NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11749, 25 November 1903, Page 7

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tlie takings at Miss Ada Cmssley's contort in Timaru amounted to about £«JCO. An effort is being made to form an Amateur Orchestral (Society in Timaru. The overdraft of the. Ashburton Borough Council now amounts to £2198 6s Id, Mr Percy Grubsftr, of tho Ada Oossley Company, walked from Oimiara to Timaru, ft distance of 62 miles; Leaving Oaxnaru on Sunday tit 2 p.m., he reached Timaru at 6 o'clock on Monday morning. In the Oxford Road Dktrkt an area of 53 teres.o roods 23 purchea his been taken tmdsr the Publio Works Act for drainage from the Oxford into the Cust district

The Lend Board yesterday eat to J examine o-JSplicants for sections m the Annan Settlement. I An enquiry has been received by the United States ConsuHleaeral respecting Jerry CftUagban, a native of -Keel, County Kerry, Ireland, who came to Canterbury about 30 years ago. Tlie various elections, by local bodies for the Charitable Aid Ikvord and Hospital Board will take places to-day. A special meeting of tli* (Sty Conned for the purpose will be held at 7.30. p.m. Rapid progress is being made with tlie drainage works at Sumner. At present the outlet pipes on the beach ore being laid, and the whole scheme will be completed about the end of the year. The last "Gasette" contains five notifications of tne adoption of children by Maoris. One foster father and mother adopt threu children, each of different parentage, and the same father adopts a fourth child on his own account. At a meeting of the Ashburton A. and >P. Association held yesterday, it was stated that the receipts in connection with the- late show totalled £608 3s 3d, and the expenditure to "£547 4s 2d, leaving a total credit balance of £60 9s Id. Messrs Humphries (Land Commissioner), D. McMillan, and A. C. Pringle have been appointed to report on Reserve* 6, 3, 4, 5, 235, 4a, and 12, in the Amuri County, in terms of Section 289 of the Lands Act, as to their classilication us (a) pastoral land, or (b) pastoral agricultural land, and on the subdivision of the same. Most of the roads on the Clifton Estate, Sumner, have been completed, nud plans of the subdivision of the estate will lie issued at the beginning of next week. The residents of the tiorough are discovering that the opening up of this estate has added an additional attraction to Sumner, and much pleasure is experienced in the view obtainable from the estate, now made accessible by t~e formation of the roads. Tlie Elite Brass Band will play the following programme on the Sydenham Rotunda this evening:—March, "King Carnival." R. B. Hall; value. "Gay Paris/ Felix Burns; selection, "Bohemian Girl," Balfe: «>ng, -The Holy City." Stephen Adams; quadrille, "Jollity," H. Lynton; valsette, "Sweetheart Nell," Warwick Williams; glens (description), "Hours of Beauty," 11. Round; barn dance, "Topsy,*" H. B. Burns; march, "Little Brunswick," J. Jubb. At the Linwood Cemetery to-morrow afternoon, will be unveiled a memorial to the late Mr D. Ryan, who, in his lifetime, brightened many a social gathering by his witty recitations and stories. The monument ia a circular one, of Grecian design, of Sweejhh green granite, on iv pedestal of Port Chalmers stone. Its height is eight and a half feet. The inscription is as follows:—"In loving memory of David (Tibbie) Ryan, died September 17th, 1903, aged 33 years, t A fellow of infinite jest, a genial companion, and a true friend, .Erected by old assoThose wishing to be present at the ceremouy should leave by the 2.15 p.m. tram to-morrow. During ths progrer.3 of a licensing cose yesterday, Mr Haselden stated that it was very difficult to decide what constituted on unreasonable delay in admitting the police. If a licensee were allowed four or five minutes, in which to grant admission, that might allow him time to clear everyone off his premises. If, on the other hand, he were only allowed about thirty seconds, that might be very unfair to him. He knew that people often knocked at hotel doors during prohibited hours, and professed to be police, friends, boarders, or anybody, in the hope of getting drinks. At tho same time, he thought that since a number of licensees had escaped convictions lately, they were inclined to