€\)t Cimavu $,tt'afti, FRIDAY, JDNE 13, 1890. TOWN & COUIN'THY.

Timaru Herald, Volume L, Issue 4868, 13 June 1890, Page 2

The Timaru Herald. FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1890. TOWN & COUNTRY.

The Auckland Harbour Board aro considering the question of increasing the borthago and storing accommodation. Mr Bryoo, writing to friendj, states that he will not etund for uuy electorate m Now Zealand at the forthcoming elections eicept Wnilato. Tho Waipa County Cuincil liavo decided to ask kindred bodies throughout tho Wuikato district to protest with them against tho introduction of stoats and wo.ibcls. It is notified to-day that tickets for Iho Institute children's fancy drcsß ball enn bo obtained From members of tbo committee, or at various ehopo m town. Parents aro requcstod to writo on tho bur-k of Iho children's tickets tho characters they represent. A meeting was held at Pleasant I'oint on Wcduosday evonine to considor tho feasibility of acquiring a block of land near tlio township on which to form a villogo settlement. Considering that little publicity had boen given Eichbauui was callod to the olmir. From tlio übsenco of Oovornment land m tho vicinity it woa considorcd useless to approach tho Government, and it was decided to mnko enquiries from privato owners regarding tormo, and a committee, coneietizig of Messrs Kny, Goldstone, Lund, Smith and J. O'Ncil, was appointed for this purpose. Colonel Eichbnura kindly offered to act as secretary. Fourteen names were put down and thcro is no doubt thnt if a suitable block can bo obtained on favournhlo terms tho numbor would bo very largely increased. A Blight dispute occurred yesterday reapi'cting wharf work. Tho6hip Abercarno prepared to discuargo her bullnst, 000 tons, with her own crew. Tho wharf labourers gavo nolieo that if the crow discharged tho ballast thoy would refuse to empty tho trucks, and also to load tho vessel. They argued that m tlio loading of grain ships thoy have much broken ttmo owing to cargo not coming to hand stctidily, and Unit as tho shovelling of ballast is a continuous job llioy should have tliij work to mako up tho lost time m stowing cargo. They alcio say that it is not Bailors' work anyway, and tlio crow should uot be asked to do it. Tho master und agent gavo way, and the work was commenced after tho I dinnor hour. Tho wharf labourers claim to hnvo tuna nßSorted, once for all, a principle and that henceforth crows will not bo allowed to discharge ballast. Tho regular n'.ontlily mooting of tlio Arowhenua Town Board waß hold on Wednesday ovening. Present— Moßsro E. Loo, chairman, E. Uroivn, A. FreW, nnd K. VnUomlcr. The County Council wroto requesting payir-ont of half tbo amount duo to tho Hospital und Oharitablo Aid Hoard, tho total amount boing £7 8s sd. Tho Pnymastcr-Goneral advieod pavmont of £00 flu to Iho credit of Iho board, that amount being onothird of Iho sum which had accrued from tbo salo of lnnd on deferred paymonts. Mr Fluhorty altondcd, and ajkod that tho penalty inlliclod m conneotion with the contract for cloitoing the crock might ho romiltod. Ho Btatod that ho had not understood tho specifications at first, but had sinco bcon ovor tho work again. Tho overeooi', statad (lint tho work had boon gnntly improved, nnd that 1)0 had consented to tho contractor leaving it m its proßOnt condition although it was not as Bpocifiod, Undor tho circumstances tho board decidod to remit n portion of tho pcniiUy. Tho ovorsoer's report wns read nnd connidercd, and it wns dcoMcd to effect repairs m Studholmo slroot, and to call for tenders for oloanlngiho water-lubles. Accounts amounting to £2'J 8o Hd having beon passed for paymont Iho board roic. . .

