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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXII, Issue 7613, 9 December 1886, Page 2

Our Waipawa correspondent's letter will be found on the fourth page. There was no business nt the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. His Honor the Chief Justice will sit in Chambers at 9.30 o'clock this morning. • A concert will he given in the Afhenrcum hall in a few days in aid of the Trinity Church hnrmoninm fund. An excellent programme will be presented. Tho adjourned meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of James NichoJ will bo held at the Deputy Assignee's office at 10.30 o'clock this morning. The Garrison Band gave an excellent out-door concert in Olive-square last eveniag, a large number oi persons being attracted to tho spot by the good music discoursed. The newly -formed '•' Brennan " Lodge of Druids will be opened in the Gaiety Theatre this evening, with full ceremonies. The members of the Albion Lodgo will assist. Joseph Norden Bell, trietj yesterday at the Supreme Court for 'criminal assault npon a child of tender years, is no stranger to this district. Ho took part in tho battle of Omavanui, serving in the company of which Mr W. Miller was Color-sergeant. A young man who attempts to gain an honest livelihood by selling fish is summoned to the Resident Magistrate's Court because he did, on the 27th of November, " attempt to sell certain fish on the vailway premises without the consent of the general manager."-

Ever since tho Government relief works M'fii-o sjnj-ted 'iueve l>ns bo^n good reason (« buliovo that m'nny of the nnplicants for work woro not fit subjects for favorable consideration, but very fuw have suspected that a man possessed of £90 In tho bank, would claim relief as ono of the "unemployed." Theodore Eehrens, who committed suicide nt Auckland on Monday, had been employed on the relief works thore and left £90 behind him when he died. ■ ■ : Tlio gardisn party in Mr Goodwill's grounds this afternoon should be' well attondccV. It will bo held under the auspices of' the- Sti John's Ladies' Work Society, . and the 'iirol.itß avising- will be devoted to good pprppsfes by.tlie-fioo.iety:- -'jPliere wijl be ample ai'nivelneujjiir'qvj'ded, as'iii a'drlltion to selections' by the' Gairison IJ/iml tjiere' will be Mrs Jarley's waxworks, Punuli- and Judy, displays of iirowoiks, and many other attractions. Refreshment's of all kinds will be provided. ]» Chambers yesterday, before his Honor the Chief Justice, Mi' Moore applied to have the statement of assets and liabilities in the bankrupt OBtato of • K ' itiliclios oviloretl to be accepted as if llleu in proper timo, Mr La^ceHes opposed tho application. ■ It appeared that an application had been made ,■ recently to the Registrar to osteiul the time for filing the.

