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METEOROLOGICAL.
Tiio Ideal ••'liempemturi' leadings ! for
the last '4B 1 Kdurs, as ' supplied by Mr
John. Britain* of the Mount'Peasant
as/^ollowsSparday
-/Maximum'®' .(shade), - .66.5 j,
auiiimiunii!--(aiiad , e),. '4(h&' ;: .4®S¥*a viy'?** l '
ai-itss, Sunday—Maximum
(shade), 64 degrees; minimum. (shade),
id .5 degrees‘on grass,-40 degrees. ;
. 11AINPALL.
The rainfall for the 48 hours ended
j o clock last night was nil; total for
-be month,: mi. ...
The barometrical readings, supplied
*y Messrs Carter and Werner, were:
Saturday — 9 a.m., 30.300 ; 3 , VJ*.,
,0.295; 6 p.m., 30.325. Sunday-j
j aan., 30.3i2; 3 p.m., 3d.230; 6 P*m.,
M. 275. Moisture— Saturday—9 a.m..
,y per cent.; 3 p.m., 75 per cent-.;
j p.m., 78 per* cent. Sunday—9 a.m.,
/g per cent.;, 3 p.m., 74 per c€nt ->
.i p.m., 78 pear.cent.,
Premier’s ConfeTenoe.—TUeie wp te
» special meeting of the federal Ca
nnes at 2.30 tcMlay ro hnalise_the
matters that' are to ,be submitted to
the forthcoming Premiers’ Conference.
The Plime Minister .--(Mr. Bruce) on S>a
tuvday sta t fod v ,ihat the various repre
sentatives; of/.the, -State f . Governments
uod! atatemenie .was^
-je-Vsubihatted by;. Federal,'
they ;
m opportunity of eonsidenngthemte
jbietal' fwffir theur (pT
h-uinehts, and (thus' being enabled .to
-.me to .defihite conclusion on the mat
e-s Hitherto the representatives or
.the' various * State ..Governments have
tot been so advantaged, and. have Md
a return to their colleagues and plaro
ha meters before them..atte^- the Pen
. ni ; e - s - Conference had disbanded. The
dvr.ntages of the innovation, are ob
vious. • . - . '. . „
Mwny Commissioners’
departmental tram on, Saturday
die Railway -Commissioiie-m
•;esn towring the. MMlee and
•rrived in Ballaflat. It wi»s nab «n
oft?*! Vrft* hut tfiQ
stayed .'here : longer -than was at firSt j
.ntended," and were able to See some j
of tlio sights of the city, as Aveil as to i
visit the railway AA'orkshops. They
will pay an official visit- to Ballarat cm
Tuesday, May Ist.
Lai Lai Coal.—At the request of the
City Council M C. R. Morris, of the
Victorian Coal and Iron Cunpany, will
meet the Council 0 n Thursday to dis
cuss the matter of putting down bores 1
at Lai Lai io define the extent of the
brown coal deposits.
Daylesford Train Service.—The Rail
way Commissioners have arranged lor
the train service between Ballarat and.
Daylesford tp.be altered by running the |
I-7.50 a.m. from Ballarat and the 2.20 \
L p.nt. from Daylesford on\ Fridays in
stead . .of -Saturdays, eommejneing on
4 th May next, A trial will be made of
the altered service until further
notice. •«
Defective Immigrants.—When ques
tioned on Saturday regarding state
ments that-had been, made as to mental
defectives arriving in Australia with
other- immigrants the Prime ; Minister
said that he Avouid inquire into the alle
gations. It was a very serious matter
if correct, and Avonld have to be stop
ped." __ ; 4-sili
Chautauqua.. .The box plan of the j
Chautauqua season in the Mechanics .
Hall on April 30th, and May Ist, 2nd,
and 3rd will open at the South street
office, City Hall, this morning at 10
o'clock. Season ticket holders may re
serve for tli© season on payment of
2/. Asa large number of season
tickets has been disposed of, it is an
ticipated that there Avill be a brisk de
mand for seats. The Lyric Quartette
Avill open the season on Monday next.
