TOWN & COUNTRY.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 880, 11 January 1889, Page 20

TOWN & COUNTRY.

We are requested to state that the Bishop of Wellington is expected to return to town in about a week hence.

It may interest brethren of tho Masonic Craft to know that our future Governor, the Earl of Onslow, is a Past Grand Warden of England.

We have to acknowledge receipt from Mr G. Crichton, secretary of the Southern Cross Lodge, of a copy of the valuation report on the assets and liabilities of the Independent Order of Oddfellows of New Zealand as at 31st of December, 1887. The City of Wellington experienced most disagreeable weather last Sunday and Monday. A heavy north-west gale blew almost without intermission, raising dense clouds of dust in all parts of the city. On Sunday and Monday vivid lightning was observed about midnight.

The inmates of the Hospital were given a treat on Friday night by the choir of St Mark’s Church, who paid a visit to the Hospital and gave a concert. The patients thoroughly enjoyed the concert, andhearrtily joined in the singing of the National Anthem, which concluded the evening’s entertain* ment.

During the present season Mr A Matthews and family, in South Wairarapa, have killed over 100 shags on his own and adjoining properties, says the Daily. As these birds are the greatest enemy the trout have to contend with, their wholesale destruction will not bo regretted by our piscatorial friends.

The adjourned meeting of citizens to consider what steps should be taken to entertain Admiral Fairfax and the officers of the Squadron was held on Monday afternoon, the Mayor presiding. The sub-committee appointed at the previous meeting made a report, and, as the proposal to give a ball bad not met with much support, it was decided to abandon it. After some discussion, a proposal made by the Mayor, that the Admiral and his officers should be entertained at lunch on tho Tainui (which will be in port at the time), was approved.

The Secretary of the Wellington Amateur Athletic Clnb has received information from the Secretary to the Amateur Athletic Assoelation to the effect that the 120yds hurdle championship will probably be run in Wellington. We have been requested to state that all members of the Wellington Amateur Athletic Club who require reinstating as amateurs must send in their names to the secretary as soon as possible, giving particulars of the last sports they competed in (1) as amateurs, (2) as professionals or in which professionals were taking part, and to what amateur Club or Clubs (if any) they have ever belonged.

At about four o’clock on Sunday morning the dead body of a boy was seen floating in the water near the morgue by Mr W. Bedford, a resident in Grainger-Btreet. Mr Bedford at onco got the body, and subsequently it was taken to the morgue and identified as that of Ernest Winters, a little boy, six years of age, who was reported missing on the 2nd inst. He was last seen by Mr W. Maddock, who noticed him on the Te Aro reclamation throwing stones into the water. Apparently the poor little fellow fell into the water and met his death that way. An inquest was held and an open verdict was returned.

The Rev Joseph Berry delivered a New Year's address to young men and maidens at Baker Bros.’ auction rooms on Sunday morning. Mr Berry took as his text the Ist verse of the 12th chapter of Romans, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service,” He laid special stress on the words “reasonable service,” pointing out to his hearers that their life service was only a reasonable return to God for his goodness to them; and he urged them to reconsecrate themselves to God, and to devote every day of the new year to His service. The address was one of the most powerful and eloquent ever heard in Wellington, and was listened to with rapt attention by a very large audience.

