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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6899, 10 February 1894, Page 2

Mr C. D. Pitt sold this afternoon at auction the racehorse Playmate for £21 to Mr John Clark ; Warrigal was passed m for £15, and Wharite found a buyer m Mr T. Ferguson at £16. |§The following is a copy of a telegram received by the secretary of the Liberal Association from Mr Carroll at Wellington, on Thursday last :— " Department is bußy preparing plans for the Supreme Court building and other similar works." ' The Dunedin City Council has unanimous^ agreed to a stringent by-law forbidding music and preaching m its streets. No provision is even made for granting permits. The bylaw has yet to be confirmed. Anniversary services are to be conducted to-morrow at Wesley Church by the Rev. W. Malcolm. On Tuesday next the annual tea and meeting will be held, when special addresses, singing, music, &c, will be given. The proceeds are to be devoted to the building fund. Auckland Star : — With fine weather Febrnary'24th will see Motutapu thronged with excursionists from Auckland, Thames, Warkworth, Whangarei, Gisborne, Otahuhu, Howick, and Cambridge, to participate m the Jubilee celebration of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows. The Committee have made arrangements for brethren and friends from these places to take part m the Jubilee celebration. At the sale of land held this morning by Mr C. D. Pitt m his auction mart, Lowe street, Mr Owen Gallagher's property at Patutahi, containing 10 acres, 30 perches, on which there is a seven-room house, was sold to Mr Ingram for £450. Section 74, Whataupoko, block C, was sold for £40, Mr Whitaker being the purchaser. Section 92 Whataupoko, block C, was knocked down to Mr H. M. Porter for £45. The other sections were passed m, the reserve not having been reached. Mr Chas. Hill, the advance agent of Voss and Riley's ll Stray Leaves " combination, arrived last evening by the Australia from the North, to make arrangements for the opening night of the above company, which takes place next Saturday, 17th inst. This company is highly spoken of elsewhere, especially Mr Voss, a ventriloquist of a high order, who will introduce an entirely original entertainment. At the District Court, Invercargill, before Judge Rawson, Francis S. Fulton, a youth, claimed £200 damages from Robert Beatson Ross, of Dipton, for slander, m alleging that he had assaulted a child at Lumsden. The jury gave a verdict for plaintiff, assessing the damages at one farthing. The hearing of argument for au order for a new trial on the grounds that the jury disregarded the direction of the judge, and that the damages were exceedingly small, was adjourned. The Poverty Bay Rowing Club's single sculling races concluded last evening, when R. Jones (20sec) and C. Taylor (40sec) rowed the final heat for the Cup. There was a good number of spectators to view the struggle, and they were well rewarded, a fine race being rowed against the tide. Jones started m earnest to catch his burly opponent, and managed to get level at the bathing shed. Taylor, pegging away plr.cklly, had a slight advantage, but it was only temporary, and they rowed about level to the old bor.j-f.hed, when Jones spurted, eventually winnr'g by about half-a-length, m the fair time of lltnin 20sec against a strong tide. Owing to a matter of opinion, these two will row again for a medal with tLe tide m about two weeks' time, other conditions. The cash receipts at the Government baths at Rotorua (saj'B tbe N.Z. Herald's correspondent) for the last month were £58 9s 6d. Baths taken, 3000, which include those taken by the sanatorium patients free of charge. This is far m excess of any previous month, which speaks well for the growing popnlarity of the district and its baths, for besides the Government baths there are many others, private and public, daily m use, free and otherwise, and m connection with which no register is kept. Mr Vecht, of the Intra-marine Supply Company, m the course of an interview at Invercargill, said that since he had begun operations m New Zealand the number of pigs from the north down to Omaru had been doubled. In the absence of a buyer this would have meant collapse, but under present circumstances pigs had actually become 10s a head dearer, thus adding about £100,000 to the national wealth. Southland was better suited for pig-growing than even Canterbury. In the case of a bad harvest the seconds could be profitably used m feeding pigs, and the potatoes might also be used. The company would pay 3d per lb at railway stations. The Wairoa Guardian of Wednesday says : — Tiniroto was en fete on Friday last, the occasion