NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLII, Issue 6246, 25 September 1885, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

CHAMBZBSrrnwoe.—The ordinary Chamber sittings, which would have taken place to-day, will stand over, owing to the Civil sittings occupying the time. Mr J. T. Fisher's Committee was held at the rooms, No. 3 Battersea street, Sydenham, last evening, when business of importance was disposed of. A largely signed requisition was presented to Mr Fisher, and he has signified his acquiescence in the request. ■ ' - .:, ■ - Wbathzb Exchahqs. —' The exchange reports as follows New Zealand—High and uniform pressure, and very fine calm bright weather with smooth eea. Australia—Fine. There is still a depression pissing to. the south of Tasmania, and it is overoa&t at Hobart. It is e&owery on the south coast, and fine on the east coast. There is high pressure to the wesc. Barometers range—New Zealand, atall etatiooe, 30.3. Australia—Hobait, 29.7; Poitland, 30.0; Sydney, 29.9. : Masonic.—At the annual convocation of the Ashburton Kilwinning Boyal Arch Chapter, held in the Masonic Hall on Tueaday evening, MB.■ Comp. B. Priedlander presiding, the following Officer* were duly installed: — M.E. Comp. H. Staphenson, Z.; E. Comp. D. Macfarlane, H.; E. Comp. J. Scaly, J. ; E. Comp. H. Zander, S.E.; Comp. W. H. Zouch, SN; Comp. J. Tait, P.S.; Comp. —Dawson, S S.; Comp. A. Craigbead, T.S.; Comp. B Cnllen, Janitor. The ceremony of installation was performed by M.E. Comp. W. H. Ouudry, P.Z., 18 deg., assisted by M.E. Comp. G. St. Hill, 18 deg. SuPSBMB Coubt.—The Court daring yesterday was engaged with a case of die pute between two farmers, whose land adjoined, at Bennett's Junction.ae to the filling up of a ditch made jointly, by them. The plaintiff Bought to recover .£2OO damages, and also prayed that an injunction might be issued restraining the defendant from obstructing'the flow of water. His Honor, on the facts, decided that the plaintiff was not entitled either to the damages or the injunotion, and entered up judgment for the defendant, with costs on the lowest ecale. The Court will re-open at 1015 a.m. to-day. Opawa Bxrui Club.—This Club has eecured a splendid range of 600 yards in the valley at Hillsborough, north of the Waterworks Beservoir. Mr Mensiea has very kindly given; the Club the free use of part of his land, whereon two butts have been erected The site is very much superior to that need by the volunteers situate in the same valley, as a much better light is obtained, and the targets are on a better level. The Club targets are of the latest Wimbledon putern, vie, four feet equare tip to and including 300 yards, and then six feet square. The targets used are of canvas, and revolve, and are immeasurably superior to the iron ones, as a perfectly clean target is always maintained, and a greater rapidity of firing is allowed, nor is there much danger to markers. The Club opens the season on Saturday nest at 2 p.m. Bictcltjto. — Seven members of the Pioneer Club journeyed to Bangiora on Wednesday evening, to attend a concert held to augment the track fund of fhe North Canterbury Bicycle Club. Two members started at 5.30, the others at 6.45, the latter reaching their destination within two hours. After the concert the yisitora were shown over the track, which i* getting rapidly completed, and from the favorable position, and the amount of care and expense taken in its formation, it should be among the beat bicycle tracks in the colony. The return journey was commenced at 12 o'clock, town being reached at 2.20 a.m.| The roads being in excellent condition all the way, the evening favorable, and the hospitality of the N*.C.B.C. first-rate, made the run abcut the most enjoyable of the season. QaRXBAi. Goedoh.—Mr J. Crewea le<* tared is the Oddfellows' Chamber List night to a moderately huge audience on " General Gordon, and the Egyptian Policy of the Gladstone Government." The lecturer was more usual, and introduced anecdotes which which led to the trouble in the Soudan why Gordon undertook the task which he did not live to complete, and pointed out Pretty plainly that Gordon waa more to blame than aayose else for the complication* with with he became enrrounded. After the lecture a ehort diasoeuon took place. {

