NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11243, 8 April 1902, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A dog got into the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society's gardens yesterday, and killed one of the kangaroos. Letters of naturalisation have been issued to C L. L. Langesen, sawmiller, Christchuroh. The election orf the new Board of Conciliation for Canterbury takes place on May Ist next. The Venerable Archdeacon Lingard has married 760 couples during the thirty-five years he has been vicar of St. Luke's Church. The Ealing Domain Board recently appointed consists of Messre G. Titson, B. Reddklipper, J. Gallagher, A. O'Neill/and H. Miciile. ' There were no objections to the Kaiapoi Valuation Roll, compiled by Mr C. H. Wright, the valuer, and on Monday it was signed by Mr Bishop, S.M., as correct. At a meeting of the Waimakairini Harbour Board, it was decided that notice be given to the tenants to repair, re-roof, and paint their respective tenements. It is stated that Mr McPbereon, fosmerly chief engineer of the Shaw, Savill Company's liner Waiwera, has been appointed engineer of the submarine miner j&noe fcJeddoa. Candidates for the Girls' Scholarships, given this year for the first time to primary jiohocH girls by the Canterbury College Governors, must €nter their names for the competition not later than April 12th.

The tablet block system was brought Into operation yesterday on the WaitatiMosgiel section of the railway, when, according to a Press Association telegram, everything went off with clock-like precision.

Messrs J. Coakley, W. It. Creed, T. "M. ■ Marr, H. Brit tin, T. Green; S. R. MitI cbell, and W. N. Mitchell, are appointed members of- the Waiau Domain Board, with control over 40 acr*3 on Balmoral, Lyndon, Fernihurst, and Parnassus streets, Waiau. The Christchurch Sailing Club held a race over the usual course on the Estuary on (Saturday, which was decided in favour of the Warou (G. M. Lorimer), ecr, with Glleam (G. Weaver), lOmin, second; Skylark (J. .Smith), 7imin, third; Kotiri (J. Barbonr), 6£min, fourth. Messrs F. Courage, S. Coleman, G. B. Starky, T. McrNaught, T. H. Evans, B. Flynn, W. S. Smith; G. Ticknor, Q. D. Greenwood, A. McLean, G. Wornall, D. Brown, and J. McLean, jun., have been appointed members, of the Kowai Domain Board, with, control, over 213 acres in Blouk VIIL, of the Mount Grey District. Although the recent lloodir in Canterbury caused-the death of a largp number of trout, the President of the .Acclimatisation So- i cifety (Mr J. B. Fisher) informed the Coun- l--eil yesterday ihat 'he could support the ranger's statement that good fish are plentiful in vhe Selwyn river at the present time. By reason of the very heavy traffic on the Kaiapoi-Eyreton-Oxford line, last evening's train was delayed some minutes, the Oxford engine, of a email type, bringing in the Longest train it could manage. The North tram from town for Waikari was detained a few minutes, and further on at SoTithbrook several minutes, and then.'went on to Rangiora, where the trains crossed about twenty minutes late. The North train from Bangiora for town left about twenty-five minutes behind time, the oauss 'being a very heavily loaded train. .

Yesterday a deputation of burgesses, with a well-signed requisition, waited; on Or. Pearce, senior Councillor of the Kaiapoi Borough/, with" a request that he should allow himself to oe nominated for the mayoralty. They said: the burgesses were much pleaeed with his, action as chairman of the Works Committee, and with his general interest in town matters. Or. Pearce eaid, as he understood the office was not to be contested, he had stated, if a requisition was got up, he would become a candidate. Since tben the present Mayor had changed his mind, and announced himself as a candidate. He (Cr. Pearce), however, thought he should not go back on his promise, but test the election, and he hoped it would be conducted in a fair and open spirit.

