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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 8522, 31 October 1888, Page 4

An interesting letter from our London Gossiping Correspondent appears on another page.

A stiff north-west wind blew over town yesterdar, raising clohds of dust in every direction, and making walking very disagreeable.

The Wellington Amateur Dramatic Club gave their second private performance of the season last night at the Theatre Royal to a crowded audience, his Excellency the Governor and party being present. The pieces selected were H. J. Byron’s comedy “The Old Story,” and Madison Morton’s farcical comedy “ Woodcock’s Little Game,”

A very successful entertainment was given at the Working Men's Club last evening by the Tongariro Minstrel Troupe. . There was a large attendance, and the performance was very much enjoyed by the audience. The first part consisted of the usual chair business, songs being contributed fay Messrs Read, Tolmie, King, Girdlestone, McDowell, Peachy, Hallett, Mayien, and Johnson. The “ corner men,” Messrs Peachy and King, Tambo and Bones respectively, kept the audience well amused with their comicalities. The duties of interlocutor were ably performed by Mr H. Girdlestone. Mr G. Barrol presided at the piano. In the second part a character song, “ Warmer There,” was given by W. Peachy, with great snccess. A laughable farce entitled “ Black Justice,” in which the principal characters were sustained fay Messrs Peachy and King, brought an enjoyable entertainment to a close.

A yonng girl named Kthel Bushby was arrested by Constable O’Brien yesterday afternoon on a charge of having no vhsiblo means of support, fiho will he brought up at the Magistrate’s Court this morning.

The adjourned meeting of the recentlyformed Amateur Athletic Club will be held at the Occidental Hotel to-morrow evening, for the purpose of receiving the provisional committee’s report and transacting other business. • Intending members of the Clnb are requested to attend.

It has been decided by the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association that the championship races shall be rowed this year as follows :—Champion Fours, at Wellington ; Champion Pairs, at Christchurch ; Champion Doable Sculls, at Wellington j and Champion Sculls, at Wanganui. Information has been received by the Minister ot Lands that the party engaged in killing wild sheep on Mount Patriarch, Marlborough, have been very successful during the four weeks they have been out. The number of sheep killed is 550. The destruction of these sheep will greatly rednee 'the probabilities of scab existing among the flocks. e

It has been reported to the police that a lad named Shearer, aged 13 years, has been missing since Friday last. On that day he left his mother’s home in Haining.street, stating that he was going to look for work at the Hutt, and has not since been seen. The missing lad was dressed in a dark tweedcoat, check trousers and vest, with new laceup boots. The Secretary of the Benevolent Trustees stated at the meeting of the Trust yesterday that he would he very glad of a few donations of old boots and underclothing for the use of the old men who are being provided for by the institution. If any person who is deairous of making a donation will notify the Secretary (Mr A. G. Johnson), he will make arrangements to send for the articles. The ship Lady Jocelyn, which has been short-handed for the past few days, had her full complement made up last night, whenthe Mans took off a number of men to the vessel. Several of the new hands were “three sheets in the wind,” and the work of taking them aboard was no easy matter,, as the high wind made it a difficult matter to get boats alongside the ship. However,, they were safely shipped at last, and provided that there are no other defections, the vessel should be able to get away immediately. A peculiar accident happened at Pitone yesterday morning. A middle-aged mannamed Frederick Avant was standing on & ladder painting the second floor portion of the Victoria Hotel, a stiff easterly wind blowing at the time, when a sudden gust caught the ladder, and, turning it completely over, caused the man to fall a distance, of about 20ft, the ladder falling on the top of him.. He was at once picked up and carried into the hotel, and Dr Whitehead was soon in attendance. The sufferer has no bones, broken, but is terribly shaken by the fall,, and experiences severe pains all over his body.

The Chairman of the Harbour Board' stated at the meeting of that body held yesterday in connection with the movement, toward providing a new Post-office clock, that he had ascertained that the bells of the old' clock weighed tons, the brass work half a ton, and that the cast iron pendulum and cheese weights i weighed* several hundredweight, and were as good as new. He had also ascertained that MrSeager had purchased front the Public Works Department about 4owt 221 b of old brass, including portion of the bells, &0,,. and also a large quantity of iron, including the pendulum weights. There was still, however, several hundredweight of the old material missing, and he suggested that the attention of the Government should be called to it, as they would then probably look into' the matter. It was decided to do this.

At the annual meeting of the Hew Zealand Amateur Rowing Association, held last night, the Chairman (Mr A. G. Johnson), stated that he regretted to have to announce the decision of Mr A. S. Bias, their late secretary, to retire jfrom that office, as he had not sufficient time at his dispoaal_to enablehim to carry out the duties. JJuring the time he was associated with Mr Biss he had; received the greatest assistance from that gentleman, and, in fact, his to theAssociation were invaluable. Mr Biss, in thanking the Chairman for his complimentary remarks, said he was afraid they were undeserved. He proposed as his successor’ Mr W. H. Field, and said that if _ they got Mr Field as secretary the Association might, be congratulated. Subsequently Mr Field was elected unanimously.