Chobch Wobk Socihtt.—There wasi a good attendance of members at the quarterly meeting of this Society, which toot place in the College Hall last night. The Rev. S. J. Thorpe read a papt*fca&tted "Helps to the study of the books of Jd%es and Reft." AsHßoarpN Ractncl Cmtb.'—At a meeting o£the A&hburton Racing Club held pu Tuesday ev&ajng, the following gentlemen were elected members: -Messrs Julian Jackson, J. jf, Cargill, J. C. N. Grigg, A..S. Merewether, G. G. Merewetber, J. Milner, A. Patterson, and J. E. Patterson. Chuech of thb Good Shepherd.—A conceit wag given East belt Oddfellows' Hall last night, in aid of this church, which is situated in Pbillipstown. There was not a very large attendance. The programme which had been prepared met with approval, as the perf ornu-rs wero each applauded for the selections they gave. Mr Kent presided. LiTTKLTON DkFKNCH WOBKB.— It 13 TUI--derstood that the heavy guns mounted ar Lyttelton are to be fired on Tuesday, the 29th instant, for the purpose of testing the jworks and seeing that everything is in working order. Colonel Whiimore and Major Boddam will probably be present on the occasion. Stud Hobss Pabap*.—The annual stud horse parade, under the auspices of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, will be held to-morrow on the grounds of the Association, Colombo street, South. There ia every probability of a goodly number of entries. Salvation Abht. — The Ashburton branch of the Salvation Aruny had a monster gathering on Tuesday evening, the occasion being a farewell tea to Major Pollard, who is about to visit Queensland. Some 300 persons sat down to tea, and the barracks were again crowded at the after meeting, when addresses were delivered by Major Pollard and others. St. Mart's, Addikqton.—A concert, conducted by Mr U. Wells, was given in St. Mary's schoolroom on Wednesday evening hut. Mrs Q&rrard, Miss Sears, and Messrs Joseph, Gray, and Adley contributed conga and duets; Messrs Alpeis and Adley two dialogues, and Mr Button's string band played three selections. The programme was an excellent one, but the audience was not so large as might have been expected. The object was to augment the funds of St. Mary's choi-. Tinwald Racing Club—The Tinwald Racing Club has decided to amalgamate with the Winslow Racing Club. It is probable that a race meeting will be held on New Tear's Day. Hitherto a meeting has been held at Winslow on New Tear's Day, and another at Tinwald abjut the end of April. Both meetings have been eucceseful, and pleasant little gatherings, but in view of the numerous raoe meetings annually held throughout the county it has been wisely decided to amalgamate the Winelow and Tinwald Clubs, and hold one good meeting. Wobking Man's Club—The Variety and Combination Troupe belonging to the Club entertained an audience of come 200 Sirsone in the Recreation Hall last night, essrs Ashford, Hobbs, Wilkine, Sinclair, Askey, Gent, Glanville, and Oppenheim contributed eongs ; the troupe, a chorus; Mr Sinclair, a banjt solo; Mr Carr, a hornpipe} and Mr Mitchell, a jig; each performer receiving a good measure of applauee. The programme concluded with a farce, entitled "The H»ppy Pair." Oub Volunteers.—A Government parade under Lieutenant-Colonel Lean was held on Hagley Park last night. The* muster was as under : — Artillery, 48, Lieutenant Douglas; Engineers, 48, Captaia Webster; City Guirds, 42, Captain Wolfe; College, 44 w Lieu'enant Higgins; Chriutchui cb, 56, Cnptain Richards; Sydenham, 70, Captain Joyce; Scottish, 56, Captain Campbell; Reserve, 28, Captain Harman ; Richmond, 43, Captain Bowronj Irish, 67, Captain Loughrey; and Band, 26, Baudxaster Dorn ; Staff-Lieut..nant-Colonel Lean, Captain and Adjutant Newall, and Captains Francis and Martin. After inspection, and a few Bimple movements, which tho heavy ground mist prevented anyone seeing, the battalion was marched through the town to the Drillshed and dismissed. CTCLINa.—At the monthly meeting of the Pioneer Bicycle Club, held last night, the runs for October were arranged ac under-.