At a meeting of parishioners of St. Luke's Churrb last jiigßit, Archdeacon Lingard said he could not help on that occasion referring to MmsjJf. Hβ had the honour to be the oldest vicar in the diocese. It was rather a marvellous thing that, while he had gone through co much, he was pre-. J sent to speak to them in his thirty-fifth year in charge of .t-ha parifb,'. while nearly every one of his first congregation had been taken. In all probabfdity he would coon seek lighter work, possibly in the coarse at the present year. The Yen. Archdeacon then outlined his career in New Zealand. In 1867 he was nominated as vicar of St. Luke's, being at thafc time in charge of the dnax'h at Governor's Bay. He felt most thankful to say that during his thirtyfive years at St. Luke's they had only had one trouble, and that cost him some of his bast vestrymen, and it waa simply over putting the choir into surplices and cassocks. He would say candidly that he was not satisfied with tlie atate of the parish; the work could not be properly carried on single-handed. There was one thing which •made him deeply thankful, and that was that the parish was now perfectly free from <iibt. A resolution was passed by the meeting congratulating the vicar on his long term of seme*

Mr Aitken has decided to ngain contest the Mayoralty of Wellington. Dr. Knight. Bishop W.illis, Messrs Seymour ami Kvans, have been re-Wi-eiPil members of the Victoria College Council. The Health Olticcr of Timaru lms ordered the closing of nil the lociit schools, prjvat» and public, owing to an outbieak of scarlet fever in the town and district. Mr S. G. Daniel, postmaster, has been appointed Registrar of Births, Marriiteee and Deaths at Rangiora, and Mr S S lield as deputy-Registrar for Christchureh! The Sydenham Borough Council d e . voted considerable time last evening to considering the tenders for the erection of the new municipal buildings. The selection mil be made next Tuesday. At c meeting of the Civil Service Riflee last night, Colour-Sergeant W. 0. Pavitt was elected second lieutenant; Sergeant Willis was appointed colour-sergeant, and Private McQuillan, lance-corporal. The Wellington Ministers' Association tas endorsed the resolution passed last ■week by the Presbyterian -Synod of Ot««o with reference to "gambling' It was also decided to urge on the Premier ths desirableness of. appointing a Royal Oommissioh to enquire iuto the extent' of drunkenness among /Maoris. Our Dunedin. correspondent telegraphs that the feathers' salaries for March, concerning which some anxioua negotiations have been going on, were paid yesterday Intimation was received from the" Hon. W C. Walker regarding the delay, stating that every notice was given by the Department to the Treasury, but from some unexplained cause the Otago Board was not attended to While regretting the delay, he could only say his Department did "its duty. • At the conclusion of the inquest yesterday, in connection with Saturday's * tramway fatality, the foreman of the jiirv asked whether" a protective guard of some kind could not be devised, to be placed in front of tram wheels, for the prevention of such occurrences. Air John Wood, the traflio manager of the Christohurch Tramway Company, replied that many schemes for the purpose had been tried all over the-world but none had proved effective. Generally ■they only dragged a man under the wheels The most effective thing I ever witnessed of the kind," remarked Mr Beetham, S.M "was at the Spanish settlement of Teneriffe! There -was an. electric tramway there, and I stood looking at it, mueli struck by the completeness of the guards in front of every single car. I was so impressed , that, having held so many inquests in cases of tramway fatalities, I thought they had solved the trouble. Halfway down th« hill we cut a 'boy to atoms. Hβ was rolled under .the! wheels, and got squashed to a pulp. There was not an atom of him. left. " I altered my opinion." At Timaru yesterday, the licensee of t£. Masonic Hotel, St. Andrews, was fined ,»1, and had bis license endorsed, for sell, ing liquor during prohibited hours to two men. The Sergeant of Police said the case was similar to the one heaHl recentlj at Christchurch. Counsel for defendant, lpwever, said it differed essentially in that n the Christohurch. case the men supplied iad, arrived at the end of a journey, but in this case *hey were continuing the journey, one having to go to Timaru, and the other to Waimate. The men had lunch at the Masonic Hotel, having drinks on arrival, and were supplied) at intervals during the afternoon. The Magistrate held that- the men were entitled to a drink on arrival, but, according to his reading of the Act* they -were not entitled to be served again shortly afterwards. He saw nothing mi. his decision to conflict with thf judgment recently given by Mr Justicr Denniston in ChristehuTch. He offeret to fix the penalty over £5, to give an op portunity to appeal, but defendant pre ferred to accept fche decision given.

