NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 10759, 12 September 1900, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Am eighth-acre section in a back street of Milton recently changed hands for the sum of £50. About forty years ago the land on which Milton is built was purchased at 10s per acre.

According to the "New Zealand Times," the estate of the late Mr John Campbell, of Auckland, has been certified to as being worth £32,560. The late Hon. Thomas Dick, of Dunedin, left £10,017 ; £3149 was the' value of the estate of the late Mr Jacob Barnebt, of Christchurch.

Messrs Baker Bros, were yesterday sent particulars of twenty-one persons who are willing to accommodate - visitors to Christchurch, making forty registered for the two da3 r s.

At a social gathering given at Mrs Lahmert's Ainuri* Grange, Hanmer, Miss J. A. Byrne, who is leaving the district, was presented with a diamond brooch by a few of her friends, in recognition of her able services at concerts held for any charitable or social object.

A cable message has been received in Auckland from London intimating tbat Sir Charles Rhodes, manager of the Kanri Freehold Gold Estates, has been appointed manager of the New Zealand Mines Trust, which means he will control the Waihi, Crown, Wait-kauri, and other mines. Mr Rhodes is now in London. &

Our Oxford correspondent writes tha. matters agricultural and pastoral are looking decidedly promising in that district. The lambing season-is likely to be a good one. Bush produce is in excessive demand at good prices, but the profits are not great, as a lot of labour is required in dragging" it to the front.' Labour of all kinds is fully employed, j

' Correspondence read at tbe last meeting of the Waimate Agricultural aDd Pastoral A.isociation showed tbat the. special prize offered by the Christchurch Meat Coropaiiy for the best -pen of freezers at last show, owrag to delay in returns from London,' could not be awarded until recently. The prize was gained by Mr H. B. McCowan's exhibit.

The polling for the the City Council seats takes place to-morrow —that for the North-west Ward, in which Dr. Pox and Mr C. M. Gray are candidates, at the City Council Chambers; and that for the North-east Ward, for which Messrs Congreve, William Woods and H. Wood at St. John's Schoolroom.

According to the Wellington correspondent of the Dunedin "Star," it is understood that the Justice Department has decided to prosecute tlie Marist Brothers who are returning.from Sydney in the Monowai on a charge of common assault in connection with their conduct of the Stoke Orphanage. Brothers Wybertus, Loettis, and Kilian are the men returning by direction of tbe "bead of the Order for the colonies..

At the Old Age Pensions Court at Rangiora yesterday, Mr Bishop, S.M., granted a Maori half-caste woman a full pension. She stated sire was the daughter of one of the first whalers to Akaroa, and fixed her age at sixty-eight, in the absence of birth certificate or documentary evidence, by the statement that in 1848. when Mr W. B. Mantell, Native Commissioner, first oanre to Akaroa to settle the claims under Kemp's deed for tlie purchase from the Maoris of the South Island for £2000, she was seventeen, and took in Mr Mantell's washing. This being corroborated settled the question of age.

With regard to telephonic communication between Leeston and Christchurch, tbe authorities of tbe Department, in answer to several communications from a few of the Leeston business firms, have agreed, throusrh the ■ energetic intervention of Mr R. H. Rhodes, M.H.R., to open a telephone exchange at Leeston on a guarantee of £30 from snibscribers. Yesterday a canvas-i was made, and. some thirty signatures were obtained to the guarantee. Strong representation will b9 made to have the wire laid and communication opened up immediately. Mr Rhodes's arrangements with the Department are considered very satisfactory towards the guarantors.

The handsome new offices of the St. Albans Borough Council were formally opened last night, when tliere was a large and representative gathering of gentlemen connected with municipal government and others. The Mayor of St. Albans (Mr T. H. Dayev) presided, and) was supported on his ri#ht by the Mayor of Christchurch (Mr W. Recce), Mr R, C. Bishop, and the Mayor of Svdenham (Mr B. P. Manhire) ; and on Ms left, by Mr T. S. Weston, the Mayor of Kaiapoi (Mr E. Feldwick); and the Mayor of Sumner (Mr XV. Rollit |. The Council chamber was gay with bunting and with flowers and greenery, and the "tables were well provided with light refreshments. -Vmongst the toasts honoured were—"The Queen," "Visiting Mayors." "The Mayor ,-md Councillors of St, Albans," "The exMayors and Councillors of St. Albans," "Our Lads at the Front," and "The Agricultural and Pastoral Interests." During the evening songs were contributed by Messrs J. W. Wood, M. Woodward, George Davies, A. Millar, Collier, F. N. Meadows, Bates, and J. Woodward, and recitations by Mr D. Ryan.

