THE Marlborough Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1887.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 246, 23 December 1887, Page 2

THE Marlborough Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1887.

Over. —Mr W. B, Gilding’s now advertisement v M I appear to-morrow. A Free Show.—A grand mech;n- ; cal shooting gallery vs 111 he opened to-mght next door to the Masom'c Hotel. Lae show is a cheap one, no charge for admittance being made. A Correction. —ln reference to Mr Casey’s advertisement which appeared in our yesterday’s issue it was inadvertently printed that h ; s property was situated 8 miles from Blenheim, wh’le the d’sbnce in reality is or’y 3. Gratitude. —The Sisters of St. Joseph Convent express their thanks to those persons who patrorksed the entertainment last Tuesday. The proceeds, after paying unavoidable expenses, amounted to £25. Return Match. —In the Lawn Tennis match against Nelson the Marlborough Club representatives wl’l be chosen from the following : Mrs Kellas, Miss A. Farmar, Miss R. Clark, Rev G. Grace, and Messrs Nairn, H. Douslin, Conolly, Robinson, De Castro, Green, and Lucas.

Boxing-Day Races. The steamer Neptune is advertised to run excursion trips to Redwood’s "Wlmrf on Boxing-Bay convoying' people close to the racecourse. The steamer will leave Ecl.ford’s Wharf at 11 a.in. and 1 p.m., returning at the conclusion of the races. Further particnlars will bo found in our advertising columns.

To oue Adveetisees. As Monday and Tuesday arc recognised holidays the Marlborough Daily Times will not he published on cither of those mornings so chat tlgi employees on our staff may have an opportunity of joining in the usual festivities common at. this period ot the year.

Caledon;- '.n Society. A Committee meeting of the Caledonian Society V 1 be held at the Royal Hotel to-irglit. As this tv ;, l bo the last meeting before the sports it is requested that there w 1 lie a full meeliug'. Peoeociation.- In accordance wlfh the usual practice, the Royal Commissioners for the prorogation of Parliament will be the Speaker and Chrirman of Comirittees of the Legislative Cornell (Sir W. Fitzherbert and Captain Baillie) and the two members of the Government in that Chamber, viz, the Attorney-General and Mr Stevens. Dkitish X ? aejl.no,— Writing to the New Zealand Mail the other day, on the subject <>f the depression of British trade and industry, Mr J. Dransiield said that kp had ealer ated that the produce of five acres 01 wheat could he brought from Chicago to 1/verpool at less than the of manuring one acre .of wheat in England. The acreage laid down i! y/heat in the Old Country has fallen from tour; millions in 1869 to two and a ha’ p millions. Biitish farming capital is est mated to have depreciated by 200 ir'llions since 1 880 - ' ‘ T , Accident to C: tain JtpjjoxDs. Captain Edmonds, one of the oldest coastal skippers on the New Zealand coast, met wo are soriy to suy w.th a very serious accident yestcruay afternoon, Captain Edmonds was acting as coastal pilot on board the steamer Peugjm (there being a fresh captain in charge) and while coming up the Sound accidentally fell backwards off the bridge on to the deck below. The unfortunate gentleman j was rendered insensible and conveyed to I the Picton Hospital, and was still in an uneoncious state np to last night.

