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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11120, 12 January 1899, Page 2

On the fourth page will be found the ■esult3 of yesterday's play at the bowling' ournament at Wanganui, correspond!nce, Bush news, two interesting articles intitled " South Sea Islands" and "Maori Vxes and the Umutaoroa," and sporting, jricket, and rowing intelligence. Inspector M'Govern arrived by the sxpress last night to take up his duties in succession to Inspector Emerson at Napier. One of the Masterton applicants for an old age pension is a woman owning tp 88 years. She was born, in 1810, thns having lived during the reigns of four inonarohs of England— from George 111. to Queen Victoria, Mr Hone Heke, M.H.B. for the Northern Maori district, is at present on a visit to Napier. Many of the Northern Maoris, especially the Ngapuhi, wish to send him Home to lay the alleged Maori grievances before the Imperial Government. Messrs Bartholomew Bros, are reported to have acquired the milling rights over 5000 acres near Danevirke. They will remove their extensive milling plant at Pohangina immediately. It is estimated that the bush contains from 15 to 20 years' cutting. The statement of assets and liabilities in the estate of C. E. Morton, draper : — Liabilities (all unsecured), J81484 12s sd ; assets (consisting of house furniture .£llO, stock-in-trade .£BOO, book debts J>2o, and trade fittings and shop furniture .£80), .£1010! deficiency, .£474 12s sd. Caterpillars are doing a tremendous amount of damage in the Wairarapa. The other day, says the leader, they were seen to be swarming from a paddock off which a crop of oats had been cut, across to a green paddock on the opposite side of the road. This was in the Martinborough township. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday before Mr Turnbull, S.M., Morshic Hannah, an Assyrian, charged witl having on the 10th inst., at the Spit assaulted a girl aged five, with intent t( commit a crime, was remanded unti Friday, bail being allowed, self in and another surety of a like sum. Judge Mackay, of the Native Lan< Coart, is still engaged in Wellington oi the Horowhenua case, and will not arrivt in Hastings until next week. Judge Mail and his assessor have arrived with thi view to taking up native business whei Judge Mackay is released from his dutie at Wellington. The committee of the Napier Swimminj Club met last evening and drew up ai entertaining programme for the seeonc sports of the season, which take placi shortly. It was decided to procure i cup, to be called the " Hawke's Bay watei polo championship cup," and to be com peted xor by clubs in the provinca oi Hawke's Bay. A meeting of the Hastings Horticul tural and Industrial Society wbb helc last night in the Borough Council Cham bers, the Mayor occupying the chair The principal business was the arranging of the programme for the forthcoming show, and a sub-committee, consisting o the Mayor, Messrs A. L. D. Fraser M'Corkindale, and Cook, were appoints) to consider the allocation of the prize list and to arrange for the publishing o the catalogue. A sensational incident happened oi Christmas Day at Sb. George's Church Yendon, Ballarat. The preacher was thi Bishop of Ballarat, who was assisted a: lay reader by Mr F. V. Brown, the super intendent of the Sunday-school. Thi latter, when reciting the Lord's Prayer suddenly stopped, swayed for a moment and fell back into his chair. He wa carried out of the church unconscious and died a few minutes after, failure o the heart's action being the cause o death. There has been renewed difficulty witl certain natives over Mr 'H. Carlßon'; timber lease at Tahoraite. Some of thi Maoris who insist that the tramway fron the mill passes the proper boundary felled a tree across the tram an< cut up part of it. On Sunday the ser vices of Sergeant Siddells Were called in and he succeeded in temporarily pacify ing the natives. . The matter was furthei discussed on Monday with the natives and the latter agreed not to resort agair to forcible measures, but intimated theii intention of applying to the Supram< Court for an injunction to prevent tirubei being taken from land which they clam is not included in the lease. — Advocate. Some strange articles occasionally find their way to an auction mart, and we fire reminded of this fact by the statement that the " Dean and Chapter of Windsoi have just recovered the enamelled