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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 9769, 26 November 1892, Page 2

Ou our fonrth paga will be found the list .of cases set down for bearing at the Supreme Court civil sessions on Monday, proceedings of the Supreme Court at Blenheim, a telegram re Native lands and taxation, and other reading matter. . .>» ,>■’* irWfl are glad to hear that Mr ; Walter Bentley'a health has much improved. The actor speaks* in* high < terms of praise of the care and attention-paid him by his medical adviser, Dr GillonriThe doctor was in attend* anoe daring the performance last night. Jmt happily Mr Bentley is now almost his old self again. • j ■'/

k -The J Wellington Naval?. Artillery \go into camp to-day for their annual training:,. The company will parade in marching order,, but without arms, at the - Railway , wharf ,at Ji 80 p m,, and proceed by the Ellen Ballance to the forte. During the training the. steamer will leave the Railway wharf at 5 45 each moaning, and will leave c%mp at 7 each evening, reaching town at 7.25.' * * The Chief 7 Justice has given judgment for defendants in the Napier case of Richardson and others v the North British and Hawke’s Bay Freezing Co., In which damages were claimed for injuries caused by the defendant company* steamer Ahuriri running down plaintiffs’ steamer Fanny. His Honor, however, declined to allow coats, holding that plaintiffs had sufficient grounds for bringing the action. An instance! of the smartness shown by the Government Life Insurance Department in conducting its business has just been brought under our notice In connection with the pay* ment of a claim to the executors of the late Mr J. H. Cock, whose life was insured in the Department. A cheque for the, sum assured under the policy was sent to the executors two hours after the required proofs of claim had been p ..-••u -ifccoV; > / / * A Danevirke gentleman (says the Advocate) gives hia experience in raising (?) purebred fowls. He imported a sitting of eggs at great expense, and put them under a h§n.,- The task of hatching 4 purebreds wasjioo much for her and she died. He therefore tried another hen, and she too succumbed in the attempt. A third was obtained, and went well till just as the chicks were out, when hia pig eat the lot, A fact.

The sports of - the-Wellington Amateur Athletic Club will be held this afternoon at the Basin • Reserved and should the weather prove favourable ought to : b© a great success. No leas than 30 entries have been received for the cycling and some good’sport may be anticipated. The Garrison Band has been engaged and will play during the after'noon. ; A procession of ' cyclists will leave the Government Buildings for the reserve shortly before 2 o'clock. Should the weather bold fine there ought to be a full muster of members at the Wellington Bowling Green this afternoon to take part in the match Scotchmen v. Other Nationalities, The,directors have appointed the ,following, committees for,the season Match committee,. Messrs Gale (president), T. 'Ballinger, A. Campbell and Orombie ; ground committee, •Messrs Gray (vice-president) and T, Ballinger, and Captain Edwin ; refreshment committee, Messrs Muirj Grady and J. Blundell.Yesterday afternoon, about.s o’clock, an express driver named Montgomery was thrown off his vehicle at Cambridge terrace. The poor fellow fell on the side of his head, cutting badly hit right temple arid cheek, and the'trap ran over his stomach. He was taken to Dr MacCarthy’s; surgery .; in Adelaide . :road. The doctor, after examining him, found no bones broken, but all the symptoms of concussion of the brain with unconsciousness from the effects of the shook, and ordered him to be taken to bis home in Belfast street, whejre fie is still lies unconscious.' Doctor MacCarfchy. expresses good hopes of bis ultimate recovery. Referring to the Syms case the Woodville Examiner remarksln having to abandon his judgeship, Hr Edwards has, from his coriduct in court yesterday, not • peculiar ways which he seems to have learned during hia little period of brief authority., He seemed to be fond of accusing the present Government of corruption f of over-bearing con-; duct |o .court and to. the counsel on : the other aide in particular, and to making unjust statements against others such as were unseemly in a gentleman, lit alone a solicitor of the Supreme Court and ex*judge. . So far »s the corruption of the Government is concerned Mr Edwards ought’to remember.* that there are two sides to -the question, and that moat people,think hia to a judgeship was.the action of a ‘ corrupt Government,’

