NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11110, 31 October 1901, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

S • A strong; parching nor'-wester was e$J& ; perienced in Ashburton again yesterday. > and tie need of a. good soaking raiu w i daily becoming more seriously apparent. ] At a meeting of the Council of the Canter, ibury District Law Society yesterday after-/' i nomr. it was decided to appoint Mr Marshal I "Naldtr, a member of the profession, as ~- j librarian ©it the Supreme Court Library. > Detectives ilarsack and Livingstone , ar-■ 1 rested a mnn and woman yesterday oa a of stealing £347, mostly in £50 f notes, from a man at the Dunedin Races ; J on October 9th. _.-'' The result of the recent, water race • plough trial, held under the auspice* jrf . r the Ashbarton Agricultural and Pastoral .- Association, will be mode known at tW*-'. Show either to-day or to-niorrow. - .*.; At a public meeting at Paparoa, land, a resolution was carried expresgj ag- ? surprise and indignation at the insignift- | cant atnount voteu by Parliament tor tbs -j extension of the Xorth Auckland Railway. '" Ou Tuesday a presentation was made em behalf of the stock department of the Xetr I Zealand Fanners' Co-operative Association, ■ J to Mr R. C. Wallace, who is to be married i to-day. Mr J. J. Isbister made the pt&. ■ mentation, which took the form of & silver ' ! cruet. j Whilst, driving to town about half-pasfc ; j eight o'clock last' night Mr Charles Lewis, r . for Christchureli, met with *:-. > slight accident. Th* wheels of tbo vehicle -i he was driving caught on the tram line on \ , Lincoln road, and tbe vehicle was capsuKtL. Mr Ifevris escaped with a severe shaking, and the trap was much damaged. * - I The .Maori prophsei Te Whiti recently j had a narrow escape at Parihaka. It ap. - { pears that he slept on the floor near iv ; j fireplace, and on the night in question W ; woke up and found his bed in flames, •> ! caused probably by a spark from the fir*. V Tho blankets and bed were destroyed, but Te Winti himself was uninjured. A perfectly-formed lunar rainbow was »:- «ighfc~worth 'seeing at Hanmer Springs en.",' Tuesday evening, between the hours of sevea '"' and twelve. At times the colours were ak , most as distinct as if seen in the day time, '.- After midnight a strong nor'-wester, aeecm- ;• panied by showers of rain, was experienced., : The weather, however, brightened before tße 4 morning. ' V The Ashbarton Agricultural and Paa."> toral Association's twenty-fourth annual V Show opens to-day, and will be to-morrow. The entries total eMcsy% 1000. This isjn excess of the total $& *r lished on Monday, and the discrepancy'ja/ accounted for by.an'oversight on the,Bss : :- of one of the intending exhibitors wfek " handing in his entries. ' '":Y Tha other day an aerolite, or meteor; Ml , from tie skies at Opalri,. mar Mastertcw. :; Settlers in that district .state that tbo de- V scent* of tba "meteor was Bceanv. v , panied by aloud report, which startMY horses and cattle. The following afternoon.?... a similar phenomenon occurred at Te Ofe. Ore, where a haystack wa« struck and fire£-"\ The meteor, was very brilliant,-and storUej;-/ numerous residents. . ' :.' O At a meeting of ths Wellington Edaca* V tion Board yesterday t<he Chairman < an- ,-. nounced that he had bees unable to cfe*,.," tain the services of anyone to conduct the.;* enquiry into the statements' made concern- : ing the Board by slr Lee, chief inspector./: Further consideration, of t&e position- hi ..." the Board now finds itself in con* ; nection with this matter was postponed w> v, til next meeting. Owing to the illness* of Mr J* W. Parker* -.■'s son, Jhe registrarof birth, deaths, and mar-J ?. riages in tbaa city, 3lr F. W. Mansfield, who holds a similar position in Wellington, taken charge of the Christchweh branch of. j the department The deputy-registrar of ; births, deaths, and marriages here is also ■" absent from duty owing to an accident met' with whilst bicycling, ilr Mansfield er- 2 pects to be stationed here far %beg& sis /? weeks. , ■ • ' (' On Tuesday evening a social gathering, jriven by the lady reddents Springe ac a farewell to Miss Taylor, thW; postmistress at the Springs, , and .also JU Ferguson, dba bookkeeper'at. Station, was held ai the SanatoritttSa:'-' ''£&s>;■?