THE PELORUS GUARDIAN, AND MINERS' ADVOCATE. TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH., 1895.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 6, Issue 40, 25 June 1895, Page 2

THE PELORUS GUARDIAN , AND MINERS' ADVOCATE. TUESDAY, JUNE 25TH., 1895.

Delivery of Papers.—We beg to inform our subscribers along the Blenheim road that we have made arrangements with Messrs Hey wood and Fowler for the delivery of our Tuesday's isuue by their coach, thus enabling subscribers to receive both issues on the day of publication. Pamphlet.—We acknowledge the receipt of a pamphlet entitled " The Good Times Coming," by W. Harker, which deals at some length with the unemployed question.

Theatrical. —Our readers will no doubt be pleased to learn that an old theatrical favourite—Mr J. J. Kennedy—is likely to visit this district shortly. He is supported by a very powerful company, who are very well spoken of by our Wellington contemporaries.

Coach Delayed.—The heavy rain which fell all day yesterday caused a flood at Totara Hill, whereby the Nelson coach was delayed. She had not arrived up to the time of our going to press. Havelock School.—The duties of this school will re-commence on Monday next, Ist July, instead of Monday, Bth July, as previously announced. Illness.—We regret to hear of the serious illness of Mrs Buick, wife of T. L. Buick, M.H.R., for Wairau. Her health is so precarious that her husband has been forced to ootain leave of absence from his Parliamentary duties. We wish the lady a speedy recovery.

The Payne family were, at latest advices, delighting large audiences at Capetown.

Lambing has commenced in the Auckland district.

Three boys have been fined 5/- each at Wellington for playing football in the public street.

A wether killed at the Wanganui freezing works scaled i66lbs. This is a record for the works.

The recent outbreaks of leprosy among Europeans is exciting a good deal of uneasiness in Queensland. Working time on Government co-opera-tive works is to be reduced to four or five days a week during the winter, thus making room for about 600 men.

The Bush correspondent of the Napier News says:—" Young totara trees have been grown successfully forsome time by asettler at Matnrahara. They do very well under cultivation, and should be more extensively planted, as totara is one of the most valuable of New Zealand timbers.

The Hot Fjilcrs Chronicle says:—" A specimen of a very rare bird, the haka kura, was brought to town the other day by a native. It is of a brilliant red plumage on the back, totally distinct from the sombre colouriug of the common kaka. The natives allege that it is ths first specimen of this species that has appeared here within the past 50 years.

Dr. Wheeler, of Chicago, claims to have discovered what he terms " the microba of death," which can be destroyed like other microbes. It resembles the microbe of consumption, and, with its destruction, nothing short of actual violence can, says the discoverer, put an end to anyone's term of existence.

The Wellington Post invented the statement (and the Press Association telegraphed it throughout the Colony) that a deputation had stated to the Premier that one thousand guineas were to be presented to Mrs Seddon. No such statement was made, and we can only conclude that the story was intended as a peg on which to hang some indecently outrageous comments, so characteristic of journal in question.— Standard.

A southland farmer sent Home 145 bags of oats, which realised £B7 4/2 gross. The charges amounted to no less than 7/9, £35 4/6 was incurred in London.

It is rumoured that Mr R. H. J. Reeves, of Nelson, and Mr W. C. Smith, of Hawke's Bay, will be called to the Upper House shortly. The widely-known Thomas Hall, sentenced to penal servitude for life for attempting to poison his wife at Timaru, is now in appearance a bent and broken old man. And yet he cannot be more than 40. His hair is iron grey. He is said to be a good stone-mason, having picked up a knowledge of the trade in gaol. His wife, we hear, is still convinced of his innocence.

No less than 27 publicans out of the 43 in the Tuaranga District ran a risk of losing their licenses through not sending in proper applications. Heads of families, storekeepers settlers careful house-wives (young and old), rich and poor alike, will save heaps of money by reserving tUeir purchases for the " Great Partnership Sale," which is now on at Te Aro House, Wellington. The announcement made in another part of this issue, that a sale of greater magnitude than ever attempted by Te Aro House is now being held should arrest the attention of everyone in this part of the Colony.

Te Aro House has long held the premier position as the leading " Family Drapery Warehouse " in the city, and further developments are now taking place to inaugurate jthe New Year, 1895. Early in the year Mr Smith admits to a partnership in his business a commercial gentleman who has long been associated with the London buying for Te Aro House