NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10955, 3 May 1901, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Federation Commission will meet at Wellington on the Bth inst. to draw up their report for presentation to his Excellency the Governor. The men employed at 7s .per day on ba.l----la-.b work in connection with the Palmerston North branch of the railway, went on strike fast Monday, and demanded Bs. At the Geraldine Road Board meeting yesterday it was stated that £117 8.4 Id had been spent by the Board in the destruction of small bfrds, and tlie pest did not show any appreciable diminution. In reply to the resolutions passed at Kaiapoi regarding the railway station, a communication has been received from the authorities stating that the matter is under consideration. Back correspondence, states our correspondent, shows that the matter has been in that position for some years. A motor-car caused the horse attached to Mr G. Gould's carriage -to bolt yesterday afternoon. Dashing from the Hospital corner down the Lincoln road, the runaway collided with a City causing one of the traces to break, and a splashboard to be wrenched otf. Finally the horse was stopped at Selwyn street corner by a young man named George Errington. The animal was badly cut about, and the carriage considerably" damaged.

The Brenner arrived at Hokltflta i § evening, with Mra Seddon and iMiJLr** I Mr sAdon will deliver a politi«at22fc ! to-night. ****". | The local paper says there is *<_ «, . "I doubt in Fciltling as to the accuracy sm* 1 census return, that a proposal is ©n *wT * have a private "numbering of the p^ 1 . jft Some delay, it is alleged, t«.k'™__„ '. % connection with the fire engine., *%s£ | away to the fire m Stewart staefc vS* I forenoon, owing to the borses fan* y P gaged at some distance from the __j|J5" - I stations. _ wo • t «"gad3 | Mr Justice Williams, President of ._» 1 Dunedin Society for the Prevention I Cruelty to Animals, yesterday P ,«? of I the opinion that literature on 7 «ffi*j£- ft should be distributed among the *_ , V children, with a vie*, of I tbsm that they should treat St^LK 0 ? V with kindness and consideration | It has been decided to form a Ladies' rv, V mittee in connection with the reW"™ I. the returning Canterbury troopers, _nd .n l< ladies willing to act on it aro reqi*tS . I meet Mr A. E. O. Rhodes and oth__nSL__ ' f ot tlie Reception Committee at f Council at eleven o'clock ou Saturday no 2 - In order to make fitting arrangwnraU fo* I a religious service on the arrival of ths >rv. 'fe turning Canterbury troopers, a ..-onferenw 1 between the chairman of the Reception Com ¥ mittee (Mr A. E. G. Rhodes) and Bishop I Julius and Grimes and the Revs. Dm. ff lie and Morley is to take place at the City P Council Chambers at noon on Saturday, If The ilags at many places of business ia P Lyttelton were Hying yesterday fe ot the wedding of Mis.. May Grantham ta P Mr D. McKenzie, mate of the Huia, which ¥ took place at St. Saviour's Church in tha It afternoon, in the presence of a large num H ber of spectators. The bridal party had w breakfast afterwards in the. Oddfellow*' p Hail. M Tha honorary secretary of the Groy Statca >. Committee at Auckland has received from f'. London from _Lr Williamson, eoulpbor, a f~ number of designs and model casta of 'the j. statue of tho lato Sir George Grey for art- h proval by the committee. Mr V?illiamsS 1 has stent out tlie casts in order to get the 1 opinions of the committee. . 1 Apropos of the statementa made before 1 the Coal Mines Commission yesterday, r&- }| garding the Mokau coalfield, it might U I interesting to mention that up to the vxt- B sent time about 20,000 tons of coal h%n 1 been taken out of the mines. . Of ibaj quantity 3000 tons have been' obtained ing the last two and a half years. ThJ Sydney syndicate which has purchased tis property for £13,000, has kid a steams specially built for tlie trade, anc'i wig shortly begin operations on an extcafa, scale. Before the new steamer cm go I up the Mokau river snags will have to bs I removed at an estimated cost of £1500, I Tha hearing of the bootmakiag dispute W 1 the Arbitration Court oaine to an end yes- 1 terday afternoon, after lasting for a w«&. 1 This i.s one of the largest and most imi-Ortaiili 1 disputes ever referred to a New Zealsai ■■-: 1 Arbitration Court since the Arbitration Act E was passed. Nearly every boot i ___u_ofac- 1 turer and workman in the colony'were re- I presented, and all had joined together for I tho .purpose of having the matters in dis- . | pute decided- once and for all. This morn- 1 mg the iron moulders' dispute will be taken. 1 It is expected that the sittings in Christ- 1 cnurch will continue until the 14th of the 1 present month, as the Court has adjourned 1 the Dunedin sitting until May 15th. | There are, says Sir James Hector, few | countries so well understood as New 2_s_.