TOWN & COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 9489, 11 August 1891, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

School of Agriculture. —The Board of Advice of the School of Agriculture will meet at Lincoln to-day. Entertainment at Lyttelton.—Professor M. B. Lye will give at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Lyttelton, to-uight, a musical and phrenological entertainment. Ghnkeal Booth. The Canterbury Trades and Labour Council has decided to present an 'address of welcome to General Booth, and to ask other Trades Councils in the Colony to co-operate.

Agricultural and Pastobal Association. —The monthly meeting of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held yesterday afternoon, at which a considerable amount of business was transacted. A report appears elsewhere.

Special Prize fob Ostriches.— With a view of giving the public an opportunity of inspecting Mr Matson’s ostriches a special prize, in the shape of a piece of plate, has been promised as a prize for the best pair of ostriches, together with specimens of their eggs and feathers, at the metropolitan show in November. Society of Arts.— At the City Council’s meeting last night, it was decided, on the unanimous vote of the Council, to represent to Government that the passage of the Society’s Bill for the acquirement of an addition to its section in Armagh street, for the purpose of enlarging the Art Gallery, was necessary in the interests of art in Canterbury. Hugo’s Buffalo Minstrels. The performances of Hugo’s Buffalo Minstrels continue to attract large audiences at the Theatre Royal. Last night the fourth change of programme took place, when all the items were enthusiastically received, the serio-comic medley of Miss Priscilla Verne, and the merriments of the corner men, coming in for special approbation. The same programme will be repeated tonight, with, no doubt, equal success. Quarter-hour Sermons. —A Wellington telegram says -.—For some time past the Rev Mr Coffey, incumbent of St Mark’s Church, has complained of the poor attendance of the congregation at the service on Sunday mornings. On being informed that it was owing to his sermons being too long, he announced on Sunday night that rather than let a matter of five minutes’ preaching stand between Mm and the people, he will for the next three months cut down his morning sermons to just a quarter of an hour.

Manufacture of Starch.— A meeting of persons interested in the manufacture of starch from potatoes was held yesterday afternoon in the Corn Exchange. There were about thirty present, and Mr E. D. Willcox was voted to the chair. Mr W. A, Murray explained the object of the meeting, and Mr H. T. Gourlay gave an address, in which he explained the process of the manufacture of starch from potatoes, and gave particulars of the machinery required. The meeting having discussed the proposal, elected a Committee of nine to ascertain what probable success would attend the venture if started, and it was agreed that the report of the Committee be laid before an adjourned meeting. Grain’s Bay. —A meeting was held at Okain’a Bay on Friday, July 31, to consider the terms offered by the Post and Telegraph Department for the institution of telephonic communication between the various bays and Christchurch. Mr George Mason occupied the chair. The Department offered to construct the line for JEISO, or .£SO for each bay, the payment to extend over a term of five years. These terms ware considered too high, and it was resolved to approach the Government, through Mr Joyce, the member for the district, in order that a reduction might be conceded, in consideration of payment being made at once. As a result of the negotiations which were set on foot, Mr Hay, the Chairman of the County Council, has been informed that a reduction of £SO will he made, a concession which is much appreciated in the district. Eesidents at the Bays are now being canvassed for subscriptions, and so far the result has been most gratifying. Supreme Court. —The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court were opened yesterday morning, before His Honor Mr Justice Denniston. Charles Dewar, Arthur Feast, Harry Feast, jun., and Samuel Dobhinson pleaded guilty to breaking into the shop of Mr W. Thomson. Dewar was found guilty of breaking into the warehouse of Sir A. Ayers. He and Harry Feast were ordered to come up for sentence when called on, and to find sureties for good behaviour for twelve months. Dobhinson and Arthur Feast were placed on probation for six months. William Crisp pleaded guilty to two charges of forgery and false pretences, and was .sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment with hard labour. Mary Ann Smith pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery, and was placed on probation for three months. Walter Ulmer was found guilty of burglary at Upper Biccarton, and sentenced to four years' penal servitude. John Doyle