NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11011, 8 July 1901, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

« ■{ ;.^g The Conciliation Board will sit to-day, «**j.?B 11 in connection with the dispute in'-JJ tlie woollen trade. •..'--T^ Mr Aahton Kay, late of tlie New Zealanii;/fri "Hansard" staff, passed through CJiristch-ur<&7|f: on Saturday. Mr Kay, who is one of the most $M. proficient sliorthand' writera south line, Heaves for Sydney on {Saturday next.to,; 4% assume fcis new position on the "Hansard ,, of the New South Wales Government.' The death is announced of Mrs (retiet of tlw late Captain Pearon), in L iupr_3|! 90fcii year. Decaaeed had 'been a resident j>! i-S Motucka since 1842. One of -her daughters is (Mrs Richmond Hursthouse, Mayoress "- -S|

It waa thirty-six years last Saturday since \||| .ha first iron lamp-post vras erected in > j|j Christehureh. It to« cast by ISIr J. Andtr- Jpt son, at the Canfcerburv Foundry, and erecU ed opposite Barnard's horse' repository, CashaL street, now Matson and Co.'s pre-jjjf Biises. ," Charles Parkinson, a man of about fire, who was employed as coachman Mr B. Heaton Rhodes, has been missing >J| sinoe Thursday last. Hβ was to have tak«' ,-g some horsas up to Wellington on Thurwlaj j| evening, but during the afternoon he di*-3|: appeared, and has not yet returned. ">J| Father McCarrick died in Auckland on .jg Saturday. Hβ had been ill with, fever tho last five or six weeks. Father Cfaaxick -was a native of Lancashire, and w as i3j in his fifty-first year. He had! only been aJi few months in and was attached Wj to St. Benedict's Church. "^ A telegram frbni Westport states that coal export for the week ended Sa-turd'-iy-\g was 8839 tons 3cwt, shipped as follows: — M Weetport Coal Company, 8252 tons Co-operative Company, 587 lons 1 cwt. The**| •earporta from Greymouth were: —Blackball m Company, 396 tons 13cwt of coal: Company, 2507 tons lOcwt of coal, 27 tons 12cwt of coke x and 13 tons 3 cwt of Parties of Austrians are leaving Auckland! for New Caledonia, where tliey ars to W|| put on road work at 6s per day and. quarters. ],|g The "Star" states that 600 and 700 Austrian* |§ have left Auckland dim-ing this year for rica, because they consider there is no of them getting remunerative in that district. There are still about Austrians in the district. yxs At ten minutes to four yesterday a email fire was discovered in ths roof Mr Edwards's baker's shop, Cashd p t The chamicftl engine from the stTset Station arrived in response to tl* £ alarm, and in a few minutes Tmd put tJie fire ;jg out. It is supposed that the fire occumd ;£ through a defect in the overu The damegf is estimated at £25. There was no instfrana(J|f on the building. - ,-l^ A claim has beeai set up by Captain son Barry to be tluß oldest living fx-i£ay<tf7i, in the colony. Jlr Geo. Lunudea, Mayor <A Invercargill, has established that heMayor in 1874. Mr E. G. Kerr, of can, claim to have been five Mayor dJEaiapoi, from 1372, though not by any means so old as Mr aged eighty-six, nor Captain Jackson two years his junior. :"* The Ellesmere A. and P. Association fc&v*ftf decided 1 to increase its donation to tflj , y Duke's arch, erected in Christchin-ch, to BHk 7s, in place of £5 ss. Members the erection of the arch was a complete eu*v*| oess It was aJLso decided to call For ders for leasing the Show Grounds for twaj**f months, and to erect new fences around ground where necessary. Sub-commit appointed to revise the show $»:% gramme, also to act as Ground aM. Oommittses. ' (^ At tho morning yesterday Trinity, Avonsida, his Lordship the ««»«»'« dedicated the oliancel screen .«» IreWA two recent «fte to the Gtaw*-1 The service was conducted by Canon ear ? . <;oe, audl t.lws sermon was prtwphed' W/V*& Bishop. His Lordship took his test OWJU x, -n. 19-22. In the his sermon he compared our worehip *S?| that of the ancient Jews. They off, and only looked on while the i *f*-'«: Pxicet entered that part of the TeHK»s-|| which was veiled off, but Christ, b Zenith liad torn away that veil, and na«>| given us the means of e=termg 'int* V*£ very presence chamber, as it were, ot Wj Great King." ' " '^ In response to a circular M»nt to the matisaticn Societies, asking for their D£J operation in th« proposed movement lorise | impotation of big game, llr Ayson, tor of Fisheries, has received letters Kelson and Tarwaki Societies. The forfflg| states that the «wiety will bs ph»-rf to tribute £100 towards the importation wj game from America, Afriw - .***;_!£s Europe. The Taranaki Society's commaWJ S sUtes that the Society will co-operate with the Government in tMi TTO posed importation, and gives a lv. p£ considered suitajle. *« tionm ita district, and offoring *« £100 towards the fund- Other wffij havtj written, stating thaifc are to be held to consider the n>f «r., Ayson has reported on th» subject to vernnient. ~ Iα a letter acknowledging the gift *£ handsome miniature gold lion, on aj^ tion does not merely give us personal cation, but its influence extends fagy afield/and stimulates all whoheu-of »JJ renewed efforts, since they ««JJ*» S work is watched and appreaated &***s brothers in every part of the penonaUy feel specially honoured Wg|| fied at being the of ■" and interesting a memento. men caption included in the modd so m* tliat I propose to adopt your hoa *• m orest of the S-A. Constabular}', whieJi now organising. 1 '

