The Nelson Evening Mail

NELSON. J&&UX4**. JANUARY 20. 1917 PUBLISHED DAILY-PRICE ONE ffffigk;SBsie»ei»t. Li G.F.0)., CsA XitruoisiAvoa s?y pMI «s a a«WE2?6S?e>& ifMAIL NOTICES.

'Subject to necessary alterations, mailsak»e at the Chief Post Office as under:—Ifotnc'ca and Wharf.—

Daily, 8.30a.m. and 3.15 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 27, Kaitoa, 8 a.m.

Mails for 'l'ajtaka, ana iaraiioiieand Totaranui, per car, daily, 7.45 a.m.

Colling-wood onlyv—:Saturday, Jan. 27, Wairoa, 7 p.m.Monday, Jan. 29,. Hina, 4 p.m.

Wcton, Blenheim-and Wellington.—Saturday, Jan. 27, Pateena, 9 a.m.

Wellington, etc., direct.— , ,(Friday, Jan. 26, Nikau,' 6 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 27, Kaitoa, 7 p.m.Monday, Jan. 29, JSTikau, 6 p.m.

Weetport,~

Grt>ymouth, Beefton, an«Hokitika.—

Wed., Jan. 31," tMapourika, 5 a.m.■ Also Tues., Thurs., and Sat.,

&.m., per train. \French Pass.-—Tuesdays and Saturday-b.• per Union steamers; Mondays, Weo■ nesdays and Fridays, per Anchor line.Uapua.—Per Launch, Tuesdays and

Satnrdavs, 7 a.m.SATURfDAY, JANUARY 27.

Commonwealth of Australia via AoicVland.:—Kaitoa,.7 p.m./

OVERSEA MAILS.Mails for United Kingdom, Expedi-

tionary"Forces, United States •of .Ame-rica, Continent of Europe, etc., will bedespatched by next available steamer. ■W. (JEfc.

'Chief Postmaster, 'Nelson..

METEOROLOGICAL.FREDAY, JANiUARY 26, 1917.

THE SUN. .Rose to-day. 4.57: set?, 7.29.Eases to-morrow. 4.59; sets, 7.28.

BRIGHT SUNSHINK.Yesterday: Morning, 40mins: afte_-

noon, lhr; total, liir 40mins., TEMPERATURE IN, SHADE.

Yesterday : Maximum. 76; minimujii,62:" mean, 69.

•x THE MOON. •' '{Calculated for N.Z. Mean Time.)

D. H. M.Full-Moon 8 6 12 p.m.Last? Quarter ... 16" II 12 p.m.New Moon 23 vSy 10 p.m.First Quarter ... 30 OV 32 p.m.

WIND.Direction and of wind at nooi

to-day: "North-east, light.BAROMETER

Yesterdav, 9 a.m., 30.20.To-dav, 9 a.m., 30.29; noon, 30.34.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER."""nom takeD at 9 a.m.:

' Auckland—Wind, N.E., fresh breeze :bar. 30.09; ther. 74: f sky blue andcloudv.

./'-ellington—Wind. N.W.. light; bar.30.t/7; ther. 72; sky blue and cloudy.

Christchurch—Wind, E., light; 'bar.' 30-13; ther. 67; drizzling rain.- DTUiedin—Wind, _JS\E.,--light; bar.-29 92; ther. 62; sky blue and cloudy.

\ \At 9 A.m. to-day the .Government

ateteorologisfc (Mr D. C. Bates) issuedthe forecast for thev,su>»«^quent■ The indications .are for northerlyrooderate- to strong 1 windsX Expect*■warm and humid conditions-. The wea-ther appears to be cloudy and unsettladat times, with scattered showers. Thebarometer has a falling tendency. Seamoderate; tides high..

LATE LOCALSStill another theft at 'the , Tabuna

dressing shed! A visitor who leftr.lusclothes in the shed yesterday afternoon,on returning from his swim found, thatabout" 13s had 'been taken from, his pock*ets.

It was expected that the dressing shedat Hanby Park would be for the use ofwomen and girls. Boys, however, seem,to have come to the conclusion that'theshed is for them", andi monopolise it. TheCity /Council might decide"the point, and'if the shed is to 'be for the ladies'a noticoboard should indicate the fact. A good .solution of the problem would" bo' twosheds. • ' A ,"f^-

IRONSAND.The possibilities of Taranaki Woti'satid

have 'been recognised by authorities ,topmany years past, but the- matter of'&x-traction has been one presenting. Igxe&i*difficulties (states thcNew Zeal&ndr "H\s-rald). The first men to'succeed inmaTc-'ing tosts which would allow of "th"e for-mation of an industry on a- workable,basis were Jlr S. E. Fraser, who. "wellknown in Auckland, and'"Mr J. A.' kHeS-Iccth, whose experiments, conducted l overa number of years, finally resulted in, thediscovery of *a process yielddngv 50cent of iron ore to the ton".' Mir Fraser, *.who is chief engineer of the Brolcen-Hill ( .Associated Smelters''' works* at TortPirie, South Australia, returned 'yester-day from a brief visit to Taranaki, priorto"leaving on an extended business tripto the United Kingdom, Canada, andthe United States. He gave some ' in~%teresting details regarding, work jajbout *to be undertaken "by- the smelting, andi ,manufacturing 'compauy.,whtchLh'as£been:formed. Aplanf is now. being 'erected' , -at the port of New Plymouth,-- • "which is expected to produce'about 100' , »tons of iron a week, and it will be iorn-pleted in March. The West Coast hold!the largest deposit, of ironsaryi,, in toeworld, the next largest being on the St.Lawrence River, and as supplies arepractically -unlimited, Mr Fraser_ confi-; -dently predicts "not only a-new era; of .prosperity for Now' Plymouth, but wide. *possibilities for the Dominion when,industry shall haVo been definitely estab- • -lished • ' .«, . ' - v"No iron is manufactured in-JfewZealand, and the matter of securing sun-plies from abroad,is 'becoming increas-.' -ingly difficult," said Mr Fraser. "Priorto the war, pig-ironi cost from £4 to.£55per ton. It is now about.£l2 per toivft is now about £l2 per ton, while sheet,, 'steel, rails, and girders, and classesof goods haveincreased greatly in> price -The establishment of this industry, will,therefore, be of utmost importance to

TOMATOE—and «K—-

---EARLY FRUITS■'.■'."■ IN GOOD BEQUEST.

GRIFFITHS AND CO., LTD.facarpoxatiiig BRAID AND \TAJLLACE

Wellington.

NOTICEO those who are looking i.■' E; CANN,. Manager,;Trafalgar street} Nelson.

RUtoSER

IN VARIOUS STYLES ANDCOLOURS.Prices 2s 6d to 6s 6d each.

SWIMMING BUOYS AND SAFEFLOATS.1b 6d each. • > ■ '■

W. G.ANCELLoh«naasifc,Chemist. NcU«a.

ARE CASH BUYERS OF

APRICOTSPLUMS.NECTARINES.

S PEACHES.DAMSONS.BLACKBERRIES.

S. KIRKPATRIOK AND CO., LTD.Nelson Jam Factory.

NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that it ismy intention to, apply at the nextmeeting of the Waiimea County Coun-cil for permission to erectJ a swing gateacross the, Public "Road (at the top *nd)known astheCemetey Road. _ t

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WANTED.'ANTED.—WiII "Exempt" spleasecall for a letter.- Apply Mail

rANTED, a iignt, suiuu, *>«»»&Douglas Cart' or Gig. Apply Mail,

'ANTED, A HOUSEMAID,. ,■■ ;Apply Wilkens'sj Metiopoliit'an

TANTED. Old Artificial Teethbought, .Post teeth to "Dental,"Box* '926, Wellington. Cash sent ,peT

■return.

WANTED to Sell cheap, two goodCocker Spaniel Pups. Apply MailOffice.

TANTED, a Capable Lady Help,small adult family. Particulars,

from. Miss Emjerson, Labour Departrment.

" ADY. offers good homo with lesson' supervision to College Pupil. Ap 1 -

ply "A.8.," Mail Office.

T \NTED 'Ejr married man, s:tua-.tion on Orchard; good knowledge

Vl pruning, spraying and horse work.Apply X.Y.Z., P.0., UpperHouterc.

SALE Bargains.—Striped and SpottedVoiles, usually Is 3d, now. .3d toclear- Floral bordered casementVoile's,' Is 9dd, now Is 4£d;Teneriffe D'oyles 9d, now 6d SpecialUnbleached DamasS Is 6d at McKAYfe .

ALE Bargains.— 42in. ' Coloured'Piques in Grey, Brown and. Saxe,

2s lid for 2s 3d"; 45in. EmbroideredVoiles 10s 6d fofSs 6d, 7s 6d f.6r 4s lid.40in Striped Voiles, 2s, reduced to 9d;French Brocades 7s 6d for 3s 6d at MC-KAYS'.

ALE Bargains.—Ladies' White Em-.' broidered Frocks, all of our highest -tde goods 70s ifor 30s; 75s for 255; 85s:

455. Striped'Rummer Frocks 17s6d for 10s/ 6d;,27s 6d for 15s at : Mc-KAYS'. :-,. ;.

ALE Bargains., Lob girls' Gaber-dine Raincoats, sizes 39, 42 and 48,,

«:> 6d to 28s 6d, reuuced to 14s lid,.,only a. dozen left. Special pricesLadies' Blouses 2s 9d upwards 1 at MC-KAYS'. ■ . .- ;, . :..

"\NTED, Young Girl to assistiT

,' 'with house work, no children or ;.washing, mornings only. Apply MaU ,Dfßce.

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WANTED, an experienced Short-hand Writer and Typiste. Apply ,Box 30. .

ANTED, an experienced Laund-' ress. Apply after 7 p.m. Boys

College. v. ;

ANTED to *>uy> second-hand' Piano in good order. Send par-

ticulars "Piano, ' p Mail Office.

ANTED, Young Girl assist light/ housework, mornings (only.—bt..

Anbyns, Upper Collingwood. street. .'.;.

WANTED, Domestic Help for .thecountry; good wages, modernhome; hot and cold water service; closeto Railway Station. Apipiy Miss Emer-son, Labour Department.

[ man at Nelsonottery .Works. Apply

to Manager at Works.

/ANTED to Purchase, a goodley Bros and Co., Nelson.