and Arthur George Hinge were found guilty of larceny. The former was sentenced to eighteen months and the latter to six months’ bard labour. True bills were found in all the cases except that of Mary Jane Amos, charged with manslaughter. Yesterday ten out of the nineteen prisoners for trial were disposed of. The Court will resume at 10 a.m. to-day. Gebbib’s Valley Eiflk Club,— On Saturday, it being the last day of the season, a scratch match was fired between teams chosen by the Captain (Mr T. C. Wheeler) and the President (Mr M; Wheeler), which resulted in a very close finish, the President’s aide winning by a point. The conditions were five shots each at 200, 300, 400 and 500 yards, four men a side. The totals were—President’s team, 22? ; Captain’s, 226. During the year the Valley Club won all the friendly matches it has fired. The annual meeting of the Club took place in the schoolroom on Saturday evening. The balance-sheet showed the Club to be in a very ‘good position. The receipts for the year amounted to JS36 3s Id, and the expenditure to .£34 4s Id, leaving a balance in hand of .£1 19s. The assets were £l2 and liabilities nil. The balance-sheet was adopted. The following were elected as officers and Committee for the ensuing year;—Mr M. Wheeler, President; Mr H. Badford, Vice-President; Mr T. C.. Wheeler, Captain; Mr J. C. C. Gebbie, Hon Secretary and Treasurer; Mr, J. Wheeler, Custodian. At a meeting, held immediately afterwards, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the outgoing officers for the able way in which they had carried the Club through for the year. A large supply of Eaapherry Canos, Strawberry Plants, Bhubarb Boots, Asparagus Boots, Seakala Boots, &e., at low prices. W. Gimblett, 140, Colombo street. X 403

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The Australian Mail. -TheWairwepa.: from Melbourne, arrived at the Bluff aft three o’clock yesterday aftemoom National Bank.— Mr J . Sinclair Thom* son, at present Inspector of- the National Bank, Dunedin, has been, appointed to the managership, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr Miohie. 1 Timabu Haeboub Board.— Mr wmiam Evans was elected yesterday to fill the seat on the Timaru Harbour Board, rendered vacant by the death of the late Captain Woolcombe. There was no opposition. Vaccination Station. —A notice in the Gazette states that the sohoolhouae _at Springburn has been appointed a station at which vaccination will _bo performed, on the last Wednesday in April and October. Defaulting Jurymen. Messrs John Herr, William Cuddon, John Morris, and Robert Forbes, who had been summoned a® Common Jurymen at the Criminal Sittings, of the Supremo Court, but did not appear,! were fined 40a each, unless cause be shown. 1

Earthquake. —At twenty-five minutes! past ten o’clock yesterday morning a very perceptible earthquake took place. The; vibrations, which lasted for some two or, three seconds, appeared to be from N.B. to! S.W. The shock was also felt at Welling* ton. '

The Marine Animal.— Messrs Rigby and Co. had some trouble with the sea animal caught at Sumner by Mr Day. It objected strongly to go into the vehicle which was to bring it to Christchurch, and caused so much delay that the purchaser* were unable to exhibit it yesterday. It will, however, be on view to-day at the shop next door to the Central Hotel. Enteetainmbnt.— St John’s Dramatifl Club, in the persona of Messrs Marsh, Nicoll and Watson, together with the Misses Hawkins and Watson, will give its first performance on Thursday, August 20j Mr T. G. Williams' amusing farce, "Turn: Him Out,” is the play selected, the chief characters in which will be taken by the ladies and gentlemen mentioned above. In addition to the usual items of a concert, which, will precede the dramatic part,' Messrs Blakesley and Raphael will play ai banjo duet. Amateur Photographic Society.—Th# monthly meeting of the Canterbury Amateur Photographic Society was held in it# rooms in the Australian Mutual Provident Society’s buildings last night. Mr A. P, Harper presided, and there was a fairly: good attendance. Mr H. E. May wad elected a member of the Society. Mr J. B. Touch showed a number of very fine bromide enlargements, views from the West Coast Sounds. It was decided that the competition for next month should be three prints taken from one negative, by different processes. Oxford Teeeacb Baptist Chueoh.— The ninth anniversary of the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church was celebrated last night by a concert in the schoolroom. There was a large attendance, and a good programme of vocal and instrumental music and recitations was given by Mesdamea Oorrickand Richardson, Misses Duncan, Millar, Fuller, Deacon, Walton and Clark, Messrs H. M. Johnston, Pros-' tick. Hunter, Hutton, Skelton, Kelly, ; Flesher, Charters and Salter. The vanoue items were rendered in a manner whioty won hearty applause from the audience. Trades Hall Social. — On Saturday evening the Trades Council held its' second social in the Hall, High street,! and the gathering was an unqualified success—the attendance being large j the programme varied, attractive, and ad* mirably rendered by the ladies and gentle*, men taking part; and the arrangement# for refreshments and smoking-room complete. The speaker for the evening wo# the Rev J. O’Bryen Hoare, who gave a> short and interesting address upon Social* ism, setting forth its main principles and; dealing with various objections raised by ; its opponents. Votes of thanks were accorded to all who had assisted in the evening's entertainment, which lasted until eleven o’clock.