—3rd, L : ncoln; 10th, Cashmere j 17th, Kaiapoi j 21st, Sumner (moonlight) ; 24th, Lyttelton; 3let, paper chase. It was decided to give £2 2s to the U.CB. Clnb towards cost of running track) and to hold the annual races of the Club at Lancaster Park on Boxing Day. Tne Comiui.trsu waa instructed to arrange for a smoke concert, with which to open the Clu>/s roo.-rs. The followirtg members were eitcteci : —Mest-r-i W. E. Thomson, G. Mjorhead, C. d.Suitq, and J. French. " )hb Sobcbbib."-—The perfo'. mar.cc of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera, "The Sorcerer," to-morrow evening, at the Tht-atre Royal, promises to be a brilliant success, at any rate so far as attendance is concerned. The gr.ater portion of tho dress circle has already been reserved, and a number of β-ats also have been taken in ;;the stalls. Ii view of the possibility of -many being unable to obtain Feats tomorrow evening, it has been decided to repeat the opera on Monday evening. As to the performance it may be noted that Mr Arthur Toweey has been assiduous in his efforts to make it a success, and, judging from the way in which the rehearsals have gone, no doubt the audience on Saturday evening will be able fairly to accord a meed of praise to the exponents of the various characters. As already notified, the performance is in aid of the funds of the Christ's College liifle Corps. Athlbi'ic Sfobts Association. — The Committee of the Selwyn Atoletic Sports Association held a meeting on Wednesday last. Present—Mr G. Weetenra, President,: and a full Committee. Outward correspondence was read and approved of. A letter from Mr J. Anderson, Secretary Papanui Village Sports Association, stating they were about to reorganise their Association, and that he was not in possession of the revised ruUa was read. Tho Master of the Industrial School wrote, in reply to a letter, asking for the band to be allowed to attend the eports, that they were at present without a band master. From Mr J. A. Randall consenting to act ac Vice-President. The Sub-Committee appointed at the last meeting to draw up rules, &c, brought forward their report, which, with a few slight amendments, was adopted. Tho consideration of the programme was held over till next meeting. It was resolved to hold tho eporte in Mr Bladder's paddock, Selwyn, that gentlemad having kindly allowed t;:e Association the use of it; also that the stand for the sale of refreshments be let by tender. After passing accounts to the amount cf JBI 53 the Committee adjourned. Etbxton.—A correspondent writes as follows : — " My att ntion has been called to a public statement that owing to tinued dry weather and want of gr»B8, the cheep in this district are dying for tie want of feed. This is untrue, and as a proof that such ie not the case, a sheepskin buyer from Chrietchurch has been round asking where all the dead sheep were, as be had Been none; jind that the grass in Eyreton looked better than any other place he had been. Another proof is that Mr E. Clothier has a lot of ewee with ever 100 per cent, of lambs, the most of them fit for the market. The firat k>t waa taken to the Addiogbon market os Wednes-1 day, and other &.obs of Bbeep ure doing well. Some of the farmers hare had j loeeee by sheep being worried by doge, j but very few Josses otherwise. The crops for the time of year are koSring well in this district, and a splendid rain fell last Monday, which did the crop: a lot of good." AcciDTOT oh Kaiapoi Bkidqe —On Thursday afternoon a horse in the shafts of a spring cart, in which wero Mesdamee Lorrimer and Foreyth, with another person, while crossing the old bridge shied at the uplifted part of the new bridge. The animal was well held in hand, but Hacked the vehicle on to the kerbing. This jotted the eff wheel on to and over the top rail of the iron railing, and the cart was in some danger of being further backed into the river if the rail gave way. The occupants got out cf the vehicle, several willing handa held the horee, and the vehicle was returned safely to the road way. This is one of tbe narrowest escepee on this bridge daring the' twenty years cf its existence, I but was only due to the cause stated.

