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Southland Times, 30 June 1885, Page 2

j Changed Hands.— The Southland Club 1 Hotel bag pasaed into the bands of Mr Paterbod, well known in former years as proprie^ tor of tin Lake Hotel, Waihola. Mr pAterson will enter into possession of the Club at an early date, To-night. — Our readers Deed scarcely be reminded that Sir Daniel's lecture on " Oxygen and its work." is to bs delivered this ereniog, Proceedings will begin at 8 o'clock punctually, at which time the chair will be taken by Dr James Galbraith, the vice-prefci-dent of the Southland Institute. ':'! icbnsing Meeting. —The adjoiimed an* nual licensing meeting for the district of Campbelltown was hel<l yesterday. There present Messrs 8. J, Gordon (chairman), W. Conyers and Samuel McLol. The only biuiness before the meeting was the question of granting ft license to Jol n Bergin for the Oiub Hotel, it was resolved thit the licence be granted, provided an application for transfer be made before tho nest quarterly meeting,

At Labob.—The search for the prisoner' Lawson, who jumped out of the evening train at Oteramika on Saturday last, was continued all day yesterday, but without success. 1 It is supposed tbat Lawson is hiding in the bush closfi to the spat where he leapt from the carriage, \ Details.—The following is the result of the vo'ing in the various provincial districts for local boards of the Government Insurance Association:—ln"Aack]and—in favor of local J boards, 200; flgainsr, 639. Taranaki, 9-157; Wellington, 63—973; Hawke's Bay, 27— -310 ; Nelson. 20—228 ; Maryborough, B—lo7} Westland, 24—253 ; Canterbury, 196—856 ; Otago, 383—748; Southland, 8-100. |

POOR LADTi—The entire personal properly of Mrs Parnell, mother of the Irish Land Leaguer, at Bordentown, New Jersey, was seized at the suit of Joshua Turner and others and sold on June Ist., Mrs, Parnell bais sacrificed her fortune by her carelessness, and in mixing in Irish politics to. aid h( r son's advancement. Her intellect has bet n: slowly giving way under political strain and embarrassment for money. ... v - Nor What Hb jmtended. -— Through; ignorance of the ramifications of criininal" law, Mr Ryder was compelled, very unwillingly, to prosecute the boy Price, whose case appears in our Police Court report.. Mr Ryder's object in informing the police was to get the youDg reprobate to return the leggings, anrt be wa^ very much annoyed when he found tbat the effect of his infonaa- - tion had b;en to place the boy in the dock, -- Caught.- A youDg woman named Bridget Brosnan was arrested the other day at Skippers on a charge of child desertion. It .appears that she left the cbild at Rivextori with the parents of the man whom she accused of being the father, having failed in an action at law brought against him. Leaving the little one at the bouse she departed from the neighbourhood, and er quirks were instituted with the result stated. The girl will be brought before the Resident Magistrate at Riverton to-day. A Reliable Mixture. —The balf-breels who aie making themselves so troublesome in Canada just now are the issue of marriages between Indian women and European emigrants, among the latter being those sturdy Highlanders who were sent out by Lord Selkirk to settle in the North-West nearly a century ago. A recent writer on the subject, however, pays a high compliment to Scotland by asserting that it is only among the Scottish p Ttion of the half-breeds where true loyalty to established government is to be fonnd. NOBTH TNVBROAKGrLL COUNCIL.—At the last meeting of this Council the Mayor and all the Councillors were present,—Tbe Clerk was instructed to advertise sections 11 and 12, block P, as open for lease.—lt v* as decided that <he Council was not in a position to comply with the request made by Mr J. Ohiliis to have a ditch deepened.—The amount of the costs in the action taken by the Inspector of Nuisances sgainst Mr BaHlett was passed for payment, — Several matters were referred to tbe Works Com* mittee. —Councillor Flaus gave notice of a motion to alter the borough bylaws, and the Council adjourned. CtjAIBVOYANT HEAUNQ. — Sigmr Otty^ Hiig, who styies himself the '• Swiss Medical Clairvoyant,''iwill arrive in Invercargill on the 13th July for the purpo3e of curing all the ills that our local flesh is heir to. His flystenij as described by the Press) is decidedly peculiar, but there appears to be abundant evidence that it is generally successful. He claims that while in a mesmeric state, induced by contact with a patient, he can correctly diagnose any disease, and eftactively prescribe herbal remedies for tbe complaint. According to the new-paper reports the Professor has perform d some remarkable cures, Ministbbs' Association —The monthly meeting of this Association was held yester* day evening at the house of the Rev. Mr Ferguon. The question of evangelis ie services was discussed, the Rev. Mr Ferguson being the opener, At the close of the meeting the following resolution was moved by the Rev. Mr Stocker, seconded by the Rev. Mr Dutton, and carried unanimously : — '■ That the President, the Cqv. Mr Sfcobo, be requested to write to Mr Denniston, expressing, on behalf of the Ministers' Association, their appreciation of his efforts whilst editor of the Southlahd Times in the interests of leligiotm truth and morality," A Cbtjmb of CoMffoax.