LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 203, 22 December 1896, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Then,' will In- no publication of the Standard on Friday and Saturday next. The local corps of the Salvation Army hold their Xmas picnic on Boxing Day m Mr Cullen's paddock. Ilaveloek Road. The Napier Army liand will lie present, and render selections during the day. Christinas Day and New \ ear's Day will lit; observed as close holidays by the Postal branch, and mails will close at H p.m. on the 24th and :-51st respectively. On Boxmg Hay the office will be open from 9 to It) a.m.. and from 7 to 8 p.m. on each of the above days. We have to acknowledge receipt of No. 1 of •' The New Zealand Oddfellow's Magazine. 1.0.0. F.. M.1'.," published by J. D. C'uinn. Wanganui. The magazine is neatly got up, and contains a lot of information on matters pertaining to the order. Through the courtesy of Adjutant Drew we have been favored with a copy of the Salvation Army almanac for 1N97. The almanac is in sheet form and from an artistic stand point is distinctly superior to its antecedents which were truth to tell somewhat tawdry. The almanac is chastely illustrated with two pictures descriptive of aimy rescue work and another of the darkness which overspread the earth on the eonsumation of the Saviour's mission on earth. The man Michael liarrelt. who. about live Weeks ago. was charged with drunkenness and discharged on condition that lie left the town t".>r a mouth, came back here at the expiration of that period, and yesterday renewe 1 his acquaintance with Mr Beilby. who discharged him with a caution. This morning the same Miek once again appeared before hnn on two charges, viz., with being drunk and disorderly and with using obscene language. Doth charges were proved, and on the first plaint he was lined '2os, wi!h the alternative of seven days' imprisonment, and on the second he was sentenced to fourteen days' hard labor.

The prizes to 1)>" distrilmtfd to t!i<- pupils of the Stntf School this year arc unusually numerous and valuable. In addition to tht; prizes purchased from the proceeds of the concert the undermentioned gentlemen have presented special prizes: Messrs Mueller and McCorkindale have each presented two handsome silver medals; Captain llu-sell. Ml' W. C. Mnddison, and Mr 'SV. Beilby have each presented a handsome writing desk or workbox to the successful competitors in the Essay writing tests ; l)r Linney, and Messrs Gorman, lio.teli, Tyerman. Newbigin. Ebbi tt. Hunt, and Charlton have each presented handsome prizes for children who have been present every time the school has been open during the past vear. The distribution of prizes will take place at the Princess Theatre (kindly lent for the occasion by Mr G. Ellis), at to-morrow afternoon. Captain ltussell w ill preside, and parents and friends of the children will bo cordially welcomed. Mr Thomas IJewetson, who arrived in Nelson by the ship Olympus in 1841, died a few days ago. A girl named Ethel Boyd. who was chief witness for the Crown in a recent criminal assault case at Nelson has been committed to the Nelson Asylum. The Kailway Department is using a solution to kill weeds on the permanent way between Pahnerston North and New Plymouth with highly satisfactory results. Owing to the custom of the Itotorua Maoris of mourning over their deceased relatives for an unduly long period, and keeping the remains above ground all the time, the Town Board of Ilotorua has decided to inform the natives that all corpses must be interred within three da\s. Last week a Maori woman named Wahanga fell into a boiling spring at Ohinemutu. lJotorua, and though she managed to walk home, she died next morning from the etleets of the scalding. The Maori who fell into the boiling hole at Tikitere. is progressing favorably. A search for August Anderson along the coast line between Ocean Beach and New liiver heads (Blulfl has failed to reveal any trace of the missing man. Anderson, wlio built some very fast sailing boats, among thun the Invercargill-owned Piangipuln, has a wife and family. The Blenheim Fire Brigade has written to the member for the district urging him to endeavor, along with other members of Parliament, to induce the Government to grant the usual subsidy and free passes for the annual tournament of the Fire Brigades' Association. The Wellington Post in the course of a paragraph concerning the half-holiday on election day says that one of the leading Wellington firms was so generous as to stop twopence-halfpenny from the wages of a poor apprentice girl so as not to lose anything by the holiday. It was a fair deduction, since her pay is fivepence a day—lialf-a-crown a week. The police were informed on Saturday morning that a four-roomed cottage at Carterton, owned by Messrs Levin and Co., and occupied by George Edwards, was burnt down at 2 o'clock that morning. About XI worth of goods was sayed. The house was insured in the Phoenix Insurance Office for £IOO, and the furniture for £oQ in the New Zealand Insurance office. The cause of the tire is unknown. Neil s Celebrated Liver Toxic, a pure botanic remedy for all affections of the liver, biliousness, jaundice, yellowness of the skin, indigestion, Arc. In bottles 2s and 2s 6d. at Neil's Botanic Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers. —Advt.

