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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11133, 27 January 1899, Page 2

On the fourth page will be found several letters to the editor, cricket and sporting news, an account of the Hawke's Bay Highland Society's meeting at Maraekakaho, and our Hastings, Waipawa, and Ormondville correspondents* communications. The usual Saturday excursion fares will be obtainable between Napier and Hastings on Saturday next. At a meeting of the Palmerston Holiday Association it was unanimously decided to close the places of business at 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday, Ist February, the occasion of the Woodville show. We notice from Brisbane flies that Mr Keith Wilson, formerly of the Napier Telegraph Department, and well known in amateur theatrical circles, is amongst the latest Queensland J.P. appointments. It is reported that Sir George Clifford, Mr George Lawrenson, acd Mr AY. Jacques, in addition to the sitting j member (Mr Joyce), intend to contest the Lyttelton seat at the next general election. Captain Edwin wired at noon yesterday : — Wind between west and southwest and south in all parts of the country ; barometer further rise at all places ; sea moderating on both coasts ; tides generally good ; showers may be expeoted in places south of Napier and New Plymouth. Mr A. M'Hardy is agitating for the establishment at l'alinorston North of a Caledonian and Hibernian Society, and his proposal is reported to be meeting with a great deal of support. It is proposod if the project prove successful to establish two scholarships in connection with the society for competition by tlie local schools. The Greenniertdows vineyard, the products from which have already ostablished a reputation, gives promise this season of turning out a very large quantity of delicious fruit for winemaking purposes. The various samples of wine manufactured at tho Greeumoadows can now be procured from the Napier wine and spirit merchants, and Mr D. Sligh is authorised to take ordors, which will receive every attention. Tho Public Works Comniittee of the Hastings Borough Council has decided to I alter the area in which compulsory brick I walls are to be built. The proposed area ! is now between King and Warren streets, i and goes back on either side half way in Heretaunga-stroet and Queen-street on one side and Eastbourne-street on the other. The position of the extra lamps to bo erected by the Napier Gas Company , has beau fixod. Of (.be threu principal | lights one will be at the railway crossing, j one at the corner of Market-street, and ( another at the corner of Karamu-road.

Recently three flrea which have broken out in Christchurch have beeit traced to the use of gas stoves for the purpose of heating tailors' irons. In all the instances the stoves were fitted to iron plates on the flooring. This is evidently a source - of danger not generally understood. The Wanderers' Bicycle Club held a moonlight club ran last night, which was . thoroughly enjoyed by the 30 odd cyclists who took part in it. The evening was lovely and the roads good. The route was though Awatoto, Meanee, and Taradale, and there were only two or three slight spills, which as no one was hurt only tended to cause amusement. As this ' run took on so well similar runs will be arranged at each full moon. All those who attended last night promised to take part in the evening sports to be held 1 next month in aid of the flood memorial fund, and as they will be largely augmented the sight of so many bicycles , decorated with Chinese lanterns should be very attractive. The run to-morrow will leave the Marine-parade Botuuda at 2.15 p.m. for Petane. A few months ago, after receipt of the news of the gallant charge of the Gordon Highlanders at Dargai, the Hawke'B Bay Highland Society started a subscription in aid of the pipers wounded in that engagement. By the last mail the following acknowledgment was received: — "Bdinboro' Castle, J 3th December, 1898. R. D. D. M'Lean, Esq., M.H.E., Chief of the Hawke's Bay Highland Sooiety, Napier, N.Z. Dear Sir, — I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of a draft through the Union Bank of Australia for .£ls 6s Bd. I trust that you will convey to the members of the Hawke's Bay Highland Society our great appreciation of the generous gift, which I will distribute amongst the wounded pipers.— Yours faithfully, H. H. Mathias, Colonel Commanding the Gordon Highlanders." The unolaimed moneys return to be sent in by the banks, in accordance with the Act passed last session, is probably by this time published in the Gazette. The Premier, it 1b understood, expected to largely swell his revenue by the passing of this Act (remarks the Christchuroh Press). It was thought that the unclaimed moneys would yield about .