NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13104, 1 May 1908, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Yesterday Mr Douglas, who distributes the fish for the Acclimatisation Society, placed on© thousand young raiabow trout in the Wadkuku stream. The loss on Waipori, Dunedin'e electrical power undertaking, for the ton months ended March 31et last, was £4380.

There is ©very indication that the decora'tivo classes at the Chrysanthemum Shaw, in the Colosseum nexit week, will be unusually large. The decorative tables- will bo judged by puiblic votOj and the other decorative exhibits by the lady judges. Details of the laet Christmas railway traffic, covering tne period from Dei comber 18th to January 2nd inclusive, !on all Government lines in the Dominion, show that 294,741 were carried, in addition, to 274,731 ordinary passengers. .These figures show an increase of 35,593 over the total for the corresponding period of the previous year. Mr P. M. Koonin, secretary of the unemployed, Bast Brunswick, Melbourne, writes as follows to the "New Zealand Times":—"You will greatly oblige by inserting in your newspaper a •warning to men thinking of leaving New Zealand for Victoria looking for work. Aa far as we can judge at present, by the information in our possession, which wo can rely uponj there are at least 6000 unemployed in Melbourne alone, and this long before -winter, in what our Premier calls 'God's own country. , " "The filthy state of the barnk notes in general circulation" was the text of a communication from the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce, which was read at a meeting of the Council of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce yesterday. During the discussion it was stated that the Health Department already had the subject in hand. It was decided to give the Department a reminder on the matter, and also to notify the jiaranaki Chamber of a willingness to co-ot>erate towards attaining the desired end.

Captain Robert Scott, of Discovery fame, and Lieut. Barnes, who was one of Captain Scott's officers, are conducting a series of experiments with motorsledges in the mountains of Northern France, in company with Dr. Jean Charcot, the well-known French explorer. They hope to prove the possibility of motoring to the Poles over the great ice wildernesses. The experiments with the sledges have so far proved remarkably successful. Dr. Charcot is starting on August Ist on a ■froyage to the Antarctic.

The Wellington Gas Company intends to illuminate that part of Conrtenay place in the vicinity of its offices ivith a monster 2400 candle-power gas lamp, tbe largest lamp of ite kind, in Wellington, and probably in the Dominion. This large four-burner incandescent Scott-Snell lamp is at present being suspended high above the main entrance, and the officials anticipate being ready to light up for the first time tomorrow evening. This is the same class of lamp that has been recently adopted for lighting the Mersey Bock Beard's property at Liverpool.

tit. Paul's Church, Thorndon, Wel-

linglon, is now forty-one years old. Considering that it is but a wooden building it has withstood the stress ot wind and weather extremely well. But

forty-one years is a long term of life for the best of wooden buildings, and old age is beginning to tell. Recently the church has been repainted. In tee course of these and other renovations, serious defects have been brought to light, especially in the western transept. The full extent to which the ravages of time have injured* the building has not yet been determined, but it is feared that they have been very serious, and the place will require almost immediate attention.

New Zealand was proclaimed a Dominion on September 26th, but it will bo a month or so (says the "New ZeaTimes") before the school children receive the promised commemorative medal. The selection of a,suitable design, and preparation of the dies could not be hurried, and ono fact which alone should compensate for the delay is that the very creditable production is entirely of New Zealand manufacture. A little larger than a shilling, and made of it is remarkably light, weighing about as much as the mock coins of cardboard to which children are accustomed in the schools. The metal is hard and bright, a great improvement upon pewter, and really better in appearanoo than aluminium.

The Worshipful Master of Canterbury. Kihvinning Masonic Lodge, Lyttelton, has received tho following letter from Lieut. Shackleton.: "Antarctic Expedition, 1907. S.Y. Nimrod, 19th February, 1908. Capo Royds, Antarctic. Dear W.M. and Bro.,—Bro. Hancock, of your Lodge, is on board this ship—suggested that a fraternal greeting from the most Southern Masons in tho world would be acceptable, so, on behalf of all brethren on board I send you greeting, and hope that I may in person be fpreeent at a meeting of your Lodge on my return to civilisation.—Believe mc, yours fraternally, Ernest H. Shackleton. P.£>.

