NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12188, 8 May 1905, Page 7

NEWS OF THE DAY.

was • clean - sheet at the Court on Saturday. CX "W. Leadley has been elected jlf|lprman of the Wakanui Road Board ensuing year. ■ Mitchell arrested an alleged from H.M.B. Challenger in street on Saturday mornss__& members of the Selwyn County w»u p»y a Tisit of ™ s P eci ' on plantations oi tho Coancil during f|llppresent week. ' ' rabbit pest is said to be spreadraHi*in various parts of the Ashburton ltS_§tHci. The County Council intend * supply of specially pre|_jßEeHS_ poison for use on their reserves. HS'-sliere are yet several sub-committees aSlPeonnection with the Exhibition, notsfMSh*the Sports and Hygienic, which _&__***; not yet been appointed, as their will not commenoo until the ExIglihition is a good deal advanced in the IpttiiUar. of building. Wm't The weather in North Canterbury ifphas been very fine for the autumn grain Pi' sowing, end ft /air area of land has § t been plougned. Although there have I b««n some frosts, the growth of grass I is still _ti -that- °° uld Im> and I sheep, « well *s daif y cattle » ttre in I full profit. I Those interested in the criminal session r of the Supreme Court, fixed to behold K'!V.r to-day, will not need to attend, as *v ; jhe Mttbig will be formally adjourned P' by tbe Registrar. Mr Justice Dennis<«l. ton is absent on holiday, and the engagements of the other Judges do not »W'srniit of one of them taking up the Iffprnrlrfor a short period. f2%^vA ; t '■%: Besting of the Christchurch f of the New Zealand Socialist ii'Farty; .Mr Phillips gave an address on s« ■livfly debate followed. A vote of thanks mh 'was'• accorded to Mr Phillips for the llrfible way .he had given his address. also received a hearty vote thanka for the evidence which he before the Land Commission. ■' Oxford on his-visit to jpSAastralia and New Zealand, Father that it was his sincere con|||i*£tlon that this country was taking the would develop into the posillit|*pf''o'f'the leading State in politics and advancement. He had been §||"fiOTeh' impressed with the decided proof 'New Zealand.- . • i&^The''-recent;imports of sheep into the IpgAAllbtirton county have influenced the considerably. Though the price lifp£stsKcep has kept up, that of breed|pl_«g. ;: oiv«i: and store hoggets has auf-||PJered-a sudden falL Smaller fanners it is said, benefit considerably by in prices, as the previous high ruling have made it impossible for to jpurchas© the sheep they re- . The export trade ensures the of high prices for fat sheep. of the Ashburton , High was held on Friday. The g|§ps^'balance was reported to be £84 It Was resolved that of the modified plans for the reiewshjgh'school, No. 1 should be that the facinga should be of briekV that;the 'master's room by 10ft; and' that rimu be used BPitoife-t- '..ofS'kaurif ■"■■■■Th*.- -n&itect I *-* |^jifftrn'^e(l. : to ; tenders.'' ■-'■:}. , 'meetingsof the committee of ■.the-. 6|pfGanterbury Sports Proteotion Associa|ml>onl: was 1 held on Friday evening, Mr ■gtaflooper presiding. Correspondence was front the Atom Rowing Club, and Hpthe l&woo-j; Merivale and Sydenhain to defaulters. SflbMof whom Were finkUy posted and reported to be now financial. The KiC_nterburyC_ntfeortbeSw__mingAsita appreoiaBKtianof: tntj work done by. the Associa{Wmlou in the interests of swunming clubs. High School Old Boys 1 football ; ;V ,J i_X^- , ' ■ was played' be-B-PN^t- 0 Rangiora and Canterbury Clubs on Saturday at Rangiora, Rallin-' Turvey. Thonipaon, : and F. J. (skip), 19. Rangiora: Car< Rolph, and Sansom ': Canterbury:' IKtt' (ekip), 25. Rangiora: Atkina_d (>esweU Bl^ifflr^l^^F^Noi 1 v $•':' rink, vpaiit-rbnry.:; Tho_»on,/aßd Jaoqoes Fe-..^ bee_ _t_awbl>o_fa>_» jn the M Bra»|«?fe»;;. v .eertam was for' ''& the - : tl_r_ tune _B__-_Jfiße-*n_ liquor' in Ashburton cpn-; ' iflWHsfa-Ato iadi^jas'ngthe<_-e—it was - apparent Jeniirith the' 'accused.:;'-;. The ■PP-fij-Wl its c^mnkuidatioti. htw, and-to oarry out their Hmfiipm facevof much d_M»urage■^K||P'«is_a2 : («*y« -.the "Wai-' T^lo *" ' ' tbo inh-hitants to the Coast, ..who' are _HBs|l¥ : ¥ni ;:: -'--ciitt-iuriication by private all "oonnected" by the Mr .-Ngakonui, where Mr HK|^^Al-»m' got his ■■ grand concert to the telephone, and his. hearers to about, sixty and songs. Thia, being |BH'J|il|||_am_ui district, the sekctions The gTaphophbne, instrument, was disxm the Coast, a distance ■ H9^^K*a__-da. (Taranaki). paper : . says' J.; : .'W»,'. : A. -tertram, - brother of formerly of yho. ia the discoverer of a mine-near Milford Sound, HaMwi.