NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13410, 30 April 1909, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tho annuol social and presentation of prizes in connection with the Waltham Amateur Swimming Club was held on Tuesday evening, in the Sydenham Football Hall, when there was a large attendance, over seventy couples taking part in the Grand March.

At the annual meeting of the Tinwald Literary and Debating Society the following officers were elected: — President, Mr W. Shearer; rice-presi-dent, Mr E. Hickman; secretary and treasurer, Mr W. Clothier; committee, the president, vice-president and secretary.

When the Selwyn County Council had before it yesterday the request of the Christchurch Technical College for a contribution to its funds, Mr J. Wolfe made a strong plea for the technical classes in the country, and got tho Council to agree to vote £25 for distribution amongst such classes, according to their requirements.

A North Canterbury settler and his wife, who had been visiting the North Island, were expected to return .a few days ago by one of the ferry steamers; hut all trace of them was lost after they had gone on board. A cablegram from Sydney has been received, rejportr ing their safe arrival itt Australia. They went on board: the wrong steamer at Wellington, and did not discover the error till the vessel was far out on the Pacific Ocean, heading for Sydney instead of towards Lyttelton.

A lecture on "Music in its Relation to Painting" was given hy Mr Ernest Empson, LYR.A.M.,- to the Canterbury College Arts and Crafte Guild: Mr Empson explained tho terms "light and shade," "form," and "tone painting" in musical composition, illustrating hie theme by the aid of a piano. Hβ gave as illustrations Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata," Cbopih'e "Raindrop Prehide," "Funeral March,". "Bonata in B Plat," and Grieg'e "Papillon." There -\ ac a good attendance, and at the close of the lecture a Eearty vote of ihanks was passed on the motion of the chairman. Mr A. W. Walsh.

' The Hope of Christchurcb. Lodge, No. 8, 1.0. G.T., held ite weekly session in the Manchester Chambers on Tuesday, Bro. E. Howard, 0.T., presiding. One brother was re-obligated and one readmitted to the Order. The following officers were elected for,- the ensuing quarter:—C.T., Bro. "W. Sharp*; V.T., Sister Davie; secretary, Sister Warburton ; F.S., Bro. Johansson; treasurer, Bro. Holland (re-elected); Mar., Bro. H. Wood (re-elected); Chap., Siater Wiltshire, Senr.; G., Bro. Campbell; S., Bro Willcocks; .pianiste, Sister Maggie Nixon; registrar^'Bro. Warburton; Press correspondent. Sister Warburton (re-elected).

Dredging leases are now being granted by tho Victorian Minister for Mines over country which be thinke is not suitable for agricultural purposes. Last month (according to the "Argus") the Minister suspended the consideration of all applications for leases t>enps£ ing his investigation of the whole que*? tion of dredging, as strong protests had been made against the use of good' land for this purpose. As a result of his enquiries, and a tour through the districts where dredging was being largely undertaken, Mr Mcßride an* notmced that he Would grant no further dredging leases over $ood country which was suitable for agriculture. At the same time, he said, dredging and farming could go on together, in the Ovens district, as there was some land which was only fit for dredging, and other land which could be better ueed for agriculture. Mr Mcßride explained that he was granting leases only over poor country, which was not suitable for cultivation.

The Presbytery of Chrietchurch, at its last meeting, adopted the following minute in regard to the late Rev. Dr. Dunlop:—"The Presbytery of Christchurch desires to place on record its senso of the less sustained by the church through the death of Dr. John Dunlop, for so many years Professor of Theology and New Testament Exegesis in the Dunedin Theological Hall. Dr. Dunlop brought to his work not only the faith of a devout Christian, but also wide scholarship, knowledge of practical affairs and a philosophic grasp of ,prrinciples. While his influence over his students was conservative of tho permanent and essential elements in Christian life and doctrine, be was no mere echo of the past. His teaching was freeh and stimulating in a high degree, and provoked discussion and independent enquiry. He aimed at solidity and reality in all bis work, and he impressed his own ideal upon the minds of successive generations of students who passed through his classroom. The Presbytery prays that the consolation of God the Father may be given in full measure to tho bereaved relatives, and that in the Providence of God rt successor may coon be found who will worthily carry on the work to which Dr. Dunlop gave so many fruitful years of his life,"

