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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7550, 25 September 1886, Page 2

On tho fourth page will be found an article entitled "A Bold Engineering Attempt."

The decease of Mr Brooke Taylor, who. for many years resided in this town, and was well-known to a large number of old settlora, is announced in our obituary column to-day.

At tho Resident Magistrate's Court yestordny, before Mr G. A. Preece, R.M., George Stewart, Sydney Morrison, and George Taylor ware each (mcd 5s and costs for drunkenness.

Tho annual general meeting of the Hawke's 15ay County Cricket Club will be held on Tuesday, <it Kelly's hotel, Hastings, and a full attendance is particularly rennested.

At tho hospital yesterday Drs Keyworth, do Lislo, Spencer, and Menzios performed tho dangerous operation _ of amputation at the hip, tho subject being a female patient suffering from liccrdais.

The acceptances and general, outvies in connection with the Napier Park Kuciiifj Club's meeting on tho Ist of October will bo found in another column. The club aro to bo congratulated upon the numerous acceptances and entries*.

A general pvnetico of hymn singing, in which all monitors of the congregation who may feel so inclined lire invited to take part, will.bo l^eld immediately after

the close of the ordinary service in St. John's Church, to-morrow evening. The subject of the Rev. J. G. Pater : son's sermon to-morrow morning will be " Stoned to Death." In the evsning Mr Pateraon will lecture to young men and young women on "AVhat Books to Head, and How to Read Them."

The unfortunate occurrence at the hospital on Thursday night, when the police had to lie sent for to restrain and watch' a patient suffering from mania is another proof that there ought to be a padded room attached to the institution.

One friend met another. Said No. Ito No. 2, "Have you seen my new «veen cloth ? " " Yes." promptly replied No. 2, it's a good'un, isn't it?" "Why, 11 said No. 1, "whore did you see it? yo\i haven't been into my place lately." '.' Oh, no," .rejoined the other, " but I saw it in the Gazette." The cue to this joke will be easily "spotted.".

The committee of the ' Napier Park Racing Club met at the Caledonian Hotel last evening, the president, Mr. J. Close, in the chair. There was a good attendance. Various arrangements in connection witli the ensuing race meeting were decided upon, and it was further resolved to hold a summer meeting on the Ist of January. The programme will be published shortly.

The privileges in connection with the Napier Park llacing Club's meeting on Friday next were yesterday Bold by Mr Monteith at the Caledouian Hotel, the following. prices being realised; — Grand stand bar, £40, Mr H. Beaumont ; outside bar, £48, Mr A. M'Cartn'ey ; confectionery stall, £7, Mr J. Jeffares j fruit stall, £6, Mr J. Orchard ; fancy goods stall, £1, Mr J. Fuszard; books of races, £21, Mr W. Prebble ; and outside luncheon booth, £4 10s, Mr J. Bartlett.

Professor Woodroffe's attractive , and unique exhibition was again largely at.tcnoctf fast evening, th<t visitors heiag delighted with the entertainment provided. The usual distribution of artisti--cally-wrought articles in glass was made, the lucky ones bein« much envied by less fortunate visitors. Phis afternoon the exhibition will be open for the convenience of families, and there will be the usual entertainment in the evening. Those who have not yet visited the- exhibition aro recommended to repair the omission.

The concert and dance at Eskdale on Thursday evening were an unqualified success. The haH was beautifully decorated for the occasion with evergreens and flags. Vocal and instrumental music was rendered by Mrs Evans, Mrs. O'Dwyer, Miss C. Torre, and Messrs Pratt, Evans, W. H. Smith, .1. Holt, and Aplin, the accompaniments being provided by Miss Holt and Mr Anlin. A. .recitation was also well rendered by Mr. Milne. At' the conclusion of. the concert dancing was commenced, and was continued with vigor until nearly . daylight. After singing "Auld Lang Syne" tlio gathering dispersed, all apparently well satisfied with the entertainment they had received. Ashburton is troubled with a legless desperado, and this is how the local journal refers to oue of his recent vagaries :— " Some excitement was caused in the neighborhood of Burnettstreet by the vagaries of an individual who is minus legs, those limbs having been amputated some time ago. It was ultimately deemed necessary to arrest him, but the task was not as easy as it looked, for despite his misfortune the legless individual was extremely active, and being armed with a pitchfork kept the whole of the local police force at bay for some time. After a game light, however, lie was lassoed, handcuffed, and iguominiously conveyed to the lock-up, a tenement, tlie interior of which, we are sorry to say, he is not altogether unacquainted with."

We have been shown some very fine chromographs from the National Fine Art Association of London. They are published by. Messrs J. G. Murdoch, and Co., one of the largest Avholesale houses in London, having branches in all the colonies, the head colonial office being in Melbourne. Some of the pictures, such as "Devotion," ' " Hesitation," " Prince Charles Edward," and some coaching scenes are really very fine, while two others " The Boy " and " .The Girl," form a very nice pair.. Mr ¥, S. Siiiimer, the senior traveller for the firm, is now in Napier, and we have no doubt he will bo successful in placing a number of the pictures. Mr D. N. Adams, of Hastingsstreet, has been appointed resideut agent inNapier. ' ' ...

Those who desire to witness a genuine sports gathering to-day, with all the contestants " going for it," will do well to pay the Kecreation Ground a visit. The Amateur Athletic Club have never had a poor meeting, whether regarded from the point of view of interesting events or of keen competition, and as to-day's programme is in advance of those of previous contests, and large fields-will start for all events, the contests will be well worth witnessing. Music will be provided' during the intervals, the ltailway Band having kindly volunteered their services, so that nothing. but fair weather is needed to ensure a large attendance of the public. It is to be hoped that, " the one thing needful" will favor the club, and that' the ample stand accommodation will be taXed to the fullest extent.

