NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11563, 21 April 1903, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr R. Pitcaithly, of this city, has resigned the position of consular agent for the United States of America in C_ri*tchurc_.

Mrs Lbigard, wife of Archdeacon liij. -\ gard, died yesterday at the age of fflxt_v >- one years. .';.. A false alarm of fire, sounded from tha-$9 box at tha Hospital corner, caused ibe 1 brigade- to .urn out at _i__ ©'dock kvA N night. -- .;] The Ashburton Borough School, whidi l." 1 has been dosed for a short period during the epidemic of scarlet fever, re-opened _?». o terday. '• j -The bazaar and salj of work held at Tin. ""' wald ou E.;*;tei Monday in aid of the ____, ol St. Andrew's Church, resulted jx a suit stun rial profit of about £50. *. . _ Th- price paid for the \Vaitiua- Fret*, ing Works', which have hem purchased hw •' il.-ssrs Boithwick and Sous, '*-_<« about £20,000. '; A ineotir!? of the Christduireh Tnunirav ;! Board will be held ou Thursday, at ♦ '' o'clock, when the Chairman's r_port t tho ! estimates, the rates and general business i will he dealt with. ' j Mr Wigrntn, Mayor of Christ-larch. „__. been telling a Dunedin "Star" reporte* - how the Greater Christchurv.h scheme was "j worked. The articlo (telegraphs our cor* j respondent) is v, very interesting one. to ' Dunedin readers. ' -3 Despite the unfavourable weather yes* 1 terduy, a fairly large number of people .1 intended the Ait Society. Exliihition at '" the Art Gallery. The _-._iib.tian will he * open again to-day and to-morrow, tho presentation of medals taking place to-morrow. ■ evening. Rates in arrears to the amount of 7d were remitted by the South Wai_n_kartri River Board «t yesterday's meeting, on the application of the Heathoote Road Board. The latter body applied on behalf of a widow, who was unable to pay. Petitions are being signed nt many 0. the churches, at prevent, asking the City Council, if possible, to put a stop to the playing of bands in the city, and in connection with tram excursions, on Sunday*. Th. idea originated with the Christian Endeavour Union of Canterbury. Although it was expected that there would bo a sharp decline in the milk supply at the South Canterbury Dairy Company's factory as the winter approached, such haa not, fortunately, been tiie case. For the -, past four weeks the Company paid something over £1200 to its milk suppliers. Mr D. Thomas occupied the chair nt a meeting of the Grigg MemorM Committee, ■*'"'■ held at Ashburton oh Saturday afternoon. .'. ' As there- was only a small attendance, no ',*-*- ---business of any importance was transactsd. "- It wus decided to meet, again in about fc_ ."- fortnight, and in the meantime 10 get is ' . much money collected as possible. Sit Thomas stated that he intended spending ." a couple of days in Christchurch canvassing for the object. After trying in all pa.ts of -Tew Zea- _ land to find a suitable curate for St. Michael's Church, the vicar, Canon Averill, has had to cable to tlie Bishop's Com_-s----saTy in E.igland, asking .lim to recommend en "assistant. Tho vicar stated, at the meeting of parishioners last night, that. it was almost impossible, at the present " time, to find a suitable curate in (Sew Ze_' • land. The Rev. Edwin Allanson, of Nelson, has been asked if ho can see his way to assist Canon Averill for a month or two.

Mr F. Clark, of Ashburton, who ha*, been on a visit to Australia, gives o> dole* ful account of tlio eta to of things existing ~. over there through tlie drought and other -- causes. He states that he was besieged. - by young mci. acquiring about New Zealand and their c__t_-_s of obtaining employ* msnt over there. In the vessel ho cams over in there were ninety-five men coramg to New Zealand in search of work, Mr Clark coiuiders that from present indite* - tions, the outlook for the working ciwi-i in Australia is Very grave indeed. ~■■•=

