NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7777, 3 February 1891, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Legal.—His Honor lie JmiKsj«' niaton will ait in Chpuabea - Bankruptcy thia morning.! lie Chafe*.' sittings will coramenoeat; 10.30a.ia, ■ ChIIISTCHUUCH MUSICAL SQCtWJrfe! forming members are reminded ihsjfel will be a practice this evening "at place and hour. f Citt Council.—The ordinary asal of the City Council was heldUsi tiMwhen a considerable amount of business was transacted. \- ■" Pktty Thbipts. — Several i have been made Jin I purloining pewter pote from teas l Lyttelton. * [ I Stdenham ' Bobotjojh I Sydenham Borough Oounoil hm &®U> I to sue every tweutieth persos on tiitffe |; roll who has ac yet not p&ii.his nfo & Due attention to the rate sofe salobviate the necessity for thi«)tap betaken. & Vandalism.—O*n Saturday, ssisj&f disposed persons broke nearly sll&mt; - on the graves in the English ptfmd& ] Public Cemetery. Iβ is to fesksrftV- tt the offendere will ba etnghfc tsA dealt with, as ife is a form of U«^u'\ : that should be promptly stopped- x"Crickjst.— TJheAwnsido v. '' resulted in a win for the fomvt ty£\j wickets. The scores were s— Albion, 32 and .'4O. "Ward (40) Stunner (10) batted well for Avoaaiii did Collins (10) and Coapton (10) km ' Albion. Ward and Mille botfled wfl#Avonside, and Treloar aud A'Couttk® Albion. , i False Alabm.—A few auftufcss pe«j| o'clock lastnightthefirebrigade w»«sj| out by an alarm from the boxatflfef hotel. The men and engiaes tr«o Urn quired, the alarm proving to b*}ff one. It is supposed that the «o«» Scott's foundry, created aa erases >| pression in the mind of ! soffl3p»ssj| who rang , the alarm before aMSitejWp! self of the facts. ,|, 'PetioK CHANQEa at , stable T. Drake, of Lyttelton, U vfc placed in charge of the Addingtefe . of the Canterbury police force. «a»]j? Drake has been in Lytfeitoa years, during , which time aa &®M formed his duties with He carries from Lytteltott the w« of a large circle of ri "m ' future success. . ■ M ACCIDBNT AT A LeTJBL Ce««8S»-J Oamaru telegram says:—The in coming into the etatioft ete«s*J;| at a level crossing. Two boys wee - dray, and both were thtOffS ««%s-. escaping unhurt, but the'ofcw injured. His left thigh *rafi Itf \*§ ■ he received a wound ia the &&** t unconscious, and it ia his skull ia fractured or not. i-ff of the boy who was injured VMb^^ SBMOtfS ACCrDENT. — A »»? '^\ Eugene Prawley wan t»k« '*'Vf Hospital yesterday su&ring t«'A received by a, dray passing of« Bj* J is about thirty years of one time a barman at has been residing with hia bfe J,T- s ,p|Albane, and yesterday we&fc f^tl : a load of coal. Having obwwj*-K, charged it. he prociiettod to pau-*-and foolishly removed the «««£» horse made a plunge, »ad itself fromFrawley> who bad it, and knocked him dov?R, ** him, and then went away a one wheel of which passed otrer; tunate man'a cheat, *eaderiog n*!^, to the Hospital necessary. «• attended the sufferer dw^*** -jjb2\'yesterday afternoon. FrftW«J- > was on enamination foußt* t© e 3 f ? eerioue one. rt4 Vβ,-] MOKBI3. Tobb SHOOTiars.- 0 !4l"' : " evening last an interestiag A took place amoner the Christchurch Working Mea& Olaea for a walking stick . George Bonnington, the «eg* ; ;: yards. Thirty-six member *■; t j competed. The ! , ■ principal scorers :-J. - b. W. Turpia (acr), 33j> »■ - $t'; leer), 33; T. A. Petne (!)• ( f 6 aliwell (2), 33; C. a. Munford (2), 33; K. C. Wells (ecr), 82, RH«||; 32; H. Spicer (3), 32 ; 3. 32; J. Glanville (scr). 31} f <ffi t & (1), 31; H. M'Cakhy (4). »J« £ K-' wood (scr). 30; W. P. »»» Saturday the first stags m " 200 and 300 yarde for a bos ol u*r 0 . - ; byMessra Crystall and Co, »>- |j# ;< biscuits presented by Mesew *J y /.- ---and Co. was fired, whea wins • w #» was made. The second etage w ,' on Friday, the 14th isst. p^.» Youths' Swimming BjW»** —From time to time t;J --, made of ycuths batbisj? » «§ Kaiapoi in places esposea w ¥■*' t.■ WhUst no doubt this coaaao««" t rl? able, and can be met by e n!o £"£ . Borough bye-lawa, ifc we® 3 . "fWfc want for a proper bathing «t pense attendant oa artificial bath is too great, »««"» gested that one of the places for bathing flhoul planted in such a manner that J „ eons can enjoy a refreshing «i y fear of causing any annop -1 Borough Council hw •»«fJJ 4# tgl matter of making a it, and something ought to I the fine weather lasts. f

