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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 9282, 9 July 1901, Page 4

Cables and telegraphic will be found on page two, Transvaal war intelligence on page three, serial on the sixth, and " Political Points " on the seventh. Continuing the aeries of winter literary lectures in the Athenseum Hall Miss Spencer will this evening read a paper on "Mrs Browning." ». • At the Magistrate's Court this morn-.. in«| before Mr A. Turn bull, S.M., plaintiffs secured judgment in the following civil cases :—W. J. McGrath v. Samuel Jane, £2 13s 2d, costs 10s; G. E. Fletcher v. Thomas McCormack, £1 5s 7d, costs 6s. The half-yearly meeting of the Hibernian Society will be held at the Marist Bros.' school to-morrow evening, when the election of officers for the ensuing term will take place. I Scarlet fever and diphtheria are very prevalent inTimaru at the present time, and the local health officer reports that cases of infectious di*eases are on the increase. The cause is attributed largely to defective drainage.

In the Shops and Offices, Bill introduced into Parliament H>y the Hon. Mr Walker, the exemption "for office-assist-ants working overtime is'limited to three hours in one day and six days in one month. Newspaper offices are exempt from the operation of the bill.

The following candidates have been nominated for the election lot three members of the H.B. Education Board : —Rev. W. J. Comrie, and Messrs D. A. Baxter, J. G. Gilberd, C. Hall, M.H.R., T. Hallett, W. F. Knight, S. McLernon, J. J. Patterson. The election takes place on the 22nd inst.

After the battalion parade of the volunteers last evening the following members of the Napier Rifles were presented with decorations for long service :—Sergeants Hunt and Dreaver, and Private Eddy (six years), Privates Chicken, Faulknor, Grindell, Minett, and Pine (three years).

Robert Boyle was sentenced by Mr A. Turnbull, S.M V this morning to two months' imprisonment on a charge of being an idle and disorderly person. — Robert Aitken was fined £1, in default seven days' imprisonment, for having failed to obey au order of the Court to contribute towards the support of his wife.

At the Rifles' ball to-morrow night the opportunity will be taken to present one ot the returned troopers who has been invited to attend with a medal, as a token of the esteem-in which he is held by his comrades. Lieutenant Collett, of Waipawa, will also be a guest at the ball. The committee have commenced decorating the hall for to-morrow night, and judging from present prospects the affair should be very successful.

A melancholy story of destitution caused by. the mining boom in Otago was disclosed in the Bankruptcy Court in Dunedin. The bankrupt, a farmer at Ida Valley, sold his sheep for £100, and borrowed £600 from his father to speculate in mining. Meeting with no success, he was compelled to file his schedule,' his liabilities amounting to £796 15s. Of this amount only £36 was due to tradesmen, the rest beingunpaid callson shares. The bankrupt had spent altogether over £560 in shares, on which, the Assignee has been instructed to realise. , Our stock of Boots, Shoes, and Slippers is, very large, so we must sell. Jost give us a call. Slippers from Is per pair. Patterson & Co., Emerson street.

There was a large attendance at the ordinary meeting of the H.B. Philosophical Society held in the Athenceum Hall last evening, when the Rev. Dr. Kennedy, of Meanee, delivered an adeßS^ n J. <Pond Life.", The president (Mr W. Dinwiddie) introduced the lecturer. At the outset Dr. Kennedy explained that on account ot the large number of young people present, in order to make the lecture interesting and entertaining for them he intended giving the address in the form of a narrative entitled, "Dick's Dive in the Duck Pond." The boy was accompanied in his explorations by a frog, who introduced him to, and explained to him the peculiarities of, a few of the pond's innumerable inhabitanto. The lecturer then introduced to the audience, by means of limelight yiews, the water scorpion, boatmen, beetle, hydra, waterlka, oest,.-o£ spiders, and various other specimens, describing the use of their various organs. One of the most interesting insects which he dealt with was the familiar mosquito, which he showed in its different stages of existence, from the egg stage until it was full grown. Pictures of their boring instruments were depicted and the lecturer explained how disease might very easily be spread by these organ. The humming noise made by this insect was* he said, caused by its wings, which had to vibrate 15,000 times in one second to produce the sound. The prolific multiplying propensities of the mosquito were explained, the lecturer stating that 200 mosquitos were hatched in each brood. Dr. Kennedy also showed the dragon fly, commonly known as the horse-stimjer. The latter name, he said, was a misnomer, as the insect did not possess any sting. The rev. gentlemen concluded his very able, instructive, and enjoyable lecture by exhorting those present to adopt the fascinating study of nature, which he was sure would prove beneficial to all who did so. On the motion of Mr T. TaDner Dr. Kennedy was accorded a hearty vote ot thanks for his address. Drs. Jarvis and Leahy, who manipulated the lantern, also received a similar recognition of their efforts.

Some funny incidents worij. witnessed down south as the result of "tV& receut snowstorm. At Christchuroh man who ventured out in all the of his guinea-and-a-half ducal top-hat hotly (perhaps, more accurately,' "coldly") beset by an overwhelming armed force. To flee in the face of the enemy and of the public generally is ordinarily the best ccfurse of action, though it h terribly undignified; but to flee in an immaculate "stove-pipe" would have been more so. Like a flash the gentleman decided upon that policy which is declared to be the " better part of valor;" out from his pocket he brought his handkerchief, which he used as a flag of truce. Wonder of wonders, the contingent respected • it, and he of the belltopper went on his way calmly and unconcernedly, and all parties evidently felt that "honor was satisfied."

