NEWS OF THE DAY.

The auction announcements of W. E. Simes, Laurie, and Page, Harris 13res., Lawrie and Wilson, Tonks, Norton and Co.. Devereux, King and Co., Baker Bros., Daljjety and Co., Charles Clark, C. A. Loes and Co., and National Mortgage and Agency Co. will be found on page 11 of this issue.

The adjourned quarterly meeting of the Geraldine Licensing Bench was held at tho Temuka Courthouse yesterday. Present—Messrs V. G. Day, Jj>.-U. (chairman), J. Talbot. and Jas. Blytta. Confirmation of the following transfers were granted:—Masonic Hotel, St. Andrews, Chas. "Wethereil to J. J. Kavanagh ; Fairlie Hotel, Phillip Manaton to E. J. Smith. In the latter case the police report was adverse, but counsel explained the position on behalf of the applicant, and on tho understanding that if the lapse again occurred tho licensee would sell out the application was granted.

Golf, hockey, and tho Antarctic expedition, are the principal nof.es in the illustrations of 'The Weekly Press" of to-day's date. The fjolf and hockey championships are each tok! in a Hue series of pictures, in which tbe winners fmure largely. The arrival of the- ponies and do 2« for .Scott's Antarctic expedition brought home to us the fact that the time of departure is rapidly approaching. Tho landing of the animals gavo a chance for r. fir.c ot pictures which, was taken advantage of by 'The Weekly Press" photographer, and the readers of that favourite journal will be able to sit by their lircsidcs and note the points of the various animals. The "Mauazino of Passing Events" contains pictures from everywhere, and keeps the reader quite up to date. Among these, the jubilee gathering of volunteers in Christchurch, and the fourteenth annual New Zealand dinner in London, are features that will interest everybody. The literary section js, as usual, strorg in stories, and contains the first instalment of "The Misadventures of Captain A. L. Smiles/ by that popular author Captain F. H. jjhnw a series that no one who loves adventure should miss.

A runaway Burnham boy, named J. H. F. Pilchards, was arrested iiear Chertsey on Monday evening by Constable Clarkson and returned to tho institution yesterday morning.

The building of the large caie on the Esplanade at New Brighton is well advanced, and the rooting is now being put on. The building will contain some thirty bedrooms, and a special feature will be a roof garden, a very popular attraction on cafes at English and Continental watering-places.

There is now on view in the window of Messrs Petersen and Co.'.s shop, High street, a very handsome silver ciu> presented by M"r W. Baylies for the amateur competition at the Daffodil Show to-day. "It is standing eight* inches high, and is placed on an ebony jilinth.

The lion, treasurer of the Young Women's Christian Association to acknowledge with thanks the following donations towards tho Building Fund :— Miss X., !>s: Miss D. I?.. 10s; Mrs R.. 20s: Miss M. G., 2s; Mrs G. C, 20s; Mrs J. H. X.. 21s; Mrs H. L. W., 345: Miss A., os; Miss 13., 2s; Misses C. and A., 8s: Miss C. W.. 20s; Mrs H., 10s: R. 15. 8.. 2s 0d; Miss S., 10s: Miss E., 20s; B. P., ss; "Anon.,"' is; C. and "Anon.," 3s -Id.

The Winter Carnival held recently at Stunner, in aid of the Sunnier Rowing C.'ub'si building fund., resulted in about £90 being realised. The following were the principal stallholders: —Refreshment, Mesdames Pratt and Christensen ; produce Mrs : flower stall. Miss L. Marquet; art stall., Mefdames Iveig and Marquet: variety. Mrs Brown; sweets. Misses Keig and Marquet: bran tub, Mrs Aymes; Christmas-tree, Miss Price; art gallery, Mr Lindrosn.

Tho Daffodil vxlunv of the. Horticultural Society will open tins afternoon in tho Alexandra and Victoria Halls. Tho entries nro good, mid fortunately the tvoather has been such as to promise an excellent show of spring flowers, especially daffodils. The contost in the amateur division for the cun presented by Mr W. Bayliss ouuht to be ii very interesting one. The show will l>o continued on Thursday, and each evening nniskal selections will be given by Kennedy's Band.

The secretary of tho Pitt Memorial Fund (Mr .Stiles.), desires to acknowledge, tho following further subscriptions outside of Nelson :—Dr. J. . G. Findlav. Attorney-General, Wellington, £1 Is; Mr E. V. Redward. Wellington. £1 Is; Mr E. X. G. Ppulton, Wellington, 10r> (k\; Mr S. Gilnier. Wellington, £2 2s; Hon. J. McGow.-ui, M.L.C., Wellington. £1 Is 6d; Messrs McCalltim and Mills, solicitors, Blenheim, £2 2s 6d ; Mr Fred House, Wan•ganui. £1 Is M; Mr S. Wrntt, Motuoka PA Is; and a sum of 2s from a Christ-church sviniMithisor. The list closes this month. £200 is required, and £140 has been received to date.