A telegram from Gisborne states that instructions have been received for the resumption of work on the railway with » limited number of men. "The Bright Star of the South," is the term applied by a Maori lady to Mr Seddon, at the native gathering at Papawai on Friday. • Every miner at Qranity Creek gave half a day's pay to enable the Granity Creek Band to go to New Plymouth for the recent contest; Mr Joynt remarked 'in tfie ; Magistrate's Court yesterday, that it was hstd to say what ice cream "really was, but. it- could be termed an article of human food, and it was certainly a perishable one. At the Police Court yesterday Messr* F. D. S. Neave, E. O'Connor, and J. MurT&y, J.P.'j, fined Martin Cashion and Wm. J. Wilson each 10s, in default forty-eight hours, for inebriety. Two male first offenders were convicted and discharged. At the Magistrate's Court at Timaru yesterday, a fireman belonging to tlie s.s. Angola was charged by the Captain with wilftJL and continued neglect of duty. The charge was laid under section 17 of the Shipping and Seamen's Act. The information was dismissed, on the ground the* wilful neglect of duty had not been shown, and there was a i. substantial doubt as to the man's physical !, fitness-for work. A petition is being circulated in the Eyre- , ton road district requesting the Waimakai riri-Ashley Water Supply Board not to i^ terfere wifcb the natural water-course of Cooper's Creek at Oxford, but allow it to ■ return to the river Eyre. The ipetitionera hold t!hat the former diversion of Cooper's Creek was depriving the underground wellsof the Eyretbn district of their proper supply. > At LyttiCton yesterday, before" Mr C. Ferrier, J. P., a first ' offender, convicted of t drunkenness, -was caotioned and discharged. J. D. Manson was charged on information with havingi.ss horses to be driven through the streets of Lyttelton during prohibited noun, on March 25th. He was < convicted a&d fined 20s and costs. J. Fisher. A. Lanyoii,, and R. Rich, the drivers of the horses, were charged with furious riding. Lanyon and Rich were fined 5s each. The "Lancet" says:—"Death fromobLoroform need never occur, according to the doctrine of Syme, Lister, and Hughes (all celebrated surgeons), if this simple rule is observed. Never mind the pulse, never mind the heart, leave pupil (of the eye) 0 itself. But keep your eye on the breathing, and if 'it becomes embarrassed to a grave extent, take an artery forceps and pull the tongue well out (a piece of cloth in the fingers jwill hold the tongue with but litua difficulty). Svms never lost a case from chloroform, although he gave it 5000 times.' .

The Premier continues to have strange requests made to him with regard to volunteers for South Africa, says the "New Zealand Times.'' The other day a widow telegraphed to him that her only sco had offered his services with the Tenth Contingent against her wish, and she concluded with the earnest prayer, "Stop him!" Mr Seddon stopped him, and telegraphed the mother to that effect, when, instead of thanks for his action, he received a further telegram, "I don't object to his (going with t'he Coronation Contingent!"

There was a large ' attendance at the annual meeting of the parishioners of St. •Stephen's, Ashburton. A report and bal-ance-sheet, which were considered Batisfactory, were adopted. Votes of thanks were passed to the outgoing officers and all othen who bad assisted in the church work during the year. Dr. Trevor was re-elected Vicar'g Churchwarden, and Mr P. H. Cox waa elected Parishioners' Churchwarden. Th« following were elected a Vestry:—Messrs Gordon, F. Standish, C. D. Hardie, H. Shrimptom, E. J. Paul, F. Ferriman, Stock, F. Watt, J. T. A. Gates, and J. Ramsey.

