NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7880, 3 June 1891, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Pouch Court. —At the Police Court y«s» terday morning, before Messrs Jamosomsad Ross, Maria Luisetto, charged with being drunk in Salisbury street on Monday afternoon, was fined ss, and 2s cab-hlro* in default twenty-four hours' imprison' ment. • Kaiapoi Licensing. Election. -Yesterday the moderate party returned font candidates, and gained the Kaiapoi ele> tion by a narrow majority. Indian Juoolbbs.—Abdul Ahumud ia announced to appear at the theatre tomorrow evening in a performance t»»« prising marvellous feats ,of Indian jugglery. Dobham Street Churoh,—A special musical programme is to bo presented at the Durham street Wesleyan Churoh tonight, on the occasion of the.farewell to Mr W. H. Whitehead, who is advertia*4 to sing a number of popular and high* class songs. He is to be assisted by severe* ladies and. ...> • . ■-) T»A GaOWINQ W'NW ZB-SiAND.— According to a northern contemporary Mr A. Fergusson, formerly Mayor of Palme*, ston North, and now resident at Birmingham, in the Manawatn district, is making an experiment of tea-growing there, whioh promises to be successful. Malvern Licensing. Distbict.—Metwn George Rutherford, John Fraser, Jaaea Cunuingham, Chas." Beach, and Chas. Gamble have been elected members of tho Malvern Licensing Committee. At the local option poll for the same district there was a majority of 67 votes sgainut an increase of >publicans' licenses, $ against an increase of Now Zealand wins licenses, aud 64 against an increase of accommodation licenses.

Railway Tbansfebs.—Mr P. ■__. Beaaii well known as a moat courteous officer at the Culverden railway station, who was recently presented with a handsome vipb by the members of the local Cricket ClttV is to be replaced by Mr Thacker. Mr Bsas leaves for the Little River station. Flotsam:. —A Press Association tela* gram from Wellington yesterday.-,a*jnfc that a corked bottle was picked ,op ca Shelly Bay beach yesterday, aud oa botef opened was found to contain a piece & stained paper with the following writing on it:—"lt is a fact that we hare W finished lunch from biscuits, cheese ana beer, which we enjoyed, on tho He* Brighton beach, near Christchurch, taw 25th cf May, 1891.—Thomas P. Mobm*. homceopathist; D. Savagb, 71 LlebfleW street." _ -~. The Bona Fidh Tnxrzthtu.- J iM Taieri Advocate says:—As a result oi m activity shown by the temperanw _*»*## theMosgiel publicans have adopts* pr* cautionary measures, which was»em' siderable-annoyance to travellers. ' ""J* ever persons about whom the pwuea**! entertain a doubt aa to their feeing 6»jg fide travellers request to lie'served-.*« B . liquor after ordinary hours, they aro &»" polled to seek the constable so that ha e» bear testimony as to their bona fidm. _ Somcitob's Costs fob A«"»g} Court.—At the Court yesterday, Mr H. S. Vtofim*** refused to allow a claim for pwfessiong costs to a solicitor for conductingßcms» the Magistrate's Court, where it *» shown he had not sent in hi« MOfjJi within seven days of the hewing dm case. It had stood over twowsf • *_Sof the costs having been paid *nw VJJJ the solicitor, it was ruled, could sw*Jg' recovered any of it, but fortunately by m payment he gained half of hisdaim. Mbbivam T»wa»AHoa t Ow6»r2{ usual monthly meeting of this <W*T place on Monday evening in the igj* room, when there was a crowded stW ance. The new incumbent, *w_ _J*fj.; Merton, was elected President, M-i-W the proceedings with a short aftta*<J Temperftttw. The programme *l ■** evening was then comprised songs, recitations,- and teg*. Sentalmusic/wmdingupwitha^rai^ farce, entitled "Rum 'una from Ita»V. which was evidently »PP r t clsted „rL 5 audience. This piece will be * the first parochial cntertammeatto » given during tbe month, mtticuim whioh wiU be duly ad«rtg«d. _ Thb Wbddino c_ Mb R. H. The iarrSe of _$ E. Heatoa Bto**.Jj MtSXoper Clark 20th May at St. Mary's togtowrfWn*. Bulla, near Melbourne. $• l«««« JJ conducted by the Rev. J. «tow» *;° m*' listed by the Bey. B. tt Ehodes is the eldest son of the £*•* * mi H Bbodes, of Elmwood, >» of the late Mr Walter 4*» p )' 0 BnUa, Victoria, The bride was igjg awavby her brother, Mr Walter LWg. 7 the 7 bridegroom was a^- bj ffi A. B. G. Ehodes, who was bes£ «■». . % bridesmaids were the XW a* Ehodes, and the mother of the Mrs B. H. Ehodes, of Elmwood,.waogj sent at the interesting «^-,°!f_ o! f fea d the service the newly named many friends were entertamei at W< n d pr and Mrs Walter Clark. Mr » ffrs K. H. Bhodes will m JggJk return to New Zealand at «»»» of the winter. We *58Jrfl* were the recipients of a large nus"*f •very handsow* -presents*

