NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7674, 4 October 1890, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

iiiiiisiMMiirrflTlriiiiiirii — i £jf .r::icc:fi 'J/.^t^T 1 •. w ~ai' | Tot Ehqwss: Mao*-r-, The A.r_B_i 1 arrived at __obarfc.oh. Thursdayemia_» I and left for Nerf Zealand yesterday mora* I ing. " m W'DibowMir-'. Sisfon;«-*Tho •= msfa&i el. ffea 1 Diocesad 1 'Synod'will' be 3 opeaed bytto W Bishop: .in'- tha College-. fci&Bsrs.i«f" the | 14th Last. 1 Kaiapoi .Wooiaek Faotobt.— West 1 will be*-4stt__ed 6ii Monday next as usal | at the. Kaiapoi Woollen Mills. | FxMAt.ii'Mi&XfaJrsh<i fodtbft|l.|*po% I under the auspices of the Chrwtcfcw?& | Club, will take' plaae ©tt tttfrfrouscl of ta If Park, oa /i'tte-day, I S tiF.m. v * ' " "' ■'• '■ fe Chbistchubch Gun Clxtb.—Tbe opmlug | meeting of the above Club will tska tso* | on the Heathcote racecourse on Mobpj.» I November 6th, at 11 a.m. Noßiiaalte | must be made with the Secretary, (tfta | AI Hotel, on Monday nest, Oetobe? «*» I Pbisoh Gat» Mission. —The apsas | meeting of the above will be to* • 1 Monday next at 7.30 p.m. in the Y.&u» § Hall. The Bishop of Christchuroli *& | be present on the occaaioa. I Odds'sm.ows* Chueck Paiub».~*- I church parade of tbo Loyal Jubilee Irfflj* | Prebbletoivf frill '; take , p\m/ : to4B«wj | leaving'the 1 tlbrary, at X* | P 'Smaj_i. Fabms Compbtjction.— 1 competitors for the priise* oJ_.n& *** | I tnral and Pastoral Association ft« *** | farms are reminded' that entries «W»« | Tuesday next, October »fb. wiilt I ' '' ■ • • • . '"•,''.",. 1 • ffi 1 Solace, o|,tbe meeting of, tto-»«?fJ i tJ#SJ Committee, it waa, ttatea, Mf fe by tho Ad<ii»«.».«* | ! | • has been givea by tho £**»& g. Workshops' Band. • ' '-'• ; -',77- fel Thb Bowmno SsAsoN.—Tfae CmwW | Bowling Club will open the «"*4? I 1890-91 this - afternoon on- their gw-jj p< The Committee to whom the **&£ it getting the.green wady for 71 f :iommitted.hftve aiseharff-d I mirably, and. the groan, despite t-»« | ■ season we bave' had, is 'in I -tiod' tha-t ati tbe & ** | P-fcttfbtts,Reason. ; " 7. 7».„ § __L_-#*b-t Xioamiffo Coa»mM--*;! i special meeting of the Maiv«rn | Committee, on Friday, a temporary t»* 1 fer of license of- thy Sueffisld Hotel **£ | George U'reeth to Walter Pif ? |.7v f •S__a!k Messrs UeHraitti -<<*M«s f Prkter and' Searia sewtto, we**" * „ StaTO* County Catma.fe.-~^j^f| I io-J the election of a member of I | Biding in place of tho 'late t | took place* yesterday at the Agjg g Boad Board office.- Considerable w | was evinced in tha election. 1 ante , a two^ndidatee,Mes 3 rfJ™P. | ■Wr£ittft-fc- dtt'd"'the .ornxr-WM j «; | &:»iinibeV; being. Bft | High School for Septemtar was Jj t ( | Bain fail o«-«I«fen--Uy-*«bnt0B«8* t thesse the amount was inßi«nihcast.: j! 'aV, k HlfaxXM- the huodradth'cf a« |. heaviest fa»l« occurred on the g *t 8.45 a.m. on tho 4th and -W» viz.. .42* in. -W&m. W ' The direction -ol' the' a* y ;|fe follows :-S.W.. -ii daj-si W.N.W.,'bheday; NdS.. or« day; ~ dayi .W,and E, ,«ie .d>T ; : fL S September, imr&Wi*., &**&&? «. | ra|e for the tbrea yoa«, WBMJ tf i 2.702 in. Tbe rainfaU /f» 'f?,,? tfcr. I September 80th, was IMBW"'••* i | corresponding nine months o£ ». | 19.917 m. 1

•Kg^^^pmpp^.-This Company _ve_dng,.and <»mes fonTIS volley iad independent firing on fthe range to-day, at 1 p.m. ..: * Paxacb Bins.—The programme night 6t the Bink last evening was well attended. To day the Bink will be open for the usual 86 vS STAT.sncs.