LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10008, 20 December 1895, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Wedxesdav (Christmas Day) the 2oth inst, being a post ofike holiday, the posb office will bo closed. Mails usually despatched oil Wednesdays will close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, the 24th. The office will bo open from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, the '24th, for delivery of letters, including thefa usually delivered by letter carrier. On Thursday, the 2Gth inst. (Boxing Day) the office will be open from 9 to 10 a.m. in all its branches, and there will be one delivery by letter carriers, commencing at 8 a.m. Tho Pahi and Paparoa line of mails, usually closing at 4 p.m. on Monday will bo made up instead at 6 a.m. next Monday, the 23rd. The s.s. Clansman sails for tho North at!) a.m. next Monday, tho 23rd inst., and the mails usually closing at 5.30 p.m. will be made up instead at 8 a.m. The Borough of Onehunga is said to ba in » very healthy state this summer. There has not as yet, been a solitary case of typhoid forer, and, according to the medical officot (Dr. Scott) this is greatly due to the efficient) manner in which the sanitary inspector (Mr. C. K. Jeffs) has performod his duties. It is rather interesting to noto that at tin* time lash year there wore at least a down peases of typhoid iu the borough.

|Mrm r Justice Colly held a sitting in ' n^,r « yeoterdi to disposo of business '' "ore the long law cation, and he granted oba' w '" s t '°' in Patterson, J"' 10 i tfli-jrok, a" 1 Artlr Edward Cote?, and : .' er « cl ad minis Irion were granted in " e.ote of Willin Nicholson, In the ' eg of u - A. fralmiv. Tatuia and others *J", Sinclair obtaim leave to enter up ; V,, nen t for plaintiff. He Rewi Maniapoto r'jlcAliMer move oil behalf of the Olivia 1 Assignee that ie solicitors' costs be ItiiC'l) aiul '' ie motion as agreed to. I"i, e Work? and Tari Committee of the f) jr l>nir R'ard " ie,i Jsterday afternoon, v., : Messrs. C. Houghton (chair m M. Niccol, («. 1 Kissling, J. T. '. I K. Bell. With regard t( ~... P. Nathan ant.Co.'s letter as fr . r Tint:.: r lonised ion in the shedi .«:i;iif, the C'minute recommended ( |,-..a:rnotionf be given I) the U'hurfingei divinised iron stord in sheds shal j,' ; ; don edge, and r)t on oml or oi The letter of M. Thomas Hen ivimplaining of the danger to , n by timber rfts being left ii J'i, Sri>-)r at night wthout lights wai u>rC'l, and the comnitteo, whilst no (jj.Tiiiu''<> interfere wih such an impor .... . ii.«iry as the tinber one were o ::>»t a tjravo reponsibilily restcc c ..... ■ lizard in the natter. It was ro ( ! ; u i;r lecommend tat the comunittei I fj,—i-ii' lesirable thafeill rafts anchoret I . '■' should be limited, and that tin j ; a , .- >icr shuuhl jo instructed t( j..,,-! ;»the best mows of carrying ?u .-ji - :_-.-e.-iion, and a«o to define tin •- .:-i.ie of which timber rafts shoul< [.■ ; L - : ' The rotimiitco recommendet V: T. H Ol'ornor's contract for thi Wo:: n's May reclamation should be ex u -:e;.;r si* months from the 9tii inst. r,; -'v mateii.i.' be deposited on thi | „ t , -ide of the bay until raised to tin ;....-■ reel, as pointed out by the com £ f ot; ,n d that tlie question of embankc.c-: deferred fur the present. The (>-'.• *' l 'on of the plain and specifications ;••• y .,vs:reet jetty No. 3 was further 7- ; . i.neral of the late Brother Joseph, ' rof the Marist Brothers, Auckland, ; ...« yesterday. In the moniintr th< j, i .: deceased was removed from liii ;.v, :t"-.ieiiCL> to St. Patrick's Cathedral ..i |'.oed in front of the altar. A if-, requiem mass was celebrated j l , . ;t r Madden being celebrant, Fathei j iirt- '■ Jeacon, Father Buckley snbdeacon. v : « tier (ill.an M.C. A special choii ; eseut. Father Kehoe assisting u-..e .'r. Kgtin, 0.5.8, officiated a. :. .Alter the requiem mass, a „ nthere whs a large attendance, till c -.; eir.ained in the church till two p.m. :be funeral cortege started for the ;; -.I i .vthjlic Cemetery, Pan autre. It ; ,i re l of nearly a score of carriage; c;::.uiinj the cieiey, the Marist Brothers, s -;, tv.iii.ber of leading citizens. A brake f.-r: inir-rpupiisiromthe M arist schools was 3 i,n j.:oce>sion. Father Madden am v-ci.'-cr Macd.-nald officiated at the grave .J-!;'-' the eat lis placed on the coffit r;-a l--r.il harp by the Auckland Hibertiiat s'Cftv, an 1 one from deceased's old friend.' :•: oh, who telegraphed for thi) • >' : There were a'.s: wreaths from : • nof Mary, the i.uard of Honour i :.i private citizens. Considerable : ; ;f: 'us been expressed at the sudden 5- untimely decease of Brother Joseph, *ti !.a 1 luring his short residence in Aick an.i made man) friends. I'e-reiti.iy, during the mid-day adjournts.' ft the Police Court-, a prisoner named .'i.'t.'t Edward Alley, whose case had : ti'n partiy heard in the morning, and who »is:jKtr. hack to the lock-up during the «. ;"j:naient, effected his escape from the ;: ; m street Police Station oxercise yard, »:*'ehew.,s left to take his dinner. On

