NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11315, 3 July 1902, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

o£r James Little has tbeen appointed a trustee of the Hurunci Babbit Board. Permission has been given by the Dunedin High School Board of Governors for religions instruction to be given to Church of pnpfls at the Boys* and Girls' High Schools daily, from 9 a.m. till the echocl work begins. The Highbank Domain Board, consisting of Messrs J. Driscoll, C. Spray, C. w! emfth, A. K. Callaghan, A. J. Waterworth, A. Bichajds, and C. W. Anderson axe placed in control of reserve 3198 {10 acres). At a meeting of the Levels County Coancal, held in Trmaru yesterday, a discussion took place regarding the upkeep of roads. It -waa objected that at present too much money is being spent on mam <roads to the detriment of settlers in the more sparsely populated districts, and it was •unanimously decided that in future the Council should spend less on main and more on m district roads. The Council's baLance-sheet shows tuat last year more was spent on main roadfc than* od all the diiftrict roads put together.

pated that the duration of the T£ld probably' b. •e^&t^vf*} nan tie gardens, Messrs J. A. BrowJ!Tnd e|* Cox, were in attendance, the latter handing congregation for the vicar weS rcqueSed! ♦ J»* J he Dunedin Magistrate's Court v*s. terday, our correspondent telegraphs,* an application mi made for an order at £ instance of a -dredging eompanv to S£ the **gM or salary of the rfanother dredgrng ounpany. The.Wrest.mg point iras raised that on the autnoritr of tir Justice C-roves's decision in Gon£" v. Jennings aftd by the definition of "*- OT fc. mcn < and "wages" belonging to the Work, nseae Wages Act of 1893, that the term wages' was confined to the pay o t labourers and artisans ; or, at any rat* did not appTy to remuneration iae clerical work; consequently that the secretary's saJarv could be attached. The ataeisfcrst* decided to grant tha order, but I«id it would ibe guarded so as to protect «bt r wages under £2 per ireek that mighi be due as workmen's 'wages. A model of a fire alarm and escape sri« ten, patented by Messrs Philpott awl Hutchaison,. was exhibited yesterday. Ti» motive power is compressed air. districted through the building by means of pipes. Tha system operates either autcmajsbajlv or by hand. When set in motion by the temperature rising in any room in which it is placed, it rings alarm bells, give* th* aJarm to the Fire "Brijade station, inxns j on an electric light in front o"f the boadinft and lowers an escape ladder from the font balcony to the ground level. The aotomaUc workfng of the patent is eecared bf the insertion in all essential parts of tiw building, of shcrt lengths of piping, ftadKs at 120 deg. Fahrenheit. Eac£lxsa iad passage could also bs provided rrith & alas* bulb or screw tap, whkh, when bakes or turned on. by baad, releases the ah-, and sets the system in motion. TJie Levels Coiinty Council, at a meetim? held in. Timam yesterday, again discneed the much-talkad-of Opihi bridge. As a result of the discussion the following *re»K hit ion tpas passed:—That this Cothk2 dranr the aitention of the 'Minister of Laads to the unsatisfactory, and, in its opinion, unnecessary, delays that have tafcen place in regard to the erection, of a traffic bridge over the Opihi,- near Pleasant Poist, through the action of the Lands Department in withholding approval of phas tad estimates submitted, and authority- Ur expend the amount voted by Parliament year after year towards the cost of the »i 4 bridge; that the Council rsspectftily us. the Minister to give this matter immediate attention, and Ihat the Hon. W. EWK Jones and Mr Flatman, M-H.R.'s, be written to -with, a request that they will " co-operate Trith the Council in as esdea* Tour to obtain -the long-promised Tote*