Yaldhuest. —The usual monthly meet-, ing of the School Committee was held on - Friday evening; present—Mr Freeman] (Chairman) and Messrs W. H. Taylor, 1 Chisnall, James and Hibbert. The master’s; report showed a very marked improvement 1 , in the attendance during the past month,; and especially during the last week, which’ showed an average of sixty-one out of seventy-one children on the roll. The Visiting Committee’s report was read, and several recommendations made with reference to thinning out trees and doing! sundry repairs were adopted. The meeting, then resolved itself into a Library Committee to discuss arrangements for the: annual meeting of subscribers and a concert to be held in aid of the book fnnd. Domain Board.— The monthly meeting, of the Christchurch Domain Board was held at the City Council Chambers; at noon yesterday; present —Messrs B. J.’ S. Harman, H. P. Murray-Aynsley, and G. T. Booth. The Mayor of St Albans sent an apology. Mr Harman was voted to the chair. Mr A. W. Bennetts* tender of 24s 6d per acre per annum for the lease of the South Park for three years 1 was accepted. A number of minor matters were referred to the Executive Committee, and the bead gardener’s report on the; work necessary to be done during August was read and approved; , Mr J. Kennedy’s tender for felling and removing 266 trees, £l4, 8s 2d, was accepted. Mr Booth said that complaints had reached him that several of the gates in the parks precluded perambulators from passing through them. Mr Harman said the matter had been before the Board, and several gates had been altered, It was resolved that the Park Banger should be asked to see what could be done to make them all accommodating in this way, and secure against stock. The Board then adjourned. Domestic Unhappiness.— The Auckland Star describes a case heard before the Eesident Magistrate, Dr Giles, as follows t —The family squabble, somewhat strangely, was ascribed to over-indulgence in drink by the husband, and to the over-indulgenoe in Salvation Army meetings by the wife; This singular blending of the spirituous and the spiritual caused the pair to lead what is vaguely known as " a oat-and-dog life.” In other words they could not jog along the domestic highway without coming into violent collision. Their point-’ blank denials of each other's evidence proved conclusively that someone was "telling whales.” The husband said he returned homeon Thursday night quite sober; while! the wife swore he was howling drunk. The husband explained that he tapped at his wife’s door to ask if she was in ; hia indig-; nant spouse described the "tapping” t<> have been so forcible " that he kicked in: one of the panels,” while the " goodnight” was couched in the endearing; terms, " I will shoot you to-morrow night s' •I’ll'get an axe and cut your head open.’* This soft impeachment the husband stoutly denied, and retorted that hia better half had threatened to "pull” him if he; did not give her the rent of a property at Newmarket. Such a novel method of obtaining pin-money was flouted by the , wife in her turn, and her counsel made a point by eliciting the fact that the festive husband had been obliged to apologise to some unnamed lady " for having accidentally got on to the verandah of her house.’* These “ accidents ” are always awkward in a conjugal dispute, but the undaunted man stood to his guns and fired a shot into the enemy’s camp by asserfcingthathis wife neglected her home to attend Salvation Army meetings. She, on the other hand, evidently takes up the same position as the bride who, as soon as the marriage ceremony was over, shook the clergyman warmly by the hand and told him he might rest assured "she would never let any husband come between her and her religion! ” The difficulty of seeing to eye extends to the younger branches of the house. The son corroborated his sire’s statement that he had always been a temperate man, never threatened his wife, or driven his children from home j while a daughter who is ranged on the religions side of the house, supported the evidence and echoed tho sentiments of her maternal parent. Dr Giles dismissed the case. The Japan Plum, a new fruit of great excellence, quite hardy and very prolific bearer; trees at Nairn and Sons, Lincoln road- Christchurch. 233?

