LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 238, 4 February 1897, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Borough Council moots to-night at 7.30. An answer to Mr F. Murfitt's challenge appears in our advertising columns. Tlic Hastings portion of the 'Frisco mail will arrive by the express to-morrow evening. We have been informed to-day that a four-romed cottage situated in the Uaureka Flock, occupied and owned by 51 r 11. Lane, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Mr Fane, who is a heavy looser, had barely tun to save his wile and family. No particulars are to hand. 51 r -F 8. lieid's patent wire M inder was on exhibition to-day oil the race course and attracted considerable attention. The aparatus, which is very simple and can be easilv worked by a boy of ordinary intelligence.' will prove a boom to runholders and others interested in wire fencing. 51 iles of wire may. with slr lieid'spaleiti, be coiled in a very short time. Altogether the idea is a lirst-elass one, and well worthy of wide u-e. The following official document received bv the I\ev. John Ilosking speaks for itself:—"New Zealand Government Hailways. Head Oiliee. Wellington. lil>i'i!i\ •2nd, ls>.»7. 8n:. —With reference to vour letter of the '2."»tU ultimo, forwarding petition front the residents of ll,things against, the running of Sunday trams between Napier and that place, I have the honor, by direction of thu Mins-tei lot I!;ulwa\s. to inform you that it is not intended to run a fjnmluy train s, > \ i, . between Napier and Hastings. I :.,i the hui'.i'i' to be. Sir yuiir obedient >er\ani. —T. Rosavsk, Geitft.il Manager. We to-dav h;ld the pi l t t in-pect iug Nicol'-. I'ateut 1 b i'l'll 1 S'artnit: M a. eiii i le, at Mess r- I .a til oil Helghwav s. The inventor. Mr Nicol, w.itemuaker. lit- \ ei-cargill. who is now dead, was v.elF knows: as a starter in trotting races, and finding that uhere there was a time hum and a large field, then w i- l I t* ' \ \«. IT!i the -!• p w.tteh an 1 - l_' >( t i.;~ I.rains to \n : - v rt-lM'.u.l bv the uw .J th. i.j.t - which is in a b v ..\ t ;i at eali br.- n .n\■. i;n .... v carried uniier the arm. and can t.*e until m trotting iuli g sun.it ' g aid 11 m i of time handicap-. 1 !••• ma</;Us;c is c. orked h. t let ti " 1 ' - dial tli hol< s dr I'td t J I - inference to of pr«„'s tiring sot at i s. I I i « • !«_- tr i.t - • . < ■ -. ii- • • i i K.-i.i i{i t 'tit }. _■ i < • i 1 ' ! • g JilOl sr II • t ' as \ liH i >» I I'lbvjuri < - t t tali v v-f tl t ll.u-h.iu diil:; wiilpu'it.;. bis u_e4 u.e -est

Legislative Council appointments will be found in a speeialwire to the Staxdari>. A man named George Ellis was charged at Waipawa vesterdav, before Messrs S. Johnson and I'i_l -. F.'sP., with having procured £5 bv means of a valueless cheque from liim -H\ ■r, of the Caledonian Hotel, and remanded to Napier. A rumor was current in town this morning that young Jones {rider of Aphony at Woodville yesterday) had succumbed to his injuries. The rumor, howevt-r, lacks confirmation, and no word has been received from the Press Association on the matter. The concert held last night in aid of the funds of the local 1.0.G.T.. in St. Matthew's Hall can scarcely be characterised as a success. The management was exceedingly bad and the programme was jumbled from one end to the other. A blindfold trapeze performance by Mr Y. Peddie was a very clever exhibition, and certainly a departure from the usual routine of concert halF. Vocal and instrumental items and recitations were contributed by several local amateurs and the children of the juveriilc templars. l)r Hosking presided. Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stains, who have taken over Messrs Neill and Close's drapery business in Napier, announce a 12days' sale of silks, satins, ladies' and gentlemen's underclothing, cashmeres, hosiery, men's suits, moleskins, carpets, linoleums, rugs, mats. &c-, at the most startling reductions. A reference to this enterprising firm's advertisement will show what a really genuine sale this is, and how tliorouglfly in earnest they are. as they publish the prices of each lot in plain figures, showing the goods reduced to under the landed cost price. In the hurry and confusion attending the taking over of such a large stock, a great many articles have been overlooked, and the result is, that as the goods are being gradually sorted, a great many new and useful lines are turning up which are not advertised, and purchasers are delighted by the illimitable variety of startling bargains which is submitted for their inspection. Every one who wishes to economist; should visit the sale. Sergeant Mitchell who has been in charge of the local police station for the past 3 years is under orders to proceed to Wellington on promotion, where lie takes up his duties in charge of a section next week. During the time Sergeant Mitchell has been amongst us he has earned for himself the respect of the entire community by the fearless and impartial manner in which he lias discharged his duty. Sergeant Mitchell's successor whoever he may be will find the district in perfect working order and that a proper knowledge and respect for the laws of the land and the local laws have been thoroughly instilled. As an official Sergeant Mitchell was courteous and polite to a degree, and ail whose business brought them in contact with him exceedingly regret his departure from amongst us. It is the intention of the prominent citizens to present him with an illuminated address as a mark of the esteem in which he is held. The organ in the Wellington Exhibition, built by Mr Crofts, of Petone. has been purchased by the l?ev. Father Grogan. of Napier, for the liourm Catholic Church in Napier. The price is said to be .