NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12711, 25 January 1907, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

An elderly man named Morris was fined £10 at Timaru yesterday for posting an indecent postcard.

While fishing in the Rakaia, an English visitor landed a trout which weighed 151b 9os.

The Lyttelton Marine Band will play the fifth municipal concert of the season at the Albion corner to-night, commencing at 8 o'clock.

One family of the Gipsies who recently visited Sydenham have now bestowed their patronage .on Rengiora, at which place they arrived by train last night.

At a meeting of the menrbers of No. 7 Company Garrison ArtiHery Volunteers, held at Lyttelton on Wednesday evening, Mr G. F. Whiteside was elected to the position of captain of the Company. The weekly parade of No. 7 Company Garrison Artillery Volunteers (N Battery) was dismissed on Wednesday evening immediately after the men had fallen in. as a mark of respect for the late Mrs Foster, wife of Captain Foster, of the Lyttelton Naval Artillery.

The Executive Committee of tho Sodden Memorial Technical College Fund desire to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of the following subscriptions towards the fund:—Typographical Association (members' subscriptions, per Mr H. B. Bower) £4 12s, Christchurch Painters' Union (per Mr J. Buchanan) £5 2s Gd, Heathcoto Road Board £25, Christchurch City Council £50. Amount previously acknowledged, £290 7s; total amount to date, £375 Is 6d.

It may not be generally known that Mrs W. P. Reeves, wife of the AgentGeneral, still continues to take a practical interest in the yotmg people of Christchureh. She gives a prise annually to the pupils attending Miss Reeves's school for the beet essay on a given subject chosen at Home. " The compositions are forwarded to London to be judged, and the decision, with the remarks thereon, and the prise, are then posted to the winner. Competitors have to enter under an assumed name. The subject for last year was " The San Francisco Earthquake, contrasted with the Vesuvius Eruption." Mifis Gwendoline Curiett was the successful competitor for 1906.

The. Chancellor of the University (Srr Robert Stout) stated yesterday that there was a curious discrepancy in the order of the initial letters in the titles of tho New Zealand degrees. It was a question partly of Latin grammar, snd partly of usage. On the one side there were 8.A.. M.A.. B.Sc., M.Sc., D.Sc.. BE.. B.Com. On the other side were LL.B.. LL.D., M.8.. Ch.B., M.D.. Mrts.B., Mua.D. Tlie title for Doctor of Literature was wavering between Litt.D. and D.l.itt. Other universities showed similar fluctuations. Some sought consistency l>y writimr A.B. and A.M. for bachelor of arts and master of arts respectively, and so in other oases. Th« point vnas onlythrown out for consideration. Whether it was worth while now to distirrii their familiar title* for the sate of uniformity, was for the Senate to decide. Perhaps, es there were precedents on both sides, it would he better to fix on Litt.D. for Doctor of Literature. The —u<_£reertion was adopted by the Senate, who also decided that the traditional custom in respect of other degrees should be followed.

The Hon. R. McNnb addressed a meeting on the Land Bill _t Cartertoi. on Wednesday night, giving a lucid explanation of the Bill, and asking the electors, if they approved of the Government policy, to strengthen the hands of the local member in supporting the proposals. The time, he said, had arrived when the same responsibility must rest upon landowners as was placed upon Ministers to meet the clamour for land settlement. The meeting thanked the Minister for hrs address, and expressed the opinion that the Land Bill worrld bring about the desired change in the direction ol limitation of area, and wished the Minister success in his campaign.

Tlie Dunedin City Corporation's Waipori electric power scheme is ex. peoted to be ready next month.

The enquiry in connection with tlie Drainage Board Commission has been fixed to open on April 18th.

The Oamaru trades picnic was held at Timaru yesterday in fine weather. The yisitors" arrived at 11 a.m. by special train, tho patty numbering 1500.

At the Lyttelton Police Court yesterday Mr J. T. Brice, J.P., fined a first offender 5s end touts 2s for drunkenness. -

The nominations for the vacant seat in the City Council caused by tlie death of the late Rev. J. Orchard closed yesterday. Messrs H. B. Sorensen and T. C. Hement have been nominated. The election will take place on the 31st inst.

