A DEPUTY MAYOR.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7536, 9 May 1903, Page 4

A DEPUTY MAYOR.

Tjie deadlock m thePalnifrsfon 2N'orlli Borough Council should, have the effect of inducing the Councillor-; to make an

appointment of repniy-Hayor as soon as possible, instead 0!! leaving the matter till an cjnei\:eacy arises, wheu all sorts or complications occur. Not tliat we tliink it likely that the Mayor-elect would dream of leaving the district for weeks without having obtained leave or absence aTidTmaking proper arraagenients for the carrying out of the duties appertainir.g;.to his office, bat because it is advisable that Councillors and others

should know that there is no fear of any awkward complication arising, such as exist at present. The position of Mayor is no sinecure if properly attended to, and it cannot in any way detract from the dignity of the office to know that there is no possibility of its being brought into disrepute by the want of a little thought and consideration.

Mr W. P. Sliortt, the "Wellington auctioneer, leaves for England to-day on a six months' trip. Mr A. W. Hogg, M.H.R., has been re-appomted by the Government to his seat on the Victoria College Council. Mr "Walker, the Minister for .Education, has been laid aside with a severe attack of influenza, but it is probable he will bo at his duties nest week. The Ladies' Association of the Emmanuel Congregational Church liave resolved to hold a sale of work in October next. Notice is given that the appeals lodged against the classification of lands within tlie boundaries of the Sluggish liiyer Drainage Board District will be heard at the Magistrate's Court on Monday next at 11 a.m. It is stated tiat Mr "W. E. Haselden, at present holding the position of Stipendiary Magistrate at Wellington, is to be appointed successor to Mr Richmond Beetham, at present S.M. at Christchurch. The death is announced of an old Greytown identity, Mr John Fuller, aged 70 years. Deceased was proprietor of the Rising Sun Hotel thivty ytvirs ago, the principal hostelry in the Wairarapa in those days. Mr McKenna, stationmaster at "Wnnganui, is building a substantial-looking residence at Terrace End, near the Fire Brigade Station. Mr McKenna shortly retires from the railway service, and has decided to reside in Palmerston North.

The latest news from England is that Mr Beeves, the Agent-General, lias been so unwell lately that he has found it ad- I visable to take a week's rest in the country. It is thought that the extra work j entailed in answering the criticisms on | New Zealand's finances has been too much of a strain on his constitution. Mr R. H. Fisher, who for the past 15 Tears has been representing Messrs J. Nathan and Go. on the East and "West Coasts of the North Island, has been appointed to represent the welt-known firm of tea merchants, Messrs Nelson, Moate and Co., in Wellington and the suburbs. On Easter Monday, five children belonging to Hastings became dangerously ill after eating blackberries picked from bushes at Clive Grange. As an outcome the owner of Ihe property who had the bushes sprayed with*a strong solution of arsenic, and th* man who performed the work will be charged at the Hastings Police Court with having kid posion within three chains of a road. The secretary of the hospital, Mr TV. Butherfurd, has received from Huntervilie, through Messrs Thompson and Barnes, a donation of £17 Os od. This sum is half an amount collected at Hunterviile for the assistance of troopers wounded in South Africa. Fortunately there were no cases requiring assistance in the district, so the money was equally divided between the Palmerston and Wanganui hospitals. The Government subsidy will bring Palmerston's share up to £37 7s lid. Very special preparations luve been made for the Harvest Festival Services, to be held at the Cuba-street Methodist Church to-morrow. Special and appropriate anthems will be sung by the choir, and the Church will be profusely decorated with fruit, flowers and greenery, till tyuical of the abundant harvest of the past season M iss Eyre will sing the air of ;% Unfold in Beauty," the choir and congregation joining in the refrain. Festival h\ mns and anthems will also be sung on Monday night when the sale of goods will take pkze. The ladies of the dewing Guild will alse jhave a stall of useful articles and work to dispose of. The Bishop of North Queensland contributes a thrilling account of the late cyclone in Townsville to the current number of the Church Chronicle. Here is a sample of the destruction. " The Sub-Peanery, a very strong %vooden builbiag, weathered the last cyclone of 1896, and we had no idea it would ?iye way. Bui at mid-day it gave suddenly, and moving forward about eight feet from the piles at the back, the whole building broke into three pieces on the concrete steps in front. rihe root and verandah* then commenced to go, and within tliree minutes from the time that the first signs of weakness occurred, the household were flying for shelter" Practically the whole of the church property has been damaged, and many churches and vicarages entirely destroyed. The offertories at All Saints' to-mo.vow will go to help the church in iSovth. Queensland.

