDALTON, Jacksc-*- Bungalow, nearly *^ v .»

Geary and_Ya_te3;_l67, Manchester Street.

F" UENISHED Bungalow to Let; rent 27s

TTIURNiSHEi) House, Keppel Street,X? Brighton, close sea, baths and tram,£300; well let. Evelyn Clark, Robinson andCo., Brighton. x

I furnished Flat, 3 rooms, to Let, los,Geary n,ndjgates.J-gT^Manchester Street.

O'TetrFour-roomed Cottage and Stable,- furnished if desired. 341, Armagh Street.

TO Let, Large "Well-lighted Room, beatpart Cashef St.; rent 10s. Mrs Pope,

107, Cashel St. _

TO Let, one-roomed Furnished Bach; suitbachelor; rent 4s weekly. 57, Salis-

bury St, West. • 618°

rpO Lot, 5-roomed House, Exeter o ~

-i- telton. al! conveniences; good! locality.W. E. Cook. .

HO Let, Two Houses, 10s 6d and lis, close■i Addinsrton Workshops. Mrs Riordan,Smith St., Riccarton. 6m

furnished, at Brighton, SeveralGood Houses. Apply at once. Evelyn

Clark, Robinson and_Co.,_ Brighton. X

TO Let, Furnished 4-roomed Cottage, withconveniences, Apply2lo, Lincoln Rd.,

Rpreydon, close to 2d section. (Not Sun-day). 6 154

TO Let, 150 Acres Land, lease 2i years toruu, 5-roomed House and outbuildings;

rent 17s per acre; no goodwill. Lohrey,Man<?in Co.

Miscellaneous.

ANTED Buv, Second-hand Sacks.W Unwin, Victoria St. X

Yj[T ANTED—Even in times like these, witht T everything going up. Ridley's Is 6d

Tea maintains its original high quality,Ridley's, Clock TowenT USEFUL Christinas Present—On© of-jA- Barnard's Ladv's or Gent's Umbrellas.] (M.

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Cashel St. '_ 6173pLAIRVOYANT Medium on Health and

Business, 433, Barbadoos Street, overHealey Avcnua, St Albans: No 2 Train toPacke St. _ 617.L.DON'ir forget" Daddy's Xmas Present-

Pair Slaney's Slippers or Shoes. Seewindows. %.*-

EGGS—Hens not laying eat up your pro-fits. For exuort sorting write E. Mar-

tin, 447, Madras St. Gl7lT7IREWORKS, Christmas and Aew \ear.X Yarney's, 167, Lower High St. Cheapestin town. ,

f KNOW! You mean that Nice Boot jL Shop, Slaney's, lor Useful Presents, iTl/TOTOR Spirit, 17s 6d per case; reductionIVI for five cases or over. Lawrence's Ex-change, corner High and Tuani Sts. 'Phone3892.° ,QIGNS, Show Cards, Window Tickets.U Hunter, 530, Co ombo St. 'Phone 2978.Q AMPLE Bargains in Corsets, Underwear,C 5 Is" eel; wear, Boys' Clothes at Quee&an's,Lir-coln_ Ro\_ XS_S""AMPLE Bargains in Ladies' Washing--_ Dresses, Boys' Shirts, Ladies' Corsets, atQueenan's, Lincoln Rd. SXnpHE World's Bast Garden Hose is NORTH1 BRITISH, and be sure and specify ihis

reliable brand, as it lasts for years. Madebv British experts for British people.

UMBRELLAS for Christmas Presents,Ladies or Gents". Reasonable prices.

C.HAT can I get for the children's Xmas [Present? Why, Pair Slaney's Shoes! '

"ANTED, Old and Young to try Ovelan• • Evaporated Crude Molasses, Is 6d

bottle. XIF you want to give your friends a Good,

Useful Present, give them a SilvertownFountain Pen, 5s ea.

SILVERTOWN CO.,125 IGS, Manchester St.

MOTOR-CARS, MOTOR-CARS.MOTOR-CARS.

GET Our Big, Proe Catalogue, just issued.N.Z. Motor Exchange, 59, Manchester

•St. • XT[7C7"ATER. your garden with NORTH BRI-VV TISH GARDEN HOSE, which lasts

for years. Sold by Hastie, Bull and Picker-ing, Farmers' Co-op., C&shel St., and Forbes,Ltd., Lyttolton.

AftTED to Buy, Second-hand Gent*'»» Cycles. Apply Old Cycles TTS

BUTTERCUP BRANDCURRY POWDER.

THE Hungry Huns would leave their guns,Surrender in a hurry,

If they but knew we'd made some stew'•Wifch "BUTTERCUP BRAND" CURRY.

WANTED to Buy, Second-hand Gents'_Cyclca _Apply_qid Cycles. TTS

J?r REWARD.—Lost, Talking Poll Parrot,eK/cf who cries out: '' Wright's, Sydenham,is the place to .buy your Christmas Hamsand Small-gods." Wright, 448, ColomboRd., Sydenham. ' 6177

to Buy, Second-hand G<»nta'W Cycles. Apply Old Cycles. TTS

WANTED, Orders for Black Currants.Durie's, St John St., Woolaton. 91S1

ANTED to Rent, 4 ox 5-rooined House,■ ■ clean, good locality; two in family.

M.G. 6198fANTED Known—Certain Cure for Itch-

- ■';• ing Piles. E. W. Hall, Herbalist, Ar-magh Street. 6174

WANTED—For downright economicalvalue nothing touches Ridley's Is 6d

Tea. Clook Tower.WANTED, Umbrellas and Sunshades to

Re-cover and Repair. C. Barnard, 104,Cashol St. 6173v * Bed Wetting. E. W. Hall, Herbalist,Armagh Street. 6174WANTED, Adopting Parents for Healthy

Baby Boy, 9 months; premium.S.A.A., "Star." 9181

WANTED to Rent, small Cottage, everyconvenience, clem, good locality; two

in family. _M.H. 6198

WANTED,"Double Furnished Bed-Sitting-room, Married Couple, no children, cen-

tral._

WANTED—Dainty Japanese! Teapots, allsizes colours and designs, Is ea-ch.

Ridley's, dock Tower.WANTED, all Picnickers to know

Mclvaskell's Big Merry-go-round isnear Cave Rock, Sumner. 6178

ANTED to Rent, small Bungalow;• i • Snreydon -or Fisherton preferred: tvs

in family. M.F.. "Star." 6198ungalow,

» » ojjiujuou-ijiicKeiin'iiiii preierred. Twoin family. L.K.. "Star." 6198

'i taste and quality is our celebrated Is9d tier lb. Ridlev's, Clock Tower.

•ANTED, Kind, Motherly Person to> » Adopt Healthy Ba-by Boy, 8 months

old. Good premium. G.K., " Star."

WANTED, reasonably-rented small Fur-nished Cottage or Room, homely house-

hold, bv widow ana child. N.C.C 9152DjiTANTED—ReaI Indian Chutney in pint» » and quart bottles. All varieties. Try

it with cold meat. Ridlev's Clock Tower.AjNTED—We arc offering you especially

■ • good value in our Is 9d Tea.. Strengthand quality undeniable. Ridley's, ClockTower.

7*ANTED Known—Certain Cure, fsr Indi-■ j geß'ion. Monoy returned if it fails to

give satisfaction. E. W. Hall, Herbalist,A.rma?h Street. Gl7-1

[7-ANTED to Buy, Second-hand Cents'. V Cycles. Apply Old Cycles. TTS

hi

uincd! ninujof Indian fiSotor Co., Tuamand Durham Sts., Agents forIndian Motor Cycles, lias ashipment of Spring Frame andRigid Framo Powerolus Indiansarriving direct from FactoryK. S. 8. Sonihwaite in time forChristmas.

TAJLORS, MERCERSANtf OUTFITTERS..

90 Cash©! Street W.

Jnst arrived, a choice range of

SUMMER SIIHTSin various shades with Gollaj s to

match.A wide selection of Fancy Sox

in best designs.The latest in HATS, CAPS,UNDERWEAR, TIES, Etc.

These Goods are OistinctiVe.

The reason why Germany wants peace. As you can see, the Kaiser's position -

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and his country's. "*Yes, my L'ord, I will give you peace with my rolling-pin l" -

Come and inspect my large stock of Cycles and Sundries before going else- •

where. You will find our prices rignt and workmanship the best. Girls' and ,Boys' Juvenile Cycles suitable for Xmas Presents. Garden Hose' (the best) s|d ' •

per foot. Pram and Push-Cart Tyres fitted with the latest patent Wired-on, ±

Tyres. Guaranteed the best. Give us a ring. Phone 3793. Frank Lewis, |Cycle Shop, Linwood.off Canal. Now is the time to get your Cycle done up, Iand we can do it for you. , .'$

*>A WELL FRAMED PICTURE GIVES GREAT**AND ENDURING PLEASURE

THOifSSOU BEOS. 153 High St.THE PICTURE FRAME MAKERS Opp. Armstrongs

HEADQUARTERS FOR PHOTO & P.O. FRAMESOPEN EVERY EVENING

ISm\

mm

Kffi

BFOR CASH.THE & DISCOUNT

Men's H.S. Initialled Hand.kerchiefs 1/-

Men's H.S. Lawn Handker-chiefs 6d 9d 1/-

Men's H.S. Handkerchiefs inGift Boxes—■

5/- the box of half-doz.Men's" White Silk Handker-

chiefs, plain and initialled•2/11 3/6 5/6

Men's Coloured Silk Hand-kerchiefs ... ... 4/6

Ladies' Linen Handkerchiefs6d to 2/6 each

Ladies' Handkerchiefs, beau-tifully embroidered, scol-

. loped or lace borders—--6d 9d to 6/6 each

Ladies' Handkerchiefs in boxes1/- 1/3 1/6 to 10/6 box

Dainty Novelty Botes, Sach-ets and Pads, with half-dozen Handkerchiefs—

1/- to»9/6 eachMaltese and Honiton Lace

Handkerchiefs—--9d to 32/6 each

The Ofttine Girl

is thegreat English Face Cream that will bringnatural beaut)to the plainest face, and will prevent your complexion *rombeing spoilt by exposure to the son and wind.

Soap and water remove only the surface dirt and leavedirt and irritating waste matter, in: the pores of tbe ckin.OATINE removes these impurities and leaves the akin 3;fresh and clear, and removes all blemishes. j*

Try OATINE now. It will remove all freckles and H?prevent the heat of the sun and the wind robbinjr your Rcomplexion of its bloom and loveliness. It ia invaluable B|for prickly heat, its soothing action being remarkable. 8|

In dainty white jars- To be obtained from all Stores,etc. ifGET A JAR TO-DAY AND PROVE ITS WORTH. M

Solid Silver Cigarette Cases 21'- 25.'- ' 30'- 42'-Silver-mounted Pipe and Pouch 12'6 15'- 21'-Silver Cigarette Box, to hold'so 30'- 45'- 60'-Silver Razor Strop 12'6 15'- 21'-

Gold Lockets, plain, round and oval 21'- 25'- 30'-Gold Necklets ... 10'6 12'6 15'- 21'- etc.WHITE Sapphire Rings 60'- 65'- and 70'-

Do. Earrings ... Pr. 25'- 30'- 42'-Gold Brooches in great variety ... 7'6 to £5And Our SBecial'Line—-

DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RINGS i

(Next Carey's),COLOMBO STREET.

The Firm for SATISFACTION. 'Phone 1641

IECIRIC PUMPINGNow that the dry weather has setin, you cannot do better than ...

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641 COLOMBO STREETTelephone 2610

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WORCESTERSriIRE(A CAKD).

216 High St., Christchurch.Painless Extractions.

G. C. Z. HA.BBIS, Dentist.

THK STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 191614

Business Notices.

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See that your young-sters cat Aulsebrook'i"Milk Arro\vroou.KAbsolutely pure, thor-L»lif*4lM'^BßUiiMa!^BKiLu2Jbaked just to a crupnicety, Aulsebrook'i"Milk Arrowroots"help build up strongbodies and healthyconstitutions. And notonly the kiddies, butMother and Father

delight in

Aulsebrook'sMilk-Arrowroot

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Always keep a tin inthe pantry or a poundin the biscuit barrel—-alwayskeep these nut-brown crisp littie

Be OptimisticNo shortage of Cycles or BicycleAccessories, and noadvance inprices.V)e aw running our business on lessprofit, and thus Bell our goods at pre-warprice* and maintain our name ofbeing one of the cheapest houses inN.Z. We are still selling our famousCarbine Cycles for £7/10/- each,equipped with freewheel,two brakes,antee. Try our 3/6 Tubes, also our6/6 Covers; Chains all sizes, 4/6;Free Wheels all sizes, 4/6 each ;" Oil.Lamps, 2/6 ; Carbide Lamps, 6/6;Steel Mudguards, 2/6 pair.

Cashel Street WestOhristchurch « . .

CYCLBSTS!PATTERN CYCLES, fitted with 12months' guarantee Tyres, Brooks Saddle,Free-wheel and Two Brakes, £7/10/-B.S.A. CYCLES built to order, Dunlop

' Tyres, Renold Chain, Eadie CoasterHub, Brooks.Saddle, £l2/10/-Large Stock, of. Accessoriesand Second-Hand Cycles.

REPAlßS'receive'prompt attention byExpert Workmen. AH Work Guaranteed

«J. BANFIELD & SON(E. HEALY, Proprietor)

100 LOWER HIGH STREET (nextBoon & Co.) 'Phone 1107.-

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The Salt'that Sweetens Life.A pleasant effervescing draught 01renewed health and vigour which,

.when, taken occasionally beforebreakfast, quickly clears thesystem, of all impurities, aidsdigestion, and cures biliousness.2/- Chemists and Stores 2/-64 Full Doses in Every Bottle.

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'SUITS, COSTUMES,CARPETS

Chair Covers, Dresses,Feathers, Hats, etc.

CAN BE THOROUGHLYCLEANED OR DYED AT .

AR NIGER'SThe Leading Cleaners and Dyers

ONLY ADDBESB:

76 CASHEL STREET W.'Phone 2617.

I We have in stock a large assort-ment of

Alarm Clocks!• . by all the well-known makers\ PEEP-O'-BAY, PIKATES,\ BIG BEN, Etc.

Wristlet Watches with RadiumDials. For your Engagement

and Wedding Ring call on

207 HIGH ST.WATCHMAKERS & JEWELLERS

Tku MASSEUSE. 2034

HAUL & SKIN SPECIALISTS

Wanted to Sen.

SPEIRS, SAUNDERS AOT CO.

ST ALBANS—-Bungalow, . new, 5 rooms,porcelain br.tli, electric light, £0i0; easy

terms.

WALTHAM—Bungalow, now, 5 r., largerooms, tram at door; £575. Easy

terms arranged.INWOOD Bungalow, now, 5 large

-J rooms, everything of the beat; tram[ pmsseg. ' £586.

EICHMOND— Bungalow, new, 5 r., tiled1 roof, all rooms lead off tlio square hftll,

which is beautifully panelled; gets the sunall de-y: 4*875. Torms.

MERIVALE—Bungalow, new, repletowiliievery modern convenience. Offer

■wanted. .

BUNGALOWS Everywhere—Call and seeus. We specialise in modern homes.

21 ACRES, Nearly New Bungalow, 5'■* rooms, S minutes 2d tram; keep 3 2cows; g-urdon nicely laid out, asphalt paths,

ample artesian supply, gas throughout;electric light pusses <he door. £910; £7OOam remain on mortgage.

AC.ti.bS, 6-roomei House, Spreyclon,

years old.a-ACRE, Well-built T House, gas, bath, h.A and c, basin, wardrobe, return verandah,5 large rooms, splendid water supply, beau-tiful gardens, G .chains frontago, glass-house,motos-shecl, fowlhouacs, fruit trees, -200roses; £B-30. Cfeir title, or terms arranged.

— NEW Bungalow, handy to5iQ I O Power House and Railway; rightup-to-date.4?£/JA—BUNGALOW, 4 good rooms,d**x) cx\} handy to Colombo Street, allconveniaaces; a perfect little home; con-crete paths. . Easy terms can. be arranged.Must be sold.r ACRES, 5-roomed .House, just over City*) boundary; £llsO or near offer. TheseMock 3 are getting scarce; Adjoining ownerof 5 acres wants £IOOO for the, bare, land.EXCHANGE Wanted', Small Place at-i Rangiora, for 5 Rooms, Christchurch;

price £525.

I church in exchange for one in Dunedm.

EXCHANGE—Wanted, House handy totown in exekaage for 3J Acres Good

Land.

SPEIRS, SATODERS AND CO.169, CASHEL STREET.

PROPERTY BARGAINS.