Richard Thompson, charged wit* abducting Martha Palmer, aged 18, from her home and parents at Lismoro, New South Wales, was brought before the Auckland Police Court yesterday and remanded till the arrival of •» detective.

The Hon. W. Hall-Jones, who ha« returned to Wellington from a visit to tlie Main Trunk line, reiterates the statement he has made in and out of Parliament, that Auckland and Wellington will be connected by rail at the end of next year.

It is stated that tlie real reason why why tho workers' dwellings are not being taken up in Dunedin is that jug* now there are a number of empty houses about,. and workmen can have tho choice of a number of Joc&lit.cs at rentals that suit them.

The Matron of the Christchurch Hospital wishes to acknowledge the receipt of two parcels of old linen from Mrs Morris, Wookton, and "A Friend," magazines from Mr Ferguson, and illustrated papers and magazines from "A Friend."

Four Burnham boys are now at larcje. One escaped a few days ago and the other three got away yesterday. Vp.r-ous offences attributable to tho escapees have been committed lately, and yesterday the stationmaster's house at Heathcoto Valley was broken into and a quantity of copper coins stolen.

-Mr Donovan, the Irish envoy, do livered an address on tho Home Rule quebtien before a large audienco in the Victoria Theatre, Westport, last night, and at the conclusion he was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. A resolution of sympathy with the cause, moved by Mr J. Colvin, M.H.R., was unanimously carried.

The residents of Bninner are indignant over the action of the postal authorities in closing the Post Office and putting the business under the control of the stationmaater. At a public meeting it was decided to protest to the Postmaster-General, and to icquest that the grant which has appealed on the Estimates for sever,.] years be spent in erecting a suitable Pest Office in a central locality.

During a discussion at tlie University Senate, yesterday on the question of exemption from attendance at lectures, the Chancellor (Sir Robert Stout) stated that the young colonials now did not work anything like as har 1 as those of forty years ago. "You have only got to go to the theatre to see that," he added, "and then took st the number oi young men and young women at the Exhibition in the evening." At the Magistrate's Court yesterday before Mr V. O. Day, S.M., Charles Lowrie was fined 10s for drunkenness on tho railway station platform. A young man named E. G. Foster was charged with unlawfully breaking and entering the dwellinghouse of Elisabeth Stewart, Worcester street, on Wednesday night, with intent to onmmit a crime. The accused was remanded till the 26th mat., bail being allowed. J. L. Down was remanded till the 29th inst. on a charge of committing an snnatursl offence, bail being allowed, accused in £200 and one surety of £200 or two of £100 each.

On Wednesday at a gravel pit about a mile west, of Fernside on the Oxford line, a trial was held of a mechanical navvy, the invention of Mr H. Quertier. There were present Mr H. Macandirew (resident engineer of railwsye), Messrs J. Smith (Christchnrch), J. Lee (Petone), and 6. Sanders (Random), inspector- of permaneTtt way, Mr J. MaoCormack (Waimakariri-Ashley Water Supply Board), and others. The machine is formed of bucket eaevatore mounted upon a turn table on its carriage, which latter may either be s railway truck or a bogie for land carriage. The excavator and- ballast-filling machine is self propelled by an engine of 16J break power specially model for the purpose. Under the direction of _a driver and control of a truckman, 72 waggons, it was stated, could' be loaded without stopping upon the engine fuel of one tin of. kerosene. At the ultimate end of the chain of buckets operating as they would in a hopper dredge is a set of revolving steel ptcka. which loosen the material in front of the bucket ladder. The buckets lift in the ordinary way and empty their contents into a shoot that is adjusted to any position for discharging. A load of five cubic yards—about seven torn—is placed on a ballast waggon in 5. minuiites. The stuff may be screened in the same process if required. The friction driver apparatus can be put in or out of gear independently of the engine. The excavating power of the engine can be immediately transferred to the traction gear by the employment of levers. The work done was looked on as satisfactory, and will ho reported upon by the experts.

