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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9067, 30 May 1888, Page 4

The French Government have instructed their Ambassador in Vienna to bring the statement attributed to Herr Tisza with reference to Hungarians exhibiting at ther Paris Exhibition, under the notice of Count) Kalnoky. Herr Tisza, it will be remembered warned his countrymen against sending goods to the Paris Exhibition on the ground apparently that the Parisians would destroy them during one of their periodical attacks of political paroxysm. The statement was certainly an extraordinary one to come from a statesman occupying the position of Hen Tisza, and his explanation of it will b< awaited with some interest. Major Barttelot, who accompanied Stanley's expedition for the relief of Emin Bey, has arrived at Zanzibar from the Congo. The reason for his return is not given, nor is any further information afforded regarding Stanley's position excepting that when the Major left him he was well, but was undecided which route to take. Six workmen have been killed in a Berlin theatre by the fall of a portion of the roof. A revolution in Hayti is feared. According to the Moscow Gazette England must perforce adopt a peace policy as she '' stands on the brink of ruin."

The Financial Statement, which was delivered In the House of Representatives List evening, was greatly delayed in transmission over the wires, owing to its not being handed to the telegraph authorities in Wellington until some time after it had been read in the House by the Colonial Treasurer. Hitherto it has been usual to begin telegraphing the Statement as soon as the Minister rises in his place to delivei it, but on this occasion Sir Harry Atkinson read the Statement from proof slips with manuscript marginal notes and quotations, and in consequence of these corrections having to be made by the Government) printer before the Statement was available for telegraphing, great delay occurred in putting it on the wires for'transmissiou to the newspapers. However, when the telegraph operators obtained possession of it, they transmitted it with great rapidity, and the general clearness and correctness of the copy" supplied by the Auckland officials is deserving of this recognition at our hands.

>•' A four-roomed cottage in Brighton Road, P&rnell, belonging to Mr. Gerald Grace, was destroyed by fire yesterday. It was unoccupied at the time, and the origin oi the outbreak is, therefore, unaccountable.

Yesterday morning a meeting of the creditors in the estate of J. C. Cairns was held in the Official Assignee's office, and, the bankrupt having been questioned, the meeting was adjourned till Tuesday next at 2 p.m., in order to permit of further investigation of the affairs of the estate.

At the Police Court yesterday morning there was only one case, a charge brought; by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, against a man named William Taylor. The R.M., Dr. Giles, imposed a fine of 10s, and costs 7s.

A lady's gold watch is in the hands of the police awaiting an owner. The watch was picked up in Queen-street by Mr. MeKenzie, of Waipu, who handed it over to the department. The owner will do well to call upon Sergeant Pratt at the police station, High-street.

The cross upon the altar in the Howick church, which has caused so much division in the congregation, we learn was stolen from its place on Thursday evening last; an entry was made by the window. The matter is in the hands of the police, who have the names of the suspected parties.

We learn that Inspector Broham has given instructions to the police to warn the small shopkeepers, who are beginning tha practice of opening their shops on Sunday evening to desist, otherwise proceedings will be taken against them.

