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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8639, 27 November 1889, Page 2

All mcmbers'of the St. Mary's "Choir aro requested to attend the practise this evening, as important business has,to be dealt with. Persons in want of a really good cottago pianoforte will have an opportunity of obtaining one cheap at Mr King's auction mart on Saturday next. Mr F. Stohr took his pony Uno up to Auckland by the Gairloch on Tuesday night. The pony will compete at Takapuna, next Saturday. The Taranaki Rifle Volunteers paraded on Monday and Tuesday evening last for judging distance practice, when a large number of the members were present. Captain Baylcy was in command; Lieuts. Okcy and Cock were also on parade. Mr Meadows, the produce buyer, left for Auckland by the Wanaka to-day (Wednesday). lie has not bought any quantity of butter here, although prepared to do so, as he, like others, has been unable to obtain space in the cool chambers of the direct steamers. The first round in tho single handed bowling competition for the gold medal is expected to close to-morrow (Thursday). Some of results so far have been rather surprising, the favorites having been boittcn in several games. Mr Moroy lias written to us on the "halfholiday question;" as, howover, it is a matter which rests purely with the shopkeepors and their employees, we are certain it can be better settled without any interference on our part. The Hand of llopo Picnic takos place to-morrow at Bell Block. Special trains will run at 12 noon, 1, and 2.15 p.m. from town, and at 10.40 a.m. from Waitara, calling at Sentry Hill. The 1 and 2.15 p.m. trains will stop at Elliot-street. The public will note that trains leave at 1 p.m. and 2.15 p.m and not at 1,15 and 2.30 as I previously ad.vertiwd.

Mr W. Montgomery has rodinie 1 fioni his visit to England, and is now staying in Chriatchurch. At the Education Board meeting to-day (Wednesday), Mr F. Mill*, was appointed third master at the Central School as recommended by the Town School Com- 1 mittee. Mr C. A. Rogers was appointed teacher at tho Albert Road School. Conversation in Auckland nowadays, says the Auckland Herald, is almost confined to the one topic, namely, the hard times, how they have been caused, how they are to be cured, and how they are to be endured. Major Slingsley, a well-known Napier resident, has been obliged to file his schedule. The unsecured liabilities are £3950 and the secured £29,747. His statement of assets shows a surplus of £12,397. Among the largest creditors are — Bank of New Zealand, Colonial Bank, and National Bank, but all are fully secured. As will be seen by advertisement Mr Greenwood, dentist, is about to leave New Plymouth on a tour through England and America, where "he intends visiting the various dental colleges and hospitals to make himself familar with the latest improvements in dental science ; and during his absence his practice will be carried on by Mr H. G. Forlong, Licentiate of Dental Surgery. [ The body of Ah Yack, a Chinaman, . was exhumed on Monday at Napier on account of the expressed belief of Dr. \ Menzies, the hospital surgeon, that he had been strangled. The neck did not exhibit an outward appearance of dislocation, but an examination showed that the man certainly had been strangled. It being suggested that poison might have been administered, portion of the stomach, &c, were secured for analysis. A gentleman, whose sources of infor mation are among the best, says the Timaru Herald, informs us that wool will be worth £d to l£d more this season than last, and that owing to the dry season there is more grease in the wool, which will j make the clip heavier. He reckons roughly that the total increase in value will be something like a million sterling to the I Colony. | " A good-judgo" is Mr Justice Cave, who [ addressing a jury iv Wales lately, said that "it was undoubtedly for the public benefit that what took place in Courts of justice should be known. Newspapers did great service in this respect, and it was astonishing how generally accurate the reports were. In all cases where there appeared to be a trifling inaccuracy, a jury should always be inclined to doubt the presence of malice on the part of the reporter or proprietor." Sir Harry Atkinson, says the New Zealand limes, was again so unwell on