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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8608, 2 July 1891, Page 4

Our cable messages this morning state that general satisfaction was expressed on its becoming known that the Triple Alliance had been renewed. Later particulars from Chili show that the war is being- conducted with great cruelty on both sides. A severe earthquake shock has been experienced in Verona. It is likely that the Porte will recognise Prince Ferdinand ot Bulgaria The revenue returns in England show a very prosperous condition of trade. The local Telegraph authorities have received instructions that after Sunday next, the sth instant, the Sunday morning attendance at all Telegraph Offices throughout the colony shall cease, and that only such offices as have heretofore been opened on Sunday morning or evening shall be opened on Sunday evenings from five to half-past five. The last New Zealand Gazette contains the appointment by the Governor, in terms of the Native Land Court Act, of Mr. H. P. Edger to be Registrar for the Auckland district, and Mr. G. W. Woon, to be Registrar for the Wanganui district. There was a lenghty sitting of the Supreme Court in banco yesterday, when a number of important cases were disposed of, details of which will be found in our report of the prooecdiugs. The afternoon was occupied in hearing arguments for and against a motion by Mi. Tole to vary a report of the Registrar. It will be recollected that in the case Ehrenfried v. Gleeson the matter of taking accounts of all beer supplied to the Albion Hotel between August, 1888, and October, 1889, was referred to the Registrar and Mr. G. S. Kissling, accountant, and after taking evidence the Registrar brought up his report, showing that the amount of beer supplied to the hotel during that period was £557, whereas the defendant in his accounts stated that it only amounted to £310. Mr. Theo. Cooper,, who appears with Mr. Baumo for the plaiutiff to show cause, had not concluded his arguments when the Court rose at a quarter to five o'clock, and adjourned until ten o'clock this morning. There are two other cases on the list for argument, which will probably occupy His Honor the greater portion of to-day.

Shortly before six o'clock yesterday morn- ' ing Mrs. James, . wife of; Mr. John James - 1 frocer, Wukefield-street, mivdefchertartW "* >" iBCOV6ry, on awakening in ; the moraine - ?♦ 1 that her husband lay utiff and cold and insensible beside her.; She made an effort to aroueahim, bat without succeso, and sent for Dr. Bakewell, who saw at once that the man was dead, and had been so for at least three hours, as rigor mortis had set in. Mr James, who was 65 years of ago. had been for some years suffering from hear! disease, for which he had been treated by Drs. Philson and Wine, and we understand they warned him of his state. Before retiring bo bed on Tuesday night Mr. James ' complained of feeling cold, stating that he •. " could not get warm, but he made no othei complaint, and as the night was a cold on« Mrs. James took no special notice of hit statement that he could not get warm. Th« matter has ' been reported to the coroner, but as Mr. James has been under medical; treatment for the fatal disease to which ha - ;'JI undoubtedly succumbed, it is improbable V that there will be any inquest. At the Police Court,- yesterday, before • Dr. Giles, Resident Magistrate, Samuel "~Sy! ■ Wilcox and John Thomas Donovan, were charged with stealing £47 10s from th« person of George Ford Hill. From the evidence it appears that the prosecutor .&« who is a farmer residing at Lake Takaponal came to town on Wednesday, June 24, and cashed a draft for £47 10a on the Bank of New South Wales. ' He then went up to the Alexandra Hotel, and on his way up-205 made the acquaintance of Jack Donovan. Hill had a glass of beer at the Alexandra, 4|p| add started to return home, but on his way ' : home he was dragged in at a doorway in ! hapel-streeb, and received a blow on the head which knocked him senseless. A few [tso minutes afterwards he was thrown out mtc '• 1 the street minus his purse. After hearing . the evidence for the prosecution, Dr." Giles committed the accused for trial, the de- - | fence being reserved. The prisoner Jack 'v y f, Donovan, arrived in Auckland from San - Francisco on May 21st last, and is weli . ' known to members of the prize , ring, boll ; in Australia and America. A singular incident has befallen Mr. Thomas Samuel, cutler, of Queen-street. He ordered a case of