Burnt Cork. —The Blenheim Ethiopians will give one of their enjoyable entertainments at Ewart’s Hall on Boxing night, when a varied und amusing programme will be produced. | The Rival Team.— The following team will represent the Rival C.C. against the Blenheim C.C. at Blenheim to-morrow : Rose (2), Fuller, Ga'loway, Taiatoa, Sanderson, Parsons (2), Bums, Barron and L C m. The bam w.'U alsop'ay a match a c 't the Picton C.C. on Boxing-Day. The team against Picton will be picked at Picton, several of the players not being able to come on ividay r’ghtto Blenheim. To-morrow’s Match. The following are the teams selected to represent the early and late staffs of the Telegraph Department in their cricket match, to be played on the Wairau Club’s ground on Tuesday, the 27th just., play to commence at 11 a.m.:—Early—Gudgtcn (Captain), Poole, F. W. Cross, Baird, Canavan, Henderson, Harris, Thompson, Missen, BaJlantiue, Craig and Kirby. Late Northcroft (captain,, Tovey, Poole, Barr, Heady, King, Collins, Woods, M'Hattie, Lcchner, A Uen and Carmine. The Longest Day. —Wednesday was the longest day in the year, that is, it is the day above all other days upon which we get the longest allowance of sunlight. For the sun rose at 4.20 that momma and did not set until 7.20 in the evening. The reason of this is that the sun enters what is known to astronomers as the Summer Solstice. And this day among eastern nations is known as the advent, or birth of a new year. With us in these southern latitudes this day marks the commencement of our summer season, and with the old folks at Home the commencement of their winter season. Havelock. —At the R.M. Court, Havelock, on Wednesday, the following eases were disposed of: Longdon v Lovcl, claim £2 2s 6d, judgment for amount, with 6s costs. Wardens Court.— C. Mills, agent for Messrs Parker and Buckingham, applied for protection of Phconix licensed holding for four months —granted ; Giles, Booker, and MHsaac, application for protection of claim at Onamalutu—granted; William Sutherland, application for water race at Bird’s Hill and extended claim—held over for the applicant to finish plan of proposed race, showing starting point and termination; C. Nelson applied for protection of water race, residence area, and hut for four months — granted ; Stanton and Griffiths, protection claim and water rights at Armchair granted. The Noble Art.—A contest for the middleweight championship of New Zealand and £SO took place at the Wellington drillshed on Wednesday night between J. Pettcugcll and W. Jones. There was only a moderate attendance. Mr F. Cloko was chosen referee and K. Arthurson timekeeper. The fight only lasted three rounds, Jones being declared the winner, as Pottengcll refused to come up to time. In the second spell Pottengcll appealed for a foul, as Jones had apparently deliberately thrown him out of the ropes. The referee, however, deckled against him, and ordered that the fight should go on. Pcttengell made severas further appeals on the ground of hi opponent throwing him, and finally, in the third round, took off the gloves and refused to go on with the match. The referee, therefore, gave the fight to Jones.

A Lady Mining Expert.— The announcement that Miss Alice Cornwell, of Melbourne, who has already won her spurs in connection with the famous Midas Mine, in the Ballarat district of Victoria, has taken offices in London, with the view of supplying a long felt requisite in the shape of what, for the want of a better title, may be styled an Australian gold-mining bureau, at which reliable information wl'l be afforded to bona fide inqi-’ries in relation to properties on all the leading Australasian fields, has created quite an excitement in London mining circles. Miss Cornwell is one of those rare individuals who have the fortunate habit of success in what they undertake, and so strong is the confidence expressed in hep business ability and p: t eal mining experience fhat somo fir.' - aass gold and silver properties in Victoria, New South Wales and other colonies have been entrusted to her hands for flotation in tho London market, with the widest possible discretion as to time of issue, amount of capital, etc. Miss Cornwell has already succeeded in disposing of the latest silver discovery at Fairfield, N.S.W.. to an English syndicate, and is about to form an independent syndicate of her own to deal with the other producing and progressive pi operties which have been placed in her hands fur disposal here by mine-owners in Australia. It will be remerpbered that it was in the Midas Mine, largely u wiped by Miss Coin well and her relatives, that the famous Lady Brassey and Lady Loch nuggets wore recently unearthed. —Home paper.

Social London..— Mr O’Kelly, M.P., v, ,-iting from tlip library of tho House of Commons to the Kern York Herald on social London, says that half the wives of tho landed gentry arc going into trade. The reason is found in the fall of rents. He gives some examples ; here are a few : —Mrs Wheeler has opened a shop in Davis-strcct, Berkley Square, for the sale of decorative house work. She was one of the fashionable booties of the Langtry type. Another lady of the same school, Mrs Gurney, exceedingly attractive, has also opened a dressmaker’s business. One of tho Lennoxefc (the Duke of Richmond’s family) has a shop for robes gnd dresses, and is doing well. Mrs Kerr, Lord Dunraven’s sister-in-law, makes and sells bonnets and hats, has exquisite skill and taste, and is so successful as to be able to maintain a large family, the rent from her husband’s estates having almost entirely ceased. Two sisters, daughters of a well-known general in the army, recently opened a shop for children’s clothing, and made a profit of £llOO the first four months, Everybody L not dofr f g so well as this.