be more careless. Mr R. W. Beajey, who took up to Palmerston North Show- several of the Romney Marsh sheep shown by him at ClrrUftchurch, was very successful, notwithstanding the big handicap of the long and trying journey. -He secured- eight prise tickets, with thirteen entries. He alto found, no difficulty in disposing of a large proportion of his stud rams, principally to buyers who had previously token stock Irom . Messrs Beaky Bros, wellknown Haldon flock. Prices obtained ranged front, ten, to twenty-five guinea* per head. A long discussion took place at th* Ashburton BoTough Council on Monday evenbig in regard to tho town lighting arrangement*, consequent upon the many complaints* received during tho fortnight tho town remained vnlighted. Cr. fTlionuw, as Chairman of the Lighting Committee, pointed out that the contract hod expired and h* objected to act on his own responsibility in authorising tho lighting of the streets; on dark nights, except under direct instructions from the Council.- The -Mayor pointed out that when ho held tho position ot Chairman of the Lighting Committee he had always.acted on his-own responsibility, and contended that Cr. Thomas had sufficiesvb power to act already. Eventually, after *~ good deal of discussion, it motion was carried giving Or. Thomas a free hand in regard to the lighting of the borough on dark nights. Objection' was ■ recently taken by the iAshb-rton Borough Council to the Council employees acting as members of the Fire (Brigade, and on Monday evening the question was again considered. The Fire Brigade Committee reported that the loss of timo ooctWooned ab fires that have occurred in tho day time haa been very small, and they recommended that tho Council's employees bo placed on the same footing as other daily paid men who are members of the Hre Brigade, Cm, Friedlander, Thomas and Reid urged- thafc it was unwise to allow the Council employees to remain in the Brigade, and that A bey should be colled upon to resign. The repore was finally referred back to the committed lor further consideration and amendment. Tho Ashburton Borough Council on Monday evening voted a subsidy of £35 to the funds of the local Beautifying Association. Or. IVkdlander suggested to the deputation, which waited upon the Council, for the purpose ot urging the renswal of the ! Brant, that the <CSQO bequeathed to the i Association by the late Captain Coleman should be put out at interest for four or five years, so that, with the accumulated interest and a grant from tho Council a mora Kobstantial fence than that proposed could be erected in Baring square. Dr., Trevor, who headed tlie, deputation, intimated that the plans and specifications for th* proposed iron fence would be submitted to tho Council before tho work was proceeded with. A suggestion that the Council should be represented on the Association was adopted, the Mayor being appointed to act on the committee. Four junior scholarships at the Girls' High School, of the ralw» of £15 each, wilt be awarded by Canterbury College to the candic_-t« who. sitting for the Board % Education junior scholarships in December, come in order of merit next- to the winner* of those scholarships. Two will be tenable for two years and two for one year. All candidates are eligible for thew;i scholarships who are eligible for Board of Education Scholarships. Four senior scholarships- of the value of £15 each, -for girls whose age does not exceed fifteen years on December Ist, will also be awarded on tlie result* of an examination to bo held at the Girl** High School on Monday and Tuesday,: 21st and 22nd December. Two of tho uoholawhips will be tenable for two y*ars and two for on* year. These senior scholarships are open to all girls of the prescribed age, who have nob been in attendance for a year previous to the «xamination at th* Girl** High School, and no candidate will be allowed to receive a' scholarship who already holds oiw. Candidates for the senior scholar* ships must send in their names to the Lady Principal on or before November 30th, %vith a statement, of tlie day and year of birth of candidate. Th» «_a_iin&tlou for senior scholarship will be based upon the requirements of the sixth standard, the subjectn being:—English, grammar and compc*ition, arithmetic, geography, and English history.

