LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11595, 21 March 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It has been decided by the Mayor to have the alight supply of water cut off pending rainfall. Tho inquiry into the causo of Spriggens' firo will bo resumed this af tornoon at 2 o'clock. Entri#!Eor the Wellington Dog Show close to-morrow (Saturday), with Mr Peter Hogg. The barquentino St. Kilda loft for Newcastle, N.S.W., yesterday, being towed over the bar by tho s.s.' Manawatu. We understand that all competitions by the local volunteers are indefinitely postponed, owing to want of ammunition. Bishop Hadfield is a guest of the Bey. A. O. Williams, at Putiki, and will on Sunday hold a confirmation service at Christ Church. Up to Tuesday last the Taranaki Herald acknowledged subscriptions amounting to .£llß 4s 6d in aid of the sufferers by the bush fires. Tenders for contract No. 65., 54 chains of formation on tho Tokomaru Eastßoad, closo on Tuesday, April Bth, at the Waitotara County Council Offices Bidgway--1 street. The Premier, Sir Harry Atkinson, arrived by the afternoon train yestorday ■ from Wellington, accompanied by his private secretary, Mr Amelius Smith. He i will probably go on to Hawera to-day. Major Purnell has been appointed re--1 feree by the Marton Royals, in their ' match against tho Wanganui Bifles. Tho match was to have been fired to-day, i but has had to be delayed owing to the non-arrival of ammunition from Welling--1 ton. i Tho Bising Star Lodge of Temperance 1 held their usual meeting last evening, a ' good attendance being prpsent. It was decided to co-operate with Mr Coad's Temperance Mission which commences ' on April 14th. One new member was proi posed, and the rest of tho evoning was spent in tho usual harmony. Mrs Boberts, who was burnt out by the late firo at Spriggons, has received from the London, Liverpool and Globe Insurance Company, the wholo of the insurance money on her stock and furniture. Mr C. V. Powell, the local agent for the company, paid over tho amounts (.£l2l and .£9O) to Mrs Bobovts yesterday. Mrs E. Mooseman, who disappeared from her home on Saturday last, returned to her family yesterday morning 1 . It appears from what we hear, that she had been lying hid in some scrub not moro than five or six chains from tho house Dr Earlo attended hoi' and found her little tho worse for her exposure, with tho exception of weakness for want of food. In reply to a question put -to her by the doctor, as to why she had. gone and hidden herself, she said it was because there was not enough water in the tank. We regret to hear that Dr Innes met with a mishap on Tuesday evening, He was driving home from Goat Valley and happened to strike a match to light his pipe, when the horse took fright and boltod. The trap came in contact with a waggon, and tho doctor was thrown out and hurt about tho head somewhat- The trap was badly broken up and Dr Innos had to walk home. However, beyond a severo shaking and a hurt head he luckily escaped without much damago, and is again able to attend to his professional duties. A private letter received in Auckland from Johannesberg states that business there at present is vory dull. Tho water supply is wretched. In wijt weather the water is the colour of blood, owing to the rod clay washing into the reservoir. Thero are 150 cases of typhoid at tho prc<sent time, and inflammation of the lungs is also vory prevalent, caused by the frequent dust storms. Though tho writer is earning from £d to .£lO per week as a compositor lie intends to leave tho country in a few months. The complaints w'aich have been mado by intending shippers of butter, cheese, fruit <fee., to' England, as to not bein<* able to obtain space by the direct steamers? will be remedied by next season. The rapid growth of tho export trade has como upon tho shippingcompanies ahnpsj; g.s a surprise. By next soason (says the Auckland Horald) there will bo ton extra steamers on tho Now Zealand tradp with the mother country, five by each line. Each of theso stoamors will havo about 200 tons space for the abovo articles of export. This season about 1000 cases of fruit could have been shipped to London if tho space had been available. I hare before me a list of stipends of several ministers in New York, writes tho London correspondent of the Nottingham Express, Dr Morgan Dix, the rector of Old Trinity, receives ,£-i,OOO a year, besides, having a beautiful house and a number of special allowances ; his principle curate is paid .