Summary of News.

Southland Times, Issue 19115, 4 August 1903, Page 2

Summary of News.

The Postmaster-General h;>s decided upon innovations in country pos£ /vflieps .that settlors will appreciate. The King and Queen have toncjudod their Irish tour. Another Scottish grandstand has fallen, with disastrous results— this tJnuj -at a cricket match. • A religious war sterns imminent in Persia. The Czar is a,fraid to visit Rome. Smallpox is still rife in Launcetfton. Russia breaks out in a fresh place, She wants an ice-free port in Norway. ' The Bishop of Brisbane has died. The Federal tariff brings forth fruit. The ballql for Pope is yet unclecidod. A serious railway accident hay occurred at Perth. The Dowager Empress of China has had a iur» flogged to death, •

A 'Frisco mail arrived at Auckland yesterday.

Th» amount paid for the Empire hotel, Wellington, and Its stock and furniture the other day was nearly £100,000.

Mr Peduson, of Denmark, has b<Si-n engaged by the N.Z. Government as dairy expert in place of Mr Kinsella.

Letters from places beyond the colony addressed as follows, were received at the post office, Invercargill, during the month of May. and remained unclaimed on the Ist August : — Bruce, llacindoe, Collins, C. D., Hall. A. F., Hallinan, L, Henderson, S., Himber, J., Hogg, L. T., Macintosh, Mrs George, Nichols, Bert., Paisley and Co. (3), Phillips, A. W., Stevens. Miss, Strong, .John, Tuty. C. D. W., Warren. Mrs J

The Southland Horticultural Society has decided that the President's. Cup shall be given for the best four kinds of asters, six blooms of each kind in distinct colours. The cup must l>.« won twice before it 'jecj.nes the [.ropeily of the winner.

Wellington City '"o.ni.'il )>aw oivi--n.ii the constable in building their Town Hall, and have decided ;o <to .»iin,.u«-. certain domes which wero in copt ju.t."ls the architect's estimate i'Ung JL2'K)O £5450 had been voted for Txtrus, tut the builders want £72' M: for that work

When it w a s announced at a sailors' mission meeting in Wellington that Mrs Williams had given £7000 to build a home. Sir Joseph Ward m a de s ( .me eulogistic remarks, and said Mrs Williams had shown the highest instincts and greatest attributes in acting as she had done. Jf people who were blessed with large shares of this world's riches; could only understand the immense- amount of good they could do /or their fellow-men and the millions who were to follow, such an act as this would kindle a spirit of emulation that would result in untold gorrd. The nnme of Mrs Williams would be held up as an example in the future — she had endeared her own and the jmiue of every woman in this country to all. Seamen in the audience being asked to speak, one stood up and m<wl<? perhaps the jnost effective, "speech" of i he evening. It consisted of three words, uttered with great sincerity — " (Jod bless her ' "

A special meeting of iho !n ,t i-Ciugill Borough Council, held yesterday, to consider the report of the 'IVwn Hal! Committee, was fully attended. Ihe recommendation, whs to thn i-ITect that the four designs provisionally accepted l>e sent to Messrs Sahnond (architect) arid Anna ml (builder!, Uunedin.: that they exit mine them, ana advise as to the merits of euch of the four plans they think, individually or jointly, would In- best suited for lnver'cargill. taking into s;i>o.-ial coiuidfiation the comfort of the »inli.'iiei\ the acoustic properties, and ihe line oi sight of each of the ntulvnc© whp.i seated ; further, as to whether i.ho cMimaie of the respective architects for erecting and furnishing the whole building is approximately correct, ami. generally, whether the conditions of Uio competition have been complied with ; lastly, whether Mr Salmond will do the work, in JJuncdin. for L I ."> 15s, mid Mr Annand for XIO ]()h. The committee bad communicated with the gentlemen uii-iuioned and their replies were laid before the Council. ilr Salmoml stated that it might be necessary for him to visit luvercargill, in which case Ye would expect his expenses paid. -Mr Anmuid's reply w u s to the effect that the plans would require very careful consideration and working out, and his .terms v.eie 1;> ! guineas if considered in JHinedin. or guineas if a visit to Inveroarrfil were necessitated —Cr Scandrett u-ovucl. and | Cr. McOruer seconded, that the i-Uuy be went to Messrs Annund and SaUnoiid. with the infonuation that the *it e >« perfectly flat and of clay formation, and that the fee be- Ir> guineas each. — Cr Lillicrap moved, as an amendment, nid Cr II Stead seconded, that the jlaits be submitted to an expert tlwvtrwal «^l#J'hltcct in Sydney or Melbourne *- 1 1» amendment was lost, ft nd l.r. . . Stead moved as . further amendment that the sin-ices of Mr Baluio»d be retained and that a local builder be associated » lh him to consider the plans. Cr. Muling seconded, to test the leehng M t ho ineeting This amendment was also lost, and the motion put and carried <,r» , J . Stead, W. Ste ft d, Stirling <tn-l Ulliuap voting ag«i»st it.

