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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 2992, 27 January 1881, Page 2

The Daily Telegraph has once more been appointed the Government Gazette for the Provincial District of Hawke's Bay, a position which properly belongs to it through having the largest circulation of any paper published on the East Coast. The attention of heads of Government Departments, Chairmen of County Councils, Road Boards, &c, is called to the fact that all official notifications must for the future be made in these columns. The Daily Thleoeaph has also been appointed the paper for the insertion of all advertisements of the Corporation of the Borough of Nopier.

The following telegram has been received by the proprietor of the Criterion Hotel: — " (Jhinemutu, January '21. His Excellency and suite of three will roach Napier on the evening of Saturday, the 29th. I shall be obliged if you will reserve rooms. The Governor's servant will arrive by steamer from Auckland on same day. It. F. Kkollts, Capt. A.D.C."

Mass will bo celebracpd by Rev. E, Reignier next Sunday, at Clive, at 11 a.m.

The Registrar of the Supreme Court will sit in bankruptcy on Monday, February 28th.

The Kamo Coal Company have been successful in gett'ng the contract for the supply of coal to the Napier-Makotoko railway.

Communication by telephone was opened this afternoon between the Napier Fire Brigade station and the Spit station. A number of gentlemen conversed freely through the wire, and all their communications were perfectly clear and distinct.

At a meeting , of householders held at Kaikora on Monday last the following gentlemen was elected to form the new J'chool Committee : —Messrs W. White, John Dinwiddie, James Lawrence, James Tod, J. Gibson, J. Ingleton, and H. Fletcher. At a meeting of the new Committee held subsequently, Mr W. White was elected chairman and secretary, and Mr John Diuwiddio treasurer.

As a heavily laden timber waggon was passing over the lagoon bridge on the new Taradale-road last evening, a portion of the planking of the bridge gave way, and one of the bind wheels of the waggon went through up to the axle. The waggon belongs to Mr Wheelan, the contractor for the timber required for the Redclyffe bridge, and it appears had a load of seven tons on it. Ordinary loads of two and a half and three tons have constantly passed over the bridge without any injury to the structure, but to try it with such a heavy load appears reprehensible, to say the least of it, and it is to be hoped that those responsible will be made to pay for the damage done. The injury was repaired, and the bridge open for traffic at a very early hour this morning.

The Lydia Howarde company had another good house at the Theatre Royal last night. The performance commenced with a little comedy specially written for Mr Leapold, and in which he was the moving spirit. The burlesque " Ivanhoe," by Mr H. J. Byron followed, and was sustained by the principal members of the company. Miss Howarde acted, sang, and dressed well as Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe. Her singing in the duet of "Sainted Mother" was done with remarkable care and success, and she wa3 well supported by Miss Blanche Leopold. Mdlle. Le Glorian made a charming Wamba, and her singing of " Speak of a man as you find him " quite took the fancy of a portion of the house, and she received a loud recall. Miss Andrews was bright and sparkling as Prince John, and Miss Leopold made a most bewitching Eowena. She was dressed to perfection, and acted with a vaivete and grace that were irrestible. The Isaac of York of Mr Leopold, and the Rebecca of Mr Power were capital pieces of comic acting. The piece went smoothly, and appeared to be thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. The production of H. M. S. Pinafore is postponed until Friday evening, and to-night the company will perform Gilbert's " Trial by Jury," and Buckstone's " Child of the Regiment."

The general insults of the past season's experiments with various kinds of wheat of this Colony (says the Queenslander) tend to prove that variety has not so much to do with the non-attack of rust as has early sowing.

A fine condition of the soil is indispensable for barley. Old barley growers know all about this, but many want to grow barley because it is a profitable crop when successful. It will succeed in any good, well prepared soil, but a mellow slay loam which can be brought to good tilth is to be preferred. But gocd crops of bright grain may be grown on lighter loams if in good heart. It may be made an excellent soiling crop to follow clover, and as a change from oats.

