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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5603, 14 August 1889, Page 2

Thero was a clean chargo shoot at the R.M. Court this morning.

On our back page on Friday will bo pub lished tho first instalment of a short tale.

Mr G. Scott, of Ponsonby, Auckland, celebrated his one hundredti birthday on Monday.

A cricket match botween tie girls of East and West Hamilton (Auckland) schools resulted m a win for the latter.

An Auckland telegram says that steps aro to be taken for the repair of the graves of the soldiers who fell in tho Waikato and West Coast campaigns.

Two of our local junior solicitors—Messrs Dinwiddie and Carnell—were engaged in a case at the R.M. Court yesterday, and Mr Dick took tho opportunity of remarking to the Bench that it was the maiden case of ono of the solicitor's. The R.M. congratulated him upon his appearance.

After we went to press yesterday afternoon, further evidence was called in tho case ef Rustou v. P. F. Colledge, a claim for £25, balance of a contract. The case lasted till a quarter past five, and then £4 7s was knocked off the amount, and judgment was given for plaintiff for the balance, with costs £3 Is.

After this evening's parade tho Napier Rifles will be called ou to decide whether they will be clothed iv the new regulation undress pattern or remain as hitherto. This question should ensure the presenco of every member at the parade, more especially as tho drill shed question will also bo laid before them for settlement.

Tho R.M. Court wit till nearly six o'clock last evening. The concluding case called on was that of H. Hooper, jun., v. Pritchnrd, a claim fur £'i 2s 9d as wages. Mr Carnell appeared for tho plaintiff, and Mr Dinwiddie foi- the defendant. After hearing all the evidence the R.M. gave judgment for £1 8s 3d, with costs aud expenses XI 17s.

Mr Spaanstra, the celebrated gold aud silver worker at Heerenveen (Holland), has received an order from Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic, to make a gold clasp on a Bible. Ou tho clasp itself will bo represented " The woman of Samaria at the Well." On ono shield " Elijah fed by the Raven" will bo worked, while on another shield of gold will be represented " Abraham's Offering."

A totara pile, which has been in position for somo thirty years, was taken up on Monday during the progress ef works at the Queen's Wharf, Wellinglou, and, with tho exception of the portion that was exposed abovo low-water mark, the timber was in as good, if not better, condition as when put to the use it has served so well. This is another instance of the valuo of totara as a lasting agent in submarino structures.

Thero was a very largo attendance hist night at R t. Paul's Church to hear the lecture by the Rev. 11. Eraser, the subject chosen by tbo lecturer being " Marriage." Mr Eraser is a capital speaker, and as he had to deal with a question presenting many sides, he hud opportunities of presen'ing tbo serious as well (is the humorous aspects, and as ho had a largo fund of anecdotes, a long lecture was attentively listened to.

In a certain part of Nnpier tbo residents have lost so many ducks and fowls by theft that if a person is seen hanging around a garden fence ho is suspected of having designs on tho hen roost. A stranger the other day desired to be directed to a certain residence, and entered a garden to make enquiries at the cottage. His question was regarded as a mere ruse, and he was threatened to bo booted off tbo premises if ho did not clear out sharp. Me cleared.

The monthly battalion parado of the local Volunteers and Band will bo held this evening in review order. Captain Lewis, of tho Wellington Rifles, will act as Adjutant. After parade the drubbed scheme, as devised by the officers of the Garrison, will be laid before tho men for adoption. In tho past, the matter of not having suitable drillshod conveniences has been the bug-bear of the Volunteer movement in Napier, so we anticipate a full mustor of the several corps this evening to settle the difficulty.

Wellington is at length lighted, says tho Catholic Times, by tho electric light. When the moon and the'electric light aro both full on, our streets aro quite bright—only they are never on at the same time. When tho full moon is blazing on high, tbe electric light is turned off, and when tho moon is turned off there is not enough electrio light to swear by. Wellington is not fortunate in its improvements. It has a destructor which won't destroy, and an electrio light capable of no more illuminating power than a fat and healthy glow-worm.

