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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9108, 17 July 1888, Page 4

Up to the time of going to press this morning, cable communication between Port Darwin and Bangoewangie had- not been restored.

'"" Sir Saul Samuel, prior to his departure for Europe, presented to the Working Men's Club of Auckland, for their library, a volume of New South Wales statistics, and a copy of " Australian Explorations, 1788 to 1888." The latter is a volume of great interest, and no better memento could have been left in the city by the Agent-General of New South Wales.. - At the Auckland Refuge for. Old Men and * FWomen there are over 150 inmates. Of ; I these several are helpless cripples, confined day and night to their beds. If one or two invalids' chairs were provided for the use of these poor people, they would be able to relieve the dull monotony ot their existence by each day getting out.into the fresh air. It has therefore been decided to raise funds to obtain one or two of these chairs, and present them to the Refuge. We are sure that all who feel sympathy for j the T old and helpless will respond to;" this appeal. | Subscriptions may be forwarded to the Venerable Archdeacon Dudley, or to the Mkrald . publishing office, Queen-street. The cost ; of each chair will be about"£'lol \ ~'■'■* '";,' .... The - secretary of the Auckland Political Financial Reform Association 1 informs, us that Mr. " John *M. MclJachlan, 1 "' actingt chairman of that body, deceived yesterday from the Hon. this Premier, Sir H. A. Atkinson, a reply to the letter addressed to him on the &d instant by the Association oh the Colonial Treasurer's proposal for increased taxation. ;( The communication is . •a very lengthy one,; consisting ['of no less ; ; than 24 sheets foolscap.;.;, As may be .sup-' posed, the document is full. of interest, not merely to the members of the Financial Reform '"Assoeiatiohp but "to ''• every^colonis't 5 ! in New Zealand* r A meetingbf the Association is to,.be. held in the course .of a- few days, when doubtless the letter will become public property. The tenor 11 of J the communication tisa particularly (courteous, al:though, as .might ; be expected, the. Premier corrects the Association on some important points" in* their strictures'made on the speech delivered by "Sir Harry Atkinson" on the'29fch ultimo.' One 9 paragraph of the Premier's letter '] says:—'.'My K only desire t ; in , now writing to. you ,is to place a the facts of the case before the Association and the public as briefly and clearly as I can; and with as little comment as possible."". -/>;;* rrsi-V

''• We have received thefollowingfrom the superintendent of i the 4 cable., company at Wakapuaka : —" With ~ reference »« to i the letter , from" Messrs. * Arch. Clark and Sons, arid 1 * sub-leader published in*your issue of the 9th, I beg to state that at nine minutes to four p.m. on the. 3rd, all New Zealand station!! were advised that a special steamer would leave Port Darwin forßahjowangie on the sth. I believe that in;this colony it is the custom, and : - clearly the i duty, of all officers in charge of telegraph stations to make known to the Press all information of this kind."-' 5 .'- r «.''-"'''■'t":'i" l '„. ,-.-

The vacancy in the City Council, caused •by the retirement of i Mr. A. Kidd, has to be filled up, although the term of 'office is limited to about ia month. -» We underbid that Mr." John Grey, however, is a probable candidate for the office, and as there is very little likelihood of opposition, . he ~ will ■ probably \be < returned unopposed. Mr. • Grey has, special claims on j. the burgesses of City East."' *He has on two occasions retired in favour of a popular candidate, and his interests' are thoroughly identified with the ward ini which he resides. A very peculiar application in bankruptcy occurred at the Supreme < Court yesterday. The application in the case of a bankrupt, Barnsley, was' that the Court should order a meeting of creditors ito be. called to appoint, a ; trustee instead of the late Thomas ! Macffarlane, .-., and ~„ Mr. , Edwin Hesketh appeared in support of the application.'The" ■"• circumstances were very peculiar. The bankruptcy .dated' about 17 years ago, and a claim was now made on a sum. of. money which accrued, to, the bankrupt under his father's, will after a life interest in it had ceased. - Mr. Hesketh went laboriously through the Acts between 1867 and the present, to show that procedures under repealed Acts were preserved. Mr, Justice Gillies, however, sprung a mine on learned counsel when he pointed out that the Court under which this application was made, was a special Court created by the Act "of' 1883, and f that it was not the Supreme / ; Court, : - so ; "that although the Supreme Court i, might have % jurisdiction under the Acts quoted, this Court could have none. Mr. Hesketh, evidently surprised, had '■ nothing to urge, but His j Honor decided to adjourn the application for a week, in order to give counsel opportunity to look into the matter, and in the meantime he said he would look into the question more fully himself. ~.,,- « : ,-- )

