town and country.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CI, Issue 11889, 12 May 1899, Page 5

town and country.

■ The San Francisco mail atrived hteWeljWtrin at IL3O a.tn. yesterday, ahd the Waikare left fot Lyttelton at 4.25 With 'tie southehi bags. Those desirous of sending to friends •broad th» fullest hews of the colonies, together with a profusely illustrated description of one of the most typical of New Zealand towns—Ashburton—and a vast budget of,general redding* are remuldea that for the. San Francisco nihil; wfocli closes in. Christchurch Hus , eveningj fhe “ Canterbury Times ” will tb obtainable* ready for posting, at the boo.csi.all at the General Post Office, and from all booksellers and rifews agents. The ‘ Canterbury Timed’’ is the favourite paper for this piifpoaeb , Messrs' C. J.’ Harper and R. H. Rhodes (Bhicclrffs) yrere -among the jpateehgfete whd went south By tlie exprteSs yesterday. The owher of the coat recently stolen frbta the City Hotel* and which was recovered by .the detectives within ah hour bf the theft; hds writteri. to, Inspector Brohom, thanking tile police for then: smartness’ iff the matter.Mr William Mtlrray* whb hds for several years occupied the position of secretary of the Christchurch Meat Company, has been ’ offered and has accepted the secretaryship of the ifew Zealand Refrigerating Conipahy, ,whose head office is at Dunedin. M6teofoj-tgibal bbseryations taken .at the C&nteririciy College; Lincoln; jdictW that dutiilg the week eilded May 10 rain fell on two days, the total rainfall heink h7m on the surface of the ground.. The Wind blew Horn the sonth-weilt pit three days* froiii the nrirtH-wbsb on two, 3 from the iforth Off, from the. nortK-eiiSt on Mbi barometric reading was 1113 OH Mdy 10. fhgfo ids tei tbMderablei advefoS criiriftSM amdtig tfifi. bfiSiheSS men of the-c# in connection with the departure Of the Siiihifli &8M WellitlMbbii yesterday. The CBHStattfrhll iftcfcils tri catch fhri Rtiahxrie WStifilib tb WblHligtdn, bf ctics RtAdniahana i pfi Tttbsdaf flight* and Che and Ifflitf&ge bf tab Elifigitihite tWehty-forir hour* later;. Btriihfsis nirti dofisidrit that iaai Shbffid at least be on a« eqiial footing with passengers as regards date cf departure. Yesterday being Asceiiidon, Day,, special were held,in the Cathedral. Holy IrfrwHwtfrMhtt ■WAg celebrated at 7:30 A;lii. 4nd paktihS And Hblv Gohiinuiiibri at ll.dLm. In the evening was a choral feeirvite, wheb HiShop Jilliiit preached from St Luke xxiv.* 50* And He led th&ri biib.as for dd to, Bethany, and He lifted lip His hands and blessed them. And it came to past* While He blessed them He , was parted front them and carried up to Heaven.” A trial of M? Malcolm BroWn’s patent fire escape .was held at the Hereford Hotel last bymShkf in tpe presence of d laf|c!. hiiiliber of p&pld. .The device dxnsists of a rope which is padded with wool all the way down and iipdn which are strilng a series of belts fitted to curved pieces of piping, winch run on the rope, and which grip it just sufficiently to prevent the user coming down too fast. Thirteen men were taken from the fourth storey of the hotel td the ground in loss than thirteen minutes. The contrivance should be a very useful one for separate rooms in case Of* fife; - ’ . ' ' Blankets* Flannels, , Rugs* „.and . Men’s Lambwool Shirts and Pants. We are now ‘ allowing a very special purchase of 500 pairs White Blankets; cdihnienciiig at 8s lid per pair; 48 pieces of Flannels, from B|d pfei* - yard; 25 Rugs, from 10s 6d each; and 20. dozen Men’s Lambwool Pants and Shirts, ffOni 3s lid. See onr windows for special show of these goods.—Shay, Robinson, ahd Co., . 213, Cashel Street 92 Strongest where others are weakest. Zealanrlia. Bicycles, price £2l, built with the new blitted tubing, making frames, front forks and head unbreakable, also overhanging chain-wheel and twih roller chain. Write for catalogue. Gates, Lowry and Co., Christchurch and Ashburton. 62 Your wise investment hi bicycle pleasure for 1899 demands that you read the beautiful Wavcrley catalogue, now ready. You Will also, find* on inspection, that these are the highest grade wheels that" niofiey, can obtain.-. The latest stock of sundries kept on hand. WaveTley Cyclfe -Depot, 217, Colombo Stffeet, Christchurch. 2396 A good opportunity to secure a useful mount fot white! riding. The Anglo-New Zealand Cycle Company have several se-ctmd-hantl machines, fdr sale* gbbd, Useful bicycles; both ladies’ and gentlemen’s, from £4 10s upwards. A special display of these is how being made at the D.I.C; Depot. A full range of the latest model Ariglb Specials and Osmonds,now being shown. •, Orders booked for the world-renowned Humber cycles. 278 - Special. Notice.—Crown Brand Tea prize competitions’ will be continued all this year round, find will close on the lasfe_ days of April, June, August, October* and December in each Prizes, of -ladies’ silver and other 1 watches, albums,. Workßoxes," etc Hubbard, Hall ahd Go. , .238$ ’ Evehdeh’s Patent Roofing, and Fencing Nails, neatest and best; perfectly watertight. Recommended By architects, and can be obtained from all ironmongers. * ' X 2414 Cyclists who require their machines Well and carefully repaired should send them to the “Premiers” of the cycling trade. Boyd and Son, Gloucester Street. Telephone 658. 2374 NEW ZEALAND CYCLIST. The current number of the “ New Zealand Cyfelist” is profusely illustrated with, photographs of celebrities* and sketches of recent . inventions. A fiill-page illustration gives a sample of the feats an accomplished cyclist is capable bf performing oh the modern safety. “ Gap’n Guttle,” in Ilia weekly budget, gives some timely hints to those Who liso the wheel dhririg the winter months, httd “ Altiora’s ” Notes, as usual, contain ihuch useful information for the cyclist. Tlie terrible apcident .which befell the famous American rider* W. Martin* while racing in Melbourne, is fully reported, and articles on “ Brakes ” and “ Hill-Climbing ” should Hot be overlooked by the cyclist, whether the ordinary rider of tlie racing man. The “ Cyclist’s ” ■- London correspondent’s letter is brimful 0 f up-to-date matter dealing With the world’of wheels in the Old Country, ahd ilio ordinary departments of tlie paper are tip to their ’ customary high standard of merit. LETTERS OF NATURALISATION; For some time past the “Gazette” has contained long lists of letters of natufhlisalidfi ismgd lb fofeigribfs. The influx is attributed-to the old. age pension system. This week the issue of twenty-six more letters of naturalisation is arinoiiriOed, ffioStly to Scandinavians. . VERBAL PERMIT’S. Jh adjtidicatihg upon , a civil case in the Magistrate’s tfouft yeSterclay, Mv H. W. HiSbiop, S, : M f Ycbmniented severely upon the loose maimer in which it appeared to him that local .bodies . conducted their affairs in respect to .permits ; which were issued. The - facta of the, j.case,;,under notice were-that a - gardener had been .’employed by a 'house--v .holder in Carlton Place to .tidy up her grounds, ifod a huge heap of rubbish, which had been accumulated, was set firo to by him. Ih burnt faf somfe time, wheh A neighbour, finding the. shibltk coming ihtb his house, went-overland put the fire out with the aid

