LAOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 134, 12 May 1885, Page 2

LAOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Napier Evening News haa beenshown a letter received by Mr D. S. - M'Kay, one of Messrs Fortune and Black's employes, from "Boaz" of Dunedin, the manager «of cortain " Hamburg Drawings," m which Mr M'Kay is informed that his ticket No. 7223 has drawn a prize of £200, and a cheque is promised by the next mail. It has been said shat other prizes were reported to have been drawn by Napier people and never afterwards heard hoard of. Perhaps this was because the drawers so wished it ; we may be sure if they did not get thoir money they would nave made a noise about it. Perhaps, again, they were drawn by persons who had certain relations with the Deputy Official Assignee. The practice of scribbling' addresses and numbers on one's shirt cuffs has long been prevalent. At one time, indeed, it was found that candidates for examination used this part of their attire for the purpose of obtaining information surreptitiously during the courae of an examination. This was soon stopped, but cuffs would seem to be still so often employed as note-books that an enterprising stationer has issued boxes of what he calls " cuff stationery." Each box contains a couple of dozen of what look like cuffs, each having a seeming solitaire and marks of stitching all round it ; and also a similar number of wristbands folded m the semblance of envelopes. Thus, you can now write a letter on a cuff and enclose it m a wristband. The following details respecting the man arrested on tho San Francisco mail steamer the other day, may be interesting. The New. Zealand Herald says: — The murder at St. Louigb .Missouri, for . which Walter H. Lennox Maxwell, alias Theodore Cecil D'Auguier, was arrested on board the mail steamer City of Sydnoy, seems to be " the Shechan case " of the United States Government, as some 1500 dollars wero paid for cablegrams m connection with his apprehension. D' Auguier, as accused terms himself, is mud to have been educated m Kent, and claims to be a brevet lieutenant-colonel m tho French army, and to have servod m Algeria. The murder occurred on tho sth April, and it is a singular coincidence though, of course, only v coincidence, that on the following day he commonced to keep a diary, the first* entry of which is dated .St. Louis, Missouri, showing all his subsequent movements. Many of tho cans of alleged moat furnished to the Soudan army are said to have baon fillod with sand. It is needless to say they bore American brands.

j An inspector, who had been explain i ing to a eiass that the land of the world | was not continuous, said to a boy who I' happened to bj standing nearest him, j " Now, could you father walk around the 1 world ?" " No, sir," was promptly an--1 swered. "Why not V" " Because he's dead," was tho' altogether unlooked i»r I response.

The unfortunate Empress Charlotte of Mexico, who liw boon insane ovor miuw tho tbath of her lmsh.ind, m said to show signs of recovering h-jr reasou. Of luto she lias grown ho mucli more sensible and alive to p.iasing events that the do(Jtor3 hope that she nv.iy got well. j Instances ef terrible hereditary disease were reported during a Sheffield mission. Dr Thomas, of the local hospital, mentioned that children of eight years were suffering from delirium tremens, and babes at the breast were to bo met dying from the gin-drinkers' livor ! We aro informed that the Bryco-Rua-den enquiry before the commissioners, which commences on Monday, will be strictly private, and therefore the press will not be allowed to publish the evidence or any portion of it. — Herald. " What'a the reason you didn't speak to Jones when he passed us just now V" "He insulted me the other day." " What did he say to you ?" "He called me an old ass." " Called you an old ass ! How ridiculous ! Why, you are not old ! You are just m your prime ! You will not be an old ass for ten or fifteen years yet." A atory from; London statei that to spare extra expenses, a wedding party consisting of six persons drove to the church m one cab, live inside and ono on the box. " After the ceremony was over, the clergyman began to address a few appropriate words to the newly-married couple. While he was speaking tho bridegroom made his way to the clerk and said : " I say, I wish you'd ask your guvnor to cut it short, as we've hired the 'cab by the hour." We have received a telegram per Press Asaociation to the effect that the Southern Cro3s Petroleum Company's No. 4 bore was down 115 feet. This may bs very interesting news to the Directors, but wo wish the agent of tho Association would not bore us or our'readers with any more such rubbish until the Company has " struck oil." — Canterbury Prernt.

