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Waipawa Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 758, 31 March 1885, Page 2

On our fourth page to-day will be found a contributed article on “ Germany and her ships,” and a number of auctioneers’ advertisements.

The following is the return for the week ending March 28th : —Patients in Hospital, 9 males, 2 females ; received during week, 1 male ; discharged, 2 males, 1 female. Waipukurau Races. Waverley’s Programme on the Waipukurau Handicap will close on the 2nd April. Apply sharp to 44 Waverley,” Box 138 P. 0., Napier.—Advt. Some valuable beehives, full of bees, and arranged on the latest principles, are offered for sale. This is an opportunity that should not be lost sight of by those who are auixous to procure anything of the kind. Although a man was locked up on Sunday evening for being drunk in Waipawa, it was shown in Court that he had not procured the liquor in this town, -or at any rate not od. that day.

We are informed that Mr Ormond as taken up the question of railway sidings being withheld from applicants in the 70-mile bush. On a previous occasion, when there was much trouble over a siding, Mr Ormond’s request that it should be granted was at once acceded to, so that we may expect to see the same satisfactory .result in connection with the cases at present on hand. A great many people are rather surprised that Mr W. C. Smith, M.H.R. has not interested himself in this matter, it being situated in his district, and of -the greatest importance to the whole county of Waipawa. On Sunday evening an occurrence took place which shows more than ever how necessary it is that Waipawa should have increased accommodation in the look-up. Constable Brosnahan had already locked a man up on a charge of using obscene language in the streets, the prisoner being almost mad drunk, and wanted to take another one in custody, who seemed to be recovering from an attack of the horrors. Had he done this, the two prisoners would have been cooped up in the same cell all night, and it is hard to say what the results might have been.

People are asking why they have to pay ordinary Saturday rates for the excursion trip to-day, if they miss the excursion train proper. They say they could have enjoyed a very pleasant holiday had they been allowed to finish up with the concert at Napier, where Remenyi, will play, who is one of the best violinist of the time. No doubt there is some reason why the arrangement is not made, we do not blame the department with wilful neglect, neither do we think the manager would hesitate to supply an omission if it were pointed out. But there is no denying the fact that public] convenience could have been better served several times of late, and it is with a view to getting these things set right that we have referred to the matter so often.

An American paper thus moralises : Vanderbilt is expending £600.000 on a mausoleum, yet it wouldnt hold his bones. His name was Cheops. If somededy would tell Vanderbilt the story of the great pyamid, he would be disgusted with finding that there was once a bigger fool than he could possibly be.

The Patea Mail says that, with the exception of Mr Bryce, Governments and Ministers collectively and individually seem to have vied with each other in fostering and increasing the fanatical self importance and prophetical power of Te Whiti, Sayß the Wellington Post : Perhaps the most ominous item of intelligence yet received in connection with the difficulty between England and Russia is the rumoured resignation of M. Nicholas" Carlovitch de Giers, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. de Giers is a prominent member of what may be termed the peace party in Russia, if, iudeed, he is not at its head, and therefore retires rather thau be committed to a policy of which he disapproves. The rumour, as yet is unconfirmed, but it is consistent with the active preparations for war which England is at last making. The news that General Sir Frederick Roberts is once more to the fore in Afghanistan at the head of a strong force will give geneial satisfaction, for in the last Afghan war he fairly earned complete public confidence. 11 Say,” he said to the officer on deck. “ I’d like to go on the next expedition.” “ It’s awful cold up there,” remarked the officer, discouragingly. •* I don’t care for that.” “ You’d have very little to eat, and you might starve to death.” “ That wouldn’t be pleasant,” observed the visitor. “ I should say not,” returned the officer ; “ and you might be eaten by your comrades.” ** Is that so? That would be tough.” ‘’And then,” continued the officer, 44 you wouldn’t see your wife for three years, or possibly longer. You know you can’t take her with you.” “ Well,” returned the old gentleman after a long pause, “ I guess you can put my name down on your books. Your last argument captures me.”

A lady in Hammersmith has a pet dog which she calls “ Diek,” after her husband, whom everybody calls Dick. The other day her sister came running to a neighbour’s, where she was making a visit, and screamed to her—“ Oh, Mary, come quick ; Dick is awfully sick, and there’s nobody at the house.” “ Good gracious ! What’s wrong? What has he taken?” and she rushed for home. “ Tell me, tell me,” she gasped breathlessly, 44 Is he dangerous ? Will he die?” * 4 Oh, 1 don’t know,” wailed the sister ; 44 he told me to go quick for you : 44 he told me to go quick for you : that he didn’t know what was going to happen.” 44 Told you—told you 1 ” and the dazed woman put her hands to her head. 44 Then it ain’t Dick the dog ! ” No, of course not; it’s your husband.” Well, that’s an awful relief. Don’t you startle me that way again. Let’s go slower, we’ll get there in plenty of time ; and she walked on with nearly every trace of excitement gone. A [Sydney war correspondent telegraphs from Adelaide :—By the way. two stowaways have been discovered. The first was a deserter from the Permanent Artillery, who could not get away in Sydney, and who, determined not to be left behind, hid himself, and who has now attained the object of hiß wish, as perforce he has been enrolled. The other stowaway was a London guttersnipe, who came out as a stowaway to see the colonies, did not like them, and is now returning to his native land via Snakim. The New Zealand Church Herald says that it has been resolved to intimate to the Rev. A. S. Webb, at Ormondville, who has been acting as itinerating minister for that district, that the Church will be unable to continue a guarantee of support; after the middle of the present year. We have no doubt that the local vestry will see that the district, which is growing very last, docs not allow their minister to leave.