The street on tho west of Wrox ton (Fendalton) has hitherto been without a. name, but has been regarded as part of Leinster road, although running at right angles to that rond. Tho residents requested the Waimairi County Council, the controlling local authority, to give the name of Poynder avenue to the street, after the family name of the Governor. To this request the Council consented, the sanctkm of his Excellency to be- obtained. Notice has" been received that the Governor approves of tho proposal, and the street will henceforth bo known as Foynder avenue.

The Drainage Board, at its meeting last evening, considered a lftter from a cyclist who complained that he had ridden into a cord stretched across tho road near "Wilson's bridge. Avhere the Board's Avorkmcn Ayr-re taking levels for a storm sewer. Tho cyclist stated that the cord had caught him under tho nrok and he had been thrmvn from his bicycle. He asses-sed the. damage to himself and his machine at £1. This amount, ho considered, should be paid by the Board, and he hinted that if his request were refused, Court proceedings were possible. Tho Board briefly discr.ssed the application, and decided, in order to save further trouble, to ''pay out the amount and look pleasant. ,.

An effort was made last evening by j\nss Esther Anderson, travelling secretary of the Y.W.C.A. in Australasia, to oispel some of the ideas which aiv commonly held regarding the aims of that Association. She said that She bad heard the Association described as "a. place where a few elderly young Avomen met once a, week to " sing, 'Where is my Avandcring boy tonight.' " It was also described as a feminine V.M.C.A., and she had heard it called a Young Men's Christian Association for Women. 31iss Anderson explained that tho ideals of the Association were built on a much broader basis than any of those misdescriptions could convey to the public.

A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that at a deputation of electrical traders, who waited on the Mayor to protest against the City Council competing with them in the >:do of fittings, it was stated that Osram lamps rest 7s Bd in Dunerlin, whereas the Council in Wellington only charged 3s 6d. The Dunediu lamps were said to be of higher voltage, but the Mayor said only to tho extent of Is per lamp. Replyiug generally to tho deputation the Mayor offered them some comfort by stating that the Council really only wanted to push the sale of electric current. But he added that they would not allow Osram lamps to be sold at 7s 6d, when the Council could land them for & Bd.

With reference to the remarks made at the 'Tramway Board meeting on Monday as to the alteration of street names, enquiries were made yesterday on the subject. The result of these shows that the question of duplication —in so mo cases quadruplication—of names of streets v;as brought before the City Council by the I s ost 'Office authorities. The street particularly referred to at the Board meeting—Tay street, Richmond —was one of those mentioned by the postal authorities as causing considerable inconvenience and delay in the delivery by letter carriers, there being also a Tay street in St. Albans. Tho re-naming of streets has also become necessary hy the decision of the Council to re-nnr.iber the whole of the houses in the city, which is now nearly complete. This was also undertaken at the request of tk<? postal authorities and the Medical Association.

\ r -m was arrested at Sydenham last v ;Xi on '■■■ charge of breaking and on-I'-'rhv' The offenro is alleged to havo VonTonniiitto.-l at Woolston in August iii.-f.

At the meet ing if the Drainage {?•,"-,rcl '!■•■=' evfiuna. the tender f>l \V~'--r* P.vi"htlinc and Marriott of £3M "]<;T.'d for installing a culvert in BiLVoc'is road was aoor-ptod.

Tho Now Plymouth Borough Council ioc-'nif'h: adopted a scheme of electric i-mwavs from Fitzroy .to >Loturoa, thrnwj the centre cf f ff™ ou r.t an" estimated cost of JL.Ww-o ioi nearly five miles of track.

U the Gisborne Supreme Court yest/rdav"J?mes R.-.ilton was sentenced to three months" imprisonment tor damaging a printinp machine, ,1110 pro--,,,,,-tv of the Gisborne " Times. Um-i.-uiv Ho was acijuittcd on a charge or" theft of :■. portion of another ma-cH-,o in tho same office. The northern telegraph wires in the vicMuty o; Kaikoura were blown down by tho gale yesterday. and ihe work o the local telerrranh ofiice was interfered witli for alwut two hours. However, repairs were cll'ected, and the wires wore workiug without interruption at I) ii.m.

The Mayor has received a postcard from Cr. Dr. Thackw, dated from Bulnw.oyo. in which he refers to the tact th-it that city possesses markets. This i-i evidently meant as a reminder to Christchurfh citizens that markets do not yet exist here. Dr. Thacker is on iv's way to New Zealand by the Tongariro.

