NEWS OP THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12129, 27 February 1905, Page 6

NEWS OP THE DAY.

- ■■■ » . Detective Ward arrested a man, on warrant, on Saturday, on a charge of cruelty to a. horse and of having used obscene language. Owing to-the Southbridge train being fifteen minutes behind timo, the-first express for the South on Saturday morning waa five minutes late in leaving. ', The Caledonian Society's Baaaar, which haa been a pronounced suooeer throughout, came to a cioae on _U-.t-.rday night. There waa a very large atterid- ' anoe of visitors, and the' stallkeepers managed to get rid of all.their wares at good prices. The concert in the upper hall went excellently, -'. '" *" ; ' - ■'*■-. ."-.-■'•" A ■"• I ■" -j

The Su nnyside.. Asylum. grjounds will ■bo: «*#§» |»l##«s^i&fei Afo-rrinWymateh^w^ntheftA 'Albaift-N-tflXaia^Bw-^ / AThe ■valuation of th« borough burton" for 19C*5 is assessed at -25,074, an-incre-M* of £1113 over thafc for 1004. The valaation in 1908, the last year of ; Ucenso, was £24,100 ■';.'; ■;>,. 343334 The following will i Akaroa Boating Clifb at theChampiov-* ship Regatta at Wellington :—Junior Pairs, L. Ditely arid M. Kearney; Senior Sculls, Geo. Whslch. ■ " A Dan-din. telegram states that ilia weather' appears to have broken again, and heavy, rain showers weroifrequent on Saturday night and yesterday. This will have the effect of still further delaying harvest operations. At Westport the-'coal output last week was 10,9.50 tons lie wt, of which 10,055 tons 4cwt came from tbe Westport Coal Company'a mine, 70S tons 19-irt from the Seddonville State mine, and 101 tons Bewt from the Westport Co-operative Company's mine. ' The secretary of tho Royal Humane Society of New Zealand haa received an application for an award in the case of Solomon Habib, who, on November 30th last year, at Wellington, risked his life to save Florence Banks from drowning. • . I A young man named Brown, who ' had one of his legs cut off somo months ago while employed- as a casual hand ' on tho Palmerston North railways works, has received notice from the Government that he is to be supplied with an artificial limb, and that when sufficiently recovered ho will be given permanent work at 7s per day. •*.., ■'*! Messrs J. A. Millar and J. F; Arnold,' two of the members for Dunedin, when seen about the division of tbo city electorates (says a _ross Association telegram), expressed themselves as well satisfied with the work of tho Commissioners. Mr Arnold will contest Dunedin South and Mr Millar the central electorate against.all oomers. Lady Plunket and the Hon. Kathleen Plunket paid a visit to the Samaritair Home 8n Friday, and were received by I Mesdames Dunlfley and Henderson, and Messrs C. Hastings Bridge and H. B. Soronsen. y Some time__was spent in j visiting the men's and women's quarters I and chatting pleasantly with the in- I mates. j A number of North Island and West ■ Coast firemen .ate at present in\this city en route for the fire brigade demonstration, which' opens at Dunedin next! week. ; The team from this city leave i on Thursday morning. It consists of : Foremen Juriss, Burrough andFraser, Branchmen W. Carr arid T. Walsh, and assistant engineer C. Juriss (emergency). At a concert given in the Seamen's Institute, San Francisco, on January 28th, tho New Zealand Royal Huinano Society's medal and certificate awarded to Anders Lundin, who took a line ashore from the Addenda, wrecked near 'Wellington towards the: end of last year,! were presented to Lundin by the Rev. S. H. W. Digby, tho pastor of the Ixt> ; stitute. ••'"v'.'y ..