TOWN FOR YOUR POCKETS SAKE, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GRAND V,ARC. AINS BAY POVERTY THE 6 AT ROBERTSONS Great Half yearly Cash Discount - HERALD, The arrangements m connection with the dredge Maui's trip to Auckland, Remember what these Bargains mean to YOU m money-saving power. ftiAAA WORTH OF HIGH GRADE CLOTHING— aII new, ScacSaVTcUUU soiiable Goods offered at the Splendid Reduction, of the Government Meteorologist m the morning, be favorable, the dredge will leave for Auckland to-morrow morning. The Wairau Hospital Board liub \.\itnmissioned Miss M. Fulton, the matron, to visit the public hospitals at Wellington, Palmerston North, Napier, and Gisborne with a view to acquiring information that will enable the Board to furnish and otherwise equip its new institution at Amersfoote according to the most apggMMd principles. The Board further cJHgWI to ask Mrs Bennett, wife of dTXT. Bennett (medical superintendent) Ittftt Mrs Corry, wife of the chairman, to accompany the matron on this tour of inspection, and arranged that Dr Bennett, Mr R. J. Bell, and Mr D. Bishell, or, failing the <two last- 15 per cent Cash Discount to Cash Purchasers. . — m Come and See my Nine Big Show Windows for Discount Sale Prices. BUY NOW while these January Sale Discount Prices prevail. Bear mind it will pay to buy for future as well as present needs. i FOR EVERY £1 YOU SPEND YOU GET — Now come and share the Savin gs at .. . . . _JL. X MMk €>/. RETURNED. % ■ " WHERE THE GOOD HATS ARE." ON THE CORNER where she goes into dock for annual overhaul, are all complete. The ordinary weather report is favorable and should a special forecast that is expected from mentioned, other members, should visit certain hospitals and make a report. noon, an angle-cock blew out, and a jet of water was thrown up through an inch hole to abs*it the height of the ihe matter was soon Opera House. rectified by the cutting off of the mßin. Eels have been, unuisiial'y plentiful m the town reticulation lately, no less than live haveng been removed One large during the past few days. one, two feet m length, was taken from "the two-inch main to the freezing works. The presence of so many eels is unusual and is accounted, for by the gradual drying up of the waterworks creek and their concentration m the pool at the intake. Although there are narrow bars at the intake, the eels manage to get through, consequently fine wire netting is to be. utilised to keep them out. What is the most valuable smell you have m New Zealand? (writes a New youth Wales correspondent). No doubt the sulphurous emanations at Rotorua and other thermal centres are an asset, but can you point to a smell proved to be worth &1000 a year on account of the work which it is made to do? Well, we can or, rather, the town of Parramatta can. There the sewer gas wh'.ch formerly provoked "IndigRatepayer" complain bitterly nant to of loss of comfort and health has been harnessed up to generate power for the driving of electric J^liting and pumping machinery, and from beui^ a nuisance has been converted into a most useful servant of the town. The council engineer, who persuaded the civic authorities to let h'lni have a try at harnessing the sewer gas after the manner suggested by European engineers, is very proud of the success attained, although m private he admits that possibly some peculiar potency m the Parramatta gas deserves credit. He has been able to satisfy the council m 'irrefutable figures that the employment of the sewer gas for the driving of engines for municipal utilities has saved the council £1000 durirfg tho past year, m comparison with the cost of using steam power for ONE — QUALITY ONLY— THE BEST. m Is. 6(1. per Pound, Tins. SPECIAL PRIUBS IN QUANTITY OR TO THE WHOLESALE. OUR SUMMER SALE NOW IN FULL SWING. C. ROSIE & Co. DIRECT IMPORTERS. 