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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 6742, 26 April 1893, Page 2

C'iibJa Kows is inserted on our back page to-day. On Sunday week the City Band will give a sacred conoert in aid of the Hospital funds. The Theatre Royal has been engaged frcm May 15th to 19th for the Hey. L. M. Isit.t'e temperance mission here. The new rules and regulations under the Bankruptcy Act of 1892 coibo iute force on the let May next. Therefore sixty-oight civil cases set down for hearing at Court on luesday next. 8t Augustine's parishioners will hold their annual tea meeting and concert in the •■tunday Schoolroom this eveoing. There Lja good evening's enjoyment in etore for siose who attend. ' 'Che Horticultural Society's show last \ night attracted a fair number of poople, i though the weather interforod with a larger i ittondanctj. Visitors expressed themeelves well satisfied with the exhibits ou view, the chrysanthemums especially being adnrirad. The show will remain open till nine o'clook this evening. 1 hose enthusiasts who aided, oy their assistance and exhibits, in beeping alive the interest in the society, are to be oommended for their efforts. I The steamer Wairarap*a while berthing at the Queen's Wharf, Wellington, ran into , berth No. 4 with considerable force. '1 hn damage 1) the structure ia estimated at about £100. The steamer sustained no icju y. Ihe Five O'Olook Tea is Perfection. Davidson, Irvine, and Co., agents.

When Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company visited Napier some eighteen, months ago, thero were several members of the combination who badu fair to brcome orna-

merits in their profession, notably Mise VTariors Mitchell, Miss lily Everett, and Masters Stephens and Quealy. It is pleasing to know that young artists have fulfilled tlia early promise made by thnru. '*f Mips MUohel! an oxohango says, " Her voice ia particularly pood, being str-.rjr dlcar, and mimical, was loudly n•'■ pluufiod, und had often to repeat her son an ' "if Miss TCvcrett. " Hho mode a pretty imi J onergotic Aladdin, siiijjirnr a^d nolinsr with -inch uaivote an to speedily ingratiate! horwlf with the auflienca " Of the -t-.wn comediinsof the ootnpat.y, Masters Ptepbens atii Quealy, a contemporary nays, "The acting , , the by-lay, and the dancing, of these clever boys wou'id put, to bheme a gooi many so-called comedians. They never missed a point, and kept the audience io a ripple of laughter." At a sitting of the Police Court this morning, Mr Titrnbull presiding, John William Bible was charged with dtunki-n----nfi=K in a public thoroughfare, it being hi!* third offence within a short period. He plpßded guilty, and was ordered to go to gaol for a fortnight. There was a second charge against him, which was that he wai deemed to be a roauo and a vagabond under the Act. F<r this* offence he received an additional sentence of threo months John O!ee?on was discharged with a caution, but Andrew Hansea, who was up yesterday, wis fined ;£l and costs. A ,q;as explosion took place in tbe private

bar of McCartney's Caledonian Hotel last

nirht. A strong , smell of gas abounded jup.i about eight o'clock, when a young mas

rimmed Feene, who is employd about the opened the door, holding a lighted match in his hand. The room was full of uns. and an explosion resulted., Peone sustaining rather severe injuries to his hands and face. He is now ia bed, and doing as well as can be expected. The flames wore soon extinguished, but the firebell was rung, and the Brigade turned out with promptitude, but their services were not required for long. The wall papor of the room ip, of course, burned, and the celling badly disfigured, but a few pounds will set this right.

A Cabinet, meeting: was held yeetsrday when it was decided that several blochs of land of moderate size in the Ot-.go, Southlaud, Wellington, and Taraneki district*, hhould be set aside for the purpose of being trealsd as "unemployed" farms. The intention of the Government ia to havo the land cleared by able-bodied men selected from the ranka of the unemployed, who are to receive a fair rnf.o of pay for their work After the land has been cleared it will be subdivided into small holdings, which tha men -will be allowed to settle on if they so desire at 4 pur cent rental. The Government consider that Ibis scheme will be a powerful faotor in enabling , them to deal with the unemployed difficulty this winter. The annual general meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association was held last night, Mr A. Martin occupying the chair.

The report and balance-sheet having been adopted, offioers for the ensuing term were appointed as follows:—President, Mr Alex. Martin (re-elected); vice-presidents, Messrs Kelly, Adams, and H. Grainger; secretary, Mr J. Caughley; treasurer, Mr H M' Leod; committee, Messrs Ennia, Reid, W. Robertson, M. Lascelles, and A. King. Soveral new members were elected. The All Nations Bazaar last night was very largely attended, the wet weather having apparently no deterrent effect on thoss who had made up their miads to bestow their patronage. Every stall eeemed to be doing great business, and visitors were quickly accommodated with what they required and more. The side shows were all well patronised, Fuucb. nnd Judy had numerous admirers, while tlie maypole danco added to the attractions of the evening. Seven hundred people paid for admission, the day's proceeds amounting to about £120. Tke bazaar will be kept open all the week.

