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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5166, 10 March 1888, Page 2

The attendance fit the main district school is far above th:it for last quarter, showing: n.n advance of fully 50 or 60, but many parents fail to insist upon regularity and punctuality on the part of their oSupriugs. Nothing , tends to assist the progress of pupils so much as regularity of attendance, especially at the commencement of the year's work, when new matter is being tauirht dftily, and those parents who neglect to insist upon their children's regular attendance should jiot bo surprised that at the year's close theii children takoa low plaoo in the class lint.

When the Education Board meets the result of the election for filling up the vacancies on the Board will be. officially made known. Wo believe tho return of Messrs J. W. Carlile, R. D. M'Lcan, and F. Sutton is pretty certain.

At the Town Hal!, Hastiuars, on Thursday and Friday next, Mr Gillies will give his popular entertainment in which ho will bo assisted by that clover danseuse Miss Gillies, and some now local talent will also take part.

Mr Harris, who conducted very successfully a skating rink for some three mouths at Wellington, has taken the Gaiety Theatre, Diekens-streot, for six months for opening a rink here. Mr Simmons will make his first appearance about the 24th, he is described as the champion high stilt skater of America.

Messrs Cmnby nnd Prebblo have lost no time in commencing tho reclamation contract for tho Harbor Board, for during the last three days between fifty and sixty nion have been at work. They anticipate having eight scoops at work by tho beginning of the week.

The subject of tho Rev. W. Baumbcr's sermon in Trinity Church to-morrow morning will be " An Important Question Concerning Christ," and in the evening the subject will be " Sowing and Reaping."

The following are to-day's mercury readings:—Russell l>7, Auckland 70, Thames 71, Cambridge 6(3, Tuuranga 66, Taupe t>o, Gisboruo 6ti, Napier 09, New Plymouth OS, Wangauui 7"-', Wellington 72, Blenheim (59, Nelson <>8, Groymouth 02, Hokitika 57, Bealy 5:2, Lyttelton 05, Timarn (ji, Oamiiru Gβ, Port Chalmers 00, Duuediu 58, Clyde (if, Queenstown oii, Balelutha 57, Inveroargill 56, Blurt" s:>. It is raining at Queenstown to-day, while them are passing showers at Hokitika, Bcaly, and Invercargill.

Pastor Mitlier will shortly deliver a series of addresses in Napier.

Tho New Zealand rail\va\- returns for tho four weeks ended Ith February aro as follows :—Total receipts, £81,00-!, as against £H3,0U:5 for the corresponding period of List year; expenditure, ,C->-1,51'J, as asTtiinst *.50,0.57.

It_ i.s a commonly accepted opinion that rabbits will not take poison during the summer, hut (says tho Brtieo Herald) a local aettler has furnished proof positive that tin's, like ninny other popular beliefs, is a delusion. Mr John Eeid, lessee of Tho Bush, laid some pbosphorised oats last week on a baru portion of a ptddook between four and five acres, and two days afterwards lie found thirty dead rabtyts. On all the bush tracks around thoro were also numbers of nibbits lying dead.

Nine hundred and two shares in the Westport Coal Company are hold in Napier.

We have received from the publishers :l copy of "A Guide to the Health Resorts in Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand," compiled and edited by >rr Ludwig Bruck, of Sydney. There i<* :t mass of information in tins book, and the ntiah-i-is of the mineral waters at the various "Spas throughout Australasia will be valuable to physicians and invalids, as well as of ink-rest to tourists. The work is published at the Australasian Medical Gazette oilieo, Ctistlc-rciigh-street, Sydnoy.

For the Easter Monday competionsit was divided hist night to invite tho Waipawa, Woodville, Hastings, and Gisborne Fire Brigades. Messrs Neal and Close's trophy can only be won by one of the local brigades, but a . snbstuutia.l money prize will bo offered so as to induce outside competition.

Tho Rev. P. 11. Comford will preach in Watorworth's. Hall to-morrow morning on "Faith and Works." and ii> the ovonitiff on " Our lkivs."

How it may bo in other parts of the colony it is not, for tho moment, necessary to enquire, but one thing is quite certain, that, locally, there is more poverty, if not absolute destitution, than could bo imagined by those who only look a.t tho surface of things. Seeing the well-fed and welldressed crowds that assembly on public occasions, thronging the streets and railway stations ..n holidays, the natural conclusion oiii visitor would be tlmt he was in t lu> trikU of a community where want, wuk unknown. The utter absence of immdiiMiti.\v, too, would stronjdv confirm this Lrllof. let, in spite of nil those imniwlaliuM" •* * -11 - cations of well-being, as regard* ih>< .>;•*•;«! majority of the people, tiu'io ar<' ' "' ••'•'i many eases in which 11,,. ,-)nio:W <» l existence is a hard ami hitler"!"' '" » I lifo has such poor ami sonlM rimV-.'iiji.UMtft as toriuiko it Imrdly \vorl!< lh'it-«-. ;■•>'»»('!»* lund News.

