NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11499, 4 February 1903, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The auction advertisements of Da!gejraj|ji|a and Co., Tonks, Norton and Co., HarcouJ§|| Jl and Co., N.Z. Loan and Mercantile, Canterbury Co-operative, W. T. v,4 (ieorge King and Co., Conway Matson {|jpf? ; *si Sons, Wright, Stephenson and Co., Taylor, Cole and Co. will be found page 11 of this }ssue. ' S~f*>t? An area of two perches and nine WjMf!%"-,« of land has been reserved at & public library. _ •- ' J-qli The Registrar's returns for Timaru «Wf Wh. that during the month of .[*"£% past, there were regibtered 32 uirti^f'--. 7 ; t| marriages, and 6 deaths. ;-V The Lands Department at Welliagto»#* ■ Jsg succeeded in cwaipleting a het of eitrMg| veyow required to cope with the pmwM' *'^a The question os to wJiich two the Kaiapoi electorate are to be the reduction vote is likely (writes Mf jaßKrl respondent) ta cause a contest in the tioii of the new Licetaing Committee. it (variously. *Utett tliat an hotel of the boroughs of Kaiapoi and WU&SMmI&M may be clcwtd. Some of the prot»?JMß|ffa party suggested closing th« \ww» and Ohoka, anil others naa» ir.IBBB At -Woodeni and. |B.o«ti]bro<*c,L*Ji2|^^^H

The Auckland Presbytery.carried a resolution strongly disapproving the proposal to run the tramways on Sundays. Jlndiime Melbu is announced to give a concert at Launceston on February 12th, arrive* in Dunedin <m the 17th, and opens, in that city on the following night. Tlie fiiem's in ChriHtchuxch of Mr Wni. Hannibal Lane will k.irn with ivgret <>f Jus death, which took place rather suddenly yesterday. The Premier has accepted an invitation (o attend a Liberal demonstration at New , Plymouth on the 13th inst., in honour of the return of four Liberal members for eeots in the Taranaki district. A meeting of the Cancel bun- members of the Hoiu* i>f Representative* will be held ia the City Council Libraiy thin to consider various nuttcra on which it i« considered desirable to take united actton. On the Lvtt(-ltiui lawn tennis court yesterday afternoon a friendly match was plaTed between Jarty visitors from the Canterbury Chit) and members of the locrl club. Tlie visitors were entertained with afternoon Ua. •The Engineers' Band will play the following programme of music at the Rotunda in Sydenham Park this evening:—March, •'Defianti'" ; Hungarian Valao, "l.c Sang Roitmatn" : .SHln-tinn, ''Prince Orgen" ; march, "The Loyal Legion"; selection, "Austral"'; selection, "L'rin-go-Bragh"; polka. "Snapshot -, ; marcii, "Honeysuckle." An Auckland telegram states that a tenant for the Admiralty House in that city turned up in tin? person of Major-General Bitbingtoii, who yesterday afternoon, in a letter to the chairman of tlie Auckland Harbour Board, u&ked to be allowed the privilege of occupying the building. The request was declined. The Hous. W. Kolleston and C. C. Bcwen, Messrs H. P. Murray-Aynsley, W. Jacques, T. Humphries, M. Murphy, H. G. Ell. M.H.R.. the Mayors of the City, Sydenham, St. Albans, Linwood, and Chairmen of Selwyn County and Riccarton Bead Hoard fomi the Chiistchurch Domain Board. The Wellington con-espondent of ''The Preis" telegraphs that the Hon. C. H. Mills will be unable to accompany the Governor on his visit to the Cook Islands in March Best. In April a- party of Parliamentarians will probably pay a visit to the group in the Government steamer Tutimekai, and, if jwetible, Mr Mills wiil visit the Islands, of which he has charge, at that time. " According to a Wellington Press Asssoctetion telegram Mr Blackmore, Government Pomologist, wlw has returned from a tour ol Canterbury and Otago, says in Central Otago the apricots and peaches art; fair. The yield of plums will be very heavy, and pears and apples good. He thinks the orohxrds were never in a better conditior. In North Canterbury there in an average crop of pears and apples, while plums are Very poor. Liet night at the Theatre Mr Duggan announced, on Iwhulf of the management, tint the prizes for the essay competition oil "Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar*' had been awarded as follows:—• First, Miss Iris Bruce ((Jilby's Commercial College); second, Master H. J. Brunt, *eed 15 (Boys' High School) ; third, Mimh Mary Hunter, aged 10 years and 10 months '(St. John's Preparatory School). The prizes, it was announced, will be presented to-night, between the first and second acts of the piece. The Union Steam Ship Company have disposed of several of their older boats, with • view of replacing them by new purchases. A Dunedin telegram states that sales have been effected to buyers in the East. It is •aid the Waihora, Eotorua, Upolu, and Janet Nicoll are among those sold. The company have made arrangements for the purchase in England of a new cargo steamer to be called the Kakapo, 2500 tons, which U looked for at the end of March, and ordered a steamer similar to the Moeraki, to be delivered in the colony in time for the Cummer pussenger season. Captain Cameron will supervise the building of the next ateamer at Home. 