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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 2980, 13 January 1881, Page 2

The rain falls on the just and unjust, but not on the man who has just stolen an umbrella.

All the disputed rates in the original Eparaima Road Board District have been paid, so that there will be no further litigation in tho matter.

The Returning Officer has announced that he will declare the result of the poll at, or as near as possible to a quarter to seven o'clock this evening.

Professor Haselmayer has the promise of a successful season here, judging by the number of tickets already taken for his first performance on Monday.

All claims against the Mohaka Goldmining Company must be sent into the secretary, Mr F. Pell, by to-morrow, or else they will not be recognised.

Mr W. Routledge will sell, near the Kaikora Hotel, to-morrow, a quantity of property and stock. Full particulars will be found in another column.

Messrs. H. Monteith and Co will soil at the Masonic Hotel to-morrow, at 3 p.m., the privileges in connection with tho Hawke's Bay Racing Club's annual meeting at Clive.

Mr Drower has a magnificont crop of wheat at his St. Vincent farm near Waipukurau. There aro twenty acres sown with Canterbury seed, and tho crop is about the finest wo have seen in tho North Island.

We learn from New Plymouth that tho Maoris aro not surprised at Mr Bryeo's resignation. They say that To Whiti prophesied last month that Mr Bryoe would not long be in tho Government, and it would therefore be of no uso talking to him.

Tho committeo of the Waipawa County Jockey Club met last evoning at Kaikora. It was staled that tho club was in a most flourishing condition, having a considerable credit balance. It was decided to present £5 to tho County Hospital at Waipukurau.

Tho committee of tho Napior Athenaeum met last ovening, whon one hunred books ordorod from Mudie's by the secretary were approved of. It was decided to paint tho building, and also to place a board outside notifying tno hours of opening and closing. All the other business was of a purely routine character.

The following members have been chosen to play in tho match Hawke's Bay County v. Waipawa Cricket Clubs at Hastings on Saturday noxt : — Messrs Brathwaito, Liddlo, E. Tanner,Gilpin, Warrilow, Clunie, Scruby, Gilberd, G. Grant, Alex. Williams ; emergencies, C. Tanner and F. Moore. Wickets will bo pitched at 9.30, and mombers are requested to bo punctual.

Tho Union Steamship Company intend making a now departure. Wo learn that it is intended to despatch either the Te Anau or Wakatipu to Hong Kong shortly from Dunedin with cargo and Chinese passengers, of whom, it is stated, there are a good number. Tho steamer will afterwards proceed to Foo Chow, and load up with the first shipment of new season's tea for Now Zealand.

Mr Shanks, M.H.R- for Mataura, addressed his constituents last evening. Mr Shanks, who was evidently not in form, spoke very briefly and disconnectedly, and said nothing of great interest. At the conclusion of his address a resolution was passed by a large majority requesting him to resign. Mr Shanks declined to accede to the request, believing he possessed the confidence of the majority of the electors.

The opinion of Mr W. Travers, out ard away the best authority on Municipal law., in the colony, has been obtained on the point raised as to the legality of Mr McVay taking his seat at t' c Council meeting this afternoon. Mr Travers' telegram is as follows:—"By the Municipal Corporations Act Amendment Act, 1877, section 4, a newly-elected Councillor takes office on_ tbe day of election, and the former Councillor ceases to hold office ; therefore, the former Councillor cannot take part in the proceedings on that day."

A Dunedin paper has the following about the performances in that city of the wellknown magicinn who is about to visit us: —The large audiences that have assembled nightly in the Princess Theatre during the past week, and the applause that the mystifications of Professor Haselmayer have called forth, show the popularity in Dunedin of conjuring entertainments. Nor is this popularity undeserved, for the tricks are performed with consummate skill, and those who delight in being puzzled can derive no little amusement from the exhibition.

In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before Captain Preece, R.M., James Whelau, charged with drunkenness and using obscene language, was fined 5s and costs or 4S hours imprisonment for the first offence, and 10s and costs or seven days imprisonment for the latter, both sentences to run concurrently. Hohipi Ngapo, alias Henare Wairoa, was charged with forgery and uttering an order for the sum of £29 10s 7d upon the Union Bank at Gisborne with intent to defraud the same. Upon the application of the police prisoner was remanded to Gisborne. In the civil case Sutton v. Stuart, claim £21, Mr Cornford appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Lascelles for the defendant. His Worship gave judgment for tho plaintiff for £15 15s, with costs and counsel's fee. The Court then rose.

The piles for the Napier infant district school have been placed in position, and the height of the ground plates of the building from the existing surface is causing surprise, if not amusement. Some people were even under the impression that the intention of the architect was to form a covered playground under the building, the piles being about 4 feet 6 inches high. On enquiry we learn that the architect applied to the Municipal Engineer for the permanent level, and was told that it would be about twelve inches above the present footpath. The architect knowing something about the Emerson-street levels, determined upon taking as the basis eighteen inches higher than the footpath, then, leaving two feet to be filled up with concrete, there is only left one foot between the floor and the ground work for ventilation.

