The Southland Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro. THURSDAY, 31st OCTOBER, 1889.

Southland Times, Issue 11296, 31 October 1889, Page 2

The Southland Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro. THURSDAY, 31st OCTOBER, 1889.

Cablegrams.— The Irish delegates _ are afloat for New Zealand. An attempt is to be made by the Premier of Victoria to get the colonies interested and also the Imperial Government to provide a lighthouse on the Snares. The new Tenants' League in Ireland is not " booming." Mr Parnell has not taken part in its meetings. A large number of the peasants who took part in the murder of an Irish police inspector have pled guilty to minor counts. Iron has gone up with a jump, and steel, which is now made direct irom pig iron, is following suit as a matter of course. Russia's great loan is afloat. It is reported the harvest in Dakota is another failure ; so much so that famine is feared in the State. The bultan of bankrupt Turkey has gifted a collar of diamonds worth L 40.000 to the German Emperor. The Albert Dock Co. (London) have kept to the agreement with the dockers. The English Press auds Sir Henry Parkes scheme for the creation of a Dominion of Australia. Another in the Field.— Mr T. Sherborne announces his intention of running Mr J. McLean for the South Invercargill mayoralty. Winton Races.— Owners of horses are reminded that acceptances for all handicaps and entries for the Maiden Plate and Maiden Trot close on Saturday, 2nd Nov. Excursion to the Bluff.— The special train to the Bluff and Ocean Beach yesterday afternoon was patronised by about one hundred persons, a number which, considering the beautiful weather, was scarcely so large as the railway authorities had a right to expect. Where were the half-holiday makers? The excursionists enjoyed themselves greatly, and returned to town by the ordinary train more than pleased with the day's outing. Departure of the Dkedge.— After some little delay caused by unfavourable weather, the dredge Alpha, leased by the Invercargill Corporation to the Mataura Mouth Gold Dredging Co, was towed away from the jetty \ by the s.s. Kakanui yesterday bound for Fortrose. A start was made shortly before * four o'clock and it was expected^ that by • about 5 a.m. to-day the trip would have been accomplished. A considerable portion of the heavy upper gear was removed, and although the craft was not yacht- like m appearance or trim there should be little i I difficulty in taking it to its destination,