' How* Cass.—At the Supreme Court yeaIvcUy. the Grand Jury found a true bill ■jeloet Albert Edward Mosa for attempted mider. 'BudThbown Out.—At the Supreme yestardaj the Grand Jury threw out the bill l- Mary Jane Amos, charged with the r nudauehter of her infant, whose body WM found near her father’s house. Nelson Regatta. —At a meeting last Aisht it was resolved to hold the annual Kelaos regatta in connection with the jubilee celebration on Feb. 2 next, instead of on Buy- Hopes ace entertained the championship events will be rowed at this regatta. Columbia Rink. —There was, as usual, a good attendance at the Columbia Eink last night, when the half-mile skating handicap resulted as followsE. Lilly (■or), lj A. Black (35yds), 2; J. Lilly (30yds), 3. Time —2min 20aec. There will be a boys’ race at the Eink to-night. - Complimentary Dinner. The many friends of Mr B. M’Owen, who for many yuan managed the Bank of New Zealand at Ashburton, are giving hima complimentary dinner at Ashburton this evening, before he finally takes his departure for Invercargill, whither he has been removed. Much regret has been expressed throughout the Ashburton district at losing Mr M'Owen and family; Xaa Hours. Bill.—Seventy-three fir.mil shopkeepers of Christchurch and suburbs signed a petition yesterday in favour of the Shop Hours Bill being passed intact. Six hundred additional signatures to the. petition were sent by the mail ,-sslsrdsy to the Hon J. B. A. Aoland, for presentation to the Legislative Council. The total number of signatures obtained in Christchurch and suburbs to the petition is. two thousand, all of which were got in ff " three days. . twmtiT Sals.— Mr Buss held his usual-sale at Amberley on Monday. There ms a good attendance, and the prices irsalised were as follow Pat sheep—s 4 at 14s Bd, 52 at 17a 9d, 58 at 15s 9d, 22 at Ifia 3d, 30 at 15a 3d, 18 merino wethers at 10s lOd, 2000 at 10a 6d, 138 cross-bred hoggeta at 12a Id; 165 do at 11s, 82 do at 11s 6d, 121 do at 11s 3d, 200 do at 10s Id, 31 do at 11a 2d, 32 do at 12a, 55 do at 10s 7d, merino ewes from 6a 6d to 8a Bd, cross-bred ewes in lamb 8a 3d to 11a 3d, mixed cross-bred two-tootha lls 6d to 13a, A small entry of cattle was cleared at late market rates. , m , , Business Changes.— The Insurance and Banking Record says Consequent upon the growth of the New Zealand Loan and Agency Company’s business in Sydney, Mr J. Newman Barker, who was for many years on the London staff, and more recently in Melbourne, has been appoint™* assistant manager for the Company in Sydney. Mr E. G. Gibson, of the Bank of' Australasia in Boadigo, has received instructions to proceed to Wellington, New Zealand, to take charge of the bank there. Mr Gibson has been, engaged in banking business in the Bendigo and Castlemaine districts for twenty-eight years. He sails for New Zeeland on August 28. Meteorological.—The rainfall recorded at Bangiora High School for the month of July was 1-I74in. Bain fell on twelve <jayi> hut on three of these the amount itse insignificant, being less than the hundredth of an inch. The heaviest fall occurred on the night of July 30, viz., *242in. The direction of the wind was as follows: S.W., eight days; W.S.W., two dam W.S.W. and 8., one day; E., one day. The rainfall in J uly, 1889 and 1890, waa 3‘OlOin and 4-046 in respectively, the average for the three years thus being 2’4loin. The rainfall for the seven months ending July 31 in 1889, 1890 and 1891 wee— l3’7oßin, 10-662 in andlo-oS2in respectively, the average for the three years thus being ll'4B4in. Building Stone fob Melbourne. —The North, Otago Times reports that it is expected about 4000 tons of building stone quarried at Otiake will be sent to Melbourne. .Some time ago the City Council of Melbourne began the erection of public market buildings with a stone procurable An" Victoria, but before the building had , been far advanced the particular kind of ' stone out, and it was therefore necessary to look elsewhere. It was eventually ascertained that at Otiake there was a deposit of stone that would work in with that already used in the building, and two gentlemen connected with the trade visited the district with the result, it is believed, that the quantity referred to will be shipped. South Eakaia Working Men’s Money CiU*.