TOWN & COUNTRY.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 871, 9 November 1888, Page 20

TOWN & COUNTRY.

A young girl, aged 10, named Mary An vient Lee, was committed yesterday week by the Foxton Magistrate to the Industrial School at Burnham, until Bhe is the ago of 15. She was brought down last night in charge of Constable Fennyfather.

The net proceeds of the sale by the City Council of dilapidated buildings in Mulgrave street was stated at last week’s meeting of the Counoil to be 17s. The Chairman aaded that the Counoil, he need hardly say, was a loser by the transaction.

At a special meeting of the City Council last week resolution adopting the Fire. Prevention by-law was carried, on the motion of Councillor Brandon. It was decided that the by-law should come into operation on the Ist of January next. The Committee of the City Counoil ap. pointed in connection with the Post Office clock has had similar powers conferred upon it to those held by the Harbour Board Committee. The joint committee, therefore, has power now to accept tenders. His Excellency the Governor, accompaniod by Miss Alice Jervois, and attended by Captain Fortescue, Private Storetary, left for the South on Monday by the s.b. Wairarapa, to be present at the Canterbury Agricultural Show and Races. Their absence from Wellington will probably extend over a fortnight. A well-attended meeting of the newlyformed Bakers’ Union was held at the Queen’s Chambers on Saturday night. The necessary preliminary steps were decided upun, and all those who were present were enrolled as members of the Union. Officebearers were elected and other routine business transacted, after which the meeting was adjourned till Saturday next. Mr A. McKay, geologist, has submitted to the Government a preliminary report on the earthquakes which occurred at Amuri in September last. Mr McKay is of opinion that the earthquakes commenced at some point to the west of Glenwye, and travelled thence to the eastward. He does not think they were premonitory symptoms, and considers volcanic disturbances highly improbable in that region.

A consignment of trout, consisting of four cans, each containing 750 fish, was brought down from the Masterton fish ponds by train on Monday. The trout arrived in town in excellent condition, none the worse for their journey. They were forwarded by the first train next morning to the Wanganui Acclimatisation Society, as they are intended for distribution over the rivers in that district.

A peculiar theft was reported on Monday as having taken place in the Supreme Court buildings during the morning, the victim being Mr Adams, solicitor, of Dunedin. Mr Adams, upon going into the Appeal Court at about 11 o’clock, left a gold pin in the robingroom, and when he returned at 1 o’clock the pin had disappeared. Information was given to the police, but subsequently Mr Adams found the pin in a bag where he had forgotten to look for it.

The total amount of Customs duties received at the port of Wellington during the past month was £22,318 19s 7d. The items in detail are as follow: — Spirits, £4430 4s 9d ; cigars, cigarettes, &c., £458 17s 6d ; tobacco, £3283 Is 9d ; wines, £467 11a 6d; ale and beer, £487 10s; tea, £705 15s 6d; coffee, chicory, &c., £222 15s 9d ; sugar, molasses, &c,, £SS4 18s 8d; opium, £150; goods by weight, £3302 19s 6d ; goods ad valorem, £6082 18s Id ; other duties not specified, £2142 5s 7d. , Tho oaso brought by Peter Smith, of Pitone, against the Pitone Borough Counoil for the recovery of £75, as compensation for a portion of land taken for widening Jack-son-street, was heard at the Lower Hutt, before Messrs H. Jackson, and E. J. Riddiford, assessors, last week. Evidence for the plaintiff was given by Mr H. F. Whitcher, and for the defence by Messrs Baker, Kirk, and Carter. The assessors decided to view the locality, and the case was accordingly adjourned. Mr W.* T. L. Travers appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr C. E. Bunny (instructed by Messrs Kirk and Atkinson) for the defence.

The first meeting of tho ladies’ and gentlemen’s committee of the cake fair, market, and sale of work (to be held at the Drillshed on December sbh, and three following days, in aid of the Girls’ Friendly Sooiety Building Fund) was held at Government House on Wednesday week. A large number of ladies and gentlemen were present. Several subcommittees of gentlemen were formed to carry out the arrangements for decorations, amusements, &c. It was announced that Mr Johnson had consented to get up a May Pole dance, which had proved such au attraction on former occasions. Arrangements were also made for a fairy well, bran pie, and Christmas tree for the entertainment of the juveniles, as well as for other amusements for tho elders.