The annual breaking-up concert of the Aloyaian Catholic Literary Society took place at St Patrick’s Hail, Bonlcott street, last n'ght, under the direction of the Eev Father Goggan (president). -.-The Rev Father Devoy,' Y.G., who was present, also helped materially towards its success. The building was crowded to the doors, and a capital programme of songs apd recitations, interspersed, with refreshments, ipsde the evening pass all. too soon. ‘ St , Mary's prupi and Fite Band-per-, formed during'the evening,' and a nigger sketch by Messrs Leyden and Hylapd sent tbs audience away in capital humour. The following ladies and gentlemen contributed the musioaf items Misses UoKeegan, 'McDonald, Boss, Smith and M. Kelly:(encored), Messrs Oakes,r McManaway, Griffin, Roliand. Connors (encored); Bradley, Waters, Naughtou (encored), Morgan,, (encored), . Gregory, Hyland-and Leydon.' The rev president in his closing address, theheyente of the societf’* past year, and bespokd a cordial reception fori it in the coming term. The Mieses M, Kelly and’McDonald supplied the pianoforte acoom-. pimiments during the ( evening. . , ; 5 ’ . A special general meeting of the Welling* 'ton Cycling Olah was' held at the club’s rooms, Lambton' quay, last- night, Mr Zachanah' ‘ being voted tothe'chair. r The club room presents‘a'"very ; heat appearance, and Mr JV "McQalstan, who carried out the work of renovation,' was accorded a vote-of - thanks for’bis services. A Jotter was received from the New; - Zealand .AUiadceVrequiring full information in connection with the. club. The secretary,; Mr James Steadman, was requested to supply the information asked for. Owing to business; engagements Mr ldward Pearce is unable to acpept tjie /officerof -president, oualy Jorwarded a cheque for 'three, guineas,! The meeting passed a Ijearty vote of thanks', to Mr Pearce for; his substantial. donation.! Messrs Hood; Christie; Zashariah, McQuiatan, W. L. Pearce and the secretary were eleoted:a racing committee to arrange for a race meeting, the date of which was left m the bands of tbs committee. The meeting decided to hold the opening run this’day week; when the Lower Hutt will be visited. Messrs Saxton and Solomons announced their intention of supply-' ing the clubroom with the latest English cycling papers. (Applause.) Mr G. Warren was sleeted an honorary member of the club, the members of which will ride in procession to the Basin Reserve this afternoon, leaving the Government Bqildingjat half-past two. A very animated'meeting ternjinqtgd wjtb the usual,compliment to tbs chairman, A! meeting of burgesses was held in the -State School;* NawtoWn, last'night,to listen to ,*n address fay;Mr‘George Fisher, one .of the candidates in the Mayoralty election. Mr i Alexander ; Wilson] presided' and r there .were about 180 present. C-Mr ] Fisher, in the course of bja .remarks,' said he valued: these annual Mayor*) ejections because they afforded an opportunity" of,ventii»t)_ng and discussing the affairs of the city, and it. seeded to him* that they never had what he should pail a, 'proper chance of doing that until ha came into the field. But for bis coming into the arena, the matter of the drainage would never have been discussed, and even as it was a board had been set.up for which he-was sure the public, if asked, would not have given any authority, (Applause.) Mr Fisher took-credit,to himstif for having given to Newtown its park and grounds .and for {laving made the streets in that locality during his, term of office, and then’ went at length into" the question of the drainage scheme, .going qver much the same ground as pa did'on Tuesday evening, ■ He again asserted that the ealaries of 1 ’ the i consulting - engineers: begin almost directly,-because, be said, one newspaper bad i stated that the„ salaries Regan immediately on tha-appointment of the resident engineer, .which would he in December neit. A. ,a .reaeon’.for.his .election, ha said that he hadhefoW this observed nefarious transactions iiVfhejceancil, and haifioughtthat aa a,great deal’ of; public 'money would have to be paid away they should have someone* not belonging to any -clique-cr actuated by any bias whatever to represent them, ae Mayor.- In reply to .□orations, MrFuber; said he.wat in favour of toe construotiomof a city- bathj he favopred the .addition of a lendingdepartment’ to the Fred Public Library; and he objected -to the BaeinKieseirve'being used so. exclusively bycricketers ; he_would advocate the nee of eteam power ihitead of-water by the Qolcher Electric Lighting Company i be was in favour of : legislation ’being introduced enabling the council to i deal- with private streets. The mgetmg.concluded with a rots of confidence in Ur Jub’er, am} ft*' usual compliment to (be .mMtt'.' lr . r - ' “ ,•••