The following prizes have been presented to the Wellington Rifle Association: —Mr J. Mandel, cigarette case ; Mr G. L. Jennoss, clock ; Hume and Son, box pf tea ; Mr F, Cohen, hat; Mr Watts, looking-glass ; Mr F. H. Fraser, book; Mr PriDgle, trophy ; Mr F. Martin, a ham ; Mr Eller, a picture j Mr Liardet, a muff ; Grey Valley Coal Company, half ton of coal ; Mr A. .McDonald, trophy; Mr D. Asher, trophy ; Mr Staples, boots ; Mr S. Scott, cake ; Mr J. Duthiq, marble clock ; Mr W. F. Ross, case of fruit; Mr D, Hyde, a pipe , Mr Dutton, album ; Mr E. W f Mills, trophy ; Connolly and Hermann, six oabinet photographs; Halles, tein Bros., prize ; Mr Wiggins, a whip ; Mr J, E. Evans, purse ; Mr Mee, a prize ; Kirkcaldie and Co., mirror; Mr Kohn, trophy ; Mr Batkin, prise ; Bannatyne and Co., box of cigars; Mr Osborne, a prize ; Jones and Ashdown, a pair of trousers ; Mr S, Brown, half ton coal; Colonel Butts, 2Js ;Mr W. H. Levin, 21s ; Mr E. Pearce, 20s; Brown and Thompson, prize ; Ballinger Bras., prize ; Mr Lindsay, prize ; Mr T. Ballinger, trophy ;Mr Denton, prize. Major Loveday kindly took the canvassing in hand, and up to the present has made excellent progress. A set of prizes for junior shots have, we understand, been added to the first match.

* Good Wine Needs no Bush,’ neither is it necessary to extol the virtues of Rowlands’ Macassar Oil which for nearly 100 years has been considered the best and safest preparation for the hair of children and adults, being perfectly free from any lead, poisonous or mineral ingredient. It prevents and arrests baldness, and produces a lnxuriant and glossy growth of hair. Sold also in a golden color for fair haired children and adults. Rowland’s Eukonia is a pure and delicate toilet powder in three tints—white, rose, and cream. Ask Chemists and stores for Rowland’s articles of 20, Hatton Garden, London, and avoid noxious imitations'

We have received a copy of the almanac issued by the Sun Fire office through their agents, Messrs J. H. Bethune and Co.

We have received an artistically designed and beautifully executed office calendar from the local manager of the Australian Mutual Provident Society.

One of the ohief hobbies of our new Governor is photography. He will bring out with him the latest inventions in oamoras and other appliances.

The Mayor has received information that Admiral Fairfax and the squadron will arrive in Wellington about the 16th instant. The Premier received a telegram fixing the date as about the 15th instant, and stating, further, that the Admiral would leave in his flagship (the Orlando) for the West Coast Sounds about the 24th instant.

Messrs Baker Bros, report the following dealings in property : Tala'/era-terrace, 50ft frontage, leased for Mr J. Lockie, at £2O per annum ; shop in Cuba-street adjoining Mr Crespin’s and next but one to Mr C. Smith’s, let for seven years at £4 per week. Brooklyn—Section 122, containing 31 perches, sold to Mr Carmen for £24 15s ; section 115, containing 1 rood 7 perches, sold to Mr 0. Burton for £B4; and section 40, containing 20 perches, sold to Mr W. Henderson for £ls 17s 6d.

A meeting of the Committee appointed in connection with the proposed dog show was held last Friday night. Mr Moate presided, and there was a good attendance._ Several names were added to the Committee, and the schedule of classes drawn up by a subcommittee was adopted upon discussion. The Treasurer Btated that ho had received promises of support from various parts of the Colony and from Sydney. A code of rules was discussed, and further consideration of them deferred till the next meeting.

Shortly after midnight last Friday a fire broke out in a four • roomed house in Douglas Wallace-strees (off Adelaide road), owned and occupied by Mr John Doile. It appears that the fire originated in a back room, where two boys were sleeping, and Mr Doile had a difficulty in getting his children (six in number) out of the house before the flames got a good hold. As it was, he was unable to save any of his furniture. The Fire Brigade arrived very soon after the alarm was given, but too late to save the house, whioh was destroyed. The house was insured in the Liverpool and London and Globe office for £l5O, and the furniture for £SO. The houses on each side were slightly damaged. One of them, occupied by Mr Twist, is uninsured, but Mr Rowell’s house on the other side is insured for £l5O.