'ANTED Known.—New lots Men. sBoaters, and College Hats for

Boy's and Girls; College Hatbands, Ties,Caps, and Athletic Singlets, Good, as-sortment, right values.—Short and Son,"Where the Good Hats are." '".. , ~

ANTED Known.—Try Short's forT . College ahd; : School Suits. Goodassortment best makes and latest styles.

Tweeds and Serges, at specially reducedprices '. -. : xGuV JSfciapta in N«vy, Oloih, Seng* ~and Tweeds.

SPORTS COATS.—Juat a few beautiful'sample coats. ; ' • *■"■ jl"lL'

A nice range of STITCHED .'SILKHATS, -wfhate and col

In Ladies' Undeorvear, Dress MateriSasV;.Summer Oostnmea, etc.} we^na^*',.

Our MenVDepartment \

FOOD PRICES IN NEW SOUTH WALESi{ (Press Association.—Copybiqhx.)

I SYDNEY, Jan. 25.J It is officially stated that since July,.' 19.14, the price of meat in Sydney has

increased 63 per cent, and of'other foodand groceries 20 per cent.

COMMONWEALTH POLITICSWEST AUSTRALIAN LABOUR

CONSCRIPTIONISTS.

STICK TO MR HUGHES.

j (Pittas Association.—Copx.kight.)PERTH,-Jan. 25.

Five Senators and one member of theHouse who supported conscription. re-

t fused the Labour Federation's invitation,j to desert Mr Hughes andi re-enter theI fold. They gave a counter-invitation toall Labour followers; to assist in building

j up- a National La-b-otjr. Win the War| Party.

I PUBLIC COMING ROUND TO| CONSCRIPTION.

j MELBOURNE, Jan. 25.j Sir William. Irvine, in. opposing an a-1-

! liunce of parties and supporting a trulyj representative National Government,

i voiced the growing impression that ifj the conscription issue were again sub-! mited at a genera.', election the result

would be different'.

MR MASSEY AT SHEFFIELD1 tOS^m[ A'isM-aiiau and N.7.. 'Cable Association.}

LONDON, Jan. 24.'i'ho Lord Mayor and Corpoi-ation of

presented Mr Ma.ssey with aj chest of cutlery, Mrs Massey "with a- sil-i ver dessert service, and- their daughter: with a silver toilet set.; v

SPY-HUNTING.

GERMAN. ANXIETY ON - SWISSFBiOtNTIER.

I have just passed a morning at Otter- ]bach,' a suburb of Basle, situated onthe German-Swiss frontier, watching theeocodus of Germans from the Fatherland.,writes a correspondent of a Londonpaper, on November 20th. Before thewar the German trains crossed the fron-tier at this point and steamed into the"Baden" 'railway s.tatiou, a mammothbuilding erected in Swiss territory at acost of nearly £4,000,000 "by the Ger-man Government, and owned, of course,by Germany. At the outbreak of war,the -Swiss poliltely but firmly 1 toldGerman Government that the Germanrailway trains would no* longer be al-lowed to enter Swiss territory, and to-day the staltion is occupied by Swisssoldiers. Teutonic and' neutral travel-lers leaving Germany alight from thetrain outside Otterbach, where they are,searched and: examined-, and having'passed through It-he- Swiss .Customhouseon the other side of the gate, drive intaxis or omnibuses to the Swiss railwaystation in Basle, where they resumetheir journey. A barbed-wire fence,guarded 'by elderly Landsturmers, sep-arates Swiss territory from, "the littleyard in -which the preliminary examina-tion of the travellers takes place, andwhen the express arrives each morningfrom Berlin a crowd- of Swiss' nurse-maids and children and a few nightworkers invariably assemble to watchthe proceedings.

'The travellers stand in rows, and (theGerman special police survey them close-ly. In the Custom-house the officialssearch principally for gold and food-stuffs-. It: the rare case in which eitheris found, the offending traveller is atonce arrested. From the -Customhousethe travellers- pass into (the investiga-tion department, where each person un-dergoes a cross-examination much severerand more thorough than that which hemay have had 1 to undergo in the- yard.This ordeal over, Ithe men pass to theright into a searching room, the ladiesto the left into another.,

THE HOT BATH.German -thoroughness also character-

ises this part of the -procedure. Thereis no half-hearted searching. The wo-man searcher always combs the hair ofthe ladies in case written messages ordocuments are concealed there. Whilstthe searching is taking place, a warmbath" is prepared for 'the-person search-ed, and he or she, as -the case may be,proceeds to • Ithe ■'bathroom-./ The com-pulsory bath, I was told, has onlyfigured in the programme during thelast few weeks, 'but the Germans in-sist on it, because -they declare, rightlyor wrongly, that much valuable infor-mation' 'written in invisible" ink uponthe bodies of travellers was previouslyconveyed out of Germany. The hotbath, in- which"1- a chemical is dissolved,is expected automatically to erase anysuch messages.

A iSwis=. friend -and- myself reachedfthe barbed-wire fence this morning ibe-fore the nursemaids and the perambula-tors. We heard the distant whistle of

.An agreeable aperient for ladies,,Children and Infants is SHARLAND'?Fluid Magnesia. Sweetens tb.6 'stomach.'Cooling and health-giving. Most

The-price of the Oakland is £3BO ready for the road.'

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Designed, built, and finished with extra care, the OAKLANDv - GAR- always carries an air of quality. They are ears of which an-owner at -once feels proud and continues to'feel proud. They re-v.tain their excellent appearance and efficiency for years. They/■ liiake "motoring a luxury. Yes; if"you wish to experience just a"Utile mora luxury, just a little more comfort, and that in a car of; moderate price, a run in the OAKLAND will meet your wish..:.". The OAKLAND is a beautiful car, easily understood, easy'.'.'-runnTTTg, and a great hill climber. ..'-.'/j* ' Make/the OAKLAND your choice. At the price it is the1 .liest'caf on the market.

AGENTS FOR

ctioMill

LONG BUNS AW LOW COSTS.been appointedr Nelson Agents for the FORD

"yOIJBiNG CAR, FORD RUNABOUT- FORD MOTOR LORRY•jwicl have a suply of the above in stock and to arrive.

'fftK TGR^D—the best proposition on the market.'JKMK FORD—tne latest and best model.»••.:.'THE FORD—means more speed and less cost to the farmer.THE FORD—the most modern car.

»r /THE FORD—the universal car.THE F4P&D--the'best car at she lowest price.THE FQR3D—"unifa- the latest improvements.TKS f*ORD—easily managed-arid easily understood.TEE FGT&D—the most convenient car to the business man.THE FSBl>—the owner appreciates the economy of tyres.

* TIDE FORD—long runs and low costs.THIS FOBD—stainds out oik its own as the best value.

'_•'. ;THS FORD—the most reliable and easy running car.THS* FORD—the inost econonilcal car on the market.THS FORD—tl# ciost durable car. ,

: THS"^ORD—will do the work of a £IOOO car.-

..-■ A £IOOO oar will take you round New Ze&land at a big cost.

tEHEFORD for £lB6-will take you round New Zealand at a lowcost,'- "Price of ?-seater £186; price of runabout £176 at Nelson.The latest FORD LORRtES to arrive shortly. *

We also stock tyres, tubes, oils, grease and all parts for Pordpars,

.. J ';&Q&D rC!ARS More speed and less cost. FORD CARS.

AGENTS FOR NELSON.

V .EVERr STUDENT.■Who Has graduated through oar'• WIRELESS SCHOOL.- HAS BEEN PLACED IN AC SAtXSFACTOPV SITUATION

Ttiere are others who will soon be readsfoir. the jobV that await them.

-Jkatme are not i*l a hurry to get rid;\ father, we' insist upon: thenphases XM^the"study beiore consentingto~-their entering for Exams—even 3it lEakesover 12 months to prepare them.'

' "Because,, of: auch ihoroughnesa on thepart of Xne^ctors,■■:*■'■■ oxa : StnderjAs' »r«tdf %acceaa£vl at the Erams.

Come along and let as talk it aver.

BOWER'S SCHOOL'£' - —rfor—

WIRELESS ANB ENGINEERING,• i-Third Floor—eb&rclTs Chambera.

• -"&.' •> Swanaon streetj- Auckla na.r-'tVellington-'Btahclt

S Ronth's Buildings,Gr. FeaEherstoh and JohnstJm street*.

RoyalMall.

7-Beater car, Jeaye*

ingx Stanley Brc— ..&mt All Eaxcda carefully delivered.V MOTOR SUPPLY STORKS.

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ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.

SUBMARINE PERILS.Dr A. S. Bowman, of Singleton,-.with

Mrs audi Miss Bowman', have arrived: inEngland (says the Sydney Morning He-rald) The doctor writes as followsconcerning the voyage from New Yorkto Liverpool in a TJ.S.M.S. :

' 'This steamer is 10,000 tons, 25 years' old." has been afc the bottom of the Eng-lish Channel once, has been through, the

: Spanish-American war and shelled, and!in her day conld do 22 knots. She Avas

the fastest vessel aflPafc then, and now: she does 18 knots, which is considered: very good for a- vessel of her age. To

' make matters worse, all portholes haiv.ebeen closed since we left New York, and,in the last few days all watertight com-

i partments ssaled up, so that you cannotI walk along- the ship below deck. The1 ship belongs to an American company,and, of course, sails under the Stairsand. Stripes. We were advised to comeby one of these neutral shins, beingless dansrerous than an English one.

"Just before we left the Deutschlandhad arrived on her second, trip, and thecaptain reckoned that a. U boat was ex-j' pected to escort him back, as well as do-

! ing eome 'potting'.on the way. Our phip] has large American flags painted on her] sides, which are lit, up with electricity

'• every night, as= also is the large flag, at; her stem. When w,e entered the war

', zone, i.e.. near the south coast of Ire-i land, all our boats were swung over thesides, and eveiy "passenger had his' life-i belt alongside him at night. Besidesfour officers on the bridge, there werelookouts aloft and all round. In the warzone we parsed several English steamers,and- they all-had a gun. pointed out overthe stern. We are now_ truly getting torealise the serious meaning of war. . . .We have been held up. by a fog at themouth of the Mersey for two days, andmade a start with the tug a few hundredyards ahead to find out the way for vs.We had- only ten miles to go, but it tookus 3J,- hours. ' The whole place was

j crowded with steamers and ships at an-J chor on account of the fog. Everyone! had a bell ringing, and we had our siren

I gointr, so thereWas onore noise than: speed-.

