NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11245, 10 April 1902, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Constable Witty arrested a young lad at Cheviot yesterday on a charge of breaking and entering.

The tender of Mr E. C. XJhegwin for tke erection of the new Borough Council offices in Sydenham has been accepted. ,

News lias been received in ' Auckland by the Sari Francisco mail of the death in London of Mrs Lillywhrite, mother of Chas. Lilly white, who was arrested in Wellington on a charge of murder at Colchester, England.

The Christchurch branch of the ftew Zealand Root Millers' Association issued a price Kst yesterday. Hour is quoted at £10, an increase of £1 per ton on the last quotations issued by the Association on the sth ins*.'

There was a good attendance at the Art Gallery yesterday. /The Estudiantina Band played several , , selections during the evening. The exhibition will be open during the usual hours to-day, and in the evening, when the Bavarian Band will perform.

As a result of the recent rains the Hanmer river was for.a time in flood, but was goingdown fast last night. The Hurunui and Waiau were in volume. The Ashley had a strong fresh in it, but was falling last evening. The W-aimakarir was discoloured, but was not in serious flood.

With reference to the unemployed at Dunedin, the Labour Department, after inquiry, finds that there are not more than thirty necessitous cases about the city and suburbs, and work will be found for them without defay, probably on the OtagoCentral Eailwav.

The band performance on the Rotunda on Thursday of next week, is tie last for the season, so far as the Garrison Band is concerned, the Stanmore Band .playing on the succeeding Thursday. As the public have ilately shown a desire to suggest items for these performances, ■Mγ Merton invites persona who wish particular fyiecee to be played 3>y his band at next week's performance to eend in their requests, and he will then consider them.

The following boats of the Christchurch Sailing Club held a Handicap Sweepstake Race, over the three mile Avon course, last w«efc, in a very light wind. "Warou" (G. M. I/orimer), serf "Kotiri" (J. Barbour), "Patiki" (D. Slarquet), aand "Maid Marion ,, (C. G. Monek), 2tetin each; "Skylark" (J. Smith), 25min, and "Heresy" (G. G. Andrews), 40nuB. Three boats finished, viz., "Waron" 4.13, "Maid Marion" 4.42, "Kotiri" 4.44.

The following items will be played by the Staicnore Band, under the baton of Mr K. Trist Searell, to-night, at the Rotunda, Market square {weather permrttii32): — Contest march, "Ballarat" (Bulch); Descriptive glee, "Hours of Beauty" {Round); waltz, "limnorteHen" (Gung'l): ejection, "Oberon" (Weber); march, "The Garrison" (Newton); overture, "Knight Templar" (Murchison); selection, "II Traviata"' (Verdi); lancers, "British Fleet" (LinterJ; "God Save the King.'-

Agricultural labour is very scarce in the Oust and West Eyreton districts just now. A correspondent * states that several farmers hare been nna&le to get ploughmen. A Committee meeting of the Canterbury Athletic and Cycling Club was held on Tuesday evening, when there was a full attendance, Mr I. Montague being in the chair. Tie Road Race Committee reported that the tate race in connection with the chib was one of the largest held in New Zealand, forty-faar cyclists facing the starter. All arrangements were made for the ball to be held to-night at the City Halt It was decided that &» shooting on the Morris tube range should commence on April 22nd. Mr Lethaby wrote, resigning from the Committee, owing to his leaving for England in a few days. Eight new members vjere elected. A sharp shock of earthquake was felt at Napkr at 1.28 a.nx. yesterday. A Wellington telegram states that the Appeal Court has adjourned untiE the 21st without delivering further judgments. The Dunedin Art Society is offering a silver medal for modelling," open to pupils of the art schools in the colony. The't.ytteJtan Assessment Court was held before >lr R. Ueetluun yesterday. No objections were made, and the roll was duly confirmed. The Arbitration Court proposes finishing off all the Wellington business before coining south. Thtre fc enough there to last for sum» time, as a. visit to the country districts is involved in the Typographical Society's dispute.

According to a telegram from Palmerston Noi tli, xhe police on Tuesday morning were informed of a robbery of £27 19s from the Provincial Hotel, ami at three o'clock in the ai'ternow Thomas Heft'erman was arrested at Arajaoho and charged with the tlueft. Accuskl had £24 on him when arrested.

JRegret was expressed yesterday, at the meeting; of the Board of Education, that no provision existed for the Board giving either a certificate or a money grant to teachers who were retiring after having served the Board faithfully for a number of years.

At a special n>eetiag of the Kaiapoi Borough Council on Tuesday, tire Works Committee made ft recommendation that the directoi-3 of the Woollen Company should be approached to obtain drainage for the domain and Ranfurly street through a right-of-way. Attention was directed to the nekl for protective piling at ti» riwr near tha junction of Charles and Smith streets.

Ihe following candidates have passed the examination under the Shorthand Writers Act.-—A. G. Jarrett (A-uckland); A. E. Briggs, P. M. McGirr, and W. H. Scales (Wellington); C. Harrison (Wairarapa); Misses E. Digby and E. A. Rout, and Messrs C. H. Gilby" and T. Clarkson (Christchurch); K. Bray, D. Bray, R. T. Little, andE. C. Huie (Dunedin); J. Ward (Invercargill).

Mr Paul M. Hansen, Australasian representative of the British Electric Traction Company, left for Auckland yesterday afternoon, in response to a telegram informing him that a member of his family was danc-erouslv iE. Mr Hansen will return to Christchurcb. as soon as the delegates appointed by the locaE bodies intimate that they are prepared to discus with hhn, the proposals which he has made on behalf of his Company for the installation of electric tramways in this city.

