LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 243, 10 February 1897, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The continuation of Indian sporting stories appear on our fourth page. The Hastings Volunteers were proceeding to ciunp as we were going to press. Tt is 57 years ago to-day since Queen Victoria was married. A private cable received at Ilawera today reports that (lie English cheese market is greatly excited. It is pleasant to notice that the ellorts of the local l-'ire lirigade are being appreciated as they deserve lo he. as tin? following letter will show: —Hastings, Feb. 8, IBU7. Captain Brausche. Fire lirigade. Dear Sir. —Herewith I enclose cheijue for !:"> as a slight recognition of the Fin; lirigade',s successful efforts in saving the house occupied by Mr Kussell, the property of the lale Joseph. Annabell, from destruction by the lire which originated nt Mr Hiekey's boarding house. -1 mil, yours faithfully, J.vmks Kkynoi.os, trustee, in the estate of the late Joseph Annnbell." The following business is set down for hearing at the Native Land Court at Hastings on March t> : -Application for continuation of alienations; lease of I'ukckura West from Arihi to NaliU lo Samuel William-,; lease of Mangaohaue No. I from Te lima I'ine tt) John Studhohne, jiiii.; len.-»e of I'utetv from Apikara Tiwha and others to Murray, Koberts and Co. Application for partition : l«V IVra te Wherare and another, of Te Ante, No. ;i. Application for removal of restrictions: Ji V Wlllliwhlti IL'Uroallo ill respect of section '2, block 4, liuataiuwha sur\e\ dis iriet ; b\ Aii me loiiotv in respect ot name section; by Alllile Toiloie ill respect ot section if, block 1, same district ; by llone to \\ huivmako and another of section 1. Tikokino. Application for probate of \ull of lleta Tongurtl b\ Hiraka to Rango. Application under subsection 7 of section 11, Name i .and Act, lK'.U.to det< mime conflicting chimin by (icoS'gti l'llest ill respect of *l*i.' Ante No. 15, tile pal ties being ti. I'riest ami W. Ivobtnsoii. Application under section ISH to inquire into omission in certificate under section llrthv William Nelson in regard to W heiinahou 1 . The tieiiend Assemblv of the • terian t'hiuvh of Ni w Zealand wan opened last night tit St. Andrew n Church, Christ church. The HeV. It. I iiH ill was elected Moderator, tin. IUsV. W. Wall retiring from the pusitiuU. At the Timaru Supreme ( oiiri \ esterd i\ 1 . H\de K'.'i lid tW'i m nil 'Hip:; s inent h i lorgmg and littering a the.lut- at A I. ii. Accused admitted tilling up » cheque, but said he nnlv Hit b it lo " tbisil about, ' no I, fettlllg '.. ■■■ milch I.e. t let it <• it of hla haild*. He asked * iriend i,. ca»h it for htut, ami his fneitd being Well known had no trouble in du.ng SU. It! reply to Ills lluiill n WfUilltlg ca»hiji|i chi'jpu-i, tiu- liuleUm-pvi »al4 his ptaee a reguhtr bank the o.n.ki 1 on i'- il-j ufteu ciuittd tit

The Wanganui borough has a credit balance of £'8,446 5s Bd. Tea tons of cheese were despatched from the Greytown Co-operative Dairy Factory on Thursday. A splinter from a bullet struck Mr E. Jarrett as he was marking at the Wanganui rifle butts last Friday, and gashed his cheek severly. The railway porter, Thomas Plank, charged with alleged irregularities in connection with postal matters at Makatoku, has been remanded to appear at the latter place on Tuesday next. He is at present in custody in Napier gaol. A Dunedin parson, who has just returned from a visit to the Old Country, told his congregation the other night that he saw as much misery and destitution in Liverpool in half-an-hotir as he had seen in Dunedin in 10 years. A conference of Wardens is to be held in Wellington shortly to consider the proposed Bill to consolidate the mining law. The measure will be shortly drawn and will be considered clause by clause at the conference. It is stated that the Duchess of York will shortly again go into temporary retirement, and it is rumored that the Duke of York will be promoted to be a RearAdmiral, at which there is a great deal of ill feeling, as he will thereby overstep more than one hundred captains who are his seniors. The Wanganui River has claimed yet another victim. . Last Friday evening the body of an old man named J. J. Tracey, who had been missing for some days, was found on the river bank, where it had floated. It is not known how he came to get into the water. 