-The following are the vital statistics for the Geraldine disWet of September ct;7t-Va n* marriages, 4j deaths, 1. * rhristchurch, is the successful tenderer TOffinakariri w^te^^C^P^ 11 ' 8 f if m ' the JS tTbe done for .31090. Some vary heavy cuttißg iain this section. Tot ifoßi-s Six Hundred —An Auckland Press Association telegram states that the subscriptions collected in that " rfE_jg|_ct.i_i aid of the Balaclava survivors, amounting to -340, will be sent home on Monday. . "* Qrzs Am Mtrsic. —In connection with the forthcoming-art union, wnich has been nrpiected by the various. Bands in the " en*. *be Garrison Band will play this evenini. in Gatbedral Square, opposite - Bobbs' Buildings. AfcasUc-'-There is now on view at the jfo&io of Mr C. H. Manning, Colombo gtreet, *■ splendidly finished mezzo-tint " _ifesUe portrait of bis Excellency the .flotStnor. The picture is beautifully soft intone jet sharp, and the work-has been Rented in a very creditable manner. Jan Ship TutAstr.—A private cable has received in Chri&tehurch to the effect '.&*£& 6 e *"P Timaru arrived in London . 'oa the 15th September. The arrival was - aot cabled" out by neuter's agency or the Press Association. Her supposed nongfriTal was causing some uneasiness. Rscatobtai..—There were on view yester*aay, in the shop window of Messrs Aitken and Boberte, two splendid trout, caught last evening in the Selwyn by Mr H. Bomber. Que was a male and the other female, and . each weigh about lllb. The former was in ■'■ good condition, but the latter was not paiticularly forward. Wo-Uttr'B Cheistian Tsmpxsanc-s TJnioh. —A meeting, under the auspices of this Society, was held sn Wednesday, in the Kaiapoi Wesleyan Schoolroom, for the purpose of considering the question of the franchise for women. Mrs Sheppard. ofthe Christchurch Union, who had been invited to bring "the matter before' the meeting, gave an excellent address on the question, dealing with it explicitly. Mrs - T. B. Ward was appointed Superintendent of Franchise at Kaiapoi, and it was resolved that the candidates foe the Par- . liamentaryielections be asked- to express their views on women's franchise. Hilton School Committee.—A meet--7 ing of this Committee was held on Monday - evening.; r Present — Messrs A. Skinner " (Cbkamk), (W. Beattie, O. G. Bradley, , j. Kelland. P. Byan, J. Leary, and L.M. Booke. The report of the Inspector's visit teJtha school was considered satisfactory. The Master reported that the ' attendance for the past two quarters had ~ been bad. ct wa. decided that he should write to the parents of children not attending regularly, and it was decided to . - ' grant a holiday on the second day of the Timaru Show. 'Accounts amounting to _B7 6s 5d were passed for payment, and the meeting terminated. A Noveltt. —{Messrs T. Lascelles and Co., of the Pah, High street, have just imported direct from home a novelty in the shape of dress shirts. The front is - made in the shape of a shield, and projects over the braces so as to prevent the waistcoat "from opening and showing them. They are made in the fashionable style for one stud, and accompanying them studs which screw off, and are able s 't6lw'"used as a scarf-pin. No doubt the new importation will find favor. Oeoan Bbcital.—Mr G. F- Tendall gave an organ recital last night in the Cathedral. Mr Tendall selected for interpretation some of the gems of the great „.- masters who have written for the king of instruments. Amongst the other items played were "Barcarole" (Sterndale Ben&«t%f * Andante from Symphony in C minor" (Beethoven),and "Grand jtfarch Solenelle " (Schubert). All the items for the organ was admirably played by Mr Tendall, opportunity being taken to display to the* best advantage the various, stops of the organ. Mr H. Weir was the vocalist, and "he sang the three numbers. - Allotted to him with' f aste and effect. Laud Boaed. — 1 he ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Canterbury Land Board -- was held on Thursday. The members present were —Mesßrs J. H. Baker (Chief Commissioner), D. McMillan and W.,, Kitson. The followihg sections were dealt with .