NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11571, 30 April 1903, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tho case of Wilson v. Lake, a claim fo» "■ possession and £100 damages. jkM be htant at tho Supreme Court at 11 o'clock the morning. During the month ol March then* w«e« • 3040 arrivals in the colony,~~and 2763 toefc ' their departure. Tho respective figares March, 1902, were IW6 and 3712. y The ordinary meeting of the LyU«Jt« ' Harbour Board vrill be held at Xytieltoa *""! this moraine, at 11.25 instead o<; £ as is customary, at the office ia,« this city. Old residents of EngUadr "wiSx regret to hear the newt, recently in this city, of the death of Mr Cnxner, base eineer of Chester CitbednL r Hβ held a record of fifty yeans , service m lav clerk. . Up till 1898 the Kafcipoi annual rate wa -» Is in the £. In that year it was in- ' creased to Iβ 3d for two->yoais t$ pay e j , &n overdraft. For four ware the nUe tm'.. remained at the increased figure, and ' lice has been given to collect tie earn amount for the current year. William Runcinran was sentenced at tb» Supreme Court, Wellington, yesterday, two and a half yearns' imprisonment foe forgery, the sentence to comnwiice at the ~* expiry of a sentence of twelve nontha ~ passed on the same prisoner at tits be r ~ ginning of this year. <" Tho Til ileum 'trill resume her Toy age SunmeT to-day. She left LyUelton. at H'*~ o'clock nighb, and should an chord's, dawn this morning insido the Sumner b&rj/ Tljo captain will give on eihtbitaou of &i(C. ship under sail from 11 euro. Train* leave Cathedral square during tho day. Tlie Turakina, at Lyttclton, flnaßais£; loading meat on Tuesday night, hftvus, \ during Monday and Tueoday, t»W&,jj 50,103 carcases meat, and 800 box<* kid- 1S neys. All was shipped by the Canterbury jk Frozen (MkNtt Company from Belfast ao4 v Fairfield. Tbo loading hours each: daj 1' wore from 8 turn, to 11 p.m. . According to the Duncdin oorrespopdem $ of "Tho Press," the "trade" Snde itstif it % an awkward position regarding Ghalmere case. Should it take the M«gi*v;* terial point to tho Privy Council, thjnSa>--l'.. cision cannot be obtained for come months; and prohibition will bo the order o$$l« 1 day throughout die Chalmers electwH* after June. v ir J i"l Mr Allen, who is visiting the colony regard to tho projected Hteam Bervioa ie» "j tween Canada and New Zealand, has itaat* <* ly fixed on Auckland and Wellington porta of call for the North Island. jj|k 'x will not decide on the South Island pjtfc-— untdl he visits the Bluff, bat Lyttelton W^""..: be one of the ports. Everything, h« looks extremely favourable in the bury district, and he is sore' they tbeir best business through Lyttelton. k^ One of the old colonists, Mr James lance, of Springvale, Scfton, hae away. He left {Scotland in 1849, asd »W% staying come tome in Australia arrived»•"'. Caiterbury in 1855. For a couple of je&N he lived in iho Heathcote Valley, removed to Sefton, where he resided to the time of hie death. F<rar years Mr and Mra Vallance celebrated tlhrnJ golden wedding. The deceased, who *lg»----eighty-four years of age at the time of l|j|| death, leaves a wife, eleven children, eighty-two grand children and. great gmlgfe children. • P* , Tlio funeral of the late Mrs Jane Yonn|§| relict of the late Mr Charles Young, <1|Cairneide, .'near Kaiapoi, which took pbu|N at tie Eangiara. Prasbyteriaß Oometerffls, wae largely attended. Mj? Ypung was thf|| first woman to take top a residence inS the Churdli Bush, and her influence aao<ef|p forts to create plcasa.nt and friendly eooietjfe among the pioneer sawyers in the Churchl and Maori Bush fronn the time of theu\«r-|P rival till last of about 2000 acrei.ofp native forest b&tween KaTapoi and had been cleared will long be remembettd.| She leaves three sons and four daugtitwe. 