NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9238, 16 October 1895, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Export of Cattle.—Twenty head o! Ayrshire cattle, tho property of Mr J. Caff, of Oamaru, were Bhipped to Wellington by the Corinua last night. Mctijal Benefit Building Society.--The annual meeting of the shareholders of the above will be held in the rooms of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association on Monday, 28th inst., at 8 p.m., to receive report and balance-sheet, elect Directors,&c North Canterbury Cricket Associa-tion.—-On Tuesday a meeting of this A-«k ciation was held at tbe Junction Hotel, Rangiora. the Key. F. P. Fendall in the Chair. Eight delegates were present. It was decided that the draw for matches should be made as Boon oa possible, and th_t the matches should be commenced oo Saturday next. Sale of Privileges.—Ab Mr W. Baas* room, at Rangiora on Tuesday the pnvi* leges at the Ohoka and Eyretoa races were sold:—Luncheon and confectioners' booth £11, gates for £25, horseyards for £1 ss, cards for £4 15s, sportß for 10s, total' £42 £42 10s. The Northern Agricultural Show privileges brought—Luncheon a_d confectioners' £21, fruit and oysters £3 4s, sports £2 2s 6d. Workers' Union.—A resolution has been passed by the Executive of the Workers' Union at Waimate thanking the Hon. W. P. Reeves and Messrs J. W. Kelly and Collin*, M. H.K.'e, for tboir sympathy in the labour movement, as shown by their attendance at the public meeting held in connection with the opening of the Wellington Branch of the Workers' Union. Land Sal_.— We wish to dray? the attention of our readers to a very important sale of land at Waimate, which has for some time paat been advertised in our columns, and which will take place at Studholme Junction on Thursday, October 24th. There appears still to be a really good demand for sm-11 farms of first-class quality, and tbe land to be offered is, we believe, equal to the best iv the Eileamere and Kaiapoi districts. We have little doubt that if such land were for sale in the last-mentioned places, »6 would be keenly competed for. With a railway running right through the property, and with a market for grain and sheep, and freezing works equal to any in the country, there should be little trouble.iv disposing of land of such quality. Anyhow, ib will be * fair test of whether there i» such a demand for really good land as we are given to understand exists. Fxa_—About half-past three o'clock yesterday af.ernoon •* fire broke out in the roof of the house occupied by Mr Bourne, the Bead Master of Christ's College. An alarm was givon and the Brigade turned out promptly, and the chemical engines were able to extinguish the flames before muon damage was done. The fire was apparently caused by a spark from a heap of ourniflg rubbish on the bank of the river a shore distance northward of the house. One ot the steamers was stationed at the Armagh street bridge and the water turned on, but by that time all danger was over. In addition,. to the hole burned in the roof some sligfl» damage has been done by water to the interior of the dormitory beneath.

i ___-——-— . I (T H i; Metroi-olitan Show.—Entries for I i November Show of the Canterbury j P' f "cultural and Pastoral Association will j L r« c ' * V<H * hy thc %Secrolary U P to S-tur-Kr, the 26th'inst. foBB-TEJ—' Social.—Tl;e annual social of joott l't-P* 11 "'. A.0.F., will be held toisht in ihe Papanui Town Hall. A very 'Agclive programme has beeu provided ■ ct the occasion. A Souvenir. — As a souvenir of the riait of the Hon. the Premier to the Exhibition, Mr Sorrel I, who has taken a very lifeiikfl and excellent portrait ot the Hon. v j. Seddon, has presented the Industrial Atso-Utiori with a beautifully finished enureerneut ot the portrait. The picture is noW on view in tho vestibule of Mr Sor4 ]|*i studio. "UsT-RTArsMEST. —A children's evening, nnder the direci.m of Mra VI. S. CampIhtll, will be given at the Papanui Town H»H, to-morrow evening, in aid of the n_ri«h funds. The peifoimanco will inJhiile the fairy burlesque of " The Rose and •he Ring," which fmni-d, as no doubt many •re aware, the nmtif of Mr Harrisons ! ppera of " Pnuc _ limbo," piayed by the i Pollard Lilliputian Op*ra Company. gj. LfK-'s Dedioatio.n* Fkstival.—Tomorrow* the dedication testival ot St. Luke's -ill be celebrated by a social gathering at eight o'clock, in the Schoolroom. The items ou the musical programme will bo contributed by Mrs Burns, Mi-acs Davie, Lingard j-_ Grand, Messrs Mil ar, D_y, Tankard, Bbdz, Lingard and Rev. W. Duukiey. On Friday, being St. Luke's Dny, there will be a celebiation of the Holy Communion at 7 am. aud ut 7.30 p.m. evensong, when the Jjiihop of Christchurch will preach. j G_>"-''AL Booth's Visit. — General Booth was closely eniraged with hia officers venterday, a very helpiul serie3 of Councils being held in the Sydenham Barracks. He 1 leaves for the South to-day, travelling by and will, it is understood, hold 5 few words of farewell with his soldiers and friends at, the Railway Station at a ouar'cr to eleven. He speaks at Timaru tonight, aud goes on to Du_"di:i on Thursday, holding meetings thereon Friday, Si-turday and .Sunday, and at lovcrcargill on Monday, leaving tho Bluff for Hobart on Tuesday. j Sweet Watering.