NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11461, 20 December 1902, Page 7

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The New Plymouth Harbour Board hay set tip a committee to consider way* ao means of extending the looal breakwate and wharf accommodation. A general meeting of the members of tb No. 5 Induetariaf Building Society o Canterbury w«* held last eveuiag, to d» pose <of toe iarty-eighih approproatun o £300 ballot; which fell to tie lot * •bare 428. The nun* «f 808 pewwns who failed t reoord their votes in the Koiapoi ©lectorat have been removed from the roll, which i exclusive of 15S names of pereone dead o removed from the district. In our report of the Rose Show, ii Amateur Division " B," the credit of show i»g the premier bloom, "Victor Hugo , (the highest honour of the Show), eb©ul< have been given to Mis 7f. E. Wood, anc was attributed to another exhibitor in error The Tohubohu fete at the Addingtoi School attracted large attendance yeeter day afternoon and evening. In the after noon the prizes were distributed by Mr H C. Lone, Secwfcasry to the Board of Educa tion. ' The Engineers' Band played selections in the evening. Ad InvercasrgiE telegram states that the old whaler Ohanoe, made historic by Mi Bttllen in "The Oraise of the Cachalot," will jk< I anger be an interesting* relic to be pointed out to v'mlva at the Bluff, ttbe is in the road, and as the Mod is silting round (her* the old , ' hulk will be destroyed. Some excellent sport Was obtained at Rakaia lost week (writes our Soutbbtridge correspondent). Captain Stoddy, en English visitor, captured a, very nice fiab weiglikg 13£lb. Messrs Harmatt, Clarke, and Mayne secured a good bgg for four days' fishing at the end of the week. Mr Denby landed twelve fish, weighing 511b. There were more anglers fishing than fi&h caught. Our Greynxrath conrespondent telegraphed yesterday, that the ooal bore Jwle on Dobson'e flat is now down 85ft below the email Beam. On Thursday afternoon the drill -went through eboot three feet of fire clay, aod it is hoped that coal will be struck any moment, eltibough the depth a «yen mow more than 50ft lower than it waa estimated that coal would be got. A band of tweaty.five person*, who are being referred to as gypeiee, end are *pof Hu °ga" a n birtb, have arrived in Wellington from A-uetoali*, to catch the boat for llonte Video. They wo very poorly clad (eaye a I»res» Association telejramj, and are camped in a number of BEseraine teats oa the ifutt. coad It ippears that they wert recently travelling ibout Australia in caravans. Since their UTival in Wellington they seem to live >n what their children can obtain from ajlulotta paeserf-by nhroogh fortune teUThe Leeaton Public School held a picnic U. Little River on Thursday. The weather te i' joume^d to Little River, rbera the day was spent practically at the •adway .Nation. Much credit a/due to Ox Uavis, stationmaster, who did all that ras poseihle und«- ihe circumetancei for he comfort o/ the picnickera. Arrangenenta had been made to bold tie piciic * Mount Hutt, but owing to the rain it ns deeded to go to Little River, and ;btem shelter. A. word of.praise is also to Mrawrs Andereon, P. Coe, J. Bryce V. Marshall, and W. C. Karalake. The Associated Board of the Rova! Icademy of Music and the Royal I Music offers annually, in New Zealand. gold medal to the candidate who succeeda gaining.tbe highest honours in the Senior rrade Practical Examinations, and a eilveledal to the next highest Honours canidate; also a gold and a silver medal to lie candidates in the Junior Grade Examnations. This year Miss Esther FiU r«rald, of Timaru. a pupil of Miss M. E. iteGei-ald, won the eilrer medal in th? enior Grade (pianoforte), and Miss Millisnt Gertrude Jennings, of Sumner, a pupa f Miss E. Atkinson, won the eilrer med-i i the JuDior Grade (pianoforte). BotL mdidatee were entered through Canterbury ollege. Copies of the syllabus of the A* >ciated Board for the ytar ending Deeenv v , 31st, 1903, can be obtained on applicaon at the ofike of the Registrar, Canteriry College.