£1,600, his second curate ,£1,200, and the others £800 a piece. The rector of St. Thomas' Chun^i gets ,£3,600 a year and a house. St. Bar- ' tholomew's pays ,£3,500 to its rector, Dr Greer, and St. George's a stipend of to Dr Bainford. Dr Talmago's ! income from his Tabernacle and other , ecclesiastical sources is rated at ,£6,000. i The following remedy is said to' be the besj; ]mow.n, at least it is worth trying, for physicians seem powerless to cope with diphtheria "siioce.jsfu)ly. Aj; the first indication of diphtheria in the throat of a child, make tho room closo ; then take a tin cup and poui 1 into it a l quantity of tar and turpontino, equal ! parts. Then hold the cup over the firo so as to fill the room with flumes. Tho little patient, on inhailing tho fumes will cough up and spit, out all tho menii branoous mattor, and tho diphtheria will i pass off Tho fumes of the tar and turi pentine loosen tho matter in tho throat, ; and thus afford the roliof that has baffled ; the skill of physicians. — Invention. | A pure tenor (writes the New York correspondent of tho San Francisco Chronicle) is like a flawless diamond — thero is nothing rarer — yet within the past weok tho operatic managors of Now York claim to have discovered somothing even more remarkable. It is nothing loss than a feminine tenor with a double, register. The lady is MisH C. E. Nicolai, • a nntivo of Baltimore where sho i's well known and moves in the highest society. Being wealthy and passionately fond of music, Miss Nicolai has had every opportunity for the cultivation of her voice. Tho only other cases of tho kind during a period of 20 years r/oro those of Mrs Howard Paul and Miss Minnie Briggs, both of whom were considered phenomenal at the time, and oxcitod commont among mnsicalpeoplo all over tho country. Miss Nicolai is a vory pretty, 'stylish ' brunettp, uhout2oyearsof ago. Sho told " an' interesting story of hor struggles ' with her voico the time it was a puzzle to ' herself and to her fricnas. ]

Mr G. Hutchison; M.H.E., was a passenger by tho mid-day train to tho South yesterday. ' His Worship the Mayor is still laid up with the gout but hopes to be about again in a day or two. The annual general meeting of the Wanganui Eugby Union will be hold this evening af Chavanne's Hotel. Tho monthly meeting of the School Committee will be hold this evening at 7.30, in tuo Borough Council Chambers. Tho shooting season for native game is to commence on May Ist all through the colony with the exception of certain protected districts. Captain Edwin telegraphed as follows at 2.42 p.m. yesterday :— " Indications of strong northerly winds with rain after 16 hours from now ; glass will fall." .. Now that the Waipu case is finished, the Nativo Land Court will return to 1 Wanganui and re-open here on Wodues--1 day. Wo understand the stoppage of the flax mills down south is likoly to bo only temporary. Wo hear it assorted that the company at Turakina are going to call iip more capital and start again, on 1 more economical principles. Mr E. McElwaiu has taken a lease of \ the property lately occupied by Mr Tatuin at Aramoho. Tho place has boon thoroughly well stocked,and MrMcElwain • intends to draw his supply from thero for his ostablishmont in town. The sheriff of the Court, Mr Garland Woon, has recoived word from tho District Judge Kettlo, that tho sitting of tho _ District Court, which -nas to have com- ; menced horo to-day, will bo postponed till Monday noxt. Tho judge is at prosent engaged at the Palmerston Court, where the business is rather heavy and | will not be finished until to-morrow. Poor old Mame. Arabella Goddard is> the London correspondent of the Christchurch Evening Star regrets to learn, in [ sad straits for money. Her application . for a Government pension has been refused, but Mr W. H. Smith offers to sub- [ scribo ,£2OO to tho Bounty Funds to the , testimonial which Messrs Chappoll are s organising. It is not so many years since that Madamo Goddard took ,£IOOO in four concerts at Christchurch. ' t Edison, the demon inventor, as ho may . now be called, is turning his wondrous . abilities to a channel which will secure to his memory moro curses than blessings. He has constructed a clock which, r instead of striking tho hour as all good 3 old fashioned clocks should, is to shout j it. But worse than that, it may be made to call anyone at any hour, and keep calling till the lazy ono gets up. Thero ' will bo something very exasperating in having a piece of machinery mechanically • yelling at one to get uj> out of bed, and [ that cannot be frowned into silence, nor ; frightened by violent language. It is pretty certain, however, that 'Wary Jane the domestic, will contrivo to damage its oratorical powers before it has called her 1 many times. Wo hear that Johnston and Co. have . at last disposed of tho Brandon Hall [ Estate, but to whom, or at what figure, ' wo havo no irformation. It is thought 1 that this is the real reason why tho hemp mill is under orders to cease work. The 5 mou ongaged at the mill have, howover, 1 very fairly and considerately volunteered ■ to submit to a considerable reduction of " wages, if that can have any influence in • inducing their employers to continue, | and it may bo that the new ownor will • tabo this into consideration. Certainly I tho offer to submit to a considerable rel , duction is mado in tho right spirit by I ■ tho men, and there ought to be a. very ' determined attempt mado by all parties I | interested, by little solf-sacrificos all j round, and by e vory moans in their power, | to keep tho industry alive, pending