NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12267, 9 August 1905, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

At a sitting of the Juvenile Court yesterday afternoon, Mr W T . G. RiddeH. S.M., committed a destitute child of four, named Steven's, to the Chxisrchurch Receiving Home. The election for three members of the Otago Education Board resulted in the threo retiring members. Messrs D. Borrie, W. Snow, and W. Nicholson being re-elected. W[e have to thank the Town Clerk of' Chrisrtchurch for a handy little municipal memorandum book, containing a quantity of useful information regarding the City Council, its officers, etc. There waa a muster of 60 of all ranks at the weekly parade of No. 5 Company Garrison Artillery Volunteers (Lyttelton Navals) on Monday night. Captain Foster was in command, and Lieut. Gill was present. Tlie men received gunnery instruction in the Lyttelton drillshed. One new member was elected.

The members of the Christchureh Catholic Club gave a very successful concert in character in their club rooms las<t. night. A very good programme of humorous songs waa given by members of the club, in afl kinds of comical costumes and make-ups. creating great amusement. Offenbach's operetta "The Blind Beggars" concluded tho programme.

It is the intention of the New South Wales Railway Cammistsioners to render tho interiors of tlie electric tramcara attractive by decorating them with photo chrome pictures of the most striking scenery adjacent to the railways and tramway lines. With tliis object in view, they have obtained 10,000 coloured photographs from Switzerland, where the production of photo-chromes has been raised to a fine art. The photographic negatives, it b understood, were sent to Switzerland, and the printing of the pictures was done there.

A meeting of the Ceremonial and?H tertainmout Committee of the Ewnifi tiou will be held this evening at 7.30;* An action for damages arising «#$ the recent Lagan-Sutherland assail case at Tinwald, is sot down for heartl at Ashburton on Friday. \ f Tlie San' Francisco mail is expected 4 reach Wellington this evening. Th Rotomahamv, sailing at 8 o'clock' h lyttelton, brings on the southern set tions. Mr E. Sargood, tvno was wounded i Dunedin by a shot fired at him by A G. MacGregor, has recovered sufficient) to be able to appear in Court to-dai when MacGregor will be charged wit! attempted murder. Mr J. C. Blackmore, Governmtt Pomologist, who returned on Saturda from tlie south, delivers a lecture o Thursday at Dunsandel. under the am pices of the Farmers' Union there,'o fruit culture. The Ashburton Poultry Club has d< cincd to forward as a remit to t« next meeting of the 8.1. Poultry Aw ciation a motion that Parliament I petitioned to make it compulsory for'n sales and purchases of eggs aud dee poultry to oe made by weight. In response to the request of tn President of the Now Zealand Allium aiwl of Messrs T. E. Taylor and. Bet ford, of the New Liberal Party U George Das-h, secretary of the WainuM" Temperance Reform Union, < has out sented to contest the Waitoki seat. ~ Constable Ward arrested a man y«terday on a charge of having ttole several pairs of new boots. Persons w_ may have lost a number of pairs of gut tlemen's boots are asked to call at th detective office at the police station, an ascertain if tho boots there belang,'t them. An information has been laid by tl Ashburton police against a licensed vii tualler residing in a neighbouring el« torate, on the ground that he failed t notiiy the Clerk of the Ashburton Cow tnat he was sending liquor into the m license district of Ashburton. The mi is expected to come up for hearing « Friday. ;';K At the meeting of the Ohristdiure branch of the Independent Politics Labour League to-night in Ingh* Buildings, a report from the excoutn re the candidates selected to contest tl city and suburban seats will be brougl up. The selected candidates will .1 present to address tlie meeting, an members of affiliated unions hare bee invited to attend. The "Pleasant Saturday Evening meetings were continued in the Alba Hall last Saturday, when there wasfair attendance, and tho following pn gramme was rendered: —Songs by Mi Bishop and Mr Honeywell, violin col by Mr. Partridge, recitations by Mm Spencer and L. a ptanofotfl selection by Mia* M. Piper, and ■ ■ address by the Rev. J. Guy. , -^- In St. Paul's Presbyterian schoolr** last night a Presbytery ConferenwSc the relation of the young to the Chart was