NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11347, 9 August 1902, Page 9

NEWS OF THE DAY.

- - ■l—l ;'Tt» _nr daily mail service between Ashwafea tad MayfieH has been commenced. ' Jl-»j_Haberß of the Wellington Junior •'«*f-M«rtaitve team, who pky. Canterbury MjLaemter Park to-day, arrived yeater.w atteming, and were met on behalf of $» fecfct Union by _lr F. Asquith. -according to a telegram from Auckland, -" »a --foreseen delays occur, the electric -ttt should be running in that city in about *%ht weeks' time. . we new dairy factory at Willowby was *MIW% opened on Thursday, when *$«*_» were delivered by Messrs S. Ohap- ***» W. Harding, A. A. Carson, and W. S«'liii, the former being in the chair. 3-ezft was a fairly representative gathering # fat-MC- and others. The speakers wished 3lr IL Osborne, the proprietor, success •th wnture. An excellent luncheon was JtOTMed, and an exhibition given of the ?*ki_Brof the plant. jTbwa it now on view in the window of *y» M. Sandstein and Son, Cashel ****» »> diamond medal, manufactured by 2» fca to Mr Geo. Rutherford's order, ' ]£• *» praaeoting it to the aristch-ffcb, **& Ckb, to be competed for aa a ha_di'?P <« Monday next. The medal gold, in the design of a '*•«»■- cross, with shell pattern ends, and ■*•» raised ribbon forming a square in ****•»&*, which encloses a small, round in which is set a largo dia2"* &» * »tar setting. The whole i. sus- ,!*»»& by a ribbon with three clasps, bearfwrtfca words, "Christchurch Gun Club, ISO-.** tea* oitse was brought at the Nelson *_»<* Court yesterday to determine the ***«_ of the* Dog Registration Ac*, 1880, *™& regard to the exemption of all dogs 25_ ** mo - tis of *_*• Defendant conT*_j that it was intended the exemption ■j*****PP_" to ail dogs, and therefor- ten_k_u* P^^ ol *"©-**® f» instead of the ??** ** for the half year. He pointed out IlTrJrtberwwe if an owner had the mis- _*! to possess a dog becoming of a ?J* , *to*l« age on the 29th December, Ire ***$« have to pay a half year's registration *» two days. In fining "defendant a «hil?*B.4ad costs, a nominal penalty, the Z?£f* ls * te b_ld that the Act did not "Spl* dogs under sir months. It merely r***M Registrar could not compel regis- - «**** *"-H «-eh age and fourteen days JvfSJf**" *m attained. It was not for ; 2* *™*rt to look into the intentions of tort *° «d__i_4_t« than, aa it

A general meeting of th* m___ber_ of the No. 3 Industrial Building Society of Canterbury was _eb_ last evening to "dispose of the 92nd appropriation of £300 by ballot, whkh fel to tire lot of shares 823 and 824. «. Editions of "Truth" will bt> pubKshed today at 2 p.m. and at 8 p.m.. The proceedings of the day wifl be fully and graphically dealt with, and a large quantity of interesting information relating to the King's Coronation will appear. On Thursday evening the Bishop of Christchurch administered the sacred rite of confirmation to ninety-eight candidates k at St. Michael's Church, presented by the Vicar, the Eev. A. W. AverilL Instead of spending money on illuminations in connection with the Coronation celebrations five banks doing business in New Zealand, following the example of tmr Australian banks, have decided to give -550 each to the Veterans' Home Fund. According to a Press Association telegram, private information received in Dunedm from South Africa states that a ! Christchurch -hat-broker, who disappeared under circumstances suggesting that he had met his death by drowning, is hlive in Durban, having kft as a stowaway on the Jupiter. An Auckland telegram states that in con_ect-on with the shooting of the prisoner Surrey, at Fort Cautley, the evidence at tlte inquest was mainly _v the lines of the statement telegraphed oa Thursday- A verdict was returned that the death of the prisoner was a pure accident, no blame being attachable to anyone. Mr Robert Hopkins, well known in the Ohoka and Kaiaptoi districts, died at his residence in the latter town yesterday, after a brief illness. For severa?. years Mr Hopkins was chairman of the Eyretou Road Board and Domain Board, and a member of the local Jockey Club. He was also for some time a member of the Kaiapoi Council. At a meeting of the Prebbleton Branch of the Farmers' Union, it was decided to forward a petition bearing one hundred names to the Government requesting that the goods shed at Prebbleton should be enlarged. It was stated that in the busy season the accommodation was altogether inadequate for the requirements. Among the Sydney buyers at Wednesday's sale at Addington was Mr Albert S. Smithson, well known in the Ellesmere and surrounding districts, who is now