LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 231, 27 January 1897, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The continuation of Chapter 111 of Indian sporting stories will be found oil our fourth page. Mr R. McNaughtan, of the City Boot Palace, Napier, changes his announcement in this issue. Mr W. Y. Dennett holds a sale of miscellaneous goods and 30 pairs of fowls at his rooms to-morrow afternoon. Owners of ponies and others interested in the formation of a I'ony Racing Club are requested to meet at Messrs Webster and Stewart's Hotel to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. Anions the luanv attractions to be presented by the l>elroy Company at the Princess Theatre will be a decided sensation in the person of Madam Hell, " the white Mahatma,' whose weird somnomistie dream visions have created quite a sensation. The Ovide Musin Company appeared nt the Theatre last night to a sparse but most appreciative audience. M. Musin acquitted himself, as he always does, brilliantly, and Mine. Musin eclipsed herself. Ilerr Scliarfs performance on the pianoforte was a splendid piece of execution, which called forth prolonged applause. Mr J. \V. Hill's item •'Twentv Wars Ago, " from Gilbert and Sullivan's " Princess Ida,"' exactly suited his pure tenor \oice, and full justice was done to the beautiful song. In each instance the performers gracefully submitted to clamorous encores. Mr Alf. Hill's cantata. " Ilinemoa, was again rendered, the orchestra being augmented by Messrs Humphries iba.-.vi, I>ieken (violin), and Spaekman iviolint, of Napier, who were of great assistance. The soloists Here perfect, but the chorus w&> -> bit weak The attacks Were nnrinphasln. d and erratic, and there w as a careh born of over-eontidenee, evident throughout. It is to Ij«* hoped that to-night the members of the chorus will remember they will, have to sustain the credit of Hasting* before a discerning and a critical audience in Napier, arid that they will throw tbeuiselves heartily tato tbetr wwk.

Tibbutt won the wheel race in Mel bourne to-day, beating 11 others.

Porta won the Intercolonial Mile and Five-mile Cycling Championship at Melbourne to-day. The attention of carters and others is directed to an advertisement in another column.

To-morrow evening at 8 o'clock the Salvation Army tender a farewell coffee supper to Adjutant and Mrs Drew. To-day the town looks like a deserted village, the Caledonian sports at Napier and the races at Danevirke being responsible for the exodus.

The following are the results at the Caledonian Sports to-day up to going to press :—Caledonian Handicap.—Graham, 1; Ryan, 2 ; McDonald, 3. Mile Run— Mullins, I ; Pilcher. 2; Merrett, 3. Bicycle, mile.—Pocock, 1; Caughley, 2 ; Peterson, 3. Amateur Handicap— Lindsay. 1 ; Bowman, 2 ; Nelson, 3. Mr Merewether, who has been absent in Auckland for the purpose of purchasing new instruments and machinery to replace the valuable sets destroyed in the recent fire has returned to Hastings having secured the very latest English and American improvements. He resumes his practice in a day or two. Mr W" Clark has, this morning, finished sinking a well for Mr T. Brintson of Heretaunga Road. The water comes from a shingle bed and gives a splendid service which rises fully fifteen feet from the surface. It is curious that a well sunk about eight chains away for some reason or another could not be got to rise within four and a half feet of the surface.

Mr Alfred Hill, the talented young New Zealand composer takes with him to America two works from the pen of Mr F. D'A. C. DeLisle, the author of the serial now appearing in the Standard. One is a musical melodrama entitled "The Dead Shot," for which Mr Alfred Hill composes all the music ; and the other is a musical burlesque entitled " The Globe Trotter," the opera music of which will be written by Sir A. Hill, who speaks very highly of the lyrics in libretto and also of the dialogue and humorous situations throughout the burlesque. We wish both writer and composer " Charley's Aunt's " success.

Tlie Governor and party returned to Wellington yesterday.

A representative meeting of North Island bandsmen was held at Marton yesterday when a North Island Band Association was formally constituted, Palmerston North to be the headquarters. In reply to Mr T. E. Taylor, member for Christchurch, Mr Seddon said the matter of granting Mr Ben Tillett, the English labor agitator, a free pass over the railways would be brought under the notice of the Minister of llailways.

