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Timaru Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 3584, 26 March 1886, Page 2

On the fourth page will bo found continuation of libel case, " Executions m Burmah," " Alleged Caso of Bigamy," and miscellaneous nows. Tho Board of Roviowcrs for tho Property Tax for Waimate County meet at the Courthouse, Waimate, on tho 30th at 11 a.m. A meeting of tho subscribers to tho Waimato Hospital was convened for last night at the County Council Chamber, Waimate. One of the best fiolds of mangold wurzola m the district iB at proseDt to bo seen on Mr Gosling's form, Coonoor. In another column will bo found an account of our Volunteers doings yesterday. Tho muster was not so good as was expected, but tho work done was excellont. Tho Australian Land Company havo sent down 3300 sheep from Pareora for conversion into mutton, and transport to London por tho ship Dunedin from Port Chalmers. A meeting of tho Board of Reviewers, m connection with tho Property Assessment Act, will bo held .-it tho Courthouse, Temuka, at eleven o'clock this morning. Captain Studholme, Lieutenants Neilson and Capstick, and twonty-fivo rank and file of tho Waimate Volunteers arrived m Timaru yesterday to take part m tho muster. Tho excursion trains from Wainiato to Oamaru wero not largely patronised. Only twenty-ono excursionists availed themselves of tho opportunity. Six horses wero sent down to tako part m tho race meeting. The Secretary to tho Timaru Tradesmen's Coursing Club notifies that he will receive nominations for All-aged nnd Puppy St ikes, to be run at Pareora on the 29th April, at tho Royal Hotel on April 24th. After half-past two tho town presented a very deserted appearance, as, it being tho usual Thursday half-holiday and the shops being closed, most of the employees and employers found their way out to tho sham fight. Mr William Paul will deliver a lecture at Murphy's assembly rooms, Pleasant Point, this evening. Ho will choso for his subject " Preservation of health; old ago and longevity." A danco will tako place after tho lecture. Tho pigeon matches which were to havo taken place at Ashburton on tho 14th April, havo been postponod till tho 21st April, owing to tho Plumplon coursing match being held on tho first-named day. The shooting will como off m a paddock opposito tho Cantorbury flour mills. The street at the back of tho railway 6tat ion is certainly not iv a Btate which is calculated to kocp the feet of passengers dry. Tho heavy rain which fell last evening caused pools to form closo to tho main entrance, with tho result that travellers had to go through puddles whero there should havo beon dry ground. A boy whose namo wo do not know hod a rather narrow cscapo from meeting with a serious accident yestorday evening. As the express containing tho Borough Councillors was coming along the Town Belt ho sprang on tbo stop at the back of it. As tho vehicle turned into North street ho jumped off. Soveral traps returning from the Volunteer Review woro closo behind, and tho lad whoever ho was had just timo through being well shouted at to get out of thoir way by springing to one side. At tho Volunteer manoeuvres yesterday, a slight accident occurred to Trooper Kott, of tho Cantorbuiy Yeomanry Cavalry. He was with his troop charging a company of tho Navals, who wero posted at the stone bridge, just past Cabot's, and riding right m among them, one of tho men accidentally discharged his carbine m Trooper Rett's faco. Fortunately beyond blackening his face and causing a slight irritation to tho right eye, no harm was done. This, so far as we could learn, was tho only accident that took place j during the military display. ] A very pleasant time woa spent m the Oddfellows' Hall hist night, the occasion being a sale of work m connection with the Baptist Church on behalf of the church debt, which is £500. Tho room was very tastefully decorated with flowers and evergreens. Immediately on entering tho hall a conspicuous flog bearing tho invitation " Welcome " painted. upon it was to bo seen. On the right haud Bide a long stall was arranged bearingalarge number of woollen, cotton andethcr goods whioh are generally displayed at such like gatherings. The stall was very tastefully laid out, and was a great attraction to tho gentler box. The hall was during tlio afternoon and evening densely packed, and judging from this we need hardly Bay that a good business was dono. In the evening at 6.30 o'clock a tea was given, at which there was provided a plentiful and varied supply of edibles aud a nice cup of tea, which was dono full justice to. Tho tables were presided over by Mesdamea Brown, Penrose, Farrant, Cook, Wood, Harden and Misses Howo, Roberts, Welsh and Bezzant. After the tea was over a concert took place, at which some selections from "Tho Jubileo Singors Songs" were very nicely renderod by the choir of tho church, as also wero somo solos and duets. Wo may mention that the piano waß vory kindly lent by Mr P. W. Hutton, and the lemonade, &c, was provided by Mr J. Levin. Thiß afternoon the Bale of work—which ia all marked m plain figures, and is exceedingly cheap—will bo continued at 2 o'clock, and a lecture will he given m the evening by Mrs Brown called " Her recollections m India."