The Hon Mr Carroll returns home in a few days. ,Tke Waipakurau freezing, world opened on Thursday. This evening the 3XX.C. will remain open until half-past nine* as announced on our second page. ; The Chief Justice sat in Chambers yesterday, but the business done was only of a formal character. ' , Mr J. D.Ritchie, Secretary for Agriculture, leaves for the South on Monday to , attend, to departmental matters at Dunedin. ,Proprietors of music establishments in Weillagton. have, * with two exceptions, agreed-to close on Saturday afterncohs at l o clock, commencing, to-day. Tbe Minister of Ladds was to leave Invercargill yesterday, and expects to be at ms home at Shag Point to-day. 'He may be in Wellington towards the end of next week. X)r Cahill, who has been- in Dunedin for‘a few days performing his duties as Examiner in Surgery in the New Zealand re * turned to Wellington yesterday by the iara* wera.

It is stated that Wirth’a Circus took £I7OO for 14 performances at Christchurch recently. Considering ..that tke theatre was also well patronised, it is evident /hat money for amusements at any rate —is plentiful in the * City hi the Plains.*- ’* Instructions haVe been' to the Resident* Magistrate, Dr to hold an enquiry into-the charges made in the House last session by the Hon B. Mitchelson’ against Mr John King, census enumerator for the Auckland district. , We have to acknowledge- the receipt from the Commissioner pf Taxes- of a copy oLtne Land and Income Assessment Acts of 1891 and 1892. together with‘the regulations made thereunder, published in classified form' for convenience of reference. The mental'calibre of - the Deniliquin jury .that tried the Broken Hill , strikers may be gauged, says the Bulletin, by the fact that they found Butcher guilty of conspiracy all by himself! It took .a judge to to them that it takes two to make a conspiracy.

Mr W. L. Rees, M.H.R., arrived by train from Napier: on Thursday night, and was about town yesterday. He saw several of the Ministers, but in ?i*w of the -PremieiSi delU c*oy of health did not seek ain interview with him. Mr Rees returns to-day to, ‘ Napier, where he has professional business, in the Halt ve Land Court.,

/Wcoiville paper says that Mr _A, McKenzie, for the Wellington Meat Company, has already bought IS.OOO sheep in Hawke’s Bay this season, the prices paid being about equal to those of last year. Frozen lamb is likely to rule at satisfactory prices this season. We hear that there are buyers from .the South making offers for it, free on board, "at rates considerably better than were to be obtained last season.

A man named Henry Alexander Scott was taken before Mr O. C. Graham, 8.M., yesterday afternoon, 1 charged with assaulting his wife. The-’defence wiis that-accused when he went home saw liisiwife under suspicious circumstances with- another man, and, that he thereupon inflicted a thrashing on both the parties. .The..woman, however, denied that she had been guilty of any impropriety, and His Worship remanded, the ..case until this morning for, the production of further evidence. "

. The . Opera House has been engaged for Monday and Tuesday, the sth ( and 6th December, by Mr Arthur Salvlni, a tenor vocalist, of admitted reputation, who will give two concerts," assisted by leading members of -the musical profession in Wellington. The London Daily Telegraph, referring to Mr Salvini’s performance in the * Bohemian Girl,* says Mr Arthur Salvini highly distinguished himself as * Thadeus,’ ’ When other lips ’ being sung with marked taste and expression, and secures for him the position as one of our recognised English' tenors. .

' Mr Charles Blorafield’s course of lectures orl landscape art opened yesterday morning. . A number of our local students enrolled themselves as members. Mr Blomfield commenced his instruction by explaining the different ways of treating' skies and clouds, giving illustrations of the necessary manipulation, &c. The next few lessons will embrace the painting of distance, perspective, composition, foreground, &&, and then.Mr Blomfield intends to take his pupils out of doors and give them an insight infp his method of rapid sketching from nature. The; course continues on Monday morning,'’when another opportunity will be afforded for intending members to join. . Of course 4 the'Government are running the country.’ Hera is proof positive. According to an Auckland, contemporary, there..is a,definite Hardsnihg of landed'and household'prdperty in that city. ‘ considerable amount of property yhas changed hands privately, interest.-and rents paid more ; readily and regularly than heretofore, and there are . fewer ’ empty houses. There is, a general consensus of ' opinion among the house and estate agents, that rents have advanced, are more readily paid, and that property generally has manifestly Improved on the state, of things prevailing last year.. Property owners are already sensibly feeling the benefit of the change.

