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Waipawa Mail, Volume XVIII, Issue 3233, 28 May 1895, Page 2

The balance-sheet of the Patangata Concty Council will be found on the fonrth page. It is proposed to enlarge the Catholic church at Woodvilie.

The Quadrille Assembly hold their usual weekly dauce to morrow, commencing at 7 30 pm. Mr M. C. Symons has sacured tbe premises lately occupied by Mr Annand and intends making extensive alterations to the Bhop. It is said that a certain Auckland resident threatens to test in the Divorce Court the right of hie wife to devote her time to politics, and leave his dinner uncooked and his shirts minus their buttons.

An Episcopal Biehop at Chicago has started a saloon for the sale of non-intoxi-cating beer and beef tea. At tbe opening it took three policemen to keep the crowd in good form. Caterpillars are playing havoc in Nelson One settler has lost twenty acres of grass and tried to destroy the pest by fire bat was not successful, the caterpillars apparently being as lively and numerous as ever.

Oscar Wilde has been sentenced to two years’ hard labor. The Jndgo said the case was the worst of its kind he had ever had before him, and in passing the most severe sentence the law permitted, he regretted that it was totally inadequate to tho daetardly nature of the effmea. A London correspondent writes under data April 20th : —Mr Edward Ashton St. Hill, son of Canon St. Hill, of Hawke’s Bay, was married on tho 18th instant to Miss Silvia Field, elder daughter of Mr Walter Field, of the Pryors, Hampstead. It is understood that the Royal Commission of loquiry Into tho administration of the Christchurch hospital will com rnence its eit-tings next week.

Herr Tutschka, tbe well-known pro fesscr of music, announces that he will hold weekly cLss'-s at Mr G. Abrahams* residonoo, for tho purpose of teaching the violin, piano and singing. Full pnrticu lars will bo found in our advertising columns.

A large party of Fen skaters recently ac complithcd the distance of 200 miles in the short space of five day's. One of their comber, writing en account of their ex periencos, closes his interesting letter to the Field with these words:—“ We have since agreed that the one teetotaler end non-smoker amongst us stood the skating best.”

Owners of horses are remiodod that Dominations close with Mr A. T. D ravers by 9 o’clock to-night for the following two events of the Napier Park Racing Clab’s winter meeting :—Napier Steeplechase of 200 sovs (2 sovs) ; Handicap Hurdle Race, of 100 sovs (1 sov). According to the Grey River Argus the Government have not yet purchased Mr Clarke’s land near Poberua Lake. The land cost £2 an acre, and tho Tax Commissioner refuses to accept any less valuation for it than 28s. In spite of this, tbo Government only offer 20a an acre.

Scientific temperance ia to bo taught in_ tho State schools of Tasmania. This is intended to be a blow to those who get intoxicated on chemically made beer. Still, it is a new thing to know that people in tbe beautiful “ apple land” can get “ scientifically drank”—or else what is the use of making them scientifically sober ?

A special meeting of tho Waipawa Town Board was held this morning when the members present were—Mosers Bennett (in the chair), Rathbone, Abrahams and Scrimgeour. It was resolved to purchase section No 30, Abbotsford, at the price of £l2O, as a site for the Town Board office.

The Typographical Society has submitted to the Colonial Socretary, the Minister in charge of the Government printing office, a scheme by which all unemployed compositors in the colony may obtain employment in tho printing office during the ensuing session.

Tho Imperial Government has asked tho New Zealand Government to recommend a suitable stock inspector with a knowledge of scab, for the Falkland Isles. The Australian steamers occasionally call there. The salary at first off-rod was £3OO, but this failed to secure a respousa, and has been raised to £4OO.

In response to the request of the deputation which waited upon him on Saturday, the Mayor of Christchurch has con seated to call a meeting of public bodies and others interested in obtaining work for the unemployed, when tho best moans of dealing with the question will be discussed.