f W e understand, on reliable Jiutheritr, cnat the Borough Solicitor, Mr H. y. lutzhcrb.ort, has advised Mr Keeling, -town Clerk, to proceed to Vf elHn-tJu at pace will! the object of obtaiimjij an Ordev-iu-Council. so that the Councillors may ue sworn in by the Mayer and Tow a Clerk under Section 427 of the Municipal Corporations Act. If the desired Order cannot be obtained before Wednesday, wheo the newly elected Mayer takes office, the Councillors will be sworn in by the Mayor and Town Clerk under Sections 5-i of tlio sains Act and an Order obtained validating those proceedings. Under present circumstances the Council v.iil meet at midday on Wednesday and if the Order is not obtained by that time, will be sworn in by the Mayor and Mr Keeling and no further steps taken till that action is validated but it ihf- Order is obtained before that day, the Council will not niser. till NVednesiliiv right, when they will be sworn in ai;d general business proceeded witJi. Mr Keeling will, we understand, proceed to Wellington on Monday. The prizes won by the High. School pupils at their recent sports were presented at ;ho School yesterday afternoon. Several members of the High School Committee and a number '"of parents wore present: The Her. C. V. H-irper handed over tun trophies which had been selected by tiie winners. In .ioinjj so Mr liarpor addressed the scholars on the value oi: athletics, Loth as a physical aud a moral training. Mr W. llutlierfard, in the course ot a few remarks, expressed the hope that the pchoolground would be so improved before long, that it would be possible to hold the school sports there Mr G. Hirsch referred to the work done by Mr Foote in organising and carrying out the sports so succes ifully, remarks which were heartily endorsed by those present. Mr Yernon having spoken, hearty cheers were given for Mr Foote, in recognition of his efforts in connection with the sports, and to Mr Harper fo" presiding.

Miss Joan Sunderland, formerly of Gisborne, i s one of the secretaries to Miss Octavia Hill, th» philanthropic lady who has a» warmly taken up the problem oi housing :th« London poor. The Dunedin Star has {food reason for saying that the Government do TJOt intend, at the close of tno present leases, to renew th* licenses for railway refreshment vooma. The lot of the English barmaid compares unfavourably v.ith that of the Colonial Hebe. Jf is stated that the 80,000 woman employed &t Home in the bars york, on an average, 14 hours a day for ten shillings a week. The Colonial Secretary notifies m the Gazette that Wednesday, the -rd June next, being the annivorsary of the birthday of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, will lie observed a public holiday in the colon rnmUnt offices throughout the Indians in the STusgrave district, fcorth Queensland, are being- assaulted by kanakas. The animosity of the latter is being excited by the Indians taking a contract at prices below what the kanakas think fair The Indians will not move about except m mobs, and armed with heavy sticks. > n^r^n C> 1, principal of the b-irls College, .Kelson. ;ir,d formerly of the Wanganui Girls' Colloz". left with her mother on Friday, for London, via. the United States. Miss TemUli and her mother will make :i tour of Europe, and return via the Sius C^nal to NewZealand. In the appeal case by the Balhince Cc-operativo Dairy Company v. Kolbea and Kirk, the former's appeal was dismissed by the Chief Justice at "Wellington yesterday. Messrs Bell and Cooper (represented by Mr H. E. Cooper, of Pahnerston North) appeared for the appellants, and Mr Skerretc for the respondents. -' At the S.M. Cou-tthis morniugbefore Mr Greenfield. S M., Arthur Bran, charged with being drunk, w-:s remanded foe treatment. A first offender, female, charged with a similar ffence, was convicted aud discharged. Jame3 Doyle, alms Dore, charged with being an idlu ;inddisorderly person and h^vmt; no lawful means of support was sentenced to three months' imprisoument in "Wanganui prison with hard labour. Mr C. Revans, the agent for the celebrated Mab cake, has an announcement in our advertising- columns. The cakes, whicn are sold for 1/-, are composed of the best, of materials and the large demand which has set in for these delicacies, is a sure sign that their excellent quality is widely known and justly appreciated. A Chinese storekeeper was charged at the Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday morning with having in his possession unstamped and light weights. The case was remanded until next Monday in order to secure the services of an interpreter. " I got no time next Monday," said the defendant : "can't come down heah." "All right, John," remarked Dr. McArthur. " we'll probably come down and try the case' at your shop."—Post. An unusual sight was witnessed in the street, in Auckland the other day. A cartload of furniture which had been despatched to a customer was being conveyed to its destination when flames were observed to shoot out from thy centre of the road. The. flames were fanned by a breeze, and owing to the infiamm#ble nature of the tow packing. the: lurniture, which was valued at £65" was speedily reduced to charred sticks. The horse was taken out of the cart, and an attempt was made to .save the goods, but the fire had unfortunately gained a good hold. The men m charge were not smoking, and can assi"T no reason for the outbreak. °i