With this morning* isstio readers are presented with a copy of tlie big catalogue referring to Htrange and Co.'s Colossal Wearing Rale. Th is great sale commences at ten o'clock sharp this morning, and should attract thoissands of visitors. *1 Two extraordinary purchases at low prices.—l9s ladies' lugh-cla.ss blouses, an mencorisod musnins. ep_/brokWed, cambric, linens, and muslins, floral, fancy, and open-work muslins, 8s (Jd for 4is (id, 10s fid for 4« Ud, 10s ikl for 5s (id, 9s Ud for fie (3d, 10s (kl for (is lid 12s Gd for 7s Ud, 15a (id for 7s lid. The latcvt r-hapes, as now wearing, a wareJio use mans stock of ladies' black sunshades, suitable for rain or shine, saje prices 5s lid, (is lid, 7s Ud; real bargain snaps. See our windows. Beath's sale, Csshel street. 9 Reputation value is the Tight sort. It will always bring mere trade than heaps of more talk. It is well known that Black, Beattie and Company give that kind of solid valup. Here are some end-nf-season's prion* that cannot be equalled : —Black delaine 2s Ud yard, now is Ud; extra special soa.p-abnuik prey tweed 3« (id. now Is Ud yard; aHwool coloured taffetas 4s Ud, now 2s Od yard. 1 The D.I.C. Sale, which commenced yesterday, was in thorough keeping with an Exhibition season—from the opening to the close of the day's business a steady stream of customers entered tlie warehouse. To-day's effort is. "that to-day's Bargains shall equal yesterday's " offers." Every article in stock now bears a genuine Exhibition sale concession in price. 6 Always consult Henry Hughes for patents, as all instructions in connection with same ar«**eompleted on the spot, 189 Hereford street. 1263 There is over 26,000 of the large-size Robey Engines at work. Particulars of prices. H. McCleUand, 224 Cashel street, sole representative. 11 «UCCF_SSFUI7_vHNISTER.K. Now that thc Parliamentary campaign round the Education Bill is pr.rtieally closed for the fession (writes Mr H. W. Lucy) note may be taken of the