: , Waitara paper is informed tihat the : ««rt» of timber in the Tsranaki district has < Jjjsn by 6d per 100 ft. > - ' ■" Mj* W. RoUitt, Mayor of Suraner, has . nominated for a seat on the EdncaKSm Boari Nominatkme close to-day. ' The ordinary meetings of the City Council and the Liuwood and Sydenham Borough Ofuncik will taka plaoe this evening, at the fpaal hour. The new rttlea and regulationa of the ■ - Supreme Court, under - the Divorce and ' ilateimonial Causes Act. 1867, and its ; jjoesdmcivta, canto into force on the Ist iaetOptein Bernini estimates that the trip of ijjo Wairarapa Native Mounted Rifles to Boiorua will cort the Government about ■' 0& Mj W. M. RintfMon, the newly-arrived jjirr instructor, who read a valuable paper en Cheddar chewe-mnJting at the recent conferee* - * in Dimedin, will probably be itati&ufld in the South next eurairor. Ihe Government of the Cook Islands, in order to protect the plantations, has, by an Otder-in-Co'uncil, prohibited the importation of live rabbit* and hares; and aa a precautionary measure against codlin moth •«d blights, it has prohibited the importation of old fruit ca*e«, while apples, trees, or plant* can only be landed by of •be British Resident. Fines ranging from £5 to £20 may be imposed for any breach of the prohibitions. Wwiganw has subscribed £800 towards ihe cost of an additional ward to the local hospital, to be known ac the Victoria Ward, in memory of the late Quoen. An effort i 8 heinf? made to increase the public donations lo £1000. which, when supplemented by the (loverntnent subsidy of 24s in the £, will bring the total to £2200 —sufficient to cover the cost of adding the ward. The present position in regard to a tram*ay for Nelson is that the Corporation has • jsdc quite mode up its mind ac to wtether 'jt will undertake to carry on a service, c»r ■whether it will accept a project deviwd by private enterprise andgrant permission with fouooasions under stringent condition* and ftrnis profit in current revenue to the Municipality. The co»t of ail up-to-date line is estimated at £10,000. With regard to.the statement telegraphed from Dtinedin that the Southland Pipe Band vero unable to get Any breakfast in Christeburch on the Sunday, and that they were attached to . tlia Wanganm Highlundera, a "Press , ' representative has ittn shown the raTion indents, signed by the Southland Pipe Band's own officer)?, showing that they received their rations themselves «ich 3ay, including Bunday. Indignation is felt by members of the Maa- '. terton Education Board at some of the Tβ- , mrfcs contained in the annual report of Mr .'II. Lee. Chief Inspector of Schools. As an • oatcoroe,-Mr A. W. move at the meeting of the Boards—"That a full f'iamury into the charges made by Inspector • against the Board, relative to toe ap>M)jntm«nt of teachers and pupil teachers, !bk made forthwith, and that the proceedfictgK bo open to the Press." ; An account of the trip recently made by i the Imperial troops has been published in stbe "Dwoa and Exeter Gaaette" by Ser'jjearit Rouse, <tt the let R.V., and he has : i writ ten- wm» very complimentary things "rfwirt. New Zealand. A knowledge of tEe •yieion language, is howeveT. not a strong .Mint, with the writer, lor nwtanoe he spells ' Wanganui Wanranganoyee nnd nuia fluhuhi. ■ The Hon. F. E. Edlin, who recently ar.rived in Fiji Irom England and assumed the 'jneiuon of Attorney-General in that colony, W now tendered hie resignation. The j "Flfl Times" ntatee that Mr Edlin was in,4iccd to.tafce this oourm'-* on aocowt of "cerUun «spre«uooa tsed to him by hie the Governor (Sir Q.'. T. M. O'Brien) at a recent private interview." Mr Edlini 'hud been Acting Qhief Juataoe of Fiji during Sir H. Berkeley's absence. .' Two brothers appeajjed before Mr H. W. Jieliop, 8.M., on Saturday, end were ordered to pay 2a per week each toward* ,the euippott of their mother. One of them requestiid th© Magiatsrate to order a third jjnTotbor, who was already ooatribttting, to hay heinetaJmcntethrough the Court. His <ieclined to do this, sayin," that "Wbtro a man was cklready paying to the best .ol §ub »hiity, and the pereom eeelcing a ■janedy warn of tlhis opinion, he did not ttoik that snoh a man should be brought . fata Court. .

