NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 14188, 31 October 1911, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

For variety of subjects it would bo j hard to beat the illustrations in "Tho j Weekly Press," published this morning. ; During the past nook events have luipI>encd with gre.it rapidity, but the principal of them are all reoorded hero. Among the subjects dealt with are tho great Chineso upheaval, Trafalgar Day in Chris .church and Timaru.. tho St. John Ambulance Brigade- Competition, tho great Labour Day Picnic at Wainoni. the Opening of tho Christchurch Trades and Labour Council's Industrial Exhibition, and tho Opening of tho Christchurch Saiih.£ Sen_-u, at which one of the great attractions was tho hydroplane. The popularity of Bowling in Christchurch is shown by pictures of the Opening of the Linwood and Sydenham Bowling Clubs. Sportsmen will be glad to note the fino pictures of tho Wellington Racing' Club's Meeting, as well as an interesting one of tho Barry-Fogwell Race. This list does not nearly exhaust tho pictures in the issue, which number one hundred and sixty-one. In literature the usual high standard is maintained, and in each of the departments there are special and timely articles. One of the 6torieSi "Saved by a Dog; a Story of tho Bush Veldt," by Robert T. Cliatfield, casts a light upon some of the conditions in --South Africa just after tho war, and will be- read in New Zealand with much interest.

• Commencing to-night the posting box at tho corner of Stanmore road and North Avon road will he cleared every night (except Sunday nights) at mid* night.

His Honour Mr Justice Denniston, sitting in Chambers at Wellington on Saturday last, on the application of Messrs Beswick and Harris, made an order vesting tlie land occupied by tho Akaroa Public library in the Akaroa Borough .Council. Tho property wa_ formerly held as a library sito by trustees.

A member of the Cheviot County Council, who has just returned from a visitto the North Island, is exhibiting to his friends a small trophy which he acquired. The exhibit takes the form of a toll-gate ticket, issued by tho Hawera County Council for the Main South road. The amount shown as paid is four shillings, and represents the toll levied on a motor-car and four occupants. It seems that the Hawera County Council has to pay from 20s to 80s per yard for road metal, and considers that tho casual traveller should assist the local ratepayers to meet this cost. The charge was.rather a novelty to one accustomed to the free roads is Canterbury.

The Cheviot district now .possesses a sanctuary for game and native birds, and a fairly large sum has been spent in making it both suitable and attractive. A good deal of planting has been done, and in the course of a few years the sanctuary or St. Anne's Lake it is locally called—should bo a real beauty spot. Already a number of ducks, swans, and pukeko have mado their quarters at the lake, and everything promises well for the , future. The depth of tho water has been increased by building a dam, which also serves the purpose of ensuring that the quantity of water in tho lake will not vary to any great extent.

Tho Canterbury Beekeepers' Association held their monthly meeting in the Trades' Hall, Gloucester street, recently.There was a fair attendance, and Mr A. Ireland, president, occupied the chair. A report was received from Mr J. W. Hull, -hairman of the National Foderatated Beekeepers' Association, in which attention was drawn to a scheme to obtain the assistance of the Government in establishing an export trade in honey. A circular from the Waikato Beekeepers' Association, oa the same lines, was received, and both items were discussed together. It was decided to help the schemo forward in every possible way. A discussion was then held on the prevalence of foul brood in New Zealand, and members dwelt on. the necessity of urging the Government to strictly enforce tho provisions of tho foul brood law, and appoint additional inspectors if found necessary. Mr Ward gave an address on "My first season's experiences in bee-keoping," and was listened to attentively.

At a reocnt meeting of the Lyttelton Borough Council a complaint was received from a ratepayer regarding the inadequacy of the water supply at a recent fire in Exeter street. A report was also received from tbo Fire Inspector (Mr W. Toomey), regarding the matter, and suggesting certain improvements in the mains. Tho matter was referred to the Fire Prevention Committee, which reported at last night's meeting, that whjlo the standing pressure in the locality of the fire was satisfactory, the mains from tho source of supply wore too small to carry a sufficient body of water rapidly enough to supply throe fire hose branches. Tho committee recommended, therefore, that a six-inch main be laid from the middle level reservoir along Canterbury and Exeter streets to St. David street, the new main to intersect tho present threeinch mains in Ripon, Oxford, and St David streets. It was further recommended that this work be included in the proposals at present under consideration for the improvement of the water supply. Tho report was adopted

