LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 200, 18 December 1896, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A strong lad required for butchering. Full particulars of the Glenbrook horror will be found on our fourth page. A boy to milk a few cows and do other work is advertised for. Two rooms wanted by a married couple near the Land Court. Tenders are invited elsewhere for the erection of a manse for the Presbyterian Church, Hastings. A nine-roomed house with plenty of land is advertised to be let, also acre opposite the Theatre. The well-known X.Z. Clothing Factory announce the display of their Christmas and New Year goods, which have been specially selected for the holidays. About ten o'clock last night the sky gave promise of a change in the weather. The sign, however, only indicated a continuance of dry weather. On and after Saturday. January 2nd, the morning train from Napier to Hastting will depart at 9.10 a.m., arriving at Hastings at 9.00 a.m. Mr Quinlivan announces having retained the services of Mr Fred Rollins and assures his customers that there will be no delay in attending to their requirements. Messrs G. 11. Vickcrs ami Co will hold their usual weekly sale to-morrow afternoon. A quantity of useful articles will be disposed of. For sale list see advertisement on third page. There was music in the air in Hastings last evening, there being three bands in the main street at the same time, viz : the German, Town, and Salvation Army bands. And still Hastings clings to the apron strings of Napier. The German band and the Salvation Army band collided in the main street last evening. The conglomeration of sound would have charmed the heart of a wheelbarrow, or even sharpened a rusty crosscut saw. The well-known firm of Kirkcaldie and Stains, of "Wellington, has purchased the business of Neal and Close at Napier for .£50,000. It is the intention of the new firm, we believe, on reliable information, to establish a branch of the business in Hastings. In this abominably hot weather when the overwrought business man sighs in vain for breezes. Mr insley forward and supplies nice refreshing drinks, tempting ice creams and delicious fruits of all description. Although Mr "\\ insley does not pose as a philantrophist he is nevertheless a benfactor to the great uncooled. He has just opened a new and varied assortment of confertionerv, and is prepared to take orders for Christmas cakes, etc. >: Dr Pascall's Pills cure Indigestion, Heartburn, Costiveness, Headache, Furred Tongue, "Wind, and all symptoms arising from a disordered state of the liver, stomach, or kidneys. They cleanse the bowels, and act like a charm in removing all impurities from the blood, toning and refreshing the whole system. Is 6d and 2s 6d per box. Agent—A. Eccles, papier and Hastings.—Advi.

The s.s. Te Anau left Auckland for the south at 2.30 to-day. Passengers —Mesdanies Harley, Derbyshire; Misses Gee and Brown; Messrs Skev, and Heat (2). A very attractive programme has been drawn up for the Convent School concert which takes place on the 21st inst. Ihe high merits which convent school concerts have attained throughout the Colony are well-known to all who have had the pleasure of being present at one of the entertainments. The distribution of prizes will also take place. We were visited this afternoon by Mr C. Stoecke, who describes himself as the "Lightning Artist." His work consists of making brooches, bracelets, bangles, chains, &c., from gold wire, and the stock of specimens he produced showed that some really artistic and handsome novelties can be quickly made by this means. To give a practical illustration of his deftness, Mr Stoeckle took a piece of gold wire, and twisting it with pliers in a few minutes made a pretty name brooch, artistic in design, light and yet strong, and of remarkable handsome appearance. There are hundreds of designs to choose from. Mr Stoeckle will occupy the premises at the corner of Railway street and Heretaungu road for a couple of days only, where the public will have an opportunity of seeing him at work and purchasing his manufactures. Bush lires, which have been prevalent of late at Stratford, assumed dangerous proportions yesterday owing to a strong northerly wind, and in several cases dwellings narrowly escaped destruction. The residence of Mr Allsworth, editor of the Egmont Settler, was only saved by the efforts of the Stratford Fire Brigade. Heavy rain has fallen since and all danger is now over. On Friday, at an auction in Dunedin, 10,') shares in the Colonial Bank of New Zealand (in