LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10478, 25 June 1897, Page 5

LOCA L AND GENERAL NEWS.

Vtih and (rraphic accounts of all the celebrations in connection with the record ii«aoD«ar iB this week's number of the ft"* enlarged to 60 p.gw. In thh Eta that also appears a very interestmtillthe preeenb me, which m4k ? 3 the Kiabroai A pail for Europe, via m ,cloim al two p.* on Monday, and SmeWhowhh to forward ce Pl ee of the Weeilt Nbw? by ib should (send to their orders at once. ' Th» civil sittings of the Supreme Cpurt were' resumed yeeterday after the holidays, "n important case was heard, in which. Mary De'velin, whose husband was killed kv an explosion which occurred last Augnet i! the Sjlverton shaft, eued the WaihiSilv«rton Gold Mining Company (tfo liability).for £10QO damages, a,i|egine that ieii"eDce on the part of one, qf the comMay's servants had caused the accident. Mr Jalliooe, of Wellington, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Cooper for tho "defendant. The facts ware admitted, and tho «nl» point raised was whether the Supreme Court had jurisdiction, and whether the Warden's Court was not the proper Cpurb in which the action should. |iave been I'rqaebt j 8P the only duty for the jury lyae to use*! the amount of damages. The jury aiteised the amount at £750—£500 to go to the widow and £250 to her child, aged two ' ytm. At the request of counsol - Hi! Honor made an order removing the .question of jurisdiction to the Appeal Court, to be argued »'• next sitting, In the case of JJoore Hunter (appellant) and 11. E. •licßae (respondent), appeal from adeoision if the deputy-district judge at Hawera given in a case where damages were claimed for the los? of a stallion, His Honor disBiisied the 'appeal. Mr. Copper appeared to respondent, and Mr, Bqttpn for nppq|laijt. His Honor nonsuited, plaintiff \n the, eue o"f Kerpppetii Takaanini v. the Rangatira Gold Mining Company (No liability), claim for delivery of a license of a ipfcial claim for cancellation, damages for tripaas, and an injunction restraining the, company from mining on the land. Air. Copper was for the plaintiff, and v Mr. Punier for the company.

The Railway Department has been ad, vised that the plants fpr lighting the passenger trains in the Auckland end Wellington provincial districts will arrive in the colony next month. The erection of tie gas-making apparatus is expected to oocudy about three months. The apparatus for the Auckland section is to be erected in the city station yard, but no decision has yet been come to as to whether that for the Wellington district will be put up in Weilington, Pulmeretoii North, Wopdville, or tya'nga i n|i'!." fhe oil from whicft the, gas. will be made is to, be imported from England.

Shortly- after eight p'clock last) night a, man flamed Rpberton, who was intending to proceed to the Thames by the steamer Qhinemuri, missed hie footing, nnd fell over the Queenrstreet wharf into the harbour. Fortunately he managed tq get hold of one of the stringers from which he was reeled by several men in a boat, uud. was taken." on hoard-the Ohinomurj little the worse for his immersion.. The Government have determined to place some mere men on the pajliyay extension ' works, near Te Kuiti, in the King Country l and the local agent of the Government wpur bureau (Mr. H, Ferguson.) has, been instructed tfl 4es,na,tjcli i\ party nj ten,, met), .Jigrr-iet) men whose names are on the list, »r« requested to apply before eleven o'clock to day. In the event of there being more than the required number applying, a ballot will bo taken. The Royal Coinmii-aipii appointed to inquire into the working of Private Benefit Societies will arrive here from the South in a day or two. A preliminary meeting will be held at the Government Departmental Buildings, Custom-street West, on Monday next., and the formal sittings will commence op Tuesday at half-past ten, a. m. All persons w|ip desire i a tender evidence alioqld read the notification in our advertising columns. ■ It is reported by Captain Miller, hon. treasurer of the military tournament, t)ii»t £735'wM t»ken at ?!)e Pora»in gat" on j Tuesday, In addition to this. a Urge number of tickets wereeold prior to the day, 10 that the proceeds will be largely increased. The officials estimate that there were 19,000 adults accounted for on the cricket ground, besides some thousands of ebildien.

A boy named William Rattray met with an necidentat Mount Albert on Wednesday evening. He was watching the bunflres Irom the top °f t ne mountain, aiicj. i(i deepondipg tripped and fell, euet-ajning « Revere blow pn the forehead. Some ypung fellowVfo'ui)4hiin lying unconscious, wliero hi had failpii, and repioved him ta his home. Dr. Lindsay was called in, and attended to the lad'a injuries. The boy has recovered consciousness, and is now progressing favourably.

