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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7796, 16 November 1886, Page 4

Count Kalnoky, the Austrian Premier, has made an important speech on the Eastern Question, an interesting resum6 of which will be found in our cable messages this morning. Prince Waldemsr has declined the offer of the Bulgarian throne. Sir Drummond Wolff has been summoned from Egypt to London. The meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board was held yesterday. Among other matters, a communication of some importance respecting the contributions of districts, was received from the Government. Another lamentable boating accident has occurred on the Northern Wairoa river through drink. On this occasion the victim is a Finlander, named Andus Nugost, who was drowned on Saturday out of a punt, at Heawa, while the worse for liquor. |He leaves a wife and three children in his native land. Yesterday there were three arrivals from Lyttelton, viz,, the barque Willie McLaren, and schooners Zior and Reward. All three vessels brought from the port of departure named, in addition to other cargo, a quantity of railway material for the railway department here. The material consists of rails, bed-plates, fish-bolts, switches, etc. These rails, etc., have been brought to Lyttelton from England by recent arrivals. One of the largest American manufacturing and exporting firms, writing by the last mail to an Auckland firm, gives the following forecast of business "Business has greatly improved in this country, with the prospect of a very great boom beginning with 1887. It probably will not reach its height until 1889. Everything indioates a commercial prosperity such as w» have not known for the last four years. We have more orders for the spring of 1887 than we ever had in any previous year in our history at this date." The tender of Mr. E. Morris has been accepted by Messrs. Mahoney and Sons, architects, for the erection of new banking premises for the Colonial Ban& of New Zealand at Wanganui. The new premises will be of wood, and the contract price is £1917.

after arrival iu order to inapnot the toruerU fittings and stores, which arrived by tU Piako and are stored there. He will vLi? Mr v ? ? Head to " da y. Mco.np.nied b ! Mr. Vickerman, engineer, In order to lavolf more works. All the gun-pits havi I finished, save two, and portions of the gun" fittings have been received. Two nf pieces of position have been testS and passed in England, and are I lieved to be en route. The whole of th torpedo and submining plant has b»en » ceived, with the exception of the cabin f firing submarine mines, and that the ingnp? ing engineer refused to pass, as inefficient Most of the torpedo fittings are being , n '' plied simultaneously at all the various%Jt?" of the colony. A vessel has just reaeW Wellington with the plant for that nort theOpawa is now landing her consi ea ml„li at Lyttelton, while another ship is exr>2 daily at Dunedin with the torpedo bLht that port. Major Boddam states t h .V number of torpedo men are comine nn f. 8 Wellington by the s.s. Hinemoa, as theT taohment here is to be made up to 20 < Thi. vessel is .1,0 bringing' other material for this port. The Hon T Ballance, Defence Minister, is still perfect his scheme of military organisation or th* colony, and it is intended to hare an En neer Corps at the leading ports. Bin,, the Engineer Corps have been little m! than so in name only, owing to the want n? proper equipment. Mr. Ballance is ttin necessary equipment in readiness. Mai Boddam's visit will not extend over tlf week, as he has to proceed to the Soothe ports to inspect the torpedo stores recently landed. ' At the Police Court yesterday u , Messrs, H. G. Seth Smith I'm « D. Whitcombe, and T. Thompson Jp > a number of charges of robbery and breaking into wharea on the Rn gumfields against two men, named TnK° Dignan and Robert Golding gerj), and another roan named John Even were brought on. Two charges of i«.„ were heard against the first-named ir-m? 60 when the Benoh dismissed them con*id.!f that they had no doubt the accused knew° g great deal about the robberies, but as th* oases rested upon the evidence of a worn*# named Mary Ann Edwards, the charee! were dismissed. ; In her evidence the woman appeared to show animus against Goldincr The prosecution then withdrew several other charges against the whole of the accused and Golding and Evers were discharged. Dignan who bears the soubriquet of " the Waite m pirate," is at present in gaol, being unable to find sureties. Mr. E. Cooper appeared for the accused Golding, At the meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, yesterday, the claim (£l2 14s 6d) made by the Wanganui Hospital in reference to Annie Chambers, a patient for a fortnight, and who died there of puerperal fever, came up for consideration. Two of the items in this extraordinary bill were 20 bottles of champagne and five bottles of brandy. After some discussion, it was de. cided to pay the usual hospital charges, and ignore the claim for "medical comforts." A telegram was received yesterday by Superintendent Thomson from Constable Coughlan, Kawakawa, stating that the dwelliDghouse of Mr. James Owens, settler, of Euapekapeka, had been burned down on Saturday last. Only