NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11131, 25 November 1901, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Addressing the Kaiapoi Maoris on Friday, Mr Tame Parata, representative for the Southern Maori electorate, stated that shortly the Hon. J. Carroll, Native Minister, intended to visit the electorate-to confer with the natives as to the Maori Councils BiU.

Meetings will be 'held to-night of the YiY City Council and the Sydenham and Lin. '%** wood- Borough Councils. V; ; j Every week the travelling post office o*n£u_J the northern trnin is increasing in since persons find that the delivery of letter* *V is greatly facilitated thereby, ";. Mr Jackson, of the Chief Post Office, whe '; has been relieving at Hanmer Springs, and .opening the new Post Ufftee, returned to. duristch-rch. on Saturday. . Aliss Brown;' who cornea from Auckland, has commenced her duties as postmistress. O.

A letter has been received from the Go* ,■ vernment in reply to a petition from tie *: Pnpanui residents asking for a letter box . at the railway station, statins that th* ■• arrangement. as suggested would be given effect to.

The Minister for Railways ha* intimated, *.. * in reply to a request from several •«*'<—nts of Pap'anui. that arrangement* have beea,-> ' made to light the railway rtation with gas *■§ . instead of kerosene, aud also to put down *-*•*. asphalt pavement. *j?\ Several of the Christchureh Bands-, t0,;,; gether vcith the Lyttelton Band, gave anYj- - open-air concert at Lancaster Park vester-V day afternoon. A collection was made vi'yl aid of the Contest Fund, and resulted in a V substantial sum being contributed

Ota* Dunedin correspondent telegraphs ' that Mr W. H. Wairen and Mr J. B. Tay ' verner, sen., will be candidates for thb ' Caversham sent in the Liberal Labour interests. The intention of Mr T. K. Sidey cannot be ascertained until -.Iter tint '•<* gentleman's return to town, but there is every reason to believe that he will bo a candidate. . - - A large block of land comprising 65,570 - acres, chiefly tussock and bush country, in the Napier district, has lately been dis- . posed of by Messrs Hopkins. Simpson and - Co., on behalf of Dr. Hay. of Coolangatta, • New South* Wales. Some idea of the si-w> of this huge estate may be gathered from V the fact that there is over 100 stpiure miles ~ of country. It adjoins the Pohokura > " block, Urte'ly "acquired by the Government / from the natives.

In acknowledging the telegram from the - . Westland Comity Council, expressing pie*. ■ ** sure at the additional vote provided for tl» railway to Rots, the Premier supplies, aacording to the "Hokitika GiinrdU-' the; *' gratifying information by telegram that ". the preparations of the plans and the qur. ;*' vey for the work will be put in hand ti.]once, and that later on he would be ,; happy to take part in the opening cerre.'-' moiiy. >- : At the Trinity College practical muaujar-'-V I examination, held at the Convent of Mercy,■& .. Lytt-ton, on Friday, 22nd inst., by'Mjf'*"'A. Mistrowski, Mus. Bac., Qxon, tbe" time'-'* pupils prepared by th c Sif-tsrs of piercy \tttt-. '* * ! successful. Tbe following are the names Senior Grade.- F. M. Thompson (singing),'\Y M. Harnett. Intermediate division: AlicaY ' Davies, Olive Hebley, Lottie Francis (plant-),*" Junior division *. Kitty Barnes (piano), Olive'Y LeLievre (violin). Preparatory: PhwW'Y; •Fleming (Port Levy), Johanna -ufaroi/ [ (piano). . % ■ ~ .:. '■ On Saturday afternoon the Bfcttina, tailed* -~ by Mr E. Sinclair,' and the Waterbee_i», ";.-;* ' •jailed by Professor Scott, again coihpetaiV, for the honour of representing the Lyttelton,-.* Sailing Club in the first race for the Inter.','':' Club Challenge Cup. A light north-wtst'r': ■wind at the start was, in a lew mi-tites - , 1 V v changed to a strong north-east. The Water- \ '- beetle had a lead of about three minutesat t_e end of the first round, but in beating/ •'' from the reef buoy to Diamond Harbour, on • ' the second round, Bettina got the leadY ' finally winning by three minutes..