Tin , damage done to the runaway !->cr!!«otivc on tho .Mount Somers tramway line last Thursday wr.s muo'i urea tor thnn it was fir>t thought, and thi) full repairs will not be effeetfri before the end of this -week. A special casting had to be made in Christchurcli. and ilie I'a!) of the engine also had to In: sent to Christchurch for repairs.

A menting of ladies was held at the Tepid Hn.tlu last- night to form a ladies' swimming and ~ life-saving club. There was an attendance of twentyfour ladies, and all joined tho new c)uh. Tin , club is being formed to eiu-ouragc -wimniinp: and life-saving, and full nitmbership is extended to those who cannot swim as well as to thoso who can.

The entries for the annual horse parade under tho auspices of tho Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association will close with the secretary on .Saturday next. A gold medal. valu-'d £0 os, is offered for best draught stallion, foaled prior to 30th Juno, 1007. A gold medal, valued £3 3s. is offered for tho besl draucht stallion forlcd since .30th June. 1907.

Tho London office of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company advises that members of the company's staff are to receive o per ■cent, bonuses on their salaries; for the year ended June 30th last. It is three years (says a Press Association message from Wellington) since the company paid the last bonus on salalies.

Some good work is being turned out 1)\- the lads belonging to the joinery class at the Boys' Gordon Hall. One lad has in the past month built three pa lin stands, and his workmanship is of a high order of merit. Another lad lias shown a penchant for inoro delicate work, and has been most useful in repairing and making billiard cues for use ft the billiard table which the institute possesses.

Some of the residents of Cashel street East, and others who have to uso that portion of the public highway in the evenings, are complaining that not feuflicieut care, is being taken to light up and clearly indicate the obstruction 1 ; caused by the tramway construction works. Cyclists have had severe falls by riding into the guard ropes, and several vehicles have narrowly missed coming to grief.

The first purchase under the Land Settlement Finance Act, 1003., in the tSouth Island lias now been completed, and the Order-in-Council -will be gazetted on Thursday. An .Association consisting of Messrs 8. AY. Tiumper, inn., W. Guiklford, W. T. Bell, A. Dnvey, and Gco. Duke have secured Mr Brookland's farm at Winchester, the area being about 400 acres.-

A well-attended meeting of the Eβcutivo Committee of the Canal Lon,<;no ivas held last evening, the Mayor (Mr Chas. Allison) presiding. The meeting decided to endorse the resolution niussed -it the last City Council meeting in the direction that the city should mnko every endeavour to have the representation on the Lyttelton Harbour Board increased so far as the city ami suburbs are concerned. Arrangements were made to hold a<niblic meeting, and to appoint speakers to support the attitude- taken tip by the City Council.

Somo of the remarks made by tTiP Rev. J. H. Lang at the annual meeting; of the Y.W C.A. ]r.st evening ivere received without any enthusiasm. -Air Lang confessed to being a Conservative in some things, and one of his conservative beliefs was that the real sphere of Avoman was the home. He regretted that it was necessary for ■women to ont-er the industrial and business arena in these days, though he recognised that they had now taken an imoortant place in industrial and commercial life. Hβ added that it v.'!'.!? Realise he believed that woman vas the chief influence in a Christian home that he believed in the Y.W.C.A. and, the work it was performing.

The Magistrate's Court at Whangarei was occupied yesterday in hearing a case in which the Now Zealand Educational Institute proceeded, on the information of the head teacher of the Maungatapere School, against Mr Richardson, chairman of the School Committee, charging him, under section 163 of tho Education Act, with disturbing school during teaching hours by interfering Avith lawful discipline and posting a notice on the school door directing tho scholars to defy the teacher. The, magistrate, Mr ScottSmith, held that the defendant had discharged his duties in an improper manner, and subversive to school discipline. Ho imposed a fine of £1.

In connection with an affiliation case at tho Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, a solicitor applied to" Mr H. W. Bishop, S.M., to prohibit the publication of evidence. Tlu> Magistrate said ho never on one occasion had made an order Tor the non-publication of evidence. Occasionally he had seen cases regarding which the non-publication of evidence resulted most mischievously. Everything he (the Magistrate) said was liable to be judged by the public, and rightly so. It put a very great brake on himself. He was approaching the end of a long career, and he thought that it could be left to the Rood sense of the newspaper proprietors not to publish anything that was opposed to the interests of the public and those concerned.

An individual, who was charged at tho Court yesterday morning for an offence that pave him the option of being trk-d by a jury, elected to go t<l the Supreme Court. "Very well," remarked Mr 11. W. Bishop, "you will be remanded ti!i Friday." In reply to the Sub-Inspector the Magistrate fcaid that he would require accused to iind bail. Tho Conrc oiderly was about to take accused into custody, when he began to protest. Tho Maeistrate said he would grant him most reasonable bail. He was perfectly within his rights in electing to be tried I>\ a j'.iry. "I can't get bail," he rer.'arked. *' besides, I didn't understand. I am (mite willing the case should go on." The Magistrate allowed him to be'tried summarily, but there was no dcubt that the pro&pcct- of spending a few days at Lyttelton in the event of bail not being forthcoming, quickly suppressed any desire he had to appear before a jury.