Mr Matthew Burnett held and open-air meeting in Clive-square last evening, preliminary to his farewell meeting in the theatre. At the close of his address, the Salvation Army "band." played the crowd to the theatre. There ; was a good attendance, and the meeting was the most enthusiastic Mr Eurnett lias held in Napier. The Bishop of Waiapu, who occupied the chair, read a note from Dr Spencer, who was to have presided, but who was unavoidably absent on account of indisposition. Mr Burnett's subject was his " central picture " — the late Dr Mitchell, who drank two glasses of brandy daily.- At the ■close of the meeting votes of thanks were passed to Mr Aplin and the choir, arid to all who had assisted in the work. In bidding farewell to Napier, Mr Burnett received a round of applause from the meeting. The total number of pledges registered during the week is 553, besides some outstanding returns, estimated to bring the number up to about GOO. The financial results of the mission, we understand, do not as yet show a balance on the right side. Mr Matthew Burnett yesterday visited the Napier lief nge in company with a few temperance workers. The inmates were all seated in the large room, which was in the most perfect order, and the visitors expressed their pleasure at the clean and neat condition of the Refuge generally. The .Rev. J. Parkinson introduced Mr Burnett, who sang a temperance_ melody to the tune of the_ "Red, White, and Blue," the old men joining heartily in tiio chorus. Mr Burnett appealed to the audience in an earnest and sympathetic manner, stating from his knowledge ot the various benevolent institutions in Australasia, that drink had beeh in the majority of instances the cause of persons having to enter sucli places. He narrated an episode in his own life, in connection with. a drunken publican who was rescued, and who, when afterwards known as " Honest John," gave the pledge to over 1000 drinkers in one day. Mr Burnett closed a powerful appeal to his hearers by advising them to look to Christ as the only source of power against temptation. At the conclusion of the , address 15 persons took the pledge. . :

Particulars of a frightful murder hy a mother at Warrington, in County Down, have reached Dublin. The wife of John Johnston, a damask weaver, seems to have had her brain affected by the influence of Plymouth Brethren meetings, and one evening she took up her youngest daughter, aged foiir months, and asked her nusbancl, "Don't you see Christ in her face ?" She then carried her danghter to a retreat in the garden, where she placed her head on a block and severed the entire organs of the throat to the bone. This completed she returned to the house, carrying a bloody table-knife in her hand. She was then laughing, and told her eldest son that she had "killed the god 'of'theworld." Her husband a few minutes afterwards found the lifeless body of his child, and the mother was arrested^ The following day an inquest was held inthe Orange Hall, when a verdict of wilful murder was returned. Dr Frica said he considered the accused, -who is the mother of thirteen children, in a state of insanity.

From information which has como into the possession of the English police, there is reason to believe that intrigues are going on between Irish and Russian dynamitards. Detectives aro to ho stationed at 'different points in Russia, and instructions have been issued for all arrivals from that country to bo closely watched and vessels searched.

The diamond fields of Central India originally supplied the world with nearly all tlie notable diamonds; but they arc now nearly '.superseded. The largest supply is at present obtained from the Brazils, and the diamonds of Borneo aro held in high repute. The mines of the Cape of Good Hope have produced a large number of stones, but many of them have a yellow tint. ■ . '

" Pu(f" in the Pms has the following :•—" By-the-byc, don't yon thinkthis system of travelliii" allowances to Ministers is a jolly swindle 1 " "I think it ia ! These chaps me overdoing it, anyway ! They go toodling l'ouiul the country, or stay with their friends or in their own homes the greater part of the recess, and they not only get all their expenses paid, but they draw two guineas a day travelling allowance as well ! " " But yon don't mean to say they draw it for the time they're at homo, or jnst enjoying themselves, or staying somewhere for .their health J " " Most decidedly they do ! Last year t\\'±y nearly doubled their salary that way!'/ f Oil, I- say I I don't call that hoWt!" "Honest or not, it's.

mighty mean ! Besides, ' it's absurd to pay men more for neglecting their work than for attending to it ! That accounts for the Ministers being so precious seldom at Wellington!" "Tho whole thing wants to be thoroughly enquired into and exposed ! "

A correspondent of the Evening Press says of a lecture delivered; by Sir Julius von Haast in connection with the Colonial Exhibition, " I believe' the lecture itself was an exhaustive and interesting risumi of New Zealand geological history, but it had this special feature, that, from first to last, there was not a single word aboutDt Hector, who has done so much for New Zealand geology. , But .the worthy lecturer reckoned without his . host ; for, in response to the chair; three distinguished geologists — namely, Professor Warrington Smith, Professor Rupert Jones, and Dr Hicks— all addressed the and, one sifter another, made-Dr Hector's researches the theme of their discourse. Professor Joues said that till Dr Hector, who enjoyed a wide European reputation, had investigated and explained the structure of New Zealand, geologists here knew absolutely nothing about it. .1 am told that this implied reproach for the studious attempt to ignore Dr Hector's labors was as cutting as it was well deserved. Professor Jones is said to have remarked to Mr Jame9 Farmer, of Auckland, who sat next to him, ' I had to put in what the lecturer left out.'"

Ye banks and braes o 1 bounie Dooh, How can ye bloom sac fresh and fair ? It is because, the poet says, St. Jacobs Oil cures pain and care.