"It took two hours lor all to Jhav.epassports examined-. The military, whoexamine tho passports, had' a.squad of

'soldiers armed with revolvers, and se-.vera! of our passenger© were put underarrest. One was an Irish agitator, an-other a Bulgarian spy, a third a Ger-man-Amei'ican, and some others. It ?«>pretty hard for anyone but a 1 goodBriton to get into England now, unlesshe can show the reason why. Every sus-pect had his baggage examined, aridthough I believe nothing was found', allhave to return to America by the next-boat. We met a~ New Zealander, whojourneyed,with us from; Sydney toAmerica.. He .left New; York in an. Eng-lish boat a few days before us, andwhen off Ireland a ship near them wastorpedoed. Whether it' was our luck thatsubmarines were afraid to touch" arAmerican ship it is hard to say, but we iconld not have been fatr off them." ' j

BREACHES OF THE GAMING LAW(United Pbess Association.)

AUCKLAND. Jan. 25.Walter Preston, charged, that, being' a

bookmaker, he made a bet at Ellerslieracecourse on January 2nd, pleadedguiltv.

The Chief Detective stated that thedefendant had a.long list of gaming con-victions against him. The officer alsomentioned that a fine of £75 imposedupon the defendant a. few .months' agowas still unpaid.

The Magistrate imposed a fine of £IOO,in default, three months' imprisonment.As the defendant had; no property upon,which distraint could be made, an or-der was made for immediate committalin''respect to both charges, theto run concurrently,

Wm, McLeodvjas fined £25 for let-ting in Queen-street.

THE PUKEKOHE SENSATION(United Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, Jan. 25.James Ridling, who reserved his de:

fence, was committed for trial at Puke-kohe to-day on a charge of burglary onJanuary 12th.

Mrs- Leach deposed that she retired atabout 11 p.m. Later she heard six loudknocks on the front door. Then thekitchen window was smashed, and aman entered her 'bedroom. He. sat. on;the/fior and slid towards her. She jump-ed out of bed and' caught'-.up a knife. Theman, sprang at her, audi caught herhands. They struggled together, * andshe, getting exhausted, stabbed her as-sailant through the hand. He fled fromthe bedroom, and she followed him,opened the front door, and drove himout. Her age was 78 in June last. Shewas living alone. Her eyesight was bad.

LONDON MARKETS.

HIGH COMJHSSIONER'S REPORT.

Tlie Department of Agriculture, Indus-tries arid. Comimerce has received the fol-lowing cablegram, dated London, 20tliJanuary, 1917, from the High. Commis-sioner~lor New Zealand. (Note.-—Quota-tions, unless otherwise specified are aver-age market prices oil spot)':-

Meat.—Owing to continued small sup-plies of all descriptions of frozen meat asteady rise in pi-ices is .recorded for Ar-gentine mutton and lamb. Prices areexpected to be higher for New Zealandfrozen meat next week. • New Zealandmutton, per lb, Sgd, ewe mutton, 8d;Argentine mutton, heavy weight 9£d,light weight! 9-fd; New Zealand lamb9'^d; Argentine iamb, small supplieshave caused a- jump in the imarket—-heavy weight 103, light weight 10£ d;New Zealand boneless beef, per lb, 9d ;Argentine chilled beef, hinds lOfd;fores B£d.

Butter.—The market is very quiet, andprices are easier. Danish, per cwt, 218sto 2205; Dutch Creamery, salted 198s to2025; Australian, salted 189s 6d to 195s6d, unsalted 192s to 198s; New Zealand,salted 202s to 2045, -unsalted 204s to 208s,good to fine quality 196s to 198s; Argen-tine, salted 1925-to 1945, unsalted 192s to1965; American Creamerv,- the marketclosed dull, 190s. ' . ' !

Cheese. —The marketl continues firm.Canadian, advance in prices maintained.White 140s to 1445, coloured 140s to'1445; English Cheddar, 148s to 150s;Dutch C'hedda, 136s to 138s r States Flatswhite, 138s to 140s, coloured 138s to140s, Scotch mai'garine cheese 84s.

Hemp.—The market is quiet. There isnothing doing. It is reported that stockis accumulating in Manila and stock :isheavy, therefore there' is less demand,for, forward, shipment is considered toospeculative. Lower iprices are.anticipateed if shipments will be. -forwarded. Theoutput of hemp at Manna for the weekending last. Saturday was 13,000 bales.Quotations are nominal. January toMarch shipment: Good fair New Zea-land hemp, per ton., £59; fair, £57; Go-vernment graded ,fair Manila, £6O;Coarse' £SB. , (

Wheat!.—The market is quiet, but firm.Very little is being offered by the •Go-vernment.'. Nominal value Australianafloat, 82s.

Oats.—Market:is steady,' but -withoutanimation; New Zealand, on spot, 51s. .

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tfHE'NBILSON'EVENtN'G'MAIt:' XfQSS»A.I[ ' ' JANUABr 26 IP*'7

Ydltr Costume Chance of theSeason!

Navy Serge, Tweed, and White Pique CostumesEWusft be Cleared.

And if price-cutting caD clear them they will not remain long. Our newCostumes have been reduced to

HALF-PRICE AND LESS!We -want to clear them, and want our Customers to have them at a savingwhile;there is a good season yet in which to wear them. Come and seethc.ni- You 11 be glad you did. \NAVY SERGE COSTUMES —Usually sold for 57s 6d, 59s Gd, 635, to

' 79s 6d. SALW FRICES : 255, 30s, to 49s 6d.TWEED COSTUMES.—UsuaIIy sold for 42s 6d, 49s 6d, 655, and 79s 6d.

SALW PRICKS : 20s, 255, 32s 6tf, and 39s 6d.WHITE PIQUE COSTUMES.— UsuaIIy sold for 27a 6d to 37s 6d.

SALE PRICE : 15s.

TRaTHEN & CO., Trafalgar=street,

Built for 0

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All British Corsets,

"BEAUTY'S" CONTOUR" CORSETS give thefigure graceful lines, together with absolute comfort.

N>> \ ne-icn Corsets r give such perfect freedom ofmo'. .-■ «-u! r such long wear as "BEAUTY'SCUMUL'k."

Buy the' British Corset, ad save money; for"BEAUTY'S CONTOUR" area long way 1 wer inprice. 4s lid to 22s 6(9 Pair.

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Miwmim*'-

-No. 903-. ■ Grey or White.For aTerager-figures. Me- ■>• ._dium top/ Shortly boned. Country Customers, send Cash with crder. We lay

7sHd PAIR, 1 Postage, '

The lircK'and lothing and Drapery Co.■'■•; -- -■'.::■■' -SOLE AGENTS FOR NELSON.

W -—tbe name to remember when you next go to the grocer i

Have You if*Tried TheseNew White Trsad Covero?

They are now all made of a specialhigh grade non-cutting tough whiterubber which gives remarkable wear.The casings are made of. the bestspecial tyre canvas that the worldproduces resulting in a coverunsurpassed for Strength and Wear.It is with the utmost confidence thaiwe recommend these white tread

to Motor Cyclists desirous of obtainvIng a big mileage at the minimumcost. We respectfully ask you totest them on the road against anyother make. The result will bet'iafyou will find them easily the bestwearing and most economical to use. .

' ORDER "DUNLOPS"—IT PAYS!CTOCHO. VARIOUS TYPESAND SIZES- ALL LEADING AGENTS '

TBI DUMLOr RUBBER CO.ril^i'^iiiTifffiTij^p

In ail DepartmentsAT OXJR

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Manchester Department• all shades. Sale price 8d yd.

"f ■ One piece only4-W4?te Pique, bargain price Bid yard.Hop-picking Prin%,-in. 3SFavy Designs at 5s lid doz.Japanese'XDrepevTweed in Dark Grey, Special price

Is 3d fer yardi^t T- ~; ~ , . . ,Aft - TJnbleachfed Damask, 50m. wide, sale price Is oa.-^ Good serviceable Cretoime. in dark colourings at 6d

r■Canvas Casement- in "White and Cream, Hemstitched

Border.. Is \6di yard. ' .r =; 4; few lohly If; Antiq»e Copper Curbs. Bargain price18s-:6d each. . ,■■■:? Beds ior Campers, strong and serviceable,

■:;> Indies' Black; and "White Fabric Gloves, good quality,2s 6dpair; :_

f: A few ipairs only! ladies' Sample Hose from Is od;pair.:'' : ";V;r : '■ .■■/_ : "".'■'#

Shflwooni Department.in; Blouses. Ladies' "White and coloured

Blouses to clear, price. . .H*;lndies'^Tnnimed1 Hats at giving away prices from5s lid each. . ,S Girls' Silk and'Straw^Hats; all this seasons -£oods,

from: 3s.lid.'

only' ; Latest; designs in Striped Sports Loats.'Sal© Prico' 10s 9d; -■-*-' ■-:.;i: only— Gaberdine Sports Coat, swing back; toclear 19s 6d.- ' ',/'•. 2 only-iThis Season's Heavy Crepe Costumes, lightshades at 215.; 'v '.b ;

'■'- Navy Serge and/Tweed Costumes, all ati greatly re-liuced prices. . ': : _ Ladies Cream and coloured silk Eolienne Dresses. Sale- price : 45s^each.. ' _

The C.

Bargains in VeilingsIn Cream, Black, and Colours, to clear at 4dyard.Ladies' arid Children's White Hemstitched Hand-

kerchiefs, 5 for Is:We are offering our stock of ■ Swiss Embroideries to

clear from 2£d yard.Housemaids' Gloves in good strong Fabric, a, few only

at 10d ,cair. ' -, ' ; ■ ' '• ; ■

Mercery Department'

Men's Lisle Thread Hose in Navy and Black at 10dpair; a few only left.

Men's wide-end Ties in Silk and Poplin, to clear atIs each, worth.double.

Men's large size "White Handkerchiefs; sale price 3for Is, usual price 6d each.

Smart Tweed Sport Suits, good wearing Tweeds, anddressy appearance—worth 29s 6d; reduced to 19s 6d each.

Boys' Navy Serge and Tweed Knickers to fit boys ofall ages-r-at reduced .prices.. • - \ >.

Boys' Straw Boater Hats, worth from 2s lid to 4s odeach, all reduced to Is 6d each.

