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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9324, 29 March 1889, Page 4

Another attempt has been made upon the life of the Czar. While Hl3 Majesty, accompanied by the Em pre.??, was proceeding by train to Gatschina, a rail was discovered laid across the track. But for the timely discovery of the obstruction, a serious disaster would in all probability havo resulted. The action for breach of promise of marriage, brought by Miss Phyllis Broughton, the actress, against Viscount Dangan, whoso age is twentythree, eldest son of the Earl of Cowley, has been settled by the defendant paying the fair and broken-hearted plaintiff £10,000. Th« banquet which it was proposed to give in honour of Mr. Parnell, and at which Mr. Gladstone was to preside, has been abandoned. The Duke of Buckingham, whose death is announced to-day, was born in 18*23, and succeeded to the title in 1 SGI. He represented Buckingham from 184<5t0 1857 ; wa a Junior Lord of the Treasury in 1552; Keeper of the Prince of Wales' Privy Seal, and Deputy Warden of the Stannaries. Ho was elected chairman of the London and North-Western Railway Company in 1553 and resigned in 1556. He was appointed Lord President of the Council under Earl Derby's third administration in July, 1860, and succeeded the Earl of Carnarvon as Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1867. He held the latter otiice until Mr. Gladstone came into power in December, 1863. In July, 1575, he was appointed Governor of Madras, and he held that post until ISSO.

The Native Minister, the Hon. E. Mit-chelson, has arranged to inspect the District Hospital reserve this forenoon, in company with the chairman of the Charitable Aid Board, Mr. C. Atkin, with a view of arranging about the proposed alteration of the boundaries. Mr. Mit.chelson leaves for Wellington by the Wanaka, but will ba at the Thames again on the 9th April, about the Piako block business, and goes on to Whangarei to the native meeting to be held nt Poroti on the 15th. The Defence Minister (the Hon. T. Fergus) and the Hon. E. Stevens arrived yesterday from Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens are staying at Oram's Dotal, and Mr. Fergus at the Northern Club. Defence Minister went over to the Nort" Shore yesterday to inspect the fortifications, the Government steam launch brought into requisition. Major Jackson, M.H. accompanied him. He 3^ 0 ,, second visit to-day. He leaves for 1 North on Mond.iy in company with n • Stevens.

An " at home " and dunce was given last evening by the Northern Club to Admiral Fairfax and the officers of the Fleet. There wero about 300 guests present, and the various apartments in the club were artistically decorated with flags, kindly lent by the warships in port. The bull was opened at half-past eight with a set of lancers, led off by Admiral Fairfax and Mrs. J. McCosh Clark, the others being Mr. James Russell and Mrs. Fairfax, Captain Hammil (H.M.s. Orlando) and Mr&. Lambton, and Captain Castle (H.M.s. Rapid) and Mrs. Haines. The programme comprised '24 dances, and Im{>ey : s Band supplied the dance music. Supper took place at eleven o'clock. There was no speechmaking or toasts. Dancing was kept up till an early hour this morning, the committee of management having done everything- in their power to promote the comfort and enjoyment of the guests. The Maoris at Orakei were supremely happy yesterday. They had reached the summit of Maori felicity. They hail plenty of food and plenty of talk. Large numbers of visitors wont down by the ferry boats in the morning, but no meeting was held till two o'clock, owing to the late hour at which the Ministers arrived. At twelve o'clock dinner was served in a long low shed, where provision had been made for some -HX) or mure guests. The menu was in the very height of Maori fashion, and consisted o quantities of kumeras, beef, pork, mutton, huge plum puddings, and numberless other disnes. With true Maori hospitality, every visitor, to the number of some 300, was fed on the fat of the land. After dinner an adjournment was made to the ten where the meeting was held, and a iai„ amount of talking was done, both by the pakehas and the Maoris, the substance 01 which will be found in another column#

mt lit tmaMiamimmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmamM MHMI ■ I 111 II The incoming mail steamer Mariposa, Vom San Francisco, may be expected to Eat in an appearance to-day, bringing ondon correspondence up to the 23rd February. As the Mariposa left just two hours before her contract) timeviz., noon on March 9th—she is not actually due till to-morrow morning, about eight o'clock, but it is most) probable that she will have picked up some time on the voyage, and consequently arrive to-day.