The amusing comedy-drama 1 David Garrick’ was produced again at the Opera House last night, with 'Mr Walter Bentley in the title role, that gentleman on his appearance being warmly applauded. The play, went splendidly, the principals being called before the curtain at the end of each act. It was followed by 4 Cramond Brig,’ in which Mr Bentley took the part of the bluff, hospitable,? but unpolished Scotch farmer, Jock Howiosoh, and right well did he act it too; his delineation of, the Scotch character, and more especially the national dialect, being true to nature. Mr H. R, Roberta made a courtly - James V., the minor characters being well filled. To-night 1 My Partner ’ will be produced, when it is expected that there will be a crowded bouse.

A case of some interest to seamen came before Mr H. W. Robinson, R M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, when Robert Hope, one of the crew of the ship Pleione, was charged with disobeying the lawful commands of Alfred Sargent, muster of the vessel. It appears that Hope is carpenter on the ship, and on Wednesday Was ordered to help m shifting ballast, which be refused to do. His contention now vaa that it was not a lawful command—that ascarpenter he had no right to te ordered to perform aaoh work, The captain, however,, produced the articles, which did'not bear out Hope’s contention, and after ■a short discussion the charge > was. withdrawn, on defendant paying 7s, the costs of the Court,.' , . ~

Messrs Townsend and Paul had a successful ‘sale of stock at Otoki ph Thursday last. Milch cows brought from L 4 15s to L 6 10s; two-year-old heifers, L 3 TOa ; one-year-old heifers, L2 ; sucking calves, 244 each ; dry cows, from Lf -to LglOs; steers, LfCjs; while one Hereford- bull fetched L 9 ’ ss. ' ‘Heavy draught horses,, broken, .brought L2Q ; unbroken,. from 1.10 to LIS ; hacks, from M to Lf IQs ; sows, from 16s to 20s j and a mixed lot of sheep were disposed of at 9a 6d pet head. Mr F. Bills’ farm of 80 acres, with seven-roomed house, stable, cowsheds, dairy, etc,, was hot sold. There was one bid of £.889, but the reserve was L9OO. The' auctioneers expect to effect a, sale privately. . . :

A disgraceful state of affairs existing m the Southern portion of Wellington was disclosed at thd'Mdgis'trata’s': Court yesterday mOfnirig. The police charged three well-known oharaoters Elizabeth Adams., Elizabeth Begarie, and Elizabeth Cole—with vagrancy, and thri evidence given showed that these three , had been, livingiinr a house -in‘Haining street in which there was not a stick of furniture,’ but merely) an old inatLreas on the-fleor of.the front room. ' Into’ this hovel ‘these three 1 harpies lured men and boys, and the greater part of the time were themselves jn a-state of drunkenness, The windows of the room were broken, and the Curtains blowing to one side ‘enabled persons to see Into the room.; Two of. the ' women—Adams and Begarie—appeared to be in a state bordering on delirium- tremens, and Mr O.' C.-Grafaam; R.M., sent-each one; to.prison for three months; with hard-labour.' ’ At the’Magistrate’s Court yesterday mornIng; before -Mr 1 O; C. Graham, R. M., a first offender’charged with’drunkenness, ‘who did’ not answer to: his bail, was fined. 10s, or 48 ;houcsV-iin gaol es, an alternative,, -j.Another’ first.offender was fined ss, -0ij.24 hours’ im- ; .piisonment in default,, individual! named Frederick De' Lacy was; charged Mvlth soliciting alma. in ,Hill street. He pleaded guilty,! saying‘that 'he‘Bagged 1 tor 'faioney to \ enable him to get more ' drink, ‘ The. mad house, would be s ■ better place for me,’ ha added. - His Warship thought otherwise; and sentenced him-,to,three -months’hard labour.: -The following cases were heard, before Mrs Robinson, K.M. i—A Chinaman named Chum! Lee was fined 10s, with 22s 6d costs, for allow-* log offensive liquid matter, to accimniate on, his premises in Taranaki strret.' Md Jellicoe appeared for the defendant.: . George Gillespie, was charged, with disobeying an ordCriof the: Court to pay LI a week towards the support] of his wife and four children, (ho amount of arrears being L 7. Defendant jileaded. that he was; still suffering from an injured'spinel': His'. Worship adjourned '.the case for- a month; cautioning defendant that unless he: provided for the wants of his family he would have to go to prison, , ■-

