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Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2815, 1 October 1883, Page 2

School Committke. ■ — An ordinary monthly meeting of the Timaru School Committee will be held this evening m the Main .School, ut 7.U0. Hacino.— A meeting of the Makikihi Racing Chili is to be held this evening m the long room of the Makikilii Hotel for the purpose of receiving the balance sheet, slid to make arrangements for next rnre meeting. Cai.kdosias Sociktv. — Tho minimi general meeting of the South Canterbury Caledonian Society "ill be held at the Grosveuor Hotel this evening, commencing ut ciijlit o'clock. Pakisiiioxktis Mkktino. — The parishioners of the parochial district of TVngawni are re((nested to attend a meeting this evening iv St. Albans Ohur«rh, Pleasant Point , to consider the advisability of applying to the Diocesan Synod to form the district into a parish. Dkfmcexnebs. — Four persons will be called on to answer to charges of drunkenness at tho Resident Magistrate's Court this morning. One of them will be further charged with resisting a constable m tho execution of his duty. Vital Statistics. — During the month of September 31 birth?, 4 marriages, nnd 17 deaths were registered. The number of deaths was considerably higher than for a long time past, if, indeed the number 17 had ever been reached before. Of the deaths 5 were of young children from whooping cough, and three from other affections of the lungs or trachea. Dki.iimuu Trkmkss. — A man named Alfred Drayton, who had been remanded from Waimato for medical treatment on a charge of being of unsound mind from drink, wus brought before the Resident Magistrate on Saturday morning. He had recovered from his temporary insanity, and was discharged, being ordered to pay iOs 6d expenses incurred on his nccoii' t . Visit of tiik Colonial Secuetaht. — The Hon. Mr Dick, Colonial Secretary, arrived m Tiniaru from Christchurch on Friday evening. On Saturday morning ho visited the Hospital m company with Mr T. W. Hall, Chairman of Commissioners, and Mr J. 11. Sutter, M.H.R., andaftermaking a carefulinspection of the institution, expressed himself as highly pleased with it. Mr Dick authorised a quantity of small improvements being made. He left for Dunedin by the Express train. Oamaku Hacks. — The Spring meeting of the Oamaru Jockey Club will bo held on Thursday and Friday next, October Ith nnd oth. Saturday return tickets to Onmaru will be issued at Timaru, Dunedin, or any intermediate station on the 3rd, lth and sth inst., available for return up to and including the Btli inst. The evening train from Oamaru to Timaru will start at 5.10 p.m. on the 4th nnd sth, and run fifty minutes Inter than usual, and the Wuimato branch train will make an extra trip to meet tho train from Oamaru. The morning train from and evening train to Timaru will stop opposite tho racecourse eiieh day. The Oamari' Dbedob. — 7iuring the month ended September 28th, the Onmaru ilrcdsio worked l'J days and lifted 21 loads, or 4330 tons of spoil. 7!> hours were spent m dredging, nnd 30 hours m discharging. It appears that t lie clay lifted is so tenacious that it will not fall out of the hopper when the doors are opened, and tho dredge master suggests that a powerful pump he used to force (lie stuff out. Several alterations huvo been made m the machinory since the drodge was obtained, nnd othora are spoken of as necessary m order to make it work satisfactorily. F.O.G.T. — The usual weekly meeting of the Lifeboat Lodge No. 101 wits held on Friday evening m the Oddfellow's Hull, Sophia street. Tho chtiir was occupied by the W.C.T., B ro. T. Fogcrty. After the despatch of the ordinary business arising from the previous meeting, it was intimated to the Lodge that v monster Blue Ribbon deniontration would take place on the 9lh of November, similar to the one held m Clirist-ehiii-ch last month. Although the weather was very inclement, there was a good attendance of members, and a very pleasant evening was spent. The Lodge closed at 9 o'clock. English Cable News. — The following telegrams appear m a contemporary : — ■ " London, Sept. 27th. The number of carcnßes that are damaged m tho shipment of frozen meat by tho Matnura is 3'JOO. Tho cause is attributed to the meat having beon frozen while warm. — It is reported that Prior Vaughan will succeed his brother as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney." " London, Sept. 28th. An immense gathering teok place at Exeter Hall to welcome the Rev. Mr Shaw from Madagascar. Ho gave a full account of the treatment he experienced from the French authorities there. — The Emperor William unveiled the Niederwald Monument to-day. The whole of the Imperial Army was represented, nnd all the villages and castles along the river Rhine wore illuminated. — Tho Canadian Budget shows a surplus of seven million dollars. — The reported shooting of Mr Purnell at the Dungannon meeting proves to bo false." Oamatuj llabboe Works. — At the