held. The Rev. J. Mectatii spoke on -'How to make the Snndi School moro effective." The Rett 3 Tail's subject was "The relation ofHB Church to Bible classes, and of Kb classes to tbe Church"; and theJMj W. Grant spoko on: "How to mafos.Jl ordinary Church, services more ato* tive to the young, and how best top them to attend." There was » good i tendance, over which the KeT.tfJ Grant presided. The addresses -wer# a practical nature, and were listeneds* with great attention. Discnwioiir* sued on the various .topics dealt wivbff. The August number of the Caiitft bury A. and P. Aasocialjion journal; h been published. There is a ▼erv.'gtt article on the subject of "A Fieajfj Agricultural Development," necessity of the Government taking fa possible steps towards fostering •>>&« cou raging both practical and soienuj agriculture. Mr J. D. Hulls paperjj "Government Premiums for Light fin lions," deals with an important-sum! in a practical way, and there issal interesting paper, read by,Mr Gilß| .Anderson, at the J)uiiedin,Winter Shoi oh;'The History of tho Froaen Me. Industry." The other articles in t] journal are all practical and montfik teresting, alike to the fanner and ]ijj toralist. - [■■•■..■-. . : .y •- -'"4? The local instructors met the",relp sentetives of the Canterbury -Btiii Association oa Monday n«ght/|| further consider the question of "jig ing a competition in September.' {AW discussion it m decided' 4fc_s>JfttH interests of tlie sport, it mm able to cater for those championship class, and accordingly!!! Association's representatives ag»itf| recommend, to their oommittea $wi tbe next programme should 'inenij three events for those who heve'aijj won a bout in public dates of the tournament will probity be September 11th and 12th. ' ;^; Speaking yesterday at the e*n-ps_ in oonneotion with the opening, ofinfi Matthew's Parish Hall, the Anjp Bishop of Auckland, Dr. he would like to see -friendly eawj ences between Labour and tiM-ClHml He would like to eeo the Chnroh-Wm ing Labour and panting oat tos_p one of the biggest social the world had ever seen was organisation of the Church of Eafhpft and he would like to hear each:«*«* ference discuss quietly and temperate' and calmly, the question. that Labour occasionally view* l«8p!| askance P" .Wnywaa HP remembered that One who bore rows of the world waa a workkc MM ono longed with increasing aad xwHtk longing that one .might hear -w§ friendly way why it was that seemed to be in certain only in certain directions, a *b**J9 between religion and Labour. .jaJ spoke aa a working nu-qUraeelf, awl knew that if ib were not' for his Ood_j could not work. He longed to taw that the prayer of every man' migni<l in the words of Rosetti. "Learn aatil labour till Thou bid mc rest-." (• At the Rangiora Magistrate's Cotti yesterday, Nelson Jones, for ridjaj£ bicycle on a footpath within <;fl borough, was fined 10s and costs 7s._l tlie case of H. Blackett end So» (* Van Aech) v A. Greig, claim for i 13s for goods sold and /delivered, jooj ment was given for the plaintiff for 1! and costs. In the ease in wokh M Hodder (Mr Johnston) sued A. Chaj man to recover £9 14s Cd,"-wW« had been adjourned from the last Ooui the Magistrate requiring proof that" sum of £1 6s Gd oharfl-ed for liquor wi supplied in bottles to the defendanb]H. Anderson, barman at the Red Lk when the liquor was sold, gave •#» donee, and judgment was entered jf ( plaintiff for £8 9s 6d and costs, i 13s Gd. Judgment was also giren f< plaintiffs for £24 8s lOd and costs J 14b in the case of the North Canterbui Co-operative Store- Co. (Mr Van Aad v H. Manning. The usual monthly meeting of ti Christchureh Ministers' Association w. held on Monday afternoon at the Re R. S. Gray's residence. Fitagera Avenue, sixteen members being preset and the Rev. H. R. Dewsbury oconp ing the chair. Tlie matter of holdti religious services in connection with U Exhibition was discussed, and held ov for fnt.iire arrangement. Services st.tt hospital wore arranged for, and a ooi mit-tee was appoin<ed to consider U supply of general news of tho.churpb to the newspapers. Consideration of n adjourned subject, "llio Dcciy of'Do trinai Preaching in the Churches,'_.'tf resumed, and wpoken to by the Ret Abcniethy, Dr. Kn\*in, and < Dickson". th« latter of whom is also*' open the discussion cf the same subje at- next meeting. Tea having been pa taken of. ft hearty vote of thanks wi accorded to Mrs and Mr. Gray for »• hospitality. •,*■"'