fork# and spoons and ; -H : . a ca.'e of cruets from Messrs. Round and :%*• Son, of Sheffield. They appear to have , been shipped by one of the direct steamers, as he received a clean bill of lading of the goods from London; The goods , were f securely packed in zinc linings, the cases hooped, and sealed. On the arrival of the steamer at Wellington, his cases being for Auckland were transhipped, when it was found that the one containing the forks and spoons had been tampered with, the fastenings cut, and the content* gone. . The empty case has been duly forwarded to him as being , received in Wellington empty. The case containing the cruetshati also the zinc lining cut, but the party or I parties who searched it apparently did nob } want cruets, and the contents of the caw have arrival safely. The value of the missing goods is about £45. All the shipping companies have so hedged themselves m by the provisions of their bills of lading that tho old ideas of the liabilities of com-. , > mon carriers under the common law are / almost obliterated. , It is said that under - the regulations Mr. Samuel ; may possibly get £5 a foot allowed for his case, recouping him to thet extent: of nearly half his loss.- He is taking stops to ascertain what redress he has under the circumstances. " The Ponsonby Licensing Committee meti yesterday at Mr. . Maeefield'a office to take J||g: into consideration an application from Mr. " . Arkell for a wholesale license for sale of beer, wine, and . spirits. The committee, p after considering the matter, passed the following resolution :—" That in the opinion of the committee the ratepayers are nob in favour of granting any new; licensea, and , '. 1 - that there is no necessity fur it." Mr. Tole, on behalf of the applicant, applied for aa i _": adjournment until "the 13th, which was granted. The charges against two women, one of" larceny as a bailee, and tho other of illegally pawning Hospital clothing, comes on at the Police Court this morning. The police have got a large number of bundles . of clothing (about 40) ip their possession, so I that the " exhibits " will make a brave | array in court. . • " With the month of June disappeared tha splendid r spell;, of ; fine weather which has t i prevailed during -the last three- weeks, for"-' on yesterday, the first of July, the weather f fairly broke, and a considerable quantity of rain fell during the afternoon. Tho early | part of June was squally and wet, the rainfall for the first ten days being one and ahalf inches, but the remainder of the month was fine, with little or no rainfall. On. Tuesday evening an accident took place on the Epsom Road, which caused the : j death of a horse in one of the omnibuses of Messrs. Patereon and Go. It appears thab the 'busdriver, Patrick Kelly, was proceeding to Onehunga, when, he states, a milk cart, driven by Thomas Atkinson, came into collision with his 'bus, and one of the shafts of tho cart penetrated the 'bus horse, which died almost immediately after its harness was removed. Both 'bus and cart had lights. Kelly asserts that he was on the right side of the road ■Vs - when the accident, took place. Inspector Emerson, who arrived by the s.B. Te Anau from Napier, left yesterday .■ by train for his headquarters, Hamilton, Waikato. He succeeded by his promptitude and tact in preventing, the native land dispute in Napier, from culminating in breaches of the law. The natives were given to understand that all disputes most bij settled in due course of law, and than a any attempt on their part to take the law in their own hands would end in theirarrest. . i'} Yesterday the hon. medical staff formally took over charge of the Hospital, ; r. Collint' appointment having been terminated. The staff now consists of: Hon. Surgeons, r Drs, Mackellar, Knight, andGirdler; hon. r physicians, Drs. Lawry, Robei'ton,; and Moir ; ophthalmic surgeon, Dr. Challoner Purchas. The house physician is Dr. Percy Menzies, and the -appointed [ house surgeon is Dr. Johu SoLnmerville, : who will take charge on or about the otJi instant. There are at present about 1W patients in the Hospital. The order ot visitation is that one lion, surgeon ana one - hon. physician will attend daily for a we ®*» ! and all patients received into the Hospi a , during that week will remain in charge o these visitors until they are discharg Drs. Philson and C. H. Haines are the ho . consulting surgeons, and will attend withe whole of the hon. staff at all important 1 consultations, and at all operations. »» a noteworthy