Napier was pinched on Monday morning with a touch of winter, the meteorological observer chronicling 49 degrees. With the exception of Taupo (48) Napier was tho coldest place m the North Island. In the other Island Kaikoura stood at 47 Balclutha and the Bluff at 47, while Invercargill was comparatively warm at 53. — Telegraph. Two boys aged 15 were committed for trial for housebreaking at Dunedin on Tuesday. They succeeded m climbing a six-foot fence, and an entrance was effected by pulling down several tierg of bricks. They discovered tho key of the safe, and from cash boxes m it secured some £9 15a. A third boy was concerned but the evidence showed that he only assisted iv spending the money. A late number of the New Zealand litferrec states that the Hon. Mr Robinson has decided to ship his well-known horses Vanguard, Oudieus, Liverpool, and Manchester to Australia m a few days. Mr Mason, as trainer, and Derrett, as jockey, will accompany the team. Public works undoubtedly bring a certain amount of money to the lucky districts m which they are carried on. We hear that on a day last week no less than 84 persons sat down to dinner at Mr Gibbons' well-known hotel the White Hart, at Marton, over 57 also partaking of supper on the same day. As some interest has been excited regarding ths exact position of Guam, we take the following from a Gazette/ : — "Guam, Guahan, or Guajau, the chief town of the Ladrone Island*, m the Pacific Ocean, abounding with excellent fruits, particularly guavas, bananas, cocoas, oranges, und liinos. Lat. 13*26 N., 74-58 W," The Lyttelton Times is informed on good authority that the Pope has decided to divide the Roman Catholic diocese of Wellington', and to erect a new diocese of Christchurch, ito embraoo the southern portion of the present diocese of Wellington. There are various rumors afloat as to the name of the new bishop. Both tho Revs Father Gihaty and Father Charvier, S.M., have been mentioned but nothing certain is known. The recent departure of the Right Rev Dr Redwood for Europe is supposed to have soma connection with this matter. An old army officer who doubts that General Gordon is dead, owing to the remarkable discrepancies m the details of tin manner of his death, draws attention to the fact that, some thirty-five or forty

years ago, three officers wero reported killed m China. A large pension was ! paid their relatives, and no thought was ! entertained of their being alive. Eleven I years later one of them put m an api puarance. He had been taken prisoner, spirited away, and the death of himself and two companions circulated. The Wellington Meat Preserving Company have introduced tho Wellington people to real frozen meat. About two months ago a quantity was frozen and kept on hand for retail purposes and experiment, and the result is singularly felicitous. The freezing and keeping has absolutely improved the meat. This we are assured on the. words of those who [ have tested it. The meat ia remarkably | juicy and tender and full of flavor. I The Wairarapa Observer gaya that on i Friday evening, Elders Aldrich and I Davis* of the Mormon faith, mounted i the platform of the Carterton Public Hall, accompanied by some of their fellow members. There was a large audience. The proceedings wero fairly quiet until Elder Alrieh was describing the tenets of their faith, when a scene of rowdyism and confusion ensued, which was a disgrace to all concerned m it. The meeting had to be brought to an abrupt termination. " Boaz's " eighth grand drawing for £4000, consisting of 820 prizes, took ! place m the presence of a number of | subscribers, and the first prize (£300) ; went to a business man residing on | Lambton • quay, Wellington, second i prize (£200) to Dunedin, third prize (£100) to Invercarrill, fourth prize (£SO) | to; Nelson, and fifth prize (£SO) to Weatport. : The schooner Saxon, from Lyttelton to Auckland, had a perilous voyage. During a gale her steering apparatus gave way, and the vessel was m a helpless condition. The bulwarks were brokon to clear the dock. Off Portland Island she saw lights as of a vessel m distress, but the weather being thick, could not make sure of it. Mr Ernest E. Collins, who has acted as Beuter's agont m Wellington during the past five years and a half, having succeeded the late Captain Holt, left by the Wanaka on Sunday evening for Lyttelton, where he will join the 8..M.5. Kaikoura. Mr Collins is going Home for a pleasure trip, and will be back early next year. Ho has been 14 years m Beuter's service, three ypars of which were spent m Bombay, and five m Sydney. During his stay m this oity, Mr Collins has been held m high ostoem by a large circle of friends, whilst all over the Colony he has made friends of the newspnpor proprietors by his attention to thoir various wants, combined with never-failinir courtesy. Last Thursday evening Mr Collins was entertained at dinner at tho Club, and on Saturday evening at tho Occidental Hotel. — Wellington paper.