Applications for shares, in the Timber Company are coming in very freely, and no less than 27,500 were t taken up here on Saturday. 1 Private advices from Melbourne state that applications for shares are likely to be heavy, and that several investors are sending their deposit monies to New Zealand, as they think they will stand a better chance of having shares allotted to them in this colony. . .... .... ,-

At the Police Court yesterday morning, three persons were fined sundry sums for drunkenness. John Nelson was fined £2, or, in default, one month's imprisonment for assaulting Constable Martyn while the latter was arresting another man for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. - Isabella Brassey, wife of Mr. George Nathaniel Brassey, solicitor; was fined 10s- and 7s costs, for allowing a cow to stray in the public road, Northcote, Mr. Brassey appearing and pleading " guilty" for his wife. John Mowbray Saul was charged with horse-stealing, and stealing a saddle and two bridles, but the case, was remanded till Monday next. There was, a charge also against Richard Mason, for larceny as a bailee, by converting some £5, the property of Barnett Henry Keesing and David Bloom, to his own use. This case was also remanded. '.."."

The Wellington Times complains of the "intolerable 'nuisance" caused by 'boys "tobogganing" down■ the footpaths on " a species of small go-cart," and. says: it is high time the police interfered. ••

The Marquis of Queensberry, who was a passenger by the Alameda yesterday, after breakfasting at the Imperial Hotel, was driven out to the racecourse, accompanied by Mr. Gallagher, and after being shown oyer.Kean's stables, proceeded to Sylvia Tark. _ On returning to the hotel the Marquis had lunch, and afterwards visited the Museum, Public Library, and other places of interest. He intends to stay at Honolulu for a while, returning to Auckland by the Alameda, when he will visit the Hot Lakes district, and afterwards proceed to San Francisco on his way hom^-l^•-, . By the Rotonia, which leaves for the South to-day, Mr. Joyce, M.H.R. for Lyttelton, will return to Wellington. Mr. 'Joyce does not think Mr. Withy's retrenchment motion will be carried. He believes that the outcome of the political situation will be a no-confidence motion, and should the Atkinson Ministry be turned out, a coalition Government will take its place. Mr. Joyce says Sir Harry Atkinson is governing the colony on the old lines, and * his policy will result in disaster. ""The Resident Magistrate, Dr. Giles, is preparing an affidavit to the effect that all warrants issued by him against Cury were exhausted at the date of the latter's re-arrest. Mr. Napier considers it probable that Cury ."will be brought hack to Auckland as the result of the action for the defence. ..<- * By the arrival of the brigantine Ada C. ' Owen from Rarotonga we are in receipt of inews from Captain Dickson that there is ; considerable excitement prevailing among the British residents at the islands in conse--1 quence of reports that are current concerning French designs for annexing the island. . A Mr. Louis Arnaud, better , I known as "French Louis," who has been for some time living ab Ngatangihia and has ingratiated himself : with Queen Mere Paa, to «whom he has promised, it is said, that the .French Government will depose Queen;Makea Ariki and establish Mere as supreme ruler if she will petition -for and acknowi ledge a French protectorate. Arnaud is considered to »> be acting as an emissary of the Tahitian Government, and .a strong feeling exists at Rarotonga : that as soon as the 'French have finished their little trouble at Raiatea and Huahine, ," they will turn their attention to Rarotonga. On the contrary, however, Mr. H. Exham, '*"< the British Consul at Rarotonga, has been informed by Mr. Miller, Consul at Tahiti, ) that he (Mr; Miller) had been assured by " M.,.' Lasascade, the # French Governor of Tahiti, that France contemplated no such steps and had no designs whatever on Raro- "■'- <: tonga. The natives have no wish for French j interference, and shortly before the Ada C. Owen left, two influential chiefs had or- * warded a petition to England, praying for British protection, , and promising to furnish funds for the establishment of a ( British residency. Altogether affairs are i c considered to be in a very interesting state, 8 and further developments are anxiously ' awaited.'. ; °fi'-. \ Mr. James Page, of Kingsland, wrote to' * . Mr. Taylor, M.H.R. for Sydenham, asking '•him to accept his sincere thanks, also the * thanks of a large number of electors in and .around Auckland, for the patriotic stand he " 'had taken, in refusing to accept the J goldJ railway pass, which was offered to members ..by a retrenching Government. In answer-j ■ ing Mr. Page's letter Mr. Taylor says : — '■"I- have very great 'pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of your, kind letter re the action I took with reference to the gold; -railway passes issued to members by the Government at a cost of £230, , when so' . t ,'many men are out of work, arid when the "•.Government !of the day are preaching economy. How patriotic are our,members,! 'when we find them strutting about with a .gold medal dangling on, their watch chains,! purchased at such a price ! .-■..■■. I have had a return prepared giving the names of " all' pensioners, and what they were pen-' sioned for, thestotal paid being about * £30,000 per;.. annum. Who ! pays this but . the industrial classes of the. colony The ..above does nob include some thousands of pounds which have been paid to men who, have been receiving large salaries for} years, (but whose services have been dispensed with), by way of compassionate allowance,f; without : the * authority:! of law j while others, who have no friends, and who "have been poorly paid, are sent about their business, with nothing at all." - '---"' ' IThe following Auckland patents have' . been applied Thomas Moore Bryant, of Auckland, salesman, for an" export butter . package, :to be called "Bryant's Registered Butter Safe;" Alfred ' Andrew Lockwood , and James. McGuire, of Ohinemuri, Auckland, miners, for saving gold and silver, to Bbe called : " The? Lockwood-McGuire Com pi* - nation-Process for' the extraction of gold and silver from refractory or other ores ;' James Randall >~7 Gascoigne, ,' of -.^ Auckland, *for, draught check % valve for register grates, to be named «'- * Gascbigne's Economic Grate Valve Patent ;" David ,'.; ; Hyauiason, of Auckland, - for discharging or sifting the contents of -grates, .■" &c., •to be called "lEyauiasdn*s Patent Tip Bottom Grates;" t John S. Duke, of "Auckland, agent, for preventing sparks.from; escaping from locomo'tivesy steam boats, &c.,' to be called "Duke's ' Patent' Spark *'! Catcher;" ' John William .'jWiUiamSj^of Pakaraka, Bay of Islands, grazier, and William Frederick Hewitt, of ']Waimate;'jßay of ': Islands, carpenter, for protecting spouting or eaves of houses from being filled - with leaves or any other foul matter, arid securing thepurity of rain water in tanks, to be called '" The>tEureka Spout '* Protector."', %;*v"-%i, ; : 2 h-\ /}.,■ ■ >; ■ >■.; j \

