NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Issue 14828, 20 November 1913, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Committee controlling tbe Old Men's Homo at Ashburton will be pleased to receive donations of clothing for tho inmates. Parcels can be sent to tho office of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, Riccarton road, or forwarded direct to the Home.

The Panama Commissioners will arrive from the south by the first express to-day. They will bo present at a meeting of business men to be held in the Chamber of Commerce at 8 p.m., and will be accorded a chic reception at tbo City Council Chamber at 10" a.m. on Friday. At 1 p.m. they will be entertained at lunch at the Canterbury Club, and, if time permits, will be taken for a motor tour on Friday afternoon. They will leave for Wellington on Friday night.

In the Arbitration Court yesterday, a miller, possessing good all-round qualifications, stated that he was paid Is Id per hour as a smutter, but twenty or thirty years ago his wage was Is 3d per hour. Since then, of course, the roller mills had replaced the stone mills. Mr F. Cooper, for the employers, sought to show that the comparison was not a fair one, seeing that it was usual to work a twelve-hour day in the early time.., but witness was confident that the hours wero the same then as they are to-day.

The New Plymouth Hospital Board yesterday accepted tho tender of Trevor Bros.. Wellington, for the erection of a new hospital, «t New Plymouth, to cost nearly £30,000

A wireless message from the Macquancs states that Hatch's schooner ■Kactiel Cohen arrived there yesterday morning.

Where do you l>uy your goods?" was tho question put to an Assyrian jeweller at the Supremo Court yesterday. fcotueof itlocallv," ho replied; •somo from Wellington and Auckland, and some comes from Home." "Home? echoed his Honour. "What do you mean by Home? Your own country?" »$ 0 » nj?lied th(J w i tness imperturbably, "England."

The following "request"' programme will be played t>y Dr. Braushaw, city organist, at the organ recital to be given m His Majesiv's Theatre on Sunuay next, at S.'dO p.m.:—Toccata and 1-ugiie, D minor Uf. S. Bach); "Le Cygne" (The Swan) (6aint-_>aens); Funeral March (Chopin); Prelude in D Hat major (Op. 2S, No. 15) (Chopin); "Ride of the Valkyries" (Die Walkiire), for full orchestra (Wagner); Humoreske in G major (Ou. 101, No. 7) (Dvorak); Introduction to Act 111. of

"Tnnnhauser," "Tannhiiusei's Pilgrimage," for lull orchestra (Wagner); Meditation in F major (E. d'Evry); "Marche Solennclle" (Mailly).

The following programme will be played by tho Woolston Brass Band on tho band rotunda, Victoria square, tonight:—March, "The Australasia** (Rimmcr); overture, "If 1 Were King*' (Adams); song, "Lay thy Hand in Mino" (Barton), soloist, 11. Barber; morceau, "Annie Laurie" (Barton), soloist, L. Sherlock; selection, "William Tell" (Rossini): waltz, "R-ed Poppies'' (Rimmer); bell solo, "Evening Bells" (Rimmer), soloist, A. Jacobs; Fantasia, "The Abyssinian Expedition" (Pridhnm); inarch, "The King's Royal Rides'' (Rimmer); "God Save tho King.'-

At the Magistrate's Court at Dunedin yesterday, William Duncan, Frederick Berry, Robert Morrison, aud Alvin McColl wero charged with being found on licensed premises, viz., the Commercial Hotel, Green Island, at a time when the promises were required to bo clcsed. Berry and Dunoan wero also charged with giving falso names to the constablo. The caso against McColl was dismissed. For being on licensed premises, Duncan and Berry was each fined 10s and costs, and for giving falso names each was fined 20s and costs. Morrison, for being on the premises, was fined 10s and oosts.

Major Cloman, one of the Panama Exposition Commissioners, speaking at Dunedin of compulsory military training, said New Zealand had removed a great many of the rigours in connexion therewith, and tho United States was watching the experiment very closely and with very great interest, and was quite ready to take advantage of any success New Zealand might meet with in training a defence force. Nothing would please his Government more than to have Now Zealand represented at tho opening of the Panama Exposition by her Dreadnought, and also* by a contingent of her land forces. Thoy would like to see some of the cadets over there, and he was going to transmit this invitation to the proper officials in Wellington.

Tho Cant-eroury Fruitgrowers' Association held a field-day at Governor's Bay yesterday, about thirty-three members taking part in the expedition. The party was entertained at luncheon by Mr F. Tapley, and a tour of inspection was made to the orchards of Me.srs Tapley, Cowland, Harris, and Cook. Matters connected with fruit-growing were discussed and opinions exchanged. Tho general conclusion arrived at by the members of the party was that tho crop at Governor's Bay was an excellent one, but that the soil and general conditions were more suitable for stone than for. pip fruit, such as apples. At tho conclusion of the visit, the President of the Association (Mr F. Sisson) thanked Mr Tapley for his hospitality, and a vote of thanks was also accorded Mr W. J. Courtier, Government Orchard Instructor, who had accompanied the party.

