CANTERBURY ITEMS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 115, 15 May 1906, Page 3

CANTERBURY ITEMS.

(By Telegrapn.—Tress Associations

CHJBISTCmiBCH. this day.

Mr Skeyin- who is in charge of the magnetic observatory,, has just completed a four months' tour of the South, Island. He visited 34 stations, mostly south of Christehurch, and made complete observations of the magnetic elements, securing a very valuable series of observations. One result of his "work will be to throw more Kghfc on the magnetic disturbances previously found by Dr. Fair to exist in East and South Otago. The '-Otago Daily Times" publishes correspondence suggesting that the tariff on dental materials should share in the coming revision. No dental materials are manufactured in the colony, and if the tariff is reduced patients would probably benefit from reduced fees.

A memorial to the late Eabbi Zaehariah -was consecrated at ChilstehuTch. on Sunday by Eabbi Bernstein in the presence of a. large gathering or the Jewish congregation.

There was a good deal of adverse comment in Lyttelton yesterday on the fact that coaling operations on H-M.s. Encounter were carried on till 9.30 on Sunday morning. The s.s. Hawea arrived from Westport early on Saturday morning, and began coating the warship at- six o'clock. Work was continuous for 27 hours, 651 tons of coal beingtransferred. The Encounter was to have sailed on Friday, but the Hawea was detained by bad weather. The general opinion is that there was no need for such a hurrying rush of the operations.