Before placing a lighted torch to the old hospital building at Wanganui, in connection with the jubilee celebration*, Mr. Higgie said that the building they were now about to consign tP the flames ' was erected by hjs father in the very early fifties, •nd the plans from which, it wap Ml* VSW the first, plan? lie h&d seen in his lilp. The timber of which it was, built came from Kaiwlmikeand the Waitotara Valley, being floated down the liver from the former pjaqe and bropght in by one horse, with tho assistance of a number of soldiers, from the valley, The building was now dilapidated and behind the times, although he, cpuld remember when, in the sixties, it wa? |opke|t upq|i"ae a very creditable eftuqimre., an.tj, Her the control of, the borout'b CP.W'PII. supplied all the. wants of sufferers between Tarauaki on the north and Wellington on the south. It has nqw, hpyeyer, finished its duty, and had been replaced by a new one in point of completeness, second to no other similar institution in the colony. Some people might think that the act they were ibputtoVerfor'm was an act of vandalism, and aiyiclced, ifswto of (iimber {bat lie conic) te|l' them that the step wa.B beip.fj taken Qn the advice qf tjhe niedjcal Sfafffl' th.e hospital bp»rd, and was solely in the interests of the public health. These old wall* might be permeated with the geinia of ditease, and in ordor to avoid any possible risk, the best/ thing to do wai to fare the bmldinc, and. consign it and, its microbes to aehe?. ' Mv, Higgle (hen applied (he torch' to. the tsr-ioak-e.4 p>i»tH.r»WS,.Wfi f^ ff , whjgji >*i \m PM »|W«J«i under the stairs, end. ill. aJmpst less ticp than it takes to tell the flames were visible outside. The night, was perfect, there being scarcely ii breath of wind, and the burn was a decided success.

In reference to the fire at the corner of Kent-street and Ureal North Head, Newlon, which took place early on T»eeday evening it appears that the fire was nqt effectually put out, ae the night watchman, Mr. W. L. Simpson, on the Karangahape Road, found at four o'clock on Wednesday morning a n>o had brpken out ampng the debris. Uβ informed the constable on duty. The constable went to the Newton fire brigade station (Surrey Hi}l«). In the m'eantinie' the pight-watcbman roused up the people ill the houses adjacent, Messp. Tprrens' ancj Blake, The. Ije.wtpn t)rp brigadje. arrived, a.nd put, the fjre ou&, It in fortunate tjie inpipje,n.6 fjre to disqo,ve.rod in time, as ptherwige $(, Qiprge'a Hull and adjoining building wo»lfl have been endangered. ' Yesterday fprenpon, according to firrßnge.me'i|t,a!arge number of t|io Albertlaiid settlor* and.their descendants were photographed by Mr. jF. R, fl.an.na, ae. « nrouu, in the grounds surrounding (St. SimeVa Hall. Notwithstanding the u.nf»yp«rable weatjhor in the earlier part of the forenoon excellent plates were obtained, nnd . iopv'of tHe photograph will be placed in the Free Eub.lic Mb.rijry. Mr, ?pb,ert LMte'r ha.? presented fcg tftpaame InMtutipp JSUpfelll gf the A!ber» «pd feettss of 1862:3, where it cat) hi impecN by tbnie interested. . i

Utt erening, ihprtly after fire o'clock, x man was discovered in Franklin Road, ft the rear of hi? hpuie, \n a e>ate/of nudity, He Sad i'-feiftSFk j|i hi*! Wf'MS-JJ" pare|itly'i.nt«n,ded to ma>e matter» livelypP'lltjtWe Heydi oaffle ppoii (he ?o.sr,e., «nd greeted bjin on ft e!» ar p« fi f lennpy. - ' A voanff man named fi. Wslkff |i»d h|s lag |il Waitekaufi q|i M op to Paff9«>here h.i injury was attended to>yJ)r,i(aclfUy. H« wii dW Mm v> kihiHtmiltonHojpM '