'Mr Meredith, M.H.R., in speaking on *Xa; r y increase of members' honorarium to £1300, Y|* in reported to have said that members of *:Y, the Canadian Parliament receive £500 i >'."" year. This is incorrect; a member, of the;,"V Dominion Parliament, simply receives aa.Y' 1 ' allowance of ten dollars per diem' tip' 4k;," the end .of- ,t_iirty -days, and for.a se fe lasting; longer than, this period the sum*«-lL of 10W doJ_re (about £208), with in every '• M case -ten-cents per. mile- for. travelling ex- :-j penses, The sum of eight dollars per diem ';.« is deducted far*' every day's absence of meomJbw unlee- the same i_ caused by nets. . . . £"§£■ Yesterday "'was Temperance Sunday... i»| f.the s Wesleyou Churches, according .to, resolution of, Conference, and sermons were , preached in. the vari«arrf: ! chui-ches. At Durham street Church "y"»4^ v terday* in the course of hisMsriiY marks, the Rev. R. .Murray made a moßftYfY ejctraordinary statement.. He was add*ew<Vf ing the youths on, the number of tempt*} j';,tions spread for them in connection wit_Ythe liquor traffic,- and went on to say fhatY'i in Chicago there were fifty saloon- fitted ttp^ljj with special rooms as ' nurseries- supplied,;-? with ' toys, * picture-bttoks, etc., -ffJierff'-Y alcoholic -weetmeats, etc., were with a view-of educating the taste of .s«•**# ] crildren for liquor. *" . -''yZ^Z . The c-rop prospects, writes our North- CaniYSY berbury correspondent,! for last week are indifferent for the wanfc-of rain at the proper "J" I thae to- force" the hay grass and the younsfY'-Y grain. Both are -stunted crops, and st<Hs_>--nave ' in many'cases been turned into paddocks. Rain has been so partial-in.it-i"-"*-. effects on grass country* that it only senejily to bring the roots of the grass" ana cloteiilfY more to the surface of tho soil, and stocks 4.' have eafen -the green teed so nhort that"j""'_. within the last four days of the nor'-W—sterj -pasturage " has become quiii.. bleached, and thecondition of stock is J ing serious. Those who are now Hhaar-Uff]:" find the wool is light and wanting in j to. give it lustre. Rain for three days woui<J§£' ( recover matters for pastorulist*}, bnt CWSY : hardly, for this season, -redeem the of the arable fsrmers. Zsi%~ The Christchurcb Homing Society flew £'Z ' race from Seacliff on Saturday for a trop-"f'fY presented by Mr W> E. Earnsbaw. The were liberated at ten o'clock with a favcof-i V" able wind at Seacliff, and a head wind 4t5 : ." Ohristohurch. The winning bird flewJbft'-f distance of 182 miles 420 yards in 4 honrt.*'37min 7se_ Twenty-four birds comprtwY representing twelve owners. The following'Y is the order in which the birds' Vere tifflW;*■;"■= in'i—F. Unwin's Speedwell 1157 yards, J?.;/ Kingsford's Jujah 1156 \ards, G-/Perrat4"» .;' Strowan 1154 yards, F. Butter-eld's Yonngi Red 1150 yards. A, John-tone's No. 3331147-". , yards, A. Stewart's Endem- 1146 yards, _V, ; Wilson's Disccvery 1142 yards, F- Bu-«Y i Northern Star'll42 y&tdsZ E. Smith's —■»\ ,' . 1119 yards, J. Orme ? s Southern 1033 yards, s „" H. Spring's Idler 1082 yards, R. Johnson*. » 1 No. 395 1045 yards. The club desire %;.-* thank the stationmaster at Seacliff for **r'j! tending to and liberating the birds. V- ' The inmates of a certain houf-e in kenzie, who rushed out on the occasion of,/ ■ the big shake, in attempting to escape Jm*;.., one form" of danger bad (wnt#s a **■ •*- ---dent), an unexpected experience- of qnit* another kind. The sudden shock had ovarii ' turned several hives of bees, and' then}* - furiated insects, not being versed in seismic", ■ phenomena, evidently conclude<l that the* . discomfort was to be attributed to the r** fugeea, who bad collected in the garden/'. In great numbers the bees attacked eywy.Vone within reach," and though men, women - and children defended themselve?- most vigo-.'-. rously. in a. short time the attacking party . gained a complete victors-. Their oppo* , nents retired rapidly with a. long list °|- - casualties, every memb&r of the contingen*; being painfully wounded in many Another yimng man, who had left boat* -' shortly before the shock, but who had rid-"" den back at once to use how his parents . were faring, volunteered to settle watUf* amicably by restoring the "ptatus quo," am by replacing the hives on their stand. B* had never been stung in his life, andlns" always b_eu able to handle the be— fuw take the honey without any risk or $""**** caution. But' "either hia virtue as nd& charmer must have been <£»--ir>afc'*d br too earthquake, or the bees were not. taking." any conciliation o.r arbitration. Sudctauy' the hire was dropped with a bans, ™* bee exosrt made a. b&s line lor the op"* 1 gate. ]By his career down the road, escorted br an attentive retinue of beta, «c baa established a reputation as a sprinter. The resident? of the hcase were occupied for some considerable time, under the direc* tion of an insp-jctor of -schooh-. in pjwecut' ing a diligent search for stings, and in ***" flectiona on 'the uncertain temi>er of wia "little busy bee." In the meantime tiia latter had turnwl tbair attention to a sheep dog, over which they gained an easy victory. 'Fhe faithful "animal Mas natun_ly sairprised at this unprovoked _i«:iult, end was last seen on the sky line, still g°»°S strong, with a halo of bees round his bead. Lnte.t advices state that the hives are still lying prostrate.