The following is a list of the successful* candidates who entered for the New Zealand Law Examinations, which were held ia> September last: Mr A. E. : Atkinson (admitted as barrister elsewhere), passed in New Zealand Law ; Messrs R. MoNab and T. E. Fleming, passed as barristers, under rales' provided for graduates of the New Zealand University ; Messrs A. J. Burgess and J. A. Flesher passed as .barristers, having been previously admitted as solicitors ; Messrs EJ C. Bloomfield, H. T. von Haast, and W.. Meldrum passed as barristers. The follows ing candidates passed as solicitors : —MessrsE. Aalin, A. M. Broderick, M. S. Brown,. L. Easton, J. H. Foley, S. L. E. Free, A. E. Gascoyne, E. Haigh, F. S. Hamniond,, A. C. Hanlon, G. Harris, H. G. C. Harvey,. H, F. Maclean, N. A. McLeod, R. MoVeagb, W. E. Mills, E. Morrison, A. Richmond,, and C. P. M. Ross.

At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr F. H. Fraser, J. P., two firstoffenders were fined 5s each, in default 24 : - hours’ imprisonment, for drunkenness. Before Mr Robinson, R.M., Wilham Alex. Clark was charged with failing to satisfy an order made against him for the maintenanceof his family. The accused being in arrears, asked for time in order to allow him to pay it. His Worship made an order against the-, man (to be suspended for 14 days) for hiacommittal to gaol for 14 days. The hearing; of the case in which Stephen Maskerry wascharged with failing to support his illegitimate child was resumed, and further evidence in support o£ the statements of the. complainant, Elizabeth Hart, was taken. His Worship farther adjourned the case till; Monday next, remarking that he should require evidence either of acknowledgment by the accused or jthat the parties had lived', together. The Benevolent Society Trustees heldtheir usual weekly meeting at the Council' Chambers yesterday afternoon, there beingpresent the Rev H. van Staveren (Chairman), Messrs Wilson, Lancaster, Kebhell and Allen. Temporary relief was granted to awotnan for whom about £l5O was subscribed about 18 months ago, when her husband-' died under exceedingly painful circumstances, and who was afterward sent to Nelson,, where she went into business. It appeared' that the woman and her children were again; in depressed circumstances. It was decided to provide for an old man who had been in the Colony at out 45 years, and who was now unable to work. A letter was received from* the Secretary of the Hospital Trustees pointing out that the Trust’s share of the legal expenses in passing the Wellington Hospital, Home Orphanage and Asylum Bill was £318s 9d, which sum the Trustees agreed to pay. Aid was granted to the wife of a man who was frequently before the Court for failing: to provide for her. Relief was refused in one or two cases. The Secretary reported that he had received a donation of several bats from Messrs Hallenstsin and Co., and of boots from Mr F. Moeller, which he had distributed among the old men under the care of the institution. The Secretary was instructed to draw the attention of the City Council to the fact that Mr A. Young’s seat on the Trust had become vacant, and to re. quest them to appoint some one in his place. The Secretary was instructed to take proceedings against a man who had left his infant child with some people without making any arrangement for its maintenance. Leave, of absence for the meeting was granted to Mr B. Smith. After some routine business had been transacted, the Trustees adjourned.

A Bale of work by the ladies of St John’s Presbyterian Church, Newtown, will be held In St John’s Schoolroom, Willis-street, tomorrow and Friday.

We have received from the Union Steam Ship Company a copy of “An Earthly Paradise,” a neat and capitally got up guide to the principal scenic localities of New Zealand.

Three tenders ware received for the purchase of the Wellington stock in the bankrupt estate of Andersen and Morrison, of Dunedin, and Mr Thos. Ballinger’s being the highest was accepted. The annual meeting of the Wellington Cycling Club will be held next Wednesday evening at the Occidental Hotel. The business to be transacted is the adoption of the annual report, election of officers, and general.

A claim for compensation brought by Mr Peter Smith, of Pitone, against the Pitone Borough Council will be heard at the Lower Hutt Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day before two Justices of the Peace, under special powers conferred by the Public Wards Act 1882. The claimant seeks to recover the sum of £75 as compensation for land taken by the late Town Board for widening Jacksonstreet. The Borough Council offered a sum of £SO in full satisfaction of the claim, but the claimant considered that sum insufficient, and has now brought hia case before the Court. Mr W, T. L. Travers will represent tho plaintiff, and Mr C. E. Bunny, instructed by Messrs Kirk and Atkinson, the Borough Council.