The Otago Harbour Board's amended by. laws, which are now in operation, make* considerable reduction of does. The mere important of the changes are as follows:— Foreign steamers which, shall not land op tranship or receive on board more than fifty tons of general cargo, or receive on board » freight more than 100 -tons freight of freeen produce, shall not be liable to pay son than £50 on any one visit for pert charges, pilotage, and harbourmaster's- fees. The maximum charge on. any one vessel for port charges, pilotage, and harbonnnaster's fees, both inwards and outwards, shall sot ex* ceed £200 on any one visit. In respect to import charges, jpg iron has been reduced from 3s to 2s per ton, flax and hemp from. 4s to 2s, sulphur and linseed 4xom 5s to 2s, rattans, willows, broom com, and irait trees from 5s to Is.. In the export class fne greatest reductions have been mode in giving effect to the policy of granting as much relief as possible to local manufactures*. For instance, soap, candles, confectionery, biscuits, jams, and provisions foave been added to the free list, instead of being &abi» to a charge of 2s per ton, wiile ail other unscheduled articles (including bran, fx>llard, cement, mining machinery, general merchandise, etc.) have also been po>on th<i free list, instead of being snbject*d to an - impost of 9d per ton. The reductions will . involve an immediate loss to ti» .Board of about £3000 a year. - The Mayor has received £1 Is for the . Coal and Blanket Fund from Mr C. J. W. Cookson. The delegates representing the City Council at the Municipal Association's Oanfer» ence at Wellington, viz., tie Mayor and . Cγ. Gray, will leave to-morrow-Negotiations are pending which may result in the Theatre Royal being occupied during Carnival week by a dramatic fpov pany under the management of Mr CSitfkt MacMahon. No decision has vet been come to sw to the nolding of the Masonio "At Home , * projected in connection with the Coronation and postponed. A suggestion has. bees made that it shall be held as a. celelwaticra of peace having been proclaimed in Souti Africa, a part of the world wh«e masonry is making , rapid progress. The Lyttelton Borough Comncil propose paying a visit of inspection to tie abattoir, which has just been . completed for tie :own, at Ca*s Bay, this afternoon. " A. number of visitors have been invited to iceompany the Council, to leave Lyttelton m arrival of the 1-25 p.m. train froca Iforistchurch. ;

Our Dunedin correspondent telegraphs j that the passengers by the express oaf Tuesday mucfe appreciated tie aceeJeraiicn of the service generally- The powerful effect of the Westinghotzse brake in bring-. ing the train to a standstill was very notice- ' able, the object being accomplished withoufc a jolt or jar. A "No License* , meeting was held in th# Colonists' Hall at Lyttelton oa Tuesday, and was largely attended. A lecture given by Mr T. W. Glover, on the subject . '"Then and Now." Mr Glover iras assisted 5. by Miss Eva Field, who sang two solos, 'ac- '' i eampanied on the piano by her sister, Mia \ Nellie Field. The Mayor presded, * od * amid cheers signed the total abstinence pledge. At the close of the meeting a '"' I. mittee wae foro-td to prosecute No license - "| work in the -electorate. - c The journal of the Canterbury Azric-jl- m tural and Pastoral Association for Jaly ha» - Jf been issued. The proposal that the -JI *- ca&ional Department should introduce * the syllabus of all country schools the teach* -m ing of the elements of agriculture is dih M c-usssd in an article. Tbere is a very *• terestina paper on sbsep and ing, and some of the fii»t pri» sheep at Of \W Wangantri asd Hawera are illse*"H-S trated. Th«re are a numbtr of articles on matters interestig to turists and pastoralista. -kJSHk