IHEAP HOME FOE WORKERS.-'. 4 rooms, gas, sewer, etc. _ High

section, handy 2dcars and LinwoodRailway Station. Owner out to sellt.nd will take£3&)' cash. Come inand let us discuss terms. _ Thatplaces you under no obligation topurchase. ".■' -,' ■

SUMNER EXCHANGE—Owner 7-room-ed house, tramline," commandingview of the sea, well furnished,including billiard table and let for£3 3s a; week,. will consider sellingat £775, mi easy terms or exchangefor free, title town 'property, about£4OO. Apply promptly.

ST ALBANS BUNGALOW, on easyterms. 5 Rooms, handy 2d oarsand in, good order; £6OO, take £SOdeposit, balance 'rent. Start theNew Year right and have a home,not just a bunch of rent receiptsnext Christmas.

KEDCIFFS—Owner fine sheltered sec-tion, close to hill, sell on terms,£l6O, or build to suit good man.Reasonable deposit, balance as rent.

BUILD TO SUIT. YOURSELF—OwnerFine Section, Bishop Street, closoto Dean Street, is willing to builda modern five or six-roomed Bunga-low on terms to suit ft good man.Not many sections left in this fav-ourite locality. Call and sec sug-gested plan. • • ■> .

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■•'SEVEN ■ROOMS, electric light, stable,£-&crc, penny .cars. . Family dis-persed/ Self at about GovernmentValuation, £650. Take £IOO or less

• down.' Balance rent.

CHEAP FACTORY', about ' 2000ft floor-space, lofty, well-lighted building,with J-scre, close Colombo Street.Given away at £7OO. Less thanGovernment valuation, and £IOO de-posit considered. Botter look intothis at Action is beter than

' regrets.

RONALD. S. BADGER,187, Manchester - Street.

>AVITT, HARDING AND CO.,18, Victoria' Street, Christchurch.

Telephone No. .3789.LAND, ESTATE, FINANCIAL AND GEN-

ERAL AGENTS,VALUERS, INSURANCE AGENTS,, ETC.(40 Years' English and Colonial Experience.)

We hnva good Tenants waiting for i, 5, 6and 7-roomed: Houses and Large or SmallFarms.

FOR PROPERTIES FOR SALE/SEEWANTED COLUMNS.

i?KA DEPOSIT Buys "Superior 5-roomedJ*OV Bungalow, really well built, ChrystallSt. (2d section): ready in few weeks. J. B.Nealejtnrl Co.. 352. Hartford_St X_4?7KA—QUARTER-ACRE and Modern S-*l<J" roomed Bungalow; fruit, flowerand fowl yards.; good value; situated in goodpart St Albans. J. B. Nealo and Co. XNICHOLLS FOR BUNGALOWSBS.A. MINIATURE Rifle, in perfect order,

• for 255. "Lawrence's Exchange ('Phone3892), High and Tuam St«.

BOARDING-HOUSE Business for Sale;profitable; rent 20a. J. Meagher, 155,

Cashel St. XTDUILDING Sites, main road, near Shirley•*-* Golf Links, Jor Jt-acres. High anddry. A. J. Tarrant, 183, Cashel Street. X

: Cheap Sectio'-* ironi l?Ki up. Remember, Brighton

'Sections ere always getting: dearer. SeoEvelyn Clark, Robinson and Co., Brighton.

X"DRIGHTON Bargain.—Urgent Sftle want--L* ed. Houso o rooms, gas, porcelain bath,lavatory basin, * tubs, etc.; close train, seaand Picture Theatres. Valuable section. Of-fered with oil th© superior furnishings com-plete for-£'475. Place oould be let at £2 10sright away. Apply early. Evelyn Clark,Robinson audi Co.. Brighton. X

CIAMRAS of every size and descriptionJ for Sale of Exchange. Lawrence's Ex-

change, High and Tuam Sts. 'Phone 8592.' XTRAORDIN ARY Opportunity SoundI General Store Business, now doing £SO

weekly. House 5 room3, stables, etc SellFreehold, £650. Stock valuation. A. o.Tarrant, Cashel_Street. X

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EVELYN CLARK, ROBINSON AND CO..Brighton, 'Phono SfISS.. can givo youthe largest selection of Brighton Property inell departments. We flpecialiso in BrightonProperty. Houses, Furnished and Unfur»nished, for Sale and To Let. Sections oneasy term*.

FENDALTON, the picturesque suburb,Idris Rd., close Wairaraoa Stream, i-acre,

planted, full-jrrovra. trees, best garden soil.Further reduced by £lO, making- j£G2 undercost if sold within a week. The cheapestsection in this favourite district. Termsgiven. Geary and Yates, 167, Manchester St.

X'OR Sale, or Exchange. 6 Acres, Crop and

-»- Buildings. Meagher and Co., 155,Cashel St. X

ANUFACTURING Business, makingevery-day. requirement, factory.plant,

stock. Freehold, £750. Business now infull swing. Terms. A. J. Tarrant, IS6,Cashel Street. X|V"ATTY Tiled-roof Bungalow, neat and

unique plain, ciojo sea, artistically fur-nished, 1 rooms, £450. Evelyn Clark, Robin-son and Co., Brighton. X

OPAWA—2i Acres, inc. CroD Potatoes, forSale. J. Meagher, 155, Cashel St. _ X

OYEZ I—Bakery Business end Property.Sell or Exchange for Smell Farm.Pavitt, Harding and Co., 18, Victoria St.

860 a;< ANDERSON Quarter-plate Tropical Modei

~J Camera, Goera Dagor Lens, every possi-ble movement, for Sale. Lawrence's Ex-change, High and Tuam Sis.

■INCHESTER Repeating Rifle, 40s;. - ' Winchester Pea Rifle, 17s 6d; both per-

fect ordor. Lawrence's Exchange cornerHigh and Tuam Sts.OA rs\ ONL.X—KeaI Good 1S'TtUv class street, Linwopd, all con-

veniences, full J-acre, high section; worth£550. Owner leaving. J. B. Nealo and Co.,152, Hereford St. X

>Q 10s—SECTION, Malcolm Avenue,'' facing Cashmere; fenced. '

r._155, "Cashel St. 3O'~ f\ DEPOSlT''secures Splendid Now

c£/OU Bungalow, Hearing' complotion, tileroot, eiectric light, gy.s, copper, fine highsection, 2d ear, St Albans. J. B. Nealo-andCo. -X

Wanted la sell.

ALLAN HOPKINS,

iOTTSE, LA<ND, ESTATE, STOCK AND

STATION AGENTVALUATOR,

CATHEDRAL SQUARE' AND HE^FOHDSTREET.

'PHONE 658. BOX U35.

NEAR PAPANUI ROAD.

A N Artistic. G-Roomed Bungalow, absoute--&- ly tho last word in housebuilding.Beautifully situated in a very select locality.Casement windows, verandah, 4 fireplaces,tiled grates, plastered and papered, gas, etc.1-Acre Section, with 66ft frontage, garden,lawns and paths charmingly designed andlaid out. This is a. lovely little- home andworth far more than the money asked.

PRICE £s9o. Government Mortgage at<i per cent.

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(Al 20) ALLAN HOPKINS.

A NEAT LITTLE BUNGALOW.

SITUATED in St Albans, close- to BcaleyAvenue, Id tram section. • The house

contains 5 rooms and being almost new, hasnil the latest 'improvements. Oriel windowand verandah. 3 fireplaces, tiled grates, elec-tric light, plastered throughout, hot andcold service, built in 'cupboerds and ward-robes. Section comprises about }-acre. freefrom peat, Vchain frontage. Well keptgarden. . PRICE £7OO. '

(Ea. 19) ALLAN HOPKINS.

A SOUND INVESTMENT.£-ROOMED Up-to-date T .House, situated" at Addington, very substantially builtof the beet timber procurable, and containingall conveniences. Plastered and papered,gas and fittings, hot and cold. service, bath-room, basin and shower, scullery and sink,wa-shhouse, copper and tubs, etc.; 21 lurchesof land with ""long frontage.

PRICE £5lO. On very"easy tonus, smalldeposit.

(Hay 1) ALLAN HOPKINS.

CHEAP GROCERY BUSINESS.

5 -ROOMED House, Shop and' J-Acre Sec-tion, in one of the most popular and go-

ahead suburbs of Christchurch. The houseis very comfortable,■ gas, hot and cold ser-vice, eto. ■ Splendid little cash business-—'takings '£l6 to £lB per week. This is anunusual opportunity for a man with a smallcapital to improve his prospects. Call andobtain further' particulars.

PRICE ONLY £525.(Hit. 49) ALLAN HOPKINS.

S ACRES. - SPREYDON.

FOR Quick Sa.le, a very nice High Section,well drained and fenced, situated in tho

best part of this thriving suburb. Vendorwishes to sell quickly,' consequently price andterms are very reasonable! : PRICE £560.

(Bro. 27). ALLAN HOPKINS.

A SURE MONEY MAKER.

ONE ACRE of good land,' half of whichis in Orchard, all the best varieties.

Largo vinery, 100, feet x'2s feet, ■•also forcinghouse, 80 feet x 14 feet, at present beingused for raising tomato plants. Largo shed90 feet xl 4 feet. Beautiful little modemhouse of 5 rooms, plastered thorughout, hotand cold service, and all.the'latest improve-ments. Everything is of the very best andin first-class order.. 2d tram paction from•Square. ..,'.',.

PRICE £I3OO. £3OO Deposit. ."•'

ALLAN HOPKINS.

A SUMNER RESIDENCE.A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE TILED ROOF

BUNGALOW, built about > three yearsago, situated in the most favoured localityof. Sumner, and commanding a magnificentview of the ocean .and beach. Oriel window,balcony, plastered and papered, hot and coldservice", g&s, etc.; J-Acre Section with longfrontage.

The property faces the sun and is wellsheltered from the easterly winds.

PRICE £835. Terms Arranged.

(Ga. 25) ALLAN HOPKINS.

MALING AND GO., LTD.,OPPOSITE GLOUCESTER ST. BRIDGE.

9A ACRES, 84 miles from town, splendid"V new Bungalow and elaborate DairyAccommodation for 2d cows, plenty of water,and grass to your knees, Land works out at£67 per acre. Easy terms arranged, withsmall deposit.

MALING AND CO., LTD.

1£ ACRES on a Terrace, ideal Orchard*-» Block, one hour's motor drive from

Ohristchurch, perfectly sheltered. Proof onihe ground that it is suitable ioi orchardpurposes and very cheap at'£4o per acre.

■ . -: MALING AND CO., LTD.

7 ACRES and a Splendid Orchard, goodhouse, handy to car, elaborate packing

sheds, fowl houses, cherry house, etc. Fiveacres in full bearing. Balance -in rhubarband asparagus. The orchard is perfectlysheltered. ' The land will grow enormouscrops, and the whole is a profitable place,offering a good living and more, and an idealoccupation for any man. The price is low.These are the places that will be in keendemand when the war is over.

MALING AND CO., LTD. ,

OYER 6 ACRES, perfect soil,, warm, freeand black, Papanui, two frontages,

grow anything, close to tram. The prettiestsmall block on our books. High prospectivevalue. £l5O per acre, or perhaps a close,offer. An absolutely beautiful block, weassure vou.

■ MALING AND CO., LTD.

J A ACRES, 4 acres in orchard, 4-roomed.LU house, splendid order. Owner wouldexchange his equity of £6OO for a good houseproperty near that value.

Speak to our representative about this.MALING AND CO., LTD.

' ACRES, 3 in orchard, Stunners, Jona-" thans, Lord Wolsley, Delicious, etc.All the best varieties of apples and peaTS.Comfortable 5-roomed dwelling. Splendidglasshouse, full of tomatoes. A piece ofperfect soil. Close to tram, Shirley. £ISOOor offer. Terms.

MALING AND CO.. LTD.,OPPOSITE GLOUCESTER ST. BRIDGE.

Oil !TA—BRAND New Art Bungalow,owlldU close Harekeke St., off Eiccar-ton Ed., a really well-built property. Re-asonable terms can be arranged. J. B. Nealeand Co., 15.2, Hereford St. X

is a great invest-ment. Consult Evelyn Clark, Robin-

son and Co. about it on the spot, at Brigh-ton. X

)RIGHTO N. South—Esplanade Section,> 27 Perches, £2O; £1 deposit, 2s 6d

weekly. Geary and Yates, 167, ManchesterSt. : X

tUNGALOWS in all localities. We can-»■■> finance clients on small deposit. «T.B. Neale and Co., 152, Hereford St. X

iOARDINGHOUSE, old established, West-* End, $4 rooms, good lease, low rent.

At valuation. Owner leaving. Geary andYates, 167, Manchester St. X_BRIGHTON—"George St., Practically New

3-roomed House, J-acre, right-of-way to. beach; £3lO. Terms. Geary and Yates, 167,Manchester St. X

FOR S*le, Good Section, facing St AlbansPark. Any reasonable offer. J. B. Neale

end Co. XSale, neat 3-roomed Cottage, over *•

-*• acre; £95 or offer; good speculation forletting. Geary and Yates, 167, ManchesterSt. X

FOR Sale, bargain, Cottage, well built,nearlv new, close to 3ea; a good letting"

pla-ce; £2lO, on terms. Evelyn Clark, Rob-inson and Co., Brighton. X

7*6R Sale, Two Sections at Brighton, close-»- to eea and tram, £95, bargain; deep wellnext door. Evelyn Clark, Robinson and Co.,Brighton. X__

OR Sale, Handy Little Holding, 5$ Acres- Comfortable 4-roomed House, good shedith concrete floor, trapshed, cowbails, £350;

£SC deposit. Leestoa. Plenty of outsidework. Geaxy suid Yate3, 167, ManchesterStreet. XJ?KQA SECURES New Bungalow with&vtOo\J every possible convenience, goodpart of St Albans east. Can arrange ,veryeasv terms. We can recommend this. J.B. "Xeale and Co., 152, Hereford St. X

BUYS tno Flnofit New Bung-alow_ t\) I«J in Sprej'don, largo rooms, tiledroof, the very latest range and hot v,-atcr.-'•rvice. Heal situation and jruaranteed v.-oilluilt./ We would not like a buyertd n;i=s seeing: this. J. B. Neale and Co.,152 Hereford St. X

Wanted to Sen.

W. T. HOPKINS AND CO.,No. 1. '

THE CHEAPEST BUILDING SECTIONSOn

THE MARKET.

We have foT EftleA FEW SECTIONS

SUBDIVISIONIn

BECKENHAM,

JUST OFF COLOMBO STREET SOUTH.

These Sections ore all hish and havefrontage to a- well-constructed road, withconcrete channels and asphalt paths,

Hiffh Pressure Watoi Supply.

Each Section containsOVER A QUARTER-AC E. E.

PRICES: £IOO to £llO.

£lO Deposit per Section. Terms forbalance arranged to suit buyers.

CALL AND GET A PLAN.

W. J. HOPKINS AND CO.,Agents.

IRST-CLASS RESIDENCE,

HALF AN ACRE OF LAND.Laid out in -Beautiful Flower Gardens,

Etc.

3 MINUTES' WALK FROM THE TRAM,PENNY SECTION.

The Residence contains 8 rooms, with,every possible modern convenience.

Everything is in capital order.

This Property can be bought with

QUARTER OR HALF AN ACRE.

LOW PRICE ASKED,As Owner is leaving for North Island.

ONLY £2OO to £3OO CASH REQUIRED.Balance caiti remain for a term to suit

' 'Buyer.

For further particulars apply to

W. J. HOPKINS AND CO.,LAND, ESTATE, AND FINANCE

AGENTS. ■BOWRON'S BUILDINGS,

Corner Manchester, and, Hereford Streets,CHRISTCHURCH.

ANTED Sell, Governess Can rubber-i ? tyred; 4 Rubber-tyred Gigs, second-

hand. Jones, Colombo St.[TANTED Sell, Second-nand U%zM Mi'«

• » Waggon, full-lock. Jones and Son, Syd-enham Carriage Works.

ANTED Sell, Rubbor-tyred RalliGig,i i;..: 2 Rubber-tyred Gigs, 2 Second-hand

Hansom Cabs, cheap. Jones, Carriage Buil-der, Sydenham.

WANTED Sell, Light Spring Dray se-cond-hand). Jones, Carriage

Svdenliam.QYDJSNHAM Box and Case factory, 475.O Colombo St., Sydenham. Boxes (all newtimber), all sizes and quantities. 'Phona2534. . "■- .8923

>ROADWOOD-WHITE Piano, good as-—* now, £32 10s. After 12, Madden, Fruit-erer, 83, Lower High Street. 6150 XCOCKERELS, three months, for Sale, from

over 1400-egg pen; Nixon-Hawkestrain. 34, Cheviot St., Spreydnn. 9182

FOR Sale, God Cow, coming in. Apply136,■ Glendovey Ed. 6174

•OR Sale, Hall Stand, good order. Apply250. Armagh St., City. 6179

OR Sale, 5-roonied Bungalow, good 10-*•'-*•' cality, sa-crifice. Bungalow, "Stars"TIQR Sale. Cut Firewood; bring and fillv your sack, 2s. Hodge, 1, High St. and

Belt/ : : ■■■■■• • 61S0

FOR Sale, 30 one-week-old Utility Duck-lings, 2s each. 33, Lansdown Terrace,

Dalliiigton. 6170_K)R Sale, Singer Drophead, 7 drawers, per.