Owens and his son were sleeping on the premises, and they were roused up by the crackling noise and got outside. The house and furniture were in« sured in the Royal for £130. The Inspector of Hospitals and Asylums, Dr* Macgregor, arrived yesterday by the Rotomahana from Giiborne, for the purpose of making his ordinary half-yearly inspection of the District Hospital and Asylum, He paid a visit yesterday to the Asylum, and goes out to the institution again to-day, leaving for Rotorua to-morrow to inspect the Government Sanatorium there. In an inter, view with one €* tbe -cambers of our staff, Dr. Macgregor stated tencfeiw were being called for for the extension of the Asylum. The plans were ready and out, and provided accommodation for one hundred additional patients on the female side, a new kitchen, and other offices. As soon as the plans are ready for an extension on the male side the work will be proceeded with, giving additional accommodation for fifty male patients. Hospital matters will also receive Dr. Macgregor'a attention, especially with regard to the extensions suggested for giving additional hospital accommodation, a conva. lescent hospital, and quarters for the staff or for training nurses, Soma of the Mount Albert residents think the action of the City Council re driving mobs of cattle through the district will not tend to promote that kindly and neighbourly feeling which should exist between the city and suburbs. Tailing up a lot of wild cattle with the dogs, and charging the tollbar, may be looked upon by some as a joke ; but those same cattle, during the hours they are usually driven, may, on some of the enclosed roads, charge women or children, and then, in case of serious accident, th» Coroner or Resident Magistrate would take another aspect of the case. And who would be re- ! sponsible ? The tollbar may bs within one mile of the city, but surely that is no reason why suburban footpaths should be destroyed and rendered impassable during the winter months, and delicate women ana ohildren frightened and their lives jeopardised. If the Mount Albert tollbar is illegal, what position does the one at Mount Eden occupy, it being so very much nearer to the city ? Yesterday Messrs. Durance, Harrow, and W. Aitken waited on Mr. 0. Mays in reference to the proposed channel to Barry's Wharf in Shoal Bay. The special object was to consult with Mr. Mays as to the assistance likely to be given in carrying oat the project by the Harbour Board. Mr. Mays said he thought the Harbour Board would be inclined to go into the matter as part of a scheme for the reclamation of Shoal Bay ; and he was of opinion that the first step should be to get the consent of the landowners to the cession of their riparian right' on the eastern side of Shoal I?*y. We should think there would be no difficulty in this matter, for the owners of land on the eastern side of Shoal Bay would give up what is at present of no value to them— namely, a frontage to a mud flat, and would secure, by means of good roads, easy access ta a deepwater channel, up and down which steamer' were frequently plying. Mr. Charles Williams, Albert - street, Auckland, who has obtained the contract for supplying 10,000lbs weight of sealing wa: for the New Zealand Government, is rapidly filling in his contract. He yesterday forwarded the supply for the Thames and also the supply for the Auckland Post Office, 12 cases of 561bs each, and at the end of the present week he will forward a second supply to the head offices at Wellington. 3° far no complaint has been heard respecting the quality of the article supplied, and Mr. Williams's contract will show that in this line of the public expenditure there is n° need to send the public money for so® supplies to other countries when they can be produced within the colony. The ownership of a pair of valuable Brahma fowls formed the subject of a prosecution for larceny at the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. H. G. Seth Smith, R.M. Charles Werner was charged with stealing the fowls, which were valued at £15, and belonged to a bird fancier Mr. G. Fowler, Grey-street. After hearing the evidence the Bench dismissed the charge, as the evidence was insufficient to send to the Sapre®® Court. Mr. Theo. Cooper appeared for tB defence. Papers received by the mail contain account of the presentation of colours to t first battalion of the Royal Irish (the ■ 1 ; 8 ' in Devonport. The Rev. J. O'Flaher Catholic chaplain to the forces, delivered excellent address, and sprinkled the a colours with holy water, and blessed the the language of the Churoh, after** offering up a prayer in English. This the. first time since the Reformation t Catholic priest had officiated upon in occasion. It was brought about by t& . that although none of the officer* , regiment are Catholics, the great * r . the men are, and Father O'Flaher ty jjr formed the ceremony, with the ex P,. bflrt h» sent of the War Office. Lady• AIW Edgeoumbe, In handing the flag th# subalterns, enumerated the exploit ge> regiment. She said that althoug for i oond battalion alone took part in j , wars in New Zealand, yet that as special interest for them, bee /rvionel there that their present colonel Shaw) won the Victoria Cross for g „■ rescuing a wounded comrade under » fire.

