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New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6251, 29 November 1881, Page 4

Complaints aie made that on Friday and Saturday evenings a number of the men travelling in the second-class carriages of the trains leaving Auckland are more or less the worse of liquor, and their language wholly unfit to be repeated in the hearing of respectable women, who yet arc compelled to listen to it. So serious has the evil become that it is the practice of the young girls attending the Education Boar-l Training School on .Saturdays to frequent the carriages next the engine—though the most dangerous in case of accident—in order to get rid of the presence and conversation of drunken men. A. correspondent suggests that the general manager might provide a separate carriage for ladies only on Friilav and Saturday nights. We have received a copy of the Press (Christehurch), eontainina a "full report of the Premier's speech at I.eeston. on Saturday. November lit. The speech occupies upwards of nine columns. Mr. Hall spoke for two hours and ten minutes, and the questions and replies extended the proceedings nearly an hour and a-half more. The speech appears to be carefully reported and printed. Our Whatav.hata correspondent writes : — Considerable feeling is being felt in connection with the new swamp road between Hamilton and Whatawhata. It will be remembered that contracts were let some months ago to put clay on the swamp, and make various other improvements ; th« ro;ul to be maintained for a certain time, and the clay aud other works to be measured at the end of maintenance. That time lias now arrived, and it is the freely expressed opinion of those who travel over the road that nothing like the quantity of clay has been put on. This is an important matter, aud should be enquired into. Mr. John Mnin informs us of a verv narrow escape from drowning experienced bv his son Thomas, a boy thirteen years of age", on Sunday last. It appears that between S and <) o'clock on Sunday morning the !ad went down to the public baths. He stripped, auc went in, but beiiio unable to swim, he lost his footing and" presence of mind, ami got into deep water. A young man named Mills, who was present, observed the danger of the lad, and brought him in, in a rather exhausted state, to the landing. Mr. John Main, father of the lad, asks us to convey his heartfelt thanks to Mr. Mills for his courageous action in saving his son's life. In respect to the notice in yesterdays issue referring to the prospectus "of Messrs. Fisher and Company (Limited), we are requested to state that it is only the freehold properties of Fisher and Co. which have been valued. Their stock ia trade is to be valued by Mr. James Wallace and Mr. Robert Hall.

A correspondent " M " „,, * funds for the benefit of pita, which may be raised by the „ ho, - mahn», .should be placed in the &* d some committee v.-lio tak-p in aa -J"'s of good work, and not .neMv' beT', , ? h oJfic.aU to dispense. '°> he "insinuates the slightest doubt o<\" at honesty and kindness of the V ■ : '" ! employ*,, but that ench labour ia 0.,fe l tsonal work for a staff totally im '" and that it is no kindn«,to th"u tional work on these persons' shon'ldprtjculany at holiday time, and a- t'u lv, Pa r" is one that ought to bo, and is with ,W----labour ot love, why not ask them to d '</' * whatever there may be to give " '•■ m'* concln-les by adding that no rf eilbt y r Lincoln, and those who work with him »'-p gladly undertake the duty. " ' 1; A lucky windfall h=3 come to oi-e'•" r old settlers, Dr. Beak-, in the shape ~c^ legacy of some £3000. It appears th.-/» rpirics were made through an Auckland i solicitor for the nephew of a Mr Js.-.ti. lately deceased at home, who was s'lprT-.'i jto be living in the Waikato. An Vvi f sent into the Waikato. and visite'i M J B-.-:ile. solicitor, of Cambridge, but toWl h» was not t.'ie fortunate man, and returr'n- , ♦"'* Hamilton was satisfied, after an intc-'-i- "' with Dr. B. C. Beale, that he was til legatee. — (Hamilton Correspondent). At the annual meeting of the Piakor oun . Council, present : Messrs. Chc-Dnell ?••,-- bell, Kl!is. Firth. Fergusson, >Hrs' Whitaker, and Williams, Mr. was elected permanent chairman.'" tender of Messrs. Hetherington aivl <,]"," Knight forXos. 1 and 2 contracts 16s p-r.-hs'C for the forming a track to the new n:«h zTe ' rolia v.-a 3 accepted, and the Kii-; r .,' instructed to extend the line 30 cha-u'L' youa contract distance at the same rat-' N wa; resolved to take the necessary st-m .' enable the Council at a meeting to be !'<■!,',, the 14th December, to levy a rate of <iy-U,,» in the pound on the lands in the I'.v.-'-II outlying district. A sum of £100 was ■'•":'£] to the Waitoa Highway Board, to a"'-';,-';!, fornvi-.g the main road between and the Te Aroha goldfield. Oar Mansontii Corrospondent v.t : -o; ■_ "Oil Tuii.iay the 22i:d instant Mr. H.'! o : Mar-hal! au.l Hnll, held an auotiou t!i» residence of Mr. Ball, Omaito w'hj ;- leaving the district. The atte:i.l:i':w.r«-as small, and bidding Very things were sold, and Mr. I'all sto;i;i-.-i tlv <a'.e. I hear the things sold amoui-.te'l to £14, while the auctioneer's foes amouaVl toK. Country sales are not very at times.' .

