TOWN AND COUNTRY

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVI, Issue 11053, 3 September 1896, Page 5

TOWN AND COUNTRY

Contents. —The United States Government is taking steps to obtain compensation from Turkey for outrages upon American subjects in Armenia. To emphasise their feeling of horror at the recent massacres, the Ambassadors in Constantinople have refused to recognise the Sultan’s birthday. Mr Cecil Rhodes is still negotiating with the Matabele, and he lias warned the natives that unless they surrender they will be trapped like rabbits. At the sitting of the Banking Committee of the House ,of Representatives yesterday, Mr Watson again gave evidence. The usual weekly summary of the Australian produce markets and a report of the business transacted at the live stock sale at Addington yesterday appear in this issue. *

Paruxamentabt. —ln the Legislative Council yesterday,’ the Asiatic Restriction PHI and Wesleyan,...Methodist Church Property Trust Act Amendment Bill passed their final stages. The House of Representatives sat considering the Estimates till 3.20 yesterday morning, when progress was reported. In the afternoon the Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Bill came up for its third reading. The debate ■was not finished when the telegraph office closed at two o’clock this morning.

“ The Canterbury Times.” —The literature contained in the current number of the Canterbury Times is of the usual high order, and both, the serial tales and the short stories are full of interest. The sketches also are very interesting. The Ladies’ Pago is supplied with illustrations of the latest fas Mons, articles on some of the subjects of present discussion and a number of papers and sketches. In the Agricultural Columns, amongst much useful matter, is an article by Mr Myles Campbell, whose name is a household word amongst Canterbury sheep-farmers, on the “Market Qualities of Wool,” which cannot fail to be read with attention. Cyclists will find several recent improvements described and illustrated, besides a quantity of interesting notes. The doings of the Queensland footballers and of the various New Zealand Union teams now on tour Jare fully chronicled and commented upon, and cricket and other outdoor sports receive due notice.. The approaching opening of the racing season brings a batch of nominations for important and classic events, and anticipations are given of meetings in the near future. Besides the illustrations already mentioned, portraits are given of the victims of the Petone murders and the person who is in custody on a charge of being concerned in them; also a portrait of the late Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe, authoress of “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” with an obituary notice; of the war balloon which it is proposed to use in connection, with the Cuban rebellion, and of warships of the French and United States navies. The number is a most admirable one, presenting a variety of high quality literature and news such i)s is approached by no other, colonial weekly.

Meetings. —The following meetings will be held to-day: Lyttelton Harbour Board, ordinary meeting, Christchurch, 2 p.m.; Pioneer Bicycle Club, adjourned meeting, 8 p.m.; meeting of plasterers, Otley’s Hall, 7.30 p.m.; Sydenham Prohibition League, Sydenham Wesleyan School, 7.45 p.m.

Telegraphic Interruption. The northern telegraph lines were interrupted by the stormy weather yesterday; and owing to the flooded state of the rivers, they could not be repaired. Communication with the North Island was interrupted all day, but at 7.40 p.rn. it was restored by means of a wire working by way of the 'West Coast, Nelson and Blenheim.

Personal.-- -The Hon E. W. Parker and Mr J. Mackintosh, M.H.E., were passengers for Wellington by the s.s. Takapuna yesterday.

Sydenham Working Men’s Club. — A. concert will bo given by the Jubilee Minstrels in the social hall of the Sydenham Working Men’s Club to - morrow evening. Sheffield.' —Owing to the bad weather the address which was to have been given by Mr Murphy, secretary of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, to the farmers of this district was postponed.

Horse Parade. The annual horse parade, under the auspices of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Assciation, 'trill be held at the Addington Show Grounds on Saturday, Sept. 26. Entries will close on Thursday, Sept. 24. The Unemployed.— Yesterday morning Messrs C. Burgess and W. H. Cooper, members of tbe Unemployed Relief Fund Committee, attended at the Labour Bureau, find marie a selection of twenty-five men, with one hundred and four dependent on them, to he employed in Hagloy Park and the Acclimatisation grounds. Twenty of the men will be put to work in the former place, and five in the latter, as soon as the government.-subsidy arrives from Wellington.

The Liederkranzchen. The “At Home ” of the Christchurch Liederkranzchen will take place at 3 p.m. to-day. National Association. —Owing to the inclemency of the weather, the meeting at Lyttelton, advertised for yesterday evening, was postponed. Lyttelton Eire Alarm. —The fire-bell at Lyttelton will be rung at 11 a.m. today for the purpose of testing a proposal that has been made for ringing it.

The Hyman Marks Marks Ward. —The laying of the foundation stone of the Hyman Marks Ward, at the Christchurch Hospital, has been postponed on account of the weather.

Kaiapoi. —The gymnastic display and concert, which were to have been held tonight in tho Kaiapoi Volunteers’ DrillHall, have been postponed until Thursday, Sept. 17, on account of the wet weather.

Lecture. —On account of the wet weather Mr O’Bryon Hoare postponed the lecture which was to have been given at the Art Gallery last night. Several persons attended, and occupied the time with a discussion on “ Nunquam’s ” paper on heroes, which was read by Mr O’Bryon Hoare.