' Yesterday afternoon Constable Walker, of Otahnhu, took a prisoner named Rawllnson to Mount Eden Gaol, who had been sentenced by the Otahuhu Bench to a term of imprisonment for using bad language, At the next meeting of the City Council Mr. Devore is to move, "That a committee be appointed, consisting of the Mayor, Jouncillors Crowther, Garratt, Goldie, Philjppg, Kidd, Dignan, and the mover (1) to Revise the city of Auckland by-laws and emulations, excepting the building by-laws .nd regulations; (2) to prepare such additions and amendments as are authorised by the Municipal Corporations Act, 18S6, and considered necessary by the committee ; (3) to report to the Council. Also, that a committee be appointed, consisting of Councillors Laßoche, Clarke, Atkin, James, and Holland, to consider and report to the Council; (1) In what manner the present building by laws and regulations are affected by the Municipal Corporations Act, ISS6 ; (2) to revive such by laws and regulations, and prepare such amendments and additions as to the committee may seem necessary." The concluding meeting of the session of the Auckland Institute was held last night, in the Museum Buildings, and several interesting papers were read. Our merchants or their storekeepers must either be very careless or else have a profound faith in the honesty of the general public. On Saturday night as the police went their rounds they found no less than three warehouses and stores, in which the keys had been left sticking in the keyhole, or the back or front doors left unlocked. It is fortunate at the present time that our best burglars are cooling their heels in Mount Easn or have gone to the South for & change of air, or they would have taken occasion to read the careless ones a lesson on «' the barrin' o' the door." The drapers, it will be seen, announce an excursion to St. Helier's Bay on Thursday afternoon next, their weekly half-holiday, and we have no doubt it will be well attended, if but to show that the drapers' assistants appreciate and enjoy their halfholiday. Men are about canvassing the town for signatures of ladies pledging them not to shop on Thursday afternoons. The usual Gospel Temperance meeting was held on Sunday evening in the Protestant Hall, Karangahape JRoad. Mr. W. Whitelaw gave an address based on the text, " Whosoever will may come." Mr. R. Frenoh, on behalf of the workers, expressed their pleasure at the presence of Mr. T. W. Glover, and wished him -speed on his Southern journey. Mr. Glover gave a thrilling address, based on the life history of one he knew, who had been rescued from the thraldom of the drink curse. Mr. W. Ambnry presided. Many of our readers no doubt saw the splendid landau sent to the Colonial and Indian Exhibition by Messrs. Cousin and Atkin, coachbuilders, of this city. It has received most favourable mention from all who have seen it in London, and from those skilled men who have examined its material and workmanship. Sir Walter Buller writes to Messrs. Cousin and Atkin, from Heidelberg, in a letter dated September 24, as follows " Your landau has been universally admired, and nothing in the Exhibition, so far as I am aware, has been more generally commended by ' the trade,' as it justly deserves to be. . . You will of course receive the diploma, as well as the Prince's memorial medal, at the close of the Colonial Exhibition, But as the show is not a competitive one, there will not be any jurors' reports. If the Prince of Wales should succeed (as there is now every prospect) in converting the existing Exhibition into a permanent Colonial Institute, I hope you vi ill allow your landau to remain as an exhibit, because it is highly creditable to the colony producing it. Wishing you every ■access in your enterprising business, I am, 4c., W. L. Bulleh." The difficulty in this cue is, that the landau is a very costly article, and it ii rather too muoh to expect any firm to make the sacrifice involved in allowing it to remain on exhibition.