On Friday next, 15th inst, Messrs Halcombo and Shsrwill will hold their usual periodical stock sale at the Ashurct Sale Yards. The catalogue will be found elaewhere. The Timaru Herald says tint at the local Board of Education ru3otiu<j on Thursday, tho replies made to certain inquiries respecting a candidate who had appliod for a te.iehership, but who wa3 certificated, cause;! an all-round smile. Tho gentleman who had examined him said ho vra.-> good at spelling and writing, but could not do an arithmetic paper m oithor Standards IV. or V. ; was very shakey m his geography, and extremely weak m history ; altogether he was a very respectable fellow, but not quite learned enough for a teactur.

Wo are informed that some exfcraordinary disclosures will be made during the hearing of a divorce suit which will shortly come before tho Supreme Court iv Wellington. The respondent occupies a prominent position m a certain country district, being the owner of a largo sheep run. Tho petitioner is his wife, at present residing m Wellington, and she is seeking lor a dissolution of her marriage on tho grounds of cruelty and adultery. We understand that the case will revoal a shocking state of immorality. — Pott. The death is announced of Mr John King, " the first man who signed the teetotal pledge m England," and one of the " seven men of Preston." He died at Ainsdale at the age of 90. He Bigned the pledge m 1822. John King was the only surviving member of the seven men who signed this pledge. Tho R.M. (Mr Ward) was engaged at tho R.M. Court, Foxton, up to 10 p.m. on Wednesday last, on a case the if anawatu County Council against two contractors — Messrs Pool© and Trask, of Foxton — who did not complete a contract which they took from the council. The council finished the work, and sued the contractors for the cost of the same. The defence was that tho plans of the contract were faulty. Judgment was reserved.

Messrs Snelson and Co.'s Karere stock sale will take place next Friday, commencing at 1 p.m. Entries should be forwarded m time to be advertised. The Kilwinning Lodge, S.C. will hold its next regular meeting m the Masonic Hall, Main-street, to-morrow, at 7.80 p.m. Business, passing. Visiting brethem are invited to attend. We aro requested to remind members of the Manawatu Club that the quarterly general meeting will be held m the Club Boom, this ovening, at 8 p.m. Business : Election of members and general. A pubho tea meeting and social entertainment will he held m the Town Hall, on Wednesday the 20th May. Vocal and instrumental music, readings, &c, will be supplied by a number of our local talents, and a very pleasurable evening may be lonked forward to. The proceeds of the entertainment will be m aid of St. Patrick's Church, Broad-street. Tickets can bo procured from the stores or members of the church.

General Gordon, writes a correspondent, had had a hundred attacks of angina pectoris before he started a year ago for the Soudan. Last spring he said his " pain " was then less frequent, but that it had been very bud on his first arrival at Khartoum. Anxiety, he thought, had then aggravated it. It is often the weakly ones, whose lives hang by a thread, who do the most work m tho world. At the Wanganni R.M. Court F. G. Bryce was charged with a breach of the Sheep Act, m, that he had brought a flock of 246 sheep from the Bangitikei district into the Wanganui district, the former being a clean district and the lat- j ter an infected one, without giving seven clear days' notice of his intention to introduce them into the district. After evidence for the prosecution had been taken his Worship said he could not take up the position of tho defendant m this case. He thought that travelling sheep from tho Bangitihei district to the po.t of Wancanui, though a portion of the journey 'to Wellington, came under | clause 40. Although inspectors might not always do their duty, that would be no reason to excuse defendant. Fined £100. Mr Fitzhorbert— (who vras counsel for the prosecution), What, £100 ? We don't press for that.. The Act says , the penalty shall not be less than £10, j nor more than £100. His Worship j lookod up the Act, and then reduced the i fine to A'lo, not to carry costs. j

By a notice appoariug m another column, the officer commanding tliu district gives notice to all persons, married or Dingle, between the ago of aeveuteeu aud thirty, that if thoir names do not appear on the Militia rolls pouted at the Police Station, they must witiiin 20 days, give m their name, age, and place ot residence, either personally or m writing. Failure to do this will incur a penalty of LI, ami if this bo not paid, a further peuatty of Is per day until it m paid.

