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Southland Times, Issue 13286, 13 August 1895, Page 2

Birchwood Hounds.—Tbe meet at Wallacetown Junction, formerly advertised for the 14th, has been postponed to the following day—Thursday.

St. John ambulance Association.— Another class for men is’ to be formed this evening, when “First aid to the injured” will be the subject. This will be the last class formed this season, so that all desirous of obtaining most useful knowledge, should become' members, the subscription, sj, entitling to admission to five lectures and examination. Dr Macleod hue kindly consented to act as demonstrator. A New Society Projected.—The success which has followed the inauguration of the Burns Club, has apparently encouraged a number of the more pronounced admirers of Shakespeare to start a society bearing his name. A meeting for the purpose of considering the project further is called for Friday evening in Mr W. E. Gladstone’s studio, Tay street, and the names of the promoters are a very good guarantee that the idea will be prosecuted to a successful issue.

Fisherman Missing.— By the arrival of the cutter Enterprise at Bluff on Saturday evening, Mr Swain, of Stewart Island, broughtnews of a suppqsedjdrowning fatality at Half Moon Bay. On Thursday afternoon a foreigner called “Charlie the Frenchman” was returning to the bay from the fishing grounds. He was alone in his boat, and was passed by' two other bo ts in Dead Man’s Bay, a small bay close to Half Moon Bay. Shortly after a squall caine down, and nothing had since been seen of boat or occupant. Search was made on Thursday night, but was unavailing. The deceased went under the above name at the bay, and nothin" is apparently known of his relatives or where they are.

A Famous Lecturer —The Rev. H. R. Haweis, M.A., has decided that his lectures in Invercargill shall be “ Music and Morals” —“Garibaldi”—“Poetical and Musical.” The first will be delivered in the theatre tomorrow night, and there is the assurance of the best critics that i'J s an interesting subject exquisitely handled. Mr Haweis is an excellent violinist, and uses the king of instruments to illustrate his subject in a most amusing and effective manner. That the lecture is no ordinary deliverance is proved by the fact that it has already passed its eighteenth edition in print, a remarkable testimony to its merits, and the opportunity of hearing its author bring out its best points will no doubt be fully taken advantage of here. Of Garibaldi and his splendid achievements in.the cause.of Italian fieedom Mr Haweia.is fully competent to speak, he having been “ through” the revolution of 1860 when the infamous Bomba was driven from his Neapolitan throne and a united Italy was created. These lectures truly deserve the title of “ popular,” the charge for admission being practically one shilling.

Wants Whipping.—When Samuel Evison was before the Police Court, Auckland, last week on a charge of the murder of a female named Jennie, at Nottingham, England, in 1882, and for which he had been remanded from time to time since May last, he made a statement affirming that his confession at Hamilton was untrue. The police reported that they had received a communication from Nottingham, merely stating that the matter would receive searching inquiry, and that the result would be forwarded by next mail. Accused was again remanded for eight days. An English paper to hand mentions in reference to Evison’s case, that the body of a young woman was found in the river in June, 1882. The Licensing Bill —Mr Seddon’s reply to the deputation from the Wellington brewers was considerably hashed in transmission by telegraph. The Post says that the Premier, in replying, said that there was something in the request of the deputation that in cities where licenses bore the proportion of 1 to 500 of population there should be no minimum of reduction fixed, the matter being left to the committee. Ho would not strenuously oppose an amendment to that effect. There would be no hope of altering the “ bare majority” for reduction to a•’ three-fifths majority.” He thought it unfair that votes cast for reduction should also count foi Prohibition, but the House would probably insist on this. It would probably be decided that electors could vote for reduction, for Prohibition, and for colonial Prohibition, oi to remain as at present. The provision requiring hotels against which convictions had been recorded to go first in case of reduction was popular, and the only way to amend it would be to provide that where the landlord changed the tenant against whom a conviction was recorded the conviction should not count. He would nob have “ tied houses” dealt with in the Bill. Short But Pithy. — Vice-Chancellor Bacon, who died the other day at the age of nearly 100, was a remarkable character, and, till he retired nine years ago, held an unique position on the judicial bench. He was then well into the eighties, and decidedly deaf, yet so acute, so caustic, so vigorous in his judgment, and so felicitous in his language that no one even suggested that he should give up work till he voluntarily abandoned it. ’Twas a legend at the courts that his lunch consisted of bread and milk and strong tobacco, and that his memory was such a marvellous one that nobody had ever seen him take a note. One fine old crusted “ chestnut ” about him was to the effect that on the hearing of an appeal from one of his judgments the Lords Justices sent for his notes, which proved to consist of a sheet of paper decorated with a caricature of the appellant, Underneath was written “ This man is a liar.”

