The Southland Times. PUBLISHED DAILY. Luceo Non Uro. TUESDAY 0TH JUNE, 1884.

Southland Times, Issue 4951, 10 June 1884, Page 2

The Southland Times. PUBLISHED DAILY. Luceo Non Uro. TUESDAY OTH JUNE, 1884.

Gas Dav. — Consumers will please note that to-day is the last day of the month on which discount is allowed on accounts.

Omitted. — The name of the Bev. T. Harrington >vas accidentally omitted from the list of committee of the Benevolent Institution in our repoit of the annual meeting.

Southland Institute. — Members are reminded of the meetiug to-night, when Dr Galbraith will read a paper on •« Evolution." A full attendance is expected.

Bobough Council. — A special meeting of the Invercargill Borough Council has, been called for this evening at 7.30, to further consider the burning question of retrenchment.

They Think It Impost ant.— The Government have received information that it is probable the American Congress will grant a subsidy for the continuation of the San Francisco mail service.

Gone to the Gbeat Assize. — An Austrian named Suttora, who was being conveyed fro *« Adelaide to Sydney to ans wer a charge of murder, seized a rooment when the constable's attention was diverted, and jumped overboard from the steamer. Boats were lowered, but were unable to find the man.

OUB Volunteebs. — There was a good muster at yesterday evening's Government inspection. Ihe men were marched, headed by the Garrison Band, to the east end of Tay Btreet, where they were put through a number of movements. The night being fine, their proceedings were watched with interest by a large number of the public.

The New Zealand Institution.— The Timarn Herald says :— There is no institution in this couutry more general or ' more intimately involved in the everyday afiairß of the people, thah mortgage. A New Zealand colonist scarcely considers himself fairly settled until he has a freehold, a wife, and a moitgage.

A Solution.— We have received several communications asking for information re the moving cautes for an act of the Borough Council at its last meeting, and suggest to thoße interested that the reports of the committee, on which it is to be presumed that action was taken, are public property, and should be open to perusal by the ratepayers. FoBEWAENED. — The Chairman of the Lyttelton Licensing Committee has given written notice to the landlords of thß Saxon Hotel and British Hotel to the efEect that at a meeting of the committee, held at the B.M. Comt, on the sth inst., it was decided to refuse to re- license those houses, on the ground that they were not required.

Presentation. — Prior to his departure from the Gladstone school, Mr Andrew Macdonald, who occupied the position of headmaster there, was the recipieut of a handsome present from the pupils. It consisted of a valuable watch and chain, suitably inscribed. In the absence of the chairman of the school committee, Mr Bpenoe, the presentation was made by Master James Mclvor. Mr Mac* donald is now located at North Forest Hill.

Still they Go. — Another stack fire has just been reported. It seem*- that on Friday night two stacks of wheat on the Five Bivers estate were totally destroyed. They were uninsured, and their value was about £250, An engine and " combine," which were close at hand, were saved with some difficulty, although damaged somewhat by fire and haaty removal. They were insured for £300 in the South British office, but £15 will repair the injury done. No information has reached us as to the origin of the fire.

Sheep Dip Trial. — Mr Colin Gray, of Wallacetown, having purchased 60 gallons of Tomlinson and Hayward's sheep dip, Mr Hayward went out to his farm yesterday and Bhowed ho*v to u»ft it with crossbreds and merinos. About 1000 sheep were put through, and the results were most satisfactory. Some of the more badly infected animals were marked and afterwards critically and closely examined, bat no living parasite was detected. Mr Gray's bath is a compact and wellarranged one, which he erected for dipping his own sheep last season.

Gross Negligence, — At the inquest in Dunedin, on the child Stirling, burnt to death, the evidence of the.motber wa* to the efEect that she gave the child to hsr six-year-old daughter to nurse. She went ont, and tidied up a shed in the back yard. On returning, after an absence of ten minutes, she found the baby's clothes on fire, and nearly all burnt. She dressed the child's burns, but medical advic** was not obtained. The jury returned an open verdict, aod.acting on their recommendation, the Coroner reproved the mother for her nnmotherly conduct, informing her that had there been much more evidence there would probably have been a verdict of manslaughter returned against her.

