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New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 9880, 11 April 1893, Page 2

On the fourth page will be found Literary Gossip, from our London correspondent. Two applications for the use of the Basin Reserve were considered by the Public Worjcs Committee of the City Council l«t night. The fiist was from the agent for Fillis’ Circus and Menagerie for the use of the ground for three weeks, and the committee decided to recommend that the application be not granted. The second application was from the Drapery Cricket Club, who asked the use of the ground on the afternoon of Wednesday, 26th inst,, on which date they propose to hold sborts. The committee decided to recommend that the application be granted on payment of a fee of L2 2s, and that no charge be made for admission to the ground. 1 Aladdin Up to Date 1 shows no sign of palling upon the public taste. There was a large audience at the Opera House last night and the various songs and dances were loudly applauded and the transformation semes and other tableaux were marked by quite an ovation. The last performance of this capital burlesque will be given to night, and Audran's comic opera, 1 La Mascotto,* will be staged tomorrow evening.

Tne Hon G. F. Richardson, in a letter to a resident in the Mataura district, says he intends seeking re-election for that electorate, and, having jmt completed a big survey contract in the Wellington district, he hopes to be among bis constituents about the 20th of the present month. MrT. R. Fleming, EJacafclou Board School Inspector, will leave Wellington this morning for the purpose of conducting examinations at the Eketahuna, Newman and PabUtua Schools.

The Mauapouri, with English and Australian wailg, arrived at the Bluff yesterday morning. If the Rotorua is delayed at Lyttelton to-night until the aniyd of the express the maiis should arrive hero to-morrow morning, but if not, they cannot reach here before Friday. Yet another old resident and colonist has passed away, at the ripe age of 80 years. Allan Cameron, of Martinborough, died on March 29tb, after a long illness, at bis residence, Wharehaka Plains, Lower Valley, leaving a widow, three sons and four daughters to npnrn his loss, Rfr Cameron left Inverness, Scotland, for New Zealand in the William and Jane in 1805, and landed at Wellington in due course. In these early times he travelled to Wanganui and back to Wellington, and thence to this district—a task of no mean merit in those rough days. I>aoeaoed was employed by Mr A, McMaster for many years, and he finally settled on the Wharehaka Plains, where he died. Deceased was much respected qnd loayes q large circle of friends to regret his loss. —r Wajrarqpa Standard.

The local agents have received a cable message stating that the Doric left Capetown fop Wellington on Friday afternoon last.

Says the Brisbane Courier i— 1 One of the strongest figures at the recent Postal Conference was the Postmaster-General of Kew Zealand, the Hon J. G. Ward, M.H.R, for Awarua. A keen commercial instincts, energetic, alert, and capable, with prepossessing appearance, he impressed those with whom be came into contact as a man of uncommon power, and one to whom the destinies of a country might with safety be entrusted. He Is a loyal New Zealander with enthusiastic faith in the future of the country of widely he is one of the rulers, and it is easy to understand when such men as Mr Ward are in the Cabinet bow it la that New Zealand has of recent years been lifted opt of the i|nancial Slough of Despond, and is now prosperous and on the high road io a comfortable welhestabH«M futur*.'

A theft of a particularly impudent charade was perpetrated in the Savings Bank Department of the Poat Office yesterday morning. A widow named Mih Div.e-*, who reside* in Binham street, was at the counter filling up a paying-in slip for the sum of Ll 5. when a well dressed man, who was also near the counter, leaned over and a*ked her how to make out a similar slip. Being disarmed by his gentlemanly appearance she showed him her own Mip, and then turned away, upon which he must have taken up his own slip upon which he had written the name ‘ David George' in a bold hand, and then very cleverly doubled it up and dropped it on the floor. Mrs Dawea was just then going to sign her slip, when the m »•» drew her attention to the slip lying on the floor. She immediately stooped down to pick it up, and on rising found that both money ami man were gone ! Leaving til i office as quickly a* possible nbe *aw the man disappear through the outride door, and go through the folding doors leading to the Customs Depaitm c nt. A number of people were in the vestibule at the time, and she shouted out ‘ That man has taken my money,’ but none of them gave her any assistance whatever. On reaching the top of the staircase she enquired in every room whether such a man had been seen, but without success, and then returned to the Post Office. There Mr Gould, stationmaster at the Wellington and Manawatu Railway station, informed her that he had seen the man take the money, but thought it was her husband, and then someone in the office said the man hid just gone outside in the direction of the Pier Hotel. The supposition is that the individual in question hid behind the folding doors leading to the Customs while Mrs Dawes was going upstairs, and thus escaped observation, Up to a late hour last night the thief was still at liberty. The Chief Justice left yesterday morning for Wanganui and will open the sessions of the Supreme Court there this morning. He will return in time for the half-yearly sittings of the Court of Appeal which begin on the 24th inst.