Last Sunday evening the third anni--Wersary of ,the Newton Gospel Temperance • Sunday evening services was held in the Protestant Hall, Karangahape Road. Mr. R. French presided, and gave a brief report of f• An extract from a letter received ' from Mr. Edwin Wood was read, which §fe excited considerable interest. An address,* 'K. appropriate to : the occasion, was given by. Mr. George Yearbury. The attendance was; .large, the singing .hearty, and the meeting • closed with.the singing of the Doxology. j ?f/iln'7regard'; to the discovery of coal at Huntly, Mr. F. S. Dufaur writes :—"lnre-i *f ference ■- to your«paragraph re ' recent discovery of a valuable seam of 21 feet of coal at Huntly, on land leased by me, adjoining «the Taupiri . mine, I desire to correct the ) statement that the seam is only 21 feet in * thickness, as Mr. Bankart went through 12 feet of coal, when the boring was continued 'underthe superintendence of Mr. Moody for another 11 feet through the seam, thus v making 23 : feet of first-class coal. I may ''also' mention that several thin seams of coal were passed through before the main seam was reached." On the same subject another correspondent writes:—" I see by your, report of the Crown Lands Board 1 meeting, that an application has been made by Mrl ;Dufaur,' asking.', monetary recognition for having discovered coal here. I would like the Board to know that this is no new find, as two years ago next month coal was discovered by Mr. R. Ralph on an i-adjacent allotment, in three different places, "at the following depths: 80, 112, and 135 feet from the surface., This is a continuation of the.Taupiri seam, which is found at : various depths, as you will notice from the vi above figures. But the fact of coal being deeper in some places than others does not affect the quality, so that there is no special merit in a deep find, in fact it is here considered detriment, as the coal is more expensive to get out. The Taupiri coal, which /has asserted its quality so well in the market, has been obtained from depths varying from 40 to 100 feet from the surface. How- ' ever, as there have been numerous coal discoveries of late in this district, the fate of Mr. Dufaur's application will be anxiously : watched. The Miranda coal, which is nearer Auckland than this, is the deepest mine yet discovered in the North Island, bei'ig 250 feet to the bottom of the coal." ■ The hat carnival at the Columbia Rink last evening, drew out from 150 to 200 skaters and competitors. There was nothing very special or striking in the designs. Messrs Humphries and Gledhill -were judges, and awarded the prizes as follows Ladies' hats— largest hat: •Ist (gold chain and locket), Miss " Street; 2nd (elegant fan), Miss Primrose. Smallest hat: Ist (silver bracelet) Miss Elliott; 2nd (gold locket), Miss Teasdale. Most original hat: (gold brooch) Miss White. Gentlemen's Largest hat: Ist (gold chain), Mr. Hadley; 2nd (pair nickel silver skates), Mr; Cole. Smallest hat: Ist (marble clock), -Mr. % Rhodes; 2nd (season ticket), Mr. Pollock. Most original hat: Ist (gold pin), Mr. Rodwell; 2nd (pair of skates and season ticket), Mr. Bartley. Mr. W. J. Hayr was a passenger by the 8.8. Alameda for San Francisco last evening. We understand that he is taking this trip \n connection with the firm of H. H. Hayr and Co.'s well-known tourist business, to .arrange for opening agencies in some of the principal cities in the Uai&ed States.

