LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6827, 21 June 1900, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Among the passengers who went south by the exprefcs this morning were Messrs D. . M'Lean and A. A. Thornton. ; His Honor Mr Justice Martin and the members, of the Court of Arbitration went ! south by the express this morning. Ihe : Court will sit at Dunedin immediately. ; . Tie members of St Patrick's college foot- .' ball team went to Dunedin by the express this morning, and as the train moved off "iwece heartily cheered by the High School jboys. People who went to see the passengers ' off by the Zealandia lafit evening ccmplain, that the wharf, owing to the heavy frost, • was very slippery. It has been suggested that a little sawdust would not be out of place under the circumstances. , The following papers will be read at the 'Agricultural Conference, which will open :st Wettingtan on June 26 :— " On, Lime in -■.'■;' Agriculture," by .Mr Brydone, .Dunedin ; ; " On the Composition and .Evading Value of Roct Crops," by Mr G-;> Gray, F.C.S., ; of Canterbury College ; ".On the Breeding |of Horees"''for Cavalry Proposes," by an Auckland member; and "On,the Care of Milk," by Mr W. Riddell, manager of the ; Peninsula Dairy Company. ■ __ There is a deep rot in the Linoola Road, w just opposite the Show Ground 'gates, and > on the south side of the roa'd, and it is distinctly dangerous to cyclists who may . : ohamce to travel ,on the road at night. . . • The Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral 'Association's Committee decided yesterday I to mark the jubilee year of the province by making the November show a three days' . fixture, instead of two days, as hitherto. ; Tie Tekgraph Department has received ( , the/following message: — "The Chinese Adv ministration advise that telegrams for Tiwit- , sin and Taku with the full address m ckar ' language will be sent by post irom Chefco at the risk of the sender. There is'a jburnaliitio steamshqj service between Chefoo and

It is understood .that Mr C. Cook, an old resident of Lyttelton, and a- member of • the Borough Council, will be it candidate for the office of Mayor of. the borough, at the next Mayoral election-. Several deputations have waited upon the Mayor objecting to tihe destructor being placed on the property recently acquired by the City Council for a corporation yard at the corner of the South and East Belts. A sitting of the i Lyttelton Police Court was held this morning before Captain M&rciel, J.P. Charks Wright, who had been arrested in a state of helpless intocrfcation, wag remanded for seven days for medical treatment. At the first meeting of the recently constituted Lobum Domain Board, held on Monday last, Mr P. Iverach was elected chairman, and Mr A. , J- Cannichael- treasurer. 'Tt was decided t» take steps to plant some trees in. the Domain reserve. A num'ber of the finends of Mr George Laurenson, M.H.R. for Lyttelton, . assembled at the wharf last evening, when the s.s. ZealancEa, in which he left for Wellington, was departing, and gave three" hearty cheers as a/ " send off." The hearing of the case for alleged theft of a quantity of boot upper leather preferred against George Knight and George Bugg by P. J. Delacour, was resumed at the Magistrate's Court this afternoon, before Mr J. H. Sopp, J.P., Mr W. E. Samuels, J.P., and Mr J. H. Richardson, J.P. The case for the prosecution was continued, evidence being given by Chief-Detective Chrystall, Coryn Thomas Rains Huddy, Albert Vii?tor Kerr, whose evidence was mainly corroborative cf that of the prosecutor, and also by John Nash. It was announced at the meeting of the Avon Road Board last night that Mr C Burgess, who has been for many years a member! of the Board, has resigned his seat, owing to pressure of private business. Among the special prizes to be offered at the. ;. Canterbury Agricultural , and Pastoral Association's, November. Show, will be a cup valued at £50 for merino rams. The conditions goyeiniiig/tiie-* competitaon were adopted, at the meeting bfthfe, committee yesterday... ?. ■'■.-,■■?'.■ ■'■;/'■ '.' :;: . \V ; ■'■'•■" T^>'ev6mit^^e*';{^^''mieet<iiag in connection with tihe social operations of the Salvation Army will be held in the Opera House. The Mayor of Christchurch (Mr \V. Reece) will preside. The operations referred to embrace the rescue and maternity work, and the prison gate work, ami the year's record shows that 653 individuals have actually passed through the Homes controlled by the Army. At ana inquest held at Sunnyside yesterday afternoon, a lady who was in a very excited condition persisted in being present throughout the proceedings. It ultimately became necessary to have her removed from the room, and, witlh a view 1 to keeping her out, the assistant .medical officer looked tihe door. When -the proceedings were "finished, the Coroner, the jury, and the constable found themselves locked in. They submitted quietly to their fate, and were soon released. Mr C. Napier Bell, M. Inst C.E., las arrived from the West Coast, being engage! by the Lyttelton Harbour Board to report on certain works contemplated by the Board. Mr Bell has lately returned from Ncrth Queensland, and has been engaged reporting on the harbours of Nelson, Westport and Greymouth, also inspecting the Otira Gorge with the view of advising the Minister of Public Works as to proposed alterations of the incline through that paes of the Midland Railway. The Hon W. M. Bolt, M.L.C., and Messrs C. A. C. Hardy, W. Carncross, J. Allen, T. Duncan, J. A. Banam, M. Gilfedder, and A. R. Barclay, members of the House of Representatives, arrived from the south by last night's express train, and, with the Hons H. .Feldwick and A. Lee Smith, members of the Legislative Council, and Messrs J. M'Lachlan, G. W. "Russell, W. W. Collins, W. W. Tanner, R. Meredith, D. Buddo, T. Parata, and G. Laurenson, members of the House of -.Representatives, went on to Wellington by the Rotomahana last night. ,Messrs. W. H. Triggs and A. H. Turmbull were passengers by the Fame steamer. Toitoi Butter. — The favourite Toitoi is now to be had fresh every morning at Kincaid'teG.LC. Finest Roller Flour £7 per ton, less 2£ for prompt cash, at Kincaid's G.I.C. Ceylindo Tea is the best. It is fragrant, rich and malty. Prices, Is 6d, Is lOd, 2s 2d, 2s 6d per Ib, at Kincaid's G.x.C. X2547 Hanging Lamps from 5s 93 to 555. We guarantee to give better value in hanging and table lamps, chimneys, shades, wicks, etc., than any lamp seller in New Zealand. Fletcher Bros., direct importers of lamps, chimneys, etc, High Street, Christchurch. v 1897