LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11716, 26 July 1901, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

An - English mail .which left London ai June 21 will arrive from Sydney by tin ' mail steamer Sonoma, which is expected tq ' arrive this evening. .< ■-.:<■■'-■' '■■■■ ' Information was received by the 5.3, Manapouri from the Islands yesterday, thai i some . wreckage had been washed ashore 'at Nomuka, near Haapai, Friendly Islands, consisting of part of a bottom of a vessel, ,r the timber being of kauri.' Attached to thai wreckage was part of the felt and copper,, which is. supposed to indicata that the wreckage bad. Dot been long in the water* Nothing to indicate tha identity of the vessel was found, but it may probably belong to the Auckland schooner Ofa, which was lost during the hurricane which passed over the Friendly Group last year. Two steamers arrived from the Island* yesterday— Taviuni from the Society and Cook Group, and.thb Manapouri from Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga—both bringing, ' large cargoes of fruit and general Island produce. Letters. from our Island J coriespo* dents will be found hi another part of this issue. ! :'i : -t'-4&:./'rj The whalers at Whangamumu h.we bsei fortunate to ' secure : another : ; large. ■w'fo.V*, ] which was captured on Monday last. Thi»; i makes the "catch" ior the season 12 fish,;, which is the record since'operations were; commenced. . Although the weathei has ' been fine on the coast of late, the whales' are reported to be very shy; ; but as there are several more weeks to go before the sear « son closes the whalemen are sanguin: cj capturing several more fish in that time. There are further developments at the Sailors' , Home. From the opening of the Mission Hall, the undenominational workershave had the conduct of the Sunday evening services. ; About five•.years ago the Chiurch;' Mission to the Seamen applied for the bun- , day morning for services, and Monday &M i Tuesday evenings, which were granted to them, and on that arrangement the; mission hall services have been conducted ft eversince. The new council have appointed a?:; mission committee. The Rev. C. E. ; ami■■■ has accordingly notified 5 the manager ~tha6J# " the Mission * Committee has decided to change the order of Sunday services. Un and after. the first Sunday in August—that is, August 4— undenominational services will be in the morning, and the Church of« England service in the evening. The latter, service will be held at the usual time. Will, you please make a note of this and arrange, - \ if you can, for the morning service. 1 would suggest that you ask Mr. Macpber* son to be responsible for the services 111 the same way that Mr. Brakenrig was." Mr. ', \». Little accordingly carried out the request of the .Mission Committee, and coromufil?» cated with Mr. Macpherson. When that gentleman knew the exact nature of the pro* posals, and the surrounding circumstances, he gave to. Mr. Little, the manager, a prompt and decided negative. He statedthat the new council should be left to j.lwrS! the responsibility of their own action until a change,could be effected. The manager has been compelled to inform : the. council that he was unsuccessful, and further, that the whole of the undenominational workers had left the home, save two ladies, who were interested in the social work among' seamen, and who would attend the nextSaturday night's entertainment, and see it/', through, after which they would also leave. Mr. C. M. Borthwick, formerly of Auckland, was a conspicuous figure at the great; fire at Hordem's, in Sydney, and it will be interesting to his many friends to read further of his coolness and bravery on thai' lamentable occasion. A Sydnev i»p'ef ; ■ says:—"Mr. C. M. Borthwiek, ofWiron-' mongery department,-who now lies in th». . feydney Hospital with a broken ankle, had e close shave for life after saving his com*' panions. They were in the'department, on. the fifth floor when the fire and smoke came rolling up the stairs. 'He looked out of the window 100 ft above the street, and someone shouted, "For God'* sake, come down!" He procured a; rope* but it would not reach to the roof of a build* ing adjoining. Then he got a longer one* and successfully lowered his companions--, Geary, Newman, and Brown. He shouted for any others who might be in the building,, but none came, and he attempted to get.. down. His hands slipped, and he fell iJ ' most 30ft on to the roof of the next build' ing." A correspondent/suggests that som«: of Mr. Borthwick's old friends might send him a cheering letter and an occasional newspaper, to comfort him during his stay in the Sydney: Hospital; " Cheerful, Charley," as Mr. Borthwiek was called &M[ his intimates, was always pleased -to see an old Aucklander, and did his best to make their visit to Sydney pleasurable. ,''Mill); The Police Court was crowded again yes*, terday morning, when the case against Je s 7 sie Minns was concluded. Mr. T. Hutchinson;. S.M., held that the statement made ! by the ..accused in the Coroner's Court was not a voluntary ,f?tat?sS ment, and therefore could not be received »M evidence on a charge of. murder. He there* j fore dismissed the case. Miss Minns wa* v accordingly released, and went to her home. -, ', . A dwelling-house and restaurant at:WW3| ngatamata, owned and occupied iby a ?*S| named Gardiner and his family, was totally destroyed by fire early on Wednesday mo.«' v ing last. The origin of the fire is not khoffn«| for when it was discovered the occupant* barely.: 1 had time to ; escape, and they J. 08 ' I j nearly all they possessed. Xhf 1 buiWißf -- • ; was insured for £125 in the Standard WW*:.,