A team of the Wellington Baseball Club visited Pitone on Saturday afternoon and played a match against the Hutt Baseball Club, which they won by 54 runs to 27. In the first three innings the home team made such a good stand that' it appeared as though they were about to give the town players a drubbing. Hutt went first to the plate and scored 9 runs in the first Winnings ; Wellington followed up with 10. The close of the second innings saw the suburbans one run ahead, the figureH being 17 and 16 respectively ; and at the end of the third the scores ware 22 eaah. Next round, however, added 20 to the Wellington .total, while the Hutt men retired without scoring, and the latter were afterward unable to regain the lost ground. There were no particularly brilliant feats on either side, but the Hutt team played capitally, and showed that with a little practice they will prove formidable adversaries. George Death as catcher, and Pell in the pitoher’s box particularly distinguised themselves. The scores were as follow : Wellington Moorhouse (first base), 9; Liddle (second base), 8; Hubble (third base), 6 ; Mills (captain and catcher), 6 ; Chegwidden (pitcher), 4; Palmer (short stop), 3 ; Cornwall (right field), 9 ; Scutt (left field), 5 : Pagni (centre field), 4 ; total, 54. Hutt—W. Pringle (second hase), 5; H. Jones (third base), 5 ; J. A. Chuck (captain and first base), 4; H. Pell (pitcher), 3 ; G. Death (catcher), 2 ; A. Pringle (short stop), 2 ; F. Reid (centre field), 2; Thomson (right field’, 2 ; Mclntosh (left field), 2; total, 27- W. Pringle and Moorhouse each scored a home run, Mr Cyrus Webb acted as umpire and Mr F. Weston as scorer. There was a good attendance at the Wellington Bowling Club’s green on Satarday last. Following are the results of the games played :—Rink No. I.—Messrs McDougall, Stewart, McGlashan, and Crombie (skip) defeated Messrs Mitchell, Whitehouse, Letham, and Fergus (skip) by 21 to 14. A second game was played, Mr Crombie’s side again winning by 21 to 19. Rink No. 2. Messrs Holcroft, Muir, Wills, and Eliott (skip) against Messrs Brown, Didsbury, Cooper, Riley (skip), the former winning by 21 to 16. Rink No. 3. —Messrs Blundell, Sloan, Edwin* Gray (skip) defeated Messrs Short, Hutchins, Gasquoine, and Sample (skip) by 21 to 9. Rink No. 4. Messrs Jeffcoat, Kempthorne, Blair, Flyger (skip) against Messrs Haybittle, Mitchelson, Lindsay, Maßkell (skip), the former winning by 21 to 13. Rink No. 5. —Messrs Brown, Holcroft, Eliott, -and Riley (skip) defeated Messrs Didsbury, Wills, Lambert, and Cooper (skip) by 21 to 20. Rink No. 6—Messrs Exley, Hutchins, Gasquoine and Sample (skip) against Messrs Sloan, Edwin, Dransfield and Gray (skip), Mr Sample’s side winning by 21 to 7. Rink No. 7 —Messrs Gale, Barraud, Barron and Scoullar (skip) against Messrs Macgregor, G. S. Wilson, Campbell and J. C. McKerrow (skip). Two games were played, Mr Scoullar’s side winning the first by 21 to 14, and Mr McKerrow's the second by 12 to 5. Rink No. B—Messrs Macgregor, Thompson, Blair and Campbell (skip) defeated Messrs McKerrow, Miller, Barron and Gale (skip) by 9to 3. The Green Committee has decided that for some time the green will be open for play only on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Three new members were balloted for and elected on Saturday.

We have to acknowledge receipt of the almanac issued by the Norwich Union Fire office through the local agents, Messrs 13. Smith and -Co.

We have received a very pretty card from the Courier, Observer, and Queenslander staff at Brisbane, conv=ying the compliments of the season, whioh we cordially reciprocate.