-; feet order. £6 10s. 211/ SalisburyStreet, City. 6160 XI?OR Sale, Sot Gig Harness. Lawn Mower,

Armoured Hose (50ft). 163, HastingsSt.. Walthanv. 61S0

Sale, Two Tip Drays, Harness andHorses. Apdy H. Parsons, 46, Buffon

St., Waltham. 6172I Sale, Dining Table. 6 x 3.6; also,

--■ Saddle Tweed Couch, cheap. 124,Peterborough St. ■ 6175

FOR Sale, aoout 12 Empty Motor-cycleCases, at 5s each. Indian Motor Co.,

Tuam and Durham Sts.K)R Sale, 'Ducks and Roosters, 12 weeks

eld. Call early on Monday. Johnson'sPicnic Gardens, Opawa. C. H. Morris,Proprietor. 6177

FOR Sale, Iron, 30 Doors, Window. W.C.,Copper, 2 Sinks, 2 Tanks. Timber (4 x 3,

4 x % 6 x 2, 6 x 3), Kauri Flooring. Peekand El ling-ford, nest Clarendon Hotel. 937TjtOß SALE.—We have an EXCELLENT"

GENERAL CASH STORE for Sale inthickly populated district. This Business can

be thoroughly run, and is capable of consider-able expansion. Adjoining a large double-fronted shop fhere arc 5 good living roomsthat can be had at «, very low rental. £LSOcash required. The present owner has ex-cellent reasons for selling. Further particu-lars at ROYDS BROS. AND KIRK, LTD.,Lichfield Street, Christ-church. 6161 X"\TEW Potatoes, local grown, 51b for Is.A 56, Cottrtenay St., St Albans. 6179

JINGER Latest Drophead Machine forO Sale. Apply, bv letter, to M.8.8.,"Star."

" 9152

TWO GOOD COWS FOR SALE:, also onoHeifer, two Pigs, few Fowls; also good

Coprer. Homo Monday. 315, Canal Reserve,Bromley. 9181J?KIA SECURES Good 4-r. Semi-Bunga-owJlv low, close Bealey Avenue, handyId car, every possible convenience andnearly new; owner wants larsrer place. J.B. Neale and Co., 152, Hereford St. X

r O. 2 Meccano Set, in good order. Apply

Jp7r WILL Buy r-n Ideal Building Situ,3w 4 O Osborne Terrace, Now Brighton.6. C. Thompson, 163, Hereford St.. near N»>tional Bank. X_£H K DEPOSIT . and 15s weekly ouys3*tj-U Good House in first-class streetWaltham, Why pay rent .). B. Neale andCc. X3.-SHAFT Rubber-tyred Gig and Harness, to•i be Sold cheap. 404, River Rd. 9182

srfTt)u) posit and 15s weekly for GoodHome in Waltham. J. B. Neale and Co.,152, Hereford _St. X

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7)> SHARES Dominion Home Builders,—|«-' 20s each. Urgent. L.A.A., " Star."■£4 1%. SECURES Gckxi 4-r. T Honst,,X»4£ I*J Madras St., near Canon St., allconvoniencee, cheap. J. B. Neale and Co.,152, Hereford St. X101 f\ iNDIAN, 7 h.p., 3 speed, no reason-LtJlo able offer refused. Must sell. 24,Beckenham St. 6179Y?f7KA AND Nothing to Approach it atdC' I OUj the Price—Art Bungalow, StAlbans, largo rooms, verandah and suu-porch, tiled roof, 3 projecting windows,good sunny aspect, high section, no peat,kitchen, psuitry «nd arrangementsbeohitely perfect. J. B. Neale aud Co.,

St. XPOr WILL" Buy ' Esplanade "Site, SouthdOAtO New Brighten. S. C. Thompson,163, Hereford Si,3 sear N&twnal Bank. 31

Mlscsllanscus,

MOTOR-CARS. MOTOR-CARS.MOTOR-CARS..

GET Our Big, Free Catalogue, just issued,N.'A. Motor Exchange, 59, Manchestei

St. XTno o

T. BELSEY'B,I<SB, HTGH STREET (next Armstrong's),

For Requirements.QUiTES'"o"f"lj,urnituro,iro, rn (5 guineas, andO Coucheii from isi«_upwards.

Sideboards, Chests of\.) . Drawers, Wushs!finds, Linoleums, Din-ing and Kitchen Tables.

DEWING Machines from 10a, Treadle from*-J* 20s, First-class Mangles 47s 6d.

CASH Buyers Prams, Push Chairs, Go-carts, and all Household Furniture.

BOOKS Bought, Sold and Exchanged.GOO 4

' CONGREVE AND SONS, LTD.,1' V • . Ironmongers, Colombo St.

HniiV us- for Xmas purchases, E.P. Jelly* Dishes, .Teapots, Cruets, Biscuit Ban-els.

SEE Window Display Copper Vases,KottJ.cs, Cruets, Hot-water Jugs, Bread

Boards. »

\ stock Stainless Dessert and Tabic■ • Knives. Large assortment of Carvers

in cases.