Three little boys, named respectively Alfred W. Clements, aged 10; Henry Clements, aged 8 ; and Ernest Arthur Clements, aged G, were brought into the Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, to be dealt with as children Jiving in the company of habitual drunkards. The father of the boys ia at present serving a sentence of one month’s imprisonment for assaulting one of the children, and the mother is in prison for a, week for using obscene language. Evidence was given of the habits of the parent*, and His Worship then ordered the youngsters to he sent lo St Mary’s Industrial School, : Nelson, to be brought up in the Roman Catholic faith. He added that the father would be summoned in due course to show cause why he should not contribute towards their support. A contemporary states that a Eeilding reMdent is the unlucky possessor of 50 shares in the Commercial Bank.

Informations for sly grog-selling have been issued against a number of residents in Chingaiti. Judgments for plaintiffs were given in the following civil cases at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday by Mr C. O. Graham, B M.; — Bridget Banks v Joseph Allen, L2 14? lOd, costs lls; Empire Loan Company v W. U. Stewart, L 8 ss, costs 8s; same v J. Kirby and Co., L 3 6?, costs 7a; W. H. Field v W, P. Bayley, L 7 10s Cd, costs LI 9s; E. J. Taylor v M. Dodd, L2 19s 2d, costs 4s; Te Aro Loan Company v Robert Hill, L 33 s:>, c<stol6*; Maurice Fruharf v W. B. Manley, Ll2, costs 2ls; G. P. Payne vH. Wyatt, L 3 3s 2s, costs 6s. .1 udgmont summonses—Bridget Banks v Win. Farmer, L 3 14s Id, order made for four days' imprisonment, to bo suspended for one week ; Richard Duigian v R. Somerville, L 7 6s 6d, order made for seven days* imprisonment, to bo suspended for one week ; Patrick Clone v J. 11. Palamontain, L5,13s 2d, to be imprisoned for six days, warrant to be suspended for one we fc k. Defended cases— Flockton and Co. v Mrs Annie Gage, claim of L3O alleged to be due for hire of certain goods. Judgment for the plaintiff company for L 6 10s, with LI lls costs. Mr Jellicoe appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Ellison for the defendant. Robert Martin v Ngapei Ngatata, claim L 25 14s; pi tint iff was rumsuited, with L2 2s costs. Mr Tanner appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Morison for the defendant. E. H. Little and Co. v J. H. Phillips, claim 6s 2d, for four cases of tomatoes and a hencoop. Judgment for amount claimed, with LI 10s costs. Mr Young {Kell, Gully and Izird) appeared for the plaintiffs. In Timaru the police warn householders and others against a woman who Is making a house to house canvass, ‘ telling fortunes for 6d,‘ A good many people have already encouraged the lady. Mr A. W. Renall, of Masterton, has not yet abandoned Ids scheme fo? supplying the town with water. He states that if any member of the present council contests the mayoralty at the next election he will oppose him.

A circle in connection with the Australasian Home Reading Union has been formed at Newtown, and arrangements are being made for.the formation of additional circles under the leadership of Messrs Watson, Grundy and Gifford. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Mr C. C. Graham, R.M., one first offending inebriate was discharged with a caution, and another, who was locked up at midday on Sunday, was fined 10.?, or 48 hours’ imprisonment in default. John Tair, p-eviously before the C <urt, was fined s<, with the option of 24 hours in goal, and £ idget Lane, a well-knnvn character, was fined 45a, In default seven days’hard labour. A respectably dressed woman, named Georgina Kerwio, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a fowl from the shop of Frank Hunt, Cuba street, on the Bth inst. As nothing was known against her His Worship discharged her on her own recognizances, to come up again when called upon. A man named George Triggs pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing two rugs from the shop of Messrs Bush and Thorburn, and was sentenced to three months’ hard labour. A further charge of breaking into the premises of Henry Anslow, Cuba street, and stealing money and papers therefrom, was preferred against the prisoner, and was adjourned till the 18ch inst. Kate Bresnan was charged on remand with using insulting language towards Ann Wills in Elizabeth street, on March 24th last. Mr Coates appeared for the informant, and Mr Jellicoe for defendant. The case was settled by agreement, defendant paying all the posts, amounting to £2 4?, and both parties being bound over in their own recognizances to keep the peace for three months.

