The Star. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1888.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4611, 6 February 1883, Page 2

The Star. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1888.

The Hon the Premier, Mr F. Whitaker, arrived at Lyttelton this morning at 20 minutes to 18 o'olook, by the Te Anau, which had made a somewhat protracted voyage from Wellington. Mr Whitaker did not come on to Obristohurch by the special train whioh brought the Te Anan's passengers, but spent the afternoon in inspecting the gaol, tbe dock, to., in Port. He will come to town this evening, and stay the night at Coker's Hotel, starting for the south by the express train to-morrow morning.

The Wanaka, with the 'Frisco mail, left New Plymouth for Wellington direct, at 9.30 this morning.

Drßakewell announces elsewhere that he may be consulted at his rooms, 230, Cashel street. ■

Pressure of news-matter in this issue compels the holding over of a leader and other items.

The quarterly general meeting of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce will be held at their rooms at 3 p.m. on Monday next. A special meeting of the Lower Heathcote Bacing Club will be held this evening at the Wharf Hotel, Woolston.

The City Council last night agreed to call for tenders for 200 footbridges of cast iron, for crossing Bide-ohannels. The petition in favour of the amalgamation of the oity licensing districts will not be sent to Wellington in time for the forthcoming eleotions.

The express from Dunedin was detained two hours yesterday by a ballast engine getting off the line somewhere between Oamaru and Danedin.

The Committee of the Sooiety for the Pro* vention of Cruelty to Animals held an ordinary meeting yesterday. The business trans* acted was mostly of a routine olaaiaoter. At the Polioe Court this morning a lad named Biohard Harris was sentenced to six months' hard labour for stealing 20s, the property of John Wyatt.

A speoial meeting of the Kaiapoi Borough Council wil be held this evening to elect an expert accountant, and to transaot other business.

The polling for the election of a Licensing Committee for the Borough of Lyttelton will be held on Thursday, Feb. 22. Nominations must be sent in by noon on Thursday, Feb. 15.

A man named Cornish, of Whangarei, committed suicide by drowning himself in his house in a tank. He had been suffering from sunstroke.

Mr Shakespeare now gives Pupuke Lake, North Shore, Auckland, as the locality where he found the diamonds recently eihibited by him.

The annual rateable value of the City of Auokland, is £270,009, an inorease of £35,000 over last year. The inorease within' the old oity limits, is £20,000.

Young Bay, of Carterton, has died from the injuries received when Comus fell with htm in the consolation race at Taratahi raoes on Jan. 22.

A man, while shifting some of the Woollen Factory machinery at Oamaru, had two ribs broken, and was otherwise severely injured, by a piece falling on him. On two further oharges of stealing sewing machines, the man Dobbie was committed for trial at the Dunedin Polioe Court yesterday. This makes abont a- down eases against him. Mr Levin, an old Wellington oolonist, who was formerly a member of the Legislative Oonnoil, was a passenger by the Tarawera, and intends to spend six months in the Colony.

A destructive fire has ooourred at Whangarei. Bellair's store, Buekhurst's clothing establishment, Jackson's boarding-honse and Hanson's oookshop were destroyed. All except Jackson's furniture were insured.

At the meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club Committee last night it was resolved to invite His Bxoellenoy Sir William Jervoii to be present at the Cup meeting on Feb. 21, 22, and 24.

A special meeting of the members of the Ohoka and Byreton Jookey Club will be held on Friday evening to consider the action taken by Mr Kinley against the Club in claiming the stakes in the Handioap Trotting Bace.

. A concert in aid of the widow of the l»ia Mr Taylor, who was recently drowned at Sumnor, will be given by the "Bohemians " in tke Oddfellows' Hall, Liohfield street, on Feb. 15. The Oity Council have consented to give their patronage.

A correspondent writes :—" Ten trucks of what competent authorities have pronounced one of the best samples of milling wheat that have left Canterbury for some time, went from Swannanoa to Lyttelton on Friday last. The wheat is to be shipped to England at an early date." At a meeting of the Canterbury Eleven, held after praotioe at Lancaster Park last evening, Mr F. Wilding, the well-known Captain of- the Lancaster Park Club, was unanimously ohosen to captain the Interprovinoial Eleven in the forthcoming match. The game is to commence at noon on Friday.

