NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13358, 25 February 1909, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Stipendiary Magistrate at Timaru (Mr C. A. Wray) has on two occasions recently, from the Bench, expressed the. opinion that- power should be given to tiio guaiel.s of trains to seize any li-ivor they might find, in tho pe-.-_"-.;_:.-!i of travellers by rail.

There was a large attenelance at the annual raeotin_ of tbe Kaiapoi Women's Christian Temperance Union yesterday. Mrs Harrison, president, v..-,-. in tiie chair. Mrs Richards, from Cnristchiire':-., gave- an address on personal inrltu nee. Songs were- given by Misses Hayman and R. Ellen. A motion of sympathy was accorded Mr Dolirmaiiu on the death of his wife.

The New Brighton "Municipal .Band will play tho following programme m front of the pier this evening, eom-iiu-nci'mi at- 8 o'clock:—March. "Manhattan Beach" : overture. "Simplicity; va!-*e. -"Elsie" : march, "Ballarat City"; selection, "Victoria Cross"; vrtl.se. "Prince Charming; march, "Premier."

The Hon. T. Mackenzie and Mr P.. McNab. ex-Minister for Lati-ds. have eac-h pre-mise-d to give an address l-e----fore the meml-ers of St. Mary's Young Men's Society, Timaru., during the- approaching winter session. Mr W. R,. Oliver, who wns a member of tho recent expedition to the Kerniad--c Islands, has presented the Canterbury Museum v.ith a collection of fishes, plants and other spe-cimeir-made by him during his sojourn on tho islands. The attention of tho schools which competed m "ho .eho-.-l gareh-ns' competition, anel nil school-, h.avmg gardens, is drawn to tin- fact that the lir.nl .u-ran-eiueiu.s have been made- tor an oxhit'-it iv c<e- -•etioii with tlie- da-ss at- the Horticultural Society's _ii<-w or. Ma: h loth and Uth. Further detail-, •■ill be advertised in a kit. r is-uo. Mr R. Patrick, of Hilton., lost-_ a valuable ]iorsi\ in Geraldine. v._c.i'ii'.'. Tt wa> bi-ii'.s led beh.ir.el a trap by thereins, when a motor-cor came up behind and startled it. Tin- horse plung-<-l aeo-.it. and got iv front e-1 tt;.- -.it, which pu.-s. ci over its hind legs. Tins animal was found v.- be so b.ieily injured that it. had to be shot. The M.-hodi.st Voting Men's llil.;.. Class at St. Albans h-ld a gard- n party at ■"Eimwoe-i!," I'aj.anui n-a'l. l"s; Saturday, tho object- of which was to rai-o fuini.s for a new building for the v.-nmi-nion. Th.e-re wns a large attendance, and ih.e be-auty of the gro,in<i-.s ivas tieadmiration of everyone present. Afternoon tea was dispensed and various amusements provided a "most enjoyable afternoon. The grounds were kinulv lent by Mr H. Heat on Rhodes, .1.1. " Jud-nienr was given by Mr Fiizhorbert, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court, at. Ne-w J'lymouth yesterday, in the case of the I'olice v. Crawford, in which defendant uas <-hnr_...-d with .-idling liquor in a. prohibited area, to wit-, native land at Awakino. D<i-tendan:'.s coun.-ol raised the point that Awakino was Clown laiiei. ami, therefore, not included in the area proclaimed under the Inceusin- Act. The iupheld this point, and dismisseel the iniornuiuons.

At a meeting of the Council of tho Le.-i-r-..-> oi Svw Zealand Wheelmen last eveii'iig. Mr O. E. Wood presiding, itwas decided to ijurchase two guineas' worth of tickets for the- benefit spoils meeting to be held to-day. The chairman extelieled a welcome to Mr B. Harding, who has been re-appointed delegate of the- North Canterbury Centre. On the motion of Mr K. .J. Righton tbe matter of tho championship meeting was left in the hands of the '•hairman and Mr T. .Smith to deal with. A vote.- of condolence was accorded Mr G. Milne (who was for many ye-ars a memWr of the Leagur-i in cr-n-----uoction with his rc-C"iit painful licroaveino lit.