The annual meeting of th© ObristcbJreh"'..; Savage Club was held last aught. •" Thflp . report referred to tlie various h*la, ,;>_ during t*e year, and appreciation was 4*_&c_ pressed by the «>n.ni.t.ee of the rendendi to the club by Savage __=fjf"s*";' W. Buns. Th© club ha* been in «Wk(. f ence for ten years, having been totttwm,.* In 1893. Tlie olub ended the yea. yiv&y a credit b-danco of £6 11* Id, anC'fU'-. assets were valued at £103 11- Id, 1to".;' liabilities being nil. The following «#.:*"_ cers were elected for the «nsuing years—».., President, Hon. Savage his Excellency th*/' Earl of Ranfurly; vice-presidents, Sav»«_ Sir George Clifford and Canon Pollow. j, - hon. secretary, Savage G. P. Williams 1 hon. treasurer, Savage F. 'W. Hobbs j' musical director, Savage A. J. Me_4o_ j . committee, Savage. W. A. Bowrinfr, E. Cut-bert. R. Dobbin, J. _»ybes, J. R. Evans, Menzies Gibb, E. R, Webb, and Dr. Jennings.

Cap-dnjposs- feat of crowing i_6 S,um- • nor bar on Sunday in a -moll boat, for the _. purpose of imp-ie-sing the large crowd which gathered with the efficiency of W« ■ patent sea anchor, impressed a Chnrtchurch minister ivery differently. The Rev. W; Baumber happened to j_turn from Sumner, after holding a service in the in ■ time to witness the assemblage of excite* ment seekens a~ its largest. At _» W*»« ley__ Chur«-t, Durham street, in the even l ing, he protested very strongly against the encouragement by the Tramway Company, - for the sab* of gain, of such desecration . of the Lord's Day tts he felt he had witnessed. All those people had, he said, •. been .emptied down to Sumner to see * ' foolish man do a foolish thing, and h* •,' urged the congregation strongly to do all in their power to prevent such deseewfcicft 7~in Ahe future. If Sunday was allowed. . to become a day of pleasure, there ▼•*:&- ---danger that it would soon become * day <&& work. £*?: A touring motor car ttanding in tit.' '■* street in front of the Tourist Cyclo fa*., j" tory on Saturday morning attracted attention of a considerable number « i people ( says the Timaru "Herald"). _SC , car is the property of a Mr Paterson, « Gore, who is making a trip from Invel* - cargill to the Hairmcr Spring*, and so lit the journey has been a most enjoyable one. Mr Paterson intends to return in about * week's time, and to stay a whale in Timaru to Irovo a look at the district. It may be interesting, as giving eorae idea of the cost of running these vehicles, to know that thi« car lias travelled a distance (by cyclometer) of 1350 miles, at a total outlay for oil, repairs and incident__, of £2 12s 6d, which figurai out at something under four shillings per hundred miles travelled. (In tlio case of a motor bicycle this cost is, we understand, reduced to about _*lf-ft« crown). Motor travelling is increasing la . popularity. No fewer than four other machines (two on the road from Oamarn to ChrLrtchurch, one irom Dunedin to Christchurch, and one from the north to. Dunedin, all bicycles), called at the Tourist Factory for supplies, etc., during Saturday morning. '

At a committee meeting of th* Ashburton A. and P. A_soriatio_, Mr G. McRoe wrote applying for six months' leave of absence, as he intended to pay a visit to England. The committee granted the request, and at tbe samo time expressed ',- the wish that Mr Mcßae would have a x . pleasant voyage and a safe return. A lett« y_ was received from Mr D. Williamson, teß.'.-~ dering his resignation as a member of ti» .* Association. This -matter was left over .. until next meeting. On tlio motion of Mr Bullock, seconded by Mr Upton, it was decided to write to the 3_jnist_r for • Public Works at once, asking that the -Minister for Railways be urged to push on .■ tlie work in connection with the proposed railway siding near the Show" Grounds. A statement of accounts and cxpendituw respecting the recent Agricultural Conferenco held in Dunedin was received, __d It was stated that the balance accrued after expenses had been paid had been presented to Mr M. Murphy. The action of tha committee was approved. The. Presideai ( and Messrs A. F. Roberts, Taylor, Giba-V Bonifant, Reid, and Malct were appointed , a Revising Co___ittee, and the same cammittee, with the addition of Mr Leadley, 1 were appointed to report on the improve*- - ments they may deem necessary on tha* . Show Grouad. The president aad teea- ; . surer, with Messrs Leadley and Gibson, -. were appointed a, Finance Commit***.