W__ir*o-TS,— General and Mrs Mite I -Jrttheir afternoon and evening reception f_terday> an( * were °y a number Socitstt.—-The annual -jfeting of tbiß Societ y take ß Pi** oß to Sorrow evening. A_ATBU« Athletic Club.—The annual meeting of this Club takes place *"Friday, the 12th June. R»TPON-MBNT.— It is announced that «. «_lb of the Hursley estate has been toonedfrom the 6th to the 13th inst. Social. —The bachelors of tj_nui have arranged to hold a social I_ce in the local Town Hall this even?i and have engaged Mr C. Fox'b string __d to provide the necessary music. ;STD-:KHAM LICKNSINO CoMMITTEB. — The following circular has been issued to _* licensed victuallers of Sydenham by !?!! Chairman of the Sydenham Licensing remittee. The Committee, it appears to : a have taken an extraordinary step in Jtftttbey have done at a time when the location of their power to act is still the abiect of judicial proceedings before the Sonreme Court. The circular is as tolk>ws:—" ! be & to Z ivo y° a notlce thafc !*the annual meeting of the Licensing JLimittee for tbe district oi Sydenham, _Jb_beld on the 3rd day of June, it is Sg intention of the Committee to conMar whether it i 3 desirable to issue a vLnse to you and whether there is necessity for a public house in tbe neighborhood' and you are, therefore, requested to attend the said meeting. Dated this »Btb day of May, li'Dl.—Leonaud M. rryy Chairman ot Licensing Committee." Bsead and Bu-rrza Dance. — The Canterbury liowing Club have arranged • b> hold its bread and butter dance tonight, instead or on Friday as was *LL_ a ily intended. This class of social tethering has been very successful, and tonight's is expected to be no exception totherule. . Sx. Maby a Addington.—A series of no-tlily entertaimuiiuts for this parish «itl be begun on Friday next by Mr E. '% Sesger, who' will give a legerdemain ujjformance in the parish room at 8 " Mock. A thoroughly enjoyable ..evening is anticipated fiom tbe well known ability rf this gentleman in the magic art. BnseELL'a Flat School. —Mr James Dawe was on Monday evening recom--a&pnded j,y the Eusaeli's Flat; School Com ©ittee for the position of master, vacated \tj Mr Sutherland. There were sixteen applications. «.■*,_ Accidbnt at Annat. — On Monday evening as Constable Weatherley was toting his horse to the police station he 'grippedand fell, breaking his leg not far the ankle. He was carried into the innst Hotel, and Dr. Kerr, of Darfield, get.6 for. The medical gentleman promptly responded, and set the limb. COTJNTBY CotJBT BuSiNEßS.—Owing to fee alteration in making the police clerks |0 the Besident Magistrates' Courts, the police at Leeston and Southbridge wish it . jatimated that summonses will in future ito taken out and issued from the police -stations on any day in the week, and from the Court offices on the usual Court ;days -sly* — tt- -. ' Fbeaks of th_ Telegbaph. — Words are sometimes horribly mutilated on tho telegraph *»vires. Recently the Napier ffllegraph received a telegraph meseage, '"Ten thousand and wo wish tailors strike OS Sunday." The meaning of this cable was only made clear by a subsequent comtannicataon, when the word "Jewish" was substituted for " we wish." bViotall. —The rainfall at the Eangiora .-High School for May was 1.192 inches. , Bain fell on six days, but on two of them . the amount was insiguincanfc, being less ' than the ©ne-hundiedtu of an inch. Tho Is-fiest i all occurred during the twenty- - four hours ending at 9.30 a.m. on the 21st, Vifj, *607 inch. The direction of the wind toi—s.W. five days, N.W. one day. Tho ni-f&ll for May, 1890, was 1.449 inches, '. s_t for* May, 1889, it was 2.851 incliej, the aTerege for tho three years thus being -1.654 inches. The total fall for, the first - §•» months of 1891 has amounted to 7.689 inches. For tho corresponding period of 189t)ifc*as 4.53*1 inches, and of 1889 it was Sf.SSS inches, the average for the three yeairathus being 6.725 inches. fat JPahnell Memorial.