On Tuesday night a Sanctuary of the Ancient Order of Shepherds (being the second degree in Forestry), under the title of Sanctuary Captain Cook, No. 5840, was opened at the Working Men's Club Hall. Pa-it Poster Bro. James Higgs, who has been in Wellington to get the necessary instructions, was the opening officer, assisted by Bro. P.P. George Stobson. Twentythree members were initiated. The following were elected as office-bearers:—Poster, Bro. James Higg ; Sub-Poster, Bro. James Sinden; Treasurer, Bro. John James; Scribe, Bro. Wm. Ward; First Attendant. Bro. John Ashton; Second Attendant, Bro. Edward Blackwell; Senior Keeper, Bro. A. Pelfott; Junior Keeper, Bro. T. Exeter. The Order of Shepherds is a society that is increasing rapidly both in members and funds in England and America, and has for its particular object the granting of extra sick pay and funeral benefits to members of the Ancient Order of Foresters who form its ranks. The Shepherds, it worked up as the Foresters have been in Hawke's Bay, should turn out a thorough success.

A muggy morning, a driving mist from the sea, and a, foul weather forecast from Captain Edwin, did not give the supporters of Mr Wall much encouragement to-day as they spiung from their beds " to do or die " at the polling booth. And when the morning Prevaricator was left at their doors, damp from the press and limp from the weakness of its editorials, the spirits of the M'Vayites further fell when they read that Mr Wall's election was practically certain if he were placed at the head of the poll. It was a safe prophecy, but it was not comforting. In consequence of a disgraceful insinuation that appeared in an organ of a clique that shall be nameless, Mr M'Dougall refused to take his breakfast before 6 a.m.; the Rev. Mr Oliver would not leave his house for some time after his matutinal meal, and Renata was heard to say that he did not now care twopence who took the name of Tareha. Such was the state of confusion throughout the town in the early part of the day that the police put on their waterproofs for greater tafety. As we went to press the Council met, and in the deliberations of that august body we hope that the excitement may be allayed.

We learn that the principal subjects of interest to be brought befoie the Intercolonial Conference will include a proposal to establish an Intercolonial Court of Final Appeal; federation of the Australian Colonies, with a Federal Council; intercolonial legislation, with a view to the enforcement in one colony of the judgements of Courts in another, the recovery of debts, damages, &c, on judgments obtained m another colony, and the arrest of persons charged with misdemeanors (tho present power of extradition ex'ending only to charges of felony) or wife desertion ; the the promotion of intercolonial free trade, and a uniform tariff among the Australian * 'olonies; the Chinese immigration question; tho granting of patents in one colony giving protection for all the colonies ; the naval and military defence of the colonies ; postal and telegraphic matters; and several questions whose interest is confined to tho other Australian colouies, such as Border duties, diseases of stock and vinos, railway extension, &c. Ono point of much importance to Now Zealand will bo to procure, if possible, tho abandonment of tho present prohibitive Australian duties against imported oats, so as to admit those from New Zealand, and a strenuous effort will bo made in this direction.

Tho diroction of tbe conversational current in tho city yesterday was decidedly North by North, Northerly, Every one had the word on tho tip of the tongue, and had one of tho city banks failed no more greater interest could have been expressed than that aroused by the rumour that North, the £4000 sweep man, had levanted. When it became known that the Arawata had arrived from Auckland without bringing him back, a crowd quickly as. ombled round the wellknown premises on Lambton-quay making anxious inquiries, and the anxiety was intensified, and indignation became_ evident when it was found that no satisfactory intimation of the absent cit. could be obtained, and that it was known he had been seen on board the San Francisco mailsteamer some half-hour or so before her departure from Auckland. Further rumors were soon rife, some of which at last found confirmation. Mr George North is not only absent from Wellington, but his wife ana family have gone on a pleasure trip also. Report says that his property has been dv. posed to various purchase™, and what gives a greater air of probability to the rumor of his levanting is, that telegrams forwarded yesterday to his address in Auckland elicited no reply Some friends still cling to the belief that he will return, but in the meantime the position is considered sufficiently grave to induce his creditors to hold a meeting to discuss tho subject.--N.Z. Times, January H-

Among the latest curiosities of advertising are two from an American contemporary. One of them a farmer, who warns tho public against harboring his wife, who has left him at the beginning of summer's work, though he has been at the expense of "wintering her; " and in the other a laundress is wanted who will be willing to " take her pay in lessons on the guitar, and board on washing days."

