NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11352, 15 August 1902, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A number of special artijles from our London correspandait appear in this issueAn account of the serious cab accident in which Mr Chamber—in was injured will be pfo—id on page 7. On page 2 the doings of the New Zealand! Coronation Contingent are Mly reported, both by our special correspondent with the Contingent, and our usual London contributor, while on .Page 3 appeas-a a long and ed account _ Mr Seddon's visit to St. Helens, and the presentation to him of the freedom of the borough. Several other "reports of an interesting nature *_- to be found! on the other pages, among them an account of Mrs Seddon's serious illness, and some notes on the Bisiey rifle team_ The civil sitting- of the Supreme Court will be r_s—nsd before his Hoq_bh* __j JustS"* Oehni ston j£j_ -RaOJ-Pii.

The Coronation bail given by the Mayor and Mn WM**_m -nail take {SCaov at the Canterbury Hall to-night. His Excellency the Governor and; suite will be present. . The £—mat show of the Kennel Club dosed last —git. During.the day, and particularly in the evening, there was a goodly .*_j__-ber of visitors. Private Alberto Tanks, of Hokianga, Eighth Regiment, died in tbe Weßington Hospital last nigh* from jnmnnonxa supervening on scarlet fever. The deceased was one of the men who disembarked from the Britannic* An Oamaru telegram states that a woman named Shields was found in ah unconscious state in a railway carriage yesterday, and on arrival at tihe "Oa__ _ station had to be removed to the iwsp—_, where she Eies in a very critics- state. *Tn Waroganui," said his. Honour Mr Justice, "Cooper, at the Arbitration Court yesterday, "ii was brought under my notice that kauri ti—ber was sent over to Melbourne, made into farmtui_ by Chinese labour, and returned for sale to New Zealand." The Dunedin Flour Millers' Association has raised the price of pollard from £5 10s to £6, at which price (our correspondent telegraphs) it is selling freely for sh&pment. Bran is nominally £5 ss, but none is obtainable, and probably £5 to £6 would be procurable. The first competition in connection with the Hawarden Morris Tube Club was con- ' eluded on Wednesday, and resulted as fol-lows:—-First Class—©. "Dalzeli 1, J. Green 2, H. Jones 3. Second Class—P. Costello 1, F. .Dalzell 2, F. Pohl 3. Forty members competed in the two cl_ses. In the St. 'Michael's Schoolroom last even- I ing an interesting lecture, entitled "The ' Girls' Friendly Society Round the World," ' was given by Bishop Julius, and illustrated ' by limelight views. The Rev. _. W. ' Averill was in the chair, and there was a good attendance. The Bishop described the working methods of thc society in the Old Country', in Europe, and. in the colonies, and referred to some of the different classes of girls it _ealt with. During the evening several songs were sung, at intervals, by members of the local branch of the society. Our Dunedin correspondent telegraphs that there was a field day for bakers in the Police Court in that city yesterday. Joseph Campbell and David Auld w&e fined 40s and 17s 6d costs, to be divided between them, for making for sale a 21b loaf which was l£o_ short weight. In the case against A. F. Miller the defence was that two 21b loaves joined together were over 4lb, but when pulled apart one was over and the other under 2lb, and the charge was based on the latter. A fine of 40s and costs was imposed. W. K. Latha_ was fined 20s and costs for not having a loaf legibly stamped, and James Anderson was fined in the same amount for having on Roman numerals instead of Arabic figures. The bread in each' case was the full weight. William Wright, Daniel Georgeson, and James Samuel were each fined 20s and costs for not having proper weights and measures in the carts. The bread in each case was the correct weight. James Hew- | ton was fined 5s for having an unstamped weight. j About thirty persons attended the meet- ' ing held in the Trinity Hall yesterday after- ' noon in connection with the "proposed visit | of Dr. R. A. Torrey, the American evan ' gelist, to Christchurch. Those present included ministers of the various, denominations (with the exception of the Roman l Catholics and Anglicans), representatives of | the Salvation Army, and a few laymen. The Rev. J. J. North took the