meeting of the Oamaru Harbor Board on Friday lust, the Engineer reported that tho repairs to tlio Breakwater wcro being pushed on, and ho expected to have the two worst sections made good by Saturday night. The damage was done by heavy seas' on the 11th and 12th July, and consisted m the tearing up of the crane rails and sleepers, and the settlement of some of tho monoliths that had for a substructure not solid concrete blocks but rubble pockets. No work has been dono at the end of tlio Breakwater since April 25th. There only remains to put down thcro a big cap monolith, on which a light-tower is to be built , with parapet protection. Tho Secretary staled that if tho weather continues fine the crane will bo ablo to go to the end m about three weeks, and the Breakwater could be completed iv thrco months, or evou iv ono month if perfectly Cno weather. Tho completion of tho work will include besides finishing off tho cud, the laying of apron blocks along tho seaward side ef the weather pait of the mole. An unexpected, and seeing that thero is very little shingle indeed louth of tho works, curious deposit of shingle has boon made at the end of the Brenkwr.tcr. Tho Engineer reports :— " The long continuance of many easterly and southeasterly seas has deposited a lot of shingle under (lie leu of the large caissons, at the head of tho Breakwater. It does not extend very far to the westward as yet, and as no shingle was ever observed to accumulate at tho unfinished ond of tho Breakwater during tho whole time of its construction, until the foundations had to bo dredged for the caia3OH9, the change must be curefully observed, and, if neceesary, means devised for stopping any further deposit, and romoviug what has already accumulated." The Board orderod that the drodgo bo net to work to remove the accumulation at onco. Steady progress is being made with the construction of the north mole, of rubble, the total length being now 1100 feet. Tiio Biswtf &re now onue^Toriag to

lo.it a loan m London, and to obtain an idvnncc from the Government m the meunime, and to provide n legal security have truck a rate over the harbor restrict, but it 9 not expected that 1 lie rale will be collected, ib the ordinary revenue will bo sufficient to jrovide interest, Ac. Very Diffrhent Opinions. — At fbe last necting of the Lyttelton Harbor Hourd n etter was rend from the Secretary of the iUrctric Light Company who have fitted up m " installation " m Lyttelton harhur, m vhich ho says :— " I have much pleasure m ulvising you m accordance with reports re'eived from our Mr Prince, that tlu> Lyttcl:on installation has proved itself a success. . . 1 can assure you that our Company have used Ihoir utmost endeavors to faithfully carry out their undertaking, sparing neither expense, trouble, nor time. ... I nm instructed to ask if you will kindly make the necessary arrangements to take over the installation at the earliest possible date." The Harbor Improvement Committeo reported quite otherwise, that the experiment had proved unsatisfactory ; that the Company had not carried out, their undertaking m several particulars ; and that they could not recommend the Hoard to take over tho installation. A report by Sir Sleddings showed that the apparatus was very imperfectly Bet up, tho insulation, a point of the greatest importance, being very defective indeed, resulting m great loss of electric force. AsimuiiroK Daihy Factoiiy. — An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Ashburton Cheese mid Butter Factory Company is to bo held to-morrow "To consider the advisability of shipping tho cheese on hand to London or otherwise, and to discuss tin? content* of important advices received by the directors, before commencing ncit season's operations." The Guardian of Saturday man artielo on the subject, supposes that the "important advices " refer to what hns been seen m the Home papers, that large imports of American cheese, are expected to pull down prices by 10s or 12s per cwt, so that the net amount obtained for shipments will not be more than t ld a pound " a price which iv the present state of tilings would not pay." The Guardian suggests that the farmers whosupplv milk should consent to a reduction of the price which is at present 4d per gallon of 1111). This is bad news for the factory, and those who are. getting factories established lit Tt-iiiuka nnd Ucraldine and elsewhere, but it ought not to make them throw up the sponge. Akaroa cheese is quoted m Christclumh at 41 d per lb, and if the I'm-lory system is worth anything, it ought to secure a better profit to farmers than making cheese at home. Ay USBEKMLY Squabble. — A very unseemly squabble, terminating m the arrest of the two offenders, took place on the Market Reserve yesterday afternoon. Shortly after two o'clock a Sfr Graham, who does not believe m the Salvution Army, mounted a fourwheeled limber wagon on the Reserve, having also used it the previous Sunday to deliver an address from. This wagon had previously boon