Bach member is a soloist of ability, and
in the quartette numbers their voices
blend in splendid harmony. They pre
sent excerpts from both light and grand
opera, 'as well a s many ballad Selec
tions and .concert classics. On the saine
evening Mr Julius Caesar Mayple, who
is making his first tour of Australia
under the direction.,of the Chautauqua
Association, will present a; gorgeous
costumed spectacle of the Near East,
portraying the liffe, costumes, and
ceremonies of its people. He is one
of the notable figures of the platform.
He Avas born in Athens, and lived for
many years in Caesarea Phillipi. His
work is entirely unique and educational,
filled with humour, and extremely in
teresting. There will be a change of
programme every session. Full par
ticulars are advertised.
A'nznc Sendee at • Synagogue.— A
special “In Memoriam” Auzac Service
was held c,t the Synagogue on Satur
day last, Avhen special prayers were
offered far the repose of the souls off
those avlio had paid the supreme ;-sacri
fico in the Great War. The Rev. M.
Rosenthal officialted, and in tlie course
of his sermon impressed ujp'on the con
gregation the significance of the day,
and trusted that all Avouid lemetnher
the sacrifices made by our troops. He
believed- that Anzaio Day would, always
be. kept ia. eolemiv and a. sacred day in
commemoration ..of those who had fair
fen for God, King-, and Country.
Interstate Eight.—There Avas a, large
gathering ef roAving enthusiasts at tne
Western Station on Saturday nigntlfo
•velcome the members of the Interstate
Bight as tliev passed through on the
ans- Go n ti nental expreila. The crew
was joined by the two Ballarat mem
bers, Messrs H. Hawkins and R. W-
If. Todd, and the eight Avas Avelcomed
h.y ■ Mr J. B. Suffren, vice-president
of the Ballarat Regatta Association,
Means A. M. King and F. Mauxsen,
secretaries of the association, and
many, other rowing men. Mayor Els
worth proposed the health of the crew,
arid referred to the pleasure which it
.gave..the people of. Ballarat to* have
two -rcpi'esenatives in the beat. The
Visitors could see among those that
oime to welcome them men Avho hau
themselves gained interstate honors,
such as the Dawson brothers, and the
Suifren brothers. The health of the
Eight and also of Mr Stan M'Goran,
trie -.scullerwas'"'honored Avith enthu
siasm. Mr E. Kenny, manager of
the crew, in response, said that the
welcome extended to them had been a
characteristically Ballarat one. He
hoped to have the honor of bringing
back from the West the King’s Gup.
Mr J. MacFarlane, the coach, said
that the crew was a good one, .perhaps
a, little on. the rough side. The two
Ballarat-men in it were decided’ ac
qAiisitions. Mr J. M. Buchanan said
it was a good eight, .better than an
all Mercantile crew, particularly in
rough water. N'ot being able to
negotiate the rough water lost them
last year’s interstate ralce. Mr *S.
M'G-orm and Mr Percy Wheatman,
manager of the- Taamianian ereAV. a Ido
o tkiw>Av]eJ.ged the reception. Wnile
the -members of the crew Avere being
entertained Ballarat ’ girls had decor
ated the special-car occupied- by the
eight with streamers of the colors of
tlie crew, and the effect as the train
mowed off amidst ringing cheers was
very pretty.
*- St. - Patrick’s College Successes.—
Speaking at the St. Patrick’s Old Col
legians’ dinner on Saturday, Bro. Ke
riiry (principal of the colleee) said that
during the past year tho students
from the college had secured 25 inter
media!!© passes, 23 leaving certificate
passes, two Newman scholarships,: one
Goveinmenfc scholarship of the value oi
£200,, and the University exhibition foi
English.
jJarr.iy Street Church.—Anniversary
sol v«*es m cjiinection Avitn tne -barar,
wupea ivieitiliodiisii Uiiouxiu AVtere held
yerteiday. Tne Rev. L. Tart, a iur
mcr pastor of tine churon, preached m
the morning, and the evening, and the
Itev. C. c. Dugan in the afternoon.