The pupils of the Ashbnrton. CtafkigH School were taken to Titnatu day for their annual picnic. -111111 Detectives Ward ana* Gibson iniiiSl eight arrested a man on a charge wifo desertion. -^1118 There has been a lieavy fall of in Jhe Mackenzie Country, and turHiS result mustering operations have b&SHH temrorarily stopped. - ■ -T^^^B The sale of work in the Alexandnraiß Hall was continued yesterday, TrhwHH there was a very Rood visitors. It will be open again tfrJiM By reason of tho frequency of fires mlllß Timaru lately, the police foreo twllß has been strengthened this week foPffiM the addition of Detective Kennedy asaUß Constable Resjan, both of A very keen watch is kept by the poUbPIB over the" town and borough. ; A Press Association telegram froaiifl I Wellington states that the Wellingtelifm Trades and Labour Council last ni«iff|B resoled:—'"That in future represenwdlU tires of capitalistic newspapers be «sjlllß eluded from the Council's weekly meefefflß At the Magistrate's Court at dip yesterday (says a Press message), G S. Thomson, manager cfiiifl tho New Zealand Trade Rnarantce Aerllß Fociation, who collected debts on wission, wa.> fined £1 and costs on iHB ch.irgo of is ruins* « document wnKfeHß was stated to be liable to mistakes people into believing that it had lanrelß Interest ing services were held at Paul's Church of England at Auckl«tijj[il|B yesterday, in commemoration of twlgß centenary of Bishop Sehryn. In tullß morning a sermon appropriate* to .£&i!«B occasion was preached *>y Bishop WfpJlfß Hams, of Wuiapu. and in tho by the Bishop of Auckland. A :H«11H union of old colonists was held in CokIIB r.ection with the celebrations duTS«§|||e At a meeting of tho Amuri A. ejjylß P. Association neld en April 24th, tgjllß ei-cretary was H-uthoriara to pay iHaB prize money forthwith. Tho preeMfeq |||B Mr D. D. Mncfarlane, cengratulai |1B tho Association on the very euoQenj mature of the recent show, n.id n iSR gested that tho Amuri A. and P. -J |aB Hociation tako part in the AgrJeuHnj Conference to bo held in Welling!* It was decided to do so, and CoUg Chaffey and Mr Richards were -t WE pointed delegates from tHe Associate Ifß^ Miss Ada Ward, formerly an actre WKt who visited Chrjstchurch \WKL ajro on a starring tour, but vhft'l WE> now an evangelist travelling throtij Australasia under the auspices' of. '{j Salvation Army, will commence"j rampaifcn here on Sunday at the S vation Army Barracks, §IE H p.m., and His Majesty's Theatrti 7 p.m. Miss Ward will aleo giv* fi special lectures under the title of an actress become a Christian P" "My Life Story." She will also- foJPgB tho opportunity of denying the retiofjiiß that she intends returning to the *t*Jtt|fH. Mr Isaac Parish has been etecfa&JjjraH a member of the Avon Road the New Brighton Ward. Cleland and R. Gnthrie hayo been nated for tho Belfast Ward, and Fitzpatrick and Walter for the Ward. A poll will be taken toT'ihtiti&M two wards on Wednesday, 'imd 15w«#|fflB; day. Messrs T. A. PMHps'and B: chison Jiave been elected for the Coleridge Road Board; Messre K. son, G. Steele, And D. W. for the Rakaia Hoad Board'; Deans, G. Gray, D. Prest%e ■for. l the South .3foJfegJgM Road Board, and Messrs Thomni gin, R. O. I>ixoil, and J. the Eyreton Road Board. * - -t'MK