NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12961, 14 November 1907, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

. 1 The Education Board has decided that *thn Ranfiior.i candidates for lioard scholarships shall bo allowed to sit ot Rangiora. At tho Magistrate's Cowrfc at Alexnndra yesterday, Charles William Affleck, agod 17 years, a jpostal official, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing v letter containing £4, and was remanded to t'ho Supremo Court for sentence. Interest in cycling matters is evidently on the wane, as a meetim-g of • tho Council of tho New Zealand League of Wheolmoil called , for lost evening lapsed for want of <a quorum, tho attendance being limited to tho chairman, a solitary delegate, and tho secretary. Tho Cbristehurch Hardware Club held a 440 yds Handicap at Lancaster Park last evening, which, resulted as' follows:—F. Bnll, &2yds, 1; D. ,McPhail, ecr, 2; G. totiaw, oydjs, 3. Eight started. Mr W. J. Heldon was hondicapper, Mr K. Bassett timekeeper, and Mr J. Austin starter. Mrs C. M. Brooke, of Christchurch, has received the following letter from Mr H. H. Share, private secretary to hid Excellency Lord Noxtboote, Gov-ernor-General of the Commonwealtih:— "I am desired by Lord Northoote to thank you for the copy of .the visiting book which you have sent, and whioh her Excellency is much pleased to have, and with which she is much interested. Lady Northoote wishes mc to say that it is a great pleasure to receive a copy of a work from one who resides in/ tho Dominion, of New Zealand." , The children of the "Mother Goose" company indulged in c game of rotuid* ers in Hegley Park yesterday Afternoon, several of the adult membore of the company joining in the pastime. Mr Richard Stewart, the popular man- • ager of the company, and Mr G. S. Munro, also participated. Tho General Manager of the late Interna- - tional Exhibition had the mi&fortuno to meet with a slight mishap by straining a sinew in one of hie legs, end Mr. Stewart and one of the little girls had to act oe hie proxies in running. The, youngstora had a very enjoyable time. A Press Association telegram from Auckland states:—ln connection with 'the fasting feats reported from Wamganui, and the etatementa that persons have gained renewed 1 health by undertaking them, the somewhat cynical vi%w» of Dr. Bkkewell *re chared) 'by other members of tho medical profession in Auckland. Among-the doctors interviewed by a "Herald" reporter, not one was found, ,JsW> was prepared to give credence, "to 1 the story thet any of, therWwngwnhi festers were abstaining frdm liquid as ivell ac solid nourishment. Tlie opinion was unhesitatingly given that absolute starvation euoh as that would , inevitably result in death in very much j under the 50 days mentioned bb the duration of one particular fast. His Excellency the Governor yceterday laid the foundation stone of the Hadfield Hostel at Kelibume. Wellington, for male students at Victoria ; College. Tho hostel ie a, memorial! to the late Bishop Hadfield, firet Anglican missionary and Bishop of the Weet Coast of the North Island, Bishop Wallis spoke of the life's work of Bishop Hadiield end of tho adrant ages of a hostel for etudemte. His Excellency Lord Phmket, after laying tho stone, Raid that anyone who had had experience of training within tho walls of a residential college would , realise what a Croat advantage it "was. The Hon. G. Fowlds, Minister for Education, the Hon. C, 0. Bowen, Speaker of tho Legislative Council, and Arch<kaoori ' IFancourt , delivered short addr«Bses. Eight days of tho fishing season have now passed over (says the "Hot Lakwi Chronicle" of Saturday), end from a gontlenia.il qualified to judgo wo learn that the catches each Hay Jiavo been unusually lnrg<i. Jt is computetl that fully 300 fish have been taken 'from, tho la-kns and streams daily since tho opening of the season, and from tho quantity sent nway by each morning's train wo should say that this number is well within th« mark. Taking the fi&h as an average ot 31b each, which is not an ovor-eeti mate, should the same number bo secured each day until tho end of thfl season, and of the sanio average weight, there will hare been remove over 70 tons of trout from the lakee and streams around Jtotorua. That this is not an exaggerated estimate may be gauged from last senaon. when there were known to be quite 50 tons of fish caught, whilo in addition to this the Maoris caught thousands of fish of which no record waa kept. There was a particularly <lively mpeting of the Waihi Hospital Trustees last week in connection with tho dismissal of the iwdical superintendent (Dr. ClarMge, formerly of Wellington) and for about five minutes (says a local piper) it looked as if there would be a broach of the pcaco. Tho chairman said that if ho had been a murderer or the greatest criminal he could not have been abused more than he was at tho indignation meeting by the two trustees in question. Messrs Donaldson and Foster, if they had the spirit of men at nil, should therefore humbly apologise. Mr Donaldson, in an excited manner, said it was not a question ot Dr. Claridge's dismissal, but tho ©ontemptuouß way it was done. Those who supported the Mayor wero guilty ot low, contemptible conduct. Both tho Mayor end Mr Power rose to their I feet, and thero was a trio of excited (individuals shouting at ono another over the table. Mr Power «ai<l »ho would "take it out of 'Mr Donaldson, even if he wae J. J. Jeffries." Ultimately Mr Donaldson -withdrew hie remarks. After further pleasantries order was restored, and tho ordinary business was proceeded with.