An Average Man. —Mr Martin, S.M., at Wellington on Thursday delivered judgment in a case under the Truck Act, in which F. Cole sued Stewart and Co. for L 9 15s, deductions made by the firm from plaintiff’s wages. His Worship said he was sorry to be compelled to give judgment for plaintiff. The facts were that a quantity of building and glaziers’ material had been sold to plaintiff on the understanding that payment might be made by him at the rate of 5s per week, or each other sum per week as Cole could pay, and the deductions from his wages were only made on such weeks that plaintiff used these materials in the decoration of his own house and in doing work for other .persons, for which he received payment. After 13 yeats’employment, he left Stewart and Co., and when they sued for payment of their account he pleaded the Truck Act, and now brought an action for the amount deducted from his wages with his consent, though he had the use of the oroceeds. On the authority of a recent k'l’glieh case, he was compelled to give judgment for the plaintiff, considering that ha had no right to exttcise the powers conferred by the “equity and good conscience” clauses oi tho Magistrate’s Court Act in order to override an express prevision of a recent act of Parliament.

Accident.—An accident occurred yeater-1 day /morning which, it was .at first feared | would prove fatal. Among the crowd of men ana lads who clambered upon the roof of Mr W. H. Mathieson’s workshop, in the hope of gratifying their morbid curiosity by getting a view of what was enacted within the gaol walls at eight o’clock, was a youth, who, although subject to epileptic fits, ventured to secure a position on the projecting signboard. Here he was seized with a fit, as he might have expected, and fell to the ground, some thirty feet. Falling upon rough metal his injuries at first appeared very severe, but on examination when taken to the hospital, they turned out to be chiefly superficial. At a late hour last night it was considered that the worst was paused and that he would soon be all right. The lad was not in the employment of Mr Mathieaon who had expressly instructed his workers that they were not tp go upon tho roof. Those who did go up did so by placing a ladder against the Prince of Wales stables and so reached the roof of the coach factory; one even venturing to climb the ricketty flagstaff. ' .i : i?'- ‘.' j Peace at Any Price.—General Turr, a veteran soldier, who has served in many a hard campaign, has been giving his views on the burden imposed on Europe by armed peace. The article is entitled “ What Prince Bismarck Costs Us.” According to the general’s calculations the maintenance of peace in Europe—or, as he prefers to term it, “ armed terrorism ’’—has involved an outlay of five thousand million Bounds during the past five and twenty' years. This enormous sum may not be deemed too much to pay for the blessing it has secured to us, but, in spite of it, we cannot be sure of peace for a single month. “ A clumsy telegram” may, as the general puts, it, ignite the vast mass of explosive material which lies ready to be fired, and bring about the dreaded explosion. The war, it is agreed, would not be long, but supposing it to last six months, Europe would be called upon to spend L 1,200,000,000 more, and every soldier killed would have cost L 62,000. Even if his figures are considerably exaggerated it remains true that the European nations are groaning under a military load such as never oppressed the world before.

