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Southland Times, Issue 9091, 15 December 1885, Page 2

A Test'— The wage offered by the Government for the unemployed of Auckland is 4s 6d per diem. WiNxoir.— Mr James Gilmour was elected, without opposition, to the office of councillor for the ftorth Ward of the Borough of Winton, on the 12th inst. Police!, Coubt. —At the Police : . Court yesterday' morning; -before H: McOullocb, £tq., B.M.y a first offender was fined 5a and costs for having been drunk, and £1 for having resisted the arresting constable. Tbiaii Fours, T.R.C.— The final heat was palled off yesterday, evening,- between McPhereoa's and Field's crews. McPherson's woo, after a capital race, by a quarter of a length. , FHILHABMONIC. — Members of this Society will kindly note thafc a rehearsal of tbe Messiah will take place in Hunan's Hall to-mdrirOw evening. Members of the old Society are cordially invited to assist, and a fall attendance is urgently requested. Sotrt'H iNVEftCABGULi/. — The election of a councillor to represent the South Ward in the BeroKgh Council was held yesterday, the numbers polled being as follows: — John McLean, 16; James McMillan, 11. Mr MaLean was therefore declared duly elected, Getting Thboxtgh. — The friends of onr young townman, Mr Roderick Macleod Junr., will be glad to bear that he has passed his second professional medical examination at the University, Glasgow, and was complimented by the various examining professors upon his efficiency. Phabp and Merited. — Bight young men of Ottawa, movicg in the best society, and supposed to be of unblemished character, were, found guilty of rape in November, with attendant circumstances of tbe most brutal character, and all were to imprisonment for life, The scene in the Court among the relatives-of the convicts beggared description. One Danger With Wire Fencing.— A singular lightning accident recently occurred at ' Camilla, New York, by which five horses were killed . The animals were standing with their necks over a fence when suddenly the wire was struck with lightning at a distance of 1000 feet from them. The current traversed the wire and went to the ground through the horse*. Theßioh SghoIiABSHIFS, — At the University College Council meeting at Auckland the report of the examiners, recommending that the Sinclair and Gillies scholarships should be awarded, was adopted. The Sinclair scholarship was awarded to F. E, Wilson, of Dunedin, and the Gillies scholarship to W. T. H. Green, of Avonside, Christchurch. Both are tenable for three years— each with a grant of £100 per annum. A. protest Wflß forwarded against the candidature of Green, but the Council considered it vague, and it was consequently not sustained . Musical Note.— lt is not commonly known, says the Evening Press, but is, never* theless, a fact, that Wallace, the composer of theipopular opera Maritana, spent some time in New Zealand in the very early days. He was not at all in good circumstance* then, and he travelled through the colony giviDg performances on the violin, He afterwards went to Australia and Maritana was actually composed at Sydney, Wallace's fame has long been world wide, and the best prcof ' of his genius is the uadimioiihed hold which bis music retains after the test of forty years. Something New. — The Postal Department have decided upon offering tbe public opportunities of forwarding small sums by means of what are termed " postal notes." On and after the Ist January next postal notes will be issued at all money order offices in Mew Zealand for sums ranging from one shilling op to LI. The charge for a note for the former amount will be one half* ■penny, and for the latter threepence, tbe rates for the inteimediate amounts being in proportion. This system will probably be found very convenient, and no doubt it will be largely taken advantage of by the public, Value op Gum Trees.— Ten years ago nobody could spend a summer night at the Fontane, on the bank cf the Tiber, three miles below the ciiy of Home, without imminent danger of being attacked by the worst form of Koman malarious fever, and consequently tbe few labourera went to the place in the morning and left before sunset. Now 350 person« stay there constantly, and all are in good health, The improvement in the sanitary condition of the place ia mainly, if not exclusively, due to the growth of a grove of 125,000 eucalyptus trees. Behellious,— The Wairau Boad Board (Mariborough) has declined to pay its quota towards hospital and charitable aid, on the ground that the principal of the Hospitals and and Charitable Institutions Act is wrong, and that such institutions oaght to be supported out of the Consolidated Fund. The hospital has hitherto been supported by the Government, and charitable aid for the whole district for many years past has been defrayed by the Blenheim borough, tbe Boad Boards not paying anything. The Wairau Board ia taking steps to induce other boards to follow its example and refuse to pay. Japanese! CubioS.— People passing along Bsk street yesterday were somewhat surprised to see Mr Todd'e auction mart, which is generally used as a place for the exchange of opinions as well as merchandise, closely shut up. The reason for thin unusual proceeding was to enable the staff to open out a very fine collection of Japa 63e goods which have been consigned direct from Hiogo for sale here; The Exchange was open last night to give the public an opportunity of inspecting the curious and elegant results of the taste «n/l skill of th'a wonderful race of people. The goods will be sold this fore* noon, and tho&e who desire novel and handsome nick-nacks for home ornamentation would do well to attend. The Minstrels — There seems to be no end to the repertoire of Hugo's BufEalo Minstrels ; every night they present some« thing new to the lnvercargiil public. Yesterday evening there was another entire change of programme, the songs, dances, jokes and eccentricities being as amusing and entertaining as ever. Local amusement* seekers have learnt that they can always tborougly enjoy themselves with the Buffaloes, and, as something fresh find funny can be relied upon every time, they flock in large numbers to see the show. The company has been excellently supported since the opening oE their i eason, and probably will be to the end A gr%nd complimentary benefit to Miss Priscilia Verne is announced for Thursday night, when the Minstrels will appear for the last time in Invercargill. Inveboabgill Schools Distbiot.