The Dizaedin bakers nave decided to raise tfhe price of bread to 7£d per S»b loaf. A meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' A/seociation was held Yesterday afternoon afe Hobbe's Buildings." About 60 botelkeepers "were present, together with a large xnmtber of members connected with the wholesale trade, Mr Edwin Fox occupied the chair, and after congratulating the members on the result of the rtscent local option poll, referred to a number of false charges brought against Chrustchurch hotelkeepers of illicit trading, and stated that it was an acknowledged fact that the hotels of this city were in moat cases as well, if not better, conducted than were those in any other part of the colony. A resolution was unanimously agreed to binding those present to strictly observe the law in its* entirety, and it was further agreed that those present constitute themselves jointly and severally into a vigilance committee, in order that the terms of the above resolution should be strictly adhered to. large committee was formed to draw up a report suggesting rules for the future government of the trade. The agreement to strictly adhere to the Sunday closing the Act wae signed by "every hotel-keeper in the room. To-morrow afternoon the Queen's Cadets, who are in camp at Xew Brighton, will hold their "at home," when a band will be at the camp. As the result of injuries he sustained last Saturday, G*dd*s. the OUgo cricketer, will be unable to play any more this season. A special meeting of the City Council will be held on Monday next, at 7.30 p.m., to make a special order re the poll in connection with Greater Christchurch. For the Christmas and New Year holidays the City Council offices will be closed on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 01 next and the succeeding weekSchools of black fish, resembling a specie? of whale, have been seen in Hauraki Gulf, says a Thames telegram. Some of the fishermen report exciting experiences, but no, mishaps have occurred. To-day the time for sending in or making objections to the Tramway roll ends. The period during which the roli was.open for inspection' closed on the 15th iri*t. Far the Trial Double Sculls, to be held about January 15th, the following are the Canterbury Rowing Club's orews ■. —Lawrence «nd Douglas, Plummer and A. R. Barker, Cradock and Taylor, Malthus and Munnsogs, Bowling and D. Barker, Russell und EUrpet, C. I. Denham and V. N. x»enbam. There is a family in the back blocks from Eketahuna which i« absolutely running wild, remarks \n exchange. The children iave never seen a school, and their language is quite, unintelligible. So seldom do they see a fltraneer tkat <wntn one recently risited the, ■house the youngsters became serrified aad hid «-*mselves from view. A Wellington correspondent statee that i case of leprosy has been discovered among ihe Maorie in on© of the Wanganui river settlesoaente. The victim is in a horrible state, having lost all his ingers amd toes, and the legs and arms ire badly affected. He has been isolated, snd oare is taken to prevent him coming n contact with others. i Formalin yapour, aocordiag to the Dis- ! aicfc Health Officer, i» the proper disin:ee.ten.t. He has written to the Town CB«nk recommending that all lismfectiqg should be done by Formalin vapour And fey sprayiag with Formalin solution. Toe apparatus used :an be seen at the office of the Pablic Health Department, 177 Worcester street West. Considerable historical interest attaches 0 a photograph on view yesterday in the rindpw at Mr W. J. Gibb. It is 1 picture showing -the identical typemter with which tli© terms of peace, as agreed upon at Psetom by Lord Milner «od Vi*count Kitchener end the Boer generals, were -β-ritten. Surrounding the picture of the machine *re photographs of tile King and tie signatories of the peace

Some new light ie thrown on a recent aceidenfc by tie following telegram sent to tbe "Perth Herald" by that paper , * Sydney correspondent:—air Henry l*wson, the Australian poet and story-writer, ■was fotmd at the foot of a cliff at Manly yesterday. Fortunately, he had received but alight injuries, the most serious of which wae a sprained ankle. He was brought to Sydney, and remanded from the Central Police Office as beuig of unsound mind. According to tbe "Waiisrapa Age," tie jawbone, apparently of an extinct reptile, tew recently been discovered on the bank* of the Rangitikei river, -west of the Rua.hine range. The specimen, which is of considerable size, has been sent to Cliristchurch for expert classification. Considerable ioterest is being taken in the matter, as tbe old Maoris in that district have circumstantial storks of an animal called by them taniwha. It was a gigantic .reptile, and inhabited the inland lakes. The Ruatanivtet plnrins, they say, were once <m inland lake, and, as the origin of the name—raa (the habitation or home of), and taniwha (a reptile)—goes to show, the haunt of these creatures. Mr T, H. Coghlan, Government .Statistician of New South Wales, is on a vieit to New Zealand, and is at present in Wellington. Mr Cogblan's chief business is to enquire into the working of tbe old age pension system. He has already had several interviews with the Registrar, *nd is satisfied that the method* adopted in New Zealand are admirably devised to check imposition, and do cubBtantial justice to the claimants for pension, and be is much struck with, the economic manner in which the business is conducted. In New South Wales the pensions are by law payable only through a bank, utd as the Postal-and Telegraph Department has now passed over to the Commonwealth, the State is not in a position to utilise tbe poet offices to the extent that is done in New Zealand. The extraordinary success of Mr E. Sandow'e physical culture system hae iniuced some of our largest firms to make a lisplay of his developers, grip dumb-beiU, rtc. * One of the best of theee displays ia it Messiß Mason, Struthers' showroomß, j