LOW-PRICED Jam Spf-cms, Butter Knives,Bread Forks, Spoons and Forks. Con-

grevo 4i-iid Sons, Colombo St.. X

~~~THE~ "STORES,>ROGRESS BUILDING,

30-1, LINCOLN ROAD, ADDINGTON.NEW CHRISTMAS. FRUITS—JeIIy Crys-

tals, 5 jackets for Is.Cash Coupons, Is in the. £ given. Orders

called for.'GOODS DELIVERED FREE. X

DRIED BLOOD.DRIED Blood makes fowls lay. Sold.

ovary where in Is 3d bottles and tinsand in '2i 3d bags. None genuine withoutthe words "Buttercup Brand." Wholesalefrom merchants or Macalpinjind Co. ___

" CHRiSTJMAiT PRESENTS.IF you want to give your boy a Good Pre-

sent get him a Cricket Bat at 123 6d,triple spring. SILVERTOWN CO., 165,Manchester St.

' REWARD.—Lost, Talking Poll Parrot,_-/«_) who cries out: "Wright's, Sydenham,is the place to buy your Christ-mas Hamsand Small-gods." Wright, 4-18, ColomboRd., Sydenham. 6177MOTOR-CARS. MOTOR-CARS.

MOTOR-CARS.G.ET Our Big, Free Catalogue, just issued.

N.Z. Motor Exchange, 59, ManchesterSt. , XT

"ANTED to Buy, Second-hand GontsfV V Cycles. Apply Old Cycles. TTS

H. A. PAPPRILL,PRESCRIPTION SPECIALIST,

443, COLOMBO STREET, SYDENHAM.JAPPRILL'S Phosnerve Tonic should be

taken when " all run down," melan-choly, sleepless, no appetite. It gives newzest to life. - ,

JHOSNERVE Tonic for Brain Fag, Neu-ralgia, Lassitude, Loss of Memory,

Melancholia.P~TIbSNERVE Tonic contains Phosphorus

in a readily assimilated form, and phos-phorus is a great builder of nerve and in-vigorator of the brain ''

PHOSNEEVE" Tonic has been tried andproved. Each bottle contains 32 doses.

Price 2s 6d. 'VAPPRILL'S~Phosnerv© Tonic—Try this

Wonderful Remedy—Try it To-day. Onebottle "will give you new life. X

5,«»7 ANTED—When your tea caddy is e* V fill it with a pound of Ridley's Is 6dTea. It's good. Clock Tower.

7*ANTED—Our economical Is Gd lb 'Tea. / ' will be found to combine great strength

with fine flavour. Ridley's, Clock Tower.

VANTED—One Shilling and Sixpence perlb will purchase the. best value Tea

on the market at Ridley's; Clock Tower.ST ANTED—Another shipment just ar-

■ V rived, Japanese Teapots, all shapes andcolours, Is each. Ridley's, Clock Tower.

ANTED—Our delicious Broken Oran£9V-T' Pekoe Fannings, 1b 6d and Is 9d per.

lb. Only at Ridley's,. Clock Tower.ANTED—When you want Exceptionally

i ? Good . Value, „• Fine Flavour andStrength, our 2s Blend is unsurpassed. Rid-ley's. Clock Tower. . ...".' MWS

NICHOLLS FOR FURNITURE.~m TANTED Buy, Empty Sacks; also SellVV Light Lorry. Unwin, Victoria St. J£

AJNX.fc.JJ, o or' b-roomett noi■V V . Merivale Church. 8.D.D., •"Star."

7ANTED, 'by business lady, FurnishedVV ' Room; use of piano. Apply H.E.E.

ANTED to Buy, Second-hand Gent*. i i , Cycleß.__Apply_-01d_Cyoleft_XIiJANTED, Umbrellas and ' Sunshades toV V Re-cover *nd-:Repair. C. Barnard, 104,Cashel.St. -■

6173

WANTED Known—Cure for Sleeplessnessand Shattered Nerves. E. W. Hall,

Herbalist, Armagh Street. 6174

WANTED, all Picnickers to knowiMcKaskell's Big Merry-go-round is

near-Cave Rock, Sumner. , -6176T/17ANTED, Two Adults, join Picnic Party,■VY West Coast, Xmas Holidays. Particu-lars, Umvin, Victoria St. 6184

rANTED,. Tenant for nice sunny, uroniit Room; more, if preferred; furnished

or unfurnished. 124, Peterborough St.TANTED, Suitable Parents to Adopt

it Healthy Boy, about 14 days old.Premium. Applv L.8., "Times" Office.

6156 XANTED, for Client, two-storeyed Art

• J Bungalow, Fendalton, Merivale or WestEnd districts. J. B. Nea'le and Co., 152,Hereford St. ' "' . x_

Miscellaneous.

A Quantity of -400-gallon Tanks.Also a few damaged ones, cheap.

A. J. WHITE, LTD.PRESCRIPTIONS! Yes, for your medi-

cine our store is handy to all trams,light in the Square. Barnett and Co., TheChemists. X 3AVON "Trilith" Cycle Tyres and Tubes,

12 months' guarantee, 14s 6d and 7s 6daach. 9G54XnyANTED, to Sell, Pictures, framed and»V untrained. Beckwith's, 237, Manchester

St., near River. XPrescriptions!cine our store is handy to all trama,right in the Square. Barnett and Co., TheChemists. XSryilE Pleasure is scatterd all around if youJ- Buy et Picture from Backwith, 287, Man-chester St., near River. X

TTfrANTED to Sell, 6-7 "h.p. Twin -NEW» » HUDSON and Side-car. Latest coun.

tershaft and 3-speed gear. Lov; figure.ADAMS LTD.,

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; High_Street._"OINERY and House Material from C.'e.

*J Otley, Timber Merchant, it absolutelythe Best. HO

jTANTED—Ladies, send your Furniture to*'» Chesterfield House. Made like new.

624, Colombo Street. D

BOYS get a, King Air Gun, only 5s cv.ch.Mason, Struthers and Co., Ltd.

Q Sydenliam,k» wants the Public to Buy from the BaitFifh Shop in Chriatchgrch. 2D

TREES Lopped, Felled; Cut-up~WoodPurchased. Wilson Bros., Contractors,

Buckley's Road. Linwood. XJf?l FOR 2s Weekly—First-class Suits,dyX Boots, Shoes, Underwear Hata,Linen, purchasable by easy weekly pavmentaBalkind, 629,. Colombo Street.

>ABIES' Bottles.—We still have plenty,--' with best Agrippa teat complete et 6d.No rise in price. Barnett and Co., CathedralSquare.

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A VON British Cycle Tyres,9654 X

A GOLD Wintry Night made cheerful witha North British Rubber . Company's

Hot Water Bottle, fitted with "Unique"stopper that prevents leakage. Look for brandon bottle. Sold by all Chemists. X

»t bars, have Opened New Premises; 14,Victoria St. XS

N.Z. OPTICAL CO.143, WORCESTER STREEIT.

THE Recipient as pleased as the Giver, ifit was framed at Beckwith's, 287, Man-

chester St. i'TJHONE 4094 is for all Sanitary Repairs-t at lowest prices. Loudon Mid Co., 14,

Victoria St. XS

AIR Rifle3—The King, great value, 5s eachat Mason, Struthers and Co., Ltd.

MY lengthy experience in Building Trad*assures, satisfaction in workmanship,

C. E. Otley, Joinery Works. XI

CHEAPEST in Town—King: Air Guns, 5seach, at Mason, Struthers and Co., Ltd.

CE. OTLEY'S Moist Air-drying Kiln h• the only perfect way of seasoning

Timber. X2FOR Tomato and other Bedding-out Plants,

grown hardy, is our specialty. Winder'sNursery. X

ANTED, Rooms to Paper, from 12a 6d»• '■ cash, paper included B/odda, 2L

Stonevhurst St. St Albans. D■ iIGGS.—If you want your birds to lay well,

JEi give them Singer's Egg Producer.Packets Is 6d. XDIf you are Building-, rememberA. J. WHITES are cleaxing- outTILES AND GRATES regardlessof cost.

ANTED-rTho Greenwich Jewelled Non-- - rnagnetio Lever Watch, 255, is tested

to 1 rninute a week and guaranteed by usto last ten years. '•' Jones and Sons, {he-Manufacturing Jewellers, 278, High Street.

EING up 'Phone 4094 for all Sanitary Re-pairs. Charges moderate. Loudon and

Co., 14, Victoria St XS .

mz. OPTICAL CO.PRESCRIPTIONS IN RIMLESS.

�RESENTATION Pictures.—Large Assort-ment. Beckwith's, 287, Manchester St.,

near River. X

JECKWITH will be pleased to add you tohis Happy Family of Satisfied Cus-

tomers. 287, Manchester St. Oar Fxamer.near River. X

i AMPLE Bargains for Addington, atJ Queenan'e,; Lincoln Rd., Addington. XS)

[HOPKEEPERS.—Fit Avon "Carrier"Cycle Tyes for Parcel Delivery. 9654 X'ANTED to Sell, Water Troughs for

■ ■ . sheep and, cattle; , Kauri Washttibs,with brass plugs and chains, guaranteed notto leak, 303; Small Kegs for summer drinks;Churns; Washing Machines and Tubs madeand repaired. 'Phono 1751. J. Sutherland,70, Tuam Street W. X

\EMAND Avon "Avebury" Cycle Tyres,XJ 12s 6d, guaranteed 12 months. 9654 XrOUR Medicine! Telephone us; we send

and deliver with prompt despatch.Barnett and Co., ,the, Chemists, CathedralSquare. . __^__

JATHS Asphalted at'a Day's Notice. Re-pairing a speciality. Wilson Bros.,

Atphalters, Buckley's Road, Linwood. X269

/"HEN at Minson's, sea the New Furni-t * ture Polish, "Wood-food," In. Try it

at the Counter; it is magnificent. D•ONEY LENT PRIVATELY, and la- Strictest' Confidence* upon Approved

Note of Hand, also Upon Hourehold Furni-ture, Pianos (without remov*".;, Repoyablaby easy weekly instalments. Enclose stampfor reply to L. W. BALKIND, 629, ColomboStreet.

TEROGEN—The ideal Tonic Food, 2s 6d,- 4s, and 7s. Bonnington's, Dispensing

Chemists. X;7"ING Air Guns, new model, Ss each.

. They're great, boys.

THE Most Popular Jam at the Most Popu-lar Price is the "Holsum" H-MBrandt X_

NEW Value in Hair Brooms.—Red Japan-ned wood, black hair (all hair), 3s 9d,

4s 3d, 4sj9d^jit_Minßon'fl,_Lt4! DEGGS in larger numbers than before if

you use Singer's Egg Producer. Store-keepers, Is 6d. XD

*/»/;&.JNXii.JJ, uaaies 10 avuau»»• Usui? Dr Coonley's Orange Lily..Full

particulars' from E. W. Hall, Herbalist, Ar-magh Street. 617 i ..

TAT" ANTED Known—Owner of fine Section,VV St Albans, will build for client on any

reasonable terms. Low deposit. J. B.Neale and Co., 152. Hereford St. XAT ANTED Known—Christ-church ladyW. lost l2lbs in weight in 3 weeks by tak-

Hall's Anti-fat-Pills; purely herbal;box. E. -W. Hall, Herbalist, Armagh

Street. 6174

itilii„ ~_

jr Gent's Umbrellas.104;_Caahel St. ; 6173

DADDY! Please buy me Pair of Shoesfrom S'.aney's lor Xmas. XT

DE MAUD FERE.—From 18th, Consult-ing Hours, 11-1 p.m., 7-8 p.m. Appoint-

. ment only other- times. Sunday, Set. Eveand Public Holidays. SO, Latimer Square.Teleohone No. 3347. 954

DO not be put off CLINCHER BRITISHGARDEN HOSE for so-called cheaper

brands. Make sure of quality and demandthe reliable North British, that lasts foryears. Buy a coil to-day.

your Hens over their moultingand start them laying by using

Singer's Egg XD ■7?URWSHED Room or Small Cottage, nearJ- Beach <it Briehton, for Christmas Holi-days.__£-A.I~?0R Safe, by Chemists and Stores, Ovelan

. Evaporated Crude Molasses, Is 6dbottle.

Hens not laying- eat up your pro--»-j Jits. For expert- soiting write E. Mar-tin, 447, Madras St. 6171

INDIGESTION, Constipation and Weari-ness all vanish when' using Ovelan

Evaporated Crude Molasses. X

JUST the very thing for Mother's XrntisPresent—Pair of Slaney's_Shoes._ XT

Splrfiits, 17s 6d per case; reduc-tion for 5 cases or over. Lawrence's Ex-

change, corner High and Tuam Bta. 'Phone3892.°M 'ADAME VERARONEY, Clairvoyant,

Psychometr'ist. Interviewed Daily at203 Bar'uadoes St., near Tuam St. Ladiea<mly._ 6179

_

TV iJ*RS HUNT, Magnetic Masseuse—Medical'!VB ni«„„ nßM mi Hraith, Business,Boalcy Ave-

kto. ' 6165 XNO matter what article you nav-e lor a sue,

bring it to Lawrence's for Sale or Ex-.hango._H.igh 3SS2.

OH dear! What- can I get for a Present?See Slaney's Shoe Windows. XT

PALE, Thin, Weak Children get strongby using Ovelan Evagorated Crude

Molasses._

X__Show CatSt, Window Tickets.

nuutcr, 5'M, Colombo St. 'Phone 2078.O AMPLE Bargains for Addington, at

• Queenan's,_Lincoln_ltd., Addington. XSQAMPLE Bargains in Ladies' WashingO Dresses, Boys' Shirts, Ladies' Corsets, atQueenan's,_Lincoln_Kdl i SX_oFORfI3TG~SIioes7~Wrhite Plimsolls, San-IO dais for Xmas boxes; large assortmentto choose from at A. E. Downiug's, ColomboSi. 'Phone 4105. 6172

ISTER KATHERINE, Clairvoyant*., Psy-

chometrist and Palmist, may be con-sulted at 456, Colombo Street, Sydenham.Hours, 10 a.m. to !) p.m. For a short timeonly. 6iSBX

.

Show Cards, Window Tickets.Hunter, oM. Colombo _St: _jPhone_237S;_

ATKK vjur srardvn with NOiUH i .IR-TISH GARDEN IIUbE, which lasts for

years, i-oid !r-- ila.stie. Bull and Pick';rn>:{,Farmers' (V-op., Camel St., and Forbes,

T TMBKELLAS f-jr Christmas Presents,<U Ladiw or Gents'. ReiisosaWts prices.

C.-BurizartL l'W. Cdslwl St. W-73 .

'F You want Nice Lawns, your Mower tnuat.

be in Al order. All repairs, sharpening,«to., fully guarant*""' ■&*<><■«« „_j

lOLD Feet made warm with a Nortß'' British Rubber Company's Hot Water

Bottle, fitted with " Unique" otopper thatprevents leakage. Look for brand on bottle.Sold by all Chemist*. X

[THITE Shoes in Strap, Lace and ButtonTf at Burt's, Cashel St. XJEYES' HORTICULTURAL

WASH,THe Green Fly Destroyer.

)ON'T Be Misled. Avon Cycle Tyres arethe Beat on Earth. 9G54X

<AMPL.E Bargains in Gent's Underwear,—> Soft Collers, etc., at Queenan's, LincolnEd. XS

'PRING Cleaning, Paporhanging, atrJ Reasonable Prices. Get a quote fromAllan Bradley, 227, Kilmore St. 'Phone1260. X

THOUSANDS of Pictures at Beciwith's,237, Manchester St., near River. X

SAMPLE Bargains in Ladies' Washing,-J Dresses, Boys' Shirts, Ladies' Corsets, atQueenan's, Lincoln-Ed. ■ SX

CONFIDENCE! Our stocks comprise thepurest of drugs; we accept no substi-

tutes for vour medicine. Barnott and Co.,The Chemists. XS

THOUSANDS of Pictures at Beckwith's,257. Manchester--St.. near River. X^

W'IHE Netting, Naile, Corrugated Iron,Ridging, Cement, and all kinds of

Builders' Ironmongery. C. E. OUey, 381,Mftdras_ Street North.

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X 67947eTes~hMticultural"

WASHThe Green Fly Destroyer.

"Wax'7 \han-JLl> sands of them, very, very cheap. Moreand Co. X

ARRIS BROS. Buy Second-hand Purni----. ture in any quantity and pay highestprioe. X

ARGE Stock of Figured Ritnu Bunga-—i low Doora, latest designs, from 25». C.E. Otley. \j

JIDISOX Bell, Clarion, White Two-minute-*-J Records. Thousands to choose from.More and Co. X

[ARRIS BROS. Buy Second-hand Furni--*~J ture in any quantity, and pay highes!price. X

CHILDREN'S Sanduls a little b~etteT~and.a little cheaper at Burt's, Cashel St. X

JELLING our Largo Stock Wax 2 and •!-

> Minute Records cheap. More andCo., XT ITTLE Car 20 h.p„ 4-cylinder, 2-seater.-i-J practically new, does 35 miles to ngallon petrol; £l5O. Archibald's Garage,308, St Asaph St. X

JLLING our Largo Mock. Wax 2 and •!-

-- Minute. Records cheap. More ando.

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XTILSON BROS.. Gardeners. Asphalters,

» V Contractors and Genera! Handymen,Buckley's Road, Linwood. X

. ._.._

Q--g-- :' tho~irc7ti-~Al7"R7fleT~t lie

«•" liiujji »t Masou; fcJtr.ith.ers and Co.,

BELL BROS.]

Nothing pleases a Cyclist more than ' a gift of some usefulcycle accessory. We have a large stock ,'of articles suitablefor gifts ranging from the small accessory to the famous

Bell Cycles at £BM- iWW- WW-Pumps from 2/6 Bells from 1/- Outfits from 6dTyres from 6/- Lamps from 6/6 Chains from 6/-Tubes from 4/6 Mudguards from 5/6 Oil from 9dDress Nets from 3/6 Gear Cases from 7/6 Carriers from 4/6All classes of repairs to Cycles and MotorCycles carried out.

REMEMBER ! We are Agents Jot the INDIANMotor Cycles.

182 HIGH STREET, CHRISTGHURCH.

"TheFARMERS"FOR GIFTS

OF ALL KINDS

Ladies' HandkerchiefsDainty Embroidered Muslin and Lawn Handkerchiefs—-

6£d. B£d. to 2/li eachBeautifully Embroidered Linen Handkerchiefs—-

-B£d. 10£d. 1/3 to 5/11 eachPretty Handkerchief Boxes, with six Embroidered Handkerchiefs

1/11 2/6 3/8 to 6/11 each

Fine Hemstitched Irish Lawn Handkerchiefs—-2£d. 3£d. 4£d. to B£tf. each

Soft Bleaoft Linen Handkerchiefs-*B£d. 10£d.1/-to 1/11 each

SPECIAL—2OO doz. Ladies' Sample Handkerchiefs,beautifully embroidered All at 6|d. each (half-price)

Ladies' Umbrellas, with smart crook or stylish long handles—-"

2/11 3/I*6/6 7/11 10/8 to 35/«

Jewellery.12/8

«* QY/0 ra/«»» », 20/». 35> 37/8 45/-

- 40/-»~ w 14/6_ JB/- «5/- 95/--_,' 30/- 4T/6

Cold Brooches ,

Cameo Brooches, specially selected RM iGold Lockets ... ... M �.« »» », 20/Wristlet Watches, radium dials L

_

Gold Bangles, plain.„

*., «* 20/- 35/- 40/-Children's Gold Curb Bangles

**'

Pendants, with Chains, very dainty fe_

Pendants, without ChainsCameo Rings, special value ,

Jet Necklets ... ~,

Black Pearl Necklets M ,

Silver Bangles... M

Silver-handled Shoe Horns ... »

"'"

Silver-handled Button Hooks ,«, *

Chain Bags _ .„.„,,

Books, for Boys and Girls 6d. BdL 1/- 1/6 3/- 5/6Thousands of Toys and Games for the Children, from 6d."Art Toy"—Most "Wonderful Picture Toy of the age. Each

single "transfer" will produce many wonderful pictures.Price complete with crayons for colouring 2/3 box

