NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9882, 12 November 1897, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Yrsrr of the Governor.---A. visit was paid to the Cathedral yesterday morning by Excellency the Governor and the Hon. C. Hill-Trevor. They were received by his Looiehip the Bishop, the Yen. Archdeacon Harper, the Rev. Canon Harper, the Rev. W. Dunkley and Mr C. E. B«vanBrown. His Excellency, aftor passing through the building, was conducted to the look-out in the tower, from which he had an excellent view of Christehuroh and the surrounding country. His Excellency visits the Mount Magdala Magdalen Asylum, near Halswoll, at li a.m. to-day, where lie will be presented with an address. A number of gentlemen from town will be present. They leave the Presbytery, Barbadoes street, at ten minutes to ten o'clock. His Excellency, Lady, Ranfurly and suite visit the Metropolitan Show at the termination of the proceedings at Mount Magdala. His Excellency the Governor gave a dinner party at Elmwood last evening. The following had the honour of being invited:—The Mayor of Lyttelton and Mrs Chalmers, the Hon. E. W. Parker, Sir George and Lady Clifford, Mr and Mrs G. E. Rhode 3, Mr A. Birch, and Mr D. McMillan.

Journalistic. —Mr P. Rolletfc, formerly of Christchurch, hoe gone into partnership with the proprietor of the Mining Standard, Auckland, and is now editing that paper. His friends in this district will wish him success in his new undertaking.

Cyclists' Alciance.—At. the meeting of the New Zealand Cyclists' Alliance on Wednesday, the Kaiapoi Cycling Club, with a membership of 31, and the Geraldine Cycling Club, with a membership of 70, were affiliated.

Arkest.—A man was arrested yesterday afternoon by Constable Fitzgerald, on a charge of attempting to pick a pocket.

Present atiox.— A very pleasing ceremony took place at Messrs Grummitt and White's Christchurch Clothing Faotory, on November 3rd, when the employes presented a silver cruet and handsome set of carvers to Miss A. Milner, on the occasion of her approaching marriage. Mr Grummitfc, in making the presentation, expressed the hope that the recipient would have a long and happy future. Miss A. Milner suitably responded.

S(!hool Excursion , . — The children of Clarkville had a very pleasant trip to Sumner on Monday. The party, numbering over 150, with parents and friends, drove to Papanui, and took the tram for Sumner, filling three cars. Sumner was reached about half-past ten. The party amused themselves till half-past three. Through the courtesy of the Tramway Company everything passed off very pleasantly. A Peninsula Property For Sale — Messrs Pyne and Co., in conjunction with Mr R. Latter, announce by advertisement in yesterday's issue that they have received instructions from the Governors of Canterbury College to sell by auction, at an early date, that well known property of 2000 acre's, situated in Robinson's Bay, and now in tho occupation of Mr G. H. Saxton.

Theatre Royal.—There was again an overflowing house at the Theatre Royal last night, when "In Sight of St. Paul's " was repeated for the last time. To-night it will be replaced by what is said to be one of Mr Holt's best plays, " One of the Bosb." In this a large number of military auxiliaries clad in kilts will make their appearance. Aβ it is show night, no doubt there will be a crowded house.