used ns a "chariot" by the Salvation Army. Some little time after Mr Graham had taken tip his position the Army arrived on tho Reserve m full force, and Captain Smith requested Mr Graham to get down, which the latter refused to do. Captain Smith then mounted the "chariot" and pushed Mr Graham off, causing him to fall into a pool of muddy water. The latter again mounted the vehicle, only to be again turned off, after a seulllo. He was proceeding to make a third attempt, when Constable Daily interfered, and arrested the two combatants on a charge of committing n breach of the peace and marched them off tc the lock-up. They were subsequently bailed out, to appear at the Resident Magistrate's Court at eleven o'clock this morning. The spectacle was un amusing one to the larrikins, nnd an unpleasant one to those who respect the Sabbath as a day of peace, a ay of rest, and m the true sense of the word a holy day. As regards tho merits of the case iUe f, we. of cour.e, cannot express an opinion until it has come before the Court. We do feel this though, that it ishiL'h time the old wagon was removed from its present resting place, and steps taken to allow people residing iv the vicinity of tho Rcservo to enjoy quietness on Sunday afternoon, and not have their ears saluted" time after time with the beating of drums, the blaring of trumpets and the screeching of tin whistles. A little more of this sort of thing and parents who regard religion as a solemn reality will find, despite all their endeavors to counteract the tendency, their little children looking upon it as oiie of the most ridiculous and amusing tilings m existence, far more comical indeod than a Christy Minstrel farce. llbavy Fall of Sxow. — Tho weather of the past few days has been such as to remind us that Spring is not, as wo fall into the habit of .thinking, an intimate blending of the elements of Winter and Summer, m which tho former at first predominated, and gradually disappears — a sort of smooth meteorologic.d inclined plane leading from tho depth of the dismal to tho height of the glorious season — but is, on t'je contrary, a very lumpy mixture of the two. The greater part of last week, for instance, was fine, and gradually became finer until noon of Friday. A sudden change then occurred. A bitterly cold sou-wester set m, and at night a heavy rain fell along the coast, and the main ranges and foot hills, and the downs and plains immediately adjoining the latter were covered with snow. The snow fell much lower than at any time during the winter, and tho hilly country has not looked co white for a long time. A few (lakes fell m Timaru, and at Saltwater Creek it snowed for some time. At Albury there were six incheß on the ground on Saturday morning. Iv Geraldine about four inches fell, and m tho neighborhood of Woodbury about six inches. Very similar weather was experienced to the southward. Our Otaio correspondent writes : — " While the low-lying parts of the district were receiving a downpour of rain, the hills at the back were being covered with enow, and on looking at them this morning (Saturday) there was nothing to bo eeen but snow, extending far below their baso and intruding on the level country." Wo hear that the change has been disastrous to sheep breeders on the higher grounds, where the lambing season is a little later than on tho coast. On the low lands the lambs have gained strength, and have been better able to bear the inclement weather, but along the ranges where the cold was severest lambing is yet going on, and the young lambs have been killed by hundreds. As the snow covered so largo a proportion of tho pastoral country, tho aggregate loss m this district will unfortunately bo something very considerable, and sheepowners of interior Otago have probably Buffered equally, a telegram from Naseby stating that fivo "inches of snow fell there. The storm was not merely a local one. Snow fell m Ashburton on Friday evening, and the weather was boisterous at Wellington on Saturday. Thore was possibly some, connection between the storm which wo experienced and a violentono which passed over Now South Wales on Thursday night, depositing four and a half inches of rain m the neighborhood of Sydney. Eiplobation ik Otago. — A few weeks ago two experienced miners named John Oliver and Georgo McQueen wont to prospect for gold m tho direction of tho Tautuku river, which falls into the ocean about 18 miles from Catlin's Heads. Upon following up a branch of the Tautuku, they came upon a lake, about a milo nnd a half long by one mile wide. It was found to be very deep, and literally covered by wild fowl, which were- very tame. The lake is surrounded by magnificent bush, chiefly black pine. Neither the branch of the Tautuku referred to nor tho lake are laid down upon any map wo (Clutha Leader) have seen, and, so far as wo know, they have only now been discovered. Tho men have not yet lnid time to prospect for gold m tho river, which, however, thoy found to exist m the sand along the beach, although not m pavablc quantities. Mahbiage \ttth Deceased Wife's Bißtkh. — This is how an annalist, m a leading German review, dismisses a controversy which lovorely exorcises the minds of many English Churchmen with a contemptuous stare of contempt. "In England," lie remarks, " tho Bill which has been talked about most during the last week is that legalising marriage with a sister-in-law, which, after having been read and passed twice, was unexpectedly thrown out m tho House of Lords. That this part of tho canon law, which is completely opposed to tho Lovitical law of tho Old Testament, should havo lired for centuries ifter the JlefoTmjtion. and iotrocfaction