Rowdy Political Meeting.— At Plymouth recently a very disorderly meeting was held to ’ : sten to addresses by the Earl of Morlcy, Lord Ebrngton, Mr Walter Mqi-Lgu and other representatives of the Union party, jtrqm the begirmhig of the proeeedmgs -here was the greatest uproar, and tb s pulmmated when Mr Rhsse" proceeded to address the meeting. Twice appeals were made for order, ijpd they were partia’’y successful, but finaHy the meet - ’ lg refried to listen to Mi' Russel unv lon o'er, f ’id he had to resume 1 s scat. An rneirlmcnt was proposed to a resolution in favor of ■he Legislative Ui.-'on, and denouncing ind'sofiminate resort to coercion. Lord Morlcy, rising after uonsr tation wth his supporters, announced that he intended to noire the resolution nd amendment, as the amendment was one t\ Ith whicli all LVonbts cor’d agree. The rat' nation was received with nrngled shouts of laughter and veils, amidst which Lord Morlcy proLcedwl to put the oom-li'-ied motion and rmendmeni. Comparatively few hands were hold up for tlie vote j ■i that form, aid the Gladstormns present, dec" 1 ' lg to vote agf hist the resolution as a whole, were evidently ' a great preponderance. A very exeit lg scone then ocor rd,” L ad Morley being challenged v. th act'lg at vai 'once w ifl. Par 'amentitry practice. The poi.-msion on the platfo. a was groat, and the speakers left the hi' ding, fobowed by a i ig'- V excited crowd. Mr Russo was j severely busted and I 's hat smashed in, aud he gstv:-. a youth into cr.-tody on a charge of endeavor lug to trip him up. The crowd subsequently dispersed.

Yankee Grab in CiJuirr. —Tlie Wan- i gantii Herald lias the “proof of j ignorance” : During the Court sittting | ,vo In aid a good .4my of a certn'n judge’s | associate, of course not either of those who came to Wanganui. Dm mgr a gambI’lig ease His Mmur wanted to 1 mu’ what ynidioo grali ' was, ami one oi tli" counsel ref*-rred 1***ii to tli assoc...it ■1 >r an example, but that gentleman professed entire ignorance of the game. However, the lawyer was provided with a dice-box and the necessary “ bones,” and he forthwith proceeded to enlighten the judge, fie tlrew out and up came a six, a five, and three, when tie was rather astonished to hear the associate, who was interested in the game, remark, “leave the five.” Ttie judge smiled, and the associate, find;ng lie had put bis foot in it, hastily withdrew, uud was seen in Court no more that day. Lawn Tennis. —The entries for the lawn tennis championship of New Zealand, to be played at Christchurch, are very satisfactory, comprising the best pjuyers of the Colony. Auckland w be represented by the well-known cricketer, Mr W. E. Barton ; Hawke’s Bay will send Mr P. C. Fuiiwicke, the present champion of New Zealand ; his brother (Mr M. Femvicke), and Messrs Logan, Kennedy and IT. Williams; Messrs Goring, Hidings, and C. F. Ross will play for Wellington; Messrs G. -Richardson, C. and G. 0. G'lHes, and Dr Batchelor for Dunediu ; Mr W. TosswiU for Tiinaru ; while the Canterbury team for the singles will consist of Messrs Ross, Grossman, Wilding and E. F. Black. For the ladies’ championship there ore eight entries — Miss Campbell and Mrs George, of Wellington; Miss H :, da Hitclrogs, of Napier; Miss Orbell and Miss R. Orbell, of Duned:u ; Miss E. ITarmaim, Miss Temple, and Miss E. Gordon, of Cauturbi”./. New Zealand Schoolmaster. - Our lively and vigorous contemporary is out again on its true date. The ed'tor has plunged into the rather thorny subject of retrenchment, and “i a lengthy article shows five ways of reducing tire cost of education without, to use the farm liar phrase, impairing the ellicienoy of the systdm. The best interests of the teachers are, however, preserved and defended.