The first rehearsal of displays in connexion with this year's schools' sports and displays was field yesterday afternoon. There was an excellent muster of both boys and girls, and the weather conditions were perfect. The rehearsal was very suocesstul, and the work done reflected great credit on both scholars and teachers, and promises extremely well for this year's displays. The figure-marching was a conspicuous feature, and some of the movements were very pretty. The displays of free-arm and Swedish drill wero excellently performed, and by the end of next week tho squads should be very proficient. One most interesting feature of previous displays will be missed this year, owing to* the abolition of the Junior Cadets. However, the boys are giving an exhibition of free-arm and Swedish drill, lasting for some time, and some of the movements are very spectacular. In place of the cadet uniform they will be clothed in white shirts and dark knickers..

A painting is being exhibited in Christchurch at present which, it is claimed, pc_ses.es a certain "spirituality." It is billed under tho title "Tho Shadow of tho Cross," tho name itself suggesting some occult mystery. Briefly, tho picture is a life-sized painting of Christ, but as a work of art it is very crude. It is tho so-called supernatural character of the work which constitutes its value. One enters a pitch-dark room, and is informed that he will not be able to see anything of the luminosity of the picture until the lapse of some ten minutes. This proves to be correct, for the figure of Christ after that interval appears to be set in a faint luminous atmosphere, and in the background is the shadow of a cross. No attempt is made to explain the appoaranco of this shadow and the other strange "phenomena," which are evidently ascribed to supernatural powers? There was a large number of visitors to the studio in Cashel street yesterday, where the picture is being shown, tho fairer sex predominating, and the majority seemed to go away convinced that they had witnessed a supernatural phenomenon. Tho picture is on view daily between 1 and 5 p.m.

Carnival week is a busy time in tho Christchurch Telegraph Offico, and during the week just past excellent work was done by tho staff of messengers. Despite the great rush of work it was dealt with expeditiously, and great credit is due to the messengers for tho promptitude with which they discharged their duties. A letter of appreciation of the scrvicos rendered by temporary schoolboy messengers was received by the Superintendent of the Telegraph Department. Sir A. J. Talbot, from Mr G. W. Ford, chief despatch clerk, who wrote: —" I shall he glad if you will permit mc to place on record the opinion of the clerks on this staff—endorsed by myself—concerning the six temporary message boys from the Elmwood School (E. Masters, H. O Sinclair, K. Ower, H. Fisher, C. E. Kerr, and W. J. Donnelly) employed during Carnival Week. They have worked exceedingly well, and shown a degree of intelligence above the average while their courtesy and quiet manner have earned for them generous praiso from tho -taff. I consider it largely duo to tho work done by the boys mentioned, that we havo been able to successfully cope with tho traffic during the busy week without putting the permanent staff on 8-hour duties It is the first time to my knowledge that a 7-hour duty sheet has been maintained throughout Carnival w eok " Mr Talbot sent the letter on to Sir J. B- Sinclair, headmaster of the Elmwood school, with his own strong endorsement of its commendation.

The riycr report yesterday tnomia.i- *'& *vas: Wa.trnikariri. (both Wffij Raka.n and Rangitata, clear; WaT V taki, discoloured. . •-;•• At tho Magistrate's Court yesterfa, r " be ore M r T . A. B. Bailey, S\f T " " Edward Carney, for having allowed i : horse to wander in the streets, was cob- ' - vieted and lined 5s and costs. Robert -~ Ernest Pratley, for failing to keep * proper wages and time book, was con. vieted and fined 10s and costs. -

Much inconvenience is being caused ? the public owing to the absence of a notice board outside the new Government Departmental Buildings giving » *. list of the Departments now in occupation of offices in tho building", and it is' * suggested that such a board, / space left to add the names of other '' Departments that will occupy offices in ""- the building later should boprovided. *

At the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday, a young married woman -- named Elsie Reynolds, was charged with having, on October 22nd, opened a registered letter posted in Sydney and addressed to a young woman caro of the Post Office. Wellington. X postal employee gave evidence as to - delivering tho letter to a woman resembling accused. She signed tho re? ceipt form, "J. D. Reynolds." A c . - eused was remanded for a week.

At tho Lytteiton Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr L. A. Stringer ' J.P., a hrst offender was charged witjj being found helplessly drunk on Nor- ' wich quay. Senior-Sergeant Rv£*i* , stated that the man had oalr ' been released a few hours before ' after serving twenty-four hours' iml- - prisonment for drunkenness in Christchurch. As could be seen, tho accused was in a very shaky condition, as a re- " suit of a drinking bout, and was not nt to bo by himself. Tho gaol surgeon was of the opinion that ho should undergo medical treatment before being discharged. The case was according!*? remanded for a week.

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