NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10481, 20 October 1899, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

In the Styx apple orchard, on the _)"«_& railway the trees this season have presented a perfect picture of bloom. , The Chapter of the Cathedral, having i« view tho exigencies of the Cathedral Fund, decided to use open plates in place of bag* for tho collection of offerings, and the change, was effected. The Chapter, however, bay not recorded what, so for, is tho result of the innovation. Numerous enquiries are being made as to ■ tlie respective areas of the Transvaal and. New Zealand. That of the former is officially given as 119,1.9 square miles, and that of the latter as 104,409 square miles.': The Transvaal has, therefore, the larger area . by 14,730 square jniles. , The Cathedral accounts show that the receipts for tho year, from all sources, amo__f> ed to £1501 Is lOd, which included a balance, brought forward of £11 Is sd. The expenditure was £1489 10s 7d, which increases the credit balance by 9s lOd. The -Abilities amounted to £137 4s 3d. . . The strong .-or'-wester on Wednesday .- caused a heavy fresh in the Rakaia river, - and it will not be in order for-fishing for ft, day or so. The water in the north branch* of the Ashburton river was very thick yesterday. A man was arrested in Wellington yester- * day on a charge of having received £6, the . property of the Christchurch and St. A_jm» - Co-operative Money Club, from a lad named : Leonard Murphy, knowing the same to have been stolen. He was remanded to Christchurch. In the report of the Cathedral Chapter relating to the completion of the CathedraJj it is stated that the total number of subscribers obtained to the present time was 304, tbe total subscriptions promised amount*, ing to £5352 12s 9d. Of the whole number of subscribers, 190 had promised one donatioa each, amounting together to £1542 3s 9d, and of these 160 had paid the sum of £1391 2s lld. The remaining 114 had promised, in instalments extending over three years, the sum of £3810 9s; the proportion already pa_u (by 53 of these 114 subscribers) being £497 12s 6d. All paid subscriptions are invested as soon, as possible, and bear interest to the advantage of the fund. "It is impossible to say what is permanent incapacity. Until a man is dead you cannot say that he is pennarwtiy .iMjpopJj'-. tated." This was the omrdon which felt from the Rev. C. H. Gossett, at tbe Synod, when be was explaining a difficulty met with by' the Commission which had the framing of new regulations for ministers' pensions,' and recommended the granting of a pension to a subscriber to the fund under 65 years of age "durinjr sue-- 1 time as. hj may w wholly incapacitated from clerical work, and s6;.pn. ' '■.■' ..!''■-.; Yesterday, atthePro-ckthedral;, Barbadoes. street, Mr D. Steinmetz and Mies F. Evans were married. The ceremony was per* formed by the Rev. Fatter Crotty, and there was a large number in the Cathedral to witness it. * Tbe bridesmaids were the two sisters of the bride, and the best mar was Mr Poulton. As the bridal processior came out of the church the "Wedding Marclr was played. Subsequently the father ol the bride entertained a large number ol friends at Allandale, Wilson's road, "<""** an excellent wedding breakfast was served in a marquee. Dancing, games, etc., followed, and a most pleasant time was spent. Best refined Lard, 4_d par lb. W-rdeJi, B»~ and Co.—Advt.

Tho ballot for the section of 246 acres 3 tooda 20 perches, at High bank, yesterday, retoltcd in favour of Mr R. A. Jeff. The Kaiapoi traffic bridge repairs have been commenced by Mr T. otorer, the contractor. At » meeting of the Waimate (School jloanl on Tuesday, a committee, consisting of th« Rev. Mr Gibson, Dr. Barclay, and Uβ Chairman, was appointed to arrange for the esacnirutioa of candidates for the Board's exhibition*. The annual Rangiora Friendly Societies' nionio this year to Otarxtna, took place yesterday, two tnuns conveying the excurslon|«U, numbering 620, via Oxford and the Waiggskanri (Jorye. The Committee of Management carried out bhu detaiU very m>ll, Mr H. Rule bt'in;: Chairman and Mr C. I. Jen» Binge Secretary. Though the weather was *t tirst threatening it became fine, and the excursionists returned home at 9 p.m. The Hawke'a Hay A. and P. Committee tre in somewhat of a quandary as to how to make the allotment of the tint prise, a sewing machine, in the fat cow guessing competition ■ six competitors, including two ladies, having gucswed the correct weight, Mr Fred. Villiers, the famous war artist, who has been lecturing on tho last Soudan campaign, will not visit New Zealand, just ytt awh.lt?, at any rate. He was recalled when in bydney, and wae to haTe sailed lor Sooth Africa, en route for the Transvaal, CO the 13th instant. The old established firm of Messrs Sktlton, Froetick and Co. Imm been formed into a joint-rtock Company and will be carried en in future m Messrs Skelton, Frostick and Co., Limited. The directors are Meesrs Thomas Bkeiion, James Arthur Frostick, gi>d Robert Allan. No shares bare been offered to the public, the capital having been mbecrtbed by tbe partners of the late firm. The entries for the annual examination gndncted by the Incorporated Institute of Accountant* of New Zealand, which is to begin on the 31st instant, are most satisfactory, there king in all 26 application*, 6 being for Fellowship*, 12 for Aaaooateahip*, and 8 for Studentships. There are 13 candidate* from Wellington, 6 from Christ* cburcb, 4 from Ihuiedin, and 3 