Frank Parkes, arrested on a charge of alleged arson on the loth instant at the Eotomaliana Hotel, Waiao, about ten miles from Rotorua, has been remanded to Rotorua. This is the ruined hotel of Jl'Rae's, wrecked at the Tarawera eruption. The information was laid by a Maori.

While crayfishing at Mahia on Fridaylast a Maori woman stepped on to a stingaree which was lying hidden in the sand, and received a severe sting on the right leg. She came up to Gisborne in the s.s. Weka, and was at once removed to the hospital, where the wound was attended to. Her condition is somewhat serious.— P.B. Herald.

The Wellington Exhibition Committee has granted the use of the building to the City Council in which to hold a social to Lord Glasgow on Feb. 4, when a farewell address will be presented to his Excellency by the Council on behalf of the citizens of Wellington. The Christchurch Drainage Board yesterday decided to lay an information in the Magistrate s Court against the Sydenham Borough Council for the nuisance caused by the putting of niglitsoil into the sewers despite the Board's prohibition. There is very strong feeling in Christchurch over the matter.

A fatal case of sunstroke is reported from Nelson. Miss Trower. a young girl who was brought from Mnrchison suffering from an attack fo sunstroke, died on Tuesday at the Hospital in Nelson.

A Wanganui tradesman was the victim of a flagrant daylight robbery recently. He had hung his waistcoat on a peg behind the counter, leaving his watch and chain in the pocket. At about 11 o'clock in the forenoon he left the shop for half-an-hour, and later in the day discovered that the watch and chain were gone.

In a Melbourne street the other day a Chinese leper, who gave the name of Ah Wah, and said he had just come from Ballarat, was arrested and taken to the police- barracks. Two doctors examined him, and found him to be suffering from leprosy in,an advanced stage, liis arms and legs being eaten away in places, At a meeting of the Wellington Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on Monday the Inspector was directed to ascertain from the liailway Department the consignor of a number of cases of live hares sent from Christchurch to Napier, it having been alleged that three of the animals had died through overcrowding and want of attention.

A shocking scene occurred in the Southampton police Court one day last month. An American tireman, named Gilmour, had been convicted of assaulting his wife and sentenced to a month's imprisonment in default of payment of a fine. On leaving the dock he passed the witness box where his wife was standing. He struck her a terrible blow, throwing her clean over the rails. She fell senseless to the ground. Great excitement followed, one of the Magistrates shouting: " You brute ! Let me get at you." It took ten policemen to remove the man. Gilmour was later placed in the dock handcuffed with his arms behind hitn. He was charged with assaulting his wife in Court, and sentenced to six month's imprisonment, one of the Magistrates remarking that he ought to be well dogged. l>ii P am'all's Pills eure Indigestion, Heartburn. Costiveness, Headache, Furred Tongue, Wind, and all symptom* 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 refre-hing the whole >\stem. Is 6d and '2s (id per box. Agent—A. Ecclks Napier and Hastings.—Ai>vt. Wellington warehouse prices are in every instance i. barged bv the 1). I. C. when executing iidtr-. u,-ti\,d by post. Those of our ri-i-lt who want really nie«- fashionable iued not hesitate about communicating with the I). I. Wellington. Complete furnishing i« now a -penal feature of the I). I. C.. and those who anticipate requirements in this direct lion will be supplied with catalogues and estimates post free.—At»vr. Pattkusos a( o \apni for Boy»' and Girls' Jioos-. slot-in. d [-pers. llouts from 4- . sin fi it ' Slipper*, Ul per pair ; ( hiidieu •> hoot-, ami Shoe* from l» per paid Tan and Black Strap, or ]jkc f 1 per pair. At Patterson &Co., Liu tsot. *tre«?, K»pier,— A»n.

Constable Butler returned to Hastings last night after spending his holidays in Wellington. Twelve Dartmoor sheep arrived last night by train for the Maraekakaho station.

