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Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 5, Issue 412, 15 July 1890, Page 2

Items of news will be found on FIRST and fourth pages. Village settlers requiring fruit trees are requested to communicate with the Fruit Tree Committee on or before Saturday next.

Attention is directed to the Wholesale Drapery Co.’s replace advertisement.

Good day ! Have von paid a visit to the Grocery Company t (Advt.

A ball will be held in the Public Hall on the 24th instant, particulars of which will be found elsewhere.

A letter from an Aucklander in Sydney states that there are thousands of people out of work and homeless. The inmates of the Sydney poorliouse number 900. He warns people not to go there. A lale cable message states that Mr W. 11. Smith has been raised to the Peerage, and that Lord Handolpli Clilire I■il 1 rejoins the Ministry and assumes the position of leader of tile House of Commons, this step being taken by the advice of Lord Harington, w ho was asked but declined to take office.

To save 60 per cent, on your GR() CERIKS is a big item. Try it V [Advt. The correct acreage of the land to be sold by Messrs G. Hoes and Co, at Woodville on Saturday next, in the deceased estate of Robert Atkinson, is 01 acres 29 perches. Mr C. F. Gregory, baker, lias removed to the premises next to the Post Office. Mr Gregory has recently purchased the building and laud. If you want coals, go to Newcastle ; and if you want first-class Grocery, Ironmongery, and Glassware, go to Moller and Jenssen. But for thoroughly reliable Drapery, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, at lowest cash prices, go to the Wholesale Drapery Company. Inspection invited, and, as heretofore, visitors will not be pressed to buy.— Advt. A meeting of the members of the Holiday Assocation is convened for to-morrow evening.

On Saturday next the Pahiatua Football Club will visit the Ilavvera Pah and try conclusions there with the Native football team. All-members of the Pahiatua team are particularly requested to hold themselves in readiness.

It's quite true that our new customiri are astonished al the heavy prices they have been paying for their Gtoceries else where when they come ami save 60 to 75 per cent, on their bargains at the Company's Store. [Advt. There is no denying the fact that the new premises into which the Wholesale Drapery Company have just gone are the most imposing in the district—both outside and inside. The shop is a very commodious one, and fitted up with every convenience. There are also two show rooms, which will be used as fittingrooms by lady and gentleman purchasers. Of the dwelling-house ponton of the building we can only say that the whole of the rooms are exceedingly comfortable. There are three bedrooms, dining-room, kitchen, and scullery (in which water is laid on).

At Blonlieim, on Thursday, John Edward Hyde Harris, solicitor, on three charges ot obtaining money under false pretences, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment in the Terrace Gaol, Wellington. He prepared a written defence, but the Probation Officer refused to recommend him to be placed under tho Act. The following letter has been received by Mr H. Marsh from the SurveyorGeneral regarding the supply of fruit trees to village settlers :—“ Your note of the 4th instant duly received. I think it is unlikely we shall be able to satisfy all the demands made, and that the quantity will be limited to one dozen or one and a half dozen trees to each settler. Please send in a list of village settlers who have ground prepared and fenced, and who wish to have the trees supplied to them." The public meeting held at Woodville last week was not altogether on railway matters, (hr vve find the following resolution (which we commenced to the earnest consideration of the County Council and Mangahao settlers) was carried, on the motion of Air Hageen, seconded by Mr Carlile r" That this meeting considers it necessary that a road should be Opened up to connect Woodville direct w ith the Mangahao Valley, and that the Watpawa County Council should co-operate with the Munga-alua Hoad Board lor such a purpose, and tailing an agreement the County should proclaim a County Hoad in that direction at its earliest opportunity, and that a copy of this resolution be sent to each of the above named bodies; and that the settlers of the Afaugahao be asked to urge on the Pahiatua County Council the desirability of forming the road connection in their district necessary to establish the proposed counuunicattion."

The following protest, signed by n number of the leading Dunedin residents within an hour or so, w as sent to the three city members on Friday:—“We, the undersigned citizens of Dunedin, who have each a large stake in the colony, where we have long dwelt and worked, being also extensive employers of labour both in town and country, desire to inform jou that we view with alarm and disgust the prolonged useless wrangling of the present session, and we hope that this expression of opinion from us may help you to pm a stop to idle words in the Assembly, and encourage you to use your influence with other members to undertake the real work of Parliament w ithout waste of time."

Mr Paulsen, the sporting writer of the Sydney Daily Telegraph, and formerly of New Zealand, met with a serious accident

on Friday, which is likely to terminate fatally. Ho wn ruling through the streets when hi* horse ami dashed into an approaching cart, the shaft of which penetrated Mr Tallinn's left thigh, per forating the limh and fracturing the pelvis. The sight was sickening. Mr Paulsen was impaled for a few moments, and then f« 11 to the ground. The sufferer was removed l«» the hospital. The horse was severely injured, and had to lie destroyed. Dr Filrheit and Mr Fish have replied as follows to the protest from Dunedin residents against loss of tune, and expressing a hope that the work of Parliament would l>e proceeded with without delay : 1 hanks for telegram. The general hojie expressed here is that the more intelligent body of the citi/ena of Dunedin do not concur with you in pronouncing to he waste ot time a discussion by Parliament upon the condition of the Colony and its financial and industrial outlook. W e would suggest that your influence might be powerfully employed for the public good in petitioning Parliament for dissolution at the close of tho financial debate."