A verybmsy day tlio Mogutrate'e Court ttStoSI^H &if jse ll3 " M^|SB _ The sale of timber mg material «t tho E,\.xHiSMHBM yesterday waa satisfactory %SSH now remains of the MedjiMrTflß PrecticSTSllH d5j&h5? ,1,,,4,3,1 rtm^lM r TI,e J S 2 ,lc f ti i n forwarded the North CauteKSßM oation Board a enudl tAwSKS rijmii produce for use in tkSS9 schools. The produce is tTwjlHi buted among the larger echoo£."f?fflH The reports of (Muwot ifcjttfjfl i>eard at intervals yestordav S*<<Bfl city were due to blutinc on tho site of tho late frt«nu9H Exhibition, where men <**& «<Hffl breaking up the large pfocw ** S3B The Braithwaito trophy •ttartilill the highest aggregate mtrlwijTtfliß five section's of the test at I>unodin was yon try ifaLSH cliff© (Wellington), who marks; Mr Osbomo <DttnediitY 4 '"smH year's -winner,, being second iPttfc.flß marks. The priirs for Shdk«Kiai3l dialogue wero wan by Mi«7|j H Arnold (Wollington) nnd Mr Ot£J, 3B Mr H. G. Ell 4 JU.H.R., be, tho following communication frftp. Sfl Postma|t©r-Qoneral: —"I • n«r« --(SI honour to refer to your letter isj3fl lltli September Inst, urging tjiat iwl Post Oflioc building be ertt&jglil Christchurch. South (SydonhawVVv||B reply I have to ■inform you now too late to take action, thit m§fl 1 shall be prepared to ifavounty MSm Bidor your request nest year." ■ Mil A mooting of renro.sentatiTM ||i Civil of hold laet oven ing to consider Publio Servants' euperahniiAtlon*l|til The following resolution wee -UwNgfl mously carried:—"That tiue l"W[jH of tho representatives' of tfaOuMH Servants of ChristchuTch, "PPWHIjjH tho SupcraiiTUiation Bill Dβ intWtalH in tho House of urges that it bo passed into bv'MfH ing the present ueasian.".v ■ >.; ' :^$M 1u oonecquenoe of a letter ,ww|wß from a medical man, the 'Kmaruilßß ough Council hare decided to imUll the taking of dogs on tho eunli'Sl Caroline Bay unless the dogi mE| by a chain. ThU resolulion ed on aooouut of the dancer (to wB children nro especially liable) o! «HhH ing hydatids from doge. Drew, in writing lih« Connottviffl this matter, quoted from ' PjNm||H Oelor'a "Prsnciplee of Medicini» eliow that this clanger ytam % ywyj(B| The R<yriving Stream 75, 1.0. G.T., opened its a«tv.MH|i last Friday orpnine in tine i&wpiU Hall, tho mooting being well tttMijH The eecretajy'e report «bpw<4jpH active membership of 140 memb«it|j9| an increase of 20 on kit turns, The newly-elected oi&c«r>f < fifl installed by, Sietor Ovunmiof, farewell wm tendered to BbUttmßM Brother 11. Wileon, who, years' faithful eervioe to were leaving for UttidJin The following programme * played by tte Elite Bum fi*ad'|ilH| torn equare Rottuuk thi* ttrnuiUtHO March, "The Contflrt," J, OnfaSll selection, "Lortcing," H;rftiSa| waltx, "Woodland .. WhkpertLMM Round; cornet *>lo (ITi n rillllflH "I Trust You Still," D'Auvmm/lH nerd; mntch, "St«m, tod 'efaHJH| Souee; e«lection, "G«&u of<AntftllH T. £. Bulch;. velee, ,%?S| Lilian Raymond;. mirqk Anderson) "God Bvrm th«.Kii^fie "There i» a part «f which ie BtQ! absolutely befrtaplM tho Rer. R. 31. Byburn, «f:ftiJH nt tho meeting of the Pr«ibyjblMß General 'AeMtablr-iit^WeUieiElet , ™ Monday night, 'B» detotibed WjM heathen •erviow of tiie Mwfk 'W&M district of the North Iriand 4nti«?