—Cash 32, reserve 1371, Bangitata, 96 acres 1 rood, to Conrad Hoar, at £1 per acre; section 86295, Stoneyhurst, containing. COO acres, to G. H. C. Clifford, at ..32 per acre. Let on perpetual lease—Section 27298, Shepherd*s Bush district, 400 acres, to Edwin S, Smith, annual lent Is 6d per acre; Eecn6h> S6_t94, also in Shepherd's Bush district,* to Charles Jaiae, at the same rental. ,__ quantity of routine busi- . ntßShaviag.be-n transacted, the meeting smtil the 16th inst.Xabeow Escape pbom Drowning.—On Wednesday night about seven o'clock* a little girl, daughter of Mr J. McCallough, residing in ..Toam. street, {Linwood, had a . very narrow escape from drowning in the large open drain' that is situated .in front of his house. It appears that the child, who is about two years old, was playing on the bridge that covers the drain, when she overbalanced and fell headlong in the water. Fortunately a lad. Who was near at hand at the time, heard the.noise and Rave the alarm and the child was.reacned. Then have been several narrow escapes, ewiag to children falling in the drain and it i_ time that some steps were taken to iavethe matter seen to. Qsoctss' Association.--A special xneetfegrof the : Grocers* Association was held ---SSTeWDf?, to consider'certain matters •*-S_e£l_f]g the trade, when it was unanisanaiy resolved as .follows: —"At the reseat Conference of delegates • from the various Grocers* Associations of New *e-laad, the -proposed Shcp Hours Bill was approved'so far as hours of closing, vis., four nights' at o o'clock, one night at $ o'clock, and one half-holiday. This Association, therefore, recommends that file hours of closing shell, for the present, *» 9 o'clock .©a Saturday's, and that it is willing to adept the half-holiday so soon asit has been fixed and generally complied _,ith, so many having kept open late - . oa Saturdays." This resolution will come into force this evening. . Ethical Society.—There was a very Arse attendance, including a number of ««*s_ at the public meetingof-he Ethical jwoiety. The subject "Commercial"Kels-«f-«s'? r jraa introduced by Mr G. T. Booth ' fcks-fett paper* The opener dealt though in a condensed wrat, r with tha subject, and the paper **K®Bghout was a most interesting and one. An animated discussion «^f.pia®. ; in which Beys. Hoatson, Bradwry and Hoare, Professor Bickerton. «esr. Smith, Allison, Beaven, and Soaaks took part. The chair was occupied fy Bey. Mr Hoatson. fhe subject for the -*wt meeting,' which will.be for members, *a_ announced to be "Commercial reality» to be introduced by Mr W. S. cai-h. - A Traction Engine n. TnotTßtre. —Mr who for some few weeks |**«b*a been busy with" his traction hauling grain from the Baukapufea atß to Temuka. got bis engine into a T?J a *i**ard fix on Wednesday last, tt |* jaile from the Geraldine townh£a engine, which was three large trucks, loaded with *»*B*over to the side of the road, for tbe Jr I!**®1 !**® of taking in water from the wat«r* «»> from lain to _tft deep. Baying w«qi ia water, he attempted to start with - «T ™_*» w ben the bank gave way, and rae two wheels on the left side of the !«agm_ sbpped into the race. Every en- . £*3°ffc> get tbe engine out only resulted % j» aafang her bury herself mora.deeply, and matters were beginning to' look M. ScanneU and his fireman Messrs W. G. Sherratt and Co.'fi «acbon engine happened to pass along S^*k Ml^?eek « fche *« M* Scannell - _ onirer made fast to *be par* Hfef 4 engme,fuil eteam «.S»«"*. «»d after an excit£i| **» nagged on to the road. J

