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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9161, 17 September 1888, Page 5

The new? by cable this morning is varied and interesting. The ieath of the commander of the P. and O. Company's steamer Nepaui is reported under somewhat singular circumstances. The vessel went ashore at Marseilles, and the captain, who is stated to have suffered from apoplexy, died shortly afterwards, the excitement caused by the accident to the steamer having presumably brought on the fatal attack. in connection with the murder of Major Barltelot, who was in command of an expedition for the relief of Stanley, it. is reported that Tippoo Tib. the Arab slave dealer, who appears' to have accompanied the party, proved j treacherous. It will be remembered that similar rumours were current respecting the j perfidy of this notorious chief at the time of trie news of the disaster to Stanley's force. A.:: unsuccessful attack has been "made on I Suakimby Osman Digna's troops. The revolt in Afghanistan has not yet been sup- ! pressed, but the Ameer's soldiers are re- | ported to have captured one of the rebel's j irongholds. We publish elsewhere to-day letter? from j our correspondents in London, San Fran- ! cisco. Hawaii, and Samoa, containing a variety of interesting and important news, j In another column we publish a number of interesting extracts from our London newspaper hies received by the San Fran- j cisco mail on Saturday. ! The Hon. E. Mitchelson was occupied during the whole of Saturday forenoon receiving and listening to deputations on several matters. The question of a reduction of freight rates on cream was introduced by a depuration from the New Zealand Dairy Association. Mr. 0. Mays and a number of others waited on the Minister to oppose the proposal to erect the new Refuges on the Hospital site, and a deputation from the Miranda Coal Company asked that the charge of £100 a year levied on them as rent for a siding might be taken off, also that, they might be allotted a site for a coalshed. Detailed reports of the various interviews are published in another portion of j this issue. | The award of the Compensation Court, held at Warkworth, on Thursday, the 13th inst., before Mr. J. S. Clendon, president, and Messrs. C. D. Whitcornbe and J. Moor, assessors, in re the claim of Paul Straka against the Puboi Road Board, was £199 is ■id, and not £100 lis, as stated in the telegram published in our Saturday's issue. The amount is made up as follows, viz. : — Compensation payable by the respondents to the claimant, £150 10s, and costs payable by respondents, £43 lis -id. Last Saturday afternoon the members othe "A" Battery assembled at the Mount Eden Rifle Range to compete for hon. member W. Thome's trophy. The ranges for the first stage were '200. 300, and .300 yards, seven shots at each distance. The shootmg was only fair owing to the bad light and the ammunition being very poor. The- undermentioned are the scores :— Gunner Payne, 67 ; Gunner Lumsden, 60 : Corpora! Trevarthan, 59 ; Sergeant Henderson. 59 ; Gunner Sherson, -37 : Gunner J. Webster. 56 ; Bombardier Ballantine, 55 ; Gunner Hatswell, 54 ; Gunner Hooton, 53 : Gunner - a . Lipseombe, 52; Gunner Williamson, 52: Sergeant Parslow, 51 ; Gunner Kearsley. 47: Gunner G. Webster, 45 ; Gunner Campbell. 43 : Captain Geddes, 38 ; Gunner Xeddrie, 35 : Gunner Bosworth, 32 ; Corporal Jenkins, 19. The two other stages. 200. 400, and 500 yards, and 200, 300, and 500 are yet to be fired before the trophy is finally won. In the case Lee v. Cargo, heard in the Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday, Dr. Giles gave judgment on Saturday for the plaintiff for £4 17s 6d (credit being given tor a sum paid into Court). A singular and serious accident happened on Saturday afternoon to Mr. Harrison, of the Bank of New Zealand. He was standing in the Metropolitan Ground, just at the edge of the play, watching the football match between the Ponsonby Navals and the City Guards. In the course of the same a player ran along the line near where Mr. Harrison stood, but was tackled strongly by one of the opposing side and 'hro'-vn heavily against that gentleman's leg, the main bone of which snapped across '---low the knee from the sudden shook, with a sharp crack that was distinctly heard some considerable distance away. Mr. Harrison was promptly lifted up and taken to his lodgings at Belgrave House, where medical assistance was at once called in, and the broken limb was set. An Auckland settler, who has recently been on a visit to Fiji, states that the ; eulers are now feeling more hopeful over die prospects of that colony. The concesions made by Victoria respecting the importation of Fijian fruit, has given a large Stimulus to the banana trade. It is stated that the banana trade is assuming large proportions. About seven times the quantity of fruit is consumed in Victoria per head as in New Zealand. We regret to observe in our obituary '•o'iumn the announcement of the death of another old resident, Mrs. Rebecca Wisotski, wife of Mr. R. Wisotski, and sister of Mr. P. A. Philips (Town Clerk). The deceased died suddenly on Saturday morning at her residence, Symonds-street. She arrived in the colony with her parents in 1353, subsequently residing in Chicago with her husband, when being burned out at the great fire they returned to this colony several years ago. Mrs. Wisotski had been in very delicate health for some years. The burial >''k place yesterday afternoon at the Jewish cemetery, Symonds-street, and was attended by a large number of friends and relatives. i The first meeting of the newly-appointed Mount Victoria Domain Board was held on Saturday afternoon. The Board is const :- "ted of the same membership as that already in existence, and Mr. E. Bartley *« elected Chairman, and Mr. E. W. Burgess secretary. No other business was transacted. Daring the football match on Saturday between an Otahuhu team and the eraP%es of the Auckland Freezing Company, one of the latter, named Main, fell heavily, breaking his collarbone near the shoulder. Dr. Leger Erson was sent for, an d having attended to his injuries, Main *M able to return to town. , The half-yearly dividend of £2 8s per sl,si 'e of the Bank of Australasia will be '~,'''' '" trie colonies on and after the •'■'> iaoiiuia.

