LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Colonist, Volume XVII, Issue 1899, 10 April 1875, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Synod.—A public meeting.will be held on Monday evening in the Masonic Hall for the purpose of giving members of the church information respecting the work of the Synod. Short addresses will be given by several members of theSynodon theextentand circumstances of outlying districts in the diocese, the claioi9 ■ of scattered districts upon settled parishes, and the object and state of the Diocesan Church .bund. No Thoeoughfare, —It is notified that on and after Monday next traffic on the Pelorus bridge will be stopped whilst certain repairs are being effected ' Theatrical. —An advertisement which appears elsewhere notifies that Prole3sor J;wobs and M. Airec will appear in Nelson on the evenings of the 15th, I6tb, and 17th-instantin the Masonic H*ll. Processor Jacobs is highly spoken of as a ventriloquist, &c, and is said by those who hare seen both to be equal in every respect to his father, the worldrenowned Profeisor Jacobs. M. Airec will go through tn entirely new performance, in addition to his trapeze ami tight rope business. Reform: Leagpe.—The quarterly meeting of the League will be held on Monday evening. Nelson Abtizans' Association.—The quarterly meeting of this Association was held on Wednesday evening last, and the following officers for thejcurrent term wflre elected: President, T.. Rowling; VicePresident, R. Dixon ; Secretary, P. Roscoe; Treasurer, A. Wilkie; Librarian, W. Rowling; Committeemen, G-. Bates and J. Glover ; Dramatic Manager J. Glover; Musical Manager, G. Bates. : . > The annual reciprocal meeting of the Takaka Lodge of Oddfellows and Collingwood Lodge of Ancient Foresters took place on, the 31at ultimo. The Foresters were received (both Lodgeß in regalia) at tne Wuitapu, and marched in procession with the t Oddfellows to the Junction Inn.* Having lunched, the.brethren commenced the day's amusements with cricket and other athletic sports, at conclusion of which they sat down to an excellent dinner, which was appreciated and done ample justice to. The chair was filled by Wm. Gibbs, Esq., M.H.R., and the vice-chair by Brother Joseph Packard. The usual loyal and other toasts were accompanied by musical honors. Some appropriate speeches were well delivered, and the songs, weie well rendered by Messrs Dixon, Taylor, Graham, and R. Packard. The Company now retired to the spacious ballroom tastefully decoruled with terns and banners, graced by the witches of Golden Bay, " The youthful blossoms of our future hope" joined in the festive dance. The music was ably discoursed by Messrs iWalker and Gibbons, and dancing was kept up with ■' esprit feu vivacite" by the votaries of Terpsichore till "smiling morn tipped the hills with gold," after which the company broke up, highly delighted with (he entertainment, ho well catered s,nd so happily parried out. Ettoptrpetuq! \'o'.;>. ...

Mrs. BeaB; the clever female amateur actress, who: has co often delighted Nelson audiences, takes her benefit on Tuesday evening next. We hear the tickets.are going.off rapidly. . " Delta."—We agree entirely with your remarks, but, unless you send your card, your letter cannot be inserted.