— Meet. ings of importance take place to-morrow evening at 7 30, in the North, Central, and goath Public Schools respectively. It will be remembered that theannnal meeting of householders -last. January made it an instruotion to the School -Committee to take steps to have the district subdivided so that each school should have a district and committee of its own.; In pursuance of th*t resolution the committee caused petitions to be prepared and circulated, and these, having been received and favourably considered by theSducttion Board, the next step now falls to be taken, viz , that the householders in each of the derided districts should meet and say yea or nay to the proposal that they should set up hnnse for themselves on educational matters. It is therefore desirable that the meetings should be well attended and that thtir collective voice should be no uncertain sound, A^.THiaEiHiliiTioir— Nairn's celebrated Floorcloths up to" 16 feet, and Linoleums to twelve* alsOfCroesley's and Morton's five frame Brussels Carpets, with .borders .and rugs to. match. For customers -in town and suburbs who wish to se w their own carpets, we measure rooms, "and cut and tack . Without extra charge. Linoleums and Floorclbths' cut to fit rooms and laid-without extra chargei When we make carpßts no charge jg jaa^«; fej Jaying.-^TH 0 *

The" Gbbat Lawsuit.— The* • taking of accounts -in the equity. suit in Melbourne of Bell t, Olarkf? has now been concluded. The action was brought by Mr G. M. Bell against Mr Joseph Clarke in reference to partner* ship transactions in land in New Zealand and in shares and debentures of the New 'Zealand Agricultural Company. The Chief Clerk, on the final balance of the accounts, found that oa the 30th September, .1882, „ there, was a sum. of £46,331 3a lOd due as principal by Mr Clarke to the plaintiff, and > the interest from that da f e was £10,115 13s,' making a total of £56,746 16s ICd, and that the defendant was entitled to the shares and debentures. The amount, paid by the plaintiff as, Court fees upon Ihe certi6cate was £518 19s. Several objections have been made by each of the parties to different rulings by the Chief Clerk, and it is probable , that there will be appeals against them. , . The Rtjlikto Passion.— An old resident of Invercargill, and a very - old man, was found dead on the Invercargill Jetty early yesterday morning. The deceased, Mr Loderick McLean, had, during bis long life of 91 years, been passionately fond of fishing, and death overtook him -while he was engaged in his favourite sport. Notwithstanding the persuasions of Mi son and daughter-in law, Mr and Mrs Angus McLean, he persisted in going down as regularly as circumstances wouli itclmif", there to while away the time quietly and contentedly with his Jine. YtSterday morning he went out as usual, all hit preparations having been previously made with great and: sportsmanlike care, and some hours later he was found on the wharf dead. The deceased was a native of Bothesay, Scotland, and in the earlier days was engaged in the lightering business on the New Kiver. Everyone who knew the old man respected "Daddy" McLean, as be was familiarly! cal'ed ; all who had the privilege of bis friendship will deeply mourn his loss. I Sixpence A Day I— The. particulars of a njost touching case of fortitude and filial virtue (says the Wellington Press) have just been communicated to us from 'Canterbury. A girl of 17 has died of consumption in the hospital, a fortnight, after admission, and; it has been ascertained that she had dependent on her an aged father, a helpless invalid. For a long time past this poor, good creature had earned 10a a week-- aa an assistant to a photographer, and she bad supported her father and herself on that income. She paid 4s a week for the rent of a cottage, and the pair actually lived on the balance, 6s a week, or less than sixpence a day .each, They paid: their rent punctually, kept themselves per* f ectly free from debt, and never eolicited or r.ceived relief. At last the girl became too ill to work, and had to go to the hospital, where she died 14 days afterwards, ten shillings a week for two — earned by an honest girl's delicate hands. Think of, it you who growl about the hard times, and declare you cannot make both ends meet;, bat yet spend many pounds a week-on things which you could quite well do without and would never feel tbe want of. It is the contemplation of a case tike this which brings us to our senses as to the realities of life, Auckland's Tuen. —Private advices from Auckland (says the Timaru Herald) are very depressing. A correspondent write*:— "fiome departments of trade have not been so bad for many years. Business can ba done, as people must live, but money ia exceedingly difficult to obtain, A great number of people flocked to Auckland daring the last sis or nine months, spending their last sixpence to get there. The labour market is now over* stocked, and these poor people find themselves without employment or money to seek a more favourable market, Notwithstanding, this, things generally are sound, but the land speculators offer such strong temptations to inexperienced persons that they cannot resist, and take upon themselves responsibilities which in. case of reverse they are unable to bear. Sach is the case now". The Surrey Hills Estate, bought bj Thomas Russell and Co. , was offered in sections to the public on exceptionally easy terms, anfi I learn by letter received yesterday that 80 purchasers have forfeited their deposit, interest, &c, being unable to meet their engagements, The lesson is patent to all. My advice to dis* contented Southern friends is—* Don't go to Auckland thinking to mend your position. Competition in every department was ndver S3 keen as now.' " Good Wouds— From Good Authority.— . . . We confess that we are perfectly amazed at the run of your American Co.'s Hop Bit* ters. We never had anything like it, and never heard of the like. The wiiter (Benton) has been selling drugs here nearly thirty years, and has seen the rise of Hostetter's, Vinegar and all other bitters and patent medicines, bat never did any of them, in thtir best days, begin to have the run that American Hop Bitters have. ... We can't get enough of them. We aie out of them half the time. . , . Extract from letter to Hop Bitters Co., U.S.A., August 22, '78, from Benton. Myers and Co., wholesale druggists, Cleveland, O. Be aore and Bee. Good for Babies, — « We are pleased to cay that our baby was permanently cured of a serious protracted irregularity of the bowels by the use of American Co.'s Hop Bitters by its mother, which at the same time restored her to parf eot health and strength."— THS PARENTS,