Tho prospects of the next season's wool market seems unusually bright, and likely to rejoice tho heart of the sheep farmers. The Bradford correspondent of a well known firm of brokers writes :—" There is a largo business doing in all branches of our trade, and prices throughout are very firm, with an upward tendency in somo directions. English wool shares least in the general prosperity, tho tendency being more and more the use of colonial descriptions. These last mentioned wools are all tending dearer, but English wools, with the exception, perhaps, of fine wethers, are heavy of sale, and do not realise any better price.

In tho Supremo Court, Invercargill, in the charge of arson against John Willis, tbo jury came into Court after four hours' deliberation, and tho foreman said thero was no probability of their agreeing. Mr Justice Williams remarked that it seemed to be a custom in Invercargill for juries to disagree. It was a custom which did not prevail to thi- same extent in other parts of the colony. Ho could not release tho jury till thoy had been locked up twelve hours, nnd they wore looked up for tho night From a remark made by the foreman it is surmised that one or two jurymen were holding out agaiiiet a conviction because no one was produced who saw Willis set fire to the stack which ho was charged with burning.

A London clergyman tells me (Truth) that within the boundaries of the city there aro seven livings having an annual aggregate income of £14,490, and an aggregate annual resident population of 272-1. Tho incumbents add in sonic cases considerably to their stipends by lotting tho residences which belong to them, and one of these, having been turned into offices, brings in £1000 a year und another .£7OO. Ou the other hand, there arc seven East-end livings just outsido tho city boundaries which have an aggregato annual inooino of £1810, and an aggregate resident population of 85,131. The living of St. Helen's, Bishopgate, which is tho gift of the Merchant Taylors' Company, is worth no less than £2475 a year, the population being 431; whilo St. Andrew Undorshaft, held (thanks to an atrocious job) by the Bishop of London's assistant, has uu incomo of £2400, and a population of 327 !

The Christchurch Telegraph says : —The spicier fraternity are giving tho polico trouble. Thoso gentry prowl around country raco meetings, and by means of sharp practices of various kinds prey upon tho unsuspecting and make themselves a nuisance generally. But this is not all. When business in tho sporting lino is dull they take to mild, form of burglary and theft, and givo tha polico a groat deal of trouble and cause the colony expense. Tho public havo no money to spend in looking up these fellows, and wo hold that they should bo sharply dealt with. The root of the evil should lio approached. If existing laws are not sufficiently elastic to suppress spielers, they should be made so. As we have said of pi-i/jo-fig-tors, such men are not wanted in New Zealand. Their residence hero should be made so uncommonly warm for them that they would bo glad to give New Zealand a wide berth.

Wolfe's Schnapf. the greatest stimulant and tonic in tho world. Beware of imitations.

Wolfe's Schnapps is now tho most popular drink in tho world. Avoid other so-called Schwapi..

Tho Five O'Clock Tea is Perfection. Davidson, Irviuo and Co., aglt us.

It is considered very " bad form" to ask" an amateur to reply to an encore. An audience may demand the singer to bow hisor her acknowledgments at least a dozen times. This is considered a sufficient compliment for tho pleasure received. The abolition of encores was first taken up by prominent members of the medical profession, who protested against the severe strain on delicate ladies in responding twice, or sometimes of tener, to the. encores which expressed the appreciation of their hearers. Appeals were made to the leaders of society to sot their faces against the system, as iv several cases ill effects were experienced by debutants.in responding to tho frequent demand on their voices. The idea was taken up rapidly, and it became an unwritten ! law of society that encores for amateurs should not beallowed, as being unwise from a medical point of view. Of course there are many amateur singers with sufficient strength of lung and larynx capable of repeating their songs a dozen times if required, but at the same time the ranks of amateurs contain singers to whom it is refined cruelty to compel them to repeat a song that may be a great strain upon their voice and vital energy, and in all cases it is tho essence of politeness to have consideration for the weak.—N.Z. Times.