rag the uoor leading into the exercise r.ir.. in order to take Alley up to the Police C' r: again, it was discovered that he had e ; :*p)d. On a former occasion a piisoner h.r-c.ipel by getting on the root of the c.v-1, and thence climbing by the down tr;.'<r pipe on to the roof of the buildings, s:..i thence getting on to a lean-to in a I.e.yard in High street. An iron grating r*-pit which effectually stopped any access i> lie roof on the mule side of the lockup, h the same precaution was not taken on female side. As far as can be ascerti.ned Alley got rii to the partition separi':'g the two divisions, by hoisting himself 'oa barred window, an 1 notwithstanding ih.t ■htvaux di' frw of .-piked nails, dropped ; i,-.'* over into the female exercise yard. A ;, *-:tcher was standing there against the wli, and by means of thi* he reached the • •' -f the ttiices, and thence to the main '•! th»: building, as nailmarks are triced ■1 :ne roof. From thence by a tree growv ;he buck of the building Alley sr-rev? ro have g it in'o the back premises c: H. 11. Hopkins (who saw him pas ic-ißt'h and wondered who be was-), ad tN»n"e into High street. A? soon i- t : .e discovery of Alley's flight was Inspector liickson detailed i dozen men in pursuit, and descriptor.* d the man were telegraphed and •.eiip!) ned to all stations. Alley must Lire foil no had no chance of escaping, for r. R.i• ■ e o'clock last night he called at Arcvieaccn Dudley's residence and said he wire-; to surrender to the police. Tho A"'deacon telephoned to the police sv.i "i, and Acting Detectives McMahon ir.iQ.iirk took a cab and went up and brongai him to the police station. Archdeacon Dudley gave Alley a good meal *n:'e the detectives were coming up for t:T. He appeared to be greatly depressed v 1»i i he was foolish to try to escape. " • » n the way to the police station he . lev will be brought up again i i.i -j Gmrt to day.

I'» : ',' -l Naval Artillery, under I'j; , !, : * > ij '-.ik up from the camp, \ :fi »';) r », on fc..- nci-iv, having gone thic iin- :' r .':r<e of training in big gun c.'i.l. There have been a goodly number of T '. s :;rr« t*j the camp. A prize was offered f r'he bf«t. kept tent, the ladies being trie but. two so closely tied that no s«ci«i.-.ii could be come to. Additional c.-iiov wa. subscribed, and prizes were w i: .<•! to both.