chair, and read letters from Dr. Torrey accepting | the invitation of the Ministers* Associa- | tion to hold evangelistic services throughout this colony, and roughly fixing his dates as follows:—Wellington, August 28th to September 6th; Christchurch, Sep- I tember 7th to 17th; Dunedin, September 18th to 28th. The meeting agreed to a scheme of prayer meetings to. be held at ' various churches in the city and suburbs every evening from the 20th to the 25th August. Some thousands of invitation cards to prayer meetings to be held in . private homes, were divided among those present fo. re-distribution. The meeting decided -to take tbe Couterbury Hall, and its attached halls, for Dr. Torrey's addresses. The following were elected an Executive Committee to make further arrangements: | —Tha Revs. J. J. North, W. Baumbsr, R. J. Murray, Dr. Erwin. and D. Hird, Adju- , tant Nielson (of the Salvation Army) and Messrs P. Hercus, J. A. Flesher, G. Stenning, P. Schmidt, D. R. Lanyon, and W. Harris, with power to add to their number. Mr P. Hercus was appointed treasurer. The new Fire Brigade Station at Lyttelton is to be opened next Wednesday, with a smoke concert. ' At the end of July there were 2290 cooperative workmen in the employ of the Government. A meeting of the Court of Directors of the New Zealand Royal Humane Sooiety will be held at 3 o'olock on Wednesday next.. Mr W. Russell Blow, local representative of the Tourist. Department, is collecting material for a guide to Canterbury, and will be pleased to receive any information of in. terest. The Agricultural Department" has purchased the New Zealand rights of the indelible brand for meat patented by Messr. T. H. Brown and J. E. Staples,* both of Wellington. A Wellington firm, which was a few days ago instructed to buy £10.000 of fowls for London, has now received an order for 100 tons of dressed turkeys for the London Christmas market. ;" The Mayor has received the sum of £5 78 from Rev. W. Baumber, the proceeds of the offertory in the Durham street Church, on Coronation Day in aid of the Coal and Blanket Fund. The Mayor has received a letter from Mr Niels M. Seest, Arhas, Denmark, asking for information as to the whereabouts of Nicolaj Frederick Clausen, who one year ago lived here as a cook in an hotel- and has also been employed as cook on board several steamers. The exportation of live stock from New Zealand to Australia continues briskly. Next Saturday the Monowai leaves Wellington with 700 sheep, and on 3londay the Westra.ia, leaves the Bluff with 150 sheep for Hobart, and 550 for Melbourne. On the same day the Zealandia leaves Auckland for Sydney with 550 sheep and 40 head of cattle. , The "Northern Luminary" states that recently a party of three visited the sunken wreck of the old ship Boyd, which was cut off by the Maoris, at Whangaroa Harbour, in 1809. They each had a grappling iron, and in a few minutes fastened on to a piece of copper, which on being brought to the surface was found to be one of the rudder gudgeons; its weight is 2241b, and is of solid copper, being none the worse* for being under water for 93 years. The traction-engine service between Christchurch and Ashburton will, it is expected, be inaugurated on September Ist. Three times a week an engine with three trucks, each of a carrying, capacity of five tons, will leave Christchuroh, and arrive at the Rakaia Bridge on the day of starting. The true—> will then be detached from the engine, haulad across the bridge by '"horses, without being unloaded, and taken on to Ashburton by another engine on tho following day. An impression exists that the new service will attempt to compete with the railway in the carriage of grain, the railway freight upon" which amounts to 8s lld par ton. This is incorrect, as " the tract ion-engine 'Ber-r yjtce. will carry only goods of the A and B class— at 25s per ton, the railway freights upon which are 33s per ton. The inhabitants of Ashburton pay four times as much per mile for tbe transport of goods of the A and B class_ from Christohurch by rail than do people in Timaru, since, while Timaru is almost twice as far distant as is Ashburton, the charge to Timaru is only 18s per ton, wMte to Ashburton it is 33s per ton. It is in the hope of -securing a reduction in what _s thought to be the unjustly- thigh freight charges to Ashburton that the new service has been instituted, t

