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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9385, 11 March 1898, Page 2

Included jn Mr Eeesing's Saturday's speoial sale .to-jporijw are ten cases of prime hflftWMis, ex B.s. Glefleh*. " A crew frem <fe§ Sash and Door Factory is jo. actiys tyjjnjmg 'for some of the Maori canoe events at the Regatta next week,

%* Our supplement to-morrow will contain amongst other reading matter a sermonette by the Rev. Ryburn. Mr Walter Impett contributes his fifth article on Our Favourite Composers- — Haydn. There will also bs found Cricket Chatter, by " The Englishman " ; Sporting Notes by " Pakeha," Athletic Notes by "Victor," Cycling Notes by " Dayton," etc. The usual monthly meeting of the Wanganui Volunteer Fire Brigade will be held this evening. A Bpecial meeting of the Csstlecliff Public Hall Committee is called for Monday evening for the transaction of important business. Mrs McKenzio has disposed of her interests in the Marton Hotel to Mr Mumford, of Porirua, and the latter takes possession this week. The annual meeting of the Kaierau Football Club will be held at the Borough Council Chambers this evening at 8 o'clock. All members and intending members are requested to attend. A movement is on foot in Auckland among Sir Robert Stout's friends to oooperate with Wellington in presenting ft testimonial from the people in recognition of his labours as a member of Parliament. Mr W. McKenzic, who captained the Wellington representative football team last season, and who for several years has been one of the most prominent players in Wellington, is seriously ill with rheumatic fever. Pollard's Opera Company opened to Bplendid business at Marton last "night when "In Town " was produced. " Boccaccio" is to be played to-night. The company play at Napier next week during race time. A private cable received from London on Monday suggests that in the opinion of the trade it would be wise for factories which have a combined plant to stop cheese-making, and devote their attention to butter. It is our painful duty to record the death of Mr James Phillips, which occurred at his residence No. 2 Line, last evening, after a long and painful illness. The deceased has been a resident of this district for ten or twelve years, and leaves a family of seven sons and two daughters to mourn their loss. At the Police Commission Mr Taylor said : lam prepared to prove that there are five tote shops carrying on business in Wellington. Inspector Pender : Wo have Detectives Broberg, Nixon, and Cox with «a. Mr Taylor: And yet they cannot secure convictions or cope with the evil. Witness : We have had convictions. Building operations are proceeding apace at Levin on the site of the lato fire. The whole of the shops burned down are being replaced, and work will be started on the now town hall in a week's time. Lovin should, for the next few weeks, provide woik for a large number of carpenters. Major Sommerville has 50,000 rounds of Auckland ammunition and the same quantity of Victorian for the New Zealand Rifle Association meeting, which commences on Monday in Oamaru. The former will be used in the first match, which does not count for the bolt, and if found defective tho Victorian will be used for tho remainder of the meeting. The many friends of Mr Bhutan (inspector under the Wanganui Education Board) will be sorry to learn of his continued indisposition following on a soveie attack of iufluenza. Consequently he has not beon enabled of late to fulfil to his own satisfaction the many engagements entered into in carrying out his onerous duties. A Maori namod Ngongohe, for stoaling a quantity of liquor from the Star Hotel, Kihikihi, and taking it to the King Country, was sentenced to one year's imprisonment at Auckland yesterday. The same man Was convicted last year on threo chaiges of " sly grog " selling in the King Country. Tho evidonoo showed how tho liquor traffic in the King Country is carried on, Complete arrangements for the forthcoming regatta were mads at a meeting of tho Association at Foster's Hotel last evening. It was deoided to engage tho SBrrices of the Garrison Band, and a subcomiiiitteo was appointed to wait on Mr Hatrick to ask him to allow the Manuwai to bo used as a fingship. Entries for the regatta, which takes place next Thursday, close to-morrow (Saturday) at 8 p.m., with Mr T. W. Ferry, hon, sec. The North Canterbury Education Board has refused by six to three to allow its inspector to examino the Roman Catholio eohools, on the ground that it would bo a violation of the Constitution Aot of New Zealand as well as of the letter and spirit of the Education Act to sanction tho diversion of any money voted for free, secular and unsectarian instruction to any sectarian or denominational purpose. The