|H coded by the eingitiß: of the 'ItaMlH David to the old Grea«rifeto>liJM The Psalms h»d b««n J earlier Christian g#n«rktiott,'*liijl WH ed down orally to their 'f ul)tjMl|M Reporting to tbi yesterday on th». poeal to pay moan* of money «Met«i'''tM7'iw|H treasurer (Mr ,6. Alkrd) «mMH effect, that to aaopt -thit, •■pmM would largely ihcrMM Ott'jmkM'mM office, entail number oj tow&oH irbiMftpM ly *ifch ; and ture on ftxtftnnge.' 'T!h» PtftMMiijlll to be informed that the •.B«ju4'jH| not favour * d«pwtnN ftWWIH cent eyetem. ■■ ' It ti-ne stated miles of piping would b* trtaimSi tho new weter «upply Chrietchnrch, end itai. for the pipce h«d been MClUWllfl Wuiganui Spiral Pipe CmmfijMM A. D Doblon, Citr formed a "Prew" r*portirltat#iiß hid not yet been invited lot VnO/jM ply of tho pipes. , In the oMjfftfM few days, however, tesdeif ■NjgfljH first contract of about steel piping for ih9 t Otkini.yfoK/M for connecting tno rosorvoir, would be ~ «eJ]edK"?plH 100 miles of ]>ipe> would .Iμ "iwMH Altogether, and the whole tuiglfr.WWß bo divided into different o«|tf|MCJ^M A Press' Association Audkland states- th«t «t >'* : -;!l|M ing of tho creditors >, ef>'#JH Sterling, storekeeper of BwriMißßW Official Assignee stated tl»ttl»#fM disappeared in October. wifo and belonging*, lowing jwtuM of £1400, and asset* estittatefl M'-MH £400. A warrant had been njWWjM his arrest. So far" m be oottldsaie tain the bankrupt tntut htt» MllM sidcrably ovor £300 when/he-WM poared. The meeting wm •«J«|HM to enable the Assignee to~:J re * lt £§H assets. The principal orcaiW wHJB would do hie atmost to h'*T» ""•.jjje rupt apprehended. v','*M The South Oantcrb«fTH«l»l*M|e Charitable Aid Boerd ***»_* 338 meeting, s?»tenlay for .the mi| considering the Public TTtZiM Amendment Bill, ac it atteobi tion and inaintenanco vy V .JSSH Hospital Boards of ft eanatoriaice oonsumptivps, Tho in ite present form } cnino an ndvwrso commont, it being **| ni unsuitable end unworkable, deciefcd to petition the MWMyWi fwveral amendments aesinweeteejffl tlj«ir eolicitor. Mr W. B. and decided that ir thry coald nOtJl lh© desired amondnwntd, tw* Tw reluctantly compelled to iw»M their intention to unite V «Y*3I Canterbury in tho erection ana MJ tenanco of a coneuroptmn eftnit^!SH| Before the coming of rein tho la&t few days' cable metasge* ffflH has sinco gladdened Austr»li*j'l!H| was much talk of having a;<MJfcß| apart by tho Government fofpwaj for rain. When tho I >ro l^ a \.?V l f. , iSß| Dr. Sanwarta ttnith, , Ar<ib JTOl| Sydney, was. asked for his ?P«'°Me| Bteted tbftt it was not lii* request the Government *O »**, m Fm « day of humiliation end rain." His experience, he s * ia ', ir ?*LJ3|J on those occasione many pwpJo "PJ| of taking part in any «* form «fl vico organised Picnic like and so robbed tho ocoasWft WM

£■ Bros., contractors for 'f ll hundred "« ,1V " members r gsW» l district *" ,thm ° •^^Sa-r'nthbourbyd*. feW. * n.Lia Ash burton, Rangi- '« wiSi. dirty; Opihi fieb. jjj Sd Helwyn dear. "ff-t Sirk in clearing the cheiirf°thTwUaknriri at .Stewards SAh The dppth elenreu is over Hft, *fth» dredup has thrown up a f«»r «•« Bakor, A.T.C.L. (pianoforte) ilSwbKOino , Associates of Irinity fl* fontnrinc candidate* were wio J£ in pawing tho Trinity HJkhw in tho art of fiTtaJtitr iMt:— Singinir: Violet 1 Pianoforte: Ethel M. Baker JS father Spring. HeTimarii butchers «iro petitioning <v Borough Council to run vivo netSrS "".the foncw at ti.« abutS?