escutcheon of Charles, Earl of Leicester who was ft, Knight of the Garter from 150G till 1530, and it has been placed above the stall in the choir of St, George's Chapel, from which it was mysteriously stolen sqme 60 years ago," Mr Hamilton, formerly curator of the Napier Museum but now Registrar of the. Otago University, whilst in an auction room some time ago in Wellington bought cheaply a box of locks and old ironwork. On examining his purchase when he returned home he found amongst the assortment of articles the Leicester escutcheon before mentioned. How it ever got into the auction mart is a mystery, but Mr Hamilton lost no time in restoring it. Negotiations are in progress between Mr Frank Farnell and a number of English capitalists, with a view to the formation of a company in connection with the deep-sea fishing industry of New South Wales. Mr Farnell Btates that he is hopeful that in a few months a company with a capital of .£300,000 will be floated on the lines of those in existence in Newfoundland, Canada, and the United States. He explains that the promoters have secured the patent rights for fish oil extraction and the manufacture offish guano. Other objects of the company will be the distribution, smoking, and canning of fish, and oyster culture. Mr Farnell says that the company will be prepared to purchase the catohes of fishermen, and will have a fleet of steam trawlers and well boats working along the coast. Sites for a central depot and stations along the coast have already been seleofced. The Sicdar has, it is stated, already had some very handsome lucrative offers. He has been invited (according to the London correspondent of the Leeds Mercury) by two English publishing firms to write a book, and by an American agent to go on a lecturing tour in the United States. The latter proposal was made to him by telegraph two days after the battle of Omdurman, and was renewed when he reached Cairo (also by telegraph) and a more detailed scheme was awaiting him in writing on his arrival in London last week, It is unnecessary to say that Sir Herbert Kitchener will not entertain the proposal. If he survives all the public honors and hospitality that await him he will do very well, without crossing the Atlantic in order to instruct the young ladies of Boston in the art of war. In any case, the idea would hare to be dismissed as an impossible one, The Sirdur, besides being the last man in the world to take to the platform, has his mind full of the work that yet remains to be done in his own speolal sphere. There ig an element of unsuspected romance in the Sirdar's having taken up his sojourn during his visit to London at the house of Mr Thomas Ealli, in Belgrave-square. Lord Kitchener will presently be related by marriage to Mr Thomas Balli, to whose grand-daughter hp is engaged, Theladv is Miss Marie Eyelyn Jforoton, the ntece of Lord Dncie, and the daughter of the Hon. Mrs Richard Moreton, who is Bedjhamber Woman to thd Duchesß of Albany. Mrs Moreton was the daughter >f Jlr Thomas Ealli. Miss Moreton is !8, good-looking, .and will have a large 'or tune, Lord Kitchener met her in

Mr. J. M. Leigh,' of ;l?almerston North, s offering on exceptional terms for lease, » high-class farm ,of 410 acres, at Kai•anga, for 12 or 13 months, the owner being about to mate a European tour. Mt Leigh's farm is- one. of the richest in the ManaWatu district, and capable of fattening very large quantities of stock in proportion to its size. Particulars may be obtained from the Loan and Mercantile Company. Our Tikokino correspondent, -writing yesterday, aay3: — On Sunday and Monday heavy gales did* a great amount of damage to the fruit orpp, which now lies; thickly upon the grojind in the local orchards. Fortunately the oats were not ripe enough to lie blown out, but the wind has- made the straw difficult for cutting. Heavy rains, which are continuous, have still delayed the hay harvest in the adjoining .districts, and much, daniage has been the result. It is reported that the . gales were especially destructive at Blackburn. — Snow fell in the ranges on '^Monday evening, and a thunderstorm oh Tne'sday was followed by a second snowfall with cold wintry weather, which, coming after the late intense heat, has. bjen severely felt by our residents.— At the annual meeting of the Hnmpden Bush Domain Board on Monday evening, MrJ.