NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11109, 30 October 1901, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

At the next meeting of the Timaru ■ Borough Council, Cr. Guinness will move a resolution providing for the abolition of the Borough into wards. A committee of tbe Ashburton Borough Council has been appointed to consider and report on a suggested high pressure water supply for tbe town. Mr F. Simmons, of Compstall, near " Timaru, yesterday disposed of his wellknown pair of buggy horses, the progeny of the imported sire Orpheus, to a Christchurch client.. At a meeting of the directors of the North Canterbury Co-operative Stores Company, held yesterday, Mr Wadey's tender for the company's branch store and other buildings was accepted. It is understood that the work is to be pushed on without oelay. The Hon. W. Hall-Jones has had £300 placed upon the Estimates to assist the ' Timaru Borough Council in draining tlie Otipua lagoon—a reserve to the south of Timaru, vested in the Council, containing nearly 200 acres, which has never vet been properly utilised owing to liability to Hooding at any time. Building in Waimate is being pushed oa' " rapidly (writes our correspondent). The , new library, the Waimate hotel, and four I shops, aL of which are to replace those burnt recently, will be finished early i_ - the new year, some of them before. Two ~ more brick shops are under way, and others ' are only delayed by scarcity of skilled : .about 1 . Councillor Clarke, of the Christchurch I City Council, has .consented to act ■as ! representative for the Timaru Borough Council at the Sydenham Conference of' Local Bodies, when the matter of .the compilation and revision of valuation rolls will. be discussed. The Timaru Borough , Council, at a meeting on Monday, passed a vote of thanks to Cr. Clarke for his .■proffered services. In reference to the'fire at Mr Thomas - Leathem's residence, Green Park, Mr F. W. Kirk, Canterbury Inspector for Fire Associated Offices, writes to say that the tenant took his own risk on fhe furniture, < and the amoun's on the building (£100) if paid "will enable the insured to be independent of human, sympathy in the matter." The building, he explains, was a very old one. - At the close yesterday of the Kaiappi inquest, which ended in the committal of Tritt on a charge of. mans-laughter, the jury expressed its appreciation ot the manner in which the investigation had been conducted for tbe Crown on Saturday by • Constable J. Kerr .Simpson, Inspector . Ellison said he was' pleased to hear the "constable so well spoken of, and would report the matter in" due course. ; - The two bracelets for tho New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Meeting are now exhibited at tne .hop of Messrs Coates and .-> Co., jewellers, Colombo street. The ' bracelet for the saddle event on the 31st inst. has.a ruby centre with diamonds round it in coronet settings, and tbe other fot th'e harness event, to be run November -'." Bth, consists of five diamonds and twelve - - sapphires,' two diamonds "being alternated '." between each two sapphires in tablet set- . tings.. Nominations for members,of Arbitration -- Court are being sent in tothe "Registrar, Wellington, from secretaries of unions, and employers, wbich do not bear the seal of. the organisations they represent. * This ■ makes tbeif nominations informal. Section 63- f-nb-section 1 and 2, Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1900, require that the nominations should be made in . the name of the union, or other governing the name and under the seal of the union, or other governing authority. On Friday next.a poll of the ratepayers in the Halswell river drainage district will be taken to decide whether the proposal of the Selwyn County Council to borrow £3300, for the purpose of making a permanent outfall for Lake Ellesmere, shall ba carried. The polling places are at Tai Tapa Library, Rabbit Island S.hobl, and Mr Ait-ken's house on the Tramway road «ear Irwelb;-. Ar jyill ; will'also be taken on, the same day to de-' \ tide whether the Council may borrow £3250 "" '■■ for the purpose of dredging the river Hals- - well- and the canal, and generally improving tbe drainage- of the district. The polling .-! places for the latter will be at Tai Tapu j> Library and Rabbit Island School only. . Fierce, scorching winds have prevailed in the Ashburton district, and a good soak- • "•' ing rain is now badly needed to force on ''. the cereal crops, i They are looking fairly . - .well in a few favoured districts, but gene- ',' rally speaking they are backward, and unless the district is speedily -favoured with a good, rain the straw will be short "";' and the yield of grain prejudicially affected. Our Waimate correspondent, ' writes that . feed is very scarce in that district, and as nor*-westers are much in evidence, and - stripping cultivated lands, tbe outlook is serious. There has been a good percentage ■ of lambs, but rain is necessary to make the benefit a lasting one. At the present time, tho business people ;< of Timaru are in a quandary as to which day is to be observed as the people's holiday in commemoration of the Sover- . eign's birthday. The Mayor has, by public advertisement, requested tbe ratepayers to observe Friday, instead of Saturday, m tbe holiday, and this has led to not a little confusion. Some shopkeepers are desirous of keeping holiday on Friday, while others are anxious not to subject themselves to the penalties of the law - by breaking the statutory holiday—Saturday. At a meeting of tho Timaru Borough Council on Monday night, the following resolution was passed: —"That the Colonial Treasurer be informed that the ratepayers have sanctioned the raising of a special loan of £10,000 for drainage purposes; that the Council desire to obtain this sum under the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1900, section 66, sub-section 3, and the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, 1886. As the work is of the greatest importance and must necessarily be carri«d out immediately, the Council respectfully request the Treasurer to advise them as to the necessary proceeding.* to be taken • and also to sanction the amount stated being raised. The Council would in_all probability requiie tlie ndvanes oi about £4000 only during the first year." A meeting of the Technical Education Committee appointed by thp Industrial Association w-« held last night- Mr McDougall, president, occupied the.cbair. and there were also present Messrs Minson, Charters. Allan, Hancock, Hart, and Hurst Seager. Th? President said that replies had been received from the City Council, Empi overV Association. Sydenham Borough Council, Woolston Borough Council, and r Chamber of Commerce, statins' that delegates had been appointed to attend the meeting of combined committee, or would be so appointed. It was resolved that Norlh, Canterbury Board of Education be invited to send two delegates to. the conference to be called. It was decided that tin, sub-commit-tee drafting the report be appointed to prepare the agenda paper for tb? conference, the sub-committee to sand a. copy of the proposed agenda paper to eai'h member of the General Committee. The same subcommittee was also appointed to represent the Industrial Association, at the conference. This was all tbe business.

