NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10482, 21 October 1899, Page 7

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Diocesan Synod sat again yesterday, and upon rising adjourned until 4 p.m. on Monday. Tbe D-coesan Synod last niglit set up a General Committee of the whole house, with an Executive Committee of twenty-seven members, to take up the work of starting tho «*omr*leticn «"-' the Cathedral as a Jobi_ee m-morial. The General Committee comprises xit me_nbers. | At a special meeting of the Council of j the National Aaaociatam, held on Friday evening, the resohrtion passed at the preceding meeting calling a general meeting of the <_r_e_hers of the Associ-ttion for Monday j next, was amended, a_4 it waa decided to I hold the meeting co Wednesday evening. Mr Fred' Foley, ventriloquist aawi i slight-of-baaid enterta—iser, is to appear at j Fuller's Waxworks on Monday night. The j Waxworks exhibition is still a favourite place of entertainment, and does not lack patrons. The company will give a matinee and evening performance to-day. The Temuka Borough Council election took place on Tnuraday. The result of the poll was as follows:—R. B. Comer 125, A. Frew 117, H. Lee 115. T. Buxton 109, E. Oarr 107, D. Henry 98, J. W. Miles 95, J. McAuliffe 87, T. F. Hooper 78, P. Coira 75, E. Cutten 44, Mrs Cunnard 42, W. L. Duncan 41, H. T. Clinc-i 16. 'Ihe first six are elected. An improvement is being made in front of the railway station, which has been long needed, and will be of great c__rvemence to passengers arriving or departing at night. The old single-ourner gas lamps, which bear to the new style about as much resemblance as the rushlight did to the old, are being replaced by two .arge ones fitted with the mantle illuminators. A mild sensation was created the other day (says a Home paper) on the railway station at Greenock. A lady had been to see a friend off by train, and not content with the usual leave-takings, she mounted her bicycle at the last moment of the train's departure, and, riding alongside the starting train, kept |up her conversation till the last available [ moment, when she came to the end of the platform. The officials wero too astonished to interfere, but there is hardly any likelihood of this method of paying farewells becoming popular. At a meeting of the Ellesmere Caledonian Society, on Wednesday, the question of holding the sports at Leanton instead of at Southbridge was considered. Finally a committee was appointed to confer and report ot a special meeting to be held on the 27th inst., on the question jof holding the spoits. Officers were appointed. Tho thanks of the Society were recorded for the services of the secretary, Mr E. Cowan, for the past nine years, and | he was elected a life __*_i_ber of the Society. The Council of the National Association m-tunYvo . . sday. Mr __nn._-.in, vice-presi-dent, was in the chair. A large number of new members were elected. In view of the approaching election it was decided that a greater degree of activity ought to prevail in the ranks of its members. It was unanimously resolved that a general meeting of members of the Associajtion should be called for Monday evening next at the rooms of the Association, to consider ail matters in conneotion with the oonning election. Favourable replies were received from the outside districts. The opening run of the Ashburton Amateur Cycling and Athletic Club took place on Thursday afternoon. A large number of cyclists i—.embled at the Post Office at 2 p'ta., when Mr Snodgrass, the vice-presi-dent, fo_—___y declared the season open. The member- thea went for a spin as far as __ag_o_ior, where they were hospitably entertained by Mr and Mrs G. A. M. Buckley. Before leaving in the evening Mr F. Tucker warmly thanked Mr and Mrs Buckley for the kindness shown on that and several previous occu-iona. Mr Buckley briafly replied, and in doing so issued a cordial invitation for a- return visit later on in the season. At the meeting of I. D. Davies' creditors yesterday, the Official Assignee stopped the creditors' counsel, and asked of what use the line cf evidence he waa leading would be. Mr Byrne explained tbat the debtor, when the Magistrate's Court prooeedaigs were being heard with respect to Mr Sheppard's loan to Davies and ex-Constable Hill, had posed as a martyr from whom interest at an exorbitant rate was being taken, whilst Mr Sheppard was held up as an usurer. It was with the intention of showing the other side of the case that he had led the evidence. Mr Russell, the debtor's counsel: "In other words, it is for tbe reporters?*" Mr Byrne: "Not at all; we don't act -iere as we do in the Magistrate's Court." A woman, with a very young baby in her arms, excused the absence of her son from school on the ground that be had no boots, that she could not afford to buy any, and that he was sent when Ihe was provid«i with a pair on the weekly instalment principle of pay from the Children's Aid Society. The truant officer informed the Court that the want of boots was no excuse, and in support of his contention asserted that at the West Christchurch School there was a class of boys who were without boots. "From choice or necessity?" asked the Bench. "From both," replied tbe officer. A number of friend* of Mr Gilpin, engineer in tho Christchurch Tramway Company's service, met, on Thursday evening, at Brooking's Sumner Hotel, to present him with a small souvenir on the occasion of his marriage* Mr C. P. Hulbert presented Mr Gilpin with a purse of sovereigns, subscribed principally by Sumner resident*., and wished him and his bride every -i-ppiness and prosperity in their future. Others of those present spoke in the same strain, and Mr Gilpin having responded, the health of the Queen and the "Contingent" was drunk with enthusiasm, and- the National Ant____n was sung. Notice. —Miss Edith . Cooke, Government Masseuse, from the National Hospital, London, resumes practice at. Ha__mer Plains this week, October 17th, 1899. Address, care Jollies Pass HoteL 7441 Bicycle sale this afternoon at Matson and Co.'s, Cashil street. Fourteen high grade maohines to be sold wit-hout tbe slightest reserve. Particulars on. last page of this paper. 7631 It k. a Well known fact that seeds produced in this colony are superior in quality to most seeds imported from Britain and ths Continent, and this is demonstrated by the marked success obta&ned with them and grown by Nimmo and Blair, of Dunedin.— Advt. Big reduction in first prize Hams and Bacon at Kincaid's G.l.C.—Advt." Wedding and birthday presents. Best assortment, lowest price. Fletcher Bros., High street.—Advt. Nhnmo and Blair—Agents, Fletcher Bros., High street.—Advt. First prize Hams reduced to 7d per lb. First prize Bacon 6d per lb in sides at !_incaid'z. —A dvt. At Dunedin, on the 11th inst., the wellknown Waverley bicycle was again to the front, and was successful in annexing the Wheel Race of 25 soys, and on the 12th inst. was again successful in winning the Druid Wheel Race at Amberley of 15 soys. Inspection of new models requested at Waverley Bicycle Depot, 217 Colombo street, Christchurch. 123 If you waafc your fruit protected from birds wad to Nimmo and Blair, Dunedin. for netting which is sosd ait 2d per yard or l_d per yard when, taken in lengths *of 100 yards, —Advt. The price of our prize Hajns reduced to 7d per lb. Wardeli Bros, and Co.—Advt. j Moms, photographer, from Dunedin, | personaUy takes all the portraits in Colombo street. Call and see new specimens.—(Advt.) Finest Ham- 7d per lb. Finest Bacon 6d per lb. War dell Bros, and Co.—Advt. Lady's AialanU Bicycles.—Favourites everywhere. This season's model, now ready, price £22. Small deposit aad easy terms arranged. Oates, Lowry and Co., 82 Manchester street, Chrisfcch.urch. l

