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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8986, 17 September 1892, Page 4

Cholera has appeared in New York, and several deaths are reported. With over 3000 passengers quarantined in the harbour and the disease rife on several vessels, ib is nob surprising that it should have found its way into the city. The rate of mortality still keeps high at Hamburg, 203 deaths having occurred there on Wednesday. An explanation of how Sir G. R. Dibbs camo to be made a K.C.M.G. is given in our cable messages. Financial authorities at home are opposed to any conversion of New South Wales stock at present. The charge against the Labour Defence Committee at Broken Hill is that of unlawful conspiracy. A new committee have been appointed by the miners.

It will be seen by a cable message in another column that another wreck has occurred on the Australian coast, happily this time unattended with loss of life. The latest disaster is the going ashore neat Wilson's Promontory of the four-masted English ship Drumblair early on Friday morning, and according to the latest news from the scene of the 'wreck the vessel still remains in a precarious position, though the officers and crew can safely leave her should that course have to be taken. The Drumblair is a fine ship of .1848 tons, and arrived at Port Pirie, South Australia, from Cardiff (Wales), on August 2, after a smart passage of 85 days, and was on her way to Sydney, to load wool for London, when the unfortunate ' accident overtook her. It is stated that it is probable that the ship's compasses are responsible for her sroing ashore, which is a similar theory to that set up for the wreck of the barque Nowfield, near Cape Otway, a few weeks ago.

After an interesting debate the Land Bill was read a second time in the Legislative Council yesterday. The Council insisted upon their amendment in the Bankruptcy Bill. In the House of Representatives there was another debate upon the Industrial Conciliation Bill on the question of the third reading. Eventually the Bill was passed. The House then went into Committee of Supply when the estimates were considered.

Intimation has been received from Wellington that Lady Glasgow, family, and suite will arrive in Auckland next week, and will occupy Government House. They will be accompanied by Colonel Boyle, A.D.C.

In our supplement to-day we print the first part of a paper read before the Auckland Institute at a late meeting, on " Maori Nomenclature," by Mr. T. H. Smith, late Judge of the Native Land Court. Mr. Smith is one of the few men remaining who from long acquaintance with the language, and from having made ib a subject of study, are entitled to be reckoned authorities on the subject. , /.' By the s.B. Talune, which lefb yesterday for the South, Mr. T. Henderson, the manager of the local branch of the Union S.S." Company, was a passenger for the Bast Coast on business connected with the company. J,v :.-: ■•- ' " - ' ,

The Union S.S. Company's steamer Talane left for the South shortly after noon yesterday, her departure being witnessed by a large crowd, amongst whom were a number of friends who had come to say farewell to the members of the Royal Italian Concert Company, who proceed to Gisborne by the steamer. Amongst the cargo taken by the Talune was a large quantity of kauri gum and flax sent by the New Zealand Shipping Company for transhipment to London and Mew York.

A question which will no doubt excite some interest is raised by a letter in another column, in which Mr. E. W. Alison, Mayor of Devonport, challenges Mr. W. Crowther, Mayor of Auckland, on a question of what is the proper procedure of a chairman in taking a division. A sum of £25 depends on the decision, and as Mr. Crowther has stated clearly that he thinks the chairman of the Harbour Board was entitled to act as he did in taking the vote, and as Mr. Alison is as confident he was wrong, we suppose there will bo no difficulty about the money being "put up."

A telegram was sent by Mrs. Schnackenberg, president Women's Christian Temperance Union, to Sir John Hall, asking if he approved of the clause inserted by committee in the Female Franchise Bill with reference to electoral right privileges. Sir John Hall has just replied to the effect that the "proposal would much facilitate voting by women in country districts, therefore hope it will pass." Mrs. Schnackenberg has also received a telegram from Mrs. Sheppard, of Christchurch. the Superintendent "Franchise Department W.0.T.U., to the effect that it is welt to accept the Franchise on the Council's terms, and that she has communicated this opinion to the Premier and Sir John HalL