At the ordinary meeting .on Tuesday of the Committee of the" Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Mr Murphy presided. It -was decided to appoint Messrs D. G. Wright (Mount Somera) anu""R. Bird (AeMiurton) as Honorary Inspectors for their respective districts. With reference to animals reported as (being in a bad state, it was decided that in future photographs should be taken in such cases, and that they should be published. ■ Mr Bean gave notice to move that d-urinjj the winfcer months meetings of the Cbmmittee be held in the afternoon instead of the evening- "-■' '; ' ■'• " '■■■ ""." ' ..' ••■]

The Wellington Hospital Trustees oh Wed T nesdayclijnbed down from the position they took up some time back in refusing members of frieadly societies treatment as out-i patients at the hospital: because, being thrifty in terms of their obligations to their lodge*, they could' not.be.regarded as indigent. The Trustees had a long discussion' with a' deputation from the Friendly : Soaietaes' Council on the subject, an the course of which it came ant that the wMe trouble had .been, caused by a difference' between the medical officer of the hospital and the doctors who did not attend to members of friendly societies. The Medical Association had held a meeting, and although the lodge doctors protested against the motion wluch bad led to tie trouble, tie preponderance of the votes went against them. Lodge doctors had told the Council that they considered it scandalous tibat othar medical men. sbbuld have taken the action which barred members of friendly societies from consultation at the hospital. It was urged by tiie deputation that a question of principle was involved in the action of <tihe : Trustees 5n penalising a main for his thrift, and allowing the unthrifty all. the benefits the institution could give. If th» Trustees had not given way it was intended t& test the; legality-of their action in the Supreme Court.

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CROarjE'S DYING COMPANIONS.

Sad news comes from. St. Helena in r* gajxi to tthe captive Boer General Crooje. His wife, who nev«r seem* to have recovered from the terrible shock of Paardeber?, has for scaie time been hopelessly ill. Xow his Adjutant is of heart disease. The result is that General Cronje .vho lived in a house wif-h" these two as his only cony p&uions, will be left in solitude.

CORONATION WAISTCOATS.

Recently, in Regent Ftr«*t, says a London paper, a couple of young men sported "Coronation" waistcoats, which attracted much attention. The waistcoats w*r* scarlet, and dotted with small crowns worked in yellow silk. It is believed that there will be a rage for sartorial adornments of this kind between now and Coronation time. Feminine attire was similarly tmbellished at the time of Queen Victoria's Coronation. [

JOHA>JXESBUEG FREEJSASJ9XS.

Tbs quondam Uitlanders of Juaaxitiesbi;rg have again shown their overwhelming , loyalty to Britain (remarks a earcastie Lcadoo » paper). Very recency a e4»iie«c of them established a lodge of FrmsssßSE*. mi they appealed for tha necessary wstrsßt. not to the (Jrand Lodge of England, bet to the Grand Lodge of Ita3r. The Italian body readily yielded it, but ths Englieh Grand Lodge has refused to'recognise the Johannesburg society, end this action has now been endorsed by the Scottish Grand Lodge. More is likely to be h?aid ol the incident in Masonic circles.

THE MOKAL VALUE OF A PIG.

Tliat despised animal, the p%, is not without its moral value. Madame Lilli Lehmann, the distinguished prima donna, told the Vegetarian Society of New York lately how it was that she came to give up animal food. Several years ago a Swedish, friend presented her "with v "dear tittle pig." She gave him to another friend, who had him killed, and sent Madame Lehmann a ham from him. "Ever since that time, ,, said the lady, "I have been a strict vegetarian, and my whole life will be devoted to the cause."

THE LAST MAN'S BROTHERHOOD.

A Philadelphia journalist has had t, curious experience last February. As the only survivor of The Last-Man's Brotherhood, orgtnieed forty-six years ago, he stood at the dinner table in his house and toasted the shades of his departed comrades. Thirty-one places were set, but thirty chairs were empty. He called the roll and read the minutes of the society, then, after toasting each vacant place'from a bottle of Madeira, corked at the nrst meeting of the brotherhood in 1856, and never since unsealed, he destroyed the records, and The Last Man's Brotherhood was at an «nd. Mr Bell, the only survivor of the original society, which had'met regularly in ever-diminishing strength up till this year. is sixty-eight yeare old. . V

A TIP THAT FAILED.

A certain little Flemish wateriag-pla«», wbach.ja much frequented by English and American viators in the isummer, poesessss two attractions in the shape of a Preafoyterian place of warship ajid a roulette taiJe. One of tne "faiUiful" had quite recently a most ingenious idea. After the number of the hymn succeeding the sermon was given he stole away, made ivis way to the fable, and i' invested all he was worth on the number of the hymn. NeedJess, to say, the number taaiied up, and the lucky coup became iite talk of tlw village for the rest of the week. Ne±i? Sunday the church was crammed to the door. The pious pastor ttos in heait. After-a powerful address h® gave out, "Hymn No. 27." The moment the words left his lips, to his consternation, tbere was a rush to-the door, and he was kft with a faithful handful to upraise their agitated strain of praise. As for the rest they made a bee-line from the house of prayer to the house ?of play. Their iittli venture cost them ail very oear.

iAUTOMATIO. COUPLINGS.

We wonder (remarks the "Daily News") what those who opposed the compulsory introduction of automatic couplings on the railways of Great 'Britain will have to cay to the American figures just published fof the last twelve months of 1901. The number of men killed has been reduced by 35 per cent., and the number of injured 52 pec cent. And this is in spite of the greater danger attending the work of coupling, owing to the fact that the cars are ever getting heavier, and the locomotives mere powerful. In the lost nine years the reduction in killed and injured has been 65 per cent, and 75 p*r cent respectively. The American tympanies have ahamtoned iio less than three million couplings in order to take into universal use tins automatic coupling. _ They have gained in time, in 01006/, and in labour.