NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13337, 1 February 1909, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

On each page of "The Weekly Press" that comes out to-morrow will bo found something of interest -to anybody who may choose to invest in .the paper, but particularly attractive will be found the illustrated i.x>rtion, with its bright engravings of topdoal and other subjects. These embrace a. representation of the Tiinaru Harbour and Harbour Board, which hold a most important place in the progress of South Canterbury, the Axemen's Carnival at Taihape, and the town, whoso people hope to make it the popular stopping-place on the Main Trunk line between Wellington and Auckland, tOio laying of the foundation stone, by the Governor, .of the new Masonic Hall in Dunedin, snapshots of the recent New Zealand Bowling Tournament, the Foxton Racing Club's Annual Meeting, the extensive "King's" store, with its record stack of wool, on th© Wellington Harbour, the Telewriter, a remarkable invention by means of which handwriting and sketches can be transmitted over t3i© telephone wire and received in facsimile, and pictures from Peel Forest, Culverden, Cheviot, Pic ton, and Waipori in the North Island.

A motor caT standing unattended: in Hereford street on Saturday evening was noticed by Mr H. Mclntosh to bo on fire, -the woodwork round the exhaust having ignited through the heat Mr Mclntosh procured sonio fire-extin-guishing powder and extinguished' the, outbreak before more than £10 worth of damage was done. It is understood that proceedings will bo taken by the Marine Department against Captain Lobb, late of tJie Canopus, on c. similar charge to that heard against Captain Sillars at Lvttelton on Friday, namely, committing a breach of the and .Seamen Act by failing to carry two trimmers, j as required by the schedule.

At .the meeting of the Fruitgrowers' Association on Kat-iirtiav night, a letter was received from "Mr R. Sleigh manager in this city for the Uiuc-n Stean, Ship Company, in reply to one from tfche association suggesting that fruit should bo 'in cradles rather than clings in order to prevent, damage. In his reply Mr Sleigh stated that the association's complaint was the first he had received regard' n" damage to fririt Rβ the result, of its b£ ins landed in slings. If the association could point to any specific instance, he would be glad to have it enquired into. He- added that to aMor the present method and to land fruit in cradles would increase the cost cf handling and would, 'ho was afraid, necessitate passing on tine estra cost to tJio importers. He would mention to the company's wliarf staff at Lv.uelton what the association stated, and instruct the-m to see that car© was exercised in hajidlvng fruit, ajid he would be glad to give consideration -to any suggestions that tiro association had to make in, the matter.

The fourth local wool sale of the sea son will lake place to-morrow at thi Alexandra Hall. At Ashburton on Saturday, before Mi H. Davis, J. P., a -woman, who did noi appear, was fined £1 on a charge oi being drunk while in charge, of a iiorst and trap. Yesterday the anniversary sermons or the Kaiapoi Methodist Church wer< preached by tho Rot. Mr Sinclair, oi St. Albans. His morning discourse dealt with home life. The local detective force was busy on Saturday making the fullest possible enquiries into the robbery at the Theatre Koyal on Friday, but so fax no trace of either tho thief or of the money has been found. The nominations in connection •with the biennial election, of members of the Lyttelton Harbour Board close today at noon. Dr. Thacker was nominated on Saturday to represent the Central, Linwood, and Richmond wards. A sensation waa caused at Rimu on Saturday night (says an Invercargill Press Association telegram), when some men visited the house of William Poff, a fellow bushman, and. di&chargod a gun through _ tho window of his bedroom, shattering a picture, but harming nobody. Poff has brought his wife and family to town for safety. The police arc making enquiries. Herbert Bergstrom, on remand on a charge of stealing 202 sheep, was brought before the Palmerston North Police Court on Saturday, and further remanded till Monday week, bail being fixed at self £200 and two sureties of £100 each (says a Press Association telegram). Tho police stated that other charges would probably be laid against accused. We .have received a copy of "Blue and White," the magazine of St. Patrick's College, "Wellington. We earn that, the magazine's career has been rather chequered and that those in charge ,r have though* it right to launch her forth once more, with new sails and canvas fresh, trusting that the present voyage will be the forerunner of many more to come." Wo hope co, for she- is a fine snip. There are 118 wall-printed pages, many of them well illustrated, of matters of school interest ■—examination results, athletics, old boys' doings, etc. She is much too fine and useful a craft to lie idle in port. At a mass meeting of tho 00-opera-tives employed in the Domett Raalway extension works held on Thursday, tho following motion was carried unanimously:—"That this meeting indignantly reec-nte the misleading statements of tho Hon. R. McKenzie which were, published in a Christehureh paper, or -the 21st, regarding the length or