—I am -writing in a temperature of 24 degrees of frost, so please excuse the scrawl E.HjS."

The next Herren Abend of the Cbxktchurch Liedertafel has been fixed for Friday next, the Bth inst-, at the Scottish Society's roome-

A Wellington message states that Tom Burrows started at 9 o ,, clock yesterday morning, in the Theatre Royal, to break his own world's record of swinging clubs for 61 hours 46 minutes.

Since the beginning of tihe present year there have boen tJnrt-een bankruptcies in "Wellington, seven of these being in April. Our correspondent telograplis that tJie general opinion is that there will be several more before the year is ended.

Miss R. Rous©, the world's eeoretsuy for Christian work among women, €»- peoiaJiy among students of all grades, is to visit Clmstoilnirch a.t the end of May. Miss Rouse ie to women students- what Mr J. R. Mott is to men. Arrangements are being made to give her a ihoarty welcome.

The special train to convey tho invited gucEts to tho ceromony in, connection with the official starting of OTKvrationfi. at tiro Ot-ira tunnel by the Prime Manis-tor, will leave Christchurch for Broken Kiver at 10 a.m. on Monday. It will stop where repaired, reaching IJoileston at 10.38, Springfield 11.50, and Broken Hirer at 12.30.

At the monthly meeting of the Christchurch Nursing Division of the St. John Ambulanco on Monday evening, the honorary surgeon delivered a lecture on ''Pneumonia. ,, The kx-ture was listened W, with great interest, and at the conclusion Dr. Thomas exhibited a chart showing the variations in temperature, pulse, and respiration that take place during the course of the malady.

At a meeting of old members of the Cathedral choir last night, held with a view to forming an Association, tho following resolution was passed:— " That a Provisional Committee be formed, consisting of the Ilev. P. B. Haggitt. minor canon (chairman , ), and Messrs Hugh Hobbe, J. G. Foster. R. D. Vincent, A. W. Joll, X S. Bell (secretary), and E. Hollow, and that the first work of the committee be to communicate with as many old members of the choir as possible, with a view to forming an Association."

About a hundred girls attended tho social gathering held last night at tho Young Women's Christian Association rooms in Gloucester street. After games an informal musical programme was given through the kindness" of Mrs Kayo, ;nid the Misses Dudney, Patrick, Brown, .Hawkins and Johnstone. The announcement of tho classes, a short address from Mrs Kayo, and a few Trords from the secretary, were followed by supper. Quite a number of strangers applied for admission to the winter classes in fancy work, dresscutting, singing and Lnglish, and the Ramblers' Botany Club increased in numbers. These classes are all free, or nearly so, and aro much appreciated' by the girls. The General Committee of the St. Patrick's Day National Concert mot last night, when his Lordship Bishop Grimes presided. The balance-sheet of the concert was brought up, showing the very satisfactory net result of £114 7s lid, to be handed over to the Sisters of the Nazareth Home. His Lordship spoke in warm terms of the work done by the committee, particularly the ladies, which had Drought about so splendid a result. The bal-ance-sheet wae adopted, and a vote of thanks by acclamation was accorded to the Ladies' Committee. The resignation of Mr W. Hoban, of tho office of president, owing to his frequent absence from ChnstchuTch, was received with regret, and Mr Hoban was aeked to continue as a member of the committee. A resident of Oamaru came in for on acceptable and, in a degree, unexpected bequest the other day. He had (says , our correspondent) had as a neighbour for years en old Jady who was m receipt of an old-age pension, and to whom <he extended many acts of kindmees. The day came when, she was 'informed,.that she had,been some money by a deceased . Aucklander. Though 'her penury was at an end, the personal attentions of her; neighbour were .mot. Reeenfsv : . > ;flhj& died, leaving £50 to WesleyiCarami, ■ Oamaru, and'tlhe baianoo of herestaute to her neighbour. The* bequest proves to be worth abouifc £700. Both deceased and her husband (who predeceased -bar by some years) -were old resklent&s of Oaimjarn. At one time he -was in -the British army, having enBgfced just at the dose of the Crimean war. '■ "■• . ■■ The jubilee ahmrversary iof the Papa- ' noli Mebhodiist Ghuroh ia to be ceJe- l--ura-ted ou Sunday, JMiay 10&, . and Thursday, May 14th, the first churcih •having been built and opened m 1858, when the late Rev. J. AJrired was the only minister of the "Canterbury cirouit." The tanistees desire to specially invite to this celebration represenftativee of the famiiies avlio were connected with the ohurch in tfhe early days of its history. On Sunda May lOth, the preachers will be as follow: —In the morning the Rev. H. , R. Dewsbiiry; 3 p.m., the Rev. W. A. Sinclair; and 6.30 p.m., t3ie / Rev. S. Lawry. A public tea meeting wHI be held in St. Piaud's schoolroom, Phpattui, on Thursday, the 14th inst., and a pubHo meeting in the Wesleyan Church, ChapeJ street. Mr R. M. Cressweli wfl.l preside, and the speakers will be the Revs. H. Bull aid S. Lawry and Mr T. E. Taylor.

