NEWS OF THE DAY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 11286, 3 July 1888, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

The Borough Council meet- at 7 o'clock ;o-night. . ' • ' The usual monthly meeting .of the Wan*anui. County Council takes place-to-day. The Chief Judge .of the Native Land CJourf'has ordered a re-hearing- of claims to succeed to the interest of Peehimana te Paku in land situated in this district, to take place on August 10th. As Mr Phil Stewart will shortly'pilot the 'Hans the Boatman " combination throughNew Zealand, theatre goors "may be interested in the fact that .the Company; w.e.rp doing immense business in Australia when the mail left. ' ... Pastor and Mrs Muller left Auckland by Ihe .Botomahana for Sydney last .week. Pastor Muller ( expects to be in Melbourne' during the Exhibition, and from thence he will proceed Home by way of Burmah and India. • The Greymouth Harbour Board notify that, in order to prevent collisions occurring . on the bar or in the river, masters of vessels are warned not to take the bar inwards when the outer red light is obscured, or when. a vessel is on the bar.. At St. Peters (Dunedin) on Saturday, John Martin was nearly burnt to death in histent. He and Edwards, his mate, procured t a gallon of . whiskey and drank till they beoame helpless. Ed,\vards.appears to have endeavoured to rescue. Martin, but was too drunk to remember what occurred. The revenue from this section of railway for the four-weekly period ending May, 1888, shows a decrease of £250 as compared with the corresponding period of last year. There was. a slight increase in the passenger traffic -and in .the quantityof parcels, &c, carried, the decrease being mainly in the quantity of stock conveyed over the line. Mr Glover, the agent for the New Zealand Temperance Alliance, said, in an address at Napier the' other night, that it would- cost £200,000,000. to compensate the publicans of Great Britain, paying to them the difference in 'the value of their premises as licensed to sell liquor, and the value of the same as ordinary buildings. - It is not often that the Legislative Council is treated to a motion directly traversing the financial proposals of the Government. A ' motion of that description has, however, been given notice of by Dr.. Pollen, who ia to move to-day (Tuesday), " That in the opinion of this Council it is not advisable, in view of the financial condition and obligation's, of this colony, that any portion of .the public revenue derived from Customs duties should be appropriated or set apart permanently or for a definite period >to pro-, vide subsidies for local bodies." - • \ In the House of Commons, on May 17th, replying to Captain . Colomb, Lord' George. Hamilton said: — .The statement* I made, with regard to the strength' of thjef'Bussian. squadron is correct in every, detail, It is not desirable to communicate 'the sourcesfrom -which such information was received. ' The squadron in question is composed of. one belted frigate, two corvettes, three clippers of small tonnage, and seven gun vessels, of which four ' are practically condemned. 1 I am' not prepared to'giye, 1 on the authority of tK'e'Admiralty, the further particulars asked for. . ' ' ■'„- The following is the : Btatement of assets arid liabilities in the estate of William Parkes, blacksmith: — Assets — Book debts, £47 2s 9d (estimated to produce £15) ; cash, 3s ; furniture and tools,- £25 ; total,' £30 3s. Liabilities— Mills and Co (Wellington), £5 6s 2d ; Thain and.Co., ££ 8s lid ; Walker and Hatrick, £s;'Drumm6nd and Co., £18 ; Brunner CoaL Co., £1 17s 9'd; Sash and Door Co., £l'Bs 9d;--D. Murray, £1 6s'lod; W. Alexander, £l'4s 2d; B. Hughes, £1 10s j Chronicle, £1 17s ; H. I. Jones, 10s ;J, .Paul, £1-. Bs ; 6d • G. 'Caiman, £2 11s ;, G. ' 'Caiman' (rent),;£ 3 4s ; Dr Connolly, £3 7s 6d ; J. Greenwood,' . £ 1 Is ; !T. Walker, £3 7s ; E. Perrett, £1 15s Id ; J. Anderson, £1 ; U G.. Flyger, £2 7s ; Hogan and Go., £1.145,; J.'W.Peake,'£2o ; £14 17s sd; total, £100 12s 2d. Deficiency, £.70,9^24. . . 'Mr J: W. Hamilton, of Tnvercai'gili/'has had a communication from a relation resident within ten miles of Melbourne, in the •cpurse;of-.which'the writer states, that of a piece of land, sold two years ago at £8.0 .per acre, thirty-eight acres were recently re r s6ld at £350. per-.. acre.. 'Another .property! ten miles from" Melbourne; has changed hands. '. at £120 per aore. This land,,- Mr Hapiilton says, was in his time thought dear at, £17 10s to £20 per aore. The moral Mr Hamilton deduces from these facts is that there must be an' overflow of the population of Victoria 'of those ' who are unable to pay suoh prices for the soil, and that it is likely that many of those will .turn ' towards New, Zealand.' For., that.. reason, he thinks weshould be.more hopeful of' oWfiiture; stick to the colony .although times are bad, and above all these thing's cease crying " stinkingi fish" in matters referring to tha land we, live in. ' . ', The monthly • meeting ; ,of. the Harbour Board was held yesterday afternoon, when : there were -present^— Messrs^ Willis . (Chairman), Ttiatoher, Spurdleyaml Borlase. The minutes'.of- the,, previous; meeting 1 having bean read arid confirmed',- the Chairman reported that he had interviewed the Minister for the Marine Department (the Hon. G. Fisher), .w^ho had ..given- his.'consent to the DistriotEngineer'(Mr'J.'T.