THE RECENT APPOINTMENTS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 8782, 22 February 1896, Page 2

THE RECENT APPOINTMENTS.

It would appear that tho old-fangled notion of dumb submission to political loaders is not the ybief qualification for a seat in tho Cabinet. Time wos— notably in tbo caso of the Atkinson Administration, when Ministers could scarcely call thoir souls tlioir own— whon subßorvionee counted for everything, but tho old order oE things has been done away with now, and the Govern meot by tho recent appointments have given a most emphatic roply to that ohargo, This i"b particularly noticeable in tho cnae of Mr Hail Jones, who on more than ouo occasionhasoloctodlodirforfromtheloadei's of tbo party ho supports generally. He ia a sound Liberal and ardent ProhibitioDiat,and is a man of considerable indepcudonoe of character. In speaking at the Opera House last evening Sir Kobort otout, in referring to his appointment, said he was exceedingly pleased that he had obtainod office, as ho was a most estimable man, and wan one of those who showed a little back bono last session. Mr Ball-Jones was elected in 1890 to theHouoe, and soon mado a name for him80!?. The following year tha lato Mr Ballance, mognising his ability, appointed him senior whip, which position he letired from in deferonco to tho wishes of his constituents. He ia a strong euppoi'tor of tho Elective Executivo and Eoferendutn, and in many other cbios hoick difiorent views on important matters to tho Seddou Governineut. He is highly catecmod by everyone with whom he lias come in contact, and though not c. fluent spoakor, is a sound debater. His acceptance therefoio of a Beat in the Ministry will add additional strength. Tho Hon. W. 0. Walker at ouo Udjo wub a prominont member of tho Lower Eouso i»nd hold the position of whip, and is wollquali- ! lied for a Boat, which aloo may be eaid of Mr T. Thomeon, who has lon# been recognised as a man of judgmenl, experieuca, and busi- , nose capacity. Mr Thomson has dono oicollont eorvico to the country in tho position oE Chairman of the Public Pctitious Oomraittoo, where his discrimination wan favourably commented on. Ho 11 an old coloniat, and bears a high reputation. That the Hon. J. Oarroll should tako Cabinet rank has been recognised for some titno past by «you rhojo opposed to him in politico, and tho very gr^it auucess of his administration as .Minister w cbnrgo of Native Affairs aud general aptitudo lor business fully entitles him lo consideration. That disappointment will bo felt in /jome quarters can only be a natural sequence, and no doubt the Ministry had not a little difficulty in making a selection. It ib satisfactory, however, to note that the appoint monts wero unanimously decided by the Cabinet after vory careful consideration, and aa the pros and eons are fully weighed, and the first feeling of soreness worn off, the decisions will no no doubt give pretty general satisfaction to tho Liberal party;

rjomplainta are being made as to tbo imperfectly dried condition in wh.cii wool is being forwarded to "Wellington. By tbe Chilka, which reached lyltelton on J2fc'iinatQaO, from Calcutta, fchero arrived 1000 olioat) of tea, uenrly lOO.OOOIba weight, being ono ot tho monthly Bhipmeuta of Messrs Ifolaon, Moate and Oa. | "Ghratian Baptim" and "Tiio Cfospel of the G-lory of God " will form tho subject j of the discourses lo bo delivered by tho Key. 11. Peters at tho Baptist Church to morrow morning and erenin;; respectively. At Carterton Court oa Tuesday five prosecufciona under the BabMl; Act were heard. If. Grace was fiuod £10 and coals, and four Natives from £t to £fc! each and costs.

Tho Bush Advocate states thai, Mr R , McKenzio, a settler in (.be Mangatoro VaUoy, lofi bin home on Sunday last to visit a friend, and on returning found that his dwelling and tbo wholo ot its contents, including tools, stores, bedding, clothing, etc., had been completely destroyed by fire, Tho Egraont Post (ays that Bottlers in on Eaat Bead direction declare tkt»c traces of pofcroleum aro evident in many plccei. On Mr 0. Spsct's property thera are unmietakeablo sif>ns of pofroleum. Perhaps tho prediction of the eiperfc wlio eaid that oilwells would be sunk right across tbe Wand from Now Plymouth to Gisborne will lo verified. The entertainment inaugurated by Professor lo Bonu ofc Casfcleclift on Monday anoint! noil in ait? of fie ifojpital fundo proinifco lo lo very saccceslul. la addition to tho osbibition of clubs, boxing, siogUetielo, etc , to ba pirea by fclio Vroleitsor, who will bo aeswted by local amateur i boiei'B, the following lis.ro promised to take part..— Mws Bock, lire Talbot, Mcoara 0. ; Hoctau, Hatdy, Paul, A Joliu^ton, Ctstlos. and Milbut'ua. 'Ilia Garriaou Bund have very generously loluuteerecf thoir services, and ft cpecinl tram will leave town (it r i 30 [or OaslleolifE .