I I The Dunedin Competitions' Society i -have increased their prize money this i [ year to £280. i t The Dunedin University Council in- | ■ tends approaching Mr Soddan to make i prevision for incdio.il students getting i adequate provision at the new Mater--1 nity Home. I Yesterday wns a perfect drying diy I in the Noith Cantrrhuiy distnet, and 1 *ome of Oi? tanners were enabled to U _et their teams to work with tho I plough. In the greater number ol M uvef. however, they find the land i* i-o H sodden from the lite rains, that with- ■ '■■;' out a flirtht-r spell of diy weather it 8,4 will be impo-sible to make much proH ; r-rcs with spring wheat *owing. H The French barque General De Scnis H has arrived at Wellington ftom Cape--1 town. Her voy.ige <>ayf> the " Post ) i ~'kk- the working ol the .Fiench 1 boiin'J" system. In April last she ar--1 rived at Newea.stle from San Fiancsco. i Foiling to secure a charter, she was i tent to Capetown (or orders. Getting I none, she tame to llobart, and is again A■■.* .waiting She has carried no II '-cargo tor 13 months, but tho owners U will" get a bounty from the 1 tench Oo- | ' veinnient calculated on the basis of I iiiileajri- travelled. In the Maiine Departiiient report it \< it.at.-fl that in ioiik- ot the Canterbury riv< r.s there has been a goad deal ot trouble in dealing with whitebait fi-her-s- men. who mc unlawful means to prevent Or» fish going further up the river tli.ni where they are fishing, to the detriment of iwn fishing further up. Proceedings have been* taken, and convictions swined in some oases, but wlien the last ease in which -i prosecution wa> instituted wa.s heard, the Magistrate di-inlss'd it on the ground that the regulations did not go far enough to prevent'tlie practice. It is, however, proposed to take proceedings ag.'tin, should the fwdi be blocked in tin; *ame or a similar manner, and, if necessary, mow regulations will bo made. A Wellington correspondent telegraphs:—A memlier of « deputation from the Trades' Council and Industrial Association that waited on the City Council on Monday, to urge that in future tramcar- bo made in the colony, taid a great number of cars that had not been running twelve months already required repainting. This was a very serious matter, involving jxuhaps |i . £10 or £50 a car, but the worst aspect was that it was a general rule at Home to finish the work to a universal grade all through, or, perhaps, to finish inferior work with a superior finish. The varnish used was of low grade, and he did not think the manufacturers were likely to put inferior finish to a betterclass article. He was inclined to think ! that when locally-built cars were still running in good order and condition tliey would find some of the imported ones doing duty at tho seaside resorts. -The Railway Department was manufacturing oars in large numbers, and most profitably at Petone and in Christchurch, saving money and turning out an article better in every respect than tho imported. The deputation met with a favourable reception, and it is likely • ■.. the Council will agree to any recommendation by the Tramways Committee that in future all cars be built in Sew Zealand. >, Mr Solly. M.L.A. for Richmond, Vie- , toria, having asserted in Parliament that in the State schools thero were children who came to their work so hungry that teaching waa lost on them, . the Premier (Mr Bent) visited schools in Richmond, North Richmond, and Coflingwcod, and made a further journey (in company with Mr Tate, Director of I'd neat ion) to schools in the Montague, North Melbourne, and Bruns- . wick districts. They were relieved to find that there was very little appearance of such painful destitution aa waa . suggested by Mr Solly's remarks. At •JL. tho Ruckhurst street State School, in ~ Montague, the lady teacher in charge of the younger children, who had no- , ticed the statements, had made in<)U irie*3 to find whether in her district (which is a poor one) there was cause > for great anxiety. No case of absolute " want of food had came under her no- \* tice. Tho teacher (says the '•Argus") touched on a €ieper problem than Mr Solly by saying that the children were not so quick to learn as in better districts, for the food, though plentiful enough, was probably of a poor kind. There is a cooking class at this school, and from it some of the children were occasionally[regaled with pieces of pudding—but it was given to them more as a delicacy than aa something to stay the pangs of