NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11877, 26 April 1904, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tbe Englkh mail closing this evening < will doubtless be largely taken advantage ' ■ of by New Zealaaders desirous of. keeping ) their friends abroad posted, p;j the medium \ of tbe colony's representative *' journal, i "The Weekly Press." The enormous de- ] njand for the last three issues of the popu- 1 lar illustrated magazine-newspaper shows ' that the public have all along been keenly - interested in its Antarctic pictures. There \ is no doubt that thousands of the extra copies sold have been purchased for friends abroad. The issue of "The' Weekly , Press," which will be on sale at noon to- - day, completes the work of illustrating j the doings of tbe officers and men of the < ships in the Antarctic. To the numerous ' illustrations there is added a spirited \ character .portrait of Captain Harry McKay, of the Terra Nova, which is publish* , ed as a special supplement. The Gover- 1 nor's farewell in Dunedin and a host of < other very interesting subjects are illus- « trated, and make up a Tery One number - for the Tri*co mafl. . , Con-tabl** Jones arrested a man in the « city yesterday on a charge of false pretences, t

■ ■ •■ •■•.• -' - _^-H i • . The City Council last night passed * part vote of £125 to the Domain Board. | The City Council's telephones cost 485& 13a 94 per annum. I The Rakaia, BarrhiU, and Kyle publio cemeteries havo been vested in the South Rakaia Road Board. The civil sittings of the Supreme Court will commence this morning at eleven oxdock, before Mr Justice Denni-ton. From dog taxes the City Council received since its last meeting the sum of £30 10s. Three degrees of frost were registered in the Ashburton Domain yesterday morning. The City Council's electrio installation ■ was responsible for an item of £259 9s Id in the general receipts submitted at last night's meeting. As an evidence of the eccentricities of ~ the season, it is stated by the Hawke's Bay "Herald" that strawberries at Titokino are in full blossom and ripe, and plum trees are in flower. The business before the City Council last night was disposed of with commendable expedition, the sitting concluding at ten minutes past nine. The minutes ox the previous meeting took over a quarter of an hour to read. It is understood that the whole of the fines imposed in connection with the liquor selling cases in the Ashburton district will be paid. In several instances subscription lists have been opened on behalf of the defendants. At a meeting of the Ministers' Association in Wellington yesterday, Dr. Gibb (Presbyterian) stated that he would see the Anglican Bishop, and endeavour to arrange a conference of ministers to frame a reply to the pronouncement of the Roman Cathoiio Bishops on the subject of Biblereading in schools. A beautiful limestone cave was discovered by three young men recently at the head of Tadmor Valley, known as The Forks. The cave is nearly 1600 feet above sea level, and eighteen miles from Motueka river railway bridge, and far surpasses the caves at Takaka for sixe and beauty. In this, like other caves, were found moa bones. An tlie annual meeting of householders of the West Lyttelton •School it , was unanimously decided, on the motion of the Rev. iE." Eliot Chambers, tliat tlie headmaster be instructed to ask each child to contribute one penny, towards establishing a fund for prizes for the best marksman each year on board the battleship New Zealand. It waa pointed out by Mr G. Lanrenson, M.H.R., at the annual meeting of householders of the Lyttelton School district, that while the percentage of absentees in the High School classes was only four, in the lower classes it was sixteen,' which showed that the parents of the younger children did not take the* interest in tne education of/ their children which they should do. During the last fifteen months- over 100,000 acres of good country have been offered for selection 'in the northern part of Taranaki, and of this about 80,000 acres have been taken up in sections varying from 50 acres to 1500 acres in extent. Plans I of over 90,000 are now lying prepared, and this land will be available for selection at an early date. When. nominations were being received in connection with the election of a school committee at Waltham last evening, some one nominated one of the ladies present. Mr G. W. Russell, the chairman, however, said thatbe