TOWN AND COUNTRY

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIX, Issue 13137, 27 May 1903, Page 7

TOWN AND COUNTRY

According to a telegram from Wellington, the Premier states that Parliament will be opened on Monday, June 29. At Eaugiora yesterday Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., renewed! seven old age pensions m full &nd ( one for £ls.' It is intended to fit up ft; gymnasium in connection with the Rangidrai Social dub, which was opened on Monday evening, by Mr D. Buddo, M.H.R. The Mayor of Ashburton (Mr H. Davis) and Mr D. Thomas have been appointed a Trisiting committee'to the Ashburton High School for tie ensuing month. Messrs Denshire, Thomas, Stitt and Chapman were appointed to inspect the reserves. A rather ingenuous space limitation has been set by the committee that drew up the conditions governing the farming essay in connection with the Masterton Agricultural and Pastoral Association. The essay <> must " not exceed eight single sheets of foolscap.” WNieu the police wished to bring' dowij the Maori Kereopa Ihaka and his wile from Rata, to the Wanganui Hospital, the Natives objected to the two being sent by the same train. They alleged that it- was not proper for the victim) and the assailant to travel by the same train. On Monday the well-known prize mare Bell, owned by Messrs Wyllie Bros., of Seftori, died: through the bursting of a blood vessel. The mare 'was only once beaten in the prize ring, and then by her half-sister. Bell’s owners recently refused un-offer of one hundred: guineas for her. Addressing a meeting of Woodrille farm*rs, (Mr J. A. Gilfuth, Government veterinarian, *ald that ho had never yofc found a patent medicine of any use for curing worm troubles in sheep. It seemed to him that if graziers knew as much about sheep'as they did about the worms they would bo better farmers. At the Eangiora Magistrate’s Court yesterday H. Uru was fined 5s and 9s costa for allowing four head of cattle to he at large, and fir ft civil case North Canterbury Co-operative Stores Company v. I. Scoon, claim £66 12s, judgment was given by default for the amount and £1 15s costs. Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., was on the Bench. In order that Hawke’s Bay shall get the credit for what butter and cheese it is aoiually producing, the Napier Chamber of Commoroa is asking the various dairy factories to supply it with the quarterly re-. Aim of the output, so that the figures may be included in the Chamber reports. It is asserted that Wellington gets the credit of exporting butter which has been manufactured in. Hawke’s Bay and railed to that port for shipment. Captain Linn has received a letter from the toiyn clerk of Napkr. stating that the Mayor of that borough has presented to Mr’ J. Knowles, jimr., of the pilot' staff, the. Humane Society’s gold medal and certificate. Mr Knowles has a long record of life-saving deeds, and! he has received nearly ftll the awards the Society can give. The ’gold medal recently awarded is equal In regard to merit to the gold star of Australasia for life-saving. The recipient has effected nine rescues. The annual meeting of the Oust branch of the Now Zealand Farmers’ Union took, place on Monday. There was a good attendance, and Mr G. Ruddgnldau presided.

The following officers were elected :—President, Mr G. Euddenklau; secretary, iMr H. J. Horrell; treasurer, Mr F. C. Fairweather ; committee—Messrs G. K. Crysell, J. Catherwood, E. .Wolff, R. Kingsbury,. F, W. Ruddenklau, E. Gardner and S.’ Tipping. It, was resolved thait Mr RuddenJdau, the delegate to the Council, should bring the question of railway freights before the Executive. V

The Blackball correspondent of the Grcyjnouth “ Star” informs his paper that some enterprising capitalists have taken up an extent of country on tho Paparoa Raogis, for the purpose of opening up a new industry in the shape of a slate quarry. Of course, slate abounds everywhere on the Panamas, but this outcrop is of special value, owing to the excellent cleavage and the toughness of the material. At the quarry, slabs of slate of very extensive dimensions can be readily obtained, and these ore even now almost perfect, for with a very little dressing they could be used for, .the several purposes required. On inquiries throughout the colony, the promoters find that tie demand for slate is very extensive. A serious drawback to tho imported article is the excessive breakages. One very extensive importer estimates per cent of •bis importation is annually broken.

