DEPARTURE. Hawk's Bay Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1885.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7194, 20 June 1885, Page 2

DEPARTURE.

Hawk's Bay Herald. SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1885.

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the pleasure seeker." Young men. are cordially invited.

Tho following deed has been submitted for investigation to the Trust Commissioner at Napier :— Lease for nine years from Eenata Kawepo and others to John Gibson Kinross of part of Otaumauri block, 7570 acres. A certificate will be issued unless objections are lodged within five days.

A quantity of interesting matter is crowded out by the financial Statement brought down by the Government, for the whole of which, owing to its unprecedented length, and the late hour at which it was delivered at our office, we have been unable to find room. The Statement cousisted of nearly 17,000 words.

Professor Baldwin's agentdesires us to say that the thought and mind reading, and other feats of Mr and Mrs Baldwin, hare never before been given anywhere in New Zealand by any one. He states that the whole entertainment is completely new to this section oE the world, and entirely different; from that given by Professor Baldwin on his previous tour.

At Wellington last Tuesday afternoon a man was standing on the very edge of the planking, watching the loading of the Kiwi, when a sudden gust o£ wind overbalanced him, and he fell between the wharf and the vessel. He was rescued very wet and considerably startled, but otherwise not injured. The JPost remarks, " We have no doubt this will be extensively quoted as a sample of the fearful force of the wind in Wellington." At the Eesident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr Gr. A. Prcce, R.M., Thomas Burgess was charged on the information of Constable Laurensen with drunkenness. ' Defendant, who pleaded guilty, was fined 10s and costs, with 48 hours' hard labor in default. Thomas pleaded hard to have the fine reduced to ss, asserting that he only possessed that sum " in the wide world," but he managed to pay the full amount somehow, rather than go to gaol. According to a contemporary the late member for Wakanui is a model farmer. Mr Grigg possesses 1400 pigs in one paddock (the whole of which are fed by one man), and lately received a cheque for £5000 in payment of pigs which he sold. He has a total of 15,0C0 acres of freehold land, a large proportion of. which was in crops of various kinds this year, and his laitt crops of wheat and oats averaged forty- six bushels and fiftyone bushels per acre respectively. A pretty and very useful cabinet has been constructed by Mr Large for Jacob Faithful, to be used in deciding the results of his consultation. The cabinet is made to contain 12,000 marbles if requisite, but is at present only fitted with drawers for 6000. By a simple but ingenious device the number of marbles contained in each drawer — one hundred — can be discharged into the "decider" as soon as certified to by the drawing committee. At the Criterion Hotel yesterday afternoon Mr Hoadley, on behalf of Mr Dobson, offered at auction the freehold and leasehold properties . at Wairoa known as Mr Nairn's run, consisting of 5445 acres freehold and 562 acres leasehold. The bidding started at #8000. and quickly rose to £9500. Then in hundred pound bids it reached £10,100, at which price it was knocked down to Mr Cotterill, acting on behalf of the mortgagees, Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co. The half-yearly meeting of the Albion Lodge of Druids was held last evening, in the Lodge-room, Dickens-street. After the formal business, the District President, Bro. Gibson, alluded in feeling terms to the death of the late Bro. John Sheehan, and it was resolved to forward a letter of condolence to Mrs Sheehan, expressing the regret of the Lodge at her bereavement. Several new members were initiated, and at the conclusion of the proceedings the brethren were entertained at Bro. Johnstone's, where a pleasant evening was spent.

The friends of the late John Sheehan, considering that his connection with the growth and history of the colony deserves to be commemorated in some way, desire to raise sufficient funds to defray the cost of erecting an inexpensive memorial. A public meeting to that end is called for Monday evening next, .in the Town Hall. The meeting will commence at 7.30 o'clock, and his Worship the Mayor has consented to preside. It has been suggested that a drinking fountain would be a fitting form for the memorial to take, but the final decision in the matter will rest with the meeting. Professor Rice, whose mind reading seances hare proved very successful during his tour through New Zealand, gave a private exhibition of his powers to a party of gentlemen in the com-mercial-room of the Criterion Hotel last evening. A large number of tests were given, the majority of which were very successful, and the remainder partially so. In some cases Professor Rice failed to find certain articles thought of, ' but drew upon paper his mental conception of them, and these instances appeared to be more appreciated by those present than any of the other tests, as the diagrams corresponded closely with the outlines of the articles. Considerable applause followed the more striking tests, particularly in one instance. lathis as soon as the.professor took hold of his subject he announced that he had conceived a well defined image combining a square and circle. After unsuccessfully trying to find the object thought of, Professor Rice drew a circle with a small square contained within it, and announced that the outline of the object resembled the drawing, and that the square seemed like a picture. This proved to be the case, as the article thought of turned out to be a postage stamp between the inner and outer cases of a watch, the resemblance of the resultant outlines to the diagram being very striking. Those present seemed considerably puzzled at the professor's powers of insight.

The farewell meeting to Mrs keavitt was held last evening in St. Paul's schoolroom, the Rev. J. G. Paterson in the chair. The room was crowded to the doors, and many who were unable to obtaia seats stood outside. The musical portion of the programme was ably conducted by Mr H. Apliu, who has most generously given his assistance, to Mra Leavitt throughout the whole mission. The opening piece was the chorus from Massaniello, " Behold How Brightly," followed by the song " Wilt , o' the Wisp," by Mr Greenfield, who had kindly given the use of his piano for the accompaniments. The next item was a solo by Miss Johansen, " Enoch Arden's Dream," the first part concluding with a chorus from Rossini's opera "William Tell." Mrs Leavitt then gave the first portion of her address — an interesting account of her journey across the Rocky Mountains in the coaching days. The second part opened with a quartette, " Hear, Sweet Spirit," a aolo by Miss M'Nae, "In Paradise," which met with especial favor ; part song, " Fairy Whispers ;" the favorite song "Dream Paces," by Mrs Gush; '* Dreamland," by Miss Berry; and the hunting chorus "from " Martha." Mrs Leavitt then gave a humorous account of her visit to the volcano of Mannahoa in the Sandwich Island, which boasts the largest crater in the world. The meeting closed with the usual votes of thanks, and the National Anthem. We understand that as a result of the collection, and some special contributions, '

the sum of £10 will be handed to Mrs Leavitt in acknowledgment of her work in this town.

* Parents and Guardians are invited to * visit the New Zealand Clothing Factory's Branches, where all Goods are being Bold at factory prices. "Encourage Genuine Colonial Indus- # tries."— [Advt.] 981 *