By an advertisement m our columns this morning it will be scon that tho firing may ho continued on the Otipua rango as heretofore At the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday J. Bey. i-k, Esq., R.M. presided. Jerome Cau . j, a very old offender, was charged with being drunk, and was sent to goal for one month. Martin Wheelan was charged with having an unregistered dog, but as ho registered it the day tho information was laid, the case was dismissed. P. Blake, Thomas Ellem, and J. Taplin, were each fined 5s for allowing cattle to wander at large. Jim Luck Sonn, a Chinaman, charged James Taplin with assault, and as neither parties appeared, the cose was struck out. This being all the business, the Court adjourned. The gold m the Waihao is no longer a ihyth. From the small quantities of quartz brought to Waimate by the prospectors gold has boon extracted, both m nuggets and m dust. We have been shown specimens of both kinds from tho McPherson, Dunn and Hillary roefe, and thero is no doubt of^tho fact that gold does actually exist there. Tho only nugget we have seen is of respectable (microscopic) size, being nearly as big as the point of a fine cambric needle, but Btill undeniably a nugget. Further experiments are being mado with a view to testing the payable (or othorwise) nature of tho reefs, but the prospectors are eanguine of ultimate success. Tho entertainment iv aid of the funds of of the Geraldine Literary Institute, whioh was held m the Oddfellows' Hall, Geraldine, on Wednesday evening, was fairly successful the hall being about three-fourths filled, and tho programmo satis factorily carriod out. Dr Fish was voted to the chair, and discharged the duties portaining to this important office, m a very courteous and efficient manner. Instrumental music was contributed by Miss A. Fish and little Miss A. Hughes and M. McKenzio, and the vocal music by Mrs Glass, Misses Miller, Ladbrooko, Andrews, We3t. ropp and B. Boswell, and Messrs Eckford and Lodge. Tho latter gentleman was m Bplendid voice, and hod the honor of being encored. Mrs Hargrcavos, and Misses Fish and Foster presided at tho piano at different times during the evening. The entertainment wbb brought to a closo with tho popular comedietta " A Happy Pair," m which parts wero capitally filled, and the piece found great favor with tho audience Mrs Hargreaveß played Mrs Honeyton |and Mr Pincknoy Mr Honeyton. - The Hall was soon afterwards cleared for dancing which was kept up with great spirit for somo hours. Taken altogether tho Committee of tho Institute havo reason to bo well content with tho success of their efforts, and tho sum realised should reduco tho debt very considerably. Tho "unemployed" meeting at Goraldiuo on Wednesday evening turned out rather a failuro fram an oratorical point of view. The rendezvous was Huffoy's corner, and at tho hour (7 o'clock) fixed for commencing the meeting, four persons were present. At 7.30, however, tho numbers had increased, there being then fully 35 men ond youths assembled. After a fow minutes' good humoured banter, m which an cldorly individual rejoicing m tho euphonious name of " Jimmy " took tho chief part, a young fellow named Crafer shortly addressed tho meeting. He said it had been proposed to tako down the names of all men who wero unemployed ; to call a future meeting and ask Mr Angus Macdonald or somo other gentloman to preside ; at that meeting pass a resolution ; haud it to their member, tho Hon. W. Rolleston, and got him to forward it to the Government. Twenty men then put down their names. Our reporter ascertained that some of theso people had beeu out of employment for threo months and others for as many weeks. Tho meeting, which was a fairly orderly one throughout, terminated after the men had signed their names. During tbe meeting casual reference was mado to the Town and Road Boards, to the effect that they had provided very little work lately for laboring men, of which class tho moeting was for tho most part composed. Tho Auckland city valuation this year shows a total increaso on last year's of £40,728. Tho total of reductions on individual assessments was £2540. A public mooting has been held m Sydenham, and it has been determined to form a branch of the East and West Coast and Nelson Railway League. It is reported that another valuable find of hematite oro has boon mado m tho Thames district. Tho Thames Advertiser says that from its appearance tho ore will servo well for flueing purposes, and that a small parcel has been taken to tho smelting furnaces to be teßted. Mr Georgo Hutchison, a pushing member of tho legal profession, and a son of Mr William Hutchison, who at ono timo represented a Wellington constituency, will probably bo a candidate for the New Plymouth seat at tho next general election. Mr Georgo, Hutchison opposed Mr Ballanco for tho Wanganui seatnt the last election. A day or two ago a young lady m Dunedin mot with a somewhat curious exporionco. She was walking m Princes street and carrying a small hand bag, tho contents of which suddenly ignited aud gavo forth volumes of smoko. On opening the bag it was found that what had taken fire was a box of pills just purchased at a chemist's. It is probably fortunate that the accident occi'Tod before •he took tho pills. A company called the Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company, Sydney and Melbourne, is now engaged m preparing, at an estimated cost of £60,000, a most important work relating to Australasia. Tho book will bo named