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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1924-05-29, Page 571, 4 ori • tiv' stc%t 1414' lila L f4tiW t7 ,T I j 11111104v IUAY'4`Ut,l 424 Geographically considered, New Zealand' ,is the .Japan of the South Pacific. It has much the tame varied configuration the same ` 'abundance of .bay's.andharhor-sy and - 1 'e�d.apan, ties a out •midway be- - tween'• the tropics and the. pole. New Zealand.. is, too, a 'land :of never` fading verdure.,.. • Canadian 'Pacific' officials report _„ that in recent years tourist travel from• Canada, and' from Europe through' Canada, to New Zealand has shown . a ' remarkable ` increase. From • ...7M•b�,itMYLE•.A ,r: .. • fink: .stir ;.^ .. r: ... rr /��rr�(lrrr k Above—Pickengill Harbor, 'Duskey Sound, first discovered by Captain Cook In 17 It was here that he repaired his ship the "Resolution." Inset—A 'carved Maori hums. • Bottom left—Manu `Gate; Returns. Right—In George Sound. ' the earliest days of settlement the .Sling his_._canoe.,:..-np-or-down ' the fame.,-of._New-,Zealands .'wonderful wonderful .rivers, much as his scenic attractions has spread abroad fathers did before the advent of and they are now regarded as with- white, man, Little native villages out equal by:their kind .in the world. of carved'homes dot the, iver•'hanks Within the 'compass of ,,the two and roads. Aukland is the chief main' islands are found 'virgin for- port• of the, Northern' Island and ih eats full of remarkable subtropic the' calling place of. the Canadian vegetation with many • /rare • • and Australasian line of steamships. beautiful flowers; wonderful thee- The 'South island is rich: in scenic . mal regions cover a wide area in the 'attractions, and its' . _marvellous • ' centre of the North Island where 'fiords are Unsurpassed `by: those. of ,° Volcanoes, geysers, boiling springs any country in the 'world. The: ` and countless other manifestations great: range of Southern.'Alps ,run - of natures titanic hidden forces• are nine from 'north' to south throw h• manifest. The.lakes and fiords of this. island, is cappedg the South Island are of an uninia la many. su inable grandeur and magnificence; ing andrivers ''glacier a; rush-' •and the county Landing nd snow -fed provide a never '� y provides `excellent anding:_source of-- -enjoyment and ' sport' for the fisherman--or—bib pleasure.: -game hunter, with its trout 'arid The ,,city of'Dunedin, with salmon filled rivers,' and the fineth � its deer •herds of ,'the interior.,' busy shipping ,port ;posseores many' ' attractions for the visitor � and is At Roturna, on the Northern' next • year, to be, the scene of .the Island, may be studied: many.. in New• Zealand Exhibition. This Ex- teresting phases of Maori life,' for bibition ,will ;embrace all industries here the Maori still retains most an.I '!resources of the Antipodes, • of the old customs and traditions of many international features and his storied past, and all through the' will attract' visitors ' from practice country one comes upon him pad- ally every. corner of the 'world,; "YE -OLDEN DAYS „.__Vie were --thus week--haridcd-i-.:lrage„ from: a• coley ad The Sentinel dated Dec _.1.7th..; r3$G, .This;-yhriet -had =;i3een treasured through all theses 3' years in`•a. scrap book because of -a letter -to. the editor which pint ed. on it. The letter pias' signed " Tra- Veller" and appeared under the head. ing`gYe :Olden, Days."''Obc- ecenr, 18- • •86 is,*beginning to" leek.