111-luck has persistently stuck to the New Plymouth Petroleum Company. First it had a fire at the works; then the boring tools were lost in the bore, and some weeks were spent fishing for them ; next a high wind blew down a new derrick ; and last Thursday the piping in the bore broke at a depth of 500 ft, and the packing stuck, which means more delay and expense. A hitch has arisen in connection with the first prize of £IOOO in the Victorian Hibernian Society's art union, the holder of the ticket, Bishop Reville, Coadjutor Bishop of Bendigo, refusing to accept the prize. It appears that the secretary forwarded tickets to Dr Reville for purchase, with the intimation that if not returned before the 4th inst. they would be considered as having been purchased, and would be charged for. None of the tickets were returned, and Bishop Reville has intimated his intention of not identifying himself with the affair, and has refused to purchase the tickets. In the event of the prize not being claimed by March Ist, it will be forfeited, and applied to the building fund of St. Patrick's Cathedral, for which purpose the art union was instituted. Butler, the murderer recently arrested in San Francisco, is described as follows by the police : —About 40 years of age, live feet nine or ten inches high, stout built, muscular looking, dark hair, slightly tinged with grey, dark brown moustache, small side whiskers, pecular nose (flat on bridge, large at point, and turned to tiie left side, as if it had been broken), hard, weatherbeaten appearance, slight nervous twitching of face near mouth ; has habit of curling ends of moustache, carries head rather forward, rather high shoulders, an Englishman, probably born in Shropshire, carried a Winchester rifle and ammunition, a prospector's pick and shovel, a quantity of gold specimens, also gold and diamond jewellery. . A member of the Queensland cricket team which recently paid New Zealand a visit, in the course of an article contributed to a Sydney paper, thus libels this fair colony : —" New Zealand is a charming spot—a veritable garden, where fields are a foot deep in green grass and wild flowers ; a place where each field is surrounded by exquisite hedges, poplar trees and weeping willows. Truly, New Zealand should be a happv country, and yet they seem to have difficulties—at least, one fair lady told us that • They had mortgaged everything in New Zealand except the atmosphere.' " This lady was evidently a member of the Southern Cross Society.' In another portion of the article appears the following: —" If you are a ericki'fer going to New Zealand, and desire to make a big score, go to Napier; if you seek impartial applause and generous critics, go to Wellington ; if you want to have a' real good time,' go to Christchurch, and if you know a good story tell it anywhere—except in Dunedin.' " Wellington warehouse prices are in every instance charged by the O. I. C. when executing orders received by post. Those of our residents who want really nice fashionable goods need not hesitate alum! communicating with the I>. I. Wellington. Complete furnishing is now a special feature of the I>. I. C.. and those who anticipate requirements in this direct tion will be supplied with catalogues and estimates post free. —Ai>vr. Try P.VTTEKSON A Co., Napier, for (i rocerie.s. A very choice selection of Teas, best \ due in tlawke's Hay, Pure Ceylon. Is (id per lb. worth Vis; No. 2 Sugar, Ss ;id ban ; No. Ss. All goods uf best quality, and at wholesale prices fur quant it \ . At Patterson & Co., Emcrsoll Street, Napier, "AIO T. I'v r i ki;s.in A Co., Napier, istliceheapest for Ladies' lniot>, Shoe* and Slipper-. Tan, I .ace or Sirup, frtiiu .">* tnl, splendid value; I Hack I 'anv as, ,">s Camas, Lace, or Strap, all colours, from -Is; Slippers, Is pet- pair. Patterson A Co., Eutcisonst reel, Nit pier. A«>\ T. K.eci.Ks' Qvimnk ami Ikon Toste eontains Quinine and Iron in a high .la;.- of purit\, and is the most agreeable strengthening, and crticient ugeiit \et dis cohered. t">d pel" bottle. lo be obtained from A. ci-Ks, chemist, Napier and Hastings, und at all leading county stores.- -Anv r. I'vri EUsoN A Co., Napier, for Groccriei aud Provision*. Prune Cheese from od per lb; Choice C.uiterhtirv ll.uo • and Bacon. All our good, of best quality only, and at wholesale prices for qmuUtU . Tr\ them. We aru the cheapest in Hiiwke'* Lav. Patterson A Co., Euier-M>n-art-tit. Napier.— Aov t. t I.N Pu.l i|.lni.lv iciilOVes tiiher lend or milt corn*. Oulv a tew applu U,oi.- 1..H-MO, la bottles 1 s»»d, fr'oiii .V Kou,., cIiUUM, Nlt|>ivr ii I - Ami. .%>■! - intnait!' I.ivtK 1 st. . a jvue t.otain.- rcitu-dv for all atl- ef.-..i, of the IiUI, luituii-nesi. J UUidlCt , s* of the skill, ludlgrilion, *>•. In buttles J-. a lJs'd it N -- -i - Lota.'!! " 1>: -}. 'i u. . Emerson street, Napier, tuid all leading J. 5..1 < Kc. - Ai-v i j! ~t ! I, ,it, ,1 li i.l. .'MI I . 1.-I ("ItUl'rli dit J J it- the- uldei" d»\ . to n tr.eiid, | l' .111 ' > M. \ 1,.M 'dh IWo d- tIIt it P, pp. I tU..is :: . \t,-. »•-• t. .Og ' f,„ tlu.iat hntaliuil ttlid i I hf. e i evt-r taken . I notice all the Grocer* mid I lnMliti M-rp I'. .1 MUf tilling Itllitdy. i W UoieWkU Cy.—Acvi.