'sc^iX Schools Re-opening. (^Sk lw'7V. M\ \'f. X 6 i -rSlfeSfcJ X/ school and college outfits For Boys of All Ages. '; | Complete HIGH SCHOOL OUTFITS, m all sizes, Now m Stock. BOYS' SCHOOL SUITS, m the popular 'Varsity, Derby, Norfolk, and Sports X i I V-^— pSMpSj/ Bi j|i / i«W OUTFITS. styles. HATS and CAPS of every description. . , . Strong,, Serviceable BOOTS for Boys and Gklfl. , " SCHOOL *re now PrePared for the Schools re-opening. ■Vl^JH]^^ fflfc JBnPPn iUjflfHlß [CLOTHING FACTORYi COLLEGE V OUTFITS. . the same work. Dr. Parkin, Colonial Organiser for the Rhodes Scholarship Trust, writing to a friend m Oamarii, says : "I have just com© from St. Paul's, where, the nation has been laying to rest our great old war hero. It was all exceedingly touching. Only a week ago yesterday f was talking with him m the Athenaomm. 1 happened to be the first to tell him that the Emden luvd been captured, and with his usual chivalrous instinct he instantly said, M hope that the captain has been saved; he was such a splendid YEAR Resolutions. — There's one point about the New Year resolution* upon which all agree it's easier to break than keep. Here's a resolution which it -will pay you to keep BHOP ONLY WITH Wife SHIRTS — Johnstone & Smith THE LEADING MERGERS, HATTERS AND TAILORS. Ever seen an ordinary Shirt after you've played Tennis m it, and the Laundry has mad© futile attempt to get it white again? BEGIN NOW ! — If you have, you'll realise that a Tennis Shirt isn't a luxury it's ONCE YOU SHOP WITH real economy, to say nothing of the comfort that the soft materials and full cut give during the strenuous exercise of Tennis or Cricket. Johnstone <fir Smith, Ihave just opened a lot of new onea. You will obtain sach Satisfaction and Full Value for yonr money that yon will make a habit hard to beat. ONLY ONE ADDRESS JJEXT HERALD OFFICE. Come m and see them! CHARLIE ADAIR'S ll i Whilst the waterworks staff were employed m removing an eel from a waterpipe m Childers road this after- . SUGAR OF MILK liUr,. NEW A land agent's license was granted to James lnues tockiy by Mr W. A. Barton, S.M. The date of erection of Bishop Selwyn's house, at Kcrekorei mentioned in' last issue, was 1835. Tho first house m the district near by is dated 1819 or 1820. ... 26, JANUARY EDTION. >^$$$^\\\\Ul!/////42Zg? . TUESDAY, OUT ON HIS OWN") OVERSEA ASPECTS OF IMPERIALISM. SPECIAL ENTRY. SPEECH BY MR FISHER, "WILLIAMS AND KETTLE, LTD, — Press Association.) (Per LATE ADVERTISEMENTS. i THURSDAY, at Matawhero, on account DUJSEDIM, this day A feature of tne cordial civic reception <to the Australian Prime Minister to-day was the, emphasis laid upon the necessity for commercial anil social intercommunication between the Commonwealth and the Dominion. JNir I'isher deeply impressed the great attendance with his lofty -views oi the oversea aspects of Imperialism. He considered it a miracle, tnat despite the greatest war m history the Empire's great possessions overseas were practically untouched by the ravages of war. From <ihis he drew a stirring lesson of the need of both Australia and New Zealand realising their opportunities and responsibilities, anil of doing more m as game of a Client 4-TOOTH LJiXCOLX RAMS "1 A Wj (South Island bred) 15 2-tooth Romney Rams (bred by J., B. Reid, E.'derslie). G. R, WYLLIE, A. R. HINE, 590 Auctioneers. £2 — REWARD. ;T OST, m Matawai, on. January 15 Black and tan SLUT, with regis\\Jh tered collar No. 473, Waikohu. Finder will receive above reward on returning to NEAL'S, at Matawai. 'f Piano Tuning and Repair Specialists 593 " as that which had aroused -their T?)0R SALE— Greengages" 2d ]b~Aprr forefathers to labor and succeed. It _C Jap. Plums l£d lb, at cots^ 2£d,Order was not only necessary to defend their i'erguson's. earlj\ resourceful island home but to spare a spirit something from their great capacities to help the Mother Country. If the day every came when from out of this tremendous war sprang an international system, adjusting- international disputes without the necessity for disastrous strife, the cost of the war would be wortrr it all. It had been said that Britain had been tyrannising all over the world. This he declared