The Irish Question. —O'Finnigan: " Look at that now. Brown! The Irishman will have his roights, thin, for he's got the heart, the lungs, and the brickbats, bedad." Brown: " Mark my words, O'Finnigan, these riots and murders will ruin business in your country.'! O'Finnigan: "Be jabers, and a good job too ! I hate business ; and show me the roight-minded, th rue-hearted Irishman that doesn't."-— ' Fun.'

A sentry, placed before a powdermagazine, sees his colonel approach, smoking an imported Havana cigar. He presents arms, snd says, firmly but respectfully, " Pardon me, colonel, but smoking is not allowed here." The colonel, with a superb gesture, flings away the cigar, and gives the faithful sentinel a louia dor. As soon as he got Prouud the corner, the faithful sentinel, with proud tears on his rugged countenance, picks up the cigar and finishes it with every manifestation of delight.

Speaking of Port Darwin as a gold-field, the Cooktown Herald says:—" A Victorian miner who was in Cooktown in the good old times, paid us a visit on his way south from Port Darwin, and said of it ' Don't mention it! it's no gold-field at all. The Chinese have scrapedev.-.y particle of washdirt off the rocks, and it was only found there. It's my opinion the Chinese will starve by hundreds in the rainy season. There's no provisions to be got there now; four of us had to trayel two days on six pounds of flour, which was all the 6tores could spare us.' "

There are good times in store for the Tasmanians, for, according to Baron Mueller, not only are dicotyledonese plentiful, but the mcnocotyledonese are acquiring numerical strength, and the acotyledonese are putting in a vigorous appearance. People are asking whether this means an improved condition of the money market, or a reduction in the price of food, or that clothing will be cheaper this year than it was last; but they may rest assured that the statement is potent with significance. The Baron would never use such long words had he not some good news in reserve.

An English journal in commenting on. the capture of the Kelly gang plainly shows that it is ignoraut of some of the leading facts relating to the memorable conflict at Glenrowan. But this is but a trifling mistake compared with some that our antipodean friends make in regard to things colonial. Fancy an intelligent British audience attending a lecture by a Queenslander being shocked and scandalized at hearing that wallabies swarmed on many squattages and had to be shot down by hundreds. The hearers of this dreadful account were under the impressien that wallabies were black ginß, and not destructive animals.

A Christchurch correspondent telegraphs to the New Zealand Herald:—" A chairman of a suburban Road Board and exchairman of a School Committee, having fallen foul of a paper, indited a letter to it. They amused themselves by publishing it as it was received, to the horror of the offended official and the amusement of his friends. This may be gathered from the fact that spectacle is spelt ' spectackless'; gazette is made ' gagette'; wrongs, * rongs ' ; and a multitude of other equally amusing specimens of ignoranoe. The fact, that seems to have chiefly irritated this village-cock was, that they (the paper) had called him an active particle, which he evidently did not understand, and took to be abuse of Borne kind."

Dr. Talmage has been treating the people of Brooklyn, to an extraordinary pieoa _o£ florid oratory, describing the marriage of Adam and Eve. This is the climax :—" The leaves whispered and the birds chattered, and laughing were the voices of the waters, for the king of the human race was advancing with his bride, the first man leading to the marriage altar tbe earliest woman. See, now, God, her father, steps forward and gives away the bride, while angels are the witnesses. Oh, wondrous wedding! In the Book of Time an angel inscribes the record, 'Married, on the second Tuesday in May, of the year One, Adam, the first man, to eve, the first woman, high Heaven officiating.'" The doctor has omitted one material point—the document was signed as a witness by " T. de Witt Talmage."

The art of advertising has reached a high, position at San Francisco. Here is a specimen:—" A romance in real life has just come to light within the past ten days. A gentleman of this country, well known for his talents and acquirements, left the Pacific Coast for a tour in Europe, to bury his bitter disappointment at his rejection by a splendid beauty. During his absence the lady rejected five other admirers. Reaching home three weeks ago the traveller determined to try his self-com-mand by calling on his fair enemy. As hp began to mount the steps ot tbe house she came up, returning from a walk. Their eyes met, he raised his hat, and they entered the house. Two hours after he went forth an accepted lover. His> hat was made by , of street."

The Griffin surmounting the Temple Bar memorial was for the first time uncovered and exposed to view on the 13th October. The griffin, which looks toward Westminster, wears, says the Times, an aspect of defiance similar to that of the lion surmounting the mound on the field of Waterloo ; but in place of the cannon ball which the lion is ready to roll, the griffin presents a shield, on which is engraved in golden letters the City motto, " Domine Dirige Nos." The workmen have been engaged night and day in hastening forward the completion of the memorial. The griffin has been executed by Mr C. B. Birch, A.R.A. The statues of the Queen and Princess of Wales, by Mr Boehm, A.8.A., were to be in their places in a few days, and the completion of the basso-relievos was to follow.

