TOWN & COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIX, Issue 9969, 23 February 1893, Page 4

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Contents. —A former Christchurch resident, contributes a descriptive account of the Queensland disaster, and the latest available information regarding the relief movement is published. The Dunedin Jockey Ciub’s meeting commenced yesterday, and a detailed account of the racing is supplied by oar special correspondent. The monetary and commercial intelligence includes the weekly review of the Australian markets, and the business done at the Addington Yards yesterday is fully recorded. Imperial politics, European topic*, letters to the Editor, &c., are among the usual features of this journal.

To-Day’s “ Canteebubt Tikes." —This week’s prize story is entitled “ The Two Bowers,” and deals with life on the New Zealand goldfli-Ids. "The Growth of the British Empire,” shows the results of the colonising efforts of England daring the Into four centuries. M; S. 8. Blackburne supplies a very interesting account of a tour on the West Coast. A sketch by Archibald Forbes gives the famous war correspondent's experience of royal fighting jneu. The Lnke Forsyth regatta, which promised so much and produced so little, is fully treated by "Jason,” the well-known authority on aquatic matters. A characteristic story entitled " The Bush Underaker,” by Henry Lawson, the well-known Australian writer, whose sketches of backcountry life form such pleasant reading, is told in the author’s beat style. There are many other entertaining articles in a really first-class paper. North Canterbury Football Club.— Tbe annual meeting of the North Canterbury Football Giub will be held at £angiora to-morrow evening.

Lancaster Football Club.- The annaal genera; meeting of the members of the Lancaster Football Club will be held in the Lancaster Pick Hotel this evening. '< hamwat Excursion. —S.x tram-cars were well filled witu excursionists to New Brighton last night. The Stanmore Band accompanied the party, and the season’s evening outings were brought to a close very satisfactorily. Brighton Sailing Club.— The sailing race by the New Brighton Sailing Club next Saturday, on the usual course, will be for the trophy presented by Mrs J. W. Heath, of tbe New Brighton Hotel. It is expected that eight boats will compete in the race.

Christchurch Regatta Club. —A meeting of the Committee of the Christchurch Regatta Club will be held in the Canterbury Bowing Club’s boathouse this evening. Important business in connection with the recent championship regatta will be brought up.

Christ’s College. —The annual swimming races in connection wiih Christ’s College will bo held in the Sumner baths tomorrow. Great interest is being taken in the championship, and the race should bo a very good one, as several ot the competitors have undergone a special course of training. A New Flooring. —A telegram from Wellington says that Sir W. Bullet will take Home specimens of wood pavement for inside flooring, invented by Mr J. Preyberg, of Wellington, to display in the New Zealand Court of the Imperial Institute and at the Agent-General’s Office. Tbe Public Library was the first building fitted with it.

Defence. —A Press Association telegram received from Wellington last night sayo: Colonel Fox is about to proceed to Nelson, the West Coast and South Canterbury, to complete his inspection of the defences of the Colony, and will furnish a supplementary report. It is doubtful whether the report now in the hands of the Government will he published until the second is received. Steen Smith Combination.— -This company will commence a season at the Theatre Royal on Monday evening, Professor Steen challenges all those who believe in spiritual phenomena to produce a single manifestation which he cannot duplicate by human agency. A great amount of correspondence has taken place in Dunedin as to the methods which Madame Steen and he adopt in carrying out their performance, but there is a unanimity of opinion that it is remarkably mysterious. The box plan for the first performance will be opened to-day at Messrs Milner and Thompson's. Lecture.— I The Rev A. Peters, of "Wellington, who is on a visit to Rangiora, delivered a very interesting lecture at the United Methodist Free Church on Tuesday evening, the tide being “ Tit-bits, Rare bits, and Beautiful bits about Women.” Mrs Redstone occupied the chair, and the attendance was good. During the evening Miss Redstone sang "Darby and Joan,” and Mrs T. Withers " The Better Land,” Mr T. Sutherland playing a violin obligato to the latter. The lecturer and the othero who had given assistance during the evening were accorded a vote of thanks at the close, on the motion of the Rev H. B, Redstone. Disorderly Behaniovb. —A man named Derrick, who said he had been rabbiting for the last twelve months, was sentenced at Timaru yesterday to fourteen days' imprisonment on each of two charges of having used obscene language and committed an unprovoked assault at Waahdyke on the previous day. The accused, a powerful man, went to the Washdyke Hotel at midday, and being refused liquor because he had already had too much, became violently abusive and " took charge of the place.” The licensee, Mr Hood, found it necessary to get assistance and bind the man with a rope, and then locked him up in a loose box in the stable till the police arrived.