The Mayor has handed to Mr T. Gapes, who is interesting liimself in the matter of a welcome to ex-Inspector Pender, correspondence with reference to the action taken by the Just:*** of the Peace in Wellington as to the presentation of a testimonial. The letters urge that a meeting of the Justices here should be convened to take similar action. Mr (.Japes, however, and gome of those who are sitting with him, are of opinion that the gathering should be more general in its character. Of course Justice's of the Peace would in conjunction with others have an opjx>rtunity of testifying their appreciation <£ Mx Fender's many good u > uolj ! iie.*>

I The Government has purchased for £500 | fte rivhts over four timber areas in the fVil Creek district. The timber is required for Stale coal mine purposes. The rivil sitting «f the Supreme (Wt ..J io-mulh- rttw'tiFrt yrstern.iy by the Re;Sr.'au«l H »djoi.rn«» until the 16th inst.. Swing to the abience of h» Honour ,ur Justice Denniston at tne Court of Appeal. "Because a man is well-dressed it is not ♦« <»v he is not a scallywag. I have known m«' nf the greatest scallywags out who ,0 ,« IreUdmscd," remarked Mr R. Kam,S.M.. yesterday. Las* week some very good rabbit shooting was obtained in the Rr.kaia river bed. » On Thursday two men shot 357 rabbets in ■even hours." whilst .another party of fifteen, from Christchurcli, situred 1229 rabbits as tlfc result of two days' shooting. J Some consternation vraa caused in Cathedral square yesterday by the antics of a roan who was evidently insane. Superintendent Smith, of the Fire Brigade, tried !to gel a policeman, and after a while succeeded. The ollker got the man into a cab, god drove off to the Police Depot. The 'Manawatu Farmer, ,, in Friday's Issue, is very nevere on the practices of" a certain tohuuga at Otak> ■ over the death of Kerehi To mo. It alleges that at the tangi the only daughter of the deceased chief, in the presence of all the tribe, tow from the side of litr dead father and rushed upon the leading tohuuga, striking hhn with a Maori battle-axe, which had t been lying on the •corh'n. The "Farmer" add*:—"ft is tirna -that the practices of these tohungas were looked into by the Government. Their teachings and their .practice* are having an evil and disastrous effect upon the natives, and the law is bsing disregarded. The number of deaths that have taken place under their hands <m this coast alone is a very serious matter. In addition to this they are sowing the . eeedfl of sedition the natives, who foolishly look upon the Boers as a people like themselves whom the British are trying to crush. If they could understand thafc the Boer treatment of the South African jjativee was most brutal, probably they would know better how to take the teachings of their tohungas." 100 Miles for Is 6d on a Zealandia Bicycle fitted with the "Thomas' , motor. No trouble. Purchasers taught in thirty minutes. Write for catalogue. Oates, Lowry and Co., Sole Agents.—(Advt.) Road Racer Star.—The new 1902 Road Racer Stare have arrived. Fast, neat machines, fitted up with all the latest patents. Price, £22. Adams Star Cyd« Company, 70 Manchester street, and 198 Colombo,street, near Cathedral. 6 Indications point to a phenomenal sale to-day, when McClea'e offer the assigned stock'of drapery at right-down low prices. Blankets, flannel*, jackets, winter dresses, end, in fact, everything at euch prices as must draw crowds and crowds .of buyers. W. McClea and Co., successful tenderers. . 9990 ' The merits of Plantekoa Ointment are eet forth in our advertisement columns. Wm. Dawson, Herbalist, of Victoria street, is agent. 9989 Massey Harris Bicycles are running as easily as ever, as evidenced by the wine which they have scored at the various carnivals held during the Easter eeaaon. At fLletnnere, R. J. Cooke succeeded in placing to his credit the Two Mile Handicap, Easter Wheel Race, and One Mile Handicap, while Sutherland secured places in most of the events. The latter rider succeeded in reducing the One Mile Fly-ing Start record to lmin 49 l-sth sec. At Temufca, "Pedaller" Palmer secured second place in the Wheel Race, and at Qeraldine, on Saturday, the same rider annexed the Wheel Race., Massey Harris Bicydes continue to uphold the undeniable reputation m speedy wheels, which they Lave long tince earned. 9987 Still they come! ! I Bill Martin, on his faithful Red Bird, at Leeston, on the 3rd isst., succeeded in establishing new Australasian records, as follows:—Quarter mile, 25 3-Stfa. sec; half mile, 53seo; one mile, lmin 46sec; two miles, 3min 46£« ec; three miles, smin 26e*o; five miles, Bmm 48scc. At Elleimere, on Easter Monday, Amoa reduced the existing mile amateur word to Stain dead,, and at all the car-mvale-held during the Easter-holidays, Red Bird riders filled most of the places. -'"At Temuka, J. Conoell won the Mile Handicap, wMe R. G'onnell succeeded in placing to hi* credit the Wheel Race, Half-mile Handicap, and Two Mile Championship. Bed Bird Wine are so frequent that further recapitulation is quite, unnecessary, bat riders, are now aware of the fact that in order to rank amongst the list of winners* their mount must oe the "Crimson Wheel." . . 9988

