NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13387, 10 April 1912, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tho hop market is reported to bo .brisk, and sales have been effected at prices ranging from Is (3d to Is 8d pertpound, according t 0 sample. A Jin© of 20 Ivvlefi was sold yesterday at Is 8d per lb.

Since tJit» stationniastcr was removed from Kichmoml the railway station lias been in darkness afc nights, and passengers arriving , and departing by trnins have been put to considerable inconvenience: Representations having been made to tho Stationmaster-in-j Uharfta (Mr T. Edwards) a lamp has novv oeon placed at the station, which ! will prove a great convenience to tho ! traveling public. | ■■«••*' _ tl. is notified that an election to fill the nxti-aon.liir.iry vacancy on I;hr> Richmond Borough Council caused by the resignation of Councillor Wilk-es, 'who i«* j for tho Mayoralty, will tak o phco-on Wednesday, 24th in"t. Nominations will [if> received up till Wcdnes- | day. 17th, :\t noon. The ■election of Mayor for the borough will takw placer vii the same day. A Sydney enblr* message state-; that tho New Zealand competitor \t.-s hro-ten. in his heat for the Show wood chopping championship. A Suva message states: that Tom Hogan, -ex-Australian champion, uiu'or thesupervision of a <-om mitt :-!<>, completed 40 hours' bflll punching, it is claimed to bo a world's record. Th<> "Ruviow of Heyiows" u;r April contains a notable revi:-v.v of tin: "Book of the Month," which honour is iesorvod for "Tli;' Life of Cardir.nl Newman." T'b/M-e is an article on tho Go.e-kwa-r of Baroda, which puts the unfortunate* Durbar im ;<it>;vt in j\ new li;j;!>t. Th T usual excellent review of the leading artic.os in tho world's magazine is given. Mr. C. .J. Harlay's motor cr.y came into collision in Collingv.-o-.d street ■ about sire o'clock last r.-'vmiiiig with a . motor bicycle. Mr. Harloy \ii!;i turning into Collingvviiud street "from Sflwyn P'b.oe, as tho cyclist, who was on. ki.i .wrong side, reached the comer, end tho Dicycio cra^lnvl into the rear par;-, of tho car. The rider was thrown hentiiv but escaped without seriuu- iniurv." ' His much mo,Jio\y ever, was badly knocked about. Tho- cai; sustained oi:lv slight damage.. Fortunately both the c--.r ami. the cyclist \vor ( \ travelling at p, vqvy moderate pace, or tin, results would liavc been much more .serious. Enquiries having been made -as- to what had become of tho .Pitt Memorial', wo are. informed by the hoii. secretary {Mr. it. W. Stilus) that since tht> subscribers decided noon the erection of a. band rotunda a letter has been received from Mr. i<\ G. Gibbs suggestmgtiiat tho money might be utilised to purcna-so portions of tiie Maitai Valley for tho public. Tlio Heautifyiiig Society lias also written suggesting that th'o n^.on&y b e expended on th» Triangle in Washington Valley, to bo ]iani?d the. Pitt Memorial Park. 'The subscribers will be called together next week to decide finally the form tho memorial is to tako. "Cq-o-eo" (says the "Bulletin") is. not a_na.ti™ Australia word, nor Yankee either, but, like many other good things, derives its being from Scotland In the days when "Sandy" crossed the Border, in order to get rt'Uaf from the deadly monotony of oatmeal at breakfast, dinner, and ton, he, bei;ig then, r.s now, of a retiring disposition, pre- | ferrod to work by night; and when one. of the gang came across a cow or one of her relations, he sang out "Coo here." This served a double purpose. It informed his mates of his whereabouts, and gave the boss raider, whowas keeping tally, an idea of tho number of cattle his men had lifted. The bare-legged kids picked up tho call from their parents, and made use of it when summoning the bullock's sister to the byre. It is a matter of history that one of the Pilgrim Fathers was a Scotsman, so it is probable "coo-ec" reached An:.'.-ricji. through him. (One of Nelson's pioneer settlers went to sco tho London exhibition of 1562, when ho missed his wife in an extra crowded street, lie r,rood still and "'coo-ced," to the astonishment of tho Londoners, but tho cry quickly directed his wife to where ho was.)

Some- people hsivo peculiar ideas of the. functions of tho Press, while others have very definite ideas as to how tho business of the Press should be conducted. When it was proposed in tho Labour Unity Conference that thoPress should, be admitted (says "Post") one delegate seriously suggested that a committee should be set up to confer with the reporix-i-s in reference to their reports. Delegates who have even a, rutliineutary idea of Press principles groaned ;it the suggestion, and the presidont (the Hon. J. T. Paul) informed th-e original gentlejnan referred to that the Press would never consent to have-; its: reports censored by any committee. Another delegate urged exclusion of tho reporters, chiefly on the ground that tho Press had at one time or another reported some sharp display of ill-temper or forgetf ulness at some "labour gathering. He feared a repetition of what ho described as the "Moriarty incident at Dunedin." Still it is a cheerful reflection that one delegate rose in his place= and said that the Press had always treat-ed them, fairly and published unbiassed reports. Finally it was agreed to. trust the reporters to faithfully report the proceedings "except when tho conference is in committee."

Alt*?rat,Y>n !s.ile> continues at) jLoui* Kerr's. 109 Trafalgar street. Saws money, and buy your presents now.*

Dress and engagement rings at bargain prices.—Louis Kerr's- alteration sals, Trafalgar street.*

The selection of the Right Hon Sir Joseph Ward as tho Empire Trade Commissioner for the Dominion will be hailed with {SToat satisfaction by all classes of +'•>/> pen-io 7> '> -..-M t^o Op- ! position will he delighted if Sir Joseph. will bo out of the Dominion during tho noxt session of Parliament. Wo aro pleased to say that Lock's furnishing waroliouso continue.s to give- tho utmost f'ltisf'ictio!!, and the people are deli^htnrl w-itli tho bargains they obtain in furniture, lin-nloums, pianos, organs, carpets, curtains, ranges, and tho vaar-i"r>l.l-i"R Atla? povinjj; machines, etc. Lock's Emporium is one of the'most ex- {>■<:■ ii,«?ive and np-tn-data eo?icer'is in the* Dominion. It contains no old fashioneel ptock : it is tJ^o place where the most modern y.-xxis are sold, and where satisfaction u;> ;:u:vrn)it{K)d and vnh-e is un-•purn:>s.'-.f>d. Then go with the crowd to T nflr'i ;:'