TORPEDOES AND MINES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume IX, Issue 1756, 17 October 1887, Page 3

TORPEDOES AND MINES.

(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

WELLINGTON, October 15.

A parly of visitors, accompanied by Lady Wbitmore, and Col. Baillie, Captain Messenger, and other military gentlemen, went down the harbor to Fort Ballance yesterday afternoon to witness some experiment b with the, torpedoes and mines. Two "Wbitebead torpedoes were fired between: buoys representing tbe line of advance of a supposed enemy. ' The direction was<- accurate, but one on the missiles proved recalcitrant, and' eluded search for 1 a long time. The other floated up at once, and was easily regained. On reaching the surface tbe composition of phosphorous on the snout bursts into a flame and guides the pursuers. Atter tbat four mines were' laid, and fired with complete success, not a hitch occur* ring. The visitors inspected the fort, which is now finished. There is nothing remaining but to clear some earth outside the palisade. It is armed with two inch muzzle loaders, and a six-inch breach loading Armstrong, mounted on a disappearing carriage and two sixpounder, quick • firing- Nordenfeldts . Everything is in readiness to go into action tomorrow, if necessary. Work on Fort Hals well, near the town, is not as advanced. An eight-inch Armstrong has been mounted there in addition to tbe other guns. There is also a powerful search light ot Fort Ballance, and nil the stores and electric apparatus necessary for the system of floating and contact mines. The submarine armament of the colony has, so far, cost about £20,000.

We regret to hear that Hone Pihama, of Oeo, haß been sick again, and that he is dow in a weak state of health. Captain Edwin wires to-day: — Northwest to west and south very heavy gale, the glass will fall.; but rising after 12 hours from now, and weather very cold.

The Waverley left Wellington on Saturday morning, but has not yet 6hown up at Patea. She will probably arrive tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, and leave on same tide. l;

A meeting of the. working committee of the Egmont A. and P. A66ociation was held at the Borough Council chambers on Saturday. Present— The President (Mr. J. B. Lysaght, in the chair), Messrs. Dive,

G. Wilson, J. Davidson, A. Fantham, and W. r Caverhill. Tbe programme which bad been drafted was finally agreed upon. The allocation of the several special prizes was also agreed, on. A sub-committee was appointed to arrange details, etc. The programme is generally regarded as a decided improvement on that of last year.

The New Plymouth train on Saturday,

which was due in Hawera at 7.35, was delayed nntil a few minutes after nine o'clock. The cause of the delay was a breakdown of the engine near Eltham, ona of the tubes having burst. The train

going, from Hawera, North was de-

layed at Eltham until the engine of the. \ynngauui train went on to take the place pf tbe disabled locomotive and the consequence was that passengers to Hawera were -delayed until after 9, passengers going to New Plymouth did opt reach there nntil about midnight. Complaints are made that a spare engine from New Plymouth was not despatched so soon as the breakdown become known there. :

r We. hare 'been favored with some excellent samples of biscuits of all sorts and sizes <€rom Mr.- J. Boyd, of the Hawera pakeryi, J.Tbey seem fully equal to any in the.jnarket 1 ,.,..Mr..5. Boy.d. has also, at the same time, forwarded samples of horehound beer, and - horehound < tonic. Pending warmer sweatKer, we? have- passed the latter; bat? some of ; the samplebottles of beeiMTrhich^were handed 4 over to our employees rapidly disappeared amid favorable commenterf rom therconsumets. ' "-■■• ?'<• .

*-!' Thl' btst medicine known is Sander an 4 ;som' Eucalypti Extract. ■> Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influensa, kc. — theielief is instantaneous. Thousands givjß^tbe most gratifying testimony. Hii Majesty the King of Italy and medical syndicates all orerthe globe are its patrons. ~ Bead the official reports that accompany •ach bottle. We have no occasion to offer rewards in proof of the genuineness of our references. The official reports of medical clinics and universities, the official communication of the Consul-General for Italy at Melbourne ; the diploma awarded Internationaly Exhibition, Amsterdam— al] these are authentic documents, and,* as such, not open to doubt. We add here epitome of one of the various cases treated at the clinic of Scbultz, M.D., Professor, etc : — " C.8., 24 years old ; congestions! abscess on tho thigh. Incisions made in two places. Although Lister's dressing was .applied, the secretion became, two days later, very copious, and had adopted a foetid, decomposed character. Th« temperature rose enormously. In consequ«nc« the dressing waa removed, and on its pI&M were made during the daytime repeated irrigations with Eucalypti Extract. Ths foetor disappeared very soon,i.the t«rn abated within a few days, and the patient recorered after the lapse of several week*. In this instance we must not lose sight ft th« t fact that tbe latter treatment sav«4 the patient's life."— Advt.

Wblls' Haie Balsam. — If grey, restores to original color. An elegant dressing, softens and beautifies. No oil nor grease. A Tonic Kestorative. Stops hair coming out; strengthens, cleanses, heals sealp — 2 Mr. W. Cowern sells stock at Manutahi to-morrow.

Mr. Newton King Las a numerous entry of cattle for his Stratford sale to-morrow.