Bajafcfr.'Hia amiual social in | oo &„ goottfeh Rifles warfi I »old at St. I_&cbjftelfc Schoolroom on Wednesday evening nerfc. The ehnr-K parade *««apd for. to-morrow with the Lyttelton i Navals hae. failea through,, and will not .take place. EreM CtBB—T-8 Alpha Mariam-Henry Bifle Club will formally open xts season this afternoon on their range at Bromley. The day has been Jnade au open one to shooting men, the only restriction being that Martini rifles must be used. Ammunition will be supplied. Conveyances will leave the square at 1.80 p.m. sharp for the range. Calsdoniaw Socrwrr.—The eighth annual concert of Scottish music and Highland dancing will be held in tbe Oddfellows' Hall on the 23rd inst. A very excellent programme has been arranged for the occasion, and no douht as formerly tbe attendance will be large. Midland I-ailwat Ijano ________—Elsewhere will be found a notification of the intended sale by auction by the New Zealand Midland Bail way Company of 75,000 acres of pastoral lands in the Canterbury district. _The land includes the runs Mount Thomas, Doctor's Hills, Okuku. High Peak, Homebush, Dalethorpe, Ac The sale will talcs place about .he 10th November next. _Mb J. L. Toora at Dtnh.Dur.--A Dunedin telegram says Mr J. L. Toole and his English, company are having the most successful season ever known here. .They have how been playing three nights, and on each occasion the house has been packed to the- doors. To make room for the audience, the orchestra have been turned out of their places, and placed on the stage. The reputations which preceded him has been fully endorsed, as is shown by the bookings. * Mr Toole is to banquetted by all the Clubs in Dunedin. Baud or Hora.—Themonthly entertainment of the Primitive Methodist Band of Hope* Linwood, was held on Thursday evening. The attendance was good and the meeting hearty. Becitations were given by Annie Lightfoot, Mabel Barr and; Sydney Pritcbard. Violet Grove, Lily James, and Louisa Grove sang selections of music. Miss. Parkea. played on "the"bells." Mr Parke, delivered an address, and the Bey. W. S. Potter and Mr J?frost contributed readings. ■"■■' Conobbt.— A concert wast given . on Thursday evening at St. Peter's,. Ferry road, in aid of the funds of tbe Sunday School. There was a large and appreciative audience. Vocal items ,'were. given by Misses McConnell. Wilkins,' E... E. Bradley. Meedames Andrews and Hayward, and Messrs Turvey and Cragg. Miss A. Shaw gave a recitation, and instrumental pieces were contributed by Mißses Beattie, Irwin, Saunders, McConnell and Sheriffs. Mr Corrick's string band contributed in no small degree to the success of the concert. A Wobkino Man's Opinio^.—At _A meeting of Mr H. D. Bell's suporters, held in Wellington the other evening (says the Evening Press), one elector, from Newtown way, who declared he was a working man, and had voted for "working men's candidate" in past years, stated that he had generally found candidates who get in on the working man ticket more or less humbugs/and he considered the working man would be much better and more safely represented by a man of sound position and stake in the country, whom they oouli trust to do the right thing. Cycling.—The following are the handicaps for the Pioneer Bicycle Club's Fifty Mile Boad Bace, which takes place on Monday morning, starting from 'the Ricsarton, Hotel, the limit man going at six o'clock:—N. Hall, P.8.C., scr. W.J. Hayward, P.8.C., sor. F, Truman, 8.T.C., 18min; H. Wilson. P. 8.0., 22min; J. B. Clarkson, 8.T.C., 22min. H. Dyer, P.8.C., 22min; J. Martin, P.8.C., 25min; 'J. Painter, Midland C.C., 25min; S. P. Dyer, P.8.C., 30min; B. P. Clarkson, 8.T.C., '33min; C. Boper, Midland C.C., SSmin; G. A. Clarke, 8,T.C., 38min; L. Humm, Midland C.C., 40min; H. A. .Wheeler, CB.C, 40min. If the weather keeps fine there should be a splendid race, and the present record, viz, Shrs 82min, held by Mr H. A. Soanea, will in all probability be lowered. Su-mAT Sbbvxces.