At ilie Ji.M. Conrl, Ilii- «i">"iwt!, Iviiw G. A. l'rewu, N*|.. Mm V\UHf, cliiirgoil wilh lmviii!-- !'• v,, -' f>, >Ivau\H, plciii'ioil liuill.y. lint! itiV-'ii .i* iSH.I i'."'lm, with - U,vv.>r I'h ilir, on ;i liko iiliiii-Hc, «;»:- .v ;m.t .-osi.M. in dofuult fuily-'.iyiii iwjuwiinionl With Imnl ):iin.»r.

A Mrs Hill, said to have been a special correspondent of V T v .'.on B!V> • .ii-- JVt, was sumptuously ■ t ,mcd in Nijw, had a free railway pubs, and was accorded many other privileges. A gent Wan w mi<> to London regarding the -at! r midline is the reply :— " Mo- in» i\ t, ' > Well.n >- ton-street, W.f ~1 m.usi . 1 •,,•,•, j,>i. Sir,-Mrs Cccl • Tin .„ t , , n oS p olll i, nl of our paper, i. » hn ■. !K me a number ot letters, 1 me m have been published, «. .•! T Vu.vo written to her several times to stop <'>c ending of the letters. I know notliin; , whatever nV>r>ut; her. Tho expenses of anyone sent ov.t t>y ihoMorninir Post as correspondent are alv.av.; entire"-v----(and liberally) paid by iho paper, and no 0110 is permitted to apply tor ' free passes.' —Very truly yours, The'Editoe."

In a loader on the state of trade in this colony, the Melbourne Arufus s iys : - -" Bnl: a colony in Australasia lias only to wait, and the clouds roll by. New Zvaland is not in tho straits which Queensland wi.s i> , when, twenty years ago, her Government found it difficult to raise money at 10 per cent., and the mortgagees anil tho owners of property were equally confounded.: We may predict with the utmost confidence that she has only to economise mid to tide over present troubles as best she can, and her splendid national resources will soon re-assert themselves. In those new countries we must take gloom and sunshine ns they come. The one lesson to be learned from the New Zealand situation is the importance of maintaining the national credit by avoiding , extremes iti public expenditure and extremes in party strife, inasmuch as it is obvious that in our presont stage of development—when we are largely dependent on foreign capital for tho development of our resources—the public credit is the foundation of our progress as a community."

The subject of the Rev. J. M'lntosh's sermon at St. Paul's Church to-morrow morning will bo " Magnetism of the Cross." The subject of the evening lecture will be " Humility Averting Judgment." ' *

At a, meeting of tho Chamber of Commerce, Invercargill, yesterday, complaints were made as to the obstructive tactics on the part of the Railway Department in connection with working the Frozen Meat Company's traffic at a public siding. Tho chairman concurred in the opinion that the Railway Department appeared to throw hindrances in the way of an increase of traffic instead of encouraging it. Tho matter was referred to a special committee to interview the Minister for Public Works on his arrival there.

Two strange stories have (according to the London correspondent of tho Liverpool Post) been received from New York. The first presents quite a psychological problem. Marguerite Lydon, a woman of wealth and position, recently attended Irving's performance of " Faust." Upon leaving the theatre she declared that Miss Ellen Terry's impersonation of Goethe'simprudent heroine was intended to drag dn episode in her life beforo tho public gazo. Mrs Lydon'e mania, that she was the Marguerite of Irving's elfish spectacle, grew in intensity until she became stark mad. She was taken the other day to Bloomingdalo Asylum and pronounced incurable. Tho second is as follows : —At Mrs Potter's performance of " Loyal Love " in Boston a young Now York girl, who was visiting Boston, rose in the theatre and declared that Kyrlo Bellow had broken his promise'to marry her. and expressed her purpose to kill him. She was at once taken from the theatre by frieuds, who aro making ovory endeavor to conceal her identity. She is said to have become suddenly insane through infatuation for tho actor.

Of a New Zealand M.H.R. tho Argus writes:— Sir Vincent Pyko, who was for many years the representative of Castleraaino in the Legislative Assembly, and at one titno Commissioner of Customs and Public Works, and who is now a member of the New Zealand Legislature, ia on a visit to tho colony. Apart from private business he intends to investigate the causes of tho existing prosperity of Victoria, with a view to future legislation in Now, Zealand. Mr Pyke intends to visit the mining centres with this object, and also to go to Sydney. The Roy. John Edwards will conduct the services in tho Methodist Free Church to-

morrow. His subject in the morning will, be, " How ho Won tho Prize;" and in the evening " Cinderolla Without the Slipper."

The New Zealand edition of the Illustrated Australian News for March is to hand.

A work of great histirical interest will, sa3 - s a, London correspondent, shortly bo given to" the world. This is the correspondence of Daniel O'Connell, which will throw a flood of light not only on Irish,but on English history'from 1830 to IS4B. No adequate life of the "Liberator" has yet appeared, and the publication of his correspondence will be the first step townrda the production of such a work.

A firm of -waste-paper dealers, says a weekly contemporary, are offering a choioc <iud varied selection of manuscript sermons for snli?, specially recommended to the attention of the " evangelical clergy of the Established Church." The prices vary from 5a to 12s per owt. Tho same flnn off er charity sermons guaranteed to draw a £30 collection out of a congregation of 600, provided that the arrangemen.ts in ' the church be placed in the charge of raon of " pleasing and persuasive manners," whom they will provide at 10 per cent, and railway fares. Funeral sermons are quoted at 7d each, or for half a orown a special article will be prepared with local details worked in.