Thh Weather and the Crops.—Our Greendale correspondent writes :—Fine rain foil on Wednesday, in fact the heaviest that has fallen this year. If we are favoured with warm weather the grass and crops ought to make rapid headway. Owing to the exceptional dryness of the season, and the prevalence .of cold,' nipping winds, all vegetation is very backward. h The feed is very scarce, and'the fact that on most farms the lamb percentage is a very high one {ab high as 140 per cent.) makes the want of green feed doubly felt. The cereat crops also are backward, although some of them look pretty well, for the most part they are nob up to the average. Wheat crops on grass lands present a -very unsatisfactory aspect. The small birds are more than usually busy, the mangold orops suffering very much from their attention. Yesterday morning there was a severe frost, ice as thick as a shilling being on the water. The potatoes and other vegetables and fruit have suffered in consequence. - v - ■ . ; . Whitebait Nets.-.-With reference to the paragraph headed " Whitebait Nets," which appeared in our yesterday's issue, we are inforr led that the men have only themselves to thank for having proceedings taken against them. After the inspection, was made, and tho nets were found to be over the regulation size, the Oolleotor in his report to the Commissioner recommended that no proceedings he taken, against them, but that the nets be reduced to the regulation size and certain conditions complied with. The men were informed that .this had been approved, and there the matter endod. Instead of agreeing to do this they instructed a lawyer to take proceedings against tho Collector for damages for illegal seizure. He therefore, at tho request of the men's solicitors, took , proceedings in order to test the case.

Eanusof Hope.— Tho meeting of the Bin-wood Band of Hope was hold on Friday evening; tho President in the chair. A programme of songs, recitations, glee and instrumental eolo was given by the members. Miss Roberts addressed the meeting. —A meeting of the Darfield Band of Hope was held on October 29 th. The Rev. J. Maxwell gave an interesting address. Soloa were gi\-eu by Misses Patchetfc and Long; musical item by Mr and Mies Whall; recitations by Mr Hugh McClelland, Miss Florrie Burgess, Norman Burgeas, Ada Withell and Emma Worrfold. A r banner march and song was very creditably given by Mary and Rettie Long, Ada and Olive Withell. Maggie Dunn, Ruby Green, Emma Worrfold, Anuie Smith, Ella Patchetb and Susie Whall. A vote of thanks was passed to the Rev. J. Maxwell. At a Committee meeting on November 4th it was decided to discontinue the meetings for a time. The ladies of the Committee and the Secretary were appointed to make arrangements for a social.

Chmsttan Endeavotte Usion. — Tho first Convention of the New Zealand Christian Endeavour Union was brought to a close yesterday. At 7 a.m. a prayer and praise meeting was held in Durham street Church, led by Rev. G. D. Cox (Napier). At 11 a.m. a meeting of the Wew Zealand Council was held, when it was deoided to initiate the • two movements known as the "Tenth Legion," in which members pledged themselves to give a tenth of their earnings to God, and the «• Brotherhood of the Morning Watch," in which members declared their will/ngnoas to give the first fifteen minutes of the day to prayer and Bible study. At 2.30 p.m. a rally was held, when the Rev. W. Tinsley read an interest' ing paper on "John Wesley," in which he showed how Eudeavourers might imitate his noble steadfastness, zoal, and devotion. A general discussion took place on the sub* jeot of church work. At 6 p.m. a publio tea was held in the schoolroom, which was well attended. At 7.30 p.m. a public meeting and consecration service took place. Addresses were given by Rev. W. Grant (Leeston) on "Spirit-filled Life," and Rev.. J. T. Borrows on " Christian Endeavour ac an Aggressive Force." The roll call was then proceeded with, greetings being received from Australian as well as colonial Unions. The Convention then closed.

Swiarming.—The New Brighton Ama« tear Swimming Club held a meeting on Wednesday evening, when the following gentlemen were elected as officers of the Club: — President, Mr E. C. Bishop; Vice-Presidonte, Messrs Geo, Mclntyre, MeHaffie, Marshall, Winny, Wyatt, H, l>. Pine, JPiper, Byrne, Hardy, Patterson, J, W. Bishop, Stranagban and Owles; Captain, Mr F. Truscott; Hon. Sec., Mr J. B. Robertson; Hon. Treaa., Mr G. Clarke; Committee, Messrs Harwell, Byrne, jun. and Foster; Starter, Mr A. W. Owles; timekeeper, Mr A. Gnndersan ; Judges, Messrs Nicol and Mansell; Marshal, Mr A. Robb. Matters in connection with the public meeting and Friday's races were arranged. Eight new members were elected. Sugar reduced to 2d per Ib, with any brand of tea, at Hubbard, Hall and Co.'s.

