The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, Sept. 10, 1903.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 383, 10 September 1903, Page 4

The Herald. Alexandra, Thursday, Sept. 10, 1903.

Spurious silver coins are in circulation in Christchnrch. The court sits at Clyde on Saturday, and at Alexandra on Monday and Tuesday next. The Methodist Sooial that was to have been held at Alexandra to-morrow evening, has been postponed for a fortnight. Mr Henry Symes notifies that during his absence from Alexandra, his business will be conducted by Mr James Symes. The Alexandra Brass Band will play a number of selections in the Recreation Ground on Sunday afternoon, comnjencing at 3 o'clock. "We are better without money obtained by such means." Thus the Bishop of Hereford, in answer to a query on the subject of raffling at church bazaars. The Russian Government gives a gold medal to every couple that celebrates its golden or diamond wedding. Last year 614 couples received medals. Only Mr Elder put in an appearance at the Licensing Committee last Wednesday. The meeting was adjourned till the 17th September, when the Magistrate will be present.—" Benger Mail." Sir" Herbert Chebmbide, Governor of Queensland, declined to give his patronage or presence to a pigeon-shooting match. He was a keen sport himself in the openbut had never seen birds liberated from a trap and shot at, and had no desire to. In the examination of engine-drivers held during the year 1902-3, 685 candidates passed successfully seven extra first stationary, 148 first stationary, 357 second stationary. 147 traction and locomotive, and 26 minding engine-drivers. The Waimangu Geyser, after the outburst with fatal results on Sunday, 30th ult., was quiet for nearly 48 hours, but commenced to play again on the following Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock, and continued until 4 in the afternoon. The shots ranged from 200 ft to 500 ft in height.

, The next;, social under the auspices of r'S Aidan'sChurch will be held on Wednesday evening next A concert programme, including a sketch by Mr and Mrs Dumsday, and songs by Messrs Spence and Trevethick, Mr Murphy and others, will be submitted, and altogether the social gives promise of being a more than usually enjoyable one.

The Wakatipu farmers have framed a petition to be sent to the Premier protesting against the carrying of prohibiiion, stating that a continuance of prohibition will inevitably result in an alarming reduction in the value of their property, and will render agricultural farming in the district worthless. At a meeting of farmers held at Arrowtown on Saturday last, it was stated that the petition was being largely signed. Last week I took to my bed With a cough and a cold in my head, And my friends were all sighing, as they thought I was dying, But I banished all fears when I said: Bad cold I may have for sure, But to die, that I will not endure, Just send for the stuff that will cure any cough Some— Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. The Rev. H. Bull, who for the past 35 years has been associated with the Methodist Church in New Zealand, and on Rev Dr Morley's removal to Australia was appointed his successor in the office of Connexional Secretary, will visit Alexandra on Tuesday. He comes as a deputation on behalf of Home Missions, and at the State School on

Tuesday evening will- deliver an address. The collections both on Sunday and at this meeting will be given to the .Home Mission and Church Extension Fund. IN the higher qualities, Sheffield cutlery is still unassailable. The Americans, who can make all the cheap stuff they require, still come to! --Sheffield for thebest cutlery. They have taken Sheffield steel to the States to be bound into knives, they have taken Sheffield workmen to handle it, Sheffield grindstones to grind it on, and they have even taken over Sheffield water ip tanks, thinking that the secret of success might lie in its peculiarities, and still Sheffield has not been disposessed.— "Westminster Gazette."

