NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7540, 2 May 1890, Page 5

NEWS OF THE DAY.

mm' Cgx&c*** lol *' —^^* e edition JPres*. published this morn--8 atuU deecription of the eonand installation of the Bishop of The Masonic Installation giwn, the number ia an exona to keep or to send away to Sat a distance. tZZmsBOP of Waiafit—His LordsMp Jtebop of Waiapu will preach at St. PvXchurchon Sunday evening next T. Fergus waa a pasT the steamer Penguin, which iyttelton from Wellington yes-

The regular meeting ot the Lodge 1048, E.C., will beheld g£&!»*the St. Augustine Hall, at

f "jL*uTK>* or Sam.-As will be seen elsewhere, the sale of IL*dnd dead stock, &c., on account of Mr w ftwdiner. Norwood, will take place on Taesfof nert » nofc Thursday as previously etJABDS.— A general meeting of the of this Company will be held on ]£°!woest>after Government parade, to lieutenant. ■■■■ , SrotSß** Band. —A concert and Jball ; ~j£j£ the uniform fund of the above "Snjbelield tfne evening at the Oddfellows' BilL<Jolai&bo road. *lfgfigTQ& or WEIGHTS AND MbASURBS. .JCgjeble Wethered, the Inspector of SS&and Measures, has recovered from illness, and the office is now tzLT'Tradesmen and others may have ifrij weights and measures tested on, β-dlcationaa obo&I. _. , so thb Bishop.—The com■.wKttKStsrylsachedn to the newly-installed ffohop of Chrißtchorch and Mrs Julius **!« *S e place in the Provincial Council tSU afternoon at 2 p.m. As *£Za* iotimated, the company will !Sie in the old library. The chair Site occupied by Bishop Harper. SAts of Chrtf&DAUiß.— The very imthe Clydesdale stud of Mr IpBO&g vflL take place at JBurneide on The auctioneers are Messrs «»d Co. (aeeociated with. . the Ebsl M. and A. Company) and Mr Prit* *° the sala Mr B^β kHffltied invitations to a large number to be present at luncheon, pedigree of the ammala to be offered for sale batre already been eomiaeated tipon aad a further description

Is noi necessary. . _, -fujjHCHT Pobuo Library. — The . «aaual meeting of subscribers vaa held m m W*ine«iay, SOth April. There was a good attendance of members. 'The Mr M. O'Brien, occupied the chair. The report was presented by ' : Kr •See- O'Brien and was considered $Scaly satisfactory. The receipts'for the «e?was ,271 Os 2d, expenditure Mβ its ftpeaving a credit balance of M 2e 7d. "ißerthe meeting refreshments were kindly wovided and presided over by Meadames JEpler, CNeaill and Unwin. '"'• Show.—The annual exhibition of chrysanthemums will be Oddfellows' Hall, on Thursday, Sy Bth, and owing to the great amount «f en&ttßiasin prevailing in the growth of fese lovely flowers a really grand, show of »A plants and cut blooms may be expected. Kβ display of late keeping apples is exjßctsd to be very fine, and will show the t&ta of fruit locally grown fit for exportasba. During the evening there will 1)4 a acomenade concert. Has Babtbetz's Mission.—The meeting