'The annual meeting of the Rangiora Domain Board was held on Tuesday. Present—Mcesre A. Ivory (chairman), J. Lilly, J. W. Foster ; J. O. Joaling, and R. W. Chapmtm. The receipts were £25 6s sd—balance forwurd £2 4s sd, rent £10, from. Athletic Association £7 17s, itea for picnics £5 ss. The expenditure was £15 0s Bd, and cash in hand £10 5e 9<l. The assets were—buildings £115 8s 6d, cash £10 5s 9d. total £125 14s 3d; end lite liabilities £6 3s 6d, leaving v credit balance of £il9 10s 9d. Mr Ivory jr<n re-elected chairman. At tho monthly meeting of the Waimakariri Harbour Board, at Kaiapoi, there were present Messrs Dowbleday (chairmen), Daly, Edmonds, P&rnham, Wright, Mathews and Keetley. The receipts were £14, and bank balance £129 10s 2d. Accounts amounting to £6 15s 8d were passed for payment. In reference to the question of paying two men 7s a day for lour days' work at Saltwater Creek bridge, the Works Committee stated that the eigaalman waa instructed to get the work done at the usual rate, 6s a day, and to superintend it as provided in his agreement. It wa3 decided! to allow the matter to stand over till the signalman had been communicated with. Mr Leslie O'Callaghan, late lieutenant Eighth New Zealand Mounted Rifles, secretary of the Machavie Memorial Fund, wiit«B to the "Otago Daily Times" from Pohonui, North Lsland, as follows: — "Will you please allow me to take advantage of your paper to let the relatives, friends, and comrades of those New Zealand soldiers of the Eighth New Zealand Mounted Rifles who were killed in the railway accident at Alaehavie in April last know -what steps have been taken by me, w flecretary oi the Machavie Jiemorial Fund, in the matter of erecting a monument over the gravee at Klerksdorp. Tlie money eubecribwl by officers and men of the Contingent has been expended in the weetiou of a handsome marble and stone monument over the graves of the poor lads, buried at Klerksdorp. A photo of the same has been ordered, and is expected by me in a tew weeks' time, when a copj- of it will be sent to the relatives of each of those to whom the monument ia erected. ,, Wiremu Nuhtra Tehoika, a Maori chief At Kaiapoi, died yestvrdny at the age of 91 years. Wi Nabira cuuld recollect the famous raid of Te Rauparaha in 1827, when at the head of the North Island natives. Rohnlla, as Te Rauparaha was called, raided the S<aith Island, and massacred the Maoris of tTw Xgaitahu and Ngatimamoe who came within reach. It was at this period that Kaiapohia—the old pa—was laid siege to wid won by the invaders. Wi >ahira und his brother, Tare Wi IVlwika, Wens about fifteen and fourteen years of age itespeVtivdr. and ieseaj*ed the" siege of Ivaiapoj, making tlieir way into OUigo, and evithj upon fwn roots and ««-ls caught in tie rivers and creeks. Nahira waa one of the &st to welcome th* Rev. J. W. Stack, wkl in 'the early days of the sixties assisted to correct the translation of Mr J. Edward ••^lerald - ,, letters to th» Maoris in ierwence to native affairs and the placing of I ?j ***** M " ori *-"» Parliameirt, Nahira Held advanetd views, and to «reat: v respected. - To «how what, a high place the cult of w&ieUemn holds in regard to the t«ichers « the colony, it may be motioned (wts "»« P.B. Herald") thai- almost without «xwptiou the tight applicant* for the posi«M of awwteitrt. master to the <{i.sbonw «igl» -VW hid Ntr t .-« ~n their «bilitv "1o iwM. their end up" at. cricket or football AH poasejwing University degrees, one in ww, another in wiener, ami tli*. renittiiiinsr majority in art*., t.hty still boie wllective. «ntiMCM of the proverb nitijs kmu in t -/>r£w«3 sano. and tlu-ir te«.tiinonial« include raaov ivick-iKes of their skill in #unes f turn gi» fo the body in juoper traiii»K «ujd balanced with ih* i,v 3l d. One o«ah Canterbury applicant itferred with Pr«le to the fact timt he had «ac proviiuts on tie footb.iil t\M. while iiiwUier Southerner, thin time from the coW shades of Otagct, «iclo*d a iestimonial from the captain of lite Univeisfty Uftwn, " rtif pnß Umt the. applicant had "done his iwty in keeping on the bull iri many a dumactoittao pi tao Rugby