hunger. At Brunswick sympathetic teachers had failed to find . the distress of hunger among the little \ ones. All either went home to lunch or brought lunch with them—"though some of them are poor littlo lunches," " said a girl teacher. The headmaster, -with years of experience in the district, ' had never known a case of downright want of food. ' afternoon the Christ's College Cadets' wero inspected by the Officer Commanding the Canterbury District, attended by Major Cooper (commanding Lyttelton Garrisom Artillery), and Lieut. Rhodes, C.V.C. Tlie corps paraded 72 strong, under Captain Egan. They were exercised by the officers and non-commissioned officeis, and at tl»o conclusion the inspecting officer stated that the movements had been distinctly creditable. He also .complimented the buglers on their smart appearance and sounding. Trophies and badges were then distributed by Colonel Bauchop as follows:—Trophies and badges, Lieut. Overton, Sergeant Barker, Ijance-Corporal Douglas, Cadets Blakeney and Davison; marksmen's badges, Corporal, Anderson, Lance-Corporals HttngeTiord and Gould, Cadets Bassett and T. Chapman. When a recommendation that a niumtitv of Btifli soil should be procured for cricket pitches in Victoria Park was before th© Auckland City Council last, week, some of the members were rather in the dark o.s to what Bulli soil is, and as to where its cricket-pitch value came in. Mr Farrell occasioned a general burst of laughter by saying he hoped this Bulli soil W ouM be sterilised before it camo over. Was there not, t 1 - «"ffioi«nt soil in the Garden w bden. God's own country, that they RhouW send for. the dried up soil of AustraliaP Ho moved as an amendment. ."That the reconimondißtion bo deleted from the re-*>rt." The Mayor explained that it waa at the urgent represented i o>l of cricketers that it «*?>• wl to ol>t,ain « *<-«' ,oa<l s of "Mill soil as an experiment, nnd tho amendment was ]r*=t, and the recom- /. nwmtation approved. £f Tiro years ago (says a Press AssociaMon message) two Wellington lads. l. j s fln<l Garnet Trowel I, who jno-r*d marked talents, were sent to Conserva tori urn to continue tnetr studies in music. Thomas is a •*""»*, and his playing attracted the Oftention of Gerardy when that gifted Flayer visited Wellington. News has «*?n received from lime to time of the *d« progress, indicating that his early w Promise was being fulfilled, and word now comes to hand that he won Hie prise «t the public examination, hold •t the Royal Conservatorium. for "cello playing. This is the highest achieveJjjwitt possible by any student at the Conservatorium. and* one of the prinJjpal musical prizes to lie won in Europe. The judges are virtuosi from '" other countries, and the candidates aro submitted to a searching preliminary 'est before being allowed to compete. Young Trowell received a great ovation i .'• after his playing. He is the first ■ • ' student for twenty years to win the ] { - prize at the age of * seventeen. For to-, several years no award has been made. ' %' <n * judges not believing the standard %. of the candidates warranted it being W- granted. He is believed to be the Ik. fir*t Englishman io win the pnae, as lie 111 * oert * in -y tho first colollia] ' J

At Wellington yesterday, Mr Justice Cooper refust-d loav:? to apjroril fcr a new trial in the ease cf Mads Brrderson. guilty of incest. The approach of spring m heralded by t he-appearance of the willow* fringing the river Avon, the branches of the trees shoring quite green with the leaves. At a meeting at Diincdin on Mcnday. night it wa*. decided to form a society lor the promotion of indeterminate sentences, and the icform of th* 1 industrial school system. Dr. Waddcll was elected president. His Honour Mr Justice Denniston sat in Chambers yesterd ly. and disposed of the cases on the list. The civil fer-sion of the Supreme Court was continued, tho case ot Newman v Roy, a yartnerwmp oa«H» being taken. The joint committee of the Industrial Association and the Trades and Labour Council are steadily at work accumulating evidence in connection with the question ot how to stimulate local industries. The argument ot tho legal point"* in connection with the case ot John llo:s, in which the jury returned a verdict of guilty on a charge of betting, will take place before his Honour Mr Justice Denniston at 11 a.m. to-day. The Mayor has received three appeal* from men who •■ay they cannot get work though sryneiung for it diligently. His