NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10146, 20 September 1898, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Telegraph Department has been advised that communication between Sey. chelles and Mauritius has been interrupted. Mr S. Till, of Auckland, has joined the Christchurch police force as a recruit. The Kaiapoi Borough Council has been by Order-in-Council, declared by the Governor a leasing authority, with the powers of the Public Bodies' Powers Act, 1887. Councillor Penteney, after giving hjg services for many years to the borough, has resigned his seat on the St. Albans Boroughv Council. Onr Wellington correspondent telegraphs that Mr Gresley Lukin (editor of the "Evening Post") who has had a severe " attack of influenza, has left for the Hot Lakes, where he will take a course of the baths and enjoy a well-earned rest. The information to hand by the Vancouver mail regarding the Jubilee clock and chimes, states that they have been completed, and would be shipped by the, s.s. Tokomaru, which left about the 10th tember. An effort will be made to have the clock in position by the Carnival week. At last night's meeting of the Linwood Borough Council an offer ot land for widening Stanmore road was accepted. This road will now be widened from the river to Gloucester street, and it now only, remaine for the other property owners to make over* tures, when the whole length to Ceshel street wftt be undertaken. Owing to the number of entries received— twenty-four—for the garden competition of the Christohuroh Horticultural Society, the judges were unable to complete their task of examination yesterday, but hope to do so ? to-morrow. The result will be made known at the Show on Friday, when also photos of most of the gardens will be exhibited. The City Council are renewing the timber . m fence between Cashel and Hereford streets, in front of the Young Men's Christian Association building, but it would have added . to the appearance of the ornamental . grounds if the iron post and ohain fence had been continued from Hereford street. The remains of the late Mr W. Shannon,' of Rakaia, were interred in the Presbyterian portion of the cemetery at Rakaia on Friday. The cortege was a large one, showing the respect in wnich the deceased was hela . in the district. The members of No. 25, L.0.L., followed the remaine to the grave, .Mr Shannon having been a member ot that order. , The St. Albans Borough Council have de-? eided to try the experiment of tarring a few '" chains of the Papamii road, in the same way as the Cathedral square and several ~ portions of the streets in the centre of the city have been treated, If the experiment - proves a success it should prove a boon to the residents on the road, who sufier t considerably from the dust in dry, wild} weather. ~ ' . In discharging a case heard at a cpuntry court yesterday, where the amount sued for was a plaim for attending to graves, the . stipendiary• magistrate said though the defendant gained his case, it showed a want of reepeoL to his father and mother that he should, on a mere technicality, refuse to pay ; what appeared to be a modest fee for cleans- ' ing their graves. ■ ' The women's medallion examination of '. the St. John Ambulance Association was * held on Thursday, and was conducted by.., Dr. R, W. Anderson. Of the twenty-nine who passed in first; aid and nursing lost yeturj --; thirteen presented themselves for Iβ- /• examination, and the examiner reports that " all obtained the necessary marks to qualify •_- ---them for their medallions; numbers, 3, 6y - 12 and 13 did particularly well." The can- , dictates were:—Misses M. Bain, , L. BajbeT, L. Buckingham, C. Dawber; A. W. tfiefrf, H. Fulton, M. A. Hookham, B. C. Izard, E. Jacobs, K. Laing, E. Thomas, Mesdames Ryan and Thompson. . MrHulme, Secretary to the Automatic Calculator Company, Limited, received by' the Vancouver mail, yesterday, a letter 'from Mr Frank E. Ross, London, relative to the progress in connection with the patent. ■ Mr Rose holds the company's power of attorney for the sale of the patent rights or to establish a subsidiary company. Considerable delay has arisen through some alterations - necessary to< the model sent Home. He aaye, •' it ie going very well, and everyone . who has seen it ie invariably impressed witb.ifca ingeniousnees, and those connected with the soft goods trade acknowledge its ' utility."