An amount of £846 10s was paid in Christchurch on Monday to 601 old age pensioners. Before Mr J. P. Grobb, J. P., at_Lyttel dm yesterday, James Duiikt and John Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of having ftow«d away on the and were lined 12s 6d, tlxs amount of the fare, witn tho alternative of a month'e imprisonment. For very many years past there has not. been a contest in connection with the representation of the Chamber of Commerce on the Lyttelton Harbour Board. The present occasion, when mere are three candidates for the two seats, is in its way unique. An extra ram and ewe nole has been arranged by the Agricultural and Pastoral Association for -the convenience of northern buyers, and takes place to-morrow. It promitM-a to bo a great aueeess. The entriefl are numerous, and no doubt the attendance will be good. A private letter received from Mdlle. Ooloree intimates her intention of revisiting New Zealand at the end of her West Australian tour. This will be some time in March. Mdlle. Dolores intends, after her New Zealand tour, leaving for San Francisco, and tliem-e to England. On Mi.nday the Afliburton Borough Council resolved to approach the Government, with a view to obtaining the services of the expert who is about to visit the colony to report un the production of power for electric lighting and general purposes, to be drawn from the rivers in the. Ashburton County. Preparatory to the coming season a meeting of the Committee of the Sydenham Football Club wm held on Monday, when a large amount of business -was transacted. It. wus decided to take final action with those members still in arrears by reporting them to the Sports' Protection Association. After * meeting oefcween the Borough Council and the contractor for the deep well, •μ-bidi in down about 380 ft, «t the Kaiapoi bath, it wus decided to go on with the linking so long wa the tube will stand it. If water is not then obtained, the well will be dynamited at the depth at. which a flow of l&-gal!oit8 per minute was tapped. Messrs Nefeon, Moate and Co. have offered a handsome challenge cup to the Asliburton Lawn Tenuis Club, to be competed for as the club may decide. The cup is about fiiteen inches in 'height, and stands on nn ebony pedestal. The cover i 9 mounted with a pair of crossed racquets and tennis balls. A Dunedin doctor on opening one of his Home letters a few days ago found a strange l&tt&r inside hie own. The stranger, which was addtressed to Mr L. B , liy'hoim, Moholm, Sweden, was , posted at Grimsby, England, and his letter was posted in Londlon. How the stowaway got inside a letter pasted in 'London is a mystery. The criminal session of the Supreme Court opened at Timaru yesterday, before Mr Justice Denniston. There was a light calender of three cases. William Coleinan, a youth of 21 years, against whom tltere are several previous convictions, was sentenced to six montiis , imprisonment for the theft of a horse, saddle, and bridle at Ashburton. The Committee of the Sports , Protection Association met on Monday evening, when correspondence from various clubs relative to defaulters was deals with. One member wiw finally declared at defaulter, while ten wore reported as settled. The • Sports' Club, Sydney, wrcte, stating that the matter concerning a suspended member now in that district nad been referred to the N.S.VV. Athletic Association. The Linwood Cricket Club was unanimously affiliated to the Association. Next Monday the election of a member for the Lyttelton Harbour Board to represent Lyttelton, takes place. As there appears to be Home uncertainty as to who are entitled to vote, it may be well to state that all whose names are on the Lyttelton District Electors , List are entitled. Thw list includes residents at* well aa ratepayers. The polling place is the Fire Brigade building at tlie corner of Oxford and London streets. The candidates are Captain Wbitby and Mr F. Barns. Captain Linn, secretary of th« Royal Humane -Society of New Zealand, has "received, through Mr Montgomery, the Society's honorary correspondent at Auckland, applications for the recognition of the bravery of Captain W. D. Reid, Marine Superintendent, m connection with tne wreck of the Elringamste on November 9eh, 1902. It will be recalled that Captain Redd, -who "was a passenger on the ill-faited steamer, navigated one of the lifeboats- in a fog from about 11 a.m. to 5 -p.m. on the day of the wrwk, and that, after landing the occupants of the. boats on the rocks bt the Three Kings, he riskedhis life by leaving in tih© boat