of Protestantism, is one of the peculiarities of British insular development, which will for ever remain incomprehensible to the Continent." Tiik Chariots of Ptiaraoii — Marseilles (says a Home paper) will presently see puss through the city the members of a singular expedition. There has been organised at Paris, under the dire-tion of the learned Abbe Moigno, the founder of the Cosmo, a society having for its*ohiecl the drugging of the bottom of the Kcd Sea and the" Bitter Lakes to find t lie chariots and treasures of the army of I'haronh, supposed to be ut the bottom of these waters covered with saline deposits. A sum of 750,000 francs has been subscribed for the expense. Divers will search the Red Sea and Bitter Lakes to discover the arms, the armor and the precious stones that were m possession of the Egyptians when they wcro engidphed. Succession." — " Now, boys, when I nsk you a question you musn't be afraid to speak right out and answer me. When you look around arfd 6ee all the fine house?, farms, and cattle, do you ever think who owns tlicm all now? Your fathers own them, do they not?" "Yea, sir," shouted a hundred voices. "Well, whero will your fathers he twenty years from now?' 1 " Pond," shouted the boys. "That's right. And who will own all that property then 'r" "Us boys." ''Right. Now, tell me, did you ever, m going along a street, notico the drunkards lounging around the saloon doors, waiting for some one to treat them?" " Zes, eir ; lots of them." " Well, where will they be m twenty years from now?" "Dead." "And who will be the drunkards then ?" "Ub boys," shouted the unabashed youngsters. The gkeat' Sto.vjj of Baaiukc ,— Snys the World of Wondtrt — " Jfaundrell, speaking of the Temple, and of the wall encoinpushing it, made with stones co monstrously huge that the natives attributed its building to Satanic influence, says, ' Another curiosity of this place which ft man need be well assured of his credit before he ventures to relate, le-t he should be thought to strain the priviledge of liis credit too far. That which I mean, is a largo piece of an old wall.' Three of the Btoncs of this .vail he measured, and says : 'We found them to exceed 61 yards m length ; one 21 and the other two each 20 yards, and m breadth of the same dimensions. These three ."tones lay m one and the some row to the end. . . . ' That which added to the wonder was that these stones were lifted up into the wall more than 20ft from the ground.' At the bottom of one of the quarries already mentioned a single stone wna found, 70ft long, 14ft broad, and m thickness 14ft 6in. Its weight must have been moro than 1130 tons, and it has been calculated that to raise it would require the strength of 60,000 men ! The stones at Banlbec are indeed the largest that have ever been moved by human power, and how they were so closely fitted and conveyed to their places is to this day an insoluble mystery. It is not too much to say that the task would be impracticable even m these modern engineering days. The difficulty faces us m relation to many of the immense stones m the building of antiquity ; but m this case every conjecture ns to the mechanical means employed is fairly baffled. They are cut with faultless precision and so closely joined that the finest needle could not be forced between them ! On this point M. Lamartine says : — ' When it is considered that some of these blocks of hewn granite are raised one above another to the height of 20ft or 30ft from the ground, that they have been brought from distant quarries, and raised to so vast a height to form the pavement of the temple, the mind is overwhelmed by themero idea. The science of modern times cannot help us to explain it, and we cannot bo surprised, therefore, that it slyjuld be referred to the supernatural." I'bvalties ox Coxtbacts. — The Timimi Harbor Board have been perplexed from time to time by contractors exceeding the time allowed for their works, on which they became liable to penalties which the Board have not liked to enforce. The Board might adopt the following suggestion of the Engineer to the Lyttelton Harbor Board, which has been adopted by that Board. — " In regard to the time penalties on contracts, hitherto often remitted on consideration of unforeseen or unintentional delays, I would venture to recommend that after the