A sight of the clipper foow of the Union Steam Shdp Company's steamer Itotomiahana brought bade memories to Colonel Denny (of the famous shipping firm), who is now in New Zealand. The Rotomathana waa built in 1879, and was tihe first miM eteel Vessel in the world. Speaking to a number of shipping and commercial men at Welli-ngiton yesterday, Colonel Donny expressed his personal regret at the passing of $« clapper bow "Art," he eaid, "Lv now sacrificed utiility." As a. shipbuilder he tiought this was a pity, but ahipownere had their views on' the subject, too, and builders had to meet them. The clipper bow had ite disadvantages from an owner's point of view, and builders could not nowadays inspire them with enthusiasm about it. The clipper bow, it was explained, took up too much room, and sometimes thrust itself into the second storey of a warehouse. The straight stoon, it was to bo feared from an aesthetic poirot of view, liad entirely displaced the beautiful oldpper bow.

[ In a smaller iray the big canker which lias divided tihe football world into amateur and professional seems to 'bo attacking N<*w Zealand chese (eaye the /'Sew Zealand Times"). Usually the prizes at the annual championship tourney are trophies, the first prize being -worth £20. This year, however, the players met at tlio beginning of the cctigrvsti and paeecd a resolution in favour of the cash system. Apparently the governing body, the New Zealand Cilices Aesocda-tion, did rot trouble much about it, or had mo settled policy, for the players' decision v-ae followed,, though mot "without some protest. Mr J. A. Ooomell, the Wairoa delegate, tokl hie fellow players at their social gathering that lie regarded chres as a fine mental diseripJipo. It -was to the mdnd whait a-fch-U>tics> was to the 'body, and there must bo a balance. He hoped chess would nevor become professional, a/nd he would not care to eoe anything but tie amateur system puro and simple. Ohess would exist on ite own merits without any outeide inducement. Mr LittlejoJm, a vice-pre&iderot of the Wellington Oiess Quo, aieo referred to the cash prize system. Ho did not wish to introduce a discord a.nt note into a pleasant gathering, hut the cash system, or, os ie preferred to call it, tho professhomial Bygtenij Tvoukl have to be dealt witk.