tho • return of higher prices. The labour out- > j look for the winter is rather dark at pre- , : sent, with mills being shut up in all j directions. — Exchango A Warsaw journal reports a singular 1 fatality which occurred recently in that city, A young Jowiss from Koiff was ; | visiting hor friends in the Popish capital, s I who gave a ball in honour of their hand- ; some young kinswoman. Tho latter puri chasod for the occasion a pair of long [ Danish glovos. Whilst dancing tho young , lady felt a severe pain in hor left wrist, ; which became suddenly inflamed and swollen. It ai)peared that while making j hor toilet she hn,d slightly pricked her , j wrist with a pin. A medical examination . ' showed that sho was suffering from car- , bunclo and blood-poisouing contracted . from the skin of an animal suffering from carbuncle or anthrax. Notwithi i standing tho various means adopted by ' tho doctors to save their unfortunate . patient, she died within forty-eight hours , in great agony. Tho fatal gloves were , purchased in a fashionable Warsaw , . sl JOf» r . ' Another change has been made in scor* ing in football by tho English authorii tips over Bugby, and this change will, of courao, bo adopted in New Zealand next , soason. Tho new scoring adopted by the International Board came into force on I November Ist. A goal' kicked from a try is equivalent to four points, a dropped goal three points, a goal converted from a free kick one point, and a try two points. These changes are in a very aousiblo direction and are likely to meet with much favour. Umpires havo been abolished by the authorities over Association football in Engknd, and it is almost certain (says an exchange), that a similar change in the lJugby game would meet ; with much support. Line umpires aro all vory well and very useful, but their present duties aro too liable to be con- 1 fused with those of the referee, while ! beijig all easily taken by him in addition j to the duties now devolving on him. I Players and umpires very often can't ' toll who ought to interfero over breachos j of the rules,— Napier New 3. I Writes a London special : — The graceful and charming tribute to the memory of Henry Ernest Searlo, which I mentioned last week, will shortly be despatched to his parents in Australia. The memorial, ' which owes its origin ontiroly to that onthusiiistic lover of aquatics, Mv W. J. Innes, is in its way unique It is ox- i quisitely designed on vellum by Mr ED.! Jackrniin. In tho top centre is a faithful j portrait of Searle, mounted in a frame of gold, supported by figures rejiresonting sorrowful athletes. It is embellished | with the flags of England and Australia, trophies, sculls, and floral emblems. Tho memorial is signed by ovor 500 gentle- ) mon whose names are famous in the world .' of sport, and who, at Mr Innes' suggos- , tioir, hav6 thus united in expressing Eng- ! land's sympathy with Australia in tho ' loss she has sustained. | The following strange history has been whispered abroad ooneorning ono of tho principal dressmakers of Paris, a woman whoso taslo and elegance of design in cer- : tain details of feminine costume are well- ' known. It appears that there exists in Parisa law forbidding any house that employs workpeople from forcing thorn to work after ton o'clock. The pressuro of l orders inevitable to tho Exhibition soason, tempted Madame X to break this law. Her workrooms were in full tide of operation ono evening near mid- j night, when an ominous summons soun- ' ' ded at the door, followed by tho dreadful •' mandate — " Open in the name of tho ' • law." In an instant tho goods and sow- ' i in^ implimonts wcro whisked out of s ight- ; tho light 3 extinguished, and tho work- i women woro hidden away here, thero, ' 1 and everywhere, Ono girl, a dolicato 1 littlo creature, was uiirriedly thrust into ' j a groat wardrobe hung with dresses, the '. door closed and locked upon her, and tho i key removed. The visit of inspection of , < tho polico rovealed nothing, and as soon ; ] as thoy had taken there departure tho i girls wore released from their hiding ] places. But whon tho wardrobe door i was unlocked tho corpso of the unhappy ] child which had boon concealed thero fell ,n upon tho floor. Sho had died of suffoca- I tion. Tho story had been hushed up, not '] ij- Jjint of it appearing in tho Paris a papers. t

