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VOL. LXII., NO. 18,599. PUBLISHED DAILY. oJWoffi" VlSf CHRISTCHURCH,N.Z., FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1926. SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE TWOPENCE—WEEKLY NINEPBNCB.

ANNOUNCEMENTS.

~T order to aea 'a,t >"PO«ition.ft ° of Birth., Marriages, and Deathsit be authenticated to ensure their

BIRTH.

«**iUM-On January Ist, 1926, to Mr and*R- raham' of karara—a son-j Both well.

To Mr arid Mrs L. "Weir, 103 Bar--7 rtWten »lrTet_ '1 efn ;

V ■*"" ' marriage.

%i TMTfITALL—ELDER—On December 31st,,£5 at St. Andrew's Church, Christ-Ifnrch bv the father of the bridegroom,lUibald' John, eldest surviving son offu lUv and Mrs R. M. G. McDowiH., !Fs& Tweed street, Christchurch, to Gracerifhtrine daughter of Mr and MrsJ4hn Elder, of Waipapa, Kaikoura.

DEATHS.

.Anv'STON—On January 14th, 1926. at 2-'remain road. Shirley, James, beloved hus-' i,nd of Ada Johnston;' aged 69 years. Late

JnlpectM of Police.TV On January Bth, at her resi-

• S»T,CB Seaview terrace, Timaru, AdelaideifelsD, beloved wife of F. J. Le Cren;aged 58 years.

rCfftS—At Christ-church, Claude S. Lewis,;Lirlv loved eldest son of lira R. C.Biihop, 263 Cambridge terrace; aged 38J£,rl-

TTWIS-On January sth, Claude Studley,AnrW loved husband of May Lewis, 324

- Fuanui road, St. Albans, and eldest sonel' Mr« R- c - Bishop; in his 39th year.r&TfiHT—On January 14th, Jane, dearly*s,d wife of Samuel Wright 87 Bligh'a- jfltd, Pap*" l"! Suddenly.

IN MEMORIAM.WEBETT— In loving memory of our dear

mother Mary Ann Everett, who passedtnj January 15th, 1925; aged 91 years.

1u «*eet to know, when life is sad and

j,nd wistful longing 3 o'er our tired heart*ttit'hMo dear hands we loved to clasp

id fondly , ~,, ,in gently folded, like a child s, asleep.

_b#rted by her loving children.HfiTF—ln loving memory of dear dad,twin 'John Carol, who passed away.Usury 15th, 1925.*L»io loved him, tMj miss him, as it dawns a> year;tttfo mpton.Jiff JEOil LYTTELTON—SALOONTOTJKTnEP KINGDOM. FROM £102: TOgOWS AmOA, FROM £72. THIRD-

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numbers:, 61, 3411, and 1784.4-, '641

IOTTBA A.ND WELLINGTON." v BJS. CYGNET.

MONDAY, 18th INSTANT.Space mutt be booked.

; Latest Cargo at Bail, 11 ajn._

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ifteIiINGTON AND WAIXOKOPU.S.S. PAKURA.• . MONDAY, JANUARY 1S&.

and circumstances permitting.),j Latest Cargo, Noon Saturday.

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AMUSEMENTS.

'We Start at Eleven.QJ7 E E X ' S. QUEEN'S,t- E E X ' S. QUEEN'S.

Continuous from 11.Our Delightful Programme delighted HugeAudiences Yesterday.The Thrilling Universal Special:

"THE FIGHTING- CUB.""THE FIGHTING CUB."

A "bigr, fast-movm? story of newspaper life.■with thrilling incidents, delightful romance,leading up to a smashing plimai".

Portrayed by a Superb Cast, includingWESLEY BARKY. PAT O'MALLEY,WARY CARK. STUART HOLMES. MIL-DRED HARRIS.Then—

"GREATER THAN A CROWN,""GREATER THAN A CROWN,"With

EDMUND LOWE.EDMUND LOWE.

A Splendid Story of Lovo and Adventure.Brilliant Supporting Programme.

Prices as usual. PLAN AT WEBLEY'S.2993

FULLER'S OPERA HOUSE.ULLER'S OPERA HOUSE.Direction—John Fuller and Sons, Ltd.

IMPORTANT NOTICE.IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Your Favourite,LITTLE HERMIE,LITTLE HERMIE,

Will Say FarewellTUESDAY NEXT.TUESDAY NEXT.Another Big Success.

GEO. WARD.SNAPSHOTS REVUE CO.

Brightest and Best 'of All Revues,Presenting

OFF BROADWAY,A Ccrcedy -with Miles of Smiles.CARDINI CARDINI,CARDINI CARDINI,

The Msster Manipulator and Gloved Wonder,presenting his marvellous jewelled thimbles.

MURFAYNE DUO—jf~ MURFAYNE DUOPremier Xylophonist and Entertainer at the

Piano.CHAS. L. SHERMAN.

The Spirit of Humour.SAM STERN,SAM STERN.

The Delightful Character Comedian.

PRICES—D.C. and O.S. 2s (Reserves 2b9d); Stalls,, la. Saturdays: 0.5., 2s 9d(Reserves 3s 3d); D.C., 2b (Reserves 2 a 9d);Stalls, Is. Box Plan at THE BRISTOLtill 5 p.m., thereafter at the Optra HouseConfectionery Store. Doors, 7 p.m. £929

FOB SALE.

FEXDALTON.Lovely two-storey bungalow, elovely rooms, slate roof, sun balcony,sun porch, plastered and panelled, electriclight and gas, electric stove. Porcelain bathand basin. Kitchenette with, all the latestcupboards and bins. Beautiful Section withStream Frontage. PRICE, £3500. This homeBhould be seen to bo appreciated, and can-not remain long on the market.

FENDALTO.V.Five-roomed semi-bungalow, P ias.. tered and beautifully papered throughout,absolutely sound, with every modern con-venience. Electric light, gaß etove, and coalrange. Doulton bath and basin. Section401 perches, with very wide frontage, andmotor garage. This is one of the choapeitproperties in Fehdalton, and can be boughtfor £I4OO or near offer.

MURRAY, SHEPPARD. LTD.,133 Hereford street. Telephone 732M7oS3i'

PAPANUI ROAD BUNGALOW.

PKICE £2IOO.EIGHT AT TRAM STOP.

BUNGALOW OF 6 ROOMS AND£ARGE SUN OR SLEEPING PORCH.lACINO- NORTH. Electric light through-out, panelled reception hall, plastered andart papered, sitting-room 22 x 16, with dooron to sun porch; dining-room 20 x 18;spacious bathroom, with porcelain bath andbasin, lavatory; kitchen with tiled-backrange, spacious cupboard accommodation,linen-prese, acu'lery with sink, h. and c.service, washhouse, copper, and tubs, out-Bide lavatory, h.p. water, and sower con-nexion.

SECTION OF APPROXIMATELYQUARTER-ACRE,

Laid out in lawn and garden, asphalt paths.MOTOR SHED with concrete floor and

wash.

EXCEPTIONALLY SUNNY ANDPRIVATE.

Further particulars on application to theSOLE AGENTS," . M383

JONES, McCROSTIE COMPANY. LTD.J44ISF.P.

PAPANUI. • PAPANUI.

TILE-ROOFED, FIVE-ROOMBUNGALOW.

A Real Home. Has good aspect. Porch,Panelled Hall and . Living-room, ClinkerGrates, Porcelain Bath, good water supply,gas stove, and electric light. MOTOR GAR-AGE; i-acro Section, nicely laid out.Handy to trams, etc.

INSPECTION BY APPOINTMENT.£1550.

D. STOQP and CO.

BEALE'S' BEALEYAVENUE. y AVENUE.FIVE-ROOM BUNGALOW,

Consisting of Sun Porch, Tree Rooms Panel-led in Oregon. Plastered, Leadlighte, 0.Brick Grates, Tiled Hearths, Doulton Bathand Basin, Electric "Water System, ElectrioStove; J-acre, beautifully laid out in gar-den, lawn, etc. . Concrete paths, eto.

TERMS ARRANGED.

£1550.. «««■D. STOCK and CO.,158 Manchester street,N.Z. Express Co, Building*.It's Easy to 'Phone

' '2i35, 8313.ssassFENDALTON-CUM-RICCARTON.

- ROOM FOR TENNIS COURTTHIS ii something special—a splendid newBungalow of sue rooms and glansed-insun or sleeping-porch. The rooms are ofgood si*® «nd every modern attribute whichcan make tor comfort, appearance, and savingof work is installed. Double hot water ser-vice, special porcelain bath, and a kitchen-ette which would be the pride of the moatexacting housewife. The best of leadlighta-ar.d solid panelling. Roomy briok garageThe section is about J-acre. The housestandi well away from the street. At theprice asked, £IB3O, a discriminating buyerwill not hesitate to secure this perfect home.Apply to the Vendor's Agents for kevs andparticulars. BERRY and GLASSON,82923 1"7 Manchester etreet.

OASHMERE BILLS.£2500,CHARMING HOME of six LARGEROOMS, and nearly 2 ACRES LANBi ACOMMANDING SITUATION with a UNIQUEVIEW from 3 SIDES. This property mikesa SPECIAL APPEAL to LOVERS of aGOOD GARDEN. The house contains allthe usual conveniences, such as elec'rislight, hot water, up-to-date fireplaces, (fewerrange, etc, etc. BRIGHT, SUNNY Room*and Large Verandahs. This is a BFAnT?FUL DESIRABLE HOME j£t T*MINUTES from the 3ld Tram.EXCEPTIONALLY easy terms oakBE GIVEN.BOWSER'S LAND AGENOY

natsaa * 778 Colombo atreat,83889 Asskto

amusements.jP RAND "Always CRANDVXRAND a Good GRAND

GRAND Entertainment.CONTINUOUS FROM 1- NOON.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.SPECIAL ANNOCNCEMEN T.

