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Southland Times, Issue 3927, 22 January 1881, Page 2

Dipton. — The Rev. Father Kehoe intimates 1 that he will offer the M.H. Sacrifice of the Mass at Dipton oa Sabbath, the 3Qth inst. J ■ Sunday Evening Service. — Mr E. j Moyse, of Tasmania, will preach, as ■ ah--f nounced in our advertising columns, in the , Temperance -Hall, Esk street, on -Sunday evening at half-past six. ' Political Rumor. — The Wanganui | Herald makes the statement, which must be 1 taken cum graiio, thati Mr A. P. Seymour i will not seek re-election for Wairau, but will f ' be elevated to the Legislative. Council, with a view to a possible. vacancy, in the Speakership- ....... '«' ARRIVAL.— For the benefit of those who ;.; may require' his advice, "we have to intimate that Mr Slesinger, the welUknown veterinary I surgeon of Dunedin, is expected to" reach Invercargill- -on a professional '• visit to-day. < He may be consulted at ; the Prince qf Wales - ' Hotel, but his stay will be a brief one. r ' Removal —-The public; will be glad ■to I learn that the Customs and Receiver of Laud _. Revenue Departments are to be moved to- ' day to more central premises, viz., to the rooms in. the Government Buildlugs recently 5 vacated' by the Telegraph staff — immediately b over the Post-office. i A Graceful GiFr. — The President of tbe • Hospital Committee, Mr W. H. Hall, desires to acknowledge, with thanks, the gift of flowers, in bouquet. and otherwise, to the ■' patients in the institution from All Saints' I".' Church, Gladstone. The Rev. J. Hobbs, in- > cumbent of that, church, preached a sermon on-" Flowers" last Sunday, and these are the. results; :• ! Fatal Accident at the Bluff Wharf; —On Thursday night a seaman named Taylor while proceeding on board the Jessie Readman, to which he belonged, fell over the side of the wharf He was picked up shortly after in an uuconso'ous state, and despite every effort made for his recovery, he died . 1 yesterday morning about 4 o'clock. From' ,:■-[ the fact that he revived for a short time, and 7 was able to speak, it would appear that he ' niiist have injured himself iv his fail, and that this rather than his immersion was the pause Of death. Taylor was an old man-o'-war's man, -md- held a discharge from the ; navy. . The Wesley an Ch,urch. — There , is every probability that the Rev Rainswoi-th Bavin, of. Nelson, will succeed the Rev 11.' S. Bunn as pastor of. the Leet street Wesleyau r Church.. Mr Bavin has for some time been located at Nelson, where he is very popular.'. He is well known as an earnest -worker 'in ' the cause of temperance, being a prominen: member of one of the local Lodges- of Good Templars. He is also an enthusiastic supporter of ; ijhp-:toni.c-.-sp.l-fa .system, . and: takes , an active interest, iu.fche social and political well-being of the. town. He is an excellent • prepcher, bis discourses being, marked by great fervor and high evangelical tone. Mr Bunn is put down for the' Napier circuit. : The Aquatic Championship. — There ar£ -pears to, , be j some doubt as,, to whether to- - day's rowing match between Haniau and taycock is really for the championship of . the world; or not., i, The New Yoi-k Clipper states that,, the articles for. a. match for 2500 dollars- , a side, the Spoittnan's Challenge Cup, '/and, the Championship of England, were,. signed 'at the Spor tman's office oa^he '30th November, . half ' the stakes being deposited, but that a later telegram states that Haniau, objects, to have the next race for the ' Championship of the, World take place anywhere else than on Toronto Buy, and that the understanding' between Ihe principals iri' tlie "present match is Lhat the title shall not jbe involved in the issue. .' ; Gladstone Church.—" -English Churchman" com plains. that we haver misprinted an important wpfft in bis letter r wliich appeared yesterday morning." Ihe word^'clestruciive," in the second line of the second paragraph, is, he says,, .an. error, /"and" should have, been , " distihctiVe7" • ■ The latter tertnV-he contends, i lis more suitable in theTcounectiqn in which it •is used, and ""reflects' no discredit" on the ' doctrines toVivhjch it/refers^ Quitejright*, and our readers will please substitute accordingly; .but had 'IE, OJ.