^',tisit to the district daring the He had with him several ■HHP|p-f , 'of the stone, which is of the __BWJ»ifj_nd. it being called by the ■muWjtfMmgiwai,"' or "kokotangiwai." Hra^^%°Weti 'days it is said: the Maoris HH^*£^ij^'''.small piebos of tangiwai IH--SMtfyy J n circulation above anyeven human life itself. Mr. a staff' of five or six been working at the mine two years, and possesses a which .keeps him in touch Be v desirous of exCperations, and for that ■gffiP|W? r -( floating the ooncern into and in that connection is :^th..aucciess.: '' : .'.' engines cut queer capera HKSl*¥W*»' but probably few more sur(states the Timaru "Herald"), experienced at Totara Valley "An eight hone-power |KjBP2S" CTfned D 3" Messrs Wigley and drawing a load of oata MSJ||Br-: Cunningham's farm, and wad paddock near the homeffiMSJ»f-;: v Tfo crust was fairly hard, but H^^ottbmiwas: very soft, and the HPff»Wjroc*aenly sank through the hard BHOjK,-° in e. down folly sue feet, so ty? °' **** DI S wheels above the ground. Mr with the s-astance of anBBBgjF- caging, and by dint of much: __B"flBlM' t * y ring, got the engine onto terra |P».- It w eaid that in parts of tbe __BB!P*»Py 7 ground in the locality, one a pale down, twenty or thirty "■Bpft; so it was fortunate the engine did *trike a spot so toft as that.

The opening korero of tbe'season of the Savage Club takes' place this evening, when his Excellency the Governor will be present. '7.xSpecial harvest thanksgiving services were held yesterday at St: Saviour* Church, West' Lyttelton, which waa beautifully decorated. The vicar (tbe Rev. E. Eliot Chambers) conducted the eervic&s, and in the evening a sacred solo was sung by Mr W. B. Fonnan. Orders for trial shipments of New Zealand dried milk, according to our Wellington correspondent, have been received from Kobe, Yokohama, Bangok, and Shanghai, and there is a prospect of establishing a steady business in the commodity. One merchant expresses himself to the effect that in his opinion the days of the ordinary condensed milk are numbered. A teacher from the South, who was appointed to a school in Taranaki, promptly declined the appointment, according to an exchange, as a protest against the character of the house accommodation provided for him. The living apartments consist of a couple of small rooms partitioned off from the schoolroom. The Chief Justice (telegraph* our Wellington correspondent) has sounded a warning about pocket-picking. In man, he said that pocketpicking was worse than ordinary theft. " I may tell the police that if a man is hustling through the crowd he is assaulting the crowd, and the prisoner was seen hustling and assaulting the crowd on two occasions." Hia Honour was understood to add that it was the duty of the police to arrest a man seen assaulting the crowd in thia way. lb was inadvertently stated in, a paragraph in Saturday's issue that, at the annual meeting of parishioners of St. Luke the Evangelist last week, its was decided to rebuild the church in iron as soon aa possible. Aa a matter of fact all that waa done was to pass a reeolution, as will be eeen in the full report of tho meeting, published elsewhere in thia issue, to rebuild the church as soon as possible. A h«"d-' ing committee was elected, which wilt at onco get out plane and of a church in brick and stone. In sentencing John Clancy for housebreaking, states our Wellington correspondent, Chief Justice said the prisoner had laid himself out to. be a perpetual, criminal. He believed the publio after a while would conclude that such a man must be in his own, and in the publio interest, deprived of his liberty, sent to a State farm, and kept there until it could be ascertained that he had been reformed. Such men would be treated fairly well, made to work, and be deprived, personally, of little save their liberty. This system, his Honour thinks, is coming. Our Dunedin 'correspondent, cays:— The Otago . University Council having failed to get any satisfaction in regard to the extra grant of £260, whioh the Mining School has been in receipt of for several years past, and which haa been withdrawn by the Government, will wait on the Premier on his visit to Dunedin in reference to this sabsidy. The financial cloud which haa for many yearn hindered the progress of higher education at the University is now within