The management have the pleasure iO an-nounce the screening of the first authentic

pictures of

QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S LIFE &QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S LIFE & FUNERALQUEEN ALEXANDRA'S LIFE & FIN-HAL

And an Excellent Double Programme headed

fey

RICHARD DTX and LOISRICHARD DIX and LOIS \\iL. ONRICHARD DIX and LOIb VILLON

"T C E B 0 U N P.'■■l C E B 0 U N P.'"I C E B 0 U N D.'

AndBETTY COMPSONBETTY COMPSONBETTY COMPSON

In the play immortalised by Lady ForbesRobertson.

•"WOMAN TO ATOMAN.""WOMAN TO WOMAN."WOMAN TO WOMAN.""WOMAN TO WOMAN."

RING 2334 FOR RESERVES. OR REGRET.

GRANDGRANDGRAND

"Alwaysa Good

Entertainment.

GRANDGRANDGRAND

3008

THEATRE ROYAIJ.

Theatre royal.HEATRE ROYAL.LAST NIGHTLAST NIGHT

TATPATPAT

HAXNA'SHANNA'SHANXA'S

DIGGERS.DIGGERS.DIGGERS.

, SPECIAL RETURN VISIT.SPECIAL RETURN VISIT.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27th.WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27th.WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27th.

Complete New Programme.

COUNTRY TOUR:

ASHBUR'J'ON— January 16th.GERALDINE—January ISth.OAMARU—January 10th.GORE—-January 20th.WYNDHAH—January 21st.

INVERCARGILL—January 22nd.

GREYMOUTH—January 28th.HOKITIKA—January 29th.GREYMOUTH—January 30th.WESTPORT—February Ist.

2933

FOR SALE.

CASHMERE HILLS.

£2050.BEAUTIFUL BUNGALOW on Haolc-

tborne road, 6 rooms, lTJft by 15ft, 15Jftby 14ft, etc., panelled hall, kitchenette, por-celain bath and basin, wardrobes and linenpress, electric light and six healing points,gas stove, telephone, garage. Quarter-Acre,with lovely little garden; concretn paths andfruit trees. Clean bill of health.

IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.

541F.P.OWNER,P.O. Box 592.

F. WILLIAMSON and CO.,Land and Estate Agents,131 Hereford street.

Next Bank of Zeal&nd.

£1 HAA—ST. ALBAXS. Solidly builtd*X I \J\J artistic bungalow of 6 largorooms and double sun porches. Allrooms are papered with artistic paperß,double hot water service. I'ull 1-acje, lawns, flower and kitchen gar-den. One jninuto to tram, 2Jd section.The above property is really a bunga-low with large sunny rooms, all inperfect order.

About £SOO wanted.Immediate possession, as owner is

leaving for England.F. WILLIAMSON and CO.

ST. ALBANS.. Two-storey Bun-I Lixj galovr, 6 beautifully paperedrooms and pun balcony, aU of goodsize, everything of the latest and best.Sunny northern aspect. Motor garage,fine garden; 5 minutes to 2Jd car.Altogether a charming home.

Owner will consider spot cash, nearofier, or terms if desired.

Don't delay, as this property •will sellquickly.

F. ■WILLIAMSON and CO.

(T7CTE shall be pleased to motor clients out•*»'to inspect any of the numerous pro-perties on our books.

F. WILLIAMSON and CO.W8743

FOB IMMEDIATE SALE, £2500.CASHMERE HILLS, NEAR JUNCTION OffDYER'S PASS ROAD, VERY SUPER-

IOR BUNGALOW OF 7 ROOMS AND2 SLEEPING-OUT BALOONIES; ALSOONE ENCLOSED SUN-POROH.

THIS place Is brand new, end right up todate. Three hot water services, elec-tric range and gas, incinerator, sewer, etc.CONCRETE YARD A SPECIAL FEA-TURE, 60 z 20. There is over 1-acre fullyplanted with vegetables to coma in almost atonce. The position is sunny and sheltered,unique for very early fruit and vegetables, andyet within three minutes from tram; androom for motor on the flat.

THE FINISH OF THIS BUNGALOW ISOF THE VERY BEST, THE PANELLINGBEING BEAUTIFULLY MATCHED, AND OFEXCELLENT QUALITY. The outlook fromalj, rooms is very fine. This property cameinto Mortgagee's handa owing to failure ofthe builders, and will be sold below cost, andexceptionally easy terms arranged. SMALLPROPERTY OR SEOTIONS TAKEN ASPART PAYMENT. OWNER WILL SELLEITHER THIS PROPERTY OR HIS PRE-SENT RESIDENCE, CORNER RATA ST.AND WILSON'S ROAD. ST. MARTINS, ATA VERY REASONABLE PRICE.

ANY BUYER WANTING A FIRST-CLASS HOME SHOULD COMMUNICATEEARLY.

F. A. NEALE,N666BFP 215 Manchester street.

AET UNIONS.

BRIGHTON GALA ASTUNION.gOUTH

Drawn under Police Supervision.First Prise, No. S3O.Second, &18iThird, £2S» 8001

AMUSEMENTS.

T ' A SEASON OK JOY."T7.R X ATIOXAL VAUDEVILLEtv-

J' C WILLIAMSON THEATRESIN SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE.

ct^SCT FROJ! A PHKXnjIF. X ALI-YTnv EfIFUL IX WELLING-rpoVr--'^ls AT PRESENT PLAYIXG TOCROWDED HOUSES IX DUNEDIX.THEATRE' ' ROYAL.

Proprietors:J- c. WILLIAMSOX (X.Z.\ LTD.

Commoneinc;

I^!9 P,ROW SATURDAY) TO-MORROWTO-MORROW .SATURDAY) TO-MORROW(At S p.m.)

MATINEES--WEDXESDAY AND SATURDAY.

vJan. 20th ar.d 23rd.)X.z. ENTERTAINERS, LTD.,

PresentA N~e\v C>nio3ny of

HCTERXATIOXAfi ACTS,Bv Arraignment withc. WILLIAMSOX VAUDEVILLE. LTD.

Selected in A'.l T'arts cf the World bySpecial Representatives of this Firm.A COLOSSAL STARR[XG BILL

Headed by(Direct from Eng'.andj

The Mirthful Music Matter,

HERSCHEL HENLERE.HERSCHEL HEXLERE.HERSCHEL HEXLERE.HERSCHEL HEXLERE.HERSCHEL HEXLERE.

Eccentricities at the Piano.HIS DELIGHTFUL MUSIC ISIRRESISTIBLE, HIS MIRTH

INFECTIOUS.A critic says:—"As far as art ar.d talent

go we would give the honour; of a. remark-able programme to Hcnlere. Hs is apmnist of a quality seldom heard in vaude-ville, a very funny comedian and dramaticactor of splendid ability."

Special Engagement ofSCOTT SANDERS Londcn'sSCOTT SANDERS FavouriteSCOTT SANDERS CharacterSCOTT SAXDERS Comediau.

Composer of"OX THE ROAD TO ANYWHERE."From the Talace Theatre, New York.

1 LE£ MASON ?» LKE MASON ?J LEE . MASON ?

And "SUNNY"Present

"Follies and Foolics of Vodvii."Fifteen Minutes of Fun.

From the Leading London Theatres.LYDIA AND DESMOND.LYDIA AND DESMOND.In Steps and Styles of 1926.

First Appearance ofTHE BENOS ALMATHE BENOS andTHE BENOS BEN.Sensational Aerial Artists.

PresentingVaudeville's Greatest Thrill.FANTASI In aFANTASI Mysterious

FANTASI Extravaganza."A Woodland Glade."

From the London Coliseum.Exclusive Engagement of the

3 SWIFTS 33 SWIFTS 33 SWIFTS 33 SWIFTS 3

The World's GreatestCLTTB JUGGLING COMEDIANS.

PRICES—D.C. and 0.5., Reserved 6s, Un-reserved 58; Stalls, 3s; GaJlory, 2a (plustax).

MATINEES: D.C. und 0.5., 3s, Reservod;Unreserved, 2s, Is (Children: Half-priceto reserves).The Box Plans for the Season of SEVENNIGHTS and TWO MATINEES now open

at THE BRISTOL.Representative: WALTER MONK. 3007

POR SALE.

DELIGHTFUL HOME.

MERIYALE.

7 BOOMS. 1-ACRE SECTION.

ASPHALT TENNIS COURT.

ALTOGETHER A CHARMING HOMEWITH PICTURESQUE ROOMS.

TWO SUN PORCHES FACING NORTH,AND EVERT POSSIBLE CONVENIENCE.VERY TASTEFULLY LAID OUT GAR-DEN A,ND LAWNS.

THOSE IN SEARCH OF A SEALHOME SHOULD COMMUNICATE WITHUS. t PRICE ASKED £3500.

FORD and HADFIELD, LTD.,F4S3BFP 133 Worcester street.

COUNTY COUNCILS.

HEATHCOTE COUNTY COUNCIL.

