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Southland Times, Issue 9780, 19 March 1888, Page 2

Caijle News — How feeble mankind is before the forces of Nature is illustrated by the fact that in the terrible snow storms in America, people bave been frozen to death in train* travelling thnu^h settled country. A singular feature of the storm was that the oaly way open for communication between New York and Boston was by cabling across the Atlantic to Lcndon and thence back »t; ( iin, The Tariff Conference in Brussels promises to be an important event. New South Wales will seek to bridle or gag Her unrsly legislators by importing the new rules of proc dure of the House of Commons. The Chinese question is likely to become a serious one as between the colonies and tke Mother Country ; the Imperial Government are likely to iuterfere for the benefit of the Chiuamao. A mm in Brisbme has attempted to murder his wife and then commited suicide. Aus tralian Government stock continne to rise in favour at Home. Date Fixed.— We are desired to diaw attention to the date of Messrs Wilson, Tame and Co.'s sale at Wyndham, whicQ ia no*v d riaitely fixed for Tbursjay the 29ih mat., wheii they will submit a catalogue of about 10,000 sheep. Omission.— ln mentioning the names of those interested in the Hokouui Co»' Co who accompanied the Hon K. Mitchekon to Winton on Friday, tba of Mr J. U. McArldl, •ecreiar? to the Company, was accidtma.ly ooir.ted. INVERCAKGILL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. ihe members of this Society were ttgdiu uafortunate iv the matter of weather ou Saturday, and as a consequence the attendance of ihe public at the show iv the Gurrisuu Hall wa* ujt so large as it otherwiie would have beeo. Southland Hospital, — In-patients rema'.mng from iast week, 9 malts and i females ; admitted during the week, 1 male ; discharged during the week, 1 male ; outpatients treated ilnrirjg the week, 14 males and 9 females. Visiting Trustees for the week:— Messrs H. Carswetl and A. Dunlop. Winton. — At the usual silting of the Li.il. Court, last week before H. McUul och, Esq., his Worship guve judgment fur Ll2 Is 6d — costs, L 2 Us in ihe action of Breuohiey v. Wilson, a claim of L 42 as ; and in Turner v. Beer, a claim of L 6 10s for wages, his Worship gave judgment for LI 15s , costs LI 7». Beach Mining. — The local broker*, Messrs li. ii. Williams aud Co, bave received a telegram to the effect that tie VVaipapapa GjIU Mining Company's sharea *re taking very readily in Chnstchurch. Toe application of Wciman's dredges to saving flue gold on our auriferous beaches appears to be » legittm-re outlet far botts cipitai and labour aud there in little doubt, that this company Aill be the pioneer of mauy o hers, wmch wocn eotabLsaed will help to bring euipioymeut and wealth to many. The Auckland Islands,— Mr John Macphereon, chaiimaa of the luvercargill Ch*tutier of Commerce, has received the following memo, from the Assistant- Secretary of the ■Urine Department :— '• With reference v your let.er ol 10th October lait I have been urected to inform you Uat negotiations :i »ye been entered into with the Government •f Victoria with regard to a steamer maktu^ periodical visits to the Auckland Islands and to the erection of a lighthouse on the rinares, it bemg considered that a lighthouse there would be more useful to shipping than one in. the Auckland islands.' The minister for Public Works —The Ho; { B, Xitchel«on visited the Bluff on Saturday morning, when the member for Awarua brought under his notice the necessity for fencing the line between the port and Invercargili. The Minister admitted that the fencing was greatly required, but said the work would have to stand over ml ihe Hailway Commissioners were appointed. On the representation of Mr 8. ftichol, in conjuuetiou with Mr Ward, a promise was made tha', if possible, increased shunting facilities aud yard accommodation would be given at the Biufi. Before leaving for the uorth by the txpr^is Mr vlitchelson came to an agreement with the Hokoaui Coal Compiny with regard to their trucks. Chess and Draughts Club— The annual meeting of the Invercargill Chess and Draughts Club was attended by twelve members, the President (Mr J. W, Mitche.i; occupying tho chair. The report and balance sheet, the former detailing the proceedings ot the past year, were read and adopted, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded the retiring office-bearers. The following orh'otra were elected for the ensu.ng season : President— Mi J. W. Mitchell; Hon, Bee. aud ireasurer — Mr J. Edwards, CommitteeMessrs Tame, Heath, Webber, Wilcox and Smith. It was decided to play for the captaincy, and a vote of thanks was passed to Air Morgan for his kindness in pUciag a room at the disposal o£ the club for their matches by telegraph. The Drajia, — vhbs Swain'and her company repeated The Tomboy before one of the largest Saturday night audiences we have eeeu in the theatre for a l<ng time, and tha in spite of most unfavourable weather. The management, used to the rush and crush of Saturday night performances in larger towDS may have thought " the house " not quite up to the mark, but we can assure them that the attendance indicated that Miss Swain had gained the popular vo'.e and given the people something to >alk about. It is needless to s*y that the performance was a finished one, aud that applause and calls before thu curtain for the leading artistes followed every act of the drama. To-night Miss Swain appear! in" The Miner's Daughter," a short description of the plot of which appears ia another column, and it is certain that (he will deliaht her audience. Her wonderful vocal powers will have full play in the rendering of 'Beauty, Sleep" (Aruiti; aud the "Echo Song " specially composed for her by Theodore Thomas, Ue American composer. The company all round is one of trained and intelligent actors.the tcenery and mechanical effects are good, and the tone of the pieces produced is such as to merit the patronage which we hope to see accorded. The Leading Topic — The