fact that four ct the medical staff are native-born Now Zealanders, namely, Drs. Roberton, Lawry, Pnrcnas, and Sommerville. We understand the hon. medical staff attended at the Hospital yesterday for the purpose of alloting patients and arranging the "rotation of visits, etc. < Tho Wellington Evening Press points out that the Financial Statement is gradually becoming understood of the people, ana tn more they comprehend it the less t.iey u it. It seems that, after all, the news an the views contained in the Statement na\ gob somewhat stale to tho select .ew w know that the Colonial Treasurer has mouthpiece in his own electorate. , The quarterly speed examination held by the Auckland Phonographic Association yesterday evening resulted as follow* J Messrs. E. J. .Young and E. A. Gledhill obtained certificates for 120 words _ minute; Mr. H. T v Maclean certificate lor 100; and Miss Cox' for 80 words a minute. The above are the first certificates issued for 120 words a minute by the Association, The Postmaster-General, the Hon. J- O. Ward, is to be presented with an epergne by tho officers in the instrument rooms oi the six principal stations in New |^ ea ?'j " It is in the form of a vase at theelabora V embossed base of which are two figures m classical attire. From the bowl of the : vase is suspended a cradle of New Zealand silv gilt, shaped like a boat, and bearing the following inscription " To the Hon. J. O. Ward, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner, from the officers of the telegraph staffs, Auckland, Napier, Wellington, Blenheim, Christchurch, ana Dunedin, to commemorate the birth. ma eon, Gladstone William, born May 14. 1891." The vase is surmounted by a lianasome dish of cut glass for fruit. Two private lectures were delivered by Dr. Frits in the Lome-street hall yesterday, one to ladies only in the afternoon, and one to young, men in the evening. Each was well attended, and the lecturer succeeded in impressing his hearers witn the many home truths he uttered. * v

;f ""'" j.' .' " The report of the Committee of Com'inandants' on ?the*defence of Port Darwin and Thursday Island has been sont to the i.?;V r Victorian Minister of Defence by the pre- .. sident, Major-General - Tulloch, and has been forwarded to the various Australian Governments for consideration. Having disposed of . the work for which they were appointed, the committee take occasion to draw attention to a matter 'quite aa important as the creation of local defence the want of some_praperly arranged scheme for transmitting intelligence of enemies' men-of-war being seen in Australian waters. During the naval manoeuvres at home, the necessity for a regular system to make use of the different look-out stations on ; the coast, and transmit information by priority telegraph massages to certain fixed points, is said to have been proved mast clearly. To give our naval and military forces every, possible advantage in time of war, a scheme similar to that proposed for the United Kingdom 'should now be worked out for Australia. With the exception of that portion of North . Australia between the south end of the Gulf of Carpentaria and Cambridge Gulf, c «^ b J' ne ? of telegraph practically exist all round Australia. It may be, however, a question as to whether it would , not be advisable, from a defence point of view, to bridge over this space and connect the WestAuatrah^n, having its cable terminus, Roebuck Ba\, with the main Port Darwin line, taking the Z ra via Wyndham. Burketown, in Queenstend, might be connected directly with the transcontinental line. In order that theje important subjects may have due consideration it is urged that a committee of experts should be appointed, viz., a naval officer, a military officer, aad an officer of the Telegraph department. It is suggested that a communication be made to the naval Com marker in Chief on the Australian station, with a view to obtaining the services of a naval officer. v,y i The retirement of Henry George, the great single tax man and the author of " Progress and Poverty," is due to a rare and .singular mental disease. His complaint is known by the name of "aphasia." and the term denotes a loss of the ability to express ideas in speech, and sometimes in writing. The patient loses his memory of substantives and names, and misapplies words in a manner which renders his language unintelligible. A notable case on record is that of the late Bronson Alcott, who while thus afflicted made such curious mistakes as to employ the word hogshead " for " sugar," "chair" for »'table," house "for " man," &c. Notic- ■ ing these peculiarities in himself, Mr. George consulted a physician, who informed him that he was suffering from aphasia, as the result of over-mental exertion. As* nothing but a total suspension of work will ' effect a cure, the brilliant author has completely withdrawn from the social and political causes with which his name is so intimately. identified. Single taxers and thousands of others for whom his ideas have hr.3 it powerful attraction, will hope for his spiicdy recovery. j Tl'.sre was on view at Messrs. Hurst and Co.'s store, Queen-street, a peculiar exhibit of seven kidney potatoes, grown at Mount ' Albert .They "are portion of a second crop sown at the end of January. They vary in weight from Jib to If lb. The whole of them, with one exception, are shapely and smooth, , but tie largest is covered with warty excrescences, which makes one doubt whether it is a. true kidney potato at all. , Mr, Cecil J. Rhodes, Premier of Cape Colony, managing director of the British ' f South Africa Company, chief proprietor of ' the Da Beers Consolidated Diamond Mines, and millionaire .(and withal a bachelor), v who has recently returned to the Cape from England, having,"together with Sir Henry Loch, been summoned thither by Lord Salisbury to confer concerning the Portuguese question, and was "lionised" to such an (ixtent, is a most) unassuming man, and one-whose appearance is altogether misleading. Standing over six feet, stout, and red faced, about 37 years of age, one would diagnose him to be a well-to-do genial ■ farmer rather than a clever statesman. Ho is eccentric to a degree, and careless in small things, such as dress. As for correspondence, ho has seldom been' known to answer private letters, and in;-ahold' packing case in his modest * room in Kimberley may ba seen hundreds ''j of letters bearing " crests and coronets" which -ha been merely , scanned over aca thrown -in the historic- old case. Earls and dukes and lords; write asking - \ - what prospect there are in this part of the world for their younger sons; others write Mr. Rhode/i asking his opinion as to investment of capital; others giving • their un- . solicited opinions as to South African '; matters in general. " Lucky is the man' to ; whom tho Premier takes a liking. He has a warm heart-, and is exceedingly generous. ; >' ? felt r may be remembered thab he donated £10,000 ;to ■ the cause of Home Rule for Ireland, and Mr. Parnell became his very ' attached friend, and has corresponded with . him 1 ever since. It is a well-known fact if; . " that Sir Hercules Robinson owes his present affluence to having invested his capital in a --j l ',mode, suggested by Mr. Rhodes. Without a doubt he is the South African man of the ' time, and indeed has a reputation for "level headedness" and farseeingness beyond South African boundaries. <• The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty v to Animals met at their rooms, Coombes' Arcade, yesterday. Mr. J. Burtt presided. The question :of mange in dogs was dis- •(\' cussed. -, The Chairman pointed out that there was no reference to dogs in the Stock Act. People were forbidden to keep diseased sheep and cattle, and why should not a clause be inserted with reference to dogs! Dogs were walking the streets that • ought to be destroyed. It was decided to bring • the 1 matter before the Auckland members. ' Mr. T. Gresham, Te Awamutu, wrote forwarding a guinea to the Society. It was resolved that Mr. Gresham be placed Boon the list of the Society's solicitors. Mr. E. Harrow drew attention to the bad roads from Waiwera.' The coach had to travel over them'daily, and the driver said that it was absolute cruelty to his horses. The work lof repairing should be dono in the spring instead of the autumn. Mr. Harrow i wag informed that such hardly came under the supervision of ths Society, -and the matter was allowed to drop. Mr. Harrow also referred to the practice of putting barbed wire alongside the road. His dog had been injured. A member drew attenon to the fact that the Messrs. Morpeth did not allow their carters to use whips, and they found that no trouble or difficulty ensued. "It was resolved that such action be officially recognised, and - encouraged by the Society. The secretary reported that ; : during the month of May the Society had | ,1 given 31 cautions, and had brought one prosecution ; and, during June, 16 cautions > & had been given. Reference was also made _ to the Italian organ-grinder, who