fie women and girls only, which Mrs htfsrtz held in the Oddfellowe , Hall last . Bight, was one that will be long rememlead by all who were present. The hall iM crowded to its utmost limits, many j f %ms content with standing room, and a |K«inany eren then could not get an tatnfflce at all. Mrs Baeyertz obtained aeatteatioaof her hearers at once, and •j the intense interestfelt was very, apparent. ¥ The address was most powerful, and many remained behind. This afternoon Mrs Baeyeraspeaks in the V.M.C.A. Hall, and 'te-aigsfc & meeting for men only mil be iieM in the Hall. f Til Tafb.—The monthly meeting of &d T&i T&pu Band of Hope was held in &c District Schoolroom on Sunday afterBooa. - A dnefc and trio were contributed by the Misses Oebome, and eacred sones by Mrs E.W.Herrick, Miss Hall, and Mr H. Osbope; recitations by the Misses Ko Herrick, Nellie Barnett, Emma Tobeck ; sad Master John Millar; a reading by [ Hiss Peryman, and an excellent address I l>j Mr Bennett, of Chrißtcburch. I i Hosrxc Cabtxsbubt Bictclb Clttb.— : H»e third oomoesition for the Blackett twghy, wMah is a handsome Challenge VBp»rives by Messrs H. Blackett and oonoi Baagbra, to the members of the XotUj Canterbury Bicycle Club, took place da f horsdsy, the race being over five miles, from Bell's corner to Fernside Station, oa the Saagiora-Oxford road, and back. The atartere were A. C. Wilmot (scr)»T. g^Muck (800 yds), F. Smith, 1 • a v\_ B °y d ' **& *sPrds. Wilmot fw&aHy iMde hie way to the front in tbesawaad won with' ebont thirty yards "S*?*! ?»Tiasr w» the Challenge Cup : j^ ■^&**** k &- Mr Wilmofc has •«vw wttua «oSciettfe points in the fe> become the ultimate :^mm. ;,..;■■■ .;.■■,.' emmxssxmcß Wxblxtab Mutual '-uEMnaBNT - AesociAiaoH.—On Friday •w&uiSiMe Society held its annual wwffeaeelMtJoaofoioa,, There atteadance of members and ■SfS,** 3^, ! 5, "Teylor presiding. Morley was elec&d Presl- i Taylor, Mrs Coleman, fSJj Dawsoa «* J- -C. Prudhoe, Meeara E. W. Eeid and f^t .■ B^* Treaeurer and Secrewfi Mjss Ellison, editor of journal j and Committee of eight. The Wee *» euDmitted for t£e ensuing ' and promises to be ayery interest , fomal opening of the »ul deliver the inaugural address, of oldmembew and ™« SHooTiHQ.—The opening ran « e «* connection iaet mght, a match being fired and single members Sane very good shooting of most ot *n<^ 6 taking part *aa a most enjoyable one, the ! HE2t. ■«? first shot was fired by Mm I of the present N.G. of the J^ lady was cheered by those prei r"»*flfi sesait of the opening was satistt respect. The range is and the rifles proved to weapons, Martini-Henrys £«& eeea. Altogether it is anticipated made by the Lodge in

Band o» Horn.—The Stoicklandetreet was crowded on Wednesday evening, oeuig onable to gain admission, jg*V we eecund entertainment of this *&c carried through successfuUy. *aa occupied by Mr T. E. te »^Jr r Bryaat > renowned Austrawho has attracted so much IB Christchurch lately, gave four Er* a »a an artistic manner. Mrs Delam&h ** Mißses Matthews, Dowdle, kJS. tod Master Clemens, coutri- £^,* and Misses Moore and 535* A****' .¥* Hannan delivered during which he secured WV^ attention of the audience. The %S for Prohibition/ waesuug L y Misses Burrowa, Mumford. ' *s^pS^ ; ™ hUst the tumorous trio, v pSttit l *'** Hari^V , Messrs Mβand S. Praaer, caused great ~M jßs Hijrgott sang. "Give iz&Mf « lat a «n»» J ' with much feelwnßington presided a*, the The pronouncing of the p&ti2&*. brought jo a close oue of the ' -^iSSjI?; 1 * aeetinge ever held at r?U-.

Kaiafol Skatikg Bins.—The season' haebien re-opened at the|Sk&ting Bink in the Drill Hall, and promises to be well, patronized. Laet evening the local band: gave their services during the skating. ; Supposed Stack Fxaß. —A fire, reported to have been observed on the Northern! Railway, in the direction of Ohoka, is! stated to have been seven heaps -of threshed straw on the farm of MrDalziel, of Fernside.

Thb Ikflitknza- -The influenza appears to run' its course at Bangiora, where there has been a large number of patients. The Bey. Father O'Connor, who has suffered a relapse, was yesterday being attended by Dr. Ovenden. ..-.■•=■ Cahpmrbtoy Yacht 'Club.—The final race of the season in connection with this Club will be sailed on Saturday afternoon; for a prize presented by the Club. A good race is anticipated, as most of the boats will compete.

FaxHTHOiJGHT TTat.t.—Mr Collins will give his second lecture in the Freethought Hall on Sunday evening next on the snbject of " Christianity, what it is, and how it originated." The chair will be taken at seven o'clock.