carrying on a large butchery business :n Sydney. Chatting with a "Press" representative, Mr Smitihson said it is now almost impossible to get fat butcher-* stock, beef or mutton, in Sydney, and he con- - e™ [d B will be fu% cix months before the local supplies -will equal the demand. It is estimated that the Children's Entertainment Committee distributed close upon five thousand five hundred mementoes of the King's Coronation yesterday afternoon, and that close on five thousand children were accommodated in Canterbury Hall. The large number in the hall were handled without accident, and all were out of the hall in the comparatively short space of seven minutes, the floor of the hall being emptied in three minutes. A public meeting was held) at Southbridge on Thursday, to consider the advisablenes- of erecting sale-yards and a sheep dlip in the township. Mr T. Withers was in the chair. A Committee, consisting of Messrs MoOktlamd, A. Greenwood, G. Hubbard, A. Penfold, E. Cowan, and W. Scott, was appointed, to canvass the district, and see what support can be obtained. Mr W. Scott was appointed secretary. Mr B. A- Reeve, the anti-prohibitionist speaker, addressed a large audience in Cartibedral square last night. In the course of hia remarks he replied to the deductions made by Miss BaJgarnxe and Mrs Harrison Lee regarding the alleged increase of tfbe consumption of alcoholic liquor per •head of the population for tha past year. Mr Reeve's remarks were frequently applauded. The annual social given by Mr and Mrs R. Struthers to the employees of the firm of Mason, Struthers and Co. took place last j night at the Oddfellows' Hall. A part of j the hall was set apart for ping-pong and other games, the remaining part being devoted to dancing. There was a large attendance, and a very pleasant time was spent. Songs were sung by Mrs Struthers, Misses Manks and Wauchop, and Messrs Paterson, Kitt, and West. Mr Brockett supplied the music. The annual meeting of the Timaru Pigeon Flying Club was held in Timaru on Wednesday night. The annual report showed that during the year twenty-four races bad been flown, the birds flying from as far south as. Invercargili, anr\ from Napier in the north. Between 400 and 500 birds had been trained and raced. It was claimed that the face from Napier was a record flight, the 440 miles having been flown .in twenty hours by Mr R. Warringtoh'%, Haste. The Timaru Club made a present of fifteen birds to the newly-formed .lying Club at Hastings. There were some rather amusing incidents in connection with the distribution of the mementoes of the King's Co mation at the Children's entertainment at Canterbury Hall yesterday afternoon. Several enterprising youngsters, of the male sex of course, managed to secure three or four of the mementoes by arrangement with friends who received the mementoes in trust, whilst the original receivers returned to the distributing centre and obtained fresh supplies. One boy was found out, and one of the Committee asked him if he had not previously obtained a memento, and he admitted that he had. "WeH, what do you want-with another? Don't you know you are robbing someone else of their share?" The young New Zealander saw the force of this reasoning, and returned the second. A meeting of the New Zealand Boxing Association was held at the Hereford Hotel last evening, Mr F. W. Johnston presiding. Five new members were elected. Mr H. _. Wigram wrote accepting office as president, and Messrs W. W. Collins, P. Campbell, C. _-. Croxton, R. A. Chaffey, A. E. G. Rhodes, and F. Wilding agreed to act as vicerpresidents. Messrs T. H. Davey, C. Lewis, A. Boyle, and T- Bassett were also elected vice-presidents of the Association. Letters were received from gentlemen in various parts of the colony undertaking to further the interests of the Association in any way possible. It was decided to hold the amateur chamE ion-hips in the feather, light, miauie, and eavy-weight classes in Christchurch during the last week in September, and a sub-committee was appointed to make inquiries as to the most suitable hall. Tho following have been elected officers of the Canterbury College Amateur Athletic Club:—President, Professor C. H. H. Cook; vice-presidents, Professors Haslam, Scott, Wall, Blunt, Bickerton, Dr. Evans, Dr Chilton, Dr. Dendy. Messrs Hight. Craddock, Salmond.G. T. Weston, T. S. Weston. W. leard, Dean Harper, and Hon. W. C. Walker; hon. secretary, Mr A. P. Cox: hon. treasurer, Mr C. F. D. Cook; j committee. Messrs F. T. M. Kissel, E. D. | Rice, lE. G. Foster, L. S. D. Robertson, and W. H. (Moves; hon. auditor, Mr G. H. Mason. Votes of uumks