We remind the Bruce Rifles that the cornmauding Officer's monthly parade takes place this evening at half past seven o'clock. A Meeting of the Tokormiriro Farmers' Club will take place at the Council Chambers this evening at half-past seven o'clock. A full attendance of members is desirable. By a decision of the German Supreme Court Dec. 19 IS7O, the printer of objectionable advertisements lies open to the same pains and penalties as the advertiser. A whale, S5 feet in length, was washed on shore near the Piako, Firth of Thames, a few days ago. A steamer towed the monster across to Grahau±stown, and the lucky finders expect to realize £150, from the oil. We saw a splendid specimen of the black swan at Mr Burt's shop on Satm'day. The bird had been shet on Lake Tuakitoto ; it measured 4 feet 3 inches from the tail to the bill, and weighed 16i lbs. Its plumage was in fine condition arid tho bird will be stuffed in Dunedin. Another of the few remaining naval veterans who served under Lord Nelson passed away on the 17th of March. Admiral Philip Westphal died at the ripe age of 98, having entered the nary in 1794. He accompanied Nelson to the West Indies and back in search of the combined fleets of France and Spain. In our last issue we published a local, taken from the "Daily Times," to the effect that the whole of this year's crop, belonging to Mr Jas. Petrie of Kaitaugata had been accidentally destroyed hy fire, and that he had suffered a similar loss last year. We have been informed that the Mr Petrie who sustained the lass resides at jMaungatua, and is in no way connected with Mr Petrie of Stirling. Yesterday being the Queen's Birthday, all the shops and the Banks were closed, a good few of our townsmen having gone either to Dunedin, or into the country for coursing and shooting. We were surprised that our gallant Bruce Rifles did not turn out to fire a Royal salute in honor of her Majesty, We noticed a few excursionists from Duncdiu, who had a look at Milton. The ' Printer & Stationer ' for March states that the oldest printing-offices in France are situated in Limoges, where Mons. Barton's business, founded in 1605, is still carried on, as is that founded in IGO7 by the Brothers Chapouland. There is also a printing-office in Mans, founded in 161S by Monnoyer, This and Chapouland's office are carried on by the families of their respective founders. Ox Saturday morniDg a seven roomed house belonging to a Mr Wilson, and situated between Forth and Eden streets, Dunedin. was destroyed by fire. The house was insured for £700 and the furniture for £500. On Saturday night a second fire broke out in a two storied house in Hauover Street, occupied by Mr John Pattinson, but the Fire Brigade checked this fire before a great deal of damage was done. Owing to the insufficient protection of the Police two valuable lengths of hoso were lost by the Fire Brigade. The ladies of Paris are wearing entire costutnrvs of fur, sealskin, Astrakhan, and even ratskin. A ratskiu dress is thus described: ' In a costume of American rat, the skirt is made with a considerable number of skins, arranged so that the back :md stomach of the animal alternate, and describe dark and light stripes or bands; the rat bodice is trimmed with chinchilla, an I'icroyable cape in chinchilla over the rat jacket and a rat toqua, with a hawk's head at the side.' Yesterday the members of the Milton Bowling Club played the closing match of the season, and though the afternoon was fine and calm, they ha.d no occasion to take off their coat?. A match was arranged between the light and heavy weights of the Club. The light weights were ■ — ■ Dr Reid, Messrs M'lntosh, Bastings, and Tvviss(skip.) The heavy weights were represented by Messrs Ferguson, Jones, Taylor, and Marryatt (skip). The light ones came to the front in the first match, which closed with 21 against G ; but in the second match corpulence had in its turn the best, and the game closed with 21 to 16, thus resulting in a tie. At S o'clock in the evening the members of the Club, to the number of about 20, assembled at the White Horse Hotel and partook of a most sumptuous repast provided by Secretary Bastings. We understand that a very pleasant evening was spent. The bowls will now enjoy a rest for a few months, and the "reen will be in splendid condition next season. Tub 'Timaru Herald' of Wednesday says: — an extraordinary exodus of the unemployed has taken place from Timaru within the past fortnight or three weeks. As an instance of the lessened numbsr of swaggers making for and departing from this town, we may mention that the average number of callers per day at the Meat Preserving Works at the Washdyke has decreased within the last three weeks from sixty to under twenty. Where the
wandering- portion of the community . has gone to we are at a loss to say. That they have, to use an American phrase, made themselves scarce, is plainly evident from the comparatively deserted appearance which our streets ' present at nights. Their movements are almost as great a mystery as those of comets. What influence acts on them and directs their motions is a question to be solved. They are not yet leaving the colony in any numbers, and yet, like passenger pigeons, they are here to-day and gone to-morrow. We have much pleasure in recording one of the most extraordinary yields of potatoes which has ever occurred in the Otago District, and has in all probability never been rivalled in the colony. In the same locality were the wheat, for which Mr Peter McGill obtained the first prize at the Sydney Exhibition was grown, namely, Moa Flat, Mr Nicholson has produced no less than thirteen tons of potatoes from only •| of an acre of ground. The soil was chiefly composed of silt, and we can vouch for the correctness of this wonderful yield, a sample of the potatoes having been brought to Milton by Mr Kofoed, direct from the grower. By far the majority of the specimens exceed the .weight of one pound each, but many go up to nearly two pounds, while hardly any are to be seen below the common average size, and the whole of them are in thoroughly sound condition. The variety has been reared by the grower from special seed called Nicholsonius Gigantica. A sample of the potatoes is on view at Mr Grant's Milton Hotel, and they are well worth inspection. We learn from Invercargill that the Eev, John Ferguson was ordained to bis pastorate at the First Prsbyterian Church on Thursday evening last, and that the Church, in spite of the inclemency of the weather, and attractions elsewhere, was crowded to the doors. The Rev. Mr Baird, of Winton. preached the sermon, taking for his text the sth verse of the 4th chapter of the second Epistle to the Corinthians. The Rev. Mr Ross, of Qneenstown, subsequently addressed Mr Ferguson in a most impressive manner, and the ceremony throughout seems to have conducted with much solemnity, and to the great satisfaction of all present. At the end of the service the opportunity was given to the members of the congregation of shaking hands with Mr Ferguson. The 'Southland Times ' closes a report of the proceedings as follows :—" We conclude without recording the fact that Mr Stobo was present, and looking much better than he has done for a long time, the relief from active duty having apparently already done much towards re-establishing his health. No one present gave his assistant a warmer grasp of welcome, as no one, probably, felt more acutely than he did the tender emotions awakened by the solemn ceremonies attendant upon the appointment of his colleague and successor. Doubtless, ?as the eyes of the congregation rested upon the familiar features of their work-worn pastor, their sympathies went towards him, even more warmly, perhaps, than they ever did in the days of his vigor and activity." We may add that a Soiree took place on Friday evening ia Floan's Theatre, and that the Rev. John Ferguson preached his first sermon on Sunday evening, the Rev. Jas. Cbisholm occupying the pulpit iv the morning. We shall give a full account of the proceedings in our next issue.
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Bruce Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 1206, 25 May 1880, Page 3
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