Attention was drawn by Mr T Hughes at yesterday's meeting of the Lanterbury College Board of Governors to the fact that tho college regulations regarding annual examinations were debarring certain students on tho outskirts of Canterbury from taking thoso examinations. Last year seven students from South Canterbury who should have come to Canterbury College went to Otago, and the samo"thing was going to happen tin's year. Tho reason was that in Canterbury students had to tako not less than three subjects at the annual examination, whereas in Otago only two subjects were required. These students could not take three subjects and continue their students' work also. The Board had reserves set aside for the benefit of Canterbury, and unless they took this matter up, they would find later that their reserves would be restricted. He urged that they should consider this important question and endeavour to make Canterbury College availablo for all Canterbury students. Mr Hughes moved, and Mr Opie seconded, a motion to the effect that the College Committee bo instructed to consider whether somo modification of the regulations governing tbo annual examinations could be made with a view to meeting tho situation. This was agreed to unanimously.

Thero wan a good catch of whitebait./,."' in the Kaiapoi and Ashley rivers ye*,.}, ,'■-'' terday. ami a largo quantity tvj s _„, / - forwarded to Chri.itcliurc.il last oven-"- . ing. , A sitting of tho Maori Land Oourfc '- open? to-day at Kaiapoi, Judge i£. .'• I Gilfedder, presidinc Thero nee about ' 422 matters set down, including *u<y I cession orders, application for probate, ' enquiry as to adoptions, confirmation l of 63 alienations by leases and salo, ~*' and for exchange of lands. '- : * Tho Socialist, candidate for theTimaru scat (Mr R. Gould) suggestthat the St.ite should purchase a farm ' . ;of 200,000 acres in tho South Island, and draft nil tho unemployed on to it. .Ho says that skilled tradesmen would - - nil bo "able to work at their respective callings, and that very soon they would -' 1 build up a town of their own. I A very successful concert was held' 'on Thursday evening in St. Mark* schoolroom, Opawa, in aid of the Diatrict School Picnic Fund. Musical items wero rendered by Misses Smart, Wilkinson, Gray, Hut ton, Bosher, Jardcn, Smith, and Wilson, Messrs Callaway and McLcod. The j-chool chil. dren also'contributed rongs. drills, and 'dances. Accompaniments wcie played by ! Mrs Morgan, Misses Smart and Collins.- ---! .\t a meeting of the Gisborno ChamI ber of Gommorco yesterday, the prcsi-' ' dent. Mr J. W. Bright, commented in ' favourable forms on tho "bcosting" { mcbho<ls employed in America to adI vcrtlse different towns and districts, ' and advocated a similar plan for Gisborno. /The matter will bo further'con- ; sidered at .the next mooting, with a view ;to ac-riving at a scheme to "boost" j Poverty Bay. ! At a meeting of the Toachers' Institute in Timaru on Saturday, Mr J. A. Valentino spoke in strong terms of condemnation of tho statement in tho rej fxirt of the Inspector-General, that children were being detained for too long a period in completing their primary course of education. Ho asserted that to hurry children through all their I standards by tho ago of 13, meant consulting only tho interests of thoso who contemplated a course of secondary cdv- ; cation. Other teachers supported thu "" view. A very largo shipment of butter and cheeso will arrive at Lyttelton this *-' j evening on board tlie steamer Corinna, , , from Onehunga and New Plymouth. The vessel has 24,000 boxes and crates j of butter and cheeso, which will bo tranl shipped to the Shaw, Savill and Albion j linor lonio for London. Tho North * 7 Island butter shipments avo usually loaded at Wellington, but as tho lomo is throe weeks behind timo, and lior agents are hurrying loading operations . so as to get her away from Now irjea- . - land on Saturday, only two days behind \ schedule time, tlie Corinna has brought tbo cargo to Lyttelton for transhipment. Ladies formed a fairly largo proportion of tho audience which Mr G. • _ I Forbes, M.P., addressed at Cheviot on - ; Saturday evening last. Mr Forbes diplomatically expressed his pleasure at tho indication that the ladies wero tak- | ing a lively interest in the contest. H$ devoted a good deal of his time to tho - finances of the Dominion, and voiced * his belief that when it came to a quea- ~ "_ tion of finance tho women of New Zerv- *> :' land were just as capable oi discussing ■it as the men wero. Many a man would have boon in a better position to-day ! if he had left the financing of hia homo jto his wife. The ladies did not take . 