NEWS OF THE DAY.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2545, 25 June 1895, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tho local agents for tho Shaw, Savill and Albion Company havo been advised that tho Doric left Eio do Janeiro for Tencvilfe and Plymouth on Saturday morning. The Eakaia, the latest addition to the New Zealand Shipping Company's line of steamers, was launched from Messrs Hawthorn, .Leslie and Co.’s shipbuilding yard on April l’stli, at 1 [epburu-on-Ty no. Tho new steamer, which is specially fitted up for the frozen meat trade, is 425 ft in length, 51ft in breadth, and 3lift in depth. She is classed 100 A 1 at Lloyds'. The machinery consists of a set of triple expansion engines, capable of indicating upwards of 5000 horse-power. The Hincmoa left for Westport at 10 o’clock last night. She will probably call at tho Brothers cu route. From Westport tho Hinernoa goes to Onehunga to bring the Hon Mr Ward to Wellington. Dr Mackin, of Wellington (writes our London correspondent under date May ISth), looked in at tho New Zealand Press Agency on Thursday, fresh from Brussels, whore he had just captured “ with distinction” tho degree of M.D. Tho doctor came Homo last August, and spent the winter studying in Edinburgh, where he in due course took the inevitable Fellowship of tho R.C.S. He was also elected a member of tho British Medical Association and a Follow of tho Obstetrical Society of Edinburgh. Dr Mackin is now holidaymaking in Ireland, where he has a small estate, and from there means to do the Lakes of Killaruey. During the latter part of June and July Dr Mackin means to study the. eye, ear and throat at the London hospitals, and ho will return to the Colony by a Shaw-Savill boat in August.

Messrs Murray, Arnold and Co., of Wellington, were the successful tenderers for the supply of. piles for the Seaward Bash Hallway.

A moating of Creditorsjh, tl*6 hVifrfVipii estate of Crawford Shtiti'i Greavo, dairyman, We IHTVytch, was held in the dices of the Uffotai Assignee yesterday. Tb debtor f.min a written statement, fromvhich it appeared that he started as a deirinan in Newtown seven years ago. Thee years ago ho sold out to Mr McGuire, ‘Aid tor some time ran a coach at A loss ictWech tho city and K;!hiiiii6, aid iAKiy last ho repurchased the biis.i’fieijs froth hut finding it. pfsihg ohcern, he had to file fits bbtitiph. Mr Hidmarsh MtfieSyed fco.rKo bankrupt and Mr.flterrett fer Mr McGuire, one of, tba , ceditcrs. Greaves was examined „at sqme.lec’lli.. ?rd depdsed that his 'rolljhg,stork u as secured (,o,the Gbmm,c‘rrif>,' 1 Loan Company. The Official Htignco remarked that to whole ettato appeared to be in a porfoctmuddle. Replying to Mr Skerrett, the Assignee said ho would consider if there was. caso to submit to the Crown Prosecute as to whether the debtor should not be poceedod against criminally for neglectingto Lr-op books. No resolution, frat profotd, and the meeting adjOn'rfi'FL

Tbe_. atnoal henferenco of thtCouaty Cohr.ciit’ Association, which is to bgin on tho 50th July, will, it is expeetd, bo attended by between 50 and 00 dolafatos. At the Magistrate’s Court yaterdily, before Mr Martin, S.M., three firs offending drunkards wore fitted Ssjeah-, and a ‘ second offender liamed John Diteoh was \ fined J(‘? ; or 48 hours’ hard lab air it do-! fault. Mary Valdddro V. - at rbArrcd bn 1 tcmaiid with hssftVdtHijh Cottlabl; Wright by biting Ms. fiftgfr, aM was senenoed to thtdo riot the hard labour. Sanuel Hill Whs sentenced to six weeks’ hard l.bour for having been drunk and disorderly and assaulted Constable Cassells, andfc damaging the constable’s uniform lie ordered I to pay -£I damages, or to "O tc/rgpl 'for 1 a further term of four dtyp. Vciiargo aga.in.st John iLjftFt o.tealinga set of hanvers toy, 'ffisn-’issed for want of idcutiiirfiytot Mary Comfort was graded an brder under the Married Vomon’a Property Protection Act, and a charge against her husband, Peter Cornfort, of failing to comply with an order of tho Court tor hor maintenance’. Is ad-' journed to July lath, ifntrick Molhrmott pleaded guilty fi’toMSag a quantity of cloth im>. fnlbea at 5, tho property of ,Moftri Foss andGlendimng.and eledingto bo dealt with summarily, he was sentenced to two months’.hard labour. On a lurthor charge against him of stealing a portmantcau and contents, valued at Jf ?•, tho property of W. M. Esnio, he iVas, ifi the application of the , pciico, rerbandef tinti 1 July ,tsb, Ohb nrs't ofcttdihg dnqkard i vra« fitted 5s at the Mount Cbbi Policy ] {Jtatiafr.