Our Wellington correspondent, telegraphs : —The new Minister for Labour, who has recently been saying some extraordinary things aljotit a State- note issue and Government "Greenbacks,"' is now aelelressin- 'himself to tin- immigration question. He- blames shipping agents who are working on a, commission, for sendin_ immigrants of the tradesmen class out to Neve Zealand. Within the last month, or two, he says-, the arrivals included a number of plasterers, carpenters, builders' labourers, plumbers, grocers' assistants, pat-tern-malcers, cn_ino. drivers, tram conductors, cabinet-makers and tailors; in fact, representatives of many trades that are practically overcrowded in tho Dominion. Very few of tho number -iiere tanners. Tho Labour Department is greatly inconvenienced by these arrivals, because, even if thero was work for men in these- trades, married local applicants must get, tiie prefer-c-iie-o. A case presenting some painful features has been brought under the notice of the Murks Trustees. From in-feu-iiiation gatnered it appears that a middle-aged man. accepting the as-surance-ts of the High Commissioner's Office in London that- work was easily obtained in this Dominion, immigrated to New Zealand with his wife and family (consisting of six children under ten yeors of age). The man, who is a plumber by tr-ie!_, lauded at Lyttelton with .C.O in his jk-ss* ssion, a't.-r paying passage money. Since his arrival in Christchurch lie has been anxiously looking for work at hi.s trade, but beyond a few casual jobs has b-'on unsuccessful. The- consequence is that his finance, are absolutely d'Jpl'etiv audi for tho past fortnight- or se> tli»> family havo Wen kept from starvation by tho generosity ot the pr-npb- liv-n-j in the neighbourhood. The parents are ljoth well educate-d and, beiiig reluct'int to accept charity, are extremely anxious to obtain work of some description. Tlie .Marks Trustee's havo come to the rescue in providing the wherewithal to keep tho wolf front the floor in the meantime, but th-.-couplo are very anxious to obtain permanent work, ar.d' any offers in this direction will bo extremely welcome.

The fortni-rhtly meeting of the W.C.T.U. was held yesterday, Mrs O)lo presiding. The principal subject for discussion was a motion in favour of the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Act, the following being prop-osed by Mrs K. W. Sheppard:—-''That iv tho opinion of the members of the Women's Christ ;an Temperance Union, action sbotilel at once be taken to memorialise- the- New Zealand Government on the question of the repeal of tho Contagious Diseases Act. Tho members consitler that although this Act has not been in operation for many years, anel is practically a dead letter, the fact of its being still oil the .Statute Hook of the i)einiinioii is a menace to society, and an insult, te> the women of New Zt aland." Reference was mado to the. death of Mrs H. De'hrmann, of Stuelholme, who had for many years, anel despite ilihealth. been on earnest member and worker of the Union, anel by- her sweetness anel nobility of character had endeared herself to all her fellow-workers. A resolution of sympathy was also passoel rc-specting tho death of Mrr Henderson, members of whose family had been active)-.- connecter! with the; Union for many years.

At the invitation of Mr F. W. Biakey, New Zealand rcprcvx'iitativo of Messrs W. Simons a.nel Co., Ltd., Renfrew, iScot-land, builders of the Greymouth Harljonr Board's new dredger, Ma-wb<-r;i, amii-mlior of the members of th*Lyttelton Harbour Beiarel, paiel a visit, oi inspection to that vessel yeste-r----dav afternoon. There were also present. Messrs H. H. Ashton, Lloyds surveyor, anel C. J. 11. Williams, engineer to tin* Lyttelton Harbour Hoard. The 'MaWjiera was anchored olf Fort Jcrvois, at the entrance to Purau Hay, to lift a (juantiiy of sand with „er large and powerful suction pump, to ballast her lor her trip to Greymouth, and advantage was taken of this to give tiio visitors a practical illustration of part of the- vessel's work. After the visitors had inspcct/cH the eltexlge and her modern appliances, the big pump driven by the port engines was set. going and a hinge volume of wat--r hoaviiy charged with bl.-u-k fiilt poured into her lionji.-rs. The visitors were much imj>reseef with the gr--at power of the suction pump, but the re-sii!-- of over ha,!f -m iiour's work was somewhat disappo:*it:n-j. as tin- ••Kpoil" lifted by the big pump— a mixture of very fin*. sand and black sd: —did not settle iv the hop->er.s, lun-wr-.s carried over the side again by tlie overflow of water. Had there-"boon he .vy sand or gravel to norj- on. there is little doubt- that. 000 tons could have been put into th-> hoppers in twenty miiiui.es. Tho trial over, tiio visitors were entertained at afternoon tea by Mr Hlakey and a number of -toasts nvr.afterwards _honottred, ine-.hteling -'The King," "New Zealand Government."