tame the co-operative labourers B.t Domcitfc are kept waiting for their pay, but defers further action until an. answer is received to the requests made by Mr H. A. Campbell to the Hon. D. Buddo." Tho feeling of the meeting was exceedingly strong on the matter. The meeting also passed *ho following motion: —' 'That in view of the shabby and contemptible way in which cooperative workers or© treated on ithe Domett railway extension works, t!he ■time has now arrived when it is absolutely necessary T-& form ourselves into a Union, in order to protect our own interests." Ait tho olose of the meeting about forty men gave in their names as members of tho newly formed union.

The Elite Band entertained their friends at a social in their hall on Fridny evening. The following contributed itoins to the musical programme: Misses Cocker and R. Cresswell, Professor Forster, Dr. C. J. Russell, Messrs N. Turner, J. Fisher, and J. Thomson. During the evening Dr. C. J. Russell, president of the band, presentod Bandsmen G. Patterson J. Thomson, C. Cook, N. Turner, W. Rowlands (2), I. Stubberfield (4). and T, Rogers, with gold medals; and S. Higman, N Turner, W. Rowlands, C. Cook, J. Thomson, and T. Rogers, -with silver medals (11 gold. 6 silver), won by them, at the Teeent contests at Timafu and Christchurch. Tho Rev. N. Turner, on/ behalf of the band, presented Mr H. Sweney with a silver-mounted umbrella β-i a token of appreciation of the way in -which Ho carried out his duties as supervisor at the Christchurch contest. Mr G. W. Jenner thanked the band on behalf -of the Contest Committee for willing 'work and support in connection with tdie contest. Splendid shooting wee made by the members of the Lyttelton detachment of the Permanent Artillery (R.N.Z.A.), ■who carried out their annual cleae firing at Fort Jervois, Ripa Island, on. Thursday last, at the conclusion, of their annual camp. The men were in camp for nearly two weeks, during which a great deal of hard and' useful work "was done. The shooting was carried out in the presence of Colonel Head, Director of Artillery, who, at the conclusion, paraded the men. and complimented them on their splendid , shooting and drill. The official results, supplied to a "Press" reporter, are aa follow:—8-inch B.L. gun, three rounds fired in 4tnin 12eec, two hits being made. Corporal Bradley, battery corn-

mender; &-inch B.lj. gun, 12 rounds firetv, 10 hits made, time llmin 16soc, Lieut. Sandle, battery commander; expounder Q.F. series, 20 rounds (including one misfire), 14 hite in 57 secondb, Sergt. Rutland, gun group commander; 6-pounder Q.F. series, 20 rounds, 14 hits in 1 mm Bsoc, Corporal 3>uff, gun group commander. The company easily qualified for "first class," the figure of merit being 1.271.