The entertainment at the Theatre Royal last night week by the students of the School of Design and their friends was an entire success. There was a large audience (including his Excellency the Governor and a party from Government Houbo), and the programme itself provided an enjoyable evening’s entertainmeut. Songs were contributed by Mrs Levin, Miss MacleaD, and Messrs L. L. Widdop and W. R. Waters, and a couple of amusing recitations by Mr Sayer s. The tableaux, with one exception, were very effectively arranged, aud most of them had to be shown a second time. The exception was that representing ‘ The Oracle, which was anything but artistic. Those ot “Cleopatra” and “Hamlo’, and the statuary were excellently done, and the last one, in which the product of the soaring imagination of a gifted American artist was depicted, was au amusing finale. Mr Edward Wakefield contributed greatly to the success of the tableaux by acting as descriptive lecturer. The waxworks were also an entertaining exhibition, Mr W. D. Lyon fulfilling the duties of showman capitally. J_he orchestra, under Herr Moeuu, aDo dejerve the conventional word of praioe lor -ue admirable style in which their selections were played.

For a few nights past the light in- the outer vestibule of the Telegraph ■ office has not been lit. This neglect has caused much inconvenionoe to persons wishing to consult the shipping and weather notice boards. The subscriptions received toward the cost of the Post-office clock up to yesterday afternoon, amounted to £5. The subscribers were—Messrs J. E. Hayes, H. Hall, J, Staples, H. J. Richards and “W.” each having contributed £l. •' Messrs Laery and Co., who have imported from Fiji a quantity of East Indian mangoes, kindly favoured us with .a sample. The fruit 13 in splendid condition, aud. while thoroughly ripe, is perfectly sound? The flavour, though slightly different from the same variety grown in India, is delicious. The opportunity afforded by the Rev Pastor Dierks passing through Wellington was taken advantage of by the German residents of the Lutheran denomination to have a religious service celebrated by, him. The service was held in tho Rechabite Hall, Manners-street, on Tuesday evening. . ~ ,

At a general meeting of the Musical ’Festival Committee, held on Tuesday _afternoon, it was stated that a plan of the reserve seats will be ready add open for seleotiop. by next Monday, and will be placed' in pmo position (to be advertised later) where" the publie will get access to it. A quantity ’of routine business was transacted Vat the meeting. The Wellington Acclimatization Society have distributed another consignment of trout. The fish, which came down by . Tuesday afternoon’s train from the fish ponds, were forwarded as follows : .1000 each to the Waikanae, Otaki, and-Makino Rivers. Those for the last named river were set at liberty near Fielding. The ‘ fish were sent to th-ir destination by the - first train on Wednesday morning. .' ;

sp?he shipping community and the public generally will be glad to learn that the time-, ball, which in olden days was such_» useful institution, is again to be brought into use. The mast on which it will be hoisted has been erected on the accumulator tower at the head of the Railway Wharf,’ and*''the necessary machinery for working it is ' now being put up. The work is being carried on under the supervision of the Engineer of the Harbour Board, and it is expected that the time-ball will be in going order in a few days.

A deputation of ratepayers of the Melrose Borough waited on Mr C. E. Zohrab for the purpose of asking that gentleman if he would stand for the office of mayor of the borough at the ensuing election, Mr Zohrab'promised to consider the request,-and to give an answer on Monday, when he definitely deoided to decline. Mr Zohrab’s reason for this decision is that he feels that he is not able to give sufficient time to the duties of the office. There appears, however, to be no lack of aspirants to the mayoral chair. Councillors Baybas, Edmunds and Heginbotham all, -we believe, purpose contesting the election. It will be seen by this week’s cable news that Spade Guinea and Ensign received such severe injuries in the race for the Melbourne Cup that they had to be destroyed. The wording of the message ia not at all clear as to the accident, but it iB to be feared that the death of two valuable - animals is but too true. Spade Guinea’s career in Australia had not been so illustrious as in New Zealand, for in this Colony she won the New Zealand Cup and other big races, while “ on the other side” she never won a race. Ensign, who won the Derby on Saturday, was apparently a much better horse than people generally thought him, and the failure of Yolley made him a valuable colt to Mr White.