1 second place to the men as far as that was concerned. The Lyttelton Borough Council mot ' '■*<- I last night when there wore present:—* , The Mayor (Mr M. J. Miller), .Ore. ' "> !W. Radcliffe, W. Luke, J. R. Webb, , ,■ F. J. Pago, W. T. Lester, J. H. Obi* • lins, S. R. Webb, and Dr. J. Guthrie. i Tho Works Committee reported that j permanent improvements to th© foot* path on the west side of Canterbury streot, between Exeter atreet ana Ripon street, would bocarried oat be* fore next winter, tn the meantime j tiro water tables would bo cleaned out. The Governors Bay road beyond the I Domain gates was in very good order j with the exception of the watcr-tablee, which would bo cleaned out befort next winter. The Financial Statement showed tho District Fund account to Ibo in debit £6060 18s Id, and the ' i Drainage Loan account, credit, £155 7 9s sd. Accounts amounting to £818 2s 3d were passed for payment. At the meeting of the Lyttolton - Borough Council last night, a letter j was received from the Lyttelton Ladies* -, - ! Swimming Club asking for the solo use of tho dressißg-shods at the publio swimming bath at Corsair Bay, from - 2.30 .p.m. to 4.30 p.m. every Wcdnoiday during the season. The secretary stated that tho club's membership was * such a large one that last year great _•_■.- difficalty was experienced in obtaining '* -" sufficient sheds to dress in. Cr. Lester ,;■ 1 moved and Cr. Luke seconded that tho- ' 7 request be not granted. They pointed •, r '<. out that the baths were a great attrao- ' ' tion not only for I/yttelton ladies, but ■' V for large numbers of visitors from "■'. Christchurch, and it was! a' wl-ong thing *: to grant any club a monopoly of tho •' \• 1 publio dressing sheds on any afternoon. ' '. A negative of this motion, moved by ■t. -,;. Cr. 8. R. Wobb and seconded by Cr. J. . _*• Guthrie, that the request of tho club ■ be granted, was carried after some dia- . cussiou. 4' A little passage-at-arms took place at, ! the meeting of tbo City Council last " - . ' evening, between tho Mayor (Mr J. J. Dougall) and Cr. W. Miller. His Wor- - - ship took exception" to tho manner ia ~ x - t which Cr. Miller was "hockling" him ". - while he was speaking on tho subject of band recitals, and remarked with oon- j , siderable warmth: "If you have no re- - / 6peot' for the man in the chair, Cr. '.*.' Millar, you might respect his position. . . I havo had to speak to you repeatedly -* ' before, and if you continue to inter- * nipt I will hare yon put out." "Don't ' ■ lose your temper, your Worship," said Cr.'Miller, "I won't be bullied, aad I _ , object to your methods." Later, when Cr. .Miller rose to_ spoak on the question under discussion, he prefaced his, arguments by saying that ho would like to make a few remarks "if he might 7 say so." Instantly his Worship was on his feet, objecting to the lack of respect to the chair indicated by Cr. Miller's tone. Or. Miller then proceeded to place his view before tho membora, and the little breeze lulled. A matter of considerable importance to school toachers is the question of their right to anneal against their transfer by an Education Board from ono position to another. This right was taken away in 1908 by tho amendment of tho Education Act. which gave Boards tho right to malic transfers jaad without the consent of tho teacher. The matter was taken up by tho New WE Zealand Educational Instriute,_ wlucb V moved in the direction of bringing tho ▼ matter under tho Teachers' Court oj Appeal Act. Tho question was settled _ last week by tho following new clause being embodied in tho Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment Bill:—(1) Where an Education Board proposes to transfer a -- teacher from ono position to another (whether in tho same or in a different * school), the Board shall, by writing under tho hand of its secretary, give to that teacher *not less than fourteen days' notice of its intention so to transfer him. (2) Tlie teacher may, within fourteen days after tho receipt of the said notice, object, in writing addressed to tho secretary of the Education . Board, to tho proposed transfer, and shall state therein the grounds of his objection. (3) Tho Board shall (as soon a s practicable thereafter) take the objection into consideration, and shall, if it decides to proceed with the transfer, give notice of its decision to tho teacher, and the teacher shall thereupon have tho s-uno right of appeal as if he had been dismissed from the Education service, and all the provisions of tho Education Act, 1&08, as to appeals ' from dismissal shall, mutatis mutandis, extend and apply accordingly.