• ; : : : : >; 4'44\ A little rain in the Ashley county on ' Saturday and yeeterday will tend t° hasten farmers wSJt' tbo; stacking of their gram. - The inclination is strong to thresh from the stook if there is good dry weather for' doing it.' The cutting of late wheat and oate has commence-U Many of the crops of early grain have been safely stacked. Up to tbo present the condition of; the grain crop is excellent, and aome yields will be heavyv ''■' ;: At'a ; meeting of the Board on Friday night, a was;" received fron\ Board regaining boundary -enanee^.-'iltywas reeolved that iiriliMarrangemonU were made for_a ooaference 81st, the Hampatead Board Would cancel the existing agree-'. ment in respect of boundary _w«_a!_reßi'' •that 'date.' ■'.' 4A4:4---y ' v . \ ''4444334(: At Lyttelton on Saturtay night a man, who stated that he hadltadytqo much to drink and. wanted fttri drinking more, wentto of the local constables, and' askeoT to - be locked : <np| Seeing that the man was <_|ttfet and not misbehaving ■himself'in any constable was at first inclined to taka no notice of him. The man iriw, bowever, insistent in hi* and -fa-ty • the policeman took him at tua word find placed* him -in tbe : lock-up. y -44 3'3^4 At th© annual me_ting'*'of' t-^: : poi Football Club the following c-lcers .were 'i M.H.R.; president;/ • Mr G. H. Black..well; ; Mr P. Edmonds,'*e«r-t«ry, Mr L* Collins; trea-urer/ Mr B. Roll; ebmmittee, . Macpher_on, f and F. Barnea; dele«it4i to the Rugby Union, Mr 'Tizßl ; '-Otv*w-; hiU.,-.-..vy,, A4434'*y : 4:A3334r^A*3 owns ari : <mmvn.X&: Waikawa, 'Picton,. o_tVtaking 4m : ! '.look-; round oa Wednesday surprised a regular corpo of men "thinning out" apples. The lady armed with ""a; revolver, y. arid 4. boldly4-Zkj£- itacked.; ih£4iiiteiea34pXHSw4'-WiM : Zg&t^>JWJ ho <«wnJ.iea r ';»<>rf": than hott. The lady v a '■ l P!r_'^V-. Bnid '' "y* »he intenda to shoot straight next time.'':, ;• 433 'Addressing two prisoners at Napier, the Chief; Jtistioe said>—"Yod Apj» young and should see what ifoola you are, what asses you- have you taki nty knowledge of the world~" .arid I have been dealing with criminals for many years now, _omething ; :VjHS* tween 30 and 40 since I began studying the law—l can tell you I have nefer seen a criminal yet who has not been an ass." ..:■•■ . "... ... : Ayy-> :'*a Following on the tramcar accident to the Minister for Lands the following telegraphed pleasantries passed between the Hon. :T. V; Duncan and sMr Hogg, Al.H.R.;—"Aooept my -hearty j congratulations. ShaU I enter you for our St. Patrick's Day .athletic sports.* Your position in the vaulting match is ' a moral.'~A, r W. Hogg." y "I am sbrrv to inform you I have an engagement in' the St. Patri-k r s Day Cuji at Oamarri _V uc i l , .pro Tents.; mc from, acoeptiog in the Masterton Handicap. 'Kuid'"irt_Y. Duncan. J, :y: ■"'■;•;";.'.< ,|; Hi Alterations 'will take effect in the run- '< ning of the North trains from March Ist. The first passenger Atrain from tow,n at 7.35 a.m. will. f|;bm that date only run to lUngiora. The seoond t ™. ,n ,» pW"MIT' : k*owxi aa th« express, which leaves at BjSO, : will grf throurf|.to Culverden,,and the train' to Oxford from Rangiora and to Scargill from Waipar* wiH neij** train from Christchurch at noon wilhrun to Rangiora arid jw usual. ' There will be only one evening passenger train from tho North, with which the branch train*' from Scargill and, Oxford will connect. 