— The adjourned half-yearly meeting was held on Saturday, when there was a • fair attendance of members. The Committee aubmitted a satisfactory report and balance-sheet, showing that since December last 1"*"" bad been granted to twelve members to the extent of .£76. The amount of subscriptions standing to credit of shareholders was £93 17s 6d; dividends due shareholders in December last £l2 6s 6d; balance of reserve fund £5 12s Id. The number of members was gradually increasing. The Committee recommended the payment of a dividend equal to 16 per cent ; the balance to be placed to credit of reserve fund. The report and balancesheet were adopted. It was resolved that the Secretary be empowered to visit the Sydenham Money Club for information as to working, &c. ... Methodist Councils.—One of the more recent developments of the forward movement in England has been the establishment of what are popularly known as "Methodist Councils.” These Councils have been formed in London and several of the provincial centres, and are already exercising considerable influence, both in the church and also in the community at Urge. The object of such Councils is to promote fraternal feeling between ministers, officials and members of the several congregations which may be established in any city; and further, to give a united expression of opinion on all questions affecting the interests of the church, and to taka what steps may be_ necessary to cause that expression of opinion to have its full and ultimate effect in the proper quarter. A meeting waa held recently to consider the desirability of establishing a embracing representatives from the Wesleyan Churches in the Durham street, St. Albans and Sydenham circuits. The proposed action was approved by the several quarterly meetings, and the first meeting of the Council was held on J uly 81, Ordinary meetings of the Council will be held quarterly, but special meetings may be called at any time as necessity requires. Iba enlargement of the constitution to embrace other circuits will be considered at the next meeting. Meeting of Eatbfatbbs.—A meeting of ratepayers was held in the Heathoote Valley schoolroom on Friday evening to consider Road Board matters. Mr P. Sandford waa voted to the chair. Mr Bennett moved the first resolution,. which was : “That this meeting fully endorses the action taken by the Ferry road ratepayers, and has no confidence in the Board and its Clerk, excepting Mr Beer.” Mr Ewart seconded the motion. Mr Martindale. member for the Heathoote Valley ward, said that various statements as to matters of which he was not aware, had been brought before the meeting, and he would look into them. After various other gentlemen had spoken, an amendment was moved by Mr Menzies and seconded by Mr Hurdley, as follows: —“ That this meeting requests the Heathoote Eoad Board to appoint two accountants to thoroughly examine and audit the books, &c., of the Heathoote Eoad Board; failing which, it fully endorses the resolution —‘ That this meeting has no confidence in the members of the Heathoote Eoad Board and its Clerk, with the exception of Mr Beer.’ ” Several ratepayers having spoken, Mr Martindale promised that he would endeavour to have the wishes of the meeting acceded to. The amendment was carried. A v.ote of thanks Wat passed to Mr Martindale for his attendance; a similar vote to the Chairman terminated the proceedings. Th* Premiership.—lt is rumoured we are about to have a change of Premiers, aid various are the opinions as to who / will make the most competent Minister. , B.ut whoever may be selected to bo Premier ! in politics, there can be no questioning tbe fact that the “ Matchless ” Brand of Teas is the Premier in the Tea trade, and likely to remain so for some time to come. To be had of all storekeepers. X 339