The Cheviot Settlers' Association *-, ! to the. County Council, nuking fo r a ; ° ts towards the expense incurred in a railway. It was decided that' the A citation should furnish the Council \riiJv" statement of expenses incurred u„ v > present. " - ">. Mr George Slater, the well-known veyor, who has resided at New Brish? 1 " for some years past, was tendered a, plimentery dinner at the New BrioS** 1 ' Hotel on Monday night by a numbero«i? friends, as he is leaving the boroush ' t? was presented with a case of smokers' quisites in silver, and his health was-...•"" siastioally toasted. Mr C. H. Winnv cupied the chair. ■ "Level-headed" was a term ia er jj~,'last night in two speeches at tho op.nh.ft the new Council offices at St. -üßacs ospeaker, referring to the present Maror 2 councillors, said they were "as level--* Aj a lot of men as had' ever held office hitv borough;" whilst another speaker dea ,! with the "Greater Cliristcliurch" quest;.?* said no level-headed man wlieu he cam. j* l reason the matter over could deny that _• amalgamation of the boroughs arid the'ejs was certain. ■■■ v ! The expenditure of the St. Albans Los Fund was touched on last night by (Jon ciiior Neute at the opeuing of {he _t Council Chambers. He said that a ra» payer had surprised him by stating tW a nice mess had been made of the W expenditure—only half tho work had __»! done, and the whole of the rnonev wV gone. As a matter of faeb, over twe-thi_jr of the work had been completed, there w ? £6000 at fixed deposit, there was cjji'credit balance at the bank, and i_2so"tai still unborrowed of the amount jn.Taotislj to be raised. He believed that the?'-vnmU be able to complete the works Vithoat raising tho sum of £2250 still un____o we £ Mr Fincham, of Arahura, who wetajj. found a moa's head, informs the "Wei Coast Times" that he has found _t_etl_» near the same place as the first was foetid It was in an admirable state of preserwtjis'' the muscles attached to the jaw looki-o & fresh as if the bird had not been dead SUs. than a few months, instead of some h. a . dred of years. In all probability th. \>H formed a portion of a. Maori bariflUet, aa. when all that was eatable had been off. the head "became covered with san. and these accumulations etfecfcuaUv W the air away. Most- likeh/ the bones of tL moa will be found in tbe same locality unW they were used by tho Maori, for took weapons or ornaments. The charitable aid expenditure for' tht month of August was as under:—-Instatg-tion relief—Ashburton Home. 66 inmate, £84 19s od ; Female Refuge, .6 wotmn,!) infants, £25 16s 8d; Orphanage, is'inmate., £46 16s 2d; Samaritan Home, "jj inmates, £33 6s 8d ; Armagh street D?. pot, 4 inmates, £12 15s Id. Outdoor __'■ lief—"No. of cases relieved, 350, i_cl.tiiag 1060 persons, £581 2s: maintenance i destitute children, £102 2s 6d; maitst*. nance of infirm and invalid persons, $ 16s; maintenance of children at industrid schools, £41 13s lld; general espensat, £68 lbs od ; miscellaneous items, 13s 6d; total number of persons relieved, 13JJJ total cost, £1100 7s lld. At the Auckland Supreme Court vests., day, according to a Press Association _«£"" gram, Joseph Ehrmoo, clothing mari-.fsc. turer, was sentenced to two years' for !aaving received ten £50 bank notes, kno-sriie them to have been dishonestly obtained. Its case was a sequel to tha Daley bankruptcy.The evidence showed that Daley, in December last, sold drapery for which he receive. £1950, including twenty-six fifty pe._l notes. This money was never acecmate. for, but recently several of tne same uotet were presented and traced to Ehrman. Thj indictment charged Ehnnan with 'sUaliij, £1950, but the jury found him not guilty on this count. It has been truly said of many of tie retail businesses of Christchurch that'titty compare most favourably with thos. to be found in the large cities of Australia,. i_l those who have had an opportunity of visiting the larger drapery warehouses in Sydney and Melbourne will admit tkt Messrs Ballantyne's warehouse is in cosapleteness and general up-to-dateness ahe&d of many. In connection with Canterbury* Jubilee the foregoing are pleasant fasts ■■ to record, and it is to be hoped tha. Canterbury's Jubilee will mean a busy time for all Messrs Ballajityne anticipate a heavy season. Their arrangements are all but completed for their first spring display of "Fashioaso! the. Hour," which is announced for 2 p.a. to-day. We are asked to state that if Mil weather is to-day unpropiti.-S, the display will be continued to-morrow and followi-..'' days. . ' .'. 3*l-31 " Boyd and Son, Gloucester street, Christchurch, are specially commended for the.«_• cellenee of their Bicycle repairs, combind with moderate charges. Telephone 437.— Advt.