Few washing suits; in all sizes'for boys, at greatlyreduced jprices to clear. '■••,., j 1Smart Serge Caps, coloured, braids, for boys; reducedto Is lid each. '■ ■„, . „~ -r, „aMen's Cool serviceable White Shirts, Collars or Bandsat 3s 6d, 4s 6d and 5s each. '

Extra quality good Washing Shirt for working men,reduced to 4s 6d each. ,

Special make, strong Cord Trousers, will withstandblackberries or barbed wire, reduced to 6s 9d pair.

Good serviceable Dark Tweed Suits, reduced to 39s ocl.See our stock of Men's Strong Tweed Trousers, in

dark and light shades. Best .snakes in .Saddle Tweed atsale prices, from 12s 6d to 19s 6d pair.

Few Men's Navy Underflannels, reduced to 4s fed eacn.Men's Summer Singlets and Underpants, reduced to

Is Hd each. , ~Men's large Shady Harvest Straw Hats, reduced to od

each.

Briclge-sf., NelsonPHONE 185

THE QUESTION OF

ummerIs solved with every satisfac-tion at this ladies' ShoppingStore. i

We offer a stock of Ready-made Garments which arehigb-grade in every way. Jlffl

Materials of the Best <Quality

Trimmings Dainty and "'Attractive. 'Cut and Style of the Best Possible Order.

A full selection of Night Dreßses, 4s lid, 7s 6d, 9s 6d up.Knickers Is 6d, 2s bd, 3s 6d ut>.Combinations 4s lid, 6s lid, 9s 6d tip.Camisoles 2s lid, 3« 6d, 3s lid up.Underskirts 5s 9d, 6s lid, 7s 6d up.

At Our Usual Good-Value Prices.Ladies will find it worth while to inspect our present range.

TRAFALGAR STREET,

The Times Fund, on behalf of theBritish Red Cross Society and Orderof St. John amounted on. November 22to £5,309,093.

; "King Constantine must know verywell the futility of attempts to invokedynastic considerations in support ofthe personal policy he has elected to fol-low, savs The Times. "His brother,.Prince -Andrew, /when he made such antempt in this country, had administeredto him a very plain, lesson, upon theprinciples and practice of government in..constitutional States. The worst enemiesto 'the monarchical principle/ as ourown history and the history of othercountries demonstrate, are the- self-seeking courtiers, '"who egg monarchs onto encroach upon the legal rights ofeubjgcts, ./-,;,'.■:■;: ''V'\'v/;'' : ■':';

SHIPPING�

miGS WATS*

Jan. 35 11.12 11.35iSaturdav, Jan. 27Sunday," Jan. 28 12.24 12.48Monday, Jan. 29 1.10 1.36

- Jan.,26—steamer NtfKAU, 247, Wikl-niaii, jun'-, from Wellington.

BAILED-

Henry;- for- Wanganui..—steamer' KAITOA, 503, Wildman,

for Wellington.

The Pateena- leaves Wellington thisafternoon for Picton and Nelson. She■will arrive here to-morrow morning, andsail at 10 a.m. for Picton and Welling-ton." '

~

The Nikau sails for Wellington directat 7 o'clock this evening. j

The Kaitoa arrives from Wellingtonto-morrow morning, and sails on returntrip for Wellington direct at 11 p.m.-The Kaitoa makes a trip to and *•-m

Motueka to-morrow, leaving here' j t 9a.m.\ and returning same tide.

The Regulus is due at New ' -ntPfrom Greymouth to-morrow, cd willleave there on Monday for Tarakohe andWellington.

The vVaimea arrives from Picton andWellington' late to-morrow niglit. and

, s-xfa f5d were passed for payment. \ i

. The nurse's report was read and ap-proved. -This is a trying", time of theyear for the babies,, and the null's helpand advice is a great comfort to manymothers.

Letters were received from the Ceiil-- Council dealing with, matters in con-nection with a general conference whichopens in Wellington, on February 20th.Mrs Buchanan avid Mr "HarrvHunter-Brown, were appointed delegates-te represent the Kelson branch, but Mis»Ledger and/ other members of the com-,mittee will also attcndi the conference..The proposed gathering. of the societyand its friends in the Botanical Reserveis therefore, nostponed to the middle ol .March.'-,. ■ .-* ..'■. \ '■'■■'. '

Several letters were read from socie-ties at Homo, acknowledging the receiptof parcels of baby clothing sent to them 'through the Plunket. .Society, all showingthe great- need 'there is for continuedhelp.

The National Union of W.W.S; wrote,as follows:—"Your case of beautifulgarments- has come safely to hand, Icannot, tell you' the -relief and) pleasnrbthey will give- to many poor mothers-here. . . Mrs Auerbach has had ar parcelwhich she is exhibiting at the Women'sInstitute, Reigate, as a specimen of thebeautiful garments, which' are sent by the iNew Zealand ladies. • Please accept on .■behalf, of the mothers who will receive-your kind gifts our warmest thanks forall your labour and devotion." -I■•-'' From the' Bromley Road School for"Mothers-the following came.:—"The.par-cel received last year'was a great, helptous. and the mothers were so delightedto learn that the clot-heis came from New

.Zealand, and it will' "be such a joy tothem toJniow that more have arrived."The Dockhead Maternity Centre wrote :

—-"The weather has,been bitterly cold,and;.l.-'was yearly in despair about get-ting some warm clothing in; the bahies. ;. . Your parcel contained quite the most•beautiful clothes I ever had.'.'

It is proposed to ma-koa special fea-ture, of the of baby clothes atthe garden, party 'in: the Botanical ■"! Re-serve,, and that this may be a success, allwho can are asked to bring with them a 1small garment with the ;maker's nameand address attached. If the giver is-"a,schoolgirl the" addition of the name ofthe school, would malic it.still more in-teresting.

DAYLIGHT SAVINGWIDESPREAD OPPOSITION.

An article reviewing the operation ofthe "daylight saving' scheme was pub-lished bv the Svdney Morning Herald onJanuary 18, "clock time"' haying : wenadvanced one hour on January 1. AneHerald: savs there ,is certainly in■ ■many-quarters a*strong feeling of opposition? toit. That was made quite clear .in".thecourse of conversation with many peo-ple, representative of manv and varyinginterests. Here and. there one met anadvocate of the proposal, -who, with, awave of the hand, dismissed all atrgu-ment. It was a great thing,_ he assert-ed—and invited consideration to?-thesplendid facilities it offered: for am extrahouro nthe "bowling green or in'■'•thesurf . To the- gardener, too, he- urged, itwas a blessing, and in so nianyother ways daylight saving had provedto lbe a splendid innovation.

LOSS OF AN HOUR'S SLEEP., On the other side, however,, the op-ponents of the scheme, while preparedto admit that the saving of one hour'sdavlight each dav might have some- so-cial benefit, thought -the dislocation-easi-ly outweighed that benefit. "It is ater-rific thing," said, one of leadingcitizens, "that milk carters; dairmymen,audi others -who have been in the. habit'ofgetting away' on their round?i',before day-light, "shouid now have 'to rise whiledawn is still an hour further off. Per-sonally, I have felt, more tired since theintroduction of daylight saving than be-fore, and this has been the experience o'fmany ofSny friends. We do not go tobed any earlier, but we get up an hoiu*earlier, thus being deprived, of sleep. Nodoubt- it iws a fine thing for surf:but whether surf bathing- is to "be thofirst and last thought of Australians' iia matter oh which I" should like theopinion of the Director-General of i, R&icruiting." The surf bathing argumerifcin favour of clock time comes out of convsiderationi to those 'who indulge in tbJflsport before breakfast. •■ ' ~ •'/-'

"I do not think it is giving generalsatisfaction," said the president of theChamber -of Manufactures, ' Mr W. TiWillington. "It has interfered with thedaily jives cf the workers, niany ofwhom live in remote suburbs, and convsequently have to rise very early an themorning. Tliey get a longer-evening}certainly—and

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in many cases 'do notknow what to do with' it- 'There liasbeen no 'benefit, so far a© I caii See, aridit has not increased production. ;Neitherhas. there been any saving o'lbecause it is -daylight before thie-factoriesopen and daylight ;aiter tliey' close.'" >•

DOMESTIC INCONVENIENCE.

The railway authorities declined- to ex-press any opinion scheme itself.' Itwas stated, b,owever, that the '.revenuewould ' benefit from its'introduction, ; a£it had been found necessary to >pcheme has seriously affected' their busi*ness. Mr Campbell, secretary of theFarmers and Settlers' Association, hasireceived many letters of protest fromcountry centres, and the Railway -Com*.-niiasioners have been requested ~by tWaassociation to revert to the' old»■condi-tions, and to open the yard® 'between "Qa.m. and 6 p.m. for the reception ofwheat teams. Mr Campbell points outthat teams arriving at the yards in nux">afternoon .-are 'nowfinable to.unload, an &said. If therejs a' ten pound insurance•*t stake a full inquiry is made, but if &few thousand pounds of oublic property

is destroyed, no notice is takenever. Someone is evidentlv failing verybadly :n his duty.. Who is it? -i

" I am, etc.,rt- , . T

A. J. WASHBQURN. 'OnelwiKa, Jan. 18, 1917.'■■' ■ . •■» , \ •

'©V.ftl^*'ta'JttAiJU tmWAY. JJucJliAlfci! lUlJ*\.- :4

Among the relics saved from one of■the Zeppelin? destroyed in England,

-says the Horological Journal, was thecommander's gold watch. It waserablv damaged, but the engraved in-scription- within the outer remained,arid"read "Made in England."

THE RIGHT OINTMENT EOR THEHOME.

livery mother recognises the value ofa good ointment-. Its uses are innum-erable.

.

Tie ointment of. proved worth is BeeOintment. Made from an old Englishformula of jproved merit and, composedentirely of pure ingredients, its-soothing;,-.and. healing qualities ensure its effica-cy wherever used.

- Apply Bee Ointment -to cuts, burns,botes,- bruises and abrasions. Its never-failing -antiseptic properties quickly xe-may6\the irritation and enable the skin.to'heal.

Try-Bee Ointment to-day. Write forfree' sample to Bee Ointment Proprie-tary,- Box 388, Wellington. You willfind- that it does its work easily andspeedily and. at little, cost. Eighteen-

• pence buys a big pot from your chemistor store.

TVREE'SVestibult '

FOB, TKB liATK&T 1-

Art • PortraitureTVREE'S STUDIO

■« TRAFALGAR STREET

A BreakfastlAppetite !