The school erected in memory of the : late Father Lewis (says a Blenheim Press ssoeiation telegram) was opened • yesterday _ afternoon by Archbishop Redwood, the Mayor of Blenheim and the Chairman of the Marlborough Education Board attending th© ceremony officially. There was a large attendance of the public, and about £C 0 was collected, enabling Father Hoiley to announce that the school, which cost about £800, was being opened free of debt. At a service in -the church prior to the commencement of proceedings, the Archbishop preached a powerful sermon on the Catholic education system. He claimed that th© system was the only perfect one in the Dominion, in that it provided for religious training as well as the equipment of boys and; girls to be effective members of a civil society based on Christian principles. Speaking of the sacrifices made by the Catholics on behalf of their ideal of education, ho said that although they were only one- ■ seventh of the population, they spent every year about £40,000, and in twenty-five yoars they had saved the taxpayers of New Zealand one million pounds. On Friday next, the Burnham boys, who are in camn at Quail Island , , will hold their annual sports. The camp, which has noir become an annual fixture, is eagerly looked forward to by the boys, who spend a very enjoyable time on the island. Seventv-fi vo boys, under Mr Archey, manager of the school, end some of the masters, are camped on the island. The boys have been drafted to the camp in sJp>voral detachments., and as each section leaves to I*o back to Burnham. the benefits of the outdoor life are plainly shown by tho healthy appearance of" tho suntanned lads. The camp ie conducted on strict military lines, and the boys •"•turn-out" overy day at 6 a.m. This year they have had the benefit of instruction from Permanent Artillery instructors. The boys are housed very •comfortably, some in tents, and! the others in two large dormitories in one of the quarantine station buildings. The cooking is carried out by a detachment of boys, and a fatigue party is detailed every day to attend to domestic duties. A large portion of the day, after drill has been gone through., is spent by the boys in rowing, swimming, and other outdoor exercises.

- The fiacilway Bepartment'e receipts a man tOio Timaru Frio«ndly Sbcietit-s' pjcnac to Aaibburtoa amounted to £140. r -.An error occurred in the Board of ; .bd-ucation adTortiseniojit r«.»pocting tho t salary of tho infant 'assistant mistress > at Gloucester street school, ty which the salary waa stated as being £105. i It should havo boon. £90. » .Mr William Stevens recently picked : up on tho beach at the mouth of tho ) Ashburton river a lifebuoy belonging to tho s.s. Warrimoo. It was Kandcd over to FouJing, and ie nan- at the l>odice station waiting till it is claimed Iby tihe Uaiion Oompanv. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that Mr Justice Chapman on Saturday hoard in Chambers an application by plaintiffs in tho case McSLean versus the "Now Zealand Times" Company and the AVellington Publishing Company, claim for £2000 damages for alleged libel, for the appointment of a special jury. His Honour resorved his decision. The Tramway Workers' Union held a. meeting yesterday morning, at which matters in connection with labour conditions were discussed. Tho resolutions passed were not made available for publication, but it is understood that in the event of no agreement being arrived at in any conference which may be held, the Conciliation Council will b« appealed to. The Jter. Andrew Allan, who is conducting a week's -united mission in St. Paui's Church, preached last evening to a largo congregation from the tovt, "What God hath joined together, let/ no oil aii put asunder," applying tho words to the Christian life. The reverend gentleman will take for hie subject for tho week, "The Victory^—A JLifo of Faith." A carelessly disca«3ed' lighted match resulted in rather a serious ''localised" blase in Willis street on Friday (snvs the "Post.") A lady pedestrian in light summer garb was passing the careless emoker when the match was thrown, and it landed with sufficient approximation to set ablaze the back of the light costume. Tho 6creaining of the wearer brought mp prompt nssistance; a motorman named Herlihy nr.d several others eventually succeeded in quenching; tho flames. 3>r. Tempest Anderson, of York, England, passed) through Lyttelton on Saturcby; in the Waikare. Dr. Anderson, who is a medical man, is an enthusiastic geologist, and is visiting .New Zealand partly for the purpose of sight-seeing, but chiefly for the purpose of geological research. Speaking to a 'Press" reporter, Dr. Anderson said he had just returned by the Waikaro from -the West Coast Sounds, and spoke in glowing terms of tho magnificence of the scenery there. The trip was & very enjoyable one, though lieavy rain interfered considerably with the arrangements. Dr. Anderson said that from what he had eeen of it, Now Zealand was a splendid country. He left for the North on Saturday night on his "way to Rotorua.

