NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11278, 20 May 1902, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A slight shock of earthquake was felt at Wellington at 7.24 o'clock yesterday morning. The Rev. F. Stubbs gave an interesting fectuxe on Sunday night on "Some Favourite Hymns, their"Authors and History." In connection with the destructor, Cr. Macdonald mentioned last night that it would be in full wciking order :n about ten days. Captain Munro left LytteCton last night for Wellington, where he superintends the shipment of 800 horns for South Africa on bshalf of the Imperial Govoramtut.

At the meeting of the City Council last night, on the motion of the Mayor, Mr A. E. G. Rhodes was added to the Special Committee deaiing with the Waimakariri scheme, electric lighting, ,trams, etc. At ihe meeting of the City Council last night, the Mayor and Gr. Gray were elected as delegates to represent the Council at the meeting of the Municipal Association at Wellington. In future copies of the ''Scientific American" will be placed on the tables of tho Reference Department, and the Australian "Weekly Herald," the "Otago Witness, and the "Town and Country Journal will be obtained for the reading room ait the. local Public Library. At a meeting of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce last night, resolutions wcie passed urging the Government to campleie the load to Mount Egniont, in order to facilitate the tourist traffic, and also to erect a licensed hotel on a convenientiite on the mouxiain. A lady was walking afong the South Belt yesterday evening, when she met three men near the house of Mr Piper, stationmaster. One of the men left, the other two, and rushed at her with his head down. Hs snatched at a handbag the lady was carrying, ami made off with it. Accompanied by the others. Fortunately, the bag contained little of value. A telegram from Nason states that a young man, whose name was not ascertainable, was found on the Rai Saddle yesterday, with a detp gash in his arm. He was unconscious from. loss of blood, but after v time, the wound having been bound up. lie was conveyed to the house of :i settler, where he was left. It is believed he was driving through from Christchurch in a, sulky, that be had gone into the Ibush to cut a' stick, and hearing v coach coming, ran towards his tnap, when bhe accident occurred. Our Waipara correspondent writes as follows:—"The weather of late has been decidedly -windy. Bitterly cold. wind, with rain, has been experienced, and' has considerably hampered all farm work. Winter feed is plentiful, and sheep are in good condition to withstand the winter months. Although the shooting season has been open some three weeks, there has not been much shooting done, and I have net heard of any good.bags being obtained-. Haa-es are plentiful, and in goodl condition.'' The Mayor at a meeting of tbe City Council last night, brought up the subject of the commission with reference to the retiring allowance to Messrs Haskins and Murray. He pointed out. that the Council watt well represented on th* commission, having two Councillors and the ex-Mayor. Under these circumstances he suggested that he shouTd be relieved of his membership of tha commission. He had al.wji not expecting then to be nominated as _»iayor. signed the petition. Cr. Gray said he tliought that this Council would ■wish ibis Worship to retain his position. This was so unanimously the opinion ot the Council that- Mr Wigram consented to remain on the commission. At Milton yesterday, Mr Cruickshark, S.M., gave Jiis'decision in a Sunday labour case. William. Fibbes, contractor, "(had- entered the Fortification Coal Mine on Sunday to repair a tramway, so tbat time would not be lost en the" Monday. The Magistrate said: —"The Act does "not provide for summarily dealing with workmen for working on Sunday. The offence under the Act is for employing labour on Sunday, and the Act sets out that if any workman is employed th© employer is liable. This man entered the mine with the manager's permission, and worked' at his ordinary duty, at the place where he waa required to be in the mine. The manager may ba liable for employing hhn, bub the. workman cannot be convicted. The information will be dismissed." Some comment was made at the meeting of the Waihemo County Council on Saturday (says toe "Otago Daily Times") with i reference to the account received for supply- | ing provisions to the Chinese Leper who 'is ' isolated at Macraes.' The cost of providing limn Avith the necessaries of life from January 11th to May 12th— 4 period of four months—amounted to £8 3s 3d, and councillors were almost unanimous in expressing the opinion that the amount was exceedingly large. Rice figured prominently in the iteniSj 5s 6d worth of that commodity having been supplied *lmoet evelywesk. The fact thsi,fc the cost of keeping the Chinaman has been saddled on the Council was also commented on, the opinion being expressed that that duty should devolve on the CharitabjO Aid Boa-rd, to which body the Council contributed. Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs that the Warrimoo, for Sydney, on Saturday, had a considerable shipment of poultry for South Africa. It is stated here tha* Messrs A. S. tPaterson- and Co. have secured the bulk of the cold storage in New Zea'and and Australian _steamer»- for African poultry shipments for the next three Months. The want of a direct service to South Africa., c£ cour&e, entails- an .extra cost for* freight, and in order to make ut2 for this buyers have reduced the price by 3d per pair. The progress which the industry has made-is- shown by the fact that in April 10.185 birds were put through tho Ghristchureh Poultry Depot, as compared with 742 in the corresponding month of lash year. There are now 14 men employed in that depot as pluckers and packers." • The Auckland and Wellington depots each .provide similar work for three men, and four men are so employed at the Dunedin depot. The Agricultural Department Jias tteceivW. a lctter < from ■ a large firm at the Cape, stating that the' New Zealand -poultry pent to South Africa i» of Ibetter quality and is better picked than that received from any other .part of the tvctf'd. Minahs are doing an immense amount of damage in the apple orchards in Taranaki. Very great difficulty is being found in securing teachers for the smaller country positions. A North Island paper' is responsible for the statement that a pauper in Boston Workhouse, Lincolnshire, d-nl just after inheriting property iirom a New Zealand relative. Dr. Poma-re, while at Rotorua recently, disclosed the erection in a central position of a hospital for Maoris, and was greatly encouraged by the promises of financial assistance which he received. '"Then he 'noMed' the accused and took him cue?? asked a solicitor at the Police Court yesterday. "I don't know about 'nailing' him," replied the witness very deliberately, "but he arrested hhn.''' At the native meeting at Rotorua', the Hon. James Carroll said that he had seen by a paragraph in the papers that there had been imported from Japan a number of jinrickshas, with the philanthropic idea of enabling the Maoris to earn an honest shilling. He did not know whetlier his hearers were aware that the people who draw the vehicle were the very lowest- types of human race. ■ He was glad to see that-the Maoris had resented the idea ,of being made beasts of burden. An old man who appeared at the Auckland Police Court the other day, on a I charge oi vagrancy, was suffering 'irom the delusion that he had £4,000,000 to his credit !in one of the local banks. Sub-Inspector | Mitchell told the Court that the snan had beea bothering the officials of the bank in question with a view of getting his money. The old man, who has no means or friends, expressed a wish to get to London, where his wife was, but his Worship thought that the Coitley Home would be a better place for him, and on the old man's promise to go there he was discharged. In accordanoa with yearly tradition, the Facific Ocean has once again deposited its annual tribute on our beach, stays the Aotea correspondent of ihe Auckland "Herald.' Last year a beautiful seal put in an appear- | ance; the winter previous a turtle showed j up, and each winter we have come to look i forward to having some curio on j exhibition. This year one of the most useful ! type has meanctei*d this way, a large whale ! with laudable discrimination having chosen tiie Ruapuke beach as its last resting-place. I The animal had been recently harpooned, | but had escaped, subsequently dying through loss of blood, and floating ashore as nieni tioned. It is (■£ etmsidei-able dimensions, i and the natives have obtained nearly 100 ' gfiilom cf 6:1 from trying down the bhibber. The is ono of the Odbntoceti order ; .or toothed) -whales, probably one of the [ Ziphi:nie family, several genera of which ! are peculiar to* the coast of Xew Zealand.

