NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12592, 7 September 1906, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

About 120 specimens of the order Lepidoptera have been added to the collection of New Zealand insects now beingv made et the Clirietchurch, Museum.

In the shooting match between, teams representative ot the poet and telegraph offices in London, Melbourne, Sydney and Wellington respectively, victory went to the Melbourne team. Tho scores were:—Melbourne 881, Sydney 850, London 798, Wellington 77».

The local Industrial Association has offered to present a gold medal annually to the Christchurdh. Technical Classes as a memorial to tie late Right Hon. K. J. Seddon. The Board of Managers of tiio classes will consider •the offer to-niirht.

Yesterday Mr Justice Denniston granted probates of the. wills of Harry Woolridgo (Mr Ritchie), and Charlotte Gween (Mr Helmore). Ordors for the payment of commission to executors, according to the registrar's report, wero made in the estates of William Chry-st-all and John DUloway.

Tho new Museum Guide Book has now been issued, and contains complete information relating to the collections in the institution. The guide contains illustrations of the outside of the Museum, the New Zealand room, the Sculpture room, the Maori room, tho Manual room, and the Ethnological room.

The Council of the Leicester Sheep Breeders' Association, at a meeting hold nt Driffield, Yorkshire, on July 12th, says the "Live Stock Journal," resolved*to offer a silver challenge cup, to be competed for at tho November Show at Christchureh, New Zealand, of tho Agricultural and Pactoral tion, which is to be hold in conjunction with the International Exhibition of live Stock. The cup is for the beet Leicester shearling rum an imported Leicester sheep, and is to be won three times before it becomes tho absolute property of an exhibitor.

In attempting to account for the recent fires on wool ships, a witness before the Royal Cotnmi'ssion. yesterday stated that a 6*a captain had told him that <ms great ©outoo of danger was the rubbing of a baJe of wool against nn iron stanchion. No matter how tightly a cargo was jammed, it would settle down, and unless precautions were taken, it was possible -that a bale might get sufficient pla.V to rub against an iron stanchion with every motion of the vessel, and thus set up sufficient friction to cause a fire. The Commission, however, did not appear to think that there was much in this explanation.

Onr Dunedin correspondent telegraphed yesterday:—"Something that tflil giro the farmers a fright has just come to hand from Vancouver. A Dunedin merchant to-day showed a sample of Canadian oata to a "Star" representative. Side by side with this he placed samples of Nerw Zealand oats. In brightness the imported article unquestionably beat all grades of Southland oats, and easily held it* own with best Canterbury. The moral is that with equal pipoes Sydney merchants "will soon turn their backe on New Zealand, but that is not all. New Zealand oats aro landed in Sydney at 3e 4d- per bushel; the Canadian article can bo landed at 3e 2d."

Preparations are on foot in Wellington to organise a reception for Measre Devlin and Donovan, the Irish, envoys who are to visit New Zealand shortly. At a> preliminary meeting, held on Tuesday night, it wae resolved to communicate with Dunedin, Christchurch, and Auckland with a view 4o arranging an itinerary for the colony, and later on to eaH a pniblic meeting-'for the purpose of forming an executive committee to prepare a suitable welcome. It is anticipated (says the "New" Zealand Times"), that the visitors, who are at Lpresent in Australia, will reach New 'Zealand in about six weeks. They will.; probably arrive at the Bluff and spend about a month addressing meetings, concluding their tour at Auckland, whence they will sail for America.

The "New Zealand Times" states that the advent'of spring is Reflected in the appearance of the rountry in the Wairarapa and Hawke'e Bay districts. La'tarWare plentiful in the latter pro-; vince. v> here the percentage is high on account of the warm season,-while the condition* have also led to favourable result* throughout Waircapa. AH the eheopfarraers have now to fear— and there ie not much apprehension in this respect—is a recurrence of wintry wither. The season in Hawke'e Bay is somewhat in advance of the lower part of th> island, and the pasture in that district is consequently more abundant* just now. From Takapau northward the country bears a very fine appearance.. The subdivision of some of the large properties—both by purchase and resale by Government and by private ownere cutting up their farms hae brought about closer cultivation of tlie soil and the settlement of many people where previously there were and everywhere there are indications that the settlers on the smaller areas are prospering.