Three embalmed bodfc* „ **d «ce«t4y-_n Auckland, hy the mail SoncW te jfflWW was named Attwood, a otber. were M«*„ kwyar, aad Tobin, who was «%M| gmal member, of the World's &*£gg-9 .A "Maori canoe Bgared in i^sf mouth, Wrtf-guunT and canoe is of ancient origin-itT-i_-tSI§ two hundred years old±is in a^X^iT*V' shown exactly as it appeared i* tUs__«l cession, with the Mao.*Wd £ t&II picturesque costumes, etc. m * e W «,;i«°t her e _ ai ?P le <rf the attempt _d_3l made to centratise educational . m Vtwl!# Wellington i_ revealed by S _2__.?* » un-Wood th. classifying teachers' cext__ca_ » hi ™M( intimation of this Ca * te T bl "7 Board, and it is ported that the teachers themsK __!# asked for reclassificatkni!a_2S_l" ently the proposed reclassification wfll a number of teachers with varv-gSfc' ficaies into the same classes. Fw _su£&§? exactly the same as one adding a WM and one holding an E5, the tow* csM Scat* that can be gained, will be in class as a teacher, holding an AAeetSSamW Complaints haying-been, made that iSI stretched across tho Wanganui river _v-_Si§ natives for the purpose of carrvhsg firamOT was a danger to- navigation, "the HaiWl Board instructed its secretary to write t__M| natives, asking them to remove it. *_p_l| following characteri-ic letter (saw ttesH Wanganui Herald) was received fey S-V'fl Board m reply • ''Greetings! I have i"4rmfi__ your letter concerning the wir* for enM&_,*9 goods from Rakato, on the Wanganui and asking that it be taken down. The-*i«*s£_| has been down nearly three months. '(S-J_| the other hand, I should tike to _______ f&!gS_ you that the steamer could not reajch ®&m wire if it went during a flood; and a steamer could not steam against flood as to allow it to touch the wire. ""TftpK is all—From your friend, Hoani Titaa^J?; Tlie following resolution has been passed by ton Grocers' Union:—"That this workers congratulates the Sir Jc_. Ward, upon the almost un_i approval of the legislation of the BtaiaifGovernment • by. all sides of the $/&&$ This speaks louder than words, seeing tifijik there is a general election close at humi and no doubt will be duly appreciated %& the Right Hon. Seddon. We also &i*%m to congratulate you on the value you tr&smi upon Eerpent-in-tbe-grass flattery, must be nauseating stuff, when you fcat&P the slobbering quarter from which it cetaWi —men who were brought out of by Mr Seddon, and are now anxious to ejjiff back into the fold, and would flatter that they might get at the hand that fM". them, namely the Right Hon. the Sir Joseph, beware of the man whose -latix,: is of many colours, for should he get ]M*< sting home it will be more deadly the bite of the katipo." A copy has bwEH. forwarded to Sir Jos. Ward. {JS Yesterday the Timaru Eduo* Board discussed the subjects to hsfsM dealt with by the Edi«*a*tio_ ence at Wellington, with a view instructing their delegates. It was d<_Jp_l cided to recommend the Confer—cc to nsj£M prove of the Government granting same subsidies for secondary .education tstsM tlie High Schools as are given to the districtfiff High Schools, that the 2s 6d increase *wc**s-M» the Teachers' Salaries Act of 1901 bal|B placed in the hands of the Board,.pro to meet the following expenses and when judged expedient~--to teachers '-fltj'|S smaller schools for payment of sewing 'ffl»-v« tresses where necessary, for the cess"*_T--|_l ance of pupils living a long distance/ schools, to provide for relieving and any other object connected -*-—_.. ~ ~s__t_ r 9 better staffing of schools. It was also i *i*g^ r ;» gested increasing the incident-id grant ftoaii M lis 3d to 12s, or 12s 3d. With these smMm tions to the revenue, .he Board could C_syl on comfortably. The Board deci—JlWg against