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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7602, 26 November 1886, Page 2

On the fourth page will ho found an article entitled " Some Peculiar Errors of the Press."

At the Resident Magistrate's Courtyesterday, before. Mr M. S. Bell, J;P., Francis Docherty, charged with being drunk while in charge of a horse, did not appear. His bail was estreated.

The second elevens of tho Rovers and Napier Cricket Clubs will play a match at Pctane to-morrow. The following is the Hovers' team :— Birch, J. I. Cato, Chapman, E. Crowley, N. Kennedy, H. Liddlc, H. Newton, J. Parker, G. G. Peacock, Thomas, and It. C. Tylee ; emergencies, Remington, J. Ross, and Yates. A coach will leave the Clarendon Hotel at 1.50 o'clock. '.

iloiT Calon's first annual concert will be given in the Theatre Royal this evening, when there should be a large attendance. A first-class programme will be submitted by capable performers, and all lovers of music may count, upon a couple of hours' genuine enjoyment. The list of items includes both sacred ami secular music, aifll the names of the best and most popular composers. Scats may be reserved at Jacobs'.

We are informed on the best authority that the statement made by a fisherman named Le Geyt, in yesterday's issue, that a special charge was made for a small parcel of fish carried by a railway passenger to Farndon, is absolutely without foundation. Under a strict reading of the railway regulations the lish would havo been charged for, but as a matter of fact no payment was demanded. All that was done by the authorities was to prevent the fish being taken into a passenger carriage, and to order it to be put into the lnggagevan.

A match between the first elevens of the Rovers and Union Cricket Clubs will be played on the Recreation Ground tomorrow afternoon. The following are the teams :— Rovers : C. Cato, Childs, Davis, Finch, Gibbons, Harden, J. Liddle, G. Newton, Stubbs, Tuke, and Wood ; emergencies, Newton and Vautier. Union.: Graham, Gardiner, Yates, Freeman, Howe, Patterson, _ Dempscy, Wyatt, Knapp, J. Morrison, and G. Morrison; emergencies, Cameron, Morrison,' and Taylor. Play will commence at 1.30 o'clock.

In connection with the play " His Natural Life," which Messrs Leitch and Macmahon are to produco in Napier, an amusing story is told in tho Dunedin Star of a few days back. It appeal's that a well-known old gaol-bird named Gillison was brought up at the Dunedin Police Court on a charge of vagrancy. On having the usual question put to . him after the reading of the charge? 'tho _ prisoner promptly answered "Not guilty; I've been employed at the theatre as an actor." The Bench enquired in what character, whereupon Sergeant-Major Beyin, who was conducting the case, seeing that the prisoner hesitated to reply, supplied the answer himself, "As a convict, your Worship, in ' His Natural Life.' " The Star goes on to say :— " As the man had only a day or two previously been discharged from gaol, after serving a lengthened sentence, lie should have invested this subordinate character with some prominence. The Bench did not accept Mr Gillison's defence as a valid one, and sentenced him to three months' imprisonment."

Mr Cliester Allan Artliur, whose death was announced by a recent cal.le message, was the twenty-first President of the United States. Ho was born sth October, 1830. He was the son of a Scotch Baptist minister, and after leaving college with the 13.A. degree he studied law and began to practice in New York, where he soon acquired prominence as a leader of the Republican party. At the outbreak of the civil war he was entrusted by Governor Morgan with the arming and subsisting of tho New York troops, and was successively made Engineer-in-chief, InspebtorGeneVal, and Quartermaster - General, equipping and sending into the field 68 regiments of infantry, six battalions, and ten 'batteries of artillery in the space of four months. In 1871 he was made collector of the port of New York, from which office he was removed seven years later by President Hayes. When Mr Garfield was elected as President, Mr Arthur was chosen as Vice-President, and six months later, when the President was assassinated, Mr Artliur succeeded him in the vacant office, 19th September, 1881, holding it for the remainder of the term.