—The annual charity sermon in aid of the MountMsgdala Institution will' be preached to-morrow iv the j Catholic Pro-Cathedral* a&the High Mass, i 11 a.m., by the Bey. Father Cummings, S.M. Collections will be made at all the services in aid of the object. At the Cathedral to morrow the preachers will be, morning, Bey. B. J. Thorp; evening, Bey. J. Holland. Mr Worthicgtoa will give bis usual public Bible talk at the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow evening on tbe subject of " Arbitration in arms. Government and law." At the.Durham Btreet Wesleyan Church the > preachers will be, morning, Bey. W. C. Oliver; evening, Bev.-J. J. Lewis. At the East Belt Church they will be, morning, Bey. B. Taylor; evening, Bey. W. C. Oliver. At the Sydenham ~Wesleyan Church the Bey. W. Tin.ley will preach in themoraingandevening. The Society of Friends or.Quakera hold their meeting for worship ou Sunday mornings at eleven, and school for men at three in the afternoon-. Both services are held at their meeting rooms, Colonial Mutual Chambers, High street, Christchurch. Gymna-tic E__3reiTJK>N.~-A very clever exhibition of' gymnastics was given last -night by six members of the V.M.C.A. gymnastic class, in the Bp&cioas and wellfitted gymnasium attached to the institution. The {Bishop of Christchurch. - Mrs Julius, Bey. F. Knowles, and several other ladies and gentlemen were present, and they one and all expressed high appreI ciation of the clever manner in which the i various exercises were gone through. > These included horizontal bar, parallel ! bars, Soman rings and club swinging; All j of these, especially the first three, were | done in a manner reflecting the greatest 1 possible credit on Mr Bobinson, the instructor, and those engaged in them. Mr Smeaton, the popular secretary, and Mr Bobinson had a capital bout with single sticks, in which some good play was shown by both. At the close the Bishop briefly addressed those present, > expressing the great pleasure ,he felt at being present, and the satisfaction he felt at finding bo admirable a gymnasium , attached to the institutiuu The adding to good sound Christian principles of exercise such as that, tending to make the body healthy was, in his opinion, the highest form of Christianity. He had seen a good deal of gymnastic work both at Home and in Ballarat. and he must say that the werk done that evening was exceedingly creditable. Mr A. Kaye, the President of the V.M.C.A., having ex- . pressed the thanks of the members for the attendance of the Bishop and Mrs J alius, and for the kindly commendation, of tha of the former, three cheers were given for the Bishop and Mrs Julius, and the pro- i ceedings terminated. GaaaisoK Library.—A monthly meet- i ing of the Garrison Library was held in j the Mounted Banes' orderly room last' evening, There was a fair attendance of .members and Colonel Lean presided. A donation of an illustrated work entitled "Active Service," was fc received from i Captain Bishop, and a vote of thanks was ! passed to the donor. Captain Bristow, of the Christchurch Bines, read a paper on 5* Our Ironolad Navy, with some notes ou the loss of H JI.S. Captain." The author ' dealt with the period between the years 1859 and 1870, and in the course of a highly interesting paper, lucidly described all the various types and classes of ironclads from the Warrior to the Devastation, and mentioned the causes which led to the , improvements and changes in the vessels and their armaments. A graphic description was given of the loss of the Captain, tha writer having been an officer on one j of the Vessels oi the squadron to which tbe ifl-f&ted ship belonged at the time she ! was capsized iv a gale in the Bay of Biscay., A number of excellent lithographs of ironclads were shown round among tho members. 7 Eden George Company, Limited, th«i leading photographers of Christchurch, whose photographs ar* far superior to ail others, have now reduced their prices. Cabinets 10s per doz, enamelled 15s: carta de visit© Ss per doz, enamelled 7s 6d; midgets 2s ou per doz, enamelled 3s 6d. All.pho.os now finished In two weeks.—* _A»vr.j7 Staj-dish and Preece are obtaining mar yeJlous* results from the isochromatic (color sensitive)" plates, . now revedu* rUoxdsing photography In England*. j

