NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10042, 21 May 1898, Page 7

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr J. C. Wasori, M.H.R., spoke at Methven on Thursday, 19th, mainly on the lines of his previous speeches. He was unanimously tendered a vote of thanks and confidence.

The 'i;. ulcers of the Flax Commission have in the last, few days been inspecting the local ilaxwovka in the North Canterbury district, as well as the several rope-making works of the city and suburbs.

The recent fire at Woolston contained a moral for insurers. The bouse waennocenpied for two months without' notice having been given to the company, thus cancelling the policy, but Messrs Baker Bros., the attorneys for the Manchester Fire Office, in which the building was insured, not wishing to profit by a technicality, have paid the full amount 'to Mr Charles Clark, the agent for the morfjgagee.

A meeting of the creditors of J. 0. Burbery, of Cheviot, was held at the office of tho Official Assignee yesterday. Several creditors were present, and the bankiupt was examined. Thoiistof unsecured creditors over £5 was slsi under:—B. White £25 4s Bd, Recce and &»o3 £10, J- Gilbert £8 4s 8d; Joseph Allen i£6 9s, G. H. Blackwell£ll 12s. The liabilities were stated as £85 17s 10d, and tbe assets £54 10s Bd. The estate was left in the hands of the Official Assignee to realise in the ordinary way.

An address from citizens of Hobart, particularly those of the mercantile, trading and shipping clasps, signed by about 100 persons, was presented last week to Mr C. Holdsworth, manager for Tasmania of the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, on the eve of his departure for Dunedin for his new appointment as Inspector for the Company. The Hon. C. H. Grant, M.L.C., Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, presided. The Tasmauian office, staff presented Mr Holdsworth with a gold hunting watch and sovereign case. Mr Holdsworth hails from Wellington.

With reference to the coming election of members of the Board of Governors of the Canterbury College, the attention of the school committees is drawn to the following amended regulation:—"The vote of a School Committee shall be given at a meeting of the committee held for the purpose. Such meeting may be held at any time on or before the day of the election (June 6th)." Of course seen meeting must be held after the voting papers have been issued by the Returning Officer.

The Temuka school committee have had for some time a dispute with the Board of Education relative to the appointment of a head teacher, the committee's selection not agreeing with that of the Board. A meeting of the householders was held on Wednesday evening, when the position was diacuseed. Mr Talbot, a member of the Education Board, defended its action, bat hie remarks were adversely criticised. The following resolution was unanimously passed :—" That this meeting of householders recognises that the position of the Board of Education, although unassailable legally, is yet unjust to the committee and householders, and would urgently ask them to reconsider its decision relative to the appointment of a head master. ,. After the meeting the committee agreed to resign in a body as ft proteat against the action of the Board.