The annual conference of the North Cm. ' terhiiry Provincial District Branch of the Farmers' Union will begin at the A. and P. Rooms in th? Industrial and Agricultural Building. «tt 11 -a.m. to-day. The Civil Sitting** of th_L Supreme Court commenced yesterday. In the ease of Kird v. Ccates, for seduction, heard before a common jury of four, a verdict for £25 was given. In Mills v. Brewer, claim £110. a verdict was given for pb.ir.tiif tor amount claimed. Tho 'Tnangahua Times'' states that a Chinajnan suffering from s-ome loathsome disease, possibly leprosy, is permitted to pursue his avocation of fruit-selling under the nose of the "local authority."' The same paper state* that there are'two cows afflicted with cancer, and tha(. their ini'.lc is used daily for human consumption. Tho Manai.i correspondent of the "Ha. wcra Star" Nays: —Dehorning cattle is tha order.of the day on (he plains. Several large herds have been operated on during the lust few week*. One farmer ventures the opinion that within twelve months fully ' 75 per cent, of the stock on the plains wi'l - ' be dehorned. j It is reported that, a rich deposit of gold I has been found on the flanks of the glacier of Mount Rosi. which separates Italy front Switzerland. A French company has been formed in Paris to work the ntw mine, which is situated at :>.n altitude oi 2500 tude of 2300 metres. Very near this Coral, ity is the Pesta Reva gold mine, discovered by an Englishman, and worked by an English company. i The vagaries of tha mother-in-law af -J ford a constant source of material for ! humour and'criticism of a certain kind. Dm ing the hearing of a case at the Au"k- I land Police Court (says the Auckland "Star"), a woman told Mr Hutchison that she had changed house about eight timrj in eighteen months to get- away from her mother-in-law, and she was now preparing to move from her present house with the same purpose. Xews from Xoumea states that the General Council discussed a proposal made by Mr Spreckels that the San Francisco steamers should call at- Noumea for an annual subsidy. The advantages pointed out were that the French colony would be able to import corn and conserves from America, of which Australia at present had the monopoly, while, in the case of war with England, the line would bring Noumea within twenty-eight days of Paris. The Council authorised the Administrator to negotiate with 'Mr Spreckels on the basis of a subridy of 50,000 francs a year. Consumption is now attracting the attention of those outside the medical profession, who recognise the ravages it is making. Townend's Cinnamon Cure is an old and proved leiuedy for this malady. Num. bers of letters from people attacked rejoicing in their recovery prove tihis statement. Cinnamon Cure is the best known rsraedv for chronic coughs, bronchitis, and stubborn colds. 2s 6d everywhere.—(Advt.) 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Benjamin Gum enjoys a very lrage sale in New Zealand, and that its fame is spreading i« proved by the fact that the proprietors of the popular ceugh remedy have this Bea- ■{ son secured orders from Westralia, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Fiji.— Advance New Zealand.—(Advt.) .< Bell Cycles—The. most reliable and honest machine built in New Zealand. Manufacturers, Bell Bros., 170 High street, • just part Clock Tower. Special attention to repairc. .- , ■ 5225 i Ball hearings fitted to skates, equal to the best bicyefe bearings, from 265, atß6yd and Son's, 191 Gloucester street, Christ-church.—(Ad-vt.) The cyclists' vote at the Stanley Show, England.—The Swift, with 5855 votes, beat: " nineteen other makes of cycles. The public were asked to vote, and ' the result ' - proved that the Swift is the world's best. Road Racer £20. • Roadster £21, Ladies'" £22. Adams. Star Cycle Company, 70 ' - Manchester street, and 198 Colombo street, near Cathedral, Christchurch. 13 ,:'",' Mr*Geo. Jones, a well known resident .• J_ -. of Hiwejra, suffered for many years ' from constipation, acidity stomach, liver and kidney 1 , -troubles. Doctors, and endless -:-f ■ medicines could not relieve him. One bottle of Loasby's Wahoo cured him eighteen - months ago, and he has had v» "eturn of his troubles. (Advt.) " . .>. : ' Lamps.—We hold a large stock of read- - \ ing, hanging, and haad lamps, and >we guarantee to sell cheaper u«an any other firm in ~ •; Christchurch. Reading lamps from 3s 9d, • i hand lamps lid/ chimneys from 3d each, wicka from Id. Fletcher Bros., Importers of Lamps, Chimneys, etc, High street, • : Christchurch.—(Advt.) AN INTERESTING PRINPESS, , _ : ■ Among '-the many European! Princesses j who are to .attend the Coronation is the Grand Duche-ss Serge of Russia, the daugh- ' - tar of Princess Alice, a sister of King Ed- . - ,', ward. The Grand Duohe&s has had as .-■ I many heart romAnCeu as an American ' [' "Fummer girl." The Kaiser, wh«n Crown' r - I Prince, was madly in love with her, and J i diesired lo marry her, but grim old Bis— J j marck prevented the union for reasons of 1 ? Sate. The Giand Duke Berge is one of the ; Czar* younger uncks, and is clever and , t .. » studious. 1 lie Grand Duchtfs is the ir.ti- ';.- ; mate friend of the Czarina, her Bister. / "\" \