were passed to the _etrri_g secretary, Mr Kissel, for his work in connectaoin with the Inter- ' Varsity Tcn_raa_aeut, and to all the retiring officers. It was deckled to hold an entertainment at the beginning of the year to raise funds to send a team to the next Inter-'Vaxsity Chanrpkaisbip Meeting in ; Auckland at Easter. The Christchurch Gun Club has secured the use of übe Now Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's grounds for their lorthooming meeting. A Ping-Pong Club was opened at the Lytt-lton Club on Thursday. The Mayor, Mr J. Grubb, briefly opened the proceedings, and several -games were played. Music, dancing, and light refreshments completed a very pleasant programjne. At Lyttelton yesterday, before Captain Whitby, J.P., a first offender was charged with drunkenness and convicted. William -Smith, for being drunk and disorderly in a railway carriage, was fined 40s, with the alternative of 14 days' imprisonment. j A very fine specimen of white clay has _een found at Wairaki, Taupo. It is described as "the equal «f anything ever turned out by Doulton," The clay arises chiefly from a decoxaposition of pumice, and is nearly par* whits and of rem&rfcably good t__*_r». ,

The "Westport Times** states thai a group of Wellington capitalists have taken up two coal leases in the district, one practically adjoining the old Wailsend ground and another adjoining the Granity lease, Tho 4 TCime#" adds: —-"The enterprise appears to be in good hands, and thero i«. every probability of development of the ground.' "If you use words like that to mc, I'll have to. meet yon outside," was the remark of one co_n_ei at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, to another, who had characterised one of his* questions to a witness as an impertinence. The Bench remarked that when lawyers lost tbedr tempers in this manner, they did not set a good example to witnesses. He objected to the Court being turned into a beargarden. Our Dunedin correspondent telegraphs that John Bidder, charged with stealing a bicycle at Christchurch, valued at £25, the property of Henry Clarke, was remanded until Tuesday. The police are communicating with the -hnstchtirch authorities, with a view to having the value reduced, so that the accused, who intends to plead guilty, can be dealt with summarily. -Mr C. N. Worsley, tfue English water colour artist, who, with Mrs Worsley, is now resident in Christchurch, has presented (telegraphs a Wellington correspondent of "The Press) a very fine framed picture to the committee controlling the fund for the Memorial Home for Veterans. The subject is "Tlie Nuggets," a reminiscence of Mr Worsley 'a recent trip round the coast to adjacent islands with his Excellency the Governor and party. The Wellington committee is arranging to raffle the picture, the lowest value of which is placed at twenty-five guineas. An old resident of Rotorua speaks in glowing terms of the efficacy of the waters of Arikikapakapa, better known as "Jack's Bath," between Rotorua and Whakarewaxewa, in curing ailments of the eyes. Our informant (says the "Hot Lakes Chronicle"), who is a man well up in year-, has been obliged to use glasses for years past, but since using the waters named is able to read ordinary newspaper type without artificial aid. Re also thinks that if the water were put up in a form that it could be exported in it would be found of treat benefit for sandy bjiglht and • othei iseases of the eye common to Australia. An English farthing, dated 1902, bearing the face of his Majesty King Edward VII. has been gilded to resemble a half-sove-reign. Into the edge c_ the one now referred to an eyelet has been inserted, into which a ring has been put. Apart from this there is a great similarity in colour and size to a half-sovereign. The points of difference are its weight, or want of weight; edges smooth, and not milled; and tho face of the King looks towards tttte right instead of the left. There are a thousand or more of these issued, and shopkeepers are warned to be on thedr guard against any attempt to pass off the trinket or token as a gold coin. Our Dunedin correspondent telegraphs that a syndicate has been formed to bring before the public the recently patented double current system of ventilation, which is highly thought of by medical gentlemen and experts. It is probable that an attempt will be _nade to get the Government to make a trial of the system on the Government railways. The advantage claimed for the invention over oil other patents is tihat not only does ft remove vitiated air, but it introduces a volume of fresh air without producing any draught. It is claimed that, if necessary, air thus brought in can be introduced without any trouble through disinfectants, thus avoiding all risk of introducing disease germs. The largest fortunes in the world ara made by clever inventors. See handbook on "Patents," fere by post from Baldwin and Ray ward, 172 Gloucester street, Christchurch. A. H. Hart, representative. 