*-Vritten.:0 J .*-Vritten. : " distinctive" in his : ,letter halE ,as*£'dlsfciactly" as he has done in 'his note before us, ,the. difference would have ,' been,; "more^.easily^'iLdistingiushedj^^nd the < lypirwbuld probably Save avoTd~ed : " destruc-- •'< tion." .■"•/• "C ' *, - : p-i'"'" s '"' ; " L'oRNE."*-^-'Aiiyoh'c who has ''been out as 1 i far as the Junction Hotel does not need to be i j told of the excellencies^ of^the property the • * ''name of which Appears' above, aud which ; t j will be- soltljon, veiy eajy tennsr.tp-nighf-. jbyr !r | Messrs McAidell and^Co. High and dry, ;c ■ bordering on the main-North and a district a road, with a rail way, in , tbe present, and a 1 'tramway in' prospect/almost ''to the door:,", i cut up into convenient sections of about""" l 6' o ' ncrcs,-*_enccd in part;' and 'backed' up r by ' the ' b 'Makarewa- <>bush— 'say,. '•.What- ;conld you y wish' for more? " ( If intending buyers, have ja any " doubts "about Jts qualities, they can ; b verify onr/emarks.by~goihg out by trainthis r s: afternoon to . Waliacetown ' Crossing,' 'inspect "o the property^'ah'd'returhlh time for the'YaieV h We le^ye tbe awtjoueers to say the rest, v

7: Pnopo?ED7 R-foLWAY ,iCbMi^T7 — T^he Mou?it v lda;ChroTiicle, ih'7'a leading^ articM; advocates ithe for matidrO'blf'-' a^ 'coascrnct^tli'e' Otago Centr^R^lvvay -bhy^ '-similar basis—namely, payment by land— as ihas beeu|shgg^Bt&s, ; in 'connection v*j*ith:4he |Ca^terbury^^f>Cbast RaUw)s^.i^t^says 'that the land -to be passed thirOiigtfT.by the latter is not to be compared with tu'afon .-the' Otago Cent* al, and the line has been at- . jjji.'oved^ by^Government ' and surveyed, .and, 7|"af^piT^erve^- made-f or' tlhe 'purpose^Hvfiicii"- - niigUt ljejransf erred to a corn pany, iZj.X^MZMMi^AifmZiZoi?Z-'''rsE : -- Native MINISTEE.— -Referring to Mrßryce's resigna■tfpff^he^^ no hesitation in saying that Mr Bryce's_, desire to' take active^ measures against Te. * Wbiti fairly^ represents the- -feeling which \A prevails almost unanimously along thiS^ i-cpas^ The settlers dislike, and. are tired iof J ! being exposed 7 ito' the 'cbntiiitted-' aad-icvcr-i th: eatenirigviisk of a murderous, raid. They know that if resistance and vblohdshed should ■d*esuit from active measures {igaiustTeWhiti; ,il| .would- hie'ari, ruin; to -many, anc! heavy jlosses to -n early allTof those near the •frontier.'; Hut 7 they lielieve that some day brother ttief uiifieulty wj,^^ gladly see %7atteiiipte(r„p\v^ : - even "though the worst should happen/. Te WbitOs.a.man of peace to-fday,^ but^bls'tongue is a^pbwerful weapon, and may ;be" used as- : a7;sharp>:s\vbr4 ; against the pakeharafci any ujotnenti-'l ; ' :.' rWiNTON.— Oui- corrcsponden^vriting yes;terday', saysit^Thc; Wiiiton 7Hus^|^7^urned:f out to-day foiMnoimted .'.parudeyfifter being] without an instruc(bi*, ; for a7peribdof upwards of two months,- Arader.the direction of j Drill-instructor Thomson., The arrival of the uniforms will, pp doubt, giyc afceshinipetiis to the movement,' and by enlisting their sympathies; excite additional interest T in the,, district among tHose nbt^ycfc enrolled,' and' Iwe shall probably, hear ; the, ejaculation—'•Soldiprsof the 43rd, teach ■..m'e-lipw to.' die;'.*.'.. Captain Burwell was ■'- in nt'lehclance. The i weather was propitious, and afair numberresponded to the regimerijiai ordehi-^-In cbn.sequence of tne preyfllehefe of 'sickness in'the district general ly it will7pi;obably be' advisable to. close the sehppl ■~for frtinie, so as to reduce the risk^bf infecfi'bn-tp^'TOTufmiim.— -' On. Sunday last, in the absence" of the minister, -'' , 'service ;i '\vas^cohaiicted-'-Bj : Mr.J; TE-. Lsii;' ; , '■'./"'■''' -; ; - ■■■■■■".'.'■/■ '■ . .-. ..-;-. .:f.-.ri. :-. \ AUsEFUL r Competition .—Mr Ross, super- f intendent of the :v lrive*'*cargill Fire 'Brigade^ with a view to sharpening- up his nieh. las instituted a very apt .way of doing; so : byonerihg"prizes for the quickest mbvements'irf connection with brigade work. , The., first, of these competitions, took placed pa; Thursday evening in front of ;the f Tempe'rancc^^ali, Esk street,: and took, the follbw4ng forth -.