Lamps.—Wβ, hold a large stock of read- . ing. boding, and hand lamps, and we guarantee to sell cheaper than any other firm in '■ , Ghristchuccb. Reai-Jig lamps from 3s 9d, : hand lamp*'lid, chimneys, from 3d each, '■' wkfcs from Id.' Fletcher Bros., Importers <rf Lamps, Qaironeytf,, etc., High street, Cbretehuroh.-^<Advt.r •Our Wedding Rings etill retain their charm to make their owners happyl We are also.making specially liberal wedding 1 • presents. Every purchaser will recejve a ' piece ol silver ptote; such ac a butter dish, , napkin rings, Wee and fork*, photo, frame, cruet,-«tc. We wish to impress . upon your mind that marriage is not a £}«» [fyoa buy. your Wedding Ring Trom Butcher; Jeweller,. High streetf—Adv* Benjamin Oum.enjdyy* very large sale in N«r Zealand, and thai its lame £ spreading Jβ proved by>tiw f«* that the proprietors ~ of fee popular eough'remedyhave this sea. : . son secured orders from Westralia, Brie- ; , bane, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Fiji— ;.,;., Advance. New ;.; .Motor carrier «tfc, system Benz, 3ih.p., $• w> oomplicatwu. Ladr or Rent taught to ;.;, handle w. Speed, Id m£a oerhour. .F.i «**» *160 net cash. Adams' Star Cycle Company, 10 Manchester street, Cbriet- :■;■ eatjtth. g04 9 "* ; 3SP& , Qrdee.—We ere repairing cycles ;... «t TO Mawiwter - street, and 198 Colombo Adams ptar Uyok Company, Christehuroh.r-(Advt.) V; * Known—Best Talue given in town : in wedding, keeper, and engagment rings, '■ *•, ul "*»«M>er, manufacturing jeweller, 155 a r Colombo street. 7287 .The number «f accidents that have re- ' ■...25?.* !0 * tt * c *' through bike accidents, ;. ccfcs'trom horsee, and sprained ankles have ;, •"Tμ to emphasise this fact—that wnerever " ftt .£* "flammation j s present Loasiby's " *»«H>ah stands unequalled. Hundreds of« ... tMUnonials prove this.—{Advt.) , /»***«ng "fashions are now being shown - i iLij ** ®°'i Limited. Shipments , Ww to hand include a nutabtr of special which are of unusual merit, and 'tj P rov <? a great attraction. Be- ■ WUdermg variety,in bloueings, faooy v*lJWKMIs 3d. Pretoria serges la osd. tarWlljd, Paisleys 94d, Rever woolettea /: Si' jF?" 6 * d > new Panne «* tin » 3* ..- «w shade* of velveteens Is lid, 2s lid, spotted satins 2s lid, Panne velveteens, tttniane designs, 3e 3d, fur necklets 3s lid Wv' ]"* «» ,lal,e tt« 1» lid to 21s, fur. top lawd ttloree 2s Ud. Latest novelties .■3T .every direct steamer. 24 It will pay to buy the wedding or enSjewaent ring from Clarke and Co., 148 Uwwnbo street. Their 25s guaranteed j»«Mrat ring v heavier than those sdtd at Vk elsewhere. Clarke and Co.'s jeweUery £•*&& is the most up-to-date in the city. *u»gSt brooches, chains, etc., made from ' customer's gold. Highest tash price given «w gold and silver. Small jewellery jobs ' Jfit whilst customers wait. Clarke and Jf-. 148 Cufombo <itr€et, Christchurch.— (Advt.) i Artists and photographers, if you would •»*l, koep abreast of the times. Novelu » in camera* and photographic impleownte; also artists' colours, canvasses, etc., JJjrect from manufacturers. Call to-day. «c P.O.P. (facing Clock Tower).—Advt. To close con.<igniaciit. Boyd and Son, Gloucester street, ar* selling ti'rst class lad- «» bicicles, fitud with Carters g«ir-«ase, ftuilt by bvst English finn, £16 10s.— (Advt.) Bell Cycles—The most reliable and honest machine built, in New Zealand. Manufacturers, Bdl Bros., 170 High street, : Just past Clock Tower. Special attention torepaiit. 6223 Pianos from SO guineas, organs from 10 guineas. Lowest prioes, easiest terms, iulner and Thompson. Don't buy elsev».here SBtil jrou have seen our stock. * 2146