meeting 1 '"of the Chesa Club wiU . be held f* 1 * eveaing at eight ° botched . Picnic—A meeting will be held a* tbe Q xfor< * Hotel to-nigbt to Lfattffe for the butcbere , picnic. jjabor Dem nstbatton Day.—A meetine of the delegates in connection with the TAbor Demonstration Day will be held this evening at the Trades' Hall at HARBOK BOABD.—Mr P. Horrell was nominated on Saturday for the MaudeviUe and Bangiora road dieSet and elected a member of this Board. OXPOB»— The Oxford Bead Board haying , constituted a part of its district fateift separate district fur water-race ntirposes, the sections therein have been uttblished. Lbctcbb-— A lecture will be given on Thursday next at the Oddfellows' Hall by the Eev. O'Bryen Hoare on the subject of •Woman, Her Place, Past, Present, and Ybteban Cbickktees. —The above will day a match in Hagley Park on Thursday, Af-h February, between two elevens chosen from members of the Club. Wickets to be gtched at 1 p.m. sharp. StDBNHAM Working Msns Club.—A social and dance in connection with this Club is to k° * n * ne Social Hall tomorrow evening, and from the Committtee Who have been appointed to superintend matters the social ehould be, musically creaking, an unqualified success. December Bainfall.—The least -jinfali for December was at Poverty Bay, vwjjin the greatest at Inglewood, 11.12 in, on twenty-one days. The Bealey had a Lcord of 10.04 in on twenty-two days, at Lincoln it was 0.52 in, and Horo«itftl.l3in. . . Tbs Akaboa Ejection—Judgment given Vesterdav in connection with the Akaroa Election 'petition u P held the election, on JjtegrounJ that it was nofc affected by the Irregularity of ten out of eleven poilingtotaces being closed at 6 p.m. instead of fp.mi The petitioner was ordered to pay fthe'-eoßtß. ; Cbnbus Enumerator. —Mr M. Lynskey "fees been appointed census enumerator and superintendent collector of agricultural statistics for the Counties of Ashley, and Amuri, including the boroughs of Eangiora and Kaiapoi, and tfce adjacent islands, vice Mr C. Whiteloord, resigned. Timabd Domain Boabd. — Messrs Sonald McLean, Wm. Evans, J. H. Sutter, arid Stuart, E. H. Ferguson, W. Gunn, aadT- Henderson are appointed members 5f fee Timaru Domain Board, having conof Beserve No. 102, comprising 8 acres, -a^Timaru. ; £ HANDBOHB Tbopht.—For the next Wβ of the Brighton Sailing Club, to be fcji on Saturday next, Messrs Hopkins tad Bagg ß tave kindly presented the Club yftfa a handsome and valuable par of 'mks.' As usual, the race will be a handi«&Mid as several alterations have been jnsjio in a number of the boats, a good neatest may be looked for. The vases, frfcfeh are of Japanese design, are on view l£ Mr Curtis', New Brighton, and are 'attracting much attention. ■ JJbuidish. —At the regular meetlag of the Druids' Lodge, at Ohofea, the efiUere elected were installed by P.D.P. JBrorA. Pearce, of the Trafalgar Lodge, assisted by P.D.P. Bro. Bridget, of the «Bud of Hope Lodge. The new officers sjygje—. Bros. J. Ashworth, A.D.; J. •Cbmtmas, V.A.; C. Beach, Secretary; & Dufflll, Treasurer. Several Kaiapoi and Bangiora visitors were present, and after business refreshments were introduced laad a convivial gathering held. •Fibs at Southbbidob. —A fire occurred «n Satnrdav afternoon about 3.30 by which it four-roomed cottage belonging to Mr H. Paddy of Christchurch, and occupied by Sir Hans Bosch, was burnt to the arround. s?he fire appears to have started in the (Chimney, and in a very few minutes got each a hold of the building that it was «raite beyond human power to save it. The furniture was all saved owing to the number o£ willing, hands who arrived on the spot immediately after the fire broke out. Mr J. B>. Campbell's men, who were forking in a paddock near, saw the smoke a very few minutes were jbn the scene. The insurance is at present tmkoown.