the periodic exchange of ijujpectorai At a committee meeting of Chamber of Commerce, the Ac#Bf*|! * Premier forw—ti—. a prospectus (*t,fhS_ Imperial Institute, giving the change 'O&Mp dress of the city branch, and sb accommodation was. available for busijjspi interviews, and also a sample room for calgp nial products. The Public Works Deg-fefe! ment acknowledged receipt of the J&s£% tion of the Chamber with referenoe toJSfN completion of the Waipara-Cheviot S&M and stated that the Ohamber would be jsßts to hear that the line as fax ■ as almost ready for traffic. The Newl_ieaJ(«| . Accountants' and Auditors' AssociatHKi jg__j warded a pampMet in favour of thb J **_fe tion of the decimal system, and tlit-. mal Association fonvai-ded a report flTjjfe gress. Acknowledgments otf r_ of the Chamber on the subjects of B_|S Holidays Bill, Waipara-Cheviot RailhJi||| and the State Fire Insurance Bill "*»«**»jffi csived from members of the House- $m date of the annual meeting and fixed for Friday. August 29th, at 1 Vo\ It was decided* to write to the Ohamber. suggesting that the Conference wi Chambers be hrfd every three years m*)tw|* of annually. Nominations for for the ensuing year will be received by Hp secret—y up to Friday, 22nd inst- YM = _& Seldom, if ever. !bave such an real, genuine, undeniable b-trgains 'fMK offei-ed as are to-day by McCiea and Sti j whose circular is issued in "Press" Urn morning. wfc> Notwithstanding the phenomenal «oeem of Beath's Winter Sale, there w alt -jm mense stock left in all departments, etwee to job purchases at very large dit«o*fr|»a Further reductions. Balanco mcrt j*p cleared before new spring goods *rn_hi Fawn tweed costume lengths 15s for*lld stylish tweed costume lengths 13f_j_wi for'7s ild. Jap. wtk Is lld for lUd, P*fc silk ribbons 2s lld for 6_d, Is lld few -9A lace scarves 2s 6d for llfl, caws' cloth gaiters 2s 6d for 110, lined 'j§i gloves; fur top, 3s lld for 2s 3d, fwn«£ lets 5s lld for 3s lld, 12s 6d for JtM ; 15s 6d for lis 6d, job baskets of cMMgbt gloves 4_d, fancy flannelette, 200 blem \engths 2s 6d for Is, at Beath's Sale. <$s . That "tirod" feeling is the prect*-C«c#' enfeebled constitution, phthais, '. and &sanity; these are facta which, MSfe ?. ever distressing, have to be faced. | day science has given us a blood-maWgm _, flesh-forming, and tissue-building naf|| i; and frame food in Wilton's B!,vo ' F ; that will work wonders in your V****®® ? appearance, and secure you imm—uty «Jp f the wretcb3d ailmente refeiTed to. s& ?. your chemist or istorekeeper for it. . only half-a-crown. —(Advt.) * The Bearings of Stais.--The . bearing fitted to Stars is perfectly aM"j . proof, and oil retaining. Owing *» »g :/ bracket being oil retaining, the ai-#«gs can be ridden in wet weather * : jory to bearings. The bracket ', ' sneciallv made from tool steel, and *&&. hardened. The hubs are oil retaining, ccnes and cups bemg J*3M from the best tool steel, and **** , *^fe l hardened. Easy terms arranged *LB& ,-. customers. Call • and inspect. *£>_M Star Cycle Company, 70 n ' and 198 Colombo etreet, near , Christchurch. __ffi Repairs Cycles.-We are ' at 70 Manchester -tTfiet, and street, near [ .tar Cycle Company, j Wanted known--Best . in wedding, keeper and , in watdhes, and all claees «Jg£3fc \ K. GrieshaW, manufacturing l 6 *®^ \ Colombo street. -_ Wedding Presents-Largest ,* B8 *> at lowest prices in C_rist-urch. making a eplendjd show in wmdo**.' • Jfc X thing- marked in plain W . : competition. Fletcher B**."fl ; \ porters, High street, « _| Cheap bikes at List t . »ent!e__en , __econd!aand bicycles,, , !r«_melled, and plated eihains and tyres .*?&SS%B& % ai clearing sale prices, * fi,, M| jf, only. Oates, Lowry, and tJO *" h U

