The Evening Star MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1888

Evening Star, Issue 7749, 22 October 1888, Page 2

The Evening Star MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1888

Waring Taylor was released from gaol last month, and is said to be living in the Rangitikei district.

The Kirk Session of Alexandra have elected Mr W. S. Fitzgerald (rector of the Normal School) to be their representative elder at the Synod of Otago and Southland. The anniversary services in connection with the North-east Valley Baptist Church wete held yesterday, when there were large and crowded audiences on each occasion. Mr Hunter officiated in the morning, Rev. Mr North in the afternoon, and Mr Gain in the evening-. A fearful crime is reported from Pesth (Hungary). A tailor named Gnading poured through a funnel melted lead. into the right ear of his sleeping wife ; and, finding that she was not dead, the wretch proceeded to strangle her, but was interrupted by the arrival of neighbors, who found the woman alive, but in a desperate condition. The would-be murderer was not captured. Captain Osborne, of the South Dunedin Fire Brigade, has received a cheque for LBO from the New Zealand Fire Brigade Association in aid of the family of the late John M'Cutcheon, who lost his life at the Ocean Beach while going to the assistance of Miss Jeffreys. The amount was collected from the various associated brigades. There are two or three lists yet to come in, so that the sum is likely to be augmented.

The following particulars of the recently cabled suicide of William Foster Homxman, the assistant-paymaster of H.M.S. Opal, is given by the Sydney ‘ Telegraph ’: —“ The deceased was a young man, and enjoyed the respect and friendship of his brother officers, and as far as could be ascertained had no reason to commit suicide. He was last seen alive on the Sunday afternoon previous, when he appeared in excellent spirits. The next morningGunner-Instructor Brown, attracted by the smell of gunpowder, entered deceased’s cabin, and found him there in a kneeling posture on the deck, the front part of his head having been blown away. A gun lay near, which had been recently discharged.” The terms of the munificent offer made by Mr G. W. Taylor at the Jubilee meeting in connection with the Congregational Union held in Melbourne were incorrectly stated in our cablegrams. Mr Taylor undertook to contribute LIO,OOO a year for three years, making in all L 30.000, if the congregation found another L 30,000, which would suffice for the establishment of an affiliated college in the University. A grammar school for boys and a high school for girls could be established for L 20.000 a-piece. If these were looked upon favorably, he would be willing to contribute LIO,OOO a year for five years provided tho congregation found L 50,000. The offer was heartily accepted. Mr Henry Lee offered LI ,000 and Mr Mjrajns LI,OOO a year for five years, Mr W. Higgins LSOO a year for five years, and Mr R. O’Donnell LIOO a year for the same period ; and other donations were given. The following story of an attack in open Court by a prisoner on his Judge comes from Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas. On the 27th July the Supreme Court was opened by Chief Justice Austin, and the first business was the sentencing of one Thomas Taylor to seven years’ penal servitude, As soon as the sentence was uttered the prisoner darted from the police, reached the bench, and struck the Judge heavily twice with a large baton. He was prevented from delivering the first blow directly on the Judge’s head by a light screen, and when the second was delivered Taylor was impeded by one of the officers of the Court. Taylor was overcome after a considerable straggle, the railing of the witness-box being torn away. The Chief Justice was not seriously injured, and three days after the occurrence he had recovered sufficiently to pass judgment on his assailant. Taylor was sentenced to thirty lashes in Nassau prison the following afternoon, and to he kept in penal servitude for the rest of his life.

The Agent-General is in communication with two or three railway experts, and shortly expects to bo in a position to recommend a suitable gentleman for the position of Chief Commissioner of New Zealand railways.

During the whole of the past week Ministers have been engaged in Cabinet day and night, but it is understood the business transacted only referred to sessional matters. The appointment of a Royal Commission to consider Native grievances in the North Island has engaged the attention of the Cabinet, and it is expected that a cortimission will bo issued shortly. The basis of the abolition of the Public Works Department has been settled, the result being that fifty officers throughout the colony will bo dispensed with at the end of December, and fifty during the next year. There was a great scene in one of the San Francisco Courts lately, when Mr Terry (a prominent member of the local Bar and exJudge) drew his knife to attack the Marshal, who was removing Mrs Terry (otherwise Miss Hill) by order of the Court, for passing insulting remarks Upon Judge Field when delivering the opinion of the Supreme Court against her in her claim for alimony and half the property of the late William Sharon, whose wife she claimed to be on the face of a written contract of marriage, Terry was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, and his wife to thirty days' for contempt of Court. The grand jury have since found four indictments against the exJudge, and two against his wife. The Chinese question is giving trouble even at Hawaii, where the Legislature has p&ased a law compelling Chinese merchants to keep their books of account In the Hawaiian or some European language, also refusing to renew their business licenses. Other laws have been framed aimed at laborers, but their passage is doubtful, as the Chinese have held a mass meeting, protested against the proposed legislative action, pointed out that they numbered over 20,000 strong, and that China spent millions of dollars annually on men-of-war to protect her citizens, and also raised a lobbying fund. It is thought that one of these reasons, possibly the last, will be sufficient to “influence” Hawaiian legislators to reconsider the matter.

