MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1202, 15 March 1895, Page 18

MAINLY ABOUT PEOPLE.

The Mayor of Wellington (Mr C. M. accompanied by tho. Town Clerk (Mr J. E. Page), paid' an official visit to Prince Joseph of Battenberg yesterday week at the " Wellijigton Club. Subsequently tbo Mayor received a letter from Mis Highness thankingihim for the welcome given on behalf of the Municipality, and stating that 1 he highly appreciates the compliment paid Ifimb During Wednesday ’ afternoon Mr CJa'stendy k (German 'Consul) took out '' the Prince’ and Colonel 'Townsend for a two hours’ drive round the •city, and pointed, out to them the principal buildings between the Esplanade and Oriental Bay. Yesterday week the Prince and the Colonel paid a visit to the Government Buildings. ;c

Dr Albert Robardt, of Melbourne,; has beep, appointed surgeon ofH.M.S.Dart.

, Sir are very mad 'because he' vbted against the amendment cenkuring * the Reid Government for its treatment of the unemployed and the reappointment of Mr Eddy, and .it is hinted that there will soon be a vacancy in the Leadership of the Opposition.

A t a concert given last week in Dunedin by Mias Rose Blaney, Miss Laura Fisher, of Wellington, sang, arid received great praise. At the same concert Miss Blanche Joel *a«»g a piece of her. Own: composing.

A Bill was introduced into the Californian Legislature in January last, making football unlawful, on account of the physical injuries received by the players in the, game.

Mr' Harrison, • head teacher of the Hawera School, is v? so unwell that his anedical adviser insists that he shall take ■a, rest. ' --V\-

Cabled from Melbourne: —“ At a meeting of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce, Mr Poolman” —whoever he may be—“reported that -on v a recent visit to New Zealand he did not find the position of affairs so good as he had been led to* expect. Busineßs iU _waa-nO':bettSr -than in Victoria.jaorlfwas the gpifebaT prosperity of the country S9' great; j, ‘ : ’ "

Another selection from a number of equally interesting particulars sent across: —“Peel made the winning hit, and McKibbin, who fielded, the ball, put it in his pocket.” ’

While strolling about Tamworth the. other day, Sir George Dibbs fell into a discussion with a blacksmith as to the correct way of making horseshoes, and was taking off his' tall hat and frobk coat, preparatory to putting on a leather apron and giving a practical demonstration of his theories on the subject, when an ’anxious deputation found him. With a muttered observation which sounded suspiciously like “ Confound these fellows,” Sir George left, calling out HI make that thing, Kemp, when I get homey and I’ll send; it : up to you.”

It is fair to assume,'that Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg will bear away with him from New Zealand a keen appreciation of the'alertness with which the life insurance business iS ; pushed in this Colony. About the first person to get on the Prince’s tracks' after his arrival in Wellington' and v ;td- obtain audience of him was a local Insurance agent, who, with great urged the exceptional advantages offered by his company for life insurance and its impregnable position. The Prin&e, who, • speaks excellent English; and Colonel Townsend admitted that they were perfectly satisfied with the stability of the company, and the lowness of its rates’, but asked to be excused, from insuring their lives. V.-v ’ ; .

MrF. N.‘ Robinson, auctioneer in Christchurch for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, has been appointed manager of tho' Company s branch in Blenheim. X ; '

The Bishop of; Salisbury was a passenger by the Wakatipu, which left on Friday afternoon for Sydney. , /

Captain Schedor, of the German warship Bussard, accompanied by Mr Castendyk, German Consul, called upon the Colonial Secretary (Sir P. A. Buckley) at the Government Buildings on Friday forenoon. A visit was also paid to His Worship the Mayor at the Corporation offices.

Admiral Trollope was killed while.crossing a railway lino at Scarborough.

The Travellers’ Club blackballed Mr Cecil Rhodes, the Premier of the Cape, and in consequence the Prince of Wales, the Dukes of Fife and Abercorn, and Earl Grey have resigned their membership.