The books for the library for tha Lunatic Asylum have now been selected and catalogued. There are 152 volumes, and the cost has amounted to £33 Is, ™ amount of money which remained over from the entertainment given to the men-of-war s men. The trustees of the library are to be the official visitors, Colonel Haultain (Deputy Inspector), Mr. A. Devore, ana His Worship the Mayor for the time being. The Illustrated London News of April 21 contains an admirable sketch of the opening of the Calliope Dock, taken by Mr. H.«Vogan, civil engineer. It shows tna Calliope and Diamond in the dock, iji accompanying letter press, written by *"• Vogan, is a Brief but comprehensive statement respecting the dock, and the advantages of the harbour of Auckland. Captain Edwin wired yesterday p.m. :—"Expect south-east to south west gale, with much colder weather ana glass rising." A few days ago we mentioned that to consequence of evaporation the am ir >S power of a waterwheel at Tapu Creek w some five or ten per cent, greater dun a the night than during the day in weather. A gentleman informs us tna one time he had a sawmill in Australia, they used to cut several hundred fee* timber more during the night than don o the day, all in consequence of evaporati> actual measurement showing more waw during the night than during the day. An interesting contest in big-gun will take place at the Drill-shed on 1 day night for a valuable silver cup, ? sented by Mr. H. Hoffman, an hon. na ber of the "A" Battery, New Zejn Artillery, for competition. The cup won in the one competition, " ere , 7 four gun detachments competing, » ' will be commanded respectively &y . geants Henderson, Doughty, 0 Brie , u. Corporal Rose, Sergeant Parslow bo » sent on leave. The officers are to judges. The competition will be msq gun drill. Points will be allow £ time, cleanness of drill, an . v e j ptac hNo doubt the movements of the. , ments will be watched with much i As one of the winter course of the Parnell Congregational Church I fellows' Hall), the Rev. H. J. D sel livered his interesting lecture on , 6 Defoe," best known in modern tunes w author of Robinson Crusoe. u the rainy weather, the attorndan only moderate, but the lecture was to with marked interest. . Mr. P. Smith, of Christchurch, has and obtained a patent for an in p° , portable fire escape and life saving of tus, workable by two men and P^ roi readily going under the tolegrap The Town Clerk, Mr. P. A. Ph* P% in Christchurch, saw the escape, £ the machine exhibited and st^'' re also Hesketh and Mr. Owen Jon present, and consider that it is _ c itt. for the purpose, and. suited _ iti» Mr. Smith has promised,J w soo to the ready to forward full P® ; fce d to esCouncil. The coat is not estimate

ceed £50. Phillips, r& " The Town Clerk, Mr. P. turned from his trip South last bun"*

On Sunday afternoon last, during the services of the Salvation Army in their barracks in Albert-street, three hoodlums in the body of the hall conducted themselves In such a manner as to disturb the congregation. They were requested to desist, but did not comply with the request, and in fact it became necessary to expel one of them. When outside, one of the ejected roan's mates became noisy, and indulged in considerable bluster about the matter. A bystander, who by the way happened to be a Wellington bruiser of no mean ability, but w ho was unknown to the crowd, incidentally remarked, in answer to the aforesaid bluster : " Well, I do not profess to be pious, or to believe in all the Salvation Army teach, or do, but when I go into a church or meeting-house, I try to behave myself." This well-merited rebuke angered the hoodlum, who retorted coarsely and hotly, and in somewhat threatening fashion : ii What the has it got to do with you ? You. mind your own business." The Wellington man took the matter very calmly, but replied in a manner that convinced the hoodlum of his earnestness: "You are just the man I have been waiting for a long time. I can see that ny and this,' pointing up and down -street, " and we will send a boy to Welleelcy-street to look both ways. There fa no policeman in sight, and we will just settle this little matter by a couple of rounds right in the middle of the street, and by the end of those two rounds I reckon you will be about dished." To this unexpected reply the hoodlum, with the cowardice of his class, made no accepting answer, but, like the cur he was, slunk away, and the affair ended.

A meeting of drapers' assistants was held on Monday evening, when it was decided to have petition forms in favour of the Shop Honrs' Bill circulated for signature in the town and suburbs. Those present at the jieeting agreed to canvass, and Mr. Ogilvie, Wellesiey-street East, will be glad to receive the names of others willing to assist. Ie is hoped to have the petition forwarded to Wellington before tho second reading of the Bill.

There was a good attendance at the Fonsonby Baptist Church yesterday evenbig, when Pastor Muller delivered an instructive and practical address, taking his text from the seventh chapter of Revelation. Mr. W. Brakenrig presided, and the Rev. W. Gittos also assisted in the devotional exercises. Pastor Muller will preach in the Newton Congregational Church this evening at half-past seven o'clock.