After describing the fall in New Zealand Government stocks in October, and a coincident rise in the stocks of the other Colonies, Mr Westgarth, in his circular, says : —" The various municipal stocks also continue in. great favor, especially those of New Zealand, in curious contrast to the stocks of that Colony's general government. As an instance of what may be not unfittingly called the freaks of the market, even a market so sagacious as London, the Dunedin Municipal five per cents, are now quoted at 102, while the New Zealand Sves are at 99. Not very long ago the former were at 98, and the latter at 105 and upwards ! "

The Lyttelton Times says : —An interesting letter reaches us from Mr Hoskins, who is? now playing leading parts with the Pomeroy Company in Sandhurst, Victoria. The Bendigo papers speak in terms of the highest praise of his Macbeth. Spealring of Miss Pomeroy, Mr Hoskins says " she is a very charming woman, and a clever one, and indeed an educated, thinking, practical one. There is purpose and intensity in her acting." The lady referred to ia very desirous that Mr Hoskins should accompany her to Adelaide, Sydney, and New Zealand. Mr Hoskins has been successful in completely re-establishing himself as a popular favcurite in Melbonrne, but he says " Hong for the climate of New Zealand." At the date of writing (Jan. 7). Mrs Hoskins was lying very dangerously ill in Melbourne, and very faint hops were entertained for her recovery.

A Chinese gentleman thinks it beneath his dignity to manufaoure his own witticisms. He appreciates wit, and he ih fond of tea, bnt he would as soon grow his own tea as make his own jokes. When he goes into society he carries in his pocket a package of prepared witticisms and repartees, which he has purchased at the joke shop. When conversation flags, and he perceives an opportunity for saying something brilliant, he draws a humorous remark from the top of his package and gravely hands it to his neighbour. The latter as gravely reads it, and, selecting from his bundle of repartees the one which is appropriate, returns it with a bow to the original joker. The two then solemnly smile in a courteous and undemonstrative way, and resume their conversation, satisfied as to their having acquitted themselves with conspicuous brilliancy.

Asa rule among our farmer acquaintances, fair, plump, large ears of corn are selected for seed without any regard t0 the number growing , on a stalk. From our own experiments we deem this a mistake. It ia better to save the largest, fairest ears than those which are imperfect or collected indiscriminately. But such selection is just as liable to encourage a lesser as a greater yield in the future crops. Corn is very susceptible to change from selection, as we may know from the scores of distinctly marked varieties known. If we would increase our yield, we must select seed from the most prolific plants. This, which is true of all plants, is especially so of the corn plant. If, further, an isolated plot, as far removed as possible from other corn, were planted yearly for seed, and the tassals as soon as they appear were destroyed on both those which were sterile and the least prolific, we doubt not the farmer would, in a very few years, be amply compensated for his pains. In this case, seed would be saved which had on both sides the most prolific parentage. We attribute onr immense yield of Blont's corn at the Rural'B farm, in a great measure, to our very careful selection of the seed. There can be little doubt that such selection will in a few years increase the yield of any variety of corn. On the other hand, if only the largest, handsomest ears are selected, regardless of the number of ears borne on a single stalk, simply what may be considered the normal yield of the variety will be continued from year to year.— Pacific Rural.

There is no difficulty in establishing the character and value of each cow in a dairy. The method usually followed is to weigh each cow's milk upon a spring scale as soon as it is drawn, and before it is poured out of the pale into the general receptacle. The weight is noted down on a slate under the cow's name, and against the date. One week's trial is sufficient far each month, so as to get a fair average through the year. For a butter test each cow's milk may be net separately in pans of different size or form from the others, and churned by itself • this will give the yield of butter for a certain, quantity of milk. Generally when one begins a habit of keeping accounts in the dairy in this way it is continued, and is found a valuable help in making , a dairy profitable, for it is a check on feeding, watering, and otherwise caring for the cows, and when a falling off or increase is noticed one immediately becomes anxious to find the aause of it, and thus much valuable information is gathered.