A.U the services were Aveil attended.. In
tne evening Mi: Tait sp-oke on . the
uords—“x Avas not disobedient to the
Heavenly . vusiem” (Acts, 19th v., . 2Gth
e f Paul, he remarked, had appealed
to the Koinan Emperor Avnen accusa
tions were made against him, ana toe
incident referred to in the text was
part of the apostle’s defence upon the
occasion of the visit of Agrippa. A
Wonderful and reai change'had taken
place -ip , Paul, iiij’'broad daylight, and
in public, arid lie. AA r 'a,s revealing, the
causes of that change—divine’light and
human obedience. Visions were fre
quent in Old Testament times. Some
related to national history, and soniic
were of aii intensely personal charac
ter. . Paul’s vision suggested that ir
Avas of personal sin. Tile voice askea
why Saul carried on persecution. It
wag Saul at Avhose feet the young man
avlio stoned Stephen had placed their
outbi garment. Then it was a vision
of tho Divine Saviour who- declared
Himself, and one of pardon. The
days of visions had not, passed. ' Bar
vqnarola, in the loth century, had his
vision, and Avas obedient to it. A
httlo later Martin Luther, who was
frying to Atork out his OAvn justifica
tion by works, had his vision of justi
fication by faith. In the 18th century
Wesley had a \ision. , These , were
names which were written on the pages
of history. .But there had been the
vision which had come : to every man
and woman. Some had recognised the
value of the vision, and. were able to
say _ that they hud npt been disobedient
to itA. Men: yvalked in • darkness . be
caAise.' of f diisohediehce. r There was no
deliverance apart ft'om Christ, arid
light cculd come from God alone. Great
need existed iSoi* divine ‘illumination
ard butthere also .must iW
obedience, which meant much , more
than mere assent 'to. the teachings - ot
the Scriptures. ' Pa.nl . asked—“ Lord
what Avilt Thou have me to:.:db-?ACVTh.at
implied forstaking sin and yielding ser-.
vice. Powers of the body and facul
ties of the mind must lfe< placed at:
Christ ? s service. . There was special
singing at each serviced The morning
anthem was “The Gldiy of the Cord”.,
/Gossl. ' In the afternoon Mr V. Tinr
vev vremden-ed the solo in the anthem
“Oome -TTpt-o and Mwi Iv"
KondalT that in “PUng Unto the Lord”
In Oto nrwina tb« p
theme were “Light and Darkness’’ (so !
Loist, Miss EUa Edmunds), “What o*
the Night?” (soloists, Messrs J. "Wool
cock* and A. Lngg), and M rs Ivo Ken
dall sang “Angels Ever Bright and
Fair.” The anniversary will he con
tinued this evening ,when a social ga
thering will take place.
Ceremony at Sebastopol Honour
Avenue ..A very impressive ceremony
look place at the Sebastopol A-veniio
of Honour on Sunday afternoon, lhei
teachers and scholars of the Sebasto
pol Methodist Sunday school, preced
cxl by the little, folk of tlie lcmuoi
garten class, marched in /procession,
each bearing a white bouquet of Easter
daisies, one of which was placed, on
each tree planted in memory of a
fallen soldier, and those planted in
memory of every Anzac from ths
borough. To Miss B. Bowden, direct
i ess of the kindergarten, and her help
ers is due the credit of this thoughtful
and .sympathetic action. • After the
opening of the school Miss Ba-wden
spoke to her 1 ittlo scholars of the ,
bravery and sacrifice of the soldiers
who went forth to fight for God and
country, and urged! them never to
forget to honour the memory of those
who had died as well as those who
had. ®been spared to return to their
loved ones. Mr E. Kent, superin
tendent of the school, addressed those
present on the saeredness and solemn
ity of Auzac Bay and what it meant.
