THE New Zealand Mail. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1899

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1440, 5 October 1899, Page 26

THE New Zealand Mail. PUBLISHED WEEKLY. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1899

Major Coleman, who has been #suffering from an attack of bronemtis, is announced to be convalescent. Master A. Stow, the coxwain who steered the champions at Dunedin in 1893 and at Auckland in 1899, has been presented by the Pieton Rowing Club with a gold medal in the shape of a rudder. With regard to the land in front of the Government property at Petone (writes Mr Michael Fmrscheim) the land is not owned by Mr Singer, but by Singer, Maddox and Co., Limited, of"which firm Mr Singer is no more a member. The permission to build the road without paying for the land was given by Mr Singer and myself jointly, the foinner owners of the land. We have received a copy of the twelfth edition of the "Handbook of Information'*' for 1899-1900, issued by the British-In-dia and Queensland Agency Company, Limited, of Brisbane. The book, which is profusely illustrated with beautiful views and instructive maps, gives a detailed description of the different ports and islands called at by the A.U.S.N. and British India and other companies' steamers, in addition to which the Customs tariff on all goods imported into Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and Fiji is clearly set forth . The handbook teems with information affecting the trade of the colonies, and is a highly creditable publication. In a few years the drought will not be so great a bogey to the Australian pastoralists, owing to the extension of artesian" bores. According to the re-cords-published-in the "Statistical Register" of New Soxttb Wales, the Government artesian bores are yielding a flow of 30,750,000 gallons of water a day. There are in addition nineteen bores in which/pumping i 3 necessary, and the yield is not stated. The private bores are far more numerous, and the. flow per diem from these is set down at approximately 42,300,000 gallons. The Government and private - bores together yield approximately 73,050,000 gallons daily. In Queensland last year the flow from 379 active bores was estimated, at 163,200,0.00 gallons daily. /

The Consul for France -and.ther Countess de Oonrte nave-taken,up their -'• residence "in Fitzherbert terrace, where s the French. Consulate has also been re-" •moved. " " " "-."-' '"'•- A small unoccupied dwellinghouse'at Johnsanville, owned by Mrs Harris and , insured for £SO in the Commercial 'Union office, was destroyed by fire on Monday night. _ . verdict of death due to epilepsy, .''was returned at an "inquest held at the > Hospital on Monday touching the death " of an Asylum patient named Charles-" Taylor. ■•■' - ■ • Fifty-six. deaths occurred in- Welling- ' ton last month. Sis were due to 2 whooping-cough and two to diphtheria. 3 There were lio births and thirty-seven-. man-iages dtiripg the sameperiod. 3 Mr Robert Miller, of Auckland, the • 3 travelling teacher and agent of the Ju- . bilee Institute for the Blind, is now on a - visit to Wellington and will be staying " for a few days at Bodley's Hotel where he r may beconsulted on any matter peHain-. ; ing to the institute. ...'-' "_'.■,'; .--' v The meeting held: for the purpose of 1 forming a cycling and athletic club was .. well attended. It was resolved to ham© j the club the Wellington Cy«cliag and Athletic Club. It was decided to hold another meeting to formulate rules. Mr : A- Sutherland occupied the chair, and Mr B. Hansen was elected secretary protest. .-'.'.. j 4gL The death is announced at the age of seventy, of Mr Wm. H. Jones, one of the i early settlers of Wellington. He passed [' away peacefully on Sunday evening. He -.wais born in Trichinopoly, India, and came to the colony in 1848 and took-up land in the Te Aro flat. He was widely known ana respected. He is survived by » widow and four sens and eight - daughters. , -'.■'. C. E. Horneman, private secretary to the Minister for Public Works, was *. married by the Rev W. O. Waters at St. Peter's Church on Saturday, to-Miss May I Truscott, eldest daughter of - Qaptain J. . P. Truscott, of Galle,: Ceylon, The bride was dressed in a costume of dove-grey ." cashmere, -with hat to match. She wore . a handsome gold chain,, the gift of .the , bridegroom. Miss Olive Banks wae x bridesmaid, and received a gold bangle f as a gift. from, the bridegroom. .. Mr Bal- > lance attended as best man. Neil Galbraith, of the New Zealand Shipping Company's local office, was yesterday afternoon presented with a handsome marble- clock by the staff. The base of the clock bears a silver plate,- on which is inscribed:—"Presented to Mr ; N. Galbraith, on the occasion of his marriage, by the staff of the New Zealand , Shipping Company, Wellington branch, October 11th, 1899." Mr G. Hunt,;accountant, made the presentation in a felicitous speech, which was suit-ably acknowledged by the recipient. Mr A. D. Somerville, local manager for the Bank of New Zealand, who returned froni a visit to Fiji by the XTpolu on Sunday evening, has benefited greatly in health by the trip. Prior- to bis present appointment he was manager of the bank at Suva, where he was.very well known and respected. Before returning to New Zealand he was entertained at a complimentary dinner at the Club Hotel, Suva, on the evening of the 21st ult. •The chair was occupied.by Mr J. H. Garrich, who proposed the health of. the guest in complimentary terms. : In responding Mr Somerviiie drew attention to the marked .improvement, so clearly visible in the business of the colony (Fiji), and expressed the hope that the- return of prosperity would be permanent. ' ' S<£4Fhe annual meeting of the New-Zea-land institute of Journalists was held on Monday afternoon. Mr S. Spragg ('■Qtago Daily Times") occupied the chair in the unavoidable absence of the: president (Mr Gresley'Lukin), and there was a good attendance of members. ■ The annual report and balance-sheet, which were of a satisfactory nature, were adopted. The following officers were appointed for the ensiling year : —President, Mr S. - Saunders' (Christ-church); yiee-presidents, Messrs J. I». Kelly (Wellington), W.. Berry" (Auckland); J.. Hutchison (Dunedin); hen secretary, Mr C Earle ( Wellington);; hon treasurer (Mr G-. Lnkin (Wellington).; hon auditor, Mr John Couchman. (Wellington)." On the motion of Mr R. G. -Thomson,, seconded by Mr N. E. Burton, it was decided :that - a bare majority should suffice for the election or rejection.- of members. On the motion of K. Reeves, seconded by Mr F. Weston,, the meeting deeidecl that each branch should elect yearly'a committee whose duty'it shall be to inquire into and report on the qualifications of persons applying for admission' to the institute. It was resolved that the annual report and statements of counts should be in the hands -of mem- , bersp lourteen.days, instead' of one month, • prior .to. 'the annual, meeting. - - .Mr -M>""' .. Ross-moved, and"it was'■ seconded ■byiMi.' I '' C. Earle-and carried, •- "That branch e-a should hold their, annual.' meetings not ■: later- than •■Blst-.'"'March,:-..and.;:their- : safe-., scriptions shall 'be'.-paid, to the'treasurer-.,-on or before 30th April each.-year;, re- ■■',' • preventatives of,branches in arrearsshall:", not be entitled to take any part in the proceedings of members of the Institute." It was decided that it was desirable that the institute should be registered under the Conciliation and Arbitration; Act, and :. that the various • branches he asked to take a ballot on the question. Votes of thanks were pasged-to tie retiring officers, special reference being made to Mr Gresley Lukin, the retiring president.' :. The meeting .terminated-;with -the : ' -usual < I compliment to the,chairman. -