could not receive the nomination. A lady could sit ou the committee only - ' if she was head of the household, and the -j fact that ehe was second in command prevented her becoming a member of a school ~ committee. ■ .» Messrs H. J. Derrett, J. F. Dougall, J. >* E. Hanson, S. A. Staples, and G.. W. ■';,' Thomas have been* elected members of '■ the Riccarton Road Board. . Messrs A. B. Morgan, J. Cleland, J. Dunlop, amd Isaac * Parish have been elected members of the Avon Road Board for tbe Papanui, Belfast, Richmond and New Brighton wards. For the Styx ward Mears W. Dunloo and C. H. Walter have been nominated, and a poll will be taken on Friday, May 6th, At » meeting of battalion and company officers, and veteran officers, at New Plymouth last night, it was decided to entertain Lord Ranfurly, members of the ■_; Ministry, officers of. the Antarctio ships, visiting military officers, Bishop Neligan, , ,; and Archdeacon Walsh At a luncheon in -j Thursday, after the unveiling of th* ; hatchments commemorative of the regV ' v menta which fought in the Maori war w Taranaki. ' < j Application was made to the Native ,; Lands Court at Kaiapoi yesterday to re- - move the restrictions by WiremuFoukflka •** in respect of section 61 at Kaiapoi, in order ;-:' to allow a mortgage to be made.- . Mr' -?'_ Bishop, the Judge, after bearing •videnney ,-, ;-■ said there was nothing to -warrant the -yv Court making the order, and it waa opposed - \* to making an order which would b6 agjdset '.-,"2 the policy of keeping the reserve* a_ X-ia* -'{ poi intact; The effect of mtttiag; an ■$ order would be to open a door »M»" « - would be difficult to close till th* beafperU t? of the native lands bad virtually _a«fw» _& out of native controL " *•' *?>^ The Otago Rogby Union- Gmsm?M last night further conaiderpa complajnfe ».&& to the conduct of the teams which traTdK*i?|| to Christchurch at Easter.* A report 4W»3g| received from the Traffic Manager :«*||§ C-ristcbnrch « to the shocking *tate> of Mk| railway carriage. It waa resolved upon the managers of tha Union teams to bring witnaae* in of the reports made by, them aa t» .'.*tei*f§£| good conduct of tho teams, njeo to" wftSjß the Traffic Manager at Dnneoa for eertain|]!|| information aa to tbe Tided. >--->-^S The Native Lands Court, by Mr H. W. Bishop, eat at topd J**%|f terday, and granted probtfea to tha of Tieki Horomona, Wikiton* tfftfpjg&fflf Nobomutu. Ruere Nijcapua Rota, and **__K'gffl uiha Kcke Rutene. Letter, of tion were granted in the estates of Naihira and Ripeka Horomona. * A »»;£*§ ber of succession orders were made. '» -0 one of these an application was «a«e Wy.* the brother of a penon deceased and **■** opposed by a child. The evidence «&*««? v if that, though the deceased waa married, 4| did not coHabit with hia wife, end be d»* ? owned th* paternity of tha child. an* \.-v Court adjourned tbe case, jawing ajmm- .* + mons for the mother of the child and de* ,g ceased's wife to attend to give htr reman- J The Rer. G. T. B. Kingdon, who came 'h to Lyttelton in one of tho first fow atapa, _ J aiid waa the first inenmbent of St. j Michael's, preached at that church on Bun- v&J day evening. Although- over 80 y*a» of *M age, Mr Kongdon delivered a t-s*enty-Bvs J|| minutes' sermon without notes, and wm jgj, surprising fluency. Mr in Lyttelton by the ship C_adott& on December 16th,-1850, and among «*H fellow voyagers were the Hon. C. **lg| Bowen, Dr. Barker, Mr E. B. Baboo mWM family, Mr T. Cholmondeky, Mr J. »|||i| Fitzgerald, Mr B. W. Mountfort, Mr i*sm® Shrimpton. Mr G. Taylor, and Mr E. S____m Ward. After leaving Chr-rtchnroh, yWmM Kingdon served at Ao-kland aad in Tsjg||g||j naki, and to-day is leaving for On Sunday Mr Kingdon spent an i Q t«*l§H§| ing hoar or two in looking rorottgn<nKg|H| early books of St. Michael's Church, taining his old entries of births, iand deaths. v-.yA--^ Whilst at Ashburton, Mr C3owß>H[£f | Wragge, at the request of th*D«Jw»T f Board, inspected the roMeo-plo^tf?'JJrf' , ments at the Domain weatlier statip-U X» ±& compliance with Mr Wragge's recomineaa*- -m tion, the thermometers have been put m m order, aad the case in which they are ftt r « . jg ha-- been re-erected, so as to face sqpere.y • north and south, and this also provides » =M guide for observations as to wind direc-_ -ja tion. The bottom of the caso has h*fl- ls J| drilled with holes, to zb to leave the In- >m struments exposed to terrestrial «d»««» The rain gauge has been removed -boat *J| fifteen yards to the west ol its prwert site, as the pole of the wind register on- ym rtructed it somewhat in its present pea*. ;.W tion. ■ '_m