The London correspoml.->;vt of til Lyttelton Times v. vitas :—" Fo'the recent mild boom in. <rive!iMo>h as a fashionable .>i--Uctc in Jewellery, tlic linn of Frank llyo vis li-J of New Bond Street, soV.i to h clueny responsible. They are tSday the largest holders Jf stone to the rough, and are pi-opar.nl h work it into any fanev or otr-r articles required. Already they innuiacture it into every article hi jewellery, and in their establisb'ient at 12S, New Uond-street ffe to be seen toilet and cabinet p'icis. cigar and cigarette cases, broods' studs, vest buttons, sleeve lirs' pen knives, and other articles.?in which the greenstone has been \>rked up with gold or silver jrv lashionable are the greenstoneWmeo and shamrock brooches file orders are frequently received]for table ware, in which the haSlcs are made of greenstone with her mountings. Hr Frank Hyams'vho has Ijeen established in Londoi for the last four yours, ma:uifaeired the casket presented to the jince and Trincess of Wales hy thepeople of New Zealand on the ocisiou of their Royal Highnesses! our and also the silver centreoiei prc^ sented to ISh- Sedcion last*y« by the Angio.Xew Zealand coamnitV " in London. ■ His lam have it secured the order for the HnrsPark CtoUl^ Cup, value £r>oo, I.- tho fourth year in succession. J The iiclboumo Acre o: Ml 2-i states :—Tiie extraordinary£nou»t oi_ interest excited in the «Luni ne mind by a fashionable we-l-jh- w-xs well oxcmpliiictl yosterda^when "•om v a.m. till 3 p.m. '4 tratcs w tho Anglican Catheclif "were tiu-onged with crowds of iiiiiduals eager to get a .elimpsdjf the bride. Though achnissioito the Cathedral was exelusivehf/ ticket, many of those .presentfoweil o tendency to let euriosit^t the better of their sense offcorum l.eloro beginning the we :ig service tiie Bishop deemed ii-cessary to as!: those staiidiiia- irhe pow's to assume a'more dec-ofs posi.tion. The-incident is sjjjilly re-gi-ettablo, as it is o.flr o ce:itly that those in authoril ]n the Cathedral have felt safe! removing the notices—posted I lashionable weddings—to ihe |ct that anyone standing on thfe.-ais was liable to expulsion. Sk notices were naturally olTeusivei the eye of respectable- indiviciuS who resented the imputation zt they did not know how to beha themselves. If, however, a bi^p has to preface a religions cereAiy with a reciuest for proper l)(:.viiir it would hardly be amissi; \- ye the discarded notices repj ec The chief offender yestcrday.va however, not a woman, -ba man, who calmly mounted |c pulpit^ from which lie was sunAaa" eiected by a wary. Yersjei\ | j| 1 i-