The weekly drill of the City Rifios took place last evening at the Volunteer Driilslied, 33 of all ranks being present, under Captain Collins, who exercised the corps iu various company movements for upwards of an hour, after which the men were exercised in arm drill by the non-commissioned officers. Prior to dismissal, it was announced that Colonel NewaLl would hold his monthly inspection of the corps next Monday evening, when a full muster was expected, A chess match by telegraph has been arranged between the operators of the Wellington an 3 Napier telegraph offices, play to commence on the 2gnd inst. Apropos of the surplus with which the Government will be able to meet Parliament next session, the Auckland Star says ;— 1 To Mrßallanqe and the Ministry tins handsome surplus will give unmixed pleasure. The Premier and his policy have been attacked all round. Within the Colony and without Mr Ballanco was denounced without mercy or reason. London financiers assailed him as a daring innovator and a propounded of dangerous fads. The Government, nevertheless, steadfastly adhered to the sound policy of stopping all borrowing, of enforcing retrenchment, and of putting people on the land. It has been evident for some time, as this policy began to tell, that the outcries were diminishing, and as New Zealand steadily forged ahead, the prophets who had cursed us changed their tune and blessed us altogether. We are, of course, aware th it it will be said by a few irreconcilahles that the present and growing prospeiity of New Zealand is due to frozen meat and the development of the butter industry. But whilst we cheerfully admit the great benefit these industries are to this colony, we are not going to he so foolish a) to put the saddle on the wrong horse. The true and solid foundation of our prosperity rests on our absolute stoppage of borrowing, and on our cutting down expenditure in all directions, both public and private. Otherwise, how is it that, with a greater development of the frozen moat enterprise in Australia than has lately taken : place in this Colony, and with a very much larger export of butter from Victoria alone than from the whole of Mew Zealand—how is it, that whilst the Australian colonies show large deficits, New Zealand has a large surplus V A small farm association is being formed at Feilding, for the purpose of taking up land in the Waimarino block, and 31 persons have decided to j fin it. Three tenders have been received by the t/ity Council for the supply of about 6,300 volumes for the Free Public Library, and the Public Works Committee decided last night to recommend that the tender of Messrs Lyon and Blair be accepted.

A special meeting of the City Connatl was held last night, when a number of formal resolutions in reference t-> the sanitation loan were passed. Tna resolutions authorised the fixing of the seal of the corporation to the debentures, to the deed appointing the Union Bank agent for'the raising of the loan; fixing the date and the place for the repayment of the loan, and the payment of the interest; and appointing Mr H. D. Bell and the City Treasurer Sinking Fund Commissioners. A. resolution pished on the 2nd March with reference t) the diversion of portions of Karori street and Grant road came up for confirmation. A deputation of the trustees of the Congregational Church attended and asked the council to have the plan of the diversion so modified as to give them access to their property lying to the south of Karori street. After considering the matter the council decided that it could not see its way to alter the plan, and that therefore the resolution previously passed be confirmed.

On Friday njornlng last the A Class of the Wellington Guards competed for Stephens and McKerrow’s handicap trophy, Private Greenwood succeeded in getting his fourth leg in for the trophy, which now becomes his own property. The ranges were 300 and 500 yards, seven shots at each, with Martini rifias. The highest scores were as follow: —Private Greenwood, 54 ; Private McAskill, 54.

The annual meeting of the Cab-propietors’ Union was held m the Athenaum last night. A large number attended. The officers for the ensuing year were elected as follow j—President, Mr J. Saucto; secretary, Mr George Crosbie; treasurer, Mr Joseph Cottrell. A considerable amount of Important business was transacted. The woman Annie Corbett, who was taken to the hospital on Sunday evening, apparently suffering from the effects of poison, is reported to be slowly recovering. Councillor Barber will move at the meeting of the City Council on Thursday, • That a return be furnished showing the amounts expended during the year ending 31st March, 1893, In surveys outside the Corporation staff. 7

At Newark a young lady whose leg was broken while dancing has commenced an action for damages against her partner, whose clumsiness, she avers, was the cause of the accident. The lawyers tell her she has a very gocd.paee,