Mr Joyco, membor for Lyttelton, told his constituents the other night that the prince of New Zealand's absentees draws £35,000 a year from tho oolony. The almost entire absence of wind for a long time past m the Tokomnirio district (saya tho Rruce ITerald) hue been phenomena). There are pieces of paper lying on the roadside which lmvo maintained tho eamo position for fully bis months, l'hore has not beon such a calm period for at least nino years. Another civilising agont, m the form of a billiard tabhi, hue, says the TaranaH Herald, made its appearance m the n&tivo village of Parihaka. This table was formerly " run "m town, but was purchased hy n syndicate of Fftrihaka Maoris, who saw a " good epec ' will) the table m tho villngo. Tho table has been going for a month or 00, and business is said to bo brisk. Tho first week or two the natives went into the thing so hoartily (hat they playod day and night, nnd would have continued at tho Bamo merry pace had To Whiti not exertod liis prophetic powori and shut tho billiard room up for a time. Now that tho new electoral districts havo bcoa constituted, electors will do well to sco fliat- their nnmea ora properly enrolled, cspcciilly those on tho margins of the altered districts. The registration officers are charged with tho preparation of tho new rolls from tho old ones, and will dothoir utmost to make fio now rolls perfect, but thoro must bo many caseß m which they will meet with difliculty m deciding to which district eomo doctors belong, particularly those witli " residential " qualifications. New comers should obtain, fill, and send m forma of npplication for registration, or " transfers " tvi tho cn9o may reTlio harbourmaster yesterday moi-ning commenced to shift the barquo Duko of Areyll to a berth at the Main whiuf, and had un. moored her for the purpose when ho received a message that the s.s. Colao would bo hero to-day. Proviously ho bad bean informed that she would not bo hero till Monday. The barque had theroforo to bo taken back to tho buoy aguin, as it was not worth wlulo bringing her to tho wharf for half a d ly. Shipmasters may woll complain of hnving to bo shunted m fuvour of steamers, but tho rule is to that effect, and thcro is no help for it bo long as tho wharfage is insufficient for tho work to be dono. A meeting of the Qeraldino School Committee wa» held on Wednesday ovening last, tlioro boing present — Messrß F. H\ Pearpoint (chairman), W. 8. nfoelin, J. W. Pyo, 0. E. Slierralt, J. Williams, A. Whito, and J. Riordim. After come roiilino business hud been transacted it was decidod that a subcommittee should bo formed to sco to the oreetion of a poroh nt Hie back of the winter's residence, also that circulars lie eont to the parents of the children who wcro absent from school, A question cropped up as to tho celebration of tho opening of tho n?w Bchoal building, and it was decided to hold tho I matter over till next meoting, when it will bo considered what form it should taVe. Tho passing of a small account ended tho mooting. We are m receipt of a Gazelle supplement containing a rovieetl list of rates and fores on tbo Qovomroont ru.iwnys, to come into force on July Ist. Tho principal alteration mads is a return to tho return ticket Bystem for all days of the week, tho return tickets boing available for return tho day after issuo, or from Saturday to Monday, on journeys not over 20 miles j for return journeys over twenty and not over 300 miles, for ono month ; over 300 miles for two months, the miloago to bo counted one way. The jonrnoy must bo commenced on the day of issue, but may be brokon either m going or returning for distances of ovor twonty mile?. Tho increased chargo is a moro triflj, Id and 2d for 21 miles ; Is 5d and 2s Id for 300 miles. A now rule provides for allowing school boarders to go homo for a holiday and buck withiu two mo-.ths for a single fare. Tho goods rates nro practically unchangod. At tho ordinary meeting of tho Otngo In»tituto on Tuesday ovening, Dr Belcher read a papor on "lho Cat m Latin Literature." Tho summing up was that Iho domestic cat was unknown to Iho Italians and Iho Greeks ; that it had nothing to do ns to its origin with the wild cat within historical times. Wherever tho domeetio eat was rt-ftfrrod to by Lutin writers it was the Egyptian cat, and no signs of the remains of anything liko cats or rats wero found m tho ruins of Italian cities. The word " cat," Dr Belcher said, cuno into Lulin literature subsequently to what is called tho classical period j there aro only thrco instances m which the word, as wo aro now fumiliar with it, was used m Latin litoraturo, and tho English ctyinologi»ts had oomo to tho conclusion that its origin was uucerlain, the spread of Ibo word obscure, and finally thoro wus ono European language m which tho word was not found at all. Tlio ZTcto Zealand Times says : — Thoro ore far more counlorfoit half-crowns m circulation than most peoplo aro awaro of. They are oxcollcnt imitations, and would deceive most porsons on their casual inspection. Tlioirdull metallic ring, sounding suspiciously of their load en origin, howovcr, botrayß their baseness. Tho poetolllco clerks aro keeping a eharp look out for thoao baso. coins. Yes> terday n ecn'leman paying m soruo money at tho money order department inadvortently handed m ono of,theso bad half-crowns. Tho smart countor clork at onco dotecteJ tho false ring, and remarked to Iho gentleman, " This lis a bad ono." Iho gcntloman offered to take it buck, but tho clork refused to part with it, saying, " No, I must keep it, and I ehull rcqiiiro your namo and addtoao." Tliia wns dono. Tlio clflrk proved tlio bimenoeß of tho coin by oos'ly shaving off a portion with hia kuito. Wo must npain caution our ronders to bo on thoir guard ugiiinst theso worthless coins. Bialiop Julius, m Dm cour.io of a speech at Lyltolton on Tuesday, Fuid ho did not know why ho ehould bo considered as tho especial friend of Iho working clusses, for ho did not soo how ft niiniatar of God could woll bo olhorwioo.— -Ho hud found a great difforonco botweon tho peoplo of Aiißlralia nnd thoao of New Zealand, inasmuch ns tlio pooplo of tho formor woro for ovor cracking thoir country up, wlulo (ho residents m New Zoalnud woro for ever running theirs down. — Tlioro wus ono very important thing ho had noticed m Ohvistohurch, nnd that was the largo amount of poverty which existed as compared with tho other colonies. Of eouroo ho was glud to say that it oxisiod nothing liko it did m London, but still thore was far too much of it, — Ho did not «<vnt to go into polities, but ho could not help thinking that tho lurgo blocka of waste land could' bo luctl *»ith hotter advar.togo to tho peoplo. Thpy had BUfllciont. land if properly thrown open to niuko work for overy man, woman and child m Now Zealand, and many moro i besides, I