3-'■■4&:i i ,..~yr. of attended a pigeon shooting "niatc-t onfriat Loudon, Tcddington, "at JWitatibn M Mr L. Wilsph. The Weawaa favourable ahootisfc and many excelksot ahoU wem recorded. In the nugles, Mr L. WilsOn shot 14 bird, ont of 15. Mr L. M; Wilson ;13, and Dr. B Moorhouse. Dr. R. Anderson, Mr O. Bradley and Mr g. Howell •: 12. In the handicap match; Mr'l»;i M.; Wilson, Dr. >E. Anderaon luad Mr O; -Bradley, each shot 8 birds, and-Mr L. i Wilawi7i' In the doubles, MrX. Wjpl-: was,tbe.wo-4 suoccssful competitor, j ■hooting 4 birds. l '-4--<,A~4: f \

?l-«sr-i^s^^ :_l|W-i^roj^^ cient in Yesource was proyed at'theMtfth 'J «istx»mmmo^4;^At^^^ sent out with orders to try to evai&fjtf seritriaa and enter the camp, boy .posted home with all speed, attjs3jj£ himself in some of .hia suter'a akuSg concealed hia: 'rifle,;'"duly. returoed/iai was passed in quwtion. " ■ .">';;'a y44f4';. Five boys, aged from 14 .to stole, £80 from residence of parents of one of their peared at tha Wellington Police C6Uris on Saturday. It appears that th-'r'stolal tha money, took a train' into the Wtln-if rapa, bought a tent, guns and f-od,a_d| camped' near,the river. WaiopUa;-■ r ßei ; l tween; sixty and; seventy found in their posewsion. lTM_ir ade cost them each twelve jtrpkes 'witjffi the birch.; -34y3£;>3 3ffisUss The dinner to llr-Ov T. Booth, tendered>by the Employers' Associationon-the fvfo4tto his departure for England, will take? place to-night at seven o'clock in r <tba~l hall of the Chamber of attractive musical programme, has'been arranged, and Mr W. Cable, of Wellington, president of the New iZealanAS Employers' Federation, and other lead-rl: ing employers will speak. Mr Gilbert?; Anderson, president of the local A-so>.v_ ciation, will preside. .'■ '". A&y^j,The employees of Mr H. E. Whttey held a road race on Wednesday from Plough lnn.to Yaldhuret and back foiA cash and special prises given by Messrs' P. A. Herman and H. E. White. From' a big field, Hallinan, one of the liwiti men, with four minutes, led -.'to '■< '■' : 'tmi finish. Cobbledick (20-eo)*was second,! securing special prise for fastest, timoji Hardie (60_ec) third, and Welsh (Brain), fourth. .•-.-••''... -...;:,;.■ y.-.fov^ The patent caae- Osborne t,which was an application for an injuho-';' tion arid £200 damages, was r_-iim-df at the Supreme Court, on Saturn day. I-ea-rned counsel, on both sideiy addressed the Court at some length, and-5 his Honour re-erved judgment. Ttt_| Court will sit at 11 a.m. tenday,yiirh«rM the case of Warner's, Limited .*.' il»§l ''Lyttelton Times" Co.i Limited, forttvbfi injunction and damages will be heeMs| There is a very strong bar in the ciie,§ For the plaintiffs Mr T. W. with him Mr; Brugfes; and M.r*;AU*iN& (Timaru).'For thedefendants, Mr_«pi Harper, with him Mr-Ho«b_« XPwT edin) and Mr J;- J.*lX*ogall. " y yl>?p|| "• The Christchuichßranch of thePwtfj tical Labour League held iU firrt; v nw-t*s ing in Iriglis Buildings on 1 nttfaflajfg Mr." T.--'\E-."'''''-W-_^'^?Piwrf(_tf^ l w| ti>en.- : present; and 82 newt member-, rolled. The qpestion of ia was left in tfc» h-oda of tfc» oon_mitt*| to report. It waaA^eoi^ed branch shall■.