-.T. Buchanan waa unanimously Te-eleoted chairman for the the enaning year. — Mrs Porter has had a ; relapse and is again, seriously ill. '■ The usual monthly meeting of the Napier School Committee was held last evening. . Present: Messrs Edward 3 (chairman), Griffin', Hall, Williamson, Bear, Garner, and Barrett. — It was xesolyed to admit Miss Elsie Macdonald aa a trainee at the main school. — It waa decided to nominate Messrs F. W. Williams and C. A: Fitzßoy for seats on the Education Board. — Mr H. Steevens wrote, offering the property on which the Orange Hall is situated, adjoining the side-school, for' sale, and the letter was forwarded on to the Board.— Mr Garner moved, and- Mr -Williamson seconded,' " That the headmaster be instructed to . see that the' regulation with respect to corporal -punishment by authorised : teachers only'be strictly complied with." After some discussion the motion waa adopted. — Accounts amounting to J£6 •were passed for payment. — It was reported that the amount standing to the credit of the : committee was £86 2a.— Messrs Barrett and Bear were appointed visiting committee for the ensuing month, and the committee adjourned. ■' Onr cables have beep telling us about the failure of Pafctison's whisky firm. A cable from London to American papers on December 7th; stated :— The panic in whisky shares' continues. It is stated that the assets of Pattison's bonded ware- . '. house in Leith, -which has a floorage of seven acres/ exceed the liabilities by ' i 8150,000. None of the Scotch banks is involved a penny without security. The • . capital of the Pattison warehouse is ' invested in Scotch whisky to the amount of .£15,000,000. . Last spring the concern ' ' had ■ 138,000,000 . gallons in the hands of distillers and 'factors, and this amount has since been considerably increased. Owing to the competitions of producers without regard to consumption every inch, of storage room in Glasgow is occupied with whisky. The business o£ . the concern 'will be continued. The directors conferred yesterday and to-day with representatives oi the British Linen Bank and the Clydesdale Bank. A report of the assets is being prepared. Meanwhile, creditors : to whom money is due have bean asked ■ to hold their billß for ten days. The 1 directors think that the liabilities ara ' under .£1,000,000. An accountant has been appointed to prepare a statement, • and upon this the future of the company ■■ [ will probably depend. A great effort ' ! will •be made to successfully arrange - matters, because many other firms are ' > involved. Pattison's £10 shares closed [ steady on Saturday at .£9 18s 9d. They , 1 ; , opened Monday forenoon at .£3 buyers, £& sellers, but soon slumped to £1 17s 6dl ■ . To-day they closed^t ,£3. The selling of ... Grand Trunk Railroad securities in Glas--1 gow was by big dealers whom the Patti--3 son difficulties hit. c i Our Waipawa correspondent writing i yesterday says :— The monthly meeting 3 of the Waipawa School Committee was . held last night. Present : Messrs Whit- ■ tington (chairman), S. Johnson, Mog- ' ' ridge, Eames, and' W. Gr. Jones. Leave ! of absence was granted to Messrs .J. 1 Williams and Nash.— The Board notified . ' the approaching election of three mem- '. 1 bers, Messrs \FitzKoy, Sidey, and IP. W. , v ' Williams were eligible for re-election, j and nominations to be in before 3lat ■ January. On the motion of Messrs Jones . > ", ' and Eames, it was resolved to nominate - Mr S. Johnson, and on the motion of 1 Messrs Johnson and Mogridge , to also - nominate Mr Fitzßoy. — Mr H. M. Eath- . bone, captain of volunteers, asked permisf Eion to use the playground for drill pur- ', > poßes. Leave given. — The Chairman re~ ' I ported that the school districts had now , been defined and published. — Mr Johnson, 1 for visiting committee, reported that Mr '■" - Adams was 'making good progress with f his contract for re-lining the school. On , . looking over the place. he found that the ■'■■ j ceiling of the entrance hall was not in- _-^il eluded in the contract, and was the only J white pine left in the buildings; coa--3 sequently he had written to the chairman of the Board pointing out the omission, 3 and asking sanction" to have it done while the work waa in progress, at a coat of ' 6s. Action confirmed. — Messrß Johnson | and Mogridge were appointed visiting committee for the month. — It was ref solved that the chairman of the Onnondf yiUe School Committee be informed that this committee has nominated persona for election who are in favor of uniform -.'