A London Magistrate informed a mar ried woman that there was no legal remedy against a \szy husband who refused to work. Unless ho assaulted her the wife could not obtain a separation order. If she left him and took one room for herself and her two children, she could not refuse him admittance if he cams there to enjoy her society. But if be came for shelter she might reasonably shut him ont. Ono of the simplest barometers is a sptder s When there is a prospect of rain or wind tho spiJer shortens the h.aments from which the web is 6uspendod. If the insect elongates its thread it is a sign of fine calm weather. If the spider remains inactive it is a sign of rAin, but if on tho contrary, it keeps at work during the ram tho latter will not last long.

On Saturday the Government took over the Midland railway line and plant under section 123 of the Railway Construction and Land Act, 1881. Tho section provides that if thero be unreasonable or inexcusob.e delay in the completion of the line works, or if there bo a breach of contract, the Governor may taka possession and assume tho management of any railway belonging to the company, and if he thinks tit aud wise conduct tho traffic thereon, charging the company with any expenditure which may be entailed or expended, and crediting the company with all earnings and receipts.

The administration of the oath, as in civil cases, is of high antiquity. “ Then shall an oath of tbo Lord be between them both, that he hath not put his hand ante his neighbour's goods.” See Exodus xxu. 11. “SweariDg on the gospels” was first used in the year 528. The first oath administered in jodioial prowas b / ‘be Saxons in the year 660. The words -‘So help me God and all the saints ” concluded an oath down to 1550.

Says tho Feilding Star .-—lt is probable a movement will be initiated in Feilding shortly, to light the borough with electricity. A local gentleman is interesting himself in tbe matter and is procuring information from Sydney, also from several of tho to wds in New Zealand which are lighted by electricity. Whether the cost will be met by 7 tho Borough Council, or by a company will be left for the ratepayers to decide. If tbe schctme is carried to a successful issuo it will certainly result in a groat eaviDg to both ratepayers and private individuate

The books of the Bureau show that there are 259 unemployed in Dunedin.

Soma months ago it was announced (says the Evening Post) that negotiations were being carried on by a Urge Japanese oompany with a view to running a direot Bteam service between Australia and Japan. It is quite probable that New Zealand will share in the venture, as a gentleman intimately connected with the commercial community of Japan has been deputed to make enquiries in this oolony as to the prospocts of such an undertaking. This gentleman, who is at present in Australia, is expected to visit New Zea land about the end of May, but for obvious reasons his mission has been and will be managed very quietly, and no particulars as to his time of arrival are definitely known.

Says the Wairarapa Daily : When tho Wellington Province was first settled, men earned but half a-crown a day. They did not dsspise this time of small things, and now very many of them are very wealthy men. We do not sepposo that the unemployed now amongst us would for one moment look at balf-a-crown a day, and yet it would be better for a mao, if be could obtain no more than this sum, to take it rather than to appeal to tho State for help. The early settlors were thrown on their own resources, and after many struggles achieved independence. Tho unemployed of today have less hardships to contend with than the early settlers of fifty years ago. last year the Kaiapoi School Com mittoo expended £25 from the Incidental Fund towards the purchase of a piano for teaching music. For some years prior to this the instrument need was lent by the headmaster, and had necessarily become the worse for wear. At the last two audits the Board of Education aaditor has ob jocted to this expenditure and the Board has called on tbe Committee to explain or refund, or to expect a reduction in future grants. The existing Committee has de ciled to reply that on a recent ruling it is not responsiblo for tho work of a previous Committee ; also, that if tbo Com mittoo whioh caused tho instrument to be bought had done an illegal act, tbo Board could not set off anotbor illegal act in shortening the incidental gran's. Thero will no doubt be further developments

Mr P. R. Gordon, the Queensland Chief Inspect ir of Stock, has written to tbe New South Wales Stock Department in re ference to his recommendation to woolgrowers to substitute boracic acid for tar cs a dressing for shear cuts on sheop, tbo tar being objected to by tbo English manufacturers. He encloses a letter by Mr Jamiß Irving, Government Veterinary Sorgeon, in regard to the best means of applying it. The boracic acid may be applied in three ways—lst, by dusting it on to the wound from a pepper box or bottle ; 2nd, in the form of a solution made by dissolving lib of boracic acid in three pints of water and applying with a bush ; and 3rd, in the form of ointment made by melting 31b of tallow and one pint of salad oil and adding lib of boracio acid;