NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 13411, 1 May 1909, Page 8

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The auction announcements of Harris Bros. Guinness and Le Cren, Fanners' Saleyards Company, Conway Matson and Sons, Baker Bros., A. E. Craddock, C. *A. Lees and Company, New Zealand Farmers' Co-op.. Canterbury Saleyards Company, and Canterbury Poultry Company will bo found on page 15 of this issue. Miss Ada Ward, who is conducting an evangelistic campaign under the auspices of the Salvation Army, will begin her work to-morrow at 3 p.m., in the Sydenham Barracks, and at 7 p.m. in His Majesty's Theatre. On Monday evening Miss Ward will deliver her first lecture, "Can an Actress be a Christian?" The Woolston Brass Band will play the following programme at St. Albans Park to-morrow. commencing at 3 p.m.:—March, "Dreadnought," Rimmer; soprano cornet solo, "Tancredi," Rossini; euphonium solo, "Land of Hope and Glory," Elgar; selection, "Roberto il Diavolo," Meyerbeer; cornet solo, "Lost Chord," Sullivan; fantasia, "Helvetia." Calvert; march, "The Enchanter," White. A meeting of the Loyal perseverance Lodge, No. 5955, M.U., 1.0.0. F., was held in tho Oddfellows' Hall, Woolston, on Wednesday. A visit was received from P.G.M. -Bro. Kent, D.P.G.M. Br6. Maurice, and the N.G. of tho Loyal Riccarton Lodge. The offices of L.S.V.G. and Guardian were declared vacant. Two members were elected to the board of management, and three brothers Avere declared out of compliance. Receipts were £10 19s Bd, and expenditure £12 7s. The Dreadnought offer was the subject of discussion at a meeting of the Oxford terrace Literary and Debating Society, on Thursday. Thero was a large attendance, and tho debate evoked a good deal of interest. A vote taken on the merits of tho arguments adduced resulted dn an equal number for and against the motion, "That the offer of the Prime Minister was" justifiable." A syllabus has been prepared, and the prospects for the coming session of the society are considered very promising. During his visit to Christchurch this week Sir Joseph Ward informed Mr G. W. Russell, M.P., that he would return to Christchurch about May 11th or 12th, when he would visit New Brighton for the purpose of meeting the residents in that district. He also stated that on the same date he would meet the Board of Governors of Canterbury College and the Canterbury Members of Parliament, with a view to considering the proposal that Mr Russell (as chairman of the Board) had laid before the Board in regard to a Government grant for the extension of tho College buildings. Notification is given in this issue of the proposal of the Tramway Board to borrow certain sums of money. These aro to be expended in the extension of the power plant and feeder system; installation of an electric tramway along Cashel street to Stanmoro road, connecting with the Worcester street line: the installation of an electric tramwayN along Colombo street, Edgeware road and Cran-ford street, St. Albans, to Shirley road; the installation, of an electric tramway from the terminus of the Cashmere Hills line to the foot of Hackthorno road; and the installation cf an electric tramway commencing at the junction of Moorhouse avenue and Windmill road to Selwyn street as far as Coronation street. Tho members of the Opawa Bowling Club and their gentlemen friends held a very enjoyable smoke-concert in St. Mark's Schoolroom on Thursday evening. The following contributed items to the programme:—The Christchurch Quartet Party, Messrs Millar, March, Cookson, Vincent. Wehb, Collins, and Morrison. Mr Lilly_ acted as accompanist. Among the visitors were Messrs H. Pearco (chairman of the Tramway Board). C. Cook (Mayor of Lyttelton). F. Saxton, and representatives of kindred clubs. The chair was taken by Mr George Collins (vice-president), who was supported by the Rev. H. Williams (vice-president), Messrs Hillary and C. E. Jones, treasurer and secretary. During the evening Mr Collins presented tho club badges and trophies to the following:—Messrs Perkins, challenge singles; J. Clarke and Talbot, challenge doubles; Messrs. Walmsley, Hunnibell, Jones, and Kissel (skip), challenge rinks. Cheers were given for the club's absent president, Mr Selwyn Bruce, and the officers of the club. The Dunedin "Evening Star" records tho circumstances of an unusual accident which occurred to a man named John Gallic while feeding a smelting furnace from a platform through an opening in the side of the brick shaft. Gallic was dropping in a bag of coke, and by mischance he let go bag and all. Desiring to recover the bag, he got a ladder and descended the shaft, about 20ft., to the floor of the furnace, where the fire was alight, but without the blast. Gallic secured the bag and camo up, but somehow he drooped a bit of iron down, and he went back to bring this up- It was then that the coke fumes overpowered him. C. Smith, another workman, then descended, with a rope round him. but he also fainted, and had to be drawn up. Then J. Highley went down and made an attempt to fix a rope round Gallic. Highley managed to get up, and no more. He fainted at the top, and was just caught in time to save a fall. H. Perry next had a try; h«» descended to make sure that the rone around Gallic was quite secure, and, succeeding in this, the furnaceman. who had been down all the time, was pulled up. He lay unconscious, and when taken to the hospital seemed to be not only partly choked, but also srffering from concussion of the brain.