Thb Meeting at ths Bine. — The entrances to the Bink to-night will be at Armagh and Gloucester streets for ticketholders only up to 7.45 p.m, after which time the admission will be free. The doors will be opened at 7 p.m. - Theatrical. — The members of the Williamson, Garner, arid Musgrove Opera Company left for Wellington last night. The "Little Lord Faiintleroy" Company arrive to-morrow morning, and open in the evening at the Theatre BoyaL Footbakuj—The following play for Kaiapbi v Addinofton Second at Kaiapoi on Saturday:—G.* Mctiregor, Matthews, Barnes, Burton, T. Harper, Harry Urn, R, Scott, E. Fantham, E*. Harper, Forrest, Maber, Drabble, Oram, Hahaa,Hape Uru; emergency, H.Taylor., / Otxß Visitobs.—By the espre3s yesterday morning, and the Northern boat last: night, a number of visitors who have been here attending the Masonic gathering and the consecration of Archdeacon Julius, left for their' homes. They all speak in the highest terms of the pleasant time spent in Christehurch, and the completeness and impressiveness of the ceremonies.: - AoKNOWLKpOMBST. —Mr derrick acknowledges with sincere thanks the following : —Mrs Duckworth and Mr Warne, fish; Mr Preece, clothing; a friend, bread; Mr Buxton, bedstead, &at friend; dripping; do, bans, &c.; Armagh street friend, dolling j Mrs Cain, boots, ,&c.;, friend, hats; 8., a late inmate, 10s; Mr Fountain Barber, cot and se wing machine. .

The Kaiapoi Woollen. Factobt.—An error occurred in the last clause- of the letter of the Kaiapoi Clothing Factory •Directors. • It was printed as follows:— •• Clause 5: Sewing on promised by our previous letter, go soon as .the button hands are sufficiently settled log rates will be paid. This will take effect from Thursday next, Ist May." The words . " sufficiently settled" ehould be "sufficiently skilled."

CHEISTCHtTBCH iiIBDEETAPELp—The next ladies' social — or, as it »is known in the language of the! Liedertafel, a gemischef .aiend—-will be held on Saturday night at the Tuam street Ball. It, was intended at first to hold it on Friday night, but the meeting to be held in the Palace Eink to welcome Bishop Julius being fixed on the same evening a postponement until to - morrow was made.

The Cabmen's Gbuevances.—A meeting of the Cabmen's Committee, together with a large number of the cabmen met at tbe City Hotel last eveaing to coaaider matters connected with, their grievance against Constable Kelly. It was decided not to accept half measures, but to continue to .stipulate for; the removal of Constable Itelly. it vas resolved to communicate with the Kail way Commissioners, to ask the Mayor to call a public meeting at an early date, and also to canvass the city for subscriptions, ~ ■ " - Explanation.—Our attention has been called to % a letter Iwhioh appeared in our columns of the 21st ult. dealing with the early closing question, and signed "Indignant." , Exception is . taken t<) it, as reflecting personally on Mr Clark; J the Secretary of t the Early Closing Association, In gtyiogf; publicity to the, letter, we certainly bad no intention ourselves, of injuring .Mr Clark, or of permitting any other person, to injure him. We have no hesitation, however, in saying that we regret having, unintentionally, given Mr Clark pain «nd annoyance, and beg to apologise to. him for having allowed the letter to appear. . .",/'.. ~'..-- --* JoußNAW^ric.—So gpeatf was ; she demand '■ last, ; night fpr the JFeiegt&pk, containing as it did a specially written and graphic account of the. consecration of Bishop Julius, that no less than three sets of the latest edition had to be published fceforeit was satisfied. The same was the case with" regard to the fflEsa in the morning, containing the account of/the Masonic installation in connection with the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, several further editions having to be published. TaoTTiNa Association.—ln the rules of the proposed New Zealand Trotfeng Assdciation it has been decided to give Metropolitan Baring Clubs,; affiliated to the Trotting; Association, the, power_.to pass programmes 'containing 'trotting '* eVents ; for all meetings in the provincial distinct in which, the Metropolitan Club is situated, provided the neceasary fees are paid to the Association. A report df the meeting of the Canterbury Trotting Association is to "be found elsewhere. '

