LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 314, 21 September 1888, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS

False Pretences.— Tho case against th two Lux tons and Hogg, for receiving money under false pretences, will be heard before the R.M. this morning, the two former prisoners having arrived at Picton last evening from Now Plymouth.

Federal Minstrels. This talented troupe of “ebony” performers give an entertainment in Shaw’s Hall, Rcnwick, this evening. Mr Mcßae, a prize dancer, will perform tho Highland Fling' and Sword Donee. Tho truopo will shortly give a performance in Blenheim.

St. Petek’s Cuurcii, Havelock.— At a meeting of the Vestry of St. Peter's Church, "held in the schoolroom, it was unanimously resolved to request those ladies and gentlemen who had solicited subscriptions to the Minister's Stipend Fund to collect the amounts promised for the quarter ending September 30th and forward tho money to Dr Drury by Friday, 12th October next. Choral Society Concert.—' We regret to hear that indisposition will prevent Miss Powell assuming tho role of the “May Queen” in the cantata at tho Choral concert. This wiil not, however, prevent the performance coming off, as Miss L. Clark has very kindly at tho eleventh hour consented to fill tho post The Society had a successful rehearsal last night, and tho concert promises to go off well.

PiiosTKCTtNO. —The fine weathor is enticing a good many settlers to go out and take a practical interest in prospecting. Mr \V. Farneli came into Havelock on Wednesday, and mentioned that his sons ivero trying some ground back in his vnlley, and they had just washed out about Tdwts of fine gold, which had induced Mr O’Sullivan and others to give the place a trial. There can be no doubt (hat rich leads exist between Mahakipawa through Kaituua to the Wakamnnna.

Local Industry.— Yesterday morning : we hail the pleasure of inspecting a new sulky, ramie by Mr J. M'Alistcr, wheelwright. Grove Road, to tho order of Mr C. Fulton, of this town. Tho wheels, which are manufactured of the best American hickory, are 4ft 10in high, having ('filing’s patent axles', and plated knave hooks. The cushion and trimmings are of the very best green buffalo hide. The seat works with a patent regulating screw, by which means iho seat can be made as comfortable for one person ns for two. The whole affair is finished in tiptop style, and the workmanship throughout is of the best. The turn-out reflects .tho greatest credit on Mr Si ‘Alister, and adds one more- to the large number of "chicles of all shapes and sizes that he has turned out from his establishment in Grove Road.

Tub Mail- a. alc Murray, initructod by tho Mines Department, hn«

nearly ooinp. .od a survey for tracks up he mail) creek and right-hand blanch. After the survey lias been made, the • rouble of finding the money to make the • racks commences —a trouble that, if the right minus urn adopted, need not retard : in* work. Mas. ri G.miier and putty are

uusy surveying ica-e.- aoplied for, the i -my camp being at flip rarefied height ■t 2500 fi-ei ill 'Oil i ,l‘ : i level, ')Y e have that. v-re.l of the ohiin-!-- re. ve

joldi .1 more than satisfaetoiy returns

tiling the paV few (lays, but bearing ;n t;iimi past experience of the unreiiaoility ■ i Kijefi i"■ports, we refrain, ill the sbs*. nee (,/ authentic information upon the Subject, • ,-oin publishing sauce. Colonel l*r--*scr. hi. H.K for the Thamtai, arilyM at Piet.' n I ;st evt'uuig ’isiil proceeds to the field toiiv i ’ -- f discovered by tho prospect' imaged by lam during tils recent ~ uheim.

Rowing Club - It is almost unnec-s----sary for us to remind members of the Rowing Club of the annual meeting, which takes place in the Criterion Hotel this evening at 7.30.

A Dangerous Place.— it is renorted that some repairs are badly needed at. one of the small bridges about. 2J miles from Mr Cooper's, on the road to ■ elson through the Rai Valley. The other day \ r William Oliver, who was travelling in company with Mr Renwick, nearly lost his life at this particular place through the horse going through it and stumbling over on to Mr Oliver, whose bead ivas fearfully cut and so heavily bruised that he has been laid up ever since. I am also told that one or two others nearly came to grief at the same spot.—Havelock Correspondent.