-Stewart) .reporting on Mr Thatcher's proposals for, the extension of the Breakwater. He had arranged for Mr ..Stewart to go down to the Heads to-day (Tuesday),' and when- o'ompleted his report would be sent direct to the Minister.' As soon- 'as 'the assent -of, the Minister is given by an Order-in-Counoil, the work will be proceeded with. lAfter. passing . some accounts, .the Board adjourned. ,'".'-, . "■■ The Waitotara. County Counoil met yesterday. 'Present — Crd Peat (in the chair), Perry, -Tawse, and. Mitchell. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. A letter was.read from the Government, agreeing to increase the balance of £37 10s 4d available for the completion of the Tokomaru Boad to £100, conditionally that- it should- be; supplemented by £200 from the settlers and the Council, as Mir E. Campbell had arranged with Mr Hutchison, M.H.B. It was resolved- to write 1 to Mr Campbell for,£loo from the settlers, and it was resolved that the Clerk should apply to the Survey Department for the plans of the Karwhatea -Eoad- Extension made by Mr: Campbell. The Foreman, was instructedto prepare for next meeting the estimate of repairs required to the roads for 1888-89.' Accounts, to the amount of £151 17s 2d, were passed for payment, and the meeting adjourned. Old West Coasters will regret to hear, .of the death of one of the most genial and gifted of the pioneers of the goldfields there, in the person of Mr Percival Bear. The deceased, in the early days of Charleston, took a deep interest in the social advancement of the place, and was the prime mover and successful projector of the Literary Institute and Library of that town, towards the funds of which ho contributed largely by his talents as a platform speaker and musician. When the place began to go down hill, Mr Bear went to -Napier, where he was engaged in tuition under the Hawke's Bay Education Board. Later on he entered the services of the Wanganui Board, ' and .was in charge of theHalcombe School. On Saturday afternoon he came to Wanganui to seek medical advice, as he had been ailing for some little time from an affection of the lungs. Yesterday he took a sudden change for the worse, and before medical aid could be summoned by Mr G. Laird, at whose hotel he was staying, death supervened. We aru sorry to hear that Mr Bear leaves a widow and seven orphaned children to mourn their loss. It is reported that the deceased made a proposal for a policy of insurance -on his life, but it was not completed. This is much to be regretted, as wo understand the family wore wholly dependent on the deceased's earnings for their support. In Napier the news of his sudden death will be greatly regretted, as he made many warm and sincere friends whilst residing in that part of the colony, as indeed he aid wherever his avocation took him. The eaime of (loath, we understand, was inflammation of the lungs of v vary sovpic: typo. ; .If troubled with business cares O.ii'l ovc j work, inftulgo inWoiira's. Schxait;'

There was a good attendance at the Bink. yesterday, the band being present in the evening and adding considerably to the attractions. Those who intend to take part in the carnival on Friday-are requested to attend on Thursday afternoon for a rehearsal of the marches.. A large number of people assembled at the Salvation Army Barracks yesterday, to witness a 'Hallelujah wedding, the contracting parties — Mr Cannon and Miss Abbott — being members of "the -Army. A number of hymns were sung during the ceremony, the concluding one being " The Great Transaction's Done." . The Ministerial party- and a number of members of the Legislature, who had been present at the banquet to Mr Bryce, left for Wellington by the 1.20 train yesterday. All the visitors seemed to have'thoroughly en- 1 joyed their visit. . ■ . , The Hons. Hislop, Fisher, and Fergus, together with Messrs McGregor, and Scobie Mackenzie, M.H;B:'s, and a number of! gentlemen belonging to our local public bodies, paid a visit to the Heads yesterday . morning, the Heads Bailway Company kindly running an engine an'dcarriage for their convenience The visitors all exhibited interest in the work already completed, and plied, the local authorities .with, numerous 'questions as to the good that had been effected, and as to the probability of success if the proposed further undertakings were carried out. Certain foreigners rented this year a well" known shooting box in England. One day] while beating the coverts, the line was work j, ing too much on one side, so the keepe shotted out " Bear to the left;" . At one one of. the sportsmen thraw down his gun and climbed the nearest tree. The explanation was not far to seek. All the morning he had heard, "Babbit' to the left 1" or. "Hare to the right I ". and, in ignorance of our complicated language, was naturally scared by suddenly hearing, " Bear to the left." Everyone should bo photographed, not necessarily' for their own sake, but for the sake of Parents,' Sisters, Brothers, and'BelaJives, arid friends generally. It is important that the photograph should be a good likeness, and' that it should be permanent, that -is, not liable to fade. It is most desirable, [therefore, to employ, a photographer., on wh'oiri reliance can be. placed. We can, with confidence, recommend Mr Martin, of Wanganui. This gentleman exhibited photographs at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London, '■ for which he' received a medal and commemorative plate. Mr Martin also re'eeived the highest award for photographs at the Jubilee' Exhibition. — Advt.' • Be warned in time; and take Wolfe'i SofiNAPPS.