The rinking fever has most certainly anight on to Auckland, for it may now be gait! to be supporting five of "them in different parts of the town. There was a larre attendance last night at the Columbia and (lienburn.

The address by Pastor Miiller, on " Miseuon Work in India," will be delivered in the Tabernacle to-morrow evening. It should result in substantial aid to the efforts of the New Zealand Baptists in their Indian Zenana work. Two young ladies from this colony are labouring in North-west India, and the Society now seeks to secure a mission house. On account of this lecture the Young Men's Christian Association service will not be held on that evening. The meeting for united prayer and Bible reading will bo held as usual on Saturday evening.

By the retirement of Mr. Morrison, another extraordinary vacancy has occurred in the Newton Borough Council. Nominations will be received up till Thursday, June 7.

The Wellington Harbour Board obtained eight tenders for lighting the wharves and breastwork, while the City Council, notwithstanding extensive advertising in Europe and America, has only received one lender for lighting the whole city.

Mr. Isaac Coates, of Hamilton, writes to Bay that the statement made by our correspondent that the evidence taken at the Inquest on the late Mr. Brown showed that ha had been drinking heavily, is not correct. Mr. Coates says:"As one of the witnesses, I beg to say that there was no evidence that Mr. Brown had any drink either that day or previous, with the exception of one small glass of porter, which he had at the Commercial Hotel. He certainly did not look when I saw him last as if he had been drinking. He left me to go to see John Booth at East Hamilton stat ion, and I have no doubt whatever but that in going the nearest way he came to an untimely death either by a sudden gust of wind, or by turning giddy, as it was a very boisterous day. I have known the late Mr. Brown intimately for three years, and have not at any time seen him the worse for liquor." We regret that any mistake should have been made in this matter, and ♦hat thus an aspersion should have been tost on the memory of the deceased.

The medals won at the Auckland Rowing Association's Regatta in December last were yesterday on view in Mr. A. Tilly's shop window. They are a very handsome set of badges, and no doubt the successful competitors will prize them greatly. They are to be presented this evening.

The annual meeting of subscribers to the Wairoa Public Hall and Library was held in the Public Hall on May 7. There was a good attendance. Mr. James Atchison, J.P., presided. The secretary (Mr. William Smith) read the notice convening the meeting, and also the minutes of last annual meeting, which were confirmed. Mr. R. Bain read the statement of receipts and expenditure for the year :—Hall assets from all sources, £28 14s lld ; library assets from all sources, £25 53 1 (VI ; total assets, £5-4 Os 9d. Expenditure : Hall, £31 4s 4d ; library, £14 19s 9d : total. £46 4s Id ; leaving a credit balance of £7 10s Bd. The report showed the library to be in a flourishing condition, there being over 1100 useful books, .and that there had been 30 volumes added during the year. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. There were nine candidates nominated as a oommittee for the vear, and, on a ballot being taken, the following gentlemen were elected, viz :Messrs A. Noble, R. Bain, D. Wright, D. Morrison, W. H. Thorp, L. Wall is, and T. P. Eraser. The chairman and Mr. J. E. Wilson acted as scrutineers. A vote of thanks to the outgoing committee and the chairman brought the meeting to a close. —[Own Correspondent, May 12.]

The class for the study of shorthand, in connection with the Young Men's Christian Association, will commence next week. Young men desirous of attending would do well to '.-all at the rooms and enrol their names.

The matron of the Upper Refuge wishes to thank the Working Men's Clnb for the gift of illustrated and other papers for the use of the inmates.

A meeting of the footballers who represented the province in the recent match against the English fifteen is called for this evening, at the Imperial hotel. The business is of interest, and all are expected to attend. The House Steward of the Auckland Hospital desires to thank Mrs. S. Jagger for her kind present of a large basket of grapes for the use of the patients.