Young Blenheim. The following (from the Post) refers to a young Blenheimite, sod of Mr McKay, Grove Road : —The order sent Home by MrT. McKay, tho promising young sculler of tho Wellington Rowing Club, for a new boat lias been executed. Tho boat has been shipped and is to arrive here early next month. She is built by the famous London builders, Saddler and Co., upon the latest principles. With this boat Mr McKay should make it warm for the amateur scullers next season. Mr O. Hibbm-t, with whom the order ivas sent Home, is about to return to Wellington, where he will probably arrive in November.

Remanded. —At the Police Court yesterday morning, beforo Mr J. Aden, R.M., Alfred Hogg was charged (1) that he did on 4th September last unlawfully md knowingly, by a certain false pretence, obtain of and from one James O’Suiiivan a sum of money, wbh intent to cheat and defraud ; (2) that ho did on 4th September last unlawfully and wickedly conspire and combine with Henry Luxton and Albert Luxton to obtain money by a false pretence. Constable Franklin prosecuted for the police, while the accused was defended by Mr M'Nab. Constable Franklin asked for a short remand, as tho two Lux tons bad not yet arrived. Ho expected, however, that they would arrive the following morning, as they had been arrested in New Plymonth and remanded to Blenheim. Mr M'Nab did not oppose the application, but asked that the remand should be for as short a term as possible, as the accused’s father was present from Nelson, and would not like to have to remain for any length of time. He also applied that his client should bo admitted to bail, on the same securities as had been aecepti d in Nelson, viz., bis father in one recognisance of L2o.—His Worship accordingly remanded tho accused until to-day at 2 p in., bail being allowed On the application of Constable Franklin, all witnesses in tho css: were ordered to attend at tho hour mentioned.

“Auld Lang Syne.” —ln replying to the toast of bis health at the lianqot. to his son on Wednesday evening, Mr J. M. Hutcheson made a neat little speech, which, owing to the late hour at which the proceedings broke up. we won l unable to report in yesterday’s issue. Mr Hutcheson’s rising was tho signal for vociferous applause, and upon order being restored Mr Hutcheson proceeded : You need not make such a noise for all I’ve got to say. I was not aware that my health was to be toasted to-ffight. The Chairman said that ho knew bis boy b Ibro lie was “so” high. But C know him before that. I knew him beforo he was “so high.”—l heard his fir.stsquall —(Laughter)—seven and twenty years ago. Mr Fikles referred to my being an old resident. I am the oldest man in business iu tho Provincial district. The firm now known as Pickering and Co. was iu cxistauc.o before I started, but it had changed hands often, whereas l have always carried on as J. M. Hutcheson. I commenced business in 1859. Little did 1 think, when J first saw the Wairau in 1817, tha t I would see so many people iu Blenheim. I paid a visit to Kaikoura, and then settled down at Banks Peninsula, taking Mr Deans (of Riecarton) therein a small vessel which I helped to build in Wellington. Curiously enough, I came to the Colony in 1813 iu a vessol named the Blenheim. Of course I feel the loss of my sou, but boys must go away and fight the battle of life,” Mr Hutcheson concluded by referring to the difficulty of travelling from one place to another in the early days, comparing the delays and difficulties which then existed with tho facilities now provided for travelling. He thanked the meeting for the compliment paid to his son, and was proud that he was so highly respected-

A Close Siuve. Another of those mysterious fires which have been too numerous of late was discovered in a loose box at the roar of Mr Draper’s iioyal Hotel about 11.30 last evening—fortunately in time to unable it to bo quGuuhod before any very materi damage was done. Messrs Calvert and Brookes, boarders, returned to the hotel about 11.30, but before entering they discovered smoko issuing from the building in which the loose box is situated. They immediately gave the alarm to Mr Draper, who with some boarders was in the sitting room and about to retire to rest. Water was quickly obtained, and with the assistance of a number of willing hands tho fire was soon quenched. When Messrs Calvert and Brook looked into the loose box the bin was in flames, and the flames were running up the wall, burning through the upper floor, and, as afterwards ascertained, setting fire to bags of feed. The bins, walls and floor arc much 1 charred, and but for the fact that tho fire was discovered before it got a bettor hold, not only tho loose box, hilt tho hotel itself would have been doomed. Mr Draper can assign no reason for the origin of the fire, and although he has no ; reason to believe that anyone bears him such malice as to attempt so drastic a method of revenge, the circumstances are so nn'.Torious as to convince him that the fire was not accidental, and in that belief he offers a reward this morning for such information as will load to the conviction of the miscreant. Mr Draper was out at the rear of the building a few minutes before devoir o’cloc.r, and later still Mr Softly, one of the boarders, bad also occasion to go outside, and neither gentlemen perceived the slightest indication of tire. There was a little straw in the loose box, but not sufficient, if ignited, to have set fire to tho building. Nb horses were in the box at the time, and no one, to Mr Draper’s knowledge, had been inside since the previous evening.