Toys of all descriptions „„ «* am mm From Bd.

, 25/-«•' 12/610/- 15/-

. w. 6/6 12/9 16/86d. fid. 1/- 1/6 3/- 5/6

"The FARMERS"Cashel Street, ChristchurchBranches: Ashhurton, Rangiora,

Hawarden. Oxford.

End of Id. Section 'Phone 2013

LEATHER is going up by leaps and bounds. Soon it willbe practicallyunobtainable. Footwear will soon be the same. Manufacturers arerefusing orders, except in limited quantities, and at whatever prices

thev like to charge. We have thousands of pounds' worth of stocksbought before these enormous rises. SPOT CASH TRADING withlow expenses, enables us to sell solid leather footwear at such CU 1RATE PRICES that no city stores with their huge expenses, caa hopeto compete with. WE SAY to YOU BUY NOV/ and SAVE 5/- to 10/-PER PAIR.

MEN'S.English Tan -Willow Calf Derbys, hidd-

sewn ■•• ■••••• 22/b

English Tan Willow Calf Cookhams,hand-sown, heavy ...

... 26/-English Box Calf Derbys, latest toes,

hand-sewn ... --•

English Box Calf Hand-sewn Derbys,calf lined 20/- 25/6

Box Cj»!£ Derbys, sewn eoles, very wide' • 18/6

Scotch Grain Cookhams, England's best

Horseskin Cookhams, England's best 30/-Box Calf Cookhams. leather lined 'Du-

rox" soles ...•■• 26,;- Soy-

Glace Kid Derby Shoes, "Harlow's "

16/6 E,'6" Bostock's" Glace Kid Hand-sewn

Shoes ... •■• ■••••• 25,';

Glace Kid Derbys, sewn, fine fitters 1.-'oBest English Glace Kid Derbys, calf

lined, wide welted soles, lit any foot—--24- 30/-

H. E. Marlow's Best Glace Kid Derbys,none better, in several styles—-

-23- to 29/6England's Best in Glace Kid Comfort

Boots, no toe caps, Derby or Oxfordfronts, fit any foot, bnnions and all

23'9 27/6Glace Kid Derbys, sewn, out line 16/6Solid Chrome Shooters, T.H.P., screwed

soles •••

„

■•• I£/6Chrome Derbys, riveted soles, all leather

15 9Chrome Oxford Bals. sewn or riveted

all leather ... -- 15/ 6

BOYS' AND YOUTHS'.Box Calf Derbys. sewn, leather litiM,

10-13. 12/6: 1-2, 13 9; 3-5. 15/6English Box Calf Derbys. aewn, leather

lined. 10-13. 11/6; 1-2, 13/6: 3-5, 10,6Box Calf Hand-sewn Derbys. leather

1-ned, 1-2, 15/6; 3-5, 17'tChrome Derbys. sewn, 10-13. 11'6: 1-2,

12/6; 3-5. 14/6Heavy- Chrome Wax Threaded Boots,

T and H. plates, screwed sole*, 10-13,11/6; 1-2. 13/9; 3-5. 14/9

HeaTy Chrome Boots, T, and H. plates.rivetod, 10-13. 10'9; 1-2. 11 9; 3-5. 13 9

LADIES' SHOES.Finest Glace Kid Ankle Band Shoes.

out to 14/6Finest Glace Kid 3-bar Shoes, new—

To clear 14/6Finest Glace Kid 2-button Shoes, new,

neat •-•■••

Best Patent Leather 2-Button Shoes,buy now ...

White Canvas Derby Shoet, weltedsoles, best quality 11,9

White Canvas Court Shoes, none better7/6 10/6

White Canvas Brooch Bar Shoes, veryneat - 7/9 11.9

Black Canvas Brooch Bar Shoes 10,6Black Velvet Court or One-bar Shoes—-

-7/9 fc;6Finest Black Silk Velvet Kid, lined.

hand-sewn, pump soles 14/6 16,SWhite, White and Black, Silver Grey, or

Fawn Canvas Court and One-barShoes, job line to clear at ... 5/11

Glace Kid Ankle Band Shoes, rery newand neat 14/9 15'9

Glace Kid Patent Top Ankle Band Shoes(the latest) „. 17/6

Glace Kid All-leather One-bar Shoes.very neat ... ... 12,6 13/6 14/6

Finest Glace Kid Ankle or Wide BarShoes, with patent leather collar andnew silver clasps 19.- 21/-

Best Colt Skin Patent Wide-bar Shoes.new silver clasp, only a few left 23/6

Hundreds of Sand Shoes 2/6 to 3 3Glace Kid Derbys, welted soles—-

-14/6 to 16/6Glace Kid Derbys, sewn wide 139 to 16/-Finest Glace Kid Derbys, the latest

styles, patent tope, eolosh or facings,hand-sewn, in endless variety—-

-16,6 to 22/-Bes» Colt Patent Derbys, newest toes,

hand-sewn, see them, they will please16'9 to 25/-

Box Calf Derbys, several styles—--12 6 to 15/6

Box Culf Brogues. hAnd-se>Mi20'- to 23/6

Just Landed--168 pairs Tntenl CourtShof><<, n]\ style?, and ornaments oflatest design 20/- to 23/6Black Velvet. Brooch Bar Shoes 8/6 9 '*■

Tan Willov,' Brogues, bawl-scan ' 2J.fi

Poultry World.NOTES AND NEWS.

(By C-owblaek.)

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.W.T., Linwood.—Feather-eating is a

vicious habit acquired by .too manyfowls being kept in a small, confinedspace, and not being given plenty ofexercise scratching in"deep litter'fortheir grain. The most effective wayof preventing and'assisting; to curethis cannibal vice in fowls "is provid-ing for them, under compulsion al-most constant employment. If theycannot be turned on to a free rangeand left t 0 forage for a portion oftheir food, their covered run shouldhe filled to a depth of at least a footwith litter. A?nougst ibis Jitter someoats should be occasionally scattered,as well as their daily feed of corn.

Tho low's, if .sparingly but suitably-fed, would be almost constantly turn-ing over the litter in search of food.It is essential that the fowls shouldbe given a good supply of txveen food,grit, and fresh water." If'the run ishare nnd dry, a'few spadefuls of earthshould, be roughly turned over eachday, and the fowls will find employ-ment in scratching in it- as well asa pleasure to have a dust bath.

Mac, Spre.vdon.~By hatching a fewsittings of your Plymouth Pocks"Wyjmdottes or Orpingtons in Febru-ary next, you will not need to scourthe country for broodies in Augustand September next. Yoti will have:plenty of your own. The pullets willlay twelve or thirteen eggs in theearly spring, and become broody;the cockerels you can market- in July,and you should have some of theright age to exhibits as table poultryat the Christchurch Jubilee Show inJune.

Amateur. Ashburton.—(l) The presenttime is a good one to remove the

j birds from the laying flock which youj intend to •use- as breeders next year.

| Keep them in a shady run, and doj not use any forcing foods. (2) Hens

which go into a moult in Decemberor January should be marketed; if

j retained they may lay a few eggs be-I fore the winter sets in, but the firstj cold snapMvill put them off, and theyj are unlikely to be profitable before)

the end of July.Madam, Timaru.—You cannot do bet-

ter than give plenty of crushed'oatsto yo'ar pullets which you intend tosend to the competition in April. InMarch give them the ration as used!in the competition. The pulletsfahould do well in the orchard, butremove them before the plums and'pears begin to fall to the ground.

; A3-, New Plymouth:—The cause of| f&w chickens dying off like fiies was

irjue to allowing them to sweat. YouI psped in putting them into a heated

pT'Bedef &rt©r they got a heavy shower©I ?ain on them.

NEWS AND NOTES. "rC~>~" I

This e..... -■- vfawsha'.vwill give an illustrated lecture, "Ana-tomy of Poultry," in the new. MasonicHall. Gloucester Street. The admissionis Is and the proceeds are for the RedCross Fund.

Tho newly-elected executive councilof the South Island Poultry Associa-tion will meet this evening, and onTuesday night the Utility Poultry Clubwill hold a meeting.

The Christchurch Poultry Club de-cided on Monday night not to hold anymore meetings until the second Mon-day in the New Year. It also resolvedthat forty 10s special prizes be givenfresi the members' subscriptions, inaddition to the ordinary prizei-moneyand club cups, at the jubilee shew.

To encourage breeders of that hand-some fowl, the Black Minorca. Mr D.Hampton has donated the followingspecial prizes for competition at theChristchurch jubilee show: £2 for bestcockerel, £2 for best pullet, and £1for the best Minorca in the open sec-tion.

During the week I called on severalenthusiastic Wyandotte fanciers whoare taking a keen interest in theiryoung stock in the hope that they willhave a champion' for the Christchurchjubilee show. At Mr F. Dacre's I wasshown about a hundred chickens, rang-ing from one month to four monthsold. The pullet bred chickens are bredfrom Mr Dacre's cup winning pullet atAshburton last June, and a full sisterto the Rangiora, winning, pullet, whichwere mated with a cockerel of White'simported pullet strain. The early pul-lets show great promise, being wellgrown and showing a good large roundfeather with nice quality of lacing. Incockerels he has several which promiseto be strong in lacing and good topcolour. Mr Darcre's yards are fitted uptn a way that shows energy and a goodknowledge of the requirements of thefeathered world. Almost a life-longFancier, the experience has grown withhim, and Mr Dacre's great ambition hasbeen to always breed the birds he ex-hibits. Mr Dacre accompanied me toMr H. G. Hunt's, who has become deep-up interested in the breeding of exhibi-tion Silver Wyandottes. Many yearsago Mr Hunt was a very successful ex-hibitor and breeder of English WhiteLeghorns, and last season he instructedMr Dacre to secure a first-class trio ofSilver Wyandottes for breeding exhibi-tion pullets. Mr Hunt has twenty-sixpullets doing well, and, being an oldhand at showing I shall not be surprisedto find him well rewarded at the showsfor the interest he is taking in hishobby. The twenty-four pullets havea house 20ft,x 14ft, 7ft high in frontand about 6ft at back. The front isboarded up about 2ft high, with finewire netting covering the remainingspace. Mr Hunt has also a dozen cock-erel-bred chickens showing points which |indicate that they are bred from goodstock. They occupy a spotlessly deanhouse, and the. sheen on their feathers ireflects the care and attention bestow- Jed on them. The fancy could do withmore of Mr Hunt's like.

At Mr Jeffreys'* I wax shown sometwenty Aveil-forward Silver Wyandottepullet-brqd pullets, and a youngerclutch all bred from one hen. Hiey arebred from a good strain, and I am' surethey will get every chance of distin-guishing themselves in the show pensunder the care of Mr Jeflreys- Toknow Mr G. E. Jeffreys is to know afancier. Voluble at times, retiring gtothers. _ he meets victory or defeat in alike spirit. He is one of a big crowdof fanciers that likes to win, and, as abreeder of the Golden variety of Wyan-dottes, gained great distinction" atChristchurch for several years.

One of the hardest things the poul-trymau has to do in the summer is tokeep the_ inserts down. All insect pestsjust suck the life-blood out ol thechick, and. although a slow process,they will kill the youngster unless

! stopped in time. If the fowls have aI good place in which to dust themselves,

I they will take care of the body lice,hiit red spider lice in the hen-house isanother question. Have the house asclean as possible, remove the droppingsevery day or two. One application ofcreosote, put on the house or coop witha brush, or sprayed with a machine,will stop them, besides making thehouse clean and .sweet. A eoupie ofbuckets of water thrown on dry looseearth will provide a good dust bathfor fowls, and it will keep them free;of body lice.

The amount of water that one hun-dred hens will use. on a hot summerday is almost beyond belief. Fresh,cold water in good clean drinking dishessupplied several times daily is a primenecessity at this time - of the year.

The Christchurch Poultry, Club has

decided to hold a pigeon-flying race inconjunction with its jubilee show.

The 360 fowls competing in the teamscontest at Papanni have recorded 52,908eggs, which is 920 eggs greater than forany previous contest held by the club.These results are highly satisfactory,and do not bear out the statements ofawriter in a Dunedin contemporary thatthe ground at Papanni had become stale,and that high scores could not be ex-pected. The pens at Papanni arc ar-ranged so that each team of fowls canhave a fresh run every three months oroftencr if the supervisor considers itnecessary, and I understand the frontruns will be shut up early next-month,so as to have them sweet and' clean forthe incoming bird? in April. The lightbreed teams continue to sir© an aver-age egg yield of about thirty eggs perweek, and the heavy breeds about twen-ty-ono eggs. _ The' weather conditionswill play an important part during thenext two months, and if twelve hours'heavy rain comes soon, followed by coolweather, it will do much towards in-creasing the egg yield, and give theclub a record year, both in numbers ofeggs_ and sales. Mrs Mills's bird stillcontinues to lead in the single bird con-tent with 193 eggs, and it promises toyield the ?00 ego:* in about 200 davs.the first 100 eggs being recorded in 132days (winter months). The following- isthe daily la vino;* for the week endedDecember 12:—

FIRST SINGLE PEN TEST.Grand

Dailr Laying:. Tl.Rhode. Island Reds-A S. Cooper . . 0] 01010— 3 3.56A. S. Conpcr . . 1011111— S 17G

White Leghorns—R. H. James . . 11.11111— 7 190?. L. Wrijrht . . 0111101— 5 1.13Ransnniru Ejjg Rranch 0 l?.lGreen Bros. ,

. 1111111— 7 177Caldcr Bros. . . 1111000—4. JBSW. Davoy . . limoi— 6 381J. B. Merrett .

. 0100111— 4 111A. E. Wilson . . 0 41Mrs J. Mills , . 1111011— 6 193Atkinson Bros. . . 0110101— 4 161B. P. L. Claj-Hon

. . 1010111— 5 164J. Wordsworth . . 1111011— 6 122

Totals 63 2130The thirty-eight pens of fowls in the

Southland egg-laying competition yield-ed 1089 eggs, an average of twenty-nineeggs per pen per week ended December12. The highest totals are:—-

WHITE LEGHORNS.Grand

Daily Laving. TLJ. Stevens . . . 4533455—29 1038John Dowdall .

.. 4540163—34 1079

0. Crichton .. . 4353636—36 1057

Miss Sutherland .

. 3313365—24 996*J. J. Sclm'tz .

. . 5343333—26 995Mrs Gorinski .

. . 6545554—34 934�Enterprise Poultry Farm 4314335—26 984G. Warburton .

.. 4536455—32 976

J. B. Merrett . ". . 5445356—32 970

S. L. Beer . .'•. 3454433—26 962

J. Stevens ..

. 53(5554—31 960ax. Woodnorth . . 5465425—31 957Raneivtra Esrg Ranch . 5434443—25 941K Finlrvyson . . . 5544565-34 935J. Strang . . . 5456454—33 933J. Thomson . . . 5144554—25 931*J. Hislon . . . 5433344—29 9-26.Tames Strang . . 5453544—30 923W. Hamilton .

'.. 4545344—29 919

Green Bros. . . . 5344344—27 919R. W T . Hawke .

.. 0444434—28 . 720

*Ona bird dead; five in pen.

THE STAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1916 15

Business Notices.

L-K-iSifeW|ifi,^g,'Jt

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There is no test of worthi-ness so true as the popularand ever-growing demandfor

This is your clearest proofof their superiority bothin quality and value. If •

you would really enjoylife and be on the best ofterms with yourself, wearclothes that are full ofvigour and vim, get awayfrom the commonplace.Our Suitings include arange of material thatwill appeal to every manof taste and judgment,and the cost is 30% belowanything you have paid-before.

How can we do it P(Address : Corner Cashel &

Manchester Sts.)

pi4KOOMS and HALL

QUAINTLY FDENISHEDFrom ;£39 12/-

Cashor Time Payments.

GEES LTD."OAK HALL," Curtain Corner.

m».mm mmmm Mim

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NEW ZEALAND *~*

COMPANY Jifm

Bimless Prescriptions In all mount* sad nilforma of Leases,

R. 3. LONSDALE, Optometrist,Fel'ow of tho

Spostaote Maker*' Company,London.143 Worcester Street, Chrlstchuroh.

Electric Saw Mil! and Joinery Work*B When you want an estimate for Joineryringr op |

t Large atoeks of flgnredßlmu BungalowDoors. || Coal and Firewood always In •took.

bardie & immm ltd.i

fTIMBKR MERCHANTS

S Colombo Street N. 'Phone 2098.

mmI«ra

mS¥

m§§as

Wap

Fine Felts forFashionable Fellows

Very latest shapes2/11 3/11 to 13/6

PEOPLE'S PALACE BUILDINGMANCHESTER STEEET.

PATENTS.Okie, Coates &. Co.,

PATENT ATTORNEYS.Head Office for N.Z.: Corner HEEEFOED

and HIGH STS., CHEISTCHUKCH.

GASH TAILORING GOV.632 Colombo St. & 137 Manchester St.(LaieHaiTej&McDonaJd) (Late Pannell& Co.)

SMART SUITS AT EULL PRICES.67/S English Tweeds, Tailor-made75/- All-wool Colonials, well finished80/- High-class Worsteds and Col-

lege Greys85/- Fashionable Pinhead Greys90/- First Quality Serge, guaranteed

Indigo! 30/- Saved at these absurd prices