REGISTRATION OF DOGS.

tN PURSUANCE of Section 8 of the Dogs'Act, 1908, Public Notice is hereby giventhat the fees for the registration of dogs inthe County of Heathcote for the year endingDecember Slst, 1926, are now due, and areas follows:

s dFor each dog kept solely for the pur-

pose of driving sheep or cattle .. 2 6For any other purpose .. .. 10 •0

Further notice is her«by given that legalproceedings will be instituted again!,t all per-sons owning an unregistered dog in theCounty of Heathcote after Saturday, 30thin3t.

J. H. McAULIFFE,County Clerk.

Christchurch,January 12th, 1926. 284

AMURI COUNTY COUNCIL.

DOG REGISTRATION ACT."M"OTICB is hereby given that the follo-w----*!■* ing Fees have been fixed for Dog Regis-tration Trithin the County of Amuri:—

Sheep Dogs, 2ft 6d e&ch.Rabbit Dogs, 2s 6di each.All other Dogs, 10a each.The place for registration ia the Council

Office, Culverden..D. T. DALZELL,

County Clerk.Culverden, January 14th, 1926.

AMURI COUNTY COUNCIL.

SHOPS AND OFFICES ACT.

"VTOTICE is hereby given that WEDNES-J-N DAY has been declared the StatutoryHalf-holiday for the year 1925.

D. T. DALZELL,County Clerk.Culverden, January 14th, 1926. 3003

financialMONEY TO LEND.

I HATE Various Sums of TrustHoney,

amounting to £4OOO, to LEND on IstMortgage of freehold securities.W S J GOODMAN, Solicitor, 92 Herefordstreet, Christchurch. 85F.P.

lectures.

RS R. OLSEN (on a short visit toChristchurch) will X*ECi'UKE ill theTRADES HALL (Upstairs) on SUNDAY,M17thf at 7 p.m. Subject: "The New Philo-sophy of Life." '^9

s-AWMILLING MACHINERY: Bush Loco*motives, Steam Saw Feeds, BteamCrcfiS'CUt Saws, Logging Blocks, TimberJacketc., from R.P.M. Manning ana Co.,5 Bedford row, Christchurch, representing A,and Qs Priw, Ltd* Thames. M7022-13

AMUSEMENTS.

WHAT MOST WOMEN" KNOW,BUT FEW WOMEN" TELL!

BRILLIANT XEW PROGRAMME,brilliant new programme,Commencing

TO-DAY at 2. TO-NIGHT at 7.Displays

A DRAMATIC THUNDERBOLTIn the

Startling First National Photo-Drama.:"JUST A WOMAN'"

"JUST A WOMAN""JUST A WOMAN"" JlST A WOMAN"'

"JUST A WOMAN"""JUST A WOMAN""JUST A WOMAN""

"JUST A WOMAN""JUST A WOMAN"

A Powerful Story of what is Deepestin every \oung Wife's Heart. It liits

at the verySOUL OF EVERY WOMAN".

WOMEN" who LOVE and REMEMBER.WOMEN" who LOVE and FORGET.

To some It's just another Kiss—Another Flirtation to be Forgotten—

And then to others it meansALL THAT LIFE CAN" HOLD.

"JUST A WOMAN,""JUST A WOMAN,""JUST A WOMAN,""JUST A WOMAN,""JUST A WOMAN,"

StarringCONWAY TEARLE CLAIRE WINDSORCONWAY TEARLE CLAIRE WINDSOR

AndPERCY MARMONT.

A Startling Domestic Revelation.Then wo have

The Great Al. Christie Comedy,starring Dorothy Devore, WalterHiers, TuJly Marshall, and JimraieHarrison, in a. regular GASPER:

"HOLD YOUR BREATH""HOLD YOUR BREATH""HOLD YOUR BREATH""HOLD YOUR BREATH""HOLD YOUR BREATH""HOLD YOUR BREATH""HOLD YOUR BREATH""HOLD YOUR. BREATH""HOLD YOUR BREATH"Yo'll Hold Your Breath with Ex-citement and Hold Your Sides withLaughter. Gales of Laughter and

- Packs of Thrills and Rollicking FunGalore.

PATHE GAZETTE. URBAN CHAT.Another -ESOP FABLE.

SPECIAL! SPECIAL! SPECIAL!"THE LATE QUEEN ALEXANDRA""THE LATE QUEEN ALEXANDRA""THE LATE QUEEN ALEXANDRA"

And the Great Funeral Procession.Special Musical Programme by

LIBERTY CONCERT ORCHESTRA.Conductor: Mr Howard Moody.

Reserves at The Bristol, or 'Phona 2365.2997

PUBLIC NOTICES.

REMOVAL NOTICE.

OUR OFFICES are now situated on theSECOND FLOOR T. & G. BUILDING,Hereford street, corner Liverpool street.

BISHOP and GODFREY,2597FP Solicitors.

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

IWE BEG TO NOTIFY OUR CLIENTS>VY I THAT WE HAVE MOVED TOMORE COMMODIOUS PREMISES SITU-ATED ,NO. 139 HEREFORD STREET(next Commercial Bank).

GODFREY and FRANKLIN,Public Accountants and Auditors.

2625

CO-OPERATIVE TREE-PLANTINGSOCIETSf, LIMITED.

NOMINAL CAPITAL £60,000.rpHE Society covenants to plant 100 forestA trees for each £5 subscribed on theBuilding Society principle of one shillingweekly.

Guaranteed Security, ia given over land,trees, building, and fences, etc., under TrustDeed of Mortgage' .in which subscribersbenefit "pari paasu" and Bonds ara providedbo that children end others will receiva thoproceeds realised in twenty years.

For further particulars apply—--133 Hereford street, Christchjirch, N.Z.

C2S9O-3

BASTER PRESENTS OF PRIME NEWZEALAND LAMB.

rpHE jNEW ZEALAND MEAT PRO-X DuCERS 1 BOARD has again madearrangements to deliver single carcases ofPrima New Zealand Lamb to any addressin the United Kingdom for the forthcomingEaster Season for the sum of £1 13s percarcase.

ORDERS MUST REACH THE BOARD'SOFFICE IN WELLINGTON BEFORE IstFEBRUARY.

All that is necessary is to sond £1 18sto the Secretary of the New Zealand MeatProducers' Board, P.O. Box 121, Wellington,to'getbar with, the friend's full address. Thisamount covers ail charges to delivering atthe friend's private house, to whom a post-card will be forwarded indicating! the send-er's name and instructions regarding de-frosting, etc.

SEND A CAECASE OF PRIME NEWZEALAND LAMB TO YOUR FRIENDS INTHE UNITED KINGDOM FOR EASTERAND HELP TO ADVERTISE AI»D EN-COURAGE THE CONSUMPTION OFTHIS PRIME ARTICLE OF NEW ZEA-LAND PRODUCE. 2891

GREEN ISLAND SCHOOL RE-UNION.

70th ANNIVERSARY.

A US dL'Son FRIDAY, February 12th, on the occasionof the 70th Anniversary of the opening o:the school. A number of _ Otagosettled in the Green Island Bush district, andbuilt one of, if not the flrst, school in thevicinity of fhwedtn. The Re-Union Commit-teo trusts that all ex-teachers and ex-pupilsfrom 1856 to 1926 will endeavour to bepresent, and thus mate the gathering ahuge success.

The celebrations commence on FRIDAY,Februsrv 12th, and continue until Sunday,the 14th; cheap excursions to Dunedin inconnexion with the N.Z. and South Seas Ex-hibition are being issued on the Railways(including Ferry Steamer).

The Committee will be pleased to have theloan of old photographs or mementoes of th«school, for exhibition at the Re-Union. Thepresent addresses of many ex-pupils andex-teachers are unknown to members of theCommittee, hence circulars have not beenposted to them, but they are invited andexpected just the same. His Worship theMayor (Mr W. T. Smellie) is chairman, MrA. M. Love, hon. secretary, and Miss MaryMills, assistant-secretary of the Re-UnionCommittee.

Donations towards the expenses will begratefully received by the treasurer, Mr J.L. Miller, Green Island, Dunedin. 2943

CAM LEE, Dominion Laundry Co., 168O Gloucester street—The above businesswill bo taken over by CHIN BINGSHEUNG a» from SATURDAY, January16th, 1926. All accounts owing by the abovofirm must be rendered to Sam Leo, 168Gloucester street, by 10.S0 a.m., 16.1.25.■ T2a

YS7ANT2J3 —At Nlcholsoa and Oo.'s,,W Ladies' Seamlsas Marl Cotton Hois, la64 safe. r. . . . X7QQI.

AMUSEMENTS.

GREATER£ R. Y S T A L PALACE.

The Best Theatre in tho Empire.Open Ito 5 p.m., 6.50 to Sleepytime.

CROWDS' CROWDS * CROWDS!HUGE, DELIGHTED CROWDS!

V. M. BEEBE PresentsThe Mighty Spectacle that Excel* »U othersin Drama and Splendour. GASTONLEROUX'S Magnificent Storv of Parisian

Gaiety End Intrigue:"THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA."" THE PHANTOM OK THE OPERA,"-THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.""THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.""THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA,""THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA,"

WithLON CHANEY. MARY PHILBIN, NOR-MAN KERRY, GIBSON (.OWLAND,

And a Caft of 3000.UNI VI RSAL'S sUPER-SENSATION.