> ing the evening Dr. Xittie,' of CuljrtSlfe l } ltehalf of the gentlemen, presented • lor with a gold cable bangle and a dnessHsif" , -- ; case, both suitebly engiaved. &r Ferguaoe . was also presented by the ladies with a set I .of gold links and studs. Pancjng was aiteiv'. > J wards ield on the large vjeffandah. ;• ! In connection with, .tlife Metropolitan/!" Show, ba "held next week, Messrs B. Petersen and Co., jewellers, Jiave just sep/- . plied to the order of the Canterbury 'Agn< .". cultural and Pastoral Association a. hand* :< some silver bowl, to be known as the''*M» ,-; Irino.Qnp." Xhfe bowlie of Queen An»< design, being richly fluted, while the tor ;' edge is mounted with a handsome xnouni J. standing out in relief j on. each side »n._ swinging handles, suspended in the Bioutll? . of raised lions' heads. ;3%e bowi is 12i» in diameter, and stands,. ( thf - tabany stand, 15in high. <%' isiaow ok V&% in. the window of Messrs PrtewenJaßdJ-G^'-- , , Messrs Wliitcoinbe .and Tombs sen&ite specimens of &«ir admirable diaries for 1&&, - • the malting of which has bsconie quite an ■-'■ important local, industry. They vary from a,: large rough diary through various eises i<* }' SBEiIT pocket diaries, which are marvels of": compactness and convenience. Of these titae of polished leather, .with gilt tw ~: days on a page, published at 2s 6d, is espe- - j cially, to be commended for giving a deal in a small compass. All tha diaries cob- !~W tain a large amount of statistical and otlwr f£. information likely, to be most useful to buei-j6, ness men. The larger issues contain &b>-v ; stracts of some of filie more important Av&'£ of Parliament, such as the labour laws, feoc- ? ing Acts, etc . , '< At a meeting of th& Executive Committee \i of the Canterbury Horticultural Socieiy» ,- held yesterday, arrangements were completed '{ in connection with the Carnival Show, which takes place on the Show -L , Grounds on November Bth. A resolution ~ was carried allowing nurserymen to use larger' ? show cards on their exhibits than previously . ' used. A special priae of £1 Is, given by , Mr A. E. G. Rhodes for the Spring Show, - and which was not -won, vms allotted to the *, class lor a floral display: and a collection'of .;; seeds given by Danielb Bros., of JTorwicb, to •_ the class for hardy cut flowers in the oma- ,_ fceur section. A first-class certificate W39 . awarded to Mr J. 08. Beckett for a seedling amaryllis- which was exhibited at the Spring - Show. ' < s The arrangements for the Jockey Clnb 4 ; ball on Thursday next are well forward, and this part of the" "Carnival Week" •functions - promises to be quite as successful as all others. The ball will be held, as usual, al the Art Gallery; and, mdging by uh» manner in which the tickets are going off, the attendance %vill not be one whit . bshind that of previous years. Miss Scrivener's band will supply tlie music for tho dancing, Freeman's, Ltd., are to be the caterers, while the decorations, wmea promise to be very fine indeed, are ac the hands _of Messrs White and Jonee. ■ His Expediency the Governor and the Countess of Eanfurly will be among the gnests f the presence of two men-of-war in port' will oe a guarantee of the attendance o!. a number of officers of the navy, and aa- ' '. other feature of interest will, be the faci that quite a number of young people are , to take advantage of the occasion to make their debut.. Altogether the ball of 1901 should prove a brilliant affair. Pedestrians complain greatly of the inconvenience they are put to owing to the closing of all traffic over the Colombo street bridge during the period that tie new structure is under construction, aad a petition is being widely, signed asking the City Council to provide a footbridge. It was thought by many that provision was made in the contract for a temporary footbridge, but this is"" not the case. Tha j whole width of the road is required for the work in connection Ttith tho new bridge, and it is stated that there are d faculties in the way of putting up a temporary footbridge on either side of the present bridce. The City Surveyor supplies tae following information regarding the time taken to walk from Cook 'and I\esas corner via Victoria c-treet bridge to the junction of Colombo and Kiltnore streets:—-Walking at the rate of two miles ■|>er hour, it lakts lmin 52sec to cover the" distance; ;ti two and" a half miles per hour, lmin 21s«?c; «xsd at three miles per hour, lmin 15se<\ pn a bicycle the distance can b; covered in about half a minute.