The saurian sensation has reached Hnntly. On Saturday the whole populace were thrown into a state of excitement by the report that the monster was coming down the river. Every available boat was immediately got ready and manned, and a harpoon was improvised. The banks were crowded with spectators expecting to witness the capture of the amphibious larrikin, " the greater number," says the veracious local chronicler, "of the men from the mines being present." Sure enough something was seen floating down the river, and was promptly harpooned and dragged ashore. —the truth must be written— proved to be, not a saurian bat a large dead dog. Thus enterprises of' great pith and moment oft come to a most lame and impotent conclusion.

"Esther the Beautiful Queen," which was so admirably rendered in the Devonport Public Hall last week, is one of Mr. W. Bradbury's most successful compositions. On its first performance after publication, it at once toc k a prominent place in public favour, and excited a great amount of interest in musical circles, both in England and America, and wherever it has since been rendered it has met with an enthusiastic reception, ranking in popular estimation amongst some of our best oratorios. The design of the composer is to illustrate the remarkable deliverance of the Children of Israel when Ahasuerus, King,of Persia, had decreed their total destruction, as well as the overthrow and banishment of the enemy that had plotted their rain. The story is familiar to all. The music throughout is of a very high order, and as it is to be repeated in St. James' Hall on Thursday evening next, we have the greatest confidence in saying that lovers of music who avail themselves of the opportunity of hearing it will be highly gratified.

Last evening a private exhibition was given to a number of gentlemen of Hooker's Incandescent Light, at the premises of Messrs. Lonergan and Parcel], plumbers, foot of Grey-street. The experiment was very satisfactory. The light burns without glare, noise, or flicker. The gas is made of atmospheric air, mixed with a small percentage of gas, the proportion of air to gas being nine parts to one. It must be burned with the patent incandescent burners and supply pipe, which is made to attach to ordinary gas fittings. The only machinery reqaired for making the gas, which is manufactured from benzine, is an air pump or pair of bellows, according to quantity required* For suburban villas where gas is not laid on, it will prove a great benefit. The top of the bsrner is threequarters of an inch square, formed of platinum finely perforated. This is brought to a white heat, giving it the appearance of the electric light. The burners were about 20 candle power, with globes to match. Those who were present ware much pleased with the trial, more especially as this gas can be manufactured at a cost of 9d per 1000 feet. The exhibition will be repeated to-night at sight o'clock, and the public are invited to be present. The address delivered in the Y.M.C.ARooms by the Rev. Henry Langley at the beating for business men yesterday forenoon was highly appreciated. The text was from Proverbs chap, x., " The blessing of the Lord maketh rich, and He addeth no sorrow with it." Mr. Langley spoke of what is success, and how to be successful; and made some trenchant remarks about the way business was sometimes conducted in our cities, and earnestly urged his hearers to do nothing or Allow anything to be done in their business they could not ask the Divine blessing upon. In the evening the reverend gentleman addressed a large audience. Complaints have been sometime made about the superficial teaching given by evangelists and others who have visited us, such cannot be said about Mr. Langley. The subject »8 "Sin in the Sight of God." In the Nearest manner he showed what sin was, what it had done, and was now doing in the world—blighting, blasting, and destroying bo many around, and the absolute need there was for men to repent. The address was listened to with deep attention. At the close of the address an after-meeting was held, to which a large number remained. The Revs. «• Burrows, R. F. Macnicol, C. Wor* °y"> W. Mather, and J.S. Hill also took part 10 service. This day Mr. Langley will deliver his second address to business men, hls subject will be "Security." Those who spare a short time will be amply repaid '» hearing the address. This afternoon at wee o'clock a Bible reading will be given. half.past seven Mr. Langley will again « Tv 6l * mßß ' on address, the subject being rhe three crosses." Thoughtful men, and no in'our city who long to hear truth e *plained in its fullness should not miss the opportunity of hearing Mr. Langley. We erst.and bis stay in Auckland will be r y brief, as he leaves for Melbourne by the wanapouri. There were in the lockup last evening two pt song oa charges of drunkenness.