The manager of the British efcis-i-ie-servinc depot. ilitKKley, >-;.: :cs=le! sliiio. iroiu nMr Dare, in whi :h »■•• .-.!>*■ J am writing to tell yo-i. «;* I . l will interest you. Unit I base /•';' " l!t chfd v. chicken from ».u» «.*g ■ vakn l preserved in your water niass twelve months ago. 1 put the egg m fi.c solution on tKo 15th April, I*U2 jiwl 1 tho efeg on the 10th April of this >cur, and t,7e chick was hatched last Wednesday. v nice bird, uml quite str on K have hud it photographed. Air IV L» Ueere. the manager in question. ad< l* . . -This is not the first person «c hu\e heard from who had discovered that glass-preserved egg* retain their fertility for a prolonged period after iieing immersed in this solution." This is an assertion capable of proof Water-glass can he purchased from any chemist, and should eggs so preserved hatch out next spring the troubles of those who »n---port Tresh blood would bo ended; th e se could import eggs instead of " trios.

Our Orepuki correspondent writes : — The I(C. social wbjch came oil on Friday last was an immense success. '1 ne hail was filled to its utmost capacity, and despite the fact that a great many complimentary tickets were issued, the small charge of Is tid for admission produced the handsome- sum of nearly i;UO. After expenses are met there will be a substantial surplus. The amusements provided consisted of cards, draughts, and ping-pong for the «lders, and music and dancing for those inclined that way. The Singers, local and visiting, contributed somo excellent 4JOng9. duots nild quartettes, and were heartily encored. Unfortunately the hoodlum element was very muck in evidence, but their icwdiness was taken in good part. Still il is a pity that young people should not have more sense. — A Chinese met with a nasty dynamite accident by which his hand 'was badly shattered. Ur Stockwell soon had him in hand, and amputated the injured fingers,

A Korean vessel, commanded by a Oormaii ran down the Hayaiui Maru, a Japanese passenger steatuer, in the Inland Meu one dav in May. The llayami Maru had no boats, and. seeing this, live Japanese bluejackets who happened to be among the passengers, clambered on board thu Korean steamer, forced their way through the Chinese sailors who wefe calmly smoking their pipes, lowered two boats, and saved the lives of 43 persons left struggling in the w a ter through the sinking of the Hayaini Maru. Among the rescued persons was the captain of the lost steamer, who politely asked the German captain to put Into thtf nearest port, in order that he might give information of what had happened. The Uerman refused, whereupon the little Japanese produced a lethal weapon and said : " In that case I must kill myself, and it is my melancholy duty to infonm you that you must die with me" The Uerman captain instantaneously changed his mind.

They seem to take football very seriously at, Wuihi. A uuiti'h between Thames and U'aihi teams was Avon by the former, und the Waihi correspondent of thfi Thames Star thus describes the return home of thu beaten team :— " The hour of tho (pain's return was rightly gauged by v large number of their friends, ami as the brake with its living freight made its appearance the ling at one of th<> hotels fluttered at half-mast. On entering Muln street they encountered a half score or more of serious-look-ing individuals, who, with raised bats, sadly waited till the coach hud passed. Tho solemnity of the affair was more befitting to the passing of a funeral cortege than the return of a hruKo load of footballers who had suffered defeat. As the coach continued Its way up the street small groups of sympathisers went through the same solemn acknowledgment of muurtWully raising their hats." This was probably the renson why it was considered necessary to flash all over the colony op Saturday the fact thnt WaiH had Ireaten the Thames by a try to nil.

Capstan Butt»r is not surpassed for quality. It is the choicest, the purest and the best. Prom all aiorokeepers,

" How to enjoy pictures "—by profTly admiring them. How to en.ioy your breakfast or tho evening meal, try Baxter's choice Hava Tea, the imallty is excellent, and Uie price most moderate — oniy one shilling and sixpenr© per pound —try jt\' Neglect Always Dangerous.'— To the average man it seems childish to doctor a cold, and unless it becomes particularly aimoyinn to him. ll+tlo or no iittentioti is (riven to it, Oiten a coui contrnctttl in thi* winter is altowcd to run until the opening of spring. 'I his is a grave mistake, as even though the Wtt,rai weather- may bring relief, the system is thereby weakened and rendered suscoptible to disease. A cold should never be neglected, whether it be a. child or an adult who ib alnicted, as health and often 11 fo Is risked. A bottle 1 of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, costing but a small amount, will bring speedy relief and by its use all dangerous consequences will )>p avoided For snlu by Macalister and Co.. chemists Economy is the surest ro.ui to woo-Uh, but "thews in nothing gai|»e4 W fleeting a cough or cold. Buy a bo'.tle ot Chamberlain's Cough Remedy »nd euro it before pneumonia develops It, will be economy in the end. For sale by Matalister aud Co., chemists. fhat th» market la crowded with wsss. •s.-srs* l^ a %&& mint complete, £3 10a. JOvery farmer eTouhiTpro'vlded with .his l««>£g«& " One of our boys 1b rather delicate and subject to contracting croup and colds very easily," says John Congden. Havelocb N.Z. "We have experimented as & -sa waf ssr£ [{. IMb© bß?t cough remedy in tbP ui a r-

The Exhibition End of tho Season Sale begins on Saturday, tho- Ist of August, and continues until Saturday, th» 15th. During the post six weeks sales hove been raging tumultuouely ; the Exhibition has let thorn rago. It now proceeds to have its sale at its usual time, and in its usual Way, but with added vigour to tuark the first notable event in the reign Of Thomson and Beattie, Limited.

Chamberlain's Pain lialni isioi'.e of the best and most effective liniments on tht market for the cure of sprains, bruises, and rheumatic pains,. This is tho universal verdict of all who have tried it. For sale by Macailister ajul Co., she.niists.