Amongst the arrivals in Auckland by the mail boat from Sydney was Dr. Scheidler, the expert who has come out to the colonies to work the Newbery-Vautin process on behalf of the New Zealand Gold Extraction Co. A meeting of the local directors of the company has been . arranged for today, and Dr. Scheidler intends to leave for the Thames on Wednesday. "' "

• As will be seen from another column, a requisition bearing influential names has been presented to the Mayor, asking; him to convene a public meeting to consider the propriety of the resumption of Village Settlement in 1 the district, and that r His Worship has convened such meeting for tomorrow evening at the City Hall. '

Yesterday evening the second meeting of the newly-formed Auckland Literary and Debating Society was held in, St. James's Hall. There was a fair attendance, and Mr. W. Cooper was voted to the chair. The first' business was the adoption of a code of rules for the governing of the Society. A draft set were submitted and accepted. The following , officers , were then elected : President, Rev. D. Bruce; vicepresident, Mr. F. E. Baume; secretary, Mr. H. C. Poul&en; committee, Messrs. C. Z. Clay ton jM. Macgregor, G. Johnson. The president then delivered a brief inaugural address upon the requirements for successful public speaking, which contained many valuable suggestions. Criticism by the t members ; . present followed, ■■. and the meeting terminated. •• .. . -~K.-,,, K .-,, \

' There died m Sunnyside Asylum, Christchurch, on Thursday, a patient named Mark Price, who was 68 years of age. He was admitted to Lyttelton Gaol in 1858 as a lunatic, and subsequently removed to Sunnyside Asylum on the erection of that institution: About ! the year 1876, Price murdered , one of the attendants of the asylum named White, stabbing him in the: abdomen with a carving knife. ; The cause of Price's death was heart disease, and a coroner's jury at the inquest held yesterday, before Mr. Beetham, in a verdict to that effect. "'.;■' Ai, 'f' ' "" '•'-"* i*" >•"'; '* ' j

Constables Hobson (of Parnell) and Collis' (of Newmarket) yesterday arrested a young; man named Basil Herdson, on a charge of stealing a "graft,",or trench spade, belong-: ing to Mr. Henry Carter, of Remuera. The spade is valued at 6s 6d, and was stolen on! Thursday last, July 12, from Mr— Carter's premises. ;'. "■■■'•/",.. '■■■~ ..■ j

"There are several ways (says the Napier Telegraph) in which Hansard could be improved. At present "an important debate is simply buried out of .sight,.be-j cause unimportant matters are equally fully reported, whereas, if. minor subjects were ! condensed, and only the leading debates of the session given verbatim, Hansard would be much more carefully studied 1 than at present. The fact of the matter is, very few nave.time enough on their hands to tackle: such a voluminous record,' and men who ; have the time, have neither the inclination! nor the patience to wade through so much; verbiage. > What is I wanted to popularise Hansard is to have it edited. If that were 1 done, its dimensions could easily be reduced; one-half, the reporters would do better work,! and .there would -be a great saving of expense, for it is not the miserable salaries' paid to the officials which constitute the cost of the work. : Then, again, as we have; j frequently /urged before, members should not be allowed to correct their speeches, nor excise those statements which they often thoughtlessly make, but which they, later on know would not please their constituents." 1 ' ' *■'*?*!; '"•"''■ ~''-"* / \--'^vov|