Postal.—The Poetel department notifies that the letter carriers will not make a second delivery to-day, but that let. tors may be obtained on application, between 2.30 and 5 p.m., at the Chief Post Office counter. ,

The Holiday.— To-cUy will be observed as a close holiday. There is a variety of attractions for pleasure-seekers, including trips round the harbour, tram rides to Suniner or New Brighton and the agriouj. tural show. At night there is quito & plethora of amusements. Mr Holt produce? a new play at the Theatre, the living Jordans give * new programme, as also do tho Jubilee kinematograph and the military tableaux concerts, whilst the elaotric light cycling meeting takes place at Lancaster Park.

Mayoral Er.KCTiovs.—Mr C. I. Jennings has been duly nominated for the Mayoralty of Rangiora for a eeeond term, and will most probably be returned unopposed. j Angling.—The following catches of trout « have been registered this week: —Ralph Cox and F. Welstead, six' trout, the larger two fish weighing eaoh ; they were oaught in the Selwyn river. The fish were ; on view in Mr \V. J. Alpe's window in High street last evening, and no doubt proved particularly interesting to visitors, i"' j Bromley.—A concert in aid of the prise fund was held in the Bromley school l&it Friday evening. The performers were Missea Amos, Partridge, F. Partridge, Pil. kington, Moody, McCready and Moore, Mra J. B. Richardson, and Messrs Brockett, Larch, Spensley, Trewarne and Hunter. Electric Light Cycling. — To-nigh( I what is distinctly a novelty here will tak« - place at Lancaster Park in' the shape of a cyolo race meeting by electric light. The meeting, which is under the auspices of th« r I Pioneer Bicycle Club, promises to be a great success. In the trials which have Deen made of the light it has met with universal ' approval, aud the different events will all be well filled. Should the night he fine ' there ought to bo a very large gathering, ' Cycling Annual.—the "New Zealand Cyoling Annual," published in connection with the Cycle Show, has already had a large circulation. As only a limited number have been published, those requiring copies should apply at once. The "Annual* will be sold at the Cycle Show to-day. • Military Tableaux Concerts. — The

programme of the preceding eveuing was re- • peated very successfully laet night at the Opera House in connection with the Mill- ■" tary Tableaux Concerts. Tho songs, *c, by the gramophone, were greatly appreciated * by the audience, and all the other items, > including the hinomat ograph views, went ' oxcellently. To-night a change of pro- ■ gramme will be given, aud to-morrow ft i matinee performance will take place. Jubilee Procession Kinematograph. — *

There was a large audience at the Oddfellows' Hall last night when the Jubilee Procession kinematograph was again exhibited. A number of new pictures comprising a variety of subjoote have been added, and tho whole entertainment is an excellent one. "In addition to the pictures a concert programme was given with songs, " recitations, &c. For to-night several new pictures will be exhibited, and there will be » a change of items in the concert portion. The new pictures are well worth' seeing, whilst those of the procession have lost none of their attractiveness.

