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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3592, 16 January 1883, Page 2

Latest advices state that Mr G, JT, Swan is on his way to Melbourne by the Orient Company's s.s. Gotopaxi, wliioli is due there on Fcbriiiiiy VI. Country settlers require to bo_ reminded that in driving into town they bring themselves under the provisions of ;i by-law that make it an oft'onee to drive furiously round street corners. In all well-regulated towns no horse is permitted to be ridden or driven out of a walk when turning- the corner of a street. The completion of the permanent public works, and the absence of money in the Corpoivition treasury, will throw some very good men out of employment. The labor staff of the Corporation is to be reduced to seven, and the waterworks staff to four men. The economy of this measure comes none too soon. Mr and Mrs Thomas Tanner were passengers by the P. and 0. Company's s.s. Clvdi- , , jjjul are now on their way to Wellington by tiio Union Company's s.s Wakatipu, due there on Friday, and in all probability they will reach Napier by the regular weekly boat. Our new Governor and Lady Jervois are also passengers by the Wakatipu. We notice that the kerbing at the corner of Olive Square, in front of the Theatre, is being up-rooted and replaced so as to leave only a narrow footpath skirting the fence. The alteration is a great improvement upon the original piece of work, which, we now ascertain, was the result of a, misapprehension of the instructions of the municipal engineer. Captain Preece, as Trust Commissioner, I,'ave notice in the I?.M. Court this morning that the following deed submitted to him for examination during the past week would be certified to of no objections were lodged within the next five days:--Conveyance, Hamiora. Tupaca and Ariba to Nabu to Thomas Foreman, part of Heretaunga block, containing '■'>'> acres. A correspondent at Porangahau infoniis us by telegraph that TCrcatani Kuril died on Monday from inflammation of the bowels, The deceased was a highly respected and inrtuciiti.il chief, and was esteemed by both natives and pakehas. His death removes another of those line old Maoris who have been aptly described as " Nature's Gentlemen," whose word was as good as their bond. The death of Kuru will be felt throughout the Porangaliau district as a loss.

Mr E. S. Sinythe. the agent for Mr Archibald Forbes", will be in Napier this eveninir. Mr Smythe is well known here, hsiviii'- , " conducted Madame Arabella Goddard,°thc Rev. Charles Clark, and Mr Proctor through their colonial tours. lie is now preparing the way for one whose name in connection with modern warfare is as well known as the heroes of the battle fields, whose wonderful energy and courage have placed him at the head of what Lord Wolseley calls the "curse of armies "—war correspondents.

The outcome of Cr. Graham's motion in reference to street -watering, brought forward at the last meeting- of the Borough Council, and which was referred to the Public Works Committee, is the recommendation of that body that we publish in another column. It is proposed that the owners of properties on cither side of the streets that are watered should be requested to notify -whether they will or will not contribute to the cost of street watering. If

the majority of the replies should be in the negative it "is likely that the water cart Avill be seen no more.

Carters and others using the Ilydcrabadroad will be glad to loam that something at last is to be done with respect to that dangerous, thoroughfare. More than a month ago the Colonial Secretary was communicated, with in reference to the railway encroachment on the road, but the Corporation has received no reply. Another attempt is now to be made to get an answer. It was reported that the Government intended to .straighten the line between the Napier station and the Spit, and it' this were done the Hyderabad-road would be rendered much safer for traffic.

The district meeting- of the United Methodist Free Church opened its sittings at 10 o'clock yesterday morning in the Carlylestreet church. The proceedings commenced with devotional exercises, which were continued until 11 o'clock, after which the district meeting was duly constituted, and the officers elected. The Eer. R. Taylor was elected chairman, and the Rev. E. 0. Perry si'cretary of the district. The standing orders wore then read, also the regulations for the guidance of the district meeting. The finance and stationing committee were formed of the following brethren: —Revs. "White, Worboys, and Hodgson, and Messrs Townshend, Moore, Griffin, Allington, and the district officers.

