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New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 8970, 22 April 1890, Page 4

P kbj ury. —The charge of perjury preferred against Henry Barton by the police will be heard at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day. English Mail. -The as Te Auau, from Melbourne and Hobart, with an English mail on board, arrived at the Bluff at 7 a.m. yesterday. The Wellington portion of her malls should reach here by the Penguin tomorrow.

This Free Public Library. —Mr O. Wood ward, one of the honorary canvassers for the Free Public Library Fund, in an interview with- Mr R. Park&r last night, learned that that gentleman Is organising a couple of concerts, which will be given at an early date, in aid of the Free Library Fund.

Passengers for Wellington. —The following passengers were booked for this oity In London on March 7th Per Orient s.s. Orient (sailed March 14)—Mr W. Wilson ; per P. and O. s.s. Victoria ‘ (sailed March 2ij_p ro fessor Simon, Mr A. Leybourne Popham, Mrs Popham; per P. and 0. s.s. Valetta, Mr Tallis, Mr and Mrs J. H. Whittaker. The Woollen Company Difficulty.— A meeting of the Trades and Labour Council was held last night at Bakers’ Auction Rooms for the purpose of appointing an arbitrator to act on their behalf in reference to the dispute between them and the Woollen Company. A gentleman was selected, and a deputation from the Council will wait upon him co-day to ascertain if he will accept the position.

— Captain A. Kennedy, who has been for the past seven years in charge cf the U.S.-S. Co.’s s.s. Hauroto, but who is now in command of the s.s, Rotoma* hana, was, just previous to the Hauroto’s departure from Sydney on the loth instant, presented by the deck officers and sailors of the Hauroto with a silver tea and coffee service, as a token of the esteem in which he was held on board. Captain Kennedy suitably replied, and the company dispersed with cheers and good wishes for the well-known and popular captain.

A Rough Passage, —The U.S.S. Com. pany’a s.s. Hanroto, which- arrived from Sydney yesterday morning, appears to have had an exceedingly rough passage for three days after leaving Sydney. From the 16th inst. to the 19th inst. some very severe weather was experienced, during which time seven ports on the starboard side were stove in, and a valuable pedigree horse natnad “ Gallant Scotchman,” who has been at the stud in Australia for five years past, was drowned through the heavy seas breaking over the vessel. The horse was valued at about £GOO, and was consigned to Mr Hawkings, of Christchurch, who thus loses a very valuable animal. Meeting of Ckeditors. —A meeting of creditors in the estate of John Withers, chimney sweep, was held yesterday mornins. Three creditors attended, and the Official Assignee presided. The debtor stated that his present.position was dne to the illness of his wife and children. The debtor, in reply to questions, stated that the contract for cleaning the Government chimneys was worth about £9 10s a month, and he received about £6 a month for looking after the Hospital chimneys. After the debtor bad been farther examined it was decided, on the motion of Mr Murrell, seconded by Mr Veit oh, to oppose the debtor’s discharge unless he guarantees to pay 5s in the £, and that he be called upon to pay £2 per month out of the Government contract money until 5s In the £ has been paid. The meeting then adjonrned.

Veterans and Publicans. —The conquering game of cricket between the veterans and the publicans will be played on the Basin Eeaerve on Thursday. A collection will be taken np for the benefit of a charitable institution. The wickets will be pitched at 11 a.m.

Chrysanthemum Show. —The annual chrysanthemum show of the Horticultural and Florists’ Society will be held in the Skating Rink on Friday and Saturday next. So far a good number of entries have been received. The late rains have wonderfully developed the growth and bloom of this favourite flower, and we believe some remarkable specimens will be shown. Sweating Commission. —The Sweating Commissioners are now sitting in Ihe evening for the convenience of such persons as may be unable to give evidence during the daytime. »Mr T. Thompson, M.H.R., one of the Auckland members of the Commission, is now sitting with Mr Fulton and Mr Blair, Mr D. P. Fisher having been compelled to proceed South. To-day Constable O’Rorke, Inspector under the Employment of Females and Others Act, will give evidence.

Furniture Sale. —This afternoon, at 2 o’clock, Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald and Co. sell, at the residence of Mr R. Donaldson, Bolton street, the whole of hjs valuable household furniture and effects. The catalogues issued by the auctioneers show that the furniture to be submitted comprises all the requisites of a well-furnished residence, and, as all the articles have quite recently been purchased, are as good as new. Tlje sale should afford a good opportunity of acquiring all classes of household requisites.