At the next meeting the committee of the Wanganui Jockey Club, at the request of the Colonial Secretary, will hold an inquiry into the working of the totalisator at the recent Foxton meeting. A Gisborne telegram states that the proposal to borrow £3OOO with which, plus the £IOOO given by the Government, to construct a bridge across the Waikohu river, has been carried at a poll of the county ratepayers. It is not generally known, although it ought to be, that George R. Sims, of London, is the leader of the great antibald agitation. It is stated that he reckons to have caused hair to grow on 50,000 bald heads. His recipe is paraffin oil. , A robbery which for meanness TfflWu establish a record took place at Eltha-m on Sunday (saysthe Hawera Star). Mr Christie, the builder of the new Anglican Church at Eltham. discovered that during the night someone had removed the foundation stone, laid a few days before, and taken all the coins of the realm placed beneath, ranging from a sovereign down to a farthing. The parchment and other record papers were left. An attempted murder is reported C rom Lawlers, Western Australia. It appears that a barmaid named Miss Silvester had declined the attentions of a man named Baker. At 3 o'clock in the morning Baker entered the girl's bedroom, produced a revolver, and attempted to shoot her. The weapon did not go off, and he then took a knife and hacked her throat considerably. Her screams attracted the attention of several men, and Baker decamped. He has not since been seen. The girl is expected to recover. The London correspondent of the N.Z. Herald writes:—On the 11th December the Most Rev. Francis Redwood, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, N.Z., who has been on a visit to Rome, had the honorof being received in personal audience by His Holiness the Pope, who conversed at some length with the New Zealand Archbishop, and expressed deep fatherly interest in the welfare of the Roman Catholic Church in that colony, and of its members, to whom lie sent his pastoral benediction. A very peculiar accident happened to a young named Robert Armit, employed by Mr Batkin, tobacconist, Lambton quay, Wellington. He had been soaking a number of cartridges in water preparatory to throwing them away. He took them, after being some hours in the water, and in throwing them away one exploded, and the bullet struck him on the left thumb, splitting the nail and tearing open the flesh. The third linger of the left hand was also damaged. The London Times has published some rather alarming statements about British dairy cows. It states that according to recent returnes the number of cows and heifers m milk or in calf in Great Britain is practically 4.000,000, and Professor Wortley Axe, consulting veterinary surgeon to the British Dairy Farmers' Association, estimates that one in every five of these is infected with tuberculosis. The Dairy Farmers' Association, at a recent meeting, passed resolutions in favor of slaughtering all cows with tuberculous udders, and suggested that compensation for cows so slaughtered should be baid from the Imperial exchequer. According to Professor Wort ley Axe's estimate, 800,000 head ought to be slaughtered, and, reckoning their value at £l4 per head, the total scot of tins drastic step would exceed £11,000,000. The largeness of these figures makes it improbable that the Government will accept the suggestion, but steps must be taken. Whatever course is adopted, the supply of milk is sure to be decreased and the output of home-made butter correspondingly reduced. I STOPPED THAT COUGH AND (THKD A vkky had cold by a single bottle of Dr Pascall's Cough Mixture. Signed, R. McDowall. 4s 6d and 2s (id. Eccles, chemist, Napier and Hastings.—Advt * Stop that Cocoa by taking Neil's Balm of Gilead, a positive cure for coughs, colds, chronic bronchitis, influenza, <Sc. In large bottles at 2s fid, at Neil's Botanic Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers. —Advt. Pattekson & Co., Napier, for Boys' and Girls' Roots, Shoes anil Slippers. Boots from 4s ; Shoes from i?s ; Slippers, 9d per pair ; Children's Boots and Shoes from Is per paid ; Girls' Tan and Black Strap, or Lace, from :>s per pair. At Patterson KCo., Emerson-street, Napier—- . Nkil s Corn Ccrk removes either hard or soft ( orns. A few applications only necessary. Is per bottle at Neil's Dispensary 1 ' Emerson street, Naiper, and all leading storekeepers.—Advt. ■Just try Pattkkson ,V Co., Napier, for Boots, Shoes, and Slippers, The cheapest in Hawke's Hay. Eight Watertight*, Ss tkl ; Balmorals, 7s fid; Shoe*. 7s tkl, worth 10s ; Canvas Shoes, 1-, to as tkl ; Slippers, Is per pair. At Patterson $ Co., Emerson-street, Napier.—Anv r.