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Woodville Examiner, Volume XVII, Issue 3010, 15 September 1899, Page 2

Notice is given that the Totara road is closed for traffic. The Rev H. J. Lewis is to deliver a sermon on "Dreyfus" at St, David's Church next Sunday evening. On Saturday next Mr D. Crewe will hold his usual produce and furniture sale. A special vote of thanks was accorded the donors of trees for Fountaine Square at last night's Borough Council meeting. A lad named Stratford met with a painful accident at Pahiatua. While playing football he tripped and fell on a root, and had his right cheek torn open, Mr E. Heard, representative of Messrs Collier & Co, will be in town from next Monday, and those requiring his services should leave word at The Examiner Office. Mr Tegetmeir, general manager of the Bank of New Zealand, has applied to the directors to be relieved of his duties, partly on the ground of ill-health and partly for private reasons. The request has been acceded to. According to the Wellington correspondent of the H.B. Herald, a report is current to the effect that in the event of Mr Seddon being beaten at the elections, he will appoint himself to the AgentGeneralship, and the Hon. J. G.Ward will in that case become leader of the Liberal party, A daring robbery has taken place at a Queensland Pott Office Savings Bank. The officer who was left in charge of the premises for the night was attacked by thieves, and the safes rifled. About £150 is missing. On the officials for the day duty arriving at the office they found the night officer lying unconscious, partially dressed, with contusions on his head and breast. He is suffering from slight concussion of the brain, and has so far been unable to give any account of the occurrence.

The Kumeroa Library Ball is to eventuate next Wednesday.

A notice re the Manga-a'ua Road Board's general rate appears elsewhere. All debts due to the firm of Ross Bros must be paid to Mr Manisty, solicitor, before the end of September. Sidney Shaw, 15, son of G. Shaw, an old adl respected setter at Waihakeke, near Carterton, was run over by a seed drill on Wednesday afternoon, and killed. Deceased was a grandson of Mr F. Shaw, of Woodville. The Band will play out on Fountaine Square on Sunday afternoon, when the following programme will be performed : —March, " Ball raat" ; Processional March, " Silver Trumpets " ; Selec'ious, " Moses in Egypt," " Masaniello," "Eureka," " Two Choirs." We again direct our readers attention to the large clearing sale which takes pla e at Mrs Nicholl's Coach Factory Pahiatua, when Mr D. Crewe will offer about 20 vehicles of all sorts. The sale takes place on Tuesday next, for particulars see advertisement.

The following sentences were imposed by the Chief Justice at the Napier Supreme Court on Wednesday :—Andrew Nelson, horse stealing, six months' imprisonment ; Michael Augustus Riley, forgery, six months; Samuel Cousins and William Adams, for the Hastings burglary, three and five years respectively. In the latest issue of the N.Z. Observer appears a series of cartoons depicting the recent hoax perpetrated by Messrs Carncross and O'Meara, M's.H.R., on Mr W. Crowther the member for Auckland. Neither of the first-named gentlemen should feel flattered at the caricatures of themselves—rather the reverse.

Mr Carl Anderson, one of the directors of the recently-formed Bacon Curing Company at Palmerston, paid a visit to the works of the Christchurch Meat Company here last evening. He expressed astonishment at the magnitude of the concern, and we venture to say that as a result of his visit his Company will amalgamate with the Christchurch Meat Company. We also hear that the Feilding Company will likely throw in its lot with the large concern.

A fire occurred at Marton on Wednesday morning by which an old identity, Mr Hewitt, senr., lost his life. The fire occurred in a two-roomed cottage adjoining the White Hart Hotel. The alarm was given by Mr E. Morgan of the Bank of New Zealand (formerly of Woodville) but all efforts to rescue the unfortunate old man were fruitless. The deceased was about 83 years of and was father of Mrs Gibbons of the White Hart Hotel, and grandfather of Mrs E. W. Halse, of Woodville.