Owing to the easy running qualities a& § perfect finish, Anglo Special Cycles are id«_ | machines for young and old. Their use doa J not entail any undue strain or exertion. I New models on view at 226 High street an. I D.I.C. The Anglo-New Zealana Cycle Coe | pany.—(Advt.) 1 Seeds that will grow, from Nimmo as. Blair, Dunedin. Vegetable seeds 3d per packet, flower seeds Id per packet, seto potatoes (all varieties) at lowest prices. .. Illustrated catalogues free. Fletcher Bros., agents, High street, Chri-tchurch. Tin- ;. trade supplied.-^-Advt. 100 Ladies' Bicycles; £1 deposit, 10s instalments. Join the Atalanta Easy Payment Cycle Supply Club, limited to 100 #■ i plicants. Full particulars from Oatcs, Lowr? 'and Co,, Cliristchurch.—(Advt.) . 3 You can't tell a nut till you ..-.-'ii. but you can be sure of Black Swan Butte-. by the brand. Fresh daily, and a deri.a delicacy.—Advt. Mr W. E. Sorrell, the popular photo-, grapher, was badly troubled with un_ro_fi>. chilblains. He Boaked his feet in hot wata three times, and applied Loasby's Kooliai? after each fomenting. Result, a com'..'- 3---cure.—(Advt.l Benjaaiin Gum enjoys a very large saie.ia New Zealand, and that.its fame is spread-. is proved by the fact /hat the proprietor j of the popular cough remedy have tins a*' | son secured orders from Westralia, Bri-bass, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Fiji- *«' | vance New Zealand.—(Advt.) Morris, ohotogxap-ffir, from Bnnedia, personally takes all the portrait. ■ § Colombo street. Call and we new sp«'' 1 mens.—(Advt.) j Unbroken chilblains almost drive tbe ref- j ferers silly. The irritation is often very great. Loasby's Koolibah relieves a'- I *' instantly, reduces the swelling, ana foffl- j pletely cures in a very short time.—-Aovti > If a prophet be not without fcomrar *.v« f in his own country, the rule must cs c~* which is proved in the accepted mannerbv the exception. The exception we «.«• to is Mr E. G. Lane, of Oamaru, who ia»placed unon the market a specific troubles 'called Lane's Creasoted Emul*"* Tho honour he has received in ha °* J country la contained in daiiy-reeurnng_ .«• ters acknowledging benefits weived mm the use of the preparation. Ttf* f is a case in point :-"Arun street, oam** July 7th, 1899. Mr L««.- D - ea %|fC notice you are publishing testimonial J J ; have received about your emulsion iw to add mine to the numbei- My we*-' who was staying with mc a bit* ago, Jtj a bad attack of measles, which If* very weak and with a bad cough, iff ,■ her tout emulsion, and it was wonderfui BJ» , quickly .he recovered. Th-cougfl stopPj llmost at once, and the way she put £ flesh is marvellous When she «t^_ g her home her mother would she had had anything the ™"f* r a^i*age _ and said she looked better and w« •» °£ than ever she wm. Last "f} n *f "£-_,!, "' band caught <a severe cold and nao - cough, so more of your emulsion. » he never got rid of a cold so h<J that the emulsion was the nicest p»y had ever taken. My niece wasj*o ,_, fond of it-Yours truly. S. G*w& _^_ The most reliable Cough °°**-£&% tar's Lung Preserver. It can to P th 9 young and old; especially g«iu' _._ d hacking cough of consumption.; _ | relief in a)iy cough, cold or ' w* g ft S in bronchitis and asthma it acts n* . g . | All chemists and stores. ;; ■ ; . g Best roller flour £7 & I cent, for prompt cash. Wrf »"■ fc Co.—(Advt.) |