It is stated that Dr. Yersin, a French Pasteurist, has discovered a method of antiseptic treatment by serum for the cure of the bubonic plague of China and the Far East. Of 22 cases treated at the Pasteur Institute of Amov, 20 recovered. The serum is prepared at Nha-Irang, in Annam, with the aid of horses. According to M. Edmond Gain, the influence of noisture on vegetation varies much at different periods of their growth. Water, as a rule, is greatly needed when the first leaves appear; then little is wanted until just before the blossom shows, when the supply should be copious. The fruit is perfected best in comparative dryness. Moisture in the ground favours increase in the number of fruit, seeds, and roots, but dryness promotes the size and perfection of fruits, seeds, and tubers. In one district of Salt Lake City, in the late American election, Elder Cannon, a prominent Mormon dignitary, was opposed and defeated by one of his wives, Mrs Agnes M. Cannon, who conducted a vigorous stumping campaign. The husband, who " lingered at home among the sister-wives,'' confessed to " a reluctant inclination toward the sound-money idea." while Mrs Canuon obtained the solid support of the Silverites, and won by a substantial majority in a large vote.

Mr W. J. Bryan, the unsuccessful candidate for the Presidency, has signed an agreement to deliver fifty lectures throughout the States for 50,000d015. He will discuss economic subjects in 9 popular vein, touching, of course, on bimetallism, but not in a partisan manner. It is believed that the contract stipulates that the 50,000d015. shall be paid in gold. His book on the silver question, with a biography written by his wife, which is to be published this month, will add enormously to his income. A Bill was introduced into the Alabama State Assembly for regulation of the costumes of the ladies. It is proposed to make it unlawful to wear shirt-waists, tight fittting jerseys, bloomers, and divided skirts. Nor must they appear in stockings which visibly fasten above the knees. Another sentence in the measure deals with evening dress, and proposes to render it unlawful for the top of any bodice to be more than 3in. below the junction of the chin and throat. Finally, the measure declares that no article of clothing worn by men shall be worn by women. There is a prospect that the Bill will pass in some form.

A great discovery of modern times is the valuable use to which what were once regarded as waste products can be turned (says a Liverpool paper). The leavings of the silk manufacturer have created a vast industry, and out of the preparation of coal gas a number of dependent trades have been evolved. It has been left to the enterprise of Shoreditch to hit upon the idea of utilising the contents of its ash bins. Hitherto towns have been satisfied to destroy their own refuse or engage a contractor to get rid of the accumulation. But the Shoreditch Vestry have adopted a scheme which will, if successful, lead to a considerable change in this practice. They are about to construct furnaces whose heat, generated by the burning of the dust, will supply steam to engines that will in their turn work electric dynamos. The electricity thus produced will be used for lighting and as a motive power, while the surplus steam will be employed to warm the water in public baths and washhouses. Instead, therefore, of paying, as they have hitherto done, £'3ooo a year for the removal of the refuse, the vestry will draw a revenue of £SOOO per annum for their supply of electric power and light. It is calculated that, after meeting all charges for interest and repayment of capital, the ratepayers will profit to the extent of £2OOO every year, in addition to becoming the owners of a valuable property without spending an extra penny.

I STOPPED THAT COUGH AND CURED A very bad cold by a single bottle of Dr Pascall's Congli Mixture. Signed, R. McDovvall. 4s 6d and 2s 6d. Eccles, chemist, Napier and Hastings.—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 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. Patterson & Co., Napier, is the cheapest for Ladies' Boots, Shoes and Slippers. Tan, Lace or Strap, from 5s txl, splendid value ; Black Canvas, 5s ; Canvas, Lace, or Strap, all colours, from 4s; Slippers, Is per pair. Patterson & Co., Euiersou-st-reet, Napier.—Advt. Try Patterson & Co., Napier, for Groceries. A very choice selection of Teas, best value in Hawke's Bay, Pure Ccvlon, Is 6d per lb. worth 2s; No. 2 Sugar, 8s 3d bag; No. 3, Bs. All goods of best quality, and at wholesale prices for quantity. At Patterson Sc Co., Emer-son-street, Napier.—Advt. Patterson & Co., Napier, for Groceries and Provisions. Prime Cheese from f>d pet lb; Choice Canterbury llama and Bacon. All our goods of best quality only, and at wholesale prices for quantity. Try them. "We are the cheapest in Hawke's Hay. Patterson A Co., Emer-son-street, Napier.—Ami*.