NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10999, 24 June 1901, Page 7

NEWS OF THE DAY.

ffce visit f> New Zealand of tp* King's forming a* it- dee* * disevent in the annals of wHtf Britain/ , ba« provided ao ejceiSSpW** to tht "Weekly 1W o| ilJwtfrated Roya? nurnJuTWtlli* will be published tomorrow. «fr «rw to find a ready »I*. for the ' OMf Iμ* established a wide popularity in 2«al»nd and overseas, and the number eojning nut «o appropriately for the Hpm«»rt m»i? on July Ist, will no doubt '■'ffW*ly 6ftnt to friends in England, America,' md elsewhere, to pietoriaily tell our Wnsmen «f thf manner in which the colfluir e«it«rtttin«i their Royal Highn«>f«* the • Jhike a** Dwdw*». of York. 'ihe ilhw- • ttot*& p»i? M constitute a record, end give ' * piHttrttl account of th<» proceedings in iu<sten-'i, Botorua, Wellington, Lyrtelton, - tyj Christ church, the engravings feeing of ■ m exceptionally good character. The nrlone wen** and event* Are given in their ■ IW 6 * order, and the triumphal tour of their :' Royal Highnesne* can W* followed with pka-, &tt> end benefit. Tta paper has also a . cMOMted descriptive account of the flrpt Wf pweeedings in Canterbury, be»idet ■ )B»J* t»*n' the usual quantity of attractive matter and social n«w*. 5Jn more and entertaining illustrated jour'iftdkl * published in the colony, and it will be ».»»ource of pride to everyone fortunate jWOttgh to obtain a copy. An extra puprfy. j» being printed, but from the orders {Ipeady received it in anticipated that the will equal it, and all who want to Mcere the souvenir ought to do ! «o without m delay. The number in enclosed, jn fttipkm to it« recognised green cover, in p,|ja)4some white wrwper, bearing an onjfetl piotUF* of her .Royal Highn«d the JfaJteta ftf Cornwall and York, in oma- / |D«nt»l design. Her Royal is lepletrd, a* «be appeared when, alter dinner , to tU* (irand Hotel, Rotorua, »he paid a. jpcrt graceful compliment to the high, chiefs el the Maori race by donning one of the met*, acl placing in her hair one of the jfoi* feathers, which they iiad juat pre■•nted in token of feaJty. It i* sate to nay tisat tibi* oet of our Roynj visitor will b« footed far and wide, and be recorded whenever her name is mentioned, und the fine pietqre ilioetratiag it -will be regarded in «v«7 jw* of the Empire as a valuable mcBl*js:ii,,,f liv giace and kindne**. Poor school cadets, invalided home, left for Oamaru by the southern express on Saturday morning. About fifty special constable* were sworn in far duty before Mr H. W. Bishop, S-M,, on SaturdayA tpeeial teleamun to the Dunedin "Star" state* that the Hon. J. Carrolh the Native Minister, is to be knighted. In order to allow employees afl opportunity of witnessing the review to-day, there will bu no publication of "Truth" this afternoon. Mr T. E- Donne. Secretary of Commerce and Industries, and Superintendent of Tourirt and Health Eesorte, $Wcx that the et«t«ment tn&de that }ta intends retigning Jus appointments « not correct. A telegnm from Auckland states that old Metfpr Fox, oi the Arawa who got out of Hβ Kick bed to greet the Duke of Cornwall at Rotorua, haa been taken to that city, where he is now in a private hospital, in a very frail state of health.

The new railwa

station at Leeston fa

sow nearly completed. Mr Bhods*, at hws Weetiog on TbiiT»dar night, stated that H was tli* intention of the Department to add a telephone bureau to the new station. To permit tbe telegraph official? witness- . ing th« review to-d»y, Sir Joseph Ward, : P«*ma»t*r-fJer>«ral. has given inetractions to eiote ijie Chriekhnrch office from 11 *m. to 1 p.tn. The Post Office will also be clowa tlnring tbe <mmc hours.

At ther Colombo street crashing on Saturi, W » railway engine backed broadside, into , « heavily- J&dbn Sydenham tram, rather bad- ' iy <Jamaspng the cor, but fortunately not " hnrting any of the rawangers, who escaped : With » Irlght.