The annual church parade of tb* V iVx-fch ttmterbury vo-luutwre wiM talse *' piece at the Cathedral on Sunday more*. '•"- The telegraphed report as to tibe coo. ? dition of the Canterbury rivom tliat tihe Ashley and Rangitata aiedk. "' coJoured, tho Wainmkariri, Ashhurtoa- l >" feelwyn and Waita-ki aro clear, and the * : iiakaia and Q]>ihi are fishable. *, _ The sliooting season for native and ~ 4, imported game opens this < l ' nig at six o'clock. Quail is the only -' imported gaane allowed to be sliot Tie y o,llSes , * or sliooting are iaened by the ' Chit*t Post-nvast-er. Tho Christchuroh Fvro Board har» -" arranged to a clock at the Lkh- ■ held station wiuh olectric attachment ' which will stop upon an alarm beiue ' received, and correctly indicaie U» exact time at whioh an, ararm was re. •' ooived.

The restoration of Park « '„ beuig proceeded wit.h under the super-<" vision ot tho special committee of tho ■ Domain Board comprising Messrs H. •". J. Berwick (chairman of the Board) ;'* Messrs G. Wiu,y, M.P., tund JUr \V. • Dunlop.

1/otters from the Prime Minister ' and tho Minister of Agriculture har« ,-, been received by the Dunedin City ~ r Council stating that during next see- *' sion they will endeavour to have the '- Slaughtering Act of 1900 amended so ' as to provide for a clearing-house for - pigs umi calves.

Out Dunodin correspondent tale, graphs that the question of the propos<x' increase in wages to the conductors " and track-cleaners whs Tof erred by tlio Tramways Committee of the Dun- "• odirh City Council to the tramwapa . manager for a full report on the poei- > tiou. If tho wafies of tiiese employees -- aro increased to 8s a day, it wiM mean an expense to the department of £1060 ~' per annum. It is contended that if "~ the increase be granted' in the one case, it will also mean a proportionate increnso in the wages of the motorrrvart and inspectors, amounting io £850 a year, or about £2000 in aU.

Mr Spratt drew the attention of the .' AuckUuid Trades and Labour Council ' on Wednesday evening to the eony-. , .. plaint of a fireman on the Auckland' V section of railways, who stated thut his * working time in. five days had totaDed* 1 5G hours 10 itiinutes. ilr tiprattcoev..;/ tended that it wae not 6afe to ovej. V. work firemen and drivers, and saidthU-. such a practice as described was * - customary one. It was decided to redraw tho attention of the Minister for ~;, Railwnvs to the long hours worked in tho niuning sheds, more especially on the Auckland section. ' x