, ; Co&ox&Zt Poilaed. — Colonel Pollard, tie pioneer of the Salvation. Army in ' Chrlstchurcb, -will arrive in town by the South express to-night (Tuesday). The ;Salvationists, brass bands and aU, will Sinster in force to meet him at the railway Btation, afterwards inarching to Cathedral gquare for a monster open air meeting. Colonel Pollard is under orders for England, and as his time is limited this will be the only meeting he can hold in Chrisechnrch. All friends who remember the early days of the Army are invited to roll tip to the station and give the colonel a hearty welcome. Mb Ballanok's Difficulties. —Mr Bal■JaßCe'a paper, the Wanganui Herald, after ifsfemngtoMr Fish's " very public spirited irefusal to in any way hamper the success sf Mr Ballance's endeavors to get together the very strongest team under the oircumifitanoes that it was possible to enroll," and giving Mesara G. Hutchison, G. Fisher, mdW.L. Bees, credit for foregoing their 'el&ims, goes on to say:—"There were others with far less tenable claims upon the iaberal party than Mr Fish who were &o$ quite so chivalrous and self-denying. Sfcey ; have, however, found that the leader of their party was not going to imperil its safety merely to secure votes; that he had before "him the great responsibility of his position, and was not to be cajoled or coerced into making any undesir»We Cabinet appointments. In this the Jfremier h&s shown an amount of firmness ifehieh augurs well for the success of-hie Ministry, and gives assurance to the country that he has its best interests solely fttfaeatfe/ , . ' Aquatics.—On Saturday, the challenge "face between two Canterbury Bowing Clob crews, stroked by Smith and Laurie, Fas rowed on the Estuary. The race was Irmine which of the crews should it the C.XC, in the Senior Fours j regatta at Lake Forsyth j 7 th instant. The course was from !• past the fishermen's hats, for a of about two miles, and was in Bmm 48sec. The race itself c little^ , comment. Laurie's crew, rst three strokes, forged nearly a ingtli ahead, in the next dozen fchafe lead was increased to a length laif, and although Smith made Sorts to come up did not Laurie finally winning by ihtee Smith's crew had every adin training, so that great praise is ■auric for the win. It is probable iith"s crew will compete at the for the Ladies' Plate. On Saturrnoon a challenge race in conneeh the Union Club was decided on iary. it wa3 a challenge to the &ed to represent the Club in the ■Pours at Lake Forsyth regatta, sws were stroked by Searell and . and it was evident that the *~~ J CEew was »«& too good for their spponeats, a 3 they won very easily. & A f *;Vobm> Clike.—An article on New: *vaund by Professor Strong which appeara r <rto « Words closes as follows :—•" There Fβ certain spots in the world whose , peaiones haunt one like one's shadow— fiX m . i& *P> &&n one's shadow is in the fo&oit of haunting one in this dingy oKme. rf d o! the places which have the most pverasn power to cast sunshine on the peaones of its Bunny self, I can think of ?? ae^'epotentthan New Zealand. And | the very extraordinary property of caaaing all who once set foot on to pass beneath the indeeeribaoie spell of her witchery. I never met £j yo 5 c who, having tasted life in his new + c WoQl a consent to change his IPae. it is Very jj t0 analyse this \ auc power of the beautiful gem of the ||ioiales, and to say what is the particular lAheirat makes New Zealanders feel that loeforeA affords them a pleasure unfelt "tewjteerui even yet gcarce realised. |towns, Tyw i oftier ke and ! Scotland £ rettier outlines, te^in,^ 01 * 88 0 father and her I toafr Uttjer in historic memor i eß myself in love ever drawn back to » _ .j , x___ r ttW . fealand, Nature dol». s J*^ Srodigal } to New Z*SZ£ WheVcharms.and *"&&£%£*.