Some interesting correspondence. with reference, to the .Mararoa and, the Warrimoo has appeared In' the Otago Daily; Times. The Uurjedin agents 'of • the Warrimoo asserted; that whereas the Mararoa was only recently in dock and is burning Westport coal, the, Warrimoo has neither been docked nor had her: (engines overhauled, tines she left the hands of her builders, and. is using ordinary Newcastle coal only. They add Although the owners: of the. Warrimoo claim'that she is al7,knot boat,'i they do -not: undertake to drive her at this speed on all occaaionSj nor' do they even* think they could get this speed out of her unden toifcumstances -so' disadvantageous as: those‘she fa at present running under. Another; correspondent of-the'Times states‘that the' Warrimoo has on board her ordinary complement of firemen, whereas the’ Mararoa tobk oh! board at Dunedin ‘ three extra firemen- to shovtl: on coals' to try to beat her opponent.': He also states that the Warrimoo has on board two engineers ;to look' after' the builder’s interests—to see that no racing; is done, and to see that no extreme' measures are usedf ; which would jeopar-dise-tbe’cbaUdenVintetesba Mr James Mills, replying: to these letters, concludes a long letter ssfollows;—-* X am snre .rlt has been a revelation tq the public to find that the Mararoa, which ie seven yean old, can out-' eteam tjhese nnch-biplded.modern (Jyera.and I hope also to be able to show then) next month that the Botomahana, which is now 13 years bid; can do so as well!A • regards consumption, I may eay ,wo are told the Warrimoo it burning , at least 70- tons of coal per day, which it a good deal mote than either the'Mararoa or Rotomahana can ( do. ~ Ot.coarse,we understand it is not intended to ran these ships at full speed all the‘tlnis, neither do we intend the Mararoa to do so; 1 Messrs Neill and On. state that the Mars roa -only averaged from Il to l2 knots on her ether trips. : This is purely a random statement on their part,-and it will, perhaps, ;be. information to them to learn, that through-* out laat season the Mararoa averaged 14 knots for all voyages, including bad weather passages and;when deep ,with:iiargo and coal.- In many cases she maintained 15 knots under-ordinarily iaroarable'circumstancee, and this is the speed at which we intend to keep her andtheEoto* mebana running during the current eeaion,’

Stratford, Taranaki, has an estimated population of 1000. But very few years ago there was not a house in the place.

The play of ‘ My Partner/ to be produced at the Opera House„to-nigbt, has been im mensely successful wherever it has been staged. It made'the fortune of the actor who created the leading character and of the manager who held the rights, and has enjoyed numerous long runs at leading American theatres, - The scene is cast in California in the early days of the mining fever, and the piece abounds in stirring situations.

f'At Messrs Harrourt and Co.’s auction sale of landed properties held yesterday, there was soma, spirited bidding for the Buller street and Ingestre street building sites; and the following sales were made :—Lot 1,48 ft x 90ft, L 9 per foot, to 4 Mr Maitland; lot 2, 3Cftx 90ft, LlO 10s per foot, Captain Crawford ; lot 4, 30/1 x Soft, L 9 per foot, T. A. Wllford; lot 5,80ft x 138 ft, LlO 10a, J. W. Stewart; lot 6, 35ft x ISSffc, LIO 10s per foot, R, Martin; lot 7, toft by 138 ft, Llolos per foot, R. Martin;, lot 8. 42ft x 138 ft, L 9 per foot, J. Brown ; lot 18, 28ft x 90ft, L 9 10a per foot, J. Campbell. Immediately after the sale, three other sections were sold at the reserves. ‘ - .

A writer in the Auckland Star says that traffic in pew rents is practiced in Auckland, according to a statement made at the-Synod by the Mr Beatty. It appears, that one guinea peryear secures a sitting, but for three sittings a redaction of .three shillings is made, Mr Beatty assured the Synod that some persons were sharp enough to buy three .sittings and sub-let two in order to effect a saving on their, own. ‘ Talk about the Truck system and after that. This system of paying pew- rents has always appeared absurd to those who think that salvation‘Should. be-given ■* without money and Without price,* ,/ rr -- - 5 •■/The annual meeting of the Wellington Cooperative: Bus Company (Limited)'was held in Messrs Townsend and Paul’s rroomv Willis street, last night,.and was well attended. The balance-sheet was satisfactory, and the Chairman's report showed that good progress had been made since last meeting. -Mr Townsend, managing director, gave a clear explanation of the,, dpinga.of the company since his appoint? meht, and he was accorded a vote of thanks,’ while similar acknowledgments were made to Messrs Townsend and Paul for the financial assistance they had given the company (satisfaction being also expressed with the prices charged by them for fodder),to the directors who had assisted the company through financialdifficulties, and the retiring directors, Messrs Boon and Keene (who . were re-elected), to the employes and the chairman. . ,