The executive committee of the Auckland Agricultural Association held a meeting yesterday, at the offices of Messrs. Hurst and Co., Queen-street, Mr. W. F. Massey presiding. The principal business was in reference to the appointment of judges. They have nominated judges for all the classes, but replies have not yet been received from a number of those so nominated, and pending the receipt of replies of acceptance of office or otherwise, the further consideration of the matter was deferred. In reference to the parade of horses on the second day, a wish was expressed that arrangements should be made to have it as complete as possible, and to make some one responsible for it, instead of as hitherto, allowing a number of irresponsible people to interfere. The matter was of course one for the executive, and it. was left for them to deal with. The chairman made reference to the terribly sudden death of Mr. James Walker, one of their most energetic and consistent members, and it was agreed to send a letter of condolence to Mrs. Walker, conveying the sympathy of the committee with her In her bereavement.

A man named Henry Schumaker, an expressman residing at Newmarket, was arrested yesterday by Constable Browne, on a charge of larceny of a painter's brush, the property of Mr. John Clare, of Durham street, from Cochrane's auction mart, Queen-stre«t. For some time past on Fridays there have been sundry petty articles missed, but no clue lias been obtained to the peipetrator. Schumaker is an expressman, a hard-working man, and strenuously protests his innocence. He was released on his own recognisances of £10, to appear at the Polico Court this morning- to answer to the charge.

On the arrival cf the Thames steamer last evening the Water Police took into custody a passenger, a young girl of 17, named Edith Eayrs, on a charge of ab sconding from her licensed service, at which she had been placed from the Thames Industrial Home. The girl has been in the Industrial School off and on since she was nine years of age, her father being away at Sydney. Her explanation is that she had no intention of absconding, but of coming to Auckland to service in the city, to be neir her mother, who resides at Parnell. She will be brought up at the Police Court this morning.

The promoter of the concentrated milk industry (Mr. Johns) has mado considerable progress with the plant tor the product, and as may be seen by our advertising columns is now prepared to. receive orders at various places in the city. Delivery is expected to begin early next week. Considerable interest is taken in the matter, and it is generally hoped that the result may be quite successful. Various kinds of vessels will be used both in tin and glass in order to please all tastes, though, of course, glass will be a little more tasteful, and more expensive. It does not appear that dairymen look upon the new industry as necessarily a rival, as one or two dairymen's names are on the list of those receiving orders. The public will thus be able to please themselves as to whether they prefer milk under the new conditions or the old nes.

It is pleasing to learn that there is a great failing off in the applications for work at the local Labour Bureau. Many men are now getting garden and other light work in the suburbs, as well as suitable employment in the countiy. Mr. Ferguson, the local agent, has now nearly completed his pergonal inspection of the 300 establishments which come under the provisions and regulations of the Factories Act. He states that ■. hough he has had to make a variety of suggestions for improvements in some cases, on the whole he has been fairly and amicably met by employers, and that the Act i.3 being enforced without any friction.

It was reported by the authorities of the Costley Institute to the police that two lads had disappeared on Thursday last. The police had been on the look out for the runaways, but yesterday a message reached the police station that they had thought better of it, and returned to the Institute again. It appears that some of these youthful protegee*, instead of being grateful for being .veil housed, fed, and clad and sent into the world to fight the battle of life with a " nest egg" in the Savings Bank to their credit, advantages which" hundreds of children belonging to industrious parents in this city have not got, consider that they are conferring a personal favour upon the trustees by condescending to remain in the Institute, and submit to the restraints of discipline. The sooner these becoddled youths have that ('elusion, eradicated from their minds the better for the lads and the better for the institution.