-• "olden'' ,to so•me of Us; but- "T-'veller" wrote, at - that •tem-e�•of -a •i i ins wwtrfrh ;-Was receeding,, into .the pest -the •piontier: days of South 'Blake anti -North: ITur-. ozi• .The. writer, haul a urcasurc ;of lit erary skill, and he tells. a' gpod, story illustrative. of the: ti rails; and: ,iiriw: ations encountered and', eeerc.oni'e by the stalwart and .worthy. men who u,. serol g.th, eort,4.tger a uti 'a i axe began ltfe=• %i, .the. Queen •s Hirsh, and it •. has. •knelt , sughd's'ted tri `lis ,tha,.• s �„ unan ' of our aeriixati uiaaihKhL race:air. terested (•as no driiibt they • will `be; in reading 'fiver 'tire, old'•lctt.er, are therefor ,re}itod1ueing,: it_ herc.:1 To 'the''Edit'dir of The Scntine.l De i• Sit c;'- 1' w of your y<iiiiit -readers .:linVe 'any •iioiteeptiun of •the hard 'week and rough tisu ige tl err -;fatherstel. ttffe�cd.,,u iwtil� c: rly� •'set'tlement of •'the sur- rounding 'the'stir•ring b ill: farknow,, 'village of Lucknow, On late visit to your town, a weixrdl' picture of the -:past`. was ..:n;tt scriiirel Kt0-4,91T2 •-1', pilo KV .�• ,r • 'spending' itn even%rigtwith Your town- ' sman,'JaniOs Sonierville,• Whose stall wart . fr•anie , sti•Ci- bender- nu.t; • and -*-hose rt ernot'; .lr.o:tol : dl,tit:tJJt#-kindl_. deeds and wards of in tny. ail the errata Settlers, and delights to, tell of the enduring friendship o•f . thetics old. times,' After his, eordipl weld•oiite we enteredw,.on• the Mem orid'S O'f Llie past, iri tl frlriids ' Enquirm>r alio`ut uatutut i found that many cif" thein' • had le'i`t for- new-' scl'tld�nrr.nis Seine stilt le; •niai'ne d cen :then' original ; locKitions, While others had' •ressed It very",•. and as, seine,. of: they tra'ttreS, brought to, Mind' occurances 41110h tickled m3f fancy'f :I enjoyed Melly a laugh 1-Iis experience, in. nrt•l1wriithtii g in the bush 'bee been rather' interesting, He aeslsted in building the first ' grist 011 10 th'e • toWnahip •+Of lideHillq 1, the- first in. the. township of Wawan,' osh• and the first, in the township of Kinloss: The• first twoare only :'liv- ing in'the. memory -;an the last'' is 'replaced. by -the .extensive and expen Sive; establishment of. ''.Walter Tre- leaven ._Etq.„in;:your: town......•His: ac' 'count of a Bee, todraw in 'the cast-_ rags for iris :grist mill in Wawanosh;, rather delighted .me, 'and,41:.thought; that it. _might!be interesting' to 'some of the old friends, as well' as amus- ing to many of the 'young .folks, al- houghI cannot put the vim and eit_ • pression on paper, which he display eel _iii'..tellrngit.. The 4reary -drives to” •lie mills then in: eitistance, ; which, were Bayfield,`; Goderich, : and Port` Albertthelast. had; no smut .mills. and the guide -wives grumbled great- ly reat1: when the black . bread, which' the flour from it produced—occupied '.::veela;--of :the= -time of .every settler; rade . them anxious to:.get•,their, own. fall running;;•and'' prompted_,.thenr to: effer their services 'by assisting in ..ilii:. dangersus ,;;and .Llifficult ..,task : of. 1'etting tin"''the `machinery -Land on a' i'ig•ht morning in• January,, a third far i 'nttrry ago, Dennis' Cereal, ',who .till holds out on his .old farm ands -as ,;good a grit , as ever; 