■•.. . The Hon. T. Y. Duncan, Messrs T. W. > ;. Kirk. J. l>, Ritchie, T. MoKenzie, M.H.ft., f!* S> X ' Fitch « M - Murphy, fjwnter'a special repveswtafcjve) vrent couth /' »y the express on .Saturday morning.

1 Feu* years ago —on Saturday, J2a£ Jun*. 1897 —the Duke and ;■• J ,, ***** of Cornwall and York were /,;, Madjng figures in th« , great pro- ;,-• cewnMx to Sf.. Paul's on tfee occasion ■;; « the Diamond .Juhile* t( our late ■£: Quean. Tlun tfa* Duke formed oae of I?-.;, the Royal f«sOft of Prince*, aiuj tha Duch- [,.;: «t» w»« wl»h the then Wnctts of W«le«, in ; t «arrJ«ge sad four th»t preceded that of her "•-:, Majwtvt, ■■ '?, A fin* <»f 6« w«» inflicted upon » man at * ; , .t&e Pelke Station on S»mrrUy. and ns he ■„-■ eewa no*; jm- the mini it. woxild have nec*s;;;,'w|W hiu being »ont, t.i Lytielton. TW* ~" vu% htting known omongut % jri-mip of per- <:\ .J*w wMting'to b» iiworn in a« «psnal con- •■ MftbJw. 4hey.mnd.e a collection, nwd the ' JS* 0111, *' p *l llij * d W M haode-1 over t*v ihe ~■ Cltrif of the Omirfe in sixpenny und thrre- . pWlay bit* and the man wns dijfcharged.

j ( Aft absurd canard w.ix rirmJatfd to tiw '■•' •"Jβ! that- wverol vwiting rarkfs iiiifl dieo, M 4 fentntv had bo*n #snt *<• the ho*piul. ~ «•«»« mult of lH>Sn« voivinfd by ?om? ; otn Crooke, h'Hiso mira«on nl ~ w» fto*pif*l. mid Dr. Thomi*. with it to ■'' -J * w > w n *h»t the itatemtnt is nhrolutaly ; : vitnout. fouod&Unn. Two bnvs aro at prtv -: »nt in thp. hospital, ut their ailmr-nts are ;•- vwfftfour first offenders were <wi»vjct«d «nd - ttdwwi, rwe did not »ppear was ;■;. WBkted-m the amount of 5s and c*.«t*. qnd ■;■». aicKmley. The case of K. Hawthorn* ;:; eh* rg *d with laroeny of $3 <1O», was a< i. • t?^ , ? ,, * h,l Tw-dajr. • Ayrcs. who was ; £5 6s »n arrears with a maintenaoc© order X wa* ««nt*nced t« thrw we?W imprW n»nt, the sentence bemg Mi&ptnded tn lone v he elmnW pay np tb* arrtaw at the r*t* » «« 8« * wf*H, <wr,d comply wit h the order.

I, The music-loTtng pablio of Christchurch t are promis-d a great rreat tnmorrow even. J tug at the Cairterbury Hail, wh rp by j.n-cial jf »rmM«ion of hi* Royal the Duk<« I, m Oemwßll and \otli, tiia band of the 5/ Rftyal 3i|arinf* on board tho Ophir, epedallv fc fcJeeUd by hh Royal to wconv 'f&. pft»r thsi vessel on the tnur, vrili give « very atoaetms programme of twelve item*, under I"-*-- the «onduetor»hip of >(r J. Wrijht, R.C.M- ,- The box ofS« at MUner and Thompson's ■■*«1 epen tA-monrmr, at 10 a.ni, :> -Mr Adeook. father of ih« two ynung ;,**p#f»l* who trekked from lovercargili to pujftfdin t* km the Ihtfca and Dueh«ss, inIGtmn the •'SwrthJam! Tiwse , that he Hμ :JP«eiiivflßi two letterv from Ounedin fnrnwKy I Wiiw fnr hit content to the boye remain-v-lim *tof» till »ft«r th* great erent* ot next |W , Mr Adcoolt »*y« fi»i he would wther §m«fc U» eiiildren had u*wr attained this 1 *a»g»lar notoriety, but ia view ol.tfce kiad|**»Mi to them in thi* city h* cannot rftfusft eonpenfe. Hegetdtßg their H*W'J *">* wd feftrie«m««i in leaving miS? &lr «ay* hit im* m;TO*«Hat* relatives were tirdewt walker*, and X^ **■**«* wen have' renurked injon the with ivhidb tbM« here get ore? the IKfnf* *Bd a!«o their #ndtwa!«e: Tl» a«a ■ R&r"** «w wsd thrw year* rttftl

