NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10450, 14 September 1899, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A" new site has been obtained afcAshburton for the Old Men's Home, This was part of the Police Reserve. The case of Macfarlane v Stewart will be taken to-day, before his -Honour Mr Justice Denfl-ston. Two divorce cases wW also be taken. . The Lyttelton Naval Cadets held their weekly parade in the drill shed on Tuesday evening, when there was an te thirty-five of all ranks. Gunner McQregw was the instructor.

Detective Livingstone arrested a man, on . ♦"♦tront, yesterday, on a charge of bating Maortcd his wife. .According to a Wellington telegram careful inspection by the Agricultural Depart* vent has shown that there is no phylloxera in the vicinity of Wellington. The polling for the municipal elections will take "lace to-day. For the City wards Mr Hamilton (the retiring councillor) and Mr J.'i.oper contest the North-cast ward; Messrs Woods (the retiring councillor), Ureen and J. Rhodes contest the South-east ward. The meteorological observations taken at the Lincoln School of Agriculture for the week ending Wednesday, show that the minimum tuermoineter record wae 31.6deg, on Monday. There was wind on five days —from the north-east on four, and from the louth-west on one day. The Rev. Adrian Hofmeyr, the most popular clergyman of the Dutch Reformed Church, has ween forced to resign his pastorate ct Wynberg, near Capetown, whereat Chief Justice De Villien worships, owing to his having addressed meetings in support of Bir A. Milner. In view of the large increase anticipated in the pig chuse* at the Canterbury A and P. Association's November Show, additional accommodation has been provided for exhibits of pigs. The extra exhibits will con- ■% t rilM HP a u ,y Of Tam *orths, a number of Which will be entered. The business at the Magistrate's Court yesterday #„ delayed some time by the «&»nce of Justices of the Peace. Tbow whose turn it was to preside according to the rota, f»»l*d, from reasons not explained, to put in •A appearance, cod substitute fad to be found. Wm. Oliver was committed for tri»l «* Tirasru yesterday on a •Mqr* of breaking and entering the Firmer* store at Geraldine on August Ota, wh«n .-c safe was dynamited, but the burglar failed to open it. He is already ftwaitmg trial for a similar offence at Ashburton. For the ejection of a member to the Board « Education, to fill the seat vacated by Mr A. Buunders, 165 Committees voted, but two Committees' papers arrived too late. The following are the details of tne voting • J. L. Scott, 63; J. L. Wilson, 25; J -I'ivcagno, 24; Robert Read, 22; Rev. W FinUweon, 13 j J. H. Newlyn, 3; J. G. E. Winafoe, 3. Mr Scott wae declared elected. The tuafciro lizards »t the Opawa fishbreeding establishment «how a decided predilection for musk 1 , for although usually very »hy and adverse to being interviewed by strangers, at a recent picnic, when dancing and «f nging wore proceeding meat to the taunb' enclasttre, they all oatne out of their boles, and by t&eir r*pt attention appeared to greatly enjoy the fun, especj>3y the melodious strains of a harp. Respecting tiha request of the Linwood Recreation Ground Committee, that the play f^Tki o^^!!!??* 0, " 1 Kho ° l wWbe ftv»:kblp for the children after school hours, Uμ Building Committee of the education . Beard yesterday reported tna* they corfid not recommend that all children of school age aboti hi be admitted to the grounds, but they •»* w>' bjection to the «chool children being allowed on the grounds during reasonable hours. The Bajldings Committee of the Board of Edecataon haa advised the Board to discontinue, for the present, further negotiations *«• the purchase of additional ground for the Papanui School. This recommendation, which wa* agreed to, wae decided upon in «oniequenea of the amount asked for the back portion, and having regard to the after jOost of JeveHinir and fencing if the whole piece were aeqeaed, «a well as to the fact That the existing accommodation is ample lot the number of children attending the school. The prize .schedule* of the Canterbury Hortfculturai Society for the year 1899-1900 tte Spring Show of whldh will be held on Uμ 4pta and Slat of this month, have been muod to members, and are available for Other, on application to Mr T. Turner or Mr •». I*. Davis, seedsmen, or the secretary at » j s ? ,^, room in Chancery lane. The «n*O*l« fer 4be «?vera>} seasonal fehows are' l very coraprehensrive, embracing all clasies of fcorticultural products, and the prjjse* are exceptionally liberal. } n -JL onnc ction *ith the drill instruction jj* *™y en ot the Wty or euburban schools, tae Education Board was recommended yesterday by the Building* Committee to pass • hearty vote of thanks to Gunner J. Mc!