NEWS OF THE DAY.

Bush Advocate, Volume I, Issue 13, 5 June 1888, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

♦ Mr F. W. Butler has found a silver watch. Danevirke has now a photographic establishment in full swing. See adver- ' tisement. N atice is given by Mr Bierro, clerk of tie Danevirke Road Board, that the Board intends to strike a rate of three farthings in the £. The rate book is now open for inspection. The dissolution of partnership between Messrs Fraeer and Burmester is announced by an advertisement. Mr Burmester continues the business upon his own account. Mr Fraser, we believe, contemplates a trip to Melbourne, and on his return will, no doubt, open up busipess of some sort in Danevivke,

The Danevirke Road Board will hold their meetings at 7 p.m. in future instead of eight. : . - . ■••'■' The quarterly summoned meeting of jCourt Rising Sun, A.0.F., will; be heia this evening at 8 o'clock. • " Mr W. Dixon and Mr R. Workman while on a shooting excursion last week in Henderson and Wratt's bush, Danevirke, "came across some human remains, which they brought to town for examination. Dr "Williams, having inspected them, is of. opinion that they belong to a white man and have been exposed for 30 years or more. Perhaps some old resident can recollect if anyone has been lost or not. Ratepayers who are in arrear either in the Danevirke Town or Road District are likely to have a lively time of it immediately, as Mr Bierre, the Clerk, has re. ceived strict instructions to " go " for defaulters without fear or favour, and «' go " he must. In order to avoid both trouble and expense it would be as well for those indebted to the above mentioned local bodies to pass in their cheques a once. The Otago Daily Times says :— A case of poisoning of a child by an overdose of Ayer's cherry pectoral occurred in Dune: din the other day, and but for "the prompt' intervention of medical skill it would very probably have been attended with fatal results. We have made enquiries, and learn that cherry pectoral, which is a good deal used for colds and sore throats, contains oil of bitUr almonds or prussic acid, which is a deadly poison. The director of the Canterbury School of Agriculture, Mr Ivey, has adopted a method of storing apples which has proved uncommonly successful. Instead of being kept upon shelves of wooden battens, the fruit is kept upon trays, of galvanised wire netting. These trays are arranged in tiers sufficiently far apart, to prevent the apples in the various layers from touching one another. Mr Ivey has apples which have been kept for fifteen months on these trays, and which are still perfectly sound. . Ihe following ludicrous story was related by the Marlborough Express a few days ago :— While the Justices were waiting for the preparation of a prohibition order recently, the individual against whom it was issued, and who consented to the order, rushed off like chain lightning in the direction of the Club Hotel, remarking, as he passed Sergeant Scanlan, " Here goes for the last pint." It was a laughable incident for everybody except the poor wife, and even she could not resist a smile. The charman of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, Mr Graham, in his quarterly report to the Chamber, takes a hopeful view of the trade prospeots of the colony. He considers New Zealand has been comparatively fortunate, and has not suffered so much, from the almost universal wave of depression that has swept over the trade of the world, as most other countries have done. Money continues to be plentiful for both trade purposes and for permanent investment, so kUn± nn +1m wlinla +^&_mitlook for tll<V future is fairly bright, whilst if anything like a revival took place in the value in Europe of our staple products, our troubles will shortly be a thing of the past. Beferring to the find of quicksilver near Omapere Lake, Bay of Islands, and the purchase of the lands by a Sydney company, the local paper says, "Boring operations are to be commenced without delay. There can be no shadow of doubt but the quicksilver will be a 'booming success, and as mercury is used largely in gold-mining operations in the colony, and is now quoted at ten guineas per flask, in the London markets, there is no reason to question our surmise of success." The Bay of Islands people expect that as the result of the sale of the mercury mine, population and capital will flow in to such an extent that in 12. months the place will be scarcely recognisable. Hiram Coller, engineer of the Glendale (Pennsylvania) ironworks, had crawled into one of the boilers in his charge for the purpose of cleaning it, taking with him a can of orude petroleum. He placed this near the furnaoe. door, and while he was examining the interior the oil exploded and caught fire. The end of the boiler was at ,once filled with the flames. Coller orouched down with his back to the dames, supposing that he could hold out against the heat and smoke until the oil was consumed. The heat became so intense and the smoke so dense, however, that he saw that he must either esoape at once or meet with a terrible death. The only way to escape was to crawl through the flame and smoke between him and the opening. His progress was necessarily slow, and his torture, as he passed through the three feet or so of solid fire, was frightful. He held his breath to prevent inhaling the flame and closed his eyes to protect them from the fire, anil reached the open air. He was able to get but a few feet from the boiler when he fell unconscious, His clothes were in flames, but they were quickly extinguish© 1 by workmen who were near. Coller's hair and whiskers were burned to the roots > and his face, hands, and neck, and other parts of his body were terribly blistered, but he recovered. Mr Lamb, architect to the Education Board, visited Norsewood on Saturday last to inspect the building contracts in connection with the school and teacher's residence. He was much pleased with the rapid and satisfactory progress, and expressed himself to that effect; he did not expect to find it so far advanced. The teacher's residence is in an almost finished state, and the most difficult part of the school erected. Messrs Maynard and Colo deserve credit for the way they have pushed on their respective contracts, knowing as they do how badly school accomodation is wanted. The Junction Hotel is likely to be in full swing next, and the children will then have to be housed somewhere else. Would it not be advisable to start the winter holidays then , and give the youngsters say 3 weeks freedom. The teacher's residence would, in the meantime, be finished and become passably dry, giving room for the most important standards at the end of the holidays. We hope there will be no thought of teaching them in any new, raw and cold building.