A special meeting, of' th© Southbridg© Town Board was held) on Saturday evening. Three tenders for the lease of tho pound grounds, enclosing also applications for the position of poundkeeper, were received’, and that of Mr W. M’llraith, the present lessee, for £5, was accepted. Tho Chairman ro-

ported that Messrs Kilbride and Hannah ♦ had agreed to make the additions to the Town Hall aide-room for £SO 10s, and the tender "was accepted. It was decided' to build a double cupboard in the side-room for the use of both the Town Board and the soolceiy class, providing that the latter paid Jte share of the cost.. It was also decided to build 1 a retiring-room for ladies in the ( Town Hall, to be added 1 on to the ladies’ dressing-room. Tie water-race at the pound was authorised to bo cleaned. Taranaki papers report an unusual case beard! at the New Plymouth Police Court one day last week. A hotel proprietor had summarily dismissed a barmaid, who had been m m* employment for four days, alleging that she had been guilty of misconduct, and he declined to pay her ony wages. The barmaid declined to leave, and on the following night, at the invitation of another 1 barmaid, shared the latter’s room, as she was a stranger in the town and had no friends. The hotel-keeper called in a policeman, and the girl was arrested on a charge of vagrancy and of being unlawfully on his premises. The defence sought to show that it was the practice of the hotelkeeper to engage servants for a time and then discharge them without payment. The case was dismissed, and defendant’s lawyer said proceedings would! immediately be instituted against the hotel-keeper for maliclous prosecution. It is interesting,, in looking over early reports of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, in the possession of Mr S. C. Farr, to read references to the great plague of insects that beset the settlers here in the earlv days. The native insects were so delighted with the vegetables the new-comers grew that they feasted upon them without stint, multiplied rapidly, and loft the owners of gardens hardly anything but husks fend stumps. The Acclimatisation Society, it is recorded in the annual report for 1866, *• became impressed with the desirableness of obtaining a supply of insect-eating birds, as tbe best means of counteracting the a l -rrning increase of caterpillars and insects In the province.” The sum of £l5O was handed to Mr J. B. Hill, who was going to England, to be spent in purchasing and shipping birds. He obtained 148 birds, chiefly insectivorous, and they arrived_ m good order 1 arid were liberated. Thrushes, Sonets, blackbirds, skylarks, goldfinches and the little Australian diamond sparrow. It seems, were first turned out in 1865, and In the following year it was reported that many of them, notably the sparrow and the Australian magpie, were doing very well. A very successful importation of English • birds, comprising blackbirds, thrushes, mealv red-poles, house and hedge sparrows and bramble finches, was made in 1868, at a cost of £lB2. The great work of that Sear, however, was the successful establishlent of trout in-the j