Worship will lie glad to hvar fiom anyone who. can giro employment to one or more cf these applicants, who are la Iran re rs. At the Wanganui Police Court yesterday, a man was hind £'10 for procuring liquor for a prohibited woman. The Magistrate, M,r Stansford. expressed regret that the statute did not jirovide for ouch offenders being' sent to gaol. The Rev. B. J. Westluocke. speaking at the meeting of the Christchureh Presbytery yesterday, statrd that the people ot Methven hud during tho year raised over £250, which included a subscription from Mr I). Cameron of £50, wlio had had erected at that cost a verandah round the mantse. A telegram from Palnierston North received la«st lwghf cay.*:—"lt is stated here on good authority that the trump card Messrs Taylor and Fisher promise to produce in the House on Friday relate* to a document in connection with supplies to. the Imperial Government during the war." A blight has attacked the blue-gum plantations in South Canterbury, and is killing these trees in all directions. Sir Wm. Steward (our Wellington correspondent telegraphs) suggests the importation of the lady-bird, said to bo the natural enemy of this blight, as a possible remedy. The Wellington City Council recently vetoed the practice of putting up window blinds on verandahs to shelter shop windows from the sun. Ij«st night a deputation waited on tho City Council to protest, and in tho course thereof, ono man said it had been estimated that tho damage done in a single afternoon at three largo drapery establishments in his neighbourhood by the absence of sun blinds jvould amount to about £100. Objections to tlie date of the meeting of the Presbyterian General Assembly in the first week of November, were made at the meeting of the Christchureh Presbytery, and one member mentioned that it clashed with Show time. 'The general election is tho more important matter," said another member, "the Assembly met at the some period last general election, and I lest my vote through it." Mr Sproule, general manager in New j Zealand for the Oceanic Steamship I Company, returned to Auckland by tlie Sierra. Mr Sproule says the Oceanic Company, so iar from being content with the present condition of affairs, hope, in the near future, to maka improvements in the service that will be as great an advance upon the present service as that is upon that of four years ago. They contemplate building, steamers of 8000 tons, to run a fortnightly service. Tlie promoters of the monster evele and motor run, to be held on Saturday, September 2nd, on the occasion of the Dunlop Road Race, have decided that the procession shall leave the starting point, Victoria square, at 2.15 p.m. sharp, and proceed to th? Metropolitan Trotting Grounds. Arr ingements are being made that- will permit cf all cycling members of the organising clubs attending in a body, and this, combined with the large number of unattached cyclists who aro requested to take part, ia certain to form the greatest concourse cf cyclists yet seen in tifao colony. There was (says a Dunedin correspondent) a rather abrupt termina-' tion to the performance ait the Alhambra Theatre on Monday, a 1500 ft film in the kinetoscopo at the rear of the circle going on fire, blazing up fiercely, and creating a good deal of excitement. A number of people made a hurried exit, but otherwise tho audience was remarkably self-contained. The cause of the fire whs the overheating of the resistance coil by which a programme was set on fire and tho blaze was communicated to the film which was immediately in flames. The only damage i done was to the film, which was com- j pletely destroyed, and was valued at j £65. I A passenger by a recent steamer from Sydney says tliat the attention of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals should be called to the condi- j ! tion under which parrots are brought | over to Wellington. On the steamer I !by which he travelled there was one cage that had originally contained thirty | parrots. A quantity of food was thrown on the floor of the cage to last the voyage, though tho birds were given fresh water every day. There was not enough perch room, and the consequence was that tho birds quarrelled. Nine wero found dead on one day, and | five t-od subsequently, or nearly half the consignment. | At a meeting of the Nelson Harbour | Board on Monday, a report was rectived ' from Mr Ma reliant, tho consulting en- I eiireer, advising the immediate erec-; tion ot a North mole