emphatically was a lie. Those who urged it knew they lied. Consumption can be prevented if Coughs ORDER FOR RAILWAY ENGINES and Colds be treated at once with " . GISBORNE. GOES TO AMERICA Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day The Government has placed an order with the American firm of Burnham, (Per Williams and Co., Philadelphia, manu- facturers of Baldwin engines, for ten locomotives of the first class. Speaking t;o a Posft reporter, the Minister for Railways said he was following the procedure adopted by Sir Joseph Ward m In tho a similar situation m 1902. General' Manager's report tho acutenes.s of Ihe position had been pointed out. Engine-power was woefully deficient, fellow.' In further talk he gave me a and .accounted for the greaier part of further illustration of Uiis constant de- the complaints about the shortage of votion to Lady Roberts, who has been trucks. The Baldwin Company's offer ill for some time. It is very delightful was immeasurably the best, both as to to have this pleasant memory of him price and time of delivery, the latter of the very day before he crossed to being an important point." The bert France. One cannot think of an/one English offer was from the North who has passed away more happy m tho British Company, which was to complete time and circumstances of his "death." ten engines m seven months, ready for Of the Eiu'opean struggle Dr. Parkin shipping, at a cost of £4780 per engine, says: "The war drags on and will prob- whereas Baldwins' offer was to comably do so for months ;possibly for two plete m 60 days at £3329 per engine. or three years. ii have never known To enable future requirements to l;o England so absolutely united m pur- met, new workshops capable of building pose as it is at present. It may be ten locomotives yearly will be erected difficult as the pressure increases* to at Newmarket. hold the nation up to this^high level, but at present we are all very optimistic. Meanwhile the price we are pay- LATE NEW ZEALAND NEWS. ing is a frightful one, as is shown m the daily casualty lists. Almost every (Per Press Association.) day one sees trie names of friends; CHRISTOHURCH, this day. there is one particularly sad one to-day for me, youngr Lord Cbngleton, >t. brave The South Island bowling tournafellow who wished to go with Shackle- ment was continued to-day, when the ton, but for some reason could not do fourth, fift^h and. sixth rounds of the it, and so has died instead on the fields champion rinks competition were conof Prance. Oxford has scarcely a. third tested. The weather conditions were of its .students m residence; a large good, but tho wind was high and boisproportion of our colonial Rhodes terous. Bcholars have gone in.to the service of The University Senate discussed at the country, and among them all yoir. length the establishment of the UniverNew Zealand men. No one here feels sity press. A motion to hold jthe scheme any doubt about tho, ml timate issue. over for a" year was earned by thirteen Parliament has just voted the biggost to fiivel war Budget ever known, without a disWELLINGTON. thiH day. senting voice, and everybody is bracing Wool sales were held m Wellington to day. There were 22,230 bales otferhimself up for whatever may come." ed. A substantial rise m prices on December Wellington rates was realised, : Why Lose the Fruit? Nature,m collaborationwithScience,proridat withdo greater remedy (or Coughs,Colds. M Asthma,, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Croup, Incipient Consumption and all Wasting ■ PEEL STREET. Our End of Season Sale BEGINS ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, AT 9 A.M. HERE IS A SPECJiAL LINE FOR THE MEN OP GISBORNE. Men's Lounge Suits (TWEED). Ordinary Prices, 52s 6d, 555, 60s. SALE 28/6 35/- 39/6. As there are only a limited number of these, an EARLY VISIT to our Store is advisable. Discounts 10 to 75 per tent. COMMON, SHELTON & CO., LTD. . , "'"".. PER DOZEN. JAM JARS, 2s. 9rt dn/on. Imb and nutrition. MASON'S RINGS, 6d. dozen. Fissa Weston, Otas*. N.Z.