-—A telegram . hgm .Wellington says.:—lv the.course oi a I*UBF to the Chinese residents, thanking them for having taken part in the Parnell _effiorial Demonstration on Queen's fiir&day night, the Secretary of the -kaamstration Committee say a, "Your kind assistance was most opportune, and tended largely to tho success of the Comaittee's efforts. And it was all the more -gratifying, seeing you were, practically fcpeaking, requested to take part in a movement almost unknown to yourselves. The night |hours system, unfortunately, your • rase have not understood up to tho pre* - ie&fc time, but from the. it may be said, " apeatwieou3 assistance you so generously Blorded at the late carnival, Committee earnestly suggest your emulation of that treasure so dear to the .British workteaa." Tbb Edwards Cask. — The Timoru &&aU, referring to a rumor that the Government intend to send Sir Bobert Stoat to England to argue the Edwards case before tho Privy Council, sincerely hopes that the report is not true. It continues $*— " We do not question Sir Bobert Bleat's ability or professional knowledge sad skill, but it is no libel to say that any •Mid of many scores of English barristers would represent the New Zealand Gottfttment quite as well as he would. The ttw wruld havo to be entrusted to counsel of high standing, but even so, the expense would be much, less than would ' bt incurred in sending Sir Bobert Stout, ;. fioae. He is a patriot of course, but a rtsaaible one, and likes to be paid for his " *ork. He is not to be bkined on that Meounfc, but the country has a right to " Sounder which bill would be the heavier — thai of the English barrister or that of the ©doaial. It is certain that if Sir Bobert Stout is despatched on this business in any . capacity whatever, the affair will be stig.Jaatised as a gross job on the part of a 'Ministry who ever since they took office ' Iwa been bragging about their economical Jfroclivities." Eotjltrt SocisTT.—A Committee meeting of the Christchurch Poultry, Pigeon, *ad Canary Society was held on Monday , Sfesiag. Present—Messrs F. J. Hibell.in chair, A. Smith, M. Donohue, S. Sfwkiag, L. Banks, E. S. Leversedge, *V«. Hoult, B. T. Cooke, S. C. Kesteven, Ktu J. C. Clarko. The Art Union Committee reported that the tickets were sell•Sg satisfactorily. The Secretary sub6 ground sketch of the Tuam street aaU, and a plan was agreed upon, arrang- '__ % the pens so as to admit better light «**n at the last show. Nominations for Jtos pigeon-flying race from Timaru, to be «M on the 24th June, the first day of the »kow, were received. Eight additional . SP 81 ?*! prizes were reported. The Pigeon •tying' Club having kindly offered their room for receiving entries, on the 13 th jj&tbuit, the offer was accepted with thanks. «$ Secretary was requested to advertise "Se Show in the daily paoers. After •Reacting a large quantity of routine •**tter ia connection with the Show, the feting adjourned to Monday next, the 8 «i Jane. DaxxiDs' BBiuaorT.—A reunion of the tteabers of the Oak of Sydenham Lodge, «9ir wives, families and friends, the latter **th the AD.'a and D.P.'a of the town and Babu.baa lodges, admitted by invitation uekets, was held last evening. The profftauae was an excellent one, each item j?*Wg loudly applauded. Songs were wren by Misses Bruce and Martin, and f?* BSt 3 Haig and Broome. Musical selecwas by Mr Pooiey's string band, glees by «r H&ig's glee party, a clarionette solo *"J8 givtu by Mr Sinclair, and a character ff-8[ by Mr May, of H.M.B. Curagoa. the evening light refreshments *We handed round, the good things pro*)fl*d being done ample justice to. Dancing Jj«s indulged in the intervals between j* B «oags. After the interval for refresh«*>*ts A.D. Lro. B. Hadfield, oh behalf of PnS** of Sydenham Lodge, presented IK _' Bro * Hulbert with a handsome fr*-?. collar, which was suitably acknowthe recipient. The Committee - « -uanagement deserve every credit for in which they carried out the of one of tbe most pleasant . ever held in Sydenham. g!jf** tQ B, Crosses, Bridal, Brides«ds and Hand bouquets, Sprays and auoaholes ariistically arranged at Nairn ww bona. Florists, Lincoln road.—[Advt.]