B.M. Court.-- At this Court yesterday ' morning the Resident Magistrate gave judgment for the plaintiffs in the following undefended cases :— W. Guthrie and Co. v. D. McTaggart (Waitahuna), for LlO 2s 7d, costs LI lls 6d ; W. Guthrie and Co. v. R. F. Wells (Gladstone), for Lll lls Bd, costs LI 10s 6d ; Whittingham Brothers and Instone v. F. J. Fraser (New River), for Ll9 14s 3d, costs LI 18s 6d. Gbeymouth Gas Company.— ThsK^a^p teenth annual report of the above company is of some local interest from the fact that the present manager (Mr Kennedy) was formerly one of the workmen in the Invercargill gasworks. The company pay a dividend of 15 per cent. The street lamps are supplied by gas on the average meter system at the same price as in Invercargili, viz., 7s 6d per 1000 cubic feet. Of course Greymouth is at the pit's mouth. Criminal Carelessness.— A child of Mr George Mortons, a little girl about one year and nine months old, died very suddenly on Saturday last at Waihao, South Canterbury. It appears that a pedlar called and sold a bottle of mixture for electro-plating, containing nitrate of silver and cyanide of potassium. The bottle was not labelled " poison," nor was there any label on it at all. The -child managed to reach it and drank the contents. Dentistry.— Mr R. J. B. Yule, son of our former townsmen Mr R. D. Yule, elsewhere announces that he commences the practice of his profession here on the 6th November. Mr Yule served his apprenticeship under Mr F. W. Thompson, and went up for examination at Dunedin early in 1888. He passed that ordeal with great credit to himself and his instructor. After that he paid a visit to the Home country, from which he has just returned. He spent about a year in the National Dental Hospital, London, where his abilities were so highly appreciated that he held for a portion of that time the position of house surgeon to the institution. Mr Yule has secured the rooms over Messrs Wesney Brothers', lately occupied by Mr Straker. Bowling.— The season for this fine old out-door game was inaugurated by the local club yesterday afternoon. The caretaker for some time back has been doing his duty, and the turf, all things considered, was in very good order, giving promise as the season advances of being pretty nearly all that could be desired by the lovers of the pastime. Shortly after the appointed hour there was the goodly muster of sixteen bowlers on the ground, aud preliminaries were very soon arranged. These were that sides should be chosen by the president ano vice-president of the club respectively, and that the game should be a time one lasting about two and a half hours. Following were the sidesand the result:— President's, Messrs Thomson, Price,Raeside,and Pettigrew (skip) —22, v. vice-president's : Messrs Craig, W. Wesney, Culpan, and Scandrett (skip)— 2s. President's: Messrs Hawson,Macalister,Macleocl, and Fleming (skip)— l6 v. Messrs R. Wesney, Roby, Storie, and Barrie (skip)— 30. The totals thus were — President's rinks 38, and vice-president's 55. Throughout some good all-round play, for the first spell of the season; was shown, and the figures indicate that the sides were pretty equally matched. Weey's Bush.— Things are so awfully quiet here that even the obnoxious travelling Hindoo has not thought it worth his while to visit us. I hear that recently he was on the Otautan road making for the bush, but when he got to the Hundred line, his better sense prevailed and he turned aside. His cheek and impudence are unequalled and it astonishes me much that his proceedings are not checked. At one house he opened the door, walked in, threw his swag on the table, sat clown, and coolly ordered dinner. Milk was placed before him but he preferred tea— a special brewon account of being ill. Since that happened Constable Joyce has inquired after him, and would no doubt be pleased to make his acquaintance, which would probably last longer than his last " stretch" did.— At the recent meeting of our School Committee it was decided to request the Education Board to enlarge the school. As Inspector Braik recommended such an alteration I don't think wg shall have much difficulty in getting the Board to grant our request.— A Winton man intends, so it is said, to start a sawmill at South Hillend. If he does ib will be a great boon for the settlers _ about here who have now to go so far for timber. — Own correspondent. The Working Classes and the Church. —In the discussion by the Presbyterian Synod of Otago and Southland on the report of the State of Religion Mr D. Wright rebutted, from extensive observations, the assertion that had been made in Auckland that the working classes did not attend the church. The Church of Christ might well thank God and take courage at seeing the working men, their wives, and children flock into the Lord's house, on the Sabbath day, as members and, office-bearers of the church. Regarding evangelistic work, although it might be well to get help as suggested, his experience was that the most satisfactory evangelical work was done in connection with the congregations by the ministers and office-bearers. — Mr William Hutchison thought that no|person acquainted with the towns of New Zealand could say that the mass of the people attended church. Mr Wright had given his experience to the contrary, but he (Mr Hutchison) knew a great deal of the working people, and could say that they had turned their backs upon the church, and the reason of that was that the church did not seem to care one bit about them, and the church would not gain the ear of these people until it let them know that it felt for their social position. He was not speaking of paupers, but of the working classes. Until the church rose to the dignity of understanding that it had to stand up for the working people and not for the small minority of people who had money, they never would come back to the church. He knew this was not palatable, but was speaking in accordance with his experience. The Founder of the church wes a poor man Himself, whose thoughts were oftenest for the poor, and until the church went back to the example of its Founder, he feared she would never rise to the full position of power and authority she should occupy.— (Applause). A Will axd Way of His Own.— A youth of twenty years of age, named David Maxwell Heron, appeared at the Auckland Police Court on Tuesday morning, before Dr Giles, R.M., to answer four indictments, embodying 15 charges of embezzlement dating from the 16th September. The sums were all small, the total amount being under L 5. Mr H. Hesketh for the accused pleaded guilty to all the charges, and applied that accused be admitted to probation. Dr Qiles — "But this is a series of offences extending over several months." Mr Hesketh admitted that such was the case, and quoted the ruling of Mr Justice Connolly at the Supreme Court in the case of Regina v. Morrow, in which a series of embezzlements was still considered as the first appearance of the accused in court, consequently as a first offence. Mr Hesketh mentioned that ■ the Chief Justice was consulted by Mr Justice Connolly before giving his decision. Dr Giles said that falsification of the document considerably altered the case. He was himself clearly of opinion that this was not a case that ought to be brought under the First Offenders Probation Act. Whatever might have been done by the Supreme Court in the case quoted would, of course, have due weight with himself, but this was quite a different case. In the one quoted there were a series of charges presumably committed within a short period, but here there had been a systematic series extending over months and combined with deliberate falsification of accounts. That showed deliberate criminal intention on the part of the accused. He thought that while this Act was very valuable as a means of affording young persons another chance of reforming, still on the other hand it would be sadly abused if it got about among young people that they aid not incur any real peril for a crime— that they might commit a series of offences, and when discovered would merely be put under police surveillance for a short time. Such a state of affairs would be productive of great evils. Prisoner would be sentenced to a month's imprisonment with hard labour. The correspondent of the Otago Daily Times states that the decision of the' magistrate has given great satisfaction, as the public were coming to the belief that the First Offenders Probation Act was being applied to cases which were never contemplated by the Aot, its provisions being practically abused*