The Typhoid Outbreak.—A telegram from Wellington says :—The Central Board of Health met at Wellington yesterday, and, after considering the report froih Lyttelton as to an outbreak of typhoid on the ship Hinemoa, directed a telegram to be sent to the M-tyorof Lyttelton to the effect that the Board considers the local Board has power to deal with the case, the ship having arrived not from foreign porta bub only from another port in the Colony. The Board suggests that the Mayor should confer with the Health Officer. The Lyttelton Borough Council yesterday evening received a reply from the Central Board of Health stating that the Council had full power to deal with the ship Hinemoa as it thought best, and recommending that the Health Officer should be consulted. Thereupon Dr Guthrie, the Health Officer of the Port, visited the ship in company with Dr Pairman, and saw the invalided sailors. Tney reported the cases to be typhoid, and the Board of Health leiclved to order the ship out into mid-stream for twenty-one days. It also telegraphed to the Colonial Secretary informing him of its determination, and asked him to support it in the action taken. Steps will be taken thia morning to carry out the Board's instruction.

A Perfect Food—Aulsebrook's Biscuits -[Apyt.J

Sydenham Bowling Club.— A meeting of the members of this club will be held to-morrow evening at eight o’clock, at the Oddfellows* Hall, Colombo road, to consider; important business. Pofulab Science Lectures.— Mr W J W. Collins baa postponed his usual weekly, science lecture until to-morrow night, a<L the Lyceum, in order that it may not olselv with the entertainment at the Theatre .Royal this evening in aid of the QueensJ land sufferers. The subject of Mr lecture will be, "What We Owe to the Sun.”

Richmond School.— A meeting of the Richmond School Committee was held in the schoolroom on Tuesday evening, Mj[ J. Abercrombie being in the chair. Ai large number of applications were received for the position of caretaker of the school and swimming bath. Mr W. R, Mackenzies caretaker of the St Albans school, waa appointed to fill the position. The Cheviot Sheep Bale. —Enquiries respecting the sale of the sheep on tha Cheviot estate are becoming very frequents To satisfy all interested the brokers announce that tbe flock sheep will be snbJ mitted in lots of 1000 each with the option of taking not more than 6000 in one lotj The stud sheep will be sold either singly! or in pens of five or tea aa occasion] requires. Bayers from all parts of thtt Colony have secured tickets to enable them! to attend.

Queensland Relief Fund. Oni* readers are reminded that at eight o'clock; this evening, an entertainment will baj given in the Theatre Royal in aid of the] Queensland fund. An admirable oonoerfij programme has been leonred, and Mr; Crook's series of dissolving views will 1 include a number of photographs of< Brisbane and Toowoomba. la addition to, the vocalists mentioned in a previous l Issue, Mrs Edgar has generously given■ her services.

Webdon School Committee.— A meet* ing of the Weedon School Committee was] held on Monday evening!, present—Mesarr A. J. Bell (Chairman), Manion, Reynolds,, Munro, Gudsell and Thompson. It was. decided to vote for Messrs Adams, 1 Mannings and Per y man as members of; the Education Board. The Chairman wag 1 instructed to have some necessary repairs'; executed. Accounts were passed for pay- 1 merit. Mr Gudsell was appointed visitor for the month, and the meeting terminated., Wool Sales. —Tbe last of this season'd! local wool sales will open to-morrow morn-,’ ing at eleven o’clock, m the hall of the Chamber of Commerce. There are 216 S bales catalogued, besides fadges and bags,' and these will be submitted by the brokers, in the following order r—New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Associated, Limited} Messrs Todhunter and Jennings ; Mr F. C. Tabart; Messrs Acland, Dudley and Co. j Messrs J. T. Ford and Co.! New, Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited ; Messrs Miles and Co.; Messrs Pyne and Co.; Messrs H. Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company, Limited).