The Dunedin Navals Band will compete in the mutest to be held at New Plymouth in Jfan-h. Another burglary is reported from Wellington. TU$ business premises of Mr Bui ridge, at Petone, were entered on Monday night, and £28 extracted from the safe.

Bishop Wallis, of Wellington, arrived Jr. Auckland from Fiji by the Taviuni yesterday. His Lordship has been absent from New Zciland about a month, having gore to Fiji ti> hold confirmation and perform other 'Kjiiseopal functions.

Since the beginning of the year 63 railway carriiii-I'.s have been imported into New Zealand. Twche were sent to the Auckland section, 18 to the Wellington-Napier-New Plvmmtth sivtion, and 33 to the HurunuiBluff section.

A connnf-ndable suggestion lias emanated from the Tramways Committee of the Dunedin City Council. Ihe Committee has reconuiU'iided that a sum of £15 be voted as prizes to tbe head grooms in the iour stables for cure and attention to horse and harness and geweial stable management, and that the Town Clerk apportion the prizes.

Before the Diocesan Synod finally adjourned for the session last evening. Mr H. W. Bishop drew attention to the insufficiency of tlie ventilating arrangements provided at Christ's College Library, wherein the Synod met. He moved a resolution that tbe Standing Committee do something in the matter before the next Synod met. Tbe resolution wan carried unanimously.

In connection with the reception to Sir Hector Macdonald at Ashburton on Monday, "Observer" writes, pointing out a slight inaccuracy in our report, which mentioned only two Borough Councillors as being present on the occasion. He states that sever.il others were also in attendance, and asks that the omission be rectified, in fairness to the Councillors. The Old English Market Fair will be opened this afternoon at 2.30 by Lady Ranfurly, assisted by his Lordship the Bishop of Christchurch and nig Worship the Mayor. No effort has been spared to make the bazaar more attractive than anything wnich has yet been held in the town. The costumes will be representations of those worn at various periods, and the articles displayed therein will be found suitable to all 'buyers. The concerts, which will be held both afternoon and evening, are under the direction of Mrs Burns, and the comedy played in the evening is directed by ~lr Edgar. Miss Scrivenor's band nas been engaged at the fair. A telegram from Wellington states tbat during the last few days a New Zealand United Master Bakers' Association has been formed in Wellington by delegates from Auckland, Canterbury, and Dunedin. The executive committee will have its headquarters in that city. It was stated that tho Association had been formed for the purpose, among other things, of endeavouring to put a stop to cutting and underselling in trade. Mr Kellow, the President, gives a positive denial to the statement that the master bakers, with or without the assistance of the flour-millers, are combining to raise the price of bread. Our Dunedin correspondent, states that after the water was pumped out of the Mono* wai, which ie now in dock, the work of removing the shaft was put in hand, and it was surprising to find how the boss of th. propeller had remained in its place. Of th* two blades remaining on the boss one was broken, and will have to be replaced, making three new ones required in all. The new shaft was ready for shipping in potation yesterday morning, and as there a**e spare propeller blades available, nS time will be lost in pushing on tlie work, so as to have the vessel ready for sea in time to take up her ordinary running on Thursday. Captain Chatfield has gone to. JUJ-lbourne on six n-jontha' leave, and Captain Neville will tajce charge of the Monowai temporarily. The W&aagape, Which left Lyttelton for Calcutta yesterday afternoon, took 105 nones. ,:.'.. During the month of August 1630 persons, arrived in the colony, and! '1101' took their departure.