BABY PEGGY COMEDY AND NEWSFILM.SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

The Best Orchestra in Australasia,Under the Distinsuishcd Condtictorship of

MR ALFRED J. BUNZ.PRICES—StaIIs 18, Reserves 2s, Dress

Circle '2s and 2s 9d. RESERVES at TheBristol, or ring up Brother Beebe (he'salways on the job), 'phone 3758. '2922

■EW BRIGHTON BEACH CARNIVAL.

SATURDAY. JANUARY 16th, 1936.

Fun for Young and Old.Flying Boats. Miniature Railway,

Sky Gliding, Merry-go-round, Hoop-la.

OPEN-AIR C JNCERT 7.30 P.M.Have a Day at the Seaside.

SPECIAL TRAMS AND BUSES.DAY AND NIGHT.C937

WOOLSTON PARK. WOOLSTON PARK.

"VTOXSTER FETE, in aid of WoolstonAM. Band's Contest, Funds, SATURDAY,January 16th, from 2 till 10 p.m.

Grounds specially lighted at night.Home-made Cake Stall, Refreshment Tent,

Produce Stall, Book and Variety Stalls,Plain-work Stall, 3d and 6d Dips for Chil-dren, Plenty of Side-shows, Baby Show,Cooking Competition. Good prizes. FaucyDress Paiado for Children.

Music by Municipal and RegimentalBands.

Roll up ntfd bring your friends.6d Art Union Ticket admits to ground.

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MEETINGS.

4 MEETING of MF.THVEN BRANCH,FARMERS' UNION, will n« held onSATURDAY, January 16th, ct 7.50 p.m.,

in the A. and P. Room.Business: To disciua d:spotjE 'of thi*year's 'wheat and appsiat del«3*i*s toa -conference to be held in Astiratoßnest Tuesday, January 13th.

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WOMEN'S CORNERThe Lady Editor will be pleased

to receive for publication in the"Women's Corner" Items of socialor personal news. Such itemsshould be fully authenticated, andengagement notices mu3t bear thesignatures of bokh parties. Cor-respondence is invited on anymatters affecting, or of Interest to,women.

Mrs George. Harper (Cashel streetAVest) has returned to Christchurchafter paying a short visit to Mrs Rob'nHarper (Four Peaks, Timaru).

Mrs H. S. Lawrence (Fendalton) isvisiting relatives in Nelson.

Mr and Mrs Endell "Wanklyn. whohave been spending a few weeks in theNorth Island, are returning to Christ-church to-morrow.

Mrs Guy Pascoo and family . areleaving oil Saturday for the EakaiaHuts.

Mrs T. Lascelles and Mrs WalterHill (Avonsidc) are spending a holidayat Timaru.

Mrs Ross Punsford (Suva) is visitingO'hnstchurch, and is staying with hermother, Mrs English (Papanui).

Mr, and -Mrs Pransfield have return-ed to their home at North Brightonafter spending a few weeks' holiday onthe "West Coast.

Mrs Ti. C. Hunt, who has been thenuest of Mrs Leicester Matson for afew days, has returned to Ashburton.

Miss K. Keene, who has been stayingwith Mrs Black, Slater street, has re-turned to Wellington.

Mr and Mrs H. F. Phillips (Kotuku,West Coast) arc returning this weekfrom a visit, to Mrs C. J. Atkins, Napier.

Mr and Mrs J. G. L. Vernon returnedlast night from Cferaldine, 'vyhere theyhave been spending a, few weoks.

Mrs Tinckney and Miss MarjoriePinckney (Hastings) are arriving inChristchurch on Sunday, and will staywith Mrs E. J. Boss, Garden road.

Mr and Mrs M. Myers (Wellington),who have been spending a few daysin Christchurch, went north last, night.

Dr. E. Douglas PnllOn,' Mrs Pullon,and family have left for a holiday visitto W.aimate and Dunedin.

The Misses Cox (Timaru) are com-ing to Christchurch next week to at-tend Miss Mary Ross's wedding. Theywill be the guests of their sister, MrsR. Pinckney, Holly road.

• Mrs Overton (Sumner) has left fora visit t oDunedin and Mt. Cook.

Mrs Charles Buchanan (Rugby street)is visiting Timaru. v

Miss Blanche Atkinson (Fendalton)is visiting friends at Southbridge.

Mrs Willie Dickson (Masterton), withher two daughters, is visiting Mrs.Frank Shand, Office road, Merivale.

Mr and Mrs W. E. Jones have re-turned fromWellington,, and are motor-ing, through to Dunedii) to-morrow withMr. lira W, J, Allen, Ruapuna.They ,will be. accompanied by Miss A.Erloigli. ... ; '

Mr and Mrs F. H. Christian and sonhave left for Auckland. It theirintention to spend a few days in Roto-rua and Tauranga before returning toChristchureh. .

Among the' guests' at Warner'sHotel are: Sir Francis Colchester-Wemyss and Lady,: Wemyss (London),Dr. and Mrs Gt>rmley,'' Mr A. Crates,'IS.M,, and Mrs. Gates (Sydney), Mrs G.Leslie Rutherford (Macdonald- Downs),Mr and Mrs H., E.. Hyde (Marlbor-ough), and Mrs Matthews (Sydney).

Mrs Septimus Mitterrand Miss Hen-derson (Melbourne) are at the Claren-don Hotel

Yesterday's arrivals 'at, the UnitedService Hotel, include Mr and Mrs I/.»H. Marshal] (Invercargill), Mr andMi's ,L. Maris and. Miss .Maris, andMrs E. Kennedy (Wellington), MissDyer (Melbourne), Miss Hil). (Oamaru),and Mrs Wheatland; (Dunedin).

Mr and Mrs W. Scales (Christ-church), Miss L. Scales (CKristchurch),Miss Cowan (Southbridge), Miss Craw-ford (JSouthbridge), Miss Truman(Christchureh), Mrs F. Robson (Christ-church), Master T. Robson (Christ-church), Master M- Robson (Christ-church), Miss Stewart (Christchureh),Mrs Bonnington (Ashburton), MissBonnington (Christchureh) are amongthe recent arrivals at the New BrightonCaf6.

Yesterday afternoon, at the residenceof Mrs Champion, Bristol street, MrsAyers iind Mrs Champion-'-entertained afew friends at a delightful little partyin honour of Miss Mary Boss. Amongstthe guests were Mrs E. J. Ross and MissRobs, Mrs Pinckney, Mrs H. Ayers, MrsW. Stringer, Mrs Eckford (Sydney.),Mrs H. Quane, Mrs Bridge, Misses AlicoChampion, and Leonie Ayers.

0? INTEREST TO. WOMEN.Women of taste and discretion will

be. pleased to hear that a half-yearly10 per cent. Reduction Sale is waitingthose fortunate women that visit theMinerva Salon. New styles and un-beatable prices .1,0 suit all. It willprove profitable "to vou to pay us avisit—MINERVA SALON, 174. Cashclstreet. v ' —6

WHEN CAMPING OUT-DOORS.Verbena, the golden bar, makes

snowy, suds and whitest, clothes. Itworks so thjs; summerhundreds have found it indispensable incamping and out-doors. Its uses areso varied. It- easily, quickly . andthoroughly cleans dishes, pans, clothes—everything."' And astonishingly so incold water. ,Ask your grocer for Ver-bena Soap. Mc?ol2-3

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WEDDINGS.

KING—STEVENS.A pretty wedding took place on

Monday, December 21st, 1925, at St.Andrew's Church, the Terrace,' "Wel-lington, when-Addic, youngest daughterof the late Mr and IVlrs Robert Stevens,of Lower Hutt, was married to T. L.Roy King,'second son of Mr mid MrsAlex King, Holnuvood road, Fcndalton,Christchurch. The Rev. James MeCaw,of Lower Hutt, was the officiatingminister, and as the . bridal partyentered the church, appropriate musicwas played l,iy Miss Freda Jones.

The brMe, who was given away by herbrother, Mr Andrew. Stevens, of "West-port, wore a charming frock of creammariette, cut. on simjile lines, and insetwith panels ot' Guipure lace. Her beau-tiful handtembroidered veil was heldby a coronet of. orange blossom, andshe carried a shower bouquet of creamroses and carnations.

The bridesmaids were Miss GladysStevens, sister of the bride, who woro amodel frock of primrose floral geor-gette, and crinoline hat to tone; andMiss Isla Stevens, niece of the bride,wearing a frock of pale cyclamen geor-gette and crinoline hat.

The bridegroom was attended by hisbrother, Dr. Cyril A. King.

A reception was afterwards held atSt. Andrew's Schoolroom, where Mr andMrs F. O. Austin received the guests.Mrs Austin, sister of the bride, wore avery pretty fawn floral georgette frockwith crinoline hat, and Mrs F. G.Kibblewhite, also sister of the bride,was in a charming frock of silver greycrepe de chine and hat. to tone. MrsAlex King, mother of the bridegroom,wore a black and white ensemble suitof marocain and smart, black hat.

The bride and bridegroom subse-quently left for a tour of the South

Mrs King travelling in a blueand grey figured crepe de chine frockwith grey and blue hat and musquashfur coat.

DOUBLEDAY—BRAISHER,A pretty -wedding was solemnised at

St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Kaia-poi, recently,, when Doris EugeneTrouve, eldest daughter of Mr and MrsF. ,T. Braisher, Kaiapoi, was married toFrank Wilfred, third son of Mr and MrsW. Doubledav, Kaiapoi. The Rev. G.K. Aitken officiated, and appropriate•wedding music was played by the organ-ist, Mr C. Brockelbank.

