NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11189, 1 February 1902, Page 7

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The auction advertisements of tb« National Mortgage and Agency Co., W. R. JRardin?, North Oamfcerfbury Co-operative j Stores, Park, Reynolds and Co., A. P. TuWon, F. H. Malcolm and Co., R. Latter, Taylor, (Jole, -and 00., and Ayers and Parkerson, will be found on page 11 of tins issue. ; A Master Bakers' Association has been 1/ formed in Timaru, and the price of bread has been advanced Id on a 4ib loaf. At a special meeting of the Christchurch Drainage Board, held yesterday- afternoon, , Mr Deans was unanimously re-elected chairman for the current year. f At Governor's Bay on Thursday a boy I earned Leo Serra was Ibathing and, when [ up to his neck in the water, was seized with camp and sank. Two other boys went tv his assistance, and rescued him. ; The delegates to the Ironmasters' Con- j ference yesteid&y afternoon were entertained by the local masters, and driven out to Suanner. Afternoon tea was provided, and a very pleasant time was spent. The alphabetical list of successful candidates in the examinations in connection with the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Musio and the Royal College of (Music, may hz procured at Canterbury College by anyone desiring a copy. A polo niatcli will be played in Hagtey Park this afternoon. The respective teams will be an follow*: —Professions: Hall, A. Rhodes, Beswiek. Turrell, v the Club: Gould, O'Rorke, Clarkeon, Claridge, Cowlishaw. < . A male pensioner was charged before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., yesterday, with haviiig obtained a pension while lie was under the statutory age. The case was adjourned till February 14th, when Mr Beetham, who heard the original claim, con make investigations. s At M>asterton, Mr A* W. Renall, one of the pioneers of. the Wairar&pa district, died on Thursday, aged 88. The deceased'was a member of the General Assembly' when that body met in Auckland. ' He bad been a ~; confirmed invalid for five yeans before bis 4 death. - A general meeting of tlw members of the No. 5 Industrial Building Society of Oanterbury was held last evening, for the pur- ' pose of disposing of the fortieth &ppropria~ lion of £300 by ballot, which fell to the lot of share 268. Tie directors of the Taylor's Stream Coal and Lime Company, Limited, met at the mine on Thursday." It was decided to put up a lime kiln, and. oommence to put lime on the market for agricultural purposes. An expert who hod visited the locality reported very favourably on the ee&ma of cool found. The annual meeting of the Canterbury i Industrial Association, which was called for \ latt nighty according to the raks, wee ad- ?, journedin order that the balance-eheet might be prepared. The-meeting will be * held on February 14th, the nominations for office-bearers closing on February 7th. The Papanni took from Lyttelton for Lon- ': don 800 boxee of butter sent from Otago, and 1998 boxes from Canterbury, also 175 cases of cheese from Canterbury. From the Bhrff c large quantity of, cheese has been sent to "Wellington, to be shipped there on the Papwmi, The Mokoia yesterday took 218 eases of. poultry and 370 cases of butter to be transhipped at Melbourne for South Africa. ' ' Our Usevmouti "correspondent telegraphs ', that the Harbour has appointed Mr ' Robert Lindsay, of' Auckland; to take •y, charge • of-th*- diamond , rock boxing plant, which is now due. The Board intends pufc- - - ting down, .at once, a aeries of bore hole* on the Dpbson Flat/ where an unbroken l«un of coil i» I»K«vfcd to exist. ■-..- .The vital statistics for Chrisichuoroh for : .". •■• the "month of' January were as follow*:— -.- •.. ' Borough of Chriatotwirab, ,38 ibirth*, 15 deaths; Sydenham, 37 births, H deaths.; ./, St. Albahß, 14 births; 2 deaths; Linwood, ' , , 12 births; 10 deaths; New Brighton, 1 .•;£ birth j Woolsfcon, 8 births; 4 deaths; oounV. <■;' try districts, 48 births, 16 deaths; deaths ■ '-■'- In hospital (not included in above), 17: ; - totftK 168 births, 75 deaths. The total ," ~ number of marriages contracted.during the '„> >■ month was 66. ~ ~ "". * i . •„' • Mr- Dunoaiv ol Dniwdtinv the delegate to C: _■ : the, Conference* representing •"\ , Mesons Otjego Foundry, told a ',;, repreeenttttfTe of '"The Press" yesterday, as ,v. on instance of-the gbodTrork <ione in the •/., :- colony, and 4ihe importance of our iron, in* ,■% .' -f. duefcry, thai tois firm bad {recently built a v ; dredge for Southern Brawl, and it was be- >-," tog «ent to Rio D'Or. The contract had I V , i been to supply in six months, brtfc the work ■ :■••'. was finjshtid and got away in jtour months. '■;>■ -~«, Further, the cos* was 120 per cent. less than t '. vi the dredge could fcavebeeh purchased for in v= England tor. ,-, > v£fr jjefl, of Sunday island, one of the, has retwntly; been to .Rotorua. . ' "..'"Th* object, of his, visiti according x t» the Ztttland Herald," was to dispose of ,"v hwlaKt wars-harvest of mutton birds.' He -f-tbok with ftnv thirteen caafe of salted -'~ , Cbbds, each cask oontninihg 600. Hβ thinks :'. Maoris must have been in ocoupatioa <4 the- Kermadecs doting the stone age, for , ' ■„, 'he hee iound (when pteparing the ground > ■'"■' ' lor his crops) Maori weapons, greenstone *d*ee and BliiseU. The bush i . ■ with irird life, the tui or parson bird being ?"