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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12729, 12 April 1904, Page 2

Messrs Baker and Tabuteau's business announcements are inserted to-day on the fourth page. The closing date of the fishing season in Hawke’s Bay will bo the 30th instead of the 15th instant.

Mr J. T. Steele was' the recipient of a silver tea and coffee service as a wedding present from his fellow-employees of Messrs Bing, Harris and Co., Wellington. The formal opening of the new saleyards at Stortford Lodge will take place to-morrow afternoon. Farmers and others interested are invited to attend.

Entries for the Napier Horticultural and Florists’ Association’s show will be received at the Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s rooms to-morrow evening.

A social and dance will be held in Stuart’s Hall, Port Ahuriri, on the evening of Wednesday, May 4th, in aid of the Canadian stall at the forthcoming Catholic bazaar. A Press Association message from Wellington states that Sir Joseph Ward returned from the North on Saturday, and with Lady Ward left by the Mararoa for Lyttelton last night. Mr J. G. Wilson, colonial president of the Farmers’ Union, has intimated his intention of delivering an address at Ashburton on the land question, to deny the assertions that the union is opposed to leaseholds. Cyclists would do well to note that at yesterday’s meeting the Hawke’s Bay County Council decided to take steps to enforce their by-law against riding without lights on the county roads. Many wheelmen have not been aware that such a by-law is in force outside the town limits.

Mr James Coates, general manager of the National Bank of New Zealand, is leaving for England by the Atlienic on the 28th instant. During his absence of about six months the inspector will remain in Wellington, and the duties of the latter will be taken up by Mr J. M’Lean, of the Napier branch, who will return here periodically for a few days. At a meeting of the City Cadets held after battalion parade last evening, it was announced that Private Bear, a member of the corps, had offered to give a trophy to the member making the most attendances during the coming year, and also keeping his uniform the cleanest. This should have the effect of promoting keen competition among the members.

The- secretary of Trinity College, London, writes to the secretary of the Morton centre that one of the local exhibitions annually open to colonial candidates has been awarded to Miss Amy Remington, of. Morton, aged 11 years, for senior pianoforte playing. The candidate, who is a pupil of Miss Esam, Marton, scored 91 marks out of a possible 100.

The secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Acclimatisation Society intimates that the shooting season will commence on May Ist and close on July 31st, both days inclusive. The dates are fixed by Act of Parliament, and cannot be altered. In this instance they both fall on Sunday. This season is proclaimed a close season for the following native birds-Pigeon, kaka and pukeko. Captain James Farrell, who died on board the steamer Athenic whilst on the voyage from London to Hobart, was master of the barquentine Senorita tor some time, and left Auckland la>t year in charge of the barque Concordia, for London. The latter vessel being sold, Captain Farrell was returning to Sydney to join his family, and to take charge of the Senorita again. He leaves a widow and four children.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Coughs and Colds never fails. Is 6d t

■At a meeting of the Albion Lodge of Druids last night, P.A. Bro, It. J. Thayer was installed as District President of No. 31 District for the current term. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to P.D.P. Bro. J. Pointon for his past services. A.D. Bro. Biss was presented with a gold medal for introducing the greatest number of members during the past six months. It was decided to hold a social at an early date.

■Messiis L'Mmitz and Co., Limited, of Renfrew, Scotland, are to build for the Suez Canal Company a hopper dredge larger than any afloat. This dredge, which will bo of the bucket type, and very powerful, is the seventy-eighth order they have received from the Suez Canal Company, and, as hitherto, will be classed with “Bureau Veritas.” Messrs Lolinitz and Co. have in hand another hopper dredge that lias buckets, each of 54 'cubic feet capacity, which is also a recblrd Size.

Tho recent disastrous fire at Aalesund has (slates the Melbourne “Argus”) pretty well exploded municipal insurance in Norway. The Norwegians, like the New Zealanders, arj eitromely advanced people/, and have, therefore a Government fire insurance department. That is pleasing, so far as it goes, but the Government department has been so successful in obtaining risks in Aalesund that it now finds that it has to pay out no less than £506,000. The department has nut got the money in hand, and it is trying to obtain it by iSsUifig bonds, repayable from five ti seven years, at about 4] per cent, interest. For the same period an extra premium is to be levied on (bo whole of the property insured in the country to cover the loss.