„ "ygfogjfigffi Roam—i''rte^K^ff'olf'miliS T men will be held this evening at the Zetland Arm* to arrange for the. annual picnic. "':"■■: ; ,' Lawk Tbnhis.—Last Saturday Mr Eobert Colthart and a party journeyed to Springfield to play a match with the members of the Kowai Pass Lawn Tennis dub. After a pleasant and hard-fought gajne, the visitors came off victorious. Buttbb T*BTB.—as interesting description of the tests of butter when placed v a cool chamber and when put into a freezing-room, which have been conducted at the Islington Factory, appears elsewhere. Another test on a more extended scale will shortly be carried out as described. Chbistchttbch Motbtt SocnETT.-—Thia Society resumed its usual weekly practices last evening in St. John's Schoolroom. The work taken up for rehearsal was Dvorak's " Sfcabat Mater," which will be performed with Mendelssoh's "Lobe- j geseng." The latter work will possibly be rehearsed by the Society at its next meeting. Social Gathbbxno. —An installation ; social in connection with the Victoria Lodge of Oddfellows, Geraldine, was held on Friday evening. A srood Committee had been elected, and there was a large j attendance. The music wa3 provided by j Messrs Hullen Bros* Waitohi, Mr Biohardson acting as M.C. The refreshment table , was catered for by Mesers J. Williams and Son, and presided over by Mr and Mrs T. Bowkett, assisted by Miss Bowkett. London Missiojtauy Socibtt. — The annual meeting of the Canterbury Auxiliary of the London Missionary Society, was held last night and was well attended. The Eev. F. Knowles was elected President. In the course of the proceedings addresses were given by the Beys. Chalmer3 and Claxton and Mr Morton, and a collection was taken up in ,, aid of a steam launch for the Fly Biver Missionary work. Sumnbb Excursion. —The usual weekly excursion to Sumner will take place to-night. The trams will leave at 7.15, the Stanmore Band will accompany the excursion .and will play the following ; selection of music on the beach :—Qaicketep, "Battle away," Kelly; selection, "Norma," Bellini; valse, "Queen of my, heart," Brook; fantasia, " Larboard watch," Metcaife; schottische, " Sociable," Bound; polka, " Sparkling sunshine," fiwift; " God save the Queen." Gebaldinb Fibk Bbigade. — Captain Walton of the Qeraldine Fire Brigade has just received from the Manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Geraldine, a cheque for £2 10s, that amount being the sum saved by the Bank on their insurance premium for the year, owing to the water supply having been brought into the town and the Brigade started. Up to the present, the above is the only donation received on this account. Thb Bishop oy Chbistchxtbch. t- On Saturday evening , the Bishop of Christchurch gave his interesting leoture "Three Years in an English Country Village," in the goods shed at Sheffield, to an audience of about 130 people. Dr. Meadows occupied the chair, and read a short address of welcome to the Bishop, who, on rising to reply, was warmly applauded. A hearty' vote of thanks was tendered to his Lordship at the conclusion of the lecture. The evening was, unfortunately, very wet, which prevented many from attending to hear his Lordship speak. On Sunday services were held at Springfield, Sheffield, and Hororata, the Bishop in each case preaching to large congregations. At Hororata the service was held in the Tows Hall, where his Lordehip was to deliver a lecture yesterday evening entitled "Father Thames."