■nw^.o"__writUr. , tion of officers resulted m follows'MJ President, Mr J. A. McCuUough J vU*| president, Mr. T.R. Mr *F. C* Gerard; ' W*. • - Fi-- •;- Gohns Bayries and 0, Sprin*_r; Measra a €telrer,R.T. Bailey, dfll, C. Cookwn, J. Myers7 J.-WilliasM T; J. Mcßrido, 1 Ba-fne«7o. Hi P«4_M 0. Springor, «i- r ■• :■••_■./■' '_i-"'"_•_.■ : 'i'. , .»'--' ; -."*''i? , 'ji , ii"-»;'"y : >K : ""i' , i_-f-SB ■ 'iUx:m^.'}Mm^'MLimm^^ the' Magistrate's Cottrt'f On Two first offenders for drnhkeniie-ajirtii fineU-s, or twentHonr hoars'impri«*[^ appeared 7y '-to;; -J^^^'iv*'b'-«^'^|iwW ■wasp- n^M»im3ym^f^^mmmi _r*" "*i ■-•' jr. -* ** ' ' "V»_-'**_:_• WV* i***__w¥i<_e*'*_re______B ,-^'y.; K .Q- , ean;-:^ wi*v brought befoi*^ a: charge of^wurig.^plM^^ a pubUo'.pia^..f^ for accna-dv---a-d^: ; plea-l-A-;ti^JO|m^ -The words complained -of lit-kgirkit After'fc^^ b*th-Td«3« Mr Btrtop __-^h^^»^ fifed" the ■'Otferiee : -to -' Accusiexi' --would yfi_^,|«"f»r^^lK fa_lt v *oi-e-monthV^-*|lrWU^^^| A! The i>usij__^''at-tfa^ Court ' ;^^tl*rd|wi'M|^.4|i^M^H ■.Mii'a : -»%WE_iJlTi-_l_-W«fi___B 7WA-Bt':J*4? f s-P>4g char^withjha'rinic^^ •6tfcta_a|_f«_-|ft^^ '-^'«fi_>^' I—-I 'I*——__ai_^MS_^—^WfU—j— &■__n3_S^__ .-* ? **^^^_!*_B.**j*f^f*^'^^^fff*******—jll^mßbbb '.wtj!ffß''=tiiir'rtaap|is<^ •nbt-ndA-i-^:*'^ "ftrl-Ma^ 'o-Bt-f-i-erit*/^^ to wit a stbp?-64tVA,The %ifiK|IMHH - ajnonth's ?|Jm^»_M V- *. •**?■' ■^^' I tsS*^^*K__B*^?ii_i!S_KS^^B '■"'.'-. ? ri'an ''^-_^m__^'P^___U_-»____l tamsAriew d-*-*-«M^ and ne^foor-^-lMf linen, bte-J^^^'lm-WA^^HWliHi fenders, foeirbrw/ Wl_«^ vited. :^^C^MM Im-»rters: Aricrle HensO. Ctu-toVitWiW i^lmal D.I.C/armoun-erWo^ei^^^ furniture arid, 'sells.' Axmbster. Boyal : tapeetiy rarpeto. leudu, WH«-Ui,-h-ytrig|>ir^ EvervoM -ocmient--ai-^c-*t^Vxttnl^M-l Autumn _ji3 Winter eyes of womaui-td ltwlriw«W| ward courae The adv-rtwe-_e-ifWlMi St of this issuer Will pnm» reading to our lady :-frJe-rt-a^"AAi^^B $i&i'&m)&4m*4irifai [ eaUte, felling h-a-»inp-ie-«- ■ atatum waggons, and CleUan and Matthews, next. UniO-§H '^Z'stoss^ ness we -have value, and so ; iro_auw||M ':w: : ho*^ym*^ of: the kiird in New Zealand-Ze«»tiiß AUlanta-^cycleshavytheMJ^W ffiw»;;jJl»»*^^ A;:F^;;ref^ : :;«o^ji^r^i^^H 'both- English aad ,__*e-i«__i, ith<MM . -treet ; (oppc*U ; they. bare every apf-Uaao* •nee foV ;; -' at lowest priow. Agents' fo>. _|M|n| ; For camping or /holiday cutlery r enamel ware, etc., and Light S* 6d each, Amei-oan hath to 8s 6d. Jt_o Ck>b__Vj st«i-itT^^

Have you seen tha Gaynor Clayton* DortraitsP 'If not, do so. To be seen It the Bcattie Bond Studio, Colombo street (late Sorrell's), and the lady; photographer is now ready to receive sitters. '_ 5 , Startling reductions in ladies and children's fashionable head wear are now being made by Black, Beattie a_d Co comprising untriinmed straws', reduced from 7s lid, 8s lid arid 9s Ud to 1», aIJ d ls 11{ * ; ft k° a nice selecA tiou of children's flop straws, reduced from 2s lid, 3s Ud and 5s Ud to is, Is Hd and 2s Ud; and a few only of lovely trimmed models, usually sold from 10s 6d to 425, to be cleared from 4s Ud to 21s. A visit of inspection should not be delayed, there being - only a limited number to chose from. Household Requisites. — Fletcher Bros, have a good assortment of baths, buckets, saucepans, kettles, trypans, brooms, and brushes, w. and .g. cups and saucers from 5s lOd, plate* from 2s 6d, meat dishes from ls, big dishes 2s gd, toilet sets from 8s Od, lamps, cntlery, glassware, etc. See windows. Fletcher Bros., Crockery and Hardware Merchants, Lower High street. 8001