£**Sf' *&> to inform **• District Commending Offioer that his work, which had •em favourably reported on by the Inspector*, wa* highly appreciated by the Board, ine vote of thanks was unanimously agreed to, several member* speaking highly of the ■mica rendered by Gunner McGregor. Visitors to Hanmer Springs have commenced to arrive there for the season. Nineteen went forward from Culverden on Tuos»*y«, ■"» accommodation at the Springs has been greatly extended, and the Saiutonum and Hood'e Lodge, and the recent removal of Mrs Lahmert's large boarding house from Jack's Paw, with other private boarding houses, will, this season, provide excellent accommodation for the visitors. Improvements to the batiis and grounds have lately been completed. In connection with the irregular attendance at the City schools, the Appointments Committee of the Education Board received • renort from the truant officer for the period •wiing August 31st, in which Mr Blank menUwied the exceptionally rovere weather durJuly, causing a great number of children to absent themselves on reasonable grounds. Reference wae afoo made to a rumour tiat »any parents did not pay the fines imposed Upon them, which, from enquiries mad}, ttrovfld to be incorrect, as, notwithstanding the large number of coses dealt with, the Court offioial* had only been obliged to issue four warrants to compel payment. At the mooting of the Charitable Aid Board, the deration of £44 5s arrived, whioh for revoral yews Mrs E. Watson, of London, bm forwarded *o the Charitable Aid Board maid of the Orphanage, *jh© Female Refuge ***» tnp Aehburton Home. A hope wa* cxproesed, **aing that a subsidy was obtainable »om the Government at the rato of £1 for «1. w>d that tho inmates reaped great benefit from .t, tha*. there would be found other t»nevoJe»t people to do iikewiie. A special Tote of Uwnks was accorded to Mrs Watson, !r **? **«*«i to be forwarded to her torougth her agents, Messrs Haranan estd Dtevwn. We publish elsewhere in this issue the •eccnd instalment of a description by Sir George Newnes of the Southern Cross Antarctic expedition, of which he is bearing *• Wd «« the veeeel called »t Port Chaimert, after leaving the ahore putty at Cape Adair for the winter, no news eoBW be extnwted from the captain, officers, or ejw, Sir George Newnee naturally not JfieJxing to have his own papers forestalled. Hβ ruhcequently agreed, however, for a certain sum, to furnish the New Zealand Press Association, and through it the newspapers connected with H, with a condensed report of the experience* and doings of the expedition. Toe instalments poblMted yesterday and to-day contain ell the news which will be! obtainable about the explorers until next January. j At the Addktffton Sakyards yesterday there was a number of large lines of very Pdme freezing aheep yardod, the weather , wiring the past month baring been much | more ia>vourab)e for fixusbing off on turnips tibusx daxJng the winter. The market has been ttmunmUy well euppJied with splendid merino wetihers lately, and yesterday Sir Jo&a Hall was represented by * grand line i of 297, In very prime condition, which were bought by Mr A. L. Joseph for freezing pur- : posea at 17s to 18a 6d. Prior to the sale of these sheep M, J. T. Ford picked out a good representative aheep from the line, which Sir John Halt intends to have frozen end sent to Auatralk. to a friend, with wlhom Mr J. D. Hall wat recently etaying, with a view of showing him what New Zealand can produce in the way of merino mutton. Among other good sheep in tbe market v a skw of 333 very choice, bandy weight halfbred wethers (English Lejceeter-mwino | crow), from Mr Gfiso. Rutherford, DaJetborpe, •tad they were purahaaed for export by Mr Cotm Stewart at 19s 4d. The market wuj, however, topped by a splendid line of 140 hsi&red wethera eont in by Mr J. Scott, Rakaia, which msdo 20m to 2U3d, tUe tap pen going to Mr W. B. Caarkson, and the bftkaoe of <S*e boe to Mr L. C. («&rdiner. ,

The erratic behaviour of a man on horseback in Colombo street, near the Triangw. about half-poet six o'clock last night, excited much interest amongst the passers-by. It eeeraed evident that he had not iuuim control over the anumal, for it was taking the rider where it Keted, and finished up by taking to the footpath. The man was taken in charge by Detective Fahey on a charge of ! being drunk whilst on horseback. The following candidates passed the last St. John Ambulance medallion examination at Ka^apoi: —Misses C. Blackwell, M. Blackwelf, A. Drakeley. 0. Roake, E. Faw■ett, E. Eagle, A. Keetley, F. Wateon, M. Moore, E. Kilgour, R. Gilmour, t. M. Wilson and L. Fitrer, Messrs G. Oram, W. Dunn, Bevar Roll; and for the nursing examination, Miss Dora Andrews, Messrs G. Simpson and B. Johnson. The old man named John Williams, arrested at Kaiapoi for vagrancy some days ago, and sent by the Bench there en account of his*age (seventy-four) to tlw Old Men's Home at Ashburton, left the Home a few days afterwards, but was again found by the police and lunded to the Home authorities Two or three days subsequently Williams again went off, , and is supposed to be foUowin" his nomadic life in the country. The City of Chr;stchurch parliamentary roll was issued yesterday. and consists of 402 pages, comprising 17,683 names. The Riecarton roll is heing printed, and will be issued next week. On the Chrietchurch roll there are 226 representatives of the Smith family, while the Joneses number 104, and the Browns 114. Of the other