first weekly danoe of the season in connection with the Castlecliff Public Hall was held last evening. The floor was in excellent condition, there were about 00 couplos present, the music was supplied by Mrs H. Lockett, and the M.'sC!. wore Messrs Marque and Mill. Dancing was continued until an eady hour this morning, Some vary large mobs of slioop have passed through Wanganui during the last weok or two for the Waitotara, Wavarloy and Hawera districts. On Wodnesday evening a mob of 3500, which had beon driven from Hawke's Bay, were en route to Waitotara, and another equally large mob was taken through yesterday morn, ing. Last evening 1100 sheep from Mr Lethbridge's at Turakina passed up the Avenue on their way to Hawera. Over 10,000 sheep have been drivon through Wauganui northwards within a fortnight. James B. Fairs, clerk in Devore and Cooper's, solicitors, shot himself through tho heart. Ho was a member of the City School Committee and a well-known Volunteer. At the inquest a verdict was returned that bo committed suicide while temporarily insane. He left a letter to his mother, stating that he was involved in mining speculations. People also had borrowop money from him, as he could not say " No." It is stated that his accounts are all right, but it came out in evidence that his habits of late had boon intemperate Ho left his estate and Government Life Insurance policy to his mother. Information has boon received in Wellington that a bush fire, whloh has bson burning near Pohangina, came down the rauges toward the river with a terrible sweep on Wednesday. Everybody west of the fire was in danger, but no news has been received as to whether dwellings have been burned or not. There was considerable 'loss of stock, fences, and grasß and a large 1 quantity Of valuable timber dostroyed, The latest reports , state that tho' fire is Ntill burning, and unless tho wind changes or there is a fortunate fall of rain, greater damage will be the result. ■ At tho volunteer inspection at NejH last nighVCaptairi Simpson, of the 'Cfflratj Guards, was' hi comtaand 'during 'the i absence of Colonel Pitt. The Coast GuiJi'ds, With the exception of two officers, two noh-cbinrrtlssioned officers, and two men, refused to obey the order to fall iv, as a p,i>qUtst' against being made to resign their* po'sit)Qi)'aj.t|}B hejjd of the column which tljoy b,aye ocgupiad for majjy years as naval art(ll§ry. There lias open considerable unreal for some time owing to the change of name to the Coast Guards and tho deprivation of the position at the head of the column, The men stolidly refused to obey orders and matters were much disturbed. The company was addressed by the officers, and to make nu example of the reoaloitrant men they were ordered to hand in their rifles, about 20 doing so, reducing the Coast Guards to 25. Colonel Pitt has Been notified. At the Wesleyan Conference at Dunodin yesterday, on the motion of the Rev. G. Giffen itVgs resolved, " That this Conference re'ge'ps £ts eawgsfc plea for the introduction of scripfure reading into State schools, end pledges itself to do all in its power to seogra this, as necessary tg the perfecting of the excellent State system of eduoation." A motion was carrip4 eongiatulating the Otago Presbyterian Church on the attainment of its jubilee, and assuring it of fraternal co-operation and sympathy in all its ministrations. The Conference expressed its hearty sympathy with the endeavor to secure for the people bftTia Culsffty the Sabbath as the day of rest, and Its cordial «p.grpyal of the action of the Minister Of Minea in his determination to enforce the law upon tbis'subjsoJ, thereby "protecting jgolfl miners in! the Upper Thames irom unnecessary Sunday • labor. Tote's of thanks'inrere £assefl, J 'ana the Conference eo'nchjded its sitting?, '

In future no Magistrate's Court casA will be taken in Wanganui on the same day that the District or Supreme Court is sitting. A case against a native for maliciously wounding a cow at Kauangaroa comes ou for hearing at the local Police Court ne\t Tuesday. It is pleasurable to note that Mrs James Mayo, of Marton, has completely recovered from the severe illness suffered by her for some months. The service at Long Acre Valley will be conduoted by Mr J. Aitken, 8.A., on Sunday afternoon at 2.30. The Eev. B. M. Eyburn, M.A., will preach on Sunday afternoon at Okoia, the meeting to commence at 2.30. Through inadvertence, the name of Mr W. H. Tnck was omitted from those acting as standard timekeepers at the Wanganui Amateur Swimming Club's sports yesterday. Captain Edwin wires : Easterly gales and rain may be expected north of Westport and Lyttelton, and strong northerly winds from thence southwards ; barometer fall everywhere. Anyone in want of a first-class suit of clothes should inspect