1 9/6 Hard-w*aring Odd Trouserings23/6 Kaiapoi Best Saddle Tweeds

You will be fcrfght and feel bright| i» a Bull-priced Suit.

6 Reasons why you should try us foryour naxt Tailor-made.

( 1 ) Necessity demands that you economisein times of stress.

(2) Son don't economise, unless you pur-chase us good an article at less co9t.

(3) No matter what von arc lookinir for, youwill find it. Every tnste catered for.

'4.;. Our Suits are not Factory-made, nor dothey c-'St £5 10/-

5) They are the Inst word in Quality, Fit,Stvle, anl I'inish.

6',' Ton j:et all these advantages pins a sav-in(f Of at least HO/-

Inspection of our work and complete Stock-, Cordially Invited.

Note oun Two Addhesses.D. McDQNALD. Proprietor.

of Indian Motor Co., Tuam and |Durham Sts., Agents for Indian IMotor Cycles, is the man who mhas proved the value of the fladian Motor Cycle. LThe man who has made you want to ride Man Indian. The 1 man whs will sell |jIndians, and who wants your business. |jDIRECT FACTORY AGENTS |*-&^wh*M&BißMMm!imi

Miscellaneous.

ECONOMIC GRIT.'OUR Fowls need Grit. Ask vour Grocer

- for ECONOMIC GRIT.. Sold every-where in 141b bags (with Red-and-Greenbrand). Is 3d. Wholesale from Macalpin andCo.- 158. Madras Street. _.

See A. J. WHITE'S Wlnoowsfor sensible XMAS GIFTS.

)NCE you try, you will always buy the"Holsum" H.-M. Jam. Higrh quality,

low price. X>OSES, Standard and Dwarf, also Other

j>~v Plants, you can get from us. Winder'sNursery. Percy Street, Linwood.

'ADDLEBAG-S and Mohair Velvet smite,- v £8 12s fid; Duchesse Chests, £1 2s 6d:

Tfled-back Washstands, 18s. At Atkinson'sFail-pnid Sale.

B* "RfTISH-MADE Dining Chairs, hisrh' backs, 5s 6d, at H. Atkinson's, 137!

Manchester StreetEJECTIONS Trenched, Levelled; Sand . or,Soil suppl; ed. Wilson Bros., Contr&c-tors. Buckley's Road, Linwood. X2lO

'ULL-SIZE Wood Bed, Wire Mattress,best Samarang Kapoc Bedding, £4 12s

6d; railed and packed free. H. Atkinson.127, Manchester Street.

<ULL-SJZE Wood Bed. Wire Mattress.best Sainarang Kapoc Bedding, £4 12s

Cd; railed and packed free. H. Atkinson,172, Manchester Street.

HEROGEN—As a recuperator of physicalforce it is adapted alike for delicate

children, invalids and the aged, 2s 6d. 4s,7s Bonnington's. X

MONTSY to Lend Privately, £5 to £25,upon Household Furniture (without

removal), payable by easy instalments. Callor write, enclosing stamp for reply. L. W.Balkind. Draper. 629, Colombo Street.

MONEY Lent Privately, from. £5 upwards,upon Household Furnitureand Pianos

(without removal), also Approved Note ofHand, repayable by easy weekly instalments.Enclose stamp for reply to Box 1017, Christ-church. XREMEMBER, I am pleased to Quote for

Special Joinery Work. C- E. Otley,Timber Merchant. XI

BRITANNIA CHICKFOOD.

�RITANNIA Chick Food makes Chicks» grow. Sold at all country and city

stores, 41b Is 3d, 101b 2s 3d. Wholesalefrom Macalpiu and Co.. or merchants.

WILSON BROS., Gardeners, Asphalters,Contractors, and General Handymen,

Buckley's Road, Linwood. X>ING Up C. E. Otley, Timber Merchant,w 'phone 48, for Timoer and Joinery

i/y AiMJji.'j, Booms to raper, ire» ' cash, paper included. Rodda. 21.Stoneyhnis': St.. St Albsns - D

ELLING our Largo Stock Wax 2 and 4-Minute Records cheap. More and.wo. X

Joll, Clarion, White Two-minuteivcuuius, Thousands to choose from.

More and Co. X[ftTANTED to Sell, Free Engine TBI-VV UMPH. Grand order. Price. £32 10a

ADAMS LTD.,High Street

IHE "Holsum H.-M. Jams are madefrom fruit and sugar only, therefore are

pure. XmIE Central Auction Rooms, 158. HerefordX Street, are the Most Popular Rooms iaChriatchurch.

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TEROGEN—HeIps to repair Waste Tissues—-l and improve the Tone of the nervoussystem. Bonnington's, Dispensing^Chemists.mßEES~Lop7ed7~Fel!^d;" Cut-up"WoodX purchased. Wilson Bros., Contractor*,

Buckley's Road, Linwood. 5Special Xmas Discount of 3s in

the £ of Silver and Electro Platedgoods.. A. J. WHITE, LID.J}i(\ REWARD—At least a '•tenuer"dvyXU more is yours if you send youT Fur-niture to Harris Bros. Central AuctionRooms, 168, Hereford jtreet. X

SECOND-HANDX BICYCLES ironi 30s. Do not be leftwithout a snip at these prices.

AP>MJ>- kTD._"TliCHlTECTS—Remember" C.~ E. Otley:* specialises in the latest designs of

Figured Rimu Doors. X 6STRAHAN'sT Sydenham, Sell only the

Best Fish the Soa Produces. Id Sec-tion. XD

GiARDENS Laid Out by Contract or DayT Work. Wilson Bros., Landscape Gar-

deners, Buckley's Road, Linwood. X 2999HHHE Central Auction Rooms, 153, Here-J ford Street, are the Most Popular

Rooms iu Christchurch.

JROWMNG'S 170, High Street, haveopened up Latest Shades and Styles in

Men's and Women's Summer Shoes.

VANTED to Soil. 4 h.p. S-speedTRIUMPH; owner at Trentham; must

sell at once.ADAMS LTD.,

X High Street.■*~~lot~ii Weekly—Go straight to B»l«

. kind's for a Complete Outfit. Fashion-Ablti Suits. Boots, Neckwear. Shirts. Collars,Underwear Easy weekly payments. 629,C"Vy;bc StreetTTTANTED—AimosT every day people sayH to us: "Yon always seem very busy."

Yes, our workmanship is always reliable, andour charges always give X

EDISON White Two-mir.utoRecords. Thousands to choose from.

More and Co. X

BRITANNIA CHICKFOOD.

/'OUR Fowls need Grit. Ask your Grocerfor ECONOMIC GRIT. Sold every-

'here in 14!b bags (with Kod-aad-Groenbrand), Is 3d. Wholesale ii'vai Macalpin audCo., 158, Madras Street,

Miscellaneous.

If vou are Building', rememberA, J. WHITES are clearing- outTILES AISTD GRATES regardlessof cost.I7URE Simple,

. Safe and Efficient The British"KYLFIRE" Hand Extinguishers ensuresafety against FIRE for vour HOUSE.FACTORY, OFFICE. WAREHOUSE. C. .GARAGE or LAUNCH. Only 15b each.R. P. M. Manning and_Co.(near_U.S.S. Co.).

SAMPLE Bargains in Corsets, Underwear,Neckwear, Boys' Clothes at Queermn's,

Lincoln Rd.__

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KEEP your Feet Warm with' a Hot WateiBottle, manufactured by the North

British Rubber Company, and fitted with"Unique" stopper that v-i,even,s leakageLook for brand on bottle. Sold by a!3Ohemiet*. * X

Spring Wr&rtfor £22 Cash, or on Twy easy terrai,

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9357 X'F yon win at tho Races, Buy a Picture- at, Beckwith's. They are all winners.

'287. Manchester St., near River. XCAMPLE Bargains in Gent's Underwear.C 1 Soft Collers, etc, at Queenan's, LincolnTW.

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M""EbiCINE! "We dispense Tor'any &o&tor. Only pure drugs used. Barnett

and Co., The Chemists, Cathedral Square.XS

WANTED" Known—Winder's Nursery forBlue. Yellow, White Violas. Percy

Street, Linwood. X

O Machine, £1 10s. Globe. High St., cpp.Petersen's. XD

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'TRAHAN'S. Sydenham. Sell only "the-J Best Fish the Sea Produces. Id Sec-tion. XD' HimdmlioTXMAS PRESENTSfrom 6d to £.1.0 at A. J. WHITE'S."""AMPLE Bargains in Corsets, Underwear,

Neckwear, Boys' Clothes at Queenan's,Lincoln Rd. XS■jl/fACHINERY FOR SALE CHEAP.—IJ toI'JL 2in Centrifugal Pump, Baltic Separator(75-80gal, belt driven), Punch or Press Fcot-nower.. 5 h.p. 2-c.vl. Benzine Engine (suitirunch). R, P. M. Manning and Co., 188,

r%shel_ St. (near_(U.S.S._Co.).__WANTED to Sell. Pictures, framed and

unframed. Beckwith's, 2&7, ManchesterSt., near River. X

N.Z. OPTICAL CO.__

ACCURATE SJGHT_TES_TING;._____* ET yorir next Quote for Plumbing.vJT Loudon and Co., 14, Victoria St. 'Phonemi.

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IF you win at. the Races. Buy a Pictureat ,Beckwith's. They are all winners.

'287, Manchester St., near River. XYour Medicine—Our up-to-date • dis-

i-' pensary affords every means of preserv-ation of drugs and accurate dispensing. Bar-nett and Co., The Chemists. XS

SPRING Cleaning, Paperhanging, atReasonable Prices. Get a quote from

Allan Bradley, 227, Kilmore St. 'Phone1250. "

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XCINGEE. round shuttle. £1 13s: RepairsO from 2s Gd. Globe, 261, High St.. opp.Petersen's ' XDTTrERTHErM Drophead. splendid order,*' £2 15s; Oil, 3d bottle. Globe. 261,

H:ah St. XD■npHE Holsum H.M. Jam is sold andJ recommended by over 100 grocers in

Cbristchurch and suburbs. X'ARRIS Buy Secondhand Fund-

— ture in any quantity and pay highestprice. X

CONFIDENCE! Our stocks comprise thepurest of drugs: we accept no substi-

tutes for your medicine. Barnett and Co.,The Chemists. ■_ XS_

>URE Indian Runner Ducks, 3s; Buff andWhite Leghorns, crossed special for sit-

tings, 3s good layers. Middleton, Tay St., oftBurnside Rd. X2S

BECKWITH will be pleased to add you tohis Happy Family of Satisfied Cus-

tomers. 257, Manchester St. Our Framer.near River. ". X

REMEMBER!—Avon Cycle Tyres areBritish throughout. 9654 X

NOTHING Like Happiness.—Beckwith trieato scatter it amongst his Customers.

Picture Framer, 387, Manchester St., nearRiver. X

N.Z. OPTICAL CO._143, WORCESTER STREET.

>UNOTURED!' This seldom happens with-I- Avon Tyres. 9654 X

JTEDICINE! We dispense tor any doc-jJX tor. Only pure drugs used. Barnettand Co., The Chemists, Cathedral Square.

'ARRIS BROS conduct Outside Sales. Kb-jl. expert*Btr.fi employed. Satisfaction guar-.nteed. X

•""-PIECE Suite in Saddlebags, made on thepremises. £8 35s H. AtKinson'i. Cash

Furnishers. 127, Manchester Street. XI

TREES Lopped, Felled: Cut-up Wood pur-chased. Wilson Bros., Contractors,

Buckley's Road, Linwood. XIUT This Out—Strahan s, Sydenham, for) Cheap Fish, Oygters, Rabbits. 'Phono

BU. XD

WANTED Sell, cheap, over i-acre. twominutss from oar, Lower Riccarton,

£ss Cheapest section in Christchurch. J. E.Austin, 204, Cashel_Street. X

3RING your Framing to Beckwith, 287,Manchester St. You will ba pleased.

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BEFORE retiring, warm the bed with aNorth British Rubber Company's Ho*

Water Bottle, fitted with ''Unique" stopperthat prevents leakage. Look for brand onbottle. Sold by"all_ Chemists. __XBRING your Framing: to Beckwith, 287,

Manchester St. You will be plea^'d.X

[/■ ANTED to Sell, Wheatsheaf and Oat-»t. straw chaff, cheap. J". Harvey and Co.,

40,_ Tuam_St. X_

PREPARE for the Cold Nights by pur-chasing a North British Rubber Com-

pany's Hot Water Bottle, fitted with" Unique" stopper that prevents leakage.Look for brand on bottle. Sold by allChemists. X

A VON Cycle Tyrea are World-famous forl Quality. , 9654 X

PRESENTATION Pictures,—Large Assort-JL nient. Beckwith's, 287, Manchester St.,near River. X

N.Z. OPTICAL CO.OjCTTLISTS' PRESCRIPTIONS FILLED^

YOUR Prescription! Our stock comprisesa full range of all possible require-

ments, and our prices are honest. Barnettand Co., The Chemists. XS

INTED. Rooms to Paper, from 12s 6d» » cash, paper included. Rodda. 21,

Stoneyhurst St., St Albans DT will pay you to visit Balkinda foi

everything you require in Drapery,Clothing, Boots, etc. Everything of the best.Easy weekly payments. f."*, Colombo St.

lET our prices for any Plants you re--J" quire. Winder's Nursery, Percy Street,

Linwood. XSee A. J. WHITE'S Windows

for sensible XMAS GIFTS.ANTED. Rooms to Paper, from 12s Gd

' » cash, paper included Rodda, 21,Stonevhurst St.. St Albans. D

[7ANTED, Couple contemplating Matn-»V mony to cal! at Chesterfield flous?, and

gee Oak Furniture. D

S~PRiNG Cleaning, Paperhanging, aiReasonable Prices. Get a quote from

A ; lan Bradley, 227, Kihuote St. 'Phone1260,

'AMPLE Bargain? in Gent's Lndorwear,<■

* Soft Collers, etc., at Queenan's, LincolnEd.

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XS_1PRING Cleaning. Paperhanging, at

-v' Reasonable Prices. Get a quote fromAllan Bradley, 2-27, Kilmore St. 'Phone19P0.

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SPRING Cleaning, Paperhanging, atReasonable Prices. Get a quote from

Al'nn Bradlev, 227. Kilmoro St. 'PhoneAllan Bradley,1260.

AVON "Arc" Cycle Tyres and Tubes, 8months' guarantee, 10s and 5s 6d each.

N.Z. OPTICAL CO.I*3, WORCESTER _STREET

~k VON "Cromlech" Cycle Tyres and Tubss,C3l 15 months' guarantee. 16s 6d and Ss each.

8654 XVURSERY Heir Lotion means death to'■A Peducull. Specially prepared for schoolchildren's hair; is not injurious, Imi bene-ficial. Is and Is 6d. Barnett and Co., thsChemists. X

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T'iTANTED, Sellovs of Furniture to tryVV the Central Auction Rooms, 158. Here-ford Stieot.

JVELAN Evaporated Crude Molassesgives renewed strength and vigour m

the_system._____

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i?l 7\ | REWARD—At leant a "tenner"3wlU more is yours if you send yourFurniture to Hums Bros., Central AuctioaRooms, 15S. K__

WILSON" BROS., Gardeners, Asphalters,Contractors and General Handymen,

Buckley's Road, Linwood. X

[EROGEN The Nervous Muscular andDigestive Systems ar© all invigorated

by its use, 2s_6d,"Js and Bonnington's.Ll~Joinery Work First-class. Solid and

substantial work. C. E. Otley, 381,Madras Street X 3Hundreds of XMAS PRESENTS

from 6d to £lO at A. J. WHITE'S.\J\rANTED. Rooms to Patx-r, Nm Vis 6dVV cash, paper included. Redds, J2l,

Sloueyhurst St., bt Aibans..

Business Notices.

VINCENT C. PIKE,MASSEUR (DIPLOMA),

Specialist inMASSAGE. ELECTPICITY. AND MEDI-CAL GYMNASTICS,

_ For the Treatment of „,_„JOINT. MUSCLE AND NERVE APFECTIONS.

,-. ,„ INFANTILEPAEALYSTS.| HAVE adopted the methods of the

*■ World's Greatest Present Day Authori-ty on the frftiVment of tins malady, t&eessential *i m in which is the prevention ojdeiormitv. and only expert attention andtreatment will achieve this result.

Spinal Curvature, Round Shoulders, Mus-milarlv Weak and Under-developed Chert?.Paralysis. Sciatica, Stiff Joints and Immo-bility (following fracture or injury), Sprf"iNerve Affections, Rheumatics. Goitre tre»y the up-to-date cures, which are

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MASSAGE. ELECTRICITY AND MEDI-CAL GYMNASTICS-

Consultation Free. 'Phone 2757.Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

99, Chester Street (East).

PAPANUI STORES COMPANY.TADIES AND GENTLEMEN;

YOU CAN SMILE!HOW?

USE OUR COALSPROVE IT!

GIVE US YOUR NEXT ORDERRESULT!

SMILING ALL DAY.PAPANUI STOKES COMPANY.

(Established over 40 years).W. AITCHISON, Proprietor.

LOW'S UNLIMITED."*X) cope with increased trade, we have

• taken over Butterfield and Hinkaman'g.''PHIS will meet with the Pronounced Ap--*- proval of Residents in Sydenham.

E are out, as ever, to Reduce thei � Cost ol Living.\UR Prices are stT Talking Loudly and

making our Branches Shopping Centres.'NCR-EASE our Usefulness, and

■■• Increase the Purchasing Power oi yourCash. •

OUR Record of Eighteen Months'. Tradingstand out against the Unhealthy Artifi-

cial Methods otherwise in vogue.

J son of our Expansion. ■.-LE Stores (hat "serve you right" arethe Stores to consistently -patronise.

TE Live to Grow—in scope, in service' and efficient trade administration.

FIVE BRANCHES.

ANTARCTIC LOTION.* POSITIVE Cure for Headaches, In-

flamed Joints, Sprains and Bruises.Price 2s. All chemis's.

IL RINGWORM CURE.'IURES Ringworm on Children, Ca*»

J Dogs and Cattle. Price Is 6d, lchemists.

G.OITERINE.1 CERTAIN Cure for *: "

chemists, 3s 6d

MRS MESSERVY,17, VICTORIA STREET,

Just over Victoria Street Bridge,, SECOND-HAND DEALER, ...

:SEGS to announce that we are Cash Buy-* ers of Ladies', Gents', Children's Left-

ofF Clothing and Boots, Portmanteaux, etc.On Sale, Ladies' Riding Outfit and Breeches,Gents' Evening Clothes.

17, VICTORIA STREET.

MRS, TEMPLE,SALE STARTS MONDAY. 27th.

MILLINERY to bo Cleared regardless ofcost—Tagel Straws, 20 dozen to be

cleared from 2s lid.CHILDREN'S Millinery—Silk Hats and; Bonnets from ,3s lid, Shapes from Is.

ured Voiles, Silk and Crepe de Chine,all to be cleared at enormous reductions.