liquidation) were sold at one penny. Miss Berendt, of Kumara, is the winner of the bicycle which was the first prize in the Wellington Convent Bazaar's art union. It has been arranged that the Tutanekai will leave Wellington on the 20th inst.., taking Ilis Excellency the Governor and Lady Glasgow for a trip. Mr Grace, Government Land Purchase officer, has acquired 50,000 of the 06.000 acres comprising the Ngapaeruru Block, Forty Mile Bush. Two miners H. White and T. Barnes, while using a machine drill at the British Broken Hill mine, tapped an old bottom, in which there was some unfired dynamite. An explosion followed, injuring both men in a terrible manner. V. lute had his nose split, his ear blown off, his throat cut, and other horrible wounds. Both men are in a critical condition. The young girl Isabella Cunningham, w hose scalp was torn off by an accident in O'Brien's boot factory. Christchurcli. in July last, sued M. O'Brien, proprietor of the factory, in the Christchurcli Magistrate's Court on Monday for .£2OO damage*. After evidence was heard, the case was adjourned for argument on legal points. Mr William Robinson, well known m Auckland as a reporter on the staff of the New Zealand Herald, died on Saturday last of cancer of the throat. Mr Robinson was a member of the Herald staff for 10 years, and was nil excellent and hardworking journalist ; and personally he was highly esteemed. He leaves a widow and five children. The torpedo boat destroyer. No. 617, built by Messrs Laird Brothers. Birkenhead. for the Chilian Government, made her official trip on the Clyde on 15th October, and obtained an average speed of ;?1.8 knots, which is the best that has ever been done by any vessel of her class. Her sister ship. No. 016. which did her trips recently, made a record up till that time with a speed of 3025 knots per hour. A correspondent of the New Zealand Herald says :—There are distinct indication of a phenomenally dry summer and autumn, and further, I believe we are on the eve of a dry cycle. The indications are so strong for a dry summer and autumn that this will probably prove the dryest season since the year (about) 1876, when grass was eaten out by the crickets, stock died, sheep took to the woods, and the poor farmer had to feed his stored hay to his cattle before the winter began. As we have just passed through a wet cycle so shall we now most probably pass through a dry cycle. The wet cycle was at its height in the winter of 1890, when it rained incessantly for two days and two nights. This summer's prospect of the farmer is a dismal one —a shortage of grain crops and of grass, and a chance of starved stock is only too apparent. However. on the other hand, there is the consolation that the past oppressive weather has gone, and the people of this colony will regain their original bloom and buoyancy." Eccles' Corn Paint quickly removes either hard or soft corns. Only a few applications necessary. In bottles Is 6d, from A. Eccles, chemist, Napier and Hastings.—Advt. Eccles' Quinine and Ikon Tonic contains Quinine and Iron in a high state of purity, and is the most agreeable, strengthening, and efficient agent yet discovered. 2s 6d per bottle. To be obtained from A. Eccles. chemist, Napier and Hastings, and at all leading country stores.—Advt. I STOPPED THAT COUGH AND CUHeD A very bad cold by a single bottle of I>r Pascall's Cough Mixture. Signed, R. McDowall. 4s 6d and 2s 6d. Eccles, chemist, Napier and Hastings. —Advt. Eccles Cascaka Liver Regulator is a safe and effective remedy for Stomach and Liver Complaints,, such as Indigestion, Headache, Constipation, Furred Tongue, &c. It never fails to relieve or cure. 2s 6d per bottle. From A. Eccles' chemist, Napier and Hastings, and all leading country storekeepers.—Advt. Wellington warehouse prices are in every instance charged by the D. I. C. when executing orders received by post. Those of our residents who want really nice fashionable goods need not hesitate about communicating with the D. I. C., Wellington. Complete furnishing is now a special feature of the D. I. C., and those who anticipate requirements in this direction will be supplied with catalogues and estimates post free.—Advt. It's a fact, says a well-known Christchurcli divine the other day, to a friend, that Cough Mixture, called Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, is the very best thing for throat Irritation and Cough I have ever taken ; I notice all the Grocers and Chemists keep it—a never failing remedy Wholesale Agents, Drug Co. —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.