A model of the Cdflinan diamond has been, acquired by the authorities of the Canterbury Museum and- has been placed among the exhibits. The original diamond -was discovered, in a mine in South Africa on January 25th, 1905. and was afterwande presented to King irfwaxd by fhe Transvaal. It measured 4in x 2§m x 2in, and' weighed! 30244 caTats, or approximately 111> 6oz —more than three times that of the largest diamond? previously known. Exports state that the diamond is only a portion of &c original, but the remainder was not discovered. Some very fine pieces of Roman pottery, bwught from Veoteroglio, have been received ■ from the executors of the late Dr. Maokay Macdonald. Miss Teape, of Spreydon, has presented to the Museum a weaverbirds nest, which, was brought from the Zambesi Falls. The construction of the nest will interest students of bird , hfe an<y habitation. .The Hpnv-G.F. ftjciardeon tells of iv cunpus case in which he believes tho smallest grant of land that lias ever been mad© by a court of law was awarded to a Maori on. the Tararua ranges (saya the "New Zealand rimes.") It appears that the Maori laid claim to a particular spot'cm, , the ground that the ghost of .his itodestor bad been seen etanding there. "Other Maons gave evidence iit support , Gf the contention. The Court being &itssSedi •with the evidence, formally a-Kimied the native a title to the particular epot, fixing the area on which thelghosfc stood as eractly twelve inches square. "That is the first time," eaid. Mt Richardson, "that I know of that the size of a ghost's foot has been judicially determined. I know the case to be perfectly true, as I signed the certificate myself authorising the transfer." The funeral of the late Mr H. l> xaraaner, who came from Adelaide, Mouth Australia, to Canterbury, many J* , "® took plaoe on Saturday. The late Mr Gardiner was a euocessful*farmer m the Irwell diatrict end also owned hind on Benka Peninsula. For ?. ears he P* * retired' life at Woodchester, a model farm in the Windsor oistriot. A family of sons i d «,«K h ' t « r s are Jea to mourn, his The interment took place at Linwood the Rev. F. R. Inwood officiating at the grave. Amongst those present were:—Canon Paaooe, Dr. Jennings, Messrs H. Gardiner, L. C. Garl in %JT- % I? Oeiidiner, H. Jackson, A. Boyle, F. H. Pyne, J. W. Butters F. A. Archer W. Lawrenoa, Frank Graham H. Maddison, B. L. Leonard Banks, J. R. Duncan, C. OverO£ fnd^T^er 11 - A ' °-

~3?** , annu *l e«n»ral meeting of the "Lyttolton Times" Sick Fun<f Society was held , in the Gloucester street Chambers on Saturday evening. The president (Mt A.. \V. Woodward) was m the chair end there was a fair attendance. The report, which was adopted, showed that/ the receipts for ■the year had been £273 16s 5d and L^P^rF 6 £21S fe *&> snowing a profit of £58 10s Id. The Uabilitifts were nil, and the assets £1278 15s 9d. The election of officers resulted: as foU lows:--Patron, Mr F. E. Hyman; president, Mr A Foster; vice-presidents, M T£ \- G Atßck < M - J - Woodward and G. Brown; committee, Messrs A. M. Sugden W. F. Cooper. A. BiirIX " vce %, H - J ' Gretton, JT. D. MeLonZ* n lJi- A i,Stnneer. J. W. Tulley, S; iJT C. .Schumaclier, P. Paritt, a! \V. Woodward, andi A. J. Wilkin; hon. treasurer Mr F. E. H yraan ; librarian, Ar iTT m^; hon - assistant librarian, Mr W. F. Cooper; secretary, Mr J. Jackman. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the retiring officers and the chairman. "It is not right, it is not honpst." Such was the emphatic declaration of Or. lrmer, German Consiil-Gencral for Australasia, when asked by an Auckland TlwaM* representative for an oxpression of opinion regarding the action o' a majority of the mombors of th« AucQdand Harbour Boaix! in deckling in favour of the acceptance of an Krgteh tender for tho supply of electric cranws in preforencp to thY tender of a German firm at a. losvcr amount. The i imposition by the New Zealand Government of a 10 per cent, preforontia) duty against goods not of British manufacture ehonld. Dr. Inner considered, be rogardwi as a sufficient handicap on tho German goods, but in any case the nction of the Harbour Hoard was unfair. "If," ho said, "the Harbour Board intend to accept only English tenders, the fact should !«* publicTy stated when tenors arc invited, and then everyone would knmv tviiat the "position is." Tho preparation of the tenders, lip said, entailed a groat deal erf experuw and labour injon tho tenderers, and. this outlay would bo oh» viat*»d if the position was stated when tenders Tvere invited.