The Maori settlement at Tuahiwi, near Kaiapoi, was en fete yesterday on. th-j occasion of am. ofßcial visit by Bishop Julius and the blessing of a new ChtiTcE of England vicarage at St. Stephen's. The eorvices at the church, conducted by the Bishop, assisted by the Rev. C. A. Fraer, vicar, and Revs. J. Holland, W. Crudew, and F. P. Fendall, included morning prayere and a eermon appropriate to the occasion,by hw Lordship, followed by a confirmation, in which ten males and eight females revived the rite, and celebration; of Holy Communion. A procession of the choir, clergy, and pariehioßci* &nA visitors next marched to the tune of "Onward Christian Soldiers" to the vicarage,, where a short service was held. The company then, received a cordial invitation to a collation in the ltuoarga Hall, where speeches were made by the Rev. C. A. Fraer, Mr Taituha Hape, Bishop Julius, Mr Tare Perniti. Mr P. C. Thre'.keld, Mr A. S. Bruce (Fcrnside), and Mr J. L. Wilson (Kaiapoi). Votes of than!» were passed to the visitors, the architects (Messrs England Bros.), and the contractor (Mr T Marker), after which the National Anthem was sung by the company. Afternoon tea and games for the children followed. Auckland's enthusiasm in last Saturday's football fixture with , Wellington seeine to have outrun the limits of discretion, according to the letter of a Wellingtonian visiting the .'Qn<*n City," which is published jn the Wellington "Post." During the two or three weeks preceding the match, it is said the people "worked themselves up into a tremendous state of excitement," and the land rang with prophecies about the way that the representatives of the Northern province would "walk over" the players .of the Empire Oity. * There was such a rush to the ground that persons desiring a glace on the stand had to be there efore noon. Several ladies who found perilous position* there, and were brave enough to show yellow and black favours, "had their colours "assailed on all aides." "Gentlemen" at the back of the stand, not content with firing objectionable verbal ammunition, shot paper pellets at tho ladies till a champion arose and reduced the vandals to silence. The crowd never tired of wildly cheering the Auckland men, but their "attitude to the Southerners was decidedly . hostile. The multitude seemed to havo entertained no prospect of defeat. "Nearly all vehicles, private and otherwise, were decorated in blue and white ribbons, yards of them;- while the houses on tho route sported blue and white flags and banners."