A heavy gabs of wind blew in the northern district yesterday afternoon. Detectives Cox and WAid arrested a man yesterday upon a charge of stealing a walch and chain valued at JBI4. During the lost month the arrivals in New Zealand numbered 2711, and the departures 1263, against 2394 and 1162 respectively in October, 1902. The three sheep supplied for the guess* ing competition at tne Courtenay Show were killed on Friday. The guessing ranged from 2101b to 29£_lb. Messrs A. Hay (Kimberky) and E. March (Kirwee) guessing the exact weight, 2531b. Enquiries are being made as to the whereabout* of a woman who disappeared during Monday from her home in Sydenham. She is 43 years of age, about oft in and of spare build, and is presumably wearing a black skirt and dark red blouse, as these articles are misaiug from her wardrobe. Six small children, whose ages ranged from two to six yeaia, while playing in a flat-bottomed boat on Petone beach at Wellington yesterday, were caught by the rising tide and washed out into the harbour. A strong northerly wind was blowing, and rapidly drove the boat towards tlw entrance. When some distance out their predicament was observed, and several rescue parties went out, some of whom also got into difficulties owing to the wind and sea. Eventually the Petone Navals manned tlie cutter and over-tyj-ok the children- boat near tioames' Island, and after a hard pull brought them safely back to land. The opinion next expressed by Mr Hasel* den at the Magistrate's Court yesterday that the licensing law had become «o harried with shot and shell, and the decisions of the Supreme Court, that it was nearly a elead letter. Later on Mr Haeelden stated that he wanted to see the responsibility for the faiilure of prosecutions for breach of tlie licensing law placed upon the responsible ( Court, which was the Supreme, and not the Magistrates Court. The Supremo Court, he would not say wrojii-ly, had con thiually found out defects in Uie Act, and quashed tlie convictions of magistrates, with the result that it bad tied the hands of magistrates. At the meeting of the Canterbury Employers' Association last night, Mr H. Field, secretary of the Employers' Federation, read a letter from Mr James Allen, ->*.H.R. f replying to ono conveying the thanks of tlie Federation for the assistance given by him during the session. Mr Allen, ia the course of his letter, wrote that he felt sure that the action of the Federation during the session had great effect, and he was persuaded that in the future its activity would strengthen mem-. bera who desired to shape legislation so that it would be fair and equitable to botji employer and employee. Personally he had been much aided by the knowledge that the Federation was watching proposed legislation and advising members regarding it. • Mr Gilbert Anderson stated at the meeting of the Employers' Association last night tlmt from the time the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act was passed to the present, the number of cases dealt witn by either tho Conciliation Board or the Arbitration: Court was:—Auckland, 95; Wellington, 146; Canterbury, 146; Otago and Southland, 159; Taranaki, 5; Nelson, .5; Westland, 40; and Marlborough, 4; a total of 600. During the years 1900, 1901, and 1902, the number of cases averaged 100. As far as he could ascertain tlie number of breaches of awards', enforcements of awards, etc., which hare been dealt with from the passim? of the Act to the present, was about 160. Tho inspector for the Tourist Department has arrived at Dunedin from Milford Bound, having just completed arrangements on tho track for the coming season. A steamer is now running up Lake Te Anau twice a. week, the track from there to Milford has been repaired, and there is now no difficulty whatever in ladies negotiating the trip. The huts have all been renovated and thoroughly stocked with provisions, bankets, etc. Mr Murrell, of Manapouri. has been, appointed chief guide, with full control of the track, having under hint four assistant guides. The walk alongside Lake Ada is now done away with, and travellers are taken down _fee "lake in a boat, and at the other end they are m«t by Mr» Sutherland's oil launch, which conveys them down the Sound to the, accommodatton bowse. To show how profitable must be the business of the bookmaker, a solicitor «t the Magistrate's Court yesterday asserted that members of the fraternity had offered the Jockey Club a« much as £26 a day for permission to ply their calling on tho club's ground unmolested. It was remarkable that a variety of persons took up the business. Employees' of the 'Sunnyside Asylum engaged in it when they were able to get to the ground, and three employees of the Addington Workshops followed the same employment in