LOCAL AND GENERAL.

i The members of the Board of Advice visited the Burnham Industrial School to-day. At the Lyttelton Police Court tiiis mornfag, before Mr A.. Chalmers, J.P., a first offender, who was suffering severely from the effects of drink, was remanded for seven days for medical treatment. . .... Among the passengers who left by. the southern express this morning were Messrs ,G. K. Meredith-Kaye, E. Sannders and the members of the Board of Advice of the Burnham Industrial School. : In the very centre of the city are five closets, which are not connected with the main sewer, and are used by some fifty- or Sixty people who wort in the building to •which ttfey belong. The supply of water is of the scantiest possible description. At the annual meeting of. the householders of West. Lyttelton last night the following resolution was carried unanimously, and it ■was decided to send a copy to the Minister of Education—" That, in tie opinion of this meeting, the annual capitation grant should be restored to its previous amount, viz., £4 per annum, in order that the salaries of teachers may_ be reinstated on the former basis." " Among tie quantity of patriotic music for winch the present war (has been resoonsible, certainly- not the least meritorious production is Jl The' Defenders of the Empire, a sons written and composed by Mr Sydney Hawker, of New Brighton The song which) is dedicated to his Excellency tiie Governor, has been published' by Messri W H. Paling and Co., the well-known Sydney music publishers. .., ...... At the annual meeting of the householders of the Lytteltott ddstriofc, 'held yesterday evening, the . report of the retiring School Committee complimented the teachers on the success of their work> but complained of the falling-off in the attendance; Votes of thanks were passed to Mr Brown, chairman of the retiring committee, and to Mr G. Laurenson, M.HiR., for their energetic protests against the reduction of the salaries of the staff. . ■■'■;■■ • : Vigorous protests against the reductions ■' made in the salaries of teachers by the North Canterbury Board of Education's new scale were uttered at the householders' meeting at ILyttelton last night. The Rev A. H. Treadwflll said that the teachers' salaries had 'been docked on a fearful and wonderful, 'unjust and iniquitous scale. He proposed a resolution, asking the Mayor to call a public meeting to protest : against the injustice done to schools like Lyttelton by the reductions. Mr Laurenson, M.H.R., in supporting the motion, said tha/t it was time there was one general scale of salaries for all the teachers of New Zealand. The motion was carried It as expected that the winter show of the Canterbury Horticultural Society, to be held ■in the Art Gallery to-morrow wad. Thurs,da»y r will, be one of the most; interesting 'ever arranged in Christchnrch., Ohrysan- ' themums, the chief floral featurfe .of the premcA. se««ia|,/ | .will be very lar'e&yj represeht'&a, uai the Timaru grower)*^ so suc- .^ .O^sa&il at. prevwua showa^^willfstage spleu'vAA eibdbit^. of ( cut bloojnis^ '^Hfn. the class p^6D : plafit9," the first prize-winner of last • y«ar in the groups will make even ai better idißplay, while several new exhibitors are forward this year. 'In addition, all 'other flowers in season will be shown, and iMessra Nairn and Sens and D. Craw will 'make a special display of dahlias. There .will also be a large and instructive exhibit' 'of fruit, to which Mr Beckett, of Rdccarton, *n<i other well-known growers will contri|bute largely. ! Mason's Extract of Herbs is the original And only genuine extract. Eight gallons of 'delicious beer for Bd. Refuse any other. ■Beware of mean and fraudulent imitation*. 29 gold medals. Good: it's Mason's, 2583 t Tea sets complete for six persons 7s 9d, : boxed dinner sets t2oj3iec.es) from., 42s 5d,, 33 pieces from 175 "1id," '54 pieces from 26s Bd ; BedrooßQ sets from lls 9d, earthenware cups and saucers Is lid half-dozen ; W. and G. China 2a lid. Fletcher Bros., jfocfanX Merchantß, High Street. 1897

At the householders' meeting, at Richmond last night, the Chairman, Mr R. J. PauU, said tJhaib the water supply at the school was an excellent one, but the closets, although scrupulously clean and! well supplied with water, were old and rotten, and be strongly urged the incoming cammitbet to ask the Education Board to erect new buildings in brick. . The Christchurch Liedertafel will give a Hen-en abend, or smoke concert, on Thursday, May 4. This will be the first concert given by the Society since the return of its conductor,. Mr F. M. Wallace, from England. During his visit to London Mr Wallace procured for the Society a number oi part songs, and several of these will be sung at tne concert. The Lieaertafel proposes to give a Gremiscbter abend on May 31, and' a Hexren abend' on June 29. The report presented at the annual meeting _jgf householdiera^afc-West' Lyfctelton- Jast nigH'jtj was*' ver£ satisfactory^ Tie .buildings and||;'grpiiriJds.:Jof jk> ;&chpo ; l, jo.^ ,_Oantejbury wer^. it was statedy in better condition^ Tlte inspgctors 1 . ihiid ' j^i^dvtef^ le result of the^jast exanjtih^'fcioniitfas'en^nently satisfacbiv of 210, aad an. average attendance of 186, had gained do fewer than three scholarships. The Rev E. E. Chambers, one. ot the committee, wbo ijas gratuitously performed the duties of secretary, was accorded a vote of thanks and ire-appointed to the position. Votes, of thanks were also passed to the teachers, and to the retiring committee, who, except one gentlemen who declined, were re-elected. Letters of naturalisation have been issued to Charles Samuelsen, labourer, Sydenham. ..'■■• The Brackenfield •Hounds were hunted for the first time this season on Saturday, tiho meet being at . Brackenfield. The hunting party numbered about twenty-five, including Mr G. B. Starky, Master of the Hounds, amd Mr P. Rickman, humtsman. The hounds were in good fettle, but the scent was too poor for thoroughly gcod sporb. Two dodgy runs were obtained, and one ended in a kill. The field was 1 entertained at lunch by Mr Starky. To-morrow the meet will beat Leifchfieid:*O. . „- ' Every day, Mr E. G. Lane; (chemist, of Oamaru) receives references to the value of his creasoted emulsion of cod liver oil. We have been shown, a letter written by a doctor, in which he states that he treated a case of consumption with Xane's creasoted emulsion, and was glad to say that after a course of treatment the patient had- improved greatly. The Bputum hod diminished, the cough was less, the night sweating had almost stopped, and the weight had increased seven or eight pounds* , X5279 AUTHENTIC MEfttCAL OPINIONS WORTH KNOWING :— Dr Osbome says • "I use SANDER and SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT as a spray for nasal catarrh, low fever, asthma, etc.,» with great success. I find this preparation superior to all others." Dr Stabl: "I have used various preparations of Eucalyptus, but I got better results from SANDER AND SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT than from any other." DrPreston : " I never use any Eucalyptus preparation other than SANDER AND SONS', as I found the others to be almost useless." Dr Hart: "It goes without saying that SANDER AND SONS' EUCALYPTI EXTRACT is the best in the market." In influenza, all fevers, throat and lung trouble, diphtheria, diarrhcea, dysentery, kidney complaints, rheumatism, wounds, sprains, ulcers, etc.,' it is invaluable. See that you get SANDER AND SONS', and reject spurious preparations, which are sometimes supplied by. unscrupulous dealers. — {Advfc.) Toitoi Butter.— The favourite Toitoi is now to be had fresh every morning at Kineaid's Q. 1.0. Finest Roller Flour £7 per ton, less 2£ for promnt cash, at Kincaid's Q.I.C. Ceylindo Tea is the best. It is fragrant, rirfh and malty. Prices. Is 6d, Is lOd, 2s 2d, 2n 6d per lb, at Kivcaid's 0.1.0. X2547