extreme good fortune th- r__.jJJJtaaaaaa-i haveenjoycil m respect ef to who**_cr.ro tbe "Bill *.«„ r2£|___________ More particularly in the ComTlall_l>waa_i fortunes of the Bill upon the personal _2___S_______B the memlier m charg*, of j t _\T_____H H..ii». Mr Birrell, whiUt still a*SSai__Hi, member was a general fivout_»_r___H____l conduct, m piloting t | ie SfH through tho stormy seas ofoin_ri_i____[ has inureneelv «.«.„#).en* MrfTl.aaaa-i s.t.on. Heh M theadvanUgT4_fJ__-_ i _ 1 _ 1 l among Cabinet Ministers, sonally accepts.,], to Mr pr.vate conversation the leadefeTlssa-H Opjwition « enthusiastic in _2 _§___■ miration of the genial qualitia, !»____■ Minister for Education. In the heat of debate he « c *„s a lriendly attitude touarda k__3_as_H for Lord Crewe, by an ov«3_______B ing, unyielding Opposition, thIIZSHH gilts essential to success were natSflH and even temper. These he t«*____2____B high degree, and even in thVZ__T_si-_______F asperating momenta has not f.£_£>le_-i display them. However the eduo.L-.is_i controversy may finally end. it w3_3___B fancy prove to Jjave inciden.ilr,T_ll_B tied the question of the suce«jZ_!S___i leadership of MinisterinusTft!___t_____ House of Lords. It is doubtful *I______ll____. Lord Ripon will face the rigoneik_____eV session. In the matter of years a__tf3_9P Ministerial exi>erience I.ord Crswsilffi-I a chicken compared with soi_* «5 fflllF colloacuos in the Lords. Bo will tmSm theloss, by Ecner.l consent, W inTa_irff to assume the leadership. AN INTERESTING In "The Memoirs of Prince IUJajMI lohe" there is an entry strange coincidence bears upon ths Sa_J& ertitutiorml crisis of to-day (says Mjf% Lucy). Under date Berlin, Novesa-Pli 2nd, 1884, tlie Prince writes i_vT_Pl journal:—"Tlie Emperor spoke akmWEngland, and lamented the RaauSw tendencies of the GovcmwuuitT^ta-FJlv Chamberlains intention of Oa*Tji|ig I_sf§| Reform Bill by creating a pi'e.rs. That disquiets hioj, sue. ks''lull afraid that the Republican roov«a*SaslP may gain the upper hand (a What would he the outootnep ~ UtrW, shall have trouble in retaining our Tlbb_s_P tion,' said the Emperor. ft ia oraiS sequently neoeesary that at any rM____f tlie three Imperial Powers BhoukLuSjtfiil to maintain the monarchical That is to say, the people must be MIS. "on the knee." The Reform BilFfEw ludod to is, of course, the Fr_AS_s___c Bill of 1884. It ia interesting WMM. that even at that early period \Wkffl. Chamberlain was c bugbear to CosjMnl ental Powers. What v »ms_i_igjJjEf»j ignorance displayed by the GermaafEM peror and his Ambassador in P*ityr3B to the situation in England. Atjtfll period of this conversation Mr berlain was President of the Isnt|s_'t_ji Trade, and had not yot reached asSfjH|l eon el pre-eminence marked by IsiSaSaJuT cation of the Unauthorised in 1885. Tits idea that of sill he should be able to makW pSf! sufficient in abundance to oveivjo_a*a£ttj| Opposition in the hereditary C%a«alp|ni is striking testimony to the im_*s»_laavl_l he had at this early date e*aaipfraj THE SUPERB SWIFT VICTOataaJMi ,Ths well-known rsosr, Geo, ip_HH_i land, mounted on s superb ''JMSIIE bicycle, this season essily bst|| itfifHK previous performances by the New Zealand Champiorashipa, eBWa t mile, 1 mile, and 6 mils*. vHH Sutherland has also won ia cß_».eiWl___l petition, meeting riders at the Exhibition msstißg, ' 7 alH| | mile slid 1 mile handicaps taBB scratch, and at Timaru from «9a__n&_i easily winning ths wheel race. champion road rider, H. Mehitena, rides a Superb Swift Bicycle, sad iHjH won on the track this season aanWflß £100 in prises as follows:-—At TTiiHliKjl ton, the Wheel Race; at TuMrs,JEsiH Caledonian Wheel Rao*. aJso tks fSrSm Mile Handioap; at, toe l_al_bitiSjH| Meeting, the, Christmas Wheel rUsjH___ st Temuka, ths Haif-Mile HaadieJißß and at Kalapoi, the Half-Mils Has|§H____ cp R. Rogers, ths Timaru ii|iisW_W has also been suaotatful. B.per> rrwtit Bicycle, winnisg imWGM Christchurch, the Hill Climbing CtimiWm pionehip; st Timaru, the Timaru -aaWigHH Race from enratoh: sino ths taliaaaaiaii-1 tion Handicap at tbe Exhibition IMM_|9| ing. Of course, tbe public wottld «I||H_| expect socb well-known riders the best owke of cyols. It is 'lM||n by all that the Swift Snpsrb ._he_SMCT§||M certainly the easiest running, aaas-MpM best cycle made in tbe world.' I|_ifH____| therefore, so surprise tfcst land mounted on a owirt. SSjWbJMnm able to win in ons afternoon ; 'slt_fs4lHH_i Zealand track champiOßshiPa. Was to the Swift, and ef . , QWaisS>JMi-al Swift wen. We are oontintring toiWiilW sway a 6s 6d tube with every OW_sfi__Sl____l best quality cover at 22a, .»aaat.. jj__B_j_ai___| Clipper Reflex cover st 20s puiiiaa|j_fl_l from us for cash. Adams, btNMHH late Adams Star 'Cycle <>™P»n7 '|__MW and 140 High street, alao »MmmWM Colombo street, next Broadways,