LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 105, 27 August 1896, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Telegraphic and other items appear On our fourth page. There are 25 subscribers to the new local telephone exchange. Mr G. Vickers has been appointed local agent for the " Swift" bicycles. The local assembly of the K.O.L. celebrate their anniversary early in September with a social gathering. A meeting of the Presbyterian Congregation was held in the church last night, at which a resolution was passed almost unanimously to use every endeavor to retain the Rev. Mr Morrison's services. The next term at the Heretaunga School commences on Tuesday, 2nd September. As this is one of the best conducted schools in Hawke's Bay parents wishing to give their boys a thorough education cannot do better than put them under the charge of Mr J. A. Fraser. At the invitation of Mr J. S. Large a team of local bowlers visited Napier yesterday afternoon, when Messrs Reynolds, King, Tyerman, and Newman (skip), representing Hastings, met Messrs Large, Dinwiddie, Evans, and Beatson (skip) of Napier. After a very interesting game the latter won by 41 to 03. The visitors were entertained at tea, and express themselves delighted with the afternoon's sport. It is such matches as these that go a long way towards popularising the game. " What I saw and heard in America " is the title of the Rev. Mr Morley's lecture on Friday evening at the Hastings Wesley an Church. The lecturer is a very old identity in the colony, having arrived in Auckland in the early days, when he was very young. He has seen a great many ups and downs in New Zealand life, especially in educational and religious matters. In his lecture to-morrow evening, Mr Morley will endeavor to instruct and amuse his audience by telling them how far we are in advance of the Americans. Mr Morley is an observing man, and, no doubt, his lecture will be highly interesting. A meeting of the Glass Ball Club was held at Stortford Lodge Hotel last evening, Mr C. A. W. Hunt in the chair. Resolved —That the name of the club be altered to the Hastings Gun Club, so as to include sparrow and pigeon shooting; and that the annual subscription be ss. The following officers were elected : —President, Mr P. Martin ; vice-president and treasurer, Mr T. Stewart; hon. sec. andhandicapper, Mr A. A. George; committee, president, vice-president, and Messrs D. Barry, M'Gregor, and Lindsay. It was resolved that a vote of thanks be accorded to Mr A. C. M'Gregor, who promised a trophy to be shot for ; that matches be held every Wednesday afternoon, starting at two o'clock ; that a challenge be sent to the Waipawa Club. The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

" Socials" are becoming so popular that they never fail to draw. Under good management they are always a source of enjoyment and at times much profit. That announced for the Princess Theatre this evening in connection with the Catholic Church promises to eclipse anything of the kind previously held in the district. For a good cause the tickets have sold at a tremendous rate, and there should be a record attendance. In the hands of Mrs C. Hughes everything has been done to bring it to a successful issue. A splendid programme has been drawn up, the floor will be specially prepared, refreshments liberally provided, and firstclass music will accompany the dancing part of the entertainment. Altogether a big success is assured.

A football match, which was at times exciting, eventuated afternoon between the Wanganui College seconds and the boys of the Heretaunga School on the latter's ground. The game was interesting and the local team stuck to their work gamely, but the visitors' thorough knowledge of the game proved too much for them, and they were defeated by 26 points to nil. For the visitors Stainsbury, senr., who was the mainstay of the team, played brilliantly, securing most of the tries for his side, and he was' ably supported by Herwick and Sandford, For the home team D. Rigger played a consistent game, and is capable of good work; but he should use more discretion in the use of his strength. Young Broughton was also conspicuous. The discipline of the college boys was perfect and this, which was plainly seen in their dribbling and passing, undoubtedly secured them the victory. Our boys have weight and ability, but there is a distinct absence of system, and yesterday's game was lost owing to this want of concerted action. Mr G. Ebbet officiated with the whistle to the satisfaction of everyone. The annual meeting of the Hastings Bowling Club was held last night at Winsley's Cafe. The president (Mr Reynolds) occupied the chair. Messrs Haszard, Ellis, Newman, Goldsmith, Maddison, Robertson, Newbigin, Clarke, Thompson, Land, and the secretary (Mr Carter) also attended. The balance sheet presented by the secretary showed a balance to the credit of the club of 15s 3d. The expenditure showed a sum of £'27 paid out last year which need not be repeated this season. Mr Haszard, speaking for the ground committee, reported that Mr Smith had been appointed to the charge of the green, and the work of levelling, &c., which had been entrusted to him, was finished in a most satisfactory manner at a cost of £5. Votes of thanks were passed to Mr George Ellis for presenting seats for the convenience of those using the green ; to the donors of trophies ; to Messrs Newbigin, Knight, and Goldsmith for presentations of various articles to the club; to the retiring secretary and the retiring president, and last, though not by any manner of means least, a vote of thanks was proposed by Mr Goldsmith and seconded by Mr George Ellis to the ladies who so generously provided refreshments during last year's matches, and it was accorded by acclamation. The colors adopted by the club were light and dark blue. The following officers and committee wera appointed :—President, Mr John Maddison; vice-president, Mr Newbigin ; lion, secretary, Mr Goldsmith; hon. treasurer, Mr Reynolds. In addition to the guarantors (Messrs Reynolds, Maddison, Tyermap, Newbigen and Knight) Messrs Clarke, Haszard, Land, and Ellis were elected to the committee.

