LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 407, 24 August 1897, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In the Hastings district the sum of £460 was distributed amongst the European sufferers by the late Hoods. The masts of the Tasmania have disappeared, which may be the result of the vessel having sunk lower or fallen over oil her side or perhaps broken by the sea. An individual who had been looking on the beer when it was nut brown occupied Mr Ikilby s attention and the dock this morning. Lot off. We have to thank Mr A. M'Corkindale for nf«c-sinilc of the first copy of the Melbourne Advertiser, a journal written in a flowing hand throughout and issued on the Bth Janurry, 1838. As a memento of early Victoria it is unique. The first issue of " The Government Insurance Recorder" is to hand. It is intended for distribution amongst all interested in insurance matters, and should serve as a good advertisement for the Government office. It is by no means bulky, but the articles are bright and readable. The last Gazette contains particulars re the intention of the Government to take under the provisions of " The Land for Settlement Act, 1894," 26,371 acres known as the " Hatuma " estate, situated in the Waipukurau, Mctuataria, and Takapau survey districts. A young lady who recently left Hastings for Auckland writes stating that work is very scarce there just now and wages have come down very considerably since the boom. General servants are working for 55 a, .week, waitresses at 6s, and barmaids are accepting Bs. Trade appears to be at a standstill, and many housewives who formerly employed three and four servants have now to be content with one. After the departure of the 5 o'clock train last evening the horse attached to Mr J. O'Neill's express became frightened at something and commenced a bolt. Mr O'Neill, who was standing by, rushed to stop the animal but was knocked down and a runaway which might have resulted very seriously was stopped by Mr Jameson la.ying hold of the brute firmly by the head and pulling it up. Mr O'Neill was hurt somewhat, but fortunately not seriously. A Kinematograph showing portions of the Jubilee procession in London is doing a roaring trade in Christchurch at present. On the opening night so vivid was the picture of the Queen leaving Windsor Castle in the State carriage that the audience rose en masse and sang the National Anthem. In another view Mr Seddon is seen waving his acknowledge ment to the cheering crowd. The colonial troops, with the Maori contingent, are also plainly seen and recognised. The state of the channelling in Railway - street from the junction of that street with Eastbourne-street along in front of Mr Pilmer's livery stables is not only disgraceful but positively a menace to the public health in view of the approaching hot weather. Considerable drainage finds its way into the channel and accumulates there, emitting at times a most eloquent effluvia. A citizen is considering the advisability of bottling a few samples of the slimy stuff and sending them to the next Council meeting with the object of bringing the matter under the notice of our city sages. Mhy is not the concrete channelling extended as far as Eastbourne - street'? 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. 2a 6d per bottle. From A. Eccles* chemist, Napier and Hastings, and all leading country storekeepers.—

Dress goods are being sold afc the people's prices at Blythe's. It has been found impossible for the Magpie Minstrels to comply with Napier's request to give an entertainment there on behalf of a local charity. G. H. Yickers and Co. sell on Saturday the contents of 4-roomed house, which have been removed to the mart for the convenience of sale. The Bulletin says that Charles Godfrey has left Westralia for London, partly paralysed. Beef is the most nutritious of animal foods, and can be eaten longer continuously than any other kind of meat. Doing business without advertising is like kissing a girl in the dark ; you know what you are about, but nobody else does. The Minister for Public Works has promised to look into the question of obtaining work for the large number of unemployed in Auckland. Owing to the increase of postal and telegraph business in Auckland, the Government are said to be looking out for a site for more extensive premises. Miss Ada Delroy, who a short time ago charmed large audiences in Hastings, collapsed while doing a serpentine dance at Newcastle. The favorite danseuse is not likely to be seen on the boards again for some time. At the banquet in Feilding on Friday evening, Mr Lethbridge, M.H.R., responding to the toast of " The Parliament of New Zealand," said he had been informed that the present Parliament " knocked the devil" out of the previous Parliament in drinking whiskey ! Somebody has been amusing himself by gulling the up-country papers with the statement that the Hon. John McKenzie, Acting Premier, is not likely to meet the House next session as a Minister, and that if Mr McKenzie resighs his seat in the Cabinet Mr Larnach would be the most, likely man to succeed him.—N.Z. Times. The Patea County Council at its last meeting passed the following significant resolution: —" That this Council is of opinion that an undischarged bankrupt is an unsuitable person to act as supervising valuer for the county." There is a rumor afloat which seems to have some foundation that some prominent business men in town propose to form themselves into a company for the purpose of lighting their premises with electricity instead of gas. Those who have gone into the matter aver that the saving effected would amply justify the step. Messrs Sharp and Alford, of Heretaunga road, have a large and varied stock of the latest literature and novelties in stationery and fancy goods at prices which compare favorably with those of any city in the colony. Patrons of this establishment can rely on the quality of their purchases as everything is selected in the best markets.