'William: Ander- sent who has retired from agricult' 'Ira! pursuits 'with ,a • comfortable al- lowance . lTorrance• and is a•' , citizen of your, town, .J.ohii „Aiiitatrong, snlr•,of �`GII nocki;" or "Auld. Wattle," who• •with� his two sons .iiioved'a*.ay' to the rich' iiindis of the Dakotas;. Donald' Cam croli true • and trusty Loch el -who, �rlirs, hasx•;joined'*::the -majority,: Dun-' • can Mail rsoli canny• Duncan'; anil` Hugh Rutherford, the tiler, to keep all .straight, along with •Eben Rad'; for d,-S.oinervillc's oven. ;te insl er,_,a,n t 't+igitt-- yo'kr-of.'good- strong•nxen-and 1 tlie necessary Carts' and Wagons 'star- ted for Godericlt—not a flake• of snow, The roads, or make shifts for_ roads, frozen•'• hard; ' through the. Woods, careless ,of 'either concession' or side dine Many. ti joke andl..story was told «vhile" dodging tvtt}i `the Pat - lent, long enduring oxen, and the, comments on the farms 'and farmers- which they passed, kept up the ex-' eitenfent Until near Midnight, when the Maitland River ,was "reached arid as there was no. bridge, it had been considered'; iWiSe „to stay`••there ' till morning' and have daylight to ford the lstream:4' But, Rlas,' iia ,hay' could be,' obtainedfor. the =oxen, and it• was, determined to cross by the' /light of the moon.'; Although ' there was '- no ice, the river was deep and rapid en dugh to 'niake.-t rather. dangerous. Radford and Somerville `to lead and as, ..,„they plunged into the. •of their ',reaching the. further shpre an-il as the Water entered the wagon box- some niches deep and 'it began to ',swirn with. the stream .matters looked scaly, Vut they. were' soon 'fol- lowed ,by the 'others, for sehatever ad the Shore in safetY bet. whose team .was rather „inclined' to fellow the , currant until' he jumped into the stream and caught 'the. nigh ()X by' the horn and filially, succeeded in bringing , them to the shore in safety; and, .with, a. reusing cheer echees of the Mait- the.' Order,- where, we found ,tbe1Whcile town . asleep, but a blazing fire in and though the door waS' barred, the window was open -And: they were sooit enjoying themselves—laughing over the escapades of the past day, and moralizing °Ver. what yea in store .for • theni in th,e; Corning 'day, ;prepared to pass,,the'llight with song and joke, so ae they Wetil,c1 be' early , general et that • tintc, 1:he company, '"Whilei-llifelifiieloT7a7".-stiiiii7 Were tOnished, at a tall and hlOody spectre stalking' aMongst than, but. were stiekis: His' shirt was all spattered over with blood 'staiis And ai!ound hia head a ',bloody bandage, but his luVi'ih and trumpet' voice in full blast soon 'gained the confidenee of the crowd, and , :althbugh ',rather rough and delaptidated .put in an appear. quite an agreeable comPanion. Poor Old, Jae.? what 4 thiSetable endfrig to a wasted 'life, Daylight broke on the eonipany while wrestling 'with their 'breakfast, the oxen Were breught ont and hiteheds and aWg.y. to the fotindr4 Whet() heatts an , Here. and There • 9 Shipments of • grain; from; . the Grande Prairie and Peace River districts oyer the Edmonton, Dun vegan and. British C'al%mbia, Rail= way. during t,ie' past s;ason have to- talked' 2',411,000. '.bushels of:, wheat, and: 1-,-7u0,5WJ- • usteis _uf •-=tither txrains Thelongest solid ,train of ' `red cedar "edge grain . shingles, ever „hauled• across ,: the continent leftVancouver,, B.C.