being the marriage of Mr John McKenzie to Miss White, daughter of Mr D. White, of Abbotsford. There were a large number of friends present from Gisborne, Wairoa, and elsewhere, and the proceedings were marked by much enthusiasm. The bridesmaids were Misses Annie and Mary White, sisters oi the bride, and Mr Sheriff, of Waimata, Gisborne, was groomsman. The Rev. W. Raeburu, of Wairoa, tied the "Gordian knot." A large and distinguished company sat down to the wedding breakfast at Abbotsford (where the ceremony was performed), after which the happy pair left for Gisborne, en route for Dunedin, where they spend the honeymoon. The presents were numerous, and many of them very handsome and costly. Auckland Herald says : — As the ferry beat Planet was coming down the harbor from Riverhead, and off Shelly Beach, one of the passengers reported to the captain that lie thought he saw the body of a child m the distance. The captain advised him to report the matter to the water police on getting to town, which he did. The water police went to the locality indicated, and after a search of two hours recovered the remains of a large rag doll, dressed m a long print dress, and without a hat. The head was made out of an old stocking, and two white buttons did duly for eyes, while the body was constructed of sacking and sawdust. Though naturally annoyed at the wild goose chase on which they had been sent, the water police admitted that anyone might have been deceived from the way m which the figure floated on the water. At the Theatre Royal lu- I* evening there was a fairly lurgs attendance to witness the production of an amusing three act comedy by local amateurs. The entertainment was m aid of the funds of the hospital, which will be considerably benefited by the proceeds. The drama, " Tom Cobb," has a well- written and highly interesting, as well as a mirthprovoking plot, and was moat creditably produced, the mounting and acting being both good. The young performers all acquitted themselves well and frequently received testimony from the audience that their efforts were appreciated. Mr D. Bourke took the title role, Tom Cobb, and Mr A. Barnard that of Whipple a young surgeon. Mr A. Foster was the Irish adventurer Colonel O'Fipp, and Mrs Norman played the part of the Colonel's (laughter. Mrs Cleghorn, Miss Grey, and Messrs Currie and H. Lyennr were the members of the romantic Effingham family, whilst Mr H. Watson did duty as footman. The entertainment concluded with a laughable farce " Lark ins' Lovo Letters," which proved a splendid finale to a good evening's amusement,

In the London Daily News, m a list of deaths for 'Xmas Day, 1893, there are forty entries, and of these twenty-five are of an aggregate age yielding an average of over over 81 years. « iWhile playing cricket m New South Wales, a young man named Charles Law was struck m the face with a ball. He was taken to the Prince Alfred Hospital, where it was found that his nasal bone was f rao tared. Three more Anglican clergymen joined the Church of Rome m Londou on January Ist, making fonrteen Anglicau ministers who have become Roman Catholics since the famous Lincoln case. Late political reports from London have it that the Government fiuds itself m a position where it is obliged to compromise with the Tories m order to pass the Parish Councils Bill. East Indian mails received m Londou on December 28th announce the death of Miss Tucker, known all over the world as " Aloe." For the last eighteen years Miss Tucker had been engaged m missionary work m India. ' A oylinder, while being sunk at the wharf of American steamers m Southampton, exploded. Several workmen are missing, and m addition to these two are so terribly mutilated that death is expected to ensue. At the Danevirke Burns banquet the HonMr Seddon said he considered the Government would be supported by the people m seeing that New Zealand's national poet (Mr Tom Bracken) should not suffer as Scotland's poet had done. Sparrows appear to be very destructive m the neighborhood of Oamarn. The fate of an excellent crop of barley is an instance of this. The sparrows came down upon it m thousands and the whole was destroyed. Nearly every ear was stripped, and the crop is now not worth cutting for any purpose. Besides the township of M'Kenzie on the Cheviot estate, there is a Mount MacCoinnich (the Minister's name m Gaelic), a Mount Seddon, Mount Ward, Mount Crombie, and Cadman stream. . Phcebe township is named after Miss Seddon, but why the rejected of Christchurch should have his name perpetuated m Mount Sandford is not so clear. A polo match was played on January 29 m one of Captain Russell's meadows at Flaxmere, Hawke's Bay, between the Rangitikei