north and south; - n SS tiott f f the triday afternoon Th« about an hour looking ox^^m A fis£a| ram fair, to bo held iJlttLi 1 * association telegram) seized oa the. pr e mW^£SSS|& tha^Sf^o? r l^ , secution in connection wftimSSß «H»™ abstracted on the ocSSi*? the Dunodiu North el*tio?^2S** ; for the matriculation wdGlrinfii* The report of Mr Whit* «un£if w]k> has been asked by thTHS od it will bo considered by th«TftS Committee set up by &c «2SI Board, which will report toTth«B»£" h A, A i 107 ' tho &S Chamber of Commerce, reoenttr £?< ed a package of copies of theT^&fe limes. An accompanying stated tUat for the sum Chamber could obtain certain amount of matter onco to colonial topics. The been referred to the Association && Advancement of Canterbury. ™W' A very enjoyable garden pifS^

Trained Nureck' * Horace t"1sll2l!! street on Saturday aft«fnoon*sS| 100 guests being present. ,? iven b ? * lta GowerlSs and Mrs OoQins's Quintet Banditti! or the features of the afternooa fiSI a c J , a g an€6e f*ir, rejoicing iatbelS or Zaera, a hat trimming oonsSi tion tor gentlemen, and. «. aailSrfiSl competition for ladke. a Breaching at Trinity Congre^tal l-rfturon. yesterday on "The QueSiZ t bcoptioism," .the Rev. IV. J. L^OP eaid that eoepticcam ~»wa? natanal; it was an oifeot' fdimnl conscience and duty made tibeml nmthor wae -truth a UttJe <t4un^i ccniM. be turned inside out andc&K ined. Truth was larger end jjaS tuiian /Uie «nav«rse. S thought vvaa needed, for if me&lglS only thaink for tW^Sti be at the foot of tie Oroat<rt&fe*B years. . ..•; Aii a meeting of fhe AahlrajtoJlil Tiere, presided orer by Mr B. Je<u>u£ the earners' roproeeniatiro ;tea»Sa liis resignation, as their xepninS^m in the Marathon Race to l»Sfi^ Match. Mr W. Simpsoa, the «^^| pion and the present holder ©My throe-milo Australasian reootd. 'Sflmj his eerrices, and he -was unuiiakm selected. Mr Simpson, has '"beek^g training for eomo little time patW^jß it is stated that he hae pat npiSm good eight-mile runs from Aummh to Fairfield and back;'A cakewalkingproduct of the mdaatifatSjjaMffil Brokea Hill.-For a few^^S^Si pany of vaudeville enter^SSS^H mc in the town, * gave pwrajji atices at the Theatre Ite^el-in^^l the lockout funds. Included Ut^w programme was a speech 'bxr^^ni Mann. Another star item ■ waiNES add«d, called the "BUI BaiksTa* ■walk." The Mayor (Aid- I«Vißw Mann both took » promineirt , phi^p this nightly prance round the^j^w with iuembere of the company. ;'lslp

Mr C. A.,C. Hanfy, M.P. fwlfil wyn, in a Jotter to toe eecTQt*r*sMM the Taranaki Opposition Banquet niittee; said: "I wish you a time, and cxmgjatulato old • T'jjrmrifflß on its spiendiideuccass. l It bas object leeson to the Ikmuirion,s«JMJ|JKj am only sorry that Canterbury risen to tne occasion. is a shaking no of the dry; bon&fnSHffl we hope to follow in your is a splendid member, and no'ceiaij our House, has a keener eenmv'tifljgjH responsibilities or looks ' after the interests of the Voi»ljjj»K» era, , and if the new men work «sip»S lar linee then yotw district n iltHimillM Sir Harry Atkinson and be a iwniittSm good in the land." * In connection with the Sports' Meeting, which ie to Tirt fljHBjH Lancaster Park on Thursday nfti|fijß|fiM February 25th next, under tIiu,UUJjHIB of the Christchurch Cycling Club, the members of the B'BiJiaraH New Zealand Field Artillery; generously offered to "Dark Town Gun Team tion," which caused so much MMhIH ment whengiven at the recent MffijlOJJ Bazaar. The gun wilt be mountjgilffflj a motor carriage supplied by Mf'lranil Napper. The Artiflery men h*ff§Hl9 offered to nominate two teams «©jj§i tuu-of-war competition, and if>-*egjm several entries for the bugle ' tion. The meeting is being ttUftjK enthusiastically by cyclists gattMHß and numerous devotees of other-ttjjHi and a successful affair is nlreadraJHll assured. Although entries &WBm finally _ close until February liflj|l|s good list has already been reoeit*^^^s