On Thursday evening the Ohristohuroh Amateur Orchestral Sooiety will give a concert in the Oddfellows' Hall. The programme will comprise a number of selections and overtures by the orchestra, songs by Miss Spensley and Mr Knox, and a cornet solo by Mr 0. Coombs. Judging from the buqobbb whioh has attended the Society's previous concerts, a very pleasant evening is in store for those who may attend.

It is satisfactory to have to reoord that the newly enrolled Volunteers appear to be en* tering into their duties with considerable ardour, and are showing that punctuality and attention, the want of which has been the bane of volunteering in the past. The recruits are already beginning to " pick up " their drill very creditably, and tbe weekly parades of the.several oorps are well attended. The City Guards last night mustered 60 men out of 63 on the rolL

The catalogue for tho Autumn Show, under the auspices of the Kaiapoi Horticultural Bociety, is now published, and contains a good number of speoial prises, one of whioh is a liberal one Riven by Mr Isaao Wilson, M.H.H., with a view of encouraging cottage gardening in the district. It oonsists of five guineas— three for the first, and two for the second best kept cottage garden owned and kept by a bond Jidt working man who earns daily or weekly wages. Several other good prizes for flowers, fruit, and vegetables are also offered. A public meeting in connection with the Baptist Temperance Sooiety was held last evening in the Oxford terrace Baptist Churob. There wbb a modorate attendance, and the chair was ocoupied by the Bey Charles Dallas ton, pastor of the Church. Brief addresses were delivered by the Chairman, and Messrs H. Bennetts, 0. M»Gray, and J. A. Efford. The Secretary read over the rules adopted at a previous meeting, and on the conclusion of the public meeting the members of the Society proceoded to elect the Committee and officebeavers for the ensuing term. It is proposed to have an entertainment in connection with the Society in about a fortnight.

A meeting of the Bjdenham School Com' mittee was held in the lohoolroom on Monday eyening ; present — Meiers J. Joyce (chairman), J. B. Andrew, F. 0. Hall, J. Webber, J. Forrester, and W. Christian. Correipondence was read from the Local Board of Health pointing out the advieableness of the school premises befog connected with the sewer. HeeoWed—To ask the Board of Education if they would kindly gire instructions to have the promise* conneoted with the sewer, as requested. Besolved, if not too late to oommunioate with the other OhrJstohuroh Sohool Committees— This Committee postpone the election of three members for the Education Board in order to ascertain the opinions of tho different candidates. Bosolved— Thafc a partition six feet high be erected in Ihe girls' class rooms, to form a passage, and hat pegs be put thereon. Rewired— To ask tho Hydenham Borough Oounoil to co-ap»rat« with this Committee in its endeavour* to get a swimming bath constructed on the school premises. A list of sundry materials required by the head master for school use w&a ooDiidered. Tho meeting then. »d joumod,

A proclamation in the Qaztttt further prorogues Parliament until April 16 next. The mail steamer Australia, has on boat* 24 prize merino rams and one stallion from San Francisco for Sydney.