A private, creamery is to be erected in the centre of Woodond, near the Pound. The annual Waikari Collie Trials commenced yesterday. There were good entries in the respective classes. The trials are being continued to-day. A rifle match will be fired this afternoon at the Sumner road range, between tho members of tho newly-form-ed Lyttelton "Defence Rifle Club and a team representing the Lytt'eton Navals. The Rangiora Brass Band, in conjunction with tlie Kaia;>oi Band, will play a programme of music on the "Rotunda, Victoria square, Rangiora, to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 3 o'clock. At a meeting of the North Canterbury Ploughing Match Committee, held at Rangiora yesterday, preliminary arrangements wore made for holdins a match in July, and the committee expect in a week to be able to adopt rules and announce a programme. In our report of the annual meeting of- householders at New Brighton, it was stated that the committee's repdrt showed that out of 37 candidates from the Sixth Standard, 17 had gained proficiency and 7 competency certificates. The total number oi candidates was 27, not 37. The presentation to Mr "W. W. Tanner will be made on Tuesday evening, in the hall of the Scottish Society. Tho Mayor will preside, and the Rt. Hon. Sir Joseoh Ward, the Hon. D. Buddo, Messrs t. H. Davey, M.P.. and Geo. Witt}-, M.P., will speak. The presentation will be made by the Premier, and arrangements have been made tor musical items to be given during the evening. An Invercargill message states that the dispute between a firm of fish merchants and their cuttermen at the Bluff, which has been in progress during the past week, has not yet been settled. Recently a man left the steamer Tokomaru and started nshinc in the cutter P.uruhau. In the small hours of yesterday morning he was assaulted aboard tho cutter by four men so that he had to bo treated by a doctor. Tho police aro making enquiries. In connection with the Government's retrenchment scheme, our Wellington correspondent telegraphs that it seems inevitable that the Health Department will bo so much cut down that Dr. Mason's services as head of it will be no longer available. Tho alternative is, as was suggested some weeks ago, that tho Department will bn amalgamated with the Hospitals Department, In this case the natural inference is that Dr. Valintine will bo given control of both Departments. The Rev. W. J. Mayers and Dr. Barnardo's Musical Boys will give an aftei church rally at the Opera House tomorrow at 8.15 p.m. On Monday evening another of tho musical evenings which were so successful in His Majesty's Theatre will be given by the boys, and th© Rev. Mc-Mayers will give an address on Dr. Barnardo's life work. It is hoped that sufficient money will be raised to endow two beds for Christchurch in the new hospital. At Kaiapoi and Rangiora tho musical evenings given by the boys were very successful, £43 being obtained for the hospital at Rangiora,, and £35 at Kaiapoi. At a meeting of the Otago Harbour Board on Thursday, tlie grounding of the TJlimaroa was discussed at length, and it was resolved : —"That in all cases where a mishap occurs to any vessel within the waters of the Otago Harbour commanded by an officer holding an exemption certificate from the Board, such officer shall immediately, or as soon as practicable, furnish a report to the Otago Harbour Board setting out completely the nature and circumstances attending such mishap; and, further, that the Minister of Marin© be requested to give such instructions as will provide for the Otago Harbour Board having official representation at any enouiry relating to any accident occurring', within its -waters. Reference was made at Auckland yesterday (a Press Association nTßSsago reports) to tho competition of Newcastle coal during the hearing of the dispute between the Kiripaka Minen.' Union and tho Northern Coal Company. -Mr W. D. Holgate, managing director of the company, said that having increased the wages of 'the nvm. they had been obliged to put up the price of coal. "This must stop now," he said, "on account of the large shipments of Newcastle coal which can be sold here at about the same price aa local coal." Within the last week four vessels hael left Newcastle, coal-laden, and bound for Auckland. "Unfortunately there was no protective tariff, and Auckland was becoming a dumping ground for Newcastle coal. Speaking last night at the meeting called for the purpose of forming a library in Linwood, Mr G. W. Russell. M.P., stated that during his recent visit to Australia he had made it his business to visit tho libraries in Sydney and Melbourne, to see how these institutions were conducted, but had seen nothing to equal, in comparison, the fine public reading-room at the Christchurch Library. Mr Russell then went on to deal with the fruitless negotiations that, had taken place, between the Canterbury College Boald of Governors and the City Council, with a view to having the Canterbury Public Library taken over by the Council. He would, he said, take the audience into his confidence, by stating that the Board of Governors had raised the subscription to the Library to 12s 6d a year in the hope that so much dissatisfaction would be caused that the City Council would be comnelled to step in. Eventually, however, it had been decideel to lower the subscription to 5s a year, which was the same rate as was charged by the Wellington Public Library. An interesting account of the life on Pakatoa Island Inebriates' Homo (conducted by the Salvation Army) was given to the "Otago Daily Times" by an ex-resident of the institution a few days ago. He stated that the only fault to be found was that the officers in charge erred on- the side of kindness in not insisting upon all the patients working. There were many of the men on the island who revelled in the life, and gladly performed the work allotted to them, and grew healthier in mind and body every day. But there were others who, as men, belonged to an altogether different stamp. Instead of sharing the work of the small commonwealth, they lay in bed as lato as possible. Immediately breakfast was over they disappeared away round the beach, and pleasantly passed time in reading or some similar occupation, and were only seen at meal; times. They were, if not criminals, men of arrant laziness, with a chronic aversion to work. Tlie food provided was wholesome and good, and in abundance, but the men referred to were apparently never satisfied. They were constantly "growling" and finding fault with tho fare put before them—fare, be it said, they had no part in producing. Each man on leaving the ishind at the- conclusion of his term, was given the sum of £1. Out of this he had to pay boat fare (os), and he therefore Jarnhd in Auckland with 15s at least in his pocket. The men naturally kept together in the city, and certain of them, perhaps because of a wisih to return to th-? easy life on the island, or, maybe, because of an excessive and unquenched thirst, immediately spent their los in liquor. In nearly every case the example set by one man in this respect was followed by his companions, whatever tlnrir inclinations might lie. The speaker was emphatically of opinion that the patients should be divided into two or more classes, and given the kind of treatment their temperament required.