Shorfct and Reid’s sale of Mr Tolhurat’s horses attracted a very large audience on Friday at their saleyards. A few of the animals were withdrawn, and are now to be offered privately, as advertised, Harriett Thursa King, hotelkeeper, of Porirua, has been adjudicated a bankrupt A meeting of her creditors will be held in the Official Assignee’s office at 2.30 on Monday next. The Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company has paid the promised dividend on the half-year’s business. Warrants at 8 per cent, per annum on paid-up capital were issued on Monday. Messrs J. E. Tepper and J. B. Harcourt, who did not answer to their names when called as common jurors at the Supreme Court on Monday, were fined £5 each, subject to good cause for absence being shown. Admiral Fairfax has telegraphed to Mr E. W Mills, Vice-Commodore of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club, promising his patronage and the co-operation of the vessels of the squadron for the annual regatta, which takes place on the 22nd January, to celebrate the anniversary of the Colony. The Admiral's telegram was in reply to one Bent by Mr Mills.

Our musical readers will be interested to kuow that they have residing amongst them Madame Louisa Thompson, a lady who has gained very high honours at the Royal Academy of Music, London. It is Madame Thompson’s intention to settle permanently in Wellington and practice her profession. It was reported in Shannon last Friday (says the Manawatu Herald) that a son of Mr Ray, who is employed on the Company’s railway, had been out in the bush, and had discovered a very good seam of coal. Our informant had seen and had possession of a portion of the mineral. That there is a coal seam somewhere between Levin and Tokamaru has been known for very many years, but the position has been hard to determine.

Messrs Blair (Chairman of the Education Board) and F. H. Fraser, accompanied by Mr Dorset (Secretary of the Board) and Mr A. D. Riley (Principal of the School of Design), waited on the Minister of Education on Tuesday with reference to the financial position of the School of Design. The deputation wished to ascertain whether the Government intended to continue the payment of £2OO per annum made by their predecessors by way of assistance in training pupil-teachers. Mr Fisher undertook to consider the matter and give a reply as early as possible.

™ Among other tourists travelling through this Colony are Dr Thomsom Bonar, a well-known Edinburgh physician, and Mr Louis J. Crossley, a member of the firm of J. Crossley and Sons, limited woollen manufacturers, Halifax, Yorkshire. A relative of this gentleman (the late Sir F. Crossley) was the donor of the People’s Park to the citizens of Halifax, who, in commemoration of his valuable gift, erected a statue to his memory. Booking right through the above two gentlemen have travelled from Auckland through the Hot Lakes district, overland, via Napier and the Wairarapa, to this city. From here they go via Nelson to Greymouth, the Otira Gorge to Christchurch, domg Mount Cook, the Southern lakes and goldfields, Melbourne, Sydney, Fiji, and South Sea Islands, Honolulu, San Francisco, Vancouver, Canada, including Niagara Falls, the rapidß of the St Lawrence, New York, and Home to Liverpool. With such a recommendation as Dr Bonar and Mr Crosaley can give of our matchless scenery, it is hoped that their trip will induce great numbers of Englishmen to visit our shores.

People in England must have a strange idea of the Empire City of New Zealand, if what the Southland Times says as follows is correct “ The following circular has been received by a firm in town from their London buyer, to whom it was sent by post — ‘l3B, Horseferry-road, Westminster, London, E.C. —Mr John Hayes having received a large order from Wellington, New Zealand, wants to buy all kind of ladies’, gentlemen’s, and children’s cast-off clothing to any amount for cash. Also, naval and military uniforms, artificial teeth, jewellery, bed and table linen, carpets, &c., &e.’ Of course -this is only one of the ueual lying ‘dodges’ of the ‘ oast-off’ trade, but the confounded ol’ clo’ man might have selected some other locality than our Cclony to bang his fibs on. Had ho ‘ placed his order ’ on the Guinea Coast his circular would have been more readily swallowed, for it has been written that there is a considerable demand for postcaptains’ uniform coats there, whore they are worn buttoned down the back of the wearer. Our amiable aborigiues do not affect that style of garment, therefore the cast off glories of the army and navy cannot be for them, neither can the artificial teeth ; and although, judging by the mouths of the rising generation of New Zealanders, this Colony will be a dentists’ paradise, it is scarcely likely that we shall get down to played-out sets of grinders or misfits for some time to come. Mr Hayes’ Wellington is no.doubt nearer home —somewhere about Petticoat - lane, Shoreditch, or Mile-End. Drat the man ! it is too bad to have our fair colony and the Empire City of it advertised to the Cockney world as a receptacle for ol’ clo’.”

