NEWS OF THE BAY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11495, 30 January 1903, Page 4

NEWS OF THE BAY.

During the year ended December 31st, there -were 608,046 ounces of gold, valued at £1,951,433, exported from the colony. The Moutoa Estate of 9000 acres, near Foxton, has been purchased from tine Assets Reailisaitiion Board by Messrs Stevens, Austin, and Easrton. Much damage has been done to the l«rtato and mangold crops in the Longbe&ch and Wheatetone district* by the recent hailstorm. The Southland Battalion Band arrived in Christchurch by the express,last evening, and left the same night for Wellington, on their way to take part in the Masterton contest. According to a Napier telegram about two inolies of .rain duaa f alien in the H&wke'e Bay diiij'irkst daring twenty-four hours ended yee-ter-da-y. It was cUll raining heavily We la»b oighi. During the past twelve months 69 Chinese arrived in the colony, end 87 took their departure. Four Japanese arrived. Among foreigners, of a European birth who arrived, Germane were the most numerous, 255 landing at various ports. Yeeterday the Premier went from, Wellington to Carterton, where a Liberal picnic was to have been • held and a presentation made to Mr Homsby, but the weather was so bad that the function had to be postponed. On Wednesday evening a waterspout, about four hundred feet nigh, was seen at ihe entrance of tlhe Wellington Harbour. It traveled as far c* the Jighthouee, where it etruck the land and collapsed, dropping a perfect deiliuge of .water in the vicinity. There is, according to our Wellington corraspondiemt, a steady stream of immigrants from the Old Oountary to South Africa, of which the New Zealand steamers get their sharo. The Wadwwra has on board 161 pasßogers for Capetown. The Customs revenue collected at &U ports of New Zealand for the quarter ended December 31et was $895*050, against £524,016 during the December quarter o* 1901. Ad valorem duties yielded £201,238% and epirite £120,859. Last year £2,285,157 was collected, against-: £2,191,798 in the preceding twelve month*. " A meeting of tibe Enfcertahuneufc Coinnwtrtee fai oonoection wfth the Royal Humane Sootety was held yestoaday. *It was reeolved to hold the entertainment on Easter Monday night in tfle CcCoseeum. A programme committee was appointed to draft a programme and to report **, a, future meeting. . - " Iri the pericardium of * heifer, killed at the Lyttelton abattoir recently, there was found a packing needle. lie animal did not appear to have beeriincW venienced, but no doubt'would have died when the needle reached its heart, towards which it appeared to have been working. . ■ >.'■•.. The Governor has received a cable nwesage from the General Officer Commanding South Africa, elating that owing to tne War Office not having settled the Cap* Codony stations, tender forms for ihe meat contracts were delayed, Agents in South Africa can still tender. It is impossible to estend the time of"tendering, as new con-1 tracts must begin in April. Owing to Lord Hawke's match versus Canterbury teginning on Friday next, a number of the chief retail business firms have agreed in observe the afternoon of that day as tlhe weekLy half T h«Bday, w> as to give tiheir employees an opportunity of witnessing the match. Owing to the holiday yesterday all the ngoatum -wwid not be obtained. Messrs .Tones and Son, High street, haw ju*t completed the manu&cture of the silver medals which are to be presented for twelve years' volunteer service. The first of these was presented on Wednesday night to Lieutenant Ward, of the CSty Guards. The medal has on one side a> wB3 executed head of the King, with the inscription round it, *' Twelve years , voluuteer service medal:" On the obverse is a wreath of ferns and a Kiwi. ' A meeting of Oamaru grain. merchant* and agents decided to adhere to the custom that has existed there for years with regard to grain sacks. Grower* selling to merchants will be allowed one penny less than they paid for the sacks, and the opening price for the season will be 4£d. Those who buy grain in Oamaru will be charged a uniform price for the sacks. Grain merchants in that town say the system has worked so satisfactorily, that they do not intend to alter it. The following entries have been received ! for the Ram Pair on February 6th, on the Addington Show Grounds.: -r-Flock raais — Englis- Leicester rams 782, Border Leicester 91, Lincoln 149, Romßey