At tho Napior Svimmkf; Club Bpott3 .T. M. Hamilton, who rop/ofpnfed Knpie* afc our local sport.!, and appropriated somo of the diving ovontf ,won the Feot Firat fliingo aijtl Noit ffeidor, und obfamad f hh'd in fhe ITawko'i) Bay Oiiiinpiomliip ol (!(i yinis (sei'onrt niet&dio) er.d 1 50 j'iirda, in linrti of which ho was boatxtj . ! >y Bnuiaton opd Fsdctia, Hamilton got jaocncj is bis heat for fcho Ladies' Eraceiel, bud dvt jot stqjt in tbe final. The spoils wore held in tho tiemiig, and commenced at 7 o'clock, the City Bandamen playicg on (ha oecadou. iiMintj uo2 etinriini> room re is at a premium. VVuu^_s<i S"?itathit;g Club please coe=!

•#• On our fourth page will be found tho uiuol weekly instalment of our serial etory, results of tho Ohriotohuroh regatta, handicap,, for tbe amatour spoit> next week, chess results, and the telegraphed report o£ Sir ii. Stout'a tst'dress to the electors last evening at Wellington.

A further risn of £1 per ton in sugai ie notißod. The latest contributions to the Hospital fund are— EU Salt £1 la, D. Ooiiglm and and employees £5 12i Od. For the Palmorston races on Wcdnoaday aDd Thursday next spoci3l fares are offered by tho Railway Department;. In consequence of tne inquest on tho body oE the late Mr H, Talbol at Wellington tho funeral will not taAo place uutil Tuesday noxt. Au article of groat interest to fruitgrowers from the pen of Mr li. J. Dufiou, will appear in Monday') inue. Among the passengors by the Eimutalia from Homo are Mrs and Miss Tucker, mother and eister of Mesnre Tucker Btoa , the woll-knowa butchers. William Bv.irts, who i» now soyonty-eight years old, said a day or two since : — I attribute my good health to tho Uct that I ttlwayo get out of bod late, and never tako uny physical exorcise.

Messra Lethbridgo, Bridge, and Pirani have boon selected by the Torrace Eod (Palmeraton .North) .School Committoo as tboir favored candidati) for tho Education Board. The Waituna School Ooimnittoo decided to voto for Mcssra Lethbcidgo, Pirani, and Bobbins. Ab will bo eceu Irom their adyertisement Messrs Abraham and Williams, auctioneers, Palmoraton Worth, have altered the time of their sale on 27th instant to 11.'J5 a m , in consequence of tho races. Rumour hath it that Mr Goorgo Beothttm intonds roturningfrom England, sotUing in in Mastorton, and contesting the Mastorton seat (his old constituency) with Mr Hogu', M.H.K.-H.B. Herald. ' On Monday tind Tuesday nox f Mr A. J. Oribb's old promises will bo close:!, and on tbo following Wodnosday ho opens in tho new and commodious promises now in courao of erection in Tictoria Avonuo, oppooito tho Convent. Mombers of tho Sons and Daughters of 'fomperanco aro romioded of the social in Ohrist Cftureh Schoolroom on Moiklivy evoning noifc, commencing at 7 30. It in particularly dosirod that thore should bo a full attendance of inembors. Tramo will bo running to OnstlccliJCC tomorrow as usual, aud no doubt, 011 account of theprcßencool the linostoiunoi- Jiuii(jatira I in the roadstead, loading up frozmi mutton, etc, numbers nil! avail tliomiaivea of tho opportunity of a triy to the sbmuU

Tho Mftrton Town Band intend giving an open-air concert at Bulls to-morrow afternoon in aid of tho Wanganui District Hospital Fund. The and grounds oE the Bangitikei Racing Olub have been secured for tho occasion.

Among those who passed the Junior Civil Sorvico examination wero throe pupils of the Convent— Mary Donovan, Lilly O'Neill, and Milioont Middlomiss. This should be highly gratifying to tho Sisters of tho Convent, and affords proof poiitive of tho efficiency of tho training in tho school.

Among the tucoossful candidates for tho B A. degreo of tho Wow Zealand University waß Mr James Tliomaon, an old Wan3anui boy, and son of Mr A. Thomaon, who has again taken up hu residence bore. Mr Thomson, wLo is studying for tho ministry, also secured » senior scholarship in nionfcul scionco.