Rifle Shooting. —The fourth round of the return matches for the Associated Corps* Challenge Cup will take place on, Saturday, when tbe following teams will fire:—E Battery-—Captain Jackson, Ser-geant-Major Sinclair, Quartermaster-Sec-: geant Dougall, Sergeants Were and Henwood, Gunners Lester, Bu'ler, Searle, Cropp, Menziesaud Jewell v. City Guards— Major Francis, Captain Massey, ColourSergeant Steere, Sergeants Lezard and Ashton, Corporal Whitmore, Lance-Cor-poral Ward, Privates Joll, Vivian and Jack; emergencies—Privates Butcher and Musohamp. College Rifles—Colour-Ser-geant Smith, Corporals Colclough and Stowe, Lance-Corporals Million and Gib-, son, Privates Collins, Oarew, Evans, Hart-. land and Thorpe; emergencies—Sergeant' Welsh and Corporal Mathias v. Christchurch Rifles. Mounted Rifles, a bye. Hawaii. —The Wellington Times writes, as follows:—" The American annexation of Hawaii will, when it occurs—apparently a; coming possibility—have a consequence 1 which will have to be faced. By the' American law the ocean-carrying trade be-, tween American ports is expressly limited; to American bottoms. When Hawaii be-, comes an American port nothing can be| carried between San Francisco and Hono-i lulu by a foreign bottom. But the ships'oflj the Union Company—the Monowai, to wit, among them—are under American law; foreign bottoms. Consequently they will; be debarred from carrying anything be-j tween San Francisco and Honolulu. They; will therefore be disqualified from taking' part in the Californian mail service. Al: the American law was devised for th®] encouragement of American ship-building* it is not likely that the difficulty can be gotover by the Union Company by any devio®! of registering or chartering a particular; ship to other people. Now neither Ans-I tralia nor New Zealand can be expected exert themselves to favonr American ship-, building. The American annexation of; Hawaii, therefore, will give tbe projected! Vancouver service the support of Australia' and New Zealand.”

The Addington Market.— The folj lowing is a summary of the lire stock market at Addington, yesterday i—j The sale of store sheep was a very large j one, and was protracted owing to an, excessive entry of merino ewes and, wethers, for which the demand was anything but keen, though ail that were! yarded were disposed of at low rates, from 8s 7d to 5s 6d being paid for ewes, and 4i 8d to 6s for wethers. The sale of store cross-bred lambs was slightly less active than it has been of late, lambs going at from 6d to 9d per head below what they* have realised recently, and none exceeding 10b 6d. The demand for young cross-bred ewes was quite as good as has been, usual at late sales, two-tooth ewea selling at from 18s 9d to 14s Id, and four : and six-tootha up to 14b 9d. There was a large number of aged cross-bred ewes, which brought from 7s to 9s 3d, according, to quality, but the demand for this olaSB was slack. There was only an ordinary entry of fat lambs, for which there was ft fair demand at slightly reduced values. Best lambs sold at up to 13s sd, and in ft couple of exceptional instances more wai given, bat the generality sold at from 11a to 12s 6d. The fat sheep section showed that there had been undue liberty takes with the classer, as several lota of Store merino wethers and a good many cross* breda that did the fat section no credit were admitted. For these the demand was bad; worse, indeed, than if they had been yarded with the store sheep, theiY proper place. In the ease of best cross-bred wethers and maiden ewei there was a very satisfactory sale, and good values were obtained. A line of Mr Charles Hurst's prims half-bred English Leicester wethers topped the market at 17s 9d, and a small lot of other sheep brought thia price. Indeed a large proportion of this class of sheep realised over 17a, yielding ft return of 2fd to 2£d per lb. fat and skua counted in, at factory weights. The sale of lighter sorts of wethers and maiden ewes was not so aotive, as buyers hold aloof more, and from 2£d to 2£d was the highest price given. The sale of dry cross-bred ewes and merino wethers was very dull, and those only that were very prime brought satisfactory prices. One very choice lot of merino wetners sold at 15s 3d, but they were exceptionally good mutton, and were purchased by an exporter. There was a drop equal to a halfpenny per pound in the value of poor merino wethers and half-fat crossbred ewes, of which there were far too many yarded. In the beef section matters remained much the same as they were. About a hundred head of nice handy-sized steers and heifers sold fairly evenly, the general average of this class realising 20s per 10016, only a few cows being sold at from 16s to 18s per 1001 b, according to» ( quality and condition. The store cattle', section was poorly represented, and bub; little interest was centred in it. Dry cows sold cheaply, and the few yearlings offered 1 brought from 20a to 80s a head. The dairy section was exactly the reverse, aa! there was very keen competition for oowa ! about to calve and those in full profit,i Prom JSB to £ll was given for this class of now, and every one offered was sold wcll, i The same remark applies to the pig salel* Good porkers and bacon pigs met with ft I ready sale at full prices. Porkers brought l from 4J-d to 4Jd per lb. and good sorts of! uaconers from 4d to 4£d per lb. Xhftcs' were only ®, few efcore pigayardetL