An inquest will W held at the Sunnyside Awlum U-d-'V «" a nwlc patient who difd i-*""**'"- , i i Tl>o City r.-um'-il employees have been tin- Pi<- two days in repairing ivph.'dt in wnif of the streets. * rr M<'r"i* h.is I»-en elected as Chairman i%l,«"l->--'i-v--t Committee, vice (>. Km■j who iias retire*! from tbe Council. ■ri'» ••l>'iii'*taii Times" reports that the Tromwei! TimW ba, gone into liquidation. , _ ti.«lji's i.<»uf was tho last edition. bar? l iiP.-ti". -_) f >-e wiii be a sitting in banco, before _k Honour .Mr Justice Martin, to-day. at 11 am- ""* N" 110 ' 1 ** '•'* to lrave next w ,ir''i : t i«>r 'I ini-i-rti. \u V/ibm Smith, one of the victims in (V ' il f n-ir Mar;.inb..rough. was well known :_"'!,.h (*-irt< ri.arv a* a"member of the linn JJ Fmith and 'IVn.plc, O.raldine. A lid named Walter Howard, about thir- ♦ n V f irsof ;t4", w.w arretted by Detective ;_«*."]< vest<r«i:.v on a charge of having /T_n at- Addin-'ton, on July 2nd, .even J* F .i_eo„s va.iHd at £15. A n old reMd.nt of Invereurgill. says tbe HWhund Nfw-s," who had lieen in receipt f the'old age pen-don. received tl"" welcome rrix-nt.lv that through the death "j'a'tWher he had benefited to tlie extent ll £?OCO. It is stated that- a dairy farmer in the Wairai-P'. with t.nlv 36 acr..-» of land during w ve-n- drew (In-piea for £144 for milk .j00,.' Tim made an average of £12 per co w, and what he made out of his pigs brought the average to £13 Is per cow.

_t hilf-l'-i- 1 -* <" 11 -' t i |i •■ , moniing un alarm VU give" b' UI » ;lie ,jOX J it-4'**» corner of t'olondx* arid St, Asaph streets. The engwt» turned out from both the Chester and Lichlieid street stations, but no lire could b* discovered. Some idiot had evidently _«__ amusing himself knob-pulling.

A guessing competition of a decidedly novel "character lias been arranged for the Wanifvniu flower show. A bicycle kto lie pitted on a table witli tlie wheel free to spin, so that anyone pissing <,m set it going. A cTcl-met.r is fixed to the wheel to register t&e miU'J the wheel will (ravel, but the dial Kill hi* waled until the competition is over.

Th" Telegraph Department has received mince from Berne- notifying that the British Government have announced that as the result of an arrangement entered into between h«r Majesty's Government and the Eastern Exteri.son Telfgraph Company, a cable has been hud and opened for international traiiic between Cliefoo and Wai-Hai-Wei. The rate i* the same as for Chefoo.

In connection with the Jubilee procession, it may be noted that in Dunedin those coming out in tho respective ships bore bannerets with tho names of the ship thereon, and that each year was marked by a large hiUinpr under w"hich all thos. arriving during that period were congregated. It might be as well for the Ceremonial Committee to cuasid-r this idea.

The Historical Sub-committee of the Jubilee Commemoration are receiving a considerable amount of encouragement in their work, many jwrsons who havo relics such aa photos., etc., coming forward to lend them. No*doubt as She object of the Committee becomes more widely known, there will be a liberal response to the request made.

The Christchurch llowling Club have been making a number of improvement- at tiis green, in anticipation of the opening ef ths _*Mon. A good broad asphalt path bsi been formed from the Worcester street git* to the pavilion, and the whole of the grounds, etc., have been put in order. The gr«en itself is in splendid condition.

There is on view in the wind.w of Mr T. Turner, seedsman, Colombo street, a beintiful orchid, which has no less than sixtr fully expanded largo blooms. Tht plant it a nativo of Brazil, is known to botaoi.t.l :\.-i LtoUa Crisp-laba, and Mr Turner, who has had a very large experimx of on-hid*, says he has never seen its equal of the samp species. It has been grown in the orchid-house of Captain Snow, P.pwui, and presents a mass of bloom that ia worth going a long way to see.

