Untitled

Woodville Examiner, Volume XV, Issue 2736, 19 November 1897, Page 2

Mr Hyde is giving an exhibition of acetylene gas in Napier. Mr Collins' woolshod, at Tamumu, has been burned. Incendiarism suspected. Hungarian bigamists are punished by being made to live in the one house with both the wives. A Maori girl Has murdered an old woman at Tokaanu, because she thought, the old woman had bewitched her. Mr Jensen, who stood for this district, has bought Mr Hornblow’s auctioneering business in Masterton. A deputation has gone from Napier to Wellington to urge the construction of a light railway from Napier to Gisborne. The members of the House of Representatives are to have a trip to Marlborough on Saturday. A couple of Carterton girls paraded Wellington in Maori rig. They got run in and were severely reprimanded by the Bench. A Eiverton man, who was in receipt of charitable relief, saved ten shillings out of his allowance for the Indian Famine Eelief Fund. The Eailway Department is placing iced trucks for the conveyance of dairy produce on the line between New Plymouth and Wellington. Mr Wilson, the well-known schoolmaster of Mangatainoka, has patented an invention for doing away with the slip in bicycle crank. Mr Vile, of Pahiatua, has bought the Hastings Standard, and Mr A. Vile, of Masterton, hie son, is to undertake the charge of it. The Masterton School Committee is going to sell its swings by auction because the headmaster has been keptbusy bandaging up the youngsters’ heads lately. The Napier Rifles and Artillery passed a vote in favour of the winning teams for the Coleman’s Shield getting medals, instead of money prizes being given to the highest individual scorers, as at present. A sawmiller at Newman, near Eketabuna, is putting a steel tramway into his bush, and will carry it on to the railway station, so as to haul his logs and timber by a locomotive, instead of horses. The railway employees are very much dissatisfied with the classification scheme that was introduced amongst them last year. They especially complain that there is no chance for smart hands to rise except in their regular form by seniority.

At the Diocesan Synod in Napier this week, Mr Eccles presented portraits of Bishop Selwyn and Archdeacon Williams to the diocese for the purpose of having them hung up in the synod hall. The Bishop was congratulated on having the degree of D.D. conferred on him by Cambridge University. In Wanganui last week a young man got twelve months for abducting a girl just sixteen years old from her parents. He is a married man but denied it to the girl, and told her he could marry her. Mr Northcroft, the S.M., told him he was sorry he could not order him to be well flogged as.he richly deserved it. The deputation from Clutha, asking for a fresh poll re pubs there, has been unsuccessful, the Premier telling it that he could do nothing in the matter. He said he did not know why the Electoral Commissioners should have put in the one pub that was included in the district by the last revision of boundaries.

. The Eev. H. J. Lewis, at the meeting on Wednesday evening, in speaking of the difficulty a speaker had in picking out a subject for an address, told an incident of a clergyman going to a strange congregation with a sermon he had prepared on “ Quit you like men, be strong," But when he reached his appointment he found the whole congregation to consist of ladies. A member of the House was quoting a document the other evening and pres* ently it turned out that it was a bogus one, a skit, in fact. Several of the Ministerial members, against whose side it had been aimed, protested very strongly against bogus documents being used until one of the Opposition got up and pointed out that the Premier bad been the first to introduce the practice. The Government Eight Hour Bill makes forty-five hours a week's work; and the Labour Bills Committee has just reported on it that all overtime should be paid for at a rate and a half. But the Government works its railway hands forty-eight hours a week, “ where it can conveniently be done," and the drivers, guards and firemen fifty-four hours a week. Surely what is sauce for the goose ought to be sauce for the gander, and if a private employer would have to pay for this extra work as time and a half, so ought the Government, There was unusually heavy traffic on the railway yesterday. The morning train to Palmerston was a particularly long one, and notwithstanding the large number who went over from Woodville, the train was got away to advertised time. The railway authorities are to be congratulated on the excellence of the arrangements. As there was a certain element of danger, owing to the heavy gale which was blowing, Mr Woodhouse very properly insisted on the carriage platforms being kept clear. Mr Pirani expressed curiosity on Tuesday evening in Parliament as to the item, Payment for writing book describing country round Wanganui Eiver, £20." He said he believed the money had been already paid, and that the book had not even been started. The Minister for Lands said that he had arranged with a Wanganui laity; to describe the country about .Wanganui lor .£SO, and had advanced her £2O, so that she should be able to go about the country, ‘‘There now," ho concluded, “ I couldn’t-say anything straiglucr iluta that,” —Post,

Inspector Emerson’s house at Napier was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night.