Marsh 65, Shropshire 240, Southdown 24, merino 21, total 1382. Flock ewes—English Leicester 150, Shropshire 40, Border Leicester 15, total 205. Stud rains—English Leicester 14, Shropshire 11, Southdown 3, total 2£ Grand total 1615. • The marble tablet 1o commemorate the opening of Victoria Park by the- Hon. William Roleston in. 1897 has been completed by Mr G. 8. Mansfield, and is now inlaid in on« of two piece of rough stone which lead to the entrance gates of the Park. The tablet, wbkfc ie pkced'diago* nally in the pier c*arer to Governor's B*y; end thereby facing trMreOene journeying ia the direction of the Bay, beam toe inecriptkin ia metal letters: "This Park was opened on the 22nd June, 1897, in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilte of H.M. Queen Victoria, by the Ham Williani Rolleston, formally yean ffttperittten-

There was a sharp frost, at Kaiapoi on WedaeKUkf nigkk-. Nomination* for the Harbour Board election close tjo-nwrrcw. A creditW -meeting in the, t«nkrupt SBtate of Arthur Parris has b?en adjourned for a fortnight, on .account of the bankrupt's illnoee. to & Wellington telegram the Minister of Pu"blic Works' has promieed to increase the pay of the Government carpenters if satisfied that, they are entitled to it under *he ruling market, rates. The first ascent of the Hoolistefcter Dome was made t<k» eeaaon by Mr L. A. Line', of Diinwlm, uoi by 'Mr ljowe, as stated in yesterday's isstte. "Web Foot" writers to us complaining of tha inccaivcoience caused to pedestrians hv ihe erection of a fence on the footpaiih in front of the Forester*' Hotel, Oxford terrace. Yesterday, at Kaiapoi station yard, one of the*email engine*, -while shunting, derailed at the North road point*. It-vra* soon, however, got on the line again. The accident tseemed to have been caused by a stone in the switch.. On Saturday afternoon the opening of the new bowling green, croquet lawn, and tennis courts of the St Albnae Bowling, Croquet and Tennis Club will take place. The Club already numbers a goodly mruibership. Tenders for printilig the electoral roll for Ghrisichurch, to be used in connection with the election of the Licensing Committee, have bpen forwarded to Wellington. The roll is the same as that used for the election of members to the House. Although the Registrar of Electors, Mr L. C. Williams, has communicated with all those persons whose names were struck off the roll, as they did not record votes at the ] last election, and enclosed stamped letters ; for replies, it is estimated that only about j I 1 per cent, luwe troubled to take the necessary steps to re-regieter. H.M.S. Lizard, which arrived at Auckland the other day from Sydney, brought a supply of paint, in order that H.M.S. Wallaroo and the other warships on the New Zealand division of the nft-va! station may change their colour to that, of the invisible French grey Aβ decided upon by the Admiralty authorities. A number of Lancashire people who arrived By,the β-e., Whakatane on Tuesday to take up their reeidence in this country {says the Wellington "Times") are understood to be the first instalment of a crowd from the Premier's native county who have resolved to try their fortune in New Zear land. Aβ most of them are possessed of capital, as welLas of experience and energy, they should do well here. At Lyttelton during Wednesday night, the small office on No. 7 wharf, used by the Customs officiate, was burst open, the furniture and fittings wero smashed, one window was totally removed, and in the other windows several panes of glass were broken. The authors of the mischief were, found out, and were made to pay for the damage. During th*» inquiry into the Bruce no&" license poll on Wednesday, a cilf strayed into the Court grounds, and wag the unconscious cause of an irregularity in the proceedings. While one of the counsel engaged in the cae* was arguing with considerable earnestness that secrecy in voting, which wag. laid down by statute in the Electoral Act was not »o laid down in the Licensing Act, the young bovine *igorou*Jy expressed ita dissatisfaction witfaVthe conditions of its environment. The effect of this unlooked-for interruption was some' what disconcerting to counsel, and wa* rendered more so when his fellow-oouneel banteringjly suggested , , "It's applauding your argument." "Not so," responded counsel, "it is probably one of the-pe-titioners—your clients—who doe«(|# ! %«nfc prohibition in the district."