The roliro mndr a raid on promises in A-Oiburion op. Monday, but no liquor was scizfil.

The of the late Sir John Hall's Shield and medals for ]ifo-saviu« compotiti«])s will take place at 1.30 '-n Thursday afternoon at tho Sydenham School.

The Granity Miners' Union has endorsi.xl the policy of the Federation of Labour, pud has votetl £001 lto tho funds for the establishment of n weekly labour paper.

A special meeting ot the Yiaimairi County Council will be held on Thursday evening, to confirm a .special order regarding the Fondalton loan. An ordinary mooting will bo bold aft* rwards. Tho Southland Bowling Centre is 01 opinion that the principle of tho measure introduced soino time ago jn Parliament, and known a« tho Daylight Saving Bill, had many points to recommend it t-o howlers, and that it would ho manifestly in favour of tho sport. It is stated that there is a possibility of a tile manufactory being established in Canterbury, most probably in tho Ash burton district. The Canterbury Industrial Association has been approached for tho analysis of some tiL->- - and the Association will probably approach the Government i*t the services of the Government Analysts.

To Cricketers —Lewis "and Anderson, Cashel street, have ju.it lauded a- .shipment of the celebrated "Force" bats from !JOs to 4os, also Wisden's "'Crawford K\ee!lor'' bats, extra .special 355, selected 32,s Cd. ordinary 27s Ud. Special discount; to clubs. i>

The"life of a Motor-ear is due to its smooth running, well-meshed gears. Oatcs and Company, Manchester street, arc the firm who specialise in gears for cars. -1

Attention is directed to Messrs Armstrong's advertisement to-day anent their Special Sale, of Boys' Suits and Juvenile. Apparel. At the moment their, remarkable offerings will ho a

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Lawn Mowers to cut with a minimum of labour. We are offering some firstrate. Mowers for this season. Built like a watch for easy running and quick cutting. Prices, 255, 27s (3d, 80s, 40s, up to Dos. See them at Hastie, Bull, and Pickering's, opposite Ballantyne's. 3

During the past few weeks ladies' meetings at tho garden gate, at afternoon teas, and over the garden wall, have discussed that popular and congenial topic, Armstrong's great values, nice goods, and astonishingly low prices." Messrs Armstrong's trading svstein, experience- and ■nosition, enables them to supply all things up-to-date at unapproachable prices, and they do it. 6

Bo dp To Date.—We have the very latest in the World's Production m Gas Fittings. Superior to Electric Light, and a saving of 2-5 per cent, in your Gas Account. The latest designs in Antique Copper, from 15s. Satisfaction guaranteed. Also large Selection Mantelpieces, Grates, and Tiled Hearths. Our Showroom is worth inepection. W. Congreve and Sons, Ltd., 127 and 129 Colombo street, C 4961

When you contemplate moving, ring up or interview J. M. Hey wood and Coy., Ltd. They will undertake, tbo work, and as none but competent and careful men are employed, satisfaction is assured. *

Ladies selecting their Summer Underwear should see the splendid values offered at the Wholesale Club. A shipment of American Woven Underwear has just arrived, a.nd vests ;ire selling at 6'id each, and combinations at Is (id. This" Cotton "Underwear is ideal for summer —cool, neat-fitting, and easily washed. Madanolsms and Nainsooks, too, are just unpacked at the following prices: —5Jd yd (retail 7d), 6J'd yd (retail 9d), 63d yd (retail 9d). Inspection and comparison of qualities invited. 4

It's the after-effects of Influenza which are so very trying to the patient Marshall's Fospherine is what is needed. It steadies the nerves and banishes all morbid fancies. You'll sleep better an.l eat bettev after the first few doses at Fospherine, and one bottle Avill place you on the highway to health onco more. Price Is, Is 6d, and 2s 6d, at all Chemists and Stores. 6

Your luggage checked through free to destination or placed F. 0.8.' steamers at Lvttelton by Wm. Drinnan'e Customs "Shipping and Forwarding Agency. 'Phone 2748. Get us to quote. 6

Time and again business men make bad debts Avhen. by utilising our C.O.D. system they could avoid it. Tako our advice, and 6end goods for unknown buyers at a distance through us. Wo collect payment against delivery.—The N.Z. Express Company, Ltd. 3

Tho Storrio Milking Machines, Robev Oil Engines, Benzine or Kerosene Lister Oil Engines, Lister Shearing Machines, and Glob? Droppers, have no equal. McClelland and Anderson, agents. Cashel street, Christchurch. °