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Colonist, Volume XXII, Issue 2515, 25 February 1879, Page 3

Tjje Weather,— Captain Edwin telegraphed last night, as follows ;—'f Walch barometer, bad weather approaching anj direction between north-west and west and s.mth ; glass fall again, but expected to rise within twelve hours." Young Men's Chhistian Association.—The meetings for evangelistic work, held on Sabbath evenings at 8 o'clock, in the open air in Trafalgarstreet, were, for the first time, last Sunday evening transferred to the Theatre Royal. Although the weather was very unfavorable there wa? an attendance of about 350 persons. Mr Mariov? of the V.M.C.A., Dunedin, oooupied the cbairj after singing and prayer the Revs Bavin and Beckon ham gave brief addresses, setting forth gospel privilege? and their hindrances. The raeeiing terminated by singiDg the doxology, at 9 o'clock. Mh W. (J. Wilkins's Advertisement, in whioh he requests his customers to send in their orders for next season's harvesting machinery as soon as possible, was received too late for insertion ia this issuo. . Waiuba South Races.—lt is intended to hold a race meeting at Wakefield during the second week in April. Several gentlemen have consented to act as stewards, and a meeting of those interested will uke place at the Forest Inn on Wednesday evening, when the programme will be settled. Rifle .Association Meeting.—lntending cominiitors at the ensuing meeting, which opens on Vlonday next, at Brigntwater, will do well to remember that entries close on Friday next. The Locai Committee have received another contribution to the Special Prize Fund, the brewers of the City hnviutr conjointly sent a donation of £10 10s. At the contusion of the firing there will be an inspection ol lue Nelson Tolunleeia by Colonel Facke.,

i G-A3 Stoves, 4o—At the store of Mr J. Graham in Bridge street, there ia now to be ieea a most complete assortment of gas stoves, for both heating and cooking purpose*. The latter range fro i. the Bnnllest ones with toddy kettles, to elaborately Sited contrivances, devised for the purpose of cooking several joint" at. onn time, as well as heating and boiling in v number of utensils arranged above. There ore also stov s for heating irons, and ojhora for, boiling water, &■., with a mostingenious'ebritrivanbe' by means of which, on the koUle or other" vessel being removed, the gas is at once shut off. The heating stoves are of the .most t diyerse description, and whilst all are designed with a View of tin-owing out the greatest; possible heat some are constructed for use in the workshop, whilst others from their handsome appearance are well fitted to find a place in the best room*. At this establishment there may also be seen gaseliere, gas fittings, and globes, &c, that whether for hansome appearance or variety to. choose from could not be excelled in the Australian Colonies. Rifle Match. —The matoh between the Welling ton City Rifles came off on Saturday "morning. The conditions were eight men a side ; ranges,' 200, 300,, and 400 yards, six shots at each, 'th'fea To "be fired with the carbine, and three with the riflu ; but only the two first ranges were fired owing to the rain, it being agreed to deckle the match "thus :■ — NELSON NATAL BRIGADE. j