it the Kaiapoi Old Age Petitions'- Court two pens' ol " of £15 and £18 were - Tanted - v_r the vacancy on tlie Tramway Board, caused by the resignation of. the Son. Henry F. Wigram, it is probable $fr.}lr G. T. Booth will be proposed. The State school and the post and tele.aJ_e office at Motupiko (Nelson) irwe proved by fire on Saturday night. The ongin'of the lire is unknown. Kshin" telegrams received yesterday f -vS that the Rakaia. Waimakariri, and WaUak fishaWe. and that the RangitaU river was not finable. out of a possible £7041 ss. _ t. <li* New Zealand r^tl n^tlAZ, machinery and cold wi * li £'v W Flanagan, chief draughtsman Industrial _..-.»■ , k shown. >'ew Zealand. Tbe Canterbury Cufcdoniar. J l »n Mrehased one of the- Canterbury Hall SpanVs sections frontmg •trlet. near Manchester .street,_ and *'i 1 Ihortlv erect a building in brick, which will include tlie Society's room/* and a dancing hall. It is alleged that owing to lack of funds the new buildings in connection with the School ior Deaf Mutes ut Sumner cannot yet be used or occupied. The buildings have been completed tor some time, but have not yet been furnished and fitted with the conveniences necessary for their use. In giving evidence in an assault case at Lyttelton yesterday, a witness stated tliat there was a general scrimmage going on at the time the alleged assault took place, but he "did not see one man strike a blow without getting one back," while one man "got a touch of a black eye. In the "Gazette" under date of April 21st, Messrs W. Rollitt and Frederick Pratt are appointed members of the Assessment Court for the Sydenham, and Linwood Wards and the Borough of Woolston ; Mr P. Pender for the Borough of Sumner ; and Mr Hugh Cassidy for the County of Selwyn. It is proposed to open technical and manual classes at Kaiapoi for bookkeeping on Tuesday, carving and dressmaking on Wednesday, with a further chus for the latter on Saturday. Arrangements are to be made for cookery and carpentry. The present classes will be held in the W.C.T.U. rooms. Under the terms of the award in the arbitration between the Tramway Board and the Christchurch Tramway Company, the Company will continue, under arrangement with the Board, the traffic on the various lines after the expiry of the concessions on September 24th next, until the lines are electrified. Mr David Neild, evangelist, who held meetings in 'Cathedral square on Saturday and Sunday evenings, complains of the behaviour of the larrikins iv the crowd, who ou Sunday pushed over his 140 candlepower acetylene lamp, breaking the tripod. As he cannot get proper protection here, - Mr Neild states tliat lie will probably not speak in Christchurch again. In a young plantation forming tlie approach to the new buildings of the School for Deaf Mutes at Sumner may be seen some very good -pe<4_:er_* of tho Australian pepper tree, which have been raised from ;se*ds brought over by Mr Buttle when on a visit recently to Bathurst. They .appear to be thriving exceedingly well, and have made as much as three .feet of growth this season. Mr Buttle is of opinion that almost any semi-tropical plant "or tree may be grown in Sumner If a little care- is -exercised in keeping the young plants (sheltered during the first winter or two,,Miss Peters, a missionary of the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society, who has been stationed at Brahmanbaria, India, is at present in Wellington on furlough. Speaking on the urgent need of more helpers in the mission field, she instanced the Tipperas district, which contains over a million inhabitants, and has but six- European missionariea, Miss .Peters quoted.statistics to show that the native Christians had . increased 30 per cent« at the last census. The natives of Brahmanbaria have, at their own cost, already built a small building to be used as . a branch church. • ;■ During tho hearing of a maintenance - case in tho Magistrate's Court at Wellington yaaterday, the defendant, a seafaring man, made on interjection that his wife had _no right to claim on order after "trying to run away with another roan in JJraedin.'' "I never did-" exclaimed his wife, a young and good-looking woman. She was standing by the side of the witness-box, at tho time, and before tue constable near by could grasp her, she fell upon the floor in