The attention of Volunteers is directed to an important notice in this issue re land grants. ‘ Ruth ’ will be repeated on Thursday evening in Nauman’s Hall by the Southern Philhsr*monio Society. The Dundee street Primitive Methodist Church hold their Sunday school anniversary to-morrow evening. The fifth of the course of ambulance lectures for men will be delivered by Dr Roberts tomorrow evening at the Town Hall. Lodge Hiram, No. 2,008, E. 0., to-morrow evening, at Freemasons’ Hall. Installation of V 7. M. and investiture of officers. Members of sister lodges invited.

The Survey Department has issued a set of maps descriptive of the Thermal Spring and Otago Lakes districts. Intending tourists should make a point of studying these. Copies are obtainable gratis at the Survey offices.

Mr Coverlid desires Us to state that his remarks at Friday’s meeting of the Caversham Council were to the effect that Messrs Fish and Fitohett are watching the proceedings re the St. Clair Reserve in the interests of the public, not “of the Council,” as stated by us. The New York Equitable are issuing a monthly publication, entitled the ‘ News Letter,’ which will find favor alike with insurers and the general realer. The make-up and letterpress are excellent, while the engravings are executed in good style, and are taking subjects. Eighteen patients were admitted into the hospital during the past week and ten were discharged. One de'-th occurred in the institution, the patient's name being Mary Fahey. There are ninety-four patients at present in the institution, or seven more than at the beginning of last week.

The ladies of North Dunedin Presbyterian Church held a sde of work on Thursday and Friday evenings last week. A large number of useful and ornamental articles, produced chiefly by the skill and industry of the ladies of the congregation, were displayed on the stalls, and met with a ready sale to the numerous purchasers who attended. The sum of L 55 was obtained from the two nights’ sale, making up the total amount to Lts. The stalls were efficiently superintended by the Ladies’ Committee, consisting of Mesdames Sutton, Adams, and Gibson Smith, and Misses Alexander, Bfttlmne, Durie, and Gordon,

The Caversham Football Club held their second annual social iu the Caversham Hall on Friday, f< rty-flve couples being present A most enjoyable evening was spent, interspersed with songs and dances. Mr Meyer’s catering gave every satisfaction, as also did Mr A. Tate’s dance mu4o. During the evening the president and vice-presidents of the club were presented with the photos of the First Fifteen. Trophys were also presented to the best players of the First and Second Fifteens, the successful players being W, Lang, D. "rl'Laren, H. Christie, J. Bryant, and J. L. Gillies. Amedal, the result of a handicap dropkicking competition (bis kick from scratch measuring 66yds 2ft) was presented to W. Lang. The following new patents have been applied for: —Alexander Simpson, Southland, a goldsaving machine; Thomas Oossens and Alexander Black, Dunedin, automatic folding straw elevators; A, Willows, Auckland, an improved hank for fixing sails to ships’ rigging; W. Tarrant, Sydney, improvements in apparatus for the amalgamation and concentration of metalliferous material; T. Emerson, Oamaru, for a self-acting fire alarm; J, Todd, Otahuhu, improvement of candlesticks; J. F. Roberts, Auckland, for tilting kerosene tins, oil drums, and other vessels; J. T, Johns, Auckland, improving and reducing the cost of jam and other preserve tins; J. 0. Butler, Wellington, an attachment for affixing to meeting-rails of window sashes and other purposes requiring a perfect fitting joint, and for an improved fastener for securing windows, doors, etc.; J. M. Baird and E. H. Taylor, Sydney, improvements in erections to be used in the sport called tobogganing, and in appliances iu connection therewith; L, C. Parke and B. T. Lacy, San Francisco, improvements in rock-breaking machines and in crashing and pulverising machines; J. S. Mac Arthur (Renfrew), R W. Forrest, M.D., and W. Forrest, M. B, (Glasgow), improvements in extracting gold and silver from ores or other compounds; H. Edmunds, London, an improved system and means to be used in the supply or distribution and control of electricity for lighting or other purposes; T, Dobbie, M, Levinsohn, and A. N. Jonsen, all of Sydney, for improved amalgamating and gem and pyrites saving machine.