A trial of Quertior's track oImMhH will he held at four o'clock this aftrafl noon in Cathedral square. • „ ;P§H r Owing to the increased cost of Weaia • Const timber, the Timaru timber niSsja " chants Juivo decoded "to increase 1 price by Cd per hundred feet. <&m The Levels Comity Council hare H&m 1 cided to ask tho Government to &TnenWs§ ■ tho Counties Act, so as to give canonic , councils the same power as t}iat nokem i flftssod by boroughs under the Muniotw^M • Corporations Act in regard to all drai&Sli " age. i*faj Tho last of the eerice of popnltCon! » lectures at Canterbury College w&i Jj-ffl : given on Wednesday next at 8 p.m?Jl J The lecture, which will be on tho subPf ' joot of 'Counterpoint," will bo [ by Dr. J. 0. Bradshaw, lecturer oaji r musio at tho College, and musical fl«*l lustrations of tho various points wfQsl i be given "by tho Cathedral Choir. -?J j Sugar samples from Queensland camel! j to Dunedin by Wednesday's, mail graphs our correspondent). For yeajiil \ past New Zealand faas takeu little oM . none of tho Queensland sugars, «jps cepting a class of dark brown KnovnNjJtiljl "ration sugar." The samples now eenfc'sl i over include some of the fine whiUe'Jli s Evidently tho Quoenslandors are hop-ill 31 ing for an outlet in New Zealand h\» i I a consequence of tho reciprocity treatf-Jigl " The members of tho Lytteltoa j Club fired n nine-bird match yesterday |fi > afternoon on tho Officers' Point tion Ground. Twolvo competitors part and clay birds were used. Mr BU$S?f > Cook (16yds) was first with eight ; Sir J. Bunnell (4yds) second with ' i birds; and Messrs J. A. Suiter (ISh&V&P ' J C. E. Brown (13yds), and C. Wyatt <lf&s , yds) tied for third place with six bmt^ • each. In shooting off, Mr Brown -"aaw^ra • cured first place. vlij The Mayor hae received a letter fronl-Ss : the Rev. E. W. Matthews. secreUrjM '. !of ..the British and Foreign Sailors' \_ ciety, under date of July 12th, statingi§| t that he is bringing out a fine biißt"of||§ > Nelson standing on a piece of Victorjjli oak for presentation to the tion of the City of Christchurch., Mra|| ■ Matthews euggeste that the prosentpt|| • tion should bo made at a meeting to Wgm ' held on Saturday, October 20th. ThiM l could be held in tho «ad|H i! be followod by a coucert in tb*l| ; evening. '- \ Dr. Finch, HeaWi Officer, waited oaSI ( the Levels County Council at . on Wednesday to dweuss matters ' ing drainage in tihoso parts of k oouruty whore population demands t&&g)|| ' eomoUioig should be done to imprwftrl|| present faoLHities. This is a'mattffr||l ; whioh has given the Levels Council!!! ' miioh trouble years past, and Bts|§ Fiuioli suggested tiiat they should fraroefM . a set ofby-laws governing drainage ( ; and jam wuth other local bodies ; larJy sitoiated an sharing the L of an inspector, wiho would act for ailgf§ k of them, such inepeotor to be under|ri| » tJio Health Department. These sug»s|j , £estione were favourably received, onaj:© i the Council decided to. bring the matrisl ■ ter before tie ratepayem affected. to*|| ascertain their feeling. ' '--'§M i Judging by the remarks of tho em-^| [ ployenV representative before the Arbi-'^ r tration Court nt Dunedin yeeterday|p| i (telegraphs our correspondent) no di«K^ . tinction is made between tailor-made?^l • garments .and factory-made l Hβ contended that a man who Wight a suit of elothee should know iie was'getting factory-made or made. Where the difficulty came itiM • was that there were some unscruptK'.ls 1 lous people who sold factory-made a«, j| tailoiVmade. ' The eolution o< the dif-'. ficulty was legislation, and lie had sug- 'J \ gesfced that tho master tailore and : ; ' operative tailors should co-operate end j get a short Bill put through Parlia- >; ment, which would compel the- marking - : J \of all goods mad© in a factory. - -J A misfit in false teeth was the inotiya|il of eh action heard by Mr-H. W, tJie Magietrate's Court y*mm terday. - Tho 'defendant," •Everett, who was sued by E. Hope the balance due on a double set ifßll t«eih for his wifo f refused to pay,-''imS the ground that she could not eat them, and that they had never bN»ttijt§| Sut right, though fitted several tutiosm [is Worship commented pensive luxury of false;'soel|s?it guineas, and aud he renewed that -twilP wife and.:the teeth were not in oourty%|| . jBO. that. f» night form his own regarding the fit. Plainliff'e agreed that the teeth should 6e made tbi'M fit, and, in amount claimed, Mr Bishop . ■majftm "When, you bring tho teeth in to h&'fM altered' orinj; your wife with, them."', ; |j A meeting of the Soayct of MuMg/nisM ot the Chrietchurch Technical will be held in the Industrial Aesoflia-gg tion'e room, Canterbury Hall, o'dook to-night. Zα addition "\tOts the ordinary bueiness the foJloW*V? ins motion will be proposed •by "■:& Mr B. f. Manhire:-"lihat the "4 Industrial Union* of Employers '■ and' /' Workers in the trades for wfaioh teobni- 'V cal classes are provided bo requested to, :.'i apply at the next aitting of the Arb£-- m tratoon, Court forpermiasko to tneke. , rfc a part ol tbat apprert- •", tices be required «q3tttend euoh eoureca ' at tho local tectujibal claeeea ac maybe aereod npqm'Mby the Industrial \ f Unions that UHe Got- '. era ment be asked to give capitationfor apprentioee at the earn* nto M. for ' 1 those hotting free places, thus enabling .■ Apprentioee ako to receive free teohnir- t. cal education." , c ,v The Tramway Board has inaugurated \ % quitii' a new system in regard 4a tie empkgrment of labour in tbe oanatraotion ot the tramway lino t« the bition grounds. The men -work • -afcift.; '■' of eight houra a day. during irfwa ~;: time they aro allowed two "w&m« ; ?Af of seven jnmutee one Uk>tWi^ , momane and one in tiie afternoon.'. £% While at work they are not allowed to ';' hold any conversation with each other, except pertaining to bueineas, and are oa iw> account to talk to people ojfctfco street. The men are paid extra, ac ." compensation for these restriction*, but '' any breach of tho rulee entails instant dismissal. Aa a consequence the . work of laying the metals is proceed* ing much faster tmaa under the old system, and if the Board 'had only to .. lay the regular grooved rail, instead of an additional rail for the protection' of ' the line j the work would be completed next week, but under tlbe circumstances ' an extension of the time is neceeeaxy. " It is Sloped to begin tbercanetruction of the Colombo street and* Burwood • exteneionc about November let, wheu , the same syetem will be employed, and Mr Chamberlain hopes to show tint ,-: the oemditione of labour are much *v- ' perior in point of quickness to the ok) ono.