A meeting of the Wellington District Road Board was held on Wednesday at the Hutt. Present—Messrs D. Speedy (in the chair), Darby, Death, Russell and Perkins. A letter was received from Mr George Burnett, asking that a road may be formed for him to his property at the Taita, and Mr Russell (the warden for the district) was instructed to make inquiries and report to next meeting. Copy of a Bill proposed to be introduced to Parliament next session to amend the Public Works Act was ordered to lay on the table for consideration of the Board. The Chairman was authorised to sign a certificate that the land occupied by the road stopped through section 88, Upper Hutt, belonging to Mr J. Barton, has been exchanged fer a piece of land running through section 91, Upper Hutt, belonging to Mr W. Barton. A letter was received from Mr Blake, of Wadestown, complaining that some trees had been cut down on a privato street by the Chairman of the Wadostown Committee, The warden of the district was instructed to inquire into the matter. The resolution passed at tho meeting of 7th March last, granting to Mr Thomas Hawkins the sum of £ls to complete road to his property through section No. 8 to section No. 7, harbour district, was rescinded. A surveyor was ordered to be employed to lay off a line of road from Ngauranga to Mr Hawkins'property, No. 7, harbour district, as pointed out by Mr Tyer to the Committee appointed by the Board on the 3rd October last. Mr Darby’s notices of- motion were ordered to stand over to next meeting. Mr Perkins having notified his intention of retiring from the Board, in consequence of his leaving the district, it was proposed by Mr Darby, and seconded by Mr Speedy, that a vote of thanks be passed to Mr Perkins for his uniform attention to the dutiea of his office as a member of the Board, and expressing their regret at losing so valuable a member. This was carried unanimously. Mr Perkins returned thanks for the good wishes expressed by the Board. Accounts to the amount of £lsl 3s 7d were passed for payment.

Thirty-three of the Aorangi’s passengers for thei'North left Dunedin on Monday by the Penguin.

Bradshaw’s railway guide for is te hand. A new feature is an interesting brief review of the past month and the Customs duties, corrected up to date. In addition to complete railway time-tables, there is a lot of useful information given respecting the intercolonial coastal and Home-going steamers. •

A lire is reported to have occurred about 8 p.m. last Friday night at Kaiwarra in a bedroomof the'house occupied by Mr Liddal, butcher. Several children were sleeping in the room at. the time, and it is supposed a dress caught fire from a oandle. The flames were extinguished with the assistance of the neighbours before muon damage was done. -''

The Christchurch races have this year proved as great an attraction to Wellington citizens as heretofore. The Wairarapa, which left Monday night for Melbourne, via Southern porta, was crowded in every part, all available berths on the vessel having been engaged over a week ago. His Excellency the Governor left by the Wairarapa for Christchurch, and the total number of passengers of all classes taken by the steamer reached nearly 200.