Those who had formed ideas as to. the benefits accruing from our boasted system of education will hardly credit it, says the Wanganui Herald, but it is nevertheless a fact that an t envelops ' bearing a' country post mark,' ’32nd November,' ’92, "contained ' the following ‘Chife Shipe and Catle in Spetere Esq Wanguey/ Forwarded to- the local post office, it no doubt caused . some confusion amongst the staff, but .with a discernment and discretion' .them to' deserved commendation one of the letter, sorters promptly marked the missive ‘Try Sheep Inspector, Wanganui/ and it was accordingly forwarded to that office, with the result that it was found to be its proper destination. We have not been favoured with a glimpse of the contents of the-letter, but if the orthography was in keeping with the superscription it would no doubt have gladdened the heart of Isaac Pitman himself.

Commenting on the Electoral Bill now under. discussion, in .the New, Souths Wales.; Assembjy,the. Sydney Morning .Herald ,pf,a. recent I date , says 4 The .‘objects of the, change are beyond question good,' They are to-purify the rolls, to put a,check upon personation," to diminish the chances of an Election being, der termined by dishonest means;; As longas the rolls contain the^names 1 of dead 1 rfien," of persons who have removed, and A are only entitled to give their votes-elsewhere,> and 'of disentitled to - vote* on other .grounds, there will be a danger of: these fraudulent practices being followed. The law-as-it stands makes some provision against these evils, but the efficacy of the law is. hardly.to be taken for granted in the presence .of the known .tendencies of ‘political -wire-pullers 4 and the exposures atv the/. polite 3 courts.- > The law provides for the revision of the rolls ; bat, with nil the care that is taken in this, errors pass undetected.* A system of* self registration, which will „not allow the entry of the name of‘An? man who does not apply to have,his name: entered,..offers the most promising means of guarding against the errors which provide! opportunities,: for fraud, and also of checking the commission of those frauds which depreciate the value of the ‘ electoral action in the working put of represents tive Government. To gain these ends it is surely worth, while to make ‘some sacrifice. *•’ It is no sufficient objection to , self-registration to say that its successful operation will envolve something of the kind.’ .

4 Oriel,’ in the Melbourne* Argus, thuarefers to a gentleman whose name has recently been much before .the public 4 ln the old studio in Grosvenor Chambers Tennyson Cole had a piano. How well I can recall one winter evening when the cheery embers glowed, and the ■oft firelight threw its shadows across the tall portraits that stood around like a company of silent guests, listening to the music of their host. He sat at this piano with a fine melancholy gaze in his large and liquid eyes, and sang—.appassionato ma non troppo r—--44 It were” beat 1 to leave you thus dear, Best for : you, and best for' me.” Poor Tennyson Cole I He possessed the true artistic temperament, and had a splendid idea of the value of an advertisement. How they all pass .away , from .us, these airy Bohemians who come in with the boom and have since,, alas! almost all of them, gone but with the ebbing tide. Good old Snazelle .was the. boat of a merry' party at In-place in East Melbourne one evening more'tnah'a year ago, and one looks back already with surprise to see what has become of all the guests. Tennyson Cole was one of them, and he.hssduly made hia bow to the Court, while hia host has gone into the witness box to say what he. knew about him. Grattan Riggs was another, and he, too, has fulfilled the same kindly office, and proved to the universal.satisfaction .that the defendant could not have intended to* abscond by the Warrimoo, because ‘he had ho luggage with him. The only guest of that memorable'night still amongst us is Mr L. L. Smith, and it is a wonder-how even<he survived it.*- \