Under tho heading "Eucalyptus in Typhoid" tli6 Evening Post publishes the following letter :—The following observations by William Whitla, M.D., Physician to the Belfast Royal Hospital, &c, on the value of eucalyptus oil in typhoid fever, will be of general interest at tho present time :—V Eucalyptus oil is a powerful antiseptic, destroying minute organisms. ... It is given in feverish septic conditions where quinine is indicated. Kc.-teven, who has employed the oil in 220 cases of typhoid fever, in 10 minim doses, only lost four. He found it produce a steady reduction of tho force and frequency of the pulse, a steady fall of the temperature, with great improvement in tho dry tongue and burning skin. He gave tho following : —Oleieucalyptus, miv. 80; spt. ohloroformi, drms. 4; spt. ammonia; arom., drms. 4; glycerini, drms. 4; mucilaginis, ox. §: aqutß ad, ozs. 8. Make a mixture, of which the dose for an adult is two tablespoonfuls every fourth hour." Thanking you for giving this publicity in your columns. —I am, &c, W. P.S.—ln the plainest English, tho prescription reads :—Oil of eucalyptus, 80 drops ; spirits of chloroform, 4 drachms ; aromatic spirits of ammonia, 4 drachms; glycerine, 4 drachms; mucilage, : water, Boz. ; mix two tablespoonfuls every | fourth hour.

Tho machinists of the United States, says the Chicago American, are nearly all foreigners. Americans may tend machines, for that is readily learned, but the art of doing skilful work by hand is seldom mastered in this country, where apprentices are almost unknown. Yet an American Workman said, recently: " Tho difference in the pay commanded by one of. us machine-tenders and one of England's competent machinists is so slight, and the disparity in the actual labor is so groat, that I apprehend that, were the opportunity afforded us of rivalling the artisans of the Old World, in versatility and ability, we should be loth to avail ourselves of it." This is a confession of weakness and lack of ambition which does not sound well in the mouth of an intelligent Amorican. Any ignorant foreigner can learn to tend a machine. It takes intelligence of a high order to make a man a skilled mechanic. The place of such a man caunot bo filled by [ machinery. Again, tho machine-tender always remains a part of his machine. The mechanic- often becomes a foreman, an inventor, a manufacturer. The foremen, the inventors, and the manufacturers of this country are to a very largo extent men who were born in Europe. American workmen aro disappearing because thoy aro not masters of their trade.

Tho popularity and enormous sales of Woife's Schn.uts testify its intrinsic merits.

Dr. Allen may bo .onsulted at Mr. Owen's Pharmacy between 11 and 12, and in the afternoon by appointment.—[advt.]

Dr. Moore will attend at Mr. Owen's Pharmacy from 10 to 10.30 a.m and from 7 to S p.m.—fA»vr.]_

PIANOS FOR NOTHING. —. Those happy people who aro furnishing their Home, with ironmongery from Webber and Wilson's are enabled to gratify their musical taste without expense, as the money saved ia more that sufficient to purchase a musical instrument. All goods at sale prices for cash.—Webber and Wilson, Ironmongers, Emerson street.--[advt. 1

A few sample pairs of Men's Watertight Clogs are showing at the Novelty Depot. Those whose business brings them iv contact with water should secure a pair. There is nothing to equal them for keeping the feet dry.—[advt.] *

STOCKTAKING.—In order to lessen our present stock of Drapery, &c, we shall offer (during this month only) special inducements to all town and country cash buyers, aud will clear a job lino of samples at Half Cost viz., Millinery, Showing Feathers, Gloves, Ribbons, Laces, Hosiery, &o.; also a lot of Useful Remnants cheap. Come sharp. The cheapest always goes first. Searlo and Co., Ready Cash Drapers.—[advt. J

HORSE COVERS.—John MoVay continues to mako Superior Horso Covers, which possess tho following advantages :—

1. Tho materials are better. 2. They are made better. .. Thoy St and wear better, ■t. And they aro far better value than any other Covers made in tho District. Prices run from lis 6d each. Thousands of them in use. Hastings street, Napier, and Waipukurau.