—lo consequence of j the correspondence which has appeared concerning the watering of tho streets, the Mayor has instructed the City Surveyor to eitimate tho expense of watering all the .treets inside tho belts. The rflport will ba laid before the Council at its meeting next Monday , Industrial Exhibition-.—The Executive Committee of the Exhibition have entrusted the Press Company, Limited, with the production of the certificates intended to be giantcd in connection therewith. A very artistic design has been prepared, and the certificate wncu completed will be a souvenir of one of the moat successful Exhibitions ever held in New Zealand, which will be well worth preserving. In addition to the various certificates granted for needlework, „c, and also for the musical campetitions it has been decided by tho Executive to issue two other classes. The first of these is what is denominated •' Honorary Certificate," and this will bo presented to all those i who have assisted in making the Exhibition a success in connection with tho musical and ' other entertainments, &c. There is another class of certificato which it has been decided j to issue to all exhibitors in every clasa as a | memonto. When the certificates aro completed they will be a credit not only to the firm eng-ged in producing them, but also to the Exhibition Committee. Exhibition' of Lanters Slides. —At the Chemical Lecture Theatre, Canterbury College, last evening, a number of excellent lautern slides were shown. They comprised tho first instalment received through tho medium of tho International Lantern Slide Exchange, and formed an instructive and interesting exhihition. The slides have been shown throughout Australia, aud arc now being forwarded through Now Zealand. They consisted of views from* Derbyshire and a collection from the Adelaide Photographic Society. The slides were, on the whole, very good, and the English ones wera illustrative of the notable buildings, including Chatsworth and oth»r scenes of interest in Darbyaliiro. Legends connected with different soenes were iuterwoven in the descriptive account of the views. The views of Adelaide showed portions of thecityand immediate suburbs. Mr Page had charge of the lantern, and Mr Kinsey read the descriptive accounta. At the close Mr K. 0. --"ishop returned thanks to those gentlemen ior their se> vices, and to the audience for their attendance and appreciation of the exhibition. He announced that it was intended to get together a collection of slides typical of New Zealand scenery, for forwarding to other countries through the medium of the international Lantern Slide Exchange. Palettk Clou— With the cessation of the formidable opposition of the Industrial Exhibition tho attendance at the Paletlo Club Exhibition increased last night satisfactorily. Tho musical programme was one »f considerable excellence. Mr Lovell iang to the aocompauiment of the Eatudianuoa band " Alico, where art thou," and tor •nencore --Tardi si fa," from "Faust." Mr i_udsontang "Hybria* theCretan"and "The mighty deep." Miss Florence Triggs played the accompaniments to these two songs. The Eitudiantina band played several selections very nicely indeed, beinij loudly applauded. Of these «• William Tell" selection and •'Alas those chimes," from *-Maritana," Ware played with much spirit and success, A trio from " Faust " for banjo, mandolin, and 'cello, by Messrs Post, Painter, and >Vest Bowman, was capitally played. Tonight Miss Maraden will play a violin solo and songs will be given by Mrs L. Wood and Mr J. P. Newman. MissM. B. Vartha will act as accompanist. Holders of books of art union tickets are requested to send in their blocks of tickets not later than to-morrow afternoon. Surplcs Labour.—A meeting of the out-plus Labour Association and its sympathiwrs is to be hold in Hagley Park tomorrow afternoon. Lyttklton- Naval Artillery. — This Corps will go into camp for their fourteen lay* annualtraiuingou Friday next. It is exjHscted that they will be inspected by Colonel AcK.vowLnnaMENT. — Tho Secretary of the Christchurch Hospital desires to acknowledge having received clothing from Wra Geo. Could, and periodicals from Mrs h- H. Wood aud Lytteiton Volunteer Fire Brigade. New Brich.ov Amateur Swimmixo txCß.—a meeting for the purpose of form">K an Amateur Swimming Club at New Brighton will shortly bo held, and judging *-y the support the project has olreadv rewived the lormation of a strong Club is wrtam. The natural advantages for the practice of swimming at New Brighton are «murpas3ed, and it is hoped that those resi--o«ntawhoate taking part in the proposed vhJbsformatiou will meet with the support 'hey deserve. Kaiapoi Borouoh School —The monthly reeling of the Committee of this school was new on Monday. Present—All the mem°«r. except Mr Moore (Chairman), to whom wave wm granted. Mr Feldwick occupied ine chair. The return of attendance r„n . aQ avera S° of 91 per cent, of the "i number. It was decided that the enter«inment n_ aid of the prize fund should 7" place ou Friday, November Ist. *r_unt s amounting to £2 19s 3d, were **-»«a for payment, d_v^ RC T r Paßadb at ftA.voioßA.