statement, but the application was refused. His Honor said that the original application should have been granted, and that lie thought the proper course now ■was to make an order to that effect. The order was made accordingly, the applicant to pay costs. Com moil mortals may he excused for erring when Judges differ so greatly in their estimate of what is a fitting way to deal with similar crimes. A young man named Dale, who pleaded guilty yesterday , before Mr Justice Williams at Tnvercargill to four charges of.stealiug post letters, wns sentenced to two years' hard labor, an application to deal with the case under the Probation Act being described as "out of the question." A young man named Hill, who yesterday pleaded guilty before his Honor the Chief Justice to seven charges of stealing post letters, -was sentenced to no imprisonment at all, but was allowed to be taken charge of by a Dr Hoslcings (reported to be a relative) under the provision of the Probation Act. The contrast seems a striking one. The scenery and effects of the "Silver King" and "Lights o' London" for the Macmalion and Loitch season arrived in charge of the mechanical start' last evening by the Australia, and preparations for the playing of the "Silver King" will be commenced forthwith. The box office for the reservation of seals during the season will be open to-day at Mr N. Jacobs'. The brevity of the season will limit the performance of the " Silver King" to one night— Saturday next. On Monday and Tuesday evenings will be produced, for the lirst time in Napier, the celebrated drama by George S. Sims, "Lights o' London." Some idea of the lavish manner in which these great dramas arc staged .may be gathered from the fact that the company carries sixty tons of scenery. It will bo seen by advertisement elsewhere that the management advertise for forty supernumaries for the " Lights o' London" and twelve little girls who can sing, for the " Silver King." Our Taradale correspondent writes:— " What should have been an important meeting of the Taradale River. Board on Tuesday evening fell through, as there was not a quorum present, only Messrs Gordon and N eagle showing up_. They did not seem to enjoy their position, and did not make any particularly flattering remarks on the other members for their absence. Amongst the business intended for the meeting was a list of defaulting ratepayers to be dealt will), but of course it had to stand over, which will give a considerable amount of satisfaction to those ratepayers who object to part, as it will enable them to delay payment for a few days longer. The Board is put to considerable inconvenience through the rates not being paid more promptly, as the engagements entered into in respect to the repayment of the loan cannot be met till the rates are in. There is a considerable number of ratepayers who pay promptly at the date appointed, and it is an injustice to them' that others are allowed so much latitude ; but another meeting will ho hold in a few days, when the matter will no doubt be promptly attended to) There can be no excuse for neglecting to pay, as the collector reoeivea the rates at his residence at any time ; besides which the Board has already appointed two dates for payment, and I have no doubt an opportunity will shortly be given of paying in another manner, and contributing something to the colonial revenue in addition to paying the rates." Our Hastings' correspondent writes under yesterday's date : — Last night Hastings was enlivened be a repetition of the school concert for the benefit of the Athentcnm and the Fire Brigade funds. Previously to the concert there was a torchlight procession beaded by the band.The appearance of the numerous torches in the shades of evening had a striking and picturesque effect. Af tennarchingtjirough the streets the band halted outside the Town Hall and played a selection of new music, one of the novelties being a capital quick march " Right away," which was played with groat spirit. The band was re inforced by a side drum, wh'ch gave to the music a finish and precision not otherwise attainable. The fireworks were rather weak as regards the squibs and Roman candles, hut the Bengal lights were brilliant and effective. The audience in the Town Hall was fairly good for a second performance.. The concert having been recently criticised, I may content myself with stating that as a whole it went very, well "the Little Mandarin" giving especial satisfaction. The action songs were, to my mind, . the best things in the concert, as although the singers were small, their " business" was "immense." "With the exception of one little slip, the operetta ran very smoothly, although neither audienoe nor performers seemed to realise the pathos of the episode of the beggar woman and her children. It is true that the youngsters were energetic in the use of their jjockethandkercliiefs, but it was impossible to resist the impression that, like so many "little marchionesses," they were "making believe very much." How could they be expected to simulate grief successfully with prizes and holidays so near ? In the second act the appearance of the fairies, illuminated by the colored fire, which is one of the characteristics of the realms of dazzling delight, was very pretty. On the whole both teachers and scholars are to be congratulated on the success of their efforts. '