Germany, at first optimistic as to Russia’s prospects in the war with Japan, seems to be sinking steadily into pessimism. , Gile of Hie highest German authorities on strategy lias openly asserted that Japan by her initial successes in capturing the entire command of Die sea can. unhindered by Russia, establish herseif so firmly in many strategic points that Russia will never be able to turn her out again. For, whereas until war had begun delay was all in favour of Russia, now it favours Japan equally, because although Russia will still go on getting ready, Japan is making far more rapid' progress in her task of augmenting Russia’s difficulties and in creating fresh ones. Thus in Corea Japan is believed to have secured all the advantages of fighting on the defensive if she chooses. Representations having been made to the Government by the council of the Association tor tho Advancement of Science with respect to describing and classifying the largo collection of fossils in tho Colonial Museum at Wellington, tho honorary secretary of the association has been informed that the recommendations will be taken into consideration when a geologist has been appointed for New Zealand and the department placed on a mere satisfactory position than it is in at present. This, it is hoped, will be effected before the end of the present year. Meanwhile, the secretary has been requested to furnish the Minister with some estimate as to the time it will take, and what the probable cost would be, if the recommendations of the council are carried out.

The town corps of the 3rd Battalion paraded at the Drillshed last evening under the officer commanding the battalion. Tho Napier Guards (29) were under Captain llingland and Lieutenant Andrew; Napier Rifles (30), under Captain Halpin. and Lieutenants Graham and Dixon; Ranfurly Rifles (39), under Captains Smith and Kretschmar and Lieutenant Garry; City Cadets (33), under Captain Soundy and Lieutenants Wilson and Jones; Battalion Band (16), under Corporal Erskine. Captain and Adjutant Hislop, and Staff Sergeant-Major 'Williams were also on parade. The battalion having been inspected, it was marched to the Marine-parade, where a number of close and open order movements were carried out, the work being very well done, although several of the movements were new.

The yak is “the horse” of the Thibetans, and is now being used for transport by the British column on the way to Thibet', under Colonel Younghusband. The yak Is very hardy, and able to stand cold, but many of them have died of disease. Mrs Isabella L. Bishop, in her book, “Among the Thibetans/* says:—“ The yak has an uncertain temper, and is not favourably disposed towards his rider. Indeed, my experience was that just as one was about to mount he usually made, a lunge at one with his horns. Some of my yak steeds shied, plunged, kicked, executed fantastic movements on tho ledges of precipices, knocked down their leaders, bellowed defiance, and rushed madly down mountain sides, leaping from boulder to boulder till they landed me among their fellows. Tho rush of a herd of bellowing yaks at a wild gallop, moving - their huge tails, is a grand sight.” SucK is the character of the grunting ox. It has often been observed that ait and longevity go together. There are too many exceptions to establish a rule. But there are at present living in London two very interesting instances of veteran artists. The. first is Senor Manuel Garcia, the greatest teacher of singing during the past century, the Marches! not excepted. Dr Garcia entered last month on his hundredth year. He was the teacher of Jenny Lind and of Julius Stockhausen, a distinguished singer some years ago in London, and since one of the leading professors of Germany. Besides having wonderful success in training students, Garcia contributed to the march of science as the inventor of the laryngoscope, for which the University of Koenigsberg conferred upon him the degree of doctor in medicine. The other veteran is Mr William Kuhs, who introduced Patti to the English public, and who published a little while ago his interesting reminiscences as an impressario and musician. Mr Kuhe has just celebrated his 80th year. The agricultural motor is steadily gaining ground and receiving increasing attention in farming circles. Tho “Field” says:—“lt speaks well for tho progress which the indention has made, in reconciling practical minds to its possibilities that the Highland and Agricultural Society has deckled to hold trials in connection with its Perth show this year, with a view to giving it a chance of demonstrating its merits. The project is a good one, and will give farmers an oppotunity of judging for themselves of the qualities of the contrivance as an. entire‘or partial substitute for horse-power. It is rather unfortunate, perhaps, that makers of agricultural motors did not have longer , notice of the impending trials, but tho new power has come so recently and so suddenly into prominence that the idea of holding a practical test may not have suggested itself sooner; while there is reason for believing that several of the makers are so far advanced with the perfecting of their respective inventions as to be quite ready to take part in public trials this year.” Dr 11. Klaatsch, a professor of anatomy and anthropology at Heidelberg University, is in Queensland, with a view to making researches into tho origin of man. The professor is of opinion that this State offers a splendid field for research, as the alxn-igines. particularly of Northern Queensland, are regarded as the last remaining specimens of primeval man. After studying the skulls and skeletons of all races of mankind for twenty years, and the skulls of the Tasmanian types of Australian aborigines in the museums of Europe for the last three years in particular, Professor Klaatsch concludes that the race from which mankind sprang has been developed from a type of which cue sees the primitive condition at present in Aorlhern Queensland. Analogous with Ibis is the fact that there still remain in tho fauna of this State such animals as llm coratodus, and elsewhere in the continent the platypus and the echidna. The professor thinks that in no part of tho world is there an area where t i:-; evolution of the genus homo can be bettor studied, in relation to the original type from which man sprang.