Information has been received from Kawnkawa of a somewhat flaring robbery on the night of the Sth inst. near that township. It appears that a Maori storekeeper, at Pukete, Ara Pete Maihai, locked up his store at seven p.m. safely, having, as was his custom, "planted" his money (£45) in a bi=cuit tin under the counter in a hole which he had dug out in the ground. Tho tin was level with the ground, and he put some soil on the top of the tin. Someone seems to have ascertained his practice and during the night some boards were taken out of the side of the building, the building entered, and the " plant" rifled, the biscuit tin being minus its £45 in the morning when Maihai returned to begin business. The robbery should be a warning to countiy storekeepers to lodge their money in a better fashion than the above, which is sometimes the practice in the Northern out-settlements. It is stated that on the gumfields the gumdiggers occasionally " plant" their money in the earth under their bunk:;, and nob infrequently find on returning to their tents from a day's work on the fields that some prowler has discovered the " plant" and made away with their money. There is nothing for them, therefore, but to leave their earnings for safe keeping with the landlord of the " Lion and Lamb." Last evening a meeting of the Opposition party of the Union Parliament was held in the social hall of the Young Men's Christian Association. Mr. F. M. Hay was unanimously elected to fill the position of leader of the Opposition, in succession to Mr. L. St. Kekwick, who ha 3 left for Queensland. After transacting considerable routine business, it was resolved that, owing to the Literary Societies' Union competition on the 23d, the next sitting of the House should take place on the Tuesday evening following.

The many friends in this city of Mr. G. F. Roach (of the firm of Malcolm and Roach, Christchurch) will learn with regret the somewhat unexpected death of his wife, which occurred at her residence at East Belt, Christchurch, yesterday, at the early age of 24 years*, Mrs. Roach was the eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Ancell, of Dunedin.

Yesterday we were shown several rock specimens by Captain Crawford, found by Mr. Henry Walsh, a settler on the Hunua ranges, at a place known as Kauri Clump. When Mr. Walsh first noticed the rook specimens in the side of a small creek he was interested in their appearance,, and believing thoy indicated the presence of coal, he sank a shaft, and at a depth of 15 feet he came upon ooal, but the flow of water being too strong to be kept down with the appliances he had at hand, he intends to test the thickness of the coal seams by putting down a bore. Several of the pieces of overlying rock contain fossils of shells, etc., out in some cases the shells appear to be comparatively soft. In one instance a piece of a shark's tooth was found in these rock specimens. The coal samples we were shown appear to bo of the ordinary character of brown coal, and probably form an extension of the seam found many years ago at Drury, and subsequently in the Hunua district. It is probable that by further exploration a useful and workable seam of coal may be found in the Hunua district, and it is to be hoped that Mr. Walsh will endeavour to ascertain the value of the coal deposit he has found. Mr. Walsh's discovery is about seven to eight miles from the seam found at Drury, and about six miles from the place where coal was found in the Hunua district a year or so ago.

There is a growing disposition manifested by the people of modern cities to spend the summer in suburban districts. Formerly the only object aimed at was to have a holiday resort without any attempt to derive practical benefit. Now it i= becoming so popular and even fashionable to enter into agricultural and stock-raising pursuits, that it is not surprising to find city business people endeavouring to reap solid benefit as well as enjoyment from summer resorts. Among the districts favoured by townspeople, Birkenhead and Hellyer's Creek appear to have attracted much notice during the past year, owing partly to the improved ferry service, and to some extent to the success which has attended tho operations of some spirited pioneer settlers, and the natural beauties of the district. Parties who desire to secure ground, and while enjoying rural life to improve the laud and lay the basis of a remunerative homestead, are informed in another column that Mr. Witheford is authorised to make special arrangements to facilitate their doing so.

The custodian of the Saltwater Baths Custom-street (Mr. Strong) is busily engaged in cleaning, renovating, and painting the baths preparatory for the advent of the summer bathing season. There is little left to do now in that respect, and the baths present a very tidy appearance. It is a, matter for regret that the municipal authorities "spoilt the ship for a pen'north of tar," by haggling over the comparatively small expense entailed to heighten the boundary wall oi the male division by two feet. By so doing there would always be six feet of water in the baths at low tide, which would enable bathers to have a bath at all times during the regulation hours. As it is, when the tide is low and the water shallow, the silt is stirred up, which, of course, renders bathing decidedly unpleasant.