ETIQUETTE AT THE HAGUE.

Court, etiquette and Calvinism have hten in conflict at Tfie Hague. The trovfole arose through the invitation of the Misses Kuyper, the Prime Minister's daughters, to the first Court ball of the season. Lownecked dresses ate de at tbes»e entertainment*, but the ladies considered that to wear such dresses would be inconsistent with their religious principles. They therefore applied for a dispensation, but received a curt- refusal from ths Mistress of tha Ceremonies. Then Dr. Kuyper himself made direct representations to Queen Wilbelinina, with the result that the Misses Kuyper were to stay away from the ball, but were to take tea with their sovereign in highnecked dresses. " ,

MUCH TOO ENTERPRISING.

The manager of the Opem Bouffes dv Kord Theatre Lb (*ays the Paris correspondent of a London ffaper) an enterprising man, and one who ha«i a shrewd approbation (£ the actual. He proposed i«uttir.},' on the stage a drama representing the reoebt street vendetta, in which: one Leca was almost done to death, ami be engaged the notorious Casque d'Of (Golden Heliinet) to play the part which the performed »> handsomely off the stage. Tbe Prefect of Police, however, foreseeing that the stage presentation of these adtiurable characters. would lead to disorderly Scenes, sent for the manager, and advised him net to produce the play. It appears that all the seats had been taken for the first night by a public that intended to make things hot for the performers in general, and Casque dOr in particular.

A THEOSOPHIC CGMMUNTrY

The two brothers, Hart-—poet and crifckv journalist and dramatist—resident for the last quarter of a century In Berlin, have •founded a theosophic. and litaury community at Slaebten-see. Tho house contains 30 rooms, which may be hired bj" members of ihe ctmiimuhity, whether married or unmarried, at the moderate rent of 15s to 20s a month for each room. The housekeeping is to be co-operative, one largo kitchen serving for the whole society..The managuntnt is to Ix- exerci-ed ..wnmHy by a male and feraule memb". i f the toin-muni-tv. 'who is U> ba elci-iei' I>< vote, ."id to hold office for a week. I i tii'l °» food is estimated at- the mr-di i ligms °* Is 4 day for each person.