Tn connection with the recent enrth- ' quakes. Mr Hoaben, Wellington, wishes to be supplied with concise spedfio statements i\ -.s to "the time of the beginning of tho V "/ "*f*h*vk*<. overturning of bottles, etc., fall of ' • <h_n_cys, and damage to brick or wooden buildings, and the sounds before, during, or after the shock.

The exports from Greymouth last week were: —Blackball Company, 2359 tons lewt of coal; Brunner Company, 2824 tons 7cwt of coal, 50 tons 6cwt of coke, and 13 tons scwt of brick.*..

The Labour Department is circulating plans of a suggested safety guard for emery wheel*, which is calculated to mini—tise the danger of accidents through these wheels bursting.

As will be seen, by a notification else■where, tenders are invited by the Director of Army Contractp, War Office. London, for the ftipply of meat to the troops in South Africa for one year, from Ist. April, 1901. to 31st March, 1902. Tenders to he *i_t in to the Director of Contracts, War Office, Loudon, by noon on January 6th. ISO 2. The tenders will be (a) Natal, exclusive of Charlestown: (b) the Orange River Colony nnd Transvaal, including the Cape Colony north of tho Orange River, also Chariest own in Natal; (c) Cape Colony south .if the Orange River. Tenders may offer for tin- supply of both live stock und dtad meat, or for live stock only or for dead meat only. Tenders- may ba for all dirt nets (a, b. and c), or for "one only or iVir portions of any district. Tenders for live .stork may be (a) for delivery as and when required; (b) at named stations in one or moro districts; jc) c.i.i. at Capetown. Port Klizabtth. East London. Durban, and I.rrenzo Marques-; '(d) f.o.b. at port tif shipment. Tenders for dead meat may I>e If) lor frozen er fresh; (f) for frozen only: ft") for fresh only: ih) for frozen meat; <i) Capetown or Divrbnn; (j) for frozen meat,'f.o.h., at port of shipment; (j* for slaughtering and distribution only. Forms of tender and condition* of contract may be obtained on application'to tho Premier, and no tender will be considered, except on the forms so obtained. H.M. ships Rmgarooma and Archer are expected at Lyttelton to-day. A "Motnpiko (Nelson) fanner recently had fifty cattle down with tutu poisoning. Seven cows died.