Mr Donald Gunn, on behalf of the
Kindergarten class, placed a beautiful
wreath on the shield erected at the en
trance of the avenue. To eaolu mem
orial bouquet was attached a card,
■bearing the words “Tn Memory. From
the Sebastopol Methodist Kinder-,
.Marten. ’* The sight was a very affect
ing one.
Bailway Institute... 011 Saturday a
tpecial train was run front Ballarat to
Maryborough ■ in; . connection with the
railway carnival there, and it had an
interest m that the Ballarat branch
i,f the Railway Institute was to henet
:it from the returns of the sale of
i bkets. Some, seventy or eighty people
patronised' the train, which, however,
j baked up more as far north as Cres
'iidk, where a Daylesford special met
:i. Similar trains were run from Ben
digo, and Stawell, in each instance
tha local Institute taking the profits.
Masonic Function.. .On Saturday
night the first annual meeting or the
inatalleki Masters' Association attrac
ted a large and representative gather
ing of the Masonic fraternity in Ball
■ t; rat- Among the visiters were the
| Pro. Grand Master (A'I.AV. Bro. F. T.
I H.ckfordl) and the Grand Secretary
(V.W. Bro. Stewart). Bro. Hickford
delivered an interesting address on
matters, relating to thie craft at the
gathering, which took the iorm oi a
t’moke social. Worshipful Masters,
Fast Masters, and Wardens from var
ious lodges were in attendance, and
1 he function was a most successful
ond.
Ancient Mining ltehu.. .An interest
ing relic from the early days of the
‘.UnviaijL mining in Ballarat was un
earthed on Saturday in a .prospecting
i uaft that isi being sunk in the rail
way. reserve near the Queen street
Bridge by a small syndicate. The relic
was an ancient mining bucket with
leather cleats still in their places and
t ha handle intact, and it was found at
a depth of 53 feet from the surface.
The whole neighborhood was the scene
• :i much alluvial mining activity before
ihe railway was built, and it is be
lieved that thie shaft opened on a.n
del drive which had collapsed and
buried the bucket. Notwithstanding
its long interment fifty feet under
ground for so many years, the bucket
s in a fair state of presrvation.
“Germany From Inside.” —At the
City A.N.A. meeting to-night, Oapfc.
O. Mills, 0.8. E., will deliver his lec
ture entitled “Germany from Inside
During and After the War,” Capt.
Mills will describe his experiences as a
prisoner of war in Germany, and tae
lecture will be illustrated with, pictures
specially lent by the Australian’War
Museuan.. : - The public are cordially in
vited to the lecture, which will be held
at the A.N.A. Hall.
pennant 'Unf/uried.---During the in
terval at the football match, at the
City Oval between South City a uci
Redan, the pennant won last season
■by the South City Cluib w/as unfurled
by Mr D. C. AEG rath, M-H.lt., anu
Air A. Hughes, ALL.A.
Presentation. —Air H. Brown, senior
sorter at the Ballarat Post Office, has
retired after 39 years’ service, in the
department. He was prevented with
a travelling rug from the stuff.
Football Begins.—The first associa
tion’matched of the season were piayeJ
cn Saturday, and were well at'.ended.
Promise of good games during the sea
son was forthcoming. The league will
have its opening on Sl.iturclay next.
Death Follows Accident. —Informa-
tion was received by Air C. Hager
yesterday that his brother-in-law, Air
■;• Kealy, had died from, injuries acci
clentially sustained. Air .Healy wag
ctationmaster at Cressy and went to
Kse his daughter, about fomr miles
from Oo'lae, about a week ago. Avmk
out driving on Sunday, loth April, „e
■-v‘is thrown out of a buggy and ha.
ihree ribs broken, and his coLlarbonc
fractured He suffered considerably
moan shock, and bio death occumd o.