[ The following is Sir » reply to the telegmn* sent by'the wfiabet% of Par- ! Liuinent:—"l sun in peowpV? ¥<>°r telegram of today, and in turn I d**ply regret ths* you shouid tidte the therein. ' "I.nwy sar that your/fessag* is the only discordant une I hay/wee-iyed throughout the colony, or fromjkiyo&d tee colony. I will repeat to y«u /<*W* message received by mc to-day froi* on* of the most democratic leaders Australasian colonies, viz., the RighJ/Hon- C. C. Kingston, which is as follow^— -"Hearty congratulations on well won ionnur- Hay you live long to wear it."/ Thc' following extract from a telegranyreraived from one of the moet demoeraWc leaders of New Zealand may also be offlntereet to yoo: —The signal services your' have performed for the good of the ndnpTe and the sacrifices you have made as Jk man to defend the public and your own honour under the most, tryine circumstances that anyone could He called upon to face give ypi) a distinct claim to a recognition at the hands of the Crown- The occasion \% unprecedented. We are being visited by Royalty, and you are accepting a title direct from the hands of year future King, and this is compatible trith your poejtion as an advanced colonial »t<i&eHnan- I withhold the signature in this ca,se, as the sender is tniEted by apd occupied a foremost position among too democrat* of our own country, and whilst I have no objection to your entertaiuing your own. opinion, I merely place against them those two out of the many hundreds of congratulatory communications I have received, I can only add that the honour offered was. as far as I am concerned, absolutely unsolicited, and I'have every coniidenoe that, even in the face of such an opinion as that expressed by you, my future political life will show that views such a? tho.se you have telegraphed to mc are entirely unwarranted, land regards."

Mr Morris, photographer, Colombo street, Chriatchuroh. finds it js not generally known that his charge for cabinet portraite of children and three-quarter-length jjjeturos kj 17s 6d per don., and extra charges for vignetting, groups, large mounts, also the various methods of printing, etc,-r----(Adrt.)

3VIj Grieehajjer, jeweller, who has removed to new premises, 165 Colombo ftrept opposite City Hotel, is having a. clearing sale of hie whole etock at greatly prices.—(Advt.)- :

pell Pro?., 170 High pfereet, just past Clock Tower, manufacturers of the celebrated Bell Cycle, now booking order&vfavr equal, none euperior. Repair* prompt; workman&kip guaranteed. 5^23 Gyna epjoye a very large eaje in New Zealand- and. that its fame ja spreading Is proved by the fact that the proprietors of tie popular cough remedy have this seas«* secured wnerg frpm Weptrajk, Brisbane f Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, and Fiji.-r-Advaiiee |JO W Zealand. —(Aevi.}

Unbrokao chilblains ainioet drive the sufferers silly. The irritation v often very great- LoaabyV relieves almost instantly, redpcee the *welUng, and ooippletely cures in a very abort tinje.^-fAdvt.) Englaad'e latest cycle invention. Free wheel bubs, changeable to fixed wheel instantly without tbe nd«r dismountipg. The fir»t ehipment ja conaigned to Oafcea, l«owry and Co., who fib the new invention to ladies' ojr gmW ne w "Zealandia" cyclea without extra cj»arge.w(4.dvl!.)

Champion brand butter is superior to any other on the market. It is uniform in quality. Price Is per lb- WardelTs, sole agents.—(Advt.)

Genuine jewellery aal« this day at 8. Clarke and Co.'s, 148 Colombo street. AM our new and fashionable stocks of engagement rings from 10s to £15. Gold brooches, watchee, high-classed spectacles, clocks, etc., are remarked, and offered at tempting prices. See our prices, and you will not purchase elsewhere. Clarke and Co., 148 Colombo etreet.—(Advt.)