Commissioner Tunbridge, who arrived • from Wellington yesterday, will roll main in town until the proceedings ia [/ connection with the Ariadne case have concluded. As showing the amount of correspondence carried on in the country districts, it may be noted that 2300 letters have been posted during the year in the pillar-bos at Hororata. The usual inrush of visitors to the city for race week is already commencing. Num bers are arriving by evety bout, and most 0 { the hotels in town are already full, and refusing applications for roqnis. Fcr this year's Agricultural Show a large o val lias been formed in front of the grand stand lav a parade of stock. The whole of the parade will, therefore, be close under the stand, where everyone will be able to ste it. There will be three Courts sitting today The Ariadne case will be heard before Mr II• W. Bishop,'S.M., in the Provincial Council Chambers, the ordinary civil Court will be presided over by Dr. MeArfchur, while the pobce cases will be disposed cf by the Justices in tlve Police Court. The Medical Association lias appointed a deputation to interview the Defence Minister with reference to the new regulation providing for the examination of returned South African troopers by the Public Health Department instead of by a board composed of volunteer medical officers. It has been decided by .the Presbyterian Synod of Ot»g*> and Southland,, that Mr (/eorge H. McNear shall be ordn.ined by the "Synod immediately after ihe opening of the services this morning. Considerable intenwt is being shown in thin ordination, from the fact that Mr MeNear is the first ordained missionary to go to work in China in connection witn an Australian Church of any denomination. The adjourned meeting of the Tramways Conference is to be held on November 12th,. when Councillor Hadfie!d's amendment to the motion of the Mayor of St. Albans (Mr. T. H. Davey) providing for the appointment of a combined committee comprised of delegates elected by the various focal bodies interested, instead of a Board of Trufit, a» proposed by Mr Davey, will be discussed. The Selwytt County Council met yesterday. Present—Messrs R. Westenra, J. G. Murray, G. Rutherford, G .Witty, J. Gough, G. H. McllafSe, J. Woolf, W. Dunlop, and J. Rennie. A number of matters dealt with elsewhere were discussed, and routine business was transacted. Rangert , reports and several matters affect- • ing water-races were dealt with. The Council then adjourned. Some witnesses, when summoned by mibpopna 1o give evidence nt the local Magi:. "ite's Court, exhibit extreme reluctftnee to p.'iy what they know until some definite arrangement is made as to the payment, of their expenses. Few, however, cere to £o so far as one witness, Mr H. S. Boardman, went yesterday. He flatly refused to enter the witness-box. After consulting with th<a Chief Clerk of the Court, the Chairman of tb« Bench, *'*.r J. H. Sopp, said the Court would give Mr Botudman another chance if he would **back "I never back down," came ttie rep>y. "Very well," retorted Mr Sopp, "the Bench are certainly not going to bo treated with contempt; we will adjourn the case for eight days, and will commit you to Lytitelton for those eight days." *'I will go into the box," was the haety reply of the witness, and he suited the action to hia -words, and gave his evidence. The Canterbury Women's Institute is do-. ing its best to urge upon the various local bodies, in whose hand* lies the election of membere ot the Charitable Aid Board, the desirability of came women being graced on the Board , . It ia «ndiog circulars to the various bodies, asking that women be nominated for seats on the Board, and submitting the names of Mesdamee Williams, Lee, Wells, Fletcher, Roes, and Black. The Sumner Borough Council, at it* meeting last night, received one of these circulars, and Cr. Drew I'propoaed—"That the Council supports the ; election of a lady to the Board." ur. Maffey .seconded Hum, and there seemed a clianoe of Us being carried, but eventually an amendment that the coMidexotion of t&se matter be postponed tilt next meeting was carried. The Kaiapoi Borough Council decided to acknowledge receipt of the circular. ', At the meeting of the ScJwyn County Council yesterday, Mr