NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 8156, 26 April 1892, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

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?&>«> Boawj.—Measw A. 1 ~ J&i-sf ***- Kerr, S. Carry, and H. B. H <$*"*%fk nPWtaftted for the Opawa, and Hi tfwfcuva sab- ? In- x ~*>l>p A Ke»thcot® -©oad Board I ~'-"■*** „„ prs6fo«.—Wo 3,m requested . payable ■~,\ -. uS SJ i-S«ald, Mc 20th Hassara, ' -3? '~V%aed"ott application to tbe '» >P \t Co-louis, Christcbarcii. * v,l l~ D -*Oa Sunday the ]lev s Tacs. -' ~Vertook the harvest thanksj ''f'lS-,'c3 at St. Ambrose Church, J i, congregation was large ;• - >a-» _. 'jj p re ttily decorated with '<, "• "'l,if T e4tablea and flowers. -„ v« Domais EoAßD.—Messrs ' ;:,r * ,11 -S 3 Buchanan, H. White, W. -• »' C /'-;J*a*-rr, and W. Birdliag juu., «t *■* tbemembsrs or the < j'v**s-1" 5 " X B.\ird, having control of '. '/.^ : reserve, 200 acres. -! >"t"*'l",-j*S rTHE CeRJSCS.— p s ; aW i -parochial meetiug the '; ?'• I"-* Tr has given aotice he H i "•-? iicctsssioa on the question Of Yl: lis'•; ,, "„' a ,j u lt female communicants to a ' »a tbe management ol ~, >Vfi i Tisi.c3.--A paddock o*E "* '"** 7 a-fieaTbeloaging to Mr J. Ferguson * \ &""iU"* threshed out last week thirty--f to the acre. The grain is a ' '' : The best return of jv.-cell's Flat this season has - h < i'%\r.yihY'MsTnos. Wallace, who, ';'* Aat <"*V-;7enfcF-acre paddosk, got an fcrty and a half bushels pee ' 1 'c-ad was formerly ol a swampy

' x^-fl f'.. ct ■-The final race forlfche •\ r "t\Xzm of the Brighton Sailing " < c "* i *t»si>.Ufi'i oa Saturday afternoon. 'i." 1, Crest, Ariadne, Wal- - aad Truant. Favoured with £ I^,-4&3h;:e the limit boats were well " ' «"uading' the tripoil, bat When ' *'* ',"''\&ii!**frem horns the Wallabi took i i -"' t pad though closely pressed by 1 won by about a minute. ' .' was a cash one, subscribed by '- i l '}\ "&a£3 of Brighton, who have LrVk* club Eaost il Dera % throughout - * L c?jw«v Lisa Method.—Mr A.- A. r I'Cwve another of his demonstrations * I liiad method of singing aft i Y'ri-lw'te schoolroom, last night. Mr ** j r>i Aw bio lecture on th& therapeutics " ? > ;l,Voice, aud then a concert was 'IT *n Itt this vosal solos were giveu by } (encored), Messrs Carder, i Sfainglemaa. Mis 3 Margaret / K«X stored a violin solo, which was i Mr J. B. North gave a rectta- -' i T-■>""'V'3 a * ? North played the accom- ; !;J f ',s : B ß during the evening very ""' H '^* 1 nW Tikes."—A WeiJ '~ f-'% leiegrsm says that —At the first ?!" of'shareholders of the New Zealand beld last night the " *-' -""is?, Bircfttora were elected:—Messrs -' S. G» Jellicoe, L. L. Harris, .' '""" 'sliSier, 'f. Kennedy Macdohald, A. *' M'tUitis ft ad E. Samuel. The appciatJJ ,-,;' of the Ilea. W. P. Reeves, &3 i-;iAt J w,T Director oi the Company was ,1 Sir Walter Bailer, who proL C, v j {jio'srotion. making eulogistic refer- - 4 T-. *a-Str" Reeves' literary capacity, 'X v~r* aid business talent. The report 7, /-'\ of the paper loader the was of a satisfactory

