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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5138, 7 February 1888, Page 2

It is (scarcely necessary to remind out readers that Mr Spackman's annual concert takes place- this evening iv tho Theatre Royal. The programme contains ho many tuneful items, that then; is sure- to be it Inrgi. attendance. Tho annotated pmgrumnu l which hasbeeu printed at. this ollico is in itself a work of art, and copies will bo supplied to everyone attending the concert.

There will be no practice of the Mimiim Society this evening, owing to Mr Spaolcmun'f concert.

We recently mentioned that the Union Company's s.h. Maruroa was likuly to bi; taken oli , the intercolonial trade* and placed in thu 'l'Viseu-China trado. Thi«

was an error. AVo should havo said that, sin; wus going to be put on her old route between New Zealand and Han Francisco. Wo now gather that before tin; Mararoa goes into the trade between Auckland and

'Frisco tiho will undergo some exttiliisivo alterations to maku her morn comfortable for passcngtiis whim pas-dug through the tropics. Amoiiirst other changes, who i« to have her hurricane deck extended to the forecastle deck. The Mararoa, however, is not to be taki-ti cii' her precuiit trade , till November, but the above is the urrungenumt pending some fiuul decision of the postal authorities.

The annual ram fair at Hustings takes place to-morrow. A large number of valuable iimmuls from tlie best known flocks in the colony will be penned, and it good attendance of buyers is expected.

Our Hastings correspondent writes: Last night a large audience was present at the Hastings Town Hall to witness the J musical and mimical entertainment of Mr Foloy. To .say that Mr Foley is a complete "show" in himself is poor praisu: his characters are so totally different in costume, voice, iiud facial expression, and the changes uro so rapid and complete, that the visitors arc fairly bewildered. Mr Foley displays a remarkable cleverness and versatility in the rapid assumption of a great number of dissimilar characters, to each 0110 of which, though some of them are highly-finished portraits, he imparts appropriate traits of coinio individuality., none of his impersonations bearing', evon iv an infinitesimal degree, any resemblance to the others. The entertainment uoKsesses what has been so aptly styled "go." There is un uninterrupted How of fun running through the whole of it. At the conclusion of the performance Mr Foley announced that a complete change of programme would be produced to-night.

A Dunediu telegram says :—" The directors of the Equitable "investment Society are ablo fo declare a dividend of 7 per cent for ilie year."'

Mrs Story's lesson yesterday afternoon was on " Economical cooking." The attendance was the largest the lady has yet been favored with, and all present seemed thoroughly pleased with the instruction afforded, while the illustrations, as usual, revealed many ways of saving time, while tho various dishes cooked were pronounced excellent. The explanations were clear and intelligible, nothing apparently being , omitted which would tend to a successful imitation. In the evening there was a very large attendance, the subject being " Cakes," and it was astonishing what an amount of information was conveyed while df-aliu»-with a subject that most people would consider had been exhausted by tho various cookery books. An infinite variety of cakes were made and baked. To-morrowafternoon, at the request of many Napier ladies, the lecture on " High Class Cooking-" will be repeated. There is also a probability of a lecture on "Housekeeping and Thrift" being delivered on Wednesday evening. Those desirous of being present should intimate their intentions to Mrs Story.

_At Auckland on Saturday afternoon a little girl named Aniy Richards, about seven years of age, fell over a cliit' at Dr Campbell's Point, Parnoll, and was killed instantly, her brains being , dashed out on tho rock below. The child had been playing in company wi'h an elder sister, and "in endeavoring to get some Christmas flowers that were growing at the edge of tho oliif she fell.

Wo regret to hear that, owing to continued ill-health, Mr J. S. Blair finds himself compelled to relinquish business tnid seek a different climate. To hasten his departure ho in offering his stock in trade at prices that should effect a speedy clearance.

At Wellington yesterday afternoon a number of the crew of the steamer Oreti made application for the seizure of the vessel for wages due. The application was granted. Mr Gibbes, agent for Mr J. B. Day, of Auckland, the owner of the vessel, arrived from north yesterday, and has placed the matter in the hands of Mr Travers, to act on the owner's behalf. It appears thai Mr Day purchased his interest in tho vessel only a short time .since, and in making the purchase he understood that nil wages and fees due were to bo paid by her former owners. The old company, however, repudiate any liability, and aver that Mr Day took over all debts when he purchased the vessel. On the execution of the warrant that was granted yesterday afternoon, tho vessel will be absolutely in the hands of tho officers and crew, and unless a speedy settlement is effected, she will be. sold for tho payment of the claims against her.