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Chess.(By W. S. KIN6M

SOLVERS.Correct solution of Problem No. 193, re-

ceived from W.E.8., Rangiora; Tertius,Kaiapoi; J.M.S., Lyttelton; Alf, Opawa,Mac, Linwood; Mirror Mate, Spreydon;Black Knight, Christchurch ; Spare Moments,Christchurch: -Bishop, Ashburton; and M.,Timaru.

SOLUTION.Problem. No. 193 by T. G. Hari. Posi-

tion (Forsyth notation): 6, 8, 2 kt 5, 1 R 6,3 P k 3, 2 r 2) b P 1, B 1 P 1 Kt 3, 3 Kt 1BK 1. White to play ancV mate is. twomoves. Key move, B—Q Kt sq. -.

PROBLEM No. 194.(By Dr J. J. O'Keefe, .Kogarah, . N.S.W.)

Second Prize, "Brisbane Courier/' FirstHalf-yearly Tourney.Blaok .(hme men).

White (nina men).8, Kt 1 B kt 4, 4 p 3 p, 2 p k p 1 M> R,

Q 2 P 2 B 1, 7 p, 4 R p 1 K, 5 Kt 2.White to play and mate in two moves.

A SMART LITTLE ENDING.The chess editor of this journal was re-

cently playing a game with hie younger son,Claude-, who is not yet fotirteen years of ago,•wlien the position -'shown, on the accompany-ing diagram occurred:

Black (ten men).

White (nine man).It was .White s (Claude King) turn to more.ana this is how he finished the game:

Whit© Black(Claude King). . (W.S.King).

: 1 Q - B 7 I'E —Kt-aq. -2 Rx RP ch 2K x P ,

3 Q- Kt 6 mate.

' BRILLIANT TACTICS.Blackburn© the old English champion.

was, always on the look-out for brilliance inchess, and over ready to applaud it in the.■play "of ■ others. In comparing the brillianttactios of Blackburne and' Janowski, theFrench champion, the New York " Sun " re-marked recently:

If the British champion could have wit-nessed Janowski's play at the ManhattanChess Club recently, when t,he Parisian con-ceded to his amateur opponent the odds of a'rook,_ ho certainly would not have hesitateda minute to apply his favourite term forbrilliant tactics, the more so as it was reallya masterpiece. Of course ever ready critics,when playing over the game in question, willat once minimise the master's clever tacticsby calling the amateur a duffer and so forth,entirely overlooking the fact that Janowskiplayed minus a rook and that a rook playercannot be expected always to find a proper

j defence. However, let the reader be thecritic and judge for himself when playingover the game, which is herewith appended:

King' 3 Gambit.(Remove White's queen's rook from the

board.)White Black

(Janowski). (Amateur).IP-K 4 IP K 42P— K B 4 2 Kt— Q B 33Kt— KB 3 ' ■ 3P x P4P— Q 4 4P —Q 4SP—KSS P K Kt 46P—KRi 6 B K 27PxP 7 B x P8 P K Kt 3 S B Kt 59P-B3 9P-KR4

10 P x P 10 B - R 311 B- K 3 11 Q Q 312 B Kt o 12 K Kt K 213 K B 2 13 Castles (Q R)14 Q R 4 14 P R 315 B x P 15 P x BISQtP fh 16 K Kt sq17 Q Kt sch 17 K- K 313 QKt- Q 2 IS 11 QKt sq19 Q R 4 ch 19 K Kt 220 Kt Kt 3 20 K B sq21 Kt B 5 21 Q Ksq22 P Kt 1 22 B Q 223 P Kt 5 23 Kt x K P24 Q R6 ch 24 K Qsq2o Kt x Kt 25 R Kt 320 Q27 P R 4 ?7 Kt B 423 B - B sq 23 P K B 329 Kt (K 5) Q 7 29 R Q 330 Kt Kt S' SO B Bsq31 R - K sq 31 Q Kt 332 Kt Kt 7 ch 32 B x Kt33 Kt BG ch 33 K Q 334 Q Q 8 mate

Draughts.(By WILL 0' THE WJSP.)

SOLUTION OP PROBLEM No. 122.(By James Black)

■Black: 4, 5 14, 24; kings 13, 15, 30, 31.White: 7, 9, 11, 22, 26; kings G, 19.White to play and win.

38—23 22—IS 6 9 38— 3lo— 8 14-23 13— 6 '23—19 7 -2 ,2—2730—16 S—l4 81—21

White wins,

BOLTERS.Correct solution of Problem No. 122. re-

ceived from J.C., St Albans; Checkers, Syd-enham; OH Fourteenth, Christchnrch; Tom,Rangiora; The Crown Head, Belfast; A.8.,Oamarn; N.C., Waitohi; and Player, Aak-burtcn'.

PROBLEM No. 124.;(By E. A. Jones, Victoria.)

Black; 4, 11, 19, 25.

White: 8, 14, 26; king 9.-Black to play and win.

A neat little problem.

SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP.. . GAME'S.

The..following, games' were played in theScottish,-Championship Tourney:

'•Dundee" (12—16, 22—17).Bkck: D. G. M'Kelvie. White: J. M'Clurkin.

]2—l6 24—19 B—ll 22—1822—17 15—24 19—15 7—lo16—19 08—19 11—18 15—11 -■a23—16 aO—l4 22—15 2 711—20-17—10 I—6 11—225—23 6—24 25—22 9—13. S-ll 32—23 3—B Black wins.29-05 4 8 21—1711—15 28—19 b 6—12

(a) Taking the piece 24—15 is decidedlystronger.

(b) .Baiting a trap, and White promptlynubbles at it. 17—13 draws.

"Dundee" (12—16, 22—17).Blaok: J. M'Clurkin. White: D. G. M'KolVie.

: 1-2—16 16—23 bll—ls 6 922—17 27—18 18—11 22—18

' S—l2 12-16 .;, 9—lß 9-rl324—19 28—24 23—14 26—224 S B—l2 7—16 7—lo

a17—14 26—23 29—25 14— 7■lo—l7 16—20 2 7 3—lo31—14 31—27* 25-22 21—17 -

9—l Bo—9 I—6 5—923—14 25—21 30—26 32—28

White wins..(ft) Now into a well-known line of the

"Paisley.''(b) I—6 is best here.. The following was the

deciding sj&me in_th« final of the LanarkshireChampionship:— "

1— 6 e19—15 2 7 27—2321—19 16—19 29—2-5 9—1311—16 23 7 7—ll 25—28

c30—26 3—19 21—17 6 9d 7—ll 32—23 _ 11—16 Blackwins.

La-mbie v. Inglis.(c) 29—23 is the usual move.(d) Black's best renly.(e) This loses. 29—25, 6—lo, 14—7, a—lo,

26—22 will draw."Will o'"ihe Wisp."

Black: "D. G. M'Kelvie. White.: J. M'Clurkin.9—13 6—lo 6—lo - 31—27

2;}—l9 25-21 14— 9 16—2311—15 10—17 5—14 27—1322—18 21—14 23—13 7—ll15—22 1— 6 14—23 5 125—18 30—25 27—13 25—307—ll 6—lo 13—17 1— fi

a IS—l4 25—21 18—14 30—261.0—17 10—1.7 17—22 6—1521—14 21—14 14— 9 26—233—7 2—6 22—25 Blackwins.

23—25 26—23 -11—16(a) An early " cook " loss. White might

have calculated that Black had only to runoff the piece to win. 19—15 is the move.

"Donny."Played bet.veen Messrs Campbell, and

Robertson. Campbell's move:10—14 S—ll 9—lß 5 922—17 24—20 26—23 27—237—lo 3 7 blS—-22 9—14

17—13 22—17 25—24 23—ISall—ls 14—IS 4 8 14—23

25—22 23—14 23—19 17—14White wins.

(a) Rather a chibious lino.(b) There ia more play in 4—B, 23—14, 6—3.

The Garden.4, _.

Work for the Week.'■

KITCHEN GARDEN.Seeds to Sow.- Beans, cabbage,

cress, cucumber, lettuce, onions, peas,spinach, turnips, vegetable marrow.

What to Plant.—Brussels sprouts,capsicum, cabbage, cauliflower, celery,leek, lettuce, potatoes.

Gardeners are wanting rain. Theground is too dry far setting outgreen plants, unless they can be water-ed for a time until they .make a freshstart. Keep the hoe busy betweengrowing crops. The more■frequent thesurface soil is disturbed the better.Thin seedling crops early. Don'it waituntil both roots and leaves become en-tangled ,

aMany? potatoes are big enough to bemoulded. This should be done whenthe soil is moist. It is not wise todraw dry soil against the haulm, betterwait until the long-looked, for rammakes the soil moist. Promptly col-

lect all decaying leaves, and remainsof spent crops, burn or bury these assoon as poissible.

HARDY FRUITS.The pear slug has made its appear-

ance. All trees thalt are liable,to at-tack from this pest should be sprayedat once with a solution of arsenate oflead or hellebore powder. If the latteris used put the powder in the watertwelve hours before using.

A supply of voting strawberry plantsshould be secured as early as possible.Remember the first is the strongest,and if this one is secured, all othersshould be cut off. All plants 'that areto fruit again next season should bekept quite free from runners. Thesetend to weaken the crown, thereforekeep them cut off and conserve all pos-sible strength for building, up a strongcrown and large flower buds.

Plum, apple and cherry trees shouldbe sprayed to check red mite. Thistroublesome pest will soon be on themove. The spell of dry weather isfavourable for them. Therefore, spraythe trees at once, even if the pesfc can-not be seen.

FLOWER GARDEN.The plants in beds and borders need

considerable attention to obtain thebest results, especially the stronggrowing annuals. These are often leftto , take care of themselves, and _ theresults are not the besit, especiallywhen the plants are too closeto one another. This is a commonfault when bedding out, * especiallywhen plants are plentiful, and one isanxious to, got the ground covered assoon as po.-\-.!hi&. But. unless eachplant has enough room to develop theshoots are soon crowded, and owing toaLsence of light- and air the lateralgrowths cannot mature. Thus only thecentral shoots can spike a good dis-play of blossom, and when this )s over.the plants have finished for the presentseason. For an exa:v:;;lc, take a plantof antirrhinum growing in an openspace, free from any other plants orshrubs. This plant will send out anynumber of shoots—according to thequality of the soil—from a dozen up toforty,'making a clump about 2ft 6in indiameter. Every shoot will have a- cen-tral mass of flowers, and when thesearo over there; are a lot of small lateralbranches with several flowers on each.These prolong the flowering season sev-eial weeks; but how frequently one seesa bed in which the- plants are set about9in apart. In such crowded conditionit is impossible for the central spikes togrow to an average size, and quite im-possible for the later growth to ma-ture, so that a short season results,whereas, with one-fourth the numberof plants in the same-sized bed. theblossoms would be liner and the num-ber greater, lasting in good condition agreater length of time.

Training 'plants such as verbena, petu-nia, phlox Drummondi and ivy-leafgeraniums should be pegged down withfairly strong pegs until the ground iscovered. Of course, the growths willcover the surface without pegs, but astrong wind may twist and break manyof the shoots oiF quite close to theground.

Every flower bod should have atten-tion once a week, old flower heads anddecaying leaves removed, and if theshoots are too crowded in any part ofthe bed cut several out. to give eachone ample room for development. Don'tover-water bedding plants. Much wateris wasted in many gardens where thereis an unlimited supply. It is not onlywasting the water it is impoverishingthe soil. Every gallon of water that isused in excess washes away some plantfood, therefore watering should be donecarefully, and it is safer to give toolittle than too much.

Bulbs that are to be lifted should betaken up as soon as possible. If theyare kept in the ground until after wehave a heavy rain, the roots will haveto be cut off. Avoid this loss by liftingthe bulbs as soon as possible. Lastspring many complained that their nar-cissi in borders gave very few flowers.Probably the non-flowering was due tothe overcrowded state of the bulbs.Some varieties increase so rapidly whengrowing in a rich, garden soil that thebulbs become so packed one on anotherthat flowering is impossible. The out-side bulbs send up a few blossoms, butthe central ones only a fewleaves. Lift every clump that didr.ot flower satisfactorily Inst spring.Separate the bulbs into two samples,because very few will flower next sea-sou. The largo and well-matured bulbswill flower, but the otiters should boplanted iu the kitchen garden for onenr two seasons to grow strong befo'rethey are replanted in the flower gar-den. Mere is a scheme for the plant-ing:-—Prepare and get. vho early flower-,ing varieties repbnt-ed •>■; --van ■ •.- pos-

sible. Select warm, sheltered positionsfor the early varieties, to secure flowersfor cutting as early as possible. Weget plenty" of blossoms in the mid-sea-son, but "too few early and late, andwhat,wo want is to prolong the'flower-ing season by putting the early varie-ties in warm, sunny positions, and latevarieties in cooler quarters. _ Very oftenthere are warm quarters in the kit-chen garden, where a lot of bulbs mightbe set to provide flowers for cutting.They might be planted near a fencefacing north. Make the bed a littlesmaller than -a garden frame,'and whenthe cucumbers' are over in the autumnthe frame can bo put over the bulbs,and this will encourage them to flowervery early.

GREENHOUSE., Zonnlea that have flowered duringthe past winter and spring, should becut down, the Cuttings put in sandysoil, and the plants stood in the open,to staxt into fresh growth, Damp themoverhead once a day, but give verylittle water at the roots until the freshbuds are formed. As the decorativepelargoniums go out of flower,stand them on a hard bottom, in fullsunshine, to get well matured beforethey are cut clown. Remember, growthis over and very little water is needed.Too much will •kill a number, as theyare very impatient of too much waterwhen resting.

the srm sittiefst; December i6,.i9ie

Printed and published by FRANK EUGENE!Hi MAN, of SGI, Cambridge Terraco*Christchurcli, for the " Lyttelton Time*'1Company, Limited, at tiie Offices, C»t&««dral Squaro and Gloucester Street, Chxufc;church, New Zealand. *

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Bolls from ... 6dUnbreakable Dolls

3/11 to 6/11Rag Dolls

10} d to 3/6Teddy Bears aud Animals

1/. to 7/11Trttmpets 6d tp. 2/6Cricket Sets

1/11 to 7/11tots ... 1/- to 2/6

... 1/-to 2/66Jd to 1/6

... Bel to 2/3... 1/6 1/11

1/11Outfit ... 1/11 to S/6Rockers ... 3/11Engines ... 2/6Barrows ... 2/6

Cricket Bats ... 1/- to 2/«Boats ... ... 1/-to 2/1Block 6Jd to 1/tBalls ... ... Bel to 2/5Guns ... ... 1/6 1/11Swords ... ... 1/11Soldier's Outfit ... 1/11 to ©/«

Wooden Rockers ... 3/11Wooden Engines ... 2/flWooden Barrows ... 2/6Woodeu Carts and Prates

2/6 to 3/11

Business Notices.

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THE INCREASINGPOPULARITY OF

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BICYCLESis due to their unfailingreliability and except-ional power under themost severe tests. The4ih.p.B.S.A. fitted with

" B.S.A. COUNTERSHAFTTHREE SPEED GEARis easy to handle, runssmoothly and is more-economical in everyway than a heavy high-

powered machine.

BS.A. MOTOR BICYCLES jFOB SOLO & SIDECAR

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ti.S.A. Cataloguepost free from

D. Y. RENNIE.(RtsnsintingB.S.A. Co.Lsl.)

Australian Buildings.

MELBOURNE.mm

ents: ADAMS LTD., High St., Ch.Ch

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BUGS.FIEAS MOTHS

BEETLES m.

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Xmas and New Year

It will be easy tomake a selection at

OHMgtOOSThe stocks are nicely dis-played and at the pricesasked, it will be necessary

to purchase early.

Some of the most attractivelines from 1/- to 5/- and

upwards comprise

PerfumesSachetsfjpushwareScent Sprays

Face PowdersManicure SetsManicure requisitesGreeting Sachets

! Scent Decanters Toilet SoapsMilitary Brushes Perfume Caskets

etc. etc.

BonningloosPrescription Chemists

Business Notices,

MONDAY'S LTD.,SYDENHAM,

THE RELIABLE DRAPERS.Christmas Gifts—Ladies' Lace Collars,

JO Silk Collars, Silk Tics. Silk Scarves:Mercerised jCoats, 33s_ 6cL

; S~""SiIlr and Muslin Blouses.I*l Camisoles., Embroidery, _ Trimmed Un-derwear, . Print Pinafores. "White*

.as Gifts—Children's Bibs,J- JBoottecs, Hoods, Hats, _ Dresses inGingham, Crepes, Holland, Muslin.

SAY'S for Infants' Gowns, Coatees,inafores, etc., for Xma3.

T\/|"Cr<NDAY'S for Tea Cosies, Cosy Covers.iVI Trayeloth's, Table Centres. DuchesseSeta, forT7OR~* Christmas

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Gifts—Doyleys, Pillow1 Sham a. Cushion Covers, Sideboard Run-ners, Satin Quilts, Table Covers.

UNDAY'S for Kid Gloves, Fabric trioves,Fancy Cambric Handkerchiefs, , Silk

Handkerchiefs, Babies' Sox, forWoTT Christmas Gifts—Gent's Wide-endi- ties, Narrow Ties. Knitted Ties, Fancy

Boxed Braces. .

TVjfUNDAY TS for Gent's Handkerchiefs,IVI plain, white, coloured borders and ini-

tialled; White Silk, plain and initialled.tSOR "Christinaa Gifts—Fancy Sox m latest1 designs. Large assortment or Clothesand Hat Brushes.

teaux,_Gent's_]F"" OR Christmas" Gifts for Soldiers—Khaki

Handkerchiefs, plain and coloured bor-ders- Money Belts and Writing Outfits.

FIRE. tfJJKJS. iiJKJi.

/"IANTERBURY Wire Working Co., Ltd.,\J Tho Original Wire Workers, 623,

QALE-

of Salvage Wire Goods from Tate

rds, Cinder Sieves,L;"~Rat Trans.

BKJtiiiDING Cages, Nursery Guards, Par-rot Cages, Cots, Springs, Flower