Mr H. Rawson’s yacht the Girola, which was run down on Saturday night by the barque Clairmont (as she was being towed to Pioton by the Rotorua), was raised on Monday morning by the steamers Mana and Kanieri. It was found that the little vessel had Buffered extensive damage, her side being stove in. On Monday evening she was towed round to Clatworthy and Dixon’s slip for repairs, and it is expected that nearly £IOO will be required to be spent on her before she is again ready for sea. The usual boisterous festivities took place on Monday in commemoration of the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot. The youth of the city, having been preparing for the festival for some days by storing up fireworks, launched them forth promiscuously with varying success, and augmented their fundß by "artful appeals to householders. In the evening the prevailing insanity vented itself in bonfires on the hills around the city, in oonsequenoe whereof a thick smoke hung about till a late hour. More ambitious pyroteohnio displays were made by children of a larger growth. The passengers and orew of the steamer Hauroto, wluoh arrived here on Monday from Sydney, had a very enjoyable trip. The weather was fine throughout, and on last Saturday some capital sports were organised, and passed off very successfully. No remarkable “ records ” were made in the various events on the programme, amongst which were a potato race, an egg and spoon race, an obstacle race, etc., but it is said that the fun which resulted from the sports quite eclipsed any previous entertainment of the kind ever organised. In the evening Hicks and Sayer’s coloured minstrels, who were Dassengers (and a number of whom went in for the sports with great zest), gave an entertainment in the saloon, which made a pleasant finish up to the day’s proceed, ings. The coloured man who is the proprietor of a harmless necessary coffee stall in Harbourstieat received a terrible shock ou Monday. In view of the fact that the day was the sth of November, and that in consequence wild deeds of derring do were called for, oertain malicious boys oast into tho stall of the unsuspecting foreigner a machine which, judging by the report it made, must have been a veritable bomb. There was a terrific explosion, a rattle of coffee cups, and then the proprietor fell headlong out at the side door, the smoke having fairly pushed him out. Strange is it may appear, the boys who had thrown the explosive had gone down the street, and were not to be seen ; and the besieged, having given the bystanders his opinions upon boys in geqeril, returned to his stall'and got‘ready fof- another attack. incase of Hareourt v.Whittem and Smith was called on in the Supreme Court Before Mr Justice Richmond 1 sj; Friday mo'rning. 'The case was one in winch Jobh Bateman Hareourt sought to recover from William .Whittem and'James Smith thq of £200; Which was blaimed as c|a?h&oeß'’in' consequence'of tffVß defendants having "ref leased ;| tbe Siireofcors of “th'e Wellington Woollen Company “from a liability of £291 I3s 4d, as due to the former Directors of the Company (Messrs J; Joseph,' G:<J. Johnston, W. Hutchison, J, R. George, the plaintiff and the two defandants), which, it will be remembered, formed tho : sacb|ieqt of an action at the last sitting 0.l Saqpreft),6 Court. That action-vjaaVpaeiaawing to the defendant*} having given the deed of release, and ’’the plaintiff - now alleged that it was given in fraud of himself and ‘ the other Directors. The defendants alleged that they were induced to become 00-plaintiffs' in the first action by the misrepresentation of;the plaintiff that all the other Dirobtors' agreed to beconie partners‘ tft'tl^'action.;' They admitted giving thh release; but denied: tbatit yqs gjvwiu .hpaud or* until after' the discovery of the plaisthfa misrepresentation, atjd with the belief tfaait the said action wasan improper one and ought never 1 to have been commenced. *Mr Jellicoe,who’appeared for the plaintiff, asked tihat the oase should, be adjourned until next Sitting; ui&blidnfr Was absent in MSfloou?na,' , 'aiia Would not be t back the middle of the month. , Ho offered to pajbthe defendants’ costs. Mr W. Bi‘Edwards' (for the defendants) opposed the adjournment, as his- clients were anxious that thei matter should be settled. After 'soega argument between counsel; his- Honour- said he did not think he qqqld gsahfc ’in adjourn!' ffient, as it &ppeaveci 'to him that MrlH,arcov.rt ought to have been thdro, and he must eftlt upon' 1 Mr Jellicoe to proceed with his ease. -Mr Jellicoe isked. that the plaidti£f. should be nonsuited.’- yyas agreed to, and 'the Was ppnguited with costs ty ijSgtte. *

Mr T. Fergus, Minister of Defence, was a passenger by tho Manapouri, which arrived at the Bluff on Sunday night from Melbourne. We understand that Mr W. T. L. Travers has taken Mr H. S. Izard into partnership. The style of the new firm will be Travers and Izard.

The tender of Mr Jas. Wilson of £1993, for the erection of the Wellington Meat Company's new premises on Lambton-quay, has been accepted.

Some interesting notes on the New Zealand Court at the Melbourne Exhibitisn, written by Dr Newman, M.H.R., appear on another page of this issue.

Charles Henry, charged with absconding from his creditors, was a passenger by the Wairarapa, which arrived on Sunday. Constable Carroll, of Auckland, was in charge of the prisoner.

An English lady says “ the art of conversation is unknown in New Zealand.” Wherever she went for fifteen months the talk among her acquaintances was all on the washing with kerosene one half the time and the sins of the servants tho other, half.