At Invercargill yesterday Annie Fox' was fined £IOO or sis months' imprisonment for sly grog selling at the Preservation goldfield. A man who had acted as barman was fined £5. Fox had been previously convicted, and carried on the trade openly. The quantity of beer going to the Inlet showed that she was doing a roaring trade, the last steamer taking sis casks for lier.

The debate between the Napier Athenteuni Club and the Hastings Literary and Debating Society will take place at the Oddfellows' Hall this evening. The subject for discussion is : " Are the Natives of New Zealand entitled to equal privileges with the Europeans of the colony." Mr C. A. Fitzßoy will occupy the chair, and Messrs Beilby and Hill will act as judges, with Mr Corn ford as referee. Napier is represented by Messrs Rice, Ball, Bear, Gibson, and Caugbley, and Hastings by Messrs Fraser, Pattison, Beliairel, Venables, and 0 Brien. The debate is sure to be interesting and a large attendance is expected as the public axe cordially invited. The wreck of the s.s. Tasmania caused a writer of the Sydney Morning Herald ta thoroughly rise to the occasion. He imagined the scene as follows:—"It was the scene on board the noble Tasmania in that storm on Thursday night that was uppermost in people's minds when that heartrending crash was felt as the steamer hit the rocks. In the darkness and in the howling of the tempest she had been driving towards destruction for two hours after leaving the Gisborne roadstead. Not a light was visible save the gleam of their own electric flash upon the tossing crests of the waves. The Tasmania bounded along her course, and as the passengers heai'd the swish of the sea as it continuously slashed across her beam, and felt the thud of the pounding wave, as she breasted the southerly storm, they hurried below and to their bunks, glad that they were not exposed to its fury, hoping that by daybreak their gallant ship would be proudly riding at anchor off the •' Iron Pot " as it is called by the Hawke's Ba3'ites. But it wasn't to be. These were the castles in the air so often built. It was the man proposing and Creator disposing. Thus it proved, as will be seen from our cable news. ' All lost 1' they cried as over the side of the sinking ship they consigned themselves to the mercy of the elements in a cockleshell as compared with their home of a moment ago." A cough is only worth eighteen-pence, for the simple reason that if you invest that sum in a bottle of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds, you can get rid of it straight away—it never fails —-every grocer and chemist in the town keeps it. Wholesale agents— All merchants and drug firms.—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. I STOPPED THAT COUGH AND CURED a very bad cold by a single bottle of Dr Pascall's Cough Mixture. Signed, R. McDcwall. 4s" 6d and 2s 6d. Eccles chemist, Napier and Hastings.—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. De Pascall's Pills cure Indigestion, Heartburn, Costiveness, Headache, Furred Tongue, Wind, and all symptoms 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 refreshing the whole system. Is 6d and 2s 6d per box. Agent—A. Eccles. —iU>YT.

Dr Charleston, of Feilding, who was shot in the liead by the girl Looney, is not yet out of danger. The estate'of the late James Mackintosh ex-M.H.R., has been placed in the hands of Deputy Official Assignee. The assets amount to £ISOO and secured liabilities £2379, showing a deficianey of £1279. After preferential claims have been settled it appears unlikely, says a local journal, that there will be anything for the unsecured creditors. So great has been the demand on the Red Birds lately that the New Zealand agents find some difficulty in fulfilling orders. Mr W. Y. Dennett, the local agent, has several orders on and is obliged to await the avrivarti a consignment of 1897 -98 machines in a few days. In one of the small New York towns where the residents swap f;irm products for groceries, a boy ivas sent to the store by his mother, and this, says the NewYork Times, is what an astonished outsider heard him say to the storekeeper:— " Mister, ma mither says you're to please give me a egg's worth of mustard. The hen is on." Do you want a good durable pair of Trousers ? Well leave your measure at Dodds'. Only 12s 6d. Address, Heretaunga street. —Advt.