Planting School Grounds. North Invercargill school glebe presented a lively scene last Friday, in the prospect of planting the trees kindly supplied by the Invercargill Corporation. Notwithstanding the rain the children assembled with spades early in the morning. About 11 a.m. the rain abated, and Mr Brandford, who superintended the planting, made his appearance. Then there was a rush, and each boy was busy digging a hole and planting a tree. Mr Couling kindly gave them a lesson in the art. By noon over three dozen fir and fancy trees were placed in the ground. The girls then planted a number of willows around the out-hoases and in the wet ground. It is to be hoped, says the Netvs, the boys will form a taste for tree-planting, and follow the advice of the laird to bis son—“ to frequently stick in a tree, it would grow when he was sleeping.” Dull Times in Stdnbt. —A correspondent from Sydney writes to ah Auckland contemporary“ Business people hero are complaining very much about dull times, and rents are coming down very rapidly. Some of- the best business sites—corner shops, too—are vacant. The floating population who have left your Colony are beginning to realise the truth of the proverb, “ Out of the, fryingpan into the fire.” Situations and work of most kinds are as difficult to get hero as in New Zealand. These Colonies are now beginning to feel the pinch of the times, and the fear is, it is but the beginning. This Colony dares not stop its public works, and so loans must be floated at any price to keep the « big army ” employed, and so prevent disturbances. There is a general feeling here that New Zealand will yet come to the front, and will be one of the moat prosperous of the Australasian Colonies before very long. The Australian Squadron. The British Admiralty has decided that four of the seven vessels composing the new Australian squadron are to be employed on active service for the protection of floating trade in Australasian waters, the remaining three being paid off into the Australian Eeserve, and kept fully equipped and ready for sea at short notice. The ships which are kept in commission are the third-class cruisers Katoomba, Eingarooma and Tauranga, and the first-class gunboat Boomerang. The reserve ships will be Wallaroo, Miidura and Karrakatta. The Miidura is to be attached as tender to the Orlando, flagship of Bear Admiral Lord Charles T. M. D. Scott, C. 8., Com-mander-in-Chief of the Australian station. The paid-off crews of the Wallaroo, Mildura and Karrakatta are to be utilised for recommissioning at Sydney the third-class cruisers CuraQoa and Eapid, and the firat- ■ class gunboat Lizard, which are to be employed for a further term of three years’ service on the Australian station. Captain Herbert W. S. Gibson, of the Wallaroo, has been appointed to recommission the Curaijoa. Brackbnfxeld Hunt Club. —An adjourned meeting of the members of the Brackenfield Hunt Club was held at the Crown Hotel, Amberley, yesterday afternoon. There was a fair attendance of members, and Mr Chapman was voted to the chair. The several members who had received subscription lists stated the amounts collected or promised, the aggregate sum being £224 12s 6d. The Secretary, Mr G. D. Greenwood, stated that the expenses of hunting for the past year amounted to £260. The Chairman stated that the next business would be to form a Committee for tbe management of the hounds for the ensuing year, the present trustees, according to the deed, being ex officio members of the Committee. Mr G. D. Greenwood proposed that Mr Dampier-Crossley bo appointed Chairman of the Committee. The motion was seconded by Mr Thompson and carried unanimously. The following members were then proposed;—For the Amuri district—Messrs W. Thompson and D. Rutherford; for W aikari— Mr F. Lance; for Amberley—Mr Courage; for Eyreton—Mr Walter Chapman; and for Ashley—Mr B. Flynn. The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. N.Z. Amateur Athletic Association. —A meeting of the Sub-Committee of the N.Z.A.A.A. was held last night, when arrangements were made for carrying out a benefit sports meeting at Lancaster Park on Sept. 5, to aid the Association in raising funds to send a New Zealand athletic team to England in 1892. The following programme was decided on : Seven-a-side