NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10974, 25 May 1901, Page 7

NEWS OF THE DAY.

j|sto Cable Company notifies us that the ■Sp l cable route is _nterropt»d beyond -^_____rfe nwn Darn ed He___y Hirgreaves was •__**** w **--lingtan Police Court vestergWMtt a, charge of larceny of a suit of jS™" «t Rakaia, whither be waa remanded. ||g><s*e year the railway companies of EngwUOf WalM P aid -£614,831 fc.* -toage* tt-fft and as compensation for personal rather less than one-h___. of this Wtwa going for the latter cia* of -ok--115bk *1 , J,, . Mr Jn-tioß Cooper to teawt *gWdin faniay f or Christchurch. to relieve W «^ c * • oeffl ** iß t o - 1 » *-*"** Arbitra-ioii Ooqrt IgyP* city ha* been ac.joan.ed until Tues-** __-ft T -» *•*-*>-■ the Metal Wwkenr* disput*

The first prise of five gt___-e_ts, offered by tne Insuranoe Institute of New Zealand for aa essay on the general, principles of conducting the fire insurance business; has been awarded to -Mr F. B. Redgrave, of the staff of the -New. Zealand Insurance Company, •Selson. Mr W. G. Wood, of the Qanmercial Union Assurance Company's staff in Wellington, gained the second prize. At -the balloting for the right of selection of various Crows lands sections in tbe Kawhia district there were 2192 applications, as many as 161 having been received for a single section. Nearly half of the successful applicants were from the southern parts of the colony. The total area of 3861 acres was disposed of, chiefiy on lease with right of purchase and carrying improvement conditions and reouiring personal residences on lands within one year. The Supreme Court of California, in the case of Enos v. Snyder, has decided in a contest between next-of-kin on the one hand and elahnaats under a will on the other hand, for the possession of a corpse, that a man cannot by will.dispose of that which, after his dteath, will be his corpse. The custody of' the corpse and the right of burial belong to the next-of-kin in preference to the administrator. This view is based on the fact that the general English and American legal authorities establish the rule that, in the absence of statutory provisions, there is no property in a -dead body. An-'opportunity'of showing friends at Home how the colonies are receiving tbe King's son, and his Duchess k afforded by the "Weekly Press" which is on sale for the mails leaving for England to-day And on Monday. The illustrations are fully up to tae "Weekly Press" standard and. accompanied, as they are, by bright and readable letterpress cfesta-iptions of the Royal Visitors' arrival and entertainment, wiM be of permanent interest to English, and colonial families. Copies of the "Weekly Press" are to ba found in the library of the royal yacht, as mentioned in .Melbourne correspondence, is evidence that their Royal Highnesses' the Duke and Duchriis of Cornwall and York were not long in discovering the leading illustrated paper of the Australasian colonies. *

The annual dinner of the officers of North Canterbury was held last night at Warner's Hotel,.when there was a large attendance. After the toast of "The King" had been honoured t_fl_ evening was spent in conviviality, songs being given by several of those present. During the proceedings Major Day presented Captain Hobday with a gold bracelet watch, bearing a suitable inscription, on the occasion of the recipient retiring from the battalion after four years' service. Major Day referred in pleasing terms to the services rendered by Captain Hobday to the battalion, and mentioned that he had done a very large portion of the detail work in connection" with its organisation and. formation. Captain Hobday, in acknowledging the gift, said he had not the slightest idea that anything of the kind was going to happen. The little labour he had had in connection with the battalion had been a labour of love, and he wished the battalion every success. The arrangements in connection with the dinner were very were highly creditable to the caterer. A mammoth cheese, weighing one ton, is to be made at the Edendale factory for the Dunedin Winter Show. .

A large number of returned Federal Contingent men went South by yesterday morning's express, including three Dunedin pipers.

In connection with a school in the Taranaki district the teacher, who is a widower, has only a small kitchen and one bedroom for the accommodation, of himself and six children.