In reporting an interview with Mr Tl. S. Florance, S.M., respecting tins Chatham Islands, the Wellington “Evening Post” says:—“ With the progress of settlement on the lines indicated would arise the demand for an improved steam service with tins colony. At the present time the service was intermittent. Some time since an effort was made to arrange for a monthly service, but the best promise that could be obtained from the privately owned vessel trading to the islands was that there would be a return to the old arrangement of a bi-monthly service, and if the islanders would make it wortli the while of the owners, a monthly service would be inn. With this they had to be content. They would like an extension of the service to other ports. Wellington was nearer than Lyttelton, and Napier nearer than either of those places. The present service is to Lyttelton, as most of the trade of the islands is done with the I Canterbury markets. If Wellington j were enterprising enough to give the I required facilities, and push the trade, | she would have no difficulty in finding i a footing. In the opinion of Mr Florancc the islands could carry a popula- | tion of at least 2000 persons, and that j number could make a prosperous living. | The Morions of a former ago numbered as many as that and lived on the fat ' of the land then only in its primitive state. The Government would • have to take what land was required for closer settlement under the Lands ■

for Settlement Act, and compensate tl.e present owners."

Tile monthly meeting lit tllo Napier Hospital Trustees was held yesterday afternoon and attended by Messrs C. H. Cranby (Chairman), ,1. B. Fielder, W. Y. Dennett, J. Spence, W. J. McGrath, F. Moeller, W. Shrimpton, A. E. Eagleton, Hon. .1. D. Ormond, and Dr Moore. A letter was received from the Education Department with regard 10 nursing scholarships for Maori girls, and the visiting committee were empowered to draft a reply, setting forth that the trustees were doing all they possibly could in the direction indicated. A letter was received from the Palmerston North Hospital Trustees, relative to the construction and appointment of their steam laundry, and the proposal to creel one at tho Napier Hospital Wat t.cfer.ted to the visiting committee for further inquiry and report. An offer by the Hastings Band to give a concert in the Gardens ili aid of the Hospital on Sunday, 17th instant, was accepted with thanks. Dr Leahy wrote thanking the trustees for their kindness in granting him throe months’ leave of absence, on tiro termination fit his engagement with them, and slating (hat he would bo glad at any time to he of sendee to the hoard if there was anything ho could do for them in Sydney. The visiting committee. (Messrs Shrimpton and Moeller) reported that everything at the Hospital watt in good working order. They recommended, “That, with the view of providing more suitable wards lor contagions diseases, in fact with a desire of making as tar as possible the Hospital more np-to-dalc, the hoard’s architect be asked to consult with Dr Leahy and submit to the hoard, plans, etc., for any suggested improvements.” The report was adopted.. Accounts amounting to £326 Os Ibi were passed for payment. The Finance Committee were empowered to apply for £4OOO worth of the Napier borough loan debentures.

Mr R. J. Fleming, who won the first and second prize money at the Waipuknran Gun Club’s match on Easter Tuesday, killed all his birds—32—without a miss, using Hie Colonial Ammunition Company’s cartridges, (ho Hawke’s Bay agents for which am the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.