The Naval Brigade patty was to leave for home last night. Athletic Sport3.—The sports ■ whioh were to have to come off on Saturday last, will take place to-morrow afternoon. Some filty business people have signified their intention of closing their premises for the half day, and hia Worship the Mayor ia to be waited on and" requested to proolaim a publi* half holiday. Suburban North. —At the Assessment Court, which was announced to beheld at thi< place last Saturday, there were no objections lodged. Mr Mabin wa? the valuator. District Coubt.—Yesterday, in Chambers, Mr Percy Adams moved, before his Honor Judge Broad, that in re the Phfgnix Gold-mining Company, the appointment of Mr Hickson as liquidator be confirmed. His Honor granted the motion, and direoted that the offioe of the Company, Custom House Quay, Wellington, should be the office for the administration of its affairs, and that all moneys received by the liquidator should be paid into the Colonial Bank, Welling'on. Magistrates' Court.—Yesterday, before H. C. Daniel! and A Greenfield, Esqs., JJ.P., Adam Wilson wns charged with using bad language, and wbb fined 20* and costs. Sheep Cask.— At the Magistrate's Court on Wednesdny last, before A. J. Richmond, C. de V. Tesohemaker, and G. Giilow, S^qs J.J.P., W. J. Burrows sued R. Kelling for £10, for that the defendant had converted ten of hw si.eep to his own use, and £5 damages for his having effioed his earmarks on the said sheep. Both parties reside at Stanley Brook, and are neighbors. Mr P. Adams for plaintiff and Mrßuony for defendant. The plaintiff deposed that the sheep which on his mustering were found to have besides the defendant's registered earmark a similar mark on the other ear, which he alleged was an alteration of bis own mark, by cutting a piece out and thus making a bayonet. The .lefendant. cl.limed the sheep and took them away. Messrs J. and E. Stanley, who were present at the drafting, corroborated his evidence, and said that the plaintiff's earmark had been altered. The defendant deposed that the mark on the ear which plaintiff asserted was an alteration of his registered mirk was a private mark of his own, made to show which sheep lie was desirous to part with, and he accounte.i for the apparent remains of a punch hole by stating that in culti ig the ears he had given 'a twist to the knife which would give such an appearanoe. Mr Crichton believed the mark had been made as the defendant described; he was sure fchas the out had all beon made at one time, and nut on two occasions an the plaintiff and lm witnesses deposed. After hearing Counsel, thnir Worships found fur the plaintiff, wi'h co*tß £7 6s. Fruit and Flowers.—Last Christmas a spark from an engine set tire to the grass beside the railway near Judge Ward's house (suys the T\maru Herald) and a great part of the plantations were burnt and the orchard severely ecoroiied. The fruit trees were laden with green fruit,, and a good dc-ul of this was not destroyed, but came in dua time to maturity, file heat of the flee has had an extraordinary effect on the tre s, however, causing the fruit. Bpurs, which should in the ordinary course of things, hare come out next spring, to develop themselves altogether prematurely, and to burst into flower within the la-.t few days. The consequence is that thj qroh,ard now presents the singular spectaole of pear and apple trees hearing neurly ripe fruit and flmera in full bloom, at one and the same time, the fruit and flowers being only a few inches apart. It will be interesting to observe whether, when spring time comes round again, the trees will make fresh shoots, in addition to those now bearing flowers. If they do, the tact may possibly suggest to gardeners a plan for obtaining a double show of bloom annually, by methodically scorching the trees. Our own impression is, though, thet the qrdeal whioh theae treea have undergone, though it has brought them into flower six mouths before their time, will end by killing them. An orchard bearing ripe fruit and blossoms together, is an oddity which is scarcely wor.h the trouble aud expense co^nfctpd with it. Useful Work.—l'here are now eleren contracts in hand for sevier works in Dunedin. These works are being done on a systematic plan, and no sewer is put in any street which will nqt form part of Ibe permanent system. — Mepald. The anti-Chinese petition has received over 2500 signatures in Wellington. Smabt Shrarbrs. —During a shearing Beason smart work has often attracted attention in the leading sheds of the Colonies (says the Waitangi Tribune), but we do not think that the following has been equalled south of the line :—At Station Peak, on the 25th ult., fourteen men put 2793 sheep through in 8J hours, making an average of IP9|, the lop score of 373 having been made by James (Japil, a native of Kiiapoi. The death is announced at Napier of Mr Karailiana Takamoana, M.H.R., is announced. He has been ill fur some time past, and his death was expeoted a week ago. At Christchurch, telephonic wires have been erected between the Fire Brigade Station and Mr Superintendent Harris's resideuce. With regard to the station ends of the telephone, it is intended to have them in a small sound-proof room, so that any person within can communicate with Mr Harris and hear messages from him without being disturbed by the clanging of the fire-bells above. Hard Up..-—The Wegtland County Council is in a state of impeounio3ity. Its receipts for the month of January amounted to only £100, and it is burdened with a bank overdruft of £iOOO. One of its membors has been deputed to vi»it Wellington with the view uf endeavoring to obtain reiief from the Government. ■■■'■' The Timaru Harbor Board is largely indebted to the sea. Through the action of the waves and heavy surf, the shingle is collecting at a wonderful rate on the south side of.the bieakwater,, and already tho Board can say that two acres of lind worth fully £15,000 has bwa wolaimed for them, .'>< .: >; ,