The Rev W. F. James; of South Australia, is announced to preach to-morro%*ihorhing at Taranaki 'street Church, and to address a meeting there on Metliodist Union, on Monday evening; Mr James has become eminent through his advocacy of this great movement through the press, as well as from the platform and the pulpit. His pamphlet on the Union of Methodists in Canada, was quoted from at length in the recent - Reunion Conference at Grindelwald, and noticed with special approval jn.the Review of the Churches. _ A; large and enthusiastic gathering of all sections of Methodists ie therefore anticipated. •

■During the coming week Ihe parishidners' of St Paul’s, Therndon, intend holding a social gathering in-their Tinakori* Ghurehroom. Yarious musical items will be contributed ’ by members of the pariah and their .- friends, and we are sure that a very pleasant evening will be spent, . i i ~

To-morrow being 1 Temperance Sunday,’ the, Rev J. J, LewiStanpounces as the subject for his monthly lecture to young 1 men tion.' A large gathering of temperance workers is expected, along with’the young men who are specially invited to hear a lecture bn the ‘burning question of the day.’ The ‘ Wairarapa Farmers’, . Co-operative Association,- Limited, owing*to' the’ rapid increase of business,. have found it necessary to open, their offices’ in Wellington in the Exchange Buildings. The association are prepared to ship wool and produce to. ail parts of the world, and to supply their shareholders and - others' at ■ lowest prices-, with all sorts of agricultural machinery, stqres, etc.,-, Mr Henry Fielder having decided to reijnquish- the- branch business carried on by him for seme time pastin Palmerston North.. has ; instructed T- Kennedy Macdonald and Co.. Limited; to-sell by public auction, without the slightest reserve, on Thursday and Friday, FtR and 9th ,Decembar,;the, whole of (he stock of household furniture and other furnishings. The sale, will commence bach day at 11 o’clock, and catalogues are now being printed. ■ ,t » Messrs Lowes and lorns, stock auctioneers,, of Maeterton,: have an advertisement elsewhere announcing an important sale of sheep' and ,oattle for Wednesday, 30th inst. The' ■present' * entries'' are 14903 2, 4 and 6-tooth’’ wethers, 900 ewes and 450 ewes with .lambs at foot; also 350 three and four-year-old bullocks, 200 cows and heifers, and 150 yearlings. : The anniversary services of St John’s Church are to be held to-morrow, and the Rev; J. Gibb, a deservedly‘popular Dunedin minister, will officiate, We congratulate the churchupbn its prosperity And growing usefulness, a->'d hope that a large'attendance will attend Mr Gibb's ministrations-next sabbath,, ' TJr J" • E.' Page, f TownClerkJ inserts a; notice re'sweeping *t>f rubbish on to City footpaths, ; ■ , -- ■ ; 4 ■ . . : Messrs Francis Sidey and Co. sell to-day, at 1 o’clock, furniture, hoots, jewellery, butcher's plant, 40. • - i The bigantine Doran is open to charter,' Messrs Wright and Stephenson 1 ,'-Dunedin, are the agents, - - ; List-of stock to be-sold by Messrs F. R. Jackson and Co. at Palmerston on the (Ist is advertised to-day. ; ; ; . , Messrs Hatcourt and Co, advestise valuable .country properties for sale. Messrs Lyon and Blair, have an annonneemerit to-day,of ,special -interest to, lovers of Scott’s works., A new edition—the ' Dryburgb Edition ’—of the Waverley novels is to be pub-, lished, full details pi which are given in the advertisement.

Mr H, D, Atkinson, Inspector of Roads for. rtfae Hutt County Counoil,invites tenders for stumping and forming a street at Faraparaumu, A nbtioe is inSerfed by the secretary of the Wellington Shakespeare Club. ’. 'Special general 'mieliog of the Wellington Commercial Travellers’ and Association is advertised in anothenoolumn., , Church of Christ services (Dixoii atreet) for to-morrow are advertised; ; . ' i ,Mt H. D. O'Galiaghan, seoretary of the Wellington A. and P. Association, inserts < notibe. re the dairy utensils exhibits at recent show. The position of surveyor to the Canterbury Marine Underwriters’ Association is vacant. Sea advertisement.. - - , Messrs’Laery-and Co. will sell on Monday, bananas, pines, &c., ex Taviuni. ■ ! Mr R. O. Kirk will address the Pstone ratepayers on municipal matters on Monday: next %t the Oddfellows'Hall: * j . -s: ■ Sb-Peter’s Qhurch services to-morrow are advertised, f, u The services- at the ■ Oddfellows* Hall, Petone, to-morrow, are advertised.