Mr 0. J. Hamper has been re-elected chairman, and treasurer of the Upper Ashburton, Rotd Board. Tile Wal’rimoo, from Melbourne and Hobart, arrived at the Bluff at 1 p.m. yesterday. Her mails should reach Christchurch to-night. During April, 2515 persons arrived in the colony, and 1960 took then- departure, against 1582 and: 5304 during the corres- ’ ponding period of last year. ,A railway excursion will bo rum to Timaru on the Prince of Wales’s Birthday. The express train will set down and pick up passengers wishing to attend the Winslow sports. The colonial mails which left Melbourne, via Brindisi, by the steamer China, on April 22, arrived in London on Friday, one day early. The R.M.S. Ventura, with the colonial mails to May 8, arrived at San Francisco on Monday, the due date. Malcolm James Sinclair, a cadet in the Railway Department, who had abstracted several small articles from the Dunedin railway delivery’ office, was admitted to probation at the Dunedin Police Court for twelve months, the report of the Probation Officer being very favourable.,. An Assessment Court, to hear objections to the Government valuations with respect to the St Albans Ward of Greater Christchurch City, will bo held at the Oln'iKtchurch Magistrate’s Court at 10 a.m. this morning) On Friday objections in tho south-west sub-division of the Central Ward will bo heard. A telegram from Dunedin states that the hospital staff absolutely deny the report that they were unwilling to continue operations while'the fever inmates were hr the institution. As a matter of fact, one operation -was conducted yesterday, Ihsro oro three fever oases now in the hispitul, All the patients were suffering from other ailments, and contracted scarlet fever after admission to the institution. ' The president of the New Zealand Soldiers’ Graves Guild reminds all members of the Guild and any others who are oolleot-in-r to send in their subscription lists and wSat they have collected to the honorary treasurer‘by Saturday. It is requested- that those who Irish to subscribe should .pay m their subscriptions to tho honorary treasurer, Mrs George Day, care Messrs Jameson and Anderson, 185, Hereford Street, before tho end of this month, as the lists close on May 31. . The secretary of the Now Zealand Sheep Breeders’ Association is now issuing to members a circular asking their decision as to whether, the annual returns _ should bo liiade on ’May 31 or Dec. 31 iU| each year. Tho question is one of groat importance to those who use the Flock Book, and, in order that it may be settled at ohoe, the executive is asking for a mail vote on the matter. The circular issued sets out at some length the arguments advanced/ on behalf of the respective dates. The amount collected by the members of Glty Fire Brigades in aid of the Jubilee Memorial Fund at Monday’s ceremony was not nearly eo large ns it should; have been. The total sum was £22 13s, made up of one cheque for £l, one half-sovereign, forty-one half-crowns, thirty-one florins, 136 shillings, 145 sixpences, 156 threepences and sixteen half-pennies. A farthing and a used tram ticket were also found in the-collection. A further sum of about £3O will be needed to free tho memorial from debt. The “Canterbury Times” puzzle picture competition for £SO in prizes—first prize £2s—commences with this week’s _ issue. The conditions arc set out in. full in the pictorial supplement and on‘tho same page are produced tho first instalment of piiszlo-piotures—six in number—the answer to each puzzle being the title of a book.. Given a fair amount of intelligence, a hearty willingness to set that' intelligence to work, and a;.moderato acquaintance with at least the title pages of the literature of tho past century, the work of reading the riddles should be mastered by many readers of the popular weekly. What the reading public think about tho authors of to-day may be gauged by some ’statistics embodied in the annual report of tho Wellington City Librarian. These show that during the year ended March 31 the patronage accorded various authors was as follows:—Guy Boothby, 1374 issues; LI T. Meade, 1056 issues; J. Hooking, 981 Rosa M. Oarey, 804; S. R. Crockett, 782; Connn Doyle, 656; Mrs Henry Wood, 627 ; Marie Corelli, 540; Fergus Hume, 632; Curtis Yd'ko, 456; John Strang© Winter, 450; Wilkie Collins, 440; W. Le Quoux, 439; “Rita,” 433; Tom Gallon, 420; Annie S. Swan, 419.; Florence Warden, 417; E. P. Oppenheim, 388; H. B. Haggard, 379; R. Marsh, 346. At the Napier Magistrate's Court on Saturday a prohibited person was charged with having entered a hotel on May 9 during the currency of an order. Counsel for defendant contended that as the order had been made on the morning of May 10, 1902, it expired on the morning of May 9, 1903, and was therefore not in force when the man, went into the hotel. Inspector Maodonell maintained that the order had not expired till midnight on the 9th. Mr Turnbull, S.M., remarked that the only authority ho knew on the point was that a man was supposed to have attained'his majority on the day before he was twenty-one. Tho cave was adjourned for a few days to enable the defendant’s counsel to look-up some authorities. The tenth annual meeting of shareholders in the North Canterbury Saleyards Company was held yesterday afternoon at the company’s office, Rangiora; present— Mesesrs R. W. Chapman (chairman), J. Sansom, J. Smith, W. Anderson and J. Douds. The balance-sheet showed: — Capital £I4BB ss, receipts £lO9 Is 9d, lease of yards; expenditure —interest £62 10s, printing account £3O, repairs to yards £8 lla 3d, sundries £3 15s, total £lO6 16s 3d. The bank overdraft at the beginning of the year was £ll9 11s 10d, and- at the close • £ll7 6s 4d. The liabilities were stated to be £2381 7s Ud, and assets £1907 18s sd, being a debit balance of £473 9s 6d. The balance-sheet was adopted. The retiring directors and auditors were re-elected, and Mr R. W. Chapman was re-elected chairman.

One of the largest batches of summonses ever dealt with in one handling in Blenheim—at all events in connection with one alleged breach of the law—was distributed last week. No fewer than 38 summonses were served on shopkeepers, alleging a breach of the Shops and Shop Assistants Act in regard to the closing of the business places on St George’s Day (Thursday) instead of tho Wednesday. This number, says a local paper, comprises the general body of business people. The Blenheim Retailers’ Association has decided to employ counsel and defend the proceedings. The following telegram has been despatched by three leading citizens to the Premier : “Kindly give your attention to the fact that thirty-eight British subjects are being prosecuted for substituting St George’s Day for the statutory half-holiday.”