"- Lyttelton Harbour Board," _nd "Messrs .Simons and Co., Ltd.'' Tho Mawhera. sailed yesterday evening for Greyinoutli..

A false fire alarm, caused through the- telegraph lines coming iv contact, wa* received by tho brigade from Sydenham about 2 p.m. yesterday. The Ashburton County Rugby Union paid out sums aiaonnting to about £'14 during the year 100*. u <- part payment/ of tho medical e.xpen-ci e>i" injured playi-rs. The schooner Kereru has been chartered by the New Zealand Government to make live trios a year, three to Nuie anel two to Ton%a yeariv, for three ve-ars. at a. subsidy of £.~<Vl IKr j annum. ! Twonty-four of the Rov.il Welsh j Ma!,. Choi,- ye-strrelav were" "lie guests ,ol Mr Richard i.'vaus, of Kiiinpeii. v.-ho iis a native, ot Montgomeryshire. Thov '■■ si»<,-m v '■i-riiiii'- in tlie Woollen Mil;-". ! aid vi-.i-.rd n i-ns of interest- in the ! district. J '!'ho cere in-->n vof lav : nsr the foti ii 1--i tlr-i- -Miii. ... t!i.- Auekiard Town 1 _.__ll i w;,s i — r:<.i-!i;..rl v.— terdav afternoon by :thc. M „>.■:-• ..Mr A. M. M-orsi. in th<pi, Nt-nr-.- ci a lar-;-* gathering. Mr H- ..;-,- !:.-..; r . : . : , <-n-M ,vor of tke.citv. , !...-- oiler-- i r,, ,-rpiip th- T..wu Hall '"•'"•i'l ii r-'>;tab!o oigan. which will e»: ;v- t les ; than .-~-"H>'>. ; The Garri-iM- Hand will pbiy the f.,1- ---. l---wn;g pi-e,;ra-eme oil Victoria s'iuare , Rotunda t.-~ni'iht. oommr nein_ at . ; -lif ; o'ch-e.k:-—March, "Wo''i:if--ton"; overture, ''- tiw and .]oy"': selection. I "Mies Kiok of Holland"; reverie. ••!« I Pa.---,-": cornet solo. "Genevieve": i .-■••!.;--tion. -The Emerald Lie"; waltz. ! "M-d-'ui.inicr" ; march, "IX-r Kaiser j Ai'iani: the arrival.- by the Athenie •is MiSs Rinkc-v. who "hn.s l.een :ip- ; ;u-intc,l in-'.ructi-r in dressmaking, mil- , jinei-y. and needlework, to the Chr.st- ; eiiurch Technical College. Miss Blak"- ---: ney. who was foriuei-ly insmt-'tor in j !!••■ Northampton l-olyu-ehnir. London, j and t<> th'- Durham and. Hampshire j ."ennty Councils, holds Eir.st-t'!.i. • | Diplomas in dressmaking. ladies' r-n..-.-- ---'. in-.:, l-'rench tiiiilcli in_:, and lni'i'i..-.; ;v. I Her .lasses in the above will commence- | i'"xt week. { An excellent- exam pie has been s-t by i.i Gisl.orno eront'enian wiii<-h (should, if : -rer.-rahy follow.-.1, make hospital wards | less I'onniil and more pleasing iti api poarance. A piece <->t" marble statuary. I entitled -'The Th'-rn.' 1 an admirable- | figure of a boy v.-: =11 ■• thorn in. hi.s fool-, h.-.s bee,,' pro-.-Mt-ed io th-* -osI borne Hospital by Mr William Miller, by whom it was recent Iv obtained when '■<• was- at, Florence. Tho Tmsi•-■-.-'- accepted th.- e-ift with st-at i tude, and gave instructions for a letter of thanks to bo i forwarded to tho donor. j Mr Long, secretary of tho Auckland | Hotel and Restaurant Employees,' ! Fnion. states his ease comes before- tha j Conciliation Cointui.-sirmors next Wod- ; ne.sday. but as tar as the t'ni-on is conI (ei-iied_ it will, not occupy live minutes. j Tlie Union is pursuing its objection ,to the appointment, of Mc Harle Giles i (.says a. l-icss Association telegram), | and will eloe]ii-<-> to go into details, and j a.sk to have the disoute- taken direct to | the Arbii ration Court. "Mr l_,ng, who lis also president of the Trades and j Labour Council, states that, the w.holo of the I'nioii.s a nil in tod with tho Trades and Labour Council will follow a simi- , iar coulee. At the Magistrate's Court at Dunedin yesterday, Mr Widdowvon, S.M., oave judgment in | the! ca.s;- in wh::-h .Robert MdMillan wa-.s chargjd with a broach of the Shop, and Offices Act. Defendant is a storekeeper, and hold--; a bottle- license., and on a hall-holiday ho sold a botflo of beer, contending that ho had a right to do so-. The "Magistrate held th.ru was nothing in the Licensing Act to protect or exempt the storekeeper from the provisions of the Shops and I'Mlioe-s Act. Ai; it was a test case, a conviction only was recorded, and tho defendant was ordered to pay costs. The quarterly mooting in connection with tho Convalescent Cottage at New Brighton was held at 2G7 Armagh street W., on Tuesciav. There was a full attendance. Tho accounts were passed, and the report for the quarter's work approved. The lion. .s-.