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Waipawa Mail, Volume XVIII, Issue 3260, 30 July 1895, Page 2

Messrs S. and H. M‘Greevy returned to Waipawa on Saturday. Snow commenced to fall at Dunedin at noon yesterday and there were frequent showers daring the afternoon and evening. Last night there was from two to three inches in the streets.

Captain Charlotte Bath and Lieut. Beat rice Thompson of the Salvation Army, are the officers appointed to succeed Captain Podmore and Lieut. Lees, at Waipawa. These officers are under orders for Temuka and the Wellington Rescue Horae respectively.

By the Wakatipu, from Melbourne, Mr A. M’Hardy, of Blackhead, brings fonr very choice Shorthorn cattle—viz., a 18 months old bull, Cherry Duke of Derrimnt 4lb, two very choice heifers from Sir W. Clarke's Belindabale herd, and a ball calf. Cherry Duke took first prizes at Bacchus Marsh, Smeaton, aud Ballarat. Mr J. G. Ward has instructed hie solicitor to issue a writ against Mr John M’Qaeen of Knipdale, Southland, claiming £IO,OOO damages for libel, alleged to be contained in a circular issued on the Bth inst in connection with tbe frozen meat trade.

The Appeal Coart unanimously die missed the application in the Dean case for leave to appeal. When the Appeal Court resumed yesterday, the Bench said it was unnecessary to call on Mr Macdonald to reply. The Judges were unaui mons that there was no oaso to answer, and would give their reasons in writing on Wednesday. The farewell coffee suppsr to Captain Podmore and Lieutenant Loes of the Salvation Army, takes place in the Odd fellows’ Hall to night. As these officers have been deservedly popular daring their stay in Waipawa, there should be a large number at the meeting to formally bid them farewell.

A device which promises to be very useful to tradesmen who display goods outride their business premises has been patented by Mr R. Trolley, of the staff of the New Zealand Electrical Syndicate. By an ingenious arrangement an electric bell is rang whenever any article exposed to the public view is removed by an unauthorised person.

On Saturday a young woman named Alice Josephine Marshall, of Wellington, died at Palmerston aftor a brief illness. At tbe inquest yesterday morning the jury returned a verdict of death from blood poisoning. A rider was added to the effect that there are suspicious circumstances connected with the death which warrant the police in more fnlly inquiring. It was stated that the police are in posses sion of important evidence.

June 30th closed tho wool year for New South Wales, which has again exhibited larger figures than the preceding ones in respect of the size of the clip and the volume of the trade, if not in regard to tho prices. The total shipments from Sydcey and Newcastle amounted to 755,502 bales as compared with 720,676 bales in 1893 94, being an increase for the year of 34,826, or nearly 5 per cent. The smoke concert to Messrs Maclean and Matbieson, who are leaving Waipawa, will take place in Bennett’s hotel at 8 o’clock to-night. Those who attend can rely upon spending a pleasant evening as a good programme has been compiled for tho occasion. The price of tbe tickets has been fixed at the moderate sum of ss. They can be obtained from any member of tbe committee or at the doors. The Labonr Report gives the experience of a manufacturer with large works in England and a factory in Wellington. He pays his girls 10a to 15s a week in England and 20s to 30s here, but considers the colonial girl’s intelligence and physique makes her worth all the differ eDcs. This is a very nice little yarn to expect the public to swallow. The plain fact of the matter is that this factory receives a bonuß drawn from the pockets j of the taxpayers, in the shape of “ protection.” It will not be long before we find the employes working for the same wages that are paid in England, or the manufacturer crying out for more “ protection.”

The Kennedy Lucas Company brought their season to a close last night when “ The Snowball ” and “ 8.8 ” constituted the bill of fare. The comedy and farce were well received and were provocative of hearty laughter Mr Albert Lucas fulfilled the requirements of the character of Felix Featherstone and created a deal of amusement by his clever impersonation. Mr F. Norton was a satisfactory Harry Prendergast and Uncle John was well poortrayed by Mr C. Hill. Mies Lilia Wilde was seen to advantage as Mrs Featherstone and Mies Lilly Hill made an amnsing Penelope. Mr Kennedy was quite at home in the farce and sent tbe audience away in a good humour by bis acting as “The Chicken,”

Six inches of snow fell at Fairlie, South Canterbury, on Sunday and last night. There is a wintry wind there to-day, and enow clouds are passing at sea. John Young and his assistant got through Fairlie to Pukaki last week, and back to Fairlie on Saturday night, and report two feet of snow betweon Burke’s Pass and Tekapo, two and a half feet between xekapo and Balmoral, from three to three and a half feet at Wold’s Plain, two feet at Simon’s Pass, and one and a half feet at Pnkaki. As far as tbo eye can see there is very little bare ground visible. It is extremely cold, dogs are frozen, and small birds are dropping off the trees at the i homestead. The two men got through with great difficulty, and the horses bad icicles five or six iuches long from their nostrils.

The Empire Hotel at Palmerston North was burned down between 1 and 2 a.m. yesterday. Most of the inmates had a

narrow escape. Two men wore burned to death in attempting to escape. One wae Walker, a hawker recently from Victoria, aged 34, and the other was sd old man named Maurice Connel). Tbe origin is unknown. A few minutes after a second fire broke out in the Square, destroying the ehops of Hartz (fruiterer), where it originated, Haydon (grocer), and the offices of Guy and Haggitt (solici tors) end the Drainage Board engineer’s. Very little was eaved. The bodies lost iu the first fire wore recovered in the morn ,D g but were unrecognisable. Te Ato House was saved with difficulty bv the exertions of the brigade. Insurances £930 in tho London nnd Lancashire, £550 in tho Imperial, £I3OO in the Commercial Union, £l5O in the National, £IOO in tbe Alliance, and £250 in the New Zealand. j

A meeting to consider what steps shou’d be taken towards establishing a dairy factory was held at Makaretu on Satordav. Mr E. Macfarlane presided and there was a good attendance. The chairman stated that 294 shares bad been promised to be taken up, and the milk of 215 cows, had been promised. Ho then read the articles of association, drawing attention to the alterations, namely, the nnmber of shares, method of transfer, number and qualification of directors, regulating payment of dividends, &c. Tbe following resolutions were then passed :—(l) “ That on 280 shares being applied for, and the milk from 250 cows boiug guaranteed, the company be formed ;' (2) “ That the following be provisional directors: Mosers F, Gradwell, J. Thompson, H. Hemingsen, M. Severin3en, W. Freemantle, C Crane, and E. Macfarlane, and thp£.tbe latter be secretary pro tem”