I 23m following arc the latest decisions of \&t Conuniesioner of Trade and Customs in iiaterprotatlon of the Act:—Carbolic aoid or in bottles of leas than half a pound, drog*, 15 per cent.; do in bottles of half "♦pound and over, as carboli6 add in bulk, Ifat J chocolate <frop frame, as artificer's di, free; wool-drying machines, aa mal&toery for woollen mills, 5 per cent.; pilltoiee of cardboard, an cirdboard boxes, 25 fsrcenfc. ( pili-boxea of wood, as druggist*' inadnes, 15 per cent.; poison cheese, as in■lietjdd*, free; planinjg machinery, as woodfifcrkm , machine tools, frw; pneumatic or Triber-tyrai for motor tricycles and quadri*qde* propelled by oil engine, electricity, or 'ffixe nidi agency, as parts of carriages, 20 )tet cent.; sawmilling machinery, as woodfimtows' machine tools, free. ¥ The annual report of the Chriatchnrch "jXiubet Painters' Association, after referring Ifo mttni matters of benefit to the trade, £«bieh the Association has achieved, regrete .- : «tefr latterly Ices interest in the meetings £<i the Awociation bos been token by memiWn than is desirable. The Question of * Mention of employers is now oefore the < Awodation, but owing to small attendance , Atfae meetings, bus not yet been dealt with. i:sk same applies to the discussion on the takmm'e Li«n Act. Air J. A. Paton M been appointed ©jcaminer for the paint-ikt-vui deotxrating class at the School of lA Special thanks are, the report says, b» to Mr John Nicholson for his interest t, ipd. donation towards, the encouragement :M jOBRg poantets and apprentices in the |Jfcy. The recent Conciliation Board proMfcdiag* are dealt with, and the financial i'ltetaoa of the Association is stated to be 'ijwy satisfactory, tho balance-sheet show H* credit of '£29 Is 4d. par Jefca Nidwleon, of the firm of Messrs mow aod Nicholson, paint, oil, and colour ftWaiactarwrg, of London, recently paid a ™«ito Christohurch, and nubsequently writ«ram Auckland to Sir W. Sey (who tan* *»_»•. letter over to the Master Painters' «oti*t*ea), *id:-*-"Wbra I woe recently *&ri*tehureh I had an opportunity of JJwttg your technical etening school classes ».connection with the painting industry, PMI should like to convey to the President WWW members of the ) Ma*fcer Painters' igWMajm the pleasure it gave mc in witI2rf W kiBW satisfactory multa which gfjhave been largely instrumental in among the young painters of this f£s*«w>- . .I am sure ytnir Asforking on lines which must r ** s * standard of your trade **MuH ™y. ,Mcelle » w which it desenrta to jrjT™* Mα in *o doing you are coofernnc on benefit. Coming from -London, £*5L Bestioa °l technical education has '■S** y«eii occupied an important position, pleased to see that Now i?*",! ,, !' *° i " ia f M ** many other mat■3.w«B lo the fore. . . . Your head Pgw ci the School of Axt, Mr Q. H. El-r*»»-e««v«i great credit for the skill be *«WW» in toying down the scheme of 3saJNj<ion r *nd considerable praise is aleo w* xwtlriag skiQ and ability of your -Sgww t««eher, St- O. W. Bredley, whose 2? l |J| ao wledge and sympathy with his 2?M*R re> * moet «<wooMful future to the ZIiL. Jγ ca °s |e(> i l theo. with a view to S25 B Wtos young pirfntew, ofiVn two prjeee s»«di at next examination, end two fur>S*P*»« of similar value to encourage HEL? J?» **■ cJ*m«. The condition* , *m utib* hande of the Aesociatioa. wwe ti» roads eariy yester- : that th« two fire engines whkb Jgw wit ftoßtt the Chester etreet station SL t 7?*Jfct of making thdr way to the S K^ , C&nndl OhambeSt It JB> fcoad iaiWble ior th« hewaes to keep ?* "Wonlingly the engrnee were ?*£: i* Oheiter BtiwTcheinical £*£. unusual experience. Th* lS**» t&kea to the fin* at a. walk, and Ifcteft? *" fwnd difficult for them to £Z 25il the member of the BrimE^** 4 wwi the engine, leadV to gir* 'ISrft^ 0 ?* ** ■••* During the last wSrS w* J««n»y tiie honw taken polled aiongfcy tn»