- ■ ■ r -M The price of milk in Wellington ha* ''J& been raised to fourpence per quart, w- 1 " - increase of a penny. |; The Committee of the Kai?7*)i District High School have decided' to con- " is tinue the holidays till May 10th. It is understood that Madame Melba has purchased the picture by Mr Van ■' Dor Velden exhibited at the recent ex- ~ hibition of the Canterbury ArtSocictv. ' The choice of members to the Fire '-■ Board and the selection of the City ~\ Councils representatives on that body. - | are to be made tluring this month. ; A general meeting of the members of the No. 5 Industrial Building Society of Canterbury was held last evening to dispose of the 83rd and 84th appropriations of £300 each, which fell to the ■ lot of shares No. 143 and No. 210. The Chrysanthemum and Fruit Show, „ ""< under the auspices of the Horticultural C Society, will open at the Alexandra -r Hall on Tuesday, and will be continued on Wednesday. Arrangements hare been made for a musical programme to be given each evening. There is * T c# probability of a very fine show, as a large number of entries aro expected. They will close with the secretary today. One purchaser of 6000 sacks of wheat in tho North Canterbury district for the English market, for shipment by the Whakarua, is at present keeping the rolling stock of the north line and branches in the Ashley -county pretty busily occupied. The train on tho Kaiapoi-Bennetts branch was delayed some minutes yesterday by a train of * loaded grain waggons, which taxed the haulage power of the locomotive. Tho monthly meeting of tho Kaiapoi Women's Christian Temjperauoe Union was held on Wednesday. There was a good attendance. TW delegate to tho recent Convention. licTa" in Wcl- -""" lington, gave a report, and the afternoon was spent in discussing matters arising out of the report. A visitor to the Union spoke in an appreciative way of the work done by the Unions ia seaport towns amongst the sailors. Dr. J. W. Mcßrearty, of has been, whilst visiting this city, specting tlu St. John-Ambulance Aaso* \'- ciation's old ambulance waggon, with -'- a view of recommending its purchase '„ by the Greymouth sub-centre of the - '.■ Association. As the result of hia in- ..' ejection Dr. Mcßrearty intends re- ~? commending the purchase of the wag-' - gon. It is understood that, tho Mai- ' vern sub-centre is also desirous of ? acquiring the waggon. Our Greymouth correspondent telegraphs that eighteen witnesses have been diibncenaed on behalf of Connolly in the Westport murder case, the trial of - which opens in Christchurch on the 10th inst. Counsel for the accused at y the hearing of the case in Westport .„ attends at the Court at Christchurch. ' Mt McDonald will also be present to , watch proceedings on behalf of Halinen. Mr M. Donnelly, of Christchurch. ■$ and Mr A. C. Hanlon, of Dunedin, will ' conduct the case for the defence, "• assisted by Mr Cassidy, of Christchurch, and Mr Doogan, of Westport. Lovers of history will be pleased tolearn that at tho request of the Can- • tcrbury College authorities Dr. Thos. Hodgkin, who is on a brief visit to *"" Christchurch, has generously consented ; '. to lecture on Monday evening next, ia J. tho College Hall, on "Rome and Its .-* Buildings, Imperial and Papal."-'! j Dr. Hcdgkin has achieved famo by' '* several historical works, notably hia ** "Italy and Her Invaders," which, -is t&9 '* standard work in English on the bar-." barian invasions. The; lecture will be / illustrated by lantern slides, ofid is fr** f ; ■; to the public, who, it is hoped, attend in large numbers. -^ Tlie principal snorting fixture to-'7 day is the Christcfiurch Racing J| Club's Winter Meeting, at Plumpton. The meeting promises to he very sue-"* cessful, and the results of the racing will be awaited with interest. * Those - who are unable to go out.can rely on getting the latest details in the "Even- ' ing News." published in three edition* at 4 p.m., 5 p.m., and 8 p.m. Tho last edition, in addition to containing a full report of the racing, will give the day's football results and athletic news generally.. Apart from the sport* . ing, Saturday's "Evening News" is always a first-class reading paper, and is , full of bright stories, articles, theatrical gossip, and matter of especial iv- * terest to J aely readers. The Knox Church Literary and Debating Society held its opening social ;' on Thursday evening, in tho Lecture ; Hall, Bealey Avenue. Tho following r officers were elected :^—President* Dr. Erwin; vice-president, Mr "Win. Goss; ' editor, Mr "ft. B. Cape-Williamson; *' secretary, Mr F. Gardner; committee, -j Mrs Foster, Misses Tt. Bain and B. C. "** Rout, Messrs S. T. Cox, A. H. Antler -*"'■] son, and F. McJennet. The President -; moved a rote of condolence and Bym- -. pathy with the relatives of the late Mr ■; Keith Cape-Williamson, who -waa for ;-? several years an active member of the J "S Society, and on© of tho most promis- JS ing speakers. * | An entertainment promoted by th*-j; Boys' and Girls' Guilds was held at the g Lower Riccarton Anglican Mission Hall i 4 on Thursday evening, for the purpose '3| of establishing a Sunday school cbil- r '| dren's library. The entertainment was^jl a pronounced success, reflecting- groat 1£ credit on the members of tho who. had organised all arrangementa - , and on the supervisors, the Rev. Mr '•% Wright and Mr H. Nelson. The pro-,-"| gramme consisted of tableaux and plays 'Jv by the members. Piano duets were";'given by Misses Fountaine and Nellie ** Luttrell, Misses Rickette and Dorothy .? Reynolds; pianoforte solo by Miss,'. Scott; recitations by Miss Rees and , J. F. Feren; song by F. King, and '', dances by Miss N. Luttrell. The Rev. .; Mr Wright, who presided, apologised *~ for the absence of the vicar, the Yen. Archdeacon Averill. In connection with the Old Colonists' Association, the year just -closed has been a very successful one, and' a heginning has been made in what is con- , sidered to be the special work of the Association. This is the commemorilp tion of historic spots connected with the early days of Canterbury. Lost Anniversary Day the first spot, in Hagley Park, near the site of the huts of some of the first settlers, was marked. It is proposed to continuo this work by placing next Anniversary Daya similar stone on the opposite side of the Park, where a goodly number of pioneers camped. It was from those temporarily settling there —the Phil-' potts and others—that St. Albans was founded.' The annual meeting has been fixed to take place at the offices of the Association on May 26th. The Secretary of the Tramway Board (by direction of the Chairman) has written to the Town Clork asking whether the-City Council would reconsider its decision with respect to tho removal of tho cab-stand at the south of Cathedral square. At the present time considerable inconvenience was caused to Linwood and Burwood passengers having to board cars between tho carriers' vans and the tramway track. So far as the tramway passengers were concerned, it would not h? necessary for the whole stand to bo - removed, and a plan was submitted showing tho portion which it would bo desirable, from a tsamway point of view, should be removed. The Board would bo glad, also, to , havo permission to cover the side channel. If the Council could see its way clear to fall in with ■ the Board's wishes in the matter, it would be much appreciat-id by a large number of ratepayers using the Linwood cars, as well as by the Board itself.

'"■*» tekgraph department supply •JjS:- "Berne advises that "r!L ™*tron of • the Christchurch with thanks the jjospUl ac^ fe 0 f potatoes from St. fl£'**«** f <f iv A nia s a ?. incs Ifl* o *, E W Read, books and linen fr oo « rt Luttrell, and books from Mr - of the St, Albans and l iT ~*A sewers, authorised by the Rid "*£ d at the latest held sue to be commenced as soon ' **£%* are available, and it is ex- •» .SPtkJTthe work will be put m in connection with the of a St. John Ambulance refrm»w o ,j n eonjuiiction with the »"3? .j services of the New Zealand "?*V lC !. forces avo, at present, before ■¥*%«*» Council. It is expected ltd* Council's decision in the -*" -x r*«'ll'bo made known in about a . maw" * ».- fortf"* 6 ** , , f i«. a meeting or the executive of xi-fntaao Employers' Association, great ScepUon was taken to Mr Justice ffini's utterances on preference of omXmcnt to unionists, it was resolved £ endorse tho attitude taken up by - Ihe northern associations, and strenuflfldv oppose fln - v llirth< ' r alienation ,*f the rights of employers. Referring to the deort'SMon (our DunMJincoTespondent telegraphs), the Hon. T Mackenzie, at the social given by IL constituents, said the fear that the future of the country was imperilled Las the fe3r of those who did not know the real condition of affairs. The retarns for wool would be a million and a half above those of last year. Enquiries have been made as to tho delay in receiving the returns from certain polling places at the recent municipal elections. In