The monthly meetanja: of tfee St. v Albans School Committee was held on V Tuesday evening. All the members - •"> were present, and Mr A.'.Williams pre- % sided. A letter w<A received from the ■> Aramoho School Committee, referring ■} to the constant changes of books in the 't variolic schools throughout the colony, '■] and suggesting that tho time is ripe - for universal school books. Tho com- ,' mittee resolved! to support the proposal \ if applied to districte. Messrs Morgan ." and Cole "were appointed a Works Com- .' mittee with instruction* to have fences . repaired, and a gate erected at the -' entrance to tlio flower garden*, which _ have just been put into first-clase order. A letter was received from the Board in ■ reference to staffing the eido ecliool ~| when created » main school.' It ~» wae resolvetl to concur with the pro- '& posale. Tlie report of ihf In«p«.rtor oa \ the examinations recently held vraa received, aud consideration held over till Tuesday evening next, when the J* question of the school excursion will ■*% also bo diecusfcd. The committee deeiro % to acknowledge, with thank* r tiie «iiti:| of fifty choice rose tioce for the school J M garden* -from Mr W. Jones, MMMiy.& man* 'ij

flic official enquiry into tho recent troitk'o in the Hillside Workshops will fc held next week. The Auckland Trades and -Labour Council have resolved to urge the Government to liring Chinese laundries undpr the eanio restrictions as European. Tho bowlers for Australia leave Dunodin on October -Ith. Many applications were received in excess of the number deckled on for the trip, namely, 40. \t the urgent request of the Canterbury Society of Musicians, the Trinity College musical examinations have been postpone*! to October Bth. It has boon arranged that a deputation eliull wait upon tho City Council at its next ordinary meeting, to nrce the Council to give a donation towards tho Deans "c Bush Acquisition Fund. In respond to tho generally ex--rtssed wish of the representatives of Lβ Labour organisations tlve adjournIα nieetin.K of delegates oalle<l by tho Mivor in respect of the Seddon Memorial, will take place on tho 21st inst. at 8 p.m. \t tho Dunedin Police Court yestcrdav throe inmates of the Benevolent Aevl'im were charged with assaulting another inroato, an old man. Ono of the defendants, aged eeventy-six, was convicted by Mr H. \ A\iddowson, fi M of cowardly assault, and ordered to'forfeit two monthly instalments of his old ago pension. As a sequel to the case heard at Tiroaru on Monday, when Capt. M«!y e » of the S-β. Tweetldale, was fined £2o for landing »n uncustomed bicycle, \\. Whvte, who received the machine, was vosterdny fined tho minimum of £2o for having tho bicycle in his possession, knowing that duty had not bet-n paid nn it Defendant said that the machine hadeinipl.v been left with him for repair, and ho did not know at tho time that duty should have been paid on it.

