NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11103, 23 October 1901, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

There was an almost phenomenal catch oE whitebait in the Kaiapoi river yesterday. A prohibited person under the Licensing Act, who entered a Kangiora hotel during I the currency of the order, was yesterday , fined 20s. I At yesterday's meeting of the CTiristchurch I Drainage Board, a motion of-sympathy was passed with its chairman, Mr John Deans, in the death of his daughter. Constable .Madden, of Pleasant- Point, who has been ill for some months, died '.ast ■ evening. Deceased was a well-known memj ber of the police force. I Mr (Mayne, first assistant at the Tima.ru High iSchool, has resigned his position, and applications will shortly be called to fill ■ the vacancy. I The Timaru High School Board, at a ' meeting held in Timaru ou Monday, decided to increase the salary of Miss Cruickshank (second assistant) by £20 a year. I Poaching for trout is being pursued along various parts of the Mataura River in a most barefaced manner, states the "En- , sign." Almost any evening poaclrers can bi seen in Gore setting lines and taking out trout without the slightest attempt at concealment. Regarding the South belt school site question the Progressive Liberal Associo- | tion have received tfhe following telegram I from, the 'Premier: —"Your telegram re ' sal* of school gite on South town belt has s>een referred to the Minister for Education, and you may .rest assured the mattes will receive full consideration. ,, ,It was mentioned some time since, says the "Oamara Mail," that a Cbristch'urch syndicate "was in negotiation for the pur« chase of the Awamoa Estate with the ob> j«ct of -cutting it up into farms of suitable size. The negotiations fell through, but the idea'seems to have been revived, for on Friday several gentlemen from Christchurch inspected the estate with a view to negotiating for its purchase and division into farms. • After an experience of many years with suction pipes to supply thte .Kaiapoi fire engine at a level with the streets, the borough authorities have at last become aware of the fact that the sfceam engine performs its work better when on a level with the river. This preserves the great power required for the. suction portion of the engine, and platforms are to be arranged to place the engine as near the river as rpossible in" case of fire. The local manager of the Union Steam Ship Company is advjsed thwt the- bookings for the Waikare Sounds trip are already very numerous. Of the large number of deck cabins that the Waikare possesses only five are now vacant, and the accommodation below is being appropriated jrapjdly. This points to the fact that there is every Chance of th.9 steamer being quite full, and the trip just as successful as in former years. Intending passengers should therefore make early application in order to secure good accommodation. . ; . , . j Accompanying this week's issue of the "Weekly Press" on sale to-day Js on exce{>-. tionally good coloured supplement portrait of Sir Hector Macdonald,-. who yesterday arrived at Invercargill - on. a visit, to New Zeal&nd. ■ The picture ,Imu9 been worked in eight printings, and is a fine' representation of the General who has deservedly earned the "sobriquet of "lighting Mac." This is the first coloured picture published in this colony iof the popular Highlander. It shows him fxi his uniform, and is such an excellent portrait that it is bound to be cordially welcomed by "brifcher Scots the world o'er." Bishop Julius, in the course of his address to.the Synod; delivered at the Cathedval yesterday,' urged upon ihe members of the Synod the. necessity,,for amending the present collection of Church, hymns. Many oi the hymnij they sang, ho saidj were intolerable. Sentimental, sickly hymns were iin« •happily popular, but they disgusted the intelligence <rf educated and* thoughtful people. There were noble hymns in the collection", hymns of praise and adoration, addressed tc . Gr6d ? not to themselves and fcheir fellow-sin-ners;-* Gould they not, die asked, choose these) and raise their hymn-singing to* the level of their Prayer Book. . The complaints which, have appeared in the papers recently regarding ih& state qI the nver Avon were referred to yesterday by Mr •' B. M. Taylor at the meeting of the Christchurch Drainage Board. Mr Taylot remarked that be thought the contractors should be spoken to on the subject. Mr Cuthbert said that before any mention was made of speaking to the contractors, it should be asked, "What was the state of the Avon?" He did not know for his own part who was responsible' for what h«d appeared in the Press, but the river was as it had always been. If anyone was at fault dt was the rainmaker, who kept th© rain bottled up, so that the river had consequently fallen. The river Avon.was low-because it was cleaned, and if cleaned further it would be lower. The river had never boen so free from weeds as; at present. Speaking last night , at the social tendered to Mm by the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, (Major Snow said fchat the First Contingent) mud mode the reputation of the New Zealanders. Only recently he !had received a letter from General Alderson, who is in command of 14,000 mounted men at Pretoria, in which lie sadd:.