Some steps should be taken by the City Council authorities to cut down the unsightly overgrowth of vegetation, principally marsh* mallows, in Bank-street, as the hot weather sets in the vegetation withers and becomes inflammable. Last summer several houses narrowly escaped being set: on fire, the rough passers- carelessly throwing lighted matches among this mass of decayed vegetation. Trades Unionism seems to be becoming infectious, and developing itself in quarters where least expected. The Friendly Societies have, we understand, received a notification from Dr. Bond, on behalf of the Medical Association, notifying that on and after the Ist January the charge for medical attendance on members of friendly Societies will be raised to £1 per member per annum. Some of the Friendly Societies have hitherto been paying 12s 6d per head, and they state they cannot understand in these depressed times, when workmen's incomes are being reduced and wages lowered, that medical men should by combination raise their fees to the societies, in some cases nearly 100 per cent It is stated that a general meeting of the whole of the Friendly Societies will be convened with a view of taking united action in this matter, and if necessary of making arrangements for the importation of one or two medical men under engagement, in preference to submitting to the new terms now proposed to be imposed upon them. Mr. W. F. Bnckland addressed the eloC' tors of Franklin North at Papakura last night. There was a good attendance, and at the close of the address, after a number of questions had been answered, a vote «f comJ tidence was accorded to Mr. Buckland. An outline of the proceedings will be found elsewhere. Mr. Fred. Fox writes to point out & typographical error in the prize list of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association's recent exhibition. His name is Fred. Fox. and not Fred. Cox, as printed, Mr. A. Bonar informs us that his exhibit of butter on Tuesday was highly commended. The governor of Mount Eden Gaol, Mr. Reston, has been appointed probation officer for the boroughs of Auckland, Newton, and Devonport. Captain Edwin yesterday forenoon reported : " Watch barometer. Bad weather approaching between north-weit and north and west. Glass will fall soon, and heavy rain within twelve hours from now." The Bruce Herald, in an article on the revelations made by Mr. Eastham at the Stark inquiry says:—"lt is exceedingly cheering to know that the great Financial God of Zealandia has something in oommon with mortals—he sometimes nods ; yea, like ordinary humdrum speoimens of humanity, he even snores." Woodroffe'a exhibition of glass-blowing was again visited by large numbers yesterday afternoon and evening. In our advertising; columns will be found the time-table of the North cote Steam Ferry Service. On Thursday and Saturday afternoons, excursion trips to Northcote and Birkenhead will be run at threepence return ticket, bat these excursion tickets will not be available by any boat leaving Auckland before 1.15 p.m. The general meeting of the Industrial and Provident Permanent Building Society will be held on Wednesday, December 8. Mr. Dalten, architect, invites tenders for the erection of a block of buildings in Hobaon-street, The lady superintendent of the Hospital (Miss Crisp) desires through our columns to acknowledge receipt of bundles of linen from Mesdames Cash el. Sadler, Ross, Watts, Diliton House, and Main. Further donations of linen from ladies for hospital use in dressings will be thankfully received. Messrs. Mahoaey and Son, architects, have received the following tenders for moving and altering the Royal Mail Hotel, Kgaraawahix. : —L. Carter, £339: Au«tin Williams, £337 : W. H. Tucker, £349; Mcintosh and Culpan, £450 : N. McLean, £455 ; G." Akers, £359 15s ; F. Upton, £425; Chalmers and Kenneally, £465 ; D. Watson, £46810s; Rose and Clarke, £486 : C. Rhodes. £489 ; A. Buckley, £499 ; F. J. Matthews, £675. The following tenders for repairing Panama House, Symonds-street, were received yesterday by Mr. W. F. Hammond, architect, South British Chambers, Queen-streetßush and Jackson, £63 17s; Brinsden, £74; Gedye and Oalver, £86; William Scott, £96; A. Buckley, j £107 10s ; Basham and Probert, £116 : Johnson and Holman, £129 8s : Taylor and Reading, £72 10; T. Hamond, £8210s ; Porter and Co., £94105; Symes, £99; Aitken and Summervill, £110 ;W. H. Tuoker, £120. There were also nine informal tenders.