„ recently .for Chi- cat;o and theEastern,v " States. Selz - Oral ether. long tr"ains of this prod- uct. will be shipped 'in the .near fu- ture by the Planting Merritt -Lum be,r ;Company, by`whom,the consign =znent ryas, forwarded. ••• • • ,des'pa.tch . recently %sent from London states that Professor Ear- lyle, of',the E P;' ranch, is sailing for Canada'.shortly, taking; back with hemi a number of brood 'mares a id.,: -other_ stock, for- the. -ranch. Prince of Wales continues to• evince 'the. deepest interest in all the ''do- ings of the _ranch and keeps . close • touch with .things there.' • • Approximately the same acreage as produced the , West's. 'bumper crop last, year will be under cultic vation this season. The outlook.. now, is that over.14,000,000 acres of land will be ready for seed under generally ; fa?orable conditions. The,- estimated acreage to• be seeded this, year, by provinces, is as' follows: Manitoba, 4,450,400; Saskatchewan, 3,354,190;, 'Alberta, 3,472i3-15. The value ,of boats and shoes ex. poi•tni by Canada' during tiie ;year' ended 'March, 1924, `more than dou bled -'the value of Canadian: boots• and shoes bought by other countries' .duri•ng-the, •preceriing -'year :Last ' year the exportations' were valued at $30.4,913, and for the preceding --year-'at-,$130-,034:. •:`T;h'e `United. :States was the chief buyer, takin+;;' 2,227 pairs, with Japan second, "tab ing 1,623• pairs. . Concluding' her round-theWorld cruise the' palatial Canadian Pa cific 'steamship "Entpi essof Ca'h ada,"' docks at Vancouver on 24th. - Reports •indicate that • Pi's ft ur=months'. pleasure voyage f.'s der, the .geni•al care• of Captain Rebin-. son, ,hero of the. Javanese d 'aster,, • has ben . a 'splen'did ' su. ccr ;e, the • Passengers .beingloud, in their d;c lazatirus "of satisfaction. Duthie the fisc,al year • ending • March 3lst,- 1924, , Canada 'irn)ortd•d' goods to the value' of '$.44193.335,,491 an increase, of $91,000,000 com- pared ' with ' the previous rimiest' twelve months, 'while she' 'exported $1,045,1.41,056, an increase of about $110,000,000. • The total__li ade in, --creasedin'--that twelve-month • pe-•: riod ; by about' • $210',900;000 coni= . pared' with, the corresponding" pi' rind 'a -year- ago. ..fix aintlest anything .seeurely • but:. her Hysteria is often mistaken for i)eie. • i a c "Lc c ". i, 1� �" 4L 1 ft ;'* 7:1,; ") ,� `u. � .�, wS"d.l,y l.+lit Ki...•r,,dl ,1, uui'-I'.ladrt, ,the •g.i r ,, ,';mss eve` -sett are eellee.tcil froii'i o ir. Oen hens en oak ow'Ti pric,.. For the past ten.year+,, we :Parc' made. -a, careful study of the Poultry dyseneia , •more partk nlarly .iilating and. breeding alonglar` ger e;n:'pro,ductioii,line 'I4' the present Canadian 'E g Lairi'ti,�, ' Con test :, bei NI c,,nducted' at the I xpc'r•imenal Farni at Ottawa,. _un- der Ci�verpment, supervi-rn , 'the ei: are .$,1. pens. entered'':frola;.the , l 14 i -0-e- Vis lj,..c-inane ani; the ,•tfnzted, State, ..,: Contest' s nt 5.... -I K , r' 2, . • ., , d li �d-1\ �� 5-" �..�. 1�. tc. ] t. �.. , . and `e:rid:�: (Yet,. ;=,1•,t.. 1J2° 4)° oar. ° pen, n rrf:+',hS'; 0.: V}hits:'• I.oglnrn�,'•1rr,, 49y*is in,•sc,rand' place. (a pen •from' the t'nitcd States :ho'ld rf� fist i ositio, ) O'ir, pen has rot'�t'een lo:' er -.than 4th"arises sin•g4i:the'first ,+eel .cif ,the Contest; f ice" • °' l .,,, h..ks• We ales . r :.hatclzurk';fur .Sur curio `re�.