A Wellington minister was conducting services cot long ago at Rotoroa. There was a difficulty about the singing. Mr Justice CooperT who happened to be staying there, was known to possess musical gifts; he was asked to lead the praise. He said he would, if Sir Robert Stout would consent to read the lessons. Sir Robert, with that willingness so characteristic of him, consented. It must have been quite a unique ervice. in which the Chief Justice and the "«nior Judge of the Supreme Court ptayad -3WAtMttfMift?sl^ fc

The tender of Mr Leslie Arthur, in%Bs 7a, has been accepted for the contract for tie postmaster's residence at Clyde. Our reader* will be glad to notioe that the Martyn-Hagan Comedy Company intend playing aretnrn visit to Alexandra, and will appear in tbe town hall on Saturday evening next. The company has lately been strengthened by the addition of Professor Silvester, who is credited with being an exceptionally clever illusionist, and judging from the reports appearing in our contemporaries, the company has had a most successful tour of the southern districts, their entertainments being highly spoken of. We bespeak for this talented company a bumper house on Saturday evening. The contract, for the building of the new Caledonian Hotel has been let to' Mr T Wilkinson. The work of demolishing the old building was commenced on Monday, and thus will disappear another of the familiar buildings that have beenln existence since the good old days of the "sixties * The new building will be a two-storied one and will be built of brick, and the-design is a decidedly handsome one When finished the new building will considerably improve the appearance of the street, and we trust the proprietor (Mr F Gorman) will be amply re-paid for the enterprise evinced by him. #'«? News has been received of th-j death in Melbourne, of Mr William Robertson, who succumbed to an attack of pleurisy on August 24th at the age of 67 years.' Mr Robertson was for many years in business in Alexandra, he having come to -this distnctatthe start of the rush, and was proprietor of the old Geelong Hotel, at the corner now occupied by Mr Theyers* store About 20 years ago he left here for.-.Mel-bourne, and for some time carried oninsiness there as a hotelkeeper, subsequently retiring into private life. The news of his death will be received with regret by those who were acquainted with the deceased gentleman. The German Empire seethes with di«content The Emperor, it is true, is one of the cleverest men in Europe, but it is questionable whether he is V one' of the wisest. The shrewd politician is separated by a long interval from the sagacious statesman. If the Emperor Is prudent enough to conciliate popular feeling, he .may strengthen the Crown at the expense of the reactionary parties, which really dominate in pretending to serve it. If he;»roc«ed§ by way of repression and suppression, he may be sowing the wind only to reap the usual harvest. At any rate. for. the present, he is a negligible element in the politics of the Near East.-- World." ,- -■ ■'£ ™

A rumouk has been current, originatinjf in the Christchurch .-.«• Press," that Sfr Joseph Ward premeditates resigning froa the Ministry preparatory to going florae Sir Joseph has flatly contradicted the report that he intends to resign and proceed to England- In reply to inquiries he said in the House " the rumour is entirely without foundation It has never been contemplated by me. In all probability, what has given rise to it is the suggestion that, in connection with important matters to be settled at the Postal Conference in Rome next February, I should represent the colony. Nothing definite has so far been settled in this respect." According to facts learned through private correspondence from Tokio, from .5 merican missionary sources, when Ti-Hiog Emperor of Korea, celebrated the fortieth anniversary of his coming to the throne last January, a beautiful American ; woman named Emily Brown, was crowned\Bmpresa of Korea, and her son was declared 1 - heirapparent to the throne. When Emily Brown was about fifteen years old, her father went as a missionary to' Korea. Emily sang in the mission church, and her beauty was reported to the Emperor. He commanded her to enter his but she indignantly refused. About two years later she went to live in the Palace, after securing from the Emperor a solemn promise of marriage. The promise was kept. Now she is Empress in name, as she had long been in fact. That magnificent institution at the corner of Elizabeth and Bathurst streets, Sydney, known as The Freeman and Wallace Electro-Medical and Surgical Institute, is at present undergoing a conspicuous change in its interior and exterior aspects. Large and commodious adjoining premises have been secured, by the firm as an addition-to the Institute, for correspondence and electric bath purposes, the specialists finding it necessary with the growth of public patronage to supplement their literary and correspondence staffs. According to the latest methods in vogue in European and London Hospitals, such diseases as sciatica, epilepsy, rheumatism, &c, will be treated by various forms of heat-radiating and electric baths, special chambers for which are in course of preparation. Visitors from distant States or the country districts should pay a visit to the new premises, which will be both interesting and instructive.