-^ The competitor bad to don his unifprm,.run 10Q yards, put a fire engine in working prder| attach a suction-hose to it, and run. but and' connect a length (40 feet) sf 'delivery 7anil branch hose. To those who did hot see it done thetime — 2 minutes Bh seconds— in which the winner, Peter . Huntj" went through these evolutions may seem almost incredible, biit Mr Ross expresses the opinion that the movements will yet be got through in shorter time. Three competitors, tied at 2£ . minute?.. In order to avoid slovenly work, the superintendent has instituted a iule by which 'a competitor who does not thoroughly fiuish'any part of his work, loses one pomt — equal to 2^ seconds. The nest trials will' take place on Wednesday next. Civil Cases at the R.M. Court.— The following cases were before His Worship at the Courthouse yesterday:— Weavers v. Watson : Claim for L9Ssun>!.er. a judgment summons. The defendant did not appear, and plaintiff stated- that: he had received £4 since the. service of the. summons. An order was made for payment-/ forthwith of L? 8s ; in default thereof, that/defendant be imprisoned, for. 14 days.— McQuarxie. v-X..Mor-ton: Action for tbe recovery of L 26, rent due, and also, for. ppssession^jof/; premises. Judgment for the amount sued for, with 12s costs, the premises to be vacated within -a week. — Rogers'' trustees v. L. L'bnguet; "jun. Mr Reade for plaintiffs, who.plaimed for a suit of clothes sold and 'delivered:'' 'Judgment by default foi* L 6, with' Ll 12s costs. — Guthrie and .Larnach v. 0. Jacobs. ' This case, which had been before the Court previously, was a claim- for L 65 J2s lOd, for furniture, &c, supplied: to the Working Men's Club. The plaintiffs strove to fix liability on Mr Jacobs because he was chairman of a meeting of committee of the Club at which it was decided to order the goods sued for. Mr Harvey, for plaintiffs, said that the parties were agreed as to the facts of the case. He then read the minutes of meetings of the Club, with the object of connecting' the defendant with the claim. ' Mr Finn, for the defence, said that there was no evidence that Mr Hatch, aud another had selected the furniture, as stated in the minutes ; in point of fact they did not do so Under these circumstance?, he contended that his client could not be made liable unless he actually ordered the goods. It did not even appear that he had acquiesced the purchase, being simply chairman of coin mittae on this pailicular occasion, and as such confirmed the decision of the meeting. There could be' iio doubt that the intention was that plaintiffs should be paid out of the funds of; the ,-Club.- : Counsel then read ' authorities with a view to proving that one member of a committee could not be sued for goods ordered by that' committee. .At this stage His Worship said that he must have the facts as agreed, .to placed before him in wilting. The case, was theii further adI jpurned till Monday. ..

A Scientific . Advance.— -A valuable heifer belonging to a farmer jneai; Northallerton recently broke its Jeg,- and it had -to be amputated. , The animal has since been fitted with a wooden leg, on which it moves. about with the utmost, ease, which proves':- the absurdity of hastily ordering the. destruction of animals that meet with such accidents.—, Truth. 7 . ... '/. , ' y ". '..// Wellington Wate k.— Anyone wishing ! f or ..a-xl-r-ink of really good -water,, should, pay, Wellington a visit. The Post says : — The water from the ,r,eseryoi^j-aeypr good at the best, has during the last few days become •positively disgusting: In color it is of- a dirty brown, :and leaves, a thick black.muddy.sedi-r ment in the bottom of 'any receptacle it may be. allowed to, stand in, for a, Jew minutes. Citizens-who Ibve their morning' bath aimpst| dread to get into the -filthy liquid, ami take care not to stir it up mom than they Can help. IE allowed to stand-over night iD a jug the : water actually becomes putrid, and/ throws 'off a stench as bad. as. stale soapsuds pr cabbage water. It is by no, means pleasant to contemplate that, as the summer advances and the supply in the reservoir 'gets lower/the water will become still more impure. : Peofessoe Blackie and Sis Popii^— A good story is : told of the amiable and rejuvenated professor, who r .._ »v_ bjlieye.ylate telegrams, is; purposing a visit to our . shores, went the round of the home papers some