«ddocks. Tho cost i» estimated J £37 1* for tho netting, wind, tho JidU offer to erect, it tho Council ,fll provide it. William Mattie Burgess, npwl 18 Jin Obarged with Laving set fire to Chinaman's outhoiiso in HiiiiunK rtreet TF»e brought before tVIr Justice Ltto'n in AVVlJni«t«n yesterday. I'riZw ww ndmitted to probation for jyo jeers end ordered to p«y costs. A lilting of tho Lyttolton Police h»nrt wee hold y«rtord«y before 5a Forrior, J.P. Richard Henry »rri« denied a charge of allowing our horsos to wander at largo on tho 'totA et Governor* U»y. . Two wttjguM wore heard on oaeh side, but Mr j K tkt dismissed the case. HwDun«din booksellers aroforwardijc a protest to the Minister of Cnsow Bgainet tho duty on Woklone tadie* Journal , ' (nays ft Press Assertion telegram). It w alleged that Iβ journal ia mainly ueod by mothers f families to »<d homo <lrc*amakii>g, |W d tie duty consequently will be a IX upon tho dissemination of useful UoHledge. The soiling prico hae gmio in from fourpence to ninepenco in 'touoquoßco of tho duty, and the ealo b practically killed. tie Canterbury Moat Preservers' Wnitriol Union of Workers havo filed • d»put« w > tn tho Chrietchurch Meat DOpeny and oilier firms, asking for a trie* of tho conditions of labour. W demands of tho Union are for a tcejt Of 48 hours, minimum wage of I per week to foremen, slaughtermen I'M per hour, ceJlarmen Iβ 3d, geneid factory hands U 4jd, ooaldere Is 3d, 4or« hands Iβ 4Jd, and factory aesLstfßtt Iβ. The dispute has been proviroally set down for hearing on the 10th prof. " Aw yon aware that Leonard Moss, (be Ifyyal Exchange Hatter and peer, lias just opened a full rang© of tou's Caps and Boaters? 10 por cent. ilOQUnt allowed for cash, 1 * Yoir order for farm machinery will fa iifo with Uβ. "Wo cell everything jtttd on the faun. 'J W. Bassett and o>i, S3 Manchester street. 1 ,To tlio thrifty housewife, one of the jBMt attraotivo exhibits at tho Show VU the "Unique" oaet-iron portable hfnooo, with i copper nnd caet-iron tmaey. This will outlast several of tin iheet-iron frames, and the cost is mlj a trifle more. The agents, Messrs Ittie. Bull and Pickering, oppoeito illentyne's, oaa supply allsizos from to SO gallons capacity. 0 ■;j(H didn't know Death's had mich a jpdfittnkhing department," ia the Uld of remark oflo frequently henra Mdc by ladies who really should know lifer. It is surprising how few eeom Jβ fcoow about this impartant feature rfßeiith and CompanyV» Kusinces, for ) hae long beea a krge amdi flourishlag.department. Aβ a result of the mat big improvements, it has been wMerably enlarged and improved. to firm's oireful buying policy being ewe by th» section, has bad t>h« Itaral effect of making many Btauaich .nwnda fwr the department. 6 : tse Hoad to Health Pavod with od digestion, . Bregg's Vegetable la«oal. luvalueblelor indigestion, w™b«i fevers, eto. Pbwdor 2e. 4s, J MMttlta, Is, 25, , 4e. All Chemiets. ntlt \VJjiraore 6 treet» London, Eng % '- .•;.-,. 24 display of Axminster W Wilton pile oarpots will be made way in the D.1.0. Caehel street rin: itt. Tlie latest importe of the oomW include many really select novelI in furnishing, and carpets, amongst «eh are various and choice effects in Brtio colour blende and two-tono Miß*i. As in other departments wWWut the warehouse, no visitor ;pr«Md-t6 purchaao whilst inspect««Hrt rtook l of carpeta and floor.jSpuW'et the D.1.0. n and Co., Jewellers, 148 «jjmbo etrcet, announce that they are Jttg a clearing sole of the whole of W,atock of watches, clocks, jeweltyi. etc. Every article rJj* tt reduced to a very low figure J-wder to effeot ft apeedy clearance, w a coiaideroble lose will be effected i«oh» of the goods offered. See our Suii- <?