An incident which occurred at the performance of the Gaiety Company in Auckland on Wednesday night tended to show the great interest taken locally in the re-condemnation of Dreyfus. A tableau was presented entitled " Britannia's Bulwarks." The members of the company were grouped around British and American flags, and a British man-of-war was seen approaching in the distance. At this point a member of the company, attired as Brother Jonathan, took a commanding position in the tableau, and dramatically tore a tricoloured French flag into tatters. There was a storm of applause as the curtain dropped on the unique spectacle. The wife of a settler named West, in one of the towns along the Manawatu line was taken suddenly ill on Saturday morning under circumstances that are likely to be the subject of a Magisterial inquiry. Mrs Giles, described as the wife of a platelayer on the railway, was yesterday morning arrested by ChiefDetective McGrath on a charge of poisoning. It appears from the scant particulars to hand that the accused invited Mrs West, with whom she had had a quarrel to have a cup of tea. This Mrs West drank and shortly afterwards became ill. A portion of the vomit when analysed has been found to contain arsenic. Both women are middleaged. Mr F. W. Williams, of Hawke's Bay, who has been " boiling and blistering at Bisley" (as a volunteer friend of mine puts it) put in a very fine performance in the Alexandra Competition (writes the Auckland Star's London correspondent). The entrants for this event have to send seven shots at 500 and 600 yards, each bull made counting 5 points. At the first distance only one man got a highest possible, and Mr Williams with six bulls and a " mag." totalled 33. At the longer range no less than seven competitors made possibles, including the New Zealander. Ultimately the first prize of £30 went to Sergeant Graham, of the Border Rifles, whose total was 69 (34-35), the second prize going to Sergeant Handford, who likewise scored 69 (34-35), and the third to Sergeant-Major Whitty, who also put on 69, (85-34). Mr Williams was one of seven who scored 68, and received £10. On Tuesday Mr Williams again distinguished himself by carrying off the first prize of £10 in the Amorers' Competition—ten shots with the Service rifle at 900 yards. The man from Napier was in magnificent form, landing on the bull nine times, and marking an inner with the odd shot. He thus scored 49 out of a possible 50, his nearest opponents being a trio of Canadians and Sergeant Goodyear, of the 2nd Manchester Volunteers, who each put on 47 points. Mr Williams competed also in the "Alexander Martin," —10 shots at 1000 yards, and took ninth prize with a score of 42 points, the H.P. being 50. Do not forget that you can buy your drapery and clothing cheaper than ever at the Bargain Sale of the Economic, Special bargains in dress materials, la dies' capes, macintoshs, jackets, and millinery as we do not intend to carry any of these lines over to the next season. A. Rosenberg & Co.—Advt, Japan has opened twenty-two additional ports to foreign trade in pursuance of treaties entered into with various powers. For winter's coughs, colds and sore throats, use Nicholson's Cough Balm. 1s and 2s. Children love it and ask for more. Last few days of the surplus sale of general drapery at the Bon Marche Before opening up our direct importations ex " Papanui " and " Maori, now landing, we shall offer the rd mainder of our surplus stock, (a fewyeo lots) at any price to clear. Four sh lings in the pound returned in cash to purchasers of men's waterproof coats Every working man should buy a pair of out noted premier make denim trousers, copper rivets, at 2s 11d. The can't be beat.—C. Sandford & Co.*

The laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan Church at Dannevirke on Wednesday was a great success, the total proceeds of the day being over £30, and he attendances, both in the afternoon and evening, being excellent. A Russian scientist has invented a species of wireless o l-phone by which, he claims, conversation can be carried on between London and New York.

The spawning season just passed has been a busy one at the Masterton fishponds, and excellent results have been achieved, under the supervision of Mr L. F. Ayson, the curator. The number of ova procured totalled 2,020,000. which constitutes a record. Of these 1,850,000 were from brown trout 120,000 from rainbow trout, 30,000 from Loch Leven trout and 10,000 from the American brook trout. Of these, the Government has received large supplies, 500,000 having been forwarded on its behalf to the Westland Society (25,000 to be liberated at Totara Flat, Greymouth) and 50,000 for liberation in the streamlets in the vicinity of Waikaremoana lake, in the Wairoa district. Mr Ayson has also sent out young trout to the number cf 106.000 for distribution in the rivers in the Marton, Hunterviile, Palmerston and Woodville districts, and 15,000 to Taranaki. Local streams will not be neglected, as 80,000 brown and 20,000 rainbow trout have been liberated in the Ruamahanga, Waipoua and Waingawa rivers, in the Wairarapa district. Yates' Reliable and Genuine Seed have arrived and can only be obtained from Monteith Bros., in 3d and 6d packets.—Advt. Seed. Seed. Seed.

A full and complete assortment of " Cooper's " celebrated Garden and Flower Seeds for 1899 just opened at the People's Cash Store. A. Sandel, agent, Woodville.—Advt.

The reliable Family Remedy Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds, 1/6 and 2/6. A new telephone instrument, so it is said, is just now attracting the attention of the learned societies of the Continent. It is called the microtelephone—this on account of its size which is so small that it can be held in the hollow of the hand and does not require to be held to the ear, but when placed on a table reproduces the sound of a human voice or of music clearly and accurately, so that it can be heard by all in the room. It is said to give the most delicate notes of instruments with perfect accuracy and will work at any distauce. For the coming week we are offering men's elastic braces 6d, youths' 5d, boys' 4d ; men's Colonial-made suits 17/9 ; men's Colonial tweed suits, 18/6 ; all wool Colonial tweed, 1/9 per yard; colored art muslins, 2 1/2d, per yard; fine twill sheeting for single bed, 7 1/2d per yard; men's Colonial flannel undershirts, 2/6; extra heavy ditto, 2/9. Just received 8doz of our " Premier " riveted Denim pants at 2s 11d. We are rapidly clearing the balance of our winter stock at the sale prices. Men's Colonial tweed trousers 6s 9d—same tweed as suits at 18s 6d.— London House.

A Mediterranean shell-fish, known as the pianna, has a curious power of spinning a viscid silk, which is made in Italy into a regular fabric. The silk is spun by the shell-fish in the first place for the purpose of attaching itself to the rocks. It is able to guide the delicate filaments to the proper place,to glue them fast, and if they are cut away it can reproduce them. The material when gathered, which is done at low tide; is washed in soap and water, dried, and straightened, one pound of the coarse filament yielding three ounces of the fine thread, which, when spun, is of a lovely burnished golden-brown colour.