Among the passengers by the Te A nan yesterday was Mrs. Miles, widow of the late Mr. E. Miles (who died somewhat suddenly at Te Aroha), who proceeds South to go direct to England.

The Newmarket Borough Council met yesterday evening. There were present: The Mayor (Mr. Morgan), Messrs. Wyman, Kent, Lumpkin, Holmes, and Angus. With reference to the supplying of water to Mr. Orchiaton's house from the mains at the Newmarket railway workshops, it was resolved, " That the Railway Department be informed that the Council considered their engagement as to supply, to apply to the railway workshops, and if any furthor cupply is required special arrangements must be made; the Mayor and Town Clerk to arrange as to what amount Mr. Orchistou has to pay." The bank balances were as follow :—General account, debit, £216 l'2s 7d ; waterworks account, debit, £05 14s Sd ; interest and sinking fund account, credit, £98 12s 7d ; waterworks account, credit, £7 10s 9d.

A serious accident happened yesterday afternoon to a man named 'Thomas Abbot, who is employed by Messrs. Grey and Sons, cordial manufacturers. Ho was driving a cart owned by that firm through Symonds-street, and when near the Choral Hall a part of the harness broke, and tho cart upset. Abbot was thrown heavily, with the result that his right leg was broken below the knee, whilst his left thigh was also fractured. Captain llammil, of H.M.s. Orlando, saw the accident, and upon his instructions Abbot was carried to the Hospital on a stretcher by a party of Bailors. The shafts of the cart were broken, and considerable other damage done.

Ballot? for some of the lots applied for at the Lands Office on the previous day, and for which there were more than one applicant, took place yesterday, and tho following competitors were successful :George Thomas Holmes, lot 145, Parish of Wain kit West, 26 acres 2 roods, £26 10s ; Gustav Schick, section 14, Block 11., Te Kurisurvey district, 50 acre* 1 rood, £17 lis 9d ; James Collins, section 100, Block XL, Aroha survey district, 94 acres I rood 8 perches, £00 ; John Pinnerty. section 10S, Block XI., Aroha survey district., 32 acres 3 roods S perches, £33.

With reference to the statements as to gold being found at Whakatano some time ago. Mr. Locke, of the East Coast, informs us that he has seen specimens of gold found at the Motu River, between Opotiki and the East Cape. His own conviction is that there are portions of the Urewera country auriferous.

Some time ago Mr. Alexander Love, manager of the Whauwhau coal mine, Whangarei, met with a serious accident at the mine, by getting hi# hand crushed in a portion of the hoisting gear while attending to it alone at night. He was subsequently discovered half-an-hour afterwards, and released from his painful position, and taken to his residence, where medical aid was obtained. After a lapse of some days, symptoms of tetanus set in, and it was deemed advisable by the three medical men attending to resort to the operation of amputation of the injured arm. Owing to the weak state of the patient and the loss of blood he had sustained, it. was necessarily attended with pome risk, but there was no help for it. Mr. Love bore his sufferings with great fortitude. At first there were hoj>es that the operation, which reduced the symptoms of tetanus, would prove successful, but he succumbed we learn a day or two ago. Mr. Love, who had been many years in Whangarei, leaves a wife and family. lie was a native of Scotland, and a practical coal miner, having worked for many years in the Ayrshire collieries.