/ i article on George Eliot’s “Amos Barton,” a lesson m EngFsh is one that others besides teachers \v"l be glad to read. Full s nfoi.nation is given as.to the annul Parliament of Primary Teachers to be held at Nelson, and wo learn in Nelson also there is to be held next month the first Conference of the Masters of Secondary Schools. The symposium for piiinavy teachers has five leaderettes from men engaged in the actual work of teaching. Altogether the number is a strong one. Tiie .Burmese Tex Coj mndmknts. — '1 .ie ten con nanduients of the Burmese religion are these : —(1) From the meanest insect up to man, thou shalt 1 111 no animal whatever. i‘2) Inou shalt not steal. (o) Thou shalt not commit adultciy. ( D Tnou shalt utter no falsehood, (o) l.jou f’balt neither A irk w : *ie nor any J'big that will ritor'eate, nor fit opium, nor any other ’nebulating (Dug, nor shalt thou quarrel. ((3) Thou shalt not use harsh or indecent language. (7) Thou slialt not rso idle or supouiuous talk. (8) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbourhood’s goods. (9) Tnou shalt not cm j tliu'v neighbour, his \\ to, nor his concubine, nov dos ; "c his death or n”'sfortuue. (10) Thou shalt not follow the doctrine of any false gods, and lie who abstains from these sins wi 11 contiiiual’y “lcrease in virtue, t 1 at length he wT become worthy of bohold*'ug God and hearing his great voice, The Rising Cex at it.on. —ln srmm'ng up in the Delaforec pcrju"y case, in the Central Criminal Coin jat Syd icy on the 9tli inst,, Judge Ir ios took occasion to refer to the prevalence of the use of filfcy language among the i ising generation of colon nils, In passing down the streets occasionally ho had heard language from eh : Wren—he was happy to say that it was the boys ratlier than the girls who were the principal offenders —language of the most aboir'mbly obscene and offensive character. It was a frighlfr 1 state of thbigs. It was a terrible blot on the fa : r fame of tl ‘s young country. It was a cloud, indeed', which seemed to be gather - : ng and increasing in size and black ness as time wore on, and appeared to be overcasting the whole future of this Colony. “ What the remedy of this d-eadfr 1 state is,” continued His Honor, “I don’t i low, I wish to God I d'd.” Death in Church.— ln connection with the celebration of the half-yearly commur 'on in the Perth Churches on a recent Sunday, a sensation was caused in the Nor,li Ui 'ted Presbyterian congre-

gation by the death of ono of the e’dcrs on duty. According to wont, tho m'nisters and elders had met in tho session house lit 1 the ciosG of jfye forenoon sen ice to spend the interval in' prayer' and the exchange of Christian counsel. In the course of the proceedings, Mr James Honey of the Bield spoke on the duty of taking a more decided part ' 1 the evangelistic work, and was mal. lg a special appeal to the ip-ulster tq dov elope greater acth Ity and earnestness in this branch of Christian effort, when he sudder'y grow faint, and murmuring ” I carua say maw,” fell back into the arms of a coelder and immediately exp' -ed. The deceased was S 3 years of age. Advice to the Marriageable. continuation of a scries of special sermons on “ Solomon, his riso and fall,” the Rev H. S. B. Yates, pastor' of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Leith, addressed a crowded congregation on mariiagc Ho impressed upoq wives and mothers the necessity of taking care of their homes. The influence of home bad a great deal to do with the life of a husband or son. Wives, he said, complained of the preference their husbands had for the public house ; but was there not a good cause f When a man came home tired at night and found his "w.fe and tho fire out, and the children crying in a dirty house, who tumbled ip the dark over a tub of dirty water in the middle of the half-washed floor—(laughter) —or was nearly smothered in a slop'of ashes upon wb : ch ho sat down —(continued laughter) -did they wonder that he thought another place, where he wou’d be in qr'et, preferable to his own home? The woman who thought her buchppd was tho grandest manjn the world was 'considered simple, bur ti.Li VA-s not the woman, ho said; who 'would put down her husband’s tea in a m _f- washed cun. or set him down before a dirty teasplasliud table-cloth, ft was the woman who kept up her neat dresses and her sir -mg face for the stranger, but who came in at the door and treated her husband to a feast of hairpins, scattered tresses and boots down th» Peels. (Laughter). In these days * wwo was an unfortunate tendency in yom.g men to talk very lightly of mau'iage. bhoulu they fad a young man or young woman who did so lie could show them fT.im-y and worthless their lives would ho POt-bing I JVI t an empty, mocking dream, dolomon was a man who talked lightly of tna. nage, but there was not a woman in ail Lis coirf Who cotpd not twist h'm round her fiujrer. Scotsiiiuii, J-Sov. We have received our first shipment of Sprin"* Goods ex s.s. .Aniwu, London, eousistin" of Prints, Zyph u's, Luce Stripes, Galateas, Beiges, Cashmere, Serges, (Moves, Hosiery, &c, A large assortment of Juvenile Clothing, in the Tailoring Department we have to hand a splendid variety of new Tweed Patterns from the various Neiv Zealand Factories, Garments / made to measure on the shortest nonce- . Insneotton solicited -Smale axd Hay, £ London House.