The well-known stallion Kea Kaha has been sold to Mr W. Murray, of Norsewood. He will not leave the dis* trict, however. Breeders will please note the fact. The Palmerston hotels were completely crowded out at the show time, and if a bed conld not be got for love, it could not be so for money. Even every easy chair in Mr Ruddick’s hotel was occupied as a bed. Mr Sowry has laid an information against a lad in the village settlement, named O’Mara, for having cut away a rope securing the sheathing at the Mangapapa bridge, Bakerstown. The youngster will probably find that it is not all fun playing tricks. The Band will perform a programme of sacred music in Fountains Square on Sunday afternoon. We draw the Bandmaster’s attention to the fact that the rotunda in its present form is rather an eye-sore, and recommend that betakes up a collection on Sunday afternoon with the object of helping to complete the rotunda. A man named Edward Jones called at the house of his brother, Mr Albert Jones’ on Monday evening, and asked if he could get a shakedown there. He was afterwards seen walking up and down the road near the house, and has not been seen since. Constable Gordon was informed of the facts on Tuesday evening, and on Wednesday searched the bush near the English Church without finding any trace of the man. The constable is now organising a more thorough search, as it is feared that Jones may have harmed himself, as he was not of very strong mind. We very much regret that Mr Woodhouse’s term of service in Wocdville is so rapidly drawing to a close, as ho leaves on Monday morning. He says he is very sorry to leave as he has never had a cross word with any of the Woodville people, and we can say in reply that we have never heard any of them say that they have had a cross word from him. We trust that he will have as pleasant a time in his new station as he has had in Woodville, and that we shall presently hear of his being promoted to higher and better ones. Mr Woodhcuse gives his successor, Mr Wilson, a capital character as being an esceediug’y pleasant and agreeable officer to deal with, and we can only hope he will prove to be good to get on with as Mr Woodhouse has proved himself. The Hon John McKenzie, in making reference to the large landed proprietors of Hawke’s Bay, says they have thought less of the people than of themselves in their laud grabbing. Our friendship for Mr McKenzie (says the North Otago Daily Times) counsels us to give him a word of advice. He should never make disparaging references to large landowners. He is a pretty considerable one himself. Between himself and his family they own the finest part of the Shag Valley. Their estates stretch in an almost unbroken line from Kartigi to Goodwood, a distance of over six miles. This is not bad for a man who has thought more of the people than he has of himself I Still it is always a judicious thing, recognising the fragility of the roof of the structure he lives in, not to project stones promiscuously. Someone else may imagine that he can also throw, and in a short time the Minister may find himself in the lamentable condition of having nary a roof above bis head. Do not be misled by sensational advertisements. No one in this town can afford to sell at enormous reductions at this early part of present season. We are not overstocked with old stock or rubbish. Visit the Bon Marche and you will be delighted at the variety , 'style and low prices of our charming stock. Everything fresh and mostly imported direct from Lonchn, Glasgow and Belfast houses. —C. Sandford & Co.—Advi^ Says “ Open Diapason ” in 1 Musical Opinion ’: —The great “ Amen ’’ question has broken out again, this time in the neighbourhood of Glasgow. It seems that tho organist of a certain church there, having the commendable ambition to enliven the dulness of the Presbyterian service, ventured to suggest that the choir should lead the congregation in singing a harmless Amen after the benedictou. They have long been in the habit of singing the Amen at the close of hymns, so that no objection to the additional dissyllable was anticipated. But you never know what a choir, especially a Scotch choir, will do. In this case the singers “ most strenuously objected,” and went so far as to threaten to resign in a body if the matter were pressed. The organist writes thus: “As it is only a small church and voices are scarce, we had to give in.”

Those who are in need of dress materials in either woollen or cotton fabrics would do well to pay a visit of inspection to Messrs D. G. McKibbin & Co., of London House, They intimate elsewhere that being heavily overstocked they are at present holding a reduction sale. From what we have seen we should say that the present is an opportunity seldom met with at this early period of the season. — Advt. Our milliner is acknowledged to be the leading one in Woodville, and ladies would do well to place their orders early. Hats and bonnets retrimmed no matter where bought. All the latest novelties and trimmings in stock at the Economic.— A Rosenberg & Co.— Advt The latest scheme in connection with Klondyke has been started by a man from one of the Western States of the American Union, It is to send a number of young women to seek husbands. The originator of the proposal is a staunch Presbyterian, and the party is to be accompanied by a clergyman, who will tie the nuptial knot before girls are allowed to leave the steamboat. The promoter of the enterprise expects to get from the fiancee of each young woman the sum of H4OO in payment for her travelling expenses, which will leave a very handsome profit. The originator says ho has been at Klondyke, has talked with the miners, and knows what they want. “ Nice girls, 18 or 2Q ypars old, respectable, good-look-ing and willing to work, will go like hot cakes." Americans are the most inventive people on earth. To them have been issued nearly 000,000 patents, or more than one-third of all the patents issued in the world. No discovery of modern years has been of greater benefit to mankind than Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, or has done more to relieve pain and suffering. J. W. Vaughan, ofOakton, Ky., says*. "J have used Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in my family for several years, and find it to be the best medicine I ever used for cramps in the stomach and bowels." For sale by Monteith Bros,, Store.keepers. 860nd0 Windy Wellington again. A collision ocenred the other evening, the circumstances were simple. An old gentleman had just turned the corner when a lady weighing about sixteen stone ran fair into him. 11 Where them ischief are you going,” demanded the man. So intent was the other on her errand that she cooly exclaimed, “ ()h, just going for a oox of Gillichan’s A.C. Pills,'" ** Wfll that’s funny, I am just going for a box of Bee Ointment,’’and they wont together.— Chemists and Stores.— Advt,

The Rev. P. W. Isitt during his recent visit to New South Wales made serious charges-to the Minister of Justice, in which be accused the senior police officer at Orange of chronic drunkenness and not being fit to be entrusted with his important duties. After the fullest in quiries were made into Mr Isitt charges they were found to be totall untrue.

An enquiry into certain allegation against Inspector Emerson, of the Hawke’s Bay police district, has been proceeding in Auckland lately. It was alleged that he was both drunk and dirty on board the steamer Dingadee, that he was drunk When he went ashore at Gisbourne to inspect the stations there, and that he was still more drnnk when ho came off again. Mr Cooper, solicitor, gave evidence in support of the charges to the effect that he occupied the same cabin as the inspector, who was disgustingly drunk and indecent, and who threatened to kick him when he complained of the Inspector’s actions. This evidence was corroborated by another passenger in the same cabin, but the Inspector denied it, and the captain and stewards of the steamer said that he was sober on the passage. The Inspector also brought several witnesses as to character, who said they had never seen him drunk. The enquiry has been adjourned to Gisbourne to take evidence there..