A.proii'ihfiJi't Vw/i athlete, Mr H. G. AudetSdffj V* ho has boon in tho service of i -vAsrs Lovin and Co, for several yiars, is about to loavo for Napier, having received an important position in tho Napier wauoh of Messrs Dalgoty and Go.’s biisiiltts.

A mooting of tho tomthb (ji'ty 'Ccvhcii. #aa hdd last night, when it wait resolved to nuke tho feTlo'wing vebciamendations to tho Cmnoil; --That Angus avenue by taken o’er by the Corporation if tho residents will increase thoir contribution to 4150; tiat the Wellington (City) Streets Bill ns (rafted by the City Solicitor bo approver.; that tho driver’s license hold by Johli Ikllathy bo cancelled j tllfit the Crovofrtrtbht bo informed the odrj)otntibli d<sc£ fidt its \Viiy (float' td coifijily thflr request \Vith respect t 6 df ,tfio lirio df t»ad\Vay dp. the side df tliq ddl'tli dfid of Fdathov'stod. that.tho reqiesc, of 'the Public Works Department, tUlt the Coiiricil will take over BrqpihhodgE street Bo not acceded to that tho extn water £ervicd Asked for by the Government InDepartment bo not grantor, there being already two services laid or to the building; that a trial bo mado cf three of tho sump-cleaning machines iivented by Mr R. Andrewetha; that a wooden breastwork be put up at Hobson street whore the 'roadway has fallen avftjh and tho footpath formed to tlld proper lire;

A special ilieetifig l of tho City Council tfrUs dalldd fbr ihst Ui£hfc for the eonsidorafciefi of the balnUcG-sheeti and to hear and Consider objections to dntiuag:o wOttca; but lapsed for want of a qdorunl. Tho mooting was adjourned td Thursday next at 5 p.m. , A boxing contest for .£SO a side between V/. Fisher, of Wellington, and H. Plaacke was commenced at Cloko’s Hall, Tinakori road, last evening. The men went at one another in sledge-hammer fashion fer four rounds, when the police stopped in aid put a stop to tho proceedings. In tho first round Plaacke had ali tho best of tho bout, twice knocking Fisher clean off his feet. In tho second round, however, the local man more than regained his lost laurels, and it looked as though the battle would terminate with tho second round. Plaacke managed to hold out until the call of corners, and in the brief spell allowed pulled himself together again. The two rounds following were of a very merry description, Fisher having slightly the best of some very hard hitting. A large attendance is expected at tho concert and dramatic entertainment at tho Skating Rink to-morrow evening, and the management have arranged to seat 2500 people. Tho seat plan is now open at F. Jones and Co.’s Warehouse, Lambfcon quay.

Our London correspondent writes on May 18th: —“ Mr F. Allen, of "Wellington, who arrivod Home recently in the Pome, will return to the Colony by way of America when the business of the Commercial Union Assurance Company which brought him to tho Old Country has been settled. As supervisor of examinations in Now Zealand for tho Institute of Actuaries, Mr Allen is endeavouring to get the cable agencies to telegraph the names of the successful colonial competitors as news items, but I fear that the agencies will bo hard to convince that this should bo done. To my thinking the fact that Mr Jones, of Wellington, Mr Brown, of Hokitika, and Mr Robinson, of Nelson, have passed the Institute examinations is a news item better worth cabling than tho fact that Her Majesty has returned to London from Balmoral or the Continent. But this is a mere opinion.”

Tho Foiiding Star reports that at the Police. Court there yesterday Adaline Robinson was charged with palmistry. Some witnesses deposed that they went to a “show” on Friday evening, and were given to understand they could have thoir palms road by a lady palmist. No charge was made for this, but they were told they could give what they liked or need not pay if they did not choose. There was no attempt to deceive or extort money. Accused was fined l£l, or in default seven days’ imprisonment. She pleaded she had no money, and tho amount was raised by those present in the Court. No tenders were received in Wellington for supplying timber for the Dunedin Gaol. There wore tenders from Groymouth and Dunedin.

At a meeting of tho Hawera Co-operative Dairy Factory Company the provisional directors reported that upwards of 600 shares had been applied for, and that this represents 600 cows. It was decided to open the shares to others than milk suppliers as a number of business peoplo had expressed a desire to take up shares. Tho following wore elected the first directors, viz., Messrs T. G. Nicholas (chairman), T. Soworby, C. Jophson, C. Goodson, H. Spratt, J. White and J. Grant. Mr Caplen was appointed solicitor to the company, and it was resolved that the Bank of Australasia should bo the company’s bankers. It has been decided by the Union Steamship Company to lay up the Manapouri on her arrival at Dunedin on the 21st July. The Flora comes from Sydney direct, and will run between Dunedin and Auckland, calling at way ports.