HioTt-rAT.irriN I .—Mr E. T. Booth, who is now on tour in Australia, quite out-Yo-.Ved the Yankees in the 30ur.se of an address at a suburb of Sydney the other day. He said that if any tw< penny-half-penny country went to war, the Australians, English and Americans were in a ! position to eivc* tmin a eufi and pur them to bed The English-speak 010 nation, rot ah' v Eastland, America and Au-tralia. 11 uitib'r nearly 100.000,000 souls. 1A , r .<•-retted that men tboutflit S > inai-h about j l.mMb.S tor's a-.d fiHny fe'uur-: bat !i t the j Italian bear pot Ins pa w up m tr e fair land of Australia, th,.n the British lion, the A Merman eagie, »n<l the Australian j kamraroo woilh.l rite un as one man and ( drive him itruomini maly tv hts lair, a he utterance of ti.es .• wolds cuuA-d '-'l l ' j which lasted fuLy five m.autos. '* • ; jctureoi a ion, an eao'ie and a kautraruo j litU'r np •• m one man” is about th » J finest exaif.,.*- o- —1 ■ 'O'* e j Luvo nivt ith for (juisc lime. I

The Gbeen-eyed Monster A singular duel between two Mormon girls—on* 16 and the other 18—has just Von fought in the Luna Valley, a sm ill Monnon settlement Th<> oiuse <>f the quarrel was a Gentile cowboy, named James Whitman. The maidens were great t’ri- il ls until they boo line d" sp°rat 4y enamoured of the same man, and then their love for each nth •!• was supplanted by jealou«animosi‘y. Having had a pugilistic encounter, a lu 1 was engaged in. They met alone. They measured off twelve paces, drew their pistols, and then turned round and tired shut after shot at each other. The six-teen-year-old young lady got the worst of it, receiving a bullet wound, which proved to be not very serious in her shoulder.

Amusing.—A rather amusing letter has been received by the Commissioners of the Melbourne Exhibition. It is from a lady, who states that she tried to pass through tho turnstiles a few days ago, but that owing to her size, which is presumably abnormal, the machine held her fast. Had it not been for the attendant, who procured a ihair and assisted to extricate her from the peculiar position in which she was placed, unpleasant consequences might, she suggested, havo happened. She therefore asked that special arrangements should be made for tho admission of persons of her bulk and weight, and the accountant at once replied that if she would announce the occasion of her next visit, the gate, which is about 12ft wide, would be opened for her.

Artificial Sponge Rearing -An industry in artificial sponges is in process of creation. Mr 0 scar Schmidt, Professor at tho University of Gratz, in Styria, has invented a method by which pieces of living sponge aro broken off and planted in a favorable spot. From very small cuttings of this kind, Professor Schmidt has obtained large sponges in the course of three years, and at a very small expense. Quo of his experiments gave the result that the cultivation of 4000 sponges had not cost, more than 225 francs, including the interest for three years on tho capital expended. The Austro-Hungarian Government has been so much struck with the importance of those experiments that it lias officially authorised tho protection of this new industry on thejeoast of Dalmatia.

Ax Electric Stratagem.— When tho electric telegraph was first introduced in (,'liili the posts and wires wero frequently da in god by ihe Aaaucanian Indians. In order to maintain intact communication bur ween the strongholds on tho frontier, a stratagem was resorted to by General Pinto to protect the telegraph. There were at the time between forty and fifty captive Indians in the Chilian camp. Toe general cubed them together, and, pointing to the telegraph wires, said: * Do yii see those wires ?” “Yes, general.’’ “ Very good. I want you to remember not to go near nor touch them, for if yon do your hands will be held and you will b ' unable* to got. away.” The Indians smil'd incivdul "ii ay. Tho general thereupon m ulo them each in succession take hold the '.vires at both ends of an electric battery in full operation, after which lie oxcl.limed : “ 1 command you to let go the wire ! “ I can’t; my bauds are benumbed !” said tho Indian. The battery was then stopped and tho man released. Not long afterwards the general restored ids Indian prisoners to liberty, giving In m strict injunctions to keep tim secret, and not to betray it to their tribe on any a count. This had the desired effect, for, as might be expected, the experiment was related “in the strictest ecmfkl nee ” to every man of the tribe, and tho (Jit lian telegraphs have over .since rein lined uumolestod.