During the rectus, the Council 'flfeiSwJHi Philosophical Institute ing nrrnngODients for veatifsations in connection with tesian wells and also with bury lakes, Any assistaooe in tion with either of these two kJ|NHk will be gladly welcomed by. mittoea to whom they have forred for consideration be hoped that before the year, satisfactory made and some definite' results ifffiHK , fore tho Institute. Arthur's Pass tunnel have larly carried, on, and an exhibit oJ^M^B , various rocks encountered will at a subsequent meeting of '^^MB The extension of one's P afc some sports body bas its as well as its honour and is quite possible that some cellency the Governor name adorning tie list of persons on account of spirit displayed by some 'wegsiißßl organisation, which has tihe distinguished office of meeting of the New Association, last evening,- «t- ; *gBlH!Bl tion was received from a association for the disquialification imposed on* dient club. The patron *» ! '»'! end father," and, as the granted, tlio clerical the other members of- the- ctobjSHBMB placed -under the ban during P^^H^K "Yes," eakl a "Evening Post" reporter oaWew|H "times , are not too good , used to sell in shillingenrortee montlis ego, I sell in No, it's not the change of -jWMIBM People are feeling the pinch. seems to have any money. \ used to he my chief customers' three or four pounds for a Bhittag£9KH| they take a look as they pass :saf|HH| but they don't stop. Then tjMgißHl talking to little boys acroag %Ut'«sHSmm and the T?oy3 come over aod . a for penny apple*. And ottMn™JBHBI as used to buy fruit.. l t o_* a passes mc by now. Utok, l**<P*SsgEmi "alter mc price4iet. I;,Jtted "three pounds for a shilling; fonrpence a pound 1 . That he tunutdi to sell a penn'orth K^»|HH^K Our Dunedin that Mr W. Scott; secretary Otago Employers' Aasbcifttion^hs^^jHiifcl dectsijKijSlJiven by- Mr Justice B<WbMMH»I| allowance whicn should be Income Tax Department for tion of plant end machinery. rJ|f|SHBl considered probable that Jl * ll^ >> . ?jaß|H!|| of machinery might have receiv*&wHH| the Commissioner of Taxes »-,«HHhBB similar to that made upon Mewc-iggggjg Bros. Attention, Mr Scott he directed to Clause Hβ of which says:—"lf within. after any tax has been paid $WMm&. discovered that too much paid, the Commissioner shall excess to be returned to the entitled thereto." The Otago Eiift|Hnß| ers' Association trill consider ter at their next meeting. Tlie annual meeting of the faJfJaHp bury Auxiliary of the Forejen Bible Society was evening, tho Rev. W. J. L. siding. The annual report ***tesffiffl|H| the Canterbury branch, C4>ni{N|MHHß| the forty-fifth year of ite exigtaiWJiHaMß that the receipts during the months increased as com |'*f*?jiafij§Bi the previous year. The { * c ** showed that £180 had been WJWHi to the headquarters in there was a credit balance o \*J_fssjaßKi Mr J. J. Harrison was electedaecfaWßU| and Mr J. W. TTrentymatt t elected treasurer. Tho follolrmfi mittee was appointed: —Messrs J£l£fflmm Beath, J. Munnings, •'- Hercus, E. C. Brown, J. T. F. W. Dpdney. J. F.RRot Jamicson, H. A. B™c*. »• R. S. Badger, and E. C BarrO the business had been tr *?» Rev ¥. H. Spencer, tho - sefr l o aaent of the Society, dress on tbe work of the orga in South ~'*'Ws^Bb