In reply to a query, the Hon. C. H. Mills telegraphed to Mr P. Pirani, M.H.R.: —"The Government do not propose to notify the third of June (Duke of Cornwall's birthday) as a holiday this year." Several persons convicted of minor thefts at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, were simply discharged by Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., acts of" leniency possibly prompted by the significance attaching to the day.

On Wednesday afternoon .the Cheviot Mounted Rifle Corps paraded at Cheviot, forty strong, and were put through mounted parade by Staff SergeantiMajor Coleman. In the evening a dismounted parade was held. Lieuts. OUdver, Gee, .and Westland were present.

The north annexe at the Canterbury Hall has been fitted with a number of bunches of incandescent gas lights for the Winter Show." It is satisfactory to note that a large number of entries have been received for nearly all the classes in connection with the show. It will be opened by the Premier oh Wednesday next, at 2 p.m. The "Waimate Tintcs" reported the other day the finding of a rare fish on the _.iakikihi beach, and stated that the head had been sent to Dunedin for identification. A reply from Professor Benbam, of the Otago University, says . that the fish. was the Great Ribbon Fish, a rarity, and worth entire £10 or so. It will be therefore seen that the friends who divided the fish amongst them, for table purposes had an umueually costly meal.

. A London correspondent* writes:—"Mr Clement Scott persists in alleging 'on the highest authority' that the title of 'Prince of Greater Britain' is to be conferred on your distinguished guest the Duke of Cornwall and York when he returns home. I venture to say, without any authority what- | ever, that his Majesty will commit a blunder if be coins any such absurd appellation. There is only one Great Britain, and there certainly can't* be a'Greater' Britain—no, not even at the Antipodes. If the King must confer a colonial title on his son, there is the euphonious 'Prince .of Canada and A--S-r_-_-.i__' ready to his hand. I must say, however, I hope myself we are not going to be done out of our 'Prince of Wale_.' This title seems to have suited heirs to the throne satisfactorily for a fairly long time, and many of us have quite an affection for it."

While the rain has done a great deal of good, says the Timaru "Post," it has also done not a little damage to stacks, which were blown about by the high wind of Sunday. In the country stacks suffered very severely from the wind, and not a few of them had their tops carried away, while many were levelled so that a person on foot could look over the top of what remained. Teams have been busy gathering'up the scattered sheaves since Sunday, and threshing mills have been at work trying to save the grain. But the rain came tbct soon for those whose stacks were knocked about, and has damaged much of the grain. Where stacks were thatched the wind did no damage whatever. A technical school for Maoris has been established by the Government in the Hokianga district, and the experiment will be watched with interest by all who have the welfare of the race at beqrt. Mr Bloomfield. S.M., and Native agent at. the Bay of Islands, in his report on the Maori census, emphasises the necessity of giving domestic instruction to the younger Maori women of the colony, and expresses the conviction that ii tney are enabled ' to gain a knowledge of household management the Government will do much to improve the condition of a large number of Maoris who are showing a disposition to adopt European method-, of living. Mr Bloomfield considers that tbe improvement of the health of the Maori population in his district is due to the attention which the natives are now paying to sanitary matters, and to the fact that they are availing themselves freely of the services of the European medical men who were paid by the Government to give them gratuitous treatment and medicine -whenever there is a__ outbreak of disease. You aire paying to much for your millinery 1 That is, you are unless you are buying it from us. It isn't necessary to pay a high price, for we can give you everything you expect in a hat—fit, style, comfort, and fashion, irom 6» 6d to 21s.— Armstrong's. 5071 If "Anglo Special Cycles" enjoy the reputation of being the best colonial built bicycles, there must be a ■ reason. for it. Veiry well; call at- our show-rooms and learn the reason. It won't cost you anything, and may increase your knowledge of cycle construction. The Anglo New Zealand Cycle Co., 226 High street, and D.I.C. -AdvH;'.'