A well-dressed young man was arrested by Chief Detective Campbell yesterday a!terikioh, hoviiu in his possession a quantity of watches and jewrllety. It appears that the man has been disposing of some valuable watches. &c., in Wellington, both privately and by auction, during the past week, two lota of which were put into the hands of Mr W. F. r hortt, auctioneer, for public sale, on Friday last. The man went to Mr Shortt yesterday morning to get the proceeds of the sale, but owing to some of the purchasers not having completed their payments, he was asked to call again in the afternoon. In the meantime Mr Shortt, whose suspicions had been aroused, informed Detective Campbell of the f ;ct that the man was disposing of a large quantity of valuable watches, and letting them go at very low prices. Detective Campbell had already received information on the subject from another sourc*, and was at Sborti’s establishment when the min .vent to receive the proceeds of the sale, and took himintu custody. We understand that the same individual has also disposed of a large quantity of jewellery in Auckland, nearly LSOO worth in all, and over a dozen valuable witches were found on him when arrested. The Wellington police have cabled to Australia enquiring for the description of any person wanted in connection with a jewellery robbery. At present the charge entered against the man is that of ‘ having in his possession a quantity of jewellery belonging to some person or persons unknown.’

A telegram received last night states that the seats for the opening night of the London Gaiety Burlesque Company were put up for auction yesterday at D, Tonka and Co.’s rooms, Auckland, it being the first sale of the kind ever held in the Colony. All the reserved stalls were sold, and some of the seats brought as high as 11s each. Over 80 of the dress circle seats were sold, and a great rush ia anticiptted when the box office opens in the morning. A number of ladies were among the buyers at the auction. The rooms were crowded.

Mrs Craig (of Ofcakehe) met with a painful and peculiar accident on Friday. She had her hand on the top of the pump against the piston rod, when one of the children suddenly jerked up the handle, forcine her finger into the pump, and jamming it with the rod. There she hail to remain fastened by the finger until a neighbour hearing her cries cime to her assistance, The rod had to be bent before she could release her finger, which was terribly bruised. The Public Woiks Committee will make the following recommendations at the meeting of the City Council on Thursday That no further formation in Coromandel street be undertaken at present, but that the kerbing and channelling necessary will be provided for in this year’s estimate ; that the application for drains in Mucfarlane street and in Bulhr street be referred to the Drainage Engineer for consideration ; that the request of Mr W. McGill for an alteration in the level of the footpath at the corner of Boulcottand Willis streets be not complied with ; that notice be served upon parties making use of portions of Rolieston street to vacate the street forthwith, and that in other cases an undertaking be given to remove obstructions when called upon, further that the applicants for the formation of the street be informed that the conn cil can only do the work on condition of such applicants contributing pound for p mod; that the wooden culvert running through Mr Saunders’ property, which recently collapsed, be replaced by a brick culvert as soon as po - aible ; that the Oily Surveyor present a report as to the advisability of Lying down block pavements in the roadway of the streets in which the heaviest traffic occur.* ; that the rt quest of Mr J, M, Richardson for a new lease under the provisions of the Wellington Corporations Leaseholds Act, for his section of land in Brandon street, be complied with, and that Mr W. M. Muir be appointed valuator for the corporation ; that in consequence of complaints with ro*pect to the coffee stalls in Hunter street and in Harbour street, the permit for the same he cancelled ; that Councillor Anderson’s motion, thac a monthly report as to the condition of the B‘wers in the city be referred to the committee for consideration, be not cartied ; that accounts amounting to LlB5 Us 3d be passed for payment.