� •a •e • .: r ,;:,i , n• ' n. h''ii • . ..; . . 1 t,. ?. c" i e�hdai•s and. •si's•ters. of; • .'• � this- pen .... ._ .' In the •latter, part pf M y had' the month of June •eve=will have 15,00t 'Chicks -'-Tacks, 1Stti I,§e.linri i..l Lest year: we hal .to -i�e- ''fuse oi=dez5 for thous"ands def -Chi ks. as Parties, wanting. thenr•«�ere Coo late in. ' plain;;' their orders. Itig}it •now., is the tinier to order„', (hid'k, for ' delivery the -letter' 'part of May fore the month •'bf`', June Y•lave YOU been k5�eliir�g•• Hens ? or Hai e the Hens been keeping R,n.a�•> rt • • • 'White egheriis. arf•. rinw -anti .get, the kin 7.,,.i,t,, will, keep ___,. m,__ • .cliffeeerice •'in the, relnrits:, yo get from :same anneunt. of 'food' thein to/give You' big profitS. • The- Chic.skg' we send „out ,are pro - WALTER ROSE. Box 34 1-3ops 'for- every. forward; movement, BOOst.thefstranger ,:and 'the neighbor,' :.Peciestrians have/the right Of vvay when the. anibulamie- takes thei to .' financial 'expert is: a :genius can ke'eP Outgo Within his inctime'. ings and other -traPs An the .carts... Mid on the first" mev.e 'hy the most.,sap- • Wager's.' The sim had scareely made an apPearance , en', the; frozen Maitland; .The daylight only- added pen of a: Bert s a'nd Vdie fi 1 • ., but ' they eonsoled - theniselveS that.. it Surpassed 'the expectationS of all : . t h, e.:. additional , loads' would prevera.•.:The ..liours. :had : :passed 'Unwillingly„ fleeting, andin they .s.plUriged •Wateh,.. and theTheon shonelifeh ..iii 'the, lien-, • ....shere. safely' but Lochiel,„ whose exeii ' ',end.. awhe :to', the ., north . -as, jolly.' a , turned' ' .cloWn "Stream ...and ,did not "erawil-as.,,--eelefttlie .clasiie ...toWn reach s. ore . or nearly. half , a , nide, , 0.1. StOQd,,' Q11., 'the., grn'Vel ..ic,iad: . IIe , W A8 ' ...16g cabin, ti,' sot ,that neV'er tan_ lje.-...t ter'..of.• dispute- feor''.:Sonie ..iiine:7 judge 'f011oWed:-;aleng --.-tlieTharil 71.inil'elleel'ed. , effaced ,frOiri :the inerruiry: .8f. /fund: ..,K1c;n• W..lis ,called in 'abbtit :a; year age •as he. Surneennted ' each: 'obistaele.,•-•conr- ''redS --of ,,the--,,first..-settlera.-.-Theire:"-e-v;-- --and- -, hOtli 'iiiirtiea:'; iireSented" .their gratulated ',on'.11,is , landing ., and. ;hidcl- ' 0 J!, vulitierer found "ii Highland .W.el- • C'tiSt? at, a....8:1)6Cial'hekiking, in the .t.oivii i lig ' 4d i e u to 'the, Maitland .bye.a bow,: .ceme at ally_!,lietiri night*. dr :day liis -hall, •At the: conclusrop.. the , .jedge ing . Cheer tUrhed their eXen te: the doer was openahis eller.6-"Voi,,;6. 'at.' 'stated that :he thoUght' if would 'be woods' ..echoing..- with ...th6'. NN1'6'. . ha' :of, guide' \v,ife's zeal to' in stiptifyili )1:the •• :.nlent,,:cOuld 4-g:' ai,ri).:;(1..p.t.,%ivith.etti,,,,I;ns... eVening -closed.. Over. them,. tbe hotel I, neyer.:Avearie.,d,... no' ; Matter bow .Many .prOprietY ' of interfering, As, ,'A.,•.,,clails0 , • o f,,,W,illiaiii ...11,Ialleugh „lOomed ein /..,vieW •'::.•or r -,40 w --:6f I, e 2 1 ''''',jt,:%4'vvis7.'eall'.ed.--i aitiOn ; ', :in. the. last, a greeineri t exeented , Staff' ih What is noW the village of Durr- .and. theil• '11M11Y virtues arg still OD-. ,ed: that.,,the .'agreement Was to. he.,iii gannort—but jet' that time ' coalposed ' 'kelt ,Of 'ie the; homes ,bf, 'these, ' 'who ,force Until', a ; , •ici.iv ,,ono.:Was , ' made,. , df ' thi aforesaid hOtel, aiid on the . , Participated in their liespitalitY The; Censequelitly 'When the. :,pai-eies: .iiile' Other side' of the- ,toatt that -of: billY•41,.