We have received from the Secretary of the General Post Office a copy of the Postal and Telegraph Guide for the January quarter.

Mr J. B. Harcourt, who was fined £5 for failing to attend as a common juror on Monday, subsequently appeared and made an explanation, upon which the fine was remitted.

A meeting of bakers interested in holding the annual picnic was held in Mr A. McDonald's rooms Tuesday night. There was a good attendance, and Mr Berg occupied the chair. It was decided to hold the picnic on the first YVednesday in February at Island Bay. A committee consisting of Messrs Berg, Mowbray, Deines, Sorenson, Sovereign, Jordon, Taylor, Speakinan (secretary), and Griggs (treasurer) was appointed to arrange the details in connection with the gathering. Some surprise has been expressed at the Mayor’s proposal to entertain Admiral Fairfax and the officers of the Squadron on board the s.s. Tainui, and it has been remarked that an entertainment ashore would probably be more acceptable. It must be remembered, however, that the proposal as to the Tainui is contingent upon her being used as the flagship for the Anniversary Day Regatta, and - all the celebrations of that occasion will be of a more or less nautical character. Hence the Mayor’s idea of entertaining the visitors on board the flagship of the day seems very appropriate, although it is a pity that the intended public ball has come to nothing, for that would have been most enjoyed by the guests. The monthly meeting of the Athenmum Committee was held on Tuesday evening. Present —The President (Mr Rous Marten) and Messrs Richmond, Allen, Flanagan, Gray, Robertson (treasurer) and Taylor (secretary) A resolution was passed to the effect that when any member of the Committee absents himself from more than three consecutive meetings without reasonable excuse, which, according to rule 17, renders his seat vacant, he shall be held to have no “ reasonable excuse,” unless he shall have communicated the same to the President or Secretary, This resolution was passed in pursuance of rule 51, which empowers the Committee to decide any doubtful point in connection with the rules. Mr F. de J. Clere was elected to the vacant Vice-Presidency. A good deal of routine business was transacted and the meeting then adjourned.

The first meeting of the Benevolent Institution (after the Christmas holidays) was held at the Council Chambers on Tuesday afternoon. Present—Rev H. Van Staveren (in the chair), Messrs G. Allen, S. Danks, C. W. YVilleston, A. Wilson, and B. Smith. A letter was received from the Secretary of the United District Board as to the action between the Benevolent Institution and the defaulting contributing bodies, and was referred to the Board’s solicitor. A letter was received from Dr Cahill as to an account which was forwarded to the Trustees through the United District Board relative to his attendance on a police case. The doctor stated that it was without his wish or consent that the account had been forwarded by the Police Department to the institution, and that he bad always attended professionally to the poor without remuneration, and would, so far as he was able, continue to do so. It was decided to thank Dr Cahill for bis letter and offer of assistance and for the many kind offices which he had performed for the poor of the city. The Secretary of the Gisborne Charitable Aid Board wrote refusing to pay £3 passage money for a patient who had been sent back to that district from Wellington. No action was taken. A woman with seven children, whose husband had gone to Melbourne in soarch of employment, applied for assistance, and half-rent and rations for a fortnight were allowed. A man, who had arrived from England with two children- in October, applied for help, and rations were granted. In the case of a woman whose hußband cleared out some time ago and whose three young children were neglected, the police reported that the children had been sleeping in the open air for two nights. The Secretary stated that a tome had been found for them. The case of an old man of 60 years, suffering from sciatica, who asked for assistance, came before the trustees, and relief was granted. Several other cases were dealt with in the usual manner. The thanks of the trustees were passed to Mr F. Moeller for a large Christmas cake sent to the institution ; also, for a dozen pair of socks from Messrs Davis and Clayter, which had been distributed. The usual weekly allowances, rations, rent, and board and lodging, were ordered to be continued for another week. Accounts to the amount of £l6O 11s were passed for payment. The trustees then adjourned.