About seven o'clock yesterday evening a fire was discovered in the lean-to of a house occupied by Mr. Caiman in Liverpool-street. Information of the outbreak was telephoned to the Fire Brigade Station by Mr. Dickey who resides in the street, and Superintendent Hughes got the horse reel ready to be despatched to the scene, when a second message was received informing him that the fire had been extinguished. He, how- ! ever, sent a couple of men, and Captain Field of the Salvage Corps also proceeded to the scene. The interior of the building was greatly charred, and a quantity of clothing hanging in it at the time was destroyed'! The origin of the fire is a mystery. On the first receipt of the intelligence of the outbreak a number of firemen were in the station, and Superintendent Hughes therefore considerately refrained from ordering the bell to be rung, thus preventing a great deal of unnecessary alarm amongst the congregations in the various churches. Yesterday about noon the s.s. Clansman arrived from Tauranga with members of the Auckland football team, which left town on Friday night to play against the Tauranga fifteen. The players were met on the wharf by a good number of fellowkickists, and congratulated upon their victory. They were one and all well pleased with their trip, as the weather had been delightful throughout, and the treatment they received both on board and ashore was all that could be desired. The Waikato Times is re-publishing Dr. Laishley's letters on the "New Evangel," published in the Herald, and in two leading articles on the subject, speaks in terms of the highest approval of the thoughtful and careful manner in which the subjects are handled. On Saturday about midday some little excitement was caused in Lower Queenstreet by the rowdy behaviour of a fireman from the Alameda. The man was the worse for liquor, and going into the Waitemata Hotel had some dispute with the barman, at whose head he hurled two or three pint pots and glasses. .A scuttle ensued and the bellicose American was shoved out of the bar, but returned in a few minutes with his pockets full of stones, | with which he probably intended to make | a few moie shots. He had been observed, however, and was quickly seized and his ' pockets emptied of several heavy pieces of | road metal, and again ejected. After I muttering dire threats against Auckland, I and the Waitemata hostelry in particular, j he apparently came to consider " discretion ' the better part of valour,'' and made his way down to the steamer. A second fireman, who had also partaken of more than was good for him, also got into trouble on Saturday afternoon, by falling over the Queen-street Wharf. " The cold bath sobered him quickly, and he bawled i Instil}' for help, holding tenaciously to one of the stringers. Waterman Keane was speedily at hand with his boat and brought the man ashore, better rather than worse for his ducking. During the past week there has been an interesting competition at Mr. W. H. Hazard's .-hooting gallery for an air gun given as a prize. It was won by Mr. Arthur A. Beale, who made the finest shooting which Mr. Hazard has seen at his gallery during the past twenty years. He commenced with four bull's-eyes in succession, ! then an inner, and followed with -"> bull's- I eyes in succession, without a break. In the ! bowling match the prize, a pair of bino- I culars, was carried off by Mr. Mowbray, i secretary of the Auckland Industrial j Association, with a score of 139. It will bo j seen by advertisement elsewhere that Mr. Hazard offers fresh prizes for competition. On Saturday morning a shooting party of about a dozen gentlemen, organiseed by Mr. H. Whitaker. proceeded to Tiritiri in tho steamer Awhina. Some first-class sport was had, and the party returned late at night, with excellent bags of rabbits, etc. Special services were held at Newton Congregational Church, yesterday, in connection with the advent of the Congregational delegates to the colony. The Rev. H. J. Lewis (pastor) preached in the morning from 1 Corinthians, xii. 6, ''And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all," from which passage he preached an appropriate sermon on the necessity and uses of interdependence. In the afternoon Mr. Lee delivered an address to the children of the Sunday-school, keeping their attention