Beaih'e Sale.—Bargains, fawn Kaiapoi ..ckcte 29s 6d. for 18s lid; 25e 6d macks for 12* 9d, 39s 6d for 19s 9d, 49» 6d for . g4e lid; 21 c cortamea for 14s lid; 36e for ogg 6d, 42s far 32s 6d; costume skirts 14s 6d for 10s 9d, 27s 6d for 21n ; underskirt* Iβ Hd for 2s 9d, 8s 9d for 6s lid, 15e 9d for I4e 6d; blouses 5s lid for 2s lid, frs 6d for 3s lid, 10s 9d for 5s lid; dresgowns 12s 9d for 8s lid, 18s 6d for 14e lid, 32s 6d for 25s 6d; pressing jackets Iβ lid for 4s lid, 15s 9d for 9s lid: cortets 4s 6d, for 2s lid ; combinations 6«lld for 3» lid, 8s lid for 5s lid; nicjht dresses fie 9d for 3fi 9d. 9s 6d for 7s 6d; knickers 3s lid, for 2s 9d; chemises 3s 9d for 2e • fidt knitted bloomers 7s 6d for 5s lid. 10s Bd for 8s lid; felt flops 7b 6d for 2b lid; trimmed felt panamas 9s lid for 3s lid; new sailor bats 2s lid for 9d, 3s lid for j*. Beath's sale, Cashel street, Christchiirch. 822 Pianos from 30 guinea*, organs from 10 Bair<eae. Lowest prices, easiest terms, feber and Thompson. Don't buy elsewhere imtil you have seen our stock. 2146 Repairs Cycles.—Wβ are repairing cycles * »t 70 Manchester street, and 135* Colombo ttrwt, near Cathedral, Christchurch." Adams Star Cycle Company, Cbristcburch.—(Advt.) JJoyd and Son, Gloucester street, are Woting their large appliances and staff jdinost exclusively to bicycle repairs. Re- ; _di* very best York at lowest prices.— JAdrt.) Waterproof cycling capes, 12s 6d; mudguard fiaps, fit any mudgurrd, Is; autopi»tio rubber mudguards, 8s 6d; Puritan automatic acetylene lamps, 15s; Rieman's latest lamps, at Oates, Lowry and Co.'c.— lAdvt.} Wasted Known —Best Talue given in town '|n wedding, keeper, and engagement ringe, jn watches, and all classes of jewellery. JL Grieshaber, manufacturing jeweller, 155 Colombo street. 7287 Consumption w now attracting the attention of those outside the medical profeeaoEj who recognise the ravages it is making, Townend's Cinnamon Cure is an oZd and proved remedy for this malady. Numbers of letters from people attacked rejoicing in their recovery prove this statement. •Cinnamon Cure is the best known remedy for chronic coughs, bronchitis, and stubborn colds. 2s 6d everywhere.—(Advt.) ' Wew Free Wheel for Stars.—TThe latest Btar free wheel is made with ball bearings, to thai there should be no friction or Jjrake on the machine, when free wheeling. The Btar free wheel ia .undoubtedly tho ■ best jn the market. Easy terms arranged .to euit customers. Ca!l and inspect at ' Adams Star Cycle Company, 70 Manchester street, and 198 Colombo street, Oear Cathedral, Christchurch. 3 gnaaieJwwe.—-A single wticle at wholenl« price. Saucepans fran lid to 4e % basins 5d to 3e lid, tea kettles 2s 3d, iiaeJdfaet cans, tea bottles, billies, cups and aecera. jugs, chambers from Is sd, frypaw lid. Fletcher Bros., having just Ended a large shipment of enamelware, boogfcfe direct from the manufacture before the rise, eatables ue to se£l at the old prioea. yietcher Bros., High street.—(Advt.) W«n» undermine Children's -Oomstita* ttoni. Uμ Wade's Worm Figt, Is bootee. (Adrt.) ONE OF WHE "GALLANT SIX (HUNDRED.' , (Michael Alexander Cannichael, who tenred through the Crimean war in the fdgWt 'Brigade, and was on« of fcbe "gallant six hundred" who rode into the "jaws of death" at Balaclava, was granted an old age pension at the Ballarafc Court the other day, Carmichael, who is over 70 Tears of age, looks every inch & soldier, being tall and erect- He has been residing in Bsllarat for & number of years, and fate received assistance at the benevolent asylum. 14 in not considered areditable, ■ » Balmoral correspondent observes, that the Imperial authorities should allow a hero like Carmichael to depend upon public charity for his support. THE FtLAaOTRS , EKE. The "Homeward MaS" telle a story of -, : -* (Ceylon tea-plaater with a. glass eye who ' "'Wanted to go away for » day's shooting. ' Apgroaching hjs: men* he , said: —"Al•<*hangh I myself will be absent, yet I shall ' leave one of my «ye* to see that you do from work." And, to the surprise of the Vtttdves, he took out the glass «ye; placed it en 4he stump of a tree, and left. For earn* time the natives worked like ele«hinU} in* at last one of them, seizing Lie tin ia which he carried 'his food, approached the tree, and placed it over the eye. A* soon as they saw that they were nob being watched, they all lay down and slept peacefully until suneet. INNOVATION XX DANCING. Dr. Torrey is stHl worrying himseK * Melbourne paper) because people .;/•» so wicked as to dance, and, through Wong euch an extreme view, he is rapidly ;*dienatißg rmoy who iwere;his followers. /It may interest him to know that in a suburb, at a. forthcoming "fwwial," the "Torrey fwaltz" is promised 'Jβ an attraction. This interesting dance J* divided, the first part being called the f*Fta de Torrid," and is supposed to illartrate the mnregeoerate days of the rev. jttotleman. It is danced fast and furious'nr, end has a> vory good tune. Save for •JS» name, it i« merely the ordinary cirmUmt waHa danced fas*. The second part m *il!«d the "Pas de Frost," and is adapted from the Salvation Army. It consists trf numerous individual skips and . jumps wtckwards down the foom, the men on .few side, the women on the otJh«r. For TOM latter part, the women are required jjf> wear large and ncbecoming wraps, and <ie a handkerchief tightly aibout their 1&2&. The less attracting any individual JPJbb,. .and tie more unwieldy he leaps ipfci jxunp?, the more is she proficient in pft Pμ da Frost. Whether th* step will fteom fashionable or not it is difficult to Said one young man lately. "I've Jww learnt to dance, but after hearing W this I must try. It sounds 90 beastly ■ wicked, and I'd imagined it just