In another column an announcement appears with reference to the special cheap excursion train that will run to Napier this day to enable country visitors to inspect the grand new steamship Taiuui. This vessel is 5200 tons register, and her engines arc 6000 horse power. She is rigged with four masts, and has ju6t been turned out to the order of the enterprising Shaw, Savill, and Albion! Company, specially for the direct service between New Zealand and London. We regret that through some unaccountable delay, our country readers will not be aware of the trip until it is too late for them to avail themselves of it. We hope next time to be able to give them several day’s notice beforehand.

The Marton paper speaking of the failure of Mr Arrnit who tried unsuccessfully to establish a newspaper in Wa'itara, says :—“ This is a fair example of the class of people who talk so much about starting newspapers. Anything lost on the spec, belongs to somebody else, and they make a fresh start with light hearts and easy consciences.” Perhaps it is not generally known that when the Marton paper was started, an ad misericordiam appeal was made to the subscribers and advertisers of the paper that was to be to pay cash in advance ? This is a fact. A great, many did so, and a paper would not require very much capital to start on those conditions. The dodge would not world now-a-days, we fear. People are not so green as they were then, and we doubt even if the proverbial persuasiveness of the present proprietor could work the oracle in a similar fashion again. We understand that the sleeping partner in Wellington was greatly delighted at the superb financial skill displayed b Si the chief projector in the establishment of the enterprise on a limited capital. But more of this anon. Manawatu Standard.

If money in the English market is to be had at 4£ per cent., and the Harbor Board loan is taken up at that rate, whilst we are offering iuterest at the x*ate of 5 per cent., the result will be that the debentures will realise 107 £ or 7J above par. Facts are stubborn things, that everybody knows ; but they are sometimes puzzling as well. Thus, the present 7 per cent 1911 debentures on the Napier Harbor loan are selling at £lls. The new loau, calculated at the same ratio of value, if issued at 5 per cent., would only realise £B2The debentures on the Timaru Harbor loau, 6 per cent., are selling at £lO3. Those on a similar loan at Oamaru, issued at 6 per cent., were at £lO6 twelve mouths ago, and stand at £lll by the latest advices. Differences in value depend ou the length of the unexpired term for which the loan is raised. The security once being given to the lenders, it matters not to them .what comes of the money, or how it is spent. In fact it might be put into the sea for all they care, which is fortunate, for this is what the Harbor Board proposes doing.

Snail farms (says an English paper) have been introduced in Switzerland where many gardens round Davor and Landguart, in the Grisons, are used for the sole cultivation of this Continental delicacy, ..Escargots de Bourgogne.” Children guther the snails off the hedges in summer and place them on bushes in the farms. There they are fed on refuse vegetable leaves, and surrounded by a thick barrier of sawdust, which prevents their escape. When the cold weather comes the snails grow fat, bury themselves in the sawdust to beging their long winter sleep, but they are soon collected and sent off to Italy to be sold for 14s. to 16s. the basket of two cwt.

Messrs Cash and Esam have advised the Sandon-Carvarvon Board, that the Board acted beyond its power in passing the resolution that cattle be allowed to graze in the streets of Bandou, and the Board has rescinded the resolution. A resolution was, however, subsequently passed instructing the rauger not to impound the cattle of settlers who would pay the rents for grazing in the streets.

The Waipawa correspondent of the Telegraph, refers to a paragraph which appeared in this paper in connection with the licensing election at Woodville. He refers to a Mr Sowry, as chairman of that committee, but we would point out that there is no one of that name on tho Woodville Licensing Committee.

A special summons meeting of the Loyal Abbotsford Lodge, 1.0.0. F. M.U., was held in the Lodge-room last Saturday evening, when Bros. H. Jull, A. Garry, and B. B. Johnson were elected trustees in lieu of Bros. A. Robb (deceased), T. Cowper, and E. Waldron, resigned. There was a very good attendance of members, and two candidates were initiated into the mysteries of Oddfollowship. 44 Abbotsford” has kindly given a ticket (No 1000) to the Waipawa County Hospital. It is to be hoped this ticket will win the first prize. We understand by wire last night that Messrs Wilding and Co, are the successful tenderers for the eight thousand sawn sleepers, for which tenders were recently invited by the Government.

An occasional correspondent from Makotuku writes ;—I understand that there are about 100 children attending the Makotuku school, while there is only accommodation for 50 ; the children have to sit outside and thus in wet weather they can not attend, there are about 20 families that have lately come into the district, and there are many more coming, and I would like to know where all the children are to be put. Surely it is high time that something was done to meet our requirements in this case. Mr W. B. Harding announces a large sale of furniture, See., to take place in Waipawa on Saturday, April ] Ith (Mr B. B. Johnson will sell.) At the last moment last evening, we learnt that the special late train advertised to return after the concert in Napi<r, this‘ evening, will not run. No reason is given us, but we can safely say that a very great many will be exceedingly disappointed at not being able to come up by that train, as already arrangements had tieen made for the purpose. As our readers are aware, this late train has been advertised for a week or more. We must express the utmost surprise at the wonderful—most wonderful 1 manner in which our railways are conducted. The programme of the Kaikora concert which appears in another column is unusually attractive, including a strong company of our best amateurs. The proceeds of tho concert are to enable the committee to build a shelter shed in the play ground for iho comfort and convenience of children attending from a distance. 30 children attend from Te Aute alone, and a convenient shed where to adjourn for lunch would prove to them a boon indeed. As our Waipawa concerts are always well patronisod by our Kaikora neighbors, we trust many of our readers will avail themselves of a pleasant moonlight drive and an enjoyable entertainment.