On board the Morning yesterday the discharging of coal was the principai work. On Thuredav next, St. George's Day, ♦here will be no fitting of the Magistrate » Court i_ Christ church. At the Gisborne Supreme Court yesterday John Peter Evans was senteaeed to three months' imprisonment far theft from the person. Mr Jub.il Firming, well-known in PalmK'tcii. V.-.-r.- ;i vi. wl t.!'r_:c_ii-_li. died jrasJd.nlr at 8.f.0 o'clock \v*t__rday morning at Paliccrsiou North, 39. Our Cure corn .[.oiidviit, telesraphed rcsler_av:-A h--vr _ w ruing "all uv.t t-'outnlai:-;, iuitht-r mm:Oiting Hie already f\ -nder ti.:tnt.M of Aifely lunvesting '.lie b;:b-re o. th. unuit -.••'>••.-. At tlie War.g;.i-ui District L'r.rt y.*teri_y, Dis.nct' J-jd.c Kettle *> : t;iiO-d tn'old man nairud Xi i.v.:.. n;_-.d m-inty-cix, to throe years' inipiis..;r.nu-nt for indecent assault on a girl ag- d eight years. Tenders will sliortly be- invited by the Cjtv Council for t__.rical cables and material in connection with the scheme of li"hting the city and distributing power from electricity generated by the city detractor. An Easter parade of the Rangiora Rifks look place on Sunday morning, when Ihe company, headed by tho Raugi<__ Brass Band, and accompanied by Captain d'Auvergne and Lieutenant Waterston, attended pervice at St. John's Chi-ch. Tlie chaplain, tho Rev. F. P. Fenda'.l, conductccTthe lervice. Recently the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce- suggested to the Christchurch Postmaster the advisability of exhibiting a flag to indicate the arrival of the Brindisi mail at the Bluff, and doing away with tbe flying of tho flag when the mail is (-ort.d in-Christchurch. Tlie Chief Postmaster has seen his way to accede to thia request. Nominations of candiates for seats on school committee were supposed to be in the hands of the chaiimrn of the various committees yesterday, but this practice is not generally followed, a* nominations can be made at the annual meltings of householders. Next Monday at 7.50 p.m. the householders' annual meetings will b. held, at which the new committees will be elected. Tho directors of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company, who have been approack-d on the subject of establishing freezing works at Timaru, ai_ considering the matter. It is understood that an excellent site has been offered to them on the Pareora Plat, about eight in ilea south of Timaru. Samples of the clay found in large quantities in tlie vicinity of Kakahu Creek, near Winchester, have been analysed by Professor Bickerton, who expresses the opinion that tho clay w kaolin, which in addition to possessing cuiat.ivo properties— aa ointment made from it is a. remedy for erysipela-i—is largely u*ed in the manufacture of the higher grades of pottery. Mr J. M. Douglass, whoso ww-in-law liv-» taken up a claim of this kaolin, is having the clay tested at eoin-i of the local pottery troika and also by Home, potteries.

There is on view in Mr J. W. Gibb's Window in Cathedral square a very lino carbon enlargement in warm sepia of a photograph of tlie E Battery galloping in Column. Tho enlargement is from a picture, taken by a member of the "Weekly Press" photographing «.a_, which gained third prize in the £500 competition of the Imperial Dry Plato Company, London. tt_e picture is extremely spirited, nnd is extraordinarily suggestive of Caton WoodVille's well-known picture ''Saving the Guns."