T. I. Jovnfi wrote, advfaang the Council a* to itet position regarding legal liability for injury happening to the .'VMMoa or property of anyone using White's Bridge, in consequence of the structure being out of repair. If Mto Legißlature had ex/preißiy directed . the Council to. keep the liughways within, the county in . good order and repair, " then it ,:xna ptobAble, that in case of failure to.com- • fcuch 'direction, penal proceedings - wonld lie aeeiset the members of >he Coun- ; but no BsbilJty for payment ot damage?., The ', Legislatftre had not, however, imposed •I *ny obligation on the Council in the. matter, /tfie !fts|a«g« of the statute being wierely empowering, nnd not mandatory. There wee, , Uj«>e?or«i no liability, civil or penal, attach- ' nig; in respa* tv the non-re-bridge; or of .any accident or injury molting from such' non-repair. Notices poltef|jw&£ the closed- Against traffic Men*. precautions advJwbß iad proper, but not actually neee&-•My-".T ■- •' ' ■■."./' fUm'g WcJrk and 80/e Pfty." This wae ttiftjteßMefc the presiding Magistrate at the Mr J. H. Sopp, made yestermy t mm a. charge of feat driving was'being heMdjggahai. a : lad named Piitsfick Keo, 'm boy was in charge of one of the ChristcHurch Meat Cotnpan/e carte, and, acco*d"Jβ.»,Jβ* *tat«fient, was driving along wwnflew rtawt, when » cart, .furiously S Tea, dtßbed a P behind bun, and, in «ae* toprereot he had qufekenedniapeofc The x»«wr<mrfcpass4d him near 5 1 ® "T**' *** net • stopped, A conrtopped him, and took his i»a» lor drwaiag the intewectiou of Hi?h ana Lichfield etreete v other than a walking Sf* , to the Bench, the boy stated «Mt the horse ivas a good, one, luid very herd ol mouth, He ftdded tfaKh* w<hiM aave to pay whatever fin* wae imposed, as the company would not do sa %« only WM& that the Meat Company would have to l»y «w &W, , ' «said the Justice/ "then we Jw ?£* *** V? mlt ? ten** , is just BS?S^- 5 Sr Ke a cI ? ivin ß to Wye work tt»t men ought to do tfet this trouble has SL X oo .^ banned 2s 6d ami, costs, «ad we only wish it « v the Meat Company." BaUantyaea spwial exhibition to-day. 7197 fils!T?J S ™ ore c^ nnin S or serviceable fconc than Toswre «ilk, whicli in addition to being made m a dustproof colour washes without many degree Wng its good appearte«, aad for the»e reasons ,&>&> it" en- : btted to rank as an ideal fabric for summer Wotwee and dresses, being delightfully cool. feature of tbie silk, ami when o«e conger's , quality and width th* price lut' j i lid y"* 1 ' feHlls astonishingly c tow, and places it within the reach of ail. [<"-V 4196- - lltter P* l * of the P* 5 * century '"4 ; Sj?L ance was nmd€ "»* th« invention S- tm ? roven } enfc of machinery, esp&ciajlv in 011 !.* 11,1 tbe " WBtoU wdwrtry, n*o*dH>e fffeet of enabling every person the ptw»essor of a reliable thneB. Petersen and Co., High street, ,™ to inform those that have been waiting, ,J*J.w« public generally, that they have Just ' kS-Sj ?"* Londoa » supply of their cele- - ,{"?*•* working-men's Canterbury silver key- ,' Patent dustproof lever watches, which wßnSfaaranUve, The price, as in the past, . » Wa, posted to any addrees. 6558 *':. should like to say here that lam more **«. mtß&ed wit h the machine. It ie run■»«g a» pood to-day as when I w«t had it, close upon two yean •go, and jt hag no t cost mc any«"ng for repairs.—Yours truly, J. H. «oodey Pahnereton X." Th« abov« xthr* to Anglo-Special" Bicycle JSPo. Z495* and vptea&ea the general opinion of thousands of . golists who ride the "Anglo-Special" cycles. *»* the new models, two speeds and free Wheels, Anglo-New Zealand Cycle Company, JU.C., and. 226 High *treet.~(Advt.} Mr W. E. Sorreil, the popular photof et»Pher. was badly troubled with unbroken ; «nilblaine. He soaked his feet in hot water wee times, and applied Loariby's Koolibah \«tar each fomenting. Result, a complete :«ure.—(Adrt.Ji

Cuckoo Clocks. — Clarke and Co. announce their arrival. Intending purchasers who have been waiting should give them an farly 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, Walthun,' and Kotherbam watches, in ladle* 1 and yents , sizes, gold, silver, etc. S. Ularke 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 "Atalantae." Oates, Lowry, und Co., Christchurch.—Advt.