Why not tempt it ?Try justa clash, of

Mellor's ...■-.\ Saiice if

With your Fish, Grill, orFry j jThe gastric juices will flow |jand the mellowness and tang j jof * Mellor will |

bring back boy- j l '.- hood's zest. I)!

Cycles, Tyres,AND

T tapirs,fINN'S

,IS THE PLACE FOK,

SQITD SATISFACTION../-We have pcores of Cycles to_

"" select trom-.Note Address—

S. WINN, Lower Hardy-st ,NELSON.

for DO. CLAS and allLeading Motor Cycles,

AND -

Overland Cars.

South BritishfNBUBANCB OOMPANT, UMETED.€*prt*l £2,000,00(1Aocmnnlaitod Fends over £760,000WVBM AND MARINE AND AOGTDiNT-J* INSURANCE*

Including—MnxpMrjmrm' Liability, Ccmp«n«aiio& i>*H&t 4h« Workers' CompeoMtion ±*.ti*,fgag» Indemnity, Pnblic Rsi»k«, Pei-

f'Accident, eitnor singly or la con-jwefian -with. sickn*£a beneAte; Bur*iuji' Puis. 61ms, Fidelity QntruiM,tobSPtED AT IX>WE3T OnftE*N%

RATIS.flitj—Robertaon. BrotnenMotneka—W.- MclnnM.gichmond'—W. .3: lf»y-#7«kefi«ld—[to Tanniohfle«Mt»«•aatport—J. J. Moloney.«K*iion-i-W. F. DumjjdUlie»k»puak»—S.. Y. Wearing•m «nd W.v rxnv:

r r I, ind D. EDWAEDS,? *. GSOM9 4GJWT.

BY WEARING

INDIA GAUZE UNDERCLOTHING

MUSLIN AND \OILE FROCKS.

VOILE AND SILK BLOUSE.

TUSSORE DUST "COATS.

Canadian Oossunies3s 6d, 3s lid, 4s lid, 5a lid,to 9s 6d.

at hing GapsIs 3d, Is 6d, Is lid to 3s 6d.

Beach Sandals2s 6d pair

Bathing Tow/elsIs 2d, Is 4d, Is lid, 2s 6deach.

We are showing a fine range ofPANAMA HATS.

PANDAN and TAG-EL READY-TOWEARS.

SILK AND LISLE HOSIERY. ,

NINON MOTOR VEILS.

] We specialise inChildren'sCottonFrocksi and Rompers,

' 2s 9d, 3s lid, 4s lid, 5s 9d,to 21s 9d.

Children'sTussore, Pique, & Drill

SUN HATS,2s 3d, 2s lid, 4s 9d, to 7s lid

each. V

TRAFALGAR ST.

Six Specials.If you are interested in sayingmoney on seasonable Drapery,these Six Bargain Offerings willprove attractive.

(1) NAVY DRILLS.—Good Eng-lish make—plain and striped—3o inch—special, 1S yard,-

(2) DRESS ZEPHYRS. Goodrange of useful coloms. v gd for 7dYard.

(3) BLACK & WHITE STRIPEDGREPON—verv neat, io£d, new EdYard. - _/

(4) KIMONA CREPE.—Red Floraland. Oriental .Stripe design—3o ins.—is 2d, now 3d yard.

COTTON WINOEYS.—Fast colour,stripe designs—now 10id Yard.

(6) WHIT£ JAP CREPE—30 ins,wide—9d Yard.

Neale &HurstLINEN STORE,

yNELSON.

vo\uUl.y Ut>f

QUALITY'S LIMIT.

CIGARETTES..TUX. VSW RED PACKING.

No. 333 Virginia 10 for 6d.

Ardath Lt

AMERICA AND PEACEPRESIDENT WILSON PREPARING

ANOTHER MOVE

GERMAN OFFENSIVE AT RIGA *

RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN ROtIMANIAami » —-^—»

RUSSIAN SUBMARINE IN THE BOS-PORUS

LAST ROUND BEGINNINGGEELMAATt-S PROGRAMME.

NEW -StTBALVRINiB .CAMPAIGN.FQISAIIiDABLE OPERATIONS ON

THEE WEST.{Auatraliaa And N.Z.- Gable Association-)

(Rec. Jan. 25, 9.45 a.m.)•

'"

-- AMSTERDAM, Jan. 25.The Berlin correspondent cf the Tyd,

who is -often exceedingly -well' informed',sssef'ts that the last- round of the con-flict beginning.

A new submarine campaign, support-ed by "the German fleet, will foe in-ausnratecl to_cut off England's vital re-sources^-'". .'.'-*".

j.here. wJtt only foe sufficient, fightingon the Eastern "front to preserve thestatus quo. . >Austria -will settle with Italy after•the fashion, of Roumania.

- Germanv -will, seek a decision in-'theWest," where'operations of a formidablecharacteV will commence in -a month or

- six .

„ Pirul Swamp*We carried out an offensive south-east

of the river Aa- . v ,-The, Germans, by-,a- counter-offensive,

threw- us ;bbck one-third-.of. a mile.

RUSSIAN SUBMARINES IN THEBOSPHORUS

FOUR SCHOONERS SUNK.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

(Rec. Jan. 26, 12.45 p.m.)LONDON, Jan. 25.

A Russian official, report states:—Oursubmarines sank four schooners .in theIBosphorus and drove ashore t-hreeothers.

WEST FRONTFRENCH Cojiz4-DE-ALAIN.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Associationand Renter.)

LONDON", Jan. 24.A French communique says:— .We

tntd*: se%-eral successful coups-de-mainsoi.th of Chilly, on the Somme near Re°:-r_svilie, and in the Wcevre.

Allied aircraft are successfullv busy.LONDON, Jan. 25.

A communique reports a de-structive artillery fire against the ene-my at Moulin-sous-Touvent. north-eastof Hill 304.■-.There is; an ap,p'reeial~ , ~" violent artil-lery struggle in the sectoi. of CauriereseWood.

ENEMY RAIDS / FAIL.Jan. 24.

Sir Douglas Haig reports that the ene-.my attempted to raid our trenchesscutb-west of Loos, but were -easilybeaten off. leaving a number of dead andwounded.- -We drove back a party southwards ofHull'uch. -. . „.

-■ We raided trenches south-east ofYpres, and bombarded trenches south-east of Souchez with good results.

During air fighting six Geiman aero-planes rwere ■ destroyed and tliree - drivendown-damaged. One of ours was broughtdown.-and two are missing.

German coup \de .main- fail^(Ree. Jan. 25, 12.4* p.mO

■ LONDON, Jan. 25.epartmeijt has instructed

Mr Gerard tovaccept Germany'sofferVto peumit Amferic'a to investigate theconditions of the Belgian deporteds. Theoffer -was made in Germany's Note tothe 'United States.

POST-WAR EMPLOYMENT. r, _

VORMATIO'Ni OF LOCArti 00M-:■■_•• v MITTEES.

VAuatraiian and N.Z. Gable Association.).' (Rec. Jan. 25, 10.30 a.m.)

LONDON, Jan. 25.t\tr Hodge, Minister for Labour, isi

forming- committees of employers andemployed. There . will be five hundredlocal committees to deal•- with post-waremployment. ""'" ■'■'"

TEA FOR THE TROOPSINDIAN CROPS TO BE ACQUIRED'.

(Australian and: N.Z. Cable Association.), fP.ec. Jan. 26. 10.30 a.m.)

XXXNOaN, Jan. 25.The Government is 'proposing to ac-

quire Indian tea crops for troopsrequirements.

CONDITIONS IN NORWAYSEIZURE OF IMPORTED €OAE.

MEATLESS (DAYS PROPOSED'.(Renter's TeJt*srr*ms.>

(Rec. Jan. 26, 10.30 a.m.)- Jan. 25.

The Victualling Commission is seizingall coals and cinder* imported intoOhristiania privately and is prohibitingthe export of all wood. It is also pro-posing meatless days bi-weekly.

AUSTRALIACHEESE PRICES FIXED.

(Press Association.^—Oopybioht.)

(Rec. 10.5 a.m.)MELBOURNE, This Day.

Cheese prices have been fixed as fol-lows :_Large anT-mediumi,. -new, .whole-sale 9d per lb, old lid; loaf, utnothing verydifficult. On the same af-ternoon we proceeded on to .Lake Ka-nieri,- the road 'being' in tip top orderand the scenery excellent. The Lakeproved - to be an ideal place for a- swim.We left the lake at 5 p.m. and continuedon. to Ross. Motorists here should hecareful- to watch the tramlines crossingthe road carrying- timber. 'The roadbetweeivthe village of Kanieri and Rossis fairly shingly. Ross was reach.ee.. at 8p.m.

ROAD TO THE GLACIER.

"At Ross we made inquiries" regardingthe roarl to Franz JosefGlacier,'and weretold that it was impossible to get throughwithout horses. However, we decidedto fry.' The same night we went downthe Mikonui to have a look at the river.We put on waders and' investigated theford.. The depth in the middle, was> 3ft,'but the bottom wis fairly.we thoiight we could, just about squeezeacross.? Before going back'to; the hotelfor the night one of the men ..said: hewas so;sure we could not get across thathe would be there with I,'horses in-; !themorning. We left "Ross at eight" o'.clockin the, morning, got to the Mikonui-afew minutes: later; tied a sack over the'radiator and weVifo through, in . gbodstyle, much to the surprise of the man-with the horses. The water came wellup over the bonnet and into the. floor ofthe car. It is the sa eld-over the radiatorthat doesr the trick. We. then went onto the Waitahi, seven miles/,distant. Weinvestigated the ford .with waders, tieda sack over the radiator and wentthrough. This was the deepest fordi ofthe trip-and must be:at-.least 100 yardswide. Fi'om here the .scenery, starts toget very beautiful. You .pass throughseveral' gorges with graceful .. treefernson .every side. Careful driving is ne-cessary, as the corners are'sharp/ ThenLake lanthe is passedl with,the Avoodedslopes .? of the •mountains, descetid.iiig; tp-the water's edge and wood-pigeons:; fly-ing round -in all directions. ..The birdswere the largest we have ever seen, soniebeing as large-asv fowls. The road, runsalongside/ the lake -for ;.about:-a-:; mile.Leaving it, we passed over" a'good majiybeautiful rivers, the water, in. them, be-ing of a dark blue shade. The: next,river -to ford- is' the Little Wahganui.We heard-here that'a car 1 tryiiig:.to getthrough with a . horse was: stranded -in-the middle'all. night and the;;partyt,.fdre-ed to camp on the side-;pf -,river.This did not seem too;good.."a; prospectfor-us', but after'haying' a'looknat. theford we decided.to,try it. , The riverbed' was bumpy and. the current- swift,■■'but with the. sack oyei^:the;radiatpr/ thecar got oyer .ih.Jgood > style,- ;the' watersurging up'on each'side of;;the..car-as'itdoes-alongside a-shin. - i, .-•'■■•*