» For several weeks (says our Wellington ftorrespondent) the Government poultry grading depot here has been practically idle, and enquiry led to the discovery that the Fresh Food and Ice Company had practically collared the export business in poultry, and "iraa shipping without grading, which was Hot compulsory. Tlie company has, however, applied to tlie Government to allow its experts to grade its consignments, and the matter is under consideration. It is probable that iv the coming session legislation will be introduced to moke grading UompuL-ory. - The Grey "Star", gives an i-lustration of '"the glorious uncertainty of tho law." John Swanston, charged with disobeying lawful orders in refusing to trim ballnst put Into tlie ship Onyx, set up as a defence that the crane for unloading timber was defective and dangerous, but his Worship, ■iter hearing evidence, decided that there was no danger, and inflicted a fine of 10s fend forfeit of three days' pay. W. Gamble, Similarly charged before Messrs Juy and l*__l_ps, Justices of the Peace, was held *o be justified in disobeying tho order, and ihe charge against him was dismissed with Costs. The ''Hot Lakes Chronicle" recalls to piind that there wna a prediction made regarding the drought in Australia. Some years ago Mr Charles Egeson, map compiler at the Sydney (N.S.W.) Observatory, published a book which created considerfcrble sensation at the time, as it dealt with Bun spots, droughts, etc. Ho prophesied (seven years' severe drought in Australia, Snd gave the year 1902 as tho most severe, lie main portion of Mr Egesor. _ prediction lias been verified almost to the very letter. 'Poor Egeson was dismissed for his pains, and died in a lunatio asylum. Those who forero bo cruel to this man of genius, for Undoubtedly he was a genius, no doubt have, during the post ten years, often refcretfted their action, and that they did not -laic© provision to cope with the drought so accurately predicted by him. : The Hon. C. J. Moran (West Australia), who is making an extensive tour of this colony, visited the Christchurch Meat Company- works at Islington, in company with Mr T. H. Davey, M.H.R.. at the invitation of Mr Gilbert Anderson, manager of the company. In the afternoon, with Mr Davey, ihe visited the Addington railway workshops, over which he was shown by !Mx McCarthy. Mr Moran was much impressed with the work done at Addington, and ihe information he obtained during his ▼kit will be of value to hhn, us the West Australian Government are establishing ■imilar works at a cost of £250,000. During his stay in this city Mr Moran has visited the Lincoln Agricultural College, and the facilities provided there for tlie study of agricultural matters npiieared to hhn to be excellent. This morning, accompanied by Messrs C. Lewis, G. Witty, and T. HDavey, members of the House of Representatives, Mr Moran goes to Springfield and inspects the Midland railway works. The party has been invited by the mayor of Grevmo-tk to be present "at the opening of tlie Greymouth waterworks, and also at the banquet to be held in connection therewith. Mr Moran intends proceeding to Nelson via the Builer Gorge, and to Picton via tho Rai Valley, and from thence to Wellington. He will go from Wellington op the Wanganui riv»r to Rotorua and Auckland.

Tbe announcement of the successful i_atallation of telephonic communication between this city and Ashburton over the a-ruo wire- used for telegraphing purposes, has drawn attention to tho apparently impossible feat of telegraphic and telephonic communication being possible over one >rire at the same time. A cable message from England, recently published, referred 'to the subject as if it were a new disco■verv, but it has been in operation in this district for about a year. Telephonic communication with Rangiora has been conducted on this principle for the period -wntioned. and al_o with Little River and Akaroa, the Asbb-rton installation being tbe most recent adoption of tho spteni. On tbo Cbristchurcb-Little Rivcr-Akarea telephone it is possible, on the same set of wires, for a subscriber in this city to telephone to Akaroa, for a subscriber at Little River to bo telephoning to Christchurch, or for a subscriber at Little River to be telephoning to Akaroa whilst tdegraphi- me*sages are bang despatched ov.rtbe same wires. The strange thing about the svstcm is that the person using the telephone does not hear the telegraphic signals, the telephonic and telegraphic currents being, for all practical purposes, separate and distinct. It is as if the watere of a tributary stream continued separate irom those of the river it has joined. No middle profit; factory price*, and high-class workmanship. Jones and bons, practical pewellera and manufacturers, near Back of N«w Zeal-ttd. Hi-1_ street. - »