The allowance of the Mayor 0/ Wellington, for tho current ye;ir, was iivi by the City ( ouncil at £100. For disturbing »i religious service in tHoProsbyteriim Church ;ifc Toiro. near £>-medin, on Sunday, by playing a " Jew's iiarp, a farm labourer \v:« fined'so3 or a moiith';.' imprisonment :it tlie Bulclutha ■Court »cstereUy. A peculiar accident occurred recently i\t Tai-Kdale, a few miles from Mpii-r. A cart laden with gorse was being tipped ■on ths side i.f ,i lvii, when it overturned, ■and. fell down the slopes iutoahollow m ■which an enormous pile of gorsc w>is burning, 'fire horse was dragged on its back by the cart into the fire, and kith £'■ aud the vehicle were consumed by the iianies. Baptise Church, Z.F.G.C.E. Anniversary «i!l be coli.-brated to-morro«", when "tlie Ecv A. C L#iwry, -»£ Feildinsj. presi dent of the C G. Union will conduct the Jnor;iirg j.ervic;\ and ihe llev E iiicLnrds the evening, who will talce as his subject "In pursuit of honey." On Wednesday there will be a social followed by a public meeting at which, addresses will be given by tho Her. T. W. Vealic and visiiing ddegat-s. The K'likoura Star reports a, bad accident to Mr.l.amesßoyd, well-known 11 liangiora. While engaged with an oil engine at Mr Chapman's farm Boyd w;is trying to put the belt on the ily-Vheel, the engine having full h pced. His sleeve caught and he was <-nfcuigled and carried .round. 'When picked up one oE his hands was torn off ;vnd the arm was subsequently amputated three inches below the elbow. A smart capture was affected at SJydenham yesterday by Constable Godfrey, says the Lytlolton Times. A boarder in one of the borough hotels missed a ten-pound note and ten .sovereigns from his room soon iifter noon, and at once telephoned for tho police. Constable Godfrey ■went to tho hotel and made investigations which, resulted. in his suspecting another boarder of having committed the theft. He went ' round to the workshop where this *uvn was employed, and after a short search found the missing money. It had been wrapped in a handkerchief and suspended by a piece of string behind the lining of the shed. The constable arrested tho suspected man only two hours after the first hearing- of tlie affair. As tho result of interviews with Mr Gilruth by Messrs F. ,7. Nathan, S. W. Luxford and P. A. McHardy, the subcommittee appointed to confer with him in connection >vith the proposed course of lectures on animals and their ailments, Mr Gilruth has drawn up the following syllabus with suggested dates for delivering the lectures :— May 30th, Anatomy and physiology of animals, with demonstrations ; June (sth, anatomy, physiology and diseases of horses' foot; .June loth, lameness and unsoundness of horses ; June 27th, common diseases of horses ; duly 4th, common diseases of cattle; .July 11th. tuberculosis and actinomycosis and deaioristrations : .litly 25th. prcgnan- : cy, abortion and assistance iii calling- and'foaling : August Ist, the •udder and its diseases : August 10th, troubles and diseases following calving and foaling (milk fever, retention of cleansing; etc) ; August 22nd, dentition of horses, cattle, sheep and pigs : August 29th, .■malformations and diseases of teeth ; Sept. sth, parasites of the 3ior.se, o:;, sheep aud pig ; their effects, prevential and remedial measures ; Sept. 12th, diseases of siieep, blood poisoning- after shearing and marking, braxy-liko diseases, acute indigestion, ante-partum paralysis, prelapsers of vagina and womb, assistance in lambing, foot rot, dietetic errors. It will be noticed it is proposed to hold the lectures weekly, tho locality in all probability the Fire Brigade hall. Subscriptions will be, non-members of the Association 21s. and members .iOs (5c for the full course. It is desired ;,hat those wishing to attend the -.lasses should send their names to ether of tlie above committee or to the secretary of the Association and it is necessary to note that when the class is started wo further applications will lie received. At a meeting of the subcommittee ihis morning the profr gramme submitted by Mr Gilruth v.-a.s approved and steps are now being takensto form the classes.