A start was made yesterday morning with the demolition of the Colombo street bridge, preparatory to the erection of a ~ new structure.

Captain 'Alexander is arranging ;for a levee to be held in Christchurch by the Governor on the King's Birthday, Novew-•"-.ber 9th. * - ■

. Dr. MoArthnr, S.M., atßangiora, yester- ; ..day, granted four new. old age pensions , and. eight renewals, six at £18, one at £15, two £14, one £11, one £IQ, one £8.

» /—A branch of the Bank of Netr South Wales was opened at Stratford yesterday. The town has now. four banking estftblish- ■ tuenta. > . In the Old Age Pensions Cburt, Ran* giora, attention was drawn to the careless ; atad misleading way in which forms were 'filled up, and it was pointed out that ; future cases of the kind would be closely f ' V-Si* _otries -received for-the. Northern ,&. ,*-d p. Show, Rangiora, are:—Sheep ~,: 139, oatt.e]so, horses 341,.pigs 26, dogs 18, . pp*_itry:lo2, dairy produce 11, cured and meats 10, bread 84.> A number '-~ °*, implement ..stands are also taken, and ,» M expected they will make a good show. to a Wellington telegram, the . Dairy Association/will send Home S»,000 boxes of butter and 1300 cases of .£***_*«' t>aß Gothic on Thursday, and , •**■* Jfi*WceiQrw(u-d make a'regular fort•afhJy.Khipment .taring the *ea_on. A : ;&vtlMt Wellington Ctourt on Monday , '. «:'young man named Robert Collier, was . ooumitied for trial on a, charge of III- " .treatmga cow by throwing over a solu- .*_*_ of sodiuxn, which caused ; injuries to tha creature's side: • Saveril additional northern Presbyterian from Wellington by tbe •™ t t yasterday morning, and went ■•.. g.Wjwa »y the express to attend the •™***ywnan Union celebrations in that city. The funeral of the late Mr Andrew F. took place on Monday afternoon, and was very largely attended. Amongst those present were Mr Holderv!sa yS* 6 ****?**™ of Stock. Mr T. O. 2S? -rt 8 or of thb BorM.-^^ 11018 * **• ohief Government 25&» **./»-*. and a number of other m2Tr^ t^f h *T Ln & of *■» a diseased \¥ M««istrate's*Co_rt yes_i mw-1" b * Utehn ' s t0 P« evidence on sL_^^rf v wia f --ierior meat for • STfll'd}f i? 1 ®M > «daixned that K*'_J^-nK, laU .- V - fte **«-ards, however, Jwwtrarted this statement, and said that Slf l 0? 6 .,•*? ** *he same time be iSS 8 *! a mfmot "-*-* was frequently «Md for the purpose named. Mr Byrne _ft_2s . thu *- ritl »-t reservation, and' the «««wt*-te remarked that it should make F^J*e > very careful with regard to "small

sJiZrli* an altogether unexpected re- • sa r 9 the "Rastoralists' "< *!T• ' " Tasm a«ia becomes the nttxm- « jacturmg centre of the Commonwealth. ■■■ r_r ° n(> J? the most successful and gene-■rai-y esteemed shrewdest noaxmfacturers in f. eaan<l has recently placed that possibility before us in quite a new light. to be shut out of the New *j*>*-tb Wales market by the Federal tariff, n«J came over to Australia to see about Wablishing a brunch factory of the class « goods of which he has special experi- !?!?*_■ Melb <wn*e finrt suggested iteelf as •'ft best centre, but when he came toTook into the restrictions on the employment of ii'bour, awl the trend of political feeling toward* employers here, *_? turned his attention to Sydney, only to find that there was every probability cf the conditions there being shortly assimilated to those m Melbourne. But in Tasmania ba thinks that a different spirit animates the puimlation, and that tbey will catch at the chance of becoming a manufacturing centre by avoiding harassing the employer. Water carriage is cheap, and if tins should be so, we may live to see iasuMDia a centre of enterprise, and a «ty ot refuge for capitalist*.

