THE Southland Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro. TUESDAY, 30th JULY, 1895.

Southland Times, Issue 13275, 30 July 1895, Page 2

THE Southland Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro. TUESDAY, 30th JULY, 1895.

Ever Welcome. — The Garrison Band give a promenade concert in the Zealandia Hall to-morrow evening. District Court.—A sitting of this court will be held to-day in Invercargill before his Honour Judge Ward. The business, which will consist of dealing with applications in bankruptcy and in chambers, begins at 10 a.m.

The Garrison Ball.—Every preparation has been made by the committee to. make this gathering, which takes place in the Zealandia Hall to-night, eclipse any of its predecessors. A large number of tickets have already been disposed of. Those desiring to witness the grand march may do so on payment of sixpence.

So Much The Better. —Robert Love, of “ New Australia,” writing to the Chronicle (London) from Coemo colony, says that after a year’s struggle they are now succeeding. They have divided a portion of the 25,000 acres granted them into 90 acre blocks, and are producing enough for their own wants. None of the settlers have withdrawn. Just to Fill Up.—lt was recently stated that the French Government had decided to discontinue sending convicts to New Caledonia. Now, however, news comes to the effect that preparations are being made in France to send another consignment of prisoners by the transport Caledonie. It is understood she left France on 11th June. It is mentioned that the sending of this lot is unavoidable as it is required to complete a new penal station.

Mabaroa Riding Election.—The election of a county councillor in place of the late Mr C. Baestian for the Mararoa Riding of Wallace County excited the keenest interest and the candidates, Messrs Browning and Chewings, were both very confident of success. All the returns are not yet known here but it is reasonably certain that Mr Chewings is returned. Almost every available vote was recorded except at the Plains where a' few of the lake electors were unable to attend owing to bad weather. The contest was conducted throughout in the most amicable spirit and as no ill feeling was shown . before the poll none is likely to be shown after.—Own correspondent.

Athol. —The weather for the last nine weeks here has been something dreadful. We have only seen the earth bare of snow for two days since the 26th May. We thought on Saturday we were to have a good thaw as rain set in on that morning and continued until about 7 p.m, when the snow again commenced to fall and continued throughout Sunday. Only once in the memory of the earliest settler has snow lain so long in this part of the country. Fears are entertained for the safety of the sheep on the Nevis and -?y> the hill country at the head ef the Mataura, but of course nothing will be known for sometime yet. Owners of stock grazing near the Mataura would do well to clear them off when a thaw sets in as the river is sure to rise to a great height, there being so much snow on the high country, but a thaw proper is not likely to set in before about September. Farmers will be very late this season getting in their crops as there is not a seed furrow ploughed yet. In about five weeks time from now they usually commence to sow oats here, and unless the weather is extremely favourable when it does clear up there will not be as much crop put in as otherwise would have been. I notice the straw stacks are fast disappearing this winter; next season I reckon farmers will be more careful how ( their straw stacks are built.—Own correspondent. The Validity of Bailway Tickets.—A recent judgment of the Court of Queen’s Bench (says an English exchange) as to expired railway tickets, if confirmed on appeal to the House of Lords, will create a revolution in the regulations made by railways about the time within which return tickets can be used. The case in which the judgment was delivered was, on the face of it, as clear against the passenger as any railway case could be. He travelled between two stations with the return half of a ticket which was marked "available for day of issue only.” The date of the ticket was February 28th, and it was offered on March 25th. What to do in such a case seemed pretty plain to the railway officials—demand full fare from him. They demanded it, and the passenger would not pay. So they took him before Magistrates, and they,.accepting the view that the railways officials were right, imposed a penalty. But the passenger appealed, and now the Judges in the Divhioaal Court of Queen's Bench have supported the flew of the passenger, and have found that the bylaw is invalid. This certainly open? up ageol many possibilities as to the use and abuse of return tickets, for apparently jt iloe? not leave to the railways the power to fix a limit within which the tickets shall Le valid, and if railways grant return tickets fit all it must be on the same terms that already Djcist between Glasgow and the West Coast, where the ticket has practically no time limit. [Although the reasons for tbe decision of the court are not given it is probable that it was held that the passenger was entitled to his money’s worth without limit os to time of exercising his light, j

High Schools Board. — The ordinary meeting of this Board, held yesterday evening, was attended by Messrs J. W. Bain (chairman), C. Gilbertson, W. B. Scandrett, and John Wilson.—The headmaster reported that the average attendances were 36 girls out of.a roll of 37 and 50 boys out of a roil of 51. He drew attention to the desirableness of making some provision for increased accommodation in the boys’ side. Consideration was deferred.—The Government wrote asking for information with regard to the attainments of the pupils. The secretary was instructed to obtain the information from Mr Fowler and supply it.—The tender of Wesney Bros for the supply of stationery for the ensuing year was accepted.—lt was resolved to continue the services of the drill instructor at least to the end of the present term.—Mr Fowler was in attendance by in-' vitation to confer with the Board with regard to free scholarships to be granted at the end of the present year. After some discussion further consideration was deferred. —Accounts and salaries amounting t0..L124 10s 2d were passed for payment and the Board adjourned to a day to be named by the chairman. '

New Zealand Wool.—The Argus’ Lindon correspondent, writing on June 21st in regard to the then ensuing wool sales,says: — New Zealand is heavily represented. It is evident that bright haired wools have entered a new lease of life, and New Zealand growers may congratulate themselves on their good luck, for until a week ago people expected the heavy arrivals to have the effect of weakening the values of New Zealand crossbreds. The large offerings, of New Zealand wools at the coming series naturally excites some comment as to the quantities sold locally as compared, with the quantities sold in London. The sales at the auctions in New Zealand are well-known to be small compared with New South Wales. There is a strong feeling amongst buyers and large consumers here that if some steps could be taken to centralise the market in New Zealand and so make the business more easily workable, largely increased support would be speedly given, and success similar to that experienced in Sydney and Melbourne might be expected. If one large central market in the North and South Islands could be established, an impetus would be given and an inducement held out to buyers that would prove advantageous to the growth of the local market.