Tiro eeoomd football oompetition of H the series inaugurated by out enter* t '\ prising evening contemporary,. \, "Truth,", de being most Eborally cup- v -n ported by lovers of the game who have formula/ted definite opinions as to tie >-§ probaible reeuite of Saturday's games. A Vary largo jwnnber of efforts ;■£ havo already come to hand, and those who intend competing for the guinea ;*| and half-guinea prises offered are minded that their forecasts for this troek must be posted and delivered be»';'j| fore 10 o'clock to-oigh*. ->g . Rabbits ore now coming to faand'rgi freely nt the Port Chalmers Freezing £=|j Works* the average being 7000 to 8000 $M daidy. A very large percentage these axe BOW' bled by instead of being forwarded in toe oM<|| style, the result being a more dainißy«il| coloured flesh and much better ing qula-lities. By this means tfc» quaS;j|| sty, of this hranclh of export is greatly snrproved, and it is hoped (sai(f;-# the "Otago Daily Times") that- titfifg who3e of tihe rabbite received wiEbe similarly treated «ro long, a small percentage of trappers mmag|B| failed to come nuto fine m that *¥*•&& sped, up to the presentfc. ' • - Speaking at the annual meeting of dl the Society for the Protection '<£$£ Women and. Children and the Tent-ion of Cruelty to Anrmab Auckland yesterday t Lord president of the society, cruelty to animals was concerned; they ; ■were proeepding determinedly agaujst," the~bffenosere in Auckland and -cities too. Hβ, had eeea .caeMKOgp cruelty to often orwrW loaded going "top eteep holla and oot*vii eionally kicked and belaboured. ,- thourfi it would hardly be the pUoel of the Governor to interfere in aaotej casoe, he had eomefchnes beentennatetts to do so. The ©fforte of the were now, however, doing ranch-toj bring the offenders to justice. '' B£r R. H. W. BEgjh left Ohr3BtohwA| yesterday on a trip - jto ;-*?s£ countiy *owbß of CaitU»lJUJj*p Has programmie ' for the - finfei week- iß>-Ak«roa, Sanday; Vfm& Barer, Monday; Leeefcoai, Southferidge, Wednesday; Tbrareday; Sheffield, Friday. .Mifcf addaweed *ie men of iMMt Booth, Miacdonald end Oo. J e icent on Wednesday; the eddxee given .during working hourad ****& stands alone intiai reaper*." Bw»| are rnzany cmployora of who mil aQow a Whate Gran addreifj during dinner hour* but mot iot a Sops the.-work. On Wedoeedajrl evenrag Mr Bijgh, epofce to YjMLC.A. boys, when »Ir Eetter, ecdeuit of >the oESOodatioo, Qrecaded.. It will be remembered that last Mr Beale. the , Royal appointed by the Commonwealth Ite3>j liament, presented a striking and 'iife deed sensational xeport on "Secrefe Drugs, Cures, and Foods." in quacks and quackeries of all famdf?g were exposed in etsathing Only a few copies of the work gofcja into circulation, owing to diffiouitiee.i; connected with the law of libel. Mtv ,, Bligh, the White Cross lecturer, >M .3 fortuira-te enough to secure a - copy,-r, which may =be ftean during the oexfcv; j day at ,Mr Fountain Barber|a:J ! Bhop in High street. Ifc gir«e a instructive inatieht into the way which the public are plundered patent preparations of various and the infamous practices by traicß | the public are bled, and in some caaee?, their lives eacrificed. • \£

According to tho "ABJabnitton MtH/'-jS a good deal of grumbling bae T>eon rifo a-mong the Amburton farmiiig ooiß' muaity regarding the large made by the Governmonit in tho re- ;3| cent of property. ' the majority of cases, howeveT, Taluations liavo been guided aolely by I&. the prices paid for land at public tion. Horo La a case in pom*. A farxa%^ r I that has been raJued a-t £19 per acre;f| in tJio WaJcanui disiiriot for years was recently disposed of a± po*>-» lio auction at over £30 per aoro. oouree, tho valuators know of these sales and are guided by them when., tliey make a re-valuation of property in the same locality. It is understood t.Hat lihe Ashiburto-n couaty will, from- , .: this >-nd other causes, carry at least V | an increase of over £3,000,000 for j last valuation. " "^ Mt F. O. Maclcey, treasurer of the &. Ohaknne Athletic and Aiemaus Aβ- -%g eac*;iiation, lad a jiarrow escape keing alwut £100 on Monday aiglib re- ■ porte tho "Taihape Daily Times." .Hβ &. took tho money which was reoeivod ,g during the day'at the sports, cud put Jg it in his tent for safety. He got » mate to sleep in the tent with him, and during the early hours of the -*, morning the mate woke up hearing noise outside. Hβ wok« up Mackay, and they saw a laxge hoJe tihrouga '; «*s the tent, and a masked man standuig' near it. Tliey made a rush at the in« fe, truder and coliare<l him. Owing w> _ >% its ■\x*m[> dark, they could n« llg idecitiify thiro with the on-, and while thor wero tempting to get a good look at man's face, the intruder got away, but. »r% left behind him a butcher's knife a syringe. The man had cut an op«i- y , ing in tie tent with the knife. He*|||S Aid not got any of tie mon£gc> <^^H

The price of butter locally was reduced yesterday by a penny per pound. A Press Association telegram states that a ot general importance was given by Ohiof Judge Palmer in the .Native LajKl Court at , Wellington yesterday. In effect, ho held that a l'luro;;<-a.n child adopted by an aboriginal native, cannot participate in any «.t>ato loft by the native at his or her death.