The Committee of the Christchurch centre . of the New Zealand Natives Association met yesterday afternoon, the President; (Mr W. fleece) in the chair. Four new members were elected. The Rev. 0, A. f rwr suggested that the Association might take up the re-erection of the old monument' originally erected by Mrs Godley on the bridle track over the Port Hills, in com- - jnemoration of the of the first.. colonists. The mattet was left in the - hands of the Entertainment Committee. At the Sydenham Borough Council last night, speaking to the clause of the Finance Committee's report dealing with the demand of the Government for £87, being one-third of the cost of supplying the borough withthe valuation roll, Cr. Jacques referred in strong terms to the conduct of the Govern- , ment in increasing the valuations through* out New Zealand to such an enormolie extent. His suggestion that it had been done with a view to advertising the colony for borrowing,purposes, roused the party spirit in Cγ. H. M. Taylor. He hotly contended, that property had previously been much undervalued. He declared "that no honest Gpvernment would ever do such a thing,"- a remark that called forth satirical laughter from several Councillors. St. Mary's Anglican Church, Geraldine, was filled to the doors on Sunday morning, when a confirmation service was held, pro--., sided over by his Lordship Bishop JuHuer aseuted by the Rev, J. Preeton. Tfae/ip were thirty-two candidates confirmed— ' eleven boys and twenty-one, girls. After addressing the candidates ana confirming - them, his lordship preached an interesting sermon from Bt. Matthew xiii., 5. Atßt» . Thomas's Church, Woodbury, in the -fternoon, another service was held, at which fifteen candidates were confirmed by the . Bishop. At St. Mary'e, Geraldine, in the evening, the service was conducted by his lordship, assisted by the Reve, J. rmton and K. Barklie. The Bishop preached to another very large audience from St. Luke, x., 30. The tourist traffic on the Wanganui river —New Zealand's Rhine—the new and favourite tourist route, will be in full swing again from the Ist of October, when Jdessra Hatrick and Co.'a three fine ateatnen Mannwai, Wairere and Ohura, will, no doubt, be, as usual, busily employed. This has now become the favourite holiday and tourist trip = ,of the colony. Those who cannot spare the time , to make the trip right through to Tlotoma, via the Wanganui, the Tokaami and Tappo. can speml to advantage two or three days ok this beautiful river, the pleasantness of which will linger in the mind for many years. The river trip is a Ysry cheap one, costing- only some 15s single and 25s return to Wanganui, exolu* sive of xneale on the steamers, which are charged extra for. There is no»v a large and good touriefc house at Pipiriki.

The calendar for the Timaru Supreme Court this session includes three criminal Cases and one will case. Sir Robert Stoat and Mr Belt appear in connection with the last-named case.

The weather at the Hanmer-Springs during the past week has been delightful. The new lodge and the sanatorium have both been completed and there is now ample provision, for tourists.

There is now on view in the window of Messrs Davies and Lamb, Colombo street, Hie recently recovered treasure trove of gold and silver watches, the property of Mr H. Rossiter, watchmaker. Although' the watches have not seen tho light of day for nearly twenty years, they do not look much the worse.

In the matter of cookery, as well as other subjects, New Zealand is well to the fore, havinu no less than three lady teachers, diplonif.3 of the South Kensington School, viz., Miss Mabel Tendall, Christchurch; Miss Ivey, Wellington ; and Miss Murphy Wanganui.

Prominent among the notices posted at the Railway Station is one affecting the public generally. Briefly, it states that people must not loiter or congregate about the railway platform, and that only passengers and those persons having business with the railway authorities will bo admitted to railway stations.

The Belfast Frozen Meat Company has received a letter from Lloyd's enclosing a copy of some ol the proposed rules which the Committee have under consideration at the present time respecting the surveying by Lloyd's surveyors of refrigerating machinery and insulations fitted on board vessels engaged in the meat carrying trade.

His Honour Mr Justice Denniston, Mr M. Denniston, his associate, Mr A. G. Thomas ißetfistrar of the Supreme Court), and Mr jleary (Govornor of Lyttelton Gaol), proceeded to Timaru yesterday to attend the sitting of the Supreme Court there. His Honour returns to Christchurch on Thursday or Friday next.

It is reported that a burglary was committed at Redcliff, near Sumner, on Friday last A store was broken into, entrance being effected by means of cutting out a pane of glass, and a quantity of tobacco was stolen to the value of 30s.

There has been a regular influx of visitors to Sumner during the 'past week or two. Most of tho houses are let, the boardinghouses are filling up, and so are the hotels. At the Marine Hotel (lately Morton's, now Hulbert's) are staying Mrs Garrick and family, Mrs Embling and Miss Julius, Mr H. Raphael and family, and Mr and Mrs Malcolm Macfarlane (Coldstream) and _\mily.

A youth tor dislodging an ornamental stone weighing lowt., from one of the brick pillars of the Kaiapoi borough school, was ordered to pay the cost of a new one, and setting same, £2, and a fine of 10s and costs 17s. His defence was that he had been trying all the stones along the wall to see i 4 f they were secured. When it fell he and three mates ran butt up against two policemen.

