LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7787, 19 August 1903, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The 'tramway Board will meet as a Works Committee at 4 p.m. to-morrow in order to deal further with the specifications for the construction of the line. A man who maide his first a,ppeairaTice before the Lyttelton Police G'ouirt this morning was convicted of drunkenness and! discharged with a caution. Mr J. T. Brice was the presiding justice. This morning the seamen and marines of H..M.S. Phoebe and Lizard -were practised! in the attack, wittih blank cartridge, on tHie/ hill above the Lybtelton time-ball tower. Bluejackets arid marines . alternately- a,t- --! tacked and defended positions on the borough veMsrve, where the plantations afforded good cover. Two thousand one hundred and fifteen boxes of stored butter have been shipped out of the Lyttelton cool stores for London fey the s.s.; Corinthic. One hundred and titty boxes of butter and 200 cases of poultry are to be shipped by the s.s. Essex for South Africa. About 1000 boxes of butter are still in the stores. It is Id be regretted that all the produce in store has not been shipped, so as to leave the stores clear for the new season's supplies, which will begin lo come forward in about a month's time, , The secretary of the North Canterbury Executive of the Farmers' Union to-day read a letter from the Minister of -Railways in reEpect to a resolution of the Union, in regard to .the regulation, of tracks at flag stations. The Minister stated that the matter had been brought before him before, but he thought that the action proposed would only accentuate the difficulty, and would necessitate the imposition of a.demurrage charge in every case where trucks were not loaded in the regulation time. That would be ; found to be very unsatisfactory to farmers, iand would not obviate the difficulties complained of, as there was no doubt thai; the address cards would be. subject to much manipulation, and would in many cases be re.rn.oyed. The chairman 'and other members said they thought that .the Minister's arguments were weak. It was decided that the matter should be referred to the Department again, pointing out that all the Union wanted was that a person ordering trucks should be able to make sure that he would get them. The annual report of the Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Company, whidli j will be presented at tihe meeting of t«he shareholders on August 28, states thait d'ur- - ing iihe year the directors have instalkid) a considerable proportion of new Mxrar-sav-ing maohinery, which, with tfhe addition, of obher anachiaes- gow -cm order, will largely increase th« producing capacity iof the mills. The infill huildmgs have beiew enlarged 1 to provide the- necessatry accoinmo- ' dation. Prudont provision has been made for depreciation, and all bad 1 deibte hoive. been written off. The profit and loss account, which includes £7277 10s 8d brought forward, and £3500 interim dividend to Jainuary 31 last, shows an available surplus of £7279 2s Id; and fihe directors lvecommend tlhat £3500 should! be nl-" located! for the hnlf-y.ea.T's dividend, making 7 per cent for 1 the year, £2500 should be placed to.roseaive, anid tibe "bala-nce of £1279 2s Id should be. carried forward. Tlie two retiring- -directors, Messrs J. CWnmal and W. Tfarris, and the auditors, Messrs J. H. ! Evans and \y. Eckersley, are offering the)m : selves for re-electtion.

~ .The/police require an owner for a lady* ■Uvci '-watch. . •' The prospectus of the Tramway Board's Joan -will be issued in a few days. \ man was arrested to-day on a charge •of 'forging cheque for £5, pur-porting to lie signed by A. W. Rutherford. The Elite Brass' Bam-d, u.ide.r Mr Art)h.ur .Duggan, Mill play a programme of sacred! music on the City Rotunda on §uriday afternoon. * - ' The "final lecture of his series on the development of architecture will be given at Canterbury College tliis evening, by Mr S. Huri't-Seager. , , Mr W: R. Haselden, S.M., sat as Com-niissioner-sf Old Age Periidons at the Magistrate's Court this morning. Six renewals •were granted in the full amount, £18, one at £17, one at £12, one at £10, and two ■at £8. . f ; The Wairoa County Council 'has resolved to at-k the Government to send an electrical expert to Waikaremoana, where the Waikaretaheka River falls |500 ft in threes miles, giving a power which is alleged to be almost equal to that of Niagara.' , Very good progress is being xm.de> -with the extension of the Lyttelton gasworks. ; The new holder -will be finished in about a fortnight's tiimo. A start .lias befan made / with the work of ere'otimg fche^ew regenelr?^ ' ative Tetorts. The 3'm main on Norwich' Quay is being replaced by an© of sin. ' The system of placing railway trucks on the Lyttelton wharves for the reception of rubbish from vessels has been abolished. Masters of vessels must henceforward make their own arrangements for the disposal of rubbish. The trucks in question were .sometimes a nuisance on account of the ismell arising frdia them. A petition has beeln received by the ' Mayor of Lyttelton, praying him to call ; - ft "public meeting to consider tihe question. of establishing a municipal bakery. 'A 9 ""* there is a doubt as to whether fhe Boriragh. Council has power to spend money on suchl an undertaking, the matter has been pen ' lerred to the borough solicitors far thek' opinion. Two impudent robberies of clothes lines have been reported lately, lv each case the washing had>been left out on the line all night, and had disappeared before morning. In the first case the thief took lind, clothes-pegs and all, and in the othe^ a ■careful selection appeared to have been made, only the best linen and articles of clothing being taken. At the meeting of the North Cantei-bury Executive of the Farmers' Union to-day, a letter "was read from Mr A. J f M'Curdy, the organising secretary, stating that he was coming to the South Island, leaving Wellington on August 24 Z and arriving at Lyttelton on August 25. He says thot he ■will be able to attend at least« one afternoon and one evening meeting each day in North Canterbury. He expects to return to Poverty Bay, after touring Otago arid / South: .Canterbury, towards the end of October. The executive arranged an ifciueiury for Mr M'Curiiy, and decided to, adTfittise the dates. . . The best medicine known is SANDEB •ad BON'S EUGALYPTI EXTRACT. : Teri its eminent powerful effects in cau^hs, coldb, influenza; the relief is instantane» ous.v In serious cases, and accidents oi all Kinds, be they wounds, burns, scalds, bruisesj aprains, it is the safest remedy— i no swelling— no innammat ion. jLiko surprising effects in diphtheria, bronchitis,' inflammation of lxings, gwelling, etc., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. SANDER and SON'S EUCALYPTI EXTRACT is in use at hospitals and medical clinics ail over the globe.; patronised by his Majesty the King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this , article, and reject all others.— i • 4Advt.i " }