New consignment of boots at the Danevirke ready money store. ,-r-Mi ■■"W.'v. O. Smith, M.H.R., passed through the Bush to-day on his way to Wellington.. Mr H. Smith of the Pramier Sawmill, Makotuku, invites tenders for falling and cross cutting. Mr Charles Jacobson has obtained the contract of logging and cutting at Messrs Bichter, Naunstead, and Co.'s mill. .. . ; The bachelors of Danevirke are giving a dance to-night in Messrs Ronberg and Clausen's Hall. Numerous invitations have been sent out and accepted. It promises to be a very pleasant gathering. "We have been asked to remind foot bailers, that there will be a meeting aj Mr C. Baddeley's Hotel to-morrow'even-ing, at 8 p.m. for the purpose of picking the team to play the return' match at Makotuku on Saturday next. Ormondville and Makotuku will soon be able to boast of a medical practitioner, a relative of Mr Eemmgton, the chemistThe new .doctor has taken a |lease of Mr F. Forward's cottage at Ormondville, and will settle down there with his family almost immediately. The football match at Napier on Saturday, between a town team and one from the Bush districts, resulted in favor pf the former by two points to nil. Warbrick* Symonds, Gasson, Milne, and Newton most distinguished themselves among the "Bushmen." After the match the visitors were entertained at a smoke concert. Mr P. Magnussen has satisfactorily finished forming and metalliog the deviation of the Ormondville-Norsewood Boad, between the courthouse and the school. The new road is not likely to be used much till the school reserve is fenced in> so the metal will have ample time to settle: and solidify. What about the mooted idea of clearing the logs off the road, school, and railway reserves ? We wish to draw travellers attention to the change in the proprietorship of the Beaconsfield Hotel, Makotuku, Mr H. W« Gasson having purchased Mr D. Smith's interest in the business. There is no need to introduce the present proprietor to the locality where he has now started hotel business, as he is an old established, well known, and popular settler there, and, no doubt, will soon become a favorite as an hotel keeper and caterer for the public. We are in receipt of a letter intended for our open column, and signed " Justice." It is written by a Norsewood resident, and contains certain complaints against the mail carrier. We think it would be far better for our correspondent to lodge his complaints with the Postal Authorities, if there really be any cause for complaint. We have up to date heard nothing unsatisfactory about the mail carrier, but, in any case, we could not insert the letter in question as it is highly libellous. A pleasant little ceremony took place yesterday when some half-dozen of the school children, on behalf of their, comheadmaster of the Danevirke school, and presented him with a lever watch and gold mounted hair guard. Mr Nelson ? who was taken by surprise, expressed in feeling terms his thanks for the gift and the kindly wishes that prompted it. He could assure the children at the school that he was reluctant to leave them and would be glad to hear of the continued progress of the school in the future. Mr Nelson left yesterday to take up his new appointment at Tologa Bay.