the now goods just to hand at Jones and Co.'s, Phoonix Buildings, Ridgway-streeb. Read the firm's advertisement in this issue. A large Maori canoe, owned by Miss Pofcaka, is expected to come down the river from Koriniti to-morrow to take part in the canoe races at the Wanganui regatta. The canoe is built to accommodate CO. A Presß telegram from Wellington states that Mossrs Gardner and Duncan tour the colony at the end of the month. They purpose inspecting the machines competing for the bonus of £1750 offered by the Government for the best flax-dresser. It transpires that the boat found on the beach at Waiapu (near Turakina) belongs to Mr F. N. Feild, who has a boatshed at Putiki, The craft was not missed Until attention was drawn through the paragraph appearing in the Herild. It is proposed that there should be a trial of strength on the local bowling green to-morrow afternoon between teams representing Australasia against the World, the qualifications for the former to be any player born in the Australasian colonies. Mrs Roberts wishes it notified to our lady readers that she is opening up her first shipment of autumn and winter goods to-morrow, when the trimmed millinery will be on view in the show rooms only. We understand that the appeal against tho decision of Mr H. W. Northcroft, S.M., in convicting the licensee of tho of the Masonic Hotel for permitting drunkenness on his premises is not to be proceeded with. Messrs Hatiick and Cummins are now pushing on with the erection of their dairy factory at Waimaiino. The contract for clearing the Bite has been let. The factory is to be of brick, and of 150( cow capacity. Mr A. Atkins is the architect. Mrs Watt, the well-known and popular musio teacher, who has been indisposed for the past fortnight owing to a seveie attack of influenza, lms so far sufficiently recovered as to be able to resume tuition on Monday next. Pupils and intending pupils will please note. Tho Supreme Court sessions open in Wanganui on Tuesday, 29th instant. So far five criminal caßOs are set down for hearing, viz., Mrs O'Driscoll and Cooper, of Mangaweka, alleged perjury ! Diggs, theft ; Cameron, horse stealing; and Cartwright, breaking and entering. TheKuripuni (Wairarapa) Fireßiigade desire to tender their hearty thanks to the Wanganui and Stratford Five Brigades for thegonerous treatment tendered to the team and dolegate to the New Zealand Fire Brigades Demonstration when en route to Auckland. Messrs Hatrick and Co., we understand, have just completed anangoments with the company who are erecting a sawmill near Pipiriki for tho carriage of the whole of their output of timbor for five years, and tho contract for tho carriage of the wholo of the ■ Karioi station wool has just been renewed with Mr Hatrick for five years. The March number of the Triad is to hand, and in it readers will find, in a popular form, the world's nows in litoraturo, art, science, and music. The Triad is a marvellous threepence's worth ; indeed.'the musio supplement alone is worth far more than that sum. It contains Raff's charming " Sorenado " for soprano or tenor, and Sohumann's " The Snnshine" for contralto or baritone. Next month the Triad announces a £10-missing Word Competition. In rtply to a communication from the Board of Education asking for an expression of opinion on the copy books now m use in the district, most of the teachers proseut at the Hawera branch of the Eduoational Institute expressed themselves in favor of a 'oss sloping etyle of writing than that now in use, but asked the Board to delay tho final settlement of the question until the Institnte could gather fuller information on the system adopted iv other district. Napier possesses, probably the youngest member of a bicycle club in the world. Tho lad, whose name is Howard, belongs to the Wanderers' Bloyclo Club, He is now aged four years, and after riding for two years, another bioyole has been made for him which is an admirable specimen of workmanship. It only weighs 131 b, is geared to 92, and fitted with Dunlop tyres and every improvement. Young Howard pedals iv a very pretty manner, and is very pleased with liis new maohine. Messrs Atkinson and Mason, a deputation from the settleis around Haetihi, waited on the Minister of Lands at Wellington on Wednesday last in connection with tho bridge across the Mangawhero at Aberfeldy and tho completion of tho Raetihi-Parapara track. Mr McKenzie lecognised the necessity of the work, and said he would do his best to have the bridge built and the trno'c oomplefed in timo for the settlers to utilise it m taking their stock over it in time for the opening of the dairy factory at Raetihi. The following names were inadvertently omitted from the attendance prize list iv connection with tho Girls' School, published on Wodnesday : — Standaid VI : Elizabeth Robson, second class. Standard V: Laura Philp, first class; Mary Robson, Ethel Spurdle, Kate McKmnoii, second olass. standard II; Annie Thomson, Bella Cannons, scoond class. The handsome prize bsstowed on Alice Spurdle for needlework and attendance was the gift of tho Chairman of the Sohool Com mittee (Mr P. Bell). A case was heard at Napier on Tuesday? whioh is of considerable interest to bands- j men, Jt'seems Ti B. McConnell suefl'the ! Napier Garrißon Banfl for £60 7s Gd, '■ balanco of salary due to him as bandmaster, etc. It appeared from the evidence that the plaintiff was himrelf a member of the baud, and consequently liable to be sued jointly with the other members for al; debts owing to tho band, There is a rule of law that d partner can not sue his partner on any matter 1 arising out of bartnershib transactions. The plaintiff was therefor non-suited' with £3 Is costs. This is what Mark Twain says as to the Melbourne Cup carnival : Day after day the races go qii, ai)d tho fun am} excitement are kept at feyer lioat. And \ylion qagh day is ctonethepaonVdanceaUnjght so as to be fresh for the rape in the mpniing. And at the end of the great week the swarms secure lodgings and transportations for next year, then flock away to their remote homes and count their gains and losses, and order next year's Cup olothes, and then He down and sleep two weeks, and then get up sorry to reflect that a whole year must be put in somehow or other before they can be wholly happy again. Prince Bismarck.it appears.rises shortly after 10 a.m., eats a slight breakfast, walks in the park at Friedrichsruh, and j then tak.es his place at the head of the lunoheon tablß,'at whjoh.a.stt, rujg, several visitors are present, The pld man takes the lead in cheerful conversation, and shows that his humour and his memory are as keen as ever, Next he leads his guests Into the drawing-room, where, sit. ting in a sofa-corner, he smokes his long pipe and reads his paper, or suddenly joins in the conversation, showing that, though he vras deep in his newspaper, nothing that had been said has escaped him.'"' -About 11 p.m. Prince Bismarck retires to bed, but ■ rarely to sleep, and many hours of the sleepless nights are spent in reading the black-backed prayer-book whioh has its place' on a smalt table by '-his' boJ. ■ _ ...... j ,i i .j,,

It was Mr Allan MoNeill to whom the credit of getting up the entertainment at the OH Men's Home on Wednesday evening should have been awarded. He spared no pains in what to him was a labor of love, and the success of his efforts speak well for his tact and energy. A young woman, a, well-known resident of Wanganui, was this morning brought up at the local Police Court on a charge of drunkenness. Her face presented a shocking appearance, the result of falling on the gravel road yesterday when intoxicated. She was convicted and discharged, and by consent a prohibition older was issued aganst her. At a special meeting of the Harbour Board this afternoon, Mr D. Peat was elected chairman for the ensuing year on the motion of the ex-chairman (Mr F. R. Jackson), seconded by Mr John Stevenson. Mr Jackson stated that even if the Board desired he would bs unable to accept the position of chairman, and in fact thought he would be unable to continue, owing to ill-health, to occupy a seat at the Board's table. Last evening at Fordell an enjoyable entertainment, which took the form of a Mrs Jarley's Waxworks, was held in aid of the funds for providing a piano for concerts at tho Fordell church. There was a large attendance, and in addition to the exhibition, which was exceptionally good (the performers having gone to a groat deal of trouble hi getting up their costumes), a number of vocal and instrumental items were contributed by Misses Perkins and Duigan and Messrs Mcßeth, Hatherly, and H. V. Duigan. The characters represented were: Lady of 1838, Lady of 1858, Lady of 1898, Simple Simon, Sarah Gamp, Cinderella, Red Cioss Nur9e and Wounded Soldier, Geneial Mite Little Miss Muffit, The Queen of Hearts, Mozart, The Three Graces and the Three Disgraces, A Mermaid of the Deep Blue Sea, Little Red Riding Hood, Dick Whittington, Mrs Pears, the Soap and the Dirty Boy, Signor Foli, The Three Young Maids of Lea and the Three Old Maids of Lea, The Babes in the Wood and The Two Ruffians. The entertainment was inaugurated by Mrs Burnett, who waa ably assisted by Mrs Young and Mr G. F. Allen, the latter describing the different figures as they were exhibited. Mr Charles Burnett also rendered valuable assistance as stage manager. The management desire to thank Mr Smith for placing the grain store at their disposal free of charge. The entertainment was bo thoroughly enjoyable and successful that it has been decided to repeat it at an early date.