---rot.trv reported a considerable falling off of tho receipts for the- Cottage Home during tho mouths of January and February, IDOO. The Convalescent Cottage, receives sick children leaving the Hospital, and others ntediti"change to tho seaside for varying pi'm-ds, a,-.] i„, s | J( .,, U reported' full Mnee early in December,, 1.(18. Tiio hon serretary's present address is 2-1 i ark terrace. During the hearing of the enginedrive iw dispute at the Arbitration Court yo-ui-rday, and when the Lvtlellon ilarbouir Ji.j-ird'.s apolication ior e-xeiiiptirni Irom the award w_s before the Court, Mr Ashman, ono of tho union rep resen tat ires, remarked that whibt he could not fio into particulars, he thought that, the .Roai-«l at- its ne.t meetin_ would withdraw its application for exemption. The secret arv of tbo Hoard (Mr C. Hood WiHiam_; in.crmed tbe Court that- he was liskinc; for exempt ion for tho Hoard under" a j re;solutn>n passe-d by the Board. Exemption was granted until the Court otherwise oi-dored. A small but excellent exhibition of paintings, on view d.irins the last dny or two at Mr C-lms. Clark's rooms, Hereford street, has creaU-d- consider- | able interest and favourable comment. 'Hie Marquis Nerli contributes four very fine works, also Edmour.d Urtstiom. and othens. J"he large-st number, howere-r, _ro by the well-known artist J. Po-.i.-rlas Perrett, «-ho has many j choice subje-ot--, fr t >m the Hot Lakes of the North to the Cold Lakes of iho is'oiith. _ Tlu-re iis no drab monotony about this artist's scheme of colouring Hi.s skies are not always the same, and his trees ai-e not as unchanrjeablo as ' iho fifth proposition of .Euclid. At the Magistrate's Court. Timaru, vesti-relay. two cases oi" assaults on jHilico constable's were heard. James Lechey was charged with havinp; a.ssaiilteel Constable Collins the latter was oiideavourinc to arrest him on warrant at Pleasant, Point last Monday nio.'it. Accused admitted the off- nee. and was fined £5. in default ! two mouths' imprisonment. The other as-a iilt took pl-i.c- in Timaru on Tiies-day ni-jht. when a man named Geore:.-- Smith nttemptcd to strike Constable Harvey on tin- head with a marline spike. The constable shielded his head with his arm. and the- iron -spike cut- through his clothin-r. brui-cd the bone near the elbow, and temporarily pi!-a!vsed t!:e arm. Smitli -ivas sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard la!«--iir in Lvtf"he-n Gaol, whr-i-e ho will be s'.-nf to-day. foe provision m that class of preference clause which declares that wi-..:-n a non-union'st is employi d he shall, within a speciiied period, join »]ie union. «;,., referred to in the Arbitration Court yc-.iorday !-y Mr Henry Broa<lheael durin-j- the lie.erir»-r of the e!,._ii,.—li-ivers' dispute. "Mr HroadlieuJ said tha: tlie compulsory ciause in the- driver-.' (carters') award had considerab.'e troubie. the secretary of the- i:;i : <)ii l-.avinff infer-pl*e*..-il ;-. to -me.i:i th.it all iion-union-i-stv, no mat-oi* }..r,v !•'.:;- they hael been en.pl-e. Ed by xneir <'ni!)!oy«TS, must become members of the union, anel, in fact, thai it applied to non-unionists who had been i'imiiL'<-l before the award came into operation. .S-otne employ-es ban decliueel to join tho union. tut others had done "-o. Tlie President «v the- Court fMr Justice Sinn oxpre.-s.-d ■voine astouishnient that such an interpn'raiiein had placed on the cla-ise. and stated tliat th<- provision was intended to af-ply to non-unionists who were encased by any employer after tho award had come into operation.