completion of contracts now m hand all penalties be fully enforced. This is only just to unsuccessful tenderers, and any one who has reason to think that the time specified is too short should add the amount of his penalty to his tender. I understand the Government baa found this course to be necessary, as the remission of penalties for delays m completion of works led to annoyance and confusion. If the Board adopt this course, the intention to do so should be advertised when calling for tenders." The suggestion that tenderers, if they consider the time too short, can add to their tender the amount of penalty they calculate they will become liable for, will if netcd upon, save them from unfair losses through enforcing penalties. Tnn Earthquakes m IscniA.— Says the Pall Mall Gazette of August 10th :— The survivors m Ischia are still alarmed by shocks of earthquake, some of which are violent enough to shake down portions of ruined houses. Judging from experience, it is not likely that these after-shocks will do material damage, although it may be some little time before the trembling altogether ceases. A severe earthquake is almost itivariably succeeded by o number of slighter shocks, which diminish m force with the lapse of each day. Somepersoiis have assert edtlmt the grcnt catastrophe at Casamiccioln, was distinctly presaged by premonitory signs. But this is fnr from likely. Destructive earthquakes are seldom heralded by signs of danger. They generally come like a flash of lightning out of a clear sky, and all is over. Although slight shocks frequently precede a great convulsion, the value of the former i< nullified by the fact that m countries subject to earthquakes a moro or less slight trembling of the ground is not a casual but a constant phenomenon, and that a slight shock no more portends a destructive earthquake than a ten minutes' shower m this country presages a disastrous flood. An English lady who was a guest of friends m Syria, was awakened one night* by a sound as of heavy wagons ; she was preparing to rise, when her hostess came into the room and begged her not to be alarmed, aB " it.was only an earthquake." Straxge Revival Scandal at Oldham. — At the Oldham Police Court on a Monday morning recently a woman named Sarah Croft, of Hartley street, applied for a summons against some persons whom she represented as Salvationists, for debt for lodgings. They owed her 9s Od. In answer to tba Bench 6hc said there had been seven Salvationists lodging at her house, the "captain," who had come a fortnight ago having agreed to pay 3s for a week. The applicant was advised to go to the County Court, as the Bench could not compel the payment of a debt of that kind. Mrs Croft stated that when she gavo her lodgers " notice," they used very bad language, and "Captain" Jones pinned her arms behind her, whilst a young woman struck her on the face. Tho applicant hero showed a handful of hair which the " captain " or the young woman had pulled out of her head. The young woman also thumped her on the face, he added that these people, who styled themselves officers of the Gospel Array Mission, used very bad language, and from what she know of them " thoy would swear anything." The applicant then retired. It appears that tho Gospel Army, m their an nonncement to tho people of Oldliam, a fortnight ago, informed them that " a grand march would be made, and Satan attacked at each assembly." Further, they informed alt sinners that they " meant to have them," and the proclamation concluded with the blnsphe mous declaration that it was "given under the generalship of tho King of Kings, Captain Jones, commanding ofticer."

POVEHTY AND SUFFERING. — I Was c dragged down with debt, poverty and suffer- [ in<* for years, caused by a eick family and . large billa for doctorin{», which did them no good. I was completely discouraged until ono year ago, by the advice of my pastor, I procured Hop Bitters and eominonced their P use, and m ono month wo wpro all well, and 1 none of ua have scon a sick day since, and I ] want to say to all poor men, yon can keep your families well a year with Hop Bitters j for less than ono doctor's visit will cost. I know it."— A Working Man. Read.— k [Advt.] How to (Set Sick. — Eiposo yourself day * and night, sit too much without exoroieo, work c toojjayd. without test, doctot «U the tinis, «

take all the vilo nostrums advertised, and thou yon will waut to know. — [Advt.j How to Get Well. — Which is answered in threo words — Take Hop Bitters ! Read. — JAdvt.J synopsis of nkw advertisements. Maclean and Stewart— Will sell wool, skins, etc., on Wednesday. R. Wilkin and Co. — Preliminary notice re sale of lawbooks, etc., on Thursday. Oamaru Races— The District Traffic Manager notifies train arrangements. E. Hcvine-Nolifici the thoroughbred horse Ringleader will travel tbe Waimate district this Reason. J. Ciai^ie, painter, glazier, etc. — Notifies the arrival of a larjre nsportment of paperhanpings. etc. In bankruptcy -Re P. McCaskill.