In interesting discovery at the Okete Jhm, Rotorua, by t-be workmen engaged fin wcavating forth. electric light works, it reported by th« Auckland correspondent of -»* "Otago Daily Times." At the depth ef 10ft two peculiar-looking stone.-* were fotr&d, shaped as tool. 1 ?, but in a very rude wwaier. They are of'hard quartz, and are «vid«-t_y tho'work of a much earber race tfciw tlso Maoris of tlie Arawa migration.

Tlte diamond wedding of Mr and Mrs Jcba Pags»t was celebrated at West Oxford oa the 7th inst. Mr a.nd Mrs Paget are highly esteemed in the district, and tne pro-ettdtng-s wero very enthusiastic. The opportunity .vas taken to -ask Mr Paget to Mst the flag at tho school, and brief addnssiM w«Vgiven by the Rev. R. Garbett wd Mr Paget, ar.d songs sung by*the idbol children. Miss Orighton Coekburn, <ra behalf of the old scholars, presented Mr •Janes Harbridgo (the school teacher) and hi* wife with a handsome clock and purse of nxmty. (James followed, and about four o'clock th.. eompiinv Kit down to tea, dis«__*s by Mrs Harbidge and several other ladies of the district.

At a, meeting of the combined State tdbaois in Palmer-ton North, a resolution wivs carried that it is un-dißr-ble to establish a High School ia connection with the. primary fchool in Palmei-ston, or that any High Sekw! of any kind be established in the WingUHH district at which scholarship bap should be compelled to attend; that km drsirabl. that a High School be estabi»~*_ in Palinerstoa on similar lines to tin *Stnibeim tJijfh School • and that the deftttetinn should wait, on the Premier regardUS! th. question, and also on technical sdiool mallei..

At a. largely attended meeting of the public at 'Westpert, it w__ decided that it is desirable that WestP«* should be connected by the main li-* to {{i-vclojt iier mineral, products and *J« »p land for settlement m the Bullet tlwtrict; a-nd thiM as an initial step towards o-Umiog the construction of the railway, t«e Government should be asked to have a remv mtde. It was: also resolved that t_e itilwbit.-ints of the Inanguhna County be -iked to as.ij.fc in the fuititerance of the object mVrml to. It was further decideto form ,% Clumber ef Commerce for Westpert.

Bi>ra« anutJiin,r episodes are recorded, saj-b ** "'Mataura Ensign," in connection with "*•'!*._ fire ia Gore. A certain high official, **» waA staying at the Southland Hotel, W liwi-ing nn alarm of fire next door, «l«rg«d from lib be-dn>om with tbe pyjama *S*t on, a pair of tn-eed trousers over one «ffl. and -a lighted candle in tho other «*»! De.pit« "she fact that the street was wi_i_Bt-y illuminated, by tho fire, l»e glided, jfew *___tily attired, across the road with a %&£*! candle, and the conceal«*t tffrmkd by th* Hturdv form of an on«fer, bebift,] vhich to dori other necessary *tkk„ oi ts.pp-i.rel. Another boarder at tbe J»t*. slashed from hi* rwm clad only in a «g-W«i «-<at, and wasted quite a number *| n»t-di{s in a fruitless endeavour to «*_st e.U_rs into hi* pocket.

t i,i Imtiiu ( ,f.. maintenance case *« th. <_ „_» ■~«♦« n'av, it transpired *■* >k <t tin \u .n_; mm got married j* *•>"• ' . >r *. (_.,. wit'i £3 in i! ii -. n in «..'k then, and has r»i Vu- r,„ v , i. „ ( i, lit m _,till looking -* ''. 'i' ' ' '"* I i «"t tme he has used --9 o.' th i i -, i _ <|,_,, the matri-tooni-l 1, . i .... . ~i,l tl,. other 30s is MiiUM in .) i,.' mi «i'ek» The man's *'-*■_ it .. -r ~ ,[, sMti.te, md will have ™ip tit' ~ n . v , Aid Buud for snh- *•*'._<.. Ms !• mn v' toe ilose of the '**". dW -, i. i ~,., .».\ t i le.tur. u_K>n <*i hv.-, ~ j , i„ !_.,!,. , n ,tli d of rushVu*' im'- . lt d K.Mng tl.e parents "•"'■'itj'f | „ ~,, ~f thing h* was used *> a.. u_ , i !( , i t'leir pit nits g<> down \* *'* 1 / uitl t» ii m_: .v snap what i • * i U i d nut „i\e wie a very S>*«d v-_ „f i , lin _, _,_t un;