Receiving day for all classes of work, including competitive work, for tho annual exhibition of the Canterbury Society of Arts, will bo March 3rd. Our Dune-di-i corrcsr>on<lent telegraphs that a social held in honour of Mr E. G. Allen, cx-M.P., on Tuesday night, the chairman of the Harbour Board, Mr W. Barclay, said the Board had agre-ni t-> spend thirty-vsix thousand -nounds on improvement works iv tho'harbour this year. Tlie Mayor of Port Chalmers i onnteiHle-d that Otago could bo dei c'arvd a port ii the. Board were- ! given rating powers, instead of being 1 made to -lenend on the- jx-rt- charges ' ior it_ revenue. j _ The mean person has obtruded his oh. ! je-i-i Mv-.ahle self fvn into tl'.e Penguin • ivhei f ,;,e! cell, ctlon. Among the items j p'-iood in Monday's collection boxes at j Wellington were thro-o draper's tokens, i c!---se!v resenib!i--g half sovereigns, a . medal struck t-> e-omniein.'i-.ite th,- pro- ! c iiun.T ion of Now Zealand as a Doi mini--:!, and a burned anel battered relic lot a sh'-ling. It- is to W hoped the I --generous" -donors fee! thoroughh--1 ashamed of themselves. If their self-s-acrifi"" has caused some regret, they may have the tokens back with interest.ui>on appiving t-o the- "New Zealand Times" office. From London Town to Wellington, ithas h,vu a hard nice between the Athenic an-1 Tongariro. which eli-oppe.l anchor in Wellington harbour on Saturoiiy evening and Sm-day morning respectively. Tiie Tongariro left London on a Tuesday and the At hemic on the fo!l<>wing Saturelay. The- h-od was much reduced, at Ho'bart where iho Tongariro an ivet! at 0.30 p.m.. and the. A theme at daybreak the next morning. From Hobart the Alhenic got away first, ami though neither vessel was expected in Wellington til! Sunday morning, the \thi-nic put her best foot foremost <inu arrived late on Saturelay afternoon, being akuigsiek- tho wharf about 7 p.m. ! The Canterbury Rowing Club eo-.n- ---; mence a series of racing to-morrow. ; They will bo finished on Saturday, I when tin- semi-finals and finals will bo I decided. They will consist of Youths' j Single Sculls for the Life Members' I Cup, Trial Fours for lbe Cowlishs-w Cup, Combined Double Sculls, a lady member taking stroke seat, anel a fouroared race for members of twenty years' membership of tlie Club. The following will compete- in the latter race on Saturday:—Messrs C. F. Turner, F. W. Dunnage, J. J. Collins. A. L. Smith. J. R. Evans F. E. Wright, N. L. Macbeth, and F. W. Hobbs. Afternoon tea will be dispensed in the Clubhouse, by the iady n-.embers, on the Saturday. At yesterday's meeting of the. North Canterbury Charitable Aid' Board tiie following synopsis of 152 different cases which had Wen brought under notice-, of tho committee, or dealt with temporarily as urgent by authority of the chairman, since the Board met on January 13th, was laid on the table: - Relief granted (new cases) 6, relief granted (medical) 4, relief continuotl or rc-sunieel' HI, relief increased 1, relief reduced 3, relief resigned, or censed i, applications refused 4, applicants referred elsewhere 1, re-ports ordered by Commif-oo 14, applicants otherwise elealt with 4, admitted to institutions 6, left institutions (or died) 0, industriil schools 8. Nail this to your memory—that if you want any cartage done, the best people to do it aro the New Zealand Express Company. Vehicles of all kinds supplied as well as suitable men. Contractors' plant removed. Furniture shifted; parcels forwarded. Office, "Manchester street. 6 To Rifle Shots.—Wo shall have a tent at Redcliffs on Thtirsdr.y, Friday, and Saturday, for the sale ot requisites, including the latest vernier and orthoptic sights, pulls regulated, eights adjusted, by an expert.