Yesterday we drew attention to the complaints made by farmers respecting the unfair way prices are fixed by the Grocers' Association for butter, eggs, etc. Farmers are possessed of the belief that an unfair combination is being exerted against them for the purpose of depressing tho prices which they receive for these articles, but the discontent will not be lessened when they know that 2s Cd per dozen for eggs Las been charged during the present) week by Auckland grocers, though the purchasing price, until yesterday, was not over Is per dozen. This is a system of dealing which cannot be permitted to continue.

The polo match between the officers of the squadron and the members of the Polo Club will take place at the Ellerslie racecourse this afternoon, and is likely to prove very interesting. It is expected that the Orlando's band will be present.

The Queenfdander of a recent date says : —" Two deaths from thirst occurred in the bush last week —one a shepherd on Nive Junction, the other an old man named Head, who died about four miles from the Tickleman mail stage. Nothing has since been heard of the missing billiard-marker, Fitzherbert, who started to walk from Adarale to Charleville. He is generally believed to be dead, as no man could go twenty-four hours without water in this hot weather. Papers that belong to him show that he was well-connected, and had been trained for the law. The papers indicate that his brother is Crown Solicitor of New Zealand, and that the deceased was a nephew of Sir William Fitzherbert, barrister, lately of New Zealand. Deceased's father, who is dead, was a well-known barrister of Devon, England."

A book has been published by Mr. G. 0. Preshaw, entitled, ''Banking under Difficulties." Mr. Fresh aw was clerk and manager in the Bank of New South Wales about 1800, and saw much life on the goldfields of Australia and New Zealand. He tells about a voyage from Bokitika to t.he Haast River, when the journey c<^.glided with a dangerous landing in a snip s boat, In dread of " blind rollers/' and the traveller spent his first night on shore in a tent, holding on to the pole inside, while hip friend °(Inspector Broham) held on to the topes outside all night to prevent the tent being blown away.

An ordination service took place last evening at the Grafton Road Wesleyan Church. There was a good congregation present. Alter devotional exercises, in which the Revs. R. Bavin and E. Best took part, the Rev. H. R. Dewsbury presented Albert Charles l-awry for ordination. The Rev. J. A. Taylor read [Portions of the ordination service, followed by the Rev. H. li. X.awry (father of the candidate), and Rev. H. R. Lews-bury. At thin utage the candidate gave an account of hie conversion and cali to the ministry. The Rev. Alex Be id. delivered the ordination charge, from Timothy, iv. 1, 2. The candidate was then ordained by the laying on of hands by the Revs. J. Wailis, A. Raid, W. Gitu>s, R. Bavin, and 11. H. La wry. The Revs. J. A. Taylor and E. Best read the concluding portion of the ordination service, and at the close the sacrament was administered to the candidate and ministers by the Rev. Jas. Wallia, and the boiiudiction pronounced by the Rev. R. Bavin. A lunatic named Edward Lowry was brought up laid night from Whangarei by the s.s. Wellington.

steamship Australasian, which arrival a few days ajro at Melbourne from London, via Cape Town, had on board a valuable consignment of live stock, comprising 14 stallions, a number of Scotch colli* and terrier dog*, and a large collection of pri/e poultry. Of the fourteen stallions seven aits Clydesdales and five of the hunter and hackney varieties, the remaining two being a shire-bred, which cost £450, nud one of the Suffolk cart-horse breed, with very lengthy pedigrees both on the side of the Eire and the dam.

Mr. Bulla nee, in tha Wangauui Herald, Bays:"The suit of armour given by Georgo IV. to Hongi was worn by that chief at the celebrated attack by the Kgapuhi tribe 011 the island of Mokoia in Lakeßotorua, and that Hongi was stunned j by a bullet striking him on the forehead, | but which the armour prevented from frac- j turing the skull. The late Native Minister j made particular inquiry about thi* armour, j and discovered that most of it had been j eaten away by rust, the remains being in j an uninhabited whure at Alungonui. lb was the intention of that Minister to collect 1 the remains and deposit them in the Auck- : land Museum, but the general election j intervened." i