The House of Commons, by a majority of 61, rejected a motion condemning the Government for laxity with regard to the escape of Jabez Balfour.

The Rev H. N. Maynard is leaving Auckland to take up work in the west of London.

Mr Felix Faure, on being elected President of the French Republic, gave a donation of 20,000 francs to the poor of Paris, and sent 500 francs to each of the five arsenal towns, 200 francs each to three towns having naval colleges, 200 francs each to two villages near Havre, and 1500 francs to Havre—all these donations being for the poor.

The late Mr John Logan, says the Otago Daily Times, was in earlier times one of the most prominent ■ personages in the community, As well as one of the largest property-holders in Dunedin. He was born at Glenbowie, in ’ the Island of Bute,on the 10th September, 1839, and, after being educated in the Rothesay Parish School, was trained to the grocery .business in that Royal burgh. The- term of his apprenticeship having ended, he removed to Greenock, and for a time followed the same trade, but, turning his attention to the law, received an appointment as mes-senger-at-arms, a responsible position connected with the Court of Session,the hi ghest tribunal in Scotland. He made up his mind, however, to become a colonist, and, having selected Otago as his future home, he sailed from Loudon in the ship Constantine, which arrived at Port Chalmers early in 1854, after a voyage of nearly six months. In those days a favourite form of investment was to lay out one’s money in. cattle, and Mr Logan, being prevailed ripon to so invest the cash he had brought with him, proved exceedingly sue- | cessful in his venture. In 1854 the position of clerk to the superintendent (Captain Cargill), was conferred upon Air Logan, who held the office under the abolition of the provinces in 1876. On the abolition of his office he declined a pension, preferring to accept compensation.

The North Otago Times* has the following:—“ Oh Saturday the Hon S. E. Shrimshi was the recipient of a silver tea. and coffee service, presented by the Chinese residents of the North road. The presentation was made by Mr W. Ah Tong. The gifc indicated the esteem in which Mr Shrimski is held by the Chinese residents of the place, and this is due to the action Mr Shrimski took in the Legislative Council in defence of what he considered to be the rights of strangers in a strange land, and for the sympathy he has always extended to aliens. . The gift, Mr Shrimski said, was not expected, but he would treasure it, elthough he could not understand that a politiciandeserved a gift for what was simply the performance of a duty he owed to humanity generally. The country should be open and free and afford protection to everyone who came to it, and who .desired to live honestly and according to its ’■laws. ’ - •:■■■ •' ■

Lord is advised that he requires complete-and prolonged rest. Unconfirmed rumours are current that he intends to resign the Premiership.

Tho Wellington delegates at the Medical Congress were Drs Pollen, Chappie and Purdy. At . Tuesday’s sitting, a discussion on “Diphtheria” was opened by Dr Purdy, and several members took part.

The Rangiora Lodge of Oddfellows and other friends of Mr Alexander McCracken have presented-him with a gold-mounted pipe on the eve of his departure for Eltham,. Taranaki.

Mr Crabb, the temperance advocate, says that, considering that the majority of dailies are sold for one penny each, the man who is too mean to buy a paper has a soul about as big as a mosquito.

Mr T. P. O’Connor has compiled for the Sun one of the best of the numerous budgets of personal recollections of Lord Randolph Churchill that have been given to the public.

First expert chess-player: “Won’t you sit down and play a game with me?” Second expert chess-player*. “I can’t. I have an important engagement six weeks from to-morrow.”

The members of St. Mary’s choir, Wanganui, intend to form a musical society.

At an| athletic meeting the other night, the treasurer, talking about the difficulty in getting subscriptions, made a neat bull: “ When I see a member at the end of the street I go to him for his subscription, but by the time I get to him he has gone, and I never see him again.”

The Marquis of Ripon has informed Lord Kintoro that his successor in the

Governorship of South Australia will soon be appointed. He has received numerous applications for the post from noblemen and others.