j A Youug Women's Institute has reecntly been established in Adelaide on the liiie<'o'; the Auckland Young Women's Instkr-..* It v.-as imiiu'urati-il by an e:iti.-i-t:>i:irjit.-!it'\V f which His Excellency the Governor presM-j" and 320 young women sat α-wn to tea! Lady Jervois took a:i active intor-.-st b establishing the institution, .un; i'o'iiO k\u received in subscriptions i'ruiii tlie p.;!'!;• ;V tint object. If the movement prospers, the committee intend buying a pieje of \.\:<A ,y.-,\ building suitable pivmi.--.-s. I'iu' ■- divided into three branches— viz.. p. p. freshme::t rojiu, a reading rovu iv-;t ; - pUuo). and ;i special prJ.in ..;; apart for board and lil/.n« pi:--. >;..« one of the la lies connected with its :;i .:;■;•■ . >r.e:it formerly a retid-iit of A'.ie'il-'c.l, :M~i she thus writes respecting the iiHt:;> twn :— -i I'he hou-e is arranged ami fur«:=hed on a somewhit similar, thou'ii b.-» r scale, th-it th.-it ::i Auckland, which in-i'-.i has been taken as a model f, r this or,-.-. l-i-i intended to ir.ake the in.-titu'i'. 1:1:.? ti:o i>!:? :n Ar.ekl uid. .-ii.-if-injiportin.'—:ha: i= t!:epr!.-os eh >:-,.! tor rofiv-h.nent. :u: t :or board*!!.: wi!K-n-fr the aetual outlay ■■-■'■, ~!n.-. Uv.t tl:o i'ljlj'O subsonlmd * !■■: Tγ, pu!.l:e w.is r.."iv.!!x-d to furnish the "1...v.-», an-i in fact to torm a capital with wliij ;q t':e it.-sent work. And consta"- h-!n will <!.-.-.-J,t!oi 3 be required to i,::Q develop the various ways and Ke.im i..r u=e:'ulnes.- th it are sure to ar.-.- in e , n:i'".'t:o:i with t'lo institute, wsnn'-ivV or work for women behi = ' so vario i minifuld. In every city the want of hr.r,; comforts, home sceiety, home iiiduencv;. ij ever iiicrciising. Our women le.ive t::eir country lionies and ■_-.>T7io ui:> ti;e factories and shops of the towns, aui ti.erc often find themselves homeless in the roil and true soiu-j of the word. An.k'-.r. i boasts, and justly, of many over some other colonial cities ; to these siio uiy no«" add the honour of having reen v.k.- r.r:t to open a Young Women's Institute, ari'l or.e so aljly arrangeil and conducted tin: i: hii served, as a model to the institute just opjp.* , . hero. It i≤ earnestly to be hoped tiint the pr'oliu of Auekl.iinl wiii ail tiie sy:r.;n:- ; y n.nd. help needed to the noble and truehe:irteii lady who in spite of difficulties ar.i indiiierence, was the tirst to show practio;; love and care for the voung wonica of Auckland." A correspondent at Howiek asks if;': is etiquette for one candidate to att.r: the ineeting of another and keep up a .;:-:;.-b; ance, or if it is allowed for a school-mas:?: to take pare in politics. Etiquette, we f-.ur. ii forgotten at election times. If one csalidate attends the meeting of an ojipanc , .::. :;■-' should content himself with listening: i: :; better for a school-master not to ta.;e i: active part in polities. The Australasian thus refers to the nui.ne: in which Sir George Grey dealt with the native question :— "It is always ple.t«.i!it :•) be able to assent to and to praise the 5.:= and speech of a man from whom we i:v.; often felt compelled to disagree. Thus « are giad to give the warmest praise to the str.iiglitfornard and sound advice givcE ::■ the New Zealand House of Represeut.r.ivrand to the Government bj - Sir George Grey, who, referring to the condition of the noe question, said : 'If there i≤ likely to U "j difficulty on the West Coast, then 1 ay this : that, for the salvation of both rs.