The Southland Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro. WEDNESDAY, 1st DECEMBER, 1886.

Southland Times, Issue 9389, 1 December 1886, Page 2

The Southland Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro. WEDNESDAY, Ist DECEMBER, 188 6.

G Battery. — This corps parades to-night for Government inspection. Good Exercise.— The members of the Cycling Club have arranged to make excursions into the country twice every week. Foa the Young Folks.— An exhibition of performing bears will bs given in Hanan's Hall to-night, Thought Reading. — Three entertainments in which this is to ,be a prominent feature will be given by Professor and Madame Rice tMs week, The Home Mail.— lt may be worth while to remind our readers that the mails for America and Britain close a day earlier in future, viz., ou Thursday morning instead ot Friday as formerly. Personal. — Our Queenstown correspondent writes that the son of Sir J. Yogel is visiting the gold fields, and is at present in Lake county, ile purposes visitiCg South, land to-day. " High " Spirits. — People in Lake County are rejoicing over grand warm rain«, and crops are reported luxuriant. Best season known for years t Tbe trout fishing season U proving a success, and fish are in good condition. The protected perch are in great shoals, but must not be caught. - Baixway Coal Contract. — I he Nightcaps Coal Company have again tecured the contract for supplying the Southland rail, ways during 1887. This will make the eixtb year that tbe coal from that mine has been used on tke railways, Local Manufacture —Mr B. Bruce, working jeweller, has shown us two silver brooches of his own manufacture, and very handsome specimens of the silversmith's art they are. Tbe centre piece of each consists of four Scottish pebbles set to form a diamondshaped figure, while the outer rim consists of two cupid's bows, richly cbased and ornamented. One of the brooches has, in addition to the pebbles and bows, a crown surmounting the whole, making it what is known as " Queen Mary brooch." The articles are certainly a convincing proof of Mr Brace's skill and taste. Aquatics. — A meeting of the Bluff Be* gatta Committee was held in the Club Hote! there on Monday evening. A programme ol races, which differs somewhat from the previous one, was drawn up. Owing to the dangers attending swimming races it was thought desirable not to have any, and in lieu of these a canoe race and two tub races have been inserted. It has also been decided to start and finish all the pulling races inside tbe wharf, which will certainly give the public a better opportunity of witnessing them, Judging by the manner in which the committee are wo. king it will not be their fault if the regatta is not even more success* ful than heretofore, Island News per Arawata— ln the Samoan land cases Manema v. Me Arthur and Co., execution has been stayed, pending an appeal to the Privy Council.— King George of Tonga is reported to be dying.— b'plendid r*ins have fallen in Fiji, and the New Zsa land Company report the sugar crop 200 tons in excess of tbe estimates.— Tbe Lieutenant-Governor reports the rerenuefor the nine months endiDg 30th September, to be £44,502, and the expenditure £53,069, making a deficit of £8567. Consideration of the Estimates and the proposed Victorian Reciprocity Treaty, was postponed for two months, 'pending the arrival of the ne« Governor, Sir Charte* Mi t hep.