Flowbbs in thb Public Gabdbns.— The Chrietchurcn Gardens are showing an abundance of flowers and blossoms now. The veronicas, though past tfceir prime, are still richly dight. Perhaps the , most striking objects are the yuccas—-Yucca Filamentosa and the Yucca Murrayana— with mighty stems clad with delicate cream colored -wax like blossoms. Tiger lilies, petunias, scarlet geraniums, stocks, heliotropes, Indian pinks and soapwort make masses of rich colors. Although spring is; rioter than late summer in flowering shrubs* the escalloniaa, indigoes, and the hydrangeas still make.a splendid show, and lovers of plant life will find much to admire in oar pleasant Gardens. I ASHBORTON PaiMITIVH METHODIST i Cmnicir.r-ThelteY. Mr Cooker, the. minister in charge of the Primitive Methodiet Church at Ashburton, has for some time been drawing very large congregations, so much so that the building has been found too small to accommodate the people, a number of whom have been drawing their traps up and listening to the services by the open windows. It has now been decided to considerably enlarge the church, and voluntary subscriptions for this purpose have been coming in freely. The additions will be completed about Easter, when a bazaar will be held and the churoh re-opened. j ; . A YiiiiAßm PuNT.-'-In one; of the driest and most barren parts of the Christchurch Gardens there are growing several clusters of an exceedingly interesting' plant-—the Lathyrus Sylveetris—-a variety of everlasting pea. This plant is'one that I should command the attention of settlers who have patches of sandy soil on their farms or large areas of riverbed. This pea is a good fodder plant, cattle, horses, sheep, pigs eat it readily. Cowa feeding on it give large quantities of milk, and. the milk: yields rich cream. It makes a heavy crop, giving as much as 17 tons of green fodder or 4 tons of hay the second year. When once planted it will last for ages, and. takes each root in the soil that it ie valuable for holding drift sand. A3 it has thrived in the driest and most barren -part of the Ohristchureh Gardens through the vicissitudes of an unusually severe season, it has been proved adapted to the Kew Zealand climate, and there "Iβ no doubt that it is capable of flourishing even on the sandhills. Xilwncht Pbbsbytebian Sabbath School.—This school, which has been car-: ried on for the last seventeen years by Mr and Mrs Nixon, "was brought to a close on 21st December last, when to absorb the' cash in hand, the teachers and scholars were each presented with a handsomelybound Bible and " Church Praise." Theaccounts were audited on March 12th, 1889, when there was a balance in Bank of JBI9 lt>a 7d. The expenditure from that date up to 22nd January, 1891, amounted: to 14s Id, which leaves a balance dae 'to Mr Nixoa of 17s 6d. Mr F. Jameson, of Leestoh, kindly audited the accounts on S2nd January, 1891, and found them corresfc. »

Gbraldikb Schooi. Committee. —■ A special meeting of this Committee was , held on Friday evening for the purpose of appointing a pupil teacher, a vacancy having occurred owing to Mr James Colbert having been appointed assistant master. E. H. Pearpoint (Chairman), W. S. Maslin, A. White. J. Kiordan, and C. E. Sherratt. There were five applicanta, and finally Master Seymour Willoughby was selected for the vacancy. During last week the head master held a; competitive examination for r the medal presented by Mr H. W. Moore for the dux of the school, which was won by Master Seymour WUloughby with 65 out of a possible 92 marks. A prize of one guinea: lor the cleanest books.kept during the year was obtained by Jenny Fyfe, who also has tiie sewing prize for the Fifth Standard.