At the annual dinner of the Medical Congress one of the toasts was “The Wellington branch,” proposed by Dr Moorhouse and x - esponded to by Dr Pollen.

The committee of the Ballance Public School have provided the nucleus of a promising library in the school.

The Queen’s Drive was visited by a large number of people on Saturday and Sunday. Those who were round there on Saturday had a splendid view of the German warship Bussard steaming out to sea.

Mr A. Dryden has been appointed to the charge of the Pahiatua Library.

Herr Tutschka, the well-known Auckland violinist, intends to move to Napier.

Miss MacGregoi', daughter of the late Rev Dr MacGregor, of Oamaru, who left this colony about 18 months ago to engage in Zenana mission work in Madras, is expected to arrive in Dunedin in a week ox’two, she having been ordered to return home on accoxxnt of the state of hep health. *

Mr Gully (Crown Prosecutor) has returned from Wanganui, and took up .his duties in the Supreme Court on Monday.

The Right Hon. A. W. Peel intends to retire from the Speakership of the House of Commons, being unable to longer. bear the strain of the position. He will get a peerage.

According to a Pi*ess Association telegram, during an interview the President of the Fire Brigades’ Association had with the Premier at Hokitika, Mr Seddon referred to the action of the Auckland Brigade in allowing the Avondale Asylum to be burned down and the water cut off to save a small hotel. Superintendent Hughes, of Auckland, has telegraphed that this statement is incorrect and unjustifiable. He says he does not believe Mr Seddon would make a statement without some official report, and he holds that it ought to be published.

Sir Robert Duff shows vei’y slow improvement, and has had a slight relapse. The doctors are dissatisfied with the progress he has made. At his own urgent desire he will be allowed to leave for Sydney by the Oonah.

Tlxa citizens of Sydney entertained Lord Hopetoun at a banquet in the Town Hall there in recognition of his qualities as a Governor and the appreciation of his liberal treatment to visitors from New South Wales to Victoria. The . r M&y6r presided, and there was a brilliant assembly. ;% . ■". - A

Whilst Dr Wallis was being consecrated in New Zealand last Friday, a special service on his account was held at Bridehead Church, Dorset, at which his father and mother-in-law (Colonel and Mrs Williams) and numerous Sarum and Wessex worthies and friends took part. The hour fixed was 8 p.m. on that day, in order that it might exactly coincide with the ceremony at the Antipodes. Our London correspondent, February Ist.

Mr Berthelsen, overseer of the Public Works Department, is now in charge of the State farm at Levin owing to the accident to Mr A. L. Winterburn, who is laid up with fracture of the fibula. About 350 acres of bush were felled on the farm last winter, a good burn was obtained, and next week grass seed sowing will be commenced. :

Mr Michael Davitt sails from London by the Arcadia on a lecturing tour.

The Daily Telegraph’s special correspondence regarding the Armenian atrocities must be blood-curdling reading. In the course of one of the articles the correspondent states that the Turkish soldiery in Sassoon, before killing their Armenian victims, sawed off their limbs, gouged out their eyes, and extracted their tongues.

Mrs Shea, stabbed by her husband at Dunedin, is very weak, but is not in danger.

Bishop Moran, of Dunedin, visits Sydney shortly.

Scene in Court on Tuesday.—Lawyer : Have you ever been in trouble ? Boy (bravely) ; No. Lawyer : You know what I mean by trouble ? Boy: Yes. Lawyer: You are sure you have never been in trouble ? Boy : Yes. Lawyer : Oh, you have been in trouble, then ? Boy : No. Lawyer : Is your name ? Boy : Yes. Lawyer (persuasively) : Now, haven’t you been in trouble? Boy (with emphasis) : No. Lawyer: Have you got a brother? Boy: Yes. Lawyer: Has he ever been in trouble ? Boy: Yes. Lawyer : Oh, I beg pardon. Laughter of Court, collapse of lawyer, triumph of boy.