throughout by the entertaining manner in which he treated his subject. There was a larjre attendance of children, and some choice sacred selections were rendered by them. In the evening, Dr. Hannay preached, taking as his text the passage in Proverbs, " Son, give me thine heart,'' from which he preached an effective discourse. Several of our citizens have formed a small association, and purchased a block of land of about one thousand acres, near Henderson, the object being to go systematically into fruit-growing, and ultimately to erect a fruit preserving factory. Some 200 acres have been already fenced in with a view to planting fruit-trees. The block has been appropriately named Pomaria. Some parties having land in the vicinity are also proposing to commence fruit-grow-ing on somewhat similar lines. The half-yearly general meeting of the Bank of New Zealand will be held on the i 22nd proximo. Some remarks having been made in the Financial News about the Kapanga mine, un " Old Shareholder" answers as follows : —" Sir, — I trust you will allow me a little space to make a comment on your remarks in your mining article in Wednesday's edition. You infer that, the lode being narrow, it will soon give out. So far from this being probable, the manager, Captain Hodge, of whose ability we have had ample proof, distinctly states in a recent report published in the Financial News, that " you have a profitable and lasting mine for years to come." We know that we can place perfect reliance on what Captain Hodge says, as experience tells us that lie " never prophecies unless he knows," ind his latest advices are " mine improving." Well, now, we have had advices luring the last 12 months or so of something like £16,000 worth of gold, have been working at a profit the whole time, and must necessarily have our large working capita! -till untouched. Why the shares should be at a discount passes my comprehension." A telegram which was received some time ago showed that Mr. W. H. Alisoun Tebbs, -on of the Rev, Mr. Tebbs, was distinguishing himself in his medical studies at home, Lind now by the mail news comes to hand that he has successfully passed his first professional examination, having been allowed to present himself in July of this year instead of 1880, on account of the work lie had done at our own Hospital here. By the advice of the Dean of the Schools, he also | Look up the most troublesome of the third ! year subjects, materia medica, and although there were 731 candidates, including many third-year men, Mi-. Tebbs obtained the first place, taking the Westminster Hospital prize. In addition to this subject, ho also took up botany, pharmacy, pharmacology, and therapeutics, obtaining the first place in each subject. He likewise passed successfully in chemistry and physics, taking the prize in these subjects also. Mr. Tebbs, when the examination was over, received the warmest congratulations of the examiners at tho way in which he had passed the examination. The third anniversary of the Grafton Road new Wesleyan Church was celebrated yesterday, and tho three services were largely attended. The Rev. R. Bavin preached at the forenoon service, the Rev. ,'). Dukes addressed the school children and friends in the afternoon, and the [lev. E. Best preached in the evening. There was a good attendance at the skating rink on Saturday afternoon. An interesting polo match between two juvenile teams—the Grafton and the Olympic—the letter winning by three goals to two, after a keen contest. The masquerade carnival will take place this evening, when the grand march will take place at nine o'clock, the Garrison Band leading the march on skates. Shortly after the trained skating donkey, Columbia, will make his first appearance as a " dude," that being his easiest character. When he first went into training a month ago, he was rather doubtful about skates, but can now " develope a leg" with the best of them. At half-past nine there will be a three-mile race, bicycle versus skates. As those who take part in the masquerade will wear masks during the march, and be in fancy costume, the spectacle is sure to draw a large attendance. A handsome series of prizes are offered to iadies and gentlemen for competition, for tho most handsome, unique, and comical costume, and also for the best sustained character.