a fit. "You should be ashamed of yourself," said the Magistrate to defendant. T\\e husband looked on with stolid and_ferenoe, leaving members of the law and tbe police to render asaistancei. The woman was brought round . by the Court orderly. The non-appearance of counsel engaged ia a couple of disputed oases set down . for yesterday caused an interregnum in the sitting of the Magistrate's Court. Mr W. P.. Haselden, the magistrate, stated that in Wellington he used to be very willing to suit the convenience of counsel by allowing cases to stand down, but so much advantage was taken of that practice that he bad to bo very strict again. He did not want that state of things to occur in Chpstchurch.. A stock-dealer, while giving evidence _t the Magistrate's Court yesterday, stated that -some years ago lie had brought a line of cattle down from Bulls to Cliristchuroh. After the journey from Bulls to Wellington. tl» caUle had been kept for twentyeight hours in tlie latter city waiting for a steamer, while the- passage- froni Wellington to Lyttelton occupied thirty-sis; hours. From the time the ofttle left Bulls until they arrived in Christchurch they had not jrwved anything in the way of food or A curious reluctance Jto having their eases heard by justices is exhibited by accused persons, who are more or lees "familiar with the practice of the inferior courts ; ?__?il!._ wart ' a Jp - day * *a*rTWotested strongly against tlie pr *o*T*£j»y» Md entreated the Bench to th_ \SOJS* down for a **? UP OII whica __£ 1 I ™ 4* ™uld be sit- i «nch could not see their wav ! •2_P_* :tte,r a PP lica t» o n, but allowed the I W»M»d, as applied for by the police. fw. 8 busi ? es ! at «»e Lyttelton Police vjmrt yesterday waa conducted by Messrs _, R . Webb an<l c c _dcCaxihr, • J__- J w b€mg drunk and disorderly in Oxford street on Saturday last Cornelius Sullivan was (sentenced to'seven days imprisonment, and for using obscene language fourteen days' imprisonment the sentences to be concurrent. A first offender for drunkenness was convicted and discharged... Joseph Mechim waa charged '.. with having assaulted Henry William Baker in the bar of the Royal Hotel on Saturday night by striking him in tbe face. The evidence showed that accused had thrown a class at Baker, which struck the . .alter ie the face, cutting the left cheek. Other witnesses stated that there had been a j-ovr in the bar, and a glass had been thrown by somebody. Accused was fined 40s. in default fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labour. John Grant pleaded guilty to being absent from the Terra, Nova without leave. Captain McKay stated that Grant was a good sailor when at- sea, but was continually drunk when ashore, and be had been absent from the •hip since April 16th. Tlie Bench -entecced the man to fourteen days' imprisonment and ordered tliat he ehould receive medical -treatment while in gaol.

Colonel Hume will visit Hanmer on Thursday next to inspect the. work of treeplanting by the prisoners there. Tien-t-in has notified the Telegraph Office that telegram, to Newcbang *jxe not accepted in code, and are subject to censor and delay when in plain language. In a case, J. Sims v J. Russell, at the Kaiapoi Court, claim £1 17s 6d, Mr Bishop, S.M., gave judgment for plaintiff for £1 14s lOd and costs. A leading Justice of the Peace, residing not a hundred miles from Ashburton, informs the "Guardian" that he was seriously approached within the last day or two and asked to embark in the sly-grog industry. Tie Council >f the Whangarei Acclimatisation Society, urge the Colonial Secretary to give effect to the recommendation of the Societ- proposing a close season for all game this year. A very old resident of Chri-tchurch, Mrs W. Brice, wife of Mr W. Brioe, ha'ird res ter, pa'-sed away yesterday, after a long but painless illness, at the age of sixty-one years. Mrs Brice had beon thirty-eight years in Christchurch. The Agricultural Department have purchased from Mr Hy. Overton, of Fendalton road, twenty Southdown ewe lambs. They are to be despatched by the Waikare to-morrow for the Department's experimental station in the Auckland district. Last ve--r the Otago Rabbit Trappers' AsHjciation lwndled 680,000 rabbits. The "Mataura Ensign" states that as a result of the co-operative .system npcii wliich the association works, tlie trappers averaged on extra penny per pair. Larrikinism appears to be rampant in Waikouaiti at present. A few evenings ago a horse