LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7606, 16 January 1903, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I Tbe annual meeting And. an ordinary jßneeting of the Lyttelton Haa'bqur Board [will 'be .ftlledifdr iiobn on Monday. The jnutial nieetiiil* 1 \Vill he adjourned.

I The tMatreti of the Hospital desires to Wmowfedj.-, "with th_l_ks, llle teceipt of taag&zifae-. ftoto Mrs Bbals arid Jliss ThornJjill, ahd of iih6n ft&ttt Mrs A. W. Bennett. | Several additi&fiial Signatures have been bbtnin^d to tho petition to the Sydenham fßofough Council, pmjdng fbr a poll Ott the /Greater Christcburch scheuie, bringing the WimbejF up to^ol6. / ! Duripg -his stay itt England the Premier fcrfftiiged fd. thfe purchafee- df two thoroughbred stallions for Breeding purpo_se« in ths jcolony, and ib is understbbd tliat they aire jltiow on their way out.

» t-ord iWii-Uriy has -a secfindyedition of rfcis " Roll of fio-floUr" i-ii'haUd, th& revision contHiniitg additional names df veterauo aiid uSetv Zisalatidel"- Who f served with irregtikr ( <prpß during the Transvaal ciittipaign. 1 Workmdri ate mdw -_h tiaihting Xha itbnwotk of bhe new bridge at the i_o&.|>ital, and thfeir effort- da net teem to he ftpj-'-ciatec- by thfe laditis of feasiti'lg proclivities -w-io 'haV-e to -pits- ufad-theath.

! All the .Oahtcrbury rf vera are reported hy ,4hi AMglei*-' Society to bs in good fishing 'tordei\ -with the. exception of the Waimaka*iri, -which is in. flood." In the Upper •Bfehvp, ilt Go-'sj Fttll, theni Ava said to b& some fine raitt-fidtv trout. \ At a meetiiig of fai-men. held at Tinfrkld Vft Mght> it -fral. decided to takfe steps to Jeopett the Tinwald Butter Factory, and Jsom_l*nc& the dairy industry in tliat district* A coniraittee was apljointe^'. to ate»erUia whs^upporb #<.t>ld ho guaranteed ( to the scheme. At i%e ■Obi'hitchurch Magnetic pheervatofy.this ihojrtlihg, at 9.30, the barometer gtooS afc.3d.o_ißt with a rcsiiig tendency. The ft^jtifiium autd niihlnjitm temperatures fiCqird^d du.iUij the ■pfeecriiiig' twenty -four dtirfe -w^te 61.6 and 48.6 respeetivelyi The tehiperAtnre In the fcun .*wii-s 142.3 fend the minim tun teftipernture oii tbn gra^s 4().7. There was too taiftfall <_iuring the preWlOtti. tweht^ J foUr< hoU__.

I A leaflet Issued by the Dejpartment of ; ; Agricul hi re sheta. the quantity artdvalUe 'of thft butter, cheese, frozen beef, mutton aM l&rtib passed -through the Cusiom for expofrt from Nem. Zealitnd d:.irIttg the fast- ttiiiei mottths ft- dtiffljiated With the export for the same period in 1601. 'the figures for the 1901 period, when tiofc Specifically referred to, ore given here ih Brackets. The butter exported shows a decided increase, having advanced from jfi50&,293 to £5717,608, but cheese has gbho down from £116,444 to £83,747. Frozen twef has gene up from _8154\51(_ to £§46,456 ; frozen titutton, carcases J-658,4fi7 ito £928,146, ie?s and pisses from £33,477 ■fy £(32,616, and frozen la_rtb> from £550,185 ■•' ih £595,789. Ib will thus ba seen that, only |A cheese is there a falling of_.

; Att accident (says the Wellington r.Post") occurred on tU -Mpnowai oh :^ttjrt<W, oh ftei' voyage ffdiA Sydney, {^4h the sup^ljir-cock df thin refrigerator plfir out, filling the lower deck of the ship ajith tho fumes of aitpnonSa. The engine\fiiota wk_ hhhib tbrotlgh the attintohiij. IgJuiiiw irom a light in the room, 'fhe fumes *^_teft3 throiigh the shib in a thick log, al•nq_t suffocating a man who was asleep hi » ?mi_Jc close by. Th6re ia no doubt thdt im —iih would have 'been suffocated at once bi^ivSie'not had! the -presence of mind to gh# ii- hSad dub of a porthole. After <Jev- , ©ai taen had made attempts to reebue their teflf6-t*Uiifite com.ad., Mr Honaltts,' gecoud fchfruMjer of the ship, after two unsuccessful L*tt&ai>tßj jihickily hi-dke through to the Irian fchd bfdUght him to a plaoe of safety. t^Sflaied man wa* almost suffocated, an<_ could* nofc -haye lasted much longer in that atmosphere. I?he fire was extinguished . fey putting a hose over the side and through (•porthole. "- ..-.":-..

The value of the butter, cheese, frozen beef, mutton and lamb exported from the colony in December was £375,519.

Tho Tourist Department recently had sent out through. the agent for the colony a new stock of ice-axes, sleeping-bags; snowglasses, putties, gloves, etc., which haive been forwarded on to Mount Cook for the use of touristflj who wiah to do some Alpine climbing. The material is ot the best, similar to that used in Switzerland and elsewhere.

The proposal to form a, road from Sumner, to Taylor's Mistake, aiid to let building allotments there, i.s not received with unalloyed approval 'by many residents of the seaside borough. The seclusion of the 'Mistake is much appreciated- hy those who desire to escape tfromi the crowds that frequent Sumner, and the prospect of tO go still further afield to escape the excursionist is not altogether pleasing.

Scargill is- quite al 'busy centre now, and seldom I day passes without a. special stock traini haVing to be put- on. On Wednesday two specials were despatched with fat\sheep and lambs./ Tne Scargill Saleyna-ds Company will hold its first pale on Monday, and* the directors of tile company wilt give a luncheon in the goods shed on the occasion. The new line passes through the famous Glenmark Estate, m?w . put ■ up for settlement, and some splendid crops are to be -e<-?n. .

Mr fi; G. EH, M.H.R., has received a letter from Timaru, informing him that* the supporters of the system of rating on 'unimproved value there intend to take steps to secure a poll on the question about the end of the present ' ye^r. 3. poll taken there ih October, 1900, resulted iii the proposal for the new syStetii being lest, but its supporters have •mdintainetl their interest, and will agitate for a- fresh poll, which can be taken after a laiise of three years.