Tna Flit ing Jordans.—Last night the Flying Jordans repeated their clover performances to a crowded house. All the [ various acts on the programme wero loudly • applauded, particularly tlyjaa or Mdlle. ' Aragon, the Jordaus and the Marios. The . iteme in the variety portion of the pro- i gramme went well. To-night it ia an* nounced there will be a change of pro* gramme, and to-morrow the second tnatinet * will be given. ■ Pkdigkee Stock Salks.—The sala. of * pedigree atock in-connection with the Show , will take placo to-morrow* The Et,t)sa3Li3 Yearlings. — Messra Fyne and Co. will sell to-morrow, at 10 l a.m., at Tuttersall's, eight thoroughbred. ' yearlings by Stepniak. > Masokic.—Tlie regular monthly meeting ' of the Canterbury Lodge, 1048, E.G., will be held at the hall, Manchester street, to- * night at 7.50. Kinematograph.—-There were f>6od at- ' tendances at ull the sessions of the exhibition of the Kineniatograph yesterday itf Tonks,Norton and Co.' s rooms. Ib.vritt be ■ ! exhibited again this morning and to-night. Big Wins at Sydney on Saturday. Elliott won the Wheel Race, prize £200, and Megson won t'he Ten Milo International Scratch Race. Both these riders were mounted upon Beeston Humbers. Similar - machines on view Austral Cycle Agency, Limited, Colombo street. 830 ; DuMuOP tyrfcs are the original tyres. First ■ in 1888, foremost in 1837. • Guarftutped - twelve months. Beware of imitation. • Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Company, Limited ■. 128 Lichfield street. 7630Sogak reduced to 2d per lb, with, any brand of tea, at Hubbard, Hall and Co.'c. 215S .. Buy a Gramophono, the latest and moat i Sonderful homo entertainer ever. invented. ■ wole agents New Zealand, Barlow Cyck Company, 48 Manchester, street* next Coker'a. 9333 , TIP FOB Raoes — Stop watch for races, field * glasses for races, money for races. David Bowman ,186 Colombo street; Triangle. 343 SittotATi.— lf you require a tonic take the best—Syrup of Hypophosphites. BarneU, - chemist, lib bottles 4s bd, £tb & 6d.— [Advt.] Holidays.—Go to Akafoa. Stay >fc t Grange's Hotel. Terms by the week, 30s. ■ Every convenience and first class attendance. 6884 • j, FROZEN POULTRY. It is, probable that trial shipments of frozen poultry will be made to the London market this aeaeon. The Freezing Com- .' panics are understood to be willing to offer . encouragement to open up the trade. THE INDIaFfUONTIER. New Zealand (says the Oamarn 3f<rif) - appears to be well represented by officers- in ' • ! the expedition on the Indiap frontier. In addition to Lieutenant Bailey, whose death s at the post of duty hae been recorded, the ,'-. British force includes Lieutenant Davidson (eon of General Davidson, of Canterbury},. Lieutenant Fnlton (son of General Fulton), and Lieutenant Glasgow (son of the latoMc Glasgow, of JSTeleon.) , • MR HENRY LAWSON. - Mr Henry Law*on, the well-known t Australian "writer, who has been in charge ; of the Native school near Kaikoora, bos resigned that position, and is at present iti * Wellington. By yesterday's mail, says a'• Wellington telegram, he received ari offer . from Messrs Methuen and Co.j, the JEnghsh publishers, for the complete rights of his next new book. POULTRY~KEEPINa As an example of what can be done by . poultry keeping as he advocates it, Mr HenderaoDj the Poultry Expert gifee an - instance that came under his notice when in, the Waikato District the other flay. A fanner had placed bio poultry under the aanie conditions a« hie other etoek, apa . last year he handed the birds over to hie , daughter, and she, after paying the wet , of the food consumed, made a. prone of SSQ, THE TARANAKI NATIVE DIBT Ulin ANCJB. The Native disturbances in Taranati were not without their amusing side. The , story 13 told that the Aiaoria, having do< olded to start ploughing on » certain pietM ■, of land went the previous evening to the t owner of the Ixtnd and borrowed from him a claw hammer with which to take down tht wire fence. In another instance, one Native who was in Wellington on Saturday speaking of the intention to plough up the Waitaracoaree, characterised it oe "'red not, , * which he certainly wouldn't fee a party to until after*the following Tuesday—the day" of the Waitara meetiag. anSling, The Timatn Anglers' Booiety took advantage of the holiday (saya the Herald) to get off the first fishing competition, whljn fifteen wieldera of split-cane and greenheairt tried their luck. The weather was against good sport, and only five of the weighed in at the Groevenor Hotel on' Tuesday night. Thu following are the ■ reaults:—Fly (24 hours) Mr F, Falliser (PttreufttJ 24 fob w*ijjoing 241b lOosi Mr