—''l have nod the honour of commaxiding some of your people at various times, and I could always depend on them.. There are no oversea 'Contingents which can. come up to the New Zealanders." These were the GenexaTe very words, remarked. Major Snow, and there wag fco reason why lie should have written them if the did not think the New Zealanders were worthy of such .praise. The Southland Teachers' Institute has re solved to urge the Government to pass the Teachers' Salaries Bill during the present session. Thar flags at the Lyttelton Borough Oouncil Chambers, and other buildings in port, were at half-mast yesterday, in consequence of thfc death of Mrs John Joyce. Chrisfcchurch property-owners will be interested to learn that the fire escapes which Auckland people have been compelled to erect on their buildings already are estimated to have cost £11,000. Our Dunedin correspondent telegraphs that Mr Wathen threatens the "Otago Daily Times" with, a libel action for its criticism of his work as a judge at the Labour Day Sports. A new locomotive lately on her trial trip hauied 53 trucks from Ureymouth to Ngahere. The train, the longest ever taken over the line by one engine, was just under a quarter of a mile in length. The next Municipal band concert will be given on the Rotunda on Thursday evening, • and it is to be hoped that step will be taken to suppress the nuisance of the larrikins, which waa so apparent on the former occasion. There are at present about sixteen coses o! Rcartet fever being treated in the fever ward at the Hospital. Amongst the patients, it is understood that there is one of the officers I from the Gothic, which, it will be reinemi bered, arrived at Wellington with several cases of fever on board. 1 " The programme for the Floral Fete, which the Sub-Committee has arranged, is an excellent one. The larger exhibits, which took up a good deal of room, and were not of great value from an exhibition point of 1 view, have been eliminated. A very handsome priza lias been offered for a Friendly Societies' emblematic display, and the rowing clubs also have a goad prize offered, as an incentive to exhibit decorated boats, which i are always a pretty exhibit. Another novel».ty will be the Battle of Flowers.

Show time at Palmerston North is an evMiL of importance to hotel and lodginghoiiHi proprietors in the town, as the popu- &,.. latiari fa at that time swelled to many times it* ordinary dimensions. Although the. show is still some weeks ahead, one hotel proprietor reports that he uas been refusing requests for beds for weeks past. His experience is probably that of others. Speaking at a dinner in Wellington last nii.:ht, tbo Chairman of Directors of the Union Company (the Hon. G. McLean) pointed out that the Spreckels Company is u> rtvi'ive £15,000 per annum from New Zealand to compete with the Union Company between Auckland and Sydney. Hβ further said that the Federal tariff would seriously atfoct his company. Tha meeting convened by the Mayor with reference to the reception of the Antarctic expedition, arriving here in tie Discovery, wilt be held this afternoon, at. the City Council Chambers. It is to be hoped, in view of the importance of the meeting, that there will be a large and representative gathering of citizens on the occasion. Dr. Jarvis, a member of the Hawke's Bay Hospital Board, combata the Btatement that cancer is on the increase. What leads people to suppose that there are so many cases is the fact that the progress of medical science has enabled cancer to be treated in its first stages, whereas formerly 3uch cases were never reported until the patient was almost beyond reoovery. A sarcastic member of the Kaiapoi Friendly Societies' Excursion Committee on Monday enquired if any demand had been made on the Railway Department for a rebate on account of passengers supplementing the inefficient engine power of the train, which stuck up at Waimakariri Gorge, and was, assisted by the male passengers pushing over three other inclines. The executive, it appeared, had not attended to the matter. On Saturday, at St. Helen's Station, Constable Bird, of Culverden, arrested two men, named Hunter and Hancock, who were charged with an alleged violent assault on Mr Knight, at the Weka Pass. They were further accused of breaking into two railway men's huts on the Hurunui line. Constable Bird had a merry chase after them from Balmoral to St. Helen's, where he arrested them, and detained them at the