Thirty varieties of finest perfumed toilet soaps at cost price. Wardeli Bros, and Co. —Advt.

AH lovers of flowers thmld get a supply of seeds from Nimmo anu'Blair, Dunedin", whom reputation tor quality is beyond goes tioa.—Advt.

Beat refined Lard, 4_d per lb. WardeU Bros, aad Co.—Advt,

"Rip Van Winkle" was repeated last night by the members of the operatic section of "the New Zealand Natives' Association. There was a good attendance, and the opera went well.

A meeting of the Land Board was held on Thursday. Present—Messrs Wee-man, McMillan, Pringie, and McLachlan. Several applications for transftars were dealt with. The Cro-wn Lands Ranger's reports were submitted and di_c_s-_d- It was resolved to offer Mr D. Ru*___-fc_rd a renewal of Ms existing tenancy of Glen Wye run for a further term of one year. It was resolved trf offer for public oompet-taon a fresh lease of Reserve No. 60, Godiey Head, for a term of seven years. It was resolved to recommend a change of the purpose of a reserve near Dorio from a gravel reserve to domain. It was resolved to cancel the sale of town sections in Geraldine to Patrick Reid. A good deal of routine business was transacted, and the Board adjourned. MAP OF NATAL. On page 4 of this issue will be found an excellent map of tbe northern portion of Natal, showing the Transvaal and Free State borders and every place of importance that has been mentioned in this week's cable messages. SEARCHING FOR DLAMONDS. A Syndicate is prospecting for diamonds at Riverhead, Auckland, and a Press Association telegram states that six small diamonds have been procured. The Government geologist visited the place a month ago. A gentleman from Home, interested in diamond finding, lias been at the locality, and expressed himself as favourable to the operations. THE EI_LESMERE SEAT. Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs: —' _Ux Heaton Rhodes is in Wellington to see the Contingent off. I understand that considerable pressure is being brought to bear on him to contest the Elleemere seat. He has not yet definitely decided that he will not be a candidate, and I understand there is some chance that he will yield to the pressure being brought to bear on him, and contest the seat against Mr Montgomery." A TERRIBLE T.ALE OF THE SEA. Captain Yoimgl_u_ba_d, in -hia book on Japan, says: —"A- we put to sea we passed a sunken steamer, the Anglaa, and afterwards heard the ghastly story of ber loss. It appears she touched a sandbank, heeled over, and capsized in the course of a few seconds, but the 'water she fed over in whs no. very deep at tbat moment, and one side of her remained above water. The majority of the passengers and crew got off in boats, or an floating soars, but a few were caught below in their cabins. We have often read of martyrs of old, who were tied to posts in the am, and left to drown oy inches with the rising tide. Imagine, u^tax I the fate of these poor fellows. Ths port-holes were just large enough for a man ta pot _v head through, but no more. Tbe ahrip was oi _*aa, and to enlarge the hotea in tiie time available was an imposa__i_ty, though an endeavour was made with oold chdeela. The boats from another ship came alongside, and handed food and drink to tbe doomed men, and gave them each eoooaragement as was possible. But the tide rose inch by ______ and at last the time orrived when it -earned better for all that the boata should leave, for to remain was but to prolong tbe agony on both odes. Some of the imprisoned cumed and foamed at the mouth with anguish; some prayed; some, in the oold sweat of despair, the boats' crew to shoot them ere they went. Sadly and silently the boats slipped away; the tide rose, and the last shriek- of the dying mea sack into the sigh of the rising waves."