1 During the 'oourao of some remirl» v '»s| to the question of an adjournment eti the 1 Auckland Supremo Court yesterday, }k J Justice Conolly eaid he waa not particulir j as to the hours he sat, and it wee reoentlv that he had been aibuaed by'^» v Press for sitting on a. ea«e in New PlymoiiUi j till half-past ten at night. His also eaid that be liad beep angiy statement made by eomo southern papti* to tho effect that owing to hie being to attend, to his work other Judges to do it for him. This, he wM, *» quite untrue, as he had never beea from work for a single day. "I wiU noK have it supposed for a moment," added hi Honour, "that I am asking for indulgea«ei aa I am not doing co." , . An unusual objection was rained by one of the accused! in a caee of alleged • garretting at the Police Court yesterday. Ai &< charge was a> very serious one, hie «sapanions and himself were unwilling, h< eaid, that tho case should come before « Benoh" of Justices. They J?ad acquieecWin a previous adjournmenfunder the i»: pre&sion that the case w-ould come before" Mr Beetham. Now they aeked for * fat- , ther remand, co that it might fee beard ty ♦ the Magistrate, and in order, also, that tfagr - might get counsel. Chief Detective Ohrjetal stated that the offence waa «su*peet« . to be ono of the worst cases of garrottit^.' which had ooourred io town for past. Tlie accused had had) three d&ya ia which to procure counsel, and he neccesity. tor a further adjournment Tal ■ deXendftifc trho had 'previously epoken i*k. iterated Siie desire thai tho cane ehon&. b« taken before the Stipendiary Magistrate Tho Bench replied that they did not thui* it lay with tiim t-o make euch a reqttWti: a&d the charge wa/t proceeded with. J

Two good x hings—your' money, «b£ "Daisy" carte; let's ewup. Monw, B»j-------sett and Co. -^ .ilotnr bicycle bargaink. . ITiree late* motor bkydcri, in fir»t-cla*B order, ussd » little to teach purchaser** to handle motor*,"reduced from £50 to £50, for epot <*«* Apply prompt to Oatca, Lowry and Co.— (Aavt.) ; In town and country Black, Beattic aS&~ Co. arc kum-n for their eplcndid va-'ne «% wliito colonial blankets. Large just to hand, bought on epecial teittH; CM and isapect their etocl; before Wj chaeing elsewhere. Also aec window play. ; . . ■ ■ The D. I.C.—Further wuppliee of tbe com* - pany'e celebrated bixnketa (-winter w^j^j 1 bavo just been reoe4v«d by the D.I.C. ft*}' cojd weather just act in, and the ary value* oocring, have created aai mous demand for fcbe.w winter Wβ suggest that everyone likely to reqe&H blanketa foj; this coming winter make early cekction from the eplcndw-"* goods now being cold by the D.I.C. t;% Art Daisy wool work tanght free. M^ chines 2s 6d. All nvttenals may be b*£, for Daisy work. Also new style of painting taught in two k**on» at 13* Hl|« etreet, opposite A. J. Whiie'e. **■< Wanted to sell, ladyj B.S.A. just been enamelled. Both new tyr««Adama Sun Cycle Deput, 5& High street, opposite A. J- White (Advt.) -„. If you have the faintest evKpicioft th»tj tout eyes are not, just right, if they you in any way, it's best to navo examined at once. Do not go to average optician or epectacle seller, for w*j, ie unable to distinguish between opticKO dek-cts and dascases, but consult John B-yj Procter, 180 High street, Chriatchuicn»>" who will givu you a thorough exwttiaajw* -. free of charge. 2US

i Public Warning.—Kerosene is being of- ' fired in Christchurch in cases containing oily eight gnlloEs- "White .Rose" fcrand contains eight and one-third gallon*. . Refuse to take any except "White Roae." 5 latest creations in ladies' jackets -ai paletota for Uie auturau season, maauMetared by the Kaiapoi Woolkn Company, now on view in the leading showrooms. The universal opinion \a that for elegance, : 4T le, and beauty, no import*"! garments m compare with these. The lovely 'cloths *je eoft and warm, while each garpjjjt has the stylish, tailor-made effect pecnlJP-r to all Kaiapoi goods. See thai voor new winter purchase bears the special jvwapoi tkktt, which is the guarantee of reliability- 39 ■ fortunes have been realised by lucky inventors. See handbeod on "Po«Dt3>" i rit '> l Km Baldwin and Rayward (A. H- Hart, representative), 172 Gloucester Ljfit, ChrMclvjrcb.—(Advt.) 4 Yankee Doodle Tobacco, the most excellent and " up-to-date " article the world jut produced. Light and durk, aJso cut «P ln « :o:,^ tics. Cool and sweet ißjokinS- (.'mi now be obtained from V n n Hell ru.l Co., Ltd., sole agf-nte, oppjiitc Ock Tower.—(Advt.) Wanted Known —Jewellery sale, for one aonth, of watches, clocks, ringa, brooches, ,ad all other clasecs of jewellery, sold at greatly reduw-d prices. IC. Grieshaber, Watchmaker and Jeweller, 155 Colombo nrwt. 7463 netting centre strands from oiil yard, pig netting, 2ft wide, from r 2Jil; fowl netting, 3ft, l|d, fcit, o}d. -Alsn in stock, strongest jettJßg nia'ie for fence*. Netting for birds, ■ pigeon's, rhkkfiis. etc., in wil sizes, in lOOvd coi's. Also, black and palvanised foncir." , wire, bog, barb wire, stap'.oe, etc. Oar pricea d--Iy coin petition. Fletcher Bros., Wire- Not ting Merchants, Lower Hijh 'street-.—(Advt.)