TV iir.ual meeting of the Kauri Timber ' 'n.; v"' Fmp'r.yees Accident Benefit S' ' ; '.i"e in the social hall at the cts.pi."i.v'j ri! .it half past twelve yesterday Pr-nier,t (Mr. T. McOiegor) in the SMsr. Tin-re were about 200 members K'-'M. The president in opening the unoting mid it was very gratifying to state tta* i,withstanding the sum of i'.'Jfi 15* kvi i i,on paid away for relief in cases of s ' ,, iif.t. there ."tili remained a sufficient to pay each member 19 b'jck out of the - ( j'r .n'.'ibtite-l. He also pointed out that °. 'h-; * -,• rt v accidents which had been "■i':vr I 'i'.'i the year, only one had been Cir '"-1 U l:.e machinery, the others being '-.i»!it accidents which must occur 'i a:.v i&rgc works. After further ex-[-1 'he benefits of the socioty he ... ii.-gwl on all those in the company's "tji. y t'i rko advantage of the existence « "... v..0i,..tv and become members. The [t'v !••• • :,V) stated that in accordance v '."' '.'.c ru.-.-, afier the dividend had been I"' 1 tii" sjciety for the time being ceased '' <■ , a:ii it remained with the Ss:i,bt:s t') decide whether it should r* constituted in tho old form. liifti called upon the secretary to '?si the balance sheet, which showed -'■Mr.hu'ions of members and balance C:, r;l f ,rw ir 1 from last year's account to l> -'-171 l!'< G.I. After paying dividend and expenses, there remained ft t* '-'K-e of Jl'-Jij .> 7-1. Tho balance sheet as |,;a ■ wa» -i loji'.ed. On the motion of Mr. ''' i'.', it «as decided that the Society be ' : h.-rmed on the same basis as during the pr'-'viou* year, and the following gentlemen *>tri-(.!i-ft,l a committee to carry out .the ''•!«it|,.: of 10 Society for the ensuing year :—.Maseru. T. 11. White, McKinstry, St"vttis, McGregor, Souden, Uibbs, Todd ; 'u l.v,r« l Mesnrs. Clapsen and Roberts. A heart vote of thanks was accorded to the Wiring committee, which was carried by a cc.atiiatioii. The dividend is payable tomorrow morning. Mr. White stated that daring tho year similar societies had been '°rm<-'t in threoof the Company's branches. Yesterday afternoon an accident occurred one of Parker's Ponsonby 'buses, while turning on the Queen-street wharf. Thro-jjjh some cause or other ono of the jior.-i'j fell, the horse being dragged along ° r "-'hthl yards, and getting cut about the ■fail, The trace? were broken in the effort 0 ' 'he animal to free itself. The driver, a ma, i named Mann, got the horse removed a,l( another put in its placo, without delay. i-vangciiNuc services are being held '"fitly in a comfortably-seated and com®wli(.u, tent pitched in the liarangahape !°' ir l ■ opposite Edinburgh-street, A leilur « the vices i? time there are no election*

J. he usual annual* insurance companies calandars are now being issued for the coming year. That of the New Zealand tre and Marine Insurance Company, copy of which we have received, has boon tastefully lithographed at the Herald lithographic works. The calendar of the Koyal Insurance Company is also to hand.

xi iv P a9Soc * »way on Wednesday last, Mrs. Kickett?, a daughter of tho late Mr. Maurice Kelly, of the Wade. Her mother was a passenger in the Hannah Watson, which was wrecked at the Kaipara Heads in 1837. Deceased had been a resident of Auckland for 43 years.

Last night the Onehunga Musical Society, under the conductorship of Mr. E. J. Oat* land, gave their first concert of the ioaeon, namoly, Handel's "Messiah." There was a good attendance, and tho performance passed off very successfully. Tho soloists were Mesdnmes Lyoll and Brown and Mr. Morath. The orchestra was, oil this occasion, heard to great advantage. There were only the usual renewals of ro lief to applicants at the weekly meeting 0 { tho committee of the Charitable Aid g o »rd yesterday. None of tho applications wo ro of any public interest.

