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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7771, 18 October 1886, Page 4

The Socialists of London are planning a demonstration, which is to take place on November 9, when a procession of the unemployed will follow the Lord Mayor's Show. By an inundation in Texas, 200 persons have been drowned* The latest accounts respecting the London money market show that New Zealand 4 per cent, insoribed stock is quoted at 97, a decline of £1- This is no doubt in consequence of the issue of the new loan. The Standard is persisting in its attacks on New Zealand's 1 financial credit, and accuses the Bank of England of propping up " a spendthrift colony." The report sent a few days ago, that a goldfield had been discovered in the interior of South Australia, is confirmed. It is stated that there are now 150 men on the field. Tasmania has passed a bill for the payment of members. Beach, the champion oarsman, has, it is stated by the Sportsman, resolved to retire from aquatic contests, either at home or abroad. Respecting the Bulgarian orisis we are informed that the commander of the Bulgarian troops at Rustchuk has been arrested for obeying General Kaulbars, and that the Great Powers are corresponding with a view to the selection of a successor to Prince Alexander, Lord Randolph Churchill, who has been for some time at Vienna, it is supposed on a special mission, left for Paris yesterday. ' The barque Helen Denny, from Glasgow, came into harbour early yesterday morning under the , charge of Pilot Cooper, who boarded the barque between the Little Barrier Island and Tiritiri. The barque's voyage has been a most nneventfal one, and occupied 98 days from port to port. The vessel is to be berthed to-day to discharge her cargo. In our shipping columns will be found the names of the passengers who have taken passage by the steamship Tainui, which sailed from Lyttelton for London on Friday evening last. The civil sittings of the Supreme Court will commence at ten o'clock this morning, and it iB absolutely necessary that jurors and others interested in the causes should be in attendance. The following is the list of causes set.down for hearing :—With jury of twelve: Hori Korakanui and others v. Henry Lane, for £1100 13s 9d, for kauri and other trees sold ; James Murdock v. Auckland Brick and Tile Company (Limited), for £989 5s 6d, being for work done, etc., and including £500 for damage for breach of agreement. With jury of four ; Catherine Vincent and another v. Imperial Fire Insurance Company, for £200, under a policy of insurance; Keremeta Henekau v. The Thames Valley and Rotorua Railway Company (Limited), for £500, a reward offered for the discovery 'of a railway route. The Official Assignee in Bankruptcy of the property of Henry Robert Holman v. Annie Holman, for an order that memorandum of transfer be declared void, and .that it be cancelled, and that accounts be taken, etc. Without jury : William Swanaon v. Henry Robert Russell, for £261 Is 9d, amount owing on overdue promissory note; Christopher Wood v. Alfred Bowles, for possession of land and £1 for rent; the Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of Auckland v, W. L. Mitchell, for £256 15s 7d, for arrears of rent; John Augustus Petherick v. Rosa Maria Hannan, for £158 17s 7d, for work done and materials supplied ; Rachel Scott, aa administratrix of the estate of the late Robert Boyd Scott v. John Adam Sims and another, for £2CO for rent due, and that accounts be taken* The Spring meeting of the Onehunga Racing Club was held on Saturday afternoon. The weather was all that could be desired, and there was a good attendance. The racing was excellent, the finishes throughout remarkable for closeness, and the day's sport from first to last of an excellent and exciting description. Details are published in another column, There were twelve tenders received on Saturday, by Messrs. Mahoney and Sons, architects, for the new Catholic church, Ponsonby. No decision has yet been arrived at, as to the acceptance of a tender. A service was held on Saturday evening in the Young Men's Christian Association Rooms, when the Rev. J. S. Hill delivered an address. It was preparatory to the opening meeting to be held early next month in the Association's new premises. The usual meeting of the Harbour Board will take place to-morrow afternoon at halfpast swo o'clok. Among other business will be the receiving of tenders for the Hobsonstreet Wharf, section 1, east side. The following notices of motion have been given : Mr. Mays to move, "That the engineer be instructed to report at the next meeting of the Board on the practicability and cost of dredging a channel in Shoal Bay to enable steamers of light draught to pJy between Auckland and Berry's Wharf." Mr. Niccol to move, " That the ferry waiting room be placed under the charge of the night watchman, and that he be instructed to keep it open and lighted up till midnight, the Devonport Ferry Company paying the cost of such lighting. Mr. Lamb to move, " That the Works Committe meet on Thursdays instead of Tuesdays." It has been suggested, now ' that the bathing season will be shortly upon us, that a prize fund should be started for swimming matches of a Saturday afternoon at the City Freshwater Baths. The proceeds of entrance ! fees and admission money, after the first exhibition, wovld keep the matohes going weekly. It only requires that some of the leading oitizena should take the matter in hand to make the project a success. Besides popularising the baths, it would