Ah exchange says that it has been decided by the Government not to veil nny more totara bush. This is the first really practical step toward* forest conversation iv New Zealaud that has been takeu. Seven 64-poundarg hare been brought to the Colony per Waihora. The Whihora altio brings a large quantity of warmaterial. It is stated that Mr J. Tyree, of Dunedin, haa succeeded m preparing gun* cotton ready for use, from refune of the Roulyn Mills and acid manufactured at the Kaikorai Chemical Works. We are requested to state that tickets m Fred* Consultation on the Steeplechase are going off well. There was, writes an M.P. to the Pall Mall Budget, a historic and unprecedented incident m the Hotiße of Commons last week. The Marquis of Hartiugton m reading out the telegram announcing the death of General Stewart paused awkwardly several times ; and m the end his voice became ho husky that he could not be heard. The Marquis of Hartington has now been nearly thirty years m the House of Commons, and it is the first instance on which his marvellous stolidity has given- way. Everybody will think the better of him on this occasion that nature her custom held.

Mr McKerrow, the Surveyor-General, visited Southland Jaßt wrek, with the object of seeking out blocks of land for special settlement under Mr Ballance'a ' scheme. All the Wellington Meat Companies are very busy just now. The Gear Company has lately completed a big order for the Admiralty, nnd others are to follow as quickly as possible. The prizes m Vulcan's Autumn Handicap consultation, we are informed, fell ' aa under : — Th«> first prizn to two tailors iv Wellington, the second to a company ' of twelve iv Cuba-street, tho third to a company m Newtown. Messrs Steven* and Gorton's stock Halo at the Borough Yards took pace to-day, and wan well attended. The leport will a«pear m our next issuo. We hoar from a privnto source tlat some of tho candidates who wore '' plucked" at the recent legnl examination failed m the very branches m which they w«rre ujohJ confident of siiceem*, and j any u<'c«s«ity for ro»rfiiig up m which i they afteeled to ignore altogether. Pome of those who were very boastful prior to thf examination vow whistle very softly.

Before Messrs Lititon and McNeil on Monday John Beach was charged with the larceny of a mackintosh value £3, the property of Mr Jus. Fenton. Accused pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, hard hbor. Two [ other charge wore laid against one Wm. Storey b.tt fell through. The clerk of the Court at Foxton is .at prjdent acting as interpreter at Nelson. Tuo duties of hia olKce being undertaken by the bailiff. A brawl occurred m ia -house of illfame m Taonui-street on Sunday morning m which tho constable had to" interfere. The case will be heard before justices tomorrow. The date for receiving tenders for purchase of stock and book debts m D.M. George's estate has been altered to Wednesday, the 21st inst. A small time piece m Mr Littlejohn's window attracted the attention of a good many to-day. The clock is of American manufacture and has a very interesting outside action. Members of the Provisional Committee of the proposed Dramatic Ciub are reminded of a first meeting to be held this evening at the Club Hotel, commencing at 7.30 p.m. The now yards of Messrs Stevens and Gorton at XLirton, are now approaching completion. They are of a most substantial and commodious character ; indeed, they would compare favourably with any on the West Coast. The Hawera Parliament have agreed to a motion to fix members' subscription for the session at sa. The people of Halcombe have at last had granted to them what they have long tried for. viz., an occasional sitting ortheK.M. Court. The Court will be held m the waiting-room at the Builway Station once a month. This will be a great boon to the residents of Haloombe, who have hitherto had to do their court business at Marton or Feilding.

The oldest specimen of pure glass bearing anything like a date is a little moulded lion's head, bearing the name of un Egyptian Kiug of the eleventh pynasty, . m the Slade collection at tho British Mu.-teum. That is to say, at the period which vi ■. : be moderately placed at more than z .»•>>) years B.C. glass was not only made, oat with a skill which shows that tha *ii was nothing new even at that time.