their spare time. Mr Haselden stated that the only reason why such moderate fines had been inflicted ou bookmakers convicted of. trespassing was that the whole .business) was in a very chaotic state, and the other side, moreover, were not very consistent. In the midst of a long-drawn out licensing case at the Magistrate'a Court yesterday, » diversion was created by tho Court or-erly. This officer, who had entrusted his duties to a constabbt wbila ho went outside for a few momenta, rstumed hurriedly, and in much element, "Pardon me,'your Worship," he interrupted. I just saw a man go out. . I followed him, and I saw him talking to one of the witnesses. I tfcougbft It wily right to bring it to your Worship's notice." As alt witnesses had previously been ordered out of Court so that they eliould not heuir, any of the evidence, his Worship directed that the man should be brought inside. The individual whose 'conduct had aroused tho orderly's suspicions, stated that he had been only a spectator of the case, In which he had n* personal interest. On* of the witnesses outside asked him what was going on, and he replied that the case waa BtUrpniceed-ig. His Worahip stated that he was quite ready to believe the man had acted thoughtlessly, and after explaining how important it was that witnesses Should hot know what previous witnesses had •deposed, allowed him to depart in peace. Public- attention is drawn to fifteen of tlie finest building sections at Opawa, which Messrs Hillary and Baxter advertise for sale at very reasonable price*, 4317 Next to * good binder Jike the Me* Cwmick, there is nothing which contributes more to a successful harvest than good binder twine. *_!ureka" is what yoa want. Morrow, Basset and Co. 9 Wanted to sell, gent's 24-inch frame new Hudson bicycle, free-wheel and brake, in first-class order. Adams Sun Cycle Depot, High street, . 3429 Sheep nettings, centre strand, fran ZJd yd; pig netting, 2ft, 2Jd; fowl netting, Bft, ljd; above prices all 100 yd coil. Fowl netting, 10yds 2s 3d, UOyds 4s 3d, chicken and bird netting, also strongest netting for fences in stock. Black and galvanised wire, hog, barb, staples, lacing wire. Our firices defy competition. Fletcher Bros., ower High atreet. 2869 Black, Beattie and Co. are now showing -hi their window a charming assortment of ladies' underskirts in coloured silk and satin strip© moreens, also a very choice range of white underskirts trimmed with b_uttiful rich lace at very special prices. 52 It is universally conceded that " Dentol * is a perfect tooth-wash. It preserves the teeth and leaves a deliriously refreshing taste in the mouth, "Dentol" is approved o! by the highest medical authorities. 6880 Jewellery Sale.—Don't miss the chance. Watch««, gold rings,, muff chains, gold brooches, greenstone goods, clocks, all kinds of plate, and all other classes of jewellery, greatly reduced in price. XGrieehaber, Jeweller, 165 Colombo street

Mrs Thornton Less, hair physjciaa aad complexion specialist, has the latest American methods for restoring and beautifying the hair and skin. Special treatment for baldness. InguYs Buildings, opposite Freeman's. . ' 21 Highest class modern dentistry, Dr. Black, B.Sc.» N.Z. University, D.D.S., United States., Gold and other fillings a specialty. 186 Colombo street (corner Eiereford). 6l The D.I.C. request us to snnounce to their customers and the public that in execution of cabled and postal orders, they have just received large shipments of best qualities of -carpet- in Brussels, Axminster, Royal Wilton and Tapestry. Also the celebrated mokes in inlaid and printed linoleums and floorcloths. The patterns and colourings, which are very high-class, of latest designs, are confinsd to the D.I.C for New Zealand. 18 Pianos can be purchased on ths one, two, or three-year hire system from 30 guineas; organs from 17 guineas. Lowest prices. Easiest terms. R. Francis, The Musical Exchange, 169 Manchester street, Christchurch. ** Mr Edward Hope, surgeon dentist, has commenced practice at 45 Hereford street East. Telephone No. 1361. 1481 For the coming holiday season Black, Beat tie and Coy. intimate that they have a. large stock of travelling requisites in porU-onteaus, Gladstone bags, brief and kit bags, also a large variety of travelling rugs, 64 Large fortunes have been realised ( by lucky inventors. Bee handbook on "Patents," free, from Baldwin and Rayward {A. H. Hart, representative), 172 Gloucester , itreet, Christchurch.