K amotion is now att*r*c*_oi the atrf thoce outside tha inedkai prowho rocogniae the ravaged it ia makfovnend'a C_namon Oara is an old .red -remedy for this nwlt-y. Ntualetteri from peopla.«Ua«k"jd rejofctheir recovery prove thia -tateinaoV. „n Cnre i» the bast kno-rn vmery -ie coughs, bronchit_, and staUwA 2a 6d everywhere.—(Advt.)

Bl* •*■*•**■* . — rf SAT ON THE SAFETY VALVE.

I. The death ** enounced at Rochester pi I. b Qtoxge Thomas Crook, formerly inspecI ♦„ _ -rtchinery in the Royal Navy. Mr i JSLv-who was j-evwity-two years of, age, fy?%aßvn in the service as "the man ;-'X'*-t •*» the Bafe , t:f -, valv *r' fOT N » - •!__* -«*»«• dnTin 8 tha -Sgyp* lßl * vra * r of % ?*»/ H» then, at the risk of his own _-** the heroic expedient indicated ffr.JStta raise sufficient steam to lift ir*' Sues, by means of a rkketty "'*"''' y_*°&ro looomotiv— which were urgently

I' "VOLCAN-TIS."

!*_—* k A** latest fashionable disease kMf<_ n« w * York P a P er )* t 3 * 6 atmo " jL$. is charged with the dutrt from j i I l ****** ej * ra P tio *** !; th * fl "* J pb uro * as •__-***{ get J* 1 " 10 the 1,,:a 5 ,, and aff ' Bcfc the K£__The symptoms are extreme lassidroweiness and indiapoai- ■ ST tbe only remedy thus far indicated ■ w—3K physicians ia change of _r, an * «_™-l»te departure for Europe, the coun- ; I have known the same I *Lse to prevail in other years, wben W ih«*w_e *"*° ▼'*>l oa * oio hot then W it tr-feaHed spring fever.

§ , A SK>BY OF AFGHANISTAN.

I Mr H«ny Norm-n in hia last w-ork on R-jwa""'teßs a story oi Afghaa—"tan. He , „;___„ it to tho attention of the British ? ■ the poet hoc with the propter ! ' S.Z'Hii Ajair'n force* were once ex-U-S' __« a-a-lves at a field-day * I n__in Otoer-. Suddenly, to haa -tense 31,-1. the men fc the frontline thrtw . SLind«'*ir. But hewas stiHimore Scilshsd wbcn,in reply tah» -qufcy f t -» -tb- mUit—y purport of this www*able f to was a«ured that it was _■ . w__Sv copied from the Russia*- drill! Tbe •ft -Stio- turned out to be that once, hep, tmd on gaining the banktfaey had all I Udown «d liftediup their -^to-toOe irater nn out of their long boote. The % BokhariaM- attributing the vjctary wmch f'\ tenjedbtely followed to this -repressive M YmtAgtm, had promptly incorporated it. »■ jrj'tWr own tactic.!"

i lib-INTS OF THE WEST INDIAN w wvwi- ERUPnoNS.

1 A eom«ptndenb of the "Daily Mail" livI } p g in'Sfc. Vincsnt forw*_r-S two facts I theno- which are both of interest. One is I that th* volcanic dust haa acted there as a _j fertaitw, *n» crop of flowers in places I 00-rtied many inches deep being unprece- ™ dentsd; and another that La. Souffnere IltilM its victims with merciful it»to*_—neos——s. ""to come bouses in St. Vmcent people were found still sittiag round tlieir iailei st tea. One man had a smile on his .«t, sad had evidently died with a word on W Up«. Another had a pipe m his ujcuth and M» hand outstretched for a tnstch.'* Similar accounts come from Martimq,ne, the Gwernor protests tst*it*-t' the abandonment of the island. He M_ that the 165,000 who still remain canw* .be remove- by sea, and that, all_.o__h jt Pierre must m abandoned, it is only trtXAWy to shift the people in the neigh- ' bewhood to th* (tKstricta still remaining • WfidtKtlvt'. *•