A lecture was delivered in the Young Men's Christian Association Rooms, last night, by Professor Pond, his subject being, Grub-street, and Its Inhabitants." Mr. C. E. Button presided, and the audience, though not particularly large, was attentive and appreciative. The Professor treated his subject in an able and most interesting manner, beginning by a reference to the invention of printing and the consequent birth of the author's trade. He said that before printing was known a thoroughfare in London then known as Grub-street had been the home of the old text writers, and that afterwards it was the centre of the large army of hack writers, pamphleteers,- and contributors to the virulent newspapers that marked the dawn of journalism. He described the struggles and the privations of these men, their talents invariably prostituted to their needs, and their fluent pens at the service of the party tlat would pay the best. Ho explained that because of the locality from which most of them hailed the term "Grub-street" became a generic term, which was applied to all hack writers. He gave many interesting instances of the vicissitudes undergone by authors, who, starting in 'Grub-street," eventually became famous — Smollett, Fielding, Savage, Goldsmith, Johnson, and others—and narrated various incidents concerning the bitter feud whica at one time existed between Pope and the fraternity of "Grub-street." The early relations of authors with the public and with their publishers were touched upoa, and some account given of the system cf dedication, its origin, and its abuses. The lecturer concluded by expressing the opinion that " Grub-street" had now disappeared, had been absorbed by journaliisn, in which writers of ability now found honourable and creditable employment for their pens. Journalism last century had been a scourge, but now it was the : reverse; it was a profession below no other in value to society. A hearty vote of tlanks was accorded to the lecturer on the motion of Mr. F. Baume, seconded by Mr. J. M. McLachlan.

We recently noticed the establishment of a cream separator and milking ipparatus at Mr. Robert Wallace's dairy firm, Mangere, the start of which on Saturday last was witnessed by a number of visitors from Auckland. Since then a caurn has been added attached to the gearing, and Mr. Dunwoodie is now engaged "erecting Johns' concentrated milk apparatus. The milking apparatus will also be attached to the horse-power machine, and then the dairy will be the most complete in the colony, for by the one operation of the horse-power, with two horses attached, the whole process of milking the cows, separating the cream from the milk, and converting the cream into butter will be on» operation. The first of the butter from the separated cream was placed on the rrarket yesterday by Mr. Wallace, and it met with a very favourable reception. We may say that the capacity of the separator is 100 gallons an hour, and the number of revolutions is 7000 per minute. The cream issues in . one stream and the skhtmed milk in another, the whole being automatic. These separators are not new in the-cobny. Wo have no doubt when the cemplete plant now owned by Mr. Robert Wallace is placed on exhibition at the Agricultural Show in November it will attract more attention amongst farmers and dairymen than any other exhibit on the grounds. A sale of work promoted by the Newton contingent of the Salvation Army ras opened in the Protestant Hall, Karanjrahape Road, yesterday afternoon. The hill was tastefully decorated, and the articles for sale comprising drapery, fancy goods, etc., were laid out on several large tables whilst refreshments were also dispensed to the visitors. The proceeds of the sale are in aid of the erection of a "barracks" for which purpose a site has already been pur chased, it being situated in Ponsonby Road adjoining the Newton Branch of the Auck land Savings Bank. The sale of work was well attended, and in the evening the Salvation Army Band was present. The sale of work will bo open this afternoon and evening. Court Robin Hood, A.0.F., will hold a ball, on September 30, in the Foresters' Hall, Panmure. The Etho-Oxygen Limelight Company will give a grand limelight exhibition of the world, at the Pukekohe Masonic Hall, with a dance, on Monday evening. The second united literary competition of societies in affiliation with the Young Men's Christian Association, takes place next Friday evening. Further particulars will be found in the advertisements.- - On Monday evening, Professor Thomas will deliver a lecture at the Auckland Institute, entited " An Army of Defenders; a Popular -Account of Metchnikoffs Discoveries Concerning the Power of Resistance to Disease." It will be seen from our advertising columns that Yalumba wines, from the oldest vineyard (Messrs.. S. Smith and Sons) in South Australia, are now obtainable of the leading wine merchants. Among the varieties, of whom there are over half-a-dozen, is a special old port of 1880 vintage—a wine for invalids. Entries for the Band of Hope. Union competitive examination will close on Monday, September 26, and all interested in the temperance movement should consult the advertisement which appears elsewhere. It will be seen that prizes ranging from 2s to £3 38 are offered, and this should tempt many to make a study of some of these books. The competition is open to all comers, and further particulars can be obtained from Messrs. Hill ! and Co.. R. French, and the secretaries.