The secretary of the Agricultural Department has issued tho following circular to the National Dairy Associations of tha North and South Islands on the subject of the branding of dairy . produce:—“The question of branding dairy produce has been under consideration for soma timo; there, however, appears to be a difference of opinion as to tho proper course to be adopted. The ■questions are: (1) Butter purchased in bulk by an agent here for export, (a) whether such should bear only the registered brand of tho factory, or (b) whether the agent should be allowed to provide a brand for tbe purpose, the words ‘New Zealand produce,’ and the registered number of tbe factory being added, (2) Whether a co-operative company or on owner of a factory should be allowed to purchase butter in bulk and pack same in pats under one or more brands, the registered number of tho factory where manufactured merely being added on the boxes and wrappers. (3) Whether a factory should be allowed to register and use more then one brand. I shall be glad if tho above can be discussed by your Association at an early date, as the new regulations are being held back until the matter is definitely settled,’’

An appeal for subscriptions towards the cost of rebuilding the Stoke Orphanage is being made.

The Mayor hat received a subscription of one guinea for the Coal and Blanket Fund from Mr 0. J. Vf. Cookson.

The Riccarton village Wesleyan Church celebrated its seventeenth anniversary by a tea) and concert on Monday evening.

The Jubilee Memorial Fund has been increated by a further donation of two guineas from Mr Justice Dcnn-iston. It is expected that the amended schedule of rates for freights on the port lines, as promised by Sir J. G. Ward in Christchurch recently, will be gazetted/ soon. It is expected that the awards of the Arbitration Court in the bakers' and millers’ dispute, which were considered at the recent sitting in Christchurch, will be received to-day or to-morrow. Tho Essex left Timuru for the Bluffy yesterday, She shipped at TJmitru, for South, Africa, 10,052 carcases of mutton, 60 cases of tongues, 21,866 sacks of oats, 1477 sacks of bran andUOO cases of potatoes. Eagleton and Fraser, arrested at Napier on four charges of “ tote M betting and keeping a common gaming house, were ■brought before the Napier Court yesterday and formally remanded till Thursday afternoon, ball in £IOO being allowed.

A farmers’ labour bureau has been established in Napier. The officer in charge of tho bureau reports that the unskilled labour market in Hawke’s Bay at the present time is, on the whole, in ai satisfactory state.

One of the planks forming the decking of the island bridge on the Avon above tho Carlton has been removed by some person. A largo gap is left, and tho bridge in its present condition is highly dangerous to unwary passengers in the night time. The new bridge over the Waimaknriri, which has been erected to replace tho old White’s Bridge, by ; Mr Alfred Pearce, builder, of Kajapoi, will be opened .at halfpast two on Thursday afternoon. The members of the Sehvyn County Council and tho member for the district, and representative* of all local bodies will bo present.

. Recent soundings by Messrs Lucas and Hodkin, of England, show that tho deepest depths of the principal lakes in the colony are ns follow: —Taupe, in tho North Istend (the largest lake in New Zealand), 554 ft; Rotorua, 84ft; Botoiti, 228 ft; Waikaremoana (2090 ft above sen. level), 846 ft; Wakatipu, 1242 ft; and Manapouri, 1458 ft.

Tho calendar of the University of New Zealand, which generally appears on June 1, will probably bo ft view days lata this year, being held back Mr tho complete roll of the new Senate. The majority of the elections under the recent Act have been completed, but a fow, as well as the nominations by the Governor-in-Council, are still to come to hand. A member of the Arbitration Court (Mr S. Brown) made the remark at the Wellington sitting off Monday morning, that the employers “ were more thick-headed than the ‘ Unionists ” in understanding the award's of tho Court. Employers, he said, did not seem to take the trouble to read and study the awards, the terms of which were clearly set forth by the Court. A telegram from Dunedin states that an old age pensioner and her husband having suppressed full information es te property, and thereby drawn larger pensions than they were entitled to for a period of two years have, by consent of tho Department, refunded to the Deputy Registrar £56, the amount of over payment, and an action ag!dnrt them has accordingly been withdrawn.

Messrs L. Cockayne end Al. J. C. Jekyll, who are superintending all the planting done by the Christchurch Beautifying Association, have already done ft very groat deal of work this season. Fifteen thousand bulbs have been planted by them this season, and they have yet- more at their disposal. Tho removal of the plants from Mr Cockayne’s garden at New Brighton is progressing steadily.