BRIASCO'S UMBRELLA FACTORY.— Second Annual Clearing Sale for one month only. Umbrellas at hitherto unheard-of prices. A special line of slightly damaged Sunshades Is 6d and 2s 6d, worth 6a 6d to 10a 6d. Ten per cent, reduction in all recoveringa during aale. Sappott a rising industry by purchasing our makes, and it your draper cannot supply them send direct to ns.

WHY PAY RENTP when by joining the HAWKE’S BAY PERMANENT BUILDING AND. INVESTMENT SOCIETY yon can become your own landlord? Advances made on Freehold and Leasehold Securities. Interest as low as b per cent, per annum. Principal and interest repayable by monthly instalments extending over periods from 2 years and upwards, No commission. Low cost of Mortgages. Other advantages. All information obtained on application at tho Society’s Office, Tennyson ■ street, Napier, to Mr J. B. Fielder, Secretary, or to Mr Joshna Bennett, Hastings.

Tennis Eacquete. Tennis Racquets.— Please note that Tennis Racquets can be repaired and restrung In the very best style at Arch. King’s, saddler, Emerson* street, Yoar favourite old racquets made equal to now, Bicycles and sundries. Bicycle repairs on the shortest notice.

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Hawke’s Bay Acclimatisation Society, reward offered. Further entries for New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company’s stock sale at Stortford Lodge.

Gentlemen's rainproof coats, Chesters, etc., at Ricketts’.

Dalgety and Co., additional entries for Onga Onga and Stortford Lodge stock sales. Girls’ felt hats at Saunders'. Six-roomed house on hill to let; apply to Miss Diuwiddie, Brcwstor-atreet.

Hawke’s Bay County Council, estimate of revenue and, expenditure, Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-operative Association, further entries for Hamp* den and Onga Ouga stock sales. Miss Trehcarn, shipments of ladies' and children’s undorclouung. Elmshurst Ceylon tea.

Carlilc. M'l.can and "Wood, notice in estate of Mrs M. IV. Chambers, of Havelock North, deceased. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, stock sale to be held at Walpukurau on Tuesday, 19th instant.

Social to he held in Stuart’s Hall on Wednesday, May 4th. Notice to trespassers on Rndslcigh and Pete.no runs.

Cape gooseberries at the Trocadero. Abraham and Williams, further entries for Danncvirke stock sale.

Napier Harbour Board, adjourned annual meeting to he held on Tuesday, 19th instant.

Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-operative Association, entries for stock sales at Stortford Lodge, Onga Onga and Waipuknrau. Wenley and Lananzc. additional entries for Stortford Lodge stock sale. The following is an extract from Hie Christchurch “Press'':—Mr Shelton, chid engineer of the Antarctic Expedition, gays:—“ The whole ship’s company simply swore by tea, and cocoa was an important item, it might interest the public to know that Ridleys’ teas and cocoa found their way to the Antarctic regions by the relief ship Morning." Entries will bo received to-morrow for the Napier Horticultural Association's show. Rhcumo for the cure of rheumatism. Wellington Piano Company, agents for Challcn pianos.

Rolfe and Co., under instructions from Mr J, Milburn, solo of freehold property at Hampden, at their rooms Waipawa. on Saturday, 16th instant.

. AUCTION SALES TO-DAY. W. E. Holland, sale of household furniture and miscellaneous effects, at Dust Pan Auction Mart, 2 p.m. Montague Lascelles, sale of household furniture and effects, at People’s Auction Mart, 2 p.m.

BRIASO’S CITY DYE WORKS, Dyers and Cleaners, Hastings-strcet.—Ladies’ and Gouts’ Clothing cleaned and dyed in first-class stylo. Wo have installed a

complete up-to-date plant for ’ drycleaning.’’ Ladies' Blouses, Fancy Dresses, etc., cleaned by this method without injury to tho most uelicato shades or textures. Glove-cleaning a specialty. Feathers made up, cleaned, dyed, and cnrlod by Mrs Briasco equal to new.

Orion, Luke’s, and American Cooking Stoves in great variety, from 40s up; wood or coal; liberal discounts allowed. Spirit Stoves from 6d. 9d. and Is: new Kerosene “Salamander” and "Perfection” Stoves, are better than gas; Candlesticks. Trunks. Hat Boxes 2s, 2s 6d, Dress Baskets. Cabin Trunks. Cheap shop. At "Hardy’s.”