Woodlands. — After a spell of very I itormy boisterous weather we seem to have igaiu struck upon a patch of fine warm days, ivhich should help materially to forward growth and enable outside work to be gone jn with.— Our dairy factory has again remmed operations, but the supply of milk is 3omewhat less than at the corresponding period last year. With good weather it is likely ifc will rapidly increase as the season idvances. — The sawmill plant here has been taken down and forwarded to Mabel where, [ believe, it is intended to start work on a more extensive scale.— The local branch of the Blue Ribbon Army intend holding their annual meeting on November Bth, when a concert and fruit service will mark the occasion — somewhat of an innovation for this place.— Last Wednesday Mr Wm. Robertson had a small purse of sovereigns and a teafcimonial presented to him on the occasion of his leaving for Dunedin to exhibit his certain cures at the Exhibition. The testimonial was signed by 39 residents, who all concur in saying it was but a slight return for the interest Mr R. displayed in attending their afflicted families during the late outbreak of diphtheria, every case under his care having been successfully treated.— Own correspondent. Physiognomy.— Mr 0. E. Hugo delivered the first of a series of lectures on phrenological subjects in the Temperance Hall yesterday evening, the subject being "Faces.' There was a good audience and one which apparently appreciated the instruction and amusement afforded. The lecturer _ began by explaining the principles upon which the science of physiognomy is based, pointing out that with all animals the appearance of their heads and faces indicated their qualifications and propensities, and then proceeded to describe the temperaments, predilections and passions peculiar to the human race, and the outward visible signs by which they might respectively be detected. To aid him in forcibly illustrating his meaning he used a large number of diagrams of his own conception and drawing, and to brighten his discourse he interlarded it with divei* mildly humourous observations. The lecture throughout was interesting and entertaining, and Mr Hugo's happy efforts at character reading— by the walk of some subjects and by the speaking countenances of others— with which he concluded, provoked much merriment and considerable admiration for his skill. Mr Hugo announced that on Friday evening he would lecture on " Eyes and Noses," and that if any ladies would then hand in specimens of their handwriting he would endeavour to at least partly describe their characters therefrom. Deserved to Win.— Phil Dignan was a representative of Goulburn in the New South Wales Legislative Absembly in the early days of Responsible Government. Phil in his palmy days was a popular character in his way, and when he " tuk his sate on the Sure of the House ' for the first time he created quite an impression. But few people, however, were aware how he came to secure his first election, as at the time his candidature was regarded as hopeless. Tradition explains it in this way : Phil was a wealthy storekeeper and miller at Goulburn. He never addressed the electors, being, as a matter of fact, unable to do so. On the day of nomination his chance was set down as nil, and long odds were laid on the smart young barrister by whom he was opposed. But when his turn to address the crowd came, Phil appeared on the hustings with a brown paper parcel, from which he carefully and deliberately produced a ponderous ledger, and casting a comprehensive glance around, good humouredly remarked, " Divil a bit o' spache will yes get from me." Here a number of the electors laughed derisively, but Phil, nothing abashed, observed, " But I tell you phwat it is. If I don't go to Parlyment I shan't be sorry, fur bedad it'll pay me better to go through this book, and get in my dibts. If I'm sint to Parlyment I'll have to postpone the debt collector for a bit, I suppose." The hint was too significant to be disregarded. Phil was elected. PBiMrrrvK Methodist Church. — The anniversary soiree in connection with this church was held yesterday evening in the Don street schoolroom, and was well pationised ; tho tablc3, which were loaded with all that was tempting and refreshing being presided over by Mesdames Palmer, Guy, Humphries, Froggatfc, Anderson, Godfrey, Dyer, Service, Pope, Allen, and Miss Field. All having satisfied the cravings of the mortal man, the room was arranged for the after meeting, Mr George Froggatt occupying the chair. The meeting having been opened by devotional exercises, the Chairman made a few remarks, giving figures as to the financial state of the church. The Trust account, he said, stood at the beginning of the year with a debit balance of about L6B, but that was now reduced by L3O. The Sabbath School account at the commencement of the year had a debit balance of some Lll or Ll2, but he was glad to say they were on the right side of the ledger now. Addresses by the Revs. Messrs Standring, Guy (2), Lyon, Olphert, and F. W. Isitt followed. One of the most enjoyable parts of the soiree was the musical portion of the programme. A solo, " The better land." by Mrs Dyer, was sweetly rendered, and duets by Misses Godfrey and McNatty, and Misses Barrie and Service were highly creditable contributions. A choir, under the leadership of Mr Service, sang anthems at intervals during the evening in pleasing style. Votes of thanks to the ladies who had provided the trays, the choir, and the ministers present having been carried with enthusiastic acclamation the meeting closed. Cloihrd in Aik.— New cellular underclothing in men's undershirts, drawers and Ten' ia shirta. New Waterproof Coats Ma kintosh's patent vulcanised — guaranteed to stand all climates ; seams sewD throughout;; The bast English Trouserings and Coatings for order suits.— Thomson ahd Bbattie.