of a liberal application of water. The gardener .several days’ time in drying the rubbish before it Cbuld be made to burn again, and he claimed £1 as compensation. The case turned oh the question as to. whether or not the gardener had got permission from the St Albans Borough Council to 'start the fire. ibe r plaintiff asserted in the most confident manner that he had got the permission, which was given in the ushal verbal way by the Council’s clerk. .The clerk, on the other hand, said, he could not remember havino- given permission, but he would not say that he had not. There was no record kept of these permits, which were always given vefhallv. In giving judgment for the defendant; his Worship advised the nlaintiff in future to demand a. written permit from the Council. He thought that the Council officials carried on their business in a very loose manner, when they neglected to keep records of business transacted. In this case they had trusted tq their memory, and, as frequently happened, it had failed them, and the clerk could not positively sky whether or not he had given the permission. Before leaving the Court, the 'plaintiff said it »was jhsfc the same with other Boroughs, And feveii the City Council. They refused to give a written peftti’-t. * AN ENTERPRISING AUCTIONEER. One side of ,a story told in a civil action heard iti the Magistrate s Court at Wellihgtbfi WaA as follows: —A xnan wanted,his Horse sold,’ and, liavitig arranged With an alictibfifeer ami. feed A reserve of £5, sent the animal with his seven-year-old son to the skJe. No satisfactory bid Was obtained, and the little fellow went off to another saleyard with the horse, to, as he put it, “ watch the horses go up and down.” There, in reply to the person ih charge, ho said that his father did want'l-o sell the Horse ho (the boy) had with him. In, a short space of tinrie the animal had been knocked doWri t-o a purchaser for £l, and young sdven-year-oW returned homo niimri the hotse; and his father now sought to obtain its full value. Thd cither side obiitended that written inStrhctibiiS #BrS hot heceskary for the horse tb be told*. arid that the father accepted dll tespdnSibility in placing, the lad in charge of the horse. , The Bench, however, says the “ Rost,” decided against what they termed trie “ enterprising auctioneer. ’ AN OLD AGE rENSION QUESTION. The question of whether an old age gnsibner is a destitute* .person ■ came befdrfe r Carew, S.M., at Dunedin, y&?terday, a man* suing his, relations to coritripute to His support. For the informant it was contended that the man cbuld not Be compelled to go to a benevolent home; as his telahibhs demred* although he , wdilld be kept there for 5s per week, and have two shillings of His Pension for pocket ftibney. The Magistrate derided that the'relatives must contribute a. srixh .sufficient, with the tb kesji the man, THE AUCKLAND FREEZING WORKS. The Auckland correspondent of the “ Otago Daily Times*” says ; —The negotiations • which have been in progress for Sbmd months in connection with the pur: phase of the local freezing works have at last been brought to a successful issue, and a southern firm will enter . into possession. This firm is Messrs A. H. Turnbull and Co., of ChriStchiirch, whose repretehtativb has Been buying and exporting sheep ahd lambs from Aiickland during tlte past few inbrith. Mr Alfred Bevins, who will act as general maiiager here* takes over the works th-ffiorrew. The intention of the new management is tb Buy all animals of a, suitable class which offer, but they will also freeze and ship' at owners’ risk in cases where the producer desires. As the business expands* meat-tinning and, manure works, will be added, ’ and the present intention'isi to establish a place in a central position in Waikato as a r feeder to the works here when the expansion justifies it. The sale of these. works disposes of the list of the Batik of New Zealand’s trading concerns in Auckland, and although the clearafice hds only Been affected at a considerable sacrifice, it will doubtless meet with general approval, as another step in pursuahee of the policy Which the bank Has for homo time past been following of confining its Operations strictly to Banking business. The exact price Messrs Turnbull and Co. paid for the freezing works is understood to be £22,256.