A finb warehouse has been built at A»hburton, for Messrs Hooper aad Aitken, at a cost of £2,000. It is 66 feet by 56 fee»;. Me Saundbhs's Spbeoh.—Referring to the recent address of the member for Cheviot, the 2few Zealand Times snys : —" In another column we reprint tho more important parts of Mr Saunders' speech afc Waikari. His position is such that he cannot be said to belong to either party ; he^is. and solid politician, full of political experience, and of an independent, habit of thoui'ht. liike'most earnest thinker^ he has a few hobbies, but he rides them with discretion. Whenever he speaks^and jt is buf« seldom, he is listened to mth the respect whioh the well expressed opinions of a thoughtful man alunosl always command. 3y°ipon*'der that his second; speech is bettor than the first, and is worthy of notice by a'l partis, beciuse it expresses the matured and deliberate convictions of a man of clem* head and of cool judgment." The New Zealander (ss it might be expected) does not speak very favorably of Mr Saunders's utterance. Pbopektv in Victoria.—The Smythesrtale correspondent of the Bqllarat iSW'-writes :—" I know of property which the present owner paid £100,000 for some years ogo, and since then he has expended £30,000 on improvements. He would now tajta £9.1,000 for the whole; Tho owner of 80 'abres, securely fenced in with posts and- three rails; adj lining the; property of a laiided prop, riijtor, recently offered it for Bale to the ' big man' at £2 lOa'per acre. The reply was that he would not have it as a gift. This land is near Uaddon. At or near Cape Clear a i farm of over 100 aores, fenced and improved, was offered to unother -' big man' at £2 per aei-e, as it was quite 'handy' to his property. A shrug of the. shoulders was the response." : Filial PreTY.—An item contained a short time ago in the Peking Gazette, a native journal—indeed the oldest newspaper in the world—throws consider able ligl't on the filial piety of the Chinese. A mother who had been suffering from disease for some time, with a sudden craving for meat, which her sons, from poverty, could not satisfy. One of her sons having beard that flesh cut from the person was efficacious in the curing of parental maladies, and enger to reßoue his mother from death, out a piece of fli'sh from the upper part of his arm, and made it into soup, which he gave to his mother, and so effected a cure. A little later the boy's father becume sick, and it is said that the son made «n incision in his left side and cutoff a piece of his liver, which he gave to his. father, who recovered. The matter has been brought to the notice of the Chinese Emperor, and the son's devotion has been-rewarded and commended. Stekngth of the Methodists.—The Methodist population of the world is estimated at 20,000,000, and the number of communicants at 4,489,877. In the United States the membership is about 3.396,999, with 26,642 local and 22,194 itinerant preachers. • ■ The Plague.—Bismarck has sent Privy Councillor Finkelbury to Vienna, to arrange with the Austrian sanitary authorities common measures against the spread of the plague westward. It first appeared among the Cossacks of Astrakhan, and of 195 persons attacked by it, in two days 143 died. In nine day» the mortality was estimated at ten per cent, of the poulation. St. Petersburg newspapers propose that nurses and attendants of the Red Cross Society should volunteer for Astrakhan. Dbeadful Intelligence.—A telegram from Ceara, in North Brazil, reports that the deaths from small-pox number 600 daily. The distress in the interior of the province is appalling. The people are devouring carrion and the corpses of the dead. The Russian Students.—The Londdn Time*' Vienna special says :—ls is stated that eighty persons were killed or wounded in the recent encounter between the militia and students, at Kieff,—A dyer has been arrested at Altenburg, Saxony, charged with threatening to assassinate the Emperor of Austria. He pleaded drunkenness. The Ameeb.—A speoial telegram from Calcutta, which appears in the Londan Timer, says:—lt is rumor.d that Shere Ali took with him thirty lacs of rupees, and is going to St. Petersburg to appeal to Europe. A German writer ha* calculated that the exact day of Christ's death was Friday, April 3, in the year 33. Pkinos of Shibkß.-—An instance of <t mun who was born tired is mentioned by The Mark Lane 2?a:pre>s. He hired out aj coachtnan to an old lady, and showed his triumphant skill S3 a shirk by oleuniqg only that side of the horse and carriage that came round in front of the door.. ECONOMICAL.—A Massachusetts man was havinga silver door-plate engraved, and he requested that a blank apace be left below the name, so that his age could ba added, in case it was desirable to use the plate on his itofiin after hi* death. Setebr Rebuke.—A preacher in Kentucky, the other Sunday, becoming exasperated, paused in his discourse to cay : " Ladies, if you will give me your clone ctentitm I will keep a lookout on that door, and if anything worse than a man enters I will warn you iv time to make your escape." Gay Old Gentleman.—The Sheffield Telegraph says that at a recent meet at Mr Arkwright's hounds at Braokenfield, Mr James Mouateney, of Westington, now in his eighty-fifth year, was mounted on a spirited young rouro, following the hounds and taking the fences with the foremost. Mr Mounteney is believed to be the oldest rider to hounds in England. Simplicity.—London Truth says :—" Here's an amusiug instinct) of Scotch simplicity: An old ' wife,' heard whispers that the Caledonian was shaky, thought slid would be on the safe side, went to the bank, and presented her ohpqua for her baance. The cashier cashed it in Caledonian bank-notes, which the canny old Udy pocked., aad walking across to the National B,ank, asked them to exchange these (or liiit'ir own notes, which, having obtained, sha went back again to her onn bank, and handing them over to the teller, said, ' Thera, that's the richt paper. Will you just take care of them for me ?' Two days .after the Caledonian suspnnied payment." Madame Ciiuistink Nilsson is soon to be installed as the (iraud Mistress of the Ancient Charitable Masonic Order of the " Eastern Star," Th,e order ia oompoaed ohinfly of English, Indies of rank and distinction, whq^e male relatives belong to the fraternity.

: 200yda. 300vds. Total. Elnnter 17 16 33 Edwards 15 16 31 Lereli 17 14 3L Howling ... . ... 19 12 3L Dayman ... ... 16 13 . 29 3et.net 17 " 12 . 29 Fathers 1« 9 . . 27 fones ... ... 12 14 26 237 WELLINGTON CITY EIFLB3. 200.vd8.300yda. Total. Jance Corporal Ballinger 16 10 35 Private Croueher ... 16 18 34 Sergeant Harris ... 17 17 34 Sergeant Cording ... 18 16 34 3mateBee ... ... 21 11 32 )aptaip Crowe n ... 17 13 30 J,ivate A.Ballinger ... 18 12 30 Private Hale 14 13 27 '256