-On Sun--B_L t n dgts of o **--f<-diow_, Druids and •,„,!' 01 Jx-mp'-rance, numbering about 200, _«_. i rch P** r *-** e . -leaded by the brass IS ,uT the Te °-P«-r Hall to the Insti- ! __!_. U . aU - r - n which latter the Rev. .). PrJ_h l Cd Freo ilethodis t Church, th.T , 0n the procession retiring to , bvfrtf ar Hall « * vole of U ** Dk9 . m-ved Kant Cleworth, seconded by P. P G.M. for r,'' Wa «> pa3se,i to the Rev * " J * Edwards ' thinW ocr *P lur *l address ; and votes of - H_i_r Were P a E3ed to tho band aud to Mr o *-fih, organist. ' n^ s . Show.—The Ground j _7' tte « of the A. and P. Association irr?.- D authorised to carry out that ih_i of ninfitee " additional horse boxes •Will X ' (;rouncl3 ' Addington. These i ««D*r>' ii *^ oun< * °f great oonvenience, I The i t0 ex -* ibltor 8 tit mures aud foals. ( bei_ W • oJ erectln - ll * e y r - ntl stand is ' I>l«_ 8 _ r * pUily P us! * ed on, and will be com- i «orti '? ample ' i,ne for the show - The ' the JL UltUral Society has obtained a site on i their R • Grouadß . where they will hold i forme Show as they used to do in »Uh_!i"" M "' '-*'* I ' 3 wi -* -^ orm an additional ! for th »° n the l ' eo P le ' B Day. The entries : eomina • , ro P ol - tan Sbow are alread y ■___/>£ '_' at --* * 8 to ° early yet to fere- i uo » What the numbers are likely to be. [ J

General Booth's Social Scheme.— General Booth, wheu speaking concerning the principles of hi 3 social scheme, said :— " 1 was trying to show them to the Premier the other day. and I largely succeeded in convincing him. You know I can convince anybody who is convinceable, because I am right. I know' I am." This report of the General was received by his followers with the usual fusilade of volleys. City Improvements —In less than twelve months tt considerable improvement has been effected ia the northern end of the city. On Salisbury street, between Colombo and Manchester streets, a paddock which for year 3 hid been given over to the graz-.ng of cattle and horses has been cut up into about twenty sections, nearly all of which are now built upon. Very substantial and neat-looking modern cottages, of fro-a four rooms and upwards, have been put up, thus greatly improving the value of the property and adding to the attractiveness of that portion of the city. | The Tuam Street Drain.—The Linwood Borough Council are no more forward than ever iv their agitations concerning the notorious Tuam street drain and the drainage of the Etst belt. The City Council has offered to construct a culvert across the East belt if the Linwood Council and tho Drainage Board will put the Tuam screet drain in proper order, but the last named body replies it has no funds for the purpose, aud the Linwood Council are also not in a position to do the work. There the matter ends at present. THE LICENSING LAW. At Auckland yesterday, at a meeting of the Executive of the Prohibition and Temperance League the following resolution was passed, to be forwarded to the Premier, " That the Executive requests the Government to insist on their Liquor Bill as passed by the House of Representatives, and if possible pass it into law this session." GOVERNMENT AND THE BANK. A London merchant, of high position in the City, writing to a friend in Christchurch by the last San Franoisco mail, says :—" lam very glad to have your report on financial matters, but I should say all business in New Zealand, beyond the absolute needs of the d»y, ia hung up Your Government may have very pretty plans for getting a State Bank cheap, when the shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand have been squeezed quite dry; but their constant pottering with that unfortunate institution is destructive of confidence, without which there can be no profitable busino9s." THE CASE OF CHEMIS. The documents submitted by Mr Jellicoe in support of his application on behalf of Chemis, which was. refused, include a long affidavit by Mrs Chemis, reiterating many of the allegations which were brought forward in the charge of perjury against the police. She also lays stress on the fact that if the trial had occurred two months later, both Bhe a,nd Chemis could have given evidence, and' that they and their children were the only ones who could state where i he was on the night of the murder. It is ' also urged once more that other people were on terms of the greatest enmity towards Hawkins, and two of them have since left I the colony. Oue of them is particularly | suggested as the possible criminal. There was an attempt of some sort at the trial, I but it was not persevered in, and little attention was paid to it. It is understood that another Bill will be introduced next session to give Chemis a new trial.