Another of out first' tettim,- itirltis-onr Paparoa correspondent,-hue passed away in thepTOHof Mr, Richard Cliff, \:H« h«« to *ew Zealand ;ii, ;o lW?. wh»n :q«fl#> sflH"f? mn, snd h«i fee** ». wWfU ,§*., Yipuoi e/ve.r g)pc, Hi to pofctoken, any , active part in local'politics, but bis whole life has •>•?». «uph tli. goodwill and latum of hji fei!qw-»itt|eri. , About 10 years ago three of bit children died within a week of English cholera, and the parents bid the sympathy of the whole dlitriot. Mr. OlifJ lisa declined in health for some time., and succumbed oh th« 18th Jane, offer » WWk'»"«n*»n'»»"»>'Wl»gi ftfthYcQßK pajatjively early in of 5? year.*, The. widow. And th children hart, the. hiartfilfc sympathy ,gf everybody here, The. funeral took piece on tho inst, when folly 160 persona attended. The Rev. Mr. Fendray conducted the service, deceased beirig buried by the 'side of hie children in the Wesleyan buryjnp.-prbund. " The ajlptmenti of shares in the Tonson Garlick Company, Limited, took place. yesterday, and the directors notify in our advertising columns that the few remaining unapplied for oat of the 30,000; may be eecured at par up to the 30th insti. After that date, none will be issued under 10 per ceßt, premium, ' " Our Raglan cprreapqndepfc writes i-Mr, Thomas Mold died very suddenly at his residence, Tβ Mata, on June I6fch. The oause of death is supposed to have been some form of heart disease.' The deceased had been complaining for some time of palps in the region of the chest, and 011 the dsto above mentioned, aoop aser r?tjrjnß for the night, expired with no other, warn*. ing than a few short ga§p«, Considerable, sympathy is telt for the widow and children Fortunately some of them are grown up. The interment took place ab Okete on June 20. . ■ ' f > Yesterday Inspector HJckson received intelligence froin Dunedjn )ihat)_ a. man named J§mea Drysdal# was accidentally drowned at Olutha on Monday, evening, while going ashore front the Roxburgh dredge. His only brother, Wijliam Uryidale, lived at Coromandel, and the police were requested, to communicate with him. The body had nob been recovered.

Messrs. HI. John and Hayman's popular combination repeated th» drama" My Partner," at the Opera House jail) evening, before a large am) enthusiastic audience, who were javiah in their expressiqns of approval. Mrs, Harrie Marshafl 'was the recipient of several floral offerings, anil her simple and sympathetic rendering of the parti of Mar; Brandon elicited the eyrnp«thy of her audience, Mr. Pulley gave an excellent pourtrayal of Joe Saundere, in which he was capitally played up to by Mr. Charles Field. Mr. Tolano ae VYin|» Lee, wee eucciseful, and lighter reigned supreme whenever he was on the stage. Mr. frire Huyman's 'Major Henry Clay B,re,tS (i a capital piece of qk,«ra.ctfl.r aptjng. " My Partuej" will fee reposed for tonight only, and will be replaced on Saturday evening by "Queen's Evidence," for which the booking is already large. The entertainment) at the Olympian Arena (late Agricultural Hall) attracted a good attendance Jas.t evening, and the, frequent applause that greeted the varipiif performances, evidenced the fact that the programme was appreciated, The tumbling, trapeze note, contortion feat), exhibition by trained doge, etc., were all heartily applauded, while "Digk Turpin> Ride to Vor(( " proved quite a feature of the -show, and a mpst fitting conclusion tp an enjoyable evening. Another performance, wjll be given to-night. A notable feature on Saturday's programme fill be the handling, breaking and subduing a will] young colt in twenty minutes, by Mr. J. Fletcher, the Australian horse tamer. This, with » really good, performance, should looure a crowded house,. A grand matinee for children is announced for Saturday afternopn.

The members of the A(iokl»nd Comic Opera Company fittingly celebrated their ■•Princess Ida , season last uighti by an invitation sooial, held at lira.. Sowerby's Hall, Lower Sympnds-street. The interior of the building was tastefully decorated with bunting and Chinese lanterns, and the weather being suitable/for a function of tins nature about' °0 popples assembled to indulge in dapping »ndtp?njoy f.he pleasing and varied vocal programme, prepared for the occasion. Excellent music was provided by Mr. A. Marriage's string qrcheitra, and dancing was carried on with great test until an early hour this morning, an enjoyable programme of 14 dance?, exclusive of extras, being gone through. The Vocal pqrpioi! was quite in ke,epj'ng, and was provided by Midland C,h l amb.er«. Mlfs M, Tilly, »nd il»«r«- A fayipr, Rpb.in Hay, «nd W. M«qnin(j, the jtem.» in every instance being emphatically redemanded. Shortly after eleven o'clock those present adjourned to supper, pro' vided and presided, over by the lady members, who m l>o be cgtiipliinented oil their su.cpess in thin department; flveryone tjiprpughly enjoyed, fh.W»«« , l W L ' of this thanks are d.y» tq the ,01, epcrejiary, it, A. G, Mu.rphy, a.nd the flomrqirtw, opmprising ileVlamei T. Culpaii, Hitchcock, Tayler, andQulpan, the Misses Fitz? Patrick and Reeve, and Messrs. Tayler, Tudehope, Culpan, and Farrell,