-es. i'i any difficulty does arise, it shouU :'«• stautly put lioH-ii. Tiiat is an nccessit\ - . That would be an act of mercy— ' a.i act of mercy to both races, which we must see is performed. Therefore every means must Lie put in. the hands of the '-■•;• vermnent so that that may be done. I haye no doubt that what has to be done will K done mercifully • but there must be no prolonged war. Let preparations instantly bi made. If there is the least chance of .1 •.!:'=■ turbauee taking place, it is much better::.!; funds should be unnecessarily spent in ir-s» - ing preparations and putting ourselves "-'J security than to risk terrible disasters hereafter.' The wisdom of the counsel is i= apparent as the public spirit of the df.-'«-tion, and it is a satisfaction to us to b-. , "- e to cordially recoguise both.' . The following is the return of sick treat;■.'. at t!:e Provincial District Hospital fir the week ending Saturday, November - 1 !. l s> ' : — Itemained last return, 107 : admituM*:-". 11; discharfred, 11 : died, f>: remaini=s--101 males, 17 females. Arrangorr-ect of cases :— Zymotic, 1- ; constitutional, Hj loc.il, 4S: developmental, 17: violent, F: -e deaths ucc.i:Ted. viz., E. D.. ag* , - '•- years, female, c 1 "J Ist iust., of u'ecera! deHiiiU- ; A. H., aged 60 years, male, 03 •2-2 nd inst., of cancer of stomach ; W. C, US years, male, ou 22nd i::st., of arthritis: G. 8., aged GO years, male, on -21th inst-, « pneumonia ; T. McM., aged 12 years, ir.a!<. on 24th inst., of scrofula. Tlianks are returned to Mrs. S. Morrin for flowers, and w Mrs. Sutherland and the Secretary Auckland Club for illustrated newspapers,

"Oue Who Knows," referring to the paragraph in yesterday's issue respecting the Lite Mr. .?. *'• Myers, states that lie was not a ':i M.L.C., but a member of the Legislative Assembly. The Bight Rev. W. G. Cowic, Bishop of the Auckland Diocese, conducted the service at St. John's Church, T.nraru, on Sunday. The Bishop preached at tit. George's, SliortIriil, in the evening, when Mr. Calder was in.'tucted. Tiie organ recital announced to take place t.i-morro-.v evening at St. Paul's cathedral ,-irjrch, has been postponed until Monday, t • ;ird December. This postponement is ■iu?ed by the unfavourable weather interferinii with the rehearsals. The dingy race between Masters Bailey ~..] Hewson took place yesterday evening, , ■~] was won by the latter, with some lea 'ths to spare. The course was from tlie Bi-Ttion to the Railway Wharf. The winner i,'.,oine two years older than his opponent, .:: : is employed at manual labour. The St. Matthew's Church bazaar was i .:ii:i continued last night, and notwitlistand- <"< that .lupiter l'luvius was in tlie axcendr'it there was a. very good attendance, and >h7 fair stall-keepers did a good business. M-civ sood articles are still left, which will (rhlless go clieap at th« auction sale to- ■.:.:•! "Mrs. Jarleys Waxworks" had '.'-'•vL-i-d additional iiguivs added, and wero ,>:.t:-o.iise.l by a crowded audience. The tree of " Botsy Baker" ruso went well. The Roval Art Gallery an-J Scientific Museum i'.,o maintained their attractions. The Hobs™ Band played several choice selections duri:;- the evening. To-night is positively th;-last on which tins b-'/aar will bo open. A.lmUsion will be t;ive.. at 7 o'clock, at lid, tm .■iitertainments «r:.cis. The performances commence punctually rt S ; and the auction «a!s. :it which a number of valuable plant." will be sold, at 5.30 sharp.