The stables belonging to Dr Hitohings, at ?* pw ,!L were deßtro 7 ea by fire last night t loss, £300, believed to be uninsured, A young woman named M'Dowall was lifted at ; Dunedin yesterday by a buggy aooident. The horse belted and she was thrown oat. A Mr Maxwell who was with her in the buggy was aled thrown out, but was uninjured. A man named Bodgers fell off the expwee (rain yesterday as it was passingTotara station. The train went back to the place where the aooident happened, and it was found theA, bejond receiving a severe shaking, no injury was done to the man by hit fall. A sad case of drowning ooourred on Friday night at Brookside. A little child named Alfred William Furze, five years of age, son of Mr Furze, blacksmith, Bunsuidel, wandered away from his home about 6 p.m., end was discovered drowned in the Brookside stream about 9 o'clock the next morning. The daises held in connection with the) Young Men's Club, and which were dil continued during the Christmas holiday* have now been resumed. An excellent pro. gramme has been arranged, and entertain ments are to be given every Monday evening, commencing on Monday, Feb. 12. It is intended to arrange for other classes shortly. An inquest was held at Brookside on Saturday last on the body of the little boy Alfred William Furze, who was found drowned at 9 o'olook that moraine. Mr B. B. Willis coroner for the district, presided, and Mr John Cunningham was eleoted foreman of the jury. After hearing the evidenoe, a verdiot of " Accidentally drowned " was returned. A most welcome item of news has— we aregiven to understand—been received by a private cable message. It is to the effect that in the examination of the New Zealand University examination papers, conduoted in England, Canterbury College hai fairly swept the board, by taking the whole of the firstolaiß honours. The College is more than maintaining its splendid position. Mr Gulliver, late Secretary of the Ponsonby District, now united to Auckland city, was engaged by the City Council to oolleot the rates in Fonsonby Ward. He states that yesterday morning he went down the wharf with £158 of rates in his pooket, was seised with sudden vertigo, and nearly fell over ; and that the) pocket-book was jerked out of his pocket into the water. The book has since been recovered. bat only £49 w«i in it. The fo'lowingis the syllabus for the ensuing terra of the Young Men's Club daises:-— Arithmetic, 7 to 8 p.m.; writing, 8 to 9 (Tuesdays and Fridays)— Mr Maloolm. Shorthand, 7 to 8 (Wednesdays)— Mr Grif. fiths. Elooution, 9 to 10 (Tuesdays and Fii« days) -Mr Hogben. Fenoing, 7.30 to 816 1 and singing, 8.15 to 9 (Thursdays)— Mr Stan* sell. Entertainments (Mondays). The Hawke's Bay Meat Export Company has collapsed. Part of the programme of the Company was the purohaie of large works at Temoana, owned by Nelson Broe. and Williams, for £35,000. Two of the partners here agreed to the sale, but three in England refused to ratify it. It is expeotecl that the shareholders will consent to take back their money, with interest, at 8 per cent, whioh Nelson Bros, offer. Three female prisoners esoaped from WeilingtonGaol yesterdayaffcernoori. Two of them are named Dobie and the other Douglas. The former were only recently sent to prison for passing base coin, while the latter was committed for trial for housebreaking and stealing wearing apparel. The prisoners effected their escape by plaoing a form against the wall, and during the absence of the warden tbej scaled iv The rabbit nuisance is exoiting much Interest in the interior of Otago, One ranbolder in the Wakatipu district deolares that his ran does not now carry within one-third of the sheep it did four years ago. Re strongly advooates the introduction of ferrets, saying that a thousand men laying phosphorised grain would not clear that distriot of rabbits, A matoh between the Kaiapoi Bifle Club and the Waikari Bangers (Otago) was fired on Saturday last. Xhe following were the scores made by the Kaiapoi men:— Templetoa, 51 { Clark, 60; Smyth, 49; Bohofield, 46; Fraier, 45; Parker, 43 1 Btourbridee, 43; Bate, 41; Campbell, 86) Hornby, 30 ; total, 434. The other soore has not yet come to hand. An interesting collection of silk cocoons grown by Mr Federli is on view «t the establishment of Messrs Petersen and Co., High. street It compriies a number of ooooons grown in March, 1882, from grain imported from Japan, and several speoiniens of the ooooons raised from this stook, and grown in December last. There are also some ooooons ef the Italian variety, grown by Mr Federli from stook raised at Daylesford, Victoria, specimens of whioh are also exhibited. The Bounds exoursioH, per the steamship Te inau, bids fair to be the moat successful pleasure trip ever