Stands. ' ; .

TJLATE Racks, Flower Baskets, eta.

LEFT-OFF CLOTHING.MRS PRITCHARD, 12, VICTORIA

STREET, CHEISTCHUBOH.Telephone 3394.

Buyer ofIVJL Men's Left-off Suits, Boots, Trunks andPortmanteaux, Brief Bags, and ail kinds ofLeather Goods.Ty"RS"PRITCHA:RD has a large stock of

tJL Men's Misfit and Lcffc-oS Clothing, andis are still buvinsr in any quantity.

1/fRS PRITCHARD is a Cash Buyer of allJL kinds of Bed and Table Linen; also

Blankets and Rugs, and we give the BestPrices.M'RS PRITCHARD will surprise you, the111. hi? Prices she is payingl for Men's Mis-its and" Left-off Clothing; also Ladies' andChildren's Underwear.1/fRS PRITCHARD Buys all kinds BrokenIvJL Jewellerv, Gold or Silver; also Knivea,Forks and Spoons. We also Buy Furniture.Cell, write or Telephone 3391

REDFERN'S"* ""HESTER STREET and RANGIORA.

BERN'S maintain their reputation as-Oj the Popular House for Useful PresentsDf sterling 1 value.

XMAS m Rttrirnora—Siive your railwofare and procure Toys, Dolls and Ust

fnl Prcr-enls at Eedfem's. Comparison oftown selection and value invited.

ift/'ANTED-—Our economical Is 6d lb TwVV will be found to combine r-rcat strengthwith fine flavour. Ridley's, Clock Tower.

WANTED—One Shilling and Sixpence perlb will purchase the best value Tea

on the market at Ridley'?. Clock Tower.■When your tea caddy is empty•"■ - pound of Ridley's la 6d

,eu. ri s goou. Clock 'i ower.»l|7XNfEl>^6ur—deiicioiis Broken Orange-VV Pokoo Fannings, Is Gd and Is Sd per

lb. Only at•Another shipment just ar-

VV "rived, Japanese Teapots, all shapes andcolours, Is each._ ?li'J]LY'?'-i?! oc ii:_Towe.r '--.

WANTED—When von want ExceptionallyGood Value, Pino Flavour and

Strength, our 2s Blend is unsurpassed. Rid-ley's, Clock Tower. MWS

T. H. DUROSE,-\S FOR SALE— Strop.- Iron Safe, Chests- of Drawers, Chairs, Tables, Wash-

stands, Mirrors. Sideboards, Hall Stands,UuchosF.i! Clie.-;ls, Aiaiicarts, Overmantels,Machines, Bicvclos, all kinds oi Clocks, Pic-hr-t-H Piano, * tlu:/3, Or;.'an, Good Wag-oa-ouo and Hani—.' AH very cheap

uOnsE, l-VKXI.SIiE.R AXD CARRIER,Corner of. Colombo and JVierboioug

Chris tciiurcli.

The Remington Arms Company, inthe United Stales, in asking for '2OOOmen for munition work at good vnpes,stipulates that they must be total ab-stainers.

ft. Portrait sent to the absent ones n«mand then, bind* the friendship* of youtlfebridge* diitanco, and knitactosor the tie» of family and f§

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CASHEL ©TftMak« ysw appointments by l»©&ted

PARIS SCHOOL(BEGISTERED)

System of Gastume & DressmakingExpert* to teach you. JTo Charts.

Single Lessons 1/-oach,Co3ttimet aad Dresae*, cut and fitted 5/-

Itatiway Concession Ticket* on application.

MS. GENN, HAoager, 272 High St.

Hi mIE Iwarn,mmtmmmim

im&mmmm

i HOSIERY BARGAINSBlack Lisle Hob© ... 1 /

Black Silk Lisle ... 1/11Black & Whit® Silk Ankle 1/11Black Fine Lisle ... 1/6

Hosiery, Glove andHandkerchief ~

[ SPECIALS' HANDKERCHIEFS INi BOXES

6 Colom-ed Bordered in Box

\ 3 Coloured Bordered in Box

- 1/36 Fancy in Box—-

i/11 2/S 3/11 5/6Initial Handkerchiefs—

6d& 10.]d

.4 GLOVE BARGAINSFabric Gloves, Black and

White 1/9Black and White Dent's Kid

Giovea 3/11Doeskin Glores ... 5/6Dent's Kid Gloves, all colours-

-4/6

Some Suggestions for Ladies' GiftsNeedle CasesHair Pin BoxesPin CushionsHand MirrorsHair Brushes

1 /- to 3/6B£e* to 2/-

1/- to 2/»2/3 to 7/61/- to 7/11

Handkerchief Sachets 1 /-to 4/6

Hand Bags, plain and fitted—-*/1 1 to 26/-

Presentation Boxes of Scent—-2/1 1 to 8/6

Presentation Boxes of ToiletSoap ... 1/11 to 4/6

Framed Oilette Pictures 1/11iANTIMONY WARE (White throughout)

Trinket BoxesCandle SticksSerTiette RingsVases ...

Photo Frames ..

1/11 to 2/91/6 to 2/116d each

3/34/6

Rose BowlsToilet TraysHair TidiesPuff Boxes

6/11 to 12/11B.\dtol/6

... 10.J,dto1/3.. 1/-to 1/11

An Umbrella isAlways Acceptable

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Handsome Handles, plain and crooked4/11 6/6 8/610/9 12/6 17/6

LADIES'. —Prices to suit all purses.Mostly silver-mounted.

3/11 4/11 5/6 7/119/11 12/6 15/6 21/-

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Wide-End Ties inplain anddesigns, quite new —

1/. 1/6Special qualities, justopened for present periodif- 2/6Paris Ties ... 1/-Newßows ... 6dt/.Stud Knots ... Sd 1/-

's Presents.SOCKS.

Blac* Cashmere Socks1/- 1/11

Black Embroidered Socks. 1/- 1 /9

Faacy Coloured CashmereSocks 1/91/11 2/6

Black Ribbed CashmereSocks 1/0 1 /11

Fancv Coloured KnitSocks 1/6 1/11 2/6

HANDKERCHIEFS.Gents' Mercerised ColouredBorders—-

-3 for 1/- and 8d and 8d eachG«nts'Khaki ... 6d lOd and with Mottoes 1/«Gent«' White Initial, any letter ...

Q<* 10dGents' White Silk Initial 2/6 3/11Gents' White Silk, plain ... 10} d 1/9 2/6 3/11Gents' Coloured Silk 1/- 1/6 2/6

SUITABLE SUIT CASESCompressed

8/6 10/6 12/9Wicker ... 6/6 10/6Imitation Crocodile 26/6Real Hide .25/6 23/8Kit Bags 12/8 15/6Brief Bags 6/11 8/11

12/6 13/6 15/6Hampers 1/11 2/6 3/64/6

SVuScstl

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Business Notices.

FINEST COFFEES & SPICESIN THE DOMINION are Manufactured by

the N.Z. COFFEE AND SPICE CO.,LTD. (late Trent's). -

SUPPORT LOCAL GOODS.PEERLESS AND PURE.

KWigßHTKHtiratßiogßafirafaotured in your own Town by the

N.Z. COFFEE AND SPICE CO., LTD.(late Trent's).INSIST ONN.Z.C.S. PRODUCTS

. COFEE AND SPICE CO. (late)—Made in your own city. Why

go outside Christchurch ?_.

PEERLESS SPICES.PEERLESS PEPPERS.

DISSOLVENT COFFEEADE IN AN INSTANT. NO SIMILAB

COFFEE OF ESSENCE CAN TOUCHIT. TRY A TIN. MWS

EWART G. SMITH,GENERAL IRONMONGER,

149-151, HIGH STREET.

LAWN Mowers, quality and prioes first-rate. 12in, 29a 6d; Win, 31s 6d; Ball-

bearing, 12in, 39s 6d-, 14in, 43b fid.'FRAY Pumps, cylinder foot, 22s 6d, 255;

fJ Brass Hand Syringes from ss. AiSmith's.

SWAT that Fly.—Balloon Traps, Is ad;others Is 6d; Daisy Killers, la. At

Smith's."OW'S the Butter? Soft, I guess. Ota- Butter Coolers are right. Small 3d

Bd, large 35.,

COD Lines, 40yds, Is; Herring Lines, 90yds,3d, 4d, 6d. At Smith's.

Don't Forget to VisitTHEP.O.P.

THE P.0.P., CLOCK TOWER,CHRISTCHURCH,

the Latest, Cheapest and Largest As-- sortment of Xmas Cards, Post Cards,

Fancy, Goods, Gifts for Everybody, Teddies.and Latest Novelties for the Bairns.

Remember—We stock Camera* and allPhotographers' Requisites. X»

HAIR SPECIALIST.FULLEE'S OPERA HOUSE BUILDINGS,

216, TUAM STREET.'OTHEES, bring your children here and

have their hair cut American BusterBrown fashion.TT'S the children's delight, and how sweet

it makes them look, now doesn't it?

lET your girlie have hers done and appear•* as charming as the others are.

I UNDERTAKE myself. I keep no assist-ants. The charge is ninepence, includ-

ing a fringe.YOU cannot mistake the place— it sin

Fuller's Opera House Buildings, nearManchester St, X,

LAWN MOWER SEASON.SECOND-HAND MOWERS FOR SALE.

Done Up and Guaranteed.ALSO, WE EXCHANGE MOWERS AND

MAKE GRASS CATCHERS.yOTlCE.—Special Electric Machinery in*

i-' stalled for Mower Grinding and Repair-ing With an up-to-date plant we are ableto execute orders expeditiously and perfectly.

We sharpen saws, scissors, tools of allkinds, also Locks, etc., Repaired. Eighteenyears' experience'.

Note the Address—MARSH'S HAiujWARE STORE AND

REPAIRING WORKS,451, COLOMBO STRET, SYDENHAM.

•Phone 3959.

C. E HOLLISS AND CO.,Opp. Sydenham Post Office,

SYDENHAM.

rpo HOUSEHOLDERS.

We have on hand all Australian COALS:BELL BIRD, !ABERDARE.PELAWMAIN,NEATH, IABERMAIN,

And can supply these coals in any quantity.Native Coals: —

WESTPORT (C.8.),WESTPORT-STOCKTON.STATE,KAITANGATA,WAIRIO,HOMEBUSH.

Orders promptly to .347, COLOMBO STREET,

SYDENHAM. '

Tel. 2972,

ISITT'SFor

CHRISTMAS BOOKSCHILDREN'S BOOKSAUTOGRAPH ALBUMSPURSES, BAGSAUTOGRAPH ALBUMS, Etc., Etc.

THE BEST VALUE IN CHEISTCHURCH.L. M. ISITT, LTD.

633, 635, COLOMBO STREET.

3ALKIND'S for Boys' Suita, Stockings,Boots, Caps, Jerseys.

BALKIND'S for Blankets, Quilts, Sheetings,Towels, Damasks.

BALKIND'S for Gents' Quality Suits, Over-coats, Hats, Underwear.

BALKIND'S for Everything to Wear; alsoBoots and Shoes.

Everything Upon Small Easy Instalments.629, COLOMBO STREET

(Four Doors from Tua.in Street).Telephone 2507. X

JOHN PAGE,(Member British Mediums' Union),

TRANCE MEDIUM.MEDICAL AND BUSINESS CLAIR-

VOYANT.

JOHN PAGE treats all forms of DiseaseHerbally. Interviews: 1052, Colombo

Street, St Albans. 'Phono 3'Jl3. Hours:1 nan. to 8 p.m. (Saturdays excepted).

5305 X

CAN LEAVE WHISKY ALONE. {husband's business brings him in!IVJL constant touch with drink, but thanks j

to ' DRINKO ' he can now leave it alone."Thus writes a Grateful wife from Dunodin. |Drinko can bo Riven secretly. Free booklet Isent in plain scaled envelope. State if Mr,Mrs or Miss. Write Lady M-anager, DrinkoProprietary, 2125, Lambton Quay, Welling-1ton. X I

H. SUTHERLAND. iTobacconist,Opo. His Majesty's Theatre,

MANCHESTER SIBEET. ;

Miscellaneous.

A Quantity of 400-gallon Tanks.Also a few damaged ones? cheap.

A. J. WHITE, LTD.LAtTGHTERING SALE of SECOND-

- HAND BICYCLES, all in splendidorder. From 303 upwards. Do not miss thisopportunity.

ADAMS. LTD., - • quette, 410. T. V. Whitmore, Chester-

field House. D! \7S7ANTED Sell, Roll-top Desk, new, coal

» V £lO 10a, take £S 10s. Chesterfield House,Colombo Street. DJEYES' HORTICULTURAL

WASH,The Green Ely Destroyer.

'HBLDREN'S Sandals * little better and'

«• little cheaper at Burt's, Cashcl St. XSELLING our Large Stock Wax 2 and 4-

Minute Record* cheap. More andCo. X

none in Ohristchurch, and our chargesI iw about half what other Jewellers charge.I Jones and Sons, the Manufacturing Jewel-

lers, 278, High Street, Christchurch. X[QVmm'G'S, 170, High Street, have a

<- Splendid Range of "Women's Whit© Can-I vas Shoes from 7s 6d.M the Central Auction Rooms,, 153, Here-ford Street.

ANTEJD to Sell. BO Machines—treadles• - from £1 15s. hands from 15s. Globe,

261, High St. XDANTED, Booms to Paper, from 12s 6d

• . cash, paper included. Rodda, 21,Stoneyhurst St. St Albans. D

ANTED, to be Patriotic and« » economise by using the "Holsum"H.-M. Jam, X

AX Eecords, 2 and four-minute, from* • 9a dozen. Great selection. More and

Co. X•JDISON Bell, Clarion, White Two-minuteXj Records. Thousands to choose from.More and Co. X

>URT'S Sandals wear sole efter sole, theywear so long. The children outgrow

them. X

BROWNING'S, 170, High Sireet, are now-showing their new reason's Boots and

Shoes. Splendid shapes.LL Purchases over £1 Rail Paid and

k. Packed Free 50 miles. H. Atkinson's,Furnishers, 127, Manchester Street. XI

OS SECURES a really good SECOND-HAND BICYCLE, lady's or gent'a.

Now is the time if you require somethingcheap.

ADAMS, LTD.ANTED to Sell. Oak Pull Cabinet. £1

. . 103; Drophead, £3 15a. Globe, HighSt. ' XDfPOR your Bedding Plants try Winders ,'J. Nursery, Percy Street, off Gashel Street.

X

WANTED Sell, Writing Cabinet, 37s 6d;Dining Chairs, oak, leather seats, 20a;

ANTED to Buy. 50 Sewing Machines;» » £8 10s for best machines. Suva,

"Times" Office. XDTOW is your chance to secure something,\ for a mere song. Splendid BICYCLE

from 80s. All sound and in thorough order.ADAMS. LTD.

A Quantity of 400-gallon Tanks.Also a few damaged ones, cheap.

A. J. WHITE, LTD.WHITE Shoes in Strap, Lace and Button

at Burt's, Cashel St. XAX Records, 2 and four-minute, from

i t 9s dozen. Great selection. More andCo. X

JEYES7 HORTICULTURALWASH,

The Green Fly Destroyer.ANTED—Whan yon want Speotsoles,remember we test eyes free and supjJy

the best quality lens and gold-filled framefor 15. 6d. Why pay fancy prices elsewhere?Jones and Sons, 278, High Street. X

(ROWNING'S, High Street, are noted forj-J' Boot Repairs, especially in hand-sewnwork.

PROMPT Quotations for all Building Ma-terial and Joinery Work. C. E. Otley,

1 881, Madras Street North. XSlOLAS from Is 6d dozen, Yellow, Blue,

' White, and dozens of other plants.Winder's Nursery, Percy Street, Linwood.

ANTED, 100,000 Rabbits at 5s per doa.• » Apply Strah&n's, Colombo Road, Syd-

[ enham. * XD

PICNIC Baskets.—A New, Light Line,three sizes. Sd, Is '3d, Is Sd, double lid.

J Remarkable value. Minson's, Ltd. D

lECORDS, 2 and 4-mmute, Wax; thou-sands of them, very, very cheap. More

ic? Co. XI "WANTED—Don't keep Old Jewellery ly-j • * ing about. We can submit designs and

! estimates free of charge for remaking into| latest designs. Jones and Sons, the Manu-\ factoring Jewellers, 278, High Street. X

RECORDS, 2 and 4-minute, Wax; thou-\> sands of them, very, very cheap. More

j and Co. Xi "DOYAL Ironstone English Bedroom Sets,

I» 12s 6d; Dinner Sets. 18s 6d. H. At-' kinion's, Furnishers, 127, Manchester St

for Sale.Tl Good running order. Price £l2 10s.

Don't delay seeing this bargain.ADAMS LTD.,

High Street

BROWNING'S, High Street, are showingtho Latest Styles in Women's White

Suede and Kid Top Boots.ANTED—When you want your watch

•- • thoroughly repaired and at a reason-able price, go to Jones and Sons; alwayssatisfaction. 278, High Street. X

IREES Lopped, Felled; Cut-up Woodpurchased. Wilson Bros, Contractors,

Buckley's Road, Linwood. X__

\irANTED Sell, 40 Copper Kerbs, various» T designs, and Travellers' Samples. Ches-

terfield House. 624, Colombo Street. DTl TIN SON'S Is 3d Mckel Round Tray 3 areI*-L Beautiful and Lasting, Light andStrong. D

iGGb wanted everywuere. Hens lay moraI if given Singer s Egg Producer. Store-

keepers, packets 1b 6d. XD\ BSOLUTELY Riving away our 81~-

-£*■ CYCLES. Must bo sold, so there isno option. Get one early as they are going

I guickiv.! ADAMS. LTD.

Special Xmas Discount of 3s inthe £ off Silver and Electro Plated

[ goods.. A. J. WHITE, LTD./OU Expect \aiuo for Your Money, mid- you get it when you buy tho '" Hol-sum " H.M, Jam. XROWNING'S,Ii!b7H^

opened up some Men's Box Calf liooia atold prices, smart

_

shapes.mute, from

Great selection. More and

Business Notices.

Don't hang onto the olddirty methods.You can't advance one sonnd rea-son why you should still use theold-fashioned methods of cookingwiththeirattendant evils of smoke,soot and ashes, not to mention theuncertainty that attends bakingwith a fire that flaresup one minuteand nearly goes out the next.

m * j&fq&k Hjp*

Gas!Gm Cooking f» tt» cheapest,cleanest and easiest cookery thereis. You have the heat under propercontrol all the time, and ©verydish is prepared with a certaintythat leaves nothing to chance.

See our WindowDisplay.

Just glance into our Windows andyon can compare the old style withthe new—then ask yourself whichin the bent.Gas Cookers are sold cm a smalldeposit and light monthly pay-ments.

ChristchurchGas Coy. Ltd.,

WORCESTER ST.•Phonee 432 and 2140.

Royal Supper RoomsMRS. HDCKS wishes to announcethat she has moved to more commo-dious premises opposite "The Times"Office, GloucesterStreet

MEALS AT ALL HOURSSUPPERS A SPECIALITY

Belvue Private Hotelhas been thoroughly renovated andbrought right up to date. ' ElectricLightsystem. First-class Meals.

Every Home Comfort.Mrs. Hucks - Proprietress

MONEY.

UPON APPROVED NOAlso upon Household Farnimre, Rw**

(without removal); also upon Horns, Cattle,Motor-o.ws, Farm Implements, etc. R»p«tf*

L. W. BALK2ND,'Pbona 2587. «». Colombo Strnni

MONEY TO LEND, FROM 410 OR"W UPWARDS.ON ANY CLASS OF SECUEXTY,

F. D. KESTEVEN,X 5425 AD, ChaiweiT I«Hm

UNDERTAKERS.

GEOEGB BARRETTrNDERTASEB AND EMBALM£&1 Ooraef \ ■'**?'DURHAM AND ST ASAFB .BTTOS&

'Phone 711.

J.LAMB AND SOS, j

STDEBTAKEES AND EMBALMES3,

No. 66, LICHFIELD STREET, 4Telophonn li&k

LANGFORD AND BHIND,—NDERTAKERS AND EMBALMEB^

104, CASHEL STREET.•Phone 812. P.O. Box 525.

Hubert Laniard, John Rhixtd.19, London St. 108, Montrwil S% *

■phono 089. 'Phone U0&