5 That "tired" feeling is the precursor of enfeebled constitution, phthisis, paralysis, aad insanity; these are facts which, however distressing, have to be faced. Latterday science has given us a blood-making, flesh-foaming, and tissue-building nerve and frame food in Wilton's Bovo-Ferrum, that will work wonders in your personal appearance, and secure you immunity from the wretched ailments referred to. Ask your chemist or storekeeper for it. It is only half-a-crown.—(Advt.) Wedding assortment at lowest prices in Christchurch. We are making a splendid show in windows, everything marked in plain figures. We defy competition. Fletcher Bros., Direct Importers, High street, Christchurch. (Advt.) Owing to the large run on The Favourite Cartridge, many shooters have been disappointed at being unable to procure this brand* We understand the stock of powder with which this cartridge is loaded will be replenished in August, a large shipment being expected by the s.s. Wakanui during that month. Arrangements have been made for a supply equal to at least four times the quantity used during this season, so that shooters should be able to obtain this brand from the ironmongers in Christchurch early in September next.. Mr A. Dobson. of Thames, at the Auckland pigeon match last February, shot 29 out 30 with The Favourite Cartridge. He was also highest scorer for the sixty-guinea cup three times, killing 28 out 30 each time. Mr James Dobson, at the November match at Thames, shot 28 with 28 single shots; he also shot 28 out 30 at DargaviHe, and th. following Saturday at Aratapu shot 21 straight with 21 single shots, with The Favourite Cartridge. Mr Cowie, one of Dunedin's wellknown pigeon shots, at the Coronation pigeon match, shot 16 with 16 single barrels, and said The Favourite is the best cartridge he ever used. 2 Further reductions at Beath's Sale.— All present stock for absolute clearance, to make room for extensive shipments shortly to arrive. 700 blouse lengths of fancy flannelettes, worth 2s 9d, 3s, 3s 6d, all at Is 8d; 200 blouse lengths, 2s 6d, all at Is; Coronation drill, Is l£d for Bfd; apron cloths, 9sd for 7£d; quilts, 3s lid for 2s lid, 8s lid for 6s lid; Lancaster window blinds, Is lid for 9_d; splash mats, Is 6d for 10$ d; saddle tweed trousers, 10s 6d for 6s lid; ccfonial tweed suits, 26s 9d for 19s 6d; regatta shirts, 7s lid for 3s lid; strong serge shirts, 6s lid for 3s 6d; army twill shirts, 5s 6d for 3s 6d; L.W. pants and'shirts, 3s lid for 2s 6d, at Beath's Sale. i Star Lady's Bicycle.—The new lady's bicycle is fitted with all the best and laltest improvements. Every pant is guaranteed to be absolutely the best, front rim brake fitted, celluloid mudguards, instead of metal or wood, celluloid chain cover, which prdtects the dress from the chain, very light and does not ralttle. Gracefully curved top tube to give plenty of room for moußting and dismounting. Upturned (handle bars, so that #he rider enay sit up in a comfortable position; gears <to suit. Price £23, easy (terras arranged to suit customers. Call and inspect at Adams Star Cycle Company, 70 Manchester street, and 138 Colombo street, near Cathedral, Ohrdstdhurch. g Boyd and Son, Gloucester street, are devoting their large appliances and staff almost exclusively to bicycle repairs. Results, very best work at lowest prices. (Advt.) Repairs Cycles.—We are repairing cycles at 70 Manchester street, and 198" Colombo street, near Cathedral, Christchurch. Adams Star Cycle Company. Christchurch.—(Advt.) Wanted known—Best value given in town m wedding, keeper, and engagement rings, m watches, and all classes of jewellery. K. Grieshaber, manufacturing jeweller, 155 Colombo street.. 728? Cheap bikes at last. Thirty ladies*, and gentlemen's secoafaand bicycles", overhauled enamelled,* and plated by ourselves, new' ch_ms and tyres where necessary. All at clearing sale prices, for fo_rteen days only. Oaies, Lowry, and Co., Manchester street.—(Advt.) • * ConsunMition is now attractiiuj the attention of those outside the medical profession, who recognise the ravages it is making. Towaend's Cinnamon Cure is an old 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. 2a 6d everywhere.—-(Advt.) Stilton cheese, in jars, 3s 6d; Roquefort. * 9<L W_r__l'«.4A_vt.J '