,: Hitherto (writes the Australasian and South American) it has been generally sup-' posed that the electric -light was to be regarded as an irreconcilable rival to gas, but we now find that all over the United States fas companies are in' very ' many instances hastening to establish 'themselves in the ;electric lighting business,, not only to fore,stall,competition but as a result of their discovery that the electric light can be supplied, in conjunction with the production of gas, far more ! economically than 1 1 by .an independent plant. As a consequence there is not only a general spread of the industry," but, modern improvements having , made it possible to' accomplish the ; same j results' with both J lights,- they are to be found everywhere in operation side by side, the preference of the customer ,in almost ; all; large cities alone determining ; ; the, style of illumiriarit selected. i; It has been shown . that independent central , lighting stations, supplying arc and incandescent lamps : for house-to-house lighting, as well as outdoor illumination, can be operated at a profit,, and it,is an easy matter to calculate the costoorf r the plant required' for !a : town of any given dimensions. X t Where the light ;is supplied by a company owning gasworks, 'a very r . considerable , : saving -in -. the cost j of installation and operation, and in the executive departments, is made possible. ~-:,.<•;;..> I ,: The following is an extract from a letter' by an ex-Dunedinite, who has just started in business in Melbourne :— " Some things in our business are cut very fine at present, and opposition 'is very strong.f, It is expected that after the Exhibition times will not be so good here ; and I think they will not, for this place has advanced too rapidly. The rate of wages here is lower than in New Zealand. A good man ■, can be got for driving, a cart for; 15s a-week and board; and plenty of counter hands are obtainable for from 15s ■>to 20s per week with ?board. We advertised for a, counter hand and got thirty-nine applications, and none of the applicants asked * for more. than £1 and board, a You will be able to judge from this . fact that i times are not so good in Melbourne as some people would have you believe." ■■; ?;V •■ ■' :',.< ~ -i <A i\\

' The members of the Auckland Phono-; graphic Association met yesterday evening, l at the Young Men's Christian Association' Rooms, Mr. A. G. Jarrett presiding. It was resolved to establish a shorthand magazine, to be contributed to by the members,, and Mr. W. T. ' Coad "■ was ' appointed conductor. -~ .- ,;• ;: , , . ,„,,;•,• j ■>% I

There will be a fashionable night at the Eureka Rink in St. George's Newton, this evening. ■ ' ,*i,> ,••;-•,•'

■ At a meeting of : Catholic ladies held last evening, it was Unanimously decided to hold a " social" in aid of the building fund, of the New Presbytery ; of St. Patrick's, about the! 21st of August. ; ' : ' ' .''' : • j

" Attention is called to the clearing sale of j boots, shoes, and ' slippers, to held by Messrs. B. Tonks and Co., to-day, at the shop of Mr. M. J. Moore, City Hall Buildings, Victoria-street. ..-,;,,

The attention of speculators and others is directed to the sale of city freehold property. (vide advertisement in our auction columns), to be held to-day,' by Messrs. D. F. Evans; and Co., at their auction mart, Queen-street, at noon. Two good level allotments in Onehunga will also be sold.

At the Ponsonby Wesleyan Church, tonight, the Rev. George Brown will deliver an address on " Pioneer. Work in the South Seas." To-morrow he will speak, on the same subject at the Lower Remuera Mission Hall.

Within the last few years great interest has been taken in ambulance work, and in England thousands of both sexes have annually attended lectures for instruction in such work. ; - Dr. Bond has kindly consented to deliver „ a series , of such lectures to young men, commencing this evening in the Young Men's Christian Association Rooms at halfpast seven. The Rev. J. S. Hill, President of the Young Men's Christian Association, will preside, "x. " ; ' I

The committee of St. Peter's Presbyterian Church have resolved to go on with their soiree to-night, notwithstanding the unfavourable beginning their anniversary services met with on Sunday, in consequence of the unpropitious weather. An excellent programme of music has been prepared by Mr. John F. Bennett, the accomplished^ organist, who will no doubt be rewarded with a full house. '' ; l Y i'

The officers of the Prison Brigade Home desire to thank the following ' persons for presents of food, clothing, and money ito assist in the work of. the Home:—Meat: Messrs. Hellaby, Hulme, Badley, Hedger, Knight, E. Wood, C. and H. Garrett, Walker, and Garrett (sen.) bread: from Mrs. Howie,, Phillips, Waddel, Parsons, Brown, Crowe, * Tisdale, Leslie, Buchanan, and from a friend ; cH&ese and bacon : from Earle and Montgomery soap:. from Warnock Bros. ; clothing: from a few friends ; books : from the Scripture Gift Association ; a side of bacon : from Messrs. Morton; £1 from Mrs. Captain Daldy. On an average 170 meals are given and 36 beds provided weekly. There are four in the Home at present, but sometimes there are as many as 16.

Two shillings per dozen will be given for empty jars belonging to the Royal Jam Factory, either brought to. the factory in Custom-street West, or will be called for on receipt of post-card.— S. Gelston. • ' "