The DJ.C.—At the last annual meeting of the D.I.C. the Chairman, Mr Hallenstein, in addressing the shareholders; saidj—"l need not tell you that every business and all classes of the community are suffering more or less from the present later troubles, but I am hopeful that the ultimate outcome will result in permanent good both for employers and employed. So good a country as New Zealand cannot long be under a cloud. Whatever mistakes have been made—and they hare been made by both sides—in the long run the good sense of the community -will prevail, and lead to general prosperity to all classes.** The Directors have now backed up the opinion of their enterprising Chairman by the fact of their not only maHng extensive additions to their warehouse here at Christchorcb, but also by extending their business to Wellington, where Messrs Carmichael and Son, of this city, have just obtained a contract for the new warehouse of the Company, amounting to close upon J815.000. The arrangements of the building will be very meoh afserthe eiyls of the DJ.O. at Gjuiatoauxeh. •

Sak Fbahcisoo Mutu -— TheM&ripoes, I with the San Francisco mail on board, armed at Auckland yesterday morning. The Takapuna left Onehunga with the. Southern portion of fse mail at ; two o'clock in the afternoon, and should reach Wellington about six o'clock this evening. Bey. Chas. C&abx.—The popular lecturer, the Eev. Chas. Chirk, delivered a lecture in Aahburton on Saturday night, and arrived in town last night. He i will leave for the West Coast today.' After his West Coast season he wOl go to InvercargilL and thence to Hobart. i An Ajcxbicajj Vibttob.—An Auckland telegram says that amongst the passengers to Auckland by the Mariposa was Mr C. A. Longfellow, a son of the poet Longfellow. He is on a pleasure tour of the colonies.

. ChbibtchubchGun Club.—The Summer Meeting of this Club was held at the Heathcote grounds. There was a fair attendance. The principal prizes were won by Messrs H. Bailey, Eangiora; Cone, Bangiora; Whittle, senr; Whittle, junr; and W. Hurcombe. Mr W. Hackshaw acted as referee and handicapper and gave universal satisfaction.

Tbmpkbakcb Mission. — The Gospel temperance mission conducted by Mr Knott was opened in the Oddfellows' Hall last night. There was a large audience, and the chair was occupied by the Bey. E. Taylor. - After devotional exercises the Chairman introduced Mr Knott, who was well received. The lecturer gave the late J. B. Gough'a oration, entitled "The power of habit." Mr Knott held. the attention of his audience from first to last. Mr Knott was frequently applauded. To-morrow night Mr Knott will lecture on " A peep behind the scenes." A large choir, conducted by Mr Corrick, gave several of Sankey's hymns.. Edbn George Company, Limited, the leacUag photographers ef Ckristcaurch, hrve now reduced their prices. Cabinets, 10s per doz; enamelling, 5s per doz extra; any style or position. Wβ are the only photographers who make no ex&ra charges to visitors from the country. See advertisement on another page.—{Advt.] . Standiah and Preece's Photographic Work is the most reliable and artistic Studio, 218 High street.—[Advt.] Improvements in Tblkqbapht.—From an American paper we (English Mechanic) learn that Mr Edison, when- asked whether he thought the present style of telegraphy would soon be done away .with, replied, yes, but not until the old-timers have die appeared. The operators now have a deep-seated prejudice against any inventions that will simplify telegraphy. But some of the inventions have already been made, and it is only a question of time when a man can rush into a telegraph office, scratch o& a note to his wife in Chicago, and the exact duplicate of his note will be delivered over the wire to his wife. This will not be all by any means, but maps, pictures (newspaper pictures) will be transmitted promptly by wire. These new inventions wiii be for the coming generation to see in practical use.