■ Amongst those to whom letters of rmtura- 1 ligation have recently, been issued is the | Rev. Father Francis j. M. Melu, of Otaki. i Zeaiandia Cycle*—the most up-to-date of all. colonial cycles, good' in every part; pleases every purchaser, and needs no expense for repairs.—Oates, Lowry, and Co., makers, Cha-Btchurch. [Advt.] "The Triad" for July is to hand. This periodical maintains its position as one of the best and mosrb' useful journals in the colony, giving information and instructic-a in a great variety of subjects. "The Triad" is deservedly popular, and it is not without reason that its circulation' is one ( of the ! largest and most widxwprjcad of any colonial monthly. Thi> pictures in the number "b?f»re U9 are in the highest style of art, nnd equal, if not surpassing, many of the illustrations in what are considered the best i'fl-Uttrated papers of the day. Some prize competitions are announced, and information respecting these appears in another column. 836'/ The leading feature of the Sarony Studio is that no effort will be spared to secure the natural pose and expression of sitters.— Stcdio, 258 Market Square. [Advt.] No matter how muddy the Toads, you can rido to business - without yetting splashed if you use Bleuntel'a winter mudguards, fitted or detached in one minute— you can get them at "The Anglo," 226 High street, and D.1.C..^-Advt. Every bite of Warden's bacon eat* sweet, mild, and mellow. It owes its quality to the great care taken in raising, feeding, and curing, amid healthy and sanitary surroundings. It is uniform in quality—always the acme of bacon perfection.—(Advt.) Lamps.—We hold a large stock of reading, hanging, and hand lamps, and we guarantee to sell cheaper than any other firm in Christchurch. Reading lamps from 3s 6d, hand lamps lid, chimneys from 3d each, wicks from Id. Fletcher Broe.. Importers of Lamps, Chimneyß, etc., High stret, CJhrratdrnrch.—-(Advt.) Mr Grieehaber, jeweller, who has removed to new premises, 165 Colombo street opposite City Hotel, is having a clearing sale of bis whole stock at greatly reduced prices.—(Advt.) Save time by using seeded raisins, 7_d per lb. Warden's.—(Advt.) In the window of W. J. Dunlop's shop is to ba seen a display of most beautiful jewellery.—N.B.—Repairs of all descriptions done on the premises, 175 High street, opposite J. Kndgnt, butcher, below Clock Tower. [Advt.] Diamonds, Gold. etc.—Clarke and Co. bay for cash old gold chains, watches, jewellery, etc. Clarke's 25s 18ct. wedding rings are heaviest and best value in New Zealand. Clarke and Co. invite comparison of their engagement rings, watches, jewellery, clocks, electro-plate, etc. Jewellery made to order. Watches cleaned 4s 6d, clocks 2s 6d;' -8. Clarke and Co., 148 Colombo street.—Advt. "Bell Bros., 170 High street, just past Clock Tower, manufacturers oi the celebrated Bell Cycle, now booking ordersfew equal, none superior. Repairs prompt; workmanship guaranteed. 5223 Cooking figs 6d, layer figs 7d. Warden's. —(Advt.) Mr Morris, photographer, Colombo street, Christohurch, finds it is not generally known that his charge for cabinet portraita of children. and three-quarter-length noctures is 17s 6d per doe., and extra charges for vignetting, groups, large mounts, also the various methods of printing, etc.— (Advt.) Unbroken chilblains almost drive the sufferers silly. The irritation is often very great. Loasby's Koolibah relieve* almost instantly, reduces the swelling, and completely cares in a very abort time.—(Advt.) Champion brand butter is superior to any other on the market. It is uniform in quality. Price Is per lb. Warden's, sole agents.—(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 hue popnlar 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 is hot water three times, and applied Loas- i by's Koolibah after each fomenting. Result, a complete cure.—(Advt.) | A CHILD'S SELF-SACRIFICE. Here is a child story from Sir M. Grant Duff's reoentiy-pubUehed "Diary": —"Miss Somers Cocks told mc a story of a little girl whose mother had said to her, T think you ought to leave off something in Lent; what shall it be? Do you think you could leave off eragar?' 'No,' replied the child thoughtfully, T don't think I could leave off sugar. How would soap do?'" ■ _ * SIR ANDREW CLARK ON AGE. Sir Andrew Clark's definition of age is interesting:—"l had some talk, in the course of the evening, with Sir Andrew Clark, the great doctor, whjo asked mc: 'How would you define agef 'WeU,' I replied, 'they say that a woman is of the age she looks and a. roan of the age toe feels.' 