Hanmer Springs, bringing them into Culverden by coach on Monday, when they were remanded by Justices for evidence, and were brought on to Christohurch on Monday evening by train. When the volunteers were pouring into Christchurch at the time of the visit of th-3 Duke, of York, a oompany—the Invercairgill City Guards—arrived late at night and found, after their long journey, that no provision had b;en made for their ac- | commodation. However, the City Guards, officers and men, came to the | rescue, and placed their orderly room at the disposal of the visitors, also providing rough bedding and a sapper. Captain Sandford lias now received a veiy I nioe letter from Captain J. 8. Murphy, of the Invereargill Company, together with an inscribed marble clock from that corps, as a mark of appreciation of the kindness received. During the latter part of the past century great advance was made in the invention and improvement of machinery, especially in connection with the watch industry, which, kid had the effect of enabling every person to become tha possessor of a reliable timekeeper. B. Petersen awl Co., High, street, wish to inform those that have been waiting, and the public generally, that they have just received from London a supply of their celebrated working-men's Canterbury silver keylees patent dustproof lever watches, which they guarantee. The .price, aa in the past, is 40s, posted to any address. 6558 Mr R. Francis, the Musical Exchange, 159 and 161 Manchester street, notifies that he intends holding special sale Pianos and Organs to reduce stock, as large consignments are coming forward. Prices ranging .. from four to seventy-five guineas, and can be either paid for in cash or easy terms, can be arranged. Inspection invited at our Christehurch Premises, or Addington, Leeston, and Kaiapoi Agencies. 6305 Mutual affection requires to be preserved by mutual endeavours to please and to meet the wishes of each other. It would be hard to imagine a more pleasing pooof of affection than presenting a lady with one of Batcher's engagement l rings. The possession of one of these jewels of rare , beauty and elegance will ki ;b^ 'found a most permanent source of happuwttflu Butcher, Jeweller and ring maker, 210 High, street, Cuckoo Clocks. — Clarke arid ' Co. an- ; «ounce their arrival. Intending purchasers who have been waiting should give them an . . early coll, as all will be sold in a few days. S. Clarke and Co., 148 Colombo street, have aI«o received a fresh assortment of Omega., Waltham, and Rotherbom watches, in ladies* and gents' sizes, gold, silver, etc. S. Clarke and Co. are also best tor wedding and engagement rings, repairs, etc.—(Advt) Second-hand Bicycles.—For a few weeks Wβ will allow full value for any 'decent make of second-hand bicycles in part payment for ladies' .and genta , new "Zealandiaa" .or "Atalantaa." - Oates, Lowry, and Co., Christchurch. —Advt. Mr W. E. Botrell, the popular photo*, gnphftf, wae badly troubled with unbroken < chilblains. Hβ looked his feet in hot water three tines, and applied Loaeby's Koollbah ' after each fomenting. Result, a complete cure.—(Advt.) For bicycle repairs we. specially recom- { mend .cyclists to Boyd and Son, who are combining first-class work with moderate charges. 191 Gloucester street, Christchurch. Telephone 17. ' 29 Mr Morris, photographer, Colombo street, Christohurch, finds it is not generally known that his charge for cabinet protraita of chil. drea and thwe-quarter-length pictures is 17s 6d per doaen, and extra charges for vignetting, groups, large mounts, also the vaxi> pus methods of printing, {Advt) Sometihinz ior nothing. Photography caught free? Amateurs and artists should inspect ou* showrooms. Picture* artistically framed. The P.0.P., High street (facing Clock Tower), 4002 Mr Qrieshaber, jeweller, who has removed to new premises, 155 Colombo street, opposite City Hotel, ie having a clearing • sale of his whole stock at greatly reduced prices.—{Advt.) i Bell Cycles—The most reliable ~ and honest machine built in New Zealand. Manufacturers, BeU Bros., 170 High street, ]ust past Clock Tower. Special attention to repaii*. 6223 : Benjamin Gum enjoya a very large sale m | New Zealand, ud that its fame is spreading is proved by the fact that the proprietors , of the popular cough remedy have this season i secured orders from Westralia, Brisbane, j Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Fiji.—Ad-, vance New Zealand.—{Advt) , : Unbroken chilblains almost drive the suf- ■ ferers silly. The irritation is often very s v great Loasby's Koolibah relieves almost - ■ instantly, reduces the swelling/ and com. < =.; pletely cures in a very short time,—(Advt) ', . Seeds, season 1901, vegetable seeds 3d per i :' packet, flower seeds Id per packet, seed ( : - potatoes, best kinds, in stock. Agents for Nimmo and Blair, Dunedin, standard seeds. ( ; —-Fletcher Bros., High street—Advt. \