__..-l land, from a geological point of view. 1 Mr W. Hannay, President of the Lyttel- 1 ton Marine Band, played in f. volunteer 1 band at the first review of volunteers held 1 by the late Queen. | The three vessels of the Wellington Steam 1 Ferry Company have, during the last year, travelled 13,688 miles, and carried -.9,207 passengers. The Court of Appeal, on rising on Weeklies* day, adjourned until Wednesday, 22ndi May, for delivery of judgments in two cases argued '. at the last sitting of tho Court. _ /[ A good view of the comet waa obtained ■■ . j about 6.20 p.m. from the steamer Tarawera when she was in Cook's Strait. It was visi. ble till it set about tl__ee-qua.rt_ra of.an hour after being first seen. It is stated as" a noteworthy fact that daring tho past three months the New Zealand .-, Royal Humane Society has received i» applications for the recognition of bravery In life-saving. The revelation made yesterday in the Supreme Court as to the losses made ia a binematograp-k shows that, as with many other things, ".all is not gold that gist. 1 ters." The total loss incurred by the spo- | cidators in the particular kinematogiaph 1 amounted to no less than .£ISOO. f It is understood that the Canterbury I Chamber of Commerce is making enquiries j from the Wellington Chamber of Com- J merce and ihe banks, as to whether or not it is proposed to keep May 24th aa a holiday. " Any proposal to increase the number of "holidays is generally opposed by bufihiess men. As an experiment a novelty, 8b far sat Christchurch is concerned, in the shapfl of a wood-chopping and wood-sawine exhibition is to be an a-traction at the Winter Show, on the evening of May 30th. A , platform is to be erected in the Canterbury Hall grounds for competitors, aad to induce large entries a member of the Committee has given a special prize, which will permit the prize money in this event be* ing raised to £5. Messrs A. Marshall and A. Lftwreaca were the presiding justices at the Pokes Court yesterday. One first offendffig inebriate was fined 5s and costs, and a man named John Whelnai, charged wfo ] stealing an overcoat valued at £2 n*om Cain's boarding-house, was remanded icr j one week for medical treatment, «•*»•' application of Sub-Inspector Black, as tne. accused was evidently suffering froni «• effects of a drinking bout. In connection with the eatertadnmente to be given at the Canterbury A. ag*-** sociation's Winter Show, the Volunteff» have been approached with regard to tftu. providing a military display on one evening. Superintendent Smith has also beetasked to" allow the Fire Brigade to p.« an exhibition of life-saving ranctice » we grounds, which are to be hghted up on t_e occasion. In the Supreme Court yesterday morning a Maori, who had pleaded guilty to breakmg and entering, was admitted to six rnontw j probation, £3, the costs of prosecution, w ; L paid. In the case of Augustus Moor* who had pleadad guUty of xorgeiy ana embe_7.lemer_. from Renter's Agency. JW ■ Honour imposed a sentence of eighteen months' imprisonment. Excellent progress is being made with th» work of constructing the Awatere wi**T bridge, and Mr J. L. Scott expects to hay* the work completed in two-months. . "J----railway works are (says a Blenheim pW being pushed aheiul on the other side of t--rivcr, and probtldy when the bridge is out of the hands of tho contractors the oonnec tion of Blenheim and Seddon will only be _ matter of the laying of a few rads. . • The Dunedin Workers' Political Coinm*'. tee are of opinion that it is %**">****£ federate with tbe Commonwealth for the W lovring reasons:-"That the colony v w» contained, and has the resources mala a country* great; that we W-J»"J wants, wishes, and aspirations wiU he met, and our intereste conserved, by full ana immediate local control ,* that tbe Austrahatt ™mbew of the Commonwealth Parlmm«* wiU not bo able te fully understand ourtaF ations and the sentiment that it wdl jeopardise our markets and in-titutdona. From the employers' evidence, given before the Arbitration Court yesterday, _ " would appear that the boot B__ni_faot*in»}J; industry in the colony will coon be a tbm of tbe past. Manufacturer after manufac-; turer stepped into the witness box anj. . / related a .-ten* identical in p-**^j ar . a °, effect. Clieao American boots and saOK V, were simply "oouring into the colony, «w , the local man-tfacturers found it anp» s - 1 "™ to conip&te. As a result the m____f_ct m*™ were reducing their outputs, contr&ctJflg the numbers of their staffs, and taking w importing. The rftailers again were no» declining to purchase colonial If 0 ? 5 .!". held stocks composed almost exclusively «■ imported boots and shoes.