—Tisdall, Ltd., 222 Cashel strdet. (j Tho employees of Messrs W. Strango and Co., Ltd., aire holding their annual picnic to-day. The firm's premises arc consequently closed all day. (3 A splendid display of tho new stylos, for autumn and winter wearing apparel for ladies and gentlemen, is shown in Graham, Wilson and SmeJlie _ windows, but yon are invited to walk inside and in-spect the whole selection of new stocks in this firm's lately enlarged premises. -j The ealo of high-class paintings at Charles Clark's rooms, Hereford street, commences to-day at 2 o'clock eha.p-. The pictures are to bo sold practically without reserve. ij Punctually at 2 o'clock yesterday tho D.I.C. new warehouse wns opened, to the public for business; from thence '.into closing time all departments wero filled with admiring crowds. To-day tho grand opening display is continued*, and the directors of the company offer an cxtonde-d invitation to all "shoppers," emphasising tho fact that visitors are not pressed to purchase. G A very gooel idea of the prevailing -styles for this season may bo gleaned from tho splendid window displays of the newest and best in ladies' millinery ■ and elress materials, and men's suitings and furnishings at Graham, Wilson and Smellie's this week. Really choice goods, worth seeing, are shown here. 6 What offers for Tonks P Throe. 200 gallon and ono 400 gallon, painted Tanks, by Braby, London, just landed, packed with goods. Wo have no room for the- empty tanks, and they must bo cleared to-day ot best possible price. Hastie, Bull and Pickering, Ltd., opposite Ballantyne's. 0 In tho early daya Colonists hesitated as to whether they should tako their furniiure or no when removing to another part of tho colony. Now they don't, but simply put it into the hands of J- M. Heywood and Co., Ltd., who take charge of it f rom houso to houso. 8 Lewis and Anderson, 221 Cashel street, are carrying full stocks of riflemen's requisites, comprising Orthoptics, Verniers, Sliding V Sights, Bags, Rods, Rifle- Covers, etc. 6 Medicine in former years was often given when now a course <yi electric treatment is advised. Galvanic batteries, medical coils, and magnett. machines in great variety, at modera*..prices, can be procured at John R. Proctor's. Oculists' Optician. 180, High street, Christchur-ch, who also stocks vacuum tubes, bicromato jars, sparking coils, etc., of the best quality. ■> Nearly one person in every five wears glasses/ Correctly adjusted lenses aro us'-d to relievo cross eye, neuralgia, astigmatism, headaches, myopia (short sight), and other defects. If troubled with tour eves visit J. D. Clarke, D.8.0.A., F.S.M.C., F. 1.0. (London), Ophthalmic Optician, 148 Colombo street. "Phone 2321. 7 The s.s. lonic had ISOO tons shipment iandintr. ooi tons of this was Jtobcy Engines, etc. McClolland and Anderson! agents. 224 Cusht-l street, Christchurch. 6 Eve. .rain. Headaches. —Ernest M. Sands-.ein, F.S.M.C. D.8.0.A., Lonelon, Consulting Optician, may bo consulted on all casckS of defective eyesight. Fifteen years' special study and experience. Latest methods and instruments. Consulting rooms, Cashel street W. (next Bailantvnc'sj. Hours, '..30 to 5.30. Telephone 307. (j Merchants having goods for delivery should get us to handle their consignments. We collect goods, ship them, puy dues, distributo goods at other end, and collect, charges. Try our system; it's economical, labour-saving. New Zealand Express Company. P

Tho Goveroroent St_t© farms s»« I*l "Benicia Disc Ploughs do tho -w-o r _ -/ --' ceilently." W. Bassott and Co. i. ' THE STATE OFTHE RIVERS. ' Tho following report of tho Cautw. : " bury rivers was received at 0 a.m. j_s. - terday : —Ashley, Waimakariri (ftArtj, - and south branches), and Ashburtoa ', (upper, lower, and mouth), clear* -■- Solwyn, Rakaia, Rangitata, Opihi, "', Waitaki. lishablc.