Special inducements were offered to domestic servants to attend Mrs Story's lecture, but not a single servant availed herself of the opportunity. A mistress offered her servant time to attend the course, and agreed to pay half the fee, but the domestic declined. Yesterday the lady anxious that the. girl should attend the afternoon lecture, offered her au evening off and tho necessary half-crown for admission, but till the reply was, " No, ma'am, I don't care about it. You are goiujr down and you can tell me about it when you come back."

The Awatero Babbit Board decided yesterday to request the Government to obtain a quantity of microbes of chicken cholera from M. Pasteur, and ask permission for the Board to experiment with them on rabbits and sheep on au uninhabited island in Quuen Charlotte Sound.

At v committee meeting of the Napier Tradesmen's Athletic Club held last evening it was decided to hold the annual sports meeting on the 24th May. We have been shown a very ingenious contrivance for branding sheep, woolpac-ks, kc, which is at present bring introduced to the notice of New Zealand flockowners. It is known as •'Bowem's electric sheep brand," and it is claimed that it will brand 1000 sheep wilh one tilling. The contrivance is remarkably simple. The brand has only to be filled with tar or paint and adjusted to the clip to make it ready for use. It was recently tried at Wangsmui, when 500 sheep were branded in eleven minutes. The brand is the invention of Mr Bowern, of W.inganui, and Mr F. IT. Tronson, of Wellington, is the solo distributing agent.—N.Z. Times.

The Liverpool Journal of Commerce says

" It cannot be denied, judging from reports which have retched us from trustworthy sources, that trade is beginning to show signs of improvement all round. This, we arc pleased to observe, is more especially the case with freights, which have advanced. We are further informed that a well-known city firm of iron merchants have during the past week sold more iron for ship-buikling purposes in one week than they had. douo the whole year. These indications opeourage th* hope that we aro fairly ou the eve of better times."

Details are given by the Vienna correspondent of the London Daily Chronicle of a lamentable accident on board the Asia Minor Company's steamer Bellona. The vessel, which had U)U passengers, mostly Greeks, on board, was not very long out from Salonika, and was near the Island of Imbros in the Archipelago, whim a dreadful panic arose in consequence of an alarm of fire. The alarm was a false one, but before this fact could be brought homo to the terrified passengers a general panic seized upon them, and a rush was made for the boats. Before the captain and crow could interfere, the struggling and terrorstricken crowd had scrambled into the boats and began to lower them. In doing so one of the boats overturned, precipitating its occupants, 17 in number, into the sea. To make matters worse, a strong gale, wan blowing at the time, and all attempts to rescue the helpless victims in the wator seem to have failed, the efforts of the orew having apparently been impeded by the terror-striclvon mob n board. The whole of those who were in the capsized boat were consequently drowned, while several persons were crushed to death in the struggle that took place for the boats. Eventually, by threats and persuasion, the officers of the steamer succeeded in restoring calm among the terrified passengers. Judging from appearance, it would seem that the alarm must have been caused intentionally, as tvhile the panic w:is at its height a number of thieves, profiting by the general confusion, burst open the door of the captain's cabin and stolo upwards of £2000, which they must have known was looked up there.

Messr.s Mncarthur and Co, have moved into their new premises in Emcrsou-street, formerly occupied by Messrs Langley anil Newman.

Tho ladies of Honolulu will not have it. They have destroyed the portraits exhibited of Queen Kapiolani and Princess Liliukalani, adorned in the latest London and Paris fashions, and some actually went to the palace and demanded that the detested garments should be handed out to the Polynesian beauties holding an indignation meeting to denounce the royal patronage of bustles must have been an interesting spectacle.

Further exhibitions of the AVolseley sheep-shearing machine wero given in Now Zealaud Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's store yesterday. The same shearers, Shepherd and Brown, wero at work, and the same highly satisfactory demonstrations were given. Although time tests wero not attempted, the fleeces were removed with considerable rapidity, and tho cutting was so clean and eloso as to astonish those .spectators who had not seen the apparatus at work tho previous day. There appeared to be absolute security aguiuta any injury of consequence even to a restive animal, and to tho satisfaction of those who c<msidered tho nliuep too closely shavod if. was explained that a comb of any thickness could bo nwd, and any length of wool desired left, upon Ihr sheep. Th<> precision and regularity with which this mtichim> never* the (Uxve must certainly in the longrun inatcriallv iui-ienso tluj*value of tin; wool obtained from a given number of hhi'i'p. --Ofiign Daily Times,

Tin. WiiminijM, which iirrivcil at Auckland I'l'nin Ny.ltii-v Uii* inurnitij;'. in tho ln'iuvr (if a Hiiiulifti tiuiil.