Fabeweii, Stopbb to Mb 0. E. Jeffobd.—On Thursday night, between fifty and sixty persons, all, with the exception of three or four, members of the Independent Order of Good Templars, sat down to a farewell supper, given by the brethren to Brother .0. E. Jefford and Mrs Jefford, who are shortly leaving Nelson for San Francisco. It was held in the Port Lodgeroom, and was purveyed by Mr W. Alexander, cook, whose viands proved him to be a master in his art and gave complete satisfaction. After the company bad done the highest honor that can be paid to a chef de cuisine— viz., a hearty demolition of his good things—the toast of "The Queen" was proposed by Brother J. T. Smith, District DepuJy, who occupied the chair, and was responded to by Messrs Duckett and Sherwood, who had both smelt powder in her, service. The toast of the evening, " The health of Brother Jefford, W.0.T., and Mrs Jefford," was proposed in suitable terms by Brother T. Freeman, . W.C., and was responded to by Mr Jefford in a very neat speech. Brother A. G. Betls proposed "The Independent Order of Good Templar^" Brother W. Ran kin re sponding in his usual humorous manner. - Mr Pilkington proposed " The Kindred Societies," and replies were made by Brothers Glover, for the Nelson Artizan's Association, and Pickard for the Ancient Order of Foresters. Mr Jefford has for some time I been an active/member of both these Associations, as well as a zealous Good Templar, and in recognition of his services to Forestry, Court. Robin Hood has y^esented ; him the scarf of a Chief Ranger. "The Sister Lodges" was proposed by Brother Jefford, and Brothers A.. Wilkie, W..C.T. of Nelson Loyal, and W. Gibson, W.C.T. of Normanby Lodge, gave appropriate replies. The " Press" was given by Brother Bullard, and. responded to by Brother W. I. Bond. Tliemeeting.whicn was a most successfuland enjoyable one, broke up about eleven. We must not forget to mention the musical part of the business, some very goori songs were given by Brothers Jefford, Duckett, Dunn, Pilkington, Dayman, and G-ibson. ' , New Cadet Coeps.—The authorities of the Nelshh College intend forming a Cailet Corps in connec; tion with that institution, hut unfortunately they are rather short of funds for the purpose, and are making an appeal to the publio to assist the to. The amount required is £15, to be devoted to the purchase of two swords for. the officers. There are between fifty and sixty well drilled boys at the College who, we understand, are fit to take the field at any moment. The uniforms for the proposed corps will cost, according to the estimate of a respectablfl tailor'of this City, •bout, thirty-five shillings each, but as the Government will give a subsidy of£l towards the cost of the uniform of each cadet above fourteen years of age, the price to parents will only be fifteen shillings per annum. The boys will be jrequired to. wear .their uniforms on two days in each weak, so that they will be clothed for four months in the year at a cost of fifteen shillings. We believe that Captain Marshall has eipruseod himself very favorably respecting the profijiency of the College lads in the matter of drill. We. have no doubt the publio will subscribe the amount required. Appeals.—On Thursday last Messrs J. Symons and 4. Mackay, Justices, sat at the R.M. Court to hpar appeals against the waterworks assessment for 1875. Various persons appeared as applicants, and, after considering the claim?, the Bench yesterday reduced the assessment by the following amounts : — Hardy-street: A. B. Adams, £50 j W. W. Squires, £10; W. V. Salter, £10 j Win. Rout, £10. Trafal-gar-street: A. B. Jackson, £40 ; Win. Rout, three properties, £5 each. Brook-street: Wra. Rout, two properties, £5 each. New-street: W. R. Waters, £20. Waimea-street: D. Burns, three properties, two £5 and one £30. Nile-street West: D. Bums, two properties, £5 each. In the undermentioned . oases no reductions were made:—Hardy-street: Win. Rout.. Milton-street: Wm. Rout. Waimea-street: D. Burns, two properties. • Cricket. —A match was played between the Motueka and Spring Grove clubs on Wednesday last, on the.latter's ground, when the former won with 4 wickets to go down. The following are the scores:

Spring Grove.