More and more the people are seeing the wisdom of driving in a "Daisy" Cart- 3 Art Daisy wool work taught free. Machines 23 6d. All n&terials may be had for Daisy work. Also new style of oil painting taught in two lessons at 154 High street, opposite A. J. White's. 21 We sell an honestly-built "Daisy" Cart fcr £11 10<; whe__»"_4in. S.irven patent hubs, apring steel tyres, wide track axle by liin. Morrow, Basset*, and Co. 5

Wo aro requested to announce to f-vciT-or>-_ in Ui-> puivkaw of boots <ir Siii<».„ fur the uominir. y.-u-.fx, that ICCO pii'rs "f wry best make art; Lev,- to h> told at K'Si tl.-.ui u.cal tost sit tliM D.I.C 'j'hi? ii;:ir.:.-,gctiiwit s.i-ui-.'J a lull of Amt-:-".v'i fi'-tnplts; thiw a 10* lxj«i may hi- ],ur.-'ir.s-.-d a:. 6s Bd. a 2->i p:iir for 1 "is 4d. and tlie choicest material, and tli- C-0s ilr.,* t-in now b? b:.U!.ht for 20*. blnck or tan boot,* or shis.s. fr.r l.ulies or g»>r.ilem r -n. Samples may lw seen to-day in the D.I.C. window. 8 Ulack, Beattie and Co. nr? showing a beautiful assortment of Children's Winter Wear, consisting of special lines in children's fleecy coats, tunics, tarns, bonnets, hoods, muffs, boas. etc. For a show of really new and far-hionab.e cliildren's goods see our window, 16 Yankee Doodle Tobacco, the most excellent and "up-to-date" article the world haa yet produced. Light and dark, also cut up in sealed tins. Cool and sweet smoking. Can now be obtained from John Hall and Co., Ltd., sole agents, opposite Clock Tower.—(Advt.) Foolish lampless cyclists. Why risk being fined 20s and costs, when Oates, Lowry, and Co. can supply you with "Bobby dodger" lamps at 2s 6d, others at all priceup to 15s for the very best- 4746 For influenza and cold in the head tal_e Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, ls 6d and 2s 6d.—(Advt.) If you have th. faintest suspicion that your eyes are not just right, if they bother you in any way, it's bwst to have them examined at once. Do not go to the average optician or spectacle seller, for he is unable to distinguish between optical defects and di6ea_-s, but consult John R. Procter, 180 High street, Christchurch, who will give you a thorough examination free of charge. 2115 The latest creations in ladies' jackets a__d paletots for the autumn season, manufactured by the Kaiapoi Woollen Company, are now on view in the leading showrooms. 'The universal opinion is that for elegance, style, and beauty, no imported garments can compare with these. The lovely cloths are soft and warm, while each garment has the stylish, tailor-made effect peculiar to all Kaiapoi goods. See that your new winter purchase bears the special Kaiapoi ticket, which is the guarantee of reliability. 59 Fortunes are daily made by clever inventions. See handbook, how to obtain "Patents" for inventions, free by post from Baldwin and Rayward. 172 Gloucester street, C_ristc_urc_. A. H. Hart, representative.—(Advt.) 1 Sheep netting coils from 2_d yard, pig netting, 2ft wide, from 2Jd; fowl netting, 3ft, ljd, 6ft 3Jd. Also in stock, strongest netting made for fences. Netting for birds, pigeons, chickens, etc., in all sizes, in 100 yd coils. Also, black and galvanised fencing wire, hog, barb wire, staples, etc. Our prices defy competition. Fletcher Bros., Wire Netting Merchants, Lower High street.—-(Advt.) Wanted Known—JeweEery sale, for one month, of -watches, clocks, rings, brooches, and all other classes of jewellery, sold at greatly reduced prices. K. Grieahaber, Watchmaker and Jeweller, 155 Colombo street. . 7463