) '" : \ ,„ir!C , *i,.<—A correspondest ia Audi >{ ,flcs?aphs that the Montague -' >M J Opasa Company opened in the n w-jtice last night to an over* *' fVt'Tj'ajj iosse. Mies Annie Montague, * ;. jjiasaj Mr Chas. Turner, te&otj •; .Farley, baritone,- aad MiS3 --5 lis"** ".ontrdto} were reeeireti ea- ~* J U Tho whole jjeEforaaance 1 -v- s giteat; success. Mr K. A. Uader"J i/ ;r,-,TJ to-day to meet the Empire 4"* h-S* <*«fij»auy, i?fe'«h comes to Iwew -' JLc' isrieor the guidance o£ Mr Itobr. r^-=}.**vs.l jams by tue Helbosirse beat, * r./ii" ii? BtuS on Moa&ay next. ' r " "i.A'iii 'IziPttovsanar Association, — '-, r„ .1 img meeting of tho Durham '! ,"^,< k »,c-sleyau Mutual Iffiprovessent 4 ~ki ,'* r.-. held oa JSViday esreuiog ia the <" n "1 \i.i*.*he ptoccedicgs taking the -'" ;-;;? ' >.\ There isas a large r ! aad frieads, and ) " % eh&ir. Bst' given "by Prof. O. Metcalfe ,1 \ V v J r C li. Bsw« , songs by Messrs Prad"vr- s ?:<.>;?;&, pjst:»ate, Tueuer P Miudle t. r.uq a p.auoforte duet by the C- Src*:b. B«riag the evening re- < Trere provided by lady meiaA , -fc; cUcfe vrere greatly appreciated by >, . «i7iur«cs "Pones Coubt. —At this before Mr Alfred HarriX «, JA, Wm. Walsh was charged with „* 'r l -. i-li', sa. ?.*hile is charge ol s> team of i VS < % snd also T?ith using abusive and i, ;V.bo The ease was shown :* M-, 1 .v. aggravated oae, and accused, 'fir.: fa ! a guilty, was fked 20s or seven <".: i' isj'-Jioaraeufc on the iksfc charge, J f -%l ?2 fe-ti-jond chargo'he was aeiiteueed ~t 1.1*;-?'\ «Jaj-«* imprisonment without the '■; vjr"„; :l & ir«e. 3oscph Bae&fis, who had t*; ,c!M-vd imtsx gaol*o4 Saturday, was; ',* :i l; fe ;Y»» the court oa charges of, He asked to be seat to ;•" f tul ioi' auoath. The request t Tvitb, bis Worship also addl~i -at \z?kts cfpriaiaad. aad hard labour to l * "A *-»V: \i. oi iaitarifcoaßieas. f Sir G. Palmetf Chsgf v 1 ft wtictii geatl&uau living in this JHf-,« tik homestead kuowa as The ,; : d~},% tz*,Y&& after some years o£ *; father was engaged in the f ifi"-, 4 .!'. • and ior come yeaf<3 Mr -< t v - cn> :.itr,' .m had auiaatr,tioa ia Ceyloa,, t i£, li Idi cv aceoauti o£ his health. The IS . if..rf a had a cultivated taste •'"'-sj.oc'jt'chVbttd iaviciciugtUtebeaum ' f -. "?"^ < ia XyV Sealaad**! sceuer3 7 s maay I "l he Mc was in publio aSavrs beyead * f"" 1 *|s poaitlon of a member of the f. J: Uuaid aad Chsirman- of the f ins.Htutc, though recently he 1 _^* ; ia the local tfaebig? clubs. | uiiis €hcpmsu aad aa only sou -* * l '"; 6tt -ihi3«eaiur H o -fcr.nff ard Back.—Me H. B. Webb, f 4 - Library Societj, deliirerod a i-Sfe "<A ni*hxi in coaaectiea with the - ■•«-?"? a trip to Sydoey. Tbe attead- >, R&d the ieottiro of 3n3,&at 5 fbK&eter. Mi Webb, who 5 f"!^ J i%isoodaeau*iated-with Sydney I compared the cisy *-- -' ,f *" H "- v^l ?&*$ many years bsfik, slid V tl'J"' ' * iIS stcides- which had been J '; : -t ejc.j»e;s dudag that period. _He '-' J 5,* P'Casaat rumiuiscenses of times s , _ -'. ifi. rui about Sydney, and'concluded . f t '^■■' ICi espiasuing a aeries of -T 'J trhich were shown by the ■% kl "~l"„ f lautera. The pictures •i ";* -Hf. -c ?E c f tm7a aa< j coviatry life,