Th* «vction of tbe momimmt fo the __h«n Victoria at Kaiapoi was Si be* fixed for an e«iy -*-*• . Cnlonrf Pitt. Messrs Luke and Reid, the Colonel ' ftW i Captal n Russell, IT(ffl 'i « nftheFedersrion Commission, rej;Xi*>» --- ,n * Sjdney by the Waihora yesterday. :i T.;..h School pupils are T J". * G rXt"'*.S'mShbSx UMajor,>nera : J., defence of Mining. It w a contains loz St of West Coart ETiSIS. "SSSlii _*, ..i».*-» imlicted for perjury. rorour^-weU«forW«^ morning , l » •. •* U V' < " „' 2(XK K ami will over-tucked with «''XSA genuine ,<r-day offer all at sa.e prices, a*. chance of saving money. , fr w J Dunlop, watchmaker and M r "• ,; * rti,«lav-d nt his new feller. of jewelpremises ft *i; l£^ rt £d f r om London, and L7_ "" -■"■*«*; low Clock Tower. Mr .lorris. photographer, Colombo .treet, firistchurcii. find, it is not generally known that his charge for cabinet portraits if children and three-quarter-length pictares is 17.i 6d per doz.. nnd extra charges for vignetting, groups, large mounts, aim the various methods of printing, etc.— (Advt.) Two thousand Cycle Lamps just landed. The finest variety we have ever shown, at all price*, from" the"bobby dodger at 3s 6,1 to Lucas's best at 15s.—Oatts, Lowry, aud Co., Christchurch.—(Advt.) Mr Oricshaber, jeweller, who has removed to new premises, 155 Colombo street opposite City Hotel, is having a clearing gate of his whoh stock at greatly reduced prices.—(Advt.) Benjamin Gum enjoys a very large sale Jo New Zealand, and that its fame is spreading is proved by the fact that the proprietors of the popular cough remedy have this season secured orders from Westralia, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, and Fiji.—Advance New Zealand. -(Advt.) Mr W. E. Sorrell, the popular photographer, was badly troubled with unbroken chilblains. He soaked his feet in hot water three times, and applied Loasby's Koolibah after each fomenting. Result, a complete cure.—(Advt.) Tui Extract of Soap. Save your money «d your temper by using Tui Extract. For washing clothes, scouring floors, and Hoß_e-work generally. Ask your grocer. Don't tako any substitute. _ "Anglo-Special Bicycles" contain all that the well-informed and experienced cyclist desires, and give immediate and permanent satisfaction. Sole makers of "An-gto-Special Cycles," and New Zealand agents for "Bceston Humber" Cycles, the Anglo New Zealand Cycle Company, D.I.C, and 226, High street.—(Advt.) Unbroken chilblains almost drive tho sufferers silly. The irritation is often very creat. Loasby's Koolibah relieves almost instantly, reduces the swelling, and completely cures in a very short time.—(Advt.) Swallows gold twin brooohes 6h 6d, aolid gold long chains from 455, 18ct extra heavy wedding and keeper rings 23... Clarke and Co. aro also best for engagement rings, 500 to select from, 10s to £20, lovely gold brooohes, bangles, watches, spectacles, etc. For watch, clock, and jewellery repairs we are reliable S. Clarko and Co., 148 Colombo street.—(Advt.) On hire for wedding, birthday parties, etc., cups and saucers, tumhlers, cakestands, knives and forks and spoons, dinner and tea sets, etc., at reasonable nrices. Fletcher Bros., Crockery and Glassware Importers, Lower High street, Christchurch. -S'Advt.)