Anything In It.—The pitiful death of a little child in a burning house in Oamaru suggests the question whether it would uot be possible to design a rapid working tool of some ki d to cut a section out of a wooden building tor the purpose of entering to save life or property or beat back and confine fire. The man who wielded an axe in the futile attempt to smash through the weatherboards and lining eaid that he heard this poor child beating bn the wall with her hands in her hopeless attempts to find an exit. The household axe as a rule is an ill kept tool, with its outer point worn and blunted by contact with stones, and can make but little impression at first on sun-dried and painted timber, and even after the weatherboards have been battered through there is ftill the lining to tackle, between the studs and therefore in a more awkward position. In a country where the majority of the buildings are of timber the invention of an apparatus which would quickly cut an entrance to a burning house is one on which firemeu and those of an inventive turn, also the Fire Brigades Association, might wisely bestow some thought It might not be called into requisition often for human rescues, but there can be no question that if the hose reel carried such an appliance it would frequently expedite the removal of valuable heavy property which could not be reached by existing doorways and might enable a stream of water to be so directed as to secure the test effect.

Bible Study.—The first meeting of the Bible Investigation Class was held in the Assembly Rooms, East Invercargill on Sunday night, and was well attended. Mr H. A. Cobbledick presided and explained that the promoters were desirous of imparting, arid open to receive, Divine knowledge, which they believed could only be obtained by the study of the Bible ; that the subject for the night would be the consideration of the promises of God to the Hebrew fathers, and that kindred subjects would be taken up on euxeisive Sunday evenings. Mr W. G. Mackay being called upon, began by calling attention first to a statement of the Apostle Paul to the believing Romans, in the Epistle bearing that name (chap. 15, v. 8), that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for thetiurh of God to confirm the promises made unto the fathers. He then referred to Genesis, where in numerous passages it was shown that certain promises were made—(l) An everlasting covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; (2) that the land of Canaan should be their absolute possession ; (3) the multiplication of their seed or posterity ; (4) that they should be the fathers of many nations ; and (5) that they should be a source of blessing to the whole world, through the Christ, who was in a special sense “ the seed of Abraham” according to the flesh, and that though the patriarchs died not having ever possessed any. part of inheritance promised, by a resurrection from the dead they- will yet receive all that God covenanted to them. Taken Down a Peg.—The special correspondent of the .London Times with the Japanese army in the recent campaign says it was not in any degree the criterion that a war against a real army and navy would be. “The mechanism,” he says, “works beautifully, and for that very gi eat credit is due ; but there has never been anything more than a ‘smooth water trial.’ It has been shown that Japan’s secret service is as nearly perfect as it could be in regard to China, for the Japanese had better maps of the Chinese fort-esses and approaches than the Chinese themselves had. Probably Japan is not so well supplied with information from other countries, but the numerous instances which have been given in this war are sufficient to show how ably conducted is the Intelligence De-partment,-and how ingenious and indefatigable are ttie'spies. ' I have personal knowledge of individual acts of espionage in other countries that would startle foreigners and make them look askance at. every Japanese abroad. There has been little practical demonstration of Japanese ability in face of an attack. As to markmanship, the Japanese infantrymen are very poor shots, not to be compared with their admirable artillery. I have seen skirmishes last for three or four hours, volleys fired at 500 to 1000 yards, and not a man killed on either side. Usually this sort of ‘fighting has succeeded in driving the Chinese away.”

Dr. Monin writes " The cycle strongly accelerates the respiration and circulation, makes the joints supple and developes muscle. The abdominal muscular movements caused by cycling, exercise a kind of automatic massage which favours the shrink, ing and re-absorbtion of the abdominal fat, whilst also overcoming constipation. In gout, diabetes, hepatic colic and certain forms of rheumatism, organic coinbustion is in this way hastened and the assimilative processes on which depends life and health becomes wonderfully regular.—Godward and M(?Kek?.JE for Cycles, Dee street, Invercargill. GLENHAM ESTATE-FARMS FOR iSALE, 70 to 200 acres each. See advertise? ment amongst auctions. Apply, OTAGO & SOUTHLAND INVESTMENT CO. SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A lady’s fan found Southland County Council invite tenders for work on ain Nor 11 It >ul a nd supply and delivery of broken metal Duncan's drills are the best in the market; Tothjlj, Watson and Co, agents A clarionet aiid'a- typwiter for sale A. W. Nicol is agent fop the Remington Typewriters A single gentleman wants board and loilgiilg J G Ward Assn sell stock at Winton on Ist August Win Todd sells valuable furniture and effects in Exchange on Thursday ' Birchwood hounds will not hunt at Wallacetown tomorrow ; general meeting of members at Riverton o-day A meeting of the shareholders* committee of the Southland Frozen Me it Co will be held at Prince 0/ \Vales hotel on 3rd August Football on Union Grounds to-morrow—l.F.C v. Pirates and Star v.‘ Rjverton Stronach, Whije apd C<) sell stock at Winton on Ist August Promenade concert in Zeajandja Hall to-inorrow evening