LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 313, 4 May 1897, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oil our fourth page to-day appears a of interesting correspondence now passing between the Hon. J. McKenzie and Mr G. Hutchison. The former's reply will appear to-morrow. The annual meeting of the Debating Society takes place this evening. An advertisement announcing resumption of traffic on Wanganui section appears elsewhere. It is reported that the ordinary time table will be resumed between Hastings and Napier on Monday nest. The Native Land Court is still engaged with the Ohiti case, which will not be completed inside a fortnight. Mrs G. P. Donnelly is to-day giving evidence. A few prominent ladies of Hastings are organising a Christy Minstrel entertainment and dramatic performance in aid of the Flood Relief Fund, to come off at an early date. The Napier agent of the Press Association is credited in the New Zealarfcl Times with a telegraphed report that the Druids' ball in aid of the relief fund was a " ghastly ' failure. We refuse to believe that the Napier agent sent such a telegram. Bishop Grimes was entertained at a valedictory conversazione in the Christchurch Art Gallery last night. There was a large attendance, and addresses were presented from the Catholics and the Hibernian Society. The Bishop said that during the last ten years the Catholics of his diocese had raised £126,00fr for churches, schools, and charities. There appears to be a doubt as to the composition of the latest Royal Commission. The Press Association gave the third seat to Major Harris, but both of the Wellington papers have placed Major Steward in the position. If the latter has been appointed there will be a growl as to the distribution of Government favors, as the member for Waitaki had a very g)od innings on the Tariff Commission, his bill being a decidedly long one. As Speaker Major Steward was hardly a success, but as a " Royal Commissioner" he is simply inimitable. 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 direct tion will be supplied with catalogues and estimates post free.—Advt. In view of the approaching winter you cannot do better than purchase Dodds' Seasonable Suitings to order at £2 12s 6d. j Address, Heretaungajstreet. —Advt. 1

I The Lyttelton Times on Saturday pub- | lished a first class map of the country affected by the war in the East. John Douglas, an Auckland land agent, has been arrested at Inglewood. Defalcations run into about £SOOO. A couple of Masterton sports who went to the Wairarapa Lake recently shot 90 black swans and only four ducks. Felix Tanner was unable to get a medical committee to keep an eye on him for a3O days' fast, and the venture has been abandoned for a time. An old Napier resident, Mr Leopold Lessong, was found dead in bed last night. Deceased was a well-known surveyor, and was very much respected The principal performers at the recent Motupiko school committee meeting have been called upon to answer charges of assault at the Nelson S.M. Court. The Wairarapa train yesterday morning was derailed north of Kaitoke. One of the carriages was badly smashed, the occupants escaping by the roof. One woman had her shoulder dislocated. A boy in one of the public schools in New Zealand recently defined the word "demagogue" as a "vessel that holds beer, wine, gin, whisky, or any other kind of intoxicating liquor." The condition of the public teachers in Spain is not to be envied. The payment of their salaries is almost always in arrears, and a case came up the other day of a man who had not received a farthing from the Government for 17 years. A respected resident of the Pahautanui district, Mr William Millen. died at his parents' residence on Wednesday at the age of 42 years. The deceased was born in Pahautanui, and had lived there all his life. At Waimea West on Saturday night a kerosene lamp exploded, setting fire to the dress of Mrs Claridge, whose husband succeeded in saving her, but the house was burned to the ground, the only insurance being £IOO. Mr Claridge is a heavy loser. The New Zealand Times commenced yesterday to sail under its new colors. It announces a policy "for the common weal, adopting an independent, progressive commercial policy, its first and chiefest care being the material advancement of our people." The principal prizes in the Melbourne Druid's Gala art union, were secured by the following numbers :—First, 172,178 ; second, 148,915 ; third, 117,510 ; fourth, 166,236; fifth, 33,810; sixth, 231,550; seventh, 102,873; eighth, 109,117 ; ninth, 174,337 ; tenth, 73.396 ; eleventh, 171,425 ; twelfth, 234,431. As a large number of tickets were disposed of in Hastings the list will be scanned with interest. A new system of pedalling bicycles has been invented in Ashburton, and one of the new machines has been in Oamatu for a few days. A cyclist who has ridden it says the new system of pedalling will supercede that at present in vogue. It is not so tiring, and of course enables the cyclist to run longer distances. The new process, says the North Otago Times, cannot be better described than by likening it to that used in operating a sewing machine. A Native gentleman, a chief from the North Island, set a splendid example of generosity on the departure of the Record Reign contingent. Just before the Ruahine was ready to leave, he weni on board and handed to Colonel Pitt and Captain Brown a bag containing a hundred sovereigns, remarking that the members of the Maori troop might need a little money to spend while they were in England. On the Wanganui railway section the temporary bridge across the Rangitikei River is in a course of rapid construction, and goods traffic on this line will probably be resumed before the end of next month. Shelter sheds have been placed on either bank of the Rangitikei River for the accommodation of passengers waiting until they can be ferried across the river to trains in attendance to carry them on to their destinations. A rather startling incident occurred during a marriage ceremony in the Blenheim Salvation Army barracks the other day, reports the Marlborough Times. Hardly had the minister concluded his offices when a man rushed from the numerous assemblage of spectators, and before his object could be divined, kissed the bride. Everybody was surprised, especially the bride, who looked thunderstruck, and the bridegroom, who looked " daggers.'' The perpetrator of the remarkable piece of forwardness immediately lost himself in the crowd again, not even stopping to say whether he had been overcome with an accession of goodwill and had taken advantage of an old custom to express that sentiment, or whather he had been actuated by the less worthy motive of winning a wager. Eccles' Quinine and Iron Tonio 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. Do your eyes fill up with water, Is your nose running red, Do you feel the goose flesh growing, Do you sneeze 'twixt each word said, Do you feel bunged up all over, Is your temperature high, Do you cough from getting up time Till its time to go to bye-bye ? If these are but just your symptoms, You may be sure as sure, You only want a dose or two of Woods' Wonderful Great Peppermint Cure.—Advt. Cheapest Grocers in Hawke's Bay. Get our price list for all kinds of groceries and provisions. Only best brands kept.—At Patterson & Co., Napier.—Advt. Our stock of boots, shoes, and slippers is very large; we are giving the best value in Napier. See our window for prices.—Patterson & Co., Napier—Advt. Eccles Cascara 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. Men's shooters 7s 6d, English Balmorals 8s 6d, Bluchers 5s 6d, shoes from 8s 6d, slippers Is 6d. See our window for prices.—Patterson & Co., Napier—Advt. To the deaf and those troubled with noises in the head or other aural troubles. Dr Nicholson, of London, the worldfamed Aural Specialist and Inventor of Artificial Ear Drums, has just issued the 100 th edition of his illustrated and descriptive book on Deafness and Aural Troubles. This book may be had from Mr Colin Campbell, 160 Adelaide road, Wellington, N.Z. Mr Campbell was cured of his deafness by Dr Nicholson's system, and takes pleasure in spreading the news of the great specialist in New Zealand. A little book on the cure of Rheumatism, Corpulence, Lumbago, and Indigestion by the same author, may be bad from Mr Campbell, also free, —Adyx,