The Ruapehu on her last voyage took Home a sea fish which had been caught in a river running into Blind Bay, where some salmon were liberated in 1898, for submission to an expert By the advice of the Inspector of Fisheries to the Board of Trade the fish was sent to a fish expert—Mr Boulanger, F.R.S., attached to the Natural History Museum—who has reported that it is a salmon trout; and In his opinion Dr Gunther, another well-known authority on fish, concurs. Five newly-made graves in the Rc.pa.kl Native Settlement tell great mortality caused by consumption and chest complaints among the Maori population (writes a correspondent). Within the last few weeks four children, under eleven years of age, have died from lung disease. Yesterday To Wira Pitama, a young woman of nineteen years, the daughter of Hone Maaka, was buried by tho sidle of her child, who had died! only a few days before. The cold weather, which is always an anxious time for the Maoris, caused the lost stages of the disease to dtevelop rapidly. It is to be hoped that the great exertions now being made by the newly-appointed Maori Councils to enforce sanitary laws will do muoh to arrest the consumption death-rate among the Maoris. The “ Excelsior Adjustable ’’ lever harrow is well braced, strong and rigid, very durable and thoroughly adapted to every description of work. Morrow, Bassett and Co. X 3208 The ■ Special Window Display at Strange’s of “ Orient ” Underwear for gents’ use is attracting considerable attention. This beautiful underwear, so well made and of such an ■' attractive appearance, was manufactured to Strange and Co.’s special order by the Kaiapoi Woollen Coy. It is of pure wool, soft, warm and durable, and consists of pants and shirts. The prices are: ss, 6s, 6s 6d and 7s each. Have a look in at Strange’s window next time you are passing. This underwear is worth seeing. X 3236 For repairs to all kinds of bicycles there is no place in Christchurch like Boyd’s Cycle Works, 191, Gloucester Street. Firstclass work at moderate prices. X 3196 One 8 horse-power Tanyo Engine, with 1001 b certificate, also 10 horse Tubular Boiler by Sparrow, all new five years ago, for sale : vary reasonable., Apply to Oates, Lowry and Co., Christchurch. X 1571 A very nice display of Ready-made Clothing is now being made by Black, Beattie and 00. in one of their windows, comprising the latest novelties in Rainproof Overcoats, Covert Coats, Men’s Suits and Juvenile Suits, which have all the appearance of being tailor-made. X 5262 Just landed, a large consignment of sixpieoe Toilet Sets, from 11s 9d per set. John Hall and Co., opposite Clock Tower. XIB9O Yankee Doodle Tobacco, light and dark. John Hall and Co., agents, XIBBO Many ladies who have lately been using Hendy’s Frizzairo axe astonished at tha length of time it retains the hair in curl, even during tne dampest weather, and lady cyclists, golfers, etc., will find it an invaluable addition to their toilet ; it is also splendid for use at dances, socials, etc. It is obtainable only at W. Strange and Co., Drapers, who aro also sole agents for Hendy’s Celebrated Egg Julep, the well-known hair promoter and specific cure for dandruff. Bottles, 1. X 2896 It is strange how even the sweetest of songs have their day and disappear. The praises of the New Century Soft Rubber Hair Curlers will continue to be sung long after their present wearers have ceased to exist. X 5145 Sheep netting, centre strand, at from 2id per yd, pig netting, 2ft wide, from 2-id, fowl netting, 3ft wide, IJd. 6ft wide 3§d- Also in stock strongest netting made for fences, netting for birds, pigeons, chickens, etc., in all sizes in 100 yd coils. Also black and galvanised fencing wire, hog barb wire, staples, and nails. Our prices defy competition. Fletcher Bros, wire nesting merchants. Lower .High Street, X 3014

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Medbury School took place on Thursday evening.

The second! prize in tho Christ’s College Handicap Class-firing Match on Thursday was won by Private H. L. Barker. The Beautifying Association proposes to ornament the island opposite St Michael's Church still further by planting on it several flowers and shrubs from Mr L. Cockayne’s garden. Tho collection presented to the Association by Mr Cockayne includes several very rare plants, which should thrive on, the island.