Drunkenness is said by the Wellington Post to be very prevalent in the Forfcymile Bush just now, and especially neav Pahiatua, " the home of the geds." A recent visitor to that township declares that he saw men lying sleeping off the effects of their spree all along the main road through the township. The New Zealand Times says that Colonel Sir George Wliitmore is to be. promoted to the rank of Major-General, The promotion iias iiecn in contemplation for some time, but there was a doubt as to whether such an appointment would not be beyond the power of a Colonial Government. That doubt having been removed, Colonel Whitmore will be promoted as stated. The following anecdote is from the St. Stcvoi's Bevieiu :— A mechanic's wife, who had carried her husband's humble dinner to his workshop, read the newspaper while he ate his repast, "Jack," said she, " I see that the poor kidnapped prince is goin' back to Sofia — it's hard, ain't it, for a man to be torn from his wife by a lot of scamps ? " " Wife," said Jack, with his mouth full, "Sofia's not his wife!" "Not his wife! Then the Czar did quite right ! " The system of booking parcels on our local line of railway is like the business of the department generally, done according io " the rule of thumb." A short time since we (Rangilikei Advocate) obtained from Wanganui a parcel of paper, and the freight was only two shillings. This morning weobtained half theqimnfcity from the same place, and the freight was 5s Oil. Thus, for carrying half the quantity the charge' was nearly treble. The explanation of the extraordinary puzzle is that the first lot was made up in one pa reel and charged as one ; the second lot had been tied in one parcel, but the string broke, and each of the three items was charged as a separate parcel ! Could management go further ? New Caledonian papers repoS? that Noumea has been for some time past, subject to depredations by a gang of burglars, who have hitherto evaded the vigilance of the police ; but a skilful brigadier of gendarmerie- named Flourac was fortunate enough to obtain a clue, and has succeeded in discovering quite a nest of thieves, ehielly Italians and Spaniards, who had threatened to assassinate any one of their number who should betray them. Three or the men implicated are named Canturi, Langutto, and Balme\a, and they have denounced Flourac and menaced "him with summary vengeance. There is a grotesqno story being told that it an intention of the Nationalist party to bring over to England a" real Irish peasant's cabin, alon" with the family evicted from it, and, placing both upon a wagon, drive it round the country as what certain lecturers oil another subject speak of as a melancholy* example, The object would be less to stir up sympathy'for the victims of non-payment of rent than tooompleto the moral ruin of tho landlord class, who could permit such hovels to exist; But the poor landlords, the boycotted gentry— have they not a right to bo represented in the show ? and the Moonlighters, and the dynamitards, and the furious, rampant spouters of treason— have they not all claims to be seen in the Irish national show I—Home News.

There appears to have been a very narrow escape from disastrous consequences following a subsidence which took place on tljc lop of a ljill at Broojcstown, Wallsend, Now South Wales, which completely wrecked the Exchange Hotel, The value of the property is estimated at £1000. Fortunately there was no loss of life, but if tho mishap had occurred a few hours later a serious fatality would- have been almost inevitable. The surface had subskied for a considerable distance, fully 4ft or sft. Not the slightest warning was given of the subsidence, and 0110 of the lodgers had very great difficulty in escaping from, the promises. The property is on the boundary of the Wallsenil Company.'s land, and a mine which is being worked 1 by' Mi' A. $neddon, and it is not known wi;o is to blame.: Neither '-party had any right to undermine the yowl. The burning question of tbo day for publicans, whether a hogshead of beer should lie charged as containing 54 gallons, when in point of fact it only holds 53, has been settlod in Auckland in an unexpected manner. It is stated that the regular practice of tlio Auckland brewers has been, to charge for 54 gallons, when the stamp duty is only paid on 52. The publicans in most, cases were in such a position that they could only grin and bear it, One of

their number, however, had the temerity to challenge the brewer's right to make such an imposition, and the brewer declining to accept payment of the reduced account, summoned the publican to the TS.M. Court. The case was expected to coino on, but prior to hearing it was withdrawn, the brewer paying all costs. The inference, therefore, is that the publicans in future will pay for no more beer than is actually supplied to them. In a recent address, Lord Uosebory said, "The danger of centralization is one of the greatest dangers we have to. fear in this country. We have to remember that we have in London a nation larger than the .whole population of the ancient kingdom of Scotland at this moment, that it is growing vastly year by year, and that when this enormous mass of people become totally and wholly tinmanageable you will then find out that it I is 100 late to deal with 'this problem." On this the Pall Midi Gazette remarks : — London, iv short, is_ the greatest danger of our Empire. It is what we arc never weary of saying. But will even Lord Rosebery, when his Premiership arrives, make any serious attempt to breathe a spirit of life into that vast inorganic, amorphous "wen"? Cromwell saw it and feared. Cobbett spent his days in denouncing the " wen." Mr Gladstone lost no opportunity of showing his distrust. But still the 'brick and mortar monster grows, and grows apace — and no one can see what the end will he.