and Hawke's Bay polo clubs. It resulted after some spirited pl»y, m a win for the visitors by five goals to one. During the play Mr Cooper, one of the visitors, received a nasty cut on the head. Marion Allan, domestic servant, who committed suicide at Wellington, left thi3 letter : — " I'm only a trouble here. I think lam too wicked to live. I never do things properly, and it makes me mad when I know everyone has been good to me. I would rather die than go into more trouble, for it is not only myself that suffers but others. I know that I shall not meet my dear mother." The Wellington Post recommends that m any new Corrupt Practices Prevention Act provision should be made against the direct interference of tiny Minister m any election, except m the district m which he may be a candidate, and also restraining the Government from promising any public works expenditure or appointment likely to m any way influence or affect the result of any pending election. At the Ringwood railway station, Victoria, on the 20th ult., as the passengers were taking their seats m a train, a terrific explosion occurred which shook the earth for miles round the spot, and was heard for still greater distances. A rush was made for the engine, whence the awful sound and concussion had come, and from which a great cloud of steam and smoke was rising. It was at once seen that the boiler had burst. The fireman was prostrate on the platform, and the driver was groping blindly about with a dangerous-looking wound on his forehead, and his eyes closed with dust and blood. After being examined it was found the driver had escaped with a superficial cut, while the fireman was not seriously hurt. So great was the force of the explosion that the boiler was torn open like so much paper. One piece of the boiler plate, weighting 7cwt., was found 200 yards away from the line. The fence of the statiou yard was broken down. Windows were broken m houses miles distant by the concussion. No cause for the accident can be assigned. The boiler was manufactured by the Phoenix Company, Ballarat, and the engine had been running for 11 years. The fishing boat Maggie sank off the North Head, Auckland, at a quarter to 3 o'clock last Saturday afternoon, and Robert Mellis, one of her crfcw, was drowned. The crew of the Maggie included John Colme, who was m command, Matthew Parsons, James Green, John, Alexander, and Robert Mellis. A squall struck the boat when James Green had the sheet m his hand, but he had not time to let it go before the craft filled *and went over. All hands Bank, but three of the five rose, and succeeded m reaching the shore. John Colme and Robert Mellis were less fortunate. Two men, named M'Lean and Williamson, promptly dived off the rocks and swam out a considerable distance. They then dived and got hold of John Colme, who was brought ashore and resuscitated. Robert Mellis, who was drowned, was one of the brothers Mellis associated with Colme m the fishing business. Some surprise has been occasioned by intelligence that the Hon. W. H. Reynolds, M.L.C., has been displaced by the Government on the High School Board of Dunedin, and that Mr J. Sinclair had been appointed m his place. Mr Reynolds is one of the oldest and most effective politicians m New Zealand. He was Speaker of the Otago Provincial Council. It is stated that the first intimation Mr Reynolds had of his displacement was the publication of the telegram which announced the appointment of his successor. He was once reputed to be as member of Parliament "a Liberal of the Liberals." An increase of typhoid fever cases for the week ended January 13 was the subject of serious consideration at the last meeting of the Victorian Board of Health. The returns showed that during the period mentioned there had been 93 cases and 6 deaths, as compared with 49 cases and 5 deaths for the corresponding period of the previous year. Dr. Gresswell, the medical inspector, explained that it was difficult to select any particular thing as the real cause of the increase, as this special form of disease could make its appearance through so many different channels. Contaminated water and milk were fruitful causes of typhoid, and m this connection he expressed regret that very little improvement had been effected m the large dairies of the metropolitan areas. Again, many of the municipal councils contended that they were m no way responsible for the manner m which nightsoil is disposed of, and hence the offensive material was permitted to be taken out to dairy farms and utilised there m a most disgusting manner. Milch cows were grazed on these farms, and thus the germs of typhoid were communicated to the milk, and from it to the consumers.