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.

A telegram from Wellington states that it is now expected Parliament -will meet the first week in July, and that the Premier will return to the colony in time to deliver the Financial Statement, iibout the third week in August.

A HAPPY WARRIOR

There is at least pne among the German warriors -who have recently come back fecan China to whom that expedition has brought something more substantial than mere kudos. He is a young Bavarian, who was wounded by a party of Boxers ntar Paoting-fu wihile on the march. A French army corps, camping close by. saved the small German party from the onslaught of the Boxers, wio were numerically ten times as strong. The French commanding officer took charge of the wounded man and imposed a fine of a thousand dollars, to be paid to the wounded man, on the Chinese village where the Boxers, in question had tflieir headquarters. The Bavarian recovered from, his wound, and recently reached hiu village in South Germany, where he went back to his occupation as carpenter. He often told of bis Chinese adventure, but dismissed the 1000----doliar episode with a. joke. A few days ago, however, he received a message from the district authorities to the effect'tthat £210 had arrived for him from China, being the fine imposed by the French officer from the Chinese hordes.

THE CORONATION FLOWER,

Whatever flower Royalty may eleot to regard as the special Coronation floral emblem, the "Gardeners' Magazine" points out that the rose enjoys three advantages m the selection which other flowers just at midsummer do not .possess. In the first pLace, it is commonly regarded as England's national flower ; in the second place no other flower is so universally grown and just then so abundantly blooming; and, thirdly, \y has in its flowers so many diverse hues of colours that every taste can well be gratified. Lilies of the valley are ail white, and just then would be scarce and costly. Peonies are far too bitr and coarse, and only forced .carnations would be in. A Coronation flower should be one that poor and rich alike can have and wear, and for which -we are not dependent on foreign sources for a supply.

SCORPION VENOM.

According to a writer in "Science Gossip," only about a dozen of the numerous species of scorpions at present known are found in Europe, and their sting is much less venomous than those of the larger Indian and African species. The amount of venom secreted is comparatively small, at least in the European scorpions. Thus Jusset estimated that a specimen of Scorpio occitanus, which occurs in Southern Europe, contained about 0.03 grain, which amount, however, was sufficient to kill a moderately large dog. The venont itself is a clear, slightly acid liquid with a pungent eineSl. The long-disputed question of the scorpion committing suicide when surrounded' by a circle of glowing charcoal is a priori unlikely, since venomous animals are, as a rule, immune against the venom of others of the same species.

PLYING THE ROYAL STANDARD.

Most people -would have supposed that the civic authorities of the Borough of Greenwich would have known, without an intimation from the Home Office, that they , could not fly the Royal Standard upon their town hall without incorring divers pains and penalties. No one (remarks the "Navy and Army") may use the Royal Standard or the Royal Arms without due cause (or warranty. The Standard is' the personal mark of the Sovereign, and legally implies his presence in the building or the ship over which it is" flown. If flying on "board a warship, it implies a Royal ealute from other warships, and the penalty for illegally using it afloat is £500. Why. then, should it fly, merely for decorative purposes, over a town hall or church?