Ohms.—Mr Siedeberg, the chess champion, was in Christchurch yesterday. He is » passenger by the Manaponri for Wellington, en route for Europe. The Weather.— Rain was falling at the Bluff yesterday, and in various parts of New Zealand the sky was overcast. Variable winds, and barometer falling slightly. Sib Julius Vogel.—A private letter deceived in Wellington, states that Sir Julius Vogel has made a brilliant start as an insurance manager in London, and is doing a large business. Assigned Stock. —Messrs Shaw, Eobinson and Co., of The Hal), High street, are the successful tenderers for the drapery and clothing stock in the assigned estate of C. T. Burgess, of Leeston and Southbridge. Pull particulars of the sale, which commences on Friday, will be given in* circular to be issued at the end of the Co-orxBATiTB Insurance. The second annual meeting of the New Zealand Farmers’ Fire and Marine Insurance Association was held yesterday, when a report and a balance-sheet, both h'gnly satisfactory, were adopted, and a dividend of 7 per cent and a bonus of 8 per cent were declared. The proceedings are reported elsewhere. , Canterbury Caledonian Sociktib Scholarships. —The Directors of the Canterbury Caledonian Society have awarded on* of their scholarships to Master John Poster, a pupil attending the Normal school. As none of the other candidates obtained the minimum number of Etsa marks in special subjects, the remaing scholarship was not awarded. Lynwood Borough Council. The following nominations for the Linwood Borough Council were received at noon yesterday;—“F. J« M’CJane Board, J. B. Brunt, T. A. Bullock, E. F. Domhrain, B. Hiorns, T. N. Horsley, H. S. Kennedy, H. Killner, A. Marshall, I. H, Pentecost, W. Smith, P, W. Staple*, J. B. Tally and and J. L. Wilson, The election will take place on March 2, and the first meeting of the newly-elected Council will be held on Monday, March 6, at 7 p.m. Supreme Court. —Hia Honor Mr Justice Denniaton sat in Banco yesterday, and granted Mr Stringer’s application, made on behalf of A. J. Lawrence, to quash the resolution of the Sydenham Licensing Committee and to remove the proceedings to the Supreme Court. Another Banco sitting will be held to-day at e ; even, when the case of Qormley (appellant) v. M’lntyre (respondeat), a case on appeal from the E.M. Court, Fairlie (Mr Raymond), will be heard. Special Settlement. The second meeting of the Springfield Special Settlement Association was held in Mt Bull s workshop, St Albans, on Tuesday evening. Mr B. S. Bull was elected Chairman. Mr Allavray Secretary, and Mr Brewer Treasurer. A number of new members were elected, making a total of sixteen. It was reported that there were still vacancies for four members. The Secretary was requested to write to Mr Tanner, M.H.R., asking him to be present at the next meeting, to be held on Friday. The meeting then closed. Cooking Lctdbk. —Miss Wardrop gave the seventh and final lecture of the aeries is the Tuam street Hall last night, when she cooked a complete dinner for ten people. The hall was crowded in every part, and there was a larger audience than at any of the previous lectures. A table was most tastefully arranged on the floor of the hall by Mr J. Freeman, the flowers for the decoration having been supplied by Messrs Nairn and Sons, and an Miss Wardrop cooked the various dishes they wore placed on tho table as for an ordinary dinner. At the conclusion of the lecture the table was railed off, and for upwards of an hour the ladies assembled gazed upon the delicacies so temptingly displayed. Among tfre dishes cooked were soup vert, vol-su-vant of oysters, lamb outlets a la petit pois, fi let of beef, poulard aux pstits langues, geronflot k la Cannes and nougat baskets k la ctfime. Miss Wardrop intended to demonstrate other dishes, but time did not permit. Ancient Order or Foresters. —The fortnightly meeting of Court Star of Canterbury was held on Monday evening last, when U.B. Bro J. C. Constable was in the chair. The Woodwards reported fifteen sick members at present on the funds. Sick pay, amounting to .£2l, was passed for payment. It was decided that the Court should be represented at the Conference of Friendly Societies to consider measures of relief for tha sufferers by the Queensland floods. Two new members were initiated. P.C.K. Bro T. Gapes, in a very flattering speech, presented P. 0.8. Bro F. T. Eldridge with a handsome silver medal, suitably engraved, for hia second term of office. Bro Eldridge thanked the membeis for their valuable present, and assured them that in the future, as in the past, nothing should be wanting on hia part to forward the interests of the Court. A large amount of unimportant correspondence having been dealt with, the C.R. closed the Court in the usual manner. The receipts of the evening amounted to .£23 17s. Honorary Reserve Corps.— At a meeting of the Firing Committee at the orderlyroom, Captain Harman in the chair, it was decided to invite the Christchurch Eiflea Martini Class to a friendly match, and to arrange return matches with the Christchurch Martini Club, also the Lincoln and Woodend Eifle Clubs, as soon as possible. Great difficulty has been experienced this season in tha arrangements for matches from the scarcity of rifles and ammunition. The question of a suitable time for the annual prize firing of the corps was dismissed, and it was resolved that the meeting should take place at the corps’ range. Cashmere, where three seta of targets will be provided on Easter Monday and Tuesday, if necessary, members to be supplied by circulars with full particulars of matches. It was thought desirable to throw open some of the matches to all Martini-Henry riflemen, whether members of corps or Clubs; and, as liberal prize lists are anticipated, riflemen may look forward to a most enjoyable day’s outing. Full particulars of the meeting will be published.