The joint Committee appointed by the Harbour Board and City Council in connection with the Post-office clock met on Friday, at noon, M> J. Duthie, presiding. It was decided to call for tenders for the dock locally, returnable by Friday (to-day), the specifications to be drawn up by Mr Ferguson, engineer to the Harbour Board. Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, has written to the Government announcing that “notice was published in the Government Gazette, of the 2nd October, cancelling so muoh of the regulations of the 22nd May last, issued under the Imported Stock Acts, of IS7I and 1884, as will admit of foreign cattle being introduced into this Colony on a quarantine of 90 dayß.” A firm of provision dealers in Cardiff, South Wales, purchased last season 3000 kegs of New Zealand butter. This season they have sent a buyer to this country to operate on their behalf. He is now in the Rangitiki district making inquiries about this season's make. This shows that our export butter trade is rapidly growing in favour in England. The first practice meeting of the new Harmonic Sooiety took place at the Bowenstreet schoolroom last Friday, when there was a good attendance of members. The works rehearsed were Gadc’s cantata “ The Erl-king’s Daughter” and Mendelssohn’s “ Loreley.” A very satisfactory rehearsal was held under the direction of Mr Barker. The first ooneert will be given just before Christmas.

A meeting of the Educational Institute wa3 held on Saturday morning. Messrs MoMorran and Watson were appointed a deputation to wait on the Government with a view of ascertaining whether the Normal School library could be handed over to the Institute. It was decided to co-operate with the Canterbury Association in endeavouring to get drawing made a clasß instead of a pa9B subject. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr J. R. Biair for his offev $ number of books.

A further cq.-ngqiAicatipij, received by the Government from the Agent-General in connection wijjb'h’is inquiries concerning the Ipest methods, of treating refractory ores, states tlxat Sir Francis purposed visiting Frreherg about the middle of September, in company with Professor Roberts-Auaten. He also stales that as Sir Saul Samuel, Agent. General for New South Wales, had been commissioned by his Government to make similar inquiries, they had agreed to work together in the matter, and visit Saxony together. Di Macgregor, luape&fcor-General of Hospitals and - Asylums, ’left Sydney by the Wairavapa, Which arrived here on Sunday. Duribg nis tod'r in Australia lie has visited Kew, Yarra Betid, Ararat asylums, etc., aild the various’ Benevolent Institutions of Sydney and Melbourne. While so engaged hie heard of' the 1 disaster at y,u,hnyside Asylum, Christchurch, anc\ at onco determined to abandon of bis programme and, return to New Zealand. He at once'to Christchurch in connec'. find ’with affairs'at Samiysidc Asylum. A to’egram from Greymouth in this issue states that the new hydraulic cranes on tho wharf at a considerable qefti. % the Public Works Department &aye broken down. These craceq ware, imported from, Eugland, and. they have taken over 12. monthq 'ip oreotion. Ever since they have hjkin started to work great difficulty has been experienced with them. There is something curious about the' manner iq which the cranes wsre constructed. ' They; wero ordered from Home as 8-fcou.’ Qraueq only. The work they are inteß^ed'to do is ’ tb lift a trhek of cdalfroift tile raijs and suspend’it' qvor thd' hoKl, tw vessel. Now, as ‘ a 1 ’'the 1 truolia 'alone ' weigh rpqr ‘terns,'’ and ’ the coal from four tp five tons. Hence a full, truck cannqt ho’ lifted' by these cumbersome, and expensive ' cranes. ’ From ’their’ njaasiv© aopearahoo ode would judge they should lift easily from tod to tons. But tKrongh soifie dpp&TOAt mismanagement on the part of those whf» t had tile ordering, of th 9^' lt has been for some’weeks past a cbmniea'dftonrreaoe for part of the truck to be ndloaddd before the mighty crane cou(d lift the load. It is certainly soarc?jy : . Credible.' that Government should ffivye aydored cr,anes at such an expanse, winch are incapable, of driing thq required of them. ‘•TIfE DOCTOR 13 ALWAYS IN THE. HopSE, This is an'old 'saying, as often fe_p.Bat.ed ip. Greater Britain as. in the k|o,thes;. Country. Happily, like many apbppsma it has a double signification, traqpablo to.an,invention of Tsy Richard Freeman, the well known Pharmaceutical Chemist of Bennington, Chlorodyne, it i@ now. in New Zealand, regarcled as a Priceless, curative medicine for the cure of all diseases there It is something for the New Zealander whoa sitting on London Bridge, to say ‘ I remomber the old Colonists used to toll me, Freeman’s Original Chloiodyno gave confidence to all beoause tho Doctor (meaning Freeman’ Chlorodyne) was always iu the house.’ Insist upon having “ Freeman’s ” only. Trade Mark, an Elephant.—Sold everywhere. Obtainable from all chemists and storekeepers.