LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 3676, 28 February 1899, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL

. The .Self-ifelp Society ■ will resume its weekly meetings, pn. Wednesday evenings from to-morrow.. Mr John- Duthie/ M;H.R./ will address 'llls'-. constituents 'at -the,. Choral Hall, Courtenay- place,: on Friday, next, at 8 pm.'-’- : , ■■ • -• The annual meeting . of the . Poncke Football Club,will, be held at the. Exchange, Buildings, room No. 9,‘.at 8 o’clpek'. to-night. ,<e- ! The annual meeting of; the- Wellington Physical Training School’, and Gymnasium'isj to' be held in :the gymnasium this evening. • ■ Two boxes of gold, containing .1476 ounces* 16dwts, valued at £6907, were brought up from Greymouth by the Wainui last/night. The Mokoia, which-,left Auckland for Sydriey yesterday, has a shipment; ■of potatoes for the American troops : at Manila;. r ~ ; . ; :- / . , Tho collection taken up in aid of the widow • and • children' of ■ the ■■ 'late Mr Blanchfield ■at the sacred concert given by the City Band on the Basin Reserve on Sunday amounted to £4 2s 6d. ’ , Six tenders have been received ;by the Public Works Department for the lease of; Museum House, which expires early in March/ and which is at present in the .occupation;of .Mrs Habens; . A special general meeting of the. Notv Zealand: Amateur Rowing Association will be held at the Trocadero this evenbig,- when -several important, matters will-be discussed.Ten more' probationers arrived at v.ie Mount Cook Police Station yesterday to undergo a'preliminary course bi instruction before, entering the ■ police force: /_/'■' ’ The . Singer Sewing .Machine Company was- (awarded . first prize for its machines at .the Auckland'Exhibition, together with a, special award-for art work done by its ,machines ,'iri the presence of the judges. ' r Tho Working. Men’s Club picnic will take place at Day’s .Bay to-morrow. The Duchess will leave the Ferry Wharl at 10 a.m. If the: weather is - favour-' able for fhe picnic a fed ensign will be hoisted on the Post Office tower and over the club at 8 a.m. Colonial .mails which left Auckland on January 21st per R.M.S. Moana, arrived at Lbndpn 'on; the morning of February days late./ The Orizaba, witli colonial mails dated January 25th from Melbourne, arrived at London on the afternoon of February 25th.—one day early. A report was circulated in the Wairarapa last week that the. escaped ..convict Jackson .had-been- -seen “near‘..Morisoa’s Bush. A constable was immediately despatched to "the spot, hut afferty/q bi three days’ violent exercise in .pursuit; of the missing man, ; the ,weary officer, sadly came'to the'conclusion, that .there,was', no sucK persbri/ in the vicinity, and- that he • had /been on a wild'gopse/cliase. ; A case of cattle-stealing which evoked; considerable local interest was .conchidod f at Carterton on Saturday evening; when i William Charles: Zabell- Was committed for trial on a charge of having; appropriated eight calves, .the. property of• T. W. Telford. • Inspector .'Pender conducted the prosecution, and Mr ' Pownall, -appeared for defendant.: Bail was. allowed in three sureties of’£so. . • ' - , , . A, young man,named. Robert. Johns,ton, i sop ot a settler at Home Bush', pear Was-; torton, met with a serious accident .on the | show, ground on Friday .afternoon. , lie i was giving ‘ an, exhibition of jumping.! when his Imrse struck a hurdle, and; fell.; throwing him on to his head. t * He,was! attended . by’ Dr ; Hosking,' who .had* him i removed'to his home, .where ho has , been | lying ever since in ah unconscjous, cendi ! tip ll - - : - - ' - : It is , stated that ■ in -consequence ofrecent revelations: L in connection ■ with; the; Marine Depaftment prosecutions,! tho ; Union Steam Ship Company has | issued,- a circularto' its junior offiters; requiring -.them to; immediately furnish: to head office sfull particulars; of , the: manner :in which ■ they obtained, their, .certificates; . by whom they were; “-coached,” .;byt whom . examined; and: where .the examination took place. ; The inspector ' of. the Society for the i Prevention of Cruelty, .to Animals stated yesterday at' the '.fortnightly, meeting. that four cautions' had - been administered since last meeting,’ two for working-horses with sores, one for driving’a lame' horse,. and one for carrying poultry improperly. 1 At the same meet ing the treasurer road the subscription list since 'the 1 previous. meeting, which was as follows: —McLean and Co., ss; Dr Cahill, 10s: Mrs Hewson, 3s Cd; Mrs Fell, 2s ffd-^-F.'Martin, ss; Band bf Mercy; 5a 3d; total, £l' 11s 3d; •/ The net proceeds of the) highly successful performance of “The Guv’nor” ppLFtidjvy.lasf;, asm., pompjimeptary beneMhtd .Mr /E.‘;T,'„Say©r?,' gmqimted to about £l2l/ The four performances of this comedy given: during the last three years, constitute a-record fordramatic performances in this city. The amount! taken for • the four performances wasj £449.35,‘ an average bf over £ll2 for i each performance. No greater testi-! mony to the excellence of the perform-; ance could be : given,- and the performers | are entitled to the .warmest praise for. the success of their efforts. A visitor to Palmerston North duringthe paqt week informs ns that he was: particularly .struck with the friendship; and fraternity that- prevailed among! bandsmen. The utmost of good feeling was shown by the bands -towards each other, arid, the excellent spirit, displayed extended even to the townspeople, who; manifested the kindliest interest In the! visitors, extending ; to.them a warm and generous,, -. Not.only, therefore, our informant concludes, do band contests -promote- a.I healthy rivalry among the..various bands, .but they also afford opportunity for the development of the ,finer qualities of human nature.