I Mutual affection requires to be preserved Iby 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 Butoher's engagement rings. The possession of one of these jewels of rare j beauty and elegance will be found a most permanent source of happiness. Butcher, jeweller and ring maker, 210 High street, Christchurcb.—Advt. For Djcycie repairs re specially recommend cyclists to, Boyd and Son, who are combining first-class work with moderate charges. 191 Gloucester etreet, Christchurch. Telephone 17. 29 Mr Morris, photographer, Colombo street, Christchurch, finds it is not generally known that bis charge for cabinet protraite of children and three-quarter-length pictures is 17s 6d per dozen, and extra charges for vi§toetting, groups, large mounts, also the various methods of printing, etc.—{Advt.} Mr Uriesaaber, jeweller, who has removed to new premises, 155 Colombo street, opposite City Hotel, is having a clearing sale of his whole stock at greatly reduced prices.—{Advt.) Bell Cycles—The most reliable and honest machine built in New Zealand. Manufacturers, Bell Bros., 170 High etreet, just past Clock Tower, Special attention to repairs. 6223 Seeds, season 1901, vegetable seeds 3d per packet, fewer seeds la per packet, seed potatoes, best kinds, In stock. Agents cor Nimmo and Blair, Dunedin, standard seeds. —Fletober Bros., High street.—Advt. "OPTICAL" lEeLEGRAPHY. The French military Engineering Department has just concluded an'important series of experiments at Nice,- in the- application of a newly-discovered system known in the French Army as "optical telegraphy." The experiments in the present instance were, says the Nice-corres-pondent of the "Bradford Observer," intended to test the , efficacy of the system at long distance by night. By day and at short range it has already been proved to yield excellent results. „ During some mountain manoeuvres by the Alpine troops in the early summer commanders of points threatened with assault had l no difficulty in detecting, under circumstances entirely outside the capabilities of a telescope, a feint being organised in one direction while fcrooDs were being massed fDr the real assault in another. The experiments just concluded at Nice were made by luminous projections towards Toulon and Corsica. Although thtj distance was seventy miles iii one direction and 135 miles in the other, the system worked with an efficiency that surprised General Patnard, under whose supervision ,the trials were conducted. In the lesult all the forts along the Italian border aTe to be equipped with "optical telegraphy," which hitherto had.only been installed «n two of them. THE CASE OF LILLYWHITE. It ia announced, writes bur London correspondent, that , * the Borne Secretary, Mr C. T. Ritchie, was applied tor fey the Colclieetep Town Council a* to what wae the beet thing they could do in regard to expenffes m tthe circumstances of having brought Mr Charles LiUywhite from 'New Zealand on the supposition that he was Arthur Blatch, the murderer ,of Mr Welch, at Colchester. The Home Secretary replied that, in the circumstances, it would me?p the case if they defrayed the expenses in full. • Commenting "on the unfairness of the law which denies to en innocent man subjected to such treatment . . . compensation for what he has undergone, ,, the :\Uaiiv News" •'Wtf'.tfwujd have thought that the: circumstances of an en-' tirely innocent man having been broujihi k sue or ©even weeks' journey from' the other side «f the world, all. the time under suspicion of •having committed the most odious crime known to law or society, and> after his innocence -had been proved, being sent back again, would. in no way be met by the defrayment of-'his passage/ anii his living expenses during his, travels. Is an enforced absence of some months from a man's home and means of livelihood a thing of so little importance that it can be set aside entirely in the _ consideration of what is tine to him after, a mistake for which he is in no way to blame bag been made to bis 'detriment? We. think not; This second instance of the invidious'treatment of an innocent man urwter .suspicion of crime strengthens our point .that it is time- some system of compensation existed for wrongs committed in the' name of the law/ ■ •• >■- ■ - .-■■;■ ;./>•■;•• -.<..-. SUEGIOAL, OPERATIONS. '• . The following.story !has' been sent to m«, ■writes Mc Laboiiehere : ,in . t&e London 'Truth." M T:he .gentrleman who,, sends it has omitted to iput Mβ name to it, in which I-gjtdqld. think he is wise. Not wishing to 'be behind. htm 'in wisdom, I disclaim all responsibility for his statements. Perhaps I had better also add that there ife no evidence as Ut "whether the doctors w-ho performed tih© alleged-operations belonged 'to tbe B.A.M.C. or theZM.S.:—"A private, who,, served in the -f- .Regiment during the last Afridi war. complained of agonising pains in one of his eyes. After a time the doctors decided tkafe Che only possibility of relieving him was to take the efe out. An operation.was accordingly performed, the man being placed under chloroform for .the purpose.' .Imagine his annoyance on discovering, wlxen ha came to, that the doc-' tors tad removed his left eye, :w(bereas the pain was in the right! Naturally Ms pain wtts not relieved by the' operation.. titan declared that he would rather be blind for dfp than endure it, and. eventually he was again, placed under chloroform aod the second eye removed. Strange to sayj the pain 'Continued' as '"but ore,' arid even grew worse. It then occurred "to somebody that the pain could not have proceeded from tfhe : man's eyes. .Further examination disclosed an abscess at t&e root of one of Ms-teeth. A third operation was more successful. The ! tooth was extracted, and the man at 1 recovered.?" I-take this (adds jur Labou- | d»are) to be an argttment in favour of "post- l- ; graduate study" for Army medicos, whether 1 British or Indian: ; i . j