Tho first competitioas under tho auspices of the newly formod Ladies' Swimming Olub will bo hold at tho Corporation Batha on the 26th instant, Tho following aporta bave been arranged : — Boginnerj' Raco, Maiden Race, Tub Race, 50yd8 Handicap, 100 yds Handicap, High Divo, Feather Divo, Pluuge, Diving for Plates, and Swimming on Back 25yds. Th» oubjenption to tho Booiety ia 2s 6d por, member, and lr.cludos tho right of competing in tbo above sporta, for which an outrnnco fee of Is will ul jo bo charged. Adini-isioo to tho spoita for uoninambcrs will be la, childrou 6J, inoluding afternoon toa, Bntroa will bo rocoivod by Mrs Mowtoll at the tivrimrcmg Baths up to Monday evoning.

There appears to be 3ome IltHo doubt in the miuduof tho public as to whotbor the benefit of the_2d por 1b reduction in tho toa duty is fully' realised by tho cjnsumoM of Kelson, Moato an'i Oo.'s toua. Wo arc confidently informed by their enterprising Wellington manager, Mr Colegrove, that predsely theaßmo t6ii us that formorly put into the 2s packets and tins 13 now put into tho Is lOd packets and tins, and also thac the now 1» 3d tta. haa already eslnblislied its own popularity. Bogular dnDkci-i up to now of tho oli 2s blend aro invitod (0 ink for the Is 101, and Bee that they got this old and most popular blend, which haa stood the tost 10 years.

At tho Oddfellows' tfalllust oyoning tho La,:ern-Dalton Company concluded their Wonganui eaason. '1 he ontortainment was thoroughly onjoyiblo and tho cahiuot coancu clovorly, porfonjiod. Two young men, who thbugiiL " thoy kuew, you know," lied the l»uat, and as ono of them OiproEard it "ho had him bcil," Mr DaUoo, huw evor.in a short spnee of time freed himself, amidst loud applaujo. Air La^ern said that ooino rli.'sttLisinolioii had boon expressed at the way Mr Dalfcon had oiiricatcd himself Iho proviouß ovening, and it had boon aa-d thai tho rope waa cut, which ho denied. Ho was prepared to wager from 15 to £100, and give tho procooda to tho Hospital fund, that no ono in Wanganui could tie Mr Dalton iccinely.

Atlonlian is directed to noMeatious of tho Empire Company, Walliugtoa, w!jo are manufactuiero of tho ftimoua Dragon coffee, which it is claimed retains the rich aroma and fragrance of newly-roasted and grouud coffeo. Tho Dragon baking powdor, which houuewivos openk so highly oi' for bread, aeonos, tea oaken, and paatry, and Royal blue— a vory cheap and good com. modity— are also manufactured by the Company. They aro alao agents for tho Royal blacMng, which shines easily and hua a permanent polish, and in vary much cheaper than tho imported article. A cocoa that ia comjng groatly into favour 13 Blooker's IJulch tocoq, which goea much further than any other uoeon, Had nj»).ei a nourishing and refreshing beverage.

Hot walor is far more of a modical property than many peoplj bohevo oi* know, Because it ib to bo l)3d for tbo rankirjij thouaands think it valueloßs, on tho theory tb;t what comfs cosiest ie oftentimes leait tlioug'ul ofj Tho \isca oi hc>fc water aro, however, iftwiv. foi oiisnvplci Lhcvo \o nothing that so proCßptly cuta short oungostion of the lungs, sore throat, or rhoumatitm, aa hot water when applied promptly and thoroughly. Headaclio almost always yields to ths eimultnneouo application of hot water to tho foot and back of tjie neoi. A towel folded oovoral times and dipped in hot wator, and quietly rung out and applied over tha toothacho or neuralgia, will generally afford prompt relief, A strip of flannol, or napkin, folded lengthwise and dipped in hot water and wrung out, and then applied round the nook o£ a child that hai tho croup, will eomotimas bring relief in ton minute*. Hot water taken freely half an hour botoro badtime ia helpful in the case of consumption, while it has a most soothing offoct upon tho stomach and bowoia. A goblet ot hot water taken Just after r. ising, before bvoakfast, has cured thousands of indigestion, and no simpls romody 19 rcoro widely recommonded by physicians to dysppptics. There are few indeed who are not convineod of tha importance of boinp Photographed freijuoncly Bo photographed this moath nb Martin's Celebrated Studio, Wanganui. — Abvt. Duriotowi,, February 17/9b".— Mn Kolwobthy,—Dear Sir,— l think it only right that I elioulil thank you gratefully for tho good your " Triumph Corn Curo " hag dono for mo. II curod me of throo voty bud corns — onn on tha httlo too, one underI noatb. the little toe, and oao uudarneath the ball of the foot. It also cured me of a large growth under tho nail of tho big too ; and 0 bunion or growth— a hard lump on the s'do of tbo foot aa large as cho top of my thumb, — "yours truly, Jli/ward Brrj/iNfl iivnuv. — Awn,