It appears thab the He Laval Company has brought out a new milk-tester called the " Laval Butyrometer," worked like the Humming Bird Separator by pullinga strap coiled on a small roller to which is attached a small spurwhool for setting the disc containing the test bottles in motion. This appliance will tost '20 samples of milk at a time, and has this advantage over tho Babcock instrument that the samples can be read at any time without immersing tho bottles in hot water, and it is not necessary to stop the machine to add hot water, as it is provided with a reservoir, so that water can be let onat will.

An old custom that prevails among the Maoris is that any woapon which has inflicted injury should be handed over to the party injured, and, in accordance with this custom, the Maoris have claimed the gun with which the youth accidentally shot the Maori, Ike, at Okato, on November 24. The gun will, ic is understood, be handed over to the chief Motu, who is at the bead of the hapu of which Ike is a member.

An accidont occurred on 801 l Road on Tuesday to a Remuera settler, named Adolphus Browning. He was found by his nepnew lying on the road having been pitched out of his cart at a sharp bond of the road, receiving a severe scalp wound. He was subsequently taken to the Hospital in the ambulance waggon, but tho axle broke, and another vehicle had to bo obtained.

Last evening the "A" Battery went through its usual weekly drill at the Drillshed under its officers. This corps goes into camp for training in February next.

At the usual monthly meeting of tho Auckland Liberal Association, held on Monday evening last, Mr. John Kays, 8.A., again introduced tho question of "Australasian Federation." After a long debate in which Messrs. Napier, Dargavillo, Beehan, and other members took part, it was decided to hold the question over till some future date.

Many of the stock farina in America contain extensive areas of land, For instanco, one in Texas covers upward? of 30,000 acres. It is situated in Kerr County, and is eighteen miles from a railway. Nearly '28,000 acres are fenced with cedar and wire, and the fenced portion is divided into lour pastures, and two larger pastures for breeding and rearing saddle horses. Tho land is rough in some places, but well covered with a good variety of tho best grasses. Tho soil is rich black loam, about fifty acres of which grows enough corn and forage for all horses required for the ranche. There are good pens for working cattle at) the principal waters, and three large stock pens at convenient spots in the pastures, suitable for holding large herds of cattle. The range will carry 4000 stock cattle; but a smaller number of steers are better to handle, as there is always a ready market for them.

The first of the Continental concerts, which takes place on tho p.s. Eagle next Monday evening, promises to be a great success. An etficient orchestra and the Waiata Quartette have been engaged, and novelties in the shape of stereoscopic views, etc., will bo included in tho programme. The Eagle will call at Devonport for passengers.

At the Hamilton (Victoria) rabbit tinning works during the season which began in February last, 1,000,000 rabbits havo been preserved and tinned. Up to the end of October 12,950 case* of rabbits bad been sent out, and fully 300,000 rabbits had been received by rail, for which £200 had been paid. In the Victoria tank of the Royal Botanic Society of London, in the Regent'* Park Garden!, there was lately to be seen one of the finest plants of the Victoria Regia ever grown in England. It covered a space of over 400 square feet, each of the eleven leaves measuring more than seven feet across apart from the turned-up rims, which stood six or seven inches abovo the water. The flowers were pink, and followed one another in quick succession, rising just over the centre of the plant.

The fancy fair in aid ot St. John the Baptist Church, Parnell, which was opened in St. Bonaventura's Ball, on Wednesday, by the Rev. Father Lenihan, has proved of such a successful nature that it has been decided to continue the fair this evening. All children will receive a prize, and the remaining articles will be disposed of at nominal prices.

It is gratifying to learn that the working classes of London and its suburbs are developing a taste for high-claw gardening, At the National Co-operative Flower Show recently held at the Crystal Palace there were upwards of four thousand entries, occupying over half a mile of table l . At the first show, held ten years ago at South Kensington, one single tablo held all the exhibit.?. The advance made by this Agricultural and Horticultural Association has been marvellous.

The Faust Family gave a Sunday evoning Entertainment in the Thames Academy of Music about a fortnight ago. and as a certain amount of feeling was aroused acainft, the performance tho police hare decided to take action in the matter, A charge has therefore been laid under tho Borough by-laws which contains a clause prohibiting' an entertainment of any kind on a Sunday evening, and it is to be heard in the local Police Court on Monday next.