Here is an astonishing fact, says the "City Leader," given by the secretary of one of the largest steamship companies at Liverpool. Until the end of last week his firm had not booked one passage to New York for the Chicago Exhibition. B r e is emphatically of opinion that the presupposed oxodus from this country will not coma off. The 'Englishman does not care much for mere shows, and, it may be, that vecy few people will take the trouble to cross the Atlantic this year. All the bnsinefs done so far haa been the arrangement for freight. At the inquest yesterday at Auckland on Forgie, who was hilled in a glove fight, the jury returned a vetdiot that deceased met hie deati from tho effects of the injuries received in the oonteat. They appreciated the conduct of Constable Hutohiaon in putting a stop to the proceedings at the stage he did, and also oxpressed a dosire that the Government ebxu'd take early steps to prevent such disgraceful occurrences in the future.

Mr Seddon has received a letter f iom Lord Onflow on the IVew Zealand frozen meat trade aod his endeavors to have the moat branded on its arrival at Homo. Lord ' Onelow does not anticipate that any legislation will be enacted on the subject this session'by the Imperial Parliament, as the committee of enquiry will r; quire some considerable time to collect evidence on the question, but ho trusts that next session something will be done to place the trade on a fair basis. The Union Steamship Company is arranging for a further improvement of the company's services. They intend to generally improve both the San Francisco and intercolonial lines, with the usual weakly departure from Melbourne and Hobart. They proposo to drop rates to as moderate a standard as will encourage travel and at the same time prove remunerative. Extremely I fast servicee do not pay, but a speed up to all fair requirements will be maintained. The establishment of the new Vancouver service is too far ahead to consider its effect on the San Francisco service, but the Union Company's service will nevertheless be improved by the return of the Monowai to intercolonial service, with a gain to the latter, and the institution of larger and farter vessels on tho American route. The fleet is to bo supplemented by another large ressel— the Maori, 4000 tons—which the company has acquired for its special service between New Zealand and Calcutta. This steamer was formerly running between London and New Zealand under the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's fUg. She will be placed permanently on the Calcutta trade. Tho works of tho Rhip canal between the North Sea and the Baltic are being pushed forward with such energy and regularity as to give good hope of its being finished in 1895, as originally intended. Fifty-two million cubij metres of excavation have already been made, and some of the locks are nearly finished, while tfce banks are being lined at several points. On account of the continually increasing size of vessels the width is now to be 65 instead of 60 metres, and the depth 0 iettead of metres, while tho number of pass-byes is being increased, so as to facilitate the navigation, these improvements necessitating 70 million cubic metres more than the estimated quantity of excavation. The terminal loclvM at Kiel and on the Elbe are to bo made double, and both of them provided with two eiitrancGS.

(Jvido Musin, the violinut, who was not injured in a railway accident in America as repoit-jd, haa been contributing , a series of articles on the Australasian colonies to a ifrench journal. Aftsr some highly compliruestiry remarks about Auckland and the Ll.;t Lakes dietriut, he comes to Napier, (if which he :—" Wo arrived at the •fascinating litt'e town of Napier in the mid; t of a terrible hurricane, the torrents of watsr pouring from the heavens rendered tho M;;v.et'j almost impassable. Yet, after a *ii,'_iLt and short clearing up at the hour appoint id for the concert, the hall was filled ac if l>y enchantment. During the entsrtiinincijt the storm raged with renewed force, the eea washing over tho maritime promensdo and inundating , the city, but enrotated with the music, the audience applauded frantically without diequietink' themselves with the thought that shortly they must return home, when tke toilette* (U theatre of the ladies undergo a rudo assault. The concert once finished,

we were obliged to camp on the epot, though L propssed telephoning to the harbor-master anting him to como to our assistance. A irigate could very well hare been used as a oieiuia of conveying us to our respective hoints ; but the inhabitants of Napier—very practical people— organised an impromptu ball, and I am even yet undecided whether the graceful dancers did not pr.dong their forced stay for a considerable time after the waters uad retirtd from the inundated street- , ."

A. little heroine lost her life in the river Yarra at Melbourno recently whilst trying to save a compunion. Several girls were playing on the river bank, when a ball which Victoria i?chaefer was bouncing fell into the river. She ran down the bank to recover it, and in reaching over the edge of the water to grasp ir, overbalanced and fell iv. She could not swim, but falling on her back, and near the edge, where the water is

"oicparativoly shallow, she was kept afloat by her clothing. Beatrice Crampton, her companion, steing her peril, looked round for help, and seeiag a joung man within a irhort distance, called to him to save her little friend. He replied that he could not s sviuV), and immediately ran away, though ho might without any danger to himself have rescued the child at the outset wken the wae near the edge. As he ran, regardless of the cries of the unfortunate little girl, whose peril was each moment becoming worse as she began to move down stream with the current, Beatrice Crampton herself rushed down the bank a few yard* mrther along the stream and jumped in, hoping to rescue her companion as fhe was bornenlown tho river. tho*hftd, unhapiii'y, chosen for her plunge a spot where the water was very deyp, and being unable to ewim, sank almost iafnediately. A member of one of the rowiug olubs on tho Yarra, who was rowing up the river, caxno on the scene at this moment and rescued Victoria Bchaefer, and then dived for the little heroine, who had not reappeared. He was not successful, however, and after repeated attempts had to abandon the task as a hopeless one. .Later on the police recovered the body.