A civic welcome is to be accorded Dr. Kumm at the City Council Chamber at noon on Thur_dav.

. Tlie Waimakariri North nnd Waitski rivers were rci>ort.--d clear at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, but the other trout streams •.■.ere dirty.

Tho mooting of tho Tramway Board, which in tho ordinary course of events would have been he'd yesk'i'day afternoon, will take place on Friday afternoon.

The Gisborno Harbour Board havo provisionally accepted the tender ci Langland and Co., of Ne'fcon, fcr the oxt'.-nsiori of the breakwater a distance of 200 foot. Tho price is £13,798.

Tho City Council, at its meeting last evening, decided, on the motion of Cr. Holland, to Mibsidiso all grants made by citizen.-j for city beautifying purposes, with a view to encouraging such grants.

A meeting of master bakers is to be held in tho Employers' Association rooms to-morrow night, to consider the recommendations of the Conciliation Council regarding tho operatives' new demands.

An election of two members of tho North Canterbiiry Hospital and Charitablo Aid Board to rcpro.-ent the Wairn.iiri County, will be held on 15th. Nominations closo at the County offico on November Dth at noon.

Some time ago tho Acclimatisation Bo<-n.ty imported somo Canadian gcoso winch won. bred from and th 0 wbolo brood liberated at Glenmark. Recently some of the birds were seen flying over Christchurch, presumably mignriin'* Miuth. "

On Saturday a petition in bankrtiptcv was filed at tho offico of tlio Official Assignee by Thomas Henry Piatt, ot Papanui, labourer. A meeting of creditors will bo held nt tho Assignee's office at 3.15 p.m. en November 3rd.

Tho Ayrshire arrived nt Auckland from Liverpool via Australia on Sunday night. She brought 70 passengers, booked for various ports. The steamer left London with 600 passengers*, but tho majority disembarked at Sydney and Brisbane.

A meeting of the creditors of Robert MeSeveney, of Riccarton, labourer, who had filed his petition in bankruptcy on October 21st, was to havo been hold at tho office of tho Official Assignee yesterday morning, but lapsed for want of a quorum.

It is stated by the local branch of the Department of Labour that trade is brisk in the furniture, iron, and cloth;ng lines. The boot trade, however, is somewhat slack. So far as can be ascertained there is no unemployment in the city.

At present there is a great briskness in the clothing trado, nnd the perpetual shortness of female labour is being felt acutely. One of tho largest firms is now offering a bonus of a tcuinea to any girl in its employ who can bring in a female apprentice who will stay three months.

A meeting of tho variona branches of the Now Zealand Labour Party, and also the Labour Representation Committee, will be held in the Trades' Hal] on Thursday evening next, at eight o'clock, to arrange final dotails in connection with the Labour Saturday Demonstration.

Tho petition to tho Government praying that tho Provincial Council buildings and site might be handed over lo tho city i/i to bo sent up to Wellington this week, /lhoso who havo petition forms in band are requested to send them in to tho City Council offico without delay.

The Coronation Memorial Fund will close to-day, and the Mayor is anxious that all outstanding lists and subscriptions received shoula bo sent in to the Town Clerk forthwith, in order that the total sum received may be ascertained. .

On tho motion of Cr. Hunter at tho meeting of tho City Council last evening, it was decided that the regular employees of the Council be paid for all the holidays specified in the "drivers* award, also tho day on which tho annual picnic is held, and that those employees who wero not paid for tho holiday last Labour Day be paid forthwith.

At tho meeting of tho City Council last evening a letter was read from the Department of Lands, enclosing a copy of an Order-in-Council appointing the Christchurch City Council a Domain Board, to tako over the Cashmero Hills Domain. Tho Council subsequently held a special meeting, sitting as tho Cashmere Hills Domain Board, and decided that tho domain in question be classed as one of the Council's reserves, and vested in the Reserves Committee. At tho closo of an open-air meeting held by tho clergy in Waihi on Saturday night, in reference to Socialism, MaW. J. Jordan, the No-license organiser, took occasion to criticise tho recent deputation to tho Mayor, and tho action of tbe latter in tho statements made re the effect of No-lioense in Waihi. He denounced the whole business as a piece of liquor party engineering, and stated that business had not suffered.

