Miscellaneous

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1024, 16 October 1891, Page 41

Miscellaneous

The Premier returned from Wanganui last ■Friday.

General Booth is expected to arrive in Wellington on the 24th. Hia passage is by the Hauroto.

One of the patients quartered at the Porirua Asylum escaped from custody on Thursday night, but was recaptured on Friday and conveyed to the Mount \ lew Asylum, where he will be kept for the 'futures, The escapee is the unfortunate man who chopped off his little girl’s head with an -axe about twelve months ago.

His Excellency the Governor has, through his private secretary, conveyed to the -officers of the Salvation Army, sa expressi >n of his desire to attend General Booth’s ad-d-e=s on “Darkest England,” in Christchurch, to which the officers have at once acautesced by reserving seatsfor His Excel ■'ency and party.

Mr George W. P. O’Callaghan has been appointed Deputy .Registrar of the Supreme Court at Blenheim, vice Mr W. W. DeCastro.

The great mortality of the sheep in the Feilding district is to be investigated by a veterinary surgeon sent up there for that purpose by the Government. Constables Robert Darby, Joseph Ecoleton, and F, Ck Smith have been appointed clerks to the Resident Magistrate’s Courts at Carterton, Greytown, and Feathsrston respectively. The Gulcher Electric Light Company have promised some of the members of the Executive Committee of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association that if the Association will provide sufficient water power the Company will erect a dynamo on the show grounds, and drive all the machinery exhibits by means of electricity. If that promise is fulfilled the public will be afforded an excellent opportunity of witnessing the utility of electricity, and it will be the first exhibition of the kind in the Colony.

The Otaki Native band, under the conductorship of Mr S. Cimino, is making capital progress. A grand invitation ball is to be given by some of the leading Natives of the district shortly, and the new band will supply a portion of the music. The Kaiwhara baud, under Bandmaster Cimino, gave a performance on the Thorndou esplanade on Sunday in aid of one of the members of the band who has been suffering from a severe illness for some time. There was a large attendance, and the sum of £7 Is 4d was collected. A programme of nine events was capitally ployed by the band. Mr W. H. Robinson, District Coroner, held an inquest at the Hospital on Saturday touching the death of Elizabeth Mary Aldridgo, who died at the Mount View Lunatic Asylum ou Thursday. Dr Fookes Btated in evidence that the deceased was admitted to the institution in August, 18SS, and latterly had become very weak, dying as above from syncope. The jury returned a verdict iu accordance with the medical testimony.

The weekly meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held yesterday week Mr J. Rigg (president) being in the chair. A letter was received from the Minister of Mines stating that Mr Gordon, Engineer to the Mines Department, would be despatched to Pahiatua to make such enquiries with regard to the difficulty with the unemployed at Makuri as would enable the Minister to come to a decision on the matter. Mr Gordon was to have left yesterday. A digest of the annual report was ordered to be printed, and circulated among the Unions ; also copies of the balance-sheet. Accounts amounting to £l6 6s were passed for pay ment. A number of copies of the report of the Trades and Labour Union Coagrefß, held at Ballarat in April last, were received. The motion of which notice bad been given at the previous meeting, that the Council should take into consideration the case of an employd discharged from the Telegraph Stores, was negatived. The secretary was instructed to request the secretary of the Petone Strike Committee to famish the Council with a copy of the balance-sheet in connection with the Petone strike.

Owing to the heavy rain which fell on Wednesday, the Green Committee of the Wellington Bowling Club have decided to postpone the opening of the season until Saturday next. ! About 4 o’clock on Sunday afternoon a slight fire occurred at MissNoake's residence, The Terraee, through the ignition of a kerosene stove. Mr F. W. Cottrell ran in almost immediately, and the fire was extinguished before any damage had been done. Inspector Thompson received a telegram from Otaki on Sunday, aB follows -“About 10 p.m. ou Saturday the kitchen, storeroom, and dining-oom of the Native College accidentally caught fire, supposed from washhouse fire, and were burnt down. Insur. ance, £4OO on all ; building in the Northern office. The damage estimated about £100.” A capital paper, prepared by Mr Alex. Smith, on the subject of Abraham’s Intercession, was read by Mr E. Chappell yesterday morning at St John’s Christian Fellowship Association. There was a good attendance of members, .who discussed the subject very fully. Mr F. Mason occupied the chair. Next Sunday a paper will be read by Mr L. Brown on the “Destruction of the Cities of the Plain.” The Executive Committee of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association met yesterday week, in the Association’s Office, Mr Sladden presiding. Messrs W. A. Fitzherbart, G. H. Scales and VV. G. Foster were also present. The Committee decided to provido the office with a Canterbury Herd Book, the New Zealand Herd Book, the Book of Othor Breeds, vol. 2 of Other Breeds and the Draft Horse Stud Book. The Secretary was instructed to write at once and procure them from Christchurch. The question of putting up a temporary shed on the Show Ground, in which to stage exhibits at the coming show, was considered, and finally decided that one should be erected, 100 ft in length. The consideration of printing the cards, catalogues, &c., was deferred. It was arranged that the Committee should meet on the Show Ground on Tuesday next, with the view of selecting the sites for the tents, &c.

The latest additions to the Telephone Exchange are :J. P. Chnrton, Upper Featheraton terrace; Griffin and Son, Brandon street; Cooper and Varnham, Grey street; Bank of New South Wales, Lambioa quay ; W. S. Moorhouae, Featherstou street. At a committee meeting of the Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club held last week the following new members were elected : W. H. Cruickshank, W. F. Jones, and W. S. Pearce. It was decided to hold the cross country run on October 24 from to Crofton Station and back to Kaiwarra. Entries for this close to-mo/row. The date of the Spring meetiug was altered to November 28, and that of the Autumn meeting to April 16.