The town Christmas decorations are progressing favorably. Mr Sam Charlton lias to-day received a massive representation of a bottle of Robjohns and Sons' famous beer. The mamotli stands about 10ft high and was the centre of an admiring crowd. Messrs Sharp and Alford announce in another column their new stock of Xmas toys and st as mable novelties. Persons desirous of making suitable "iule-t'.de presents should inspect the varied assortment display e l in their shop. Fifty Austrians for the Northern gumfields arrived at Auckland yesterday by the Piotomahana, Tenders are about to be called for putting down a bore for oil in the Ingle wood district, Taranakr David Veal, aged IS, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment at Auckland yesterday, without the option of a fine for beating a girl named Millicent C'roig. Mr Benjamin Crisp, of Nelson, enjoys the distinction of being the oldest colonist in Australasia. He and his wife celebrated their golden wedding last Thursday. A Willi 15ft high suddenly collapsed in Brougham-street. New Plymouth, oil "Wednesday, almost burying for the time a workman, who was employed beneath it. The Invereargill Chamber of Commerce thinks that an occasional night train between Christchurcli and Dunedin, and perhaps to Invereargill, should be tried by the Government. A man named John Fitzgerald was committed for trial at Lawrence last week, on a charge of having assaulted his son with an adze. Fitzgerald alleges that he heard some people in the house, and did not know that lie was striking his son. "Weasels are said to be largely on the increase in the country districts, and in some places have played havoc with hen roosts. At Makauri, a couple of sheep were found dead last week with marks on the ho ad attributed to these destructive little animals. An Aucklander who has always taken a keen interest in aquatic sport has ottered the Auckland lJegatta Committee MSO towards a prize for a handicap sculling race if -lames Stanbury can be induced to come across from Sydney to the ltegatta on January 2!>th. Halliburton .Johnson, of Waikato Heads, was drowned while bathing with liei husband in the Waikato river yesterday. She got into the current and was being carried out to sea when rescued by her husband. She was got out apparently alive but died almost immediately. The Timaru Herald says that the tut fortunate man Sutton, who was killed on the Tiiuaru wharf on Saturday last by a railway truck, could hardly be ill a condition to be alert on the look-out for danger, as he had been at work from midnight till noon, with a spell for breakfast, and was just starting again after dinner.

A yii-1 named ('atherine Smith. 18years of ago, at 111<:■ Thames yesterday, while heating turpentine over an ••Aurora'' stove, was severly burnt. The turpentine spilt, and the ilame bursting out of the lamp caught the girl's dress. She was immediately assisted, but in a few seconds injuries were caused winch led to her death.

Some excitement has been occasioned in the northern district yesterday by a petition to have the Local Option poll in tilt; Kaiapoi electorate declared void on account of alleged irregularities. Many of those who signed the petition now declare that they were unaware of its nature, believing that it was simply a request for the recount of votes. Additional particulars with regard to the stabbing of Kenneth Bains at Te Kauti on Friday night shows that Fiains was staying at Bennett s boarding-bouse, and a half-caste boy was .sleeping ill the same room. As soon as the row commenced the boy disappeared. Bains was then stabbed and nothing was known of the affair till the following morning when he was found. He was stabbed in the right side and l)r Kenny thinks either the lungs or liver are punctured. The man is in a critical condition. Two foreigners charged with being concerned in the affray were brought up at Te Kauti on Saturday and remanded for eight days. Ecclks' 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. l 2s fid per bottle. To be obtained from A. Eccles. chemist, Napier and Hastings.-and at all leading country stores. —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. 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. I STOI'PKn THAT COUGH AND (TKC'I) A very bad cold by a single bottle of Dr Pascall's Cough Mixture. Signed, It. McDowall. 4s 6d and 2s 6d. Eccles, chemist, Napier and Hastings. —Advt. Ecclks Cahcaka Livei; Hkgulatoi; i 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.