The annual meeting of the St. Mary's Church of England Working Men's Society was held on Monday in the Scarboro' Terrace Schoolroom, Parnell. The Rev. G. H. S. Walpoie, the president of the Society, was in the chair, and in addressing those present congratulated them on the work done during the past twelve months. The Society had boon instrumental in giving much aid to the work of the parish, notably in supplying sidesmen to St. Mary's, to giving assistance in the choir, and at entertainments and lectures. It was pointed out that work for the church was the object of the Society, and it was decided that the printed rules should ho revised in order that this might be more clearly specified. A new committee was appointed for arranging a course of meetings and auy business that might be requisite, and Mr. Purlby was elected secretary in place of Mr. Fee, who has acted in that capacity. After a considerable amount of other necessary business the meeting concluded.

The time for receiving nominations for the vacancy in the Parnell Borough Council, caused by the retirement of Sir. D. H. Mctvcnzie, closed at noon yesterday. Tho only nomination received was that of Mr. Edwin Coleman, and he was declared duly elected by tho returning officer, Mr. M. Rawlings.

Our Russell correspondent, telegraphing on Thursday evening, states that Dr. Hocken has caused an interest to be taken in those parts in the Dunedin Exhibition, and the meeting held hist evening was well attended. A local committee was appointed to collect exhibits.

A Christchurch telegram states that " private intelligence had been received there stating that Cosson, wollknown in running and footballing circles, died at Melbourne from typhoid fever." The deceased played at one timo full-back for Ponsonby Football Club, and as half-back for Grafton, and lie was also a member of the Parnell Cricket Club. He was one of the best, long distance runners ever trained in Auckland.

The final destination of the Easter encampment is not, it appears, yet quite fixed. At a former meeting of officers it) was fixed that the encampment should bo in Pnkekohe, but there was a strong counterclaim on behalf of Hamilton. We understand that so far as Colonel Shepherd i<3 concerned he has no object-ion to the Pukekohe site, but a meeting of officers is to be held this afternoon to again consider the question.

On Wednesday morning, while working at the Topunui sawmills, Port Albert district, William Turner, eldest son of Mr. J, G. Turner, settler there, was killed by being struck by a slab. The death is believed to be purely accidental.

Thomas Russell, son of Mr. James Russell, of Mount Grey, Canterbury, who was badly injured by a thrashing machine on Monday, died on Wednesday.

An extraordinary general meeting of tho Union Sash ami Door Co. was held yesterday afternoon. Mr. Ware presided. There were about a dozen shareholders present. The object of the meeting was to confirm the following resolution, passed at a general meeting of tho company held on the oth of March : —" That the liquidators, or any two of them, may exercise all tho powers conferred upon liquidators by the Companies Act, 1882. and more especially the power to compromise, mentioned in the 221 st section of the said Act." The above resolution was confirmed. Messrs. Henry Croon and Meysey Thompson were appointed liquidators, with the understanding that Mr. Ware, the original liquidator, is about to resign.

In return for a social given them by the local lodges the Good Templars of H.M.s. Opal and Lizard last night tendered asocial dance to their Auckland friends, and a large gathering took place in the St. George's Hall, Newton. There were about 70 couples present, nearly ail of whom were in fancy dress. Of course, naval costumes predominated, but there was a goodly muster of pirates, soldiers, Highlanders, Spaniards, etc., among the gentlemen, while the ladies were resplendent in very tasteful toilettes, the chief of which were : Gipsy Queen ; Red, White, and Blue ; Girl of the Period, Incroyable, Maslieress. Flora Maedonald, Papa's Darling. A well-chosen programme of some twenty dances was gone through with zest to excellent music, supplied by Messrs. Reed and Davis' band. After a very enjoyable evening the party broke up about midnight.

The April number of the Australasian Bee Journal has been published. It is quite equal to its predecessors. Mr. J. R. Madan gives a series of recorded temperatures in hives, which cannot fa to be of interest to beekeeper.-. Under the heading of "Bee Gossip"' Mr. O. Poole gives a variety of useful and interesting information relating to the " little busy bee."

