LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 348, 15 June 1897, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"W. Y. Dennett and Co.'s sale of Mr John Glass's household furniture, &c., has been postponed till Friday the 18th inst. Stubbs, Paterson, and Co., advertise properties for sale. Early application is necessary. At Asliburton the Hawke's Bay Relief Fund Committee received a total sum of £166 7s 9d in cash, and also six boxes of tea, one ton of flour and one ton of potatoes. Railway employees are to be granted a holiday on the 22nd on full pay. This applies to permanent hands and casual hands who have been employed four months continuously. There appears to be a difference of opinion amongst the local business people as io the day of closing next week. It is generally understood that Record Reign day (next Tuesday) will be observed as a whole holiday and that the shops will remain open on Wednesday. It is time some definite arrangement was announced. We may state that Tuesday is to be observed as a full holiday in Napier.

With reference to the formation of a recreation and cycling track for Hastings Mr Tickers laid a very sensible proposal before last night's meeting. He suggested floating a limited liability company with a nominal capital of .£IOOO in shares of £1 each payable as follows: —2; 6d on application, 2s 6d on allotment, 5s in four months, and the balance as required. There is no doubt the shares would be rapidly bought up, and it is to be hoped that when the committee have fixed on a suitable sight Mr Tickers' idea may be given effect to.

The rain which commenced early on Sunday morning and has since continued to fall steadily if not violently began to causo uneasiness this morning. Enquiries elicited nothing of a disquieting nature although the Ngararuvo was reported high, and at the time of writing there are no indications of a llood. The borough watertables are in some places rather taxed, but seem to bi abl j to deal wit-h the extra ilow. A few low - lying paddocks in Avenue road and St. Aubyn-street are swamped in places, but otherwise the borough is remarkably free from collected water. At the time of writing the weather shows no signs of improvement. The Magpie Minstrels and their approaching debut in the Princess Theatre on the 17th hist, is the absorbing topic amongst local playgoers for the last week. This eve of the '2oth century is an age in which men and women lift themselves out of the beacen tracks of their ancestors and strike boldly out into new and unbroken fields, leaving those creatures still trammelled with the prejudices and effete usages of a time that was to gaze after them in amazement. Lady minstrels are certainly a departure from the ruts in which the social cart-wheels travelled for ages, and all are on the tip toe of expectation as to how those concerned will acquit themselves, if the rapid acquisition of seafs is any criterion from which to form an opinion. The show promises to be one of the most successful ever produced in Hastings, and Mrs Merewetlier, upon whom the organising and the bulk of the work falls, deserves every credit for the thorough manner in which she has taken things in hand. The following items from Quiz, a smart Adelaide journal, aneutold friends will be read with interest in Hastings:—The " Pollards," as they are familiarly called, are the best behaved theatricals in Australasia. The advantage of Mr Tom Pollard's perfect disclipine in their juvenile days is abundantly evident. Maud Beatty has made herself a great favorite in Adelaide. She is a tireless worker, and always has a pleasant smile for her audiences. Will Percy is qualifying for "Williamson and Musgrove's Comic Opera Company. Lauri leaves the firm, and goes to Kickards in September. Coleman will never do as an operatic comedian, and Percy's chance should not be long acoming—Miss May Beatty is deservedly a favorite. She is'lively and frolicsome, has a pretty face, and is saucy enough in a charming way to soften the frowns on the face of a misogynist.

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. Wellington warehouse piices 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, *

" Punter " in the N.Z. Times says if Gage had been available for selection he would certainly have been chosen for the New Zealand football team shortly to visit Australia. Several orders from de Bio Jeneiro for apples have been received in various parts of New Zealand this season.

The total number of men employed on Government co-operative works at the end of May was 2518, which number included 17 at the Levin State Farm.

The latest exploit of the Rontgen Rays is reported from Lisbon. The ladies of the Court have submitted themselves, and have been startled at the sight of their distorted ribs and bones, the result of tight lacing. There is at present in the Old Man's Home at New Plymouth an inmate named W. Baker who has ssrved his his country in the Navv under four sovereigns. Baker who is now in his 92ud year, joined the Navy in the last yearofthe reign of Gaorge 111., and continued to seave under the successive reigns of George IV., William IV., and Victoria. The local Record Reign Committee has decided to give Baker a prominent position in the procession.

The following additional contributions towards the flood relief fund have been received by the Mayor of Napier : —• Hawera, per Mayor, £9 6s ; the Post and Telegraph Department notify having banked £379; Feilding (final) £2 ; Tauranga, per Mayor, £°> 18s 6d; Martinborough, proceeds of Sunday meetings, .£7 10 s; Campbelltown, per Mayor, £lO 8s ; P. Gorman's list, 2s 6d ; Waipawa, per W. J. Standley, £22 7s ; Stratford, per J. Penn, £4 4s 6d ; Moawlmngo list, per R. B. Cole, 10s.

An extraordinary assault by females upon a young man is reported from Sydney. It is stated that a young fellow was walking along Grown street, when he met two women, with whom he engaged in conversation, and in whose company he stayed for some length of time. Later on three other women joined them, and on reaching a secluded quarter of the street an unprovoked attack was suddenly made upon the man. The assault was characterised by peculiar savageness and brutality, and the victim, a man of slender physique, received a very rought handling. The women turned his pockets inside out, and extracted everything of value, including the sum of J£9 odd in notes and silver. Having finished their work of plunder, the women left their ■victim lying in a state of semi-conscious-ness.

Patterson and Co. give best value o Teas, Pure Ceylon for Is 6d, worth 2s. A big reduction on all Teas for 51b or over Get our price list.—Patterson & Co., Napier. —Advt . De Pascall's Pills cure Indigestion, Heartburn, Costiveness, Headache, Furred Tongue, Wixand, and usymptoms arising from a disordered st te of the liver, stomach, or kidneys. They cleanse the bowels, and act like a charm in removing all impurities from the blood, toning and refreshing the whole system. Is 6d and ■2s 6d per boll. Agent—A. Eccles Napier and Hastings.—Advt. Just received 100 pair Evening shoes, from 2s ,6d; also walking shoes from 5s 6d, worth 8s 6d; slippers Is. See window for prices. Patterson & Co., Napier.—Advt.

He'd got a chill. How, is outside the question ; but he was as hoarse as a crow and could not clear his mucous passages. When he met Smith, Smith said to him " You're very hoarse to-day." He said, " Sam ; I'm hoarse to day, but you're an ass every day." Smith laughed, and pulling out eighteen pence, said Go to the grocer or chemist and get a bottle of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure; that will knock the cnld out of you in no time." Do likewise.—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 had from Mr Campbell, also free.—Advt.

Eccles' Corn Paint quickly removes either hard or soft corns. Only a few applications necessary. In bottles Is 6d, from A. Eccles, chemist, Napier and Hastings.—Advt .