Kaiapoi Regatta Committee. —A meeting of this Committee was called on Wednesday evening by advertisement at the Pi/e Brigade station, where there was an attendance of twenty-one members. Several apologies for non-attendance were received. Owing to the unavoidable absence of Mr Moore. M.H.E., Mr Hume was voted to the chair. Mr F. Parnham moved, and Mr W. Wilson seconded the following motion It having been currently reported that the Christchurch Committee would hold its next meeting on the Waimakariri, it is suggested by this Committee that the two should amalgamate and hold a combined regatta on the Waimakariri, or if the Christchurch Committee wishes to hold its on toe Waimakariri, the Kaiapoi Committee will give it every assistance and facilities for ao doing.” This was carried unanimously. It was decided to forward the foregoing resolution to the Christchurch Committee in time for its meeting on Thursday. The Committee then adjourned until an answer should be received. Angling. —Although tha weather has not been favourable for angling, some good fish have been caught in the Ashburton district during the last few days. On Fob. 12 Messrs Shury and Anderson visited the Ashburton Lagoon, the former gentleman catching nine fish, six of them large. On Feb. 14 the same gentlemen had an hour and a half nice fishing with the fly in the Ashburton River above the bridge. Dr Anderson landed ten and Mr Shury six fish, each about a pound and a half in weight. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday Dr Anderson. Messrs Wigley and Beckett tried the Ashburton Lagoon again without much success, the weather being very unfavourable. They only caught three fish. On Saturday Mr Shury joined the party and caught one 51b fish, and Dr Anderson a three Bounder. On the following day, owing to the north-west wind, the party could do no good at the lagoon, but on going a few miles up the river, Mr Shury got eleven fish, the largest about 31b. The others caught seven between them. Cubioublv Pretty .—The Dorothy Basket .with Christmas Cake or Deswrt Biscuits 4. Buy one y

St Albans.—At 7.80 this evening a sale of work, flower show, cake competition and entertainment will take place in the St Albans Wesleyan schoolroom, and will be continued during to-morrow. Imperial Institute.— The Cabinet has decided to grant a small sum for the purpose of fitting up the New Zealand Court in the Imperial Instituto.but will not commit the Colony to any annual expenditure. A Chance yob the Boys.— Heavy stock of second-hand bicycles and safeties at Adams, thirties and Co.’s, 70, Manchester street. Easy payments to suit the boys. Bicycles from 40s. Sand for catalogue of second-hand cycles, just published.— [Advt.] Health Supplies and Christian Literature, 179, Colombo street. — Illustrated Almanac, with Life of C. H. Spurgeon, for Sd; “From Advent to Advent,” by C.E.S., 4s 6d; * Memorial of the Martyrs,” by Bloomfield,3s. — [Advt.] Messrs Wrigglesworth and Binns. the celebrated photographers of Wellington, have purchased the whole of the businesses oftheEden George Company, Limited, and aU persons holding deposit tickets can sit as usual at the studio, which will he earned on under the name of tho Eden George Company, Limited. Messrs Wrigglesworth and Bums also intend at an early date to open a second studio in Christchurch for the production of their patent matt opal types, and all the most fashionable styles of work. ~ . ... Tho beautiful photographic stnrjma now exhibited in Standi sh and Peeecb s vestibule. High street, axe eliciting the highest encomiums.