• 1 school books, and advising his committee. ' 3 to support them. — The following accounts ' 3 were passed for payment: J, Mogridge » <810 14s6d, D. Annand^2los6d, CottreU J 43 6d (prizes), sundries JB3 11s 2d. Consumption is responsible for more deaths than any other disease. No less ;' than 523 persons die annually in New , Zealand from, consumption, and as medical authorities now hold the disease [ to be not merely preventible, but , curable, the directors of the Australian ( Widows' Fund Life Assurance Society ,- have had 100,000 copies of a pamphlet, ' by Dr. P. Jamieson, printed for gratuitous circulation. The society intimate that a oopy of it can be had at their office on application, personally or by 1 letter. '. I STOPPED THAT~COaGU and CUBED A JUB.Y BAD COLD by a single bottle of Ur. - Pascal's Cough Mixture.— (Signed) C. M' Donald. , Is «d and 2a (id. Ecolos, Chemist. Napier and Hastings. . Ecelea 1 Corn Puint has no equal for the speedy, 1 permanent, and painless cure of hard or soft, coma; usually oured after a few application*, In bottles, is. from A. Ecclea, Chemist, Napier and Hastings.— Advt, J. S, Welsman'g Special Proprietary Medicine —the Liver Mixture for biliousness and mdi« gestlon, Dysentery Mixture, Neuralgia Mixture, Quinine and Iron Tonic; Wine, Wind Mixture for Infants, 40., Locook'a Hair Lotion, Corn Paint, 4c, &o. The Pharmacy, Hastings-street. —.Advt. The Hawke's Bay Permanent Bnilding and Investment Society ore now prepared to advance money on mortgage on freehold and leasehold securities on the new reduced tables of redemption payments as low as 5 per cent per annum, whion are loner than any other society in the colony. Apply to the seoretary, J. B. Fielder, at the Society B office, or Joshua Bennett, Hastings, —Advt, Orion Ranges, all sizes, from 3ft to sft, always on hand, A large assortmentof Kearsley mower - ' fittings, knife bars, driving rodß, section, &c, just arrived; 10 per cent allowed on cash pur. chases of Ironmongery.— J. A. Fryer, Hastingsstreot, Napier. SYNOPSIS OP NEW ADVEBTISEMENTfI. Black silk umbrella lost Western Spit. Return Herald Office. Good general blacksmith wanted. A. F. Lon« don, Mungatiiinokn-, - - Tenders invited for lease of farmatPalmer« ttDn. J. M. Leigh, N.Z.1.. and M.A. Co. See about the crepons at Blytlie'a. Useful young man wanted for station. HiiMIS Office. Hats and bonnets at Sannders*. Situation' wanted by married conple. A.8.. Herald Office. * Usual Saturday excursion fares between Napier and HnstinßS next Saturday. Seasonable planta for sale, J. Goddard'a nura. erica, Havalook North. English <;civernrss wants situation. Miaa Sale. care of Mrs J. Williams, Frimley, Hastings. Local fruits at the Cafe. Produce for private sale. Montague Lascellesv Bicycles at Montague Lascelles'. Two-roomed lioubo to let. Montague Lascelleg. Mr' Davies, of Messrs Wilson and Davies, dentists, attends Hastings to-day from 10 a.m. ta 4,30 p.m. ENGAGEMENTS, Bickards' Company, Theatre Royal, 8, SALES. Montagus Lasceließ, fruit at People's Sate Rooms, 1.30. That popular remedy, " Dr. Pascall's Cough Mixture," has made hosts of friends since iti introduction here. Everyone who baa tried it epeuks highly of its wonderful qualities, find take pleasure in recommending it to their friends as the very best remedy they-have ever used for conghH and colds. Is 6d and 2s 6d box. Wholesale and Betail Agent, A. Kccles, Napier and Hastings Great Beduotions iv Table and Dessert Knives, Porks, Spoons (C. Johnson and other reliable makers). Carvers, Steels, Bread Saws, Enive*. md Platters; rare vulue nnd wiection of Cruets, Teapots, 5 o'clock Tea Spoons, Cases Carrers. Pish Knives and Porks, Bread Forks, Pen, Pooket, and Sheath Knives, Princess Piano . Lampß. AU goods marked at sale prices,-* ' Tames Hardy, "I have used Chamberlain's Cottgh iemedy in my family for years, and ilways with good results," sa y s Mr W. B. Jooper, of Xl Rio, Cal. "For. small ihildren we find it especially effective." ■ •'or sale by A. Ecoles, Wholesale and tetail Chemist, Napier and Hastings. J. S. Wehman has just received a splendid 9sortinent of Hair Brushes direct from the takers ex Star of New Zealand ; also Clothes rushes, Spougoß, SelUogenes, Perfumes Ac. ■ ; , <:, tuit Byrups, Pure Lime Juice, Fl&voriue -K ssenceß, Superior Baking Powder U tho •*'^Y nmediate production of cakes, troddinn 4s. \'-m Uo PJwranaT, Hastioga.KbfMt.-Afln, ~;-Ja-?j