in connection with , tho harbour improvements, and the ce*ation of work on the, nearly completed South mole till the former was ready, also that the North mole be a hundred feet larger than tho South mole He further suggested drastic alterations in tho details of the original scheme, condemning the plant, etc. As much of the report wa-, outside tin order of reference, and compliance would require Government sanction and vital changes in the work already done or in contemplation, it us improbable the Board will act fully on the recommendations. The erection of the North mole lias been always in contemplation, and last month, be tore Mr Merchant s visit, the Resident Engineer recommended its early construction. At a meeting of the General Committee of the Christchureh Cycling and Motor Club, held last evening, Mr A R Barker presiding, it was decided that the second distance of the Canterbury Firms' Championship Road Race, postponed from last Sitnrday owing to the heavy state of the roads, should .*? run neVsaturday, the 12th inst., starting from opposite the R;ccarton Hotel „t 2-30 p.m. sharp. A hearty vote vi thanks was pawecT to Mr*. 1. Pannell for his donation of a gold medal for a billiard tournament now in progress at the Club Rooms. The sub-committe? appointed for the purpose ot mak-it; all i|» nccwwiy arrangements Jot the Smoker Social, to be held jn the Alexandra Hall, on the evening of the Dunlop Timaxu-Christcliurch Road Race, reported that all details in connection with this function were well >«*rwar_, and its success appeared already a**nrP ,l Several new members were elected, and accounts amounting to £25 were passed for payment.

A number of magazines have lately been presented to the Hospital by Mrs R. Steele, Mrs N. Luttrell, Miss Dunn, Mmw M. Coupland, and Mr Guise Brittain. For strength, combined with lightness of draught, get a Benicia Disc Plough. Morrow, Bas-sett and Co. 9 Great' Bargains.—A special reminder to those who want value. Our great annual sale is .<4ill on, and win continue only for a limited timr. We havo made a big clearanc3, and intend makin.*? still further clearances. To this end we havo in the course of stocktaking thrown out all oddments, which are marked at prices that will secure a cleiii sweep. Odd dress lengths aiv markrd at prices below cost. Men's and boys' readymade clothing are at price* unheard of. Flannel-, shirtings, towels, and sheetings are included in the extra special cut prices. Black. Beattio and Co.. High street, Christchureh. -i Graham, Wilson and Smellie call attention to a window display of men's tweed suits at 4'_s, made from the very best of tailoring tweeds. Snlendid ranr?o ol patterns in all sizes, inspection invited. 3U Strange's have been very busy indeed this wr.'k. so fur, the fresh attractions provided in connection with tho great stocktaking sale, now proceeding, being of quite an exceptional character. Strange's anticipate another "big day today. Ii Grand National Dresses.—We are requested to advise those of our lady readers who intend placing orders for special costumes, t'.rnt to ensure delivery for this forthcoming event, it is necessary to make immediate arran.gements. The D.I.C. dressmakers, Miss Greene and Mrs Gladstone (th? acknowledged heads of the-ir profession', can execute only a very limited number of orders in addition to thoe already in preparation. This year's Grand National promises to eclipse all ptwious events, and there will be a brilliant array of new gowns, many of which have been , designed, and are being executed, by the above-named artiste* - . 19 Mechanics, labourers, and farm hands should see the great job purchase ot ol dozen of the famous Tiger brand, best quality Kaiapoi Denim overalls, in all sizes. These are a little soiled on edge of the folds, but us good as ever for wear. Tho usual retail price is Is (id per pair; we intend to clear tno whole 51 dozen before stock-taking at 2s lid per pair. Don't want them taken into stock, hence tho low sale price. Remember, they aro all of the t>est quality, and must be cleared. Beath and Co., Ltd., Cashel street. Great sale now on. 21 H. McClelland, importer of oils, tools, and machinery, has removed to 224 Cashel street, opposite Zetland Hotel. I" Wo havo decided t;i continue the sale of those beautiful £20 Camilla Bicycles during July and August, at £15 los. Also that proved reliable Bicycle " Titania," with best Dunlop tyres, at the sale price, £11. Boyd and Son, 191 Gloucester street, Christchureh. Repairs as usual. 