“ Db Wild Man on S'jskkrku.”—A hort time ago a young in "n wiio lives in a neighbouring town happened to be passing a few days iu Florida. Wandering through the streets ono night his eyes were attracted by the ilaring lights of n dime museum, and, having nothing else to do, ho paid his dime and walked in. There was not much to look at, but his ears caught the sound of clanking chains and a squeaking voice gibbering as monkeys gibber. A curtain flapped in the breeze, and on tho curtain was painted in startling capitals, “The wild man of Siberia: caught with great difficulty while fleeing from his pursuers.” The young man pulled aside the curtain and entered the tent, and there discovered, secured in an iron cage, a hideous little monster, with a big head and misshapen legs, who was beating at tho bars, rolling his eyes ami giving vent to harsh noises in an uuearthly language. There was something strangely familiar about this odd figure. and a closer inspection solved tho mystery. Going close up to the cage, the young man whispered through the bars: “What’s the price of fish at Kinkora, colonel?” Die wild man stopped his noises, and, looking about the tent with frightened eyes, said appealingly : “ Don’t give us away, boss. There ain’t no fish ketching in do winter time, an’ I got to make a libbin’ somehow; so I trabbel with this ycro show as do wild man ob S’beerer. i) m’t give us away, boss.” The young iu m passed on and held his peace. As he left the tent ho looked hack. Two or three half-frightened people wero peering curiously into tho cage, and tho wild man was still beating the bars, rolling his bloodshot eyes, and mumbling his outlandish gibberish.—New York Critic.

About the Earthquake. —We extract the following from the Kaikoura star: There is said to exist a somewhat remarkable lino of depression in a pretty direct lino from one side of this Island to the other. A fissure, or wide dish, with the sides fallen, and the banks overgrown with grass and other vegetation is very plainly seen in tho Upper Waiau Valley wherever it crosses any of the river beds, as the terraces are broken away whore it is met with. Mr Fowler, of Jlopefield

Station, says that this grip, or depression, can be seen right through the Island, from tho Terenjakau Valley across the llanmer Plains, and into tho sea some miles.south of the (own of ICaikoura, or half-way between long. I2deg and 13deg. It follows a direction as nearly east and west as possible, with a slight tendency to 1 mn northerly from the Hanmer Plains. The grip passes over the range directly at t ho back of Lor-110 Hills, and so along tho Atnuri Plain across the Conway Itivor and out to sea. (Our reporter has some reeolIction of observing something of this r. it.ire in either t.ho Char* eli or Conway •>. hen going down stream c:i one Decision. 3 d. ICS.) It is found th .t in the recent c sturbaDCe all tho buildings on the line j I o ' this fissure suffered much more severely i, ,au did some situate even a mile distant t .eiefrom. The Glynn Wye and Hopeirilc building's arc both on the line of the : f.surc. hlr Cooke, manager at Hop' field, atos that he distinctly saw the ground ion and close within a few Pet of the door c: the house, the bu : l line being in the i; se of the depression. ft is concluded ‘- 1 ,ir this line of fissure ha« been lying i? mint f r a long tirim, and that there .j, been some extra seismic action which ! ... f.llowed its line throughout, it is s iitc-i that there is another fissure, or deT> x- don, through the island from on® side * ■ the other, at a distance of •< -nothing 1j e 2-T miles to the north of the one r tired. This second one passes down tV 1 Awalere Valley, through the Inner b ail ours, within twe miles: of ;StE-nl?y \ J- and near Moles worth .Station. It is a larger one, but, being in a less popuht, i , .'strict, has not been investigate. tV jr )U o hl J*' ' '