Mb Chbisths Muscat.— A Press Association telegram from Napier last night says that Mr Christie Murray is engaged in writing a comedydrama, the scenes of which are laid in Ofcago. V ' The publio will look with interest to the uses to which Mr Murray will put his JTew Zealand experience. Hβ has had some dramatic experience, having been associated with Henry Herman, of " Silver King" fame, in a drama shortly to be produced in London. ... Rangiqba, i!»a« Methodist Chubcji.— The anniversary tea of the Sunday school of the Bangiora Free Methodist Church took place on Wednesday evening, when the tables were provided by lady members of the congregation. After tea addres -es were given by Mr T. S. Mannering(who presided), J. Edwards, A. Peters, and W. B. Martin, Messrs Suteliff and G. Wataon. There was an efficient choir in attendance, which contributed several sacred selections, and it was expected that between £18 and £20 was realised from the anniversary services. Sydenham Woßxrae Mkh's Clttb.—The second of a series of entertainments given by the Sydenham Working Men's Club, in the new Social Hail,, took place last evening, and was numerously attended by the members and their-friends.. .Solos were contributed by; Messrs Maurice, Broome, Brockett, and Lilly, while Mr Price, with his side-splitting comic songs, was heartily applauded. Ah Irish jig by Mr C. Close drew forth an enthusiastic encore, and recitations were given by Miss Harrison and Mr A. Ingleson. Mr Carpenter gave a bone solo in good style, and a stump speech by Mr Price brought a very successful concert to a conclusion. Since the last entertainment a proscenium and scenery has been added to the stage, and the painting has been tastefully done by_ Mr O. Price and Mr Limb. The entertainment was followed by a dance, which was kept up till the small hours. Mr . Brockett supplied the music for both entertainment and dance.

Dsuidish.—The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Anchor No. 120, U.A.0.D., was held ia the Bible Christian Church, Wooleton, on Wednesday, 30th April, A J). Bro. Jas. Papps in the chair. A circular was received from the D.Qt. Secretary intimating to Past Officers that a Eoyal Arch Chapter was about to be constituted under the District Grand Lodge. Bro. Hobson reported that the Revision. Committee of the District Grand Lodge had met and made substantial progress with the District Grand Lodge laws, which would' shortly be resristered. A ,hearty vcce of thanka was given to Bro. Hobson for his services as Dietrijt .President. Bro. Hobson stated thai he had been requested to continue to act as District: President until the successor of the late Bro. Madden wa» appointed. An invitation was given to the officers to 'accompany the juveniles on their visit to the Oak of Sydenham on Monday !"aext.^ r ■'■■■■ ;■'"...■■'!:■■

Fibi.—Just as we were going to press the firebells rang, and a large glare was seen in the south-west, but we had no means of ascertaining the locality of the. fijte/::,..-.,;■■ ;. -';.,■•■■ .. ; _,; <..w\ ::;■-. '■ Wbathkb Forecast. — Captain B. A.; Edwin, of Wellington, telegraphed to the JHarbor Master, at Lyttelton, at noon yesterday, 'as'■ ■ follows fi— ■*» Every indication ; frost or very cold to-night, and for poor tides for twenty-four hours from now. PiGsosr Matcet.-'—The foflowing is the handicap for the Pigeon Shooting Sweepsstakes to held at Heathcote to-day:— H. Bailey 29 varda, J. B. Hill 23 yards, Bα J. Whittle 28 yards, C. Williams 28 yards, W. Dixon 26 yards, P.. Dickinson 26 yards, J. Hayes 26 yards, W.jHildyard 25 yards, T. 25 yardi, George Matthews 25 yards, J. Jackson 24 yards, J. Kankeville 24 yards, C. Amyes 24----yards, George -Woodman 24-yards, W. White 23 yards, T. Banger 22 yards, J. Irving 21 yards. . Bhplx Shooting.—The following team will represent the £ Battery of Artillery in a carbine match with the mounted Bifles on Saturday Martin, Lieutenant Jackeon, Q.M.S. Dougall, Seigeant Henwood, Corporal Treleaven, Bombadier Nicholson and Gunner Berry. ! Bain7all.—The rainfall at the Bangiora High School for April was .951 inch. Bain j fell on eight days, but on one of these the j amount was insignificant, being lees than the one-hundredth <M an inch. The heaviest fall occurred on the 17th t viz., .508 in. The direction of the wind was as follows N.E. three days, E. one day, S.B. one day, S.W. one day, H.W.Tone day, N.W. to S.E. one day. The rainfall for Aprilj 1889, was. 1.874 in. The rwttfaU.fori the four months iiom January Ist, 1890,! has amounted to only B.oS3in, and for the; seven months beginning October, Ist, 1889, to only 6.8 *Biu. MbEdbn George, the leading photographer of Christcharch, is taking such remarkable photographs that his studio ie fairly rushed with sitters. Cabinet photos, 10s per dozen, ia any style. . i Standish and High street, always to the core in artistic taste, have just imported the latest designs-in studio scenery.—[Advt.] -