\ -j. '- v commercial and literary X CsV *V e< *-1 seme splendid illustrations „ J - tsz-aery. - 1 v " v " v< -*'*'''"-i i 5.-The international tUg-of-iJ , *'' * last evening iv the j. « ss.> --zi jujjjtjjgj, | aE^O audieace. The ,: *X ,1 !:** were the first to try r i"~"V "-"* c -»-s. were absent from i 'iV >M "fS£i2sm J ,butthe Australian Capit; thou to put on two feesh -" „' ,7 - - S-r i. deal of iutejest was c autred _' C'.PEisf, as the Irish were tbe second aad the Australians had f, x * S*';?'*?-]? 's«a defeated. The pull I: * &^,; oa S'* is© representatives of t ' **'"7 r *~'9 winning in four and a half {• H";* '-* "■"•sihere was some dissatisfaction -r 4 ~ st\V ?5 "- ai * £ ' a * IfJsh team did not aad will pull the Aus- * .-|t"? Ga 5 future occasion with their 1 , The Scotch aud-6qrm.au *-r /1??V s ? :jl2 '» * ac *osraier won fetter " la Slmiu 17sec. A single watch followed,-with tho "* ?raJls ~-Krsfe round, McKen plri, Eoaeh beat Beslsy, ; tj-At Saaitb, Eyas teat Mc- ( round, "MeKea beat ;• "«Y - beat Syne 5 Tiaal 1 i-tTt,' -1-a.msg beat McKsa, tho former { tZZ% ' . ;t P^ s ® of JC3, and the latter C,r^ a2 f of £1. The t«g-o£-war will • ' 1 » " J ?f ca Wednesday sight. v.' "T;';;"*^. io sn a supply of kero-;-=~?r"~-h^j! 3I " Ji ',J ZBS ' as thepnco has faUan 1- • ~^r*T^ l $ l %om» a »d "at present !I ttl d be SO per cent, ©heaper J in?o~- " ds3is *" 3 "Waxdail Bros. «ad Co-<-i <v &m saiMag best water wMfeo 'l - te * f® 10s £4 pcs cat?, of

St. Mask's, o?awa.--A sals of "work ■will take place oa Thursday sad Friday noxt in connection with, the above church, eommcneing at 2.80 p.ui. AsHisSTßTOK.—Tssro acres, section 1613, has by Order ia Council been rested ia the Aehhurton Borough Comaeii for & gravel pit. S?.AKD?.sw'aCHtJßCß.—Acoavoreazioae ia connection with the re opening of the above church wiE take place this evening. Addresses will be delivered by Drs. Stuart and Elmslie, and the choir ■will aiag musical selections.

Abt Sociem.—There was a good attendance at the Art Eshibitioa last sight. To-day trill he the last of the exhibition' proper, bat it is intended to keep it open after the performance in aid. o£ tho Sixpenny Clothing Club for & few days longer at million prices.

Paeish " At: Hoste,"—A social meeting, or "parish at-home," will be held ia Sc, John's Schoolroom to-night. Tea trill be provided by the ladies o£ the congregation. Vocal and instrumental items will be readered during the evening by Mra Popham, the Misses Buchanan, Partridge and Watson, Messrs H. M. Beeves, W. F. Farrant, J. Marshall, and F. Eaphael, who will give one of his favorite banjo performances. Last night a large number of ladies assembled in the schoolroom to arrange suitable decorations for the "at-home."

