LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8092, 18 August 1904, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

:■ - " ■ -'♦ ' ■• A further instalment of the autobiography of Richard" Burgesß, highwayman, trarglar, robber, murderer, , who expiated hiß many crimes 0-11 the Scaffold at Nelson, - -will bi published in the "Star" of Saturday. This 'porti on of his terrible story deals Inth his wild life tn New South Wales. The civil * business at the Magistrate's 1 pourt this mxrfning occupied less than ten .-J&imites. y * It is understood that- the Arbitration Court will not sit in Christchurch again until about the middle of next month. The Kiripaka cpalminers, ,-at their re- :'-. cent general meeting, passed a motion expressing hearty approval of the Industrial Act Amendment Bill.' The Napier Borough Council laet night decided to get the town inspector of buildings, together with the local architects, to inspect all the buildings in the borough, Bnd report as to their safety or otherwise, After the recent earthquake. At eleven o'clock this morning Deteotive jC/bx arrested a man on « charge of having received from Messrs F. S. Malcolm, and Co. the sum of £2 14s, on terms requiring him to account for the same to one Cornelius Curtain, and with having failed to account for the same. On Tuesday afternoon an old woman named Mrs Jennaway, seventy years of age, left the residence of Mrs Strahan, 86, Colombo Street, Sydenham, and has not been heard of since. The missing woman is about 6ft 2in in height, of fair complexion, but grey, and was dressed in a dark dress and cape. Among the items catalogued at a recent »ale of medals and decorations in London was »' Victoria, Cross which had been, awarded to William Odgers, of H.M. :Niger, New Zealand, March 28, 1860, for conspicuous gallantry at the storming of a fort, and for being the first to enter and haul down the enemy's colours ; there was also the New Zealand war medal of 1860-61, which had been awarded to the R*roe man, The sum given for th* two, was #10. ' y. The quantities and value of produce exported from the colony last month were / as follows: — Gutter, 14£3cwt, valued at £6694;. cheese, 1070cwt, £2056; beef, 20,605cwt, £26,751; mutton, 164,166cwt carcases and 876cwt of legs and pieces, £114,431 ; lamb, 132,087 carcases, £75,958 ; wheat, 114,122 bushslß, £16,997 ; oats, 282,387 bushels, £22,703; potatoes, 889 tons, £1976. The returns for the same month of last year were: — Butter, 5015 cwt, valued at £22,512 ; cheese, Sl7cwt, £2202; frozen beef, 15,853cwt, £18,080; frozen mutton, 80,199cwt caroases, £99,643 ; frozen lambs, 163,583 carcases, £81,672. > A Maori heroine died V in the Picton , Hospiltal last week. The Cullenvilie f. . correspondent of ths " Marlborough Daily News" tells th© story. Bella Daniel, a {' -prong Maori girl, lived in D'Urville Is- , and. When only fourteen years of age '" jhe - received the bronxe medal of the ; Eoyal' Humane Society of Australasia for the courage, and humanity displayed by Ver in attempting to rescue Tepeui Turi ;. and Matthew /Kmiora (brother-in-law and Synhole) irom drowning during night time Jin Cook Strait on December 21, 1885. The y three wera returning to their homes, y'D'Uryille Bland, in A whaieboat loaded ! ■ i with nikaus. A fierce "willawaugh " tore the sail to tatters, swamping the boat. 'Her two companions were thrown out of " iithe boat. One che dragged in again and /fastened to the seat-alongside herself. The -i«_&er, too heavy to lift, she fastened to y tt» side of the yhoat with a rope under Jb% armpits. Both' men, however, succumb- . «l to lie cold and exposure. Th© boat drifted all day and all night with the girl .Md '-her two dead relatives, the girl seate<jt; in. the" swamped boat up to her' waist fit water. The next morning her cries and jioo-ees were heard by her now- widowed filter, left alone on' the island, who, unftifed, launched a, boat } and towed ashore th* whaieboat, i which was drifting out to :';-, pea, again. Fortunately, European aid was • fbejn at hand to bring baok to life tho girl, )t»en all but dead. But it took six months jor Bella Daniel to recover from her fearfttl experience. The best medicine known is SANDER : »nd SON'S EUCALYPI3 EXTRACT. h Test its eminent' powerful effects in coughs, | colds, influenza; the relief is instantane-, ?4 oujfc J n serious cases, and accidents of kinds- be they wounds, barns, scalds, sprains, it is the safest repjody—r ''%» swelling — no inflammation. Like surarising effects produced in croup, diph&eria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, Spelling, et c -» diarrhoea, dysentery, diselKi of the kidneys and urinary organs. SpDER and SON'S EUCALYPTI EX-•J-7 TmCT is in vi© at hospitals and medical < otiliea all oret- the globe; patronised hj Wsljlajesty the Song of Italy ; crowned withjhedals and diplomas at International ; Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this fc approved article, and reject all othsrs.—

Arrangements are being made for the Governor to visit the Gloucester Street, Richmond and Waltham Schools to-mor-row, reaching the first-nanaed school atabout 10.15 a.m. At a meeting of the Victoria College Council last evening, it was decided to make an appeal to the public for funds for the. College, and a committee was appointed in connection with the matter. Mrs Margaret Burr, Ashburton, was the only candidate in the colony at the last ! examinations of the Associated Board of the ! i Royal Academy of Music who gained honours in the advanoed grade. In the Arbitration Court at Dunedin today, for a> breach of tho carpenters' and joiners' award, Joseph Manning, who had | employed sis apprentices without ind&nturing them, was fined £5 and all expenses. There were several hours' very heavy rain ia the northern district last night, aiid water-course* were running full this morning. The weather cleared somewhat in the early part of the day, but there were occasional showers. The Commissioner of Crown Lands for ; Otago stated yesterday that the Crown tenants had of 'late be«& paying their rents very satisfactorily. O&t oi a total annual rental of about £25,600, including all ..classes of tenants, there is in all only £1420 owing by 83 tenants ont of about 3260. He anticipated that the greater p^rt, if not the whole, outstanding would be received with the nest half-yearly payment.. The Shaw-Savill steamer Athenic experienced a small chapter of accidents on Tuesday" afternoon •-' on arrival in Wellington from London. When the vessel was being berthed she failed to turffinto her berth, j No. 1 south, Queen's Wharf, and, as a result, touched the New Zealand Shipping Company's at-ecmer Whakatane, bsrthed at No. 4. The bow of the Athenic 6truck the Whakatane on the. starboard quarter, breaking the top plate of the waterway. The Athenic sustained no damage. When preparing to unload, a heavy steel derrick fell, an x d smashed in the bows of No. 2 lifeboat. Whilst discharging the mails two of the bags fell overboardj but were , promptly recovered. Speaking after the adjournment of the Wellington Union Parliament on Tuesday, Sir Robert Stout- deplored the present-day apathy towards civic questions in Wellington particularly and the colony generally..There was not. said the Ohief Justice, the same amount of interest taken by the people of to-day in our piiblic affairs as was taken forty years ago. He recalled the gsreat fight which took place in the early days in Wellington on the education question. Therewas a great public meeting in which the leaders on the sacular side included Dr geaiherston, Sir William Fox and Sir William ififahether/, whilst Arohdeaoon Stock wets a champion of the religious element in ' pnblic instruction. The meeting lasted until midnight, and was then adjourned until the next night, two-thirdg of" the people of Wellington being present. Sir Robert said he would like to see the same amount of interest taken in our civic affairs to-day. j The Union might be the means 'of rousing public enthusiasm and interest in the future.