Horse covers lie 6d each, gee B. Hale and Co.'s advertidement on page 2.— I Advt.] . ' Aβ a Blood Porifier and Tonic, Baxter's Alterative Elixir is uaeqaailed. To be obtained only of che pioprietor. How an Obstinate Cough was Cured—-"An" aged lady of my acquaintance was for many years troubled with a chronic cough, so severe that she seldom had an hour's quiet sleep. After spending all her substance ia medicine, she was persuaded to try Baxter's Lung Preserver, which under God's blessing soon cured her.—Kav. S. Seliars." Vide-" Book for Every Home." ~{ADVT.] ...■■■• .( . . ' :--.■<

.Eaely Cjcoslnq Movement.—Believing ,after all tjie interest) and ventilatioa the ■ early closing movement has received that there was •an almost universal public feeling! against shopping, after 6 o clock on Saturday, we were .willing to give closing at that hour a trial; but after the experience of the last two Saturdays, and the very numerous, representations of our customers 1 they find 'it simply mv! possible to shop before 6 o'clock, we consider the movement L. premature, and upcil a different day is arranged for the: eiyment qi-wa#es and the feelingagainst' te shopping much more ; generaT aud .aincere.we cannot .close, our espablishnient ! at 6 o'clock, but intend closing at 9 o'clock lon Saturday and 6 o'clock every other ! evening. This, we may point out,* is a very considerable concession on the |. present .hours. _Our case is, simply this— We take after 6 o'clock on Saturdays, on an average, £100 from about 500 customers. Last Saturday we lifted between £80 and I £90 from 400, thus proving one of two things, either the people don't wish us to close at 16 o'clock or they cannot conveniently shop earlier, the; latter we believe to be the principal reason, as very many of them live in the suburbs and don't•receive their wages till' Saturday evening, consequently cannot make their purchases before 6 o'clock. We" have always made it a, rule to study the Intebests and Convenience of.odb Customers First, and wben they unmistakably declare they are in favor of closing'at 6 o'clock we~will be very willing -indeed to-do so. .we are not; members of the Canterbury Grocers' and Storekeepers' Association, and have never been, consulted by them with regard to closing at tfio'elock oa Saturday, no resolu.tian passed by that body is in the least biud- - ihg.on u& iOuxbusinesahours, until further .uacicey'wltt be7i till Q*-on i Saturday, and 8 o'clock till 6 every other evening. — Wabdell Bkos. and Cα, Christchurch and Dunedin.—t{Advt.]

*WAeK3 in iiNGLAND.—The question of what are the wages of the working classes is answered by JSCr-Eobert Giffenin a recent return. At least, he shows what wages are paid in some of the most considerable industries. Mr Giffen (aays the Daily. News) issued circulars to the principal employers' of labor in the cotton, woollen, worsted, and liheh trades, '&&& * obtained a reasonable propor-' tion: of answers to: show, generally: the detailed information required. Mr takes the normal wages of a particular week in the year 1856,' and; multiplies the sum by fifty-two for the annual earnings, without, however making deductions for stoppages, strikes, sickness,, or slackness of work. The tables theii, as they stand in his summary, show how 'fnueh may nave been earned, or a "highest possible," earned £Q5 12s a year in the cotton trade, which stands ; highest; £(50 in the woollen, i£6O 13s in the worsted, and £51' 13s in the linen trade. These totals give,; as weekly wages, 25s 3d, 233 2d, ; 23s 4a,' and 19s 9d respectively. The lads and boys earned 9s 4d per week in the cotton trade, 8s 6d in the woollen, '6s 6d in the; worsted, and 6s 3d in the linen. /: The weekly earnings of women in the same trades were respectively 15a 3d, 13s 3d, lla lid and Ss lid, and those o£ the girls 6s 10d, 7s sd, 6a 2d. and 4s lid.