A private lettfi m-cived from Wellington sf;i-tes ihnt there mc several cases of English cholera in the metropolitan city. The Selwyn County Council will meet on Wednesday to elect a cliairman. At the same meeting tne Council's representatives tothe Hospital and Charitable Aid Boards, will be appointed. x 3fr W. H. Hagger, of the Labour Department went South by the express on Satunl'-y to take charge of the Timaru J'urpau during the illness of the local oi'i *;, Mr R. Crawford. Some curios which belonged to R. L. "-Stevenson, the novelist, were sold by auc„ors in Auckland the other day, but realised o,„y lair piices. A number of the curios were purdh-ased by So_t„ern buyers. The crops in the Bruce district an** looking very well at present, and there is every prospect of a bountiful harvest. The rainy weather of the pa&t week, and the subsequent heat, have done a great deal of good, cr; - . ' \\h iv pu_Lures. The Mite for the Industrial Home proposed to bo erected at Levin has been —eared and drained, and plans for the home are now almost completed. The siis close to the railway line. It is intended to teach the inmates of the home industrial and farming pursuits. The documents in connection with the Selwyn County Council's schemes for the drainage of Lake KUesnvere and the dredging of ; the Hals-well river, have been forwarded to the Government for approval prior to the commencement of the works. On -Saturday Detective Bailey arrested ' at Lyttelton a, man named William C. J. Ross, upon a charge of wife desertion. The man was brought "through to Christchurch, and taken before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., who ordered him to pay £1 - week towards his wife's support. Among the English immigrants by the steamer Delphic, which reached .Wellington last week was a woman with four children, the youngest of whom was an infant in arms. The party goes on to G_borne to seek dairy farm employment, in. that district. The woman expressed to hear fellow passengers her intention of sending Home for her, husband if she "doe* well in the colony.'' Mr J. Lomas, Inspector of Factories -here, states with regard.to the wages to boys ahd . girls payable under the new Factories Act, that the Department has no control over the wages paid to those over sixteen years of age, which will be a matter for mutual agreement between the employer and employee. This, oi course, does not apply to the wages . of boys or girls who start work at fourteen or fifteen years of age, and continue in the same employment, tw in. their case- the annual increase of wages is fixed by the Act. A young woman who was charged with inebriety at the Auckland Police Court recently,, appeared in the dock in a somewhat dazed condition, and complained bitterly of maltreatment which she had received -from' several Chinamen, She stated that while iv Wakefieid street on Sunday last she in some unaccountable way got into the hands of Chinamen, who took her into a house and there drugged her with opium. The woman declared that one of the Chinamen knocked her about with an opium pipe, and she further said that, many bruises had been inflicted on her body from the numerous blows she had received. r The woman, who spoke in a stammering way, said that it was time that the Government interfered and put down the opium traffic.

'An accident of a somewhat unusual aa- . ture occurred to'Mr Grey, of Fort Hill Farti, MSburn, a few days ago, gays the "Bruce Henud. - ' He was carting grain in y . a waggon, drawn by two horses, from his Y'f farm, and on his wav to Milton a rather >. *t«ep h_l had to be descended. While V- braking h» waggon down this incline one >:/ ot the horses tell, sod was pulled under :•*■". the wsg-gon. The animal was -edged" . for a distance of about two chair.- in this ,vY extpemely awkward way before the other r : s} horse was stopped, and the vehicle btought \ '•*, to * *t*_dfcti„. Strange to say* the horse \ ;Y . did not appear to have received any injury. rt - . the only damage being gome alight break'j' *ge_ in the -harness. An amw-dhg incident is related of how *|- two commercial travellers tried to make I- * lerge number of passengers on' board a I § steaaner bound from Svdneyto Wellington 1; ~? believe that tihey couid through "wireless \ % telegraphy" learn the state of a cricket Jjr,*; match taking place between the English-. 1$ *■*■"■"""" .*?*"*•* *** ■"■iwtralaaiis. These two enf£ terprising gentlemen told an amated crowd ;,fi that the roast head-light would receive V the message, the question being sent from ,'ii the battery-box at the foot of the mast. $'< It must be here understood that the heady ' Lght on several intercolonial steamers is V -wppHed by electricity. At any rate, a -• message wtts announced, but the incredu- ■|-. 1 iotie voyagers doubted it* veracity. Howify ever, *w&en thb steamer reached Wellington S.Y it waa found that the correct scorehad V', been hi- upon.

v , Mr Geo. Chapman, the heed attendant at ! : . the Sunnyside Asylum, has severed his consection with that institution, after twenty years' service, to take up the position of *snag«r of the new Inebriates' Home at Wai- ; titl, under Dr. Truby King. Ths officers and [', /Waft of the Asylum have presented Mr Chap- j s*M» with a solid silver Rotherham watch t ,'.„. • bearing a suitable inscription. He has also j I** . iweivM a handsome gold chain from Dr. ' ' Levinge, the medical superintendent, and i ,< wrioas other gifts and letters of congratula-.' | t*on, m»ny being from the friends of patients i »t Stmnyside. Mr Chapman is the last mem- : {". «« oi the staff who were under Dr. Hacon, J li' *he former superintendent, to leave tbe insti■J tution. *Y/' A letter was read at the Education P Board's meeting on Saturday from the Edu- . otfico Department with regard to Educa- , ,*jw» Board i clerical work, and asking that » rthe wcretary ba allowed to attend a con- ■#). xerence in Wellington, to consider how the '4 5, under the Public School Teachers ;/ : Salaries-- Act may be kept within as narrow "* P*- £sl ° le - Ifc vas resolved that is"*L ' tfte 80 -**<l'» secretary, attend conference, but Mr Hardy expressed ?'££ »>pe that tbe Inspector-General tl'jT t trwtt tl,e 3ecret * r ie» better than he t| ; fttul treated the teachers-. He had got con- [-*-*=**"©} of them, and if he talked the secre""Y**"** over it would be another move to;s ?-_r central '** vt i*>M '. he sincerely hoped -, Iwir secretary would not be beguiled from i mc path* of rectitude by the Inspector■j f 'Y u * o erar-> soft words. ■_'!*.'