KAuroi CricmtCltjb 1 of the season, Married v S?«JiV B, ** I tok«i place on Saturday. gle pIs JH I of the WcSton i> 1 loot: place at Woolstoa on WwL I when there were I ou| of a total of I WWDd of Captain I & ewatt, district Adjutant, was the fa?*'" I iag,cfficer; ar,d after the iaWfcft*-- I erapany marched to lUdlev/Sh, °? *'< | were put through various comS^m^ 3, ' h mcnfs by the captain, which v££ i very creditably conaider',, ?%* I short time they had at their d> ~* 1 M*jor Newall complimented th« „«, '• H and men on their epUndid muster *k** i was a credit to them, more eaneokll. 1 they were laboring under the dis^uWt.* 8 M o? being an honorary corp*. which nee*.? I tatod a great expense to the i the Company. It to the intention o?V 1 Company to petition flic Defence itW * I to be *on tho list I country corpa. aa the. headijuarteraTof t f I district is within ea?y access to Woolite 1 •I VBLiQ ItfHrriNe.—The fj*ctoi» <rf » 1 Hestncote, resident in the"TVookh« 5* X trwt, will hold a public meetingS§?.**" 1 kg at the Oddfellowe' HalltoeonTfii«?" I action of the representative of Hea£2? I in the General Assembly dnriae • thT S?! 1 Btssion. P*»t M ■■ ?t. Matit's, Msbitali —t ho anew i_ P devoUoEal meatimr of the fi in connection with, tho above pariah R b < hold this evening at 8 p mwk« W a-ldreke will bi» given by ffi£ «» 1 <.ill«n. All interested in thureh t,i '" are invited to attend. Aft-r the Hh£ £* the adjouraed quarterly meetiag of til ¥ Vestiy will be held. v * § A Wise Ducoh.-" Deacon Wife*. I I want you to tell mc .ho» „. 4 kept yourself and family ao in 9> tlio past season, when all the w5 i of us have been Eick bo much, and havo v 2 - the doctors running to us bo o!te?£ & " Brother i aylor, the answer is very g? I used Hop Bitters in time,.and fceutSi fe family well, and saved large doctnrVKiS: S Four shillinga worth of it kept u»»!l wi M and able to work all the time, and I «itl m warrant it haa co?t you aad most n* tvl M neighbor* to a-piece to keep .i* I the came time. I fancy you'll tan m* H medicine heroaftt-r." See—fADTtl B Wβ beliey* that if every ono would n* 1 American Co 'c Hop, Biters I would be much less sickness and mfeet? v i the worJd, and people are fart finding M if out. whole families keeping well atatriaSS W cost by ita use. We advise all to tr»1? . M Bead. TAdvt.] ""wwjSt | Sore Throat quickly yields to "BaxW. :| Liing'Preaerver." ' '?i la Croup, "Baxter's Lung i≤ operatee msgically, ita erpectorant rb4 -? In Whooping Coutrh, " Batter'a injPreßerver"isaepeciflo. 1 In Bronchitis and Asthma, "Baxter , * M Lung <Ttserver" affords immediate wlid, § "Wellington Watbb. — Eeferriag to '% ' the late upset of the members of | the Christchurch Garriton Band through drinking some water is Wellington, -I a correspondent of the "Post" Trite:-! S "I think the matter capable cf cmb« S plete explanation. Our Chriatchntcfc I 4 fneads being in the habit of driakiaj |£ artesian well water TOuld be sate to fed. H tho difference when they came to drink t §|i quantity of water that had been carded t §1 long distance through iron pipes. I foal m satisfied that if the water they were flrJsi- m ing last Saturday had been analysed. ts»'' n iron it oontainei would have proved b g them the cause of their lip and throal c irritation." I Inoeniotb FkJlvds.—A trial (or froi » which has attracted considerable atteotioa « in Paris, was opened a few days ego briora S the Afleize Court of the Seine. The acou»3 s are Victor Guinet, who raided for a tiw> § in London, and then assumed the H&me d P Guinet Gordon; and sn Italian, who ii im said t? be a "Becidivist" namod p| patt'ia, but who gives the name of g| and eajs that he knows notbiag of ii» fm criaii al with whoa he has been identified. S Both men have bees living fM kef-pit) g horses and carriagee, and oraeiisfj s costly entertainments. Theyhadnolegitt 8 mate source of income, but they have «V R t*ined within a short period .trpm«4«jf wL ZOO.OOOt by fraud from b»nkl»tf i B Their mode of procedure wae / B They began by making small deptiOty' Iγ which enabled them to come frcquanSf to -h| the office of the bank, and to loiter «mv» I| while busineEa was being done. Ikej ! M seem to have thue oltained the aaaa L Wk and addresses of several depetitcnj'" M and even the numbers of r sik g ciitqucs and the amounte'ef theif M posits. They then contrived to get into m orrfspondenco with, these cuatomMe,ttJ g to obtain letters from them. By » chimiol p process they «indeed the text of each letki, ra leaving the heading and signature, aci » converted the document into an applies- fra tion for a book of blank cheques. Son m days later a chequo was detached, tp M with a forged signature, sent by a perter p to the Bank, and cashed. Poreoaetim M the police were unable to dieoover the p> m pet atfrs cf these frauds. Onthefiin* m February, however, ft banker eawd *, f| cheque which was afterwards r>'o9gn!