CJiftHfiS Hnssell (Opilii) IS fish, 121b 2ozs. Minnow—Mr C. N. Macintosh (Pareora) 15 fish SWlb : Mr Duncan Robertson (Opihi) 12 /jsl,. 121b 10oz ; Mr P. Foster (Pareora) 10 fish, 101!> dor.. The last named angler had tfoe'he» v ' cst trout, a shade over 41b, and Mr palliser the heaviest aggregate basket. The groe« totals wero 76 n«n. weisrl.ing about 9411w, and they were handed over for ibari table .imposes. THE RVAAY RTDE. We learn from the North Otaqo Turns that tlnee of the cyclists engaged in the relay ii ( ' e were hurt. Lawaon, one of the pair between Kvansdale and Palmerston, r m into a bar across the Waikouaitai bridge, which was under repair, and broke tbreo fingers; Moore, one of the riders from Palmer.iton to Hampden, lost his pedals in descending the Hor«e Range, jnd J'' l, ' a bnd > ftnf l one °f tbe pair ( between Otepopo and Maheoe also had a fall. PP.ESBYTKKIAN UNION. The, iitfxt step which requires to be taken towards consummating the union of the Kortbern and Southern Presbyterian Churches of the colony ia the forwarding of the Bill, which it is proposed by the Otago Synod to have introduced into Parliament, to the Assembly of tho Presbyterian Church o f New Zealand, which moetfi in Auckland in February. The basis of union and the Bill will be considered by tho General Assembly, and in 'be form in which they pass that body will be again submitted for final approval to the special meeting of the Otago Synod which is to be held in connection with the Jubilee celebrations in March next. PACIFIC CABLE SURVEY. H.M.S. Penguin, which has been engaged surveying in connection with the proposed J Pacific cable route, returned to Suva, Fiji, on the 25th nit. The track was surveyed from Suva aa far an Honolulu. The bottom of the ocean w»b found to be very uneven, now coming on high hills and mountains, then descending into deep valleys. Ono or two uncharted patches wero discovered near Honolulu, but as they have eevmi and eight fothotns of water over them tjiay are not dangerous to navigation. GERMANS AT HAW An. Letters have been received in Wellington (says the Timet) giving an account of tbo arrival of a ebiploiid of German emigrants at Hawaii, chiefly of the labouring classes. Prior to this tlwre existed in Hawaii's European population a percentage of Gerrnatu, but tho arrival of the German ship H. F. Glade, as one of a projected line of emigrant ship.?, marks a new departure ia the colonising history of tho Hawaiian lalan-Ja. Thero were 260 emigrants, or 116 German labourers and their families, young people selected for their special fitness for agricultural pursuits. " Betore long," says the account, " German labourers will supplant the Chinese, Portugese and Japanese IS labourers in these islands." PvEEFTON TAILINGS. A Weet Coast paper has it that quite a boom has taken place in Reef ton tailings in consequence of the arrival of Mr and Mrs McDonald from Johannesburg. This worthy couple purchoeed the tailings of the Big River n>)ne for 8s per ton, and from ail accounts are making fully 15s per ton over the purchase price. Some years ago the Casscle Company cnUblished a' branch in Reef ton and treated tailings by the cyanide process. Whether from the excessive royalty, or to a etrict adherence to a rule of thumb formula heedless of the mineral matters contained in the stone, the experiment was not a success. Mrs McDonald, a lady of about twentytwo yeate of age, conduota the testn, and •fterseveral trials of the residue a purchase was effected. The means adopted for gold laving represent sorao modification of the chlonnation process, and vats capable of holding thirty tons of sand have beta built. 3?ha returns for the first months were about £116. The secret of the analysis is, it, is laid, only known to the lady, who, during the recent Arctic weather worked a whole 1 day la tho snow, and walked from the tWmio Koeftyn after the day's toil had. beenfiaitbed.