The Russian traveller and journalist, W. J. Remirowich-Dantschenkn, has just published, in a very interesting work entitled " Wojinstwnjuscl Israil," the results of his recent travels in the Caucasus. He has discovered on the high lands of Daghestan a tribe which has been Bettled there for thousands of years, and although they are of warlike temperament and closely resemble the Cossacks in appearnce, there is no doubt at all that they are really Jews ; for they strictly follow the Mosaic law in the Biblical interpretation of it. It is strange that|this people hae hitherto escaped the notice of ethnographers, for they themselves affirm that they have lived in the same spot since the time of Salmonassar. They are " ignorant of Talmudio literature, and of the building of the second itemple, and they retain the old Jewish names in use in the[days £of the , wanderings and the first kings. They manufacture largely a red wine whioh'is said to be the Lest in the Caucasus, and they adhere strictly to the Mosaic law that a man must marry his deceased brother's wife.—London Examiner

No doubt common salt ia about to take up a prominent place as one of the oheapest, as it is one of the best, though not the strongest fertilizer. Many farmers, practicians and observers have pretty nearly arrived at the conclusion that a little salfc for most of the crops is nearly of as much benefit to them as are regular rations of it to the whole line of domestic farm animals. Some are sowing it with considerable success at the rate of a barrel per acre on strawberry patches, where it acts not only as a stimulant and tonic to the plants, but kills the white grub; others are broadcasting it over the Irish potatoes, afflicted with the Colorado beetle,* with the he pea that if they are not destroyed the salt will not be lost on the land, but show in the future, if not in this year's crop. On land where oats and wheat, from accidental causes, or from the natural richness of soil, are in danger of overgrowth and subsequent falling down, or being prostrated by storms, a smart coating of salt will so stiffen the straw as to prevent such injury. And, generally, whenever in corn or wheat, or other gain fields, there is too great a tendency to straw and stalk growth, at the expense of the grain, common stock salt, sown some weeks before full growth ia attained, produces excellent results.

By the courtesy of the Commissioner of Crown Lands (cays the Australasian) we have seen specimens of the two kinds of American wheat which are reported to be able to withstand the attacks of red rust. They are known as the Defiance and Champlain wheats—the latter being a bearded grain, and the former a plain one. The specimens have been grown at the Botanic Gardens by Dr. Scwomburgk, by whom they were sown on May 20 last. Both have come up splendidly, and the Defiance ia absolutely free from rust, while the Champlain has been only very slightly touched by the disease. The Commissioner of Crown Lands is so pleased with the samples grown. that he has telegraphed to Messrs B. K. Bliss and Sons, of New York, from whom the seed-grains were obtained, asking them to state on what terms they will supply a considerable quantity of the wheat. If the reply is satisfactory Mr Playford intends to sow a considerable portion of the wheat procured by him at the Government Experimental Farm in the South-East, and then to supply farmers in the rust-affected districts with wheat which there is good reason to believe will withstand the ravages of the disease. The Defiance wheat is remarkable for the hardiness of its straw and the earliness at which it ripens. These qualities together may perhaps account for its euccess in resisting the attacks of red rust. The Champlain is also a very hardy wheat, and is said to produce flour of superior quality. The farmers throughout the Colony will be pleased to hear of the action taken by the Commissioner, and of the fact that the samples grown in our own Botanic Gardens during a season when red rust is so prevalent are almost absolutely free from disease. The testimony thus given to the good qualities of the wheat is strongly confirmatory of evidence supplied by farmers who have experimented with the grain during last season.

The Lydia Howarde Company play " Trial by Jury " and the " Child of the Eegiment" at the Theatre Eoyal to-night at 8 o'clock.

Messrs Kennedy and G-illman sell at their store to-morrow household furniture, bacon, cheese, &c, at 11 a.m.

Messrs Monteith and Co. sell at the Horse Bazarr to-morrow oats, chaff, potatoes, &c, and, at Meaneo, on 2nd February, cattle, &c.

Messrs Miller and Potts will sell at Hastings to-morrow a large lot of horses, at 11 a.m.

Messrs Banner and Liddle will sell afc Port Ahuriri on Ist February 80,000 feet of timber, at 11 a.m.

Mr H. R. Gf-unn, Port Ahuriri, has Kamo coal for sale.

The Few Zealand Clothing Company advertise men's and boy's clothing in large variety. The Daily Telegeaph has been appointed Government G-azette for the Hawke's Bay district, and Grazette for the Borough of Napier. The barque Lochnagar will sail for London first week in February.

Messrs Monteith and Co.'s weekly produce sale will be held to-morrow.