*tdti || a forgery. Some receipt stamps *©• m etufk upon it, with the word "motV , p| written with two "IV instead of one. ft a letter written on tho same d»y by Goia» to the same banker he misspelt the wt» in the same way. The cashier reoirtM this coincidence, and is consequeace Qua® and Zappatera were apprehended; Intiait house was found a collection of the iufn* ments and chemical substances - employed by forgois. ThBBATHNBD BOTAX. BAHKaCKCCTz-iJ' cordiog to the Paria correspondent of l» "Daily Newa," a Royal bankruptcy * threatened at Munich. King teatir* eccontrlcitiee were overlooked by' «J family and courtiere so long aa he wmi «• dunned by creditore. He is nowoDuff* , to borrow to pay hie debts, and hestoa no disposition to leave off buUdisgw** Out of the seven on which he **{*>*? engaged only one is finished, am it«» biguu by his grandfather. TBs *ri«» army of artisans are still buey et«* others. Chiemsee snrpaeses we B»» portiooß of Veraailles, and its excel all others Lα the world. It u|^g Louie XIV. eiylo. The other are Gothio or ieudaL King J™**! inherited fortune was co vast the**™ only within the last three years m»* began to feel what his architectaral m operatic fancies cost him. He »»«<»** Wagner in the most extravagant and when hie treasurer ventured » f"» that the expense wa» too greet, K»g %£ wig answered th»t bis love for we***"*, operas was not so coetly as » Consort would be. A year agoK*» found impossible to go on without «*™ ing half a xniUion sterling enj»sfL; civil list income,and guaranteed W*J heirs to the hereditary money is wanted. Tho Kings■ are incensed at hie having W&JIrjZL helped him to borrow, and eit*W|r clamoroua. A Council of Begeatt »"J mandtd. Prince Bismarck, bring Sonth Germany into North, is greatly interested in W »»!£ Uβ Prinoe Hohenlohe, who recenW w» fgr Varzin, Iβ a Bavarian, and one 01 »• - political men with whom KefJJJJJ deigns to converse, he will be **^s et the Chancellor a sound opinion When some years ago tbe_King «w * ing the architecture of ?&*»»*£ vi » thejfiaat of the Cktrman pueufd bis complacency so tts KinK Ludwig is a woman-hater, the Princess Hohenlohe away «°*S; fe Thh Caeolinb Wallace, the Caroline Group j New Guinea to the south and "fJfaOJer to the nortb, stretchiag loDgitude, or for a distance of co» , 2000 mika and east. BJ PJ" J channels they are divided intoLtPTfeJei tions, ' f which the western or W»» incudes the largest of all ***§Sfc, lagoons in the • act of theae follows the , Group (Gulu or Matelotae), , i* the large rocky island o! }*£#& at / majority of the &&&"*£**s&&!> i the central eeotioa, and, * ith fa e r^el* l J exception, thej ate all lagJ<« 1 fi&» The moat readable consisting of a lagoon reef "" wrf ? .MTouit, within which ere * *%*,&* little billy ißlets. Most of however,arelow, the mote.?*™*?£M volcanic foimation, and full cfrt««y^a hills. The climate i» net]"!* ■» "ZJfafy by cool breesee. Besides the coco^

- i, i —r"giaiP"t3i«riiifet. itSmraiiae erery- ****** a«**m«**iS SSilto-** two** o ? dove tree, orange, «ggSsg tefcal PCPPW, ewe£ potatoes;, of arum or taro (Aram •*Sto)7on the other hand, the «slSilsiW on the low islands is the incie*), which la fSrJ? bh»b tke exelnawe article of Sk m tie *■» The **?Jr ef the CawKaee, numbering JJSss.OOO to 80,000, Ijelonwasr to pelyneean stock, are o! large 011 ™ the e* B^"l eexition, S?&rk copper color in the Pelewn, the "zzSf, o f which, howerer, belcn? to a diaiLll »llow their carlisg tresses •"V-w oonfining them in one knot 2£t|flietock of the head. Owing to $Z eactioe of betel-chewipg, the w/ea**y liare aa* a xale perfectly iSk teeth, wbereee those of the natirea fjtha aistfr" ypction are mo?tly very ftne Their drees is of the ecantieet, ia oniTersal; and fragrant PflOftlly worn in tbe pierced *2jjMeof the nostrils, bite of tortoise-: Tlflorecane similar ornament, and even Sefc kniW" *c-» io the «ars. The cable zSmget in this iESoe chow how dangerIke complicatioas Detween Qerand Spain oonoeming the islands.