— "Mr wifeiuferadfrom waakaeuand generaldebifit* lot bt« yean, and during that time took all torti ana ki>«lsof madieiaes ordered _by m*dic*l men,but none "I them gava her »ay laitingbenefit. 1 was adviied Sa tiy Luia't Emuliioo. and did to, with the letuk ailing,my wife v quita ■Vatiaitcad of being weakand wall agaia. We ara alwajrtplea*«d to racoouaaad Luw'i Ecnulnari." JOHN HEAVEY. W-tc Ouio, N.2# PR I ME a bottliof Lane'sEmulsionto-day. Two Qst sizes; at 2/6 and 4/6 per bottle; obtainableat HOUSEHOLD IRONMONGER. all storesmdchemittt. The large size contains ssore thai two of the small bottles. Avoid tubttirut'Nand emphasisethe name Lano'a" EmiUaA. BRASS & COPPER PRESERVING. PANS. " Sola MuiWactviar i ! E. a LANE. Ci>aa>irt, Oasun. N.Z. I f4 lt's Famous Because It's Good" /flhfo. ffiSSfe I Cameras | ARE Price 6f- Smoker's Throat CURED BY * FLUENZOL ... LATE TT —— —— — — . . . .... .. . — — FASHIONABLE TA|LOR> ''Rill111TW E BEli nrfHi^ \ li\l^^ ft! / BROWNIE 1 ■ (ALL SIZES), FROM 35. -9d. BS JL®'/ 111 Ift! fg^a^fc^dßJßtefcwL mVI Ira fip? NJOY THE -^VANTAGIS OF °° fact that your sivima i*** PFDFF^TIAW rCKPCv/ IIWIN EVERY RESPECT. Never Miss Guthrie & Maddock. lllllllllllßllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillilll COMMON, SHELTON & CO., LTD, " MASON JARS — 'ilHlll!lll!llllil!i!ll![![iH!lllilil![(liliSl!lllI!iiUlll![SI!![i(!il — ■" SEE OUR h h«o good that doctors freely recommend it and thousand*, whohare derivedbenefit from it* use, enthusiastically advise friends and " ' and a full halfpenny above lnvercargill for medium and coarse crossbreds, around which competition centred. Evidently Bradford manufacturers have received renewed orders for khaJki. Superior crossbreds brought 15id to Th.n.t the business dealt with at the 15jjd, medium 12£ dto 13d, coarse ll£d Gisborn© Magistrate's Court is .s«pnd\!v increasing year by year is shown by to 12|d, inferior B£d to lOgd. Tliero the following returns for the year 1914, was strong competition for superiorj prepared from the Court records. The lambs' wool. figures en parentheses are for 1913: Civil matters : Cases heard 1071 THE HOLLYFORO VALLEY. (1O02), aggregate amount sued for £17,(£16,381), --707 amount recovered £9261 SIMPLE TO USE! Of the cases tried, 133 (£10,130). NEW PASS TO MILFORD (151) were- those m. which Europeans No. 1Brownie takes pictures 21in. were plaintiffs and Maoris were defenz 2Jin. and loads m daylight, t Fittedwithgood liens and Rotary dants; 1 (2) m which a Maori was Mr W. G. Grace, of Oamaru, who was | ; Shutter. plaint ff and an European defendant; manuy instrumental m discovering v, ■10 (13) m which Maoris only were con- taniy good pass between the Holiyiord : cerned, and 927 (817) m which Euro- Valley mid itiiliord- JSound, spent a good ' For particulars of this and peans only were concerned. Other de- portion of his holiday on the line of other Brownie Cameras tails are: Applications heard 66 (31), route (states the Waiiatipu Mail). As a ASK THE KODAK DEALBR orders made (other than on, judgment result of his previous investigations dis- ■ IN YOUR TOWN. summonses) 42 (49), plaints entered 1944 trict- surveyor MaPlierson, of Southland, IllustratedPrice List, pod free, from (1517). summonses and other processes made a survey and report on the new 1i KODAK (A'tU) LTD., Diien St., WELLINGTON served 2220 (2276), judgment summonses pass. The Public Works Department's issued 417 (336), orders made 165 (142), district engineers, Messrs Monk and JYlcwarrants of committal issued 57 (32), imris, also visited the route during \hs executed 46 (29), distress warrants is- last iwelvo months. A certain sum of sued 84 (69), executed 106 (117). Civil money was then set aside by the Tourist fees paid m stamps £958 (910), licensing Department for the purpose of making fees paid m stamps £30 (£23). a track. The first stage of this wascomCriminal business : Persons taken into menced about the beginning of Decemcustody, summoned, or apprehended ber last. It