One of the A_c_l_ud sawmillers, who sends all his white pine to Australia, was in Wel.ington last week, and from him the "Post" learned that under his present contracts he will be a loser to the extent cf over £1000 through the imposition of" the Federal duty on New Zealand timber". The announcement of a special display of sunshades is sure to interest ladies. Messrs Strange and Company are making a grand display to-day of these beautiful and indispensable goods. The collection comprises sunshades from all the most famous manufacturers, and in all the very newest- styles. These sunshades ought to be in great request for racecourse use and holiday outings on road nnd river. Tbey range in price from three or four shillings to about two guineas apiece. Ladies who may call at Strange ana Company's to-day to see these sunshades aic recommended to inspect the firm's windows— just now bright with new season's good.*. A visit to Strange's new toy and fancy department is also recommended. PaYents should take the children. 709i> For table decorations there is nothing prettier than flowers neatly arranged in small vases, which can be obtained in numerous designs. B. Petersen and Co., jewellers, have just received a large assortment in cut glass, silver-mounted, from 2s 6d each. They are also displaying a large stock of field glasses, gold and silver single and split second chronograph watches, and nickel split second chronoscopes. ' Every article marked in plain figures. Inspection invited. w.s. 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 paidT for in cash or easy terms, can be arranged. Inspection invited ■at our Christchurch Premises, or Addington, Leeston, and Kaiapoi Agencie.. 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 p.easing proof' of affection than presenting a lady with one of Butcher's engagement rings.. -The possession of one of these jewels of rare beauty and elegance will be found a most permanent source of happiness. . Butcher, jeweller and ring maker, 210 High street, Christchurch.—Advt. For oicycie repairs ye specially recommend cyclists to Boyd and Son, who are combining first-class work with moderate charges. 191 Gloucester street, Cnristchurch. Telephone 17. ,29

Cuckoo Clocks,. — Clarke and Co. announce their arrival. Intending purchasers who have been waiting should give them an early call, as all will be sold in a few days. S. Clarke, and Co., 148 Colombo street, have also received a fresh assortment of Omega, Waltham, and Rotherham watches,, in ladies' and gents' suees, gold, silver, etc. S. Clarke and Co. are also best for wedding and engagement rings, repairs, etc.—(Advt.) Second-hand Bicycles.—For a few weeks we will allow full value for any decent make of second-hand bicycles in part payment for' ladies' and gents' new "Zealandias" or "Atalantas." Oates, Lowry, and Co.» Christchurch.—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.) Wire netting,, heavy fencing, 1£ mesh, 7d per yard, fowl nett.ng ljd per yard by 100 yards coil, 10 yards 2s 3d, sheep netting, centre strand 2*d by 100 yards coil, jr. 3, and 1 inch in stock at lowest, price.—Fletcher Bros., High street, Cbristchurch.—Advt. Mr Morris, photographer, Colombo street, Christchurch, finds it ia not generally known that his charge for cabinet protraits of* children and tbiee-quarter-length pictures is 17s 6d per dozen, and extra charges for vignetting, groups, large mounts, also the various methods of printing, etc.—(Advt.). 'Mr Uneshabcr,. jeweller, who has removed to new premise*, 155 Colombo street, opposite City Hotel, is having a clearing ■ale of hia whole stock at greatly reduced

prices.—(Advt.) Sell Cycles—The moat reliable and honest machine built in New Zealand. Manufacture!-, Bell Bros., 170 High street, lust.past Clock.Tower.- Special attention to repairs-..,- ~_"•- . - 5223 . Unbroken-chilblains almost drive-the suf'ieran.nlhr.' The .irritation is often, very great. Loaaby*- Koolibah relieves almost instantly, reduces the swelling, and comcures in a. very short time.—(Advt. ] benjamin Gum enjoys a very large sale in New Zealand, and tLat its fame is spreading ia proved by the fact that, the proprietor* 6f the popular cough remedy have this season secured orders, from Westralia, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney,., Melbourne; Fiji.—Advance New Zealand.—(Advt)