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Waipawa Mail, Volume XVII, Issue 2979, 5 October 1893, Page 2

The rearling matter on our back page to day consists of “ General News.”

Mr W. C. Reardon has decided to contest the Hawke’s Bay Seat. Mr W. ElliDgham issues a challenge to Mr R. May to shoe horses or to make horse shoes.

Twelve years ago one sailor in every 106 who went to sea lost his life; now only one in 256 is lost. Truth says:—Cooking, dress cutting and swimming, seem to be among the favorite sub]ects at the Christchurch Girls’ High School.

The train arrangements in connection with the amateur sportP, and the Napier Park meeting appear in auother column. A team of Fijian cricketers, half whites and half Fijians, will visit New Zealand this season, if satisfactory financial arrangements can be made. There were great festivities at the pa yesterday when Hoti Rophia had a “ housewarming ” in orthodox European style. A large number of guests availed themselves of Rophia’s hospitality, which was od a lavish scale, and it is needless to say that ample jnetice was done to the good things provid d. The Secretary of the Waipawa District Hospital reports as follows for the week ending September 30, 1893:—Patients in hospital, M 10, F 2 ; received during the week, M2, FI; discharged, M 5, F 1 ; died, MO, F 0

At Cotta, in Saxony, the names of persons who did not pay their taxes the previous year are printed and hung up in all the restaurants and saloons of the city. The proprietors dare not serve those mentioned on the list with food or drink, under the penalty of losiug their licenses. It will be seen from an inset to-day that Te Aro House has opened a brauch of its business in Ward’s buildings under the management of Mr W. Edwards. The firm has a large and well selected stock, and customers can rely upon getting what they want at a reasonable price. Mr A. Buchan, direct importer, Waipukurau, annoumes that he is now taking Christmas orders for Ivaiapoi suits. Customers can have their choice of 500 summer patterns of these celebrated tweeds. Mr Buchan has also a large assortment of ribbons, flowers, prints, and hosiery which he is offering at prices that defy competition. Mr J. P. Thomson, draper, Napier, changes his advertisement to-day. Mr Thomson draws attention to ready made clothing, which is manufactured from the best qualities and newest designs in Roslyn tweeds and worsteds. These goods are claimed to be equal to tailor made suits, while the cost is only half the usual prices.

As a rule when a man gets married he throws off the cares of business for a day or two. An exception to the rule cropped up in Dunedin the other day for the Eaening Star says :—“ An establishment in town yesterday had its front door labelled as follows : —“ Gone to get married ; back in half an hour.” Victorian civil servants are in the future to bo allowed to take the benefit of the Insolvency Court without losing their situations. This concession lias been granted owiDg to the fact that many of them have become insolvent because of the present financial crisis. It is hardly necessary to remind our readers of the A. and P. Society’s show to-morrow. The show is regarded as the event of the year, and as a public holiday has been declared for the occasion a great number of people are sure to wend their way to Hastings. The train arrangements should suit the convenience of country residents, and excursion tickets at reduced rates will be issued from all stations. Among those enrolled last week in Christchurch were two old ladies whose united ages amounted to 172 years, one being 87£ years old, and the other 84£ Both tho venerable dames are hale and active, and their friends are confident that they will follow up the act of registration by voting at the election. It’s an ill wind, etc. Joe Goddard, a well-known pugilist, lately arranged to leave Melbourne for America to fulfil some ‘'professional engagements” there, but when he was about to embark he was arrested as an “absconding debtor.”

Some -no interested in the debt r'-» 41 p n fessioti il en'ageiueots ” in Amerind lodged £2OO in the c >url as nr<t\ that Goddard would return, and whs not absconding. He evidently did not know what Goddard's debts amounted to, and did not inteud tha money to be used to liquidate them. The money was, however, handed to tha Official Assignee, and tha judge of tl.e Insolvency Court held that it was available to pay the man’s debts. The amount was more than enough to pay 20s in the £l.—Dunedin Star.

We hear that a slight trouble has occurred at Takapau which is likely to be ventilated in the RM. Court shortly. It appears that the sta»ion master erected a fence tear the railway station which some persons broke down, and several respect able residents have been accused of the offence. These gentlemen smarting undei the injustice of the accusation, came to Waipawa this morning to ascertain what legal remedy they have. So probably the members of the “ devil’s owu” will be proafitably employed over tho case. One of the most extraordinary incidents in modern journalism is recorded in connection with the loss of the Victoria. Several hours before any rumour of the disaster had reached a London newspaper office, the essential facts had been given to its readers by a journal in one of the most distant cities of South America. The news that tho Victoria had been lost, and that Admiral Tryoa with nearly 500 of hiß men hud perished, came to tho knowledge of the London correspondent of La Nation of Buenos Ayres, from a private source, at 2 o’clock in the morning. Ho instantl} 7 cabled it to his paper, the difference in time leaving ample opportunity for its transmission in time for publication in the morning edition. It was not uutil aV>out 10 o’clock on the earn.' day that the direful news first became current in London.

Tho Bunuythorpe correspondent of the Feilding Star relates the following story regarding tho illness of a well-known resident of that district. Tho correspondent says:—l can tell yon a strange thiDg in connection with Mr Ballautyne’s illness. When ho was living in Bunnythorpe, he was one evening at my house and a lady, a resident of Bunnythorpe, was doing a little hand reading. She looked at Mr Ballantyne’s hand and said “ You are on the point of a long illness, which will be caused by an accident through water, but you will eventually regain your usual health.” A few week afterwards he met with the accident, and, as you are aware, had a long aud dangerous illness. I will make no comment but merely state the facts I suppose if a travelling palmist had told him this, it would be considered something wonderful. It was race time in Hawke’s Bay when a distinguished military individual, who basks in the vice regal presence, paid a promised visit to a Hastings magnate. The stewards of the Jockey Club thought it would bo the correct thing to seud a complimentary ticket to the illustrious stranger, aud the secretary was instructed to carry out the wishes of the members. The tickets were duly sent and their receipt acknowledged. The officials were conscious of having done tho correct thing, and laid the flattering unction to their souls that a feeble ray of royalty would be shed over the gathering by the presence of the gallant captain, aud therefore feeling well satisfied they were well paid for their act of courtesy. The officer felt much pleasure at seeing the show on the “ never,” and mutual congratulations were the result. But like a good many more “ morals” of the racecourse, tho unexpected cropped up. The honored guest mislaid his tickets and had to pay at the gate. He was, however, a mau of resource, aud overcame the difficulty in a manner little contemplated by the officials. He promptly made out a bill for 12s 6d agaiust the club, and handed it to the secretary with a polite request for immediate payment. That gentleman failed to grasp the situation, and referred the matter to the stewards, who in sporting language were *• knocked kite high” at tho claim. They, however, decided to pay the amount, and in recognition of the visitor’s status and liberality, they con template making him a life member of the club.