ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9704, 17 April 1897, Page 7

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

Las. month Ivit* pecsono- arrived-in,.tllA colony, _n__: 2046 left, -»"_gainst I_*_s___cl "2567 for tho c6_r-opo_x__^,-noath*ias_B^,

WE_.l-_-rG{-TCGSr- -«C__ _*_-BS.

Messrs C. Wilson ao& A. K. -_tason - have been nominated' for - tbe "WeJlingtoEi <Sub«r_*3 seat.

WELLINGTON GITY LOAN.

CPie We_fi_gto_?'C*-by-ConnciJ, meeting, passed** a tbe' issue of a notice of the ■CoaaalEa -.intention to raise £33,000 for drainage purposes, secured by a.special'.rate«ofv-ldJJnfthe'_s.

THE E_-#ATTJ_,

On Monday Tvi_t_end two steamers with eyoarejoni-ts from 1 Wei* lington tl Picton to viev-" the championship regatta." Permission has'been'girvr-n -tor-carry 1570 perilous.

BRASS BANDS?: ASSOCt&TION.

At the ann__hitee_ing;of tire New* Zealand Brass' Bands A_-otn-t_-n, at Dunedin, Mr W. Wills President. A proposal toallow oaty -axweeks- for*;tiie.--study f a.eontest-selection'was-negatived^aa-slso were proposals from the Stan-more aad CStizen bands. The following judses were nominated for the next-contest—MrWat-" lace, Christchurch -. Mr Wishart, Duuedia-; Mr Triranell, Wellington.; __r Bayerte, Dunedin; Mr 8-hn_idt,vA_c_-ttnd, _■_«_'Mr -i*%sseU^_-uckl_-di

BOSHEK-. ■ __X__DUTION.

The f-S-_3> Aa_ad___**_t teteg-raphs foam *We-_mgtoa>:—_fol-__rg definitocan he ascer-/tsmecr-arboat' the date of _fc!_***-e***'s execution. a-tr-bntabie to thc.Adn-lnistr-.tor of the. Goverwosnl? not -forwarding the w-xrant owing tov_-jd_fl_- : cutty,, the sheriff being unable to- obtain -a -competent hangman. When the Execu* trvfrWe«_ion was-commiiii-Catedl-Oi -Bbsfeet the rem-ined very calm, tend be appears quite resigned to his fate. So __r as ■« _ .reprieve.

CHICKED CHOLISRA -K"Cm-RABBITS.

The Press Asso__it_on t__gg>__phs from Dan-din! thafe,rHi' reply 'to- a-«co_nxsnMti*ation by___. C. Btegg, paiatfrag out the iuccese which las attendfed the. ia_roducing of cKieken, cholera for rabbit destruction in Qneensland, Mr Ritchie, Secretory of Agrieralt»_rei writes that Mr Gib-nth when in Paris-and Queensland, and is busy cultivating a supply of microbes. Mr BrydonQ bas given, permissioD to trypan experiment en the Clydevalo Station, and he hopeMo make a start ittva week or two.

ALLEGED FRAUDS BY MEA# SALESMEN.

A serious scandal is now (says London co_si--X«tio_-^'the ,Me»i

Markets Committee of the City Corporation. It is alleged that a firm of leading salesmen in the Central Meat Market have systematically charged more than their legitimate commission on the sale of meat—the custom being for the importers, owners, or consignors to be charged a commission of 2 per cent.—that during the last five years action after action hae Been commenced against them on the ground that they have returned false and fraudulent sales and prices, and that rather than go into the Court the firm in question have paid altogether about £20,000 in settlement of these actions. Yet another action is now pending, and until it is ended the Committee will suspend its judgment. But the matter is ono which certainly ought to be probed to the bottom, and if the allegations made prove to be true, some means will have to be adopted to prevent such malpractices on the part of the tenants of the Corporation in the market.

INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF.

The Auckland Indian Famine Relief Fund closed at £1130, and the last instalment, £380, was forwarded on Thursday.

WEATHER FORECAST.

Captain Edwin has sent warnings for westerly gales and rain to all places northward of Napier, Taupo and Manukau, and for southerly gales and rain to all other places.

THE CASE OF CHEMIS.

It is understood that the petition for the release of Chemis, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Hawkings at Kaiwarra some years ago, will not be considered by the Cabinet until June, when other requests urging the recognition of the Queen's Jubilee reign are to be considered.

A JUBILEE SUGGESTION.

A Parliamentary -"gem," which the special correspondents seem to have overooked, comes to us from Wellington. The Hon. Mr Scotland, in his speech in the Legislative Council, pooh-poohed the idea of sending Home a military "bodyguard." The contingent, he said, was not representative of New Zealand. If they wanted to ■end a proper representation of New Zealand to England they should send some Bank Directors with their balance sheets annexed lo them.

THE PREMIER.

The Premier has received a number of invitations from Clubs and other Institutions at Home, including the London Chamber of Commerce, to accept their hospitality. Mr P. A. Philips, Town Clerk of Auckland, has been moving in the matter of presenting an address to Mr Seddon, but was compelled to give up the idea, chiefly through want of time. The Tntanekai, the Premier and Mrs and Miss Seddon and Mr Crow, Secretary, left Wellington for Manukau at 6.20 on Thursday night, en route for England via San Francisco.

A KING'S WEDDING CAKE.

The Auckland Herald reports that Mr Buchanan, a local confectioner, is at present manufacturing the wedding cake for the royal marriage of the King of Tonga. It will be the handsomest ever made in New Zealand. It stands five feet in height, and weighs a little under a quarter of a ton. The design is very unique, the base being octagon in Bhape and pannelled, and the decorations are moat elaborate and artistic. The cake is surmounted by a crown, on which stands a vase (supported by four classical figures), containing a magnificent bouquet. It appears that the King, when a Tongan prince, receiving at the Auckland College and Grammar School some years ago, formed a friendship with Mr Buchanan, which ripened and strengthened as time went on, and in recollection of a happy acquaintanceship, the King has placed the order for his wedding cake with his old Auckland friend.