The Allan Liner Pomeranian, 4364 tons gross, which left the Clyde on Friday, February 3rd, for New York, when in long. 35 W. f shipped a sea which carried away the after saloon boats, davits and other gear. Captain Dalzell, who was on the bridge at the time, wa« fatally injured. The second and fourth officers, who were also on the bridge, were washed overboard, and two quartermasters, two stewards, four saloon and one intermediate passenger were killed or washed overboard. Particulars of the storm show that the ship was engulfed a’most fore and aft. What follows almost defies description. Captain Dalzell and Mr Stewart were standing on the lee side abaft the saloon when the sea broke onboard, dashed them against the deckhouse, and carried them underneath the steam winches. Captain Dalzell had both legs broken, and received such internal injuries that he soon died. Mr Stewart also had both hgs broken, and died within a few hours. The sea, which was running to a great height, swept ten others dean away from the vessel. Last night at the Exchange Hall a good audience witnessed the capital performance of the Cadzow Musical Company. The reputation that this clever company has gained with the theatie patrons of Wcdlington is undoubtedly well deserved. The musical comedy in the first part and the popular vocal selections, ending with a thorough good farce in the second part, go briskly. Last night there were numerous encores, and in some instances a double reappearance was compelled. The same attractive programme will be presented this evening. To-morrow Mr Cadzow entirely changes his programme, introducing with new kongs a complete change of scenery and effects. . The entertainment io intended specially for the lovers of sport who will be visiting the city for the race meeting. The Marlbor ugh Express tells how, on Friday night, at the Blenheim Borough Council meeting, a person in the room, when asked to remove bis hat, replied, ‘lf the council wants me to take off my hat, let them come and do it —contemptible reptiles —they arc not men, but reptiles, here—let them take it off.' Councillor Ohing objected to thk kind of language, and the matter then dropped. Later on, when the motion for replacing Maxwell bridge with a culvert was on the boards, the same gentleman interjected while Councillor Dunckley was speaking, ‘(using an oath), y<-u try and dam the water on to me.’ Councillor Horton here interposed and told the Mayor it was his duty to send for a policeman, and he would call on him«feto do so if the conduct were persisted in. The Mayor and other councillors said the language was quite sufficient to have rendered him liable to imprisonment. The delinquent then, in an apologetic tone, said, ‘ It’s very hard on me to have to sit down and have the water dammed on to me. It is hard lines.’ With this, though the council was very wroth, the matter was allowed to drop. A distressing story comes from Berlin. It throws a sad light upon the poverty prevailing among the poorer classes in that city, where suicide from want is not rare. A poor woman,. whose husband has for some time beer, in tho v lunatic asylum at Dalldorf, near Berlin, tried t» earn her living by plain sewing, in order to provide for herself and her I wo little girls, aged eight and seven. Her earnings were too small, as she could not get enough to do, and she resolved to take her life by hanging herself, although she evidently loved her two children dearly. The pathetic letter which she wrote to her aged mother, who is also said to be living in the greatest poveity, contains, amongst othe: things, the following; *1 have put a violent end to my sad, joyless existence. The greatest poverty and privation drove me to my death. B>>g and lower myself before everybody I could not. When I got sewing to do I worked honestly dav and night ; but in spile of this I :ould not make ends meet. I should have gone ou struggling tor an existence if I had not become deaf, and therefore could not mix with other people. I often had not even a piece of dry bred for my children. My heart was nigh breaking when I could not satisfy their hunger. They will, I hope, he better looked after with other people than with me, as I could not bestow the least c?re upon them.* The letter concludes with the words, ‘ I had no money to buy a rope to hang myself with, J borrowed it from A , Return it to h|m and crave Ids pardon.’ The annual meeting of the Journalists’ Institute takes place in the Press Association rooms at 4.3) this afternoon.

The Government steamer Stella is to be sold by public auction this afternoon, at halfpast 2 o’clock, at the rooms of T. Kennedy Macdonald and Co. (Limited). Kirkcaldie and Stains wish to inform their patrons that they have ready for inspection their valuable collection of made-up furs in boas, fichus, collarettes and capes; also muffs and font muffs. They assure us that this is not only the most valuable bub the bestselected parcel of furs ever received by them, As these goods will c nnraand a ready sale they a*k from intending purchasers early inspection;' Included - in this shipment is an unprecedented assortment of fur trimmings, embracing every known fur.

Messrs Cameron and Christie, the wellknown ironmongers, of Lvsmbton quay, publish elsewhere in this a mosi interesting list of goods, ex Ruahine, with prices attached. A perusal of the list will well repay our readers.

Special trains will run from Wellington to the racecourse platform on Wednesday (tomorrow) and Thursday. The Truda Brothers have been engaged to perform on both days. The annual general meeting of the Wellington Chess Club will be held this evening in Messrs Cook and Gray’s room, Bannatyne’s Buildings, at the corner of Hunter and Featheraton streets.

Applications for the post of assistant medical officer to the Wellington Asylum are invited. The applications must be sent in before April 30.

Cook and Gray advertise that thsy have several businesses for sale. Dr R. Laidlaw, M. 8., intends to apply to have his name placed on the Medical Register for New Zealand.

R. P. Johnson, ‘ Ready Money Draper,’ of Cuba street, advertises some remarkably cheap goods. A, T, Bate has n number of properties for sale. They include a small sheep run and numerous farms and houses.

Those who desire to purchase SIC acres of land adjoining Johusouville should apply to this office. The property is fenced aud divided into five paddocks, and includes a house of six rooms, &c. Mr J. T. Walker, of Sydney, is a candidate for re-election as a director of the Australian Mutual Provident Society. Abraham and Williams will sell at Foxton, on April 21. lambs, e.ves and wethers ; and at Pahiatua, on April 19, 250 head of cUtle.

Mr John Palmer, of Palmerston North, advertises for sale a six-roomed house, &c., fronting on Main street in that town.