Theatse BoTAL.-*-Mr Snazelle repeated his programme at the Theatre last night very successfully. 10-aigb* there will be a change of programme. The leading items will be " Diukena' Cnristmag Carol," illustrated by thirty scenes, and Scottish scenery, with appropriate music. For tomorrow evening, which will be the farewell appearance of Mr Saazglie, he baa arranged "a very attractive programme. Public Swihjsikg Bate.—A very large aad. influential:deputation, consisting of the Bishop of Christchurch, Archdeacon' Ling&rd, Key. W>-Haroer, Drs. Feankish aad Thomas, the President and Captain of the Cbristohureh Amateur Swimming Club (Me3srs C. P. Hutbert and' A. Francis) aad the Captain of the East Christchurch Swimming Club '(Mr. A, S. "Wharton) waited on the City Council last .night-with respect to the building of a public swimming bath.' -After several members of the deputation had spoken the matter was referred to ths Finance /aad Reserves Committee to report. - "Tsis-liA , »£sT Pest.—The bob fly'seema to make-great ravages, amoagst .valuable 'horse's in the Hororata and Rakaia. Gorge districts. Mr Scott lost, a valuable draught horse last week, aad Mr .Baker, the JBoad Beard officer, a trap horse. A Christchurch grain broker has his hor&e laid up at the Hororata Hotel. It seems quite swollen in the front chest and legs, and Suffering very much. Several other horses belong ing to ...various', owners hava succumbed lately i in, moat cases'they were well at 'Sight and dead in the mornihg. . ; .'. : OasSNtrAL BASAAB.—The floral tableaux last night, at • the Oriental B&s&ar, and the concert were both exceedingly sue* cessi'uf, aud good business was done at the various etails. To-night the pro* gramme so fat as the, processions, &0., will be repeated, but there will be an entire change ia the concert programme. The art union, ia which those purchasing tickets at the doors .will be entitled to participate, will also be repeated.

Ths TacATKSNT op ths Hobsb.—Last aighß Professor Lichtwark gave a., class lesson ia the art of treating -the horse at 'Papanui, when a large number were, present, including several gentlemen from Christchurch. The subject operated upon was a three-year-old Colt, by Burlington, and the work dove by the Professor *v&3 highly appreciated by all present. Tho Professor la about to patent a bridle; for which he claims that it will control the horse at all times and prevent bolting, boring, kicking;, or fractiousness. " Tomorrow evening the Professor gives his class lessons ia Ohriafeeuureh at a shop in the right-of-way opposite the". Caie de Paris.

' ChahisabiiS At» EoAed.—The statement of eapenditare for the month ia connection with the rihove Board shows as follows;:.—lnstitution relief—Orphanage, 40 persons, Jucludm'f BO boarded out, cost £d£ 63 s Ashburton Home, GG inmates cost .-593 Ss 7d j Memorial ■ Home, S3 ittinates cost £54, KJtj 7d; "Female itefuge. 13 inmates, £Z0 16a 8s; total, £m 2s lOd. Number of persons relieved, 148. Out-door-relief—Number of eases relieved* 410, or 1434 persons; amount expended, j2577 17s. laaintena&ce of destitute children, &c—■Number relieved, oi % amount expended, £67 10s. Maintenance o£ children at Industrial Schools--Number relieved, 56 j total cost, JSS& lis 3d. General .expenses, .3X53 10s 2d. Total number of oes'soHS relieved, 1719 % total expenditure, 51143 1-1-3 4d.

. The opala now. beinjs produced- by the "SdEK Gkossb Cosseakt, ■ Lisa?EC, are tMigafciag thee uatoraers so much that ■every.morning's post brings numbers of let.Kers.eaEQpiim£ntittg the Company upon the excellence of the worlc* The Company -have- just secured 'the .services o£ an asmineat English artist who has just arrived, aud ©very opal entrusted to • the Company lor framing will be greatly improved by band work fees of charge. An y wesson not poaeesaiag a deposit ticket caa •have an opal for Itts, provided they have cabinets taken by tita Ec&» Qsosg& Company, lamtEp.—[A»vt.] No-one should miss seeing the. latest Siovcity o£photegraphio art now exhibited in Sxahoiss ma F&seoe's vestibule, High s6reet»«-CAI)VT.i

'- • Abou* • Hobses. —As regards 'colour (says an , English paper), grey horses live longest —roan horses nearly long. Cream-Coloured horses are deficient of staying poorer, especially in summer .weather. Bajs, on an average, are tho best. Horses with black hoofs are stronger and tougher than others. There are some points "■which are valuable in horses of every description. Tho head should bo proportionately latfge and well set on; the lower jawbones should bo sufficiently iar apart to enable the head to form on "angle, with the neck, which give 3 is free motion-and a graceful carriage, aad pre» vents it bearing-tots -heavily oa fee haad, The eys should' be large, a little pronlU n«nt, Ptid the eyelids Esq and thin. The ear* should bo aJhall aud erect ana quick In motion. The lop .ofa" indicates dulness aud stubbornness."' When too far back there is & disposition to nuaahief.