Wyndham.— The annual sports will be Iteld on 22nd ins*. , Tapahui Bhow- — Railway return tickets tor this station will be issued to-morrow and Thursday and be available for return on Friday. * YrrAii Statistics.— The vital statistics for the district for November are aa follows:—Births, 52; deaths, U ; marriages, 11. Eighteen of the births, and fire of the deaths occurred in town. A NByr Luxdry —A case came before Mr Wardcllj 8.M., at Wellington, in which a lady at the Hutt sued for damage done to her furniture by defendant* wife, who had gone mad, and, entering plaintiff's house, smashed everything she could get hold of. Mr Wardell held that the bnsband was liable for what his wife had done while mad, and gave judgment for plaintiff. Not Hopeful. — Among the passengers from Queens town yesterday evening were BBv&rkl ol the Big Bay proipeotori, including some ot Allison's party, who^e partial success on the so-called diggings was the oily crumb of comfort in the acconnts of the doings of the proepectois, They " gave it best" sums up the reason for their return. Middle School. — At the uaual monthly meeting of the committee held yesteiday evening, the head master's report, which was read, gave the roll number of pupils as 710, and tbe average attendance for the month 620. His request to have some sma<i repairs made was left with the Visiting Committee to deal with.— The action of the Chairman in granting the vie of the school for the annual examination of teachers was approved.— Tbe holidays were fixed at from the 10ta iast. to 22nd January inclusive, the school to re-open on Monday, the 24 th. The other business was of a routine character, Excursions. — Considering that yesterday was not observed as a general holiday the excursion to the Lakes arranged by the Railway Department was fairly well patronised. Some seventy or eighty persons started from town in tho special train, and these were added to by contingents from River ton and the wayside stations until there were in all 126 passengers. The trip was a most enjoyable one, the weather being beautiful, and the magnificent Lake scenery seen to particular advantage. The excursionists enjoyed a little more than an hour on shore at Queenstown, and then started on their homeward journey, reaching Invercargill punctually at 11 p.m, Although the trip was rather a hurried one—an excursion almost too much for one day— those who took part in it had no cause to grumble, and tho general verdict was that the sail np and down Lake Wakatipu in the steamer was of itself worth more than it had cost in time and money. — The excursion to Seaward Bush was not 10 well prtronised, oaly some 18 paisengers being booked, A Pbomisbd Treat.— From a reliable source we are informed that it is the intention of the Rev, W. A. Gordon MacPherson — who is at present in the Lakes district — to vißit Jnvercargill and deliver a series of lectures. His subjects will probably be the Highlands and ltland of Scotland ; The House of Commons ; Science and Faith ; and Home ttule in Ireland. That the gentleman is well posted up ib at least one of the above topics may oe inferred from the following, wbica appealed in tne Celtic J Magazine under the headiog of Gaelic teaching in Cumbrae :— " We congratulate the in* habitants of the Island of Cumbrae on the recent settlement in their midst of a practical enthusiast in Celtic literature in the person of the Rev, W. A. Gordon MacPherson, of St. Andrew's Episcopal Oaurch. This gentleman, who hai until recently resided in England, is the present representative of the MaePhersons of Pitchern and relative of oar friend, the most popular chief perhaps in the Highlands, Col, Cluny MacPherson , of cluny, C.8." Stjpbbmb Coubt.— The following are the cases set down for hearing at tbe ensuing B'tting of the Supreme Court in Invercargill, opening on the 7th inst. :— Criminal calendar : George R. Howell, cattle stealing ; Idward Jackson, perjury ; S»mpsoa Gregg and William Lloyd Johnson, cattle stealing ; Thomas Shelton, forgery (two charges) ; Beujamln Boivin, ac«on and breaking and 1 entering (tiro charges) ; Frederick Hassel Dale, stealing po«t letters (four charges^. — Civil actions —Andrew W, Fraser v. N Z.L. and M.A. Company : Claim, LI2OO, damages (special jury of 12). John Meikle v. Joseph G. Ward : Claim. LI OOO, for libel (special jury of 12), Duucan Clark v. Murray and others: Claim, 1450, for carh entrusted for investment (notice given for ! jury of four). Magaret Oochrane v. R. D. Yule : Claim, L3OO, cash entrusted for investment (notice given for jury of four). Reginald Jones v. Colonial Bank : Claim, LSOO damages for dishonouring cheque while sufficient fnnds to credit (notice given for jury of fonr). Hatch and Cleave v. James Maben : Aa action to obtain poBKBSion of certain land. Wm. Sergeant v. Whitting* I bam Bros. ; Action for settlement of accounts as between mortgagee and mortgagor. David Grieve v, James D. Leece (constable): Claim, L2OO, damages for illegal arrest. Lan timson Simaon v. J. C. Robinson : Claim, Ll3, balance of promissory note. Daniel O'Brien v. D. Roche ; Claim, L27#, damages and cash. Pianoforte Recital.— The pupils of Miss Waymouth gave an invitation concert in Hanan's Hall yesterday tevenine, and proved [ to the large and appreciative audience what excellent musical progress they have made under the able tuition of tbeir instructress The programme consisted of a number of piano solos, dudtts, trios, and quartettes, as well as a pare song and two voaal «olos. In all the iiems the performer?, of very tender years, acquitted themselves remarkably well, tke in»trumentaliats playing tbe generally difficult and intricate music with expression and capital execution, and the roc&liats doing every justice to the high cla«s songs entrusted to them. Among . the beat efforts of the evening were probably the pianoforte quartettes ".Excelsior" and "March des Troubadours," the overtuie to Bocsini's " L Italiana in Algieri " (for six hands), the solos " Weber's Last Waltz," Baethoven's Sonata Op. 49, No. 2, " March a laTnrque," " Valse Brilliants (Chopin)," and the " Oarnival di Venice." The songs were Abt'a "The Trysting Tiee " and Cowen's " The Keepsake," and in each the fresh and well trained voice of the vocalist was heard to considerable advantage. The part song " Our Evening Song," was well and evenly given. As a whole the concert was highly suocegifDl and enjoyable, a fact to which the audience very frequently testified in the uiual manner. When Wolfe's Schnapps was first introduced hew, the article was analysed by competent chemists and prononnced pure and wholesome ; it ia now and haa been for many years a standard professional remedy. Good for Babies—" We are pleased to say that our baby was permanently cured of a serious protractei irregularity of the bowels by the use of American Co.'s Hop Bitters by its mother, which at the same time restored h«r to perfect health and strength."— The Parents. See