**£ ? rice9 ' Inspection hUd. S. Clarke and Co, 148 wmboatreet. 4 £or oill enginee, oile and greeeee, tho obtained At H. McClelland, » Cuh«l street, Chritetdhurch. i : {2S .i d « ft of yours. Why not ISSi'C 4 6OTlc, Holel) - M 3 £* I} , ** crocodile measures from sixB i? i *i ß ! ,t t* n feet . ««<! providee a * fa.M u , bD > n 8 extensively uschl as V. and belt*, a ] so pocket-books SIC + C, W toM6ce ' '«'c latest Jfftent of the crocodile skin proS *& U,flr of J»"Mt«ul velvet Sr7 i? ,fS" y,^ , ™ «f eootl hard £a«t*L ?• ,ckor ' 225 •Yam!' has J,iet ««M>T«i » l«rge HL h T ry hd - v shoul < l '»- •wiJrJ. ccuhng on * P'uwlieeo ai ; Sandetein, F.5.M.0., { 3f"» 9-30 to 5.30. Telephone ''iSeliV «f W fi in n er e "J 6 racee - TOU W ffil. *' >0 « ca » P'ocuro these ''•*W. Co™!- do, ' blp tho price -~,-.«" «««• inland try thorn. G | fe ° A EIU fAN ENVY OF ETON i ~ nßStowM recently. 3rr

exports of thet country say Hint what they wanted was a school somewhat on tho siimo- lines as Eton. Personally, n I though ho had tho warmest esteem ( ; Eton, having had his children educated there, his acquaintance with it h«d never caused him to look upoa it us an educational establishment.

CIGAE DELAYS A TRAIN*. A Montmartro tradesman delayed railway traffic for twenty minutes at a suburban station recently because Hie officials would not add a smoking carriage to tho train on which ho was nbout to return to Paris. The occupants of a non-smoking compartment objected to the tradesman's cigar, so tho tradesman, etill puffing his cigar, lay flown on the lino in front of the engine. Ho announced that he would remain thero until ho had finished smoking. Various officials wero summoned to arguo with him, and finally, when tho train had been delayed twenty minutes and tho irate passengers dem.ind'd that it proceed regardless _of tho tradesman, the latter was forcibly removed and arrested. IPO7 IRISH RELIABILITY TRIALS. Talbot cars, made in London under tho direction of Alons. A. Clement (of Paris) and the Right Hon. Earl of Shrewsbury and Tulbot (of England;, swept tho board at the Irish Reliability Trials. It is remarkablo to note* tho continued euccrssoa .of Talboi cars in tlio important contests hold in Great Britain. The L'OO-guicea Dunlop Cup, onVred tor the most meritorious performance of all tho cara competing in tho Trials, waa awarded to tho 15-h.p. Talbot. In addition, Talbot. cars -were awarded the 100----guinea Dunlop Cup, and ulso two gold nietlaln. This, indeed, is a remarkable victory, considering that many of the best cara in the. world competed in tin-so Trials. Wo have just received iv large ehipmi-nt of these magnifioont 15-h.p. Talbot cars (Royal Automobile Club rating, 20-h.p.) fully equipped for gentlemen's use, with wind shields, lamps, etc. The first of tho now models has been delivered to Mr David Matson, ot Christchurch, the car having been on order nine months. AVd are glad to ray wo can vow givo immediate delivery from stock of theeo famous cars. Inspection is cordially invited. Adams, Limited, 13S-140, High street, Christchurch. 1088