was fined " il recently for 'assaulting a man who ' 't -• ultreated his (the Italian's) monkey. The meeting sympathised with the man, and < ;: "l- Harrow donated 5a towards the payment of the fine. The well-known sporting journal, the Aew Zealand Referee, has been purchased , by the ChristchurcQ Press Newspaper Company. ' A Melbourne correspondent writes:— The Bernhardt boom ie at its height just now ; but the prices, and the fact that this ' famous actress plays in French, terribly • - discount the chance of financial success. ■ Despite almost nightly changes of programme the house has not been kept full, and I have , seen from 50 to 100 stalls vacant at a time. Sara is a magnificent actress, but under the conditions at present obtaining I am disposed to think that if j-bakspere spoils ruin, Bernhardt it as •-. .j:- likely to go near spelling bankruptcy. •The Hall 6 concerts have been very sue- » " »S"ful in Melbourne. Bernhardt met with I < i grand reception, but Lady Hallo's was to: 'Yen grander. The enthusiasm on her first mght was phenomenal. Men cheered and , omen split their gloves with the most Bffs reckless abandon. They bombarded her with bouquets till the thing grew monotonous ; and then they rushed forward, tore the bouquets to pieces, and spread the flowers for her to walk upon. It was certainly a cordial welcome and a splendid - tribute to the power of genius. Recently the Auckland Burns Club 5 solicited Judge Fenton to give a lectur® j "Scottish Music." The secretary of ; the club received the following reply — \ ">|j - ?<£l much honoured by the request 3 rl' which the Burns Club have desired you to ■ .to mo - Ah to giving a lecture ou 1i ' Scottish Music" I shall bo most happy to /- iS. comply with the request on the understandthat I may choose my own opportunity. Swlf? a Vorkshireman I have a right to feel IS! "Rested, as you observe, in things Scoti wh, for were not both Wallace and Bruce, • * Yorkshire ancestry? iSiffes

I The " Borestone" on the field of Bannock- ' barn in which Bruce is' popularly believed j to have planted bis standard has been to 'some extent nibbled away by tourists, and ! has been walled in and protected by an iron (grating from the ravages of the Vandals. \ Efforts are now being made by the Bore- : stone Committee to acquire additional land around the historical f apofc, with i* view of erecting thereon a statue of King Robert the Bruce. The following circular,received from the hon. secretary of the Bores tone Committee, Mr. W. Konaldson, solicitor, Stirling, has been received by Mr. J. Horne, secretary of - the Auckland Buru«_ Club, and gives further details of the project: " The Borestone Committee are at present negotiating for the acquisition of additional land adjoining the flagstaff at the Borestone on the Field of Bannockburn, with the view of providing recreation and ornamental ground for the use of the public, and also of the immense number of tourists from all parts of the world to the field where the battle for Scotland's freedom was fought and won ; and, should the necessary funds be forthcoming, for erecting on -the ground so to be acquired, a statue of King Robert the Bruce. The present piece of ground available to the public and visitors is extremely limited (you will be surprised to learn it is only a strip about thirty yards in length.by about half-a-dozen yards in breadth), and there exists a strong and general feeling that- additional space ia urgently required. I send you herewith an account of the Borestone and the Field of Bannockburn, giving, among other interesting details, narratives of several demonstrations which have taken place there, especially of the great patriotic meeting held under the auspices of the Borestone Committee on the famous field in June, 1889, when the Scottish Standard and the British Ensign were first unfurled from the flagstaff. We are endeavouring to enlist the sympathy and support of Scotchmen everywhere in this matter, as we know that Bannockburn lives in the hearts of patriotic Scotchmen all the world over. I may mention that the Caledonian Society of Melbourne has already intimated a very handsome sum towards the objects of our appeal; and I have respectfully to request that you will much oblige us by bringing the subject before a meeting of the members of your' Society with a view to their kind and valued assistance in the matter. We feel that the subject has only to be brought under notice to secure the strong and warm sympathy and support of every true son of Caledonia."