Sudden Death.— A man named Andrew Craig, a resident of C res wick, died rather suddenly at his residence at 7 o’clock on Sunday evening. The deceased, who was 87 years of age, was a widower, and in August last he was attended by Dr Martin for an attack of epilepsy. The doctor has informed the police that the nature of the complaint from which deceased suffered was liable to prove fata* at anytime. Under these circumstances it has not been considered necessary to hold an inquest. Personal —We are pleased to see that Mr Waring, the well-known chief engineer of the R.M.S. Tongariro, is again on board. It will be remembered that on September 15 a peculiar accident happened on board that vessel—a man slipped down one of the air shoots. Mr Waring, happening to be underneath at the time, received the full force of the man’s fall, with the result that one of his legs was broken, the man who fell escaping without injury. Mr Waring was, of course, incapacitated for work during the remainder of that trip, and stayed in England while the Tongariro made her last round trip. On this voyage, however, he was so far recovered from his acofdent that he is again in his old position. Mr Waring, who has been in charge of the engines ever since the Tongariro was launched, has many friends in this Colony, who will be pleased to learn that he is now able to take up his old position. A Musical Loss.—Wellington, indeed we m : ght say New Zealand, is about to sustain a severe musical loss, which we' trust may be only a temporary one. Mr J. Proase, our excellent local baritone singer, who has also sung with such marked success in Christchurch, Dunedin and Nelson, has decided to go to England on a visit of two years’ duration, and will probably leave with his family l>y the R.M.S. Tongariro next month. Mr Prouse purposes continuing his musical studies in England, aud taking every opportunity of listening to all the greatest living artists. His present plan is to return to this Colony in 1892, and ho has made all present arrangements accordingly, provided nothing should occur in the interim to induce him to alter his plans. We are sure that the many listeners to whom he has so often afforded much pleasure by his fine voice and singing, will wish him a pleasant and profitSble trip;' And l will rejoice- to welcome him back again in Wellington. Theatrical.— Mr G. C. Miln, a Shakespearian actor of considerable ..repute, arrived : in Wellington by the Hauroto from Sydney, yesterday, with a company of sixteen members, Mr Miln, who left the pulpit for the stage only a few years ago, has been very successful in Australia, where some of his representations of Shakespeare's greatest characters have been pronounced of exceptionally high merit. His mission now is a New Zealand tour of three weeks in each of the principal towns, his. repertoire including all the most notable legitimate plays. The principal members of his company are Misses Bowman and Douglas (who will share the lead) Hamilton and Strathmore, and Messrs J. H. ,Nunn, H. N. Douglas, W. J. Montgomery, W. Holman, Wakefield and Carle. Mr Miln went on to Dunedin by the Manaponri, and his Company will follow immediately, so that the season may begin in the South, working northward. An idea of the elaborateness with which Mr Miln produces his plays may be gathered from the fact that the scenery, dresses, etc., for the tonr are in all over 100 tons.

Resident Magistrate’s Court.—Mr H. W. Robinson. R. M., presided at yesterday’s sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court. A female first offender for drunkenness was dismissed with a caution. Judgment for plaintiffs was given in the following civil cases:—J. J. Devine v. C. O’Driscoll. £35 6s lOd, costs, £1 11s; same v. G. R. C. Rogers, £8 7a fid, costs lls ; Jones and Ash. down v. A. McGregor, £5 ss, costs lls ;N. Fernandes v. C. Mulligan, £2 Sa 9d; costs fis ; A. S. Dunn v. C. W. Redder, £l6 Is 3d, costs £2 4s ; J. T. Allan, boardinghousekeeper v. Rev J. Nixon, claim £6 14s lod, being the amount of eight weeks board and lodging of a young man named Fitzgerald. It appeared that the defendant had given Fitzgerald, who was out of employment, an order on the plaintiff , for a few days’ board and lodging. Fitzgerald, how. ever, remained aft the plaintiff’s for about eight weeks. The defendant, who had paid the amount of two weeks board and lodging into Court in settlement of the claim, contended that he was not liable for the eight weeks. His Worship decided in favour of the plaintiff, holding . that the defendant should have informed the plaintiff when he ceased to become liable. Judgment was given for £6 Ss claimed, and costs £1 lls. Mr Izard appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Brandon for defendant. “ Little Lord Fauntleroy.”—To-mor. row evening will see the production of that well-heralded play *• Little Lord Fauntleroy,” which has achieved such a notable success in the Old World, and which, nnder the directorship of the eminent Australian firm of Williamson, Garner and Musgrove, is now venturing upon the domains of New Zealand with so far an encouragement commensurate with the reputation and excellence of the work. There is scarcely anything in modern fiction so pure and lovely a creation as the ‘‘Little Lord Fanntleroy’’ of Mrs Francis Hodgson Barnett. So exquisitely sweet and tender, so redundant with delicate dainty touches of ideal boyhood as ho is, that one feels that the little lord is the boy he has Loped all his masculine children friends might be. To those who have read the book it might seem that so simple and quaint ,a story could furnish but a slender basis for a complicated plot, or for particularly strong dramatic situations, but neverthelsss the authoress has contrived to fashion a most highly interesting succession of delightful scenes which are apt to linger in the mind and cause the spectator to turn again and agan to behold their unique beauty and freshness. To sum up the affair, the piece Is, in the. words of a well-known contemporary, “a lustrous sketch in a superb setting.”-