Mr M. Laritcy states that it is not likely that thero will be any trouble with regard to shearing during the prosent season. The co-operative sheds nt l»oth Kirweo ar.d West Melton aro paying £1 per hundred, and theso been looked upon as test sheds. Mr I-aracy added tliat tho shearers absolutely refused to engage for less than the £1 rate, and, with one exception, to tho best of his knowledge, tho sheepowners wero prepared to pay that rate.

A tram conductor in High streot yesterday afternoon was nearly swept off his footboard. The car was running into town when it- caught up to a van, the driver of which seemed possessed of a foolish ambition to keep as closo to the car as he could without touching it. The conductor was collecting fares at the time, and ho did not notice tho van, until it was about to hit him. When he perceived tho danger ho swung himself inboard, and just saved himself from injury.

The Chief Justice in Wellington yesterday granted Georgo Pinnock, a taxicab proprietor, his dischargo from bankruptcy. Counsel for tho Official Assignee said that the Assignee wanted an opportunity to refuto charges made against him of having not dealt with this bankruptcy impartially. The sugge4**tions of impropriety wore not justified. The Judge said that tho Assignee "*4ould not bo too thin-skinned, as tho ■.copie ho was looking after always 'found fault with him. That was inevitable, and it was better to bo in tho minority of one than in the majority that w.is wrong. Tho bankrupt's discharge was granted.

A proposal that the City Council sbonltl secure another quarry in addition to tho one at Birdling's Flat was discussed at tho meeting of tho City Council last evening, when Cr. Hunter moved that the necessary steps bo taken to acquire tho quarry on tho property belonging to Morten's trustees, adjoining Andrews's quarry. Cr. Burgoyno seconded tho motion. Cr. Hart said that the present quarry nt Birdling's Flat was unvrorkable. _ Tho Mayor remarked that it was quite incorrect to state that the quarry at Birdling's Flat was unworkable, and it was very undesirable that such a statement should go before the public unchallenged. There was nothing to preclude the Council from working the tmjLrry satisfactorily, aud there was no doubt that it would be able to comJifcto with the town quarries. After other councillors had expressed their views, Cr. Hunter amended hi s motion in the direction of obtaining a report \ from the Works Committee on his pro>posal, and in its amended form tho ino)tion was carried. .

A man was arrested by Detective Snow in Christchurch yesterday on a charge of stealing 13 cal'lons of whiskey, valued at £19 10a, at Timaru.

I The toilsome Spring Cleaning por.od takes every bit of encrav the hourcI wifo has at oemmand, and her mrves consequently suffer. But Marshal's Fospherine will set the deranged nerves right in no time. One d *•■•"... does ?,o->:l, nnd a course compkt-_lv builds up th* Nervous S-.-stem. Price. lr„ Is CJ. and j 2.? Gd at chemists ar.d store?.

j The floods on Wednrsdav at Chancy.. i had no terrors for Mr " Blunder., of BynnoUs. and hi- 10 h.p. Overland car, ho having made a safe passage, through in spite of the groat depth of water. j Tho Overland has no-.v proved iier j great in many severe tests -n i New Zealand, and has n'wavs como j through with flying co'otirs. * 6

When moving, employ J. M. Hoywood and Co.. Ltd.. as they or.ij;.oy none but careful men to handle vcur furniture. Thoy havo three- large v.antcchnicons, so that no job is t<:o largo or small for them to undertake. 2

Does your Horse suffer with Worms? Give him Berry's Worm Powder, cafe and certain in operation, yet so mild it does not interfere with horses workin,-?. _ 2s Gd box or 'post free 2s I'd. j Advice given freo on* any vetcrinarv j trouble. Jao. Berry, Veterinarj Chemist. Colombo street. Chi__tchurch.

Very often a diy's outing r.t the races is marred through not beins nb_*. to see tho colours distinctly. To'"avoid any disappointment, procure a pair of Field Glasses, from twenty shillings, or Prism Binoculars from six pounds ten shillings upwards at John I*. Procter, Oculist-.' Optician, 200 High street.' Christchurch. Repairs to Field Glassc.. at short notioo, o

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