yo-H-TBT.—A summoned meeting of W members of Court Star of Canterbury will be held at tbe Hall on Monday everting next, at 7.8 a '

Pi-izrim Mtmia to Beans.—A charming story is told by a reviewer in the Scots Observer tor illustrate: Darwin's freedom from scientific bigotry. Having been bold that mono bad an influence on plants; be procuxed~«ot_Mbod_'~-_o play a bassoon ' for. several days close to some growing bea&si;" _ ~ I Census "]_iruad_iATrNO. —• A new and profitable occupation for women in America .is that of census enumerator. Miss Bessie Bobertson, the champion census enumerator, can register on an average 383 names per day, earning a salary of 7dol to Bdol per day—that is, 28a to 325. Wild Dogs. —Wild dogs are beginning to make themselves unuleasantly felt in North Wairarapa, aaya a Masterton contemporary. A.few of them have lately been seen on Blairlogie and Beaumaris. They are very destructive to sheep. Mid much worse than the' Australian dingo, being-very cunning. They cure supposed to be dogs that originally belonged to rabbit packs. An Uotlast Cokscience.—The Church Missionwry Society-has just benefited to tha extent, of. one. shilling; sent to ■it as conscience money by a Lincolnshire penitent.: The money was accompanied by the following letter *■—" Mr ■ Wen ! a Boy i stole a few i pence from a man. it bothers mc the Man is Dead so i har sent | ydd a_Miling for the Missionary to tate it I pf my mind—getting a Old Man."--C*-o6e. ; Falling ibom a TaAiN.—Bailway travelling in .New Zealamd is not quite ao dangerous as people in: other parts of the world might imagine.- The morning train from Napier westward (says the Nino Zealand Times) was - somewhere near the thriving 1 settlement of Danevirke, when , a passenger by some means not properly ' understood "fell from the platform of the carriage in Which he was riding and alighted on his back on the slope of the embankment. . A score or so of the passengers were greatly alarmed, and as the train slowed up and came to a standstill the question was no doubt uppermost in their minds of what they should say at the approaching inquest. But in a short time suspense was at an, end; the ' fallen man was seen -* walking along the line, with his pipe in vigorous operation, and <as he boarded the train he was heard to remark, " You needn't have waited for mc, I should have caught you'up." Dbesses at Goodwood. —The admirable exa-Sple' of exquisite' simplicity, of viress ' was again set by the Princess of Wales at Goodwood on the Cup day. , She and her two unmarried daughters wore costumes of the delightfully cool-looking blue foulard, ' with white flowers figured on it, so much in vogue, the Princess having a dark mantle and her daughters their favorite fawn covert 1 jackets. One or two r ultra fashionable women wore the, half-length jackets $hat are whispered as the novelty next to ( be announced. They reseip* ble the riding dress of the last century. For the most part tbe short jackets were 0 still seen, many of them so covered with braiding and embroidery that the material of which they were composed was scarcely visible. Others were braided up the inner sides of the fronts,, so that when thrown back the design showed rich and handsome, aud tbe more so for being on the lining, aait were. A green cloth jacket, worn over a white gown on Cup day, was lined with yellow silk and ' braided most elaborately with dark green' braid just lighted np with sparse gold threads. The fronts, when thrown back, were dazzling with go£d braid or gold silk lining.