The Fire Brigade meet to-night. A nice cottage is advertised to let. Rain fell yesterday in the greater part of Hawke's Bay. Hastings escaped with a few drops. The thoroughbred mare, Spinaway, the property of the Hon J. D. Ormond, died at Karamu last week. Nominations for the Canterbury Cup, Welcome Stakes 1897, Champagne Stakes, Derby, Oaks, 1898; and Challenge Stakes, 1899, close to-morrow. The work of preparing the Hastings racecourse for the spring meeting is in full swing. The lake on the lawn has been greatly ornamented during the past couple of weeks. Gisborne, with a population of 2,330, has a police force of one sergeant-major ond five constables ; Hastings, with over 3,200 inhabitants, must rest content with one sergeant and one constable. Why is this thus ? The local Debating Society have passed a resolution that they will be pleased to meet the Napier Junior Club Society at their convenience, and have suggested as a subject for debate : " Shoold the Napier breakwater works be continued." There was another large attendance at the Columbia Skating Rink last evening, the attraction being the " couples" race. The manager, Mr J. C. Lyon, offered a prize of a set of studs and a broach to the winners, and after a good contest the race, 1 mile, was won by J. Butler atid Miss Banks, with J. Hay and Miss Hay second. If suitable arrangements can be made the management intend shortly to hold a grand fancy-dress carnival. It is estimated that ,£1,500,000 has during the past few days been found in London for the development of the mineral resources of New Zealand. Football. Taranaki beat Auckland yesterday by 16 points to nil, and West Coast and Nelson played a draw. Queensland meet Southland to-morrow. The Wanganui Amateur Opera Company claim that they have distributed .£2OOO chiefly amongst the local tradesmen during the past five years. A diamond wedding was celebrated at Horsham, Victoria, recently, when Mr and Mrs Dalton attained their 60th year of matrimonial partnership. The old couple have 76 direct descendants living. The Observer says that a Lincoln ewe on the farm of Messrs M. and E. T. Bond, of Belvedere, gave birth on Wednesday last to five lambs, all of which are doing well. John H. Peacock, a young man, has been sent to gaol for a month by the Magistrate's Court at Te Aroha, for having passed valuessless cheques on the Bank of New Zealand at Wellington. A young man named James Clark, who was recently accidentally shot in Victoria, has had his injured arm photographed at the Ballarat School of Mines by means of the Rontgen rays. About 20 pellets were clearly located, and Dr. Pinnock was able to extract most of them.