I -'.-'•■•..'""..• .i MAGNIFICENT SCENERY.

j "After, leaving thepriver we. climbed! over Mt. Herculesv Here there- -isr-.a,

steep' "ascent - for about" a mile.:; TheI scenery is absolutely, magnificent-. - Yojilook down ; deep gorges-•hundreds:

of feejt; deep"covered With: native-'biish-and ti-ee. ferns. -This \new--appealed ,to.us as oneof the best oiii, the route, • - y

; • "AftOTneaving- here we passed,.another.beaiitiful lake and then had- to, ford\Yaitangi River—which is really threeor'-foiir streams in one rivex*. bed,: ifebottom being, loose fine "shingle..-. Thewater,t however,1. was., not • veryc deep, and;I': with, plenty- of- power and the car mov-

| ing. well ; aJo'ftgj:-no .trouble Bwas.. en-countered. The.-, roadman,: here was veryobliging and showed us. the.-best;.;ford-;' ;to;take. ; About three miles' from.-tfieWaiho wecarae to.;ahothet';lak*e fiili-o)f'

| swans/ and, paradise .-.ducks... The -waitii''[ was 'very, beau tif-id irtythe..cveniiigf >light-.After ; leaving .■.the/ ,-laico w^-'-had.itheTotara to- ford. Tliis.-was a very nastylittle-river to. get ,tlu-oiTgh,-.there:.''beihg>- a-sudden dip aiid the loOse.

[ With the sack over the radiator Wp gotj across and 1 reached the AccommodationHouse at. 7 p. .' ,/..:.•THE GLACIER.

!■ "Next morning we. made astar.t forthe Glaciei'. Tliis necessitatesta.-vyalkdfabout ithree miles, and also the. crossingof two s\vingbridges^2Go,yards-'long-and:having a .very uncanny swing. : /Tjie wallc'to the Glacier is very beautiful, thetrack igoing tlirough grottos, and . thebush meeting overhead. This,is some-ofthe prettiest scenery, on the.ooa.st. Abouta quarter to twelve we came to theGlacier, which undoubtedly one ofthe finest in the world. The'.approaeh

| tp tho Glacier is rather difficult. ■ Youhave :• to climb oyer a. 'saddle;.;.of. icewhich; isxonly 9 inches at the top, butall the party got- across all..right? andmade : a start for a good, climb;.•- Thesurface was not too good, as-ithad'been.'raining in the moi'iiing. W,e were par-ticularly struck by the wonderful colour-ings on the Glacier. ■ There are numerouscases iAvhere the light shin a? .throughwith beautiful blue shades. We as'--

-| cended for two miles and then, started'to rfctvirn. Here we got somely fine snapshots; one view, in an ice.cave being specially beautiful.. . Atthis • partiexdar place, Mi- Webb. M.P.,who was ,one of; the Glacier -party, .liada narrow -escape from, a. ;bad^-accident;There i s.••riuining water -;over. the. floorof ■ the cave which makes/it; very : slip-

peiy 'and the floor "slopes to-"the edgeof a steep decline of a hundred feet;. 4 lnparsing over the floor Mr Webb slipped, 1bnfc .was fortunately oauglii by.oho ofthe party before his position "becamedangerous.

"The bottom of the Glacier was reach-ed at 5.30, the billy was soont boiling,and after tea there was a pleasant walkback 'to the Accommodation House. .MrGraham, the proprietor, is very oblig-ing, and has boots aildalpine ,f6rvisitors. .We- iritendodi (staying, hetriifthree days, 'bi.it the mosquitoes mad© 'itso uncomfortable for the ladies that itwas deckled to push on.

DULLER GORGE."Next- morning (Monday) we left,

making a good trip back, fording therivers without difficulty, audi arriving- atGreymouth that night at 9 p.m. Themorning was put in at Greymouth, theprincipal attraction being'a bathe oh thebeach, where there is a. line surf. Grey-mouth was left at 2 p.m. and IharigahuaJunction reached, at 8 pirn- Tho. roadproved to-- be bumpy ,-ind cut up hymotor trailIc: Next day InangahuaJunction was loft for Westport. Theßul-ler Gorge, hero was very fine, but hdfc' sobeautiful as between -Lyell and Miirchi-son. About half way to Westport heavyrain set in and- new binding on. the roadmade going heavy. The ferry \va&crossed about 12 o'clock, and the partylonged for a winch to haul the puntalong at a decent rate. Westport wasreached, at 12.30, una, the departuremade a few minutes later. It was rain-ing in torrents, and the party pushed »6nup to Murchison. The-'beantiful colour-ings in the higher reaches, of theßullerwere particularly noticeable. Murchispnwas reached: ,at §. p.m., and here..theparty-was pleased to find two fine-hotelsfor such a. seemingly, small .place; ;hptelaquite as good as .those in Christchurch.Murchison .was left at 10 a.m.-on Thurs-day morning, and ■ reached.; at2.30 in >the afternoon." ..;::..! Mr Adams states that the journey canbe_ undertaken by any motorist with afairly -powerful' car provided a.sack, istaken for placing over the radiator aridthe electrical system well covered .withthick grease. At the same time it iajiist as well to ,have a pull. through inesse of trouble with the l-ivfers. . -.- ■ ;cThe party leaves.for Picton to-morrowon the .return trip via the East Coast.

DRESSMAKING EXHIBITION{he •Oddfeliows' Hall yesterday ,

afternoon and: last evening- an-eochalji-tionwas made by Miss Eober*s> drefes-'making class; The work comprised cos-tumes, dresses, blouses, boys'- clothes,etc., and was most.favourably Cohurieiit-ed on, imany of those present being- stir-prised that such, fine wor4u should havebeen don© by pupils iiv the short spac©of timeithat has elapsed since,tlie clasheswere, formed. Miss, Roberts gave a slibjctlectnre-'on the Imperial dressciitt'ing jays,tern, of which she is theiuyen'tiM:,which 3ias been' very highly., recdmihiend- .ed by .authorities;'in..parts 1 of the world. .With: a vview. ;tp•this system /being introduced into .:tbetechnical sohoolsy a . petition, is ,in. cir- - 1culatioh . and •is being largely sighed, ;'asking:: Parliament to- adopt- it. .: :3?hesystem.' has; already been; Considered, .bythe Education Committee of. the, Houise, /■and been favourably reported 1 0n../.Miss.Roberts has offered .to f teach.all-teacHergfree of- charge during the war, l;audj she ;has also offei-ed* to supply, charts.:,atifi.;greatly reduced cost with a further re-'Suction in the case of soldiersv childxen.A point .emphasised by Miss Roberts-.is•that hi. times like these;.jyheii the .cost)of living is constantly mounting,, a, g

IMPERIAL WAR COUNCIL-; STATBMENT BY MB. LLOYD

Sr.-v(Aaatralian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

(Rec. Jan. 25; 1.55 p.m.)LOKDON, Jan. 25.

-•' Mr IJoyd George, interviewed by. a■correspondent of the United Cable Ser-vice regarding the Imperial War Coun-cil, said that he had urgently invited'theDominion Premiers (because lie desired

-Shear advice and assistance in coming to'decisions, regarding The conduct of thewar and negotiation for peace.

•He regarded in© Council as the begin-ning of a new epoch in the history of theEmpire. -The -war had cnanged us andtaught uamore than \ve_yet- understand.It had opned a new age ibr .us. We want.to go into that age together with ourfellows overseas, just as -we-haye gone-through the darkness and have" shedblood and treasure together. Nothingaffecting the Dominions' conduct of the•war or negotiations for peace will be ex-cluded from the purview of the Council sjmeetings. Domestic matters affectingthe United Kingdom will be the onlyreservation. - '

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- Replving to-a question as to whetherthe discussions would include the fatecf the German colonies, Mr LloydGeorge said that that was one obviousquestion, 'but there are many questionsof equal moment. All would be thrash-

- ed out! and the war policy of the Em -ipire clearly defined, besides post-warquestions, such as demobilisation an

THE TURFNELSON TROTTING CLUB.

NOMINATIONS.The following nominations have been

received for the Nelson Trotting Club'sannual race meeting, to be held at Rich-mond Park on Wednesday, February 14:Pioneer Trot, miles :" Bay William,Little Ben (ponv), Wairoa. Belle, RingTleader, Tutaki Bov. Tofua, Owvho, Wild)Pedro, Rapuara, 'Tim Wilkin ofBombay, Doyle, Shrimp, Alex. '

Waimea Handicap, 2 miles : Jean Dil-'""

Inn. Taumata, Belgium Lad, Precision,. Ladybird, Josephine S., Adroth, St.

Joe, Nada, K., Tarawera, Gipsy Rose,Whist, Stella Leigh, Rannadale, Bobby8., McCormack.

Nelson Trotting , Club Handicap, 2miles: Will o' the Wiso. Tc-d-d Bells,Osier, Skylark, Peter Mac, Fernleigh,Rexcordium, Doris Wilkes, WinstoneM., Wild Morn, Misa Marion.

Ladies' Bracelet, 2 miles: Irish Tom,Sir Wikknoor, Tom Tit (pony), Bay Wil-liam, Black Beldon, Turbine. Holland,

< Wairoa Belle, Jessie Maud, Wild Pedo,Cloi-ane, Belle of Bombay, Doyle, The'Crab, Heirloom, McCormack, Fleet Boy,Zita, Star of Linwood. Native.

Bright-water Handicap, li miles : Jean.Dillon, Taumata. Belsrium Lad. Todd

- Bells, Osier, Ladvbird, Josephine S.,Tom Tit, Fernlei'gh, Adroth, Tutaki

, Bay, Nada K., Tarawera, Rapuara, Gip-sv Rose. Whist, Stella Leigh, Rannadale,Chorus Girl, Bobby 8., McCormack.