Mr Nat Nathan, who is now in Dr Fitzgerald’s private hospital in Melbourne, undergoing treatment for cancer, is, we learn, slightly better. Unfortunately, however, very little hope is entertained of his ultimate recovery.

T. B. Bax, of Blenheim, will this evening, at tho Amateur Gymnastic Club’s rooms, commence his task of attempting to break the world’s record of club swinging by keeping two 21b clubs swinging for over 25 hours. The following gentlemen have consented to act as judges:—Messrs J. Doyle, T. R. Ellison, S. Mathews, A. S. Paterson and J. Louisson. A first-class athletic entertainment is to be given during the evening by members of the club and professional athletes in wrestling, fencing, single-sticks, acrobatic feats and tumbling. John Graham and John Melaney, tho two boxing instructors of tho club, will spar and Samuel Mathews and a new arrival will wrestle.

Mr Martin, of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce, suggests that the name of the Aramoho Station should be changed. Tourists, ho says, assume “Aramoho” to he the name of the whole district, and forget all about Wanganui. Wo commend the following extract from tho Sydney Tl r oo£ and. Produce Journal to all shippers of wool and produce:—“ The natural and sound policy of an owner is to realise as soon as possible after production. When he adopts any other course he becomes simply a speculator in wool. He goes into a business with which he is of necessity imperfectly acquainted, and from which the regular speculators have retreated with memorable loss. When they who possess the most accurate knowledge of the trade, the earliest and most reliable information regarding coming changes, and tho command of money in its cheapest market, havo thrown up the game, how can tho pastoralists make anything of it? His business is not, indeed, to show undue haste to snap at the first chance of selling, but certainly to realise to the best advantage in the most convenient market, leaving tho proper moment for realisation in the absolute discretion of his selling broker.”

A marriage ceremony was interrupted at Barcaldine, Queensland, the other day by the refusal of the bridegroom. For several days preparations had been made for the celebration of tho marriage, and a ( nfi.iffber of the friends of the aisco^leq. tin the difirch. . jhg paVt-\efs. hpvr ing ap;iyetl y ,ltc ceremony was .proceeded thf- Question, “ iVilt thou take ‘tijs woman r”.&c*, was put .by tfie clergyman. Tfto bridegrooin said in a loud voice, “ X will not,” repeating ths words three times, and, taking t hls jiaf', ,he. hf'MiH" loft tjjflchupctu., \ Aa mAVJ-o.lmagined, the in’c\dervt ovcrAcu great astonishment and confusion.

I ‘.The Uniob Steamship Company have received a telegram from Dunedin stating that the s.s. Hauroto has not yet arrivod at the Bluff. In consequence the departure for Sydney direct lids been postponed H.U At a meeting of tho committee of tho Wanganui Amateur Athletic Club, Mr McNaughfc, who presided, said, as it was tho last meeting of the old committee, ho took tho oppportunity* on behalf of tho members* of hiaUifi* ff presentation to Mf H. \V.. Tdwnall, file energetic seSr'Ctaty. l4r McNaiighl diyeltdt Considerable length on the rapid progress 'tho club had made during Mr Pownall’? able Secretaryship, And waroixy expressed the admiration arid esteem in A Inch ho tvAs IVfld fci* the hi embers, one and all. .Thq presentation took the form of a “smoker's outfit,” and included a handsome silver-mounted pipe, cigar-case and solid silver matchbox, each article being suitably engraved. Mr Pownall replied in an appropriate speech*

Mr Tallis. organ recital “An Ijyofcip^*;.vith £pohr ” takes place at St. Fc’oi’e Church on Thursday evening at 8 o’clock. Mr Trlmnell will bo assisted by tho choir, and tho soloists will be Mrs Richards and Messrs Hugh Wright* E. F* Pollock, H. L. Castle, A. Clothier and Ft J. Richards.

Another cl Hie x-puownod BroadWofldj CullardandCollard,andErard ha a been opened up by the Dresden Piano Company. These instruments were selected direct from the factories by the Company’s expert. Abraham and Williams hold their Paluatna sale to-day at 1 p.m. ,

Passages at low to. and Dunedin by f the r ConhVia’, Eotoniahana and Penguin (ire advertised. . The Columbia Kink is to be open to-night for skating. , .. ( , . .GqoyLx..Ji'hbmas(’and Cq., an inxppr^nf.tnuC [lowers and shrvhfq \lilu annual consignment from C*. S. McDonald and Son, Newmarket.

T. K. Macdonald and Co. intimate that they will bo glad to havo a chat with any persons desirous of purchasing any more of tho Hobson-stroot building sites. , ( , 11. and »T* Balllios Cuba street", publish a list of yC\y, A cak of unclaimed dogs is to be held tomorrow, at 3 o’clock, at the Destructor yard, Clyde quay.