starts at Lake Howden and 1153 males (1063) and 37 females (46). the track winds its way down into the Criminal fees paid m stamns £167 Hollyford Valley and there follows the (£129), fines paid m stamps £833 (£658). river -to its head. This will constitute ~m the first stage of the journey and it is hoped to complete this this season. A from which til* BOM ia LATE SHIPPING. hut will be erected at <t.his terminus, al- "ufferinc, vldo aKAISSB'S jreoent «abl« from though there is a fine bivouac at the Berlin, is a malady that is apt toassail spot. The next stage will be over the * lorer of the weed at any time. Here (Special to Herald.\ NAPIER, this day. "pass into the Cleddau Valley and the l* Hew Sealant it can be quiskly The MonoAvai sails at 8.30 p.m. Pas- final run into Milford Sound. When sengers for Gisborne : Misses Brook the track is completed it will be possible (2). Tiokher, "Walker, Persey, and to reach. Milford Sound comfortably m Black; Mesdames Davidson, Chrisp, live days from Wakatipu. Good walkCole, Gardiner, Jeune, Stock, Halla- ers could do the journey m four days. asinc that reUerer of all taroat more, Poynter, Sidebottom, and The scenery en route is varied and glori- troubles and afllietions— lTilTßNßOli. Cockerill ; IMessrs Low, Gray, Hunter, ous. The traveller passes through vir- Mr. A. JBTers, second storeman at Davey. Aitken, Brinsden, Barber, gin country for nearly the whole dis- Messrs. Kempthorne, Prosser Ooy.'a Cockerill (2), Irons, Sidebottom, Baxter, tance.. It embraces magnificent bush, Warehouse. Wellington, writes enBartlett, Herdman? Sound, Trusscott, rugged mountain passes, and snowfields. thusiastically as U the msrits of Jeune. McLoughhn, Craig, Freear, Excellent views can be obtained of the Marshall, Williamson, Cole, Cuthbert, Hollyford and Cleddau Valleys and MilTurnbull, McKenzie, Atkinson, Ashwin, ford Sound from either side of the pass. and Martin. The new track will not be open to the public for about two years yet. When Auckland : Sailed', at 1.20 p.m., it is open it will undoubtedly form a Tarawera, for Gisborne. very popular route by -which travellers eurinc a stubborn attask ofsmoker'a to Milford Sound may reach Wakatipu m throat. m or vice versa. The work at present is SPORTING. being undertaken by five university If your ehesaist or storekeeper doe* he esn I students under Guide Lippe, formerly of aot stookTt (Per Press Association.) Mount Cook hermitage. Good progress WAIROA, this day. is being made by the men and they ex- «t cvarwuEirc. 1/0,, t 2'« , n Maiden Hack Scurry :Hymn 1, Royal cept to finish -the first stage of the traok i ajary 2, The -Ranch 3. Won by a by the end of Fehruary. Mr Grave, 1^^1 breeding sows, young length. who merits the utmost confidence of the -*- V lSs, poi'kers, or baooners is County Stakes : Immensity 1, Bally Tourist Department m the undertaking, nothina equal to SUCROSINE.thereObHar 2, Miriam 3. Won easily by two paid his recent visit partly m its inter* tainable from Williams and Kettle,Ltd., lengths. eats, Gifiborne, MAGISTRATE'S COURT RETURNS. .... Dia««.ao» than L*a«'a Emulsion. acquaintances to use k. For children or for adults, for men or fei women, it is equally efficacious rest^nn*. beaka and strength, eradicating di>case» and weakness, and checking the development of deadly Consumption. It soothes and disinfect* the digestive tract, and aidsdigestion, asumila- — NOW IS THE TIME TO BOTTLE WHEN FRUIT IS CHEAP. By Missing Them You ——— — — — MISS THE TIME lOP YOUR LIVES. . . ' < '" ■ ■ SPECIAL FOR ONE WEEK. MANUFACTURER'S STOCK 111 AT LESS THAN COST PRICES!!' MERCERISED C*EPE DRESSING JACKETTS, m becoming coldm U*»»\ prices 3s lid.and ,4a lid, TO CLEAR Is lid to 2s DRESS GOWNS (Crepe), beautifully embroidered (limited otumtitvl Wh "Usual price 8s lid, SPECIAL PRICE 4s lid. NOT TO BE MISSED! ■> lldf GUTHRIE & MADDOCK HOME OF GOOD VALUES. Have You Tried Sovereign ALE Lately? I» NOT, YOU A*l MIMIH« TH* FIKEfiT OLD SYSTEM AJU| OW !TH» 1 MAR*!!. or«wi o* ttirmrQ at au, hotbl*.