LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7133, 25 June 1901, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Talune from Melbourne- and Hobart jrriwd at tfoa Bluff, at 7 a.m., to-day. Her mails will probably reach ChrLstchurch te-morrow evening. Nearly one hundred officers, constable? »nd detectives left Cbrietchurch by special train last night for Dunedin, to be* on duty there during the Royal visit. \ Th© usual weekly stock market ait Addington has been postponed till Thursday this week, on account of ths cessation of goods and stock traffic on all southern lines to-day. His Excellency the Governor's carriage »nd hortta and several of those used here by the Royal party were despatched t&ID-hni $d!n last night by the special tiJfcitF^ich left ChrifiMhuMh at nine o'clock. . , ,y 7<W> heavily laden express trains were detp&tdhod thia morning for the south, ob* "haif-on-hour after the Royal train had departed &nd. the other about ten minutes after ths ordinary express time-table time. Among th* many passengers who went pouth by express train to-daiy were several representative pastoralists and' farmers, who are bound for Dunodin, to attend the Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association's Winter Show and the Royal festivities. Mr Sutherland, a tobacco expert engaged by the New Zealand Government from Fiji t© report as to the suitability of the North Island for tobacco culture, finds that the leaf could be profitably grown in certain districts of that island. . Good progress is being made with the 5 work of removing th© old reading-room at the Pttblie Library, and only a dismal-look-ing framework now remains. Some cf 'the j timbers are fairly sound, but the greater number seem to be thoroughly rotten. Before tfie Royal train had left Christchurch this morning Workmen were engaged j taking down the stands and platforms, and c, ltttte later men were employed en the ! decorations and illuminations. By noon most of the electric light devices on the Gat&edral tower had disappeared. The fog that settled down over the city Itefore daylight thia morning was probably j the thickest known io Chiristchurch_ for many years. At the hour appointed fot daylight it was still dark, and even after mmriae it was impossible to distinguish anything three yards away. TheV«n Archdeacon Grace, .o-f Blenhtim, Ha» invented a fire-escape in the form of a ladder of Sight chain* with steel rungs, the ends of whiali are prolonged and then benc] backward. The bent ends of the rungs keep the ladder well away from the wall of the building. The <»y to-day was still in its holiday afttire, %3d also had 1 a martial aspect. Flags were flying in all directions, and decora- j tferas "were disp-ayed. Uniformed men and boys walked the streets, squads of cadets jnafbhed along, arc? ~ regionally the strains of a brass band i>- -~ : ringing notes of a bugle were heard. - Certain residents of Christchurch seem to be firmly convinced that the- most fitting way to celebrate anything or anybody is by getting drank. An unusually^ Carge batch of inebriates appeared at the Magistrate's . Court this morning. Considering the appearance of the city last night, it is astonishing that the public revenue did not benefit to an even greater extent. * la all probability (says the Standard"), at the olose of the Duke's tour j of the colony, his Royal Highness will mafce presents to Commissioner Tunibridge, Mr John Holmes (the Executive Oommistdoner), 'Mr Ron&yne and Mr Beatt^fls^o^ihe,. Railway *Sepaitment), as we»*l as' io" "Mr Bonne (of the Tourist Department). ' "Air these officers have been most assiduous in .their attentions, and the ' Royal visitors have< frequently passed high encomiums on them. Before leaving quarters at East Christchurch, school the Wanganui Cadets made a presentation, to their officers out of their pocket-money, as evidenca of the good feeling existing between them, and as a recognition of the v attention bestowed upon the feeding and general comfort of the boys by Captain Aitken and- Lieutenant Edwards. | The former leceived a handsome butter-did* ' and knife, and the latter a gold'^rorse-shoe scarf pin. Sergeant Naylor ma&e r *he?'p rre'sentation on behalf of the company^ Adrairal Beaumont made an official call oti the Mayer of Christchurch at the City Council Chambers on Monday, and was received by the Mayor and the Town Clerk. The Admiral expressed a wish to go over . the Eaiapoi Woollen Company's nulls and factory, but as the place* was closed on account of the holidays, it was impossible to make the arrangements. The Mayor, however, undertook to arrange for a visit when his Excellency next visited Lyttelton. Mr Rhodes communicated the request to the manager this morning, and tlw company immediately sent tin board the flagship a very handsome Kadapoi rug las a present for his Excellency, regretting exceedingly tha* time would not permit of his monogram b*ir»g worked on it, as the flagship left at noon to-day. • Favourable reports on. the Government salmon-rearing operations at •HaJkataramea have been, brought away by the Inspector of Fisheries (Mr Ayson), who has lately returned from his first visit to the hatchery since the uns>ackin.g of the ova. He states (says Sic Wellington "Post") that the salmon axe growing and thriving remarkably well, and he is hopeful that the system adopted will not fail, as its predecessors seem to have done. An essential feature is that, instead of the salmon being liberated at the yearling stage, they wilt be kept till . liDey aare two or three years old. As the hatchery seems on present indications to be most suitaWy located, it is hoped! that the rearing of the salmon to that stage can be , carried on with; successful results, after ' which they should be sturdy enough to 'hold .their owm in the world. The "Veldt Lyre," the newspaper of which a bound' copy was presented 1 to the Premier at the Veteriais 1 luncheon yesterday, is a unique production. Conceived on the veldt at Rhenoster Kop, written on any scraps of paper obtainable, it afforded interest to the troopers in camp on* Christmas Night, 1900,' as it does to all New ZealandeTß to-day in its well-printed form. Short, interesting artio>es have been contributed by LJeutenaat-Oolonel ßobin, LSeu-tenant-Cofimei Craddock and Lieutenant Banks, and some paragraphs relating to everyday doings in camp, and' the sketches entitled "Editor's Note-book," are particularly good. About the time the publication was written the Contkiffent members were expecting to return to New Zealand, but were much disappointed to find 'they •would not be allowed to return for some time. Their feelings find vent in. the " Veldt Lyre " in a well-written article entitled "A Parable," by an ex-Canadian pardon. The Premier, too, does not esoftpe a little irony. Copies of the paper have been printed for circulation amongst members of the contingents and thfcar friends, and doubtless it will be much treasured by them. i / Good tyres fitted to a bicycle make oyding a real pleasure. G«t "Ideal" tyres Mtd you wiU.tave «n ideal cyclfe. She years' trial on the Australasian market* have - given Ideal Tyres a most enviable reputation. 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Tfee Zealandia, which left Auckland yesterday for Sydney, took bullion valued at •87950. ' , Though. most of the cadet corps will have returned iome by to-morrow evening, the Normal School wi'.i not resume until 'Monday next. Arbor Day will be a Government holiday. It will bo observed on July 12 this jvar. The meeting of the City Council that should have been held last night lapsed for want of a quorum. The adjourned meeting will be held on Wednesday, at 7.25 p.m. During the Royal visit, the Constabulary Force has been considerably augmented." ... ■ Yesterday the official roll numbered one hundred, and forty-seven, including officers.'' constables, p!ain-c!ot2ie»s men and detectives. Fifty special constables, wearing^ .bad^geil^f^also -doing duty. The presentation of degrees and diplomas obtained by" the . students of Canterbury College in the November examinations of 1900, will take place in the Canterbury College Hall on Friday at 3 p.m. The public are cordially invited to attend, and graduates of the University are requested to appear in academic costume. %