Football. —The final trial matches,prior to selecting aleam to play against Otago at Dunedin next Saturday, takes place on the Union Ground to-morrow at 2.30 p.m. Following will be the team:—Maroons: Fountain, Bain, McLennan, Hawthorn, G. Ramsay, D. Mcßobie, Jenkins, Anderson, Murphy, J. Ramsay, Bullman, Carroll, N. Mcßobie, Farquharson and J. Martin. Colours : Gockrofr, Russell, Manson, D. Hurst, Best, Pollock, S. Hirst, Mulloy, C. Martin, Walsh, Anthony, Lennie, Walker, M. McNeilage, Moir, Hamilton and Knucky. Team selected to play for Otago against Southland is :—Full back, Ross; three-quarters, MacKenzie, Cunningham and Stephenson ; halfs, Duncan, Mason and Oran ; forwards, J. Torrance D. Torrance,Esquilant, McFarlane, Ballantyne, Beadle, Given, Priest.—A meeting of the Executive of the Union was held on Saturday night, there being present—Messrs A. F. Hawke (chairman), Geotge, Cameron, Mussan.N. Mcßobie and Galbraith (secretary). It was arranged that Mr R. Galbraith should accompany the Southland team as manager. A complaint having been made by the Pirates Club that, owing to insufficient notice, their A team had been unable last Wednesday to meet tho Britannia in order to play off for the junior premiership, it was decided that the match be played next Wednesday after the trial match. Mr K. Cameron was appointed secretary during Mr Galbraith’s absence for a few weeks.

Mail Bag Robbed.—On Monday week a mail sent from Denniston to Westport was tampered with, and Ll6O abstracted. Of this sum LI 15 was money of the Post Office and the balance registered letters. The bag was placed on a truck at the top of the Coal Company’s incline. The Denniston train reached Conn Creek station, where a r dlwny guard took charge, and the bag was brought, to West port and was taken to tho Post Office, where the robbery wasdiscoversd. It is stated that the seal of the bag was broken.

Dr. Monin writes “ The cycle strongly accelerates tho 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 shrinking and re-absorbtion of the abdominal fat, whilst also overcoming constipation. In gout, diabetes, hepatic colic and certain forms of rheumatism, organic combustion is in this way hastened and the assimilative processes on which depends life and health becomes wonderfully regular.—Godward and McKenzie for Cycles, Dee street, Invercargill.

REMEMBER THAT CONQUEST’S COUGH CORDIAL IS THE BEST REMEDY FOR COUGHS, COLDS, HOARSENESS, UN D IS AGR EE AB L E, SOOTHING, AND EFFECTIVE, HAS ONLY TO BE TRIED TO BE APPRECIATED. ON SALE AT J. S. BAXTER’S To those who are on the lookout for aflrstclass Vehicle “ Cheap” we can safelj- recommend the Cheap Sale at “ Tub American Carriage Factory,’ as the proprietor during the last fourteen years he has been established has only had two cheap sales. The success was undoubted. Show the public a really cheap article and they will respond every time. Note the address—Prince of Wales yards. THE MUTUAL STORESHAVE PRIME FACTORY POTTED BUTTER AT 10d PER LB — SUPERIOR TO FRESH BUTTER-DEE STREET. The Winter Sale at the Exhibition from Saturday the 3rd, to Saturday, the 17th August. Mrs Emily Thorne, who resides at Toledo, Washington,says she has never been able to procure any medicine for rheumatism that relieves the pain so quickly and effectually as Chamberlain’s Pain Balin and that she has also used it for lame back with great success. For sale by C. H. Maoalisteb, Chemist, Invercargill. SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Balance-sheet of the Southland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board is published Great success of Thomson and Beattie’s winter sale; special bargains added; see advt A pneumatic-tyred bicycle for sale for Ll2 G E Tucker has best fertilisers, seed oats, sheep dip and teas Birchwood Hounds meet at Wallacetown Junction on 15th inst A meeting to form a Shakespearean Society is to bo held in Mr W E Gladstone’s rooms on 16th inst Charles Rout wishes to hear from those having farms for sale Tenders are invited for ploughing at Morton Mains E Millichamp has applied to transfer liis interest in a section at Hokonui to J Atkinson Duncan’s drills at Tothill, Watson and Co’s The funeral of the late Mrs Malcolm takes place to-morrow

The balance-sheet of the Bluff Sailors’ Rest is inserted Last few days of Price and Bulleid’s great discount sale.