Mr "W. Farmer, advance agent for Stanley and Darbyshire's Juvenile Opera and Pantonine Company, requests us to direct attention to the fact that the company will open at the Theatre Royal, Napier, on Saturday, the 27th instant. During the season the comic operas of '' Pinafore '' and '' Les Cloches do Conieville," and a' pantonrine entitled

''Jack the Giant Killer " will be produced, with entirely new scenery, dresses and appointments." Referring to the recent performances of this troupe at Auckland the Free Lance says :--" Visitors to the Opera

House must be struck with the wonderful intelligence and aptitude shown by the youngsters attached to the company now playing there. It is not only that they arc letter perfect, but they give an intelligent expression to their parts very often sadly wanting in persons of longer experience. If this sort of thing goes on, it appears certain that in a few years the dramatic profession will be closed to adult performers,

and confined entirely to boys :nid -iris. In burlesques, extravaganzas, and pantomime the juvenile artists appear quite able to hold their own with the older members of the profession."

Apropos of the entertainments to be given in the Theatre Royal by Ben Allah, conjuror and ventriloquist, commencing l on Thurs(l:iy evening next, the Poverty Bay Standard s;iys : —There cannot be ;i doubt that Ben is a clever magician, and those who were sceptical as to the merits of the performer, and who paid the Masonic Hall a visit last night, came away agreeably surprised. It is not often that the Gisbornc public have

an opportunity of witnessing- such a performance, so we trust that to-night they will muster in goodly numbers to witness what is really a clever performance. The dove trick was exceedina-lv well executed,

and how the different rings taken from some ladies in the hall subsequently became

attached to the necks of the birds is one of those mysteries only known to the initiated. The red and blue handkerchief business was excellently done, and received the well merited applause it deserved. After the interval the Professor performed various other tricks, which were duly appreciated by the audience. The bird in the cage is, perhaps, one of the best of Ben Allah's performances. How he manages to dispose of the cage with the bird in is one of those mysteries which is difficult to solve. The ve'ntriloquialpart of the performance is very well done, and the two dolls acted their part to perfection. At the close of the performance Ben Allah gave away some very handsome presents, which appeared to be duly appreciated by the lucky recipients.

An event occurred near Waikouaiti the other day (says the local paper) which almost sounds like a romance. A married couple who had not seen each other for some fourteen years, and who had parted in

another country, which we believe was partly mutual, were reunited. The hueband' came out to Xew Zealand, to which place he was followed by his wife, who remained in blissful ignorance of the fact. She took up her abode in luvercargill, and the disconsolate husband removed to AVaikouaiti, where he followed a rural occupation. Neither husband nor wife was at the time aware of the whereabouts of the other. A few months ago, however, the wife came to reside near Dunedin, and it was through the channel of a mutual friend of husband

and wife that she ultimately became aware that her husband was living at "Waikouaiti, ■who endeavored to arrange a meeting between the parties. The wife, however, .seemed disinclined to return to the bosom of her first love and lawful keeper ; hut she was induced to accompany the mutual friend on a> pretended business visit to "Waikouaiti, little dreaming- at that time that her husband was in the neighborhood. The proposal was craftly made as a pleasure trip for the wife, which she accepted; and during her stay at AVaikouaiti she was induced to visit the house of her husband, who chanced to be absent in Dunediu on the day of his wife's visit, "whether purposely or not we cannot say, but certain it is that the inspection of her husband's belongings proved so far satisfactory that it eventually ended in a personal interview between the estranged and long separated pair, which resulted in a renewal of wedded vows and promises of " love, faith, and trust " in the future on the part of the twain, who arc now living in happy contentment and domestic felicity, their only regret being that so many years of wedded bliss and happiness .should have been denied them through their own stupidity and want of forbearance. The writer of "Lucid Intervals " in the Christehureh Tress amusingly observes: — On dil that Mr Holleston is importing 800 single girls for the AVaimate Plains deferred payment settlers. There is a deal of subdued kindness in the move, and if the Fates are half propitious this year ought to see 800 extra marriages. The deferred payment settlers, poor'fellows, have to toil hard, and have no time to select wives, and accordingly a considerate and paternal Government does it for them. I just fear, though, that the matter will require delicate administration. In the first place the settlers ought to have an agent in the Old Country to "watch their interests in the selection of the SOD single girls. Tn the second place they ought' to "cut for partners" before the' fair cargo arrives, as no satisfactory method of allotment will be practicable afterwards. It would be well to have the .Armed Constabulary in the vicinity to preserve order during the first twelve months. Some arrangement ought further to be made for the wives " running with the land," that to say that every deferred payment settler who makes default in his instalment shall lose his wife with his tenement,, and that his successor shall stand in his place. Otherwise the very object of the Government might be frustrated, and the Waimate Plains become a trysting place for wives instead of the land of smiling homesteads. It is just possible, however, that in the eyes of some a wife and family might be regarded as coming within the category of "encumbrances" rather than that of "improvements." All joking apart, though, it is pleasant to see Mr Rollcston enthusiastic about the fortunes of the poor cockatoo, Once upon a time he boli'.ved that the squatter was all in all to the colony —now he looks to small struggling fanners to raise our fortunes. And he is doing for them what he never did for the squatters when he imports 800 girls to make them wives. "William Rollestoii, you are down in your political luck just now, but Jaques hopes yet to sec you stand god-father to 8000 rosy children. Here's to you and them.

