LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 140, 7 October 1896, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A public dance will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall this evening. Mr W. Y. Dennett announces a sale of valuable horses for Saturday next. The annual meeting of the Ileretaunga Cycling Club takes place at the Albert Hotel this evening. On Saturday next G. 11. Tickers nnd Co hold an important sale of horses, buggies, and farm implements. Captain Russell returned to "Wellington by the express this morning. Mr A. L. I). Fraser was also a passenger for the Empire city. Attention is called to the advertisement of Mr J. Palmer, herbalist, who has just received a large addition to his valuable stock. Notwithstanding the large number of visitors in town there was a clean charge sheet at the S. M. Court this morning, which speaks volumes for the sobriety of the district. Arrangements have been completed for Rev Dr Hosking of Hastings to pay a week's visit to Danevirke. He will deliver two lectures there on the " Economics of Prohibition," and hold two debates during the week with a local champion. A two-year old son of Mr R. Vv allis, of the Mou'tere, Nelson, was drowned on Friday last by falling off a plank into a creek. The body was discovered within-a very short time after the accident happened, but all efforts to restore animation failed.

A member of the Nelson Education Board, who approves of sewing being taught in oiir schools, argued that it was of more importance to a school girl that she should learn how to make her own clothes than that she should know where Siam or China were. Another member had his doubts, and considered that arithmetic was of more importance in view of the rate at which " new womanism" was developing.

A meeting of the Hastings Wesleyan Christian Endeavor Society was held last evening at the Wesleyan Church. Bev Dr Hosking presided and gave an address on "Assurance." The following took part in the meeting—Messrs Long, Sim, Heighway, Collins, and Gibbs ; the Misses Thompson. Joll (2), Fern. Hosking, Parsons, Watson, and Mrs Sims. A meeting of the executive was held after the open meeting.

Some little unpleasantness was expressed on the course yesterday when the result of the protest against Defiant for crossing Girofla in the Nursery Handicap was announced. It certainly does seem extraordinary that the rider of the Dreadnought colt should be ordered to " stand down" for a month on the grounds of crossing, and that the verdict should not carry with it the loss of the stake. How the rider was deemed punishable and the horse escaped is one of those things that require explanation.

Neil's Corn Cure removes either hard or soft Corns. A few applications only necessary. Is per bottle at Neil's £>isn;nsary I Emersou street, Napier, aud all leading storekeepers.—Ad\i,

Correspondence, Interprovincial news, and Australian items appear on our fourth page to-day. The steam riding gallery in Heretaunga road, opposite Mr D. M'Leod's, is still running. Children should not miss the opportunity, as it will be moved shortly. One of the features of to-day's Trotting races was the excellent luncheon provided by Mr It. Winsley, of the Cafe. The costs to the defendant in the recent slander case in Christehurch, Popham v. Taylor, were £282. That sum has been handed over to Mr T. E. Taylor, and a good surplus was raised, which has been devoted to the work of the Christehurch Prohibition League. According to the last issue of the " Quarterly Journal of Inebriety," no less than 40 per cent, of all accidents were due to the failures of men who were drinking.

A member of the Greymouth Volunteers who had not paid lines inflicted on him as a volunteer, was arrested by the police, but subsequently released on the money being forthcoming. A few of the Westport Chinamen are becoming Christianised. Two have joined the Salvation Army and another the Presbyterian Church. The Mayor of Wfuigaiiui holds a bronze medal from the Royal Humane Society of Australasia for presentation to a man named Duncan M'Arthur, who cannot be found. The Agricultural and Pastoral Society's annual show will commence to-morrow, when everything promises a big success. The entries of stock are numerous, and large quantities of machinery are arriving on the ground to-day. Should the weather be fine Hastings should see a record attendance. A peculiar coincidence has been brought to light in connection with the Petone murder. It seems that the late Mr Jones lived for some time at liallavat, where he was known as a most lovable man. One of his friends there—a public officer of the town —writing to a friend in Wellington, mentions the odd circumstance which, we are about to relate. On the night of the murder he was a,t Sydney railway terminus from H.ir, to 9 o'clock, and while waiting for his train he was telling a friend about some of the family troubles of the Joneses. And as he went southward in the train the affairs of the family still haunted him—to such an extent that he spoke of them to a fellow passenger between Sydney and Albury, again between Albury and Melbourne, and once more between (ieelong and P>allarat. '-Indeed," hf says. " for some mysterious reason I was continually thinking of them until, taking up the Star the morning after my return overnight, I saw the dreadful news." Such a singular occurrence may well suggest enquiry by those whose wont it is to endeavor to account for the strange experiences that Mr Stead has grouped under the heading of Borderland.

Wellington warehouse prices are in every instance charged by the 15. I. C. when executing orders received by post. Those of our residents who want really nice fashionable poods need not hesitate about communicating with the D. I. C., Wellington. Complete furnishing is now a special feature of the 1). I. C., and those who anticipate requirements in this direction will be supplied with catalogues and estimates post free. —Aovt. Stop that Cough by taking Neil's Balm of Gilead, a positive cure for coughs, colds, chronic bronchitis, influenza, In large bottles fit 2s 6<l, at Neil's Botanic Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers.—Advt. Kkil'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. Beautiful New Zealand! The land overflowing with the buttermilk and applesauce of prosperity—produces anything and everything, such as petticoat government, unemployed, and coughs and colds veritably; but that's not a drawback, they can be cured in every form by taking Woods' Great Peppennent Cure.—Advt.