An Aut'klaiiil ndvi'ilisiMm.'iii riiun thus : — lVi-Mnml,- 11, X, 11,. h Motto.-d OlHwr of I'i.wi'i , 111111 Auilmrity over tin* Hvitvons, the Knrtli, uud CViMitiuii. ut ptv»i'u|. in Auckland, in nnihinw: .ill,mm.lX)O of tho .Spirits «i.f tho Nu.Tod 11iv.1t... U> .Snv.nl, iitid pass to lln> Jli'uvi-iix fur (ln< Hi u<l, every hour i'\c('!'i.injr tin- hours of tin' .Sul.lxitli. mid s(\ hours bt..f.uv (indul'tiT Ih,. Sjil.l.nt J.. Many \ v | H t havo tniM.Ml und Imprd and pray.-d for ilm .Njilvati.m of the l) ( .jul w ill ho g| m | ~(' (| K . iut'orumtiou.

Otic of th«. pillar.- of M t ,< |.Yo..(nid.> ,-„„„, in Dim.'din lm* I'nlleu. 11..iv will 1... ; . sul.jeet, for jubilation on the jmrl of our Pronation friends. The Dtiiiy Tiim.w ».• om Dunediu corrcspouileiit. int'orum tt» iniemlN to ceaw; lo fulvocitlt! IVivtuulo doHriu.v.. Well, fhi) truth oHYeotimlo priiu<i[\le,-. >, ill not rhangu bt'Miwixi., tor lioini' rcti.-i.in or other, tho Daily Time* in uUnil. to miw lo support them. Of coui-m: in this eoimtrv w» have not aksolul.it frcrlnitle, nor iw-vor will 11 if nil 1 '['hi! burrowing- uud blundering of Sir Julius Vogi-lV nehetno has put nil that out of our power, lint we arc not surprised ut jimrustls changing their viuww on this (subject. Tim principle upon which 1 his controversy in regard to freetnidu and protection aro bused arc not understood by nil men, not even by all journalists and politicians. Hence we lind'many persons 01 both classes over-estimutinir their adversaries' arguments, simply because they nuver made themselves hutlitueutlv ac"quamtod with tho strength of their owi position. Whether or not thy Daily Times will become a rabid protectionist", as the colonial journai, of a somewhat similar jiame, published in Wellington recently did remains to be seen. If it do, cumAAeut-v gnuit that its simiktod eiitliuHUMu may bo longer lived, and <hat the errors of its xvhv-( be not forced upon it with au equal deree ot speed.—■Christchurch Telegraph.

rhe alleged disclosures by The Times of d dynamite plot in America-, to give effect to which a fund of f>200.000 has been sub. scribed, is regarded by other London papers :is a " cock-and-bull story." The Now York correspondent of the Daily News tolographs : —" All the morning papers ridiculetho statement that O'Douovau Rosa's clique has x' 200,000 as a ' dynamite fund.' Rossa ways : ' I wish to God wo had over,

half of It' , Dr Hamilton" Willi;-'.-..;, k a poor anrl respectable man, living in ;i suburb of Erooklyu. .Hi; ;„ not Eossa's .su<'ce.-sor fur tlio simple reason that there in to succeed to. The organisation long' went to piecte through lack oi fyfiis "~

South African papers of a late date state that Reraenyi, the violinist,' is iu.t dead, as was reported, but in the shipwreck he - lost his collection of violins. He was last heard of playing at Kimberley on tho diamond fields. We will be glad f;n learn th»t tho silk handkerchief h»s not shared the fate of the violins.

"Rough on Catarrh " correc-ts offensive odors at once. Complete cure of wist chronic cases ; also unequalled as garglo for diphtheria, sore throat, foul breath.

" Rough on Piles." Why suffer Piles? Immediate relief and complete cure guaranteed. Ask for " Rough on Piles." Sure cure for itching, protruding, bleeding, or any form of Piles.

Koromiko Cordial, as a remedy for dysentry and diarrheal, is unequalled." Car,? should be taken to purchase the original preparation as made and introduced by H. Owen. Chemist, Hastings - street Napier, as tho success of this compound has induced others to imitate it. Price, 2s 6d.—[advt.]

14 CASES just landed. Builders and cabinetmakers' ironmongery in large varieties. Now patterns hi drawer-handles, rind locks of every description. Call and inspect our stock. Webber and Wilson, General Ironmongers, Emerson-street.— [Advt. i

1000 inhabitants of Hawke's Bay are now wearing Watches bought of us, and each one would willingly give a testimonial testifying to their utmost satisfaction. Bring your watches to us and have them repaired by practical tradesmen. All work warranted for 12 months. V. Jensen and Co., the Old Shop, Emereon-street, Napier. —[abvt.]

John M'Vay, being greatly overstocked, is offering saddlery and harness of all kinds, portmanteaus, Gladstone bags, &c, &c, at largely reduced prices for cash. Hastings-street, Napier, and at Waipukurau.— [advt.l

Weakness and sickness changed to health and strength with Hop Bitters always linso made by Amnrinan Cn. Soe.