Hib Honour Judge Ward Bits here today to boar the ease Mercer nnd wifo V. Waimate County Council, claim £60 damagea for injuries sustained through a defective bridge m the charge of the council, Chesa and draught pjuyers are requested to attend a meeting at the Criterion Hotel this evening to endeavour to revive the old club. We believe tho deceasod left a quantity o£ pvoporty sufficient to set up v new club, but with a few liabilities against it which a moderate subscription should wipo off. !" As determined on tho night befjre, a peti- | tion was being signed yesterday to bo presented to the Hospital Board to-day, asking thorn to postpone accepting a tender for any alteration to tho drainage until an ontsido oipert has been called mto report upon it. A. Christchurch gentleman is named, who, -we underetaud, has offered to report for a moderate fee. Tho usual weekly meeting oE the Wesleyan Mutuel Improvement Society was held last evening m their rooms, Bank street. There was an unusually large number of members and their friends present to hoar an essay on " Hamlet," which was read by the preßiden^ the Rev. Mr Williams. Tho essay very finely exhibited tho literary abilities of tho e66ayijt, and it was a treat such ac we seldom have m Timtiru. A. lively discussion foil ?wed f and a hearty vote oC thanks was passod to the Hey. Mr Williamß for tho pleasure nnd entertainment that he had givon. The next moeting is- to bo occupied with impromptu speaking. A spieler named William 3 wa3 sontenced to three months imprisonment as a vagrant at Ohrißtchurch on Wednesday, and ho has alao q charge of perjury to answer. In reply to the charge of vagmncy lie swore that ho got nn "honest" livinz as a belting man, and that certain moneys he had were received by him from a Mr Haekshnw as winnings on a certain raco. Unfortunately for tho liar Mf Eacksbaw came into court before the proceedings wore ovor, and aworo that he had novor made a bet with Williams or paid him money. Williams cluimed to " know " Bever-il racing men, such as Butlor, Tancrod, Hill and Poolo. He knew Mr Tancred well, had put, money on a totulisator for him. On further examination however, ho admitted that ho had only put money on tho totalizator onco for Mr Tancred, and that was through some ono e!ee. Tho winding up of a company is a quoor operation, a sort of financial surgory, and a painful thing too, as aomo Timiru people, to their sorrow, know. In spoaking on a Bill to facilitate tho winding up o£ companies at Homo, Sir Michael Uicka-Beach referred to a land company which hag been m process of liquidation for the last 20 years ami llio work is not completed yet. Tho shares not being fully paid up, tho official liquidator is making a call upon past shareholders, or their representatives, who cold their shares within a year before the commencement o£ the windingup, ond who are still liable for calls under eertniu condition?. Thus a rude awakening is being experienced m some quarters. It is stated, for example, that a widow with a l* r i»o family has received a notification requiring payment of the call upon shares which h;r late husband sold over 2!) years ago.