measurable distance of being permanently* lifted. Aa against the debt of £16,000 with whioh tbe University is burdened, there is an amount of £12.641 to the credit of capital account, leaving.a debit balancb.of £3368. It is estimated that a oomiderable portion of this balance will be liquidated by the sum available from the Endowment Committee after all expenses in connection with the erection, and. furnishing of the Aew building* have been met --indeed, it is estimated, with an adr dittonal £2000 ill benefactions, etc., the interest from the investments will .equal tbe'interest on the debt, thereby practically balancing the account. The current number of the "Triad" w, in All respects, an excellent one. The information on scientific and kindred matters is of an up-to-date nature, While the illuetrationis are executed in a manner not exceeded, if equalled, by any other colonial periodical. Aa a disseminator of useful knowledge the V Triad" ia in the front rank # of colonial. productions, and deserves ita very evident success. .6691 The Benicw Disc Plough is a 3-in-l implement. It does the ploughing, discing, and harrowing- at the one operation/ Morrow, Baasett-and Co. 2 The popularity of the Bell road racer was very prominent by the large number ef Bell riders in tbe Swift road raoe, which waa won by J. Dempsey on his easy running Bell. , Bell Bros., Christ- , ; church.::. v -vX-'.> sua 7 Fifteen per cent., equal to 8s in the £, discount for. cash, will be coven during this month by Messrs Beath" and Co., Ltd., the popular drapers. Owing to the lateness of the season, and to the extra heavy shipments received, we find our (stocks are too heavy, and in.order to reduce without delay, we offer you a special discount of 16 j>er oent., for cash only, this month. This means that you get 10s worth of perfectly new winter goods for 8» 6d, 20s worth for-17-j and so on, up to any amount. Bring along\ your cash. Everything marked in plain figures as usual. Beath and Co., Ltd., drapers, outfitters, and house furnishers, Christchurch. ,-';. 28 . The re-organisation of the china and glass, cutlery,. and hardware deportmento/ at the D.I.C. has resulted beneficially. Customers are pleased with the prompt servioe snd' moderate prioes. The management appreciate the increased trade. • 19 ! Graham, Wilson., and Smellie have secured a special line of colonial allwool white blankets, and are selling them at very low prioes. Single bod siae 15s 6d, double bed sise 19s 6d, extra large siae 24s 6d. 4025 If you will look:into the matter, yon will see that the Cadillac motor car is the , best value on. tbe market. Booth, Macdonald and Co., agents. 6218 With "bliasardly"' weather ahead, a lively interest ought to centre in our show of rugs... The coldest weather of the year is yet to come. The importance of this bit of timely news from us will merit a quick action on the part of everybody wanting a good rug at a> very reasonable, price. A cold snap may be a warm snap if it leads yon to look at our rugs from 12s 6d. Get the habit. Go to Black, Beattie and Cox ■ ■■■■■>*■: ■.'...'•■ 18 Some .smart costumes, showing in the Cashel street windows of the D.1.C., deserve a line of comment. We understand theaeto represent a purchase of high-art tailored.productions, trimmed hi becoming and fit with queenly grace.' ' 19 H. McClelland is sole agent for the Robey Steani Engines, and the Union Oil Engines. ' 112 Manchester street, next U.S.S. Co. • 21 Household Requisites. — Fletcher Bros, have a good assortment of baths, buckets, saucepans, kettles, trypans, brooms, and brushes, w. and g. cups and saucers from 6s 10d, plates from 2s 6d, meat dishes from Is, big dishes 2a 9d, toilet sets from 8s 9d, lamps, cutlery, glassware, eto. See windows. Fletcher Bros.» Crockery and Hardware Merchants, Lower High street. 8061 Many cycles are for looks, others are for wear. Wa combine the two. Our machines/either an Atlanta at £16, or a Zealaudia at £20, are fit to put into an exhibition or engage in an endurance contest. Call and inspect the new designs. Oates, Lowry and Co., Zealandia Cycle and Motor Works, Christchorcb. 8 Mr W. A. Smith, 128 Cashel street, has been appointed - agent for - the famous OMsmobile, and will tell you all you want to know about them. 4

The Beattie Bond-Studio, 179 Colombo street, are now doing baautifril cabinet photos at 10s 6d per dosen. Don't miss this opportunity. Come and get a good portrait cheap. Now is your chance. 7.