Judgment for plaintiff was given in the following civil oases at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday Judgment summons—W, Foster v. A. Vincent. £8 11s (no order made fixing payment); W. C. Smith v. N. Marchant, £8 3s 6d, order for payment in 14 days, in default 8 days’ imprisonment; Hill v. Butler, £ll 8s 6d, no order. Ordinary summons cases—W. N. Bannatyne and Co. v. D. McLachlan, £63 16s 6d ; McColl and Lanrenson v. Perrett, £32 8s lOd ; C. Kilbuni v. P. Brawn, £1 I9s ; J. O’Sullivan v. W, Soonn, £4 6a 7d; C. Treadwell v. George Herbert, £1 12s ; Miller, Booth and Co, v. W. Mitchell, £6 18s sd; R. 0. Bulkeley v. W. J. Leslie, £6 10s ; R. Somerville v. J. D. Mandel. £1 6s; G. Thompson v, George Davis, £2 9s 4d. In the case 11. Somerville v. J, Antrobua, claim £2 15s, the plaintiff was nonsuited with costs.

A telegram appears in this issue stating that “ a life-buoy, marked ‘ Trevelyan,’ has been found at Koelburg, on the coast of South Africa.” It is now considered certain that she was the vessel seen to founder off Cape L’Agulhas on June 3rd. Our readers will doubtless remember that in June last we received a- sensational telegram to the effect that the s.s Drummond Castle re. ported having seen what was oonsi tered to be an emigrant vessel suddenly founder in a terrible gale off Cape L'Agulhas, and that the shrieks of the supposed passengers were plainly heard. Our telegram this morning seems to point out that the vessel in question was the ill-fated barque Trevelyan, -which left Glasgow on March 23rd for Dunedin and Wellington, having on board over 40,000 gals of whisky, several tons of gunpowder and dynamite, and commanded by Captain W, Roberts, son of Captain D. F. Roberts, late of the ship Hermione. If this supposition is correct it removes the idea that the vessel might have been burned at sea through the crew broaching cargo. Although that theory was a plausible one, yet it is wall known that Caotain W. Roberts, although a young officer, was a very strict disciplinarian and unusually careful in his duties. Trained under his father. Captain D. F. Roberts, a skipper who had traded many years to this Colony without meeting with any serious accident, a moat careful and skilful seaman, young Roberts had every qualification for making an efficient commander. If it is indeed the Trevelyan which has been lost off the South African coast the owners of that vessel have lost a gallant seaman and'a trustworthy officer.

A special meeting of the Harbour Board was held yesterday afternoon for the purpose of considering what amount that body should contribute toward the coat of the Post Office clock, there being present— Messrs Duthie (chairman), Pearce, Booth, Petherick, Speedy, and Captain Rose. The Chairman, after referring to the fact that the Government had given a final answer to the local bodies that they would not contribute toward the new clock, explained that he had informed the City Council that he believed the Board would contribute an equal share with the Council toward the cost of the clock. He stated that he had ascertained that the total cost of the clock would not exceed £650, even if the public did not subscribe at all, and he moved that the Board contribute an equal amount with the City Council, the sum not to exceed £325. Mr Pearce seconded this. The Chairman stated that both Messrs Wheeler and Heaton,, who ■were unable to be present, had expressed them, selves as agreeable to this course being taken. In reply to Mr Pearce, the Chairman said no arrangement had been made with the Government as to the maintenance of the clock—in fact, the matter had not been referred too. Captain Rose thought che local bodies should get the clock without public subscriptions. Mr Booth though there should be some definite arrangement with the Government about maintaining the clock. Mr Petherick was of the same opinion. Mr Pearce thought that if the Government would not undertake the maintenance of the clock, that the two local bodies would. The resolution was then put and carried. On the motion of Mr Petherick, seconded by Mr Speedy, a Committee consisting of the Chairman, Captain Rose, Mr Pearce, and the mover, was appointed to aot with the Committee of the City Council in considering the tenders and other matters.

Some months since we made arrangements with three of the largest British cotton manufacturers to supply us exclusively with certain specially selected makes of calicoes, which from onr long experience we know to be specially adapted for the requirements of tho Publio, These have now arrived at Te Aro House.

We confidently recommend these as being the best makes ever introduced into the district or the Colony, and as a guarantee of value every piece and dozen has stamped on it our trademark, viz., a view of tho Whole; sale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House.

They comprise a variety of makes, fine, medium and heavy, are all pure, soft finish, and are well adapted for the thousand and one purposes to which calicoes are put. For ths convenience of sale they aro principally made up in 12 yard lengths and the numbers and prices are as follows at Te Aro House:— Widths, 32 and 36 inches, Numbers and prices per dozen yards, Jl, 3a fid ; J2, 4s fid, 5a fid; J 3, 5a fid, 6s fid; J 4, 5s fid, 6s fid ; J 5, 7b 9d ; J 6, Ssfid ; Al, 4s fid, 5s Gd ; A2, 5s 9d ; A 3, fis, 7s ; A 4, Sa fid ; Ml, 3s fid, 4a fid ; M2, ss, 5s Cd ; M 3,6 a fid ; M 4,7 s 9d at tho Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House,