A sensation was created. tb#tgio||| out Rowan on Monday . «(Mff (writes the . local oorreKMMM m of the "Hawera Star") <whea W*sg|| ■was spread that a man §i| travelling the roads armed) volver and a bag of buliete. Ho^jsß(Bj|e shots he fired before reaching MoihiiiKmKffi writer could not say, but at abowgip o'clock he took his stand on tie Mijjijjyjg road near the Optmak«-St»y«l!^ road, and freely used his d»*toW nk weapon. Hβ fired about 20 or 30Tw«Wp^ round about him, Some in the S^^^M others at trees, some in the banK%.WK|g fired several throngh a hedgs^^^ a resident , * houae, but hiokily «Mi took effect. After he had been finals for about an hour or so ho jiußpwMjis a bicycle, and made off toward* QjSjKsl ford. Several men were watching JUjftlg but they were unable to approachfc*"a| as they wero not armed to their iasmm faction. C'^-^S Mr E. A. WiVkee, of -dr«*|| mo v tli, is applying for M ?,V a s® portant water right np_ tno ~~&5p3k liura river. The water is _ piUW|Wi^ to bo lisod for hy<lro-*lectric *™2^S puTpo»ce and is to b«» taken ' ro *PfJSii§ second Rorge of the r>ver, wher» ttiP^v ©stiniat-pil some 5000 horee-power Bjjf JS be t;enerßt«l. This is the fourth JJHP^J, of a similar nature lately applied*Jg;"^ in Westland. Two righte have alwfgyfw been applied for at Toaroha *n*2'; > v sl at the Taipo. Swvcral thousand agji ij power are involved in the rf whir-!!, if brought into reqlliepQ;,^. would cive a great incentive toiWjm^ an<i< indxietrial undertakmge. w> l!ngg hem-over, the Government have . applications up, and . Il " > . ox |^S c^^S^B: liiv is now being seriously f9it. JJS&Bfe able time is bein K lost (*ay» » H«W^,i| Press Association terrain), a^liS^ montlis have now elarsrd sin» f * t SSy ment «aye the Government to deal with the applications, »ti,*j»ggijg cult to understand the coatUUWa <W^^^ over the matter. .'Sipi

-* "• *Hfied in last work's "Gazette" ; account open J > cre dit cf a ■•^Y {i tban that in - ■ fct il tendered shall ' minimum aml maximumages for ' • of women appointed as are, accord in B to a iSSSS- notice, -'0 and 4o rcpec "t- the enrlv days tsnys tho "Xow -\S TTmoi") tho bold whaler usod a harnoon into h» auarr^ fitter until the whale uavo in, and anc" him with a t.lad» abont thC fJtiong, stuck on a stont handle • T!S* feet ii length. A settler los- * the beach noar lils home of these old-fa-shionwl implof " t, and has forwarded it to tho «£»£?joa Museum at Wellineton. It - KsXrablv Eapp«l, and looks as it " Sd been used ior chopping scrub m \ Jtony country. A coocrete example of how some f the?fern and manuka land in Aut-k-----hnd■ s*ich so often is regarded as of - ffi 2ie, can bo brought into pnS»?son was furnished at the. recent SdSle in the form of the clip tn.n. Sγ K»raka Land Company's estate iKrDriy- A few years agoth.s J«d was regarded as hungry soil, of JSjL value, but it has this season proS2d «• of tho be*t lines of woo Sired at auction. The clip comprised lUlnkff, a" d tho " got ] . up + °u f the ;,«! reflated every credit on tho oswere obtained, as prices went at the