. Nelson College. -In presenting the prizes at the Nelson College, District Judge Broad expressed a hope that the senior Civ’ 1 Service examination would be abolished and the universal examination accepted by Government instead, Referiitig to the past history of the cblWgo he pointed out that smee 1573 71 boys i hud passed the senior, and 1 So tie* jm ,: ‘ir, examitiatiou ; fouv times the coiii m- Imi stood first, and five times second in Hie junior, and five t ;, nes first and four times seeond iu the senior. Several lads, ton, ha 1 passed straight to the Eng’ : sh niversities, where they had obtain ;d degrees in every way honorable. • ;; Mutiny on Board a Reformatory Ship.-A mutiny oecu’Tcd lately am-mg the boys on the Protestant reformatory ship Akbar, lying in the Mersey. The ship was in charge of the second officer during the captain’s absence. The boys broke into the captain’s cabin, stole jewellery, broke lamps and windows, and did other damage. The Birkenhead police were summoned and suppressed the mutiny, but made no arrests. Seventeen boys escaped in the small boat, which they cut down. Most of them were subsequently captured by the Liverpool police. It appears that there were several minor breeches of discipline early in the day, and in the afternoon insubordination was openly manifested. The chief officer and schoolmaster endeavored to conciliate the lads, and were succssful for a time, but after tea the disturbances were renewed The chaplin then endeavored to influence them, but without result, and tliero was a scone of great uproar, the hoys shouting defiantly aud running all over the ship. The police were sent ashore, but the lads became worse, and 17 of them lowered the boat and rowed ashore. The officers went in pursuit. Tliero were 150 on board, and only six officers, the others being ashore on leave. The lights were put out, and great damage was done to the vessel before the mutiny was quelled. The pob'ce succeeded in arresting r 'ne of the absconding lads. The prisoners, whoso ages range from 1G to 19, were charged before the Magistrate, some with theft of jewoHom and absconding from the ship, and otlier with simply absconding, Moffat and Wilcox, the leaders, said they wore persecuted on board the vsssol, aud that the officers were alavvys nagging at them. The prisoners were nearly all Liverpool boys, one of them being a petty officer and another a library boy. Tho prisoners were remanded.

Holloway’s Tills. —lndigestion and Liver Complaints.—The digestion cannot be long or seriously disordered without the derangement being perceptible on the countinancc. These Pills provont both unpleasant consequences; they improve tho appetite, and with the increase of desire for food, they augment the powers of digestion and assimilation in tho stomach. Holloway’s Pills deal most satisfactorily with deranged or diseased conditions of the mauy organs engaged in extracting nourishment for our bodies from our various diets—as the liver, stomach and bowels, over all of which they exercise the most salutary control. By resorting at an early stage of this malady to these purifying and laxative Pille, the dyspeptic is speedily restored to health and strength, and his sallovvnoss gradually vanishes. No More Hard Times. — If you will stop spending so much on fine clothes, rich food and style, buy good, healthy food, cheaper and better clothing; get more real and substantial things of life every way, and especially stop tho foolisli habit of employing expensive quack doctors or using so much of the vile humbug medicine that does you only harm, but put your trust in that simple, pure remedy, Dr Sonic’s American Hop Bitters; that cures always at a trifling cost, and you will see good times and have good health. “ Chronicle,”