time ago. He is Professor of Greek in the University of- Edinburgh, and has/ some -particularly lively passages-at-arms with his roisterous pupils at the ; opening, and < .closer of the sessions'; Oh one occasion He found it necessary to post a notice-on the door of the class room to tbe effect that '• Profcs-ior Blaokia will meet his classes,'" etc. A waggs,> student passing that way carefully.erased°ihe letter '■ c ' 7, f rom " cla?se_.' " The new readme, '• Professor B. will meet his lasses,"><was immensely eujo/ed by the "Gicjks." but their triumph was short-lived. , The Professor, discovering the causj of their miith; completely '.discomfited them by a f urther erasure of the letter •" 1 n from •* lasses " — thus producing the highlysuggestivereading, " Professor B. will meet his asses. ' The laugh "wtas 101 V the other way. ' «<■ * Pek Contra'" "to - the - -Irish' T_and League —Long leases aie not everything, it seems.' It is 'freqlibntly -asserted that the comparative prosperity and enterprise .of Scottish fartners are /at least encouraged by the long leases un&er~ which they hbldHlieir farms. Tbis belief, the hßi itfsh Agricn Iturist siys, isincou-cr.'- "The Scotch leasing ■system," in fact, '-has never proyided ,f r 'enaufcs that rheasure oE jecnnty"Eor/invVnent at 'capital which jt had long gbf the jredit 1 of furnishing.' ' In recent year's 'the idvantages of long leases to Scoich 'farroerc lave b'eeu saddled with far too 1 much. Of teuer. n place of being to bis bench 1 , th<--.lease has oersted to thefarmer's disadvantage} aud tl c >elicf is growing that-yearly tenure, witl/f v o* •ears' "notie'd to quit,-and' compensation' foi .meliojatious, would prove a better sy^em f( r »ofh landloid ani tenant." Tlie ation for "ameliorations '' ,would be'irsignirmt in the case of a' fai met wh*/ threw up b s olding because trade was- bad, and fanning

■ Tue House th vt Jack Bujlt. 1 —It is i niious fa"t th it " fhe Hov e that Ji<*k Bn.lt" t, au accommodated atid.Juied iriu-Uati'm Df an ancient parabolical hymn said to have beeu sung by the lews at the Feast of the Pass>o\ei, ■*and"comm' i raoiati,ve of tne pnnsi pal events- in the history of the_ chosen - neople. "■ - '\. The DrF\ULTr> T Gi- SWEephot dkb. — Alluding to th- fact that Mr Gedge Noith, \\ hose, name has T fpr same -years past been familiar as a household word amongst those who ■de'ight iv mvestiug the.i poauds in ••sv.ecp-)" oi •• consultations " a 1 - they ai c indifferently iallc'V*«id quietly wilhdi awn from the-City of Wellington, lakiug vuth him as lerainucencc^ of lr-5 .numerous confiding' fnends a <-urn of money totalling up to the respectable amount of between £1000 and £5000, which had been entrusted to his keeping until the iesu!t of cci tain races wasknown, unenhehad undei taken to*di\ide the dollars a,mong thoj-e who weie'foitunate eh»ugh to diaw the uaraevof horses fiom the lucky bag, the Nelson Mail <;ays — -'As the whole i>ro-cec'li'igi-v unlawful, Mr Gcoige yorth ha- the satisfaction of knowing that no action will lie a,gain-t him vv th icgaid to the' "sweep' mouey, aud if he has beeu pindeut enough to steei clear oE any otbei offence against the law he will be able to settle down conifoitibly in Ameuca ou a snug little faim, oi pcihaps in a flourishing public house, piuchased with the money of his dupes in New Zealand, whom he w ill -probably nevei cease to hold in affecf onate i em'embiance. Upon one thing he \M!leci tamly be abie tocongralulalehims If, namely, that he has done moie than could possibly have been effected by half a do.aen AiAs of Paihament "to put a stop to these gambling institutions which ha\c sprung up md nourished rin out midst, until the total amoant invested in them is largely in excess of £100 000 annually, towards which many needy joung men and young women vho can ill afford to spare a pound contnbnte in the aggrcratcTery largely. The widespread faith m these extensively advertised • sweeps ' having recened sd lude a~shoek, it will not in Eulnie be f-joud so easy to- laun h thera upou a ciedulous public. We snould like to see the bcoundrel leceive the punishment he desei\ es, but on the whole we are not soiiy that Geoige Worth has acted as he has. done, s>eeing that much good will ptobably lesult fiom his rascality.'