£•300. Mr "W. H. Smith, whose seat on the Waiapau Licensing Committee was rendered vacant by absenting himself from two consecutive quarterly meetings, has Deen re-appointed by the Government. C'harless Batt, licensee of the Masonic Hotel, Wanganui, convicted yesterday of allowing liquor to be consumed during prohibited hours, was fined <tlo and costs and his license endorsed. The Works Committee of the Napier Harbor Board met yesterday. Mr G. H. Swan occuping the chair in the absence of the Hon J. P. Ormoiid. A quantity of routine business was transacted. No action was taken in respect to the damage caused to the breakwater by the recent storm, pending receipt of the engineer's report thereon. —Herald. The Kccp-it-Park claim. Eeefton. has returned 64.G500z 3dwt Ogrs of gold since its registration, a alued at Os lid. Gold to the value of «fc7,4t>."> 17s .3d was obtained from this mine during the pa-a year. The sum of L'lll.ilG los 4d has been declared in dividends by the Company. An old Upper Duller resident. Mr Jecklin. had a remarkable adventure last week. While he was crossing the Duller liiver in the chair at Sulliven.s, near Fern Flat, one of the travelling pulleys broke away, and the chair hung in the centre of the wire rope, about 4~>ft above the river. There was no assistance at hand, and Mr Jecklin. growing weary of waiting, succeeded in reaching the river bank safely by travelling hand over hand on the rope. At the closing ot the Wellington Exhibition yesterday the President said in the eleven weeks the exhibition had been open about 1SO.0W) persons had arunded. and he anticipated when the buildings were sold there would be a surplus of nearly A"2">0O. He presented l.ady Glasgow with a silver key as a memento of the closing ceremony, and Lord Glasgow, on hehalt of the committee, presented Mr Brown with a liand-oine tea servi e£ Mr Drown expre-st-d tile opinion that small esisih; ■ tions -neh as that just closing were of far greater benefit to the colony than larg. r one-. The Sydney correspondent of the Australasian says: —The Minister for Mines and Agriculture, too. has been looking round the colony to till two posts that are in his ifjll- He wants to oneouraire local talent, if he con imd it up to the mark, and vet he ieels compelled to l:o to England, lie wants a rust-class dairy expert, v. sin a U t ioii_h ki vh ot ill n i_t i i' i i and of tne maiiutaet ure ot butter hi id ,i . - ud with sutin .■ n* pi i „t d t>l. *w 1 pop li. h i ":t> s ill Ii t tfie country. Ihen he wants a liiit-nuM inspector of mines who stiail be .mioii. "< tiie latest English mnnr.if e\pei a-tire— a. matt to whom all toe good as lilt - V mav be, v. ill be abi.- t<Mf/k up to with icspect and eon.idm-.e, and that tmi t ib U e t i i '> -1 • w " -i - ■ t . X 11 s U I t . i ! v 'i . 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The sitting of the Land Court at Daneyirke promises to be a lengthy one. The lahorite eases are not yet concluded, and a number of other applicants are to be dealt with. Mi? Alexander .Blair, licensee of the Arajvle Hotel, Gisborne, died on Tuesday last. He was a very old resident, and came to the colony with the defence force in The disputed heat from the last Napier Swimming Club's sports, the 110 Yards Ilancicap, was swum over again in the 'White Swan baths last evening, and resulted as it did at the sj^tos—J . Hamilton (tSsect 1 ; S. lioulston <'l4«V). "2 ; C.Pahmr (Bsec». ;>. I'. Spillcr (ltisec) also started. Hamilton won with the utmost ease. Messrs "W. Profiitt, .T. G. Swan. S. E. Cooper, and A. E. Eagleton acted respectively as judge, referee, timekeeper, and starter. EtTLES CASCARA LIVKK KKOULATOR 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. 2a 6d per bottle. From A. Eivlks' chemist, Napier and Hastings, and all leading country storekeepers.—Ai>vt. Pattkkson Co.. Napier, isthecheapest for Ladies' Doots, Shoes and Slippers Tan. Lace or Strap, from ."is lid, splendid value ; Black Canvas. ">s ; Canvas, Lace, or Strap, all colour.*, from 4s; Slippers, la per pair. Patterson & Co., Eiuersonstreet, Napier.—Advt. Neil's Compound Sarsapaiulla. A household medicine for purifying the blood and toning up the system. In largo bottles at '2s Gd at Neil's Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers.—Ahvt.