From Boston (U.S.) comer an interesting story in the form of a confession obtained by the New York Herald correspondent from a young girl, who explains the claptrap devices by which Mrs Bergor, the millionaire daughter of the late Commodore Vanderbilt, was fleeced out of a fortune by a clique of Boston spiritualists. Tho person from whom this sensational information was obtained is a pretty girl named Nina Perry, whe was used by tho tricksters to represent Mrs Berger's son, Freddie, at several fraudulent seances arranged for Mrs Berger's benefit. From the girl's account it would seem that the "Vanderbilt heiress was so completely controlled by.the medium that she was taken in by their clumsiest tricks. The amount of money that has been cozened out of her by thegreedysphitualists is said to reach into the scores of thousands. To one man, Delaney Young by name, at whoso seances the spirits were strikingly gracious to Mrs Berger, the lady frequently gave lOOOdols. for a single sitting. Lately her gifts to these spiritual sharpers became so wildly lavish that her fviends felt called upon to interfere, aud, as a consequence, Mrs Berger has suddenly disappeared from Boston, Her present whereabouts ure carefully concealed in order that she may not again bo brought under the rapacious inh'uontse of similar clairvoyant cormorants.

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

WEBBER AND WILSON, Emerson. street, oifer great inducement to thoso requiring any description of Ironmongery, being under very light expense, we are in a position to sell at small profits. Orion Ranges (an improvement on Garton and King's) are guaranteed to give every satisfaction. Call nnd inspect before buying elsewhere. Webber and Wilson, EmersonBtreot.—[Advt.]

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 havo them repaired by practical tradesmen. All work warranted for 12 months. V. Jensen and Co., tho Old Shop, Emerson-street, Napier. —[ah\t.]

John M'Vay, being greatly overstocked, is oil'ering saddlery aud harness of all kinds, portmanteaus, Gladstone bags, &c., &c, at largely reduced prices for cash. Hastings-street, Napier, aud at Waipukurnu.—[atwt.]

lvoroiniko Cordial, na a remedy for dysuutry and diavrha-a, is unequalled. Care should b(! taken to j'urchaso the oriijiiial preparatiou as made and introduced by H. Owen, Chemist, Hastings - street Napier, as the success of this compound has induced others to imitate it. Price, 2s Od.—[advt.]

To-morrow's Services.

St. John's, Xujiicr, S (Holy Communion) 10 service in schoolroom), 11 and 7, Kov. Do Berdt Hovell.

St. Augustine's 11 und 7, Roy. J. Park insoii.

St. Pnul's, 11 and 7, Rev. J. M'lulosh Trinity Wesleyun Church, 11 and 7, Rev W. Bmimbcr.

Methodist Free Church, 11 and 7, Ilov J. Edwards.

Watenvorth's Hall (Baptist service), 11 tmd 2, Rev. P. H. Cornford.

St. Audvow's, Spit, 11 and 7, Kov. R Pentv.

Port Presbyterian Church, 7, Rev. D. Sidey. lluatiugs Wesleyau Church, 11 and 7, Mr T. Laws. East Clivo (Woslovuri service), o, hoy. W. Baumber ; 7, Mr "Thompson. Went Clivo (Wosloyiin mi«u«u-rooiu), 7, Mr J. Asliuroft. Tariidale S (Uo\y Communion), 11, and 7, Roy. O. I- Tnko. Piikoi)ii>ii. ;>> Hi'v. (■. h. iniio. MoiuHio, 7, Bit , IlnniilUm. Mi'nnco iYi'sbvloriau Churuh, 7, Mr M. LiLMvIW. ll:i.-iinj!'N. > S t. M«t.thnw's, 11 (Holy Com,,mii(i'tO,".K(.'v. H. W. St. Hill; 7, Rev. H. Miu'lniK.

t'livc, St. Mark's, 11, ltov. H. Maclean. I'oin.innti, :». ltov. 11. Muoloiin. ll;n.>look, St. .hulw's, 7, Kov. 11. W. St. Mill.

Wklivmvh, St. I'oter's, 11 (Holy Coml>ov. J. 0. Kculcs; 7, Mr WOlii»i\Knu : St. .lohu's, 7, Rev. R. M'Clean ; MrtiiodU five Church, 11 and 7, Roy. J. P»muiuK.

\V : iijmkiirnu, 11 and 7, Roy. A. Gnuii Kiiik.u-a, 11, Kov. It. 31-Clean; 3, Xcv

.1, IVtmhig.

OniioudviUe, U, ky reader; 7, Rev. A s. \Vol»b,

Mal«»mlai, 11, Key. A. S. Webb ; 7, lay render.

Pal;uiga<ii, :J, Rev. J. C. Et-ulos.

Tanmuiu, 0, Roy. A. Grant, Norsejvood, 3, Rer. A. S. Webb.

Gnga 3, Rev. R. Jjl'Clean,