weather— although it is almost past speaking about— is the general subject of conversation, and that not of a cheerful kind. On Saturday night the barometer wa* lower th-in it h»s been here for years, indeed, some who take an interest in these things, say they never saw the glass lower in Invefcargill. Ours fell to 28 80, and some in town registered two-tentbs less. It was just such a glass as in lower latitudes would have made the most daring skipper prepare for a cyclone, and the weatherwiie looked for its blowing big guns. That, however, was not added to the sum of the farmer's miseries ; and the barometer has risen rapidly since. Not that the weather has improved, for yesterday was about as b'.eak and gloomy a day as we have had during this peculiar season nmnamtd summer. It is probable that the fall of the barometer was in sympathy wiih the atmospheric disturbance caused by the severe thunderstorm experienced further north ou Friday night. We are not alone in the distribution of the watery element, for accounts of heavy floods in Canterbury are to hand, There, however, harvest is over, and the rain wa» welcomed by the graziers ; here it is destroying the crops and delaying the garnering of the grain, on the securing of which bo much deptads ttue year,

A Gbeat Calamity. -While we are get- ] ting more wet than we desire our feilowooloaists in the North Lave suffered great lost through want of rain. Through continued dry weather the discrict containing tbe Scandinavian settlements between Wellington and Hawkes Bay had herom* a* inflammable aa tinder, no that a gu«t of wind and a few embers were all that were needed to s'.art a great conflagration in thit wooded country. Buch a combination occurred on Friday and as a cousequence the thriving township of Noroewood has practically been owept away and its inbabisan's left bomel^fs and deiolate. Moi^ey is being collected to 'relieve theii necessities and it is 88'dom thai a call is madt^ in New Zealand for a rnort; humane o'^ct. 8t Paul's Prb-sby tekian Church. — This place of worship wai crowdrd last j night, noihwithfltaniitig the very disagreeable charuct«r of the weather by an audi ence anxious to listen again to a sermon by the Rev. J. Ot. Faterson, After the devotional part of the service had been conducted by the Bey. Mr Gordon, Mr Paterson announced his text aa from the sixth chapter of Luke, verse 48, "digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock, 1 ' his subject, a* previously announced, being " mind your foundations," The rev. gentleman enforced the necessity of building a permanent structure of »ny kind upon a solid basis, otherwise the whole edifi :e cane iil.imately to ruin. The argument applied to education, to business, to character, and pre-eminently to religion, The discourse was in the preacher's best style, and in its aelivrry he showed that he had ost none of the vigour and emphasis ol former dayr. At the cloße of the service it was announced that Mr Paterson would preach again next Sabbath evening, and that on Friday evening he would give a popular lecture in aid of the funds of the bazaar to be held shortly in connection with St. Paul's. Raising the Wind. — In the month of Sep'ember last, the Hoang Ho, or Yellow Hiver broke its artificial banks in the province of Honan and deluged 150J villages, destroying an immense number of inhabitants aud rendering a still larger number homeless and destitute. The expense of repairing the damage and aafely coufiuing the river at that point is estimated at L 500.000 ; about ss much (saye the Evening Press) as we have spent lately in flew Zealand in our efforts to frighten away the Hmsisns and French. But instead of borrowing the money as we have done, nnd fastening on the people a burden of L 25.000 a jesr for ever, ihe Chinese are raising it at co cost to the people nt .all, by a monster sale of rank, titles and decorations. The a eortmeut is large, varied andj at/rac-ive. vlany of the articles offered are of great v*lue, but there me *lso numberless very n<at decorations adaDtcd to persons of humble means. In short, almost any sort of distinction may be had, from a marquisate to the right to wear a feather or a button, while literary and scientific honours have be^ a prepare- i to suit all tustei and circuinstiiices. The chief business, however, is expected to be done in au entirely new rank of nobiliy, which, being crpatei !or tins occasion only, is sure to be in great demand, aud is priced accordingly. All t,oods are marked in plain figures, and * reduction is made on taking a quantity Wuen the last mail left China, the sale had just commenced ani was proceeding with great spuit, The whole amount of LSOU.OUO was .'ikely to bs cleared in a few weeks, aud meanwhile contracts had been let for the works on the Hoang Ho. In the Museum in New York is a chariot wheel, exhumed from a mummy pit near Da-h---our, EgypD, by Doc. Abbot. Tne best authorities agree that the wheel must have been in use some 2uoo years B.C. It is therefore the olde.lt wheel in the world. Taose of an antiquarian t'irn of mind can inspect a drawing of the above at the American Carriage Factory, Dee street. They can then compare the old with th« very newest inventions in wh el making, together with one of the largest stocks of carriages oi every ds e cription in the colony, selling at very o\v rates. Come and compare prices. Largy shipment. Spleadid value. McLeod tiros nave jmt opened, ex ship Jessie Readmau and 8.8 Aorangi, men's waterproof i.oatß irom the manufacturers, with and without capes, from 10s (id : regatta ishirts, socks, ribbed, all wool, 'Jd per pair ; oilcloths, all widtns ; urn brellas from Is tid ; blankets from 7s lid ; man's suiD, shirt, and hat for 20s at McLeod Bros. felß Wolfe's Schnapps is a great reliaf in Rheumatism, infinitely superior to brandy or wuiskv. GriiATEKUL Womun.— None receive so much benefit, ana none are so proioundly grateful and show such an interest in recommending Dr Soule's American Hup Bi.ters as woman. 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