The Napier Hospital Trustees met yesterday afternoon. Present: Messrs G. H. Swan (chairman), R. D. D. McLean,. F. Moeller, H. P. Cohen, G. Faulknor, and Dr. Jarvis.— The Minister for Education wrote that the application of the Trustees for £500 towards erecting an operating theatre at the hospital would receive the consideration of the Cabinet. It was resolved to ask the members for the district to support the application. — Dr. Moore was appointed a member of the honorary medical staff. ~Dr. Leahy reported that 45 out-patients hM been treated during the last month. He recommended that the inside of the hospital building be placed in a thorough state of repair, .that the institution be provided with up-to-date ward and operating furniture, also some means of drying Clothing in Wefc weather, and that the condition of the mortuary be improved. Referred to the visiting com-mittee.—-It was decided to ask the Napier Borough Council to contribute one-third of the cost- of an ambulance conveyance for infectious and accident cases. —Accounts amounting to £318 2s were passed for payment and the meeting adjourned.

The Boer war has its romance as well as its horrors. But perhaps, the most interesting side of the war to us here in England (says the Daily Neivs) is shown by the prisouers of war who are on parole in this country. There are several of these in London who are received hospiI (ably at many tables. But the most in- | teresting prisoner of war in this country ; is probably Mr Jeppe, the Transvaal millionaire, who was taken prisoner in the early stages of the war. He is now settled in the Midlands,close to" Malvern, and amuses himself in the traditional fashion of an English country gentleman, riding to hounds, driving, and shooting. He is an object of great interest -in the neighborhood, and waits philosophically for the end of the war, determined to make himself at home in the country of his compulsory adoption, neither receiving nor bearing any ill-will.

Last week some of the men of the Permanent Force working at the Bastion Fort, Auckland, made a rather peculiar discovery in the shape of a stranded bottle with a piece of paper inside containing a message. The paper, was half a sheet of thin notepaper, and the writing was in pencil, and in a very cramped and awkward style. The message read as follows: —" We ere stroded (stranded) on an Island north of Austrolo. I am ony wone saved from brig Claia. ,Got nofe tack (i.e., provisions) to laste for monf.—(Signed J. Carter, A.8." There is the following postscript;—"My mate died of scurvy." The message was handed to the police at Devonport, who forwarded it to Inspector Cullen, who sent it on to Mr Rose, Collector of Customs. Inspector Cullen thinks the message is a hoax.

A case which came before the Auckland Charitable Aid Board the other day shows the (.fleet of the Workers' Compensation tor Accidents Act. An employer, ne>ir Auckland, had a man in his establishment who was subject to fits, and so was specially liable to accident in the course of his work. The employer read the Act above referred to, and found that he was running considerable risk by employing such a man. He therefore told him that he must go. The man said that he was doins' his work well enough. • The master admitted ahis, but said he was not going to run any risk which he could avoid. The man found, after trying for a week or two, that he could not get another situation, and was compelled to apply to the Charitable Aid Board If a man were seized with a fit while working a machine, and was injured in consequence, the master would be liable to the extent of £400, because in no case can the employer escape liability for an accident unless, he can prove that the accident was "directly attributable to the serious and wilful miscpnduot of the worker."

The very beßt value in Blankets and Eiderdown Quilts may be had at Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., who made special arrangements with the manufacturers early in the season, and by paying prompt cash secured to their customers all the advantages which long experience and ready cash can command. —Advt.

You ' can depend on ridding your children of Worms with WADE'S WORM FIGS, the most -wonderful worm wo riers. Price Is.

The following waa the parade state afc the battalion parade of the local volunteers in the drill-shed last night:—, Major Chicken, in command ; , Staff,' Sergeant-Major Finn and Quartermaster Fraser; Napier Guards 40, under Captain Kettle; Napier Rifles 45, under Captain Halpin and Lieutenant Graham ; Ranfurly Rifles 38, under Captain Dodds > and Lieutenant Eagar ; Battalion Band 20, under Bandmaster Driver. After inspection the Imperial long service medal: was presented to Sergeant William Cantle, whr>6e record in connection with volunteering dates back to 1859, when the movement was initiated in Britain. He remained connected with the Home forces until 1877, when he left for this colony, arriving in 1878. He at once identified himself with the movement here, and was one of the promoters of the -©arps now known as the Napier Rifles. New Zealand medals were after wards presented to Sergeants Keys and P.- Franklin for 16 years' continuous service. There was a large attendance of the public to witness the presentation aud. Major Chicken made a "few remarks appropriate to the occasion.

The Auckland City Council appear to realise the necessity of grappling firmly with the fire.brigade question. The report of Superintendent Hugo, of Well* irigton, embodied a Bcheme which will absorb £li; 000, and eo;st £2800. a year to maintain, but the Council endorsed it. and decided to appeal to the ratepayers for authority to raise a loan of £12,000. Applications will in aljl proOapliJy be ih+ vited in Australia fo : r a superintendent, under the new Bohemia.

■ Kirkcaldie and Stains, Ltd., are showing a nice assortment of French Flannels for Blouses and Dressing Gowns, in all the newest de3igns aiM colors, at bedrock prices. Also Flannelettes in novel patterns. Their stock oi Plain and Striped Flannelettes is unequalled for quality and value.—Advt. \