Tlie People, Wellington, says the conduct of two or three members of the House of Representatives this session has been disgraceful. They have been in a chronic state of drunkenness, making themselves a nuisance both to members and to the public who frequent the House. The Cromwell Argus states : —" At a meeting of shareholders in the Ophir Reef i Company it was unimously resolved—--4 That the mine be abandoned, and that j the balance in hand, «£l7 odd, be devoted | to the purchase of tickets in Tattersall's I sweep on the next Melbourne Cup.' " The Calais correspondent of one of the London journals reports a shocking fatality which happened whilst a young married couple named Dixon-Sage, who were stopping at Calais, were out cycling. They were on a tandem machine, and when just outside the town met a heavily-laden waggon, and before they could get clear the machine was knocked over, and the waggon passed over it and the riders. The husband was killed instantaneously, and Mrs Dixon-Sage was so badly injured that her life was despaired of. A terrible struggle for life with a lion has occurred at Penzon's Menagerie at Paris. In the course of the performance young Penzon puts the animals through a number of tricks, one of the chief of which is for the tamer to put his head in the mouth of the lion. That night unfortunately before Penzon had quite withdrawn his head the lion inadvertently closed his teeth, with the result that the tamer's cheek was almost torn off. Infuriated by the sight of the blood, the lion then attacked the man, who fought desperately I for his life. The struggle was only terminated by the entrance of Penzon, sen., with a red hot crowbar, with which he drove the lion into another cage. In addition to the injury to his face the son lost a ! finger and received a wound in the leg. | A prohibition clergyman in Otago, Mr Chapman (a Wesleyan, too, and stationed at Balclutha), has been partially converted by the Liberty Leaguers. On a recent Sunday Mr Chapman frankly declared himself a " compensationist," and said that "in certain cases where publichouses are closed compensation ought to be given as a matter of justice berween man and man. For this reason : the liquor traffic has hitherto been carried on under a partnership—the publican is one partner and the State is the other, and for long years the State has derived enormous sums from the business. Now we want the State to dissolve partnership, and the publican to suffer all the loss. I am a Briton, and as such I love fair play. No matter how bad the publicans are (and they have been painted pretty black), they should be treated with common justice in this matter. Let John Bull, like the gentleman that he is, put his hand into his pocket and share the losses consequent upon the dissolution oi partnership." 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. Neil's Celebrated Liver Tonic, 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. Stop that Cough 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 Corn Cuke removes either hard or soft Corns. A few applications onlynecessary. Is per bottle at Neil s Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers. —Advt. Mr. L., a broad-minded pressman, met Mr. C.. a Prohibitionist, the other day. " That's a nasty cough you've got," said L. " Come and have a rum hot; it'll do yicsu gopd '' " fig, thanks; Woods' Great ! Pepperment Cure for me; it Ijeats all ; your ram hots for coughs and colds, it's j sold everywhere,' '—Advt, i

James Taylor and James Berndtson were charged with disturbing a Prohibition meeting at Riverton, and fined 10b and costs. Before the Postal Board of Enquiry at Melbourne it was stated that the girls answered better than boys for the work of the Telephone Exchange. The establishment of freezing works at Nelson is mooted, and a canvass is being made to ascertain if sufficient shares to float a company would be subscribed. A novel proposal is made by Mr Crouch, of Hobart, a member of the Benevolent Society, who has tabled a motion that recipients of relief shall be made take total abstinence pledge. All Wanganui was startled after midnight on Saturday by someone firing one of the cannon on the hill overlooking the monument to the victims of the Maori wars. The police are enquiring as to the responsibility for the prank. lodiform, an antiseptic of peculiar odor, " gave away" a burglar who was convicted at Cliristchurch last week and sent to gaol for three years. He had a wound on his head which'was dressed with the drug, and the smell of the stuff hung around his hat, which he dropped near the scene of the burglary. A Nelson ewe last week gave birth to a lamb with two distinct bodies joined at the shoulders, but it died almost immediately. About the same time a cow owned by a constable at Pukehoe, dropped a calf with two perfectly formed heads, one being that of a bull calf and the other that of a heifer. An elderly man, hailing from the South Island, applied to the Wellington Benovolent Trustees on Tuesday for work. He was told that what he asked for could not be given, and was referred to the Labour Bureau. The man then asked if he was going to be allowed to starve, and the Chairman drily remarked that he did not think the applicant would ever do that. The man then stated that he would let the general public know how he was treated, and finished by stating that he had swallowed 17 dictionaries, and was quite capable of doing what he intended. An extraordinary case has been heard at the Guildford Police Court, Western Australia. The Rev G. Sadler, Anglican clergyman and member of the Municipal Council, was charged by his nephew, E. Sadler, with assault, namely, seizing him by his whiskers and endeavouring to eject him from his house. The defendant pleaded his age, which is upwards of 70 years, and also stated the complainant had paid too many attentions to his young wife. The defendant behaved in an extraordinary manner, and upon being fined said that he would go to prison rather than pay the fine. He begged them to send him to gaol, which the Bench refused to do.