LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7678, 11 April 1903, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I The Premier said, at Waihao Downs, ] I Iresterday, that the authorities in the early ' I pays seemed somewhat indifferent as to the ' I teades of the roads laid cut. The reason I probably was that there had been no idea I pi their being needed for sieavy dray traffic. I At the Magistrate's Court, this morning, I l_r R. Beetham, S.M., fined three first of - I fenders 10s each on charges of drunkenness. I pSdward Ware, John Kelly and John Cook I -jre-re also each fined 10s and <> costs on I similar charges. Christina Lawson and I Catherine Stevenson, against -whom were I long lists of previous convictions for mI were each sentenced to fourteen I is_ays' imprisonment. I The annual meeting of the Christchurch I "Photographic Society was held in the club's I rooms on Friday. The subject dealt with I was "Carbon-printing," both single and I double transfer. Mr A- C. M'lntyre, the I lecturer, showed himself to be thoroughly I master of his subject, and demonstrated I every part of th_ process to a very appre- ■ dative audience. After the lecture, Mr I !P. K. Dunsterville, F.R.P.S., and' viceI president of the Society, criticised tlie pic- ■ ;tures in the Society's various competitions. I Captain Voss ■ threw the Tilikum open I Jor inspection at teai this morning, for the ■ first time in Chrisrk church, at the Horse I bazaar, Cashel Street. He is apply - I ing for a patent for his sea I fenchor, and during his stay here he I faill take a 20ft open -boat over the SumI Jier bar with a sea- amchior. He explains the I _*e of this very valuable adjunct to- a boat I In heavy weather, oro«sing breaking bars, I .through heavy surf, and bow to effect lsmdI _ogs. The anchor is, said to be simple I though for ladies and ohdldren. to manipulate I At the Christchurch Magnetic ObservaI at 9.30 a.m. to-day, 'the baroI meter was falling at 30.249. The maxiI mum and minimum temperatures recorded I -luring the preceding twenty-foui. hours I (were 69.3 and 40.0 respectively. TheI tnaanmum. temperature in the sun was I 122.5, and'- the minimum thermometer on I the grass registered) 32.8. The tempera- ■ ture at 9.30 a. in. was: Dry bulb 57.3, wet H bulb 53.8 ; .humidity, 77 per c*nt. The I direction of the wind was east. The __ Amount of rainfall recorded during the preH wious twenty -four hours was .005 of an H inch. I At Waihao Downs, yesterday, a member H r .jof the County Council informed the Premier H *hat four ro__s in the WaHcakahi SettleH jment had been handed over to the Council H Without being properly shingled. It was H -thought that the Government should put H khe roads in good condition. Mr Seddon H replied that the Coux_y Council had beneH.jfited very considerably in the matter of H .rates from the settlement, and should be H prepared to spend some of the money thus H :|ob£ained. . The Council was not rating up H its full' power, and, it looked rather as H though some member of the Council was H Interested in not doing his duty. H- - The Christchurch branch of the Scottish M Society of New Zealand held! its usual H fortnightly general meeting on TbursH day night, when a good musical H programme • was submitted and ~a very ■ j»njdy.abl_ evening waa spent. Chief Macpherson reported .progress in regard to the H tatie and berrb. supper. The Society is steps to lease a fund by Is eubscripand _pw_x_s towards the expense of tg tbe -'charges laid against Hj©ep_wralSi_ Hector Macdonald. If the fund __nrald not be required .for that purpose it H*rill be devoted as a contribution by New H-Ze_l_-d to tbe raising of a memorial to his Mfconour. The Society has also decided to H Communicate with all kindred Societies H tb roughout New Zealand with this object. Hal letter of crado___x» lias been, sent to HfX-dy J___rJwf-W . .

The New Zealand Shipping Company has received cable advice of tihe airival of the s.s. Rimutaka at /Monte Video, on April 8, after a very smai* passage of eighteen days from Wellington.