Tits Deccan Mining Scandal. —A few of th'> trail secrets of the Ci y have been ffiseio e i at th mljoumvii inij iry into th • JJe.ean mining: scandal. Toe euphemisms were ilroppeo under the examinaton of Air Labouchere and Hr Ileurv James, and a spade was called a spade. For ’’ hit oiluciug the .Airiness” Ah lul 11 uk obta lied a fourth of the, Ss,‘>oo shares which were allotted to tiie concessionaires, btu every | recaution was taken to conceal the fact that any shares were ever held by him. How the oracle was worked on the Stock Exchange was also explained. The cou-cesdouai-os kept pedd ing out these shares to the public, but. they evidently did not go fast enough, and so the Nizam’s Oovernmeut Were induced to come in as buyers. Abdul Huk with all solemnity ord-red the purchase of 1‘2,000 shares on behalf of the N:z tn, and Air Watson keeping up the farce as solemnly printed out that there wouid be great dillioulty in obtaining the s .aie-, tiiough they were held largely by themse.ves. simultaneously they instructed an agent to sell the required number oi shar s to a broker, and to send iut i the Stock Exchange half a dozen other brokers to buy them back, thus concealing the source from whence they came, and at the same time reckoning upon the good effect up m the market of purchases by the Nizam at a premium. Alt this was supposed to be perfectly bona JiUe business, but 'lie restitution by Abdul Huk to tiie Nizam’s Government of L 101,631, with interest at 5 per cent, of which the committee has been informed by telegraph, shows that even the parties eoncerneu have now changed their minds on the subject.

German Colonisation*.— -A cable message in a kite issue elates that great uneasiness is being felt at the way in which German colonies are being formed in Palestine. The following clipping from tbe Now York Tribune has some bearing On the question JDr Sivartha, a wellmown resident, left Chicago recently for England, where he expects to spend some months in organising an extensive movement in the resettlement of Palestine. In both England and America this movement lias already excited widespread interest. A number of families are preparing to leave in the autumn, and Sivartha expects a large coiony to leave England for Palestine next spring. These people do not expect that the settlement and restoration of Palestine will be brought about by an \ thing that looks outwardly Jake a- miracle. It must be guided by political sagacity and easiness judgment, bull pervade.! by a deep religious iinpnis'. Captain Condor, who made the elaborate .nik-ial survey of Palestine, says that it may easily become the riva' in fertility of the bus., parts of Southern Italy. Willi a territory as targe as Great Britain and with every Variety of climate to choose from, it presents an inviting field to tlio immigrant. As soon as a sufficient number of people arc there to form tlio nucleus of a new' nation, it is expected that the European Powers will unite to declare Palestine au independent nation. The Jews proper, according to the expectation, will only form the smaller part, about one-sixth, of the now population. The larger element will be English and American. Hr Sivartha has already worKed out extensive and careful plans for the rebuilding of Jerusalem, for its temples, publie buildings, gates and walls, in harmony of the prophetic description of the Bible. According to his idea, the new Jerusalem is to bt a oeutro of learning, of political influence, and a ruling religious capital.

A Good Housewife. —The good housewife, when she is giving her house its spring renovating, should bear in mind th.it the dear inmates of hor house are more precious than many houses, aud that their systems need cleansing by purifying tbe blood, regulating the stomach aud uowels to prevent and cure the diseases arising from spring malaria and miasinu, anil she must know that there is nothing that will do it .-o perfectly and surety a Hr Soule’s American Hop liitters, the purest and best of medicines —“ Concord N. 11. Patriot.”

Holloway's Pills. —The stomach and its troubles cause more discomfort and bring more unhappiness than is commonly supposed. The thousand ills that settle there may bo prevented or dislodged by tiie judicious use of these purifying PIII3, which act as a sure, gentle, anti-acid aperient, without annoying the nerves of the most susceptible or irritating the most delicate organisation. Holloway’s Pills will bestow comfort and confer relief on every headachy, dyspeptic, and sickly sufferer, who ;e tortures make him a burden to himself and a bugbear to his friends. These Pills have long been popular remedy for a weak stomach, for a disordered liver, or a paralyse d digestion which yield without difficulty to their regulating, purifying, and tonic qualities, —(Advt).

YYo arc clearing the ba'ance of our Winter stock at reduced prices, Trimmed 'Aliifinery at half price, plush and Leaver Hats half price, 40 Boxes Keck i rilling from Is (id to bs (id per Box, .Striped Velveteen reduced from 15s (id to 2s ltd, about 100 children's jackets and four-in hand clonks from Is to 7s (id. sieve al other lots iu various departments will ,bc sold equally cheap. A splendid variety of I weed Patterns from the dillcreut N.X Factories. •' nits to measure on the shortest notice. — male audJJay Loudon House