f Messrs H__bert andi Ob. (opposite \ * Strange's) are just now making a window j * display of ties that is well worth seeing. *- These ties are in a* lovely range of all tie j I very new*st shapes, in 'the latest designs i » and most fashionable colours.. Tbe black - and mauve ties are caJcnlat-d to attract I particular attention,- being the correct thing ■ for Court iiwrarning. Taeae an** the very _ latest novelties from the best English mftno--9 lecturers. The popular firm is also showing . a*few of the newest styles in silk hats I from all the world-famed makers. For c Up-to-date lines in tbe goods they deal in ! there is no place hke Hulbert's. 39 1 Genuine jewellery sale this day at S. i Clarke and Co.'s, 148 Colombo street. All t our new and fashionable stocks of engagement - rings from 10s to £15. Gold brooches, watches, high-classed spectacles, cloaks, etc., . are remarked, and offered at tempting prices. i See our prices, and you will not purchase 1 elsewhere. Clarke and Co., 148 Colombo r street.—(Advt.) ' 2__r Morris, photographer, Colombo street, ■ Christc-hurch, finds it is not generally '. known that his charge for cabinet portraits [ of children and three-quarter-length pic- :■ teres is 17s 6d per doz., and extra charges l for vignetting, groups, large mounts, also * the various methods of .printing, etc.— - (Advt.) ■.*-> ' Tui Extract of Soap. Save your money and your temper by using Tui Extract. For washing clothes, scouring floors, and ■ house-work generally. Ask your grocer. _ Don't ta__e any substitute. *-_ [ Mr Grieshaber, jeweller, who has re- _ moved to new premises, 155 Colombo street opposite City Hotel, is having a clearing , sale of his whole stock at greatly reduced prices.—(Advt.) Presents are now ready for distribution. Wardell's Tea Competition, April 30th.— , Advt. . Benjamin Gum enjoys a very large sale in 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, Mel-* bourne, and Fiji.—Advance New Zealand. —(Advt.) • On hire for wedding, birthday parties, etc., cups and saucers, tumblers, cakestands, knives and forks and spoons, dinner and tea sets, etc., at reasonable nrices. Fletcher Bros.. Crockery and Glassware Importers, Lower High street, Chris-church. —(Advt.) Unbroken chilblains almost drive the sufferers silly. The irritation is often very great. Loasby's Koolibah relieves almost instantly, reduces > the swelling, and completely cures in a very short time.—(Advt.) Mr W. J. Dunlop, watchmaker and jeweller, has now displayed at his new premises a splendid assortment of jewellery, etc., just imported from London, and all of latest pattern. 175 High street, below Clock Tower. 1979 England's latest cycle invention. Free wheel hubs, changeable to fixed wheel instantly without the rider dismounting. The first shipment is consigned to Oates, Lowry and Co., who fit the new invention to ladies' or gents' new "Zealandia" cycles without extra charge,—(Advt.) Tea ■ Competition.—Next competition closes July 31st. Wardell's.—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.) Ask for*. Champion Factory Butter. Wardell's.—Advt. HOME-BREiTbEEF ONLY. A leading packing company at Chicago have sent a despatch to the Department of Agriculture saying that they have just been advised that the British Government has excluded all but home-bred beef from British Army contracts. This order is to come into force on June Ist. A DANGEROUS HERESY. The Methodist Episcopal Conference has retired the Rev. M, Simonson, of Brooklyn Church, United States, because he is a Christian Scientist. Mr Buckley, editor of the "Christian Advocate," dleclared in an address that Christian' Science was the subtlest iheresy that the Church, had encountered since the third century. It was worse than the atheism of Ineersoll. The new doctrine should be stamped out. v i AN AMUSING* INCIDENT. j As the Royal visitors were returning from the Flcmington review the crowd in the vi- ' cisity of the Racecourse road railway bridge was parted by an elderly woman, who, as the Duke and Lord Hopetoun approached, began to dance an Irish jig. His Royal Highness and the Governor-Ueneral laughed outright at the comical spectacle presented b*<- the aged dancer, who, when the carriage containing the Duchess and Lady Houetoun came along, with sundry whoops, dashed into a Highland fling. Then she to the crowd, and, proudly remarking, "Well, you can't say I haven't danced in the presence of Royalty," disappeared from view amidst laughter and oh-.f-.rii . ,