encourage healthful recreation and dexterity among the young in the matter of swimming and diving. It is expected by the end of the week that the heavy stonework at the new Ponsonby reservoir will be about completed. The reservoir is being made as strong as engineering skill can make it, The foundations on the lower side have been sunk deep into the ground, and the embankment will be 50 feet through, and is being rolled in successive layers by a heavy roller. The reservoir will hold 25,000 tons of water, or some ten days' consumption for the city, and the precautions taken for the security of the work are highly nccessary, as in the case of . a breach the above body of water pouring down to the gully to the sea at Freeman's Bay would make matters lively for the residents of that locality. Dr. Wilkins has had erected at his consulting rooms, Queen-street, Auckland, a complete set of electrical medical appliances, including the hot and cold baths, electrical foot and hand baths, electrical pads and appliances for the treatment of both external and internal diseases of the body. The electrical currents for the above proceed from batteries erected on the premises, known as the " Continued and Alternating," or more scientifically-speaking, the " Galvanic and Faradic." These currents can be used separately or in combination to any part of the body. The above have been constructed on the newest principles by Mr. H. J. Purbrook, an electrician lately from Home. On Friday a number of gentlemen assembled at Dr. Wilkins' rooms in order to see the working ,of the different apparatus. The baths and batteries were shown and explained by Dr. Wilkins and Mr. Purbrook to Sir F. hi taker, Dr. Walker, and Dr. Girdler tested the currents in and out of water. At the conclusion .of the experiments Dr. Walker said he hoped the apparatus they had seen would be well used, because he was sure* there were many complaint? for which treatment by electric currents was the best and most effective remedy. He had himself used it to some extent, but a general practitioner could not find time to attend to it, although Dr. Wilkins, with a consulting practice at that place could do so. Colonel Pitt said he had. tried the electric bath, which he found invigorating and pleasant. . Dr. Wilkins mentioned several cases which he ' hail already treated'most success* fully by means of electricity. a ; The Thames / Advertiser. states:—" Mr. Alexander Brodie, Chairman of the Thames County Council, has been requested to contest the Waitemata seat in the House of Representatives, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. Hurst." We ha*" not heard of this except from the Thames*

It is stated that John commission agent who has iunt v ey, iK mitted for trial at the next c ° m - Supreme Court on four charges of £ of a sob sof the great English tZ®* 7, " reformer, Joseph Livesey, who d^ per#n< * or two ago. a a year A meeting of parishioners of St iwCathedral was held yesterday after* I *'* devise means to clear off the exist" 00 ? 10 A committee was appointed to r <lel>t ' another meeting convened for this ev P 40 The young woman, Olive St Tni? 1 "' attempted suicide by throwing wharf on Friday night, was brought n ß °! th « Police Court on Saturday, and " P /V">• a week for medical treatment. * '°t One of the inmates of the A bv i yesterday, a man named David K P ia stated to have a brother resident ' Be land. The usual inquest will tl° Auck " to-day. ate plica There were in the lock-up last n ; u less than ten persons for drnnkenn» 8 i nQ ing that dull times have no effJ* ' 8how " demand for beer. Thos. Rogers fJ! ° U tb<l and J. Arnold for larceny. ' asßaal A prisoner named Edward Hnvt.v brought up from the Thames on K" in charge of a constable, en route f n J Eden gaol, having b«n sent enc °d X° Dak months' imprisonment for larceny. 811 Harry Sellars, the erstwhile' nW . pugilist of Australia, died the other pIOn Melbourne. He was a coloured man u 3 m Sellars had a boxing saloon in An w, arry many years ago, and for some tim« t . d hotel at the Thames. Ime ke P»» A meeting of the Auckland Instil . advertised to be held this evening p y on natural history subjects will hi era Messrs. Weetman, Cheeseman and ft " by Mr. L.J. Bagnall will givi a " Kahikatea as a Building Timber" u-° D promises to be of interest to those'J? ch engaged in the utilisation of th °" Zealand timbers, and an abstract will W , of a lengthy communication from Mr W Blyth, entitled " The whence ot the Maori We understand that Mr. Coleman W received a cablegram from Mr. Stark «t.r that he has just heard of the prSf commission of enquiry, and would w! London at once for the colony. Several prominent citizens have waiw upon Superintendent Thomson with refer! ence to taking proceedings against certain parties in the late Bennett's alleged perim case. Mr, Thomson replied that the J. cution in that case was not initiated b? the police, but was by private parti/ He did not consider that it was competent far _ him to initiate a Crown prosecution against the witnesses referred to bat recommended the depatationists to'make their representations in the case to Wei. lington authorities, when probably their request might be acceded to, We understand that Mr. Bennett considers ho has suffered sufficiently through the affair, in person and in pocket, and that it is the duty of tha Crown to undertake the matter if m further action is requisite. So atrone J, the feeling at the time of Mr. Bennett's acquittal that it was contemplated, in default of Government taking action, that tha necessary