Otene Pomare is an aboriginal native of this Britain of the South, and he has become civilised, so that in many respects he is like unto the pakehas whose forefathers fought on many a glorious field, and between whiles invented bankruptcy legislation. Oteno, in pursuance of that sincerest form of flattery which ,is fast becoming an attribute of the tutored savage, filed his schedule and sought the protection of the "Honorable Court." The latter, as represented by the Assignee, was yesterday willing to throw its wide-reaching arms of sympathy around poor Otene, now become by Jiis filing a man and a brother in the proper sense of the phrase, and to allow him to go through that form which ends in a clean slieet to the debtor and gnashing of teeth for the creditor. But Oteno did not put in an appearance, probably having learned that the French for civilisation is to let vulgar creditors go hang or go hungry, and so the intended proceedings did not take place. The downtrodden Maori is perishing before the wicked white men, as is known to all true philanthropists, but in the meanwhile he sees a chance for a good time. The wicked white men who go afoot and work hard, while their neutraltinted brother rides in buggies and plays billiards (not at tho same time, of course), will now know how it is done. But there is no reason to expect more pakeha bankruptcies as a result of that knowledge, for there are now as large a number per month as can he allowed prior to general repudiation.

Dr. Moore's dog-cart was taken for a waltz yesterday. The vehicle, with a horse attached, was standing in Thomp-son-road. After an interval of profound contemplation the animal became energetic, and metaphorically cleared the decks for action. Starting at a handgallop he soon increased his speed to many knots above the average of his preliminary trials, and pranced off in the direction of England as though under sealed orders for Trafalgar-square, to see the fountains. He soon arrived at a place where the road was double-reefed, with an aspect overlooking Sturm's gully, but nothing daunted the flying steed travelled on, and would have landed on his head far below but for some trees that stood in the way. Determined to do or die the horse charged the trees, but got so tightly jammed among tho trunk's and branches that ho had to halt in spite of himself. Some obliging laborers at hand dragged tho trap and horse back to a more suitable position, and they wero shortly afterwards driven away by the owner, neither steed nor vehicle looking very much the worse for the escapade. A gardener's cart and horse had a somewhat similar spreo prior to the ono recorded, but the horse went ovor the bank near where Dr. Moore's animal was caught like an equine Absalom, and after turning two or three somersaults pulled up at the bottom. In this instance the trap was broken up a bit, but we understand that all tho pieces wero found, and that tho horse was not much the worso for his posturing.

Tlio following information respecting the newest Australian Governor is jerked out by " Puff" in the Evening Press.— " Kicked up stairs !" " Sir 'JR. G. 0. Hamilton, Under Secretary for Ireland, turned out of liis billet for his Nationalist tendencies, and promoted to be Governor of Tasmania!" "Is that promotion?" "Decidedly, I should say! A much snugger berth,' with a screw of £5000 a year instead of £2500 ! No responsibility, nothing to do, and no boss ! " " Who is this R. O. Hamilton ! I mean which of the twehe tribes of Hamilton does he belong to ? " " None of them, as it happens ! Hc'san outsider, a countryman of Stout's !" "How do you make that out? Tell us all about him ! " " ltobert George Crookshank Hamilton ! He's the son. of an old Shetland minister, Dr Zacliary Maeaulay Hamilton, of Brcssar, and. his mother was an Orkney woman, daughter of George Crookshank ! " " What's his ago ? How did he get the handle to his name ? " "He must be about 50 ! Anyhow he took his 13. A. at Aberdeen in 1851 and M.A. in 1555 ! The Mucaulay relationship got him into the War OHice when quite a youth,- and once in, lie wanted no helping ! " " Trust a Shetlander to help himself!" "Ho wont through the War Office, Office of Works Education- OHice, Board of Trade and Admiralty, and when Mr Bourkc was killed by "the Invincibles in ISS2, ho was made Under Secretary for Ireland!" "Plucky chap to take such a berth at that time ! " "Ob bless you, ho wasn't afraid ! He know tho odds were 100 to 1 against two Under-Sccretaries for Ireland being ktjled in a century ! " " Aye, that's tnio ! How did bo shape?" "Uncommonly well ! He did his duly fearlessly, but yet contrived to make 'The Castle' popular, and in ISS-1 he was created li.C-.B ! "