—(Advt.) 4 A UNIQUE CELEBRATION. Probably never before has i* happened that a successful business has been established by a boy who has not yet come of age. Three years ago Mr Evelyn Wrench, I a son of the" Right Hon- Frederick H. Wrench, one of the Irish Land and Estate Commissk-iers, became interested on leaving Eton in the production of picture-post-cards. His firm of Wrench, Limited, is now producing upwards of 50,000,000 pic.torial postcards. To celebrate Mr Wrench's coming of age, a dinner was to be given to him on October 29th, at which many well-known men were to be present. A SINGULAR WAGER. Those who wish to try a singular experiment will be enterested in learning that a cwrrespondent of "Country Life" says: — "Many years ago one man bet another that he could not move an ordinary brick; tied to the end of a cord two or three miles . lontf, I forget which. A straight and level road just outaMe Chichester was selected for the trial; the brick was not moved, and the man lost his bet far a large amount. It was stated by someone present that the brick, although weighing only about 7lb, would, from a distance of two or three tniies represent a dead weight of nearly a ton." MR CHAMBERLAIN AS A DRAMATIST. Mr Chamberlain's principal indoor recreation is reae_ng. "He cares nothing," it lias been authoritatively stated, "for billiards, cards, or chess." It may be less generally known, however, that when abroad or on a holiday "he is by no means averse from walking or even climbing." As a boy in bis teens he had a strong taste for amateur theatricals, end played more than on.cc with some success. Quite early, too, he wrote a one-act play called "Who's Who?" in which he himself played tlie part of a Frenchman. Nowadays Mr Chamberlain lias less tame for theatrical*, although it has been sakl that in one of the busiest periods of his life during tlie lust ten or twelve years he found time to write a three-act comedy founded on political life. What sum would not be paid for the privilege of introducing that work to the playgoing public? But wild horses would not persuade jts blushing author to give it to the world. Mr Chamberlain as dramatifit remoias among the might-have-beens of literature, THE DESTRUCTION" OF U.S. PAPERMONEY. Half a dozen hired labourers earning about 60dol. a month each, from the Treasury Department of the United States, destroy wery day in the neighbourhood of a million and a half dollars. They work in the basement of the big Treasury building, and their principal duty is to carry boxes full of paper dollars, fives, tens, and twenties, and dump them into a giant mascerstor, where sharp knives cut them into tiuy ehreda until they are re« duced to a watery pulp. A regular routine is observed for getting rid of paper that m« been condemned, and the strictest rules are enforced to prevent frauds and losses. The average life of a Treasury or bank note is from three to four years. In times of business prosperity, when money parses from hand to hand more freely than in dull Reasons, a note will have outlived its usefulness in a shorter, period. When it be. gins to get dirty-looking and frayed about tho edges it is sent by some bank, to the Department for redemption. AN ARTISTTOSWINDLE. Those who fondly imagined that the "artistic .portrait" fraud perpetrated upon a too confiding publio by M. Tanquerey,' of Paris, for some yeaia past, had b? * vis time been detected an_ suppressed, will be disappointed? The swindle has been exposed oft and again in these columns, but it seems from documentary evidence forwarded by a correspondent that M. Tanquerey is again favouring Christchurch -with hip attention. The procedure adopted by this individual is simple. He distributes broadcast all the world over a circular letter in typewriting, addressed in the ordinary way as private correspondence to private people. In this letter he makes tho generous offer, on receipt of a photograph, to make, ''for some prominent people," a life*i*e crayon portrait therefrom, absolutely free of charge. This he does "in order to introduce" the werk of his _rm, which bears the style of the "Sootfte Artistlqu© de Portrait*/' into the country he happens for the time being to b« exploiting. A good many confiding people, who jump at the chance of getting something for nothing, are token in and send portraits. Irr due course M. Tanquerey writes to say the beautiful crayon is completed, and suggesting that he should frame it, for which he makes a charge, which he mention*. Some twople object to this, and never hear from him again, or get their portrait* back. Those who do send the. amount named far framing, packing, freight, etc., are doomed to disappointment. If thay receive a portrait at all they find that it is a very inferior production, and that the whole thing, frame, photograph, and all, is worth considerably less than the amount paid for frame alone. A good many people never get anything at all. The whole thing is an ingeniously planned swindle, which has reached colossal dimension*, and tlie public will be well advised to be warned against it.