I » Tho Bunnythorpo Scliool Gommifctoo votn for the old members on the Education Board, Tho managers of St. Paul's Church have kindly granted tho nso of thoir now schoolroom for Mr Coad's temperance mission, which commences hero on the 14th proximo. A meeting of the ladies of St. Paul's congregation was hold last night to make arrangements for the tea meeting on the 9th April, to open the now schoolroom. The Herald doesn't like the par?, we puplished on prize-fighting. Talks about hypocritical papers. Bather I'ough on staunch Opposition journals likatho Post and Napier News. A telegram states that the Duuodin wharf carters and oxprcss drivers have given notico that they will go out on strike next month unless their demands mo conceded. It is roportod that Mr George Howe, of Clarendon Hotel, Palmerston, has purchased the old-established Royal Hotol (Fenton's) from Mr J. O. Batchelor. Also, that Mr Wallerman lias leased tho Occidental to Mr S. M. Wilson, late of Gisborne. A telegram from Christ-church states that the Nautical Court gave judgment yesterday re the Dingadee, to the effect that tho master showod want of judgmont. His certificate was returned to him, but he was ordered to pay the costs. The Court strongly urged' the necessity of placing a light on Kaourangi Point The Advocate reckons that in tho revision of electorates Wanganui will absorb the counties of Wanganui and Waitotara; that Bangitikei will take in the remainder of the present Waitotara elecxate, and that Mr Hutchison will consequently oppose Mr Bruce at tho next election. Tho same paper predicts a contest between Mr Macarthur and Mr Fitzherbert for Manawatu. Tho damages by the Taranaki bush fires have, so fai 1 , being assessed as follows : — J. Martin, .£195 (including house. &c, held on lease) ; J. Knight, .£lB 3s j A. Evans, .£2.13; Burkott, .£10; Swan, ,£95 ; Herbert, £H; Halliman, MO (excluding house, &c., on leaso, valuod at £4-7). The Colonial Secretary has agreed to subsidise the reliof fund raisod locally. A fatal coach accident occurred near Feilding on Wednesday last. Daws' coach, conveying goods and passengers to Birmingham, was going down an incline when the brake gavo way, and in ondeavouring to ksop the horses in a cutting, the pole broke, and the whole concern went ovor the embankmont. The passengers wore K. Gardiner, (buildor), Fortune, Gilinor (aged 72 years), and R, Sommerville, the driver. Gardinor escaped with somo bruises, but Somorville was cut in the face and bruised. These looked for Gilmer, and found him underneath ono of the horses, much hurt. He was taken to Lowe's Hotel at Birmingham by Mr Lowe, who sent a carriago whon ho heard of the .accident. Dr Mussen did all that was possible, but Mr Gilmer died at 7.30 tho same night from a severe shock and internal injuries. Judge Ward, of the Native Land Court, appears to havo won golden opinions from tho natives atiJTuraldna, owing to his judgment in the Waipu Block, At the first investigation an almost impenetrable barrier of facts appeared, but by facing it with a steady determination tho Bench succeeded in unravelling the complicated skein. As an instance of tho difficulties which had to be encountered in dealing with some of the witnesses wo may mention that a Maori who had boon detected telling a lie, was asked by Judgo Ward if ho knew the difference between a lio and the truth. He ropliod that a lio was only a lie when it was* bowled out. Tho witness in question was ordered out of Court, but returned the noxt day and gavo his evidence truthfully, The decision of Judge Ward in tho Waipu case has, as wo havo before said, given general satisfaction, and tho natives feel that they have been honestly dealt with. Tho Judge and Native Assessor received every assistance . from tho assistant stall", Mossr3 Campbell (interpreter), and J. Bates (clerk). _s Don't fail to inspect B. Hannah and Co.'s stock of Ladies' and Gents' Tan Shoes, also Gents' Tan Boots — really first-class linos for this present soason. B. Hannah and Co. havo just to hand a good slock of Ladies' and Gents' cheap Tennis Shoes, which aro first-class value. I We have also Ladies' and Gents' Boots I and Shoos in great variety ; also, Boys' j and Girls' sti'ong School Boots, tho most i serviceable amongst which are those with ! Hannah and Co.'s Patent Indestructible Toes, a grand, strong boot for school wear. We can also supply tho trade with all kinds of Leather and Grindery j for uppers. — B. Hannah and Co., Vicj toria Avenue. — Advt. We have received from Messr3 Joseph . Nathan & Co., of Wellington, four ' sample packets of their Union Packing Company's Teas. They range from 2s by | rises o c 4d to 3s per Ib. They are in ; themselves a lesson of tea tasting. There is no mystification, and it is possible for ' the veriest tyro who has a decently clean palato and fairly developed sonso of taste [ and smell to mark with ease the complo- : tely distinguishing flavours of the various j mixtures. There is here variety to suit , all tastes. In No. 1 sample Indian Tea ' predominates, andlends a distinct flavour, and a very good one too. In No. 2 Pan ! Yong holds the palm, and in No. 3 the I delicate flavour and perfumo of the Cey- . lon Ohange Pejcoe. All aro blended j with China Tea, and obtain groat strength I from tho blend. The sample packets justify tho confidence with which the ■ charming little packets of tho Union Packet Company are offered to tho public, and once the favourito brand of tea is cheson patrons havo only to ask for the number to secure a constant supply of tho same sample. A certificate on each packet assures us that samples of each blend have boon forwarded to Dr 1 Hector, and that they aro all of good j j flavour and quality, and freo from • adulteration. — Advt,