Th 3 -of the Christchurcb Musical ffesoo held their final meeting cm Wecfcneed&Vj Mr A. Kaye being in lie chair. Mr GarrSd, the honorary secretary, reported the financial results of the final concert given lesi mcnstfc- The dra% report and balance-sheet wore pa«ead, a balance of £25, wltihfco liabilities. It was decided that. Gounod's"Faust" shonld form tihe programme for the first conceit of the. mew eeaaon if the music woe obtainableThe honorary secretary reported thai he was in communication wiiia Mdlle Antcaia Doioree, who contemplated making another visit to New Zealand, mtfo the view of securing Iμ* cervices for the opening concert. Tuesday next baa been fixed for th* annual meeting, ■wJwntftoe officer* will b» nominated and elected in accordance with the amended rules, which give eaeii dan of member* the right to nomineta and elect & otxtain number. .... .■ .;..;■■" ;■-.,£ ■■'/ -...■• At Lyifcelton yesterday,, before Messrs 0Ferrier and W. lUdclifie, J.P,'«, & first offender was fined 5s end cost* for drunken* nees. Henry Beech and Henry Stiver were charged with stealing a drum of whit* lead from the Eliza Firth. ' The former pleaded "Guilty," and th« latter, after the evidence of Ckmstable Coxmel had been taken, applied, for and obtained an adjournment tuf Friday, as Bβ wanted to engage a solicitor. Bail was granted—Beech one surety for £10 and hie own reoognieanoe far a like amount, and Stiver his own. recognisance of £10. At the Police Gmni yesterday, Wore M«R6ra T. Gape* and J. M. Douglae, J.P.'e, a female first offender, for hiring been found dirunk, was convkted and dkcharged, and a male fia* offender was fined ss. John ,o'CaLlaghan.and Thomas Sutherland "we*a each fined 10». Margaret Isles, alia* Xbomas, wa* convicted And di«charged, and on the application of Sergeant Burke, a prohibition order was issued againk. %es. George ' Ba-weafield, aliae Borsfield, alias Bowte, aiiae lUcithain, for having been found drunk, and using obscene language, was fined 10a on tihe first charge, and 40i second, in default to b« imprison&d for fourteen dkye. t Mary McKegney was convicted and 4i*otoced of a charge of drunkennese, and a proWbitkei order was granted against her, to take effect j in Cirrietchurob and the surrounding- die^' ■tricts.' • ■ V . . ' ■-■■*■■■■■■ •'! A curiotu etftte of affaire in a New Zealand j townehip wa* veatiliuted at the MagirtrWai Oonrt y«eterday. It wae discovered that Krvicee of certain summonses had been delayed. The perton eununonad, it wa* discovered, also held the position of olerk of tbe'Ooart, edit constable, and ««veral c4ih*r minor officet. X is euraniitd tnat when he received the summon* a# clerk, oi the Comic,* he found that, as sole constable, he had a number at more prewieg duties to the general public to pErferai th&n edmitbed of the toouble and •de'ajr of serving the summons on bim»alf. Pcobabty hie duties are so exacting that, as soon ac he has fmished a* detk <g tlie Court he.becomes constable, and rea-Hy n«rw na* a diance of becomins; one of the ordinary public save w*en asleep. It will be a nice point for decision wlietber the in eerving the, summons was due to his neglect as clerk of the Court or &» consteb-le. The Magistrate considered the matter of euch importance yesterday ikM, be gave instructions that fen* departtteot eatwld be .teade acquainted wxtn it. . : Mr J. Piper; of Petoae, father of the young man -who was droiroed in the boat WeSaington 4»rbonr in Decem- *£% :3S &' ****** t* *he "Evening Porit," Q»e correefcnese of the -report of we Koyal Humane.Society of NewJeaJaod in connectien of the award of its medal to ueutenant Slinn far tor conduct oa that oeoasion- ■ "Padtard'e life," he writee, ."w caved by » man named Johnston, who, heanpj crjes forlalp, uwam out from th* shore an* brougfct Packard in." He quotex Lieutenant Slam's evidtno* at the inquast M to wnafc took juw» after the Mrampiag of tin boat;— "l told them to Uke an oar each, and then struck out far the shore- After swimming koto* dkstoise I thought of my gold watch; I tui-ntd and swam back to th« boat, I discovered my watch, wiieh wee Uy my waistcoat. I iben beard Packwd s»y, 1 am done.' I paced some oars trader Wm, and medi a tow him ashore. Finding: I wan making no progrent, and beconxmg exbuvied, I told Him to hold on, aad kit him." Mr Piper *dde that on becoming aware that Lieutenant Slinn bod applied for th*medal he forwarded to ti* Society * <*rw% ; prot»*f agaanat, any sncli■■: fcwitd being a, ooor »f lh*