funds for the prosecution be raised by public subscription. At present proceedings are in abeyance pending com. munications from Wellington. The cricket season was fairly opened on the Domain ground on Saturday afternoon, when there were no less than ten matches going on in various parts of the field The weather was fine, but the sky being overcast and the wind from the eastward, made it rather cold for spectators. The principal matches were the inter-club games between the four senior clubs—A.C.C., Gordon Auckland, United, and Holland. The turf was in very good order, but in the play the bowlers had rather the pull of the batmen in all the matches, particulars of which will be found in another column, We noticed on the altar at St. Paul's Church at the morning service yesterday a very handsome pair of brass flower vases. They were the gift to the church by a member of the congregation, being a thanks, giving offering upon a safe return to the colony after a visit to England. There was another service at St. Paul's Church yesterday for the benefit of the Maoris, who are in Auckland in connection with the sitting of the Native Lands Court. Archdeacon Clarke, of the Bay of Islands, preached a very impressive sermon in Maori to the congregation. There was a baptism during the service, The barque Helen Denny, which arrived from Glasgow yesterday, , brings a cargo valued at £11,000. To that amount machinery contributes £2500. In the matter of spirits, the barque brings one of the largest cargoes that has been received here for some time past. She has on board 6900 proof gallons in cask and 4650 proof gallons incase, making a total of 11,550 gallons of British manufactured spirits on the vessel, The Himalaya, also from Glasgow, but bonnd to Dunedin, has a much larger cargo, she having on board a total of 23,920 gallons of spirits. It is fair to Dunedin, however, to state that of that quantity 8000 gallons is for the Empire city. It will be seen by our advertising columai that additional lands for village homestead special settlement on perpetual lease, will be open for application at the Crown Lands Office, on and after Friday next. They are situated in the County of Mangonui, and in the Takahue survey district. In company with the Be v. R. Bavin Mr. Matthew Burnett visited the Mount Roskill Kefuge on Saturday afternoon, and addressed the inmates there. Mr. Burnett stated that three similar institutions had been formed in Victoria, the direct outcome of his labour in that colony among the lapsed masses. After speaking a few kind words to the women and girls, the majority of them signed the pledge and took the blue ribbon. In the evening Mr. Burnett conducted his twelfth Gospel Temperance meeting at the Mount Albert Hall. Mr. Battley presided. Messrs, R. Arthur and Garlick took part in the devotional exercises. There was a very large gathering, and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed at the meeting. He will this day deliver a farewell address at midday in the Government workshops, Newmarket. In the evening he will apeak for the last time in the Wesleyan Church, Grafton Road, at halfpast seven. The Rev. A. Reid wiil preside. Mr. Burnett will give two of his great central pictures from real life, "Big Ben," and " Uncle Johnny." Mr. Francis Hull writes :—" One would fancy that living as I do at Epsom, near the gravel-pits, that gravel eould be got cheaper than at a distance. But such is not theoase, as the Chairman of the Mount Roskill Road Board, has made a law that for every load of gravel taken away two loads shall be carted to fill up a gully somewhere, which makes the cost simply prohibitory. Now, as the Chairman has a very plentiful supply of good gravel about his own entrance and piace, I would ask, has he carted two loads to this pet gully of his for every one he has used ?" We are glad to hear that Mr. Brewster, the general manager of the New Zealand Sugar Company of this city, is recovering from his dangerous illness, and although we expect he will |be absent from business for a month or more, no further fear may " a entertained as to the danger of his illness. To-day being anniversary day of the Bank of New Zealand, a cricket match will be played on the Domain ground am ° D ß, officers of the bank, under the style of to® World v. Australasian Colonies. The follow ing will be the teams World: Barton, Christian, Daveuey, Goldsworthy, Goodhue, Martin, Morris, Porter, Simms, Toldnnrs, Nichol, and Ross. Australasian Colonies • Browne, Clayton, Harington, McCanslw , Morey, Pritt Ryan, Smith, Thompson, Atkinson, Wood, and Woodhouse. Play commence at ten o'clock. The Provincial Hospital librarian thankfully acknowledges the receipt of parcels of liter® _ from Messrs. Hatswell and Kaye, Auckla ' and daily local "journals—the Herald, » and Bell; from the Leader, and E al ®. u Advertiser, &c., weekly; and Australian ion « monthly. The Board of Education invite application® for the appointment of headmaster ot Onehunga School of the 28th instant. Tenders are invited by Messrs. Mahoney a ° Sons, architects, up to the first of No* B ® ' for the erection of new premises for the Cow Bank, Wanganui; . The quarterly general meeting of Chamber of Commerce. will, be held on in day next. ----- 71 . . fl _ 4 The Rabbit Question Solved.—" _ Rats" to the rescue ! This article, which J be had of Chemists, in wood boxes, threes cleans out RABBITS, Moles, Skunks, Sparrow'. Weasel, Mink, Gophers, Chipmunk, <* r ® Squirrels, Rats,' Mice," Roaches, Flies, An * Beetles, Waterbugs, Bedbugs, Moths, ro» bugs. In _.ts - c '