When - the s.s. Papanui took her departure from Lyttelton for Wellington on Monday, she left behind her several firemen who were on shore and, as they affirmed, did- not hear the steamer’s whistle. They were sent to Wellington, last night to rejoin their vessel. The directors of tho Christchurch Meat Company are desirous that tho shareholders and the South Canterbury clients of the company, who are interested in the successof the frozen meat industry, should have an ■opportunity of inspecting tho recent additions and improvements and the installation of eiectrio power at the company's Smith field Freezing Works, near Timaru. It has, thcroforo, been arranged to throw the works open for inspection on Jtirio 3, the Prince of Wales’s Birthday, and invitations have been issued to a large number of persons to be present. Train arrangements will be made. A special frozen meat luncheon will be provided after the inspection, of the works. AN INSANE DENTIST. ■' Richard Johnson, a dentist, of Duluth, suddenly became insane, 'and rushing into a saloon, where four intoxicated men were .asleep, began extracting their teeth. Having whipped out their molars, ho passed out into tho street, knocked down an old men, and drew tho only two teeth in his head. A woman who interfered was in turn knocked down, and, her two -front teeth taken-. Ho then went for a, navvy, aAd had succeeded in forcing open his mouth, when the navvy r.liot Ills knee into the pit of the dentist’s stomach and “winded!” him.* PUBLICAN AND BREWER. Disputes between brewers and publicans are by no means peculiar to .New Zealand. A dispute of this kind 1 in Portsmouth, England, has produced a, state of affairs described as “ a public-house without liquor.” On entering tho Old Blue Posts Tavern there, an English paper remarks, a strange sight meets tho eye. Bottles there aro in plenty, the spirit jars look as dropsical as ever, and .the barrels are in their bacchanalian proportions significant of good cheer. But all are empty. Not a glass of beer is to be Seen on the counter, and the bar is a presentment of dessicatedi desolation. Hie oasis is'dried up, and if you want a drink you must go . elsewhere. The reason for this strange state of affairs is that there is trouble between the licensed victualler and! th© brewers. For over four years, Mr Arthur Thomas • Hancock has held the license, and by his industry and tact ho has improved the class of trade into a good and respectable connection. Last November Mr Hancock, wishing to leave th© public-house lino of business, treated with a local gentleman for the goodwill of the house. Tho brewers refused to permit payment for goodwill, ’and served Mr Hancock with a three months’ notice t© quit. Mr Hancock retaliated smartly and uniquely. He bought no more stock, and soon sold practically everything in tho nature of alcoholic drink on his promises. Tlio house is duly kept open in accordance with th© licensing laws, but Mr Hancock and his barman draw no liquor, and his customers have to go empty away. The affair is causing much amused excitement in tho neighbourhood, and the great question ia, what will happen in respect to th© license, which is in Mr Hancock’s name and possession. ' THE AUCKLAND TRAMS. The sight witnessed at th© foot of Queen Street, Auckland, between five and 5.30 o’clock on a recent wet afternoon —just at the time when th© autumn day is drawing In, and! a half light obtains, with tho gas lamps making themselves dimly felt through drizzling rain—was a strange and wonderful one to any person nob used to it. At this point in Queen Street, writes a member of th© Wellington "Post" staff, on a visit to • Auckland, work being mostly over, a largo crowd of home-goers, of both sexes and all ages, had assembled to rush tho electric trams, and save themselves a wet walk home. They were dotted about all oyer th© asphalted traffic road, seeking any vantage point, unawed by the tram-cars, ’busses, terries, etc., that, swept up and down the thoroughfare. The tram-cars, with their long arms stretched overhead, grasping tho traction wires and emitting at intervals vivid blue sparks, and with their swift gliding motion-, dashed down among the waiting crowd; and as th© oars came, and long before they stopped, even before they slowed, tho crowd grasped them, clambered on them, threw themselves ftt them, rushed along:., with them at imminent risk of slipping on the wet asphalt, and altogether seemed madly bent' on converting the cars into cars of Juggernaut. Whom they did stop, there was a perfect stream of people at the steps, such as is seen at a ticket-box on race-days. The cars start again begore tho passengers are settled, and before some are off the steps, yet there is no accident. Overcrowding there is, and fines therefor, bub it would require a staff of constables to check that inrush. A girl is in th* middle of it. She is lifted off her feet, her hat parts company, it falls back into the hands of a man behind, and the girl is swept on. Tho man cannot get aboard at that point, but ha tries at the other end 1 , and fights his way on to the car,, still grasping that hat. And so it goes on, oar after car, the Battle being to th© boldest and strongest.