Working Men’s Club. —At the Working Men’s Club last night a return dance was given to the ladies of the dancing class who recently gave a leap-year ball. There was a very good attendance, and Mr W. H. Gibbs made an efficient M.C. Messrs Oakes and Tankard provided the music. The Social Hall of the Club was very tastefully decorated for the occasion.

Caledonian Society. —On account of the heavy rain last night, the attendance at the weekly social meeting o f the Canterbury Caledonian Society was not large, and it was decided to postpone till Wednesday next the programme which was to have been given. Those present, however, spent a pleasant time with an extemporised programme, mainly of dances. Motett Society. —The performance tonight of Handel’s oratorio Israel in Egypt, by Mr Wells’s Motett Society in tho Temple of Truth, in aid of the Samaritan Home should attract a large audience, both from the excellence of the object and the merit of the performance. The soloists will be Mrs Jennings, Miss Parsons of Wellington, and Mr C. Piischel; and the oratorio will be rendered under the direction of Mr H. Wells. Supreme Court. —His Honor Mr Justice Denniston held a sitting In Banco yesterday, and upheld the appeal of Cecil Louisson against a conviction in the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court on a charge of having supplied intoxicating liquor to a man in a state of intoxication. His Honor will hold a sitting in Chambers at 11 a.m. today, and to-morrow will leave for Hokitika, to take the criminal and civil sittings of the Court there. Charitable Aid Board. —After a lengthy discussion at a special meeting yesterday afternoon the Charitable' Aid Board decided,'by nine votes to one, to rescind its resolution of last week retrenching the salary of pts medical officer from £2OO per annum to £l5O. In addition to substituting the former figure, it was also resolved to allow that officer two shillings mileage one way for his attendance on any cases outside a radius of three miles and within one of six miles.

Popular Concert. —A popular concert, in aid .of the Catholic Pro-Cathedral renovation fund, will be given in the Opera House this evening. The programme is an exceedingly goodone, and is to be rendered by several of the most popular local musicians, so that a large audience may be anticipated. In addition to many well-known artists, Miss Lucy Ryan, a pupil of Mr H. Rossiter, will make her first appearance on the concert platform, and will sing one of Mr Rossiter’s compositions, “ The Village Coquette.” She is said to posesss a powerful and sweet soprano voice. Philosophical Institute.— An ordinary meeting of the Canterbury Philosophical Institute was held at the biological laboratory of Canterbury College last night. There was a fair attendance, and the President, Professor' Dendy; occupied the chair. Mr W. J. Carlisle was elected a member and Mr W. Smith an associate of the Institute. Messrs W. Devenish Meares and F. Waymouth were nominated for membership. The members then proceeded to the engineering laboratory, where Professor R. J. Scott showed and described a number of experiments with the testing machinery, illustrating the behaviour of solids under high pressiire and tension. A hearty vote of thanks, proposed by Professor Dendy, was accorded to Professor Scott.

Regulation of Dairies. — A meeting of delegates, from various local bodies interested in the regulation of the milk supply of Christchurch and suburbs was held last evening; present—The Mayor of Christchurch, Councillors Gray and Stewart (Christchurch City Council), Councillors Pratt and Collins (Sumner Borough Council), the Mayor and Councillor Joseph Taylor (Linwood Borough Council), Councillor Clifford (Sydenham Borough Council), the Mayor and •Councillor Milne (Woolston Borough Council), Mr G. MTntyre (Avon Eoad Board), Mr Handysides (Spreydon Eoad Board). Proposed regulations submitted by the sub-committee were exhaustively considered, and were finally adopted with some few alterations, and it ivas decided to request the Governor to gazette them. Councillor Marshall (Linwood) moved that upon the Governor making an Order-in-Couficil for the inspection of milk and dairies in and around Christchurch the Mayor of Christchurch should call a meeting of delegates from the city, the boroughs of Linwood, Sydenham, St Albans, Sumner and Woolston and the road districts of Avon, Spreydon, Heathcote and Eiccarton, for the purpose of considering, and if thought desirable, arranging for the formation of a Central or Milk Board. The motion was carried. A vote of thanks was passed to the sub-committee for its labours, and the meeting closed.

Hanmer Plains. —Visitors to the Hammer Springs will find the best accommodation at Mrs Lahmert’s, Jack’s Pass Temperance Hotel, for 37s and 25s'week.

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Owing to extensive alterations to their show-rooms in Manchester and St Asaph Streets, Messrs Boyd and Son now have ono of the best exhibits of bicycles ever seen in Christchurch, and is well worth a visit from anyone requiring a bicycle. XI79G

Stavdish and Pbekce, Photographers by special appointment to his Excellency the Governor and the Countess of Glasgow. Studio, High Street.—

Lincoln Lawn Tennis Club. —The Lincoln Lawn Tennis Club dance, which was to have taken place to-morrow night, has been postponed on account of the weather. A Sickly Season. —Evidence of the unhealthy character of the present season is afforded by the fact that every sick-nurse on the list of the secretary to the St John Ambulance Association is at present engaged. Oddeellowship. —At the ordinary meeting of the Loyal Kaiapoi Lodge, held on Tuesday evening, there was a good attendance of members. P.G.M.’s Bros A. T. Clark and Manhire were elected delegates to represent tho lodge at the next district meeting. Consideration of a request for alterations to the stage was adjourned to a future meeting. A Good Suggestion. —ln giving judgment in the appeal on the Hereford Hotel case yesterday, his Honor Mr Justice Denniston suggested that the law should be altered so, as to prohibit publicans from supplying men in a state of intoxication with any liquor, whether intoxicating or not. This would, he pointed out, bo a hardship to no one, and would do away with the question of whether the drink supplied to a drunken man, in any particular instance, was or was not intoxicating.