OWEN'S Steady Belief for toothache not only relieves the pain but forme a temporarj stopping and arrests decay. In bottloe U 6d, of tha itopriotor only. H. OWEN, Najier.

By the San Francisco mail Mr George Fisher received fr<>m a business mau in / Belfast (say 4 the New Zealand Times) a letter which contains the following , items news for dairy farmers and oheese factories : —'• If you can act the duiry companies or farmers t'> pa«.k fresh an<i silt butter, which. must ba well and nl.-\iniy made, and carefully picked, 1 ooiiW gp.t. ;i ejlendid business for ;t in fioufhtxi mid ii?r.< ' o friend of my <v.vn, who in tlin jfuportfr of cheese und butr.-'i in r<eot!ar,'i. *n<:<U to one firm in Copenhagen n>i aver.i.Ai ■ f £3000 a week ili-i year round. If to: would get packed i from two or thf-'tj of your best dairies a simple of, piy. llh fwb of fresh and salt butti/r, p'iokfil it. p'l-thr'i'wari' jirs, such as are u-rd for pres* ai.d those carefally packed in a wnrid b ix, or tin biscuit box, the latter would ensure the butter not being - -**" tainted with the rrsin or other substance in the wood, I would see whit could be done with them here and in Scotland. My friend supplies the best buyers in Glasgow, Edinburgh. Leith. and Abardoen. The cheesemakers oould also s'nd samples. It is a cash trade, so your f.-iands in New Zealand run no risks of making bad debts. After camples arrive, if qn:i!i:y is found to be good, a regular busiaafs by each stean?er ■*,nuld be arranged Tho Canadian and United States dairymen give my friend their best produce, becau'-e he pays Id per lb ab-.)ve tho highest price in each market per week, but he wants more butter from anywhere, provided it is best quality." An English paper enys:—"Mr Clement /r: Scott, the well known theatncal critic, is ' now on a journey to the far East, where be has been busy inspecting the t ja plantations of Ceylon. He is ao impressed with the balmy air and salubrions climate of Ceylon that he believes, with a little capitnl and a fresh infusion of English energy, it might •■ be made the great sanatorium of the world. Let some fashionable London doctor write a pamphlet on " Csylon as a Health Resort " and crowds of ioralids would flock to the island ti inhale the revivifying ozone of ita mountain ranges. Mr Scott tells US all about the tea indui-try of Ceylon How from small beginnings, and as an equivalent article of commerce to the mined coffee barry, the taa plant has taken firm root in the island The growth and manufacture of tea m Ceylon has surpassed every expectation. We hoar that much of this phenomenal- success is due to ' the thrift energy, and resistless detarmination of the Scotch character—the best colonists all over the earth are Scotchmen, and you cannot go a mile in Ceylon without finding wh»t s Buchanan, or a Morri-on, or a irtewart hafl done for this magnificently prosperons industry Mr Scott visited Mr Lipton'e g.srantio estates far away on the hills, where amid the exhilaration of the mouni tain atmosphere, and received with unbounded hospitality, he became practically acquamted with all that pwtune to tea. growing."

..-f 0 ? 0,1 2™* "The Five O'olook TeaP" or the fashionable afternoon tea of the day; quite pure, and a wonderful quantity caummed daily. To be obtained of yoni local grooer at 2e per lb. Davidson, Svrae, and Co., aßente.

Yoa can obtain all the new preparations, inolnding CARBOLIC BMOKE BALLS SISTiSR MARY JOSEPH AUBERT'S ™?■£„ . otbers Ad vertiaed, from A. BC3OLEB, Chemist, Maeonio Building, YOUNG MEN -Young mon who are in search of Health ehonld read my Adventures explaining the remarkable manner in which I found it. It may concern them. Forewarned is forearmed, gent Free by post. Send a salf-addressed envelope for reply Address-A Miner, G.P.0., Sydney. JUST TO HAND-A shipment of 13 of our well-known Model Pianos, whiob. fo» lone, Touch, and Finish cannot be sur . passed. Milner and Thompson respectfully invite inspection of their show rooms, whidi contain the finest selection of instruments in tho North Island, and at prices which must effect a speedy clearance. Country visitors are cordially invited to pay us a visit whan m Napier, and note for themselves whati splendid value we give. AH instruments purchased from us guaranteed. Pommel Slickers. I have a very superior line in Oilakin Riding Coats in yellow or black. John McVay. A. H. WILSON has lan led 25 Guns, Breech-loading, from £3 upwards. Single ' Barrel Breech-loading at very low prices. Gun Fittings in great variety. Gunsmithing work in all its branches neatly and cheaply done.