The results of the June speed examination of the Christchurch Shorthand Writers' Association have come to hand. The following receive certificates .-—Misses R. Kelly and L. FitzHenry 130 words per minute, Miss E. M. Russell 120, Misses E. M. Brown and R. Buchanan 110, Mr M. Freebury 110, Misses F. M. Quill, N. Guthrie and M. Winter 100, Mr H. P. Richmond 100, Misses E. Sinclair and G. H. Johnston 90.

The golfers of the local club and the visitors who take part in the championship indulged in practice yesterday, and found the links to be getting into good order. The championship meeting commences at 10 a.m. to-day, and if time permits during the week team and single contests will be Mr J. Holmes, of Oamaru, has "withdrawn from the ohampionship, being finable to attend.

The sixth annual meeting of the StarBowkett Building Society was held last night, when there was a good attendance. Mr H. Tuck presided. The report and balance sheet were adopted. Messra T. .Gapes, E. JH. Couzins, H. Tuck, J. M. Taylor and H. Oakley were elected directors, and Mr T. Jacobs shareholders' auditor. After a general discussion on the business of the society, the meeting closed with «t vote of thanks to the chairman.

In the list of inventions and patents, comSlete specifications have been accepted from Ir B. Roberts, miner, Brunner ton, and Mr ! T. Rose, engineer, of Cobden, for a chimney-] top to prevent back draught or smoky eblmney a; also, a rocking cap and re- { volvipg top, for the some. • Provisional specifications are accepted from Mr W. D. Verschoyle, engineer, Christchurch; for chain wheel and ohain for bioyole; Mr G. 8. Hickman, surveyor, Balcairn, registering, numbering and dating appliance. j

Yesterday in some parts of the city, notwithstanding the up-to-date efforts of tho city surveyor, the nor'-wester raised clouds of dust, and it was most unpleasant in some of the streets remote from the central blocks where the watering carts most do congregate, for the ordinary pedestrian. The time will come, no doubt, when all the streets will be treated like the Square. There no dust troubled anyone, and it was quite a relief to strike it like an oasis in the desertWhen the corporation becomes wealthy, no doubt, we shall have all our streets so treated, and then one will be enabled to walk about in comfort.

. In connection with the long delayed grant for school buildings in newly settled districts of which ftho North Canterbury Education Board, has just received its share (£927), a condition has been laid down by tiie Department that the money is not to be used for teachers' residences. No grants have been made out of the , vote to any Board on account of residences.

Messrs McCartney and Goodwin, the .•{rout-actors for letting _t Lake Forsyth, -»ye succeeded in making an opening through whioh the water is flowing, and should the wind veer to the north-east there is every probability of the lake becoming lower than usual. The contractors commenced their work last Thursday week.

Morris, photographer, from Dunedin, personally takes all the portraits in Colombo Btreet. Call and see new specimens.—[Advt.]

Morrow, Ba3sett, and Co., Manchester street, have just received another shipment of the famous Sterling Bicycle 9 (built like a watch). 9615

Lovely Spring—We have just opened and are now showing a splendid selection of New Summer Dress Materials, the Choicest Millinery of the Season, New Ribbons, Laces, Gloves, &c, from the best makers, and a splendid selection of General Household Drapery at cash prices, and one of the prettiest selections in New Ties, Scarves, Ac, for gents. Inspection invited. Shaw, Robinson and Co.,2l3Cashel street,opposite Press Office. 2528

If you require a tonic take the best— Syrup of Hypophosphites. Barneet, Chemist, lib bottle, 4s 6d; _lb. 2a 6d.— " Crown Brand " Tea Prize Competition : —-Ladies' watches, albums, workboxee, work baskets, See, Sec, given away free by Hubbard, Hall and Co. for " Crown " Brand Tea Coupons. Next competition closes 31st October (next month). Hubbard, Hall and Co—[Advt.]

Oates, Lowry and Co. are now making a speciality of Ladies' Zealandia and AUianta Bicycles, at reasonable prices and and easy terms. Zealandia Cycle Works, Christchurch—[Advt.]

The Barlow Cycle Mfg. Co. beg to intimate to their numerous customers and the public generally that as they have no old out-of-date stock of parts, 4c., they are not putting on the market an inferior slop-made bicycle, but are still manufacturing their well - known up -to - date Excelsiors, which have never been known to collapse in any way, at reasonable prices and terms to suit the purchaser, and a guarantee worth 20s in the £ of tvelve months from date of purchase. Write for catalogues of Excelsiors and the famous Red Birds. 48 Manchester street, Christchurcli.—(Advt.)