A number of people went sooth yesterday to the Dunedin races. Mr T. Teschemaker has been elected one of the stewards of the Canterbury Jockey Club. His name was inadvertently omitted from the list. A sharp shock of earthquake was experienced here about a quarter-past seven o'clock yesterday morning. A load rumbling noise preceded the shock. A conference of the brewers of the colony, on subjects affecting the trade, is now being held in Wellington. Messrs Geo. Rutherford, F. Bull, R. Scarlett and W. Lilley have been elected aa members of the East Malvern Road Board. As will be seen by a notification elsewhere tha hearing of the disputes in the engineering and carpentering trades, brought before the Court of Arbitration, has been postponed until 27th inst., at 10 a.m. Mr Reakes, Government veterinarian, writes to the Akaroa " Mail" stating that he and Mr Holderness applied the tuberculin test to a herd of forty-six dairy cows belonging to Mr C McDonald, of Wainui, with the result that not one of the herd proved to be tuberculous. A meeting of the executive of the School Committees' Association of North Canterbury was held at the main school, Gloucester street, on Thursday evening, to consider the business to be brought forward at the general meeting of the Association, which is ito be held in the Normal School buildings on Wednesday next. The award in the dispute in connection with the Rangiora building trade, which was heard before the Conciliation Board at Rangiora on Tuesday, will not be ready for i publication until Monday. . I I Miss Milly Jacobs, well known and justly popular in musical circles in Dunedin, was I I married on Thursday morning to Mr R. J. ( Hudson. Though Miss Jacobs has abandoned her idea of visiting Australia, the concert programme originally intended for her farewell benefit was gone through at the Garrison Hall on Wednesday, when the building was crowded in every part. The usual eight-page editions of Truth will be published at 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. ' to-day. The contents will comprise a varied selection of reading matter of interest to all classes of readers. Mi- H. Levick applied to the Land Board for a coal mining lease near Whifrecliffg. In connection with it the Board received a memo, from the Mines Department i that no lease could be granted to him until a settlement had beeu arrived at between the Government and tile Midland Railway Company. Messrs Ross and Leighton have issued a very artistically printed catalogue of select roses and fruit trees. The catalogue, which has been printed by the Christchurch "Press" Company, contains illustrations of the greenhouses of the firm and also of the nursery. j The adjourned meeting of the general committee of the Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday. Th£ subject considered was the scale of mercantile charges. The ! committee, after a lengthened discussion, drew up a revised scale, which will be made public shortly. The question of the establishment of a" magnetic observatory and the j magnetic survey of the colony was discussed, and it was resolved to bring it up at the next general meeting of the Chamber. ! Mr Alexander Buick, who for the past twenty-three, years has zealously discharged the duties of confidential clerk and accountant to Mr Thomas Bullock, auctioneer and land and estate agent at Ashburton, is about to take a well earned rest, and intends prrjceeding to the Old Country in the Gothic, which sails next week. Our Ashburton correspondent telegraphs that he was entertained at Brittan's hotel last evening by a large number of friende. Mr Bullfvck, who presided, spoke in high terms of Sir Buick's ability and presented him wifc'a a weighty purse of sovereigns, which ha'i been subscribed by a large number of friends. The proceedings of the Conciliation Board came to an abrupt termination yesterday. A new reference from the Carpenters' Union had been filed, complaining of an employer having broken the award of the Arbitration Court. The members elected by the employers held that the Board had not jurisdiction, but the Chairman ruled that it had. Then Mr Talbot, for the Unions, objected to Mr Grieg holding his seat during the hearing of the case, as he is secretary of the Association of which the defendant employer is a member. Mr Grieg retired, as did Mr Chalmers from the other side. Then an argument in little more than a whisper ensued between the three remaining members, and it ended in Mr Gapes leaving the j table. Mr Talbot, when asked by Mr ! Williams, declined to waive the objection to Mr Grieg retaining his seat, and as the Board was not constituted according to the Act, I the hearing of the reference could not be proceeded with. We understand that Messrs J. Armstrong and Co.'s new shop in the Market square is now completed and open for business. They report having been put in an awkward position by the building operations, their large new stock being practically untouched. They are now starting a great clearing sale at both their High street and Market square premises, guaranteeing the greatest bargains in town. 2713 We draw our readers attention to advertisement in front page of the opening of the Sydney Cash Drapery Co.'s new branch at 157 Colombo street. As will be seen they are offering household drapery and clothing at remarkably cheap rates. 2827 For seven days only—Shaw, Robinson and Co. are showing some wonderful bargains. Tweed dress lengths from 3s lid, velveteens from Is, blankets from 7s lid, colonial flannel B|d, table damasks 9£d, sheetings from 9£d, ladies and children's mackintoshes at half price, flannelettes from Is lid per dozen, men's tweed trousers from 6s lid, worth 8s 6d, colonial tweed suits 24s 6d, knitted sox and working shirts from Is lid. 213 Cashel street, opposite Peess Office. 2852 It has in the past been cause for much regret among those people who would most benefit by reductions in prices of warm winter clothing that they are unable to participate in such benefit through the delaying of clearing sales until the cold weather has passed away. Now, however, one enterprising firm "has announced that very heavy purchases of most desirable winter clothing are to be placed within the reach of all just as the cold winter weather is approaching and when they will be most acceptable, and we strongly advise every buyer, especially those who need to economise, to pay an early visit of inspection to those departments specially advertised to-day ,by the D.I.C. 2857 Bicycle Repairs by competent workmen, satisfaction guaranteed, charges reaonabie. Barlow Cycle Company, 43 Manchester street, next Cokera. 889 The new Perry or Appelby Twin Roller Chains fitted to Zealandia Bicycles without extra charge. Highest quality £21. Oakes, Jbowry and Co., Zealandia Cycle Works, Christchurch. ~[Advt. ] Kerosene—3ooo cases, best brande, 150 test, 6s 6d per tin, or 133 per case. Bubbard, Hall and Co. 2159 Special.—lf you require a tonic take the best—Syrup of Hypophosphites. Barnett, chemist, lib bottles 4s 6d, Alb 2s 6d. 2200