colours, there ace only seven Blacks, but 53 Greens, and there are likewise 53 Whites, but only 23 Grays. The "Macs' show the respectable total of 486, and the "O's" 122. The Mayor of Sumner, a* a meeting of «be Borough Council last night, emphatically contradicted a report which be stated hid been spread for electioneering purposes, to iUxe effect that the Council'a overdraft was £400. The overdraft that day, the Mayor sasid, was only £50 more &han it was last year at the came time, and when the rates come in, they would more tbau counterbalance tie overdraft, giving Jn addition a sum to credit, which the Council had not had since 1898. For a long time tho Sumner Borough Council has felt severely the strain upon its small revenues caused by having to maintain fire miles of public road—mostly running by the Estuary and eea on one side and sheep runs on the other, and therefore through country yielding very little rates. At length, owing to the representations by Cr Hulbert of the Borough Council to the member of the district, the Government have placed £150 on the Estimates as a subsidy for the maintenance of this road. A man over seventy years of age, who wandered away from Herrick's Home on Sunday, appears to have had a narrow escape from drowning. It is stated that he suffers from mental delusions, and at one time during his absence from'the Home he imagined he was hunting kangaroos in the river, and in order to pursue the chase he had divested himself of some of his clothing. He was taken in charge at one o'clock on Monday morning, when he was found wet and half* clothed. He baa been taken to the Samaritan Home. The reference department of the Public Library has recently undergone an improvement which 'will be thoroughly appreciated by the many people who have oocato visit dt in the evenings. An installation of incandescent gas burners has been arI ranged, which has Tesulted in a great imi promnent in the lighting of the room. J Eight new lights have been fixed round the I gallery, and six of the old jets lighting the J tables and lower tiers of books hare been replaced with incandescents, to the comfort of the numerous readers and students in search of information. ! Dr. Anderson, writing to the ApCUnents Committee of the Education ■d, with reference to the inspection of the Burnham Industrial School, expressed the opinion that, seeing the standard pass syltem had been abolished, be saw no reason why the Board's officers should examine the school, though, as a matter of courtesy to tho Department, they <had done so in the .pastr H«.-suggested , tn*£ the inspection should be undertaken by an officer of the Department. At the .meeting of the Board, yesterday, Mr Hardy said that it would not fee desirable for an officer of the Department to examine any echooH in tiiis district, and suggested that the matter should be referred to the Minister for Education, with the request that he should recoup the expenses of the inspection by the Board's officers. It was decided to postpone further action in the matter till a fuller meeting of the Board. Colossal.—Next week four day* , sale by auction of jewellery, fancy goods, silver ware, at Messrs Malcolm and Co.'s Central Auction Rooms, Colombo street. Particulars in auction columns this paper. — 4785 Potatoes, table-and seed, all varieties. Best and cheapest house in Christchurch. Fletcher Bros., High street. 2952 Morris, photographer, from Dunedin, personally takes all tha portraits- in Colombo street. Call and see new specimens.—(Advt.) The essence of commerce is to make the best of whatever one has to sell. The commodity need not necessarily be soap, spring bonnets, or even gas. Brains have their value, but they are not capable of being valued like town sections at so much per foot. Comparisons may b9 made in articles of commerce, < pttticulaxlyjn Tea. Suratura Tea has stood all comparisons.—(Advt.) Lady's Atlanta Bicycles.—Favourites everywhere. This season's models now ready, prio , £22. Small deposit and easy terms arranged. Oates, Lowry and Co., 82 Manchester street, Chnstchurcb. 1 Seeds that will grow—Flower seed Id per packet, vegetable 3d. Illustrated catalogue free. Liberal discount to tho trade. Fletcher Bros., agents, High street. 2952 " Don't buy bicycles offered by auction, but go and inspect the 1899 Pattern Waverley Bicycles, where you will get the beat value for your money, and a proper guarantee. Latest stock of sundries kept on hand. Repairs also a speciality at Waverley Cycle Depot, 217 Colombo street, Christchurch. 2242 Do not be Id wise and £1 foolish by neglecting your cough, but take Wallace and Co/sHorehound and Aniseed Cough Elixer. It cures cougla and colds quicker than any remedy obtainable. Costs only Is 6d, and can be procured from any chemist or storekeeper. 8 It i 9 not often that the serenity of the Legislative Council is disturbed, but one of the Government appointees said the Minister was playing him false; this raised an extraordinary storm, and the Liberal appointees to that Chamber were at sixes and sevens, but there has been no difference of opinion on the purity and cleanliness of Black Swan butter. —<^dvt).