LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7391, 1 May 1902, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

xne vvesiraua, irom oyaney, amvea> w Wellington this morning. . The s.s. Rotomahana, with the San Francisco mail, entered the moles aj; Lyttelton ab 7.55 a.m. to-day. A meeting of creditors in the estate of Robert B. Ross, sta-tionmaster at Lincoln, will be held at the Official Assignee's office at 11 a.m. to-morrow. In the Wellington Magistrate's Court today, a man named Henry Mitchell was convicted of the theft of bicycles and admitted to six months' probation. . At the Dunedin Police Court to-day, three" Chinamen were fined ten shillings and costs fifty shillings each, for smoking opium. A case against another for concealing opium was dismissed. Ministers have already begun the preparation of work for next session (says the "Post"). The Actings-Premier states that he and his colleagues will have all the details of proposed legislation ready for the opening of Parliament on July 1. ■ A sitting of the Lyttelton Police Court 1 * was held this morning before Mr W. Cook, J-P. John Spain was fined ten shillings, with seven days' imprisonment in default, fov drunkenness. A first offender was fined ten shillings or forty-eight hours' imprisonment. The only case dealt with at the Police Court this morning by Captain M'Clatchie, J.P., and Mr W. Langdown, J.P., was a charge of drunkenness against Clara Dodsworth, who was fined 5s and costs, with the option of going to gaol for twenty-four hours. , It has been reported that a man on the s.s. Kumara was seen this morning to liberate rats from the vessel by shaking them alive out of a trap into the water. Some men on shore called out a remonstrance, which was unheeded, and killed one of the animals as it swam ashore. Another of the rodents escaped. The matter has been reported to the Health Officer for the Port. A new post-office regulation proMbits postal packets having on them any word or words of an objectionable character. In the term " objectionable character " is included the word " debt," or any word! or words indicating that the postal packet relates to a debt or liability for money. All sucn postal packets will be detained and sent to the Dead 1 Letter Office, to be* thsra dealt with as undelivered. The Christchurch Chrysanthemum Society will hold its annual Chrysanthemum Show on Wednesday and Thursday next, in the Colosseum. With a view to encouraging ladies to exhibit in the Decorative | Classes, the committee has decided to admit all exhibits without entry fes. Mesdames A. E. G. Rhodes, R. D. Thomas and H. F. Wigram have consented to judge the decorative exhibits, whilst the tables willj as usual, be judged by public vote. At the Ashburton Borough Council meeting on Tuesday evening, the insufficient accommodation at the Ashburton railway station was discussed. It was pointed! out that the 10.30 a.m. train from Timaru had to be shunted on to a siding to make room for the 10.45 a.m. train from- Christchurch, and that sometimes the through passengers for northern stations by the Timaru train, believing their train to -be departing, rush to regain their seats. On several occasions accidents had been narrowly averted, and it was resolved to bring the matter under the notice of the -railway authorities. In a large number of cases in the North Canterbury district, there has been failure to elect school committees. This is rather surprising, in view of' the efforts put forth by the Education Boaxd to impress on householders the fact that the elections were pending. Besides inserting advertisements in the newspapers, Hie Board forwarded to every headmaster in the district a reprint of the advertisements, enumerating the various districts, and stating where the meetings oi householders would be held. The head teachers were requested to post the announcement in ,a promir nent place in the schoolroom, .and to ask the children to bring the matter under the notice of parents, reminding them particularly on the morning of the election ; day. Where committees have not been elected, the Board, at its next meeting, will fix a fresh date for the election. Several protests in regard to elections have been sent m to the ■ Board already. Mr A. E. Boot, dentist, late of London , and America, may be consulted at roonffe above Messrs Stewart, Dawson's, jewellers, High Street. All latest work at lowest fees. X2967 Townend's Sulphur Hair Restorer will positively restore grey or faded hair to its natural colour ; is not a dye. Price 2s per bottle ; by post, securely packed, 2s 9d. Townend, Chemist, Christchurch. 2521