—A special meeting of the New Zealand Protection Association was held on (Saturday, Rt Christchurch, when there was a very large attendance. The object of the meeting was to consider the Customs tariff proposals of the Colonial Treasurer. There was » long discussion, after which the following resolution was carried ucaairoouely ;— '• That this meeting heartily appTove of the Customs tariff, as proposed by the Colonial Treasurer as it is in! on led for revenue, and also w'.th the view of foftering and encouraging the development of the industries and proJuct ons of this colony." The Secretary was instructed to forward a copy of the ie<oultion to Sir Julius Yogel. ANYTHING FOB N"TOBIBTT.— CMluai, a swimming professor, encouraged by Paul Boynton, leaped from Brooklyn Bridge into tbe Bast Ri»er, a distance of 135 feet, For 100 feet ha Rbot down straight, but. when within 3) feet of tbe water his boJy turned and he struck tbe water with a oiighty splash. "When Odium rose to the surface, blood froth was oozing from his moutb, He was seized by Boyuton and dragged on board a tug, where a number of •' aports " were a« eeniblerl watching tbe feat. After considerable iubbing he came to for a few second?, butsoon after died. On examination of the body it was found that five ribs were broken and the heart ii.jured. The authorities made arrests in connection with the affair, ! The Exhibition Band ConteßT.—At a meeting of the invercarerill Garrison Band yebtetday evening it was decided to inter fjr tbe baud compet:tior>, to be held in Wellington in connection wUh the foitbcoming Exhibition. I'nlesp, however, free railway passes are granted ihe band will not be able tj attend, and there will also hi a difficulty to contend with in that all tbem pn may not oe able to get away. As tbe intention of tbe Executive apparently is to add an additional attrnction to the Exhibition at a minimum cost, they might ju linou^ly grant tbe concetsion asked for. if free passes are not granted a number of the eoutbe-n bands will probably not attend, and the competition Will resolve itself iuto little moie than a local contest, Still Thk? CoME.«-Tbe following letter, signed by ten Cbrietchurch firms, hss been sent to the Hon. the Colonial Treasurer :—Sir, —We, tbe undersigned importers and manu. facturers of boots aud Rhoeß,beg respectful!y to direct your attention to the following factg : - Fust—That the extra duty will not, in the remotest degree, improve, or tend to increase tho conaumpt-oa of biots in the colony, as the factories already in existence have been established sufficiently loag to enable thorn to hold their own against the imported a-ticje. Second—'lhe old duty has already bad the desired effect of completely shutting out many cf the line? that were formerly import el ; the more especially as all grindery for manufacturing purpose? has htherto been adrn tted duty tie ; Third—lf tbe new tariff, as introduced by the Government, is earned, it will fail very boavily on the whole community, but more esptcinlly °n working me , struggling with large fiQiilies." PABLIAMENTABT DkIO.V.— At the bour fixed in the rules of the above As3oc:ation for Opening the meeting ye3terday evening there were present —Messrs J. L. McDonald, W. i B. Scandrett, R. F. Cuthbertsoo, H. Jagger, P. F. Daniel, J. Cattell, W. J. Smitb, G. Froggatt, J. liogers, H. H. Osborne, and J. England. Mr Fcandrett stated tuat be thought it would be better to alow the Union to dissolve. It had evidently not met the popular mind. He regretted this because those present, and one or two others who had written expressing their inability to attend that eveniDg, had taken great interest in the Society. Mr J. L. McDonald said he was eqrry tq have to f uppor-t the Premier ii his present motion. He bad hoped that the tmtmbership would have filled . up, and that they would have proceeded to consider and discuss the many public matters that were of interest to the people. Certainly there would have been plenty of business before them that night, but it was ust less to continue to meet with the present discouraging attendance. It was then resolved that all accounts owing should, he Said ftod the balance p(f th,e funds, banded, to, ie Clerk of the House, who had bestowed a' good deal of labour in recording the ikpeedjnga since the Uaioa was first stsrled..