A correspondent of an Adelaide weekly paper, writing from Auckland, makes the most astounding statement that '' in New Zealand we have .some 250 and odd newspapers, one-half of which are styled the Morning Independent, or the Evening Independent, or the Weekly Independent, or as the ease may be." There are about half this number of newspapers in the colony, and there is not an Independent amongst them.

A young girl " relating her experience" at a Salvation Army meeting - at Sunderland, described a domestic incident in connection with her enlistment under the banner of General Booth. '' "When aa wes convarted, '' she said, "a went hcym full o , joy, an' tell'd ma feyther hoo happy aa was, an' that aa'd joined the army. Ma feyther was quite rough wi' mo, 1 an , said he olways thowt aa had a tile off. ' Vis, feyther,' aa said, • an , that's where thesyavin lect come in !' "

A Melbourne satirist says that some time ago the Minister of Education visited a country school, when the master regrotted that the "curriculum was not higher." The good-natured minister replied, "/The". get it made higher. There will be f* carpenter up next week."

Among the " occupations " given in the census returns of the colony, recently issued, are some not only amusing but significant. Instance the following:—"Adventurer," "globe-trotter," "lodger," " jack-of-all-trades," " brothel-keeper," "superannuated," "doll's eye - maker," '' saw-doctor," " printer's devil," " gambler," "wizard," and "poet."

The Southland News has the following : —'' The ling needs to have good digestive organs if it can comfortably deal -with auch substances as were found in the inside of one caught from the s.s. Stella at the Bluff on Monday. The fish was three feet six inches long, and as it felt as if it had been stuffed with something hard it was opened, with the result that in its stomach were found the leg bone of a sheep with part of the shank bone attached, the whole measuring l'2 r }-inches in length; the pelvis, three ribs, and three pieces of the backbone of a sheep, a stone two inches by one and a-half inch, a smaller stone, a number of pebbles , one sea anemone, three pieces of shell, and some meat.''

Approbation of the frozen mutton from New Zealand is now very general at Home. A correspondent sends the Otago Daily Times the following extract from a lady's letter on the subject. The lady resides in London : —" We have had a number of jointa of New Zealand mutton, and always try to get it when we have strangers, and they all seem charmed with it, and ask us our butchcr'H address. It is so fresh-lookiii" , that I do not think the butchers would thank us for telling, as they sell it, I believe, for Is and Is 3d as English, but as Colonial they have to sell it at 8d or Sid. I have a leg of mutton in the house, and'as the two Grants, who were with you, arc coming to dinner, we are going to use it. It was pretty hard when it came, and the fat was as pure and white, and the flesh as good a color, as if it had only been killed a few hours."

Of the many complaints in which Lactopcptinc has shown most prompt and ■ ■docided success none have been more quickly rcTlieved than the various forms of headache, including nervous and sick headache, which distressing- complaints are in nine cases ou.t of ten, due to inactive or sluggish liver, with constipated bowels. Lactopeptine can bo obtained in handy bottles, with full instructions enclosed, of Professor Moore, "Waipa wa. —[ Advt. ]