Ist innings. ' 2nd innings. Neal, bDelaney... 0 b Delaney 25 Hide t b Delaney 1. run out, 2 ■■W, ,Rut;;erford, b Pattie ,0 ,b, Delaney 0 J. Fagan, b Pattie 4 stout 1 J. Rutherford, b Pattie 3 run out , 1 t Job Lines, b Delaney... 6 b Delaney ..'. 4 Kerr, c M'Farlane..; 1 b Delaney 1 Tasker, b Delaney 0 b Delaney 4 H. Fagao,cM'Fariane... 0 cW. Pattie 1 A. Lines, notout..." 1 bDelaney..... 0 S. Bryant, b Pattie 0 not 0ut...... 0 Byes ...........'. 9 Byes... 5 Wide 1 Total.. 26 Total ...45 Grand total, 70. MotueJca. Ist innings. 2nd innings. T. Pattie, bH. Fagan ... 0 bJ. Rutherford... 7 Parker; run 0ut...... ..... 5 Groo.by, o J. Lines 3 W. Pattie, b W. 4 Rutherford 0 not out 4 Delaney,bW.Rutherford 0 b W.Rutherford... 2 Boyes, cA. Lines 10 l.b.w 5 Lloyd, not out 12 o A. Lines ......... 6 M'Farlatie, cA. Lines,.. 2 Jennings, b W. Ruther- ; >'■ ford 5 Parkes^W, Rutherford 1 bJ. Rutherford... 1 Wright, o Hide 0 cJ.Lines 4 ' Byes 2 Bye 1 Wides 2 Total 42 Total 29 . Grand total, .71. The Amuri Shrep Case.—A Christchuroh telegram infoims us ihat in the case of Wm. L. Fowler, charged with sheep stealing at the Amuri, a verdict of not guilty was returned, and the accused was discharged. It is said that the Queen netted £14,000 by the work " Journal in the Highlands," and that she gave every farthing of it away in charity. Oamartt hospital is in luck, having received another handsome donation. Messrs. Oakden and Brown have presented the institution wiih £100. We read in the late Southern and Northern papers of several fires on farms, and the destruction of large quantities of grain. ' Law. —Some parties in Greymouth, it is reported, have been spending fifty pounds (£SO) in law expenses to ascertain who was the rightful owner of a poor little collie doc. .■■'..■ The Waitara railway is being rapidly pushed on. The " Taranaki Herald" of April 7> sajs—When the Waiongona bridge is finished, which will be in about a week, a trial train will be run on the line. Land.—During last month (March) £9,310 was the sum realised in Canterbury for the sale of Crown lands. Rams.—One thousand three-quarter bred rams have been sold at Napier at from 6s. 9d. to 7s. 3d. Two hundred of the oldest and most influential settlers of Canterbury attended the funeral of the kto hlr. J. C. Watts-Russell, on April 4. He was buried in the Riccarton Cemetery, An Uncommon Offence.—A woma,n named Eliza Ann Ward has been committed for trial at Christchurch on a charge of bigamy- It was alleged that she married Thomas Wtidsworth, of Orari, in 1861; and again in 1868 or 1869, James Flynn at Christchuroh, when her former husband was alive, 01 F. Leggetx, late clerk to the Auckland Proyindial Council, has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for stealing a cheque for £5,0, the property pf'the Provincial Government.—Likewise, at Auckland, Edmund Percy Brett, a Nayal officer, to a like term of imprisonment, for obtaining money by false pretenoes. Mp. Phili? Phillips, the iniarican Singing Pilgrim, is at present visiting Victoiia, wad is shortly Pipeot«4 in this Colony.

A German soldier, who fought in the last FrancoPrussian war, is now working on the Clutha railway, in Otago. He is described as a powerful man who can smartly wield his pick and shovel. Such are the changes in life. A Golden Cake, weighing twelve hundred ounces, is the result of the orushings at the Cromwell Company's olaim (Otago) since Christmas. Auckland is going to build a new hospital at a cost 0f'£19,249. Dbobght.—Hawke's Bay is at present suffering from drought, and fears are entertained for the winter iced. Judge Habvey has received a presentation and an address from his Westland friends, on leaving for Otago to assume his new position. Laebikinism is rampant at Southbrook, Canterbury The other day, provisions, whips, and carriage lamps were removed from the conveyances in the Wesley an Church yard, whilst their owners were in the church attending a meeting. AwEWABD Fix.—The other day, at the Auckland Supreme Court during the proceedings a reporter went sound asleep, and not awaking when Court rose, was locked in the building. Some hours afterwards he woke up, and to his astonishment discovered the predicament he was in. Eventually he escaped through" ? skylight on to the roof of the building, hailed some children in the street below, and by means of sundry bribes, induced them to fetch the usher, of the Court, who released him about seven o'clock. Deaths of Maobi Chief3.-—The following dea'hs of noted Maori chiefs are recorded—Wi Katene, chief of the Uriweras ; Moses Tawhai, of Hikianga; and Btfohi Mangakahia, of Coromandal. ■: Mb. Fiest's sto"eatthe Forty-Mile Bush, Masterton, Wellington, has been destroyed by fire. Nothing was saved. Five hundred new claims for the Thames district electoral roll have bet-n sent in this year. Peace.—All the natives between Guborne (Auckland) and the East Cape are being disarmed. Chiabini's famous circus has been broken up in China, and the horses Bold by auction at a frightful sacrifice. Mr. N. Bowen, has been elected Town Clerk of Napier, at a salary of £250 per annum. King Kalakaua wa9 most enthusiastically received by his people on his return to the Sandwich Islands after his Amerhan tour. From ten to .twelve thousand persons witnessed his landing, and hundreds of school children presented bouquets of flowers to his majesty. "It was the grandest sight ever witnessed in Hawaii Nei." , Pins—A.t Taylor & Go's New Fall Works, Birraingham, there are ninety machines driven by, steam power, eaoh turning out me hundred complete pins a minute, and the colleotise of a day's work is something near ten million. ■ ;. • j ; '