carried out iv New Zealand. We learn that there are already no fewer than four hundred excursionists, nndthata week ago a lady who desired to seoure a berth found it impossible to do so. It is stated that the Te Anau will have on board fourteen professors! This great weight of learning we sinoerely trust will not prove disastrous. The fruiterers of Dunedia are forwarding, a petition to Government protesting against the prohibition of grapes imported from Australia. They point out that the prohibition is the outcome of one issued by the Viotorian Government againit Spanish grapes, but that Yiotoria allows Sydney and Adelaide grapes to be brought in without demur, that no disease exists in the Sydney and Adelaide vines, and that the grapes whioh now lie rotting in the hulks at Port Chalmers are Sydney grown, though they reached here from Melbourne. A meeting of the Anglo-Israel Association was recently held in the temporary rooms, Manchester street, the President in the ohair. A letter was read from the Rev H. B. Maoartney, of Australia, thanking the Association for the invitation to come to Christohuroh to leoture on the identity question, but apologising for not being able to do so at the present time. Mr T. M. Gee read a paper entitled " A Parallel betwoen tbe Jews of Christ's 'I ime and the Christians of the Present Time." A general disoueeion then ensued amongst the members present, after whioh, the benediotion having been pronounced, the meeting oloied. This morning a man named Jordan informed Constable Johnston that a man wrs lying seriously ill in a tent at tho back of the Blaok Horse brewery, Addinglon. The constable proceeded to the place, and found the man, whose name is Matthew Hawken, lying in a very weak state, and fcarosly able to speak. Ho said that he bad been ill for about a fortnight with diarrhea, acd hivd not been able to leavo tho tent for some days. Plenty of provisions wore in the tent, which was a fairly comfortable one. Hawken, who is a one-armed raun, was formerly employed as a nifthfc wafabman in Christoburoh, end had, until lately,. been engaged in stone-breaking at Addington. Mr Jordan, who was an acquaintance of his, called this morning to see how be wbs doing, and finding him very ill, oonoludod it would be best to have him removed to the Hospital, whither he was aeoordingly htlton by Constable Johnston. Brushel, the last descendant in a- direct line of Unoas, the chief of the Mohegan Indians, who oooupied Connecticut when it was first settled by the whites 200 years »go, died on Nov. 28. Brushel was 37 years of »ge, poor, addicted to drink, ugly, and deformed t but he wttß the only Indian of royal blood living in the Btate, exd also tho only one of pure bJood, a fact upon whitb. he groatly prided himself. A month before he fell from an apple tree while pruning the limbs, and inI iured his epino so that he knew ho oonld not live. He. expressed a wish that upon hie death tbe flags of tho oity should be displayed at half-vast out of reipeot to his high Indian rank. He leave* a widow, who is the counterpart of himself in ugliness. Bruihel was for years a feature at country fairs, where hit romarkable ability to whistle two tunes clearly at one and the same tim«, and hie I feats of knocking seven ooins out of split slirks with arrows from a long distance have won him many "shekels." Ba was. also dexterous in plaiting reeds.

At the Auckland Gas Company's annual meeting, a dividend was declared of Bi6d per share for the past balf«year. The City Oounoil is very sharp upon the cabmen ; it would do wall to attend to its own business a little better. Many of the gutters aw filthily dirty, and give out an Offensive smell this hot weather, whioh must be injurious to health. Several of the streets are very much in want of metalling. We would also direct the Counoil's attention to the faot that in a very l«g? num *« °L j ' - streets, where there are gardens with trees in them, the branches of the trees are aUowed to grow so low, and project so far over thesidepath, as to be very annoying to foot pansen- * gets. Strange company has sometimes »o be met. OwTorning contemporary must feel deeply . gratified with th« following announcement which appears in its own columns :- Messrs ———have reoeived instructions to sell by nublio auction, books, piotures, tools, harness, glassware, sewing machines, "volyers,^ spring jnattresies, hanging lamps, files "^ttelton Ernes, hair oils and pomades, and a most extensive assortment of sundries wbioh have Senamwßed for years." The con 3 unction of sewing niaohines, revolvers, hair oil, and pomades, files of the "Lyttelton Times," &0., - &0., makes it puzzling to guess what the trade would ha?e been of which this is the very • extraordinary stuck.