A curious epistle has been received by Mr Deakin, addressed to "The Hon. Secretary of State. Melbourne, Victoria." The writer lives in San Francisco, and encloses several clippings from the 4 San Francisco Chronicle' relative to droughts and floods in the colonies. Ha asserts that high soaring birds, such as the condor, griffin, and eagle, will produce rain by piercing the clouds, and a downfall can also at any time be obtained by a metallic balloon. He thinks that the Government ought to maintain and tram such birds, as they are God's servants and man's friends, and should not he wantonly slain. The writer signs—" Yours obediently, for good, Michael Cahill, M.D." An extradordinarv disturbance occurred at the Parramatta Girl’s Industrial School one evening last week. About a dozen ranging in age from fourteen to eighteen, at a given signal broke away from the control of the matron, rushed into the yard, and amidst screams and yells and most horrible volleys of abuse and blasphemy showered stones against the windows of the chapel and dinning room which were soon fiddled. The police were summoned, and the girls, who hailed the appearance of the police van w ith jubilant cri#9. were removed to goal. It appears that the girls, who had been previously convicted of riotous conduct while inmates ot the school, had been sentenced to short terms of imprisonment and set at liberty, and that this riot was the outcome of a desire on the part of the girls to gam their liberty by the same process.

An English paper publishes the following particulars with regard to some remarkable long-distance telephone experiments made with the Van Byssalberghe system in the United States: Between New York and Chicago, a distance of 1010 miles, conversation was carried on bv means of a copper wire; with an iron wire, conversation could not be carried on very easily at a distance exceeding 250 miles, anil at a distance of 620 liuies absolutely nothing was heard. Between Fos* toria and New' ork, a distance of 730 miles, a conversation was successfully carried on by means of a copper wire of 2 7-10 miliiuetres in diameter (or a little over one-tenth of an inch). The sounds were feeble but perfectly distinct, and " a," the most difficult letter in telephonic transmission, could be heard quite clearly. 1 he same size wire between Fostoria and Albany, a distance of 585 miles, gave results, which were, e\en from a commercial point of view, quite satisfactory. These are the greatest distances on record at which telephony has been successfully carried on.

A paragraph in our last San Francisco mail summary narrated the fall of a big meteor on the farm of Martin Kittinghatn, Montecillo, Mississippi. This is how the veracious Massachusetts Ploughman narrates the occurrence :—lt landed in a pond, about 10 o’clock in tho morning, and as this pond was one which Mr Kittirgh&m had stocked with fine trout and perch, the red hot stove soon converted the whole pond into steam, at ones killing and cooking the fish. It was sad to lose his pond, but the planter was equal to the emergency, and determined to make the most of it. He had several of his men secure as many of the fish as they could with long poles, as it was impossible to go near the white hot meteor. When the fish were secured invitations were sent out at once, and a large number offreinds of Mr Kittingham partook with him of a rare banquet literally cooked by a reeijie from the skies. All enjoyed the feast, but few would care to experiment with similar cooking. The South Canterbury Education Board at their last meeting were asked to define what were the duties of a " visitor" representing a school committee, and the Itev. G. Barclay told the story (says the local Herald) of a " visitor" in a district he did not name, who was a great nuisanse to the lady teacher in charge. He was a blacksmith, and seemed to delight in doing his duty as visitor. He would go to the school W'ith his apron on, and with hands fresh from the forge, and idle away half an hour in talking to the teacher, looking over the children’s copy books, putting his thumb brands on the pages as he did so. And the teacher dared not complain for fear of risking her position. \ aile’s scheme of railway reform is again going to be inquired into by a Parliamentary Committee. The Hon. Mr Fergus has given notice to move tiiat in order to give effect to the report of the Public Petitions Committee, a committee be appointed to inquire and report to this House upon the subject matter of the said petition, the committee to have power to call for persons and papers, and to report within a month, such committee to consist of Messrs Alien. Harknoss, T. Mackenzie,.!. McKenzie, Monk, W. P. Beeves, \\ ard, W byte, Hon. E. Bichardsou, and the mover, three to form a quorum. The Auckland Bailway Beform League have forwarded a petition to Parliament in favour of Vaile’s system, containing 4327 signatures. They expect to bring the number up to 6000. The prayer of the petition is that an unconditional trial be made of Vaile’s stage system on the whole or a considerable section of the railways of the colony. Notwithstanding the fact that Sir R. Stout has repeatedly declared that he would not stand for re-election to the next Parliament, owing to his business affairs, strenuous efforts are being made by the Opposition to secure his re-entry into political life. With this view a requisition has been drawn up and presented, signed by Mr Ballanre and all his supporters, urging Sir Bobert to offer himself as a candidate nt the general elections, and pledging themselves to follow his leadership. Strong bones ar»* expressed by the Opposition that he will complv with the request of the party, but Sir Robert has

not vat given a definite reply to tho requisition. Ho has informed the requiaitionisu that he will not bo in a position to reply definitely until ho has had a consulatiou with his partner in Dunedin.