belonging to Mr James Matheson. of the Railway Hotel, was so thoroughly covered with white-wash that Mr Matheson mistook it for a stray animal, and turned it out of his paddock. The Terra Nova will probably begin today to take in coal and provisions for her homeward trip, and % she is expected to sail for England in about eight or ten days' time. A start has been made with th« work of removing the false keel of tho Discovery. The adjourned inquest at the Magistrate's Court yesterday was delayed for twenty minute**, owing to the nonappearance* of a juryman. Two constables were despatched to look for the man, and just when the Coroner had decided to proceed without him, he arrived. He stated that, he had been standing opposite the Court for forty minutes, thinking that the inquest was still to begin. The ways of the house-hunter in Waihi are peculiar. The other day a lady noticed a family leaving a house in one of the streets in the west part of t)ie borough, and she asked the furniture remover if tho house was taken- He didn't know, but advised her to "dump her furniture in quick and lively." She sent to her husband, telling him to find the owner, and meanwhile had her furniture conveyed to the empty house, where she remains, no onewith a prior claim having aa yet turned up Keep up to date and drive in a Daisy Road Cart, Price, £12 10s. Morrow, Bassett and Co. 3 Advice to Investors.—lntending applicants for Patents should consult Henry Hughes, Patent Agents, 183 Hereford street, and obtain their pamphlet. 145 Black, Beattie and Co. are making an attractive and large display of stylish and up-to-date flaked dress tweeds, being a special line, which are of excentional value, and are being sold at very low prices. Also a large stock of ladies' choice winter jackets in newest materials, zibilenes, tweeds, etc., which are to be cleared at special prices, 17s 6d, 21s 22s 6_, <_*, 29s 6d. Call and inspect them before purchasing elsewhere. 28 Furniture.—There is now to be seen in the Cashel street windows of the D.I.C. an exhibit of solid oak dining-room furniture of the Old. English style. A" large selection of similar goods in very highclass designs are now to be seen in the Furniture Showrooms of the company's warehouse, and everyone who recognises the value of unique and tasteful furnishings are invited to visit these departments before all are sold out. 29 ■ Black, Beattie and Co. have now opened a full and complete-stock of Men's Macintosh and Rainproof Overcoats. These have been made to special order, and have all the appearance of being tailor-made. 31 Mr Edward Hope, surgeon dentist, has commenced practice at 45 Hereford street East. Telephone No. 1361. 1481 Ladies requiring stylish winter jackets, should inspect Beath and Co.'s large stock of latest fashions, btylcs and values unsurpassed. Lovely tweed jackets, 14s lid, J9s 6d, 25b 6d, 29s 6d, 355, 425, --os; black jackets, 21s, 27s cd, 32s 6d, 39s 6d, 49s od, Sis, 84s;'.new mole jackets, 47s 6d, 555, 638, 725; new shape mackintoshes, 27s 6d, 355, 39s 6d; children's jackets, stylish tweeds and cloths, latest shapes and colours, 10s 6d, 12s 6d, 15s 6d, 17s lid, 19s 6d, 21s; new stock of dress skirts, in latest shapes and trimmings, exceptional value. Beath and Co., Limited, Fashionable Drapers, vashel street. If we were asked to recommend a really good mouth wash and dentrifice we would most unhesitatingly say "Dentol." Its regular use cleanses and whitens the teeth, and leaves a most pleasant sensation in the mouth. 14 Pianos can be purchased on the one, two, or three-yea; hire system from 30 guineas; organs from 17 guineas. Lowest prices. Easiest terms. It. Francis, The Musical Exchange, 159 Manchester street, Christchurch. 32 Dinner and Tea Sets—Fletcher Bros, have just opened up another fine assortment of dinner sets from 19s 6d, tea sets from 7s 9d, bedroom sets from 12s 9d, china cups and saucers, w. and g., 2s lid, pink and white and inree gold lines teas 3s sd, breakfasts 3s lid, plain white earthenware ls lid, all per half dozen. Fletcher Bros., Lower High street. 5987 If you have the faintest suspicion that your eyes are not just right, if they bother you in any way, it's best to have them examined at once. Do not go to tho average optician or spectacle seller, for he is unable to distinguish between optical defects and diseases, but consult John R. Proctor, 180 High street, Christchurdh, who will give you a thorough examination free of charge." 2145