■ The Ministry will bring down a Protective policy next session. It is supposed that tlie policy will bo very comprehensive, and that measures for the extermination of all forma of competition will be proposed. These, so fay as Hawkcs Bay is concerned, will probably take the form of arrangements for. a chain of Custom-house officers all along the boun : daries which separate this province from Auckland on tlie nqrtlrand- .Wellington ■ on the south'. Each officer will he provided with an eight-roomed house, abuggy and pair, a setter clog, and a portable fishpond. A suitable salary will nlso be paid. The duty of these officers will be to see that no goods made in Auckland or Wellington shall enter this province without paying 25 per cent, duty, in' order that Hawke's Bay industries may be encouraged and supr ported, and the foreign article kept put. Further, it will probably be provided that around every town containing over 1000 inhabitants, a strong palisade 25 feet high shall be, erected, and that tho members oAhe principal local bodjes shall be constituted high commissioners, with power to add to their number, and that their duty shall be to collect fiscal dues oil all goods made or grown outside tlie town boundary. It will be further provided that the' peoples of England, France, Germany,, Tasmania, Taradale, and tlie other Great Powers, are bad lots generally, and that their wickedness and greed is best proved by their desire to make various articles and sell them cheaply in this great colony ; that therefore it is the duty of this great colony not to purchase or allow to be purchased any article made or grown by any of the Great Powers aforesaid, and that tothat end daties of one million per cent, be imposed on all such articles. Lastly, it will be provided that it is the duty of a true "Liberal" to makfi a fool of himself, by refusing to buy .what he requires from those who can sell, cheapest, and .by consenting to pay through the nose for everything ho requires in order' that wealthy holders of shares in companies may continue to declare dividends of 20 per cent, on . their investments. Thus will the brotherhood of man be established, and the wicked toilers- of Europe be taught that they may stew in their own jnice if they like, and we will be sorry for them, but that they # must not hope for employment at malting articles for consumption in the colonies.

Under the heading of " The New Zealand Earthquake," the Chicago Tribune says :— " The harm caused by the volcanic disturbances in Now Zcaland_ has now been pretty accurately ascertained. An area of 2000 square miles is covered-3in deep witli volcanic dust, for 400 square miles the country is wholly destroyed, and ICOO miles are much damaged." These are pretty good for "accurate" figures. As to tlie facts, we wonder whether it would surprise the Chicago Tribune to loam that the country disturbed by the "earthquake" wanted manuring badly, and that the volcanic dust Jias turned olit to be exactly what the doctor ordered.— Press.

In reference to the alleged breaches of good planners by Australasian visitors now doing the grand in England, we (Post) understand that a well-known 'New Zealand colonist writes front Home saying that, although some of the stories are greatly exaggerated, there can be no doubt that 'a number of the Australians have seriously misconducted themselves, and brought ridicule and obloquy on the colonies: The writer adds that he is glad to state that none of the New Zealand colonists have in any way misbehaved, and they are all very anxious to keep separate and distinct from the Australian section, and to preserve their distinctive character as New Zealanders.

The New Zealand Herald says that Mr Charles Williams, of Auckland, who has obtained the contract for supplying 10,000lb weight of sealing. -wax for the New Zealand Government, is rapidly filling in his contract. He- has. forwarded the supply for the Thames aud also for the Auckland Post-office, twelve cases of 561 b each, and at the end of the present week lie will forward a second supply to the head offices at Wellington. So far no complaint has been heard respecting the quality of the article supplied, and Mr Williams' contract will show that in this line of .the public expenditure there is no need to send the public money for some supplies to other countries when they can be produced within the colony.

According to the British Dental Journal the teetli of hard-worked pupils of the Paris public schools deteriorate a few weeks after their entry. The second dentition is often premature. Dr J. S. Williams has shown that any mental strain shows itself npou. the teeth in a very short time; ■ both- in increased decay as well as in sensibility of the dentine. DrD. M. Parker has reported that these same changes are always appare'nt^in men who are training for athletic trials. These observations show that they are matters which demand serious consideration from edirontors. Certainty a good education ought not to bring decay to any organ of the body" but the reverse. The fault must be with the system of education rather than education itself.