2023 If you have an invention consult Henry Hughes. 6 A Cycle Hospital.—Wo want 200 ladies' and gents' second-hnnd bicycles of any make to replate, enamel, overhaul, and make equal to new, at 25s each to keep our large works going for the next month. Oatcs, i-owiy and Co., 80, U2 Manchester street Christchureh. 28 Seed Season, 1905, Nimmo and Blair's Standard Seeds. — Fletcher Bros., agents, have just opened up new seeds. Flower seeds Id packet, vegetable seeds 3d .packet. Illustrated lists on application. Also mixed parrot food and canary seed Gd per bag. Northern Star potatoes Is (kj per lb, other kinds in stock for seed; Fletcher Bros., Lower High street, agents for Nimmo and Blair's seeds. Wholesale and retail. 2201 Those whose calling compels them to face all weathers will be pleased to know that they can now have made to their order, not only a worm, but a thoroughly waterproof, coat from the finest skins, specially prepared for Tribe and Co., 219 High street, at the same price as the low grade imported ones. 22pl If you have to set pp in bed at night through an attack of asthma, it is your own fault, when one dose of Kirk's Kurasma gives a whole night's sleep. Sold by all chemists. 3s a bottle. EC. Kirk, Chemist, Sydenham. 3047 Hundreds of people have already visited our great salvage salo of footwear this week, and carried out thousands of pairs of boots, shoes, slippers, etc. Yet we have an enormous quantity still on hand, which are being cleared out at prices almost equal to giving them away. Some of the lines ! aro only slightly damaged by water, and every purchaser is highly delighted with the bargains they are now getting. Owing to a number ot patrons not being able to get served last Saturday we are engaging more staff for this coming Saturday to avoid a repetition. Como early and avoid the rush.—Maine Bros., 132 High street. One shop. One address. 30 Sale—l 44 reliable watches 5s lid each and Mexican albert. These watches speak for themselves. Pirate alarm clocks 5s 9d. Rotherham English lever watches, one quality, 47s (kl. 18Ct. wedding rings 15s, 2ls, 25s.—Clarke and Co.*. 148 Colombo street. 2973 Always consult Henry Hughes for Patents. 36

The lutcst Conciliation and Arbitration Act Amendment Bill was referred to by Mr Gilbert Anderson at the annual meeting of the Canterbury Employers' Association last night. Mr Anderson said that tho proposed amendments to the Conciliation and Arbitration Act would require the very careful study of the Bills Committee before it could be ascertained how far i.ioy went to interfere with the liberty of the subject, and to provide class legislation. He had already pointed out that there were only thirty thousand trades unionists in the colony, but tnere was unfortunately a Department of Labour who, in tho past, could not be credited with a broad view of those intricate subjects. On the face of it, it would seem that every worker, who at one time was working under an award, must work at tho same rate of wages should he move to another district where there was no award. With regard to the amendment to Section 10 in regard to no disturbance of employment while a case was pending, that would be made very difficult unless the hearing of a case followed immediately after the notice for an award, and might possibly lead to the burdens of the Labour laws being pressed harder on industries than they had done hitherto. The amendment to Section 14 apparently sent all broaches of awards to tlie Stipendiary Magistrate, and only granted the right of appeal in tho extreme instance if the amount in dispute cue. not exceed £50. It had been pointed out that in the previous Bills, the Stipendiary Magistrate was only allowed jurisdiction up to £50. There might be something in the argument of sending trivial cases to the Magistrate to dispose of, and thus save the time of the Arbitration Court, but clearly in matters where there was so much dispute as to the reading of an aw_ "d, any decision Magistrate should ho open for appeal to tho Court which made the,award, and which could justly be only counted as being able to interpret its own award. Ho thought it was much to be regretted that Labour legislation was not left alone until employers could possibly adjust the altered circumstance by experience. Unfortunately, in New Zealand it seemed to be imagined that the duties of Parliament were to manufacture social conditions, which § could nofc do.