■-, ■ , very plentiful. • ■ ' I ; : ,. - As an illustration of the depth of feeling v .. aroused by tlie recent Q«rmao slanders, we ( are informed that a Dunedin firm hare been for some time sending out circulars in con-1 :" nection with their tea bositiess. The other * dAy, one of thiM waa "returned from the 7 -« r?Timiiru district with*th*mune of the firm, j .h' W. Scoulkr aud .Co.? nwjeriined with red ink, and the following memorandum written ] \ across it:—-"I do not purchase fron* Gter-1 :- ■. mans or po-Boars. Put thxU; in your pipe and smoke it.—Anti-German." r This patr > ' riot had evidently tafcea it for greeted &*t ■ >t :, the firm mentioned were Germans, but as ,t. a matter of fact the mane is purely Scotch, j', and no more Joyal nation eauste. ■i A conference consisting of delegates from > a number of bodies, together with the mem- *- IT? » f the Hoa se» will meet on Tuesday, '?. lltb.February, at 7.30.p.m., on the subject of jasohnieal education. The bodies who t Will be represented are:—City Council, '-• Boroogiw of Woolston, Linwood, St. Alb«ni, and Sydenham, Agricultural and Pa*- , • toral Association, Agricultural CbUege *. BoaxdV Canterbury Industrial Association, - Chamher of. Commerce, Employers , Associas ti«v~ ISidee and Labour Council, North Cwaterburr Education Board and Inepec- ; ton, No^<Ceaterterjr: Educational Institute* School 7 Committees' Association, School of D;o»eßfcwr'ln»truction. The fol- , lowing motion* will b»> proposed and discusaaot—"That in views of the great value attached by the moet advanced nations to technical and manDal training, tbe conference believes it to be of the greatest im- ' pOrtance that the industrial efficiency of! this colony should be developed in the highest degree." 'That whilst the conference is of opinion that the Board of Governors of Canterbury College ia doing excellent service for technical'education in the Schools of Art and Engineering, still, it feels that the requirements of Canterbury are not | fully provided for, and that a broader and j more complete system is necessary. v \ : , A Stratford message states that the Premier has accepted the 'patronship of the ,/ Taranaki Rifle Association. &t The Mayor has received the sum of J3B 4s JT; Id, collected in Auckland in aid of the Che--1 viot Relief Fund. A male inmate escaped from the Sunnvside Asylum on Thursday, and made his way to Rolleston. Constable Mayne is now pursuing him. Messrs A. H. Turnbull and W. Wood have appointed as delegates of the Canterto iry Chamber of Commerce at the conference of New Zealand Chambers at Wellington. The conference opens on February 4th.

The by-election on Thursday for a member of tne Summer Borough Council in the room of Cr. W. W. South, resigned, resulted as folkw«:-<*«rle» Clank- 68, Joseph Blingworth 65; majority for Clark, 13. "It is our duty to ourselves, to our workmen, and to the country at large, to see that tSvese Works now sent out of • the colony should be done hers. . . . . We nave a good ease against the Government," remarked Mr Danks, at the Ironmasters' Conference yesterday morning. Mr C. Luke, of Wellington, told the ironmasters yesterday that nowadays if a boy hurt his ringer a little—an injury winch might have kept him away from work for two days—now kept him away for two or three weeks. This, he was afraid, was owing to the insurance. "The Post Office Savings Bank," remarked Mr J. M'Lachhua, M.H.R., at Ashburton on Thursday, "is not the., bank wbere people like mc, who have big overdrafts, keep their accounts. It is the bank where the thrifty, industrious worker places his savings." The Polo Club have arranged for some time past to hold their sports on the Bth inst. In view, however, of the possibility of the Contingent leaving on that date, the committee have arranged for a postponement should the Contingent leave. If it does not the sports will take place as originally arranged. At a meeting of the Executive of the City and Suburban Burgesses' Association on Thursday evening, Mr O'Bryan Hoare in ! the chair, it was resolved} on the motion of Mr Chaplin, to call the attention of the various local authorities to the need for i setting up a. joint committee frOm those bodies for the purpose of formulating an equitable basis of municipal amalgamation. Dr. Russell consented to read a paper on . "Street, Roads, and Pavements" at the next fortnightly meeting on Thursday, February 13th, when the public will be welcomed at the committee room, in Gloucester street. A good deal of amusement was caused at the volunteers' encampment one night this week by the action of the officer in command of the guard, who had occasion to reprimand the men of two of the tents for talking after "lights out." Instead of reporting them to the officer in charge of the camp in the morning or sending tbem to the guard' tent, either of which would have been a more usual course, he ordered the guard to puH down their tents. In one case the men were first ordered to come out from under canvas, which they did, still swathed in their blankets. The men of the other tent were allowed to remain inside, and by holding on to