LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 476, 15 November 1897, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A five-roomed house is advertised for sale or to let. The ladies' committee of the Fire Brigade Social desire to return thanks to those who assisted at the recent function*

A fire occurred last night in the stables of Mr J. V. Brown, Barrack Hill, Napier. Tlio stables were entirely distroyed, but no other damage was done. The Hastings Tradesmens Cricket Club hold a meeting at the Railway Hotel tomorrow night. All members and intending members are invited.* A tin of phosphorous ignited at Bell and Co's match manufactory, Newton, Wellington, the other night, but fortunately without doing any damage. The following team will represent the County Club in the match against the United* A team on Saturday next at the Heretaunga School ground : —Andrews,

Fannin, J. A. Eraser, Gahvey, Lewis, F. Nelson, Stuart, Taiaroa, Tomoana, E. H. Williams, "White. Emergencies : H. Fraser, Hodds. Play to begin at 2.15. It would be well for persons who may be tempted to have a dip in the ocean off Clifton to remember that the sea line is infested with sharks. Yesterday a number were seen within a chain of the shore, and one denizen of the deep, measuring over sft, was fished up. The monster gave his capturers a lively time for a few minutes and made a savage attempt to sample their legs. In another column Mr Doney notifies that he has opened business as an agriculture. implement manufacture, &c. Mr Doney is one of the first tradesman in the district, his work being well and favorably

known to the early settlers and to the inhabitants of Hastings for the past twenty two years. Mr Doney confidently invites comparison of liis work with any other in the colony, At Inveivargill on Saturday a party, consisting of Robert Hughes, Andrew Ait-ken, Albert Hitch, and George Ilartle, went down the river in a large boat to do some work about the channel buoys. They did not return, but no uneasiness was felt. On Sunday, however, the boat was discovered sunk in 4ft. of water. There is no information as to when or how the accident occurred. A Press wire states that the body of Andrew Atkin was found near the spot where the boat was discovered to-day. A fire broke out at half-past 9 on Saturday night in one of the storage sheds of A. E. Scholium, produce merchant, Custom street West, Auckland, the building and contents being destroyed. The fire extended to the ship-building premises of Henderson ai?d Spraggon, which were also burned, as well as the cutter Rose Blanche and the schooner Saxon, which were on the slip being repaired. Insurances — Scholium's buildings, Phoenix £250, total loss ; stock £3OO, uninsured. Henderson and Spraggorrs insurances are not known. The total damage is £IOOO. A peculiar accident occured at Tauranga, resulting in the death of a young man named Walter Walmsley, 18 years of age, son of an old resident of Tauranga. He had driven several horses to water at a pump, and was riding one of them. On arrival at the pump the lose horses started biting and kicking at one another, and the one Walmsley was riding arrived last and reared up to miss the kicks of the others. Walmsley fell off backwards on his head, fracturing the base of the scull, and the horse fell on top of him. The young man was picked up unconscious, and died an hour later without regaining his senses. . At the Emerson inquiry on Saturday Captain Adams, formerly of the Dingadee, said he never had occasion to complain of Emmerson's conduct. C. F. Beckett, of Opotiki, barrister, had known the accused for 16 years, and had never observed him other than sober. Mr Tole then addressed the Court for the defence. To-day John Emmerson was under crossexamination. He denied most of the charges, and stated that in consequence of suffering from bronchital cattarah at the time of the voyage compelled him to spit frequently. He had only two shandies before going to his berth, and none the following day. He rebutted the various charges made. On Saturday evening Mr Vickers gave an exposition of the merits of ascetlyene gas as the new illuminant, and the display attracted a large crowd of interested onlookers. The ascetylene was compared with coal gas and the comparison was all in favor of the former, which gave a very brilliant light from Aft and Ift burners making the light from the 4ft coal gas burners pale before it. The gas was generated in a small model generator, the process being simplicity itself. A small lump of carbide of calcium is put into the inner cylinder of the generator which contains water, and in an instant there is sufficient gas to start with. The cost of this gas is less than one-half the price paid for coal gas, that is calculating the present price of carbide which is lOd per pound. Mr Vickers explains that as soon ae ho has come to an arrangement with the insurance companies in regard to placing the generator he will have the auction mart lit with it, when its illuminating powers will be better displayed. Already many orders have been booked to lay on the ascetylene. There was a wedding at Brighton which brings a happy ending to a little story. A strolling singer, a rather pretty brunette was left strange# by her harpist at Brighton. She became penniless, and one night had to sleep out. But her songs had reached the heart of a young fellow employed on the West Pier. Becoming aware of her distress he proposed, was accepted, the same day the bans were published, and the other week they were married.

I STOPPED THAT COUGH AND CURED A very bad cold by a single bottle of Dr Pascal! s Cough Mixture. Signed, E. MeDawall. 4s 6d and 2s 6d. Eccles, chemist, Napier and Hastings.—Advt Tver man and Co s Weed Destroyer, for garden paths, carriage drives, <&c. One gallon of this to 40 of water will destroy weeds and prevent growth for some two years. Price, bottles Is, 5s per gallon; reduction ia larger tiuemtities.—

The cricket match between the H.B. County and the United " B " held in the Heretaunga School Grounds on Saturday last resulted in a win for the County by 37 runs.

While riding a bicycle along the Island Bay road, Wellington, yesterday, a young man named John Robertson lost control of his machine end was dashed into a telegraph pole, sustaining a severe fracture of the skull, which caused instantaneous death.

At the request of a number of citizens who have complained of the annoyance caused by hanging up goods on the outside of verandahs and the temptation caused thereby to petty thievery, the police have called the attention of owners to the fact that they were breaking the law, with the result that the blankets, rugs, &c., which used to adorn the footpath and flap in pedestrians' faces, have been withdrawn to their proper place, inside the shops.