Improvements in Mechanical Movemeets. —A public trial and exhibition of a new and improved mechanical movement was held at the works of Mr J. E. Hayes, Lambton quay, yesterday afternoon. The invention is specially intended for the improvement of gyratory screening apparatus, the present method of suspending same by chains or upon pivoted bars being done away with, and a rolling bearing substituted therefor. The rolling bearing consists of double cones, which have rolling contact between two parallel faces in which guidetracks ar • formed, by means of which the cones are kept in position. The combination is almost without friction, and the motion perfectly horizontal. he invention is patented in this Colony by Mr Edward Waters, of Melbourne, as agent for the inventors, Messrs E.- B. Coxe and S. Salmon, both of Drifton, County of Luzerne, Pennsylvania, U.S. America,

Special Knowledge.— Now-a-days.when it is the rule for almost any man in these colonies to imagine himself capable of Ailing any position,from deputy-assistant purveyor of gossip to the Prime Minister of the Colony, it has been acknowledge! that special fitness is required for special positions. The world is growing sceptical of jaoks-of-all-tiades, and prefers todepeudnpon men havingsome special knowledge of their calling. Mr Henry Fielder, of the well-known art furniture establishment, in Manners street, claims to have that special knowledge, and a glimpse at his artisticallyarranged showrooms soon convinces a vis tor that he has what he claims to have—a special knowledge of furniture and furnishing requisites. A visit to hia large establishment shows that h<gh art taste is cultivated here on a more extensive, scale than strangers would at first imagine, fur a better selection of .useful and ornamentalgoods is difficult to Had in any oity in this Colony.

Mr F. W. Frankland. —It has been rumoured for some days past that Mr F. W. Frankland, the very able Chief Actuary aud Commissioner of 'the Government Insurance Department, had received a tempting off r ftom an English office. This proves to be the oaso. -Mr Frankland decided yesterday to accept the offer, and will leave with his family by the R.M.S. Tongariro next month for London to enter on bis new duties. The position he will occupy is a high actuarial post in the Atlas Life and Fire Insurance Office, Loudon. It is a proprietary Company, and has its head office at No, 92, Cbeapside. It is not yet settled who will succeed Mr Frankland. His place will not be easily filled. Ever since he entered the service his “commanding abilities,” as the late Colonial Treasurer very justly termed them, have made themselves felt. Indeed, a colony is seldom fortnn&te enough to secure the services of men of his calibre. It is greatly to be regretted for the sake of the Government Life Insurance Department that Mr Frankland could not have been induced to remain at its head.

Our preparations for the Autumn Season are now Complete, and we have in oar Dress Department such a superlative choice of the Newest and Latest Fashions in Autumn and Winter Fabrics as it has seldom been in our power to show at the Wholesale FamilyDrapery Warehouse, Te Aro House. We invite the special attention of ladles to our Enumeration on the 7th page of this paper, of some very handsome unmade Robes. These are admirably assorted in Braided, Silk, and Chenille Embroidered and Combination Robes. Without exception, they are eome of the choicest Dress Materials that have ever come within the precincts of the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House.

We have also a variety of other materials, 25 inches, 42 inches, 44 inches, and 50 inches wide, such as Colored French Meltons, Poule ■Serges, Homespuns, Amazons, Fancy Tweed, Plaids, Boiinetts, Knickers, Splashes, Flecks, Broken Checks, and Jacquard Borders, most beautiful goods in -uvery variety of fashion-, able and useful colors, and varying in price from 6id to 3s 9d per yard, at the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro House. It is almost superfluous to say that our two large, Commodious Dressmaking Departments which have been for so many years in successful operation, are still presided over by most talented aud accomplished dressmakers, and that the strict essentials of a good dress, ‘fit, finish, elegance,’ can be had as of yore, at.the Wholesale Family DraperyWarehouse, Te Aro House,