the tent poles contrived that their shelter was not utterly demolished. Their, companions in misfortune were so much worse off that they were compelled to crawl into other tents in threes'and fours for shelter from the night, and held indignation meetings until an advanced hour of the morning. The circumstances connected with a proposal to allot an area of between 500 and. 600 acres of land near Taihaps to half a' dozen applicants, under the designation of an improved farm settlement, came under the attention of the Wellington Land Board on Thursday. It transpired that in January, 1901,' the Minister of Lands, whilst on a visit to the locality, was waited upon by a pettier, who wished to get a homestead. The settler in question and six others subsequently applied for an improved farm block. On the Commissioner of Lands being communicated with, he stated that there were ninety-three applicants for improved farms on the books of the Board. Notwithstanding this, by direction of the head officer of the Department seven sections were surveyed for the Minister's interviewers. A difficulty arose, however, as'one. of the sections was withdrawn, and there were seven applicants for six sections. The Land Board therefore advised tihe Commissioner to see the Minister on the subject, and, if possible, obtain from him an explanation of the manner in which the land had been allocated and dealt with. Wanted to sell, second-hand lady's Victoria Bicycle, low frame, Dunlop tyres, in good order, £8 cast*, pr £10 terms. Adams' Star Cycle Company,' 198 Colombo street, near Cathedral. . . • 41 0 7 Star Cycles, Sited with, all the latest patents, Hyde freeiwheel, running' on two rows, of (ballbearings, without least Motion, The best free-wheel hi the world. Eadie frost rim brake, very powerful, and ©ositively soie.. CaH and Inspect at Adam* Soar Cycle Company, 70 Manchester street, and 196 Colombo street, near the Oathe-' drs!, „ - . • 4168 Only half -the number of bicycles are now imported compared with! five years ago. Cyclists -now realise they get a better article in good colomal-an&de DHiehines-r-eape-daMy Atakntas and Zealandias, made by Oates, irfwry, and Co., thus, giving employment to our own people, and keeping the money in the colony.—{Advt.) . The main object of the enormous reductions at Beath and Co.'s end of season sales is to effect a genuine clearance of their existing stock, go as to enable all departments to commence each season with entirely new up-to-date, goods. H.S. handkerchiefs, half dozen, 2s 9d for Is 3d; sunshades, 6s lid for 2s lid; neck frttlings, 11 id for 4Jdi lovely dress lengths, 45s for 19s . lid ; Japanese silk, Is 9d for Is; men's tweed suits, 26s 9d. for 19s lid; prints, assorted blues,. 6id for 3|d; charming Housings, Is 4jd for 7|d; Swiss muslins, ll£d for s£d. Beath's Great' Sale. See-windows,- Wonderful .bargains. ' '3722 Pianps from. 20 guineas, organs from 10 guineas. Lowest prices, easiest terms. Milner and Thompson. Don't buy elsewhere until you have seen our stock. 2146 Preserving Season.—Fletcher Bros, have ell kinds of jam and fruit jars, lib size, Is 3d; 21b sise, Is 9d; Mason, 2s '3d; tumblers from Is 3d half-dozen. Fletcher Bros, allow no one to nnderseirtbem. High, street—(Advt.). It stands to reason that when you have money to spend you like to get the best value far it. Butcher, the jeweller, will give you reliable goods at prices that will astonish you. •' Most of the goods we sell are manufactured by : ns, and we'give vn absolute guarantee with everything, .An immense selection of suitable Christmas presents. . Call and admire them, snyhow; there is no compulsion to buy. Butcher, jeweller and manufacturer, High, street,' Christchurch.—{Advt.) .The number of accidents that have recently occurred, through bike accidents, lacks from horses, and sprained ankles haveserved to emphasise this fact—that wherever pain or ■ inflammation is presentLoasby*s Koolibah stands unequalled. Hundreds of testimonials prove this.—Advt' Do you make pictures? We make frames and supply Artists* Colours, Canvasses, etc., Cameras and Photographic Goods. Call-to-day and ' inspect our engravings. The P.O.P. Camera and Fine Art Store, High street, facing Clock Tower. . Advt. Benjamin Gum enjoys a very large sale in New Zealand, and that its fame is spreading is proved by the fact «sat the proprietors of the popular cough remedy have this season , secured orders from Westralia, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Fiji—Advance New Zealand.—(Advt.) Bell Cycles—The most reliable sad honest machine built jn New Zealand. Manufacturers, Bell Bros., 170 High street, just past Clock Tower. Special attention to repairs. : 622$ 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. 2& Mr Grieshaber, jeweller, who has removed to new premises, 166 Colombo street," opposite City Hotel, is having a dearie* saie of his whole Btock at greatly reduced' prices.—(Advt.) The wise young man will kin two birds with, one stone by making the engagement ring the Christmas present, and. the wise young woman will commend his economy. No saoh pretty selection of engagement rings elsewhere in city as Clarke and Co. r 14a Colombo street, are now showing;, rings at all prices- "but every one a beauty. (Advt.)