Colombo street. (5) Like all other "McCormick" machines, McGormick hay rakes are built on honour. You will find features that guarantee clean said easy raking. 1780 Where do you get such smart nice-fitting boots and shoes from? "Oh! at the Universal Boot Company's, and they are so cheap. Bun in at onoe—they have just opened a choice selection of English and American samples—stylish t hinge—just what you want. No. 4 Every little boy and every little girl in Cfcristcharch trill be glad to learn that Fatlier Christmas himself will arrive at Strange's Grand Christmas Toy Bazaar and Fancy Fair afc 10 o'clock this morning, and remain until "the festive season , ' is over. Father Christmas will be delighted to meet and greet all his little friends at Strange's Bazaar and Fancy Fair, vhich, by the way, owing to the special attractions this Christmas, is being held in the firm's spjvcious furniture showrooms, which •having been temporarily cleared of furniture have been transformed "into a sort of Toy Fairyland , . 14 If you have the faintest suspicion that your eyes are not just right, if th«y bother you in any way, it's best to have them examined at once. Do not go to the »Vv»age optician or spectacle eeller, for he is unable to distinguish between optical defects and diseases, bat consult John R. L'rocter, 180 High street, Christcfiurch, who will give you a thorough examination free of charge. 2115 If you want your holidays to be a pleasure, get your bicycle repaired by Boyd md Son, Gloucester street, who "are tho nost reliable repairers. Moderate charges. Advt.) & Bicycles for 1903. Just arrived, shipment ex s.e. Turakina, of new Hudson's atest models. Ladies and gents. Adams Sun Cycle Depot, 136 Lower High street. 43

Wanted Known—Jewellery sale, for one month, of watches, clocks, rings, brooches, and all other classes of jewellery, sold at greatly reduced prices. K. Grieshaber, Watchmaker and Jeweller, 155 Colombo street. V 463 Handsome Christmas and New Year presents.—Fletcher Bros, have just received a special shipment of useful and ornamental goods. They are making a splendid show in windows. Everything marked in plain figures. Competition defied Fletcher Bros., direct importere, Lower High Street, Christchurch.—(Advt.) Christmas cards, calendars and New Year cards in immense variety. The mosl brilliant display ever seen here. Such is the advertisement of H. J. Wood and Co. Attention is called to their windows and to their large assortment of fine art productions, as well as to cheap packets and boxes of Christmas cards, to be sold off with the whoie of their splendid stock of books at low prices. Hundreds of beautifully illustrated volumes and thousands of pri»e books are offered. Over 150,000 Christmas cardie. Early inspection is invited. 1102

It is a singular coincidence that the most graceful lady cyclists are invariably mounted on Zealandia bicycles, manufactured by Oates, Lowry and Co., and this fact is now generally recognised. —(Advt.) Fortunes are daily made by clever inventions. See handbook, how to obtain "Patents" for inventions, free by poet from Baldwin and Rayward. 172 Gloucester street, Christchurch. A. H. Hart, representative.—(Advt.) 1 Dinner and tea set*. —Fletcher Bros, have just opened up another fine assortment ot dinner sets from 19s 6d upwards, tea seta from 7s 9d, bedroom eetß from 13s 9d : China cups and saucers, W. and G., 2s lid, junk and celeste, 3 gold lines, 3s 6d, plain white earthenware Is 9d, all at half-dozen. I'lctcher Bros., China and glassware importers, Lower Higih Street, Christchurch. —(Advt.)