Richmond Handicap, miles : PeterMac, St. Joe, Tassv. Rexcordium, MaudH., Winstone M.,' Blue Wood, Lyloe,

..Mis* Marion. Will o' the Wisp, Wild,Skylark, Mabelwood. Luna Bell.

Wakefield Handicap, U miles: IrishTom. Josephine S., Sir Wildmoor, TomTit (pony). Star of Linwood. Black Bel-don, Little Ben, Wairoa Belle; JessieM?ud. Nada K.. Owbyo. Clorane, Heir-lom, Wildmoor Mac, McCormack, Fleet-boy, Zita.

.- Dash Handicap, 1 mile: Wild Daisy,•Osier, -Skvlark. Mabehvood,, Tassy,Hopeless. Luna Bell, Maud. H.. DorisWilkes, Chorus Girl, Hector.Lord Ashlev, Lyloc, Miss Marion, Win-stone M., Tofua.

Handicaps will be declared on. Thurs-day, February Bth, -at 8 p.m. -

EGMONT RACING CLUB.

(United Prb33 Association.)

HAWERA. Jan. 25.? . Following are Egmont acceptances:—

Ohawe Hack Hurdles, H miles : Record11.7, Combustion 10.4. Camp Guard 9.12,Blue Thread 9.0. Grandson 9.0.

Flying Handicap, 6 furlongs : Tete-a-

tete 9.sVßewi Poto 8.13, Interlude 8.4,Astor 7.13, Golden Grafton 7.9; TreeLucerne 7.9, Nystad 7.9, Veto 7.9,Hushman 7.7, Gang Awa' 6.11, Coropetfc6.10, Tirana 6.10, Vladineau 6.9.

Mere Mere Hack Flat, 5 furlongs:Bivouac 9.1, Goropett 8.13, Volo 8.8,Munition 8.5, Madam Ristori 8.4, Cora,Ora 7.12, Silver Webb 7.12. Inah 7.10,Revocation 7.6, Ticino 7.5, Staccata 7.0,Stela 7.0. Robur 7.0. Army Service 7.0,Horoeka 7.0, Paul Moore 7.0, The Glean-er 7.0.

Egmont Cup, li miles: Egypt 8.4,Sunbirdi 7.13, Master Lupin 7.10, Paraoa6.13, Analogue 6.10, Master Moutoa6.10, Harbour Light 6.-0.

Ladies' Purse, 8-J,-. furlongs (weight10.7): Normanby, Compel. The Ranch,Profectus, Haerengawe, Pampas, GreyGuard, Grandson, Interval, Laura, Spostronus.

Waipapa Hack Flat, 7 furlongs: Po-hehe 8.1, Henry Clay 7.13, Thames 7.12,Dingle 7.12, Svlviaroa- 7.12, Iceberg 7.8,Clavis 7.9. Crown Head 7.7, Deeside 7.7,Waioture 7.6, Prince Paul 7:3, Drift 7.2,Haunai 7.2, Pergola 7.2. Union Jack-770,Omapu 7.0, Poka 7.0, Hinetau 7.0, Shan-don Bells 7.0. :

Whareroa. Welter. 7 furlongs: RewiPoto 10.6, Zetes 8.9, Hushman 8.8,Greenstreet 8.6, Princess Moutoa 8.6,White Blaze 3.3. Tirana 8.1, Ratana8.1, Sunny Climes 8.0, Vladineau 8.0.

A MARE'S NEST.• MYSTERIOUS IVIOTOR-CARS.

Last -week the Christchurch Pressgave currency to a somewhat sensation-al story concerning grave suspicions that;three motor-cars imported from Ham-burg were German .engines of war in dis-guise, to be made use of in case of in-vasion.

The narrative ran as follows:"Among the members of It-he motorworld there have been various rumoursand surmises current relating to threemysterious motor-cars made in Ham-burg and shipped to New Zealand, land-ing here in June, 1914; It was statedthat the cars were fitted for machine-guns, and they were armoured, thatthey were of an unknown high j-ower,and that the Germans* had only shippedthern to the Dominion that they shouldbe suitable for patrol work in case of alanding. The cars were consigned toChristchurch, Wellington, and Aucklandto the order of a Hamburg firm. Therumours—as rumours will—grew, andespecially so when it was hinted abroadthat these mysterious cars, each costing

ja small fortune, had never been claimed-War broke out, and the firm, had neverclaimed their own, and the New ZealandExpress Company, in whose hands theywere, had an account for storage, gradu-ally mounting. The Public Trustee inWellington took a hand in the game,and, treating the Hamburg firm as anenemy, took possession of the oars. .'So.after 30 months or more cf storage, thecars were .unpacked a week or so ago,

a i- orter'nf the Press saw the ma-chine that was stored! in Christchurchsoon after it came out of its case. Alas,there was no mystery. The car was

an ordinary-strong, well-finished,strongly-powered—well up to 30 h.p.

j engines"—useful machine- The r>lat'."~\ vn.-s not armour plate, nor were itsJ sides: .pierced for

| '-"s a seven-seater car, with. rather a'clever device for the mid seats. The'• n- was painfp-l yellow arid fitted withGerman tyres."

Inquiries in Wellington concerning the! Tiatter have elicited the fact that therewas no perturbation m (motor circles

' '-hatever as to the character of _ the cars.The purchaser of the one which cameto Wellington is a well-known garage-roprietor, and he is inclined to thinkthat the Christchurch Press reporter hashad his 'Meg severely pxilled" in -themaTter.

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AMUSEMENTSPERMANENT PICTURES.

At the Em«T" Theatre'-.to-night therewili be present_d as the star feature ofthe new programme a charming and ro-mantic drama of love and war. "Bulletsand Brown Eyes," like "The Prisonerof. Zenda," is set among the hills in the.territories of two European Powers■which are at war with each other.Prince Boris makes a, raid down theValley of Bothalia > In a monastery heFees » beautiful nun, and discovers _thatshe is Countess Olga, whose portrait hehas seen - and adored. By trickery Olgacauses his capture, but later, finding tnathe is condemned to be shot, she rescueshim. After the war her father takesher to a monastery, where she is to final-ly take the veil. However, Boris, with'aroyal permission for his marriage, ap-

- pears on the scene, the lovers are-united-in the chapel which was to haveseen Olga's renunciation of the world.Not only is the story of great interest,but' the production is claimed to be thebest that the Triangle Company has yetput on the screen. Realistic battle sceneson a big scale are introduced andthroughout the acting is clever and con-vincing. Miss Bessie Barriscale is inthe star role. An interesting supportingprogramme' of war news, scenics, and

' comedy will al&o be shown. MotuekawXU bo visited to-morrow as usual.

PEOPLE'S PICTURES.

The great two-star programme present-ed, at the Theatre Royal last night drewa packed house. The programme will befinally repeated to-night. (Florence Tur-ner appears in "Lost and "Won,' to greatadvantage, a drama of splendid scenes

- and strong acting, with a .-bier horse race,which will find favour with.the sportingelement in the audience. Many of theinteriors are particularly well.done, andspecial mention most be made of thefine acting of Florence Turner and MrEd. Lingard. There is a church scenewhich is particularly effective, and allthe details of an interrupted weddingoeremonv make a very strong appeal tothe.gentle sex. Miss Farrar is leadinglady in a Spanish story, and, in listeningto it. or, rather, -witnessing it, one hasto remember Spanish blood aud what itmay entail. There are two friends,■ Andre and Ramon, and both love MariaRosa, from whom, the title of the pic-tare is derived-. As a kind of codicil, itmay be added that the picture is- anadaptation of a story bearing that name.Andre'is the favoured one, and- Ramonstraightway sets about his downfall forbis own base ends. He gets possession of

' Andre's knife, with it murders Pedro,',4 fixes the guilt upon Andre, who is tried,

condemned, and sentenced to 10 years'.imprisonment, sets about capturing theaffections of Rosa -hv fair means or foul,arid all but accomplishes his purpose. Hemanages to convince Rosa that Andrehas died in prison, and- actually marriesher. Immediately thereafter, Andre,who has done a' heroic act while a pri-soner, and has been pardoned, appears

.oh the scene. Rosa makes very-of the pigskins containingwine to loosenRamon's tongue, and in the end he con-

fesses that it was he who had murderedPedro. Rosa- fhereapon stabs him—thisis where the Spanish blood presumablyasserts itself—and she and Andre arere-united." A splendid War Topical isalso on the programme.

UNIVERSITY SENATE(United Pre3s Association.)

AUCKLAND, Jan. 25.The' question of over-presure of stu-

• dies and consequent risk of injury to pu-pils inl girls' secondary schools was thesubject of discussion. The matter was

- introduced. - bv a recommendation fromthe Entrance Examination Committee to

~ the following effect:—"That the Senate-■be-recommended to make comprehensive."investigation into the auestion of over-pressure in girls' secondary schools."

Professor Chilton, convener of-, thecommittee, in presenting the recommen-dation, said it was the outcome of a dis-cussion ot the Secondary Schools Con-ference, 'at which the following- resolu-

'. tion was carried:—"This committee oflady members of the Secondary SchoolsConference is of opinion that the pro-visions for free seeohdai*y education now

" available for girls have so minimised the..'risks"of over-pressure that no injurv tothe health of candidates for the Uni-versity entrance examination is likely to

• occur, provided 1 judicious care is exer-cised •by head mistresses of girls' second"-• arf|-schools. The committee desires the-conference to forward this- resolution.'"■-The Board of Studies felt that it 1 was notin "a position to come |to a definite con-

-.elusion, upon.it, because it had no infor-''mation .except that" from, persons more•or less interested. The board therefore

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passed a resolution asking the Senate to■make an investigation.-' Professor Seagar moved as an amend-ment, "That the words 'at some futuredate' be added to the recommendation.He did not see there was anything tobe gained from an' order for an investi-gation when principals of sirls' second-ary schools had asserted that no over-

' pressure existed. It-was-.'a known factthat many lady students took up the

. study of musjc and other accomplish-ments outside'school work, and it was

" generally owing to these additional tasksthat their health broke down.

The amendment- was lost, snd theclause was rejected, it being considered

• that no necessity existed for an investi-gation.