The bride, who entered the church onthe arm of her father, wore a charmingfrock of ivory georgette, the skirt ofwhich was of shadow lace, and the neckand sleeves were embroidered withpearls. Her hand-embroidered tulle veilfell gracefully from, a coronet of laceand orange blossom, and she carried ashower bouquet of choice white flowersand maidenhair fern.

Miss Olive Braisher attended her sisteras bridesmaid, wearing a dainty frockof pale green georgette with insertedpanel of cream lace, and black crinolinehat. . She carried a bouquet of mauveand pink flowers.

The bridegroom was attended by hiscousin, Mr Gordon Wright, as best man.

After the ceremony a reception washeld at Blackwell's tearooms, whereabout fifty guests were entertained.Mrs Braisher and Mrs Doubleday re-ceived the guests, the bride's motherwearing a black .iersey silk tunic frockwith Oriental trimmings, and hat tomatch; and the mother of the bride-groom a black silk marocain dress andblack hat. relieved with violet.

Following the reception, the happycouple left for the North Island, thebride travelling in a saxe blue ensemblesuit, trimmed with crepe de chine, anda becoming hat with touches of blue andgold.

AN OLD ART REVIVED.

For the woman -who is handy with apaint brush on© of the most useful re-vivals is the old-fashioned decorativeart of glass painting, which used toflourish in the early days of the nin&-teenth century. This has been accord-ed an enthusiastic reception and hasproved a godsend to the home-makerand bazaar worker, for it is easy to doand looks charming on such modernaccessories as candlesticks, bowls, com-potes, and toilet articles. Althoughunfired enamel decoration is not' gener-ally regarded as so legitimate an artas., the fired-indecoration, it is never-theless quite durable and is capable ofturning out just as varied and beauti-ful designs.

It has the further advantage of re-quiring very little ' expenditure, itsmainspring being a small tin of opaquewhite enamel. The ordinary kind soldfor renovating baths answers admirably.When dry this enamel mixed with vari-ous colours will produce a hard, lastingglazed surface which enables the paint-ed article to be cleaned with a dampcloth, or it may even be subjected tocareful washing in lukewarm water. Tomix with the . white enamel, buy oilpaints in tubes, choosing such usefulcolours as rose madder, new blue, Ant-werp blue, king's yellow, lemon yellow,sap green, chrome green No. 2, andchrome orange. These may all be ap-plied with a red sable water-colourbrush No. 2. Should a mistake occurwhen applying the paint, erase it witha cloth dipped in turpentine, andbefore changing from one colour to an-other always clean the brush in a littleturpentine.

CHARMING OR SILLY ?

It is always interesting to notice thetype of woman that is described by menas "charming," and the type that winsthat favourable description from mem-bers of her own sex. But even amongstmen—most" conservative mortals—thefashion .in women in rapidly changing.Even the helpless, clinging type ofwoman, who was greatly admired bypre-war men, is. beginning to realisethat nowadays it is possible to be atrifle over-lielpless.

TTor it's an absolute fact that, untilfairly recently, women w6re encouraged-to lie sillj',' and a strength of mind ina girl meant a dictatorial manner, spec-tacles, and general pigheadedness. Andeven now some men turn to a weak-minded ninny under the fond impressionthat brain means boredom, and fall inlove with a girl who cannot boil an egg,fsce a cow, or cross the road alone,only to fall out again when later theydiscover just what it means to have aweak-minded wife about the house.

It means, as a rule, that the3r 'remarried to a whiqer, slacker, or an ex-travagant simpleton who can't be madeto: realise that bills have to be' paidor that twice two make four and won'tmake five, a woman who can't wash thebaby, cook an eatable dinner, or menda hole in a sock to save her life.

The trouble appears to lie in the factthat many people mistake what strengthof mind implies. It doesn't meanselfishness or bad temper or erudition.It doesn't imply obstinacy, hardness cfheart, andl biceps like a prize-fighter.It means the ability to buck up andendure life in the face of difficulties, tokeep on einiling "when things go ivrong; ito be. capable- of charming not only '•when all is pleasant, but -to keep on !charming even when they're not.

For strength means courage; and awoman,without courage is a woman whoisn't worth much !

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AMUSEMENTS.

PICTURE HOUSES.

LIBERTY THEATRE.

In "Those "Who Dare" (at the Liberty)the mato of a yacht volunteers to knockdiscipline into tho mutinous crew of aschooner, and finds that he is up againstas desperate a band of cut-throats a3 evercamo out of a fo'c's'le. In "'Ae King ofWild Horses," a magnificent black stallionstruggles for the leadership with a superbwhite rival.

"JUST A WOMAX.""HOLD YOUR BREATH."

A specially attractive programme has beenprepared for presentation at the Libertyi'heatre, commencing- at the matinee to-day.With a special appeal to the women-folkgenerally, and of more than ordinary in-terest to "mere man" the First Nationalphoto-drama ".lust a Woman" heads thebig list of attractions. In gay contrastis the Christie comedy "Hoid Your Breath,"describod as a legular "gasper" full ofthrills, fun, and frolic. Of pathetic in-terest at tho present, time is tho specialfilm depicting "The Life of Queen Alex-andra" and the great funeral procession.The Pathe Gazette, Ur.ban Chat, and an-other of the popular JSsop's Fables providea particularly interesting and varied pro-gramme. In every marriage there is thegerm of happiness. It only takes care tosprout it and bring it to blossom. Fewromances are killed. They die of neglectof the care and thoughtfulneas that menand women give to all the other affairs oflife. Before a man will accuse a businesspartner or an employee of dishonesty he willweigh the facts with an impartial mind;he will examine into the circumstances andmake certain that, things are as they appear.But let his wife be accused by circum-bfancus over which she has no control, andinstantly she is adjudged guilty. "Just aWoman" deals with this Biibject in a verydefinite manner and the cast, headed byClaire Windsor. Conway Tearle, and PercyMarmont, is very convincing in the handling!of the various characters. Dorothy Devoreand Walter Hiers head a big cast of come-dians in the Christie comedy "Hold YourBreath," a 6000ft feature comedy, full ofthrills, fun. and frolic. Tho Liberty Con-cert Orchestra., under the conductorship .ofMr Howard Moody, will render a speciallyprepared programme of music. Reservedseats may be obtained at The Bristol PianoCompany or by ringing Liberty Theatre,2366.

GRAND THEATRE.

In 'T'lie Litle French Girl" the namepart is taken by Mary Brian, whose motheria a demi-mondain© of Paris. "Daughtersof. the Night," a. William Fox picture, isthe second attraction. One of the big se-quences of the story is the pursuit of aband of bank tobbers.

"ICEBOUND" AND "WOMAN TO■WOMAN."

The new programme at (he Grand Theatre,commencing to-day (Friday), is exceptionallygood, and is headed by the Paramount pro-duction, "Icebound," with Richard Dix andLois Wilson in the leading roles. Tho storyis as follows. Ben Jordan is a handsomoyoung chap, who is dissatisfied with the drabiife of the New England farm on which hisfamily have worked for years. He has beento the war, and has seen the happiness ofsome of the homes, and tho coldness of feel-ing in his own hurts him. One night whileat a game of cards with some of the boys ofthe Tillage a quarrel takes place, and as aresult a kerosene lamp is overturned and thebarn is burnt. The owner determines that heshall prosecute Ben, who borrows money fromhis mother, and leaves the town. JaneCrosby, the Jordans' ward, tells him that shewill keep him informed of happenings athome. He returns on the night, his motherdies. His relatives nro gathered Ingetherawaiting for the event, in anticipation ofsharing the fortune. They turn on Ben,reminding him that he is wanted by the law.The will is read, and the entire fortune isbequeathed to Jane Crosby, with the under-standing that she makes Ben become usefuland work on the farm. The relatives departangry, and one meeting the sheriff informshim that Ben is home. When the sheriffcalls, Jane goes bail, and then tells Benthat he will have to do what she tells himor go to gaol. Reluctantly Ben accepts theposition. Later, the duties seem to growmore irksome, and he refuses to carry on,but he again submits to the orders of- Jane.Jane had frequently heard him tell of. thehappiness of a family he was quartered within France, and of the dainty clothes thatthey wore. . Seeking to give him a surprise,she buys some dainty dresses. On thenight Nettie Moore sees the dress, andwears it. She is surprised in it by Ben,who, hungering for something different fromthe drab dresses he is so used to seeing,kisses her, and both are seen by Jane.Nettie apologises for wearing Jane's dress.Jane then decides that she will transfer themoney and farm to Ben, and leave. ThenBen realises why he so readily performedduties irksome to him. He realises he loyesJane.

The management have the pleasure, also,of screoning the first pictures of the life andfuneral of the late Queen Alexandra. Thesecond feature is the Selznick special,"Woman to Woman." Betty Compson plays.the part of Deloryse, the part played byLady Forbes Robertson on the stage. Asfor the story itself, it is brimming withpoignant appeal. The little French • girl,Louise Boucher, dances her way into yourheart, and when she becomes the greatartiste, Deloryse, she not only • retains butincreases her grip upon your affections.Betty Compson is superb as Louise Boucher.She pictures the vivacious and generousFrench d/inseuse so vividly that one instinc-tively throbs in sympathy with the emo-tions which are portrayed in her expressiveface. The Grand Orchestra, the object ofso much favourable comment recently, willrender a suitable musical programme. Re-serves may be obtained by ringing 2934.