several ca<es the explanations have been satisfactory. At one polling place, for instance, as goon as the polling was ovr workmen started' to knock down the __ polling recesses, and the deputy and his poll clerks could hardly hear themselves when calling ovvr the votes. The syndicate which was formed to salvaee "the wrecked thip Ben Avon at is not permitting the loss of clie scow Rom to cause the ahandoament of the project. On Wednesday morning Mr Bartolo Rus&o loft Wellington by express for Auckland. fcr the purpose of selecting a suitable . vessel for proceeding with the salvage epe-rations. Owing to a fresh in the small river at the mouth of which the ceov.ilo.Ba lies abandoned, the hull of th« vessel has been further damaged. A Startling Gun Offer!— Messrs. HMtie, Bull and Pickering (opposite Ballantyne's) opened up yesterday a shipment of guns which should have arrived much earlier. Owing to the late arrival of these guns, it has been decided to offer them, and all other guns in stock, at a special discount of 10 per cent., in order to clear. Call to-day and see them, 6 Of "goods made in New Zealand" there is a comprehensive selection from the mills of tho Dominion now displayed at the D.I.C. High-grade woollen underwear for ladies and gents, ready-to-wear fashions, flannels, hlonsings, Tweeds, and rug 3in great variety, at -.moderate prices; tho finishes and colcurings demonstrate the advance made daring recent years by New Zealand .' manufacturers. These goods are specially displayed to-day, but the superior ' ""Nf.Z. made" artiole can always be obtained at the D.I.C. where a great variety is always in stock. 6 Evestrain, Headaches.—Ernest M. Sandstein, F.S.M.C, D.8.0.A., London, Consulting Optician, may be con"aillted on all cases of defective eyesight remediable by glasses. Fifteen ■ '■' years' special study and experience. Latest methods and instruments. Con- .,•, suiting rooms, Casbel street W. (next Hours, 9.30 to 5.30. Telephone 397. 6 Iveep diy and warm. You can easily defy tho weather by applying to Armstrong and Co., Limited, for your New Overcoat. They have the best possible > selection of new garments to fit any figure, please every eye, and suit every purse, priced from 14s. (kl iw. Boys' •nd Youths' Coats in proportion. 6 f3aifting is troublesome work. But job can minimise the bother greatly by getting the New Zealand Express Co. to do the work. They will pack and deliver your goods safely, expeditiously, to any address. Office: Corner Hereford street and Manchester 6treot. . 4 To purchasers of engines and thresh- . ingplants, and all classes of machinery. —We have a representative leaving for "the Continent shortly, and would be glad to act for intended purchasers. JicCleiland and Anderson, 224 Casbel itreet. Christchurch. 6 . Buy your Farm Machinery from W. Bauett and Co., 23 Manchester st. 6 Exceptional value in Furs is announced by Armstrong Limited. Each ( article, beautifully mado in authenti- - cfclry correct style. Priced, as usual at Armstrong's, below all others. 6 "When Expresses, Spring Drays or wines are wanted at short notice, nag np 250 or 1241. J. M. Heywood »rtft capable and careful drivers. 1 .Lewis and Anderson, 221 Casbel - **« carrying a full range of wto» and' Rifles by leading makers, gdnding "Pape" and "Cogswell and HuriKra." also Waders and Ammuui--805 ra all reliable brands. 4 K'ycu want Reliable Footwear, you *iltget it at Robinson's. Wo are still Mlling off Kirby's Assigned Footwear (Stock. Call early and get the pick of JM stock, at Robinson's, 119, Manchesw 4 atreet (only address). 1 Winter with its long evenings is «ra**ing near, and' consequently one j ' 2^, n ?* w time to devote to reading or Wflyiag whioh would perhaps in sum.- . "jWtMne be spent in outdoor pursuits - £♦* tte P rint is blurred and tho letters seem to run into each other. , "us showing a defect which can be waedied by consulting John R. Procter, oe U i Optician, 180 High street. Wmtchirrch. 6 "Nearly one person in every five wears r SS? 6 ?* 9^ rect ' y ad i us ted lenses are re heve cross eye, neuralgia, Ktigmatism, headaches, myopia (short ■fttt, and other defects. If troubled * ftwV?"' visit J - D - Clarke, OrK-f'- F S.M.C, F. 1.0. (London) - "JK . Optician, 148 Colombo . Mreet. 'Phone 2321. 7 A stationholder whoso furniture was •removed to town by J. M. Heywood ** IS_ x?*' **td., complimented them n careful handling of his goods, "Co a - g broken bom& an KgS f it* 'A ■ *n® wus cracked when given - ttto their charge. 4