£50,000, of whioh .£30,000 was supposed to be in the Bank of New Zealand and .£20,000 in the other banks. ' It is generally understood, however, in well informed circles that the result of the returns will be very disappointing to the Colonial Treasurer, for the amount of unclaimed moneys during the past Biz years is a bagatelle. The banks read the Act to mean that a return shall cover the last six years, but the Government may wish to make it more retrospective. . In this case one really can understand that the, Bank of New Zealand, whjoh did a large business amongst a floating population, would have a good many thousands unolaimed balances. - . -■ '■ In the course of a private letter received in Napier yesterday from Seattle a writer says;— The excitement over the Klondike has diminished considerably. Still, Alaska has a great future in store ' for it. It is very rich in " placers," but it is still richer in -hardships. There are about 60,000 people in and around Dawson now, but most of them will be compelled to come out this fall, as there is no work for them there and very little^ food. About 6,000,000 dollars in dust anS - nuggets have come out this month and last, and there is probably 4,000,000 more to come, a total of 10,000,000 dollars for the year. In the Eastern papers this has been multiplied many times in order to stampede people out here, but I guess the grand rush is about over for this year. The war hurt business in that line considerably, as people were more interested in reading about what "Dewey did to them." What a ridiculous figure those dagoes did cut, anyhow. ! And people in Europe (including aunt, of course) thought that while America "might win in the end," she would suffer a good deal at first! They are so comfortably ignorant of this country,- its people, and its resources. They will all learn a little American geography some day, and it will be injected into them from the business end of a"l3-inoh gun. I-was very glad that England showed her sympathy with us this time. While I believe it was by no means disinterested, still it makes it pleasanter for English-born citizens here. On the Fourth of July this year the Stars and Stripes and Union Jack were flying to the breeze side by side by the thousands, and when the bands played the "Star-spangled Banner" the people insisted upon following it with " God Save the Queen," and sang it with a will and good feeling impossible to mistake. Damphool Governments may come and go, but I don't think the ■ day will ever come again when Americans and Englishmen will shed eaoh others' blood. Eather do I think that in the next great war, whioh surely cannot be long delayed, Jonathan and John Bnll will be up against " the whole push," and they won't come but second best either. Consumption is responsible for more deaths than any other disease. No less than 523 persons die annually in New 1 Zealand from consumption, and as medical authorities now hold the disease i to be -not 'merely preventable, 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 gratui- [ tous circulation. The society intimate i that a copy of it can be had at their office on application, personally or by ! letter I STOPPED THAT COUGH vai CUBED A. VERY BAD COLD by ft single bottle of Or. PaseaU's Cough Muture.-(Signed) C. M'DonaM. Is 6d and 2a Gd. Ecoles, Chemist. Napier and Hustings. Ecoles" Corn Feint has no equal forth* speedy, permanent, and painless ours of hard or soft corns i usually cured after a few application*. In bjtylea, Is, from A. .Ecoles, Chemist, Napier and Hastings.— Advt, " J. B, 'Welsman's Speoial Proprietary Medicine — tbo lAyer Mixture for biliousness ana indigestion, Dysentery Mixture, Neuralgia Mixture, Quinine and Iron Tonic; Wine, Wind Mixture for Infantß, So., Locock's Hair Lotion, Corn Paint, Sc, &c. The Pharmacy, Hastings-street — Advt. , . . The Hawke's Bay Permanent Building and Investment Society are now prepared to advance money on mortgage on freehold and leasehold securities on the now reduced tables of redemption payments as low as 5 per cant per annum, which are lower than any other soolety in tha oolony. Apply to the secretary, J. B. Fielder, at the Society 8 office, or Joshua Bennett, Hastings. -Advt. . ' ' Orion Ranges, all sizes, from Bft to sft, always oa hand. A large assortment of Kearsloy mower fittings, knife bars, driving rods, seotion, &o.» just arrived; 10 per cent allowed on cash purohasesof Ironmongery.— J. A, Fryer, Hastingsstreot, Napier.