Senior Football Tournament, and seven-a-side Junior Football Tournament, both open to members of any Club affiliated to a recognised Eugby Union; 110yds Footballers’ Handicap (amateurs), and 110yds Footballers’ Handicap (open), 200yds Handicap (open to members of Clubs affiliated to the N.Z.A.A.A.), One-mile Bicycle Handicap, the gathering to conclude with a fancy costume football match. The Committee intends to offer a prize for the best costume. The meeting will be under the auspices of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, Canterbury Eugby Union and Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club, and a capital afternoon’s sport should result, the football tournaments being a new and specially attractive feature in the programme. In view of the Association sending an athletic team to England next year, the Auckland Athletic Club will also hold a,benefit meeting next month. Our Hire Purchase System offers inducements to buy cycles by easy payments—from 5a per week; Adams, Cutties and Co., 7.0, Manchester street. X 387

Pahct Dress Bali.—Eden George Company, Limited, request that all guests in fancy dress who took part in the hall given by Mrs E. W. Humphreys, will make appointments to-day so that the sittings for Wednesday can ha well regulated. Stahdish and Pekbce adrise sitters to make appointments before three o’clock during tho winter mouths. Studio, 218, High street. Pakct Dkess CositniEß.—Special arrangements have been made by C. H, Manhihg for photograph, ing all who may desire to be taken in this attire during the present month. New hack-grounds, accessories, Ac., for tho occasion. Prize plates of England and beat photo material used only; hence ho exquisite results produced at this studio. Appointments advisable.

Newspaper Honesty. —The following is from the Record-Union, Sacramento The Bill making it a misdemeanour to misrepresent the circulation of a newspaper is to be commended and should become a law. No one will contend that by legislation a mini can be made honest, bub he can be made to fear, and can be punished for dishonesty. Newspaper publishers by the very nature of their business call for certain public trust to be reposed in them. They secure private and official patronage upon the basis of their clientage of. readers. When, therefore, they secure support for their journal by falsa representations, they obtain money by fraud, and ought to be held accountable before the law for the cheat. It is not the purpose of the proposed law to compel any publisher to disclose his private business; but it is tbe thought of tho Bill that if he makes disclosure he shall do so in accordance with truth. It is said that the measure is in the interest of great and opposed to tho interest of papers of small circulation. Bui that is a gross error: the Bill is in the interest of the public, which is always superior in its rights to the individual. The journal of large or small circulation has no right beyond the truth concerning. that circulation. When a paper opposes truth-telling it confesses that it is nob above lying. In the matter of the publication of official advertisements, where the object is to secure wide circulation of the matter published, it is of vital importance that there shall bo no deceit concerning circulation. The mere matter of newspaper rivalry and jealousy in nowise concerns the public. Bat it is concerned in knowing that the avenue it chooses for its announcements is precisely what is claimed for it. If it is represented that it is a broad and long highway, cutting through a great number of sections and travelled by a multitude, and it turns out that it is only a by-path, short, tortuous and little used, the public is cheated, and the cheat should be punished as are other frauds, if a business man advertises in a newspaper upon the representation that it has some thousands of subscribers or regular recipients, and in fact it has but a few hundred, he is grossly imposed upon, and the fact that the impostor owns types s,nd presses in nowise mitigates tho offence. Arab” and “ Shah” brand Teas, from all grocers and storekeepers.