The Marlborough Land and Railway i League is recommending -he Government jto have the Lake Grassmere property | drained and cut up for settlement. The member of Ashley (Mr Meredith) on Friday evening gave his constituents' some idea of the action of the Government, in representing that Mr j Rhodes. Mayor of Christchureh. had ; claimed £470 for expenses of the Duke's visit. \ It was, he said, nothing short of disgraceful j that Mr Rhodes should have been so misrej presented, as he had nothing whatever to do j with the claim. The expenditure had been ! incurred by the Government agent, and Mr [ Rhodes knew nothing whatever of it till the J bill came iv. Mr Rhodes had discharged his duties as Mayor with honour to the city, to Canterbury, and to the colony, and it was simply monstrous that be should have been discussed in tbe manner he was through the action of the Ministers. It was felt by tbe Canterbury member?, as well as by other members, that everything should be dons to remove the impressions which might be caused by Mr Rhodes's name having been placed in the records of the country in conj nection with that sum of £470, with which he had nothing whatever to do. Mr Meredith's remarks were greeted with applause. "Anglo-Special" and "Humber"' cycles are ideal bicveks for touring, their great feature being refiability under all conditions of road and weather. Call and examine the up-to-date models. Easy terms. Your old machine taken as part payment. The. AngloNew Zealand Cycle Company, D.LC. and 226 High street—(Advt.) Ex Paparoa and Gothic Messrs Petersen and Co., jewellers, have just received shipments of new goods, which are being displayed in their window. Dainty silver butter forks 4a each, silver-mounted photo frames from 2s 6d, silver-mounted ivory and ebony hair brushes, silver toilet ware, gent's oxodissed, keyless, non-magnetic watches, with patent screw back cases, 25s each ; ladies' 14-carat gold keyless watches, from £3 10s. Newest designs in gold brooches, bracelets,- and engagement rings. t.w.

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 ba arranged. Inspection invited at our Christchureh Premises, or Addington, Leeston, and Kaiapoi Agencies. 6303

Bell Cycles—The most reliable and honest machine built in New Zealand. Manufacturers, Bell Bros., 170 High street, just past. Clock Tower. Special attention to repairs. 5223

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 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, Christtfhurch.—Advt.

Do you enjoy pictures? Inspect our samples just received. The P.O.P. Camera and Fine Art Stores, facing Clock Tower. — (Advt.)

Special jewellery sale thiß flay at S. Clarke and Co.'s, 148 Colombo street. Every article offered is guaranteed a bargain. Inspection invited. No one pressed to purchase. Rptheram English lever watches, value £6, £4 ss, eight-day striking clocks 12s 6d, high—ass specks 3s 6d, long gold chains, wedding, engagement, rings, silver plate, watches, jewellery, repairs, etc., equally cheap. Clarke and Co., 148 Colombo street.—Advt.

Mr Grieshaber,* 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.)

For bicycle repairs we specially recommend cyclists to Boyd and Son, who are combining first-class work with moderate charges. 191 Gloucester street, Christchurch. Telephone 47. 29

Benjamin Gum enjoys a vary large sale in New Zealand, and that its fame is spreading is proved by the fact that the proprietors of the popular cough remedy have this season secured orders from 'W-ttralia,,. Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Fiji.—Advance New Zealand.—(Advt.) Sugar.—Best-white* sugar reduced to 2Ad per lb.—Hubbard, Hall and Co. 8852 Caps and saucers, w; and g. china, 2s lid half dozen, earthenware ls lid half dozen, tea sets complete for six persons 9s lid, dinner seta from 13s 9d at Fletcher Bros., crockery merchants and importers, High street—(Advt.)