Writing on the "Early History of Otago," ■ a contributor to a Southern paper points out that the first indication of gold in that pare of the colony was first communicated to. Captain Cargill, as resident agent of the New Zealand Company, by C. J. Pharazyii and C. J. Nairn, of Wellington, when searching for grazing country in October, 1851, or ten years prior to Gabriel Head's discovery of a payable field in Gabriel's 'Gully. The following is the letter sent to Captain Cargill:— " Sir,— Under the impression that the prompt communication of the discovery of auriferous quartz in this neighborhood will be of importance to the Otago settlement, we beg to .enclose you specimens which we have found in various localities in order that you may give all the publicity which you may think proper to the fact" that gold exists in the South Island. Most of the specimens sent : you were picked up on the property of Charles Buisted, Esq., of Goodwood. The specimen of gold dust is from his estate. We liope to have the pleasur e of seeing you before" we return to Wellington. In the meantime we remain, &c, C. J. PHARAzyn, C. ■J. Nairn." Captain _ Cargill handed the specimens to Mr David Macaudrcw, who, having applied the tests, reported' that "the specimens indicated gold."

The following remarks on 'Merry" building, from Messrs T. K. Macdonald and Co.'s Landed Property Guide, are written about Wellington, but will apply to other New Zealand towns :— Tins city is cursed with a large number of buildings erected by speculative men out of tho waste timber of the country sawmills, and run up merely with a view of getting either sis large a sum as possible upon mortgage from some easy going solicitor, who will have to take them over for nonpayment of interest, or selling them to the first stranger Avith capital that can be imposed upon. These properties show 12J to 15 per cent, interest on the purchase money. The houses are nicely painted and papered, and for the first twelve months look gay and cheerful; but after that time comes the troubleleaky roofs, badly-fitting doors and windows, locks that will lock but not unlock, and general disgust of the tenants. Then comes a time of depression, when houses are plentiful, and the "jerry" buildings are left by their occupants as rats leave a sinking ship, and the unfortunate capitalist linds himself with a number of houses that will not let, aud which require him to bo spending money every month for repairs. Instead of being pleased and gratified with his investment ill the city of Wellington, he curses the day he ever saw it, and winds up by selling the property at a mere fraction of what it cost him.

JReferrinf to the death of the Kov. W. H. Thompson, D.D., F.S.A., Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, a London paper says -.—To the mass of University men the Master of Trinity was beat known for his extraordinary command of epigram. It cannot altogether have been a pleasant thin" to be a colleague of the Master of Trinity, if one may judge by the two sayings which most often pass current under his mark, and which were directed at two of his colleagues. Has the junior Fellow who was reminded that "we are none of us infallible, not even tho youngest of us," ever forgotten the reproach? And the elegant scholar of whom Dr Thompson said, "What time ho can spare from adornment of his person he devotes to the neglect of his duties,' 1 did lie admire the wit, one wonders, enough to make him forgive tho cruelty ? But for concentrated essence of biting epigram perhaps Dr Thompson's criticism of two successive Professors of History bears off the palm. "Poor Kingsley," said the Master, as he came out from the new Professor's inaugural lecture, "I never missed him before." " The following mot of the late Master of Trinity was current,' 1 writes a correspondent, " when I was at Cambridge. Dean Howson was preaching at St. Mary's. Coming out a friend said,. ' You were looking very thoughtful during tho sermon, Master.' ' Yes,' he said,' 1 ! was thinking what a very clover man Mr Conybeare must -be. 1 (Conyheare and Howsoii's 'Life of St. Paul' had not long appeared.)"

Ruddock and Fryer aro offering specially good bargains in lampwaro, Leamington rangos, cooking stovos, register grates, and bedsteads, and th^ro is tho advantage or having the largest and best stock in Napier to select from.— [AßVT.] 206

To Aroha Water, introduced into tho provinco by Messrs Bowonnan and Owen, is v. natural Mineral Water, and is reoomniendcd for gout, rhomnatism, and paralysis, at tho sumo tinio forming a Bparkling rofroshing morning draught.— [Advt.j

Sinco N. Jacobs has tnkon over tho City ITairdrossiiig Snloon (lal.o. Collrell's) ho lias added to iho Stock Wolcomo Nugget, Josophine, Derby, Imporialßuby, "Victory, Reposo, and Flowor of nil Nations Tobaccoos: nlso, Gomiino Honry Clay and St. Jago Cigars. Hairdroߧh>E, Sharing and Hair work in all its