The Fire at Hamilton Burn. — Our correspondent furnishes the following parti* culars of the fire at Hamilton Burn, by which nix stacks of wheat, the property of Mr McDevitt, were destroyed :— On Sunday night, the Ist inst., the stacks were all right, the owner having examined them himself. On Monday morning about 5.30 a.m. he w, a informed by a man named Joseph Weir that they were on fire, and by the time Mr McDevitt got on the spot the stacks were completely destroyed. It appears very clearly to have been an act of incendiarism, as the stacks could not possibly havs ignited eaeh other, being built about twenty chains apart. The grain was insured with ihe South British Insuiance Company for the sum of £450, but that amount will not anything like c>ver the loss. The police are making tha necessary enquiries and will possibly be able to arrest the offender.

No Doubt Aboitt It.— Lord Coleridge is delighting his English friends with stories of his American visit, and among them with this : He was at Mount Vernon with Mr Kvarts, and, talking about Washington, 6aid, •• I have heard that he was a very strong man physically, and that, standing on tbe lawn here, he could throw a dollar right across the river to the other bank." Mr Evarts paused a moment to measure the breadth of the river with his eye. It seemed rather a " tall " story, but it was not for bim to belittle the father of the country in the eyes of a foreigner. •' Don't you believe it ?" asked Lord Coleridge. «• Yes," Mr Kvarts replied, " I IJthink it's very likely to be true. Tou know a dollar would go farther in those days than it does now."

Educational. — Our Wellington correspondent wires asfollows:— From returns presented to Parliament showing the manner in which the £6000 voted la*t session has been distributed to public libraries, I find tbe following sums fell to libraries in Southland district:— Arrow, £24 16s 2d ; Calcium, £17 12s 4d; Cardrona, £10; Kdendale, £22 6* lld; Flints Bush, £9 9s 8d ; Gore, £21 5s lOd ; Gropers Bush, £10 8s ld ; Knapdale, £29 ; JMoke Creek and Moonlight, £9 10s 4d ; Mataura, £19 ls ; Orepuki, £13 15s 2d ; Otautau, £18 19s 3d ; Pembroke, £10 3s 6d ; Pine Bush,; £111959d; Pukerau, £19 10a 9d ; Queenstown, £33 ls lOd ; Biverton, £23 19a 4d ; Tuturau, £11 3s 7d ; Upper Shotover, £11 12s 5d ; Wairio, £9 lls4d ; Wallacetown, £9 B.* 9d ; Winton. £10 5s lOd ; Woodlands, £11 ls 6d; Wyndham, £12 9s 6d.-Total; £378 12s. Following are the amounts of expenditure on native schools in Southlind: —Biverton, £163 10s 6d ; Colac Bay, £147 8s ; Buapake, £50 ; The Neck, £184 tis 6d.

The New Zealand Cash Company have removed their salvage stock to Messrs Guthrie and Co.'s building, next door to Mr Baxter, grocer, where they are selling goods at ridiculous prices. . Just Beceived. — A choice selection of Dolmans and Jackets. We are able to offer these goods much below the regular prices, having received a large concession in the buying. People desiring a really Good and Fashionable Article at a small figure should not fail to pay us a visit.— B. D. Yule & Co.

To Strangers Visiting Invercargill.— Have you visited Price and .Bulleid's Big Discount Sale ? If not, call and inspect at once No one compelled to purchase. Look at the windows. All goods exactly as advertised. No deception allowed. Everyone is talking about our prices: Ask your neighbors who have tried us. If you study economy try Price and Bullejd. Wonderful success of our great Discount Sale— 2s 6d in the pound.— PRICE AND Bullied.

Flattery.— The Bincerest form of flattery is imitation- Messrs Macpheraon and Prentice feel complimented at the attempt to match' them ; by others in, the way of selling at cheap prices, but can afford to ignore the illegitimate manner in which it is done. They advertise and enumerate their prices, ; as may be seen in another column ; and on comparison it will be found that they are by far the cheapest grocers in town. The thrifty and economical will findit to ,their advantage to patronise their shop in Esk Jstreet, which for cheapness in groceries cannot be equalled.— [Advt.j

Despairing Bankers. — The number of suicides among the brightest and most capable of business men, bankera and others will be re-\ duced to a happy minimum as soon as the specific virtues of Hopßitters are known. As all menwho.work with their brains and neglect to take the needed exercise, the food taken does not npurißh ; and dangerous debility, physica and moral, ensue. Bead. Bemedy for Hard Times.— Stop spending so much on fine clothes, rich food, and style. Buy good food, cheaper and better clothing, and stop the habit of using expensive or quack doctors or humbug medicine that does you only harm, but put yoar trust in the greatest of all simple, pure remedies, Hop Bitters, that cures always at a trifling cost, and you will see better times and good health. Bead.