in search of provisions for the seventy or eighty people on the rocks. The directors of the Weetport Coal Company, in their twenty-first annual report, etate that the profit for the year ending 31st Bocember last, after providing for bad and doubtful debts, depreciation, and all charges, amounte to £51,077 0s Id, to whkh must be added the cum of £9422 5s Id, brought forward from last year, making a total of £60,499 5s 2d; an interim dividend of 4 per cent, was paid for the halfyear ending 30th June, 1902, amounting to £9700 0s lOd, leaving a balance to be dealt with of £50,799 4e 4d. Out of this the directors now propose to pay a dividend of 3s 3d per share, £11,258 19s 6d; to give a bonus of 3s.per share, which will absorb £10,392 18sj to carry to reserve fund, £20,000; and to carry forward to next year's account, £9147 6s 10d. If these proposals are. adopted the dividend and bonus will be payable immediately after the meeting. Tlie mines and plant have been maintained during the year at the usual state of efficiency. , The square tube construction of the "McCormiok" is unapproachable in harvester building. The frame is kept absolutely rigid. 5899 How unpleasant it is when your friends call on you unexpectedly, and you have nothing really nice for afternoon tea. Carr's Wafer Biscuits are dainty and refreshing, and are the best "standby." They will keep fresh any length of time. Price Is 6d per lb. Wardell's. 2 Have you seen the "New Century?" If not, yoii do not know to what a high standard of excellence the typewriter has attained, and you should do so at once. The company have opened a branch at 117 Colombo street. Machines will be sent on approval to responsible firms. 9 The crowds that continue to attend Beath's great drapery sale is a proof of its popularity. Further enormous reductions. Great sacrifices in mantles, millinery, and underclothing to-day. Cashmere costume skirts 25a for 16d lid, black jackete 22s 6d for 5s lid. three-quarter Cravenette jackets, new shapes, 35s for 23s 6d, 27s 6d capes for 6s lid, trimmed hats iis 6d for 6s lid, French sailoie 5* lid for 3s 6d; Panamas, 6s lid fur In, sailors o> lid for Is, corset*, double busk, 4s 6d for 2s 6d, woven combinations 4* lid for 2n lid, pink woo! vests Is 6d fot- 9d. See windows to-day. Beath's sale. ,> Our cycle repairing capacity is 30 to 60 machines daily. We have the most complete manufacturing plant in Australasia, therefore we can effect the most intricate repairs faithfully a.nd reasonably. Gates, LottTv and Co., "Zealandia" Cycle Works. Chrhftebnrch. 4746 3,000,000 Envelopes, well assorted; 2000 reams nuto and letter papers, good and cheap; folio papers, every size and quality. Thousands account books, all fire* and bindings, now on »ale by H. J. Wood and Co., at unpreeedent.edly low prices. Office requisites and stationers' sundries, oi j best qnahtv. Large new stock of photo. | albums and photo, frames. Thousands of new book>, just landed, aleo immense assortment of cheap reading. A great sale of faucy goods upstairs. Inspection invitel by H. J. Wood and Co.. Stationers' Hall, High street. Remember the whole stock ie to be sold off. 2362 To hotels and boardingbo'ise-keepers.— Fletcher Bros, quote wholesale prioee lor tumblers, cutlery, spoons, forks, tea and dinner tsets, glassware, household ironmongery, etc. In fact everything you want s?.?kote«ale finegs, at Fletcher Brrar • rfinwt

If you have the faintest suspicion that your eye* are not jurt right, if they bother you in any way, it'e beet to have them examined at once. Do not go to the nvv'uge optician or spectacle seller, for he is unable to distinguish between optical defect* and diseases, but consult John R. Procter. 180 High street, Christcnurch, who will give you a thorough examination free of charae. 2115 "Bargains of a most unusual nature still continue to attract unusual attention at the D.I.U. All departments vie with each other to give the most tempting attractions. Whether it be a costume or a pair of boots, a kitchen chair, or a splendid piano or organ, a common China tea set, or a real Douiton dinner service, every one ia a bargain, and gives full satisfaction to the buyer. The sale ■■continues until further notice." 21 Wanted Known —Jewellery sale, for one month, of watches, clocks, rings, brooches, »nd all other classes of jewellery, sold at greatly reduced prices. K. Grieshaber, Watchmaker and Jeweller, 155 Colombo street '463 Bicycles for 1903. Just arrived, shipment ex s.s. Turakina, of new Hudson's latest models'. Ladies and gent*. Adaim Sun Cycle Depot, 136 Lower High etreet. 43