LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 16, 14 May 1896, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sir Patrick Buckley is still indisposed. A large number of civil cases are down for hearing at the S.M. Court to-morrow morning. Ministers are already deluged with applications for the position of Government Printer. Captain Russell addressed a crowded meeting at Paliiatua last evening, and received a vote of thanks. The subscription of the Post and Telegraph Department of the colony to the Brunner Fund now exceeds j£BT9; and the list is not yet closed.

The usual practice of the Fire Brigade takes place this evening. Attention is called to the auction sale of W. Y. Dennett to-morrow. P. A. Herman and Co. announce their usual Saturday sale. A strong spring-cart is advertised for sale or exchange. A notification from E. Wilkins, saddler, Te Auto, appear elsewhere. Dr. W. G. Grace will receive in all .£BSOO as the amount of the various testimonials for his prowess as a cricketer. The Faust Family open in the Hastings Theatre on Monday next. They have been very highly spoken of elsewhere. Tlie date of receiving nominations for the Open All-age Stakes and the Maiden Stakes in connection with the Hawke's Bay riumpton Coursing Club has been extended to the 20tli inst. The Timaru Board of Education have passed a resolution disappro vingof excessive home lesson, and recommending teachers to give as little home work as possible, arithmetic being specially disapproved. The express train was 35 minutes late last evening. Its reputationfor punctually lias certainly not been upheld during the past few weeks. Holiday-makers will be interested in the movements of trains on the Queen's Birthday, and will find particulars in our advertising columns. Apparently New Zealand geography is not a strong point with the American papers any more than it is with those of England. The Brunnerton disaster is mentioned in the Xew York Herald of March 27th as having taken place at Brunner, Wellington. A young man named Robert Lee sustained dangerous internal injuries through a fall of earth in a gravel pit at Fordell on Monday. lie is now lying in the Wanganui hospital in a serious condition, but hopes are entertained of his recovery, "While Mr It. Tucker, of the Ileretaunga Fellmongery, was on his way to Couper's station yesterday the horse lie was riding fell, and he was thrown violently to the ground. Beyond a shaking, Mr Tucker escaped unhurt. A young half-caste lad was thrown from the horse Haramai on the course on Monday morning, and was t-'ampled upon. He was taken to Snrman s Hastings Hotel, where injuries to head and body were promptly attended to, and it is expected that lie will be about again in a day or two. Captain Russell is certainly discharging his duties as leader of the Opposition with courage and energy. Ilis political capacity lias seldom, if ever, been so fully displayed as during the last few months, and if lie maintains his resourceful activity up to the date of the general election, the result is likely to reward his labors. —Otago Daily Times. The following was the vote accorded Captain Russell at the meeting at Greytown on Monday night: "That the thanks of the meeting and of the electors of the Wairarapa be accorded to the Hon. Captain Russell for his able and statesmanlike address, and that this meeting is of opinion that Parliament and the colony are to be congratuloled upon possessing in him such a sterling representative.'' In 1894 the imports of wool into the United Kingdom were 705,000,0001b, of which H00.000.0001b were retained for manufacture. Of the imports no less than 612,000.000)1) were from British colonies, mainly the Australian. The actual consumption of the United Kingdom was, therefore, 2~>2.000,0001b less than the imports from the British colonies alone. The re-exports to other countries were no less than 346,000,0001b. A census of churchgoers was taken at Bolton on a recent Sunday evening. It was estimated that out of an estimated population of 125,000 persons less than 1.1.000 were in attendance at all the places of worship in the town. To assist in remedying this state of affairs, Mr Thomas Walker, a Wesleyan layman, has offered ;£->OOO towards the building of a large mission hall for evangelisation purposes.

In tlic Native Appellate Court this moring the appeal of Arihi te Nahu, against a partition of Koparakore A, by Judge Edgar on 14tli September last was withdrawn. The Tamaki eases, originally "fixed to be taken at Danevirke on the 21st May, have been further postponed until the 28th iust. The case Wailiua (No. 1 and No. 2) and Mohaka (No. 2a and No 2r) have been, adjourned until Friday. 22nd May. At 11.30 a.m. the Court rose until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning. As the sum of ,£9OOO subscribed by the public some years ago for the use of Sir Henry Parkes will be divided among the childrenby the first marriage. Lady Parkes has practically been left unprovided for, as well as the five children by the second wife. "I shall have to face the world alone with five young," sai l Lady Parkes, with tears in her ej'es, to a reporter. " Tliey are all very young," slie added, •'the eldest being 12 and the youngest three years and eight months, and it will be many years before they will be able to'earn their own living." Stop that Cougii by taking Neil's Balm of Gilead, a positive cure for coughs, colds, chronic bronchitis, influenza, &c. In large bottles at 2s 6d, at Neil's Botanic Dispensary, Emerson street; Napier, and all leading storekeepers.—Advt. Neil's Celebrated Liver Toxic, a pure botanic remedy for all affections of the liver, biliousness, jaundice, yellowness of the skin, indigestion, &c. In bottles, 2s and 2s 6d, at Neil's Botanic Dispensary. Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers.—Advt. Neil's Corn Cure removes either hard or soft Corns. A few applications only necessary. Is per bottle at Neil's Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers.—Advt. Neil's Compound Sarsaparilla. A household medicine for purifying the blood and toning up the system. In large bottles at 2s 6d at Neil's Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers.—Advt. The New Woman, the new fashion, the latest erase, have some particular virtues to commend them ; so it is with the new cough mixture, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure—instantaneous relief for man, woman, or child is the feature of this unfailing remedy. All Grocers, and Chemists keep it. The price is reasonable, 1/6 and 2/6. —Advt. When "you see a man look at his watch and put it back into his pocket, ask him the time, and in nine cases out of ten he cannot tell you till he has looked at it again. " What the matter, Tom ? You havn't been yourself for three days ?" " Well, the truth is Bodgers gave me such a good dinner on Tuesday that I ate without thinking, and since then I've been thinking without eating."