/ \ . ■ Branches, as usual. — N. Jacobs, Tobacconist ■ and Hairdressiing Snloon, noxt Criterion Hotel, Napior.— [Advt.J • 028 Ecclcs Syrup of Red Gum or Eucalyptus Balsam has proved itself to bo tho best romedy for Coughs, Colds, Asthma; and all diseases of the breathing organs. 11. P. writes: I havo.no fear for Asthma when your Red Gum Syrup is at hand, ono dose always gives me instant relief, and whon my wife or clul: dren catch a.cold it always cures, thorn ; sond me two largo, bottles by first train. Prepared only byA.'Eceles, Chemise, Haatings-strect. Napior.— [Advt.J - W5 Fred. Fulton, ' seed and grain merchant, Clive-squaro, calls tho attention pt .stationholders, farmors, and others to his stock of, farm and other seeds, including Mangold, Long- Red, and Orange Globe; Turnips, Champion Swede, Green Top Yellow, Purplo Top Yellow, White Stono Stubble, and Red Globe ; Lucerne, Rapo Seed ; Clovors, Whito . and Red, Cowgross, Alsyke ; Carrots, Whito Belgian, Red Altringham ; Grass Seeds.agood samplo of locally. • grown Ryo Grass, also Cocksfoot and Timothy, &o. ; Field Peas ; Linseed; GJyccrino Dip in lib tins for dogs, &c. ; Tomlinson and Hayward's Sheep Dips (cheap for quantity), and plans for construction of dipping baths, Agont for solo of oats, flour, &c, at lowest prices- to wholesale consumers.— [AdvtJ , • 289 For all .kinds of Saddlery, go to .-James Mills, saddlor, Emerson-street.— (ADyT.] 197 SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS! Mr W. H. Duncan will sell at his mart tomorrow morning potatoes, cabbages, canll-. flowers, onions, nacon, hams, ■ groceries, woollons, clothing, furniture, clocks, watches, sowing machines, &c. • . ■ • ■ Mr Frank W. Garner, Deputy Assignee, inserts alist of bankrupts who will bo oxnmined at the sitting of tho Superior Court of Bankruptcy on the Oth of December. • An entertainment will bo givon in tho Trinity Wesleyan schoolroom next Monday evening in aid of tho harmonium fund. Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co. havo good potatoes for sale. ■ An advertiser wants a situation as manager (■ or other place of trust on a sheep station. "^ , Miss Stevens (lato of Auckland) hns vacancies for a few pupils for tho violin or piano. Address, caro of Mr Craig. Tho s.s. Go-ahead will steam for Wellington - at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Messrs Murray, Roborts and Co. arc her agents. The offices in Tcnnyson-streot at present occupied by Messrs Samsbury and Logan aro to let. Messrs Sidoy and Bain advortiso the receipt of a shipment of harvesting tools— forks, rakes, scythes, &c— also, specially propared lubricating oil. Blytho's Drapery Importing Company will be in receipt noxt weok of a quantity of toys and fancy ware for their Christmas , tables. Tonders arc invited by Mr Robort Lamb for additions to Dr Reed's residonce at Waipukurau. Jame3 Nichol, of Napier, butcher, has filed a'potition to bo adjudged a bankrupt. Messrs Carter and Co. advertise prices for dolls, kites, &c. Several now advertisements of vacant situa-. (Jons aro inserted in the " wanted " column on tho front page. An important change has been made in tho. placing of exhibits at tho exhibition. More tables aro provided, and visitors can inspect tho beautiful oxhibits with comfort and case. Neal and Close invite inspection. Admittance free. . . - . John Crorar has just received a splendid assortment of new. goods ■'moat suitable for Christmns presents and New Year gifts, including Russian leather ladies' dressmg.baga (fitted), handbags, albums, writing desks, tourist cases, pockot-books, purses, &c. His stock of Christmas and Now Year cards cannot bo beaten in New Zealand. Inspection invited. SALES, &C.-THIS DAY. Timber, Messrs Banner and Liddlo, on tho promises lately occupied by W. F. Dawson, 11. Cattle, sheep, and horses,' New Zealand Loan and Morcantilo Agency Company, at Beecrof t's yards. Hastings, 1.30. ■ Applications receivable at Crown Lands Offico for small grazing runs in tho Nuhaka and Mahanga survey distriots, Wairoa : County. • . ' ' Horr Calon's concort, Theatre Royal, 8. •'■ John M'Vay has the largest, best, and cheapest stock of Saddlery in tho colony. -fADVT.J 800