Asked before the Eoyal Commission Ttwterday whether ho thought the gvstem of taking pipes and matches arnv from tho stevedores Iwfore they bonded a vessel, shipping wool would work well, Captain McDougal said the echerae was quite feasible, but tho men might feel it humiliating to have to turn their pockete out. "From what I know of the Lyttelton stevedores, witness continued, "they are a reliable class of men, though there are black Eheep in all classes of people. Upon Mr Foster remarking that the necessity for protection against the black cheep ought not to humiliate the white ones, Captaia McDougall replied, But it does, somehow."

Strang's great stock-taking sale, which has been attracting crowds of buyers dxily ever since it started, ac lion* all but over. As a matter of fact it terminates on Wednesday next, at f> p.m., and with this morning'e 'Trees" is presented a circular descriptive of some of the very tempting e-nd-of-eale bargains. Strango's expect a tremendously busy time to-day, to-morrow, and right up to the end of the sale. 4

Owing to the number of enquiries, Mr \V. J. Hopkins haa received for permission to inspect hie new fourcylinder Stuart motor-oar, which caused such a sensation on last at R/iccarton by winning from Bcratch the three motor evonte, he has decided to place his car on view at Messrs Inglis.Broe. (the New Zealand agents) for a. few days, when those interested can lavail themselves of this opportunity of inspecting one of the latest and most modern motor-cars im-

ported into. Now Zealand

Oiir suite will please you just as long ns you wear them. We have now opened up our new spring and summer euitings. Our tailor-made suits are built with a painstaking care which insures perfect fit, retention of shape, latest styles,-and our prices cannot bo bnaten elsewhere. See our patterns and place your order at onco. Black, Bcattie and Co. 6

Spring Fashions.—One of the attractions of Christchurch at present is the D.1.0., which is truly termed tho "Rendezvous of Art end Fashion." Just i\qw, whilst the novelties and newest ci eat ions are on exhibition from all the fashion centres of the globe, ladies feel a decided charm in inspecting "modes of the moment," "dainty toilettes," "triumphs of textures," all soft and summery, which, being all well-attuned, appeal to the lovers of fashion as tho freshest, prettiest, and daintiest that can be seen anywhere in the colony. 12 Now arriving, the Robey steam engines, in all classes, - oil engines, gas engines, and steam pumps, etc. Particulars from H. McClelland, 224 Cashol etreet. sole representative. 6 Now—just now—and for a. few days, watches will be sold at cost price. Wβ arc ovdr-stocked, and want money. Clarke and Co., practical watchmaker, 148 Colombo street. 9

Importers can save time and money by handing their documents to N.Z. Co., Ltd., for clearance through* customs. All transactions treated as strictly confidential. 11

Au announcement respecting a special showing of smart and stylish spring and summer suitings At Graham, Wilson, and Smellie's appears in another column, a perusal of which will well repay those requiring high-grade tailoring at reasonable prices lor the Exhibition eea-

You are invited to call and inspect first shipments of new season drapery, .mercery, m'odcl millinery, etc.. now showing by Messrs Beath and Company. In view of tho Exhibition season, this firm have ordered very largely from all the principal centres of fashion; the values promise to excel anything shown in the past, and should meet with ready sale. Customers should place their dressmaking and tailoring orders early to avoid disappointment. Remember, wo can, and will, give satisfaction. , 12

The Rood to Bfealth. Paved with good digestion. Braggs Vegetable Charcoal. Invaluable for indigestion, diarrhoea, fevers, etc. Powder 2s, 4s, 6s a , biscuits, Iβ, 2a, 4a. All Chemists. Bragg. Wigmore street, London Eug-

Always. consult Henry Hughes for patents, as all instructions in connection with same are comploted on the spot, 183 Hereford street. 1263