LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7156, 22 July 1901, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is. stated that the North r, Park-has "been so badly cut up by .tie recent &oyad' review thefc it will be' of very little use as a golf course Ate* year. Messrs Merryweather have wriiteii- to the St Albans. Borough "Council that the fire engine ordered for the" borough- should be delivered early in October. Three inebriates, first offenders, were dealt with by Mr J. T. Brice, J.P.^at the \!Lyttelton Police Court this morning^ One •was fined ss, and the otter two were coh"ricted and discharged with a caution. A letter h-aa been reasived by the Domain Board from the Premier's office, 6tating that the Board/ can 'have' the canopy in •Hagley Park erected by the Government. A vote of thanks was parsed to; the Gorernment for its gift at tjie meeting of the Board to-day. It was stated that the canopy, would be removed to the Pub- ; ;lic Gardens, in front of the old archery grounds. • The Millers' Association of New Zealand has advanced" the price of. flour 15s per ton. This increase is evidently the result of successful negotiations with the Tiroaru Milling Company ("'Silver Dust" flour), which has now joined the Association, ttus leaving practically only one large undll outside the sway of tie "combine," viz., the Belford "violden Gem," of Timaru. A contemporary is assured that it is the intention of the Belford mills to strictly adhere to present arrangements. The annual meeting of ratepayers of the Riccarton Read Board district was held «* Riecarcon this morning, when the Chairman, Mr W. Boag, presided, and a quorum was present. The balance-sheet showed receipts on -tie general account ... amounting to £4308 14s sd, and expenditure to £3656 17s lid, leaving £651 16s 6d credit balance. The separate account showed receipts amounting to £121 l'irs 4d, and expenditure to £118 lls 4d. On the Ohristchurch Drainage Boar/1 rate account receipts amounted' to £1692 16s 3d, and the ;credit balance stood at £44 12s 2d. The " statement of assets and; liabilities showed assets amounting to £2364 12s Sd, and liabilities to £452 14s.' The public debt was . nil. The report was adopted. The meeting decided to fiend a letter of condolence to the widow of the late Mr Ellisr, forjtnerly clerk to the (Board. A vote of * "shanks to the Chairman and the Board's 'ttaff concluded the business. Seise the opportunity, and purchase, a. bi«ycle for the coming season' at the Anglo N. Z. Cycle Company's great stock-taking gale. Humbers, Osmonds, Anglo-Special, Abingdons, etc., at greatly reduced prices ; also, some spkrtdid bargains in secondhand oycles, just overhauled, and with new tyres. The sale closes July 31. It will cay you to call at the D.1.C., or 226, High Street. XU9B Good tyres fitted to ia bicycle make cycling a real pleasure. Get " Ideal " Tyres and you will have an ideal cycle. Six years' trial on the Australasian market have given Ideal Tyres a most enviable reputation, X2721 ' Oeylindo Tea reduced 2d per lb at Kineaid's G.LC. X2547 Tarifl reduction at Kincaid's G.I.C. ' X2547 -Candks reduced Id per lb. Kerosene 23 •er ti»i Kiftcaid'6 G.I.C. X2547 Towneud's Solplrar Hair RfestoTef will positively xestore grey or faded hair 4q its. natural colour; is not a dye. Price :2s per botU»; by post, securely packed, 2s 9d. Townend, Chemist, Christchuroh. .'2521 - - Astonishing accounts of the •meaty of t&e Gteat Canadian Seaweed Cure as a specific for .Rheumatism and Rheumatic affection continue to come in. The treatment of rheumatism and gout by internal remedies has hitherto been uncertain ; but all doubt •8 to the value of the Canadian Cure is now, removed, it having completely cured many chronic cases. Sold by Cook and Ross, Boonisgton and all chemists. Wholesale^ K«mp thorns, Prosser and Co. ' 3&Q63 v

iTiie, Mayor has received a cheque for &b 5s from Mr W. B. Olarkson towards the Coal and .blanket Fund. Mr i James Collins, of Rimutaka, was fitted £5 at' the Wellington Magistrate's Court to-day for failing to continue to destroy rabbits on his property. The Chri&churoh Drainage Board has written to the Domain Board; in connection witli the Lincoln Road drain, which has baen before various local bodies for some time past. The Dosirain Board, at its meeting to-day, decided to ask the Drainage Board to complete the covering in of the drain. ... Mr H. Pearoe asked at the meeting of the Domain Board this morning why the gates at the Armagh Street entrance to the North Park had been closed at the time of the Royal review. The Chairman, Mr W. Jacques,- said that the gates had been opened at ten o'clock in the morning. Later on, -however, he learned one of the gates had beem locked, though.' 'he- did not know ihow that .'had happened. • The head gai- ' dexter, who attended, stated that a man had been sent to attend to the gates, in accordance with the wish of the police, ana he had been given the keys to ope-n the gates with. He could not account for the fact that the gates had been closed for a short time on tha day mentioned, unless it was with the idea that carriages should be stopped. The Domain Board this morning coneidered a letter (from the Ci£y Council, stating that arrangements hakl been made x for having all deposits on the Board's property properly levelled and covered. This W£i3 written in reply to a letter from the Board in regard to deposits. Mr -B. P. Masihire and other members of the Beard said thai they would strongly object to the deposit of objectionable or offensive matter <yn the Board's property. The Hoa C. 0. Bow«n and the Mayor <Mr ; ' Rhodes) said that only road scrapings:- should -be deposited. The letter was- received, ' Mr A. Barren, Under-Secretary to the Lands, aatd^ Survey Department, has written to the CSiristchurch Domain Board, stating that the "Government is willing to place upon the Estimates, as a contribution towards the maintenance of the grounds adjacent to the building for mag- | netic purposes, the sum of £50. The site ' of tie observatory will still be under the Board's control, and the Government only desires to have .access to it for the purposes of const'TUctiion, observation and maictenaince, and also ai rigiht to remove it when necessary. The letter was received »b*the meeting of the Domain Board today.