Unfobtunate.— Subscription lists are now being taken round the town for the purpose of raising funds to assist a resident who has been exceedingly unfortunate of late. About four years ago [Mr Matthew Thomas suffered a severe loss through being burned _out ot.itheshop he occupied in Taj ;atieet;w Subsequently one of his knees became" diseased, an J after a long period of sufferings the limb had to be amputated. Thus hewaa incapacitated' for work,- while he has a wife? and large family of young children depending upon. him. Such a case should appeal to she sympathies Of our many charitable townsmen, and a sum ought to be amassed sufficient at kast. to- fairly start Mr Thomas-in., the business he js struggling to establish.. "We would suggest that a meeting of Mr Thomas' friends and sympathisers be held, bo tbat a phn of action m^y be organised; the case being a very urgent one. A PRoyrbENT Ikstitotion. — A very useful regulation has just been adopted by the 5 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. The men employed in the Com- ' pany'a stores are, in the nature of their work,? compelled to run a certain amount of rißJc of bodily injury, and we (Ashburton Mail) are informed that it has heeu resolved to insure all the workmen in the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company. Arrangements have been made so that in the event of total disablement from work payment will be made at the rate of £1 per week for a term not exceeding sixteen weeks, or in the tveufc , of death by accident, whi.'e in the Company's' employment, a payment of £50 will be made to the representatives of the deceased. The men will not ha* c to pay any premium, so [ that while protecting itself and its employes, the Comp.iny hope to continue to receive the services of the best men, who while conscious that they at c to a certain extent provided for in case of accident, will by careful work, avoid risk as much as poi ßible. Happy Man I - Tbe Ashburton Mail says it is not very often that a bankrupt is unawa-e of his total assets, bat a case turned up here tbe other day which goes to show that a man may forget in a genuine way that he has some pounds lying to his credit ia the bank. It appears that the Deputy OfficialAssignee has a habit of inviting the bank managers to impound on bis behalf any credit balances belonging to persons who seek the protection of the Court, and although hitherto tbe results have not been particularly satisfactory to the Assignee than official etumbled across a little plum recently in an. unexpected manner. He sent tbe usual notice to one of the oankß aud received a reply that there w^re several pounds to the credit of the 14 party " who had jast "joined the majority." And the money had been 'ying there forgotten for eight years, abiut which *inje ago its owner had remoTed his account to another institution. Instead of having an estate with 11 nothing " in it, Mr Bell has something in hand, and no doubt is prepared to aiim t the truth of the adage, "Sweet are tbe utes of . dveraity," High Schools Boabd.— The monthly meeung of this Board was held yesterday evening, Mfssrs Lnmsden (chairman), Frog, gatt, aud Matheaoa being present. — The average attendances at the schools weie reported to have been as follows :— Boys' schoo'j 42 j Girlb 1 school, 37. -Mr BlanchSower wrote that the amalgamation of. the senior boys' and girls' Latin classes had been attended with most satisfactory results. — The Education Department intimated tbat the Board's application for £2000 for the purpose of erecting a separate school for the boys wou d be considered, but as the sum required for p imay education was soh p a»y it was feared the request could not be granted. — The Education Boari wrote asking tbat holders of scholarships resident in the country districts should be admitced to the High Schools at smaller fees than those charged to the pupils living in town. The Chairman considered that dealing with the matter should be postponed until they had investigated their financial position. The Secretary stated that the deficit in last year's operations had been £60 15s, and the loss this year would bring the amount up to about £I<X). It was resolved that application be made to the Government fora vote to cover the deficit, and consideration of the Education Board's litter v.as deferred till rest meeting. A letter from Mr Calcutt, Government valuator, renewing the offer of £100 for the Board's section at Gore which was taken for railway purpose?, was referred to the chairman to deal with. Accounts and salaries amounting to £194 19s 81 were passed for payment and the Board adjourned, The Exhibition.— The goods sent us for the winter trade have been in most cases bought, not from warehousemen, but direct from the manufacturers of the articles, thus saving an intermediate profit, and putting us in the very best position to give genuine value. Shipments have been opened per steamers lonic, Aorangi, Doric, Tainui, Rimutaka, lluapehu, Kaikoura, Coptic, and Aravva, comprising a very large assortment of well bought goods for all departments. — Thomson and Beattib. Many people imagine that a business must lose much of its profits by " advertising expenditnre." My idea is when you have an article you can recommend and del ver at less than your competitor, yon should take all meana to make it widely known ; then the extra business done will compensate for loss of extra profit. I 1 therefore challenge my American Farm Wag- | goas, Buggies, Dog Carta, ifcc, &c, against anything produced in the colony for quality and cheapness combined. American Carriage Factory, Prince of Wales Yards. — Ad\'T. je27