r ' V§& lKtv's Theatre, is very enySS > Dd instrumental items. ' ftnlv County Councils were exempted -: SSS Boronsh Councils wore refused, IJdV-so Councils will be pv-prnrd by Sf award in the event of one bejn a Bide. In making an objection at the sit- . iTjss of the Conciliation Council on ■4 ' WiSnesdav, Mr Patterson was under- * JEW* that the brfck.iu.kcra' btourers were already governed by the '' brickmakers , airard. Mr Patterson exoUined vestrrday thai it was brickbyen.' labourers ho was referring to. The Chrysanthemum and Fruit Show - *f the Horticultural ..Society will takn : jUTtMhe Alexandra Hall on Tucs&v and Wednesdaynest. It is «x----wwted that thexe will be a largo nuniW of entries on the occasion. Arrangements hare been made for musiiel items during tho two evenings of the Show. The shooting season will commenre-to-fljorrow 'for native game and Californian quail. Tho only native «ame that can be shot is grey duni.-s, ■ " spoonbill, pukcho, and black swans. To ghoot Californian quail it is necessary to obtain a license from the Post Offiro. « Licenses to native or imported '* game do not tako effect until June . let. A. meeting of tho members of tho Christchnrch Amateur Operatic Society ttm held on Wednesday night, when Mr E U. Just presided. The question of the firture work of tho Society was fully discussed. It was decided to recomjnend the Executive Committeo to go "'- ' fully into the question of the advistblencee of producing "The Mikado," anil to report at a future meeting of ,;.' the members. "Are there any food inspectors in i tbis belauded country?" asks a corres- «,-" pondrat of thf "Evening Post." His allegation is that on two occasions during the past.four.or five weeks he has bought chops at two shops on Saturday afternoons, and next morning found them "wholly or partially putrid. , .' He suggest* that "in the interests of pnblio fiealth and fair trading" tho in- ; „ spectora should be on the watch for ' tne retailer of doubtful meat. " ' Shortly after five o'clock on Wednesday afternoon two lady cyclists collided ' at the corner of jSelwyn street and LinJ . ' eoliy road, ■with, somewhat disastrous Nsalte to one of the riders, who sustained a nasty bruise on the forehead i!\ and the loss of three front ?; teeth. The other lady, who was tiding, on her wrong side, to town. >", .escaped jnjary and cleared off without, ;■; explanation or giving her name ami '! address. Tho friends of the injured j y l~ cvdkt are yery wroth, nnd intend to Jv * pec all possible means to discover tho X ■ effendef. Y» The largest estate certified for proV' bate duty daring the month of April' -was L' that of Xtobert Maunseli (Wellington), % talned at £101,422. The following »Te p estates certified for duty in the ChristX church district:—Henry J. WashW- .bourne £ia,791» William Little £7240, jfc Ifeniel Gorrie £6445, Samuel Coleman ! ,f flflW, Phebe Bjow John J, •j toe £2001, William-, tedsham £1622, j Susan Hopgood £1299, Martha Ellis ,<T £1289, Mary,J* Morrieon £740, John 'I WMUnC ;,-; < Tto i)argavilJe correspondent of the -I 'Awkland "Star" writes as foDowe:— y» «Tbe settler*,' both here in the *? Otamatea County, aro suffering con- ,"■£ e.derably ovoag to the depredations of ~?: cricket*. ; In ; the Otamawa County, l§ «peoially "about Paparoa and Mata b; - koWenckete exist , hy millions, and P. / hundred* of'pounds' damage lhas been if ' flcoattaned. Young grass is eaten as %:. won «• it appears abore the ground, $'■ and, generally speaking, vegetation !j?"v jost new has not much chance owing &V to the yoracious habits of the pest:" At the Selrcyn County Council yesWf t«rday, when the question of the apm poioiment of a trtisteo to the Domain M Board was v nndor discussion, Mr m Wikon remarked that the beet thing |f to be done with the Chnstchurcb, Dog: tnara rts to ecll it. "You are not if game to bring in a Bill to effect fhat," m t -rt(d Mr Itty, "If I were in the -k> Bouse/ , rcph'cd Mr Wilson, who hae M- »«eral . times been .a candidate m- for- Parliament, "I would very g*; , loon brine it in, quick. His #%; fclkw members smiled. «n.l Mr Witty jfef 'Wm»rk«d: "Yw, and you wonld rery iO, toon go oat." Wj I Tbe'perenninl question of tho desk traction of small birds cropped up at X.. ywterday'e meetinc of the Selwyn Kβ"' . Ccnnty Coancil, and the customary it.** 8 ???? 0 * wero ma<le io the allegwl £|' «et that some boys in tho country -ml»-a bjwness of getting eggs or W' *"*• t "They don't make enough to W> S'Sr T? r P* nteir Hh," said Mr Witty, sgr n.F. t biit another member solemnly W! i?^*** 1 *•* he knew of boys who I--""*suite of clothes and pairs of boots U. tt the biisiflt'se. Another member was |~ of opinion tbst the rates being paid j# --ret eg)» and hoads w?ro reasonable ii *™ nih « wear and tear" of tho bnsig*-- bees wae considered. I-' ? ne of the hitherto % attractions to tourists on & * wSn; 2 Ueh "Presa from Auckland to ft' , SSW'-.-RS Saturday ni(?ht f£''Sr X h Auckland "Star"), when tf- i^ w H hadeiritl «n% toena fairly gl.-_ hm fall of snow. A number of ? > {t!LS? MenBet * , got and amused $* tfifSL ß^ 80 " comme nws <m May let, ■•' rTtl, • * were no footwarmers **}*»&*> The absence of SSShS 1 !? 1,^!, - *° °°™fen; vaa much !* SS« i* y the paseengere on the ex- (' *&*!*s? workmen was W.(eaj* the 'Auckland Herald") by wbebtl/;Vt* De V vho Bare evidence StioT V Master Bakers' Aeso''SS?'i* . eUted . thai he did not i bb^ln iJ"*? min ded that tho! i -DidTDn w* 6 M B ' ™ 8 the rei>!v £'«»^a 1 ?™ ■ft'iS" ,, c »»-'.v Coun. iiiip