from, AuckfexL Captain Lorraine made another successful balloon ascent from Lancaster Park yesterday afternoon, about five o'clock. lie append to go higher than on Saturday, and Jjyeinding by parachute reached terra firraa en (he Cashmere estate. His ascent was Vitnemed by a large crowd, and, as on the rue occasion, the greater proportion Dot pay. • Several well - known eitksns went amongst the outside crowd tod took a collection, but all they obtained wl* thirteen or fourteen shillings. Mr J. Trist baa received the following tftflg report f ram a Winchester correspondmt und«r date October 16tih: —"Nor- ,- vestera prevailed in the early pert of the Vide, bat hut before <fhey came on three rede wourcl ndno flsjh, 34Jlb, in the RangiteUL for ono morning'a work. Two rode it the Oplbi got 35 flah, 301b; while on tfce ]£& inst. Uhreo local fishermen brought borne 49. 2Silb, from the Woifca. The ,Jβ now calm and rather hot, and t/he riven generally in fine order; tbe RangiUta may jtke a day or two to eettk." The Mokoia is announced to sail to-day for Wellington, on the arrival of the 2.45 p.m. train from Christchuroh, and should take a large number of paeengen lrom Here to view the departure of the troopship Waiwera with the New Zealand contingent on board. The ttason why the soiling of tbe Mokoia las been altered from the 4 p.m. train to the 2.45 p.m. train, is, that Saturday will be a ctoeo holiday in Wellington after 12 o'clock. Intending passengers •hould secure their berths as early a* poauWe. The Rotorua is to leave Wellington at 11 p-m. on Saturday, arriving back in Lytteltoa on Sunday afternoon, allowing business people plenty of time to resume their duties on Monday. There was a good rain in the Ifarth, Canterbury district on Wednejday night and yesterday morniqg. A very strong nor'-weet wind blew at Aehburton on Wednesday followed by a heavy downpour of rain through the Wgbt. Oar Qreendale correepondent writes: —Dttrtng the poftt week strong nor'-wett winds h»vo been Mowing in the Greendale district, but on Thurtdajr rain camo from the uout'h-wost and lasted for about two bourst Most of the crops are looking well." The weather at Waimate has been of a vfry fhangeable character. The spring work (writes our correspondent) is nearly through m tax m oat eowaig is concerned, and land is being prepared for turnip crop. The ▼ooqg crops of grain ore checked in growth if the frequent dry cutting winds. A cyclist, who very recently had occasion Iβ travel through ■> portion of the district eevsred by the North Canterbury Education Board, where flnger-poeti ore conepicuoualy •btant, makes a suggestion, which, if acted »oa, would obviate much inquiry, and at the same timo acquaint the stranger with fba narao of tbe locality through which he Istppened to be passing. A difficulty in the way hi the diminutive one of pounds, shilling* and pence. The k that on Hμ front face of each of their country toboobt, t&e Board should have painted, in fiirly targo letters, the n«me of tie dietrkt mrr*d by tha* particulax iaetitution of •Hicetiwi. Professor Gaudron, at Freodi aeronaut, bad an exciting experience on August 24bh, U tie Alexandra Palace. The baKoon aaMOded amidst the applause of thousand* of •peaUtars, bub when it had reached en altiwm* of some 5000 feet it wae noticed that ik* head of the parachute had by some means fcscosne detedhod, and was hanging from the frafejnr'* kinds. It was evident that the parachutist was endeavouring to replace it. (11l the time the balloon wu rapidly mwoding, and crontu*lly it disappeared from •if ht. Qtml excitement prevuued ac to the sjrocaut's safety, and it was cot until a telegram hod been received from Potter's wtt, some ten mites distant, announcing his •tfe •rrivaJ, that tbe excitement was Ififtyed. _Ricearton Racecourse. — H. Matson and Co. announce that they will sell, on Satur«y, November 25th, 1899, all that property known as "Boon's Estate, comprising 30 •Ofes, more or less, adjacent to the CanterfMT Jockey Club's Racecourse. The estate m$ ten judiciouslr subdivided into 5 acre Ikfcks. Tiiose ailotments axe peculiarly •fipted, by the very nature of their environittit, and proximity to the Canterbury WCkey CJlub's racecourse, for the erection of Jravato racing establishments. There are •be Sttbdivtsions of 5 acres each, and should wee be secured By racing men, tourists *«U(l then have ample opportunity of inEtg collectively the magnificent estabnta at Rlccarton, which would in time pride, not only of Canterbury, but of fcwtralLia. 7513 .Big reduction in first prise Hams and «con at Kincaid's G.l.O.—Advt. Enamelled ware at wholesale price. Flet•er Bros., High street—Advt. Crockery and glassware at rock bottom frices. Fletcher «re* —Advt. At Dunedin, on the 11th inst., the well«o»n Waverley bicycle was again to the Jront, and was successful in annexing the Wheel Race of 25 soya, and on the 12th inst. *«• again successful in winning the Druid wheel Race at Amberley of 15 soys. In•Pection of new models requested at Waverley Bicycle Depot, 217 Colombo street, Chmtchurch. 123 „ The price of our prise Hams reduced to w per lb. WardeH Bros, and Co.—Advt. Morrii. phoUigrapber, from Dunedin, ttnooally ukea all the portraits in Colombo street. Call and. see new specimens—(Advt.) Zealandia. Bicycles, built in New Zealand, *Hh New ZeaWl capital, Nerw Zealand W»ftur, New Zealind brain*, New Zealand •eterpriws. Oates, Lowry and Co., Ze»«u»dia Cycle Works, Chrirtchurch. 6 Thirty varieties of finest perfumed toilet *»p* at cost price. Wardelf Bros, and Co. •—Advt.