A special train leaves Auckland to-morrow tuornin" at half-past seven o'clock, and picks up mssengers at the stations between Auckland and Penrose for the Waikato races. It 3-rivos at the Rukuhia station, a mile and ah:.!f from the racecourse, at noon It returns from Rukuhia station at six o clock 111 the M:-. Gr.-.dwelT* concert takes place _on fii'ursrlav evening, in the Choral Hall. The programme, winch is an excellent one, is published in another column. The election of a Councillor for the Whau Ki.iia"' of the Kdo.n County Council, is fixed for t : -e 14:h of December, at the Whau Hall. 1 , ;,., n-iniir.-ition takes place in the Whau H.■'.! on ttie Mil of December at uoon. '"•-.e programme of tlie Takapuna Races, to !-■ he'd in" the "JTtii n-cember. i.s published i:i .-uMther column. There an , events. f:i- liighest ir.oiu-y being the Devonport Cup r\ ; the Har.di-.\ip Steej.'lechase, both of wlii.-l: arc 7f.=..ivs. The entries close at balfp.ut 10 o'clock on tin; evening of the 6th i)..-,-:iib.;r. At a h'.te h.mv last night there were three I>r:-D:iers in the luck-up awaiting being ii v.: •' 1 ;t before tiie I'olire Court tiiis lnorn- ~ ,r.-.h:» l-"i.-!i.:r was in cu.-tody charged >i-.V.i -tcaimL' clothing. &c, the property of JVi.'r Sira:»ber_'. The articles were «ortli £:;. ,i:i-'. have 1.-.eii recovered by Sergeant ,V:.:::i. Kliza Ili'ivsmi was in custody on a M\-:.\-v:'.t charged -.vith assault. J uhn Taylor Mr." John Trem.-iiu. ~»i Holx.v'.street, a ;:. •■ .■:>■.-liar.::i pipe. kuilV. solitaire &c, to-;-'.;v;wo;-:i: abfu-. ill. The robbery wa* not •:: 1L- at inj'u but yesterd '.y forenoon. The 5.:.; prisoner is also charged with being ':•. .:'.'■-. aad ii;sord.-rly. ']":::■ following is the report ot the Auekt.;:i ; . Lunati; A.~y!.im for tiie week ending No , . ■-•::-.bcr 26, ■ —i'.i'aiaining last week. I : : •17 1 males, 7S females ; total, I':- folliTA-lng is the state of Her Majesty's r.i-il. Aiijkland, for the weekending -'tith November, :—UII remand, 1 female: ■j.Wivti'l' trial, '■> -.iial«.s : sentenced to penal ~ervituife. ir.ales : h.ard labour. S:l males, ■22 females : imnri--'ii:m?!u, -'1 males : default of hail. Sfom.ilei : .iei.tors, 0 males: received during the week. l:> males, r> females : dis!.'ir'ed. 10 males. .'! females ; total in craol, !:;'l Aa!es. 120 feiiales. i':.i ins'.irar.ce companies doing business in \ ■. klamt are to be closed to-mcrrow, being "~: Andrew's Day. Tj-:r.orro\v. St. Andrew's Day, the banks '.:: Auckland are to be closed. An obituary notice cf the late Right Rev. !>.. James O'Quinu, Bishop of Brisbaue, by • : 7 /r-Owm," hxs been printed and published . : " :s:e form of a pamphlet.