' **"" _, a i*a thai there over 86,000 men, * lß tdc]Sren in the various Boer *<* ien ra Ccan.pß in South Africa. Last -"fSTdSS occurred, the majority " .*** ' , Siidren. Numerous bands of robm ° ZSio be infesting the Canton ;,^ n oto *?«Fnrfishinun and two ladies, \ district. An fl cSido, lost their lives on the Vitflgtf* wlth V RT Sutton, head of the j, aft erhonu, carrying firm, has bequeathed S ie fnKfor erection of cheap dwel- ' 0.(00,000 poor in London and , ]sewn e re . W for Ikes were lost on a petroleum ship en » dish port by an explosion caused S S/officei' sealing the hatches "C tSTtX match. A terrific hailstorm **& * W,m caused great devastation and -'* »»«» Som6 of the hailstones weighed loss of m fc " . three poindsv«te«»y morning, the chairman of the ESoard.(Mr. Alfred Kidd) made an B rim or the fire appliances on the |WpeC *r«4 Whan. In case of fire it is l<3 ne6n * 1 present to carry the hydrant neoessw to the plug, and then connect 10106 which would cause delay and loss 11,6 "foWr time It has been decided now lie1 ie v, with the hydrant, hose, and nozzle C/ached in readiness, with a full pres--811 *S water at each shed, so that on an '?1 beinc given, the hose may be m>]i W ranout. .Mr. Kidd also contentpt if he obtains the approval of the &ur Board, to have a volunteer fire EH formed of the employees of the S that a fire might be arrested at Ktsel or held in check, till the City lyre Brigade arrived. At the meeting of the Thames Borough •Council last night, the matter of acquiring suitable block of ground for recreation ! iro oses was again considered. Mr. PoulS advocated the purchase of a block of jL n three and a-half acres, situated in '■ffjpef Grahamstown, and bounded by • 3»ren, Golden Crown, and Burke Streets, which block was available, and had been Offered to the Council for a sum of £350. fie however, failed to find a supporter, and ! consequently the matter was allowed to fcof

« In response to the telegram received from Ik J, H. Witkeford, M.H.R., by the secretin of the Auckland Main Trunk Railway Lewrae, and published in Wednesday's issue Mr. R. R- Hunt has wired as follows: —"League thank you for wire ; would like to know the amount spent at each end of i? tie Trunk line, if possible. As regards had r settlement, league sympathise with jour action, but being only railway league I cannot move in this direction."

' At the Police Court yesterday morning much hilarity was occasioned by the peculiar ' jmnner in which the presiding justices of /y;thß peace dealt with some cases against parents for breaches of the School Attendance Act, In the first case, before the evidence for the prosecution had been taken, their Worships imposed a substantial fine on the defendants, who did not appear to answer tie charge. When informed by the clerk of the Court that the proceeding was irregular, they revoked their decision until evidence had been taken. In another case their ' Worships inflicted a fine before the evidence .- in support of the defence had been tendered. However, when their mistake was again pointed out, they allowed counsel for the defence to be heard., but refused to permit him to call evidence, and imposed a nominal fine on the defendant. . It is stated that the last of the Tabernacle 'Church debt, which is held in debentures, about £300 or £400, will be paid off at the ?■■■'■■'■■■'end of this month. The debentures have a currency of eight years ana six months yet, and, ' therefore, ■? the debenture-holders are pleasantly surprised. The debt, which was £5500, when Pastor Clark assumed the pastorate,.three or four years ago, is now a thing of the past, thanks to the ! splendid liberality of the church and congregation, and legacies which have been left by old members who loved the church and, its historic associations.f This state of affairs will enable "the schemes of useful church work, hitherto held in abeyance, to be now carried '. cifc. " • ■■'■.; . ■ ■ . ■"■. • The Auckland cabmen have registered their union, and will have » meeting: with the employers. They desire to have a reIduction of their hours, so as to go off on ~ the early night at seven instead of eight o'clock, and to go off on the late night at eleven instead of midnight. This would give them a- reduction :of six hours, and still leave them on the average 14 hours a day. Sunday work when re- ... quired. A gentleman has offered to fat , up a room for the men.