Th« greatest aid to eaev cycling under all conditions of roads and weather, is the two-speed gear fitted to "Anglo Special" hkrvolen. Gear changed instantly while riding at any speed, and free wheel at will. (Ml and aeo this ingenious mechanism a* the Aaglo N.Z. Cycle Co., D.I.C. Sigi sSreet.—(Advt.)i - Every bite of WardftU's bacon eats sweet, mild, and mellow. It owes its quality to the great care taken in raising, feeding, and curing, amjd healthy and eanitary surroundings. It is uniform in quality—-always the acme of bacon perfection.—(Advt)

On fair* for wedding, birthday parties, etw.i cups and saucers, tumblers, cakestands, knives and forks and spoons, dinner and tea seta, etc., at reasonable trices. Fletcher Bros.. Crockery and Glassware Importers, Lower High street, Chrittchurch. —(Advt.)

Save time by using seeded raimos, 7£d per lb. WardellV.-HAdvt.)

Hubbard, Hall, and Co.'a celebrated Crown Brand Tea competition win be continued every two month*, and every year, as usual. Railway carriage paid on lets of 51b and upward of Crown Brand Tea. Prices from Is 4d to 2s 6d. Save your coupons.—(Advt.)

In the window of W. J. Dunlop'e shop ia to be seen a display of most beautiful jewellery. —N.B.—-R«j>aira of all descriptions deoe on the premises, 1?6 High street, oppoaite J. Knight, butcher, below Clock Tower. [Advt.] Drink Crown Bread Tea, and save ail yottr coupon* for prizes. Solid gold, silver and other watches, albums, dinner and tea »etc, sets of carvers, lamps, etc. Hubbard, Sail, and Co,—(Adrt.) Mr W. E, Sorrejl, the popular photographer, was badly troubled with un-. broken chilblains- He soaked his feet in hot water three times, and applied ]#>aaby's Koolibah after each fomenting. Result, a complete cure.—-(Advt.) MODEST "8.P." Early this year an enterprising young Victorian, named William Bowden Ball, forwarded to Major-General Baden-Powell >t brief note enclosing oue of the button pojtra'ts of the hero of Mafeking. Amongst the many thousands of letters that the latter received even this childish tribute wap not neglected, the following reply having betJi received: — "Government House, Bloirofontein t 0.R.C., J3th April, 1901.— Dear Bowden Ball.—The portrait you send of 8.-P. is not a bit like him. It is much too good looking,—Youra truly, R. BadenPowell. ' AN ILLUMINATING REVOLVER. Burglars may be interested to know that a new terror await* them. . A revolver has been invented with a miniature searchlight attachment, which enables the fcoueeholdar to fire with deadly accuracy in the darkest room. With the ordinary weapon it,ifi usually the higgest and most expensive mi vrpr in the .room, or the pet bric-a-brac cabinet that receives the ballets, while ■ the midnight intruder escapes in the darkness. But with* this new revolver the householder has Bill Kikes at his mercy. A slight pressure on tjie trigger ligbte a m\a\l electric lamp placed in a tube jusfc beneath the barrel. This throws a strong beam of light like a bull's eye lantern. Thu beam show* exactly where the bullet will strike when the revolver ix fired, and by simply flashing it about the room the intruder may be discovered. The weapon j* nrwided with iv mm electric battery, and may be used over and over again without re-charging. ENGLAND AND AMERICA. One night early Jast month General Gaselee giw-fl a Mnofcia£ «mcert in the Temple of Heavta in Pekin in honour ef General Chaff** and the American officers. In the eonrae of the evanhsg General Chaffee made a speech which bus «&tu*d considerable e©- mmouon and adverse criticism outeide the British caron. It was not beHeVed that Gensw Chaffee has gone so fqr as fee did. but on Saturday the spee<& was puKished In tbe official organ of t&a British Legation ard the followjog ia >th# vapnoa which is accepted on all «dw as correct :-r. u Let Kings, Ministers, and politicians say what tbiy may," eatd General Chaff?*, "I can tell you thb, that never will y*u see Americans and Britishers facing each other in the .field. Our national policy may be is steer clear of eepiplie&tieiu, but, a\\ox£.d circunurtauoee ari«* in which we most make a «h«)ce, wjp inclinations wil} be -with the Britwhers." ..'-'•