Negotiation* hay* nmr b*e£ whereby the Babbit of Otago and Southland, are ftmtSrßHffi rabbits direct to London.* oß?lßlHs]p-comepc-ndeat telegraph* tk*t mjmßbj* Ramsay, one of the trustees, fe tuwiufllll the various trapping entree t$ necessary arrangements. Trooper Ireland, who wm latest yesterday, rcniknded til in connection with the shooting rtHaffiSHl P. I). Boag, has bspn admitted -wSSBbb himself in £100 end two eurwie a* roY each. In yesterday 'c report of th» Trooper Ireland's name wsfc ia*it«rtSH made, -to read Trooper Allen. Two picnics v: ie hold yesterday. Tjbt-lilS mongers' and Hardware ployees held their annual picoio ■!■ yernors Bay, whither the rartr, «S| SB hlg about 150, were conveyed by t&eri S3 launches Lyttelton and Canterbury, iS9 9-25 a.m. train from Lvtteltoa com BH the animal picnic party in onnaectiofcj mm the Lyttelton Presbyterian Sunday 84 3H to Troutdale Farm", Opaw*. Tfte fl 881 nutnuered about 110 ™ BfM At Timarii Major KeddtlL ttSU gave judgment in the case of WailMmß the Railway Department, & claim ,fl *-wl damages to a coal cart crushed frrttiipß moving train and a. truck from wt&sljßH war, taking coal, the Magistrate foUHEJfiS carter had permission to bo theit, |BS the engine-driver failed to give *ufl«iH warning of his approach, to ent!ble?3§B carter to shift, and aleo that the WMfafiH neccssarv care was not exercised by thcilS cials. Judgment was given for th» JjjßS tionor with cests, £3 10s. " McCormick " salesmen do not «»Jraß any compressed our system to sell famous binders—4he quality is ttlflkmfHß There- will be som* *xotot»j&ilB Strang's familiar establishment tp JEM Strange's Orfeat End-of-Summer menccs Y.:h morning. Doors wJHrtSH thrown ojsn at 10 o'clock, aad ** If *'*jwW tm-K will find £100,000 worth of ntrm'iMjH goads aivaitmg buyers. The sala mJjm tione ■^γill extend *tq all departm«t*-ajffl St range's great business, and judziWwl the l-educed prices quoted in the satotaiH kigircs many , of the lints should Mtisl&B sight. The popular firm " % little ready-naoney will go a vnry'«|B vny at this sale," and doubtless tlm|l " Bargains of a most unusual. MJMfI still continue to attract unusual KtwjHS at the D.I.C. All departments 'vieJjiMß eacH other to gke th* most tractions. Whether it bo ft pair of boots, a kitichen chair, or did piano or organ, a coaunon ChMEjBM I set, or a, real Doulton dinner every cxm ie a bargain, and Ki?*f isfaction to the buyer. The mKKB tinues until further .notice." ' ' Wanted Known—Jewellery ««]«, montJi, ofiratciiee, docks, rinra, bmH; and all other J* w greatly reduced prices. K. wimßb Watchmaker and Jeweller, 165 Oiimmmm 3,000,000 Envelopes, well reams note and letter papers, cheap; folio papers, every sin tttf§HH lity. Thousands account books, JuvMß and bindings, now on sale by H. and Co., at unpreoedentedly lQw~"dHHfc Offloe requisites ao<l best quality. Large seir stock albume and photo, faurietv limMU new books, just landed, «2*o sortmeiit of cheap readmg. A B*s]bm|Hl: fancy'gooda upstaitt. by H. J. Wood and Co., Sta&jtpllHsr High street. Reaftmbsr the "wMJiiIMB. is to be nold off. v tPwHbi' ; '' ! If you Lav* Uw iaiut««« yoar eyes are act joit rifbv, you in any way, it'i bett §NMH, examined at ocoe. Do VK PuHHB ««v«.*age optieian'br eptotacle wkfMmMm it unable to distingnilh betweMLaMH defect* and dsUases, bat cottn>H s '4(iMM Procter, 180 High rtawt,'Qbi!ii|MM| who will give yoa,a Uwntwgb txmmmwS free of chirer* ' fiflHH How ie it don*, the prioee M*4K>i«B9 lously low? is the qoeamon drede who vjeit Beath's great answer is, they mark jrwy iiwhHl., lote wgardkae of coss to acce is oertain. l>on 1 t miss Aβ IM|pHM bMgaUu:—Bl*ok koe, wecti l*mfjeßm\ Is lid, all 6jd yard; wid« cttee, desperate bargaiiit, 4* JJ4, ~jfiiHß 6e 1H 7a lid dozen; lace, job4ayH|H for Hid down, 9s 6d for -Br.jflgM oostumee, in s«rge, cloth, 21« to 37s 6d, *U 7« lljt lilSaH blouse*, 7* 6d for 4t 6d. street. Se* wdodows. -^^^H Our cycle repairing mechiße* daily. W« have, plete manufnetmring - pint la therefore we cam effect the »O«>JHHB repairs faithfully and Lowry and Co., "ZmiuditT Qhrietduurdb. . ji ,v '^^ra[Hß Bicycles for 1903. Jast inent ex e.s. Turakina, ot latMrt inodeb. Ladies Ban Cycle Depot* To hotels and Fletcher Brot. qaot* wbokeald jM|HB' tumblers, cutlery, spoons, i^j^'ii^fl^B; l dinner «et», gliißwar*, -Jw>aiwh^^^^g : ; mongery, etc. In fact «t wholesale prices, »t Flsi«b«r importers, Lower High Stre f*--^fW^^e : Those who havft <H«dli^ o Councrv could not do betiier them one of Mee«r» Tribe and screens, depictive «f New rare Maori carving*. We are gives away fnw to «v*ry the value of 20s and up , *iraU4:i|ra^K