The annual gathering of t}ie BlueJumper Brigade (i.e., cs-volunteors of the sixties) will take place as usual on Empire Day, May 24fch. The Minister for Railways, as a preliminary step, has issued instructions for fifty couplers constructed according to Pearson's* natent, to be fitted upon trains in tho North and South Island. This is tho invention of Mr Pearson, a foreman at Petonc workshops, and is applied to the Westinghouse brake. Take life easy: invest in an L.K.G. Milking Plant. W. Bassett and Co. 5 Of .''goods made in Now Zealand" there is c comprehe-nfive selection, from tho mills of the Dominion now displayed at iho D.I.C. High-grade woollen underwear for ladies and gente, ready-to-wv»r fashions, flannels, blousbigs, Tweeds, and rugs in great variety, at mode rate prices; tho tinishes and" colourings demonstrate the advance made dtirins recent years by New Zeala-nd manufacturere. Theso goods aro specially displayed to-day, but the superior "N.Z. made" art;'e!<» can always be obtained at the D.I.C. where a great variety is always in stock. 6 Eyestrain, Headaches.—Ernest- M. Sandstein, F.S.M.C., D.8.0.A., London. Consulting Optician, iaay be consulted on all cases of defective eyesight reniwliablo by glasses. Fifteen years' special study and experience. Latest methods and instruments. Consulting rooms, Cashel street W. (next Bnllantyno's). Hours, 9.30 to 5.30. Telephone 397. 6 Shifting is troublesome work. But you can minimise tho bother greatly by getting the New Zealand Express Co. to do tho work. They will pack and deliver your goods safely, expeditiously, to any address. Office: Corner Hereford street and Manchester street. 4 To purchasers of engines and threshing plants, and all classes of machinery. —We have a representative leaving far the Continent shortly, and "would bo glad to act for intended purchasers. McClelland Snd Anderson, 224 Cashel street. Christchurch. 6 Winter with • its long evenings 13 drawing near, and , consequently one has now time to devote to reeding or studying -which would perhaps in Bummertim© be spent in outdoor pursuits When the print is blurred and the letters seom to run into each other, thus showing a defect -which can bo remedied by consulting John H. Procter, Oculist*' Optician, 180 High street. Christohurch. 6 Nearly one person in every five wears glasses.- Correctly adjusted lenses are used to relieve cross eye, neuralgia, astigmatism, headaches, myopia (short eight), and other defects. If troubled with your eyes visit J. D. Clarke, D.8.0.A., F.S.M.C., F. 1.0. (London), Ophthalmic Optician, 148 Colombo street. 'Phone 2321. 7 A stationholder -whose furniture was removed to town by J. M. Hey wood and Co., Ltd., complimented them upon tho oareful hand' Hug of his goods, the only thing broken being an Egg Cup, and this was cracked when given into their charge. 4