GREATER CRYSTAL PALACE.

In' "The Phantom of the Opera," nowehowing at the Greater Crystal Palace,Leroux constructed a story of mystery,_ ofhuman and of extraordinary weirdt-ness. Yet, though there are some harrow-ing scenes, they arc relieved by incidents inwhich the element of humour is strong.

Ql) SEN'S THEATRE.

"The Fighting Cub," the first feature atthe Queen's Theatre, lias an exceptional castof talented! and popular players, amongwhomare Wesley Barry, Pat O'Malley, Mary Carr,George Fawcett, Mildred Harris,, StuartHolmes, and others. The second attractionis "Greater Than a Crown," starring Ed-mund Lowe.

EVERYBODY'S THEATRE.

Lon Chaney has an amazing role in "ThePhantom of the Opera" at Everybody'sTheatre. The story tells of the sinister in-trigue and machinations of "The Phan-tom," an uncanny being with a warpedsoul, who lived in cellars, five storeys deep,under the famous old buildings of Paris.

STRAND THEATRE.

'A story of pirate love is "The Sea Hawk."Miltop Sills as Oliver Tresillian, after-wards the Sea Hawk, must from now onbe regarded/ as the 6creen'3 perfect lover.The delectable little,. Australian, Enidi Ben-nett, was never more happily cast than asKoEamund.

THEATRE ROYAL.$

" THE DIGGERS."

Only one more night remains of "TheDiggers" season at the Theatre Royal. Lastnight another his audience had an enjoy-able evening l. One of the funniest sketchesseen here for ages was "Nicholas Perkins,"in which three members of the company whodid not appear in the first programme—lzaCroaslev, iJert- Gilbert, and Jesste Hanna—-were delightful, and in which the old fav-ourite, Pat Hanna, backed them up per-fectly. This piece is not a borrowed Eng-lish "sketch with slight alterations, but anoriginal tale of a summer apartment house.Then two more excellent farces were "Pois-oned Milk," by Jog Valli and Stan Law-son, and "Blighty Leave," by Bert Gilbert,and "Chic and joe," who appeared ill newroles. . .

J. C. WILLIAMSON.

INTERNATIONAL VAUDEVILLE.

Commenling to-uorrow evening at theTheatre Royal for a short season of sevennights and' two matinees, another companyof international vaudeville stars from theSydney and Melbourno theatres of J. C.Williamson, inaugurate a short holidayseason. The new combination, which is the)eighth sent front the firm's big vaudevillecircuit, is presented by Iha.JT.Z. Entertainers(by arrangement with ,1. C. Williamson,Ltd.). Tile headliner of this combination istho mirthful music master in hi 3 world-famed compositions, Herschel Henlere.scribed as "tho clown at the piano" withhis steeplechases at music, Hen'.Prs is a starwhose name has headed many of the mosi*famous variety halls in America, England,and on tho Continent. One Sydney criticsays: "Henlere scored a decided triumph athis opening at the matinee. He occupiedtho stage for 'fifty minutes, and then tooksix curtain calls, finishing with a. charac-teristic speech. Henlere is a great artist;he is a genius." Tho company supportingthe star includes artists selected from thecream of the world's vaudeville stage. ' Oneof London's most popular comedians andcomposers is Scott Sanders, whoso Scotchand character songs have been a big hit inAustralia.. An American critio describes theAerial Benos aB amazing trapeze artists, whofeaturo in their act a dive from the domeo£ the theatre by Alma. From the Conti-nent are Lee Mason and Sunny, who presentan act of laughter and mystery. _ A noveltysensation of wondor and delight is presentedby Fantasi. Direct from London are thoThree Swifts, club-juggling comedians, inhurricane manipulations, mixed _up withplenty of fun. From the Continent areLydia and Desmond, presenting "Steps andStyles of 1926." The box plans are rapidlyfilling at The Bristol.

FULLERS' OPERA HOUSE.

In "Off Broadway," tho Georgo Ward"Snapshots" Revue Company score a, bigsuccpss in the Opera House programme thisweek. There aro numerous opportunities inthe piece for tho class of humour whichthe company can handle so well. Tho6tra%ht vaudeville artists on the bill assCardini, card manipulator; Murfayne Duo,musicians; Charles Sherman, and SamStern.

TEACHING SWIMMING.$

SCHOOLS IN SYDNEY.

(from our oww correspondent.)

SYDNEY, January 7.Six thousand boys and girls in the

State Schools have taken pa.rt in thetenth annual Christmas vacation swim-ming school. It is estimated thatsince the classes were established40,000 children have been taught toswim. Their ability to swim will atleast give them something of a chancenot only against the risks of surfbathing, on iSydfney beaches, but alsoagainst sharks if they happen to beprowling in their neighbourhood. ' Noone in Sydney' doubts the .presence ofsharks about its beaches. The public,however,, were, shocked a day or twoago to learn that a school of sharksnumbering from 25 to 30, and rangingin size from baiby to mon-stersj were disporting themselves oneafternoon in the popular waters of pic-turesque Middle Harbour. They wereplainly disoemible. It was probably aschool of instruction for the smallerfry of man-eaters in the fine points >orsnatching bathers. They were on thefringe of what is regarded as one ofSydney's safest beaches. Before thealarm was raised, there were crowdsbathing. The school of sharks, how-ever, quickly had the water to them-selves.

N.S.W. MINERS' WAGES.r—� i

(fkoh cub owh correspondent.)

SYDNEY, January 7,One hears.... occasionally of wages

earned by men on the coalfields inNew South Wales that makes the com-munity wonder whether the lot of thecoalminers is quite as hard as it issometimes pictured.. ,A few days ago,for example, the public were told thattwo miners had drawn between them£ll7 for eleven days' work in thestone drive of one of the big collieries.In four collieries- the pay for Christ-mas exceeded any other pay yet re-ceived. In the case in which the twomen earned £ll7 for eleven days'work, there were no restrictions as tooutput on thit particular class_ ofwork, which illustrates what the minercan really do when he is not restrained.This, however, cannot of course'. hetaken as a standard. The extraordin-ary 1 pa.y lof the two men representshard-earned money, for which fullvalue was given. No doubt the ad-vent of the Christmas and New Yearfestivities was something of a stimulusto their special exertion.

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NOTES.

'•North Island visitors to the Dune-din Exhibition have been surprised tofind so few motorists' camps in theSouth Island," said Mr .H. Nichol-son at the meeting of the executiveof the South Island Motor Union onWednesday night.

Mr J. S. Hawkes (chairman) saidthat motorists visiting the Exhibitionhad found the camp conducted by theOtago Motor Club at Tahuna Park,Dunedin, a great boon. Mr Nichol-son said that the idea of motor campswas copied from Britain and America,where they were very popular.

Due principally to the large amountof bus traffic 011 the road to NewBrighton,' motoring to that district isnow a very unpleasant experience. Thestretch past Wairaoni is in a particu-larly bad condition with huge pot-holes. ltecently some of the holeshave been sufficient to loosen anengine from its l>ed plates. Repair■work, long needed, is now going on.

It is the intention of the CanterburyAutomobile Association to entertainmembers of the Main Highways Board,who will be visiting Christchurch nextweek, at luncheon on Monday at 1p.m.," in the Association's rooms.

More consideration niipjit be shownfor pedestrians and cyclists by somecar-drivers, when the streets are in awet and muddy condition after rain. Acyclist who was pedalling along Ric-carton road on Wednesday afternoon,was bespattered by a shower of yellowmud splashed up' from some of thenumerous pot-holes by a passingmotor-car.

Mr Geo. Humphreys has. at his ownexpense, put on a gang of men, whohave repaired the road leading fromEvans Pass to the Mount Pleasantrestliouse. The road is 25 feet in widthand is now in splendid order. So thatmotorists may not be put to any incon-venience during the summer months.Mr Humphreys will not have the roadmetalled until the winter. ColonelHobday is also having the road repair-fed in front of the tea rooms, so thatit will bo possible for motorists tohave a through run from Evans Passto the main road at the foot of MountPleasant. The Council of the C.A.A.last niglit decided to_ express their ap-preciation of the action of the gentle-men mentioned.

The Council ot the C.A.A. last nightdecided to hold an outing for orphansat a date to be fixed, and that theoffer of the Motor Traders' Associationto co-operate with the Association b©accepted with thanks. ,

"Wit'll regard to a proposal made tothe effect that the road between LakeColertffge and Lake Linden should berepaired,, so as to serve as an alternate,route ,to the West Coast, it was re-ported at last flight's meeting of theCouncil of the C.A.A. that there waspractically no chance of the work beingcarried out, Mr F. Langbein, DistrictPublic Works Engineer, having statedthat the cost would be prohibitive. Thochairman (Mr W. H. Nicholson) saidthat the road had suffered a great dealas a result) of the recent heavy rainsand was now spoiled by deep fissures.

> Work has been commenced to removeportion of a cliff on the main road,Sumner, near Shag Rock, with a view-to improving the road by widening itand giving a better view. It was"'re-ported at last night's meeting of theCouncil of the C.A.A. that the SumnerBorough Council had agreed to com-mence the work upon the Associationguaranteeing to subsidise the cost upto £SO. The president of tho Associa-tion stated that when the corner waswidened, pedestrians and others wouldenjoy a greater measure of safety thanunder the present conditions. ,

The Ashburton branch of the C.A.A.is making steady progress, and it isestimated that there are about 300members in the district. A club roomhas been secured in Hallenstein's build-ing, and it is expected that it will beopened some time next week. One ofthe questions to be by thebranch in the near future is that offinding camping sites for visitingmotorists. No trouble is anticipated inthis connexion, as tho district hasnumerous spots which would meetthe purpose admirably.