A telegram received by the Chancel-lor of the University (Sir'.Robert Stout)

._from the Hon. J. A. Hanan, Minister ofEducation, a few days ago, 'urging theSenate to jjive further encouragement tolady students to study domestic science,resulted in the following recommenda-tion being submitted to the Senate by

1 ' ,the Entrance i Examination Committee,to which the telejrram had been refer-red: "The committee recommends that

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Professor Chilton, convener of thecommittee, said the committee consider-ed the matter a very important one, be-cause. it affected the training- of the fu-ture wives and mothers of our young no-tion. It therefore received sympathetic-ally the request of the Minister. Itwas" generally .agreed that domesticscience should be a compuLsorv subject

- for. girls, but there were various diffi-culties m-'theway-of making it such..-The'recommendation was adopted.

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Black Leather Shoes, all sizes from 4s 9dMen's Shooters 6s to 10s, 14s lid; Wo-men's strong dairy boots 12s 6d.

CLOTHING.Men's Suits from 27s 6d. Box Suits

from 455, 50s, 555, well made andsplendid fitting goods. Men's Strawsfrom Is. Great bargains in.jColiars,Ties, and "Underwear.

W. R. MAY, RICHMOND.

A2TY SUM IJtJStTFrom £5 to

£2O.APipfy ■.

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ORCHARD PROPERTY with MainRoad frontage in good locality, 10acres; 8£ acres bearing. Close toecbool and railway station. GlassHouse 130 x 38. Water laid on fromwindmill. New 5-roomed house andoutbuildings. Price £I7OO.

SHEEP RUN. lOOOacres with 1000 fehe &p.Residence and outbuildings. Price £6par acre. Immediate possession.

433 ACRES in mixed grass, ring-fencedand subdivided into 15 paddocks. Car-rying 500 sheep besides cattle andhorses. 4 acres orchard bearing. Resi-dence, woolshed.'stable, etc. Handyto school, post office and railway. Price£2700 as a going concern, includinglive stock. Implements, and tools.Owner in camp.

1575 ACHES, English sad Natlya Grsai.ring-fenced and sub-divided into con-venient block*, good natural watersupply, a* present carrying about onesheep per acre. With further im-provement and sub-da Vision ■will carryconsiderably more. Good residenieeand outbuildings, woolshed, yawls, •.'*»'.'■«e*#.-!nr *•*&*•*»•

LAND, LIVE STOCK AND GEN-ERAL AUCTIONEERS.

INSURANCE, FINANCIAL, STOCKAND STATION AGENTS.

\ HARDY-ST., NELSON.

RICHMOND.—ISi acres of land. Gentleslopes overlooking the sea. 4 acres arein orchard, 7-year old trees. There isa new 4-room«d house with hot andcold water and all conveniences. Price£2OOO including spraying outfit, im-plements and stock. Reg- 120

HOPE.—S acres of freehold, all flatcountry, divided into 3 paddocks, wellwatered by running streams. 2 acresare in apples, 2 acres in crop and thebalance in grass. Title, land transfer.Price £425. Reg. 119.

NEiER NELSON.— 508 acres freeholdand 850 L.1.P., subdivided into 7 largeblocks. It is 3 miles from the NelsonPost Office, wail watered and there isa very large quantity of fire wood onthe property which is all ring-fenced.The property will be sold as a goingconcern with 750 sheep mostly eweswith lamb'at foot, also horses and cat-tle. Buildings comprise a 7-roomedhouse in first class order and other

; outbuildings. Price £5750. Reg. 113.Those intending to purchase properties

would do well to consufc us. We havea very large assortment of first classproperties to offer, town and country,including Orchards, Agricultural farms,Small Mixed Farms, and Sheep Stations.Buyers special attention is called to thefollowing desirable properties:—

HOPE.—35 acres freehold land y 18 acresare flat and undulating, all in English grass and subdivided into ninepaddocks, well watered. Seven-room-ed house with hot and cold water,and 5-sta.ll stable, gfass-house withwater laid on, ci-.-vi.ry, etc. The pro-perty is capable of carrying 20 to25 cows, and cheese factory, schooland railway station are near property.Price £IBSO. Very easy terms.Reg, 118.

UPPER MOUTERE.— 40 acres free-hold, all plongh&'ble and excellent or-chard country; 21 acres now in or-chard, 7 acres being 5-year trees and14 acres 1-year trees. The propertyis clean and ring fenced. Price £SOper acre. Reg- 116

HOPE.—25 acres freehold, all flat coun-try and all planted in orchard; 3100trees, apples and? pears. The propertyadjoins the school and. the railway s*a Ttdon is within easy distance. The pro-

•'. p.erty will be sold as a whole or sub-divided to suit buyers. The applesare all export varieties. Call on usfor fuller particulars. . Reg. 119.

STOKER—23 acres freehold, all fl" 1 9acres in orchard. Buildings comprisenew dwelling, barn, trapshed,About one mile from school and' Tail-way station. Price £2IOO, £750 cash,,balance of purchase money can be left

* ori mortgage. Reg- 119..

BELGROVE. —2063 acres' freehold; 1000acres flat and ploughable, divided in-to 14 paddocks, all of which are wellwatered. At present it is running 1500iheep. Carrying capacity 2000 sheep.Dwelling 12 rooms', wool shed, trapshed, etc. One mile from school and4£ miles from railway station. Price£4 10s per acre. Reg. 118.

PTJRAMAHOI-—l5O flat iari>&s'9O acres iin'English grass, and 60 acresploughable; 11 acres are in crop. I*js sub-divided into 8 paddocks and-well watered. Buildings comprise 6-roomed house .and outbuildings, cow-shed, etc. Two, miles from the schooland cheeso factory. Sea frontage withnatural harbour. . Price £2325.

Reg. 117.

8AT0N.—1659 acres, freehold; 300acres flat, 1000 acres undulating, and300 acres billy; 90C acres are in bushand 750 acres in English•_ grass. Bis subdivided, into ten paddocks, vceJLwatered nnd carrying 700 sheep and40 head of cattle. New 9-roomed%whare, hop kiln, blacksml'th'a shop,etc. Half-imile from school and 10miles from! railway station. Price

. £9OOO as a concern. o"wherwill exchange for a North Island pro-perty. . ' '■ ■■ \ ' R6g ' 11?

BRIGHTWATER. —31 acres freehold,all flat and ploughable; 9£ acres fruit,Balance in- crops and grass, gub-divid-

springs and creek. 8-roomed dwelling•■with stable, cart-shed, nam, etc. Half-mile from town -and railway station,and 3-mile foom factory and school.Price £3OOO as a going coneerm. Veryeasy terma of payment can be arrang-ed. Reg. 2-14.

WANGAPEEA—138 acres leasehold, ailflat; 113 acres ploughable, 25 now incrop. Divided into lOpaddotiiss, all ofwhichare well watered.' .She propertyis carrying 10 cows and Jl5O sheep.One inunute's walk from school andpost office, and li miles from railwaystation. Title E.I.P. Rentalyear. Price £I3OO. This propertywould easily run 2 sheep to the acre,and can be converted' to freeholdReg. 111.

MOTVJEKA.—i-acre freehold land. 5-roomed dwelling and .'Price £SOO. Title L.T. Reg. 11l

KORERE. —264 acres; 60 acre? fiat and204 acres hilly; 10 acres are in bush,60x acres ploughable,; and 26 in crop.It is divide*! into 12 paddocks, wellwatered and ring -fenced, and is car-rying 250 sheep, cows and horses. 9-roomed house, stable, trap and imple-ment shed. A-mile. from school and'f-milo fromi post office and 8 mil©*from railway station. Prfce £2IOO, in-cluding crops and stock. Title, LandTransfer. £IOOO cash required, : 'bal-ance 5 years at 4 per cent. Reg. 109

MOTUEKA.—II4 acres freehold, aita-ated Broo?*lyn ;• 60 acres good orchardpresent it is running 100 sheep. It is2 miles, from the school and j honr'adrive to the Motueka wharf. Price£ISOO. Terms, £SOO cash, balancec*n be left on mortgage. Reg. 109.

LOWER MOUTERE.—26 ac-rea freehold—all flat and nioughable, well watered.No building*."" Ttt&o, C.G. P*ioe £3Oper acre. R eg- 10a-

WAI-ITT. —75 acres freehold land; 25acres flat and 50 undulating, and aUin grass. It ia next to the school andae&ilway station. Price £2OOO

BRIGHTWATER.—63 acres, all undu-latini", and has been ploughed . Thebulk "is now in crop, and is divided in-to 9 paddocks well watered by springs,8-roomed house, with all conveniences,barn, and stable. ,The crops includepeas, oats, barley, early potatoe* ,etc.iPrice s» a going concern, 3 cow* and1 horn*, *ra®» and imiJliam*i]Jte, *I«M.

Land and EstateAgents

Trafalgar Street,Nelson

RICHMOND.—12 acres of the i'-ert landm Richmond j 5 acres o=-ts; 1 acrelucerne; J acre potatoes, balance ingrasß. Reservoir supply and electriclight installed past the property. £mile from Railway. Fll6.

WANGOMOA—650 acres freehold, goodsheep country with about 460 sheepand lambs and a few cattle. 2-rcorn-ed cottage, sheep and cattle yards.I Property is well-fenced and splendid-ly watered and has a bifi frontage toNelson-Blenheim road. Price, as agomg concern, £2OOO.

RICHMOND.— .122 acres Freehold. 6acies in orchard. Tbi.w 6-roomed house,h and c water, 'bathroom, etc., andform building-s. Price £2300.

TAKAKA.—643 acres; 50 acres flat landof excellent quality under cultivation,and 593 acres limestone hill country,-will carry 2 sheep to the acre. Propertyis well watered and lies well to thesun. Price including stock—-£3300.

TAKAKA.—2000 acres, Ii.LP., sheepcountry, 350 acres cleared. Sub-divid-

ied into 7 paddocks. Never failingwater supply 4-roomed cottage, man'swhare, dairy, stable, shearing shed,trap shed and sheep yards. pri»nj. 22 acres oi_ Orchard, Ra*p;berries and Halaiid in-stitution, with, fund* invested locally,and offers Absolute Security, Simpdicityof Contract, Prompt* ai ■' Liberal S*%-tleiden* o Stajtion and the imaiiif/road. .30 acres richl flat land, balance all olear-;

~ed amd in grae«; weiE f\»c«d, now carrr- /in>£ 200 sheep'and' lambs, 4-homey It • ■head oatitle, : 10 acres oais>:flte':'axjr»i;lrair-tV,-.

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