Saturday evening.
City Court.—There v. ai a hank
sheet in the City Court on Saturday-,
when the magiitrutes in attendant,
were Messrs P. H. V. EHiget, P.M.,
and C. Walker, E. J. Vernon, and W.
Harrison, J’s.P.
Hospital Caves.—D. Males, of Peel
street, was treated at the Hospital
on Saturday for an injury to/ one of
hi3 legs. M. Sullivan, cf Napoleons
was attended to for a fractured arm.
An Anzac memorial sendee will bp
held m the Nteil Street .Methodist
church on. Wednesday morning, at 1]
o clock, when the speaker will l>e the
liev T. C. Rentoal.
Aleat Industry Employes’ Union fort
nightly meeting. Trades Hall, to-night.
Mr . G- D. Trekardo’s dancing classes
Hall this evening.
ih© superintendent of the .Benevolent
Borneo acknowledges with thanks
dozen bun s from Mr Rowe.
; The Benevolent Home weekly state
ment is as follows:—Remaining in Home
> week -, 134 males, 83 females:
admitted. 1 male, 5 \females; birth. 1
male; discharged, 3 males, l female
deaths, 1 male. Out-door relief, lr
adults, 15 children.
, Tylers diiect attention to special
oargains throughout their store to-day.
a.n the . underolcfcthing section
warm winter wear for women is mark
ed at special bargain prices, and the
goods are . of splendid quality and
worthy of inspection. A clearance will
co made of maid's and children’s wool
an d. golfers, millinery lines, in
cluding velour hats, black satin mollyo 1
nuts, ready to wears, girl’s and cliild
iof,. over -y description,
special bargains ladies’ velour coats, new
season s goods at sale prices, golfers
.junipers skirts, blouses, frocks, etc!
department will offer special fa
cUities for saving money on requirements
ior the cold weather approaching.
irt \ an , d Pyjamas ar e now
S throughout Australia for dis
tinction.of pattern,. fit and lorn- ser
,By lat ting the public know that
die.y stopk Pelaco goods and bv always
D tn pn h ?, nc \ °° m P lete stocks, Crock
ers, the well known clothiers of this
m tlle , A e «)gniscd : bead,
quarters for Pelaco shirts, collars and
fy ;,ama ®. Ballarat and district. in
the other branches of clothing, such a*
Wa 5 r- at \ ° l vercoafcs for men and
boys, Crocker 5 s also carry very coni
prehensivo stocks. " y
. Mr J. L. Komesarook, draper of d9
■Bndge street and Lydia rd' street an
Drivd 68 t T h r f i aun ,f h l in - of a big Bargain
7 h ?h. pase advertisement
Mr Komesarook intimates that seven
of new goods ordered bv him
Poland twelve months a 2 o have “S
rnved. As this is an immense pnr.
SS r^’ 000 ’- Ml ' Komesarook
states that-he is disposing of all present 1
stocks at greatly reduced prici in
tke valuea he is
are wtTOQwUnaty;,indeed. 1
A conversazione in connection with
the It oval Society of St. George .will be
held in the Citv Hall this evening.
Morshead’s to-day announce that their
aaw business —a lave Wire Cash Drap
■‘-rv Store —will be opened on Thursday
next at 321 Sturt street, Ballarat (late
1. and li. Jansen’s). Sensational bar
gains were purchased for . the opening,
jn.i also Jansen's stock will be cleared
at less than half prices. . Extensive al
terations have been carried out during
the last four weeks, which has given
splendid light and plenty of shopping
space. Shoppers should avail the.ro
seives of this money saving opportunity
to obtain new season’s- winter drapery
at much less than ordinary prices. The
firm state that the selection is large,
ai;rf the whole stock is only of good
serviceable drapery. Morshead’s. where
von pav less for good drapery, 321 Sturt
street, Ballarat.
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