•' At the riieeting qf the-Society for the Prevention .of Cruelty to. Animals. the fiuest’ion of. the inspector’s- status .. on the wharf, which, he, claimed, was on ! a par with , that, -of, a - special constable, came, lip for resumed discussion. The society was now instructed , that its inspector possessed, the same powers-and privileges as a special constable; subject, ‘however, to the reasonable ■ control of the wharfinger; but what the powers of a Special constable were did not appear quite clear. It was decided to write to the Harbour Board explaining. the status of the inspector as it had been defined to the society, expressing regret that any /friction in tho matter .should have arisen. _

Mr H. J. Kingsley, publisher, New Plymouth, has forwarded us two pieces of music just brought but by him/ One is a pretty little song, “At Last,” the words by Edith Grace • Levy, and the mpsic,by George. Garry. The therm? is somewhat slerider . and, is not greritly elaborated;. but the air js pleasing, and the. accompq/himerit /arid violin -obligato are fairly effective. The key is D, and the '/compass "for the, voice is. within the stave, extending’ from F tq, G.: .' The other is a schottische arranged hv Mr Garry for the pianoforte on the American air, “I Want Yer, Ma Honey.” This should become a favourite dance tune. Both pieces are published at 2s net.

From Mr Millar, M.H.8., the “Evening Star” Learns that rough plans for the new Law Courts for Dunedin are at present before..the. Justice Department, and as soon as, these are approved of,the old gaol building will be pulled down and a start made with the erection of the new i tiding. . The annual report; of the Physical Training School and Gymnasium authorities records a satisfactory year’s work. The committee feels sure that as the gymnasium becomes better known the membership of the various classes will increase. It urges on all the members to .take an active interest in/promoting its welfare; by letting their -friends and acquaintances know the advantages to be derived' by becoming members.’ The statement of accounts shows a debit balance of £39 Os 7d.

Acknowledging the receipt from Mr Hogg, M.H.R., of the petition of Pahiatua settlers with respect to the Easter Volunteer encampment (says the “Daily Times”), the Minister for Defence announces that until the return to Wellington, at an early date, of the Commander of the Forces, it will not be decided where the encampment will be held. Should the Pahiatua district be selected, the Minister considers arrangements could'be made to hold the encampment,at Woodville and Pahiatua conjointly. Titaki Bay, about one mile and a half from Porirua, opening on to Cook Strait, is now such a well-known picnicking spot to Wellingtonians that it is unnecessary here to enumerate its charms.; It may interest some.to,know, however, that it is the intention of the proprietor , Mr W. Jillett, to dispose of a portion of the land fronting the bay in suitable allotments of about quarter of an acre each in extent. These will be submitted, we understand, at auction by Messrs Harcourt and Co. The proposed township is approached by an almost level, road from Porirua. A coach service been started, on the road, connecting with the’trains', thus bringing the bay within an hour and a half’s journoy from Wellington. ■ ll:

The recent immigrant-, t 0.... New Zealand, Percy Whittal, appeared on remand at the Magistrate’s: Court yesterday on a charge of haying obtained money, from W, Biggs, hotelkeeper at Petorie/ by-mcari.i.bfta valueless- cheque. Accused said he.,was-.expec€ing money from Home. He had, he said, dined not wisely, but too well, and made a fool of himself. The;Bench,; infcirftied/.the accused that he had— rendered himself liable to • a,' term df ( imprisonnient.They did not projjosg ;to .send. him, to ;gaol, but would impose a fine x>f £3, and if that was pot paid, he .would have to go to prison. He was allowed 14 days to pay tho money.' .Mr/ R, 8., Williams , appeared, fer tile aebused/ ' ; ,

• The .rainfall;; in,;; Wellington' for: the month • ending, torday -is considerably ;in excess.of that of February last year, and of the average‘ in previous years;, Rain fell on nine fdays,. on! two pfi which, the fall’: was; almost infinitesimal;; The: total amount' registered at the - Colonial > Observatory.’;was:..B.423in, of -which '7.950in was recorded On the 6th, 7th,- Bth and 9th.. ' (In February “last- year the fall only.; amounted: to l,Bsin; ; while the aVeiv age in previous years .is 3:64in. In regard'- to temperature, the highest reading in the shade during the'month was 73deg/on the 16th, and the lowest 44deg, on the 10th, as -compared- with 75deg. and 44deg. for February-of last year.' -