f : A lecturer of great reputation in America is to arrive in Auckland on Sunday next. He will only 'give one lecture on a week • night, in the Baptist Tabernacle, on ruesday, 'July 30... To hundreds of thousands of ■ 'people in the United States John Granville - Woolley, of Illinois, is one of the most interesting Christian personalities in the nation. For years he has stood before the public of America as a great orator, an , jarnest reformer, and a fearless advocate of national : righteousness. He was born on - February 15, 1850, in the town of Collrnsville, Butler County, Ohio. While young Woolley was still in his early boyhood; his parents moved tc Illinois, where, at the age of 17, we find him holding the position of keadmaster in the public school. He graduated in 1871 from the Ohio University, receiving its degree of A.M. two years later. §?He then entered the Law Department of the ■University of Michigan. He was admitted to the Bar in the Supreme Court of Illinois in 1873, the Chief Justice pronouncing his examination as most brilliant. After prac- •, tising five years in Illinois, during two of which he was Citj Attorney of Paris, Illi- ';. nois, he removed to Minnesota, beginning his practice in the Supreme Court of that State in 1878. He entered practice in the United States Supreme Court in 1885. He is said to have received higher fees than any other lawyer in Minnesota, having once 1 been paid 500 dollars (£100) in gold for a speech of five minutes in a successful plea for mercy for c. convicted criminal. In tIBBB Mr..Woolley was offered by General Fisk and others a large salary to take up M*° practice of his profession in New York City, but declined in order to become a re- ■ former, without any assured salary. Having early acquired a reputation as a speaker ;>"« wonderful power, Mr. Woolley has been r sought for on all occasions of temperance . » and social work. In 1893 he spoke for '-"'' SH; nights in succession on "Inalienable IVWa'n nder the auspices of the Illinois inn J In Minneapolis he spoke for JW. and in Newhaven for 30 consecutive Bights. In 1892 he went to England « the guest of Lady Henry Somerset, and B POke nearly every night for seven months. ! <- ir,A' P , üblic meetin g of strawberry growers W Birkenhead and Northcote, to consider tne matter of the supply of boxes for the coming season, was held in the Zion Hill j'tthoolroom on Wednesday evening. Mr. i|M*orge Low occupied the chair. There was |» fair attendance. ' Great dissatisfaction was expressed by nearly all the growers I Present at the failure of the Blind Institute *° keep up the supply of boxes last season. « was stated that just before Christmas the *upp iy of boxes was stopped, and 'growers Md to purchase used boxes from fruit, shops, and obtain a supply of boxes from the Kauri , ■timber Company in sections, which the growers had to nail up themselves. Mr. ggj «• Parish, agent for the Blind Institute, was present, and gave an explanation re the «oppage of the supply of boxes. It was unanimously resolved that Messrs. R. Mc-A-iymont, T. Heap, and Rennie be appointed ; a committee, and authorised to make ar- , rangements for the supply of boxes for the coming season.

I Coarseness, loss of voice, All. bronchial AFFECTIONS. Mr. Bert De '?; vale . of Dix's Gaiety Comfc^ 3 , BAXTER'S LUNG PREaSS'J" • K undoubtedly cured him of a moat 1: Z lil v g and troublesome cough, which vL? A eel ? a mart y r to for the last few th« V tunes he was impelled to leave '•'' ' the ol! throu « h loss of voice and pain in ;'• iw cnest, but now he never misses a single penormance. This is only one of the many wstunomah proving the efficacy of this truly excellent preparation. <mr R ! TEI LUNG PRESERVER" will J™ . Bronchitis, Asthma, Hoarseness, Mrf ,°n"^ Cough ' Difficulty jof Breathing, Mlt M \. Affe . ctlons of the Throat and Lungs. fcVf J b ? 8U^ n :t0 VOUD B and old with pernnfe«^ eolal iy od in the HACK--1 1? UGH OF CONSUMPTION, Mm I* Lun 8 Preserver can be obtained 'I«mi he ? u » ts "»d storekeepers in bottles— 15 W, 2s 6d, 4s 6d, and Bs,