New Zealand Ke??nbl Club.—-At a meeting of the Committee of the above Club, held last evening, it was decided to hold the annual meeting on Tuesday, 9th insfc., at 8 p.m., at Warner's HoteL Horobata.—Tho Dramatic Society at Hororata give an- entertainment in the local Public Hall to-morrow evening, consisting of a farce and comic drama. L_CTtTBB.-—The Bey. C. H. Bradbury is announced to lecture in Trinity Hall, Manchester street, to-morrow evening, tha subject being " Charles Kingsiey and Christian Socialism." The popularity of the subject, and the lecturer's known ability combined should ensure a good attendance. The Mayor will preside. Sale or Coal. —We are requested to draw attention to the auction sale of coal, which is to be held at the rooms of Messrs H. Matson and Co. to morrow morning. The coal is to be sold in lots of not less than six tons each. Valedictory.—On last Friday evening Mr H. N. Hiskens, who has acted as representative for the Temuka Leader in Geraldine during the past five years, left there fcr Christchurch, where he joins the staff of the Pbsss. On the previous evening he and Mrs Hiskens were entertained at a social by the members of the Primitive Metbodist Church, at which the Bey. Mr Wood presided, and spoke in earnest term 3of the active and useful life they led, and the great amount of good they had done in Church and Sunday school work. Mr Maslin, on behalf of the Sunday school teachers, presented Mrs Hibkens with a very handsome handbag. Kangioea Litsbauv Society. — A meeting of the Eangiora Literary and Debating Society was held on Monday, when the question of prohibition was discussed, the arguments on both sides being well handled. Mr H. Boyd led the Prohibitionist party, and was confronted by Mr R. Wright aad his supporters. At next meeting the President reads a paper on Australian traits and characteristics. AcKNOwLEDaaiEiTT.—The Secretary of the Hospital desires to acknowledge the receipt of a parcel of illustrated papers from Mrs Bowen, and linen from the Bey. W. Harper. Waimakabibi Habbob ' Boabd. — The monthly meeting of this Board was held at the Kaiapoi Council Chamber on Monday. Present —Messrs Moore (Chairman), Feldwick, Blakeley, Mathews, Horrell. Lotters were read—From Mr J. G-. Burberry, for repairs to premises on Board's property. Agreed to; the Board to find material, Mr Burberry to do the work. From the signalman, reporting the state of the bar, on which was a draught of 10ft, and the river; the flagstaff bad been repaired; the shipping inwards was 114 tons, outwards 208 tons. The credit balance was i»130 16s 3d. Accounts .£lB 19s 7d were passed for payment. At the suggestion of the Chairman the question of hiring a Priestman's dredge to clear silt in front of the wharves was deferred for the present. The Boaid then adjourned. V.M.C.A. Litebabt Socibtt.— This Society held its usual meeting on Monday evening, when there was a fair attendance, Mr E. 0. Brown occupying the chair. The business for tbe evening was the reading of the "Journal," to which there were three contributions.. After the papers had been read and criticised, Mr S. T. Twentyman said that this would be the last occasion on which he would be at a meeting of the Society, as he was leaving Christchurch. He expressed the pleasure he had always experienced in attending the meetings of the Society, and bade it a regretful farewell. Mr B. M. G. McDowall moved, and Mr S. E. L. Smith seconded, a motion regretting Mr, Twentyman's departure, and wishing him every success in his new field. During the evening, Miss Andrews rendered some musical selections. After the Chairman had announced that the subject for the next evening would be " Elocution," the meeting was closed in the usual manner. Edict* George Company, Limited, the leading phocographers of Christchurch, have cow reduced their prices. Cabinets, 10s per doz; enamelling, 5s per doz extra; any style or position. We are tbe only photographers who make no extra charges to visitor* from the country. See advertisemeut on another page.—-lAdvt.J C. H. Manning has made no advance in the price of his greatly admired and superiorly executecT photographic worki Tbe same moderate charges are made for his excellent appreciated pictures this year as in the past; Sittings by appointment advisable to avoid detention owing to_pressure of business.-HADVT.J K. W. Mbbhs, Art Photographer Popular prices, superior workmanship satisfaction guaranteed. Children a speciality. Do not mistake tbe address — Mccrs, 212 Colombo street. Show room upstairs.—| Ad vt.J Standish and Pbszce's success in Photography is due to producing only reliable work.—-Studio, 218 High street.— Advt. i. -