Saturday that there seemed little hope of his being able to leave for Dunedin on Sunday but he was somewhat better in the morning and accordingly left by the s.s. Wairarapa. His brother, Mr Arthur Atkinson, of Nelson, accompanied him, and will go with him to Tasmania if Sir Harry is well enough after the opening of the Dunedin Exhibition to stand the journey. The Premier's present intention is to rusticate peacefully for some time in Tasmania, and, if possible, enjoy a thorough rest. A telegram from Dunedin on Tuesday evening states that " Owing to continued indisposition, the Premier has been ordered to Tasmania, and he will be absent some months. Mr Mitchelson will act for the Premier in Sir Harry Atkinson's absence." A correspondent sends tho following re cipe for preserving eggs :—": — " Take lib of borax and dissolve in a gallon of boiling water ; strain and pour into a 141 b widemouthed earthenware jar ; pack as many eggs in it as possible, and then bring up a seal with resin," By this method a lady in Rangitikei has kept eggs for 10 months, and when they were eaten they were as fresh in taste as new-laid eggs. This should be worth trying, in view of the approaching 1 dear season for eggs. A resident of Foxton gives the subjoined returns of 1483 sheep sent home by him recently per s.s. Aorangi. They afford convincing proof in favour of meat freezing : 490 carcases of mutton, weighing 32,7631 b, realised £693 14s : 988 carcases of mutton, weighing 62,6851 b, £1465 ; fat sold in the colony, £72 15s 6d ; skins, £185 3s 4d , total, £2416 13s Bd. Charges: Consolidated rate covering all expenses in London, £179 Gs ; freight and primage, £b'3U 7s 6d ; marine insurance, £61 7s 9d; freezing and bags, £176 18s lid ; railage and driving, £78 3s ; total, £1144 3s 2d. Net return, £1273 10s 6d, or at the rate of 17s 2d a head on the station. A discovery of considerable importance was made lately in the chapel attached to Chideock Manor (the World says). A well-known sculptor, who was staying with Sir Frederick Weld, directed his attention to a large picture of the "Adoration of the Magi," which was almost entirely hidden by an accumulation of dirt, and strongly advised its being cleaned. No sooner had this been done, than the extraordinary beauty of the painting became apparent, and in the jewelled belt worn by one of tho principal figures the signature Petor Paul Rubens was plainly discernible. Tho picture was brought to England many years ago by some Flemish monks, and given by thorn to the Welds, who accorded them a hospitable welcome. Tho following paragraph from the San Francisco News Letter may throw some light on tho cable messages recently received regarding the revolution in Brazil : — " There is startling news from Brazil. The Princess Isabella, who, in the absence of the Emperor in Europe, ruled the country, and was instrumental in securing the emancipation of some three million slaves, now finds that she aroused the fierce anger of the whites, who cannot get on with the foimef slaves. There it-, in fact, a serious danger of a war of races. The Princess is distinctly threatancd with personal violence if any blood is shed by the black guards she has organised. Some of the American organs strongly espouse the cause of the whites." A pleasant article in CornhlU is the " Trio of Fiends " — the three great conceptions of the dcvil — The Lucifer of Dante, the Satan of Milton, and the Mephistopheles of Goethe. " They are dovils of their age," says tho writer, " and the devils of their poets. Each is the natural outcome of the ago in which ho was produced, and tho character of each bears a certain resemblance to the character of the man that produced him. They are the fiends o£ learned men, and both Satan and Mephistopheles aro tho fiends of men versed in tho ways of the political world. One fact, however, must be borne in mind ! while considering the three fiends — that Dante and Milton believed in their devils, and Goethe did not belive in his." In Lucifer we find the fiend of the age in which physical force was the chief ruler, in Satan the fiend of an ago when mind was asserting itself, and in Mephistophelos the hYnd of an age when intellect is everything. But, though uuliko in many respects, there is one pervading characteristic common to them all— that of hopelesßi«Jßß, "th« distinct mark o* the davif,"