Juvenile Fancy Dress Ball. A juvenile fancy dress ball was held in the Sumner Tow 9 Hall on Tuesday, in aid of the library fund. About one hundred children were present, and the dance proved the most successful yet of the social series given in aid of the fund. The dresses were novel and striking, and the hall was beautifully decorated with flags, evergreens and wattle. Mesdames Partridge and Kitson kindly provided the music. Refreshments were handed round to children and visitors. . /

St Mark’s, Opawa.— A very enjoyable entertainment was given in the schoolroom last evening. There was a very fair attendance considering the bad weather. -Songs were given by Misses Wood and Cuddon and Mr Hobbs. The comic element supplied by Messrs • Appleby and Ballantyne was much appreciated. The tableau, “Two is Company, Three is None,” was very effective. The entertainment concluded with the comedietta “ Breaking the Ice,” the characters being well sustained by Miss A. Cholmondeley and Mr G. March. Hard Times “ Social.” Another of these novel gatherings was held at New ■ Brighton on Monday night, and in spite of the inclement weather sixty-four mustered. Mr R. C. Bishop occupied the chair, and after Fox’s Quadrille Band had contributed an item, songs and recitations followed. Songs were sung by Messrs Prebble, Lester, Brabner, Fox, Moore, Styche, Cusack, Millar, Malcolmson, Captain Owles and other visitors ; Messrs Ryan and Hall contributed recitations, and Mr Watson a banjo solo and song. The Hard Times hand played a selection. Mr C. Fox presided at the piano. In the course of the evening Mr Bishop presented Mr Fox with a silver matchbox, neatly engraved, and after a long programme had been gone through the visitors returned by special tram, well pleased with their night’s outing. Mrs Murray catered, and gave every satisfaction. The Hereford Hotel Case. —Tho appeal of Mr Cecil Louisson, the licensee of the Hereford Hotel, against his conviction before Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., on a charge of having supplied intoxicating liquor —beer—to Henry Drummond when the latter was in a state of intoxication, was heard in the Supreme Court yesterday before his Honor Mr Justice Denniston, who allowed the appeal on the ground that there was no evidence before him that the liquor supplied was intoxicating liquor. A man who had accompanied Drummond to the bar of the hotel, and who had, it appeared from the reports, stated in the Magistrate’s Court that they had each had a glass of beer, now said that he could not say what it was that Drummond had had. His Honor said he considered this witness’s testimony unsatisfactory,, but held himself bound bv the evidence before him. He remarked that the present procedure of appealing on the facts was absurd, as it allowed a person whose case had already been heard before a competent magistrate, an opportunity of having the matter retried before a different tribunal after the case for the other side had been fully exjjojwd.

SUNDAY LABOUR. The fact that the Waihi Gold-mining Company runs its crushing plant on Sundays has caused great irritation to a large number of Sabbatarians in the Auckland district, and various representations on the subject have been mad* to the Directors, but so far without result. • The clergymen in the Ohinemuri district have decided to make one more effort to induce the Board to shut down the mill on Sundays, and have laid before that body a letter in which they urge the following reasons why labour should cease on the Sabbath Day : 1. Because it is prohibited by Divine ordinances. 2. On account of the injurious and seriously deteriorating influence excited both on individuals and on the community, for the physical reason that men should be allowed their Sunday’s rest, and for the very great injury inflicted on working men by depriving them of their sacred' day of rest, and of the opportunity of attending religious services.

IRRIGATION IN CANTERBURY. The New Zealand Times says:—lrrigation was suggested, during one of. the recent debates, by some of the Canterbury members as a work which ought to find a place on the schedule of the Aid Bill. The suggestion is backed up by the great fact that the Canterbury Plain is marked by nature for irrigation. It is like a billiard table slightly tilted towards the sea, crossed by large perennial rivers fed by the great glaciers of the Alpine chain. The land and the water are ready to hand; all that is required is to bring them together. That is a very expensive problem, for the rivers wind between high shinglebanks, whose summits are the level of the great plain. With irrigation the Canterbury Plain would have no difficulty in carrying a million of people. Therefore the Canterbury members have every right, if they can agree among themselves, to ask for the addition of irrigation to the schedule of public works. There are other districts which feel the want of irrigation, and they would probably make common cause with Canterbury. HIRE OP CYCLES. Few strong Gents’ Roadsters and Ladies’ Cycles on hire at per hour or week. Adams Star Cycle Coy., 70, Manchester Street Christchurch.— [Advt.]