Sailobs' Supbbstitions.—The following extract from a private letter, written on board the Cuzco during her last trip Home, by a young native of New South Waleß, is published by the Sydney Daily Telegraph:—"OS Naples, February 27th, 1891, Shortly after leaving Colombo a •booby bird* was caught by one of the sailors, who sold it to a passenger, the latter having it killed, after which it was kept in tbe ice room. Some of the sailors were annoyed at this, and said we should have no luck, and everything that went wrong afterwards was put down to the •booby.' Strange, it was only the next day that a steward died, and a few days afterwards we had afire during the night. The coal in one of the bunkers had caught, fire, and all the. sailors and engineers were on duty to put it out. Of course they said it was nothing, but I learnt afterwards we had had a pretty narrow squeeze for it. The * again." Followikg a Lady's Advics. —As Master of the Middle Temple, the Prince of-Wales lately presided in the Ancient Hall over a distinguished company of that legal body. A burst of cheering took place when the Prince, by lighting a cigar, relaxed a rule which has been in force for some time against indiscriminate smoking in hall, on acconnt of the occasional forgetfUlness of students at call time. Lord Coleridge's reply in response to his health as "Treasurer, the Lord Chief Justice of England,'* proposed by the Prince, was neat. Lord Coleridge responded as follows —" A great King in former days. said. ' Put not your trust in princes.' (Laughter.) We invited his Boyal Highness here with the solemn understanding that there should be no speeches; his Boyal Highness has now forced on mc the duty of making one. All I can say is, that on one occasion I was forced to make a speech against my wish. A lady sitting beside mc said,' Never mind, yon speak very late; everybody will be tired; nobody in the least will want to hear yon; and when you have said you don't want to make a speech yon can sit down.' That was her advice. I took it on that occasion and I propose to follow it now." (Great laughter, during which the Lord Chief Justice sat down.) ■ Thb Pops on thb Education or Gibls. —The Pope has been expressing his views on the education of girls. A Swiss lady and her husband were recently received in audience by his Holiness, who, on learning that she had a little daughter, asked whether the girl was educated at home or had been sent to a boarding-school. He was evidently pleased when the mother answered "At home." The poorest girl, his Holiness declared, who takes the first steps into her teens nnder tbe affectionate care of her own mother is more to be envied than the richest girl who enters that period of her life m a boardingschool. No girl should ever be sent away from home, except under very exceptional circumstances, before she has completed her fifteenth year. Thinking Bbttbb op It.—The following notice appeared the other day. in an Amsterdam newspaper :•—" We, the undersigned, recently betrothed, an announcement of whose marriage appeared on Sunday, have nevertheless thought it better to think the matter over very seriously, and have determined rather to change our minds-than to make a mistake for all our lives. To this end we have decided to proceed no further in the matter, bnt to put the wedding off for a few days, or to break it off altogether. We take this means of making our resolve known to our friends, kindly requesting them to spare us any further coh rr ratulatio&s.* > :

A Naturaii Qtjbstioh. — Sir Edwin Arnold is reported to have said in an after-luncheon speech that his mother "lived to be ninety-one, and climbed a five-bar gate the day she died." Unless Sir. Edwin is mis-reported, one is irresistibly tempted to ask " Why ?"— Lady's Pictorial. Calling a Spade a Spade.—Frankness is always pleasant. In the annual balance sheet issued by a great London house an entry is made of about .£IOO nnder the head of Bribes offered to employees of the firm, accepted by them and handed over to the firm. This little entry shows how deeply the system of " commissions " has eaten into our business dealings. A great firm does not think it worth while to denounce the would be corrupters and to confine its dealings to more honest persons—perhaps it could not find any. So it winks at the practice, but lets its own employees understand that its eyes are wide open, and itself pockets the tips given to its servants. If it had refused them, the result would only be that the would-be corrupters would have been the richer by the amount saved. It is an ironical revenge, but it does not give ns an exalted idea of English honesty. Tbtino an Action in thb Opbn Aib.— The Central News says:—The people of Thame recently enjoyed the novel spectacle of a County Court judge administering justice in the open street. The action at issue was brought by a boy for damages sustained in a street accideut by reason of tho negligence of tho defendant's servants. The evidence occupied four hoars, and ultimately his Honor, Judge Snagge, adjourned the Court to the open street. Arrived at the scene cf the accident, cart 3 were placed and other accessories arranged with a view to reproducing the state of things which actually prevailed when the plaintiff received his injuries. Witntsses were then examined and cross-examined on the spot ia the open air, in the presence of an interested gathering of several hundred townspeople, whose behaviour was moat decorous until a couple of large hogs made their way through the crowd, grunting and shoving against the people with ludicrously unconscious contempt of Court, and finally compelling his Honor to get out of their way. The proceedings iv the open air, which lasted twenty minutes, were also interrupted occasionally by passing vehicles. The case resulted in judgment by consent for the plaintiff.