At one of Mr Crabb’s meetings in the Manawatu, somebody called out to him, “ When are you going to send round the hat ?” “ I will wait till you go away; I want my liat back,” was the rejoinder.

At the quarterly meeting of the Wellington branch of the Journalists’ Institute Tuesday, Mr W. H. Atack presiding, Mr R. J. Pardy (Taranaki) was elected a member.

The Hon R. J. Seddon and family arrived by the Hinomoa, from Westport, on Tuesday. The Hon W. P. Reeves returned from Christchurch by the Corimia on Tuesday morning.

Mr C. 11. Mills, M.H.R., addressed the electors in the Town Hall, Havelock, on the 7th instant, and received a vote of thanks and confidence.

Mr Heslop has been elected chairman of the Hawera County Council.

Mr C. H. Mills, M.H.R. for the Waimea Sounds electorate, addressed the electors at Cullensville on Saturday evening l , the 9th instant, and received a vote of thanks and confidence. A vote of confidence was also passed in the Government.

A private cable message received in town on Wednesday states that Mr and Mrs J ellicoe would leave Melbourne next day for Wellington via Auckland.

Mr John Duthie, M.H.R., arrived in London on Monday last.

The Premier and the Minister for Lands left by Wednesday morning’s train for Wanganui, where the Premier is to lay the foundation stone of the new Wanganui Hospital. The Minister for Lands will not return to Wellington until Tuesday next, but the Premier will probably be back by Saturday night.

Ismail Pasha was buried in Cairo, and the obsequies were conducted with great pomp.

The Imperial Order of the Crown of India Has been conferred on Mrs Fowler .{-wife' of the Secretary of State for India) and Lady Sandhurst. This Order was instituted in 1878, for women.

Mr Moreton Frewen has left Dunedin for Melbourne.

Master. Neptune Mulville, who recently headed the Junior Civil Service examinations for Hawke’s Bay, has just received the appointment of pupil-teacher in the Napier District High School. He is a son of Sergeant Mulville, formerly of the Dunedin Police Force.

Mr A, S. Whitson, who has been stationmaster at Petone for a number of years, has been promoted to the charge of Te Aro station. It is said that he will be succeeded by Mr Cowan, who has been for about 15 or 16 years on the Canterbury railways.

Mr Robert Parker is to preside at the new organ at St. John’s Church of England, Feilding, on Sunday.

Miss Miller, late of the Otaki School, is going on a visit to Scotland.

Mr T. B. Hanna, successor to Mr W. G. Foster in the management of the local branch of the Loan dnd Mercantile Agency Company*-.: has been elected a member of the Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Association.

Captain Darby, of the Ormuz, whose death on the voyage Home has been recorded in. the cablegrams, died of meningitis He was but 38 years of age. The news has caused deep sorrow amongst the Orient Company’s staff in Sydney. Captain Darby’s wife died only last year.

A girl drives a binder and team of three horses on the Waimea Plains, and manages the machine splendidly.

sMr John Hartwell, organist of StPatrick’s Cathedral, Auckland, has been elected i a fellow (honoris causa ) of the Musical 'lnternational College.

Mr F.-E. Clarke, chief draughtsman in the Survey Office at New Plymouth, has been presented with an illuminated address, enclosed in a heavy gilt frame, which has been presented to him by the citizens of Hokitika, where Mr Clarke resided prior to his transfer.

Sir James Hector says that the new degree in agriculture will give a status to the study of this science, and increase its importance and the /■ number of its students.

Mr Notman has resigned his seat as a member of the Wanganui Education Board.

Dr Whitehead, of Petone, intends to practise in Wellington. He has resigned his seat on the Petone Borough Council.

The New Plymouth Borough Council has decided to bring under the notice of the Humane Society the bravery of Mr Moyle, steward on the Gairloch, in rescuing Mr Lloyd, of Normanby, from drowning at the breakwater recently.