The Rev. Mark Guy Pcarse '■ (3ays the Otago Daily Times) delivered his first address in this city, "Some Old Folks at Heme," on Saturday evening.. Rev. J. Gibb presided,; and said it was a great pleasure to meet a man like Mr. Peurse. The lesser lights belonged to individual churches, while stars of the first magnitude belonged to the church universal. Mr. Pearse said he had to calk to them on some of the old folks at. Home. He eulogised New Zealand, and characterised it as a country which had a great future before it. While they were building up a great natron, it was as well' to remember the old Home— the mother land. To the young folks he would say it was desirable to bring out the characteristics of the good old folks. He would try in his t talk that night to bring back ' tender memories to some of them of those at Home. ' He was no lecturer, for which he thanked God, bub he preached the Gospel. (Applause.) The lecturer then humorously described how he first took to the public platform. He chanced, he said, some five years ago, to be sailing near the Isle of Wight, and he began to talk to a few persons of some of the good folks whom he knew. An American gentleman said to him, " If you come over to the States and repeat that little talk of yours, I'll guarantee that the largest hall will not be big enough to hold those who want to bear you.": He accordingly went, and the first time addressed over 3000 of' an audience. _ Twenty years ago, the lecturer said, : was possible to know what country a- man came from ; now they all talked like Londoner " (Laughter.) He was a parson. For his part, he did not know where the man ended and, the parson, began. He . was inclined to think that you could tell the minister by the collar—all the rest was the man. (Laughter.) In leaving England, there was nothing touched him more than tho number of letters he got from fathers aud mothers askiug ■■ him to make inquiry, for their 'children.- He urged, if there -.vera any present who had forgotten the old folks at Home, to sit down and write that very night. Mr. Pearse has a style of his own, absolutely unique on the platform, and his humour is as mirth-producing as bis pathos is touching. In the course of his address he said he was one of those men who believed in .humour, because it was a gift of God, 'and"not of the devil, who could not be humourous if he would, and would not I if he could.

j The Hugo. Buffalo Combination presented a change of programme at the Opera House yesterday evening, and the efforts of the various performers were rewarded with the approbation of a good house. Among the noticeable items m the first part was the ' song, Simple Country Maid," niquantfy sung by Miss Rose Andrews; Miss Patie Bavin's ballad, " Mother's Old Red Shawland, as a matter of course, the contributions of Miss Prisoilla Verne and Mr. Charles Hugo. Mr. Will Hugo and Mr. Tom Makinini also rendered valuable service, the latter being vociferously encored. In the second part some of the artistes already named appeared in their specialities, while Mr. Charles Vpss gave a clever ventriloquial exhibition. The usual screaming nigger farce concluded the varied programme. , Miss Bavin made her first appearance last night after her indisposition, and was well received in her songs. It will bo seen by advertisement elsewhere that the Cook-street Coffee Palace and Temperance Hotel has been taken up again, and will be conducted by Mrs. John Leydon. The whole building has been renovated, newly: furnished: and carpeted, and is now open to the public. The building itself is a spacious one,,containing 40 rooms, and" as the proprietress promises moderate charges aud good accommodation, she will' no doubt receive a fair share of public patronage.

Harmony meeting of Star of Auckland Lodge, 1.0.0. F., to-night. The Newton tyapd social takes, place this evening, at St." George's Hail.' Captain C. F: Webb has taken out an auctioneer's license for the borough of Auckland. ; : ; :::::: The Onehunga Musical Society will perform Handel's ' oratorio, "Samson," this evening, in the 1.0. G.T. Hall. Tenders are invited elsewhere by the Education Reserves Commissioners for certain reserves mentioned in schedule, for various periods of lease. The next concert of the season of the Auckland Orchestral Union will take place this evening, at eight o'clock, in the Choral Hall, under the conduotorship of Mr. G. A. Paque. The admission, to all parts of the hall, is 2s. The secretary of the Huutly Disaster Fund desire# to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following amounts Kerapu Rotana. Huntly,' ss; M. Friar, Huntly, £1 la R. W. Sargent, Cambridge, £1 Is; Constable White, Huntly, ss; Henry Welsh, Taupiri, sa: total, £2 17s. ■ It will be seen by advertisement elsewhere that the 1 loth anniversary of American independence will be celebrated at the Pier Hotel, Albert-street (Mr. H. Bennett), on Saturday next, at noon, when the declaration of American independence will be read under the Stars and Stripes. A band will be iu attendance, and will play national airs. The fifth of the Mascotte socials which have gained such popularity will be held in the Foresters' Hall, Newton, on Friday evening. The next dance being the last, the committee have decided that it shall be fancy dress,, and that a limited 'number ot spectators' tickets will be procurable on application to the hon. secretary, Mr. A. F. Hooper. ___________