(rron• '..w.O.4.6.,..-qayerl far and. fed, ' '11.4lie linable to '. agree 'on the.„'..terms;1 the, • 13'eggs*---kind ; -hearted: Billy,. After ' -whOle ,, phyty,' treated: With :the „usitiill.. old; agrVem en t' is por'stuniailvr in , fOr- seeing the cattle ' preparly '..cared for'. ''.-lni-cro:1-:-..ty,...,aird' in." the. -lorenoon , s t'ir., . ee; .I,•I,O \'‘'eVer.; as., lie' s.'ettleffient:';•••lfaS7L -and Sonio '•coifif art', obtained _ for the.. Ll_9!.1....„fe.r. _th_e__Iiist....L..etage-,„•zaaii:k.,11-- -.Wits: V.4.,:e',11,,,--renelled-Rte •judg6-NViir:agetiii.b,e-- iii,iiii.T.vio, 'they gathered- round lb°. ..rcaebell" in •sai..ety. ;without 'any ..hiiit ..P4,.;,,int on r',j'u ne .1th .6' deCide a 'fair tee.., •w!iere, .song,•• storY ..4nd • .iols . ttt. nimi . . ,t, ,:t, tp.,,,n,,,.,0,..:„,:e.Tr.,,..1:,:t1,,Itie....c,:::.„ ,,..k.„,toun „.1.0)......the, pollee vill' to; • ' to pass tile .nOurS ,taYS 11.1.1(i 't,Wo nighte 'Wi•thout Sleep i',n. :the :t.ewiii.),i1)., - .• , , i. : Ott dollar day; 'Sitin '8eiclen, RIP,. had :•ariother ,days journey tp ' reach bort Farrell. . The prize !..foe the ,,ilei'.., • IZIPLEY ANI) lunge- for 'the 24tli' den; spent the -Week end ‘.vith the .. ' Stewart 'is. ,..1h Fergus lei;11-,.Who..;-is critically 'ill thd.:hos1. compained': by Miss' liaidee ..,eoetinitation -••School,'',Who hag been. .turned :his' hOMel:in.Blyth ;on ,Wed -f: A 'I e.‘v cottagers, are beginning, to ulifaeoea.ble. Weather been busy. shingling his ,.cottage..Bill suenner; Rev.:. J. Ps; West -is; al-: -so-one of the' early coiners, 21st: preyed a huge. success.. Despite 'the continual drizzle 'of rairi aiid.the in town and lecal ineteliants :report \'',isiting her sonc in 'of ;the,. County of; Bruce, Will, „determine, the deduction ,.freni •the ,payers .ante. 'stun big; None were, believers,. .and few Superintendence they,. piked arOund tftig theta. hit& safely, and as Sotti. ,Sndiend'e were.. lit un etirosityi 'doubt' and wonder,• but followed' the, theHonlOOkett SS they listened . her eelf if slid ,eill. hut she somewhat, RTI N E D SCHOOL HOUSE PM KV* Barns ahd ofitbuildin sss soi.o, BY Ekkst)aWT, 4. 1. •Nfifi9 01OL*; Tg4Ns,:.'111Ar , ARE PRETTY, • ilk; TWO QUALITIES, :AT $4,10 JUNE ONLY, WE WILL SUP- PLY, LININ;; We have:5 NeW ,Remnants on , hand thatwe are 'blearing at• $3,60 IF YOU. ',1,VOtILD LIJCE RUG We have' them in all sizes in Corigoleum Rugs ,in STOCK-Yoti dOn t have to 'wait --in sizes from !king in the SIZE of your roam, sO. •that you have no trouble laying, them, 'STAIR ojiLOLOTTIS, in 1-2; 5- ti„cyri-fs up to 214 yds. REMEMBER the STORE- with "'the STOCK has VALUE .and. QUALITY in every SALE, RIPL new accounts Don't overlook the vil- las,Ye stores. off 'the line of railways. s.alesman we know be, gan' by' Palling on sonie nlents. I:1e. hasn't seen his,. new .customers since.' At an ii-ipoirited day and hour. he regularly calla prepared,: 'and,:gets .their If he is ,ai.vay,' -Someone else carriea out; the; seheF His puStOtherS ' like: to ,. of the -year. ami Robert 'Wilson', Mr, Seideti te- .f.tugge,s:ted that t, e gen emen toss ;mut ,u...:zyt. 'wive fence erected'... Al..