The final performance by the Vivian Dramatic Company of "Missing at Lloyds" was given at the Opera House yesterday evening. To-night the popular drama, 'East Lynne," will be produced.

Among the exports to Fiji are 25 tons of potatoes and 400 dozen eggs, which are being forwarded by the Civil Service Supply Association. It seems this Company has obtained the contract for supplying the Governor at Fiji with goods.

There died at Christchurch yesterday Mr. George Gould, one of the best known and wealthiest business men in the city. He was 06 years old. Deceased came to New Zealand in 1850, and started business in Christchurch as a storekeeper. Subsequently he went into partnership with Mr. Grosveuor Miles, who has since retired from active business. Mr. Gould was very liberal to the public institutions, and was a member of the principal Boards, both philanthropic and educational, and president of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association for six or seven years. The Canterbury Museum was largely indebted to him for a collection of art, statuary, etc. Mr. Gould has passed through a long and severe illness, death finally resulting from exhaustion, consequent on bursting an abscess in the liver. His death has been anticipated several days.

We are requested to draw the attention of our readers to tiie programme of the concert to be given in the Choral Hall on Saturday evening next by those anxious to assist William Skelton, armourer's mate .M.S. Lizard, who has lost a leg through an injury received at a lire in Auckland. Mrs. Balmson, Mr. McLean, Mr. Mevsey Thompson, Mr. Jackson, and Mr. Sutherland have kindly volunteered to perform, and v/e hope that the programme to no given will bring all those desirous of assisting in a good cause, and at the same time of enjoying some excellent vocal and instrumental music. The London and Berlin Piano Company have kindly lent a piano for the occasion.

The following additional sums have been received on behalf of Win. Skeiton, the armourer of H. M.s. Lizard: —Lyellc Bros., £1 5s ; Jackson and Russell, IDs; A.H. 2s (id : Mr. Panter, 2s (id ; G. Loram, 10s ; J. Wilkinson, '2s Gd ; R. M. and Co., f>s ; A. E. P. and Co., 5s ; T. and S. Morrin, £1 Is; L. Porter and Go., IDsOd; Monsignor Walter McDonald, £1 Is; George Bailey, ss: .John Heed, ss; Ireland Bros., ss. The list now amounts to about £22, so that only another £8 is required.

Cheaper than salvage are the prices at which George Fowlds, Victoria Arcade, is selling the stock of J. ('rook, hatter, hosier, and mercer, which lie bought at Us I Id in the £1. Clothing, hats, shirts, and ties at genuine bankrupt prices.

Commercial classes for youths, thoroughly fitting them fora business life,are held daily at Air. T. Hur'le (.Jiios's, Educational Chambers, Durham-street E.ust. The subjects of instruction embrace good writing, commercial book-keeping, commercial arithmetic, English grammar, jin-ris writing, composition, shorthand, etc. Terms and full particulars 011 application to Mr. Giles, at his educational chambers, corner of Queen-street and Dur-ham-street. IS as t.

At the Dunedin City Court, Henry White was fined £~> >>.nd co.-jLs for betting totalisator odds at Forbury last week.

A lecture will be given this evening at eight, in the lecture hall of the Y.M.C.A., by Mr. \V. Jones, late of London, on Personal Experiences in War Time."

Takk time by the forelock and avoid his insults by using Mrs. S. A. Allen's World's Hair Kestorei 1 ! which never I'hj'ls to restore grey hair to its youthful colour. Sold everywhere.

A good food for invalids, children, and all persons whose digestion is delicate, is that prepared by Neave, and it combines a further recommendation in its cheapness. Not that expense should he too closely studied where the welfare of our olive branches is in question : but economy naturally exults at the combination of goodness and cheapness. It is found a pleasant food by those who take it, and is decidedly nutritious and wholesome.