tho Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, and will compriso a history of Australasia from 1606 to 1888, a large number of beaut> fully engraved illustrations, and a valuable collection of maps. Tho literary part of the work has been entrusted to a number of eminent writers m the colony, and for the illustrations the services of tho following artists havo been secured : — Messrs L. Buvelot, J. R. Ashton, G. R. Ashton, J. Mather, C. Turner, J. H. Hoyte, J. Paterson, Gill, W. MacLeod, W. C. Piguonit, T. Roberts, H. Fullwood, N. Cayloy, and others. Tho work will bo issued m monthly numbers, and will probably take at least two years to complete. M. Sardou, the now opulent dramatist, has been relating to a Parisian journalist Borne of hia experiences m " tho days of his misery," when he was poor and hungry, and often had to go supperless to bed m order that he might purchase a candle, by the light of which ho Bat up half tho night m a cold garret, writing a threo-act play, which he vainly carried from theatre to theatre during the daytime m search of a purchaser. He would havo been without shoes to his feet, but for a benevolent cobbler who " had faith m his genius," and gave him credit during ten weary years. Sardou has never forgotten his early friend, who often visits the dramatist at his chateau at Marly,

and disclaims all thanks. "I know you would be somebody some day," ho remarks to his host, " but for all that, «io» clier, you havo marched on to fame m my shoes." A son of Meißßonior, the French painter, was terribly bitten ou December 15th by a rabid mastiff m his father's garden. The victim was immediately sent to Pasteur for treatment. Tho latter declares that the patient's recovery is certain. The Carterton Observer records a curious coincidence m the shape of a general and simultaneous smashing up of the local branch of tbe Robinson family, which happened on Saturday morning. Robinson senior had his eye nearly knocked out while chopping wood, his youngest son, aged 10, had his thumb badly smashed by a log, his stepson broke his leg, and a second son was knocked insensible and required the services of two doctors, owing to a kick received from a horse that he was shoeing. Tho Robinsons Bhould start a family Infirmary. Tho World Bayß : —A memorial to tho lato Dean Stanley haß just been placed m St. Giles's Cathedral at Edinburgh. It is a bronze medallion, with a profile bust m high relief of the lamented Dean, and by the Queen's wish it has beon erected on the wall of the Cathedral close to the Royal pow. Tho likeness is an excellent one, and tho bust and tho decorative work by which it is surrounded aro very artistic m all respectß. This medallion is the work of Miss Grant, the accomplished daughter of the late Sir Francis Grant, and it is a replica of the one which she recently executed for her Majesty, and which has been placed m the private chapel at Windsor Castle, where there aro Bomowhat sim'lar memorials of Dean Wellesley and of General Grey. Dean Stanley is also commemorated at Windsor by an admirable portrait, by Angeli, of Vienna, which hangs m tho private apartments, near the pictures of Bishop Wilberforce, Dean Wellesley, and Dr Norman McLeod. Tho Melbourne Argus says : —Wo called attention recently to the significant circumstances that at the present moment four of tho Australasian colonies havo either adopted or are inclined to adopt tho coalition euro as a remedy for irritating and expensive political deadlocks. Now Zealand shows, perhaps the most conspicuous example of a Ministry held down on their seats by both parties, simply because neither party will face the consequences of turning their opponents out of office. It cannot be urged that coalition Ministries aro tho creation of " bad times." In New Zealand and South Australia the Ministries of tho day havo to face grumbling and discontent, it is true, and m New South Wales it almost looks as if tho political crisis were prolonged m order to avoid looking closely into the Treasurer's balance-sheet. In Victoria the coalition Ministry haß been contemporaneous with a Beason of remarkable prosperity. Tho origin of the coalition idea must be sought elsewhere, and it is not too much to Bay that the enormous difficulty of performing legislative and executive functions at the samo time, weighs more than anything else with parliamentarians m this matter. Referring to the election of Mr Joseph Arch to tho House of Commons, tho London Times says : —" We are well satisfied for many reasons that Mr Arch has been elected. He represents a class which has a good right to bo heard, and for which ho will bo ablo to speak with effect. We will not profess complete agreement with tho ideas of which he is to be tho spokesman, but we are none the less glad that they should bo put forward distinctly, and that they should bo brought to tho tost of discussion. Mr Arches past career lies open before all eyes. He has dono much for tho benefit of tho agricultural labourers, for ho has taught them that, with or without votes, they can do much for themselves, That their wages at the present day are half as much again as what they used to be within eaßy memory has been very largely the result ot Mr Arch's persistent efforts on their behalf. It was under Mr Arch's guidanco that they combined to insist on tho higher wages which they considered, with reason, tho market valuo of their work. Tho free influx of superfluous hands from the country districts into the towns was a necessary condition of tho improvement of those who were left behind."