Cook Strait used to be a fairly effec-tive barrier to the touring motorist(says a Wellington paper), but with thoDunedin Exhibition as a lure at thoother end of the South Island, andbetter facilities for the transportationof cars, the Strait holds no terrors forthe man who wants to sit behind thewheel the whole journey through."Within fifteen days from December21st, no fewer than 234 privately-owned motor-cars were shipped awayfrom "Wellington. Of these 168 wereconsigned to Picton, 47 to Lyttelton,and 16 to Dunedin. The new steamerTamahine has special accommodationbelow dsck for motor-cars, but such wasthe rush on Christmas Eve that a cargosteamer had to make a trip across theStrait to Picton to convey all the carsoffering.

"POACHED EGGS."

TO GUIDE TRAFFIC,

• The traffic department of the CityCouncil is considering the advisabilityof providing "poached eggs" at streetintersections for the guidance of wheel-ed traffic (says' the Wellington "Do-minion"). The "poached egg" is so-called because the raised centre of themetal device is invariably painted yel-low, whilst to make it more obvious itis, as a rule, surrounded by a whitecircle about eight inches in width.These devices are inserted in the cen-tre at the intersection of two or morestreets, and merely serve as a mark toassist traffic in keeping to its properchannel ancl prevent cross-cutting.

One of the devices submitted to theCouncil was a circular cage-like con-struction of cast iron, which was a pro-tection to a dome of yellow glass, belowwhich, it was proposed to place electriclights, so that the "egg" would he vis-ible after dark. As the protection wasabout eight inches above the level ofthe ground it was deemed to be toohigh—high enough to be an obstruc-tion. Another device only four inchesin height is to ho inspected before adecision is arrived at.

GIVING A LIFT.

A DRIVER'S LIABILITY.

THIRD PARTY RISK.\

Third party risk was the subject ot'aii enquiry which? was made by a Lyt-telton motorist of tlie CanterburyAutomobile Association in a letterwhich was dealt with at last night'smeeting of that council.

The writer stated that he frequentlygave friends a lift in his motor-car,and had been informed that by sodoing he was liable for damages if,through his default, any of them re-ceived injury. He asked if it wouldbe legal or advisable to have someforms printed stipulating that he would

accept no liability 3-nd get his friendsto sign them before taking them onhis car. "Otherwise," the writersaid, "I'm afraid some of my friendswill get a disappointment."

The secretary reported that he liadbrought the matter under the notice ofthe Association's solicitor (Mr F. W.Johnston), whose opinion was as fol-lows :—"Persons carried in a car havea right of action against the driver forloss sustained through the driver'snegligence. The third party risk doesnot cover passengers unless speciallyprovided for, and an extra premiumpaid. An indemnity similar to thatgiven by railway passengers carried inthe guard's van of a freight trainwould meet the case."

The secretary added that he hadwritten stating that the position wasdecidedly unfortunate so far as one'sfriends were concerned, but at thesame time the fact remained that, ac-cording,to law, a driver was liable, andthat by giving them a lift he was tajc-ing a risk.

The chairman: If vow are going toentertain your friends you have topay for it, no matter what way youdo it, whether you entertain them witha. bottle of whisky or give them aride in your car.

WEST COAST ROAD.

INTERESTING PARTICULARS

Some interesting particulars concern-ing the state of the roads in the vicin-ity of Springfield and Castle Hill aregiven in a letter which has been sentlto Mr J. S. Hawkes, secretary of thoC.A.A., by Mr W. Izard, of Christ-church. The letter states: "I motoi-ed up to Castle Hill from Springfieldon December 30th, and returned onJanuary 10th. The road in. places is ina very bad state, but is easily negotia-able by a careful driver.

The rivers wore low and the fordsin fair order.

In many places the old road hns beencompletely washed away, hut rough de-viations have been made. These devia-tions have not been formed; they aresimply tracks over the adjoin-ing land made _ passable formotor-cars. My _ idea is thattl\p road authorities are openinga. negotiable track to the Bealey withthe intention that, when this has beendonp, these deviations will be put intobetter order. These deviations are in6oma places hard to pick up and weon some occasions had to> stop the carand investigate.

To put it shortly, there is nothingto prevent a car with a careful drivergetting up to Oastle Hill.

I may add that there wore three carsat Lake iLyndon on January 10th whichhad been brought up by fishermen.'

Where shingle has been brought downthe road is rough and full of ridges.This applies particularly to the roadover tiro open country between LakeLyndon and Castle Hill.

A Ford trolly came up from FlockHill, and I understand.tliat the road ismuch in the same case as far as Cass,but what it is between Cass and Bealey,I do not know, but I understand thatit is in, or is being put into,able order.

It will, I fear, be a very long timebefore the West Coast road is put intogood order through its whole length.

NORTH ISLAND ROADS.

MOTORISTS' EXPERIENCES.

Messrs F. S. Balliu and E. F.Burns, of Auckland, arrived in Christ-churclx by motor last week after a tourof the North Island, en route for theDunedin Exhibition.

They left Auckland on December29th, and travelled down the MainTrunk route to Te Kuiti, and fromthere to New Plymouth over Mt. Mes-senger. According to Mr Ballin, theroads in Taranaki were in a perfectcondition, but further north there werenumerous patches of very rough road,as also was the case round aboutFoxton. ,

Speaking of the in Auckland,Mr Ballin said that in Auckland Citythey had roads as good as any in- NewZealand, but that a few miles out theywere terribly bad.

King Pin Brea&s.Six' miles north of Foxton Messrs

Ballin and Burns met with a mishap,which causes Mr Ballin to regard him-self as one of the luckiest men in theworld. Mr Burns was driving the carat an average speed of 35 miles perhour, when he thought that there wassomething wrong with the steeringgear. He pulled up, and just as thevehicle came to a standstill, . the kingpin broke. If the accident had oc-curred a few minutes before, it is prob-able that both men would have beeninjured, or possibly killed. In a carthat passed a few minutes later therewas a motor mechanic, and he droveinto Foxton, and returned witH gearto enable the car to be taken into tiietown for repairs.

TRAFFIC IN WAIMATE.

ROAD HOGS CRITICISED.

(THOU OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

WAIMATE, January 14.The recent accident at the corner of

Queen and Higli streets, in which a boyriding a bicycle was run over by amotorist, gave rise to a discussion at themeeting of the Waimate Borough Coun-cil, held on Wednesday night. It wasultimately decided to erect a movablesilent policeman at the corner of Queenand High streets.

The matter was broached by Cr. W.B. Robinson, who spoko in strong termsof tho reckless driving of a few of themotorists of the town.

Cr. F. Nash said ho beliovcd that,taken all round, Waimate comparedvery favourably with other towns inthis respect. Of course there were afew bad offenders, but the majoritydrove very carefully about the streets.

Tho Mayor (Mr Geo. Dash) said theonly way to bring the offenders to bookwas to lay an information against them.Until people wero prepared to do thisnothing could be-done to check them.

Cr. Eobinson related having; seon acertain notorious motorist deliberatelycrowd a girl into the side of the road.

Cr. W. Nelson said he had personallyhad a similar experience.

Cr. S. Grut drew attention to the factthat the recent accident might not haveoccurred had the silent policemanwhich it had been decided to erect,boen placed in position. He had re-cently been to Wanganui and had notedthe silent policomcn there. These weremovable, and were constructed oflight material, painted red and white,which would not damage a vehicle,should a collision occur. He moved thata similar one be purchased at once, andbe placed at the intersection of Queenand High streets. ,

The Mayor pointed out that the pur-chase of a silent policeman had beendelayed pending the standard regula-tions now in the course of preparationin Wellington. However, they shouldnot delay any longer.

The motion was carried unanimously.

C.A.A.

MEMBERSHIP NOW 4093.

The membership of the CanterburyAutomobile Association now stands at4093, 91 new members having beenelected last night. They were as fol-lows:—Mrs E. S. Ashby, A. V. Ander-son, Jas. Ainsworth, P. E. Allison,Mrs H. W. Bailey, L. B. Bradstock,W. F. Blank, L. W. Ballan, Mrs A.Bell, S H. S. Brett, Thos. B. Bidgooti,H. N. F. Burry, H. T. Burrow, F. J.Carroll, F. Clark, L. Calvert. A. J.Lo Comte, C. Cowper, E. J.Cooke, W. H. Curbis, r l. B.Davis. A. P. De La Cour, G. Deans,Miss May Dent, E. I'. Dean, Hoy Doin,H. E. Duff. M. B. Edwards. L. B.Evans, C. Fletcher, Colonel J. Find-lay, L. J. Graham, C. V. Glasson, J.D. Greendale, A. M. Green. Wil-frid Gibson, S. B. Gurden,T. A. Hickman, S. Hollander, A. M..Hollander, L. A. Hore. H. H. Hood,A. A. Hutchison, A. V. M. Hutchison,F. J. Hulston, J. Jackson, T. Jeal,John Johnston, J. Kit-son. Miss R-E. Leach, C. G. Mathie&on, A. J.Manning, Thos. Milliken, D. E. Millar,11. W. Morgan, L. Munns, F. Munns,0. W. McKeegan, M. McNeeb.v, J. WNiven, Mrs F. Orchard, L. Oakley, 13.Preece, A. 11. Ponder, P. W. Reeves,W. M. Reynolds, T. H. Rides. A.Riley, H. Ronaldson, Godfrey Yates,Thos. 'Sweetman, E. Spitz, N. R-Smith, Mrs Eva Simes. W. Stocker,C. iStokes, Harold Stockbridge. MrsE.Stocker, Mrs M. A. Stone A. T. Thom-son, Dr. A. H. A. Vivian. Prof. A."Wall, Mrs \V. J. Walter. J. AV. Ji.Walker, Mrs W. Whiting, Rev. H. X.Wright, David Wilson. H. Baiter,Raymond Oakley, C. Bishop, G. H.Dabourn.