The Dunedin Star, in an article on native affairs, published on Thursday last, sa y S: —» The position at present we take to be very much this, namely, that Government have exhausted all reasonable means of effecting an understanding with Te Whiti, and that in future he will amply be ignored, unless he makes himself actively troublesome, in which case he will have a very short shrift. Realising that Ministers have done all m their power to produce an amicable settlement of real or imaginary grievances, the public opinion of the country will support them should harsher measures unfortunately become necessary. There is no reason at present to think that such will be the case. It may be inferred that the hopelessness of appeal to force is recognised at Parihaka, and that the policy of Government in pushing on tho sale and occupation of the confiscated territory, is rendering from day to day the opposition on the part of the natives to European settlement more futile."

Referring to the proposed trip Home of a colonial football team, the London Figaro says:—lt is to be hoped that the Australian football players, who, prompted by the balance-sheet of their cricketing brethren, are desirous, it is said, of paying us a visit, will think better of their intentions. If they really do come, after all, they will probably get what they do not bargain for —" more kicks than halfpence "—for there are many reasons why it is extremely improbable that they will make money by their venture. Football is not a game that commands much " gate money" with us, as a rule; and the "Rugby Union" has told the Antipodean footballers as much, we believe, thus damping their ardour considerably. The fact is, there seemß a likelihood of these Antipodean visits being overdone. Because a cricket eleven has come,

and played, and filled its pockets, Australian athletes of all kinds seom to regard our country as a Tom Tiddler's land, where any amount of filthy lucre is to be picked up.

An amusing adventure, which has caused a good deal of merriment in West End business houses, befel Mr Gladstone in the course of a visit which he paid to a large drapery establishment. The object of the Premier's visit was to see a lady in the employ of the firm who is a protege of Her Majesty, and in whom Mrs Gladstone takes an interest. As the visit was unexpected, the Premier mot with no special reception such as those to which he has lately got aocustomed. He strode into the establishment and inquired for the department he Wanted, and was civilly directed to go Btraight on and take such and such a turning, and ascend this and the other staircase ; but, as no one recognised him, the busy men he spoke to did not think it consistent with their duty to the firm to go out of their way to conduct the mysterious stranger to the department he was in search of. Ultimately he found the lady he wanted, and, after a few moments of pleasant conversation, retired as quietly and unceremoniously as he arrived. When he had gone the name of the visitor soon ran round the establishment, and then the young men to whom he had spoken suddenly remembered they had seen that "strange man's face in Punch." Mr R. J- Creighton, editor of the ' San Francisco Post,' thus describes the social state of that city :—" We declare emphatically that tbe greatest moral reformer who could appear in San Francisco at the present time would be a legally-commissioned hangman to execute the lawful sentences of duly constituted courts. But the hangman does not appear because the sentences are not pronounced, and innocent blood cries in vain from the ground. Is it to be wondered at, therefore, if the non-payment of five cents in a reckoning of 70 cents for beer should be held to justify murder, as it was by a coroner's jury in this city recently, when such loose ideas prevail regarding the value of human life. The other day a respectable oitizen of San Francisco was shot through the body on the Bodie stage, because he was too crowded to make ' more room' for a fellow-traveller who demanded it. Why not ? Personal convenience and inclination are of greater consequence apparently, than a man's life, and the murderer is sure of all the gushing sympathy around, no matter what may be the misery inflicted upon the helpless family of the victim. Human life is of no value. It is the only thing on the Paclfi Slope whioh may be taken with impunity. The law against murder is a dead letter. It has apologists in the Press, pulpit, and forum,"

For several years those members of the Volunteer force who have taken an interest in shooting have long puzzled themselves to find out a remedy for what are oalled " drop Bhots," caused by the heating of the rifle and the consequent hardening of the fouling in warm weather. What many have attempted has now to all appearance been reached by Mr R. H. Finlay, of Glasgow, who has just patented an invention which has air eady received the approbation of many well-knewn shots. The invention takes the form of a cork stopper for the breach of the rifle. In it a brass tube is inserted, to which is attached a piece of rubber tubing and mouthpiece. So soon as a shot is fired the cartridge is withdrawn, and the stopper inserted. This can be done without any alteration of position, and with the mouthpiece between his lips, tbe rifleman can send a stiong current of moist air direct fsom tbe breech to the muzzle of the barrel, thus keeping the barrel cool and the fouling moist. Several well-know shots have experimented with the apparatus during- the hottest days, and their expemnce has been that after firing seven consecutive shots the barrel was as cool as when they began, while the drop shots of which they had previously to complain were conspicuous by their absenoe. The invention is simple and ingenious, and promises to eupply a want which has long been felt by riflemen.