I The Champion Gold and Silver mine, Tui Creek, Te Aroha, is advertised in the London papers. The application list was tc close'on Thursday, IBth August. The monthly Homoeopathic Review for August 1, edited by Drs. Pope and Dvce Brown, contains an article entitled "Odium Medicum in New Zealand," in which it discusses the action of the Now Zealand Medical Association in excluding homeeopathists. It quotes in full Dr. Murray-Moore's letter to the members of the Association. The Pakuranga Hunt Club met on Saturday at Mr. J. Lcnnard's farm, Mangere. It was looked forward to as the meet of the season, as it was expected that the Marquis of Quecnsberry would be present. The Marquis, who had gone on to Honolulu by a previous steamer, had stated his intention to return to Auckland by the Alameda, but he altered his mind and went on to San Francisco, en route for England, from Honolulu, so that those who expected to meet him at the hunt were disappointed. The weather was fine, and in addition to those who went out on horseback and to follow the hounds, a very considerable number went out in breaks, drags, and carriages, amongst whom we noticed Captain Morse, of the mail steamer Alameda, and Mr. J. J. Miller, of Victoria, Mrs. Lermard had provided a splendid spread for the visitors, of which all were pressingly invited to partake, and ample justice having been done to the viands, thy hounds cast off to a good drag over fair hunting country. There were several spills, but the only serious injury done was to the horse ridden by Miss Daveney, which fell twico, and was considerably hurt. The anniversary services in connection with the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle were held yesterday, when Pastor Spurgeon preached both in the morning and evening. .There were large attendances at both services. The usual soiree is to be held on Tuesday next. Yesterday afternoon a largo number of people availed themselves of the opportunity afforded by the running of one of the Devonport Company's steamers to Lake Takapuna, to visit that beautiful and popular resort. It is reported that there is some probability of Mr. Adam Cairns, of the Star Hotel, undertaking, in conjunction with his present establishment, the management of the magnificent hotel at the Lake, erected by Mr. B. Harrow. There is, perhaps, no one whose experience and reputation better qualify him for such a position than Mr. Cairns, and should the negotiations at present proceeding result in his undertaking the management the travelling public will learn the same with very great satisfaction. At the Police Court on Saturday morning, Dr. Giles referred to the case against Mr. G. Mcßride, heard last week, and said that he saw by the newspapers that Mr. Hesketh, who appeared for the defendant, had quoted what purported to be an opinion given by him (Dr. Giles) to Mr. Hesketh. He wished to state that ho gave no such unqualified opinion as had been reported in the papers, but one much more qualified. He did not think his name ought to have been mentioned in such a manner, and the Bench might well consider him impertinent if lie had interfered in that, way in a case by sending down an opinion through the counsel for the defendant. He was quite sure that Mr. Hesketh had no thought of doing knowingly that which was improper, but yet he (Dr. Giles) had been placed in a false position in the matter. On Saturday a deputation of members of the Waitemata County Council went to the Waitakerei district, on a visit of inspection, to see what works it was desirable to undertake out of the recent £500 grant. A number of the unemployed are°patiently awaiting the decision of the Council, in order to obtain employment. The Rev. Dr. Hannay preached yesterday forenoon at Beresforri-street Church, to a large congregation, from the passage in the eighth chapter of St. John's Gospel, "The Father hath not left me alone." The discourse was a very earnest and practical one. In the evening Mr. Lee preached, taking as the basis of his discourse, Ephesians ii., 14. " .Awake thou that sleepest. and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light," which he treated in simple but appopriato language. He expressed himself gratified and surprised at the large amount of Christian work being carried on in the colony, and hoped it would go on and prosper. 'There was a good congregation. A portion of the offertory was devoted to the Home Mission Fund. A public meeting will be held this evening in the church at half-past seven, when a public welcome will be given to the above delegates from the Congregational Union of England and Wales. The Rev. H. J. Lewis, Chairman of the Congregational Union of New Zealand, will preside, and addresses will be given by the Rev. Dr. Hannay, Mr. Lee, Captain Daldy, and Mr. John Milne. On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Le Bailly, of the North' Shore, gave a garden party in honour of the delegates, when a very pleasant gathering took place. There were in the lock-up, last evening, two persons on charges of drunkenness, and three on charges of being drunk and disorderly. This evening a lecture is to be given by the Rev. A. J. Smith, entitled. "An Evening with J. B. Goujch." Mr. Smith is well-known as an earnest temperance advocate, and in his hands the subject will furnish material for a pleasant and profitable evening. The Rev. E. Best will preside. The lecture will be given in the Pitt-street Wesleyan schoolroom. In order that all desirous may hear this interesting lecture no charge is made for admission. Further particulars will be found on reference to our advertising columns. A lecture will be given on Tuesday night in the Young Men's Christian Association Rooms by Mr. W. H. Draffin on " Psychology," a subject which is attracting considerable attention just now. Mr. Draffin will treat of the mind—voluntary and involuntary action, thought-reading, the will and its influence, and other matters. If you want really first class fresh butter and absolutely pure milk patronise the London Dairy Company, Victoria-street and Mount, Eden Road.