Wiinn niovinf; into our pr-oaTi!, home, I found a botfln of Churaboilam'ti i*am Balm loft by a former tenant. On tho label I found fcho statement that it was good for cuts and burns. I can testify to the truth of th:j. Nothing in all my experience liiis fotud jts equal for treating blisters or burui. F. &. tippets, manager Lo Sueur Oeotinel, Le' Baeur, Kinj. Vf,i a Balm is iiieo & suio cute ft-i iLvumatisx, ior Silo by E, Ml. Giwnby,

Weyler, tlie new commandant of the Spanish troops at Cuba, advises that the Governmeit rebellion ia collapsing.

The Court inquiring into the foundering of tf,M.°. Edgara off tho coast of Japan, found that tha beat was overladen and badly managed.

The Constantinople correspondent of the Times states that the Sultan of Turlioy haa invited Great Britain to regulate ths situation in Egypt, with Suzerain in power p.s a basiß, and guaranfoss tho security of passage to J ndia.

A plot of land containing 8J acres situated m tha centra of Carterton has baon puicbawd for ,£SOO and presented in trust to the town as a public reserve and recreation ground by Messrs W. Booth and W. Buchanan, JI.K.R , the former paying and the latter X2OO of the purchase monoy.

Tho Hon W M. McCullouah, M.L.C., who leaves by tho San Francisco steamer for Home, has been appointed to represent Auokland,and ia tho accredited representative of tho Auckland Bu-ng Club, at tho Scottish National Demonstration at the unveiling ot the statue to Highland flf.iry.

A suggestion was mado last Prtday in the Southland County Council meeting to the eff eel that it may be necessary 111 the interests of tbo county revenue to impose a tas on bicycles. The member making the suggestion thought that cyclists had a full right to contribute towards the maintainanco of tho county roads, and 2s <5& a head was suggested as a fitting contribution.

While Mr Monteith was digging poslliolcs on his property close to Tariki the other day (says l!ie County Press) lie saw bubbles on tbo water, aud thinking this ebullition wu3 caused by natural gas, put a match to it, with the result that a flame rose about six inches above the water. As it has already been shown that the great petroleum basin of Taranaki is located between Inglewood, Stratford and Mount Egmont there is every probability that if the land in Tariki were prospected, oil would be found in payable quantities.

On Saturday a bush fire at Makoluku extended to a large stack of sawn timber at Smith's siding, and despite the exertions of a few men who wore present, tho fire got fche upper hand and the timber was soon a mass of flames. The pile of timber destroyed was estimated to contain 250,000 feet. The railway siding, two cottages, and the offico and cottage for the tally clerk were also destroyed. The timber belonged to the H.B. Timber Company, and fears were entertained for tho safely of their mill a short distance in the bush, but we understand that that is safe. Tho expresses bad to rush through the llames, and the passengors had an exciting time. The carriages were very much blistered. The telegraph wires were burned through, but communication with Narier was established in the evening. The Company will bo heavy losers, as wo understand there was no insurance on the timber. — Woodville Examiner.

The marriage of the Bishop of Salisbury lo Mis* Maty Willliama, daughter of Colonel Williams, M.P , for West Dorset, and sistcr-in-Jaw to tho Bishop of Wollington,was celebrated 011 Now Year's Day 111 tlio parish church. atßridehcad, close to the bride's home. Tlio wedding was naturally o£ 11 quieter character than that of the youngor Miss Williams to the New Zealand Bishop-olect eighteen months ago, but the local rejoicings were quite as entliubiastic, both Dr Wordsworth, bis wife, and ' tho member for Wessex ' being deservedly most popular in the neighbourhood. Tbe bride was accompanied to tho altar by her sisters, A) iss iJachael and Khoda Williams, who wore Eton blue ben^aline, with silver sequin trimmings aud black velvet hats. The bride's dress was of ivory satin, simply made, frimmed with a handsome Brussels lace shawl, worn by her grandmother on a_ similar occasion, and a lace veil in which her mother was married. Her ornaments wero a diamond pin and brooch, tiic gift of her mother and father, and a massive gold necklace, the gift of tbe inhabitants of Little Bredy. Tlie Archdeacon of Dorset ofliciated and Colotiol Williams gave his daughter airay. The Bishop's best mau was Mr C. Holgate. Tho wedding breakfast w.is given at Bridehcad, and iv tho afternoon a reception was held by Mrs Williams. The happy pair will spend their honeymoon 111 the Lake district.