The splendid collection of marble 6ta.tuary, which has adorned tho public room in the Tourist Utiico since its re- ." jEOval from tbo Exhibition, is being ■ pitcked for removal to liotoruu. Tho denudation of tho room is extremely regrettable, and i: is ;i pity that none of t-hc tjculpturod works uro to remain in Christchurch. During the past few days a most disgraceful aoL oi' vandalism has btM>u committed in Barker avenue, in tho native garden esuibiisut*! by the l«tte .Mr s>. D- Barker, between the Colombo strict and Manchester strcvt bridges. Four or live young cabbage treort have been Fawn down, and a unmix-.' «>t other .shrubs iujurr-d. For some t.imt! pa-st, tho liwa.utifyi.ng A***>ciation ha.s apjilit<l for a policeman in piain olotho--. t.) bo placed on duty at the sj-ot, but without avail. This disgrac«ifiil <!'/struction «ill n</w probably induce the Inspector of Police to tako 60ir.0 steps in tih© direction sugjjes:od by tho Beautifying A»eocLaton. The New Zealand record for mixed occupations is held by an Ureuui Maori until someone i-!.si- claims it? A notice on. his cottage door roads: "Signuriter —Barber —Jluzors, etc., sharpened— Umbrellas repaired—Vegetables on sale. -. Another tignboard announces that the proprietor is a vendor of horse6hoe ferns and several otner delicacies. The monotony of" tho "call-over" in ihe Wellington Magistrate's Court was rudely broken on Wednesday morning •when the Court bailiff, casting his eye on the adjacent -witness-box, noticed that tho Court Bible was absent. "Where is tho Bible?" he called, "I'm sure it was there a while ago." Tfie crowd of solicitors present looked up unexpectedly, and one of thorn (riam- j ing a well-known solicitor) said, "Mr j W- took it." ,- And he needs it, too," said Dr. McArthur. j. A bookmaker, who appeared as defendant in a case heard before Dr. McArthur, S.M., on Wednesday, at ■Wellington, was asked by counsel in cross-examination how ho was ablo to pay it certain debt whon, according to ha own evidence, he was "cleaned out" at the time. "Pay the debt!" repeated the metallician, in pained amazement. "Why, I have £400 odd owing mc by various clients in Wellington and district. I have money duo to mo in every district in this island." "Then you have been guilty of illegal betting," suggested counsel. The exuberant pencdller was token aback. "Oh, nol" ho repliod, after an awkward panse. "Most of the transactions date from tho days before the Act came into force."

A special offer in millinery is mado t<Mlay at the D.I.C. of 42 beautifully- ' trimmed hate and toques at 21s each. Included ero rich effects in silks, satins - and velvets, with latest trimmings of feather mounts and roses. A3so exceptional values in model millinery— • the season's choicest creations—will be made from 27s 6d upwards. Visitors .are reminded of tho up-to-date stock ever to be. foundi in the D.1.0. millinery showrooms, where no customer is unduly pressed to purchase 6 Have you c dislike to anything shoddy, especially in electro-plated it are. If so, and you would like something good), either for yourself or as a gift, we shall be pleased to chow you Borne of England's finest productions, -which wo have just imported, and at prices which you will findi reasonable when taking into consideration the quality. B. Petersen and I Co., Jewellers, Christchurch. 4 Ninety per cent of those pensoma who have frequent headaches are suffering irom eye-strain. This is one '-Of the ■ ■most" oorimwJn symptoms of eye dflfect. Consult J. D. Clarke. F.S.M.C., F. 1.0., D.8.0.A". (London), Opthalmic Optician, 148 Colombo Si. g. 'Phone 2321. 9 Easily adjusted from , a light turnip cultivator -to a heavy grubber, "The Brantford." W. Baesefct and C 0.,, 23 Manchester street. . 5

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