.•The: -local ’ Society for’ Prevention of Cruelty: to. Animals -met; yesterday afternoon at Messrs.-Cook and Gray’s office's., There was a fair attendance. Inrthb •mitteri of - the: ; ahbnym : ou&T.‘complaint made, to the - society’s inspector about a j suburban 1 clergyman .i who . was- 1 in-the habit;' off driving his-'diorse' up.«w steep hill at - a rapid;;paco ’ every .Sunday, it now appears that the writer of‘the letter had‘offered to give his name if-it was necessary, and that'the-inapee-tbrliad 1 replied that it- was 'not necessary. Tlie ; writer- was :prosent--at'the iueetihg yesterday and reiterated, the ’statement contained' in ' Iris letter, adding that the cruelty he ' complained off had- , cfep.se,d. | As tho ; business had 'apparently 'Bebnl bungled, if wasfdecided to'le't - 'the‘mattcr' ’ttfopWW ’■•■‘•'4, of c<i ci-votm 'i. j The fair and art union in aid. of the in-: strument fund of the N ewtown Brass l Band was opened by His Worship the' Mayor (Mr J. R. Blair) yesterday after-! noon in the Choral Hall. There was a; good attendance, and after the bazaar, had been declared dpeh si brisk 1 business! was done in the various articles offered.; Among the attractions are a phonograph parlour, Madame Zingari the palmist,: the modern' Merlin i magicians, a. hall oi 1 mystery, a Punch and: Judy show, AscotS games, and a shooting gallery conducted; by. Mr Robinson. A refreshment room! is presided ‘over ' by a committee' l of i ladies, and there is a bar for the dispensing of temperance drinksi The 'hand marched from the Government, Buildings to the hall before the evening’s business commenced, and, the Weljiqgton Garrison. Band,, fresh , fromits ,victory v at Palmerston, performed several selections in a masterly manner, urider the . baton of Band-Sergeant Buckley. ■ Inside, the Atalanta Minstrels provided the evening’s entertainment. The result of the evening’s work was very satisfactory financially.! Special attractions are promised for this I evening's programme. f , i,,The (fair pro-! be a great .success. . ' i ‘ Messrs :,H., Beauchamp .and M. P. Cameron presided at yesterday’s sitting! of the Magistrate’s Court., Five first; offending inebriates were fined 5s each.] Richard Prior, a previous offender, was/ fined 10s, or 48 hours’ imprisonment iuf' i default,-and for indecency was sentenced; to 14 days’ hard labour. Arthur,,Hen-1 derson and Edward ■ Griffiths were fined j 10s each, or 48 hours’, imprisonment in; default, for fighting ,in ’ Willis . street.; For riding bicycles at night, without lights Percy Biddle, Frederick Kirby and’ .Thomas Touer were fined £1 each,, with costa. • John: Wilson and: Sarah - Wilson were charged .with assaulting ■ Nellie Thomas; Sarah Wilson was charged with using ■ obscene ’language :to :Nellie Thomas, and‘Nellie Thomas was charged with . assaulting Sarah . . Wilson. Mr Sihdinarsh appeared for Thomas, and Mr Andrew, for " the two other defendants. The. parties are neighbours in Hereford place,' off Molesworth street, and relations have been strained between. the women for some time past, Mrs Wilson was fined 50s, with £1 Is costs, for the assault, and the other informations were dismissed. A ,charge of assault preferred by ; Grace Elvines against Ellen Huddy,..was adjourned till Friday. Mr Williams ■ appeared for plaintiff/ and .Mr Wilford for defendant.

HERE EASSMUSSEN, THE DANISH HERBALIST. 1 Sufferers from blood and -nerve affections. rheumatism, piles, liver and kidney complaints, skin diseases, etc., etc., will:be pleased to hear that Herr Rassmussen, the celebrated Danish Herbalist, of 547. George street, Sydney.has now permanently ; established a branch . at. 01, Lambton qnav, Wellington, for the sale of;, his , world-renowned alfaline , herbal remedies .at Sydney' prices, . whore free books. may A be obtained with valuable advice/ testimonials and all ’ particulars with reference -to these remedies/ Blood pills, boxes, 6scourses, 23s 6d;'nerve (vitality) pills, same price’; pile powders,-3s and 6s; rheumatic, pills, headache tablets. Is; corn cure. Is; eucalyptus oil and jujubes. Is; alfaline,.liver and kidney pills, which cure indigestion,, costiveness, etc., / etc., boxes, 1 Is. .. An early call solicited/ ,91, Lambton quay, Wellington (next to Messrs and Christie-1 1G