'Ah 1 yes,' he rejoined, 'that is weU enough for the, purposes of society; but what in age?' and fie promptly answered his own question, 'Age begins when we cease to be able to adapt ourselves to the changes of our environment. A man who cannot do that k» already aged, whatever may be the sum of his years.'" TRIALS OF A MEMBER OF PARLIA- '. MENT. An English correspondent calls attention to the curious requests that are made to members of Parliament, and asks if anyone can cite a claim that wiU beat this one: "We are the brass band cf , and we played in honour of your being elected. A tittle girl sat on the drum and stove it in, and we should be very grateful if you would present us with a new one." * Perhaps some New Zealand member may be able to cap it from painful experience* THE GOVERNOR'S MOVEMENTS. Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs that Jiis Esx'eUency the Governor has postponed the visit which he proposed to pay to Auckland for the purpose, of christening the new Government schooner Countess of ftanfiirly, which is intended for the Cook Island trade. His Excellency wiU go to TnvercarguT for the purpose of meeting the troopship Tagus on arrival, and presenting medals to the members of the Fourth and Fifth Contingeats. Afterwards ' his Excellency wiU go to Auckland, and perform the christening ceremony. "WEEKLY PRBSS" BOOKLETS, " "Wangamii—Pretty, Prosperous, and ' Progressive" is the alliterative and attractive title of the first of a eerdes of highly attractive booklets, to be issued in connection with the "Weekly Press." The number before us contains thirty-two pages, enclosed in a .handsome cover, giving o profusely illustrated history and description of the town of Wangamii and it« beautiful river, and also some interesting "Notes on the Maori," culled from the Rev. R. Taylor's bodk, "Te Ika a Maui," a recugndsed authority. There are between forty «ad fifty photo-iUustrations, all executed in the Inch style of art for which the "Weekly Press '* is famous. There should be a large demand for these publications, Doth to keep and to send Home to friends in England to let them see what kind of country it is that we inhabit. In this latter respect tho booklets should prove a valuable advertisement for the colony-. ILLUSTRATING SERMONS. Some of the popular clergymen of the United States are adopting remarkable /devices for drawing people to church.' In Brooklyn » pastor, who is a clever.' artist, attracts big congregations by making lightning sketches in the pulpit to illustrate the point* in,his aermoDS. A Western clergyman has achieved equal fame by singing solos and giving thrilling recitotaonls. In Cleveland a minister is having his chuitih built with free swimming baths and; reading rooms, open day and night, and -a roof garden for ooncerte. The Rev. Charles TyndaU, pastor oi the Reformed Churchy at Mount Vernon, ' a New York suburb, has devised something

stai more noTel. The rtyttaA gsntlesnan is a sXa&wb-M "t ■V« prva' , hrd *■ sermon entitled "Wirdess Telegraphy and it* bptntuul buniiiiucKa; ' ii« ~»*_ a ti;««~ plete -wireless appcpattrs instalitd' in his church, ami a miniature railway built round hi» pulpit, in which tiny tramcars ran by wireless current. Mr Tyndali, wiio i» an expert telegraphist, also sen* wireless messages from a transmitter in the pulpit to a receiving station at the opposite end of tba clinrch. "My object," he says, "is to illustrate my sermon symbolically, and appeal thxongh the eye to the soul. Tb successittlly operate the wireless telegraphic apparatus the receiver and transmitter must be electrically in tone. The human also be spiritually in tone to become spiritually receptive. lam confident that science cam be made a powerful ally to preaching. I shall foHow my sermon with others on similar lines." TELEGRAPHIC WEATHER REPORT. Throughout the whole colony on Saturday, the cold snap continued, and at" all .the chief centres the weather was either wet or threatening that morning. Of the towns Auckland had the highest temperature (50 diegrees), and in the other chief centres the thermometer read aa follows:—Wellington 38 degrees, church 31, and Dunedin 40. The Bealey (27} and Hokitika (29) were the two coldest stations in the colbny.