THE PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 19264

Hupmobile SnfroducesTh® Hupp i& Six"

The introduction of a new Hupp model isalways bound to create a sensation in theMotoring World, and the newest additionto the Hupp family will prove no exception

to this rule.For the Hupmobile now gives to the siscylinder type, new and manifest advantagessimilar to those with which it so recently

enriched the eight cylinder field.These actual and highly desirable superiori-ties comprise:—An international reputationfor Quality of Material, and long life ofproduct, which is Hupmobile's proudest

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You'd bo surprised how many motoristsare renovating their cars withItOBBIALAC now-a-days—it's hard totell which cars are new and which havebeen mado new, in the simpleItOBBIALAC way.

ItOBBIALAC flows on so easily and evenly that the brushmarks simplymelt away as you paint, leaving a beautiful glass-like finish that willlast and withstand bad weather, grease, oil and mud. Vibration will notcrack its brilliant surface, and it will not chip or peel.Post the Coupon to-day for a free copy of the Bobbialae leaflet, tellinghow you may paint your Car. You'll be astonished to know how veryBimple it is.—Post It TO-DAY!

$a Eighteenpence for 60 doses! That'sall it costs to buy the best of all

cough and cold relievers—"NAZOL."Shifts a cold like magic. —3

WHEN SUMMER SIMMERS—CALLFOR J.D.K.Z. AND SODA.

Here's real refreshment I A tot ofJ.D.K.Z. -Gin, charged to the brimwith freshly opened soda. Cools theblood—banishes that tired feeling. Iden-tify the 6ld pot-still Malt Gin by theWhite Heart Label on the squarebottle. At all Hotels and BottleStores. —3

Within the next ten years the motor-cars in Britain are expected by SirHenry P. Mavbury, Director-General orRoads, to • increase till there will beone car to every twenty of the popula-tion.

Treat a cough or cold by the modernpenetrating method of "NAZOL." Nota mixture or syrup. Ready for instantUS6* —-3

RAILWAY NOTICES.

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.EXPRESS TRAINS—CHRISTCHURCH-dunedin.

Monday Tuesday, Vednesdnv, Thurs-For 'd »y. ond Saturday, 18th, 19th,20th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd January, extracxpresß trains leave Christchurch for Dune-dm at 9.10 a.m. and Dunediu for Christ-church. at 9.5 a.m.

_ Pe am ' tjsin from Chrictcliurch willmake the sama stops for passengers as the3.50 a.m. pbristchurch-Invereargill ex-press tram makes between Christchurch andDunedin.The 0.5 a.m. train from Dunedin will makethe same stops for passengers as the 8.40a.m. Dunedin-Christchurch'express train.

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Built by the Extra Proce«*GUM-DIPPING

Car owners all over the world are equipping with Firestone Balloons—notonly for comfort and safety—but also to save money. Firestone Balloonsprotect the chassis —stop vibration—and reduce repair bills.

Gum-Dipping, the extra Firestone process, insulates every fibre withrubber and adds great strength to each cord. Real balloon tyres must havelight, strong flexible walls. Gum-Dipping gives this extra strength and enduresthis extra flexing strain.

Equip now for safety—comfort—and economy the year around—ride onFirestone Gum-Dipped Balloons.

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Every drop* of crude oil thatgoes into Veedol isfor its lubricating qualities. Pumped through Tide Wa|pipe lines, it comes to the-mammoth refinery atN.J. There it is refined rigid expert su,—with the skill that comes from more than 50 yearsexperience in making the finest lubricating oils.

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To prevent any loss of quality in shipment, Veedol b 'into containers and sealed. They are opened for the ftime at your garage.

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PRAISING THE CAR.

BORESOME MOTORISTS.

ADVICE ON CARBON TROUBLES

WRITTEN" TOE "THE PSESS.")(By Major F. A. C. Forbes-Leith.

author of "Bv Car to India.'')Motorists, on the whole, are good

fellows, hut oven the best of them aresometimes guilty of what, 111 myopinion, is a breach of good taste. Ihave in mind the type, of man who,when giving a friend a ride, thinks hehas bought the poor fellow body andsoul, so that he may be made to endure

.the endless praise of the. car in whichhe is being driven.

I know at least (me motorist whoseinvitations to his friends for "a littlerun in the country" are invariably re-fused, because the guest knows that hewill be expected to join in the incessantadmiration of the car.

The time has gone when the ordinaryman regarded being in a motor-car asa wonderful experience. He does notexpect at the top of every hill to becompelled heartily to endorse such re-marks as "How do you like that forcoming up on top?''

On the level, the luckless passenger isconstantly told the speed, even thoughthc> speedometer stares him in the face,and, eventually he falls under the spell,and finds himself making comments inthe very words of his host. Almor-twithout knowing it, he murmurs: "Wetouched forty-five then,"' or "Howbeautifully sprunp; she is:" or, "Jnever knew an engine run so smoothly."These, drivers have but one thought,and that is, to impress their passenger.They care nothing fop his fondness forscenery, or for the fact that he mightlike to sit "in contemplative manner"and enjoy himself.

Signs of Carbon.So frequently I am told of troubleswinch are clearly traceable to excessive

carbon in the engine that further ad-vice on decarbonising and valve.-grind-ing will not com© nmiss.

The first sign of excessive carbon inan engine is a tendency to boil and heatup, even though the car may not havebeen put to any severe work. On quickacceleration a distinct knock may beheard, signifying premature, or doubleignition, due to incandescent carbon011 the cylinder heads. In more severecases, it will be found that the enginewill go on firing for a few minutesafter the current lias been switched off."W hen an engine collects too much car-bon, the valves will usually be affected,the seating becoming pitted and burnt.This means that it is not possible tomaintain the propercompression in thecylinders,_ owing to the escape of gasthrough improperly closing valves.Many cars are now made with de-tachable cylinder heads, a fact thatvery much simplifies decarbonisationby rendering unnecessary the removalof the cylinders. In most instances,however, the latter operation is an es-sential preliminary.

[Remove the exhaust and carburettormanifold pipes, and. after unscrewingthe rubber water-joints connectingradiator and cylinders, pass the thinblade of a penknife round the insideof the rubber to break down any ad-hesions: . Unscrew the nuts that holdthe radiator to the chassis, and re-move it. Take a sharp tool and markevery bolt and nut removed, to inakareplacement more easy. Unscrew thenuts that secure the cylinders to crankcase, and stand astride the cylinders.

I Mark Your Parts.Remove sparking plugs to preventcompression. Lift them very slowly,and ease them by shaking from. side toside. Havo someone standing by toprevent the pistons from falling asthey come free of the cylinders. Whenthey are off. place old rags over theopening in the crank case, to preventany carbon or foreign matter fromgetting into the oil sump. Then,with a blunt instrument "such as anold chisel., scrape every bit of carbonfrom the heads of the pistons.Slip each piston ring off bv care-fully inserting the blade of a knifeunderneath it. and running it roundthe piston. Carefully scrape any de-posit from the ring and the grovesthat hold them, taking care not toscore the pistons in any way.

If the rings show any sign of wear,change them, but don't do 'this unlessyou renew them all. And now to re-vert to the cylinders. Get a tool thatwill act as a small lever, and, with it,lift the valve springs and null outthe pins which support them.

Take out the valves and mark them.Scrape every piece of carbon out of thecylinders, searching every pait withthe fingers to ensure that none is lett .You will usually find that every valvehas, in its head, a grove which willtake a screw-driver. Purchase a smalltin of valve-grinding paste, and smeara little under the valve head, and onthe valve seating in the cylinder head.Put" the valve in its tilaee, and hold-ing the screwdriver between the fingerand thumb, give it several turns ineach- direction.

A "Fiver" Saved.Next, lift the valve to enable moregrinding paste to get under, and re-peat,this process until there is a smoothsurface to the seating, and also to thevalve face. Great care njust bo taken

though not to increase the breadth ofthe seating when grinding in. Havingdone this to each vaive, return againto the pistons, and tie a piece of thincopper wire tightly round the bottomedge of each piston ring, until theyare flush with the pistons. In replac-ing cylinders, lubricate them well andas the upper half of each rin«- entersthe cylinder, cut the copper wire andrelease the tension on the ring

It will be noticed that there is agasket of paper between cvlinders andcrank case. Cut a new one out ofbrown paper, using the old one as apattern; smear with gold-size beforereplacing it, and screw down the blockvery tightly.Before replacing manifolds, clean allgaskets carefully and renew them if

they are worn to any extent. Replacethe radiator,and, having done this geta mechanic to bring a valve guage andadjust vour valves, an operation thatwill cost only a few shillings. Manygarages will charge five pounds forproperlv decarbonising a car anappreciable expense which may well besaved by those who will undertake thejob themselves.