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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3793, 11 September 1883, Page 2

The anniversary of the fall of Sebastopol (September 8, 188-5) was celebrated in Auckland on Saturday by about fifty veterans who had seved in the Crimean war. Mr R. Williams has been appointed tho secretary to the Recreation Ground Com- -* pany and custodian of tho ground. No better choice could havo been made. The Napier Recreation Ground Company have decided to let tho High School Football Club have the use of the ground for a match with the second fifteen of To Auto on Saturday next, weather permitting. At tho meeting of the Clive Square Mutunl Improvement Association to-nightan essay on "Health," postponed from last meeting, will bo read. In spite of the unfavorable state of the weather a good attendance of members is expected.

At an adjourned sitting , of the Licensing , Court for the Pukotapu licensing district, held at Petane yesterday, a transfer of tho license for the Waikonini Hotel was granted from Mr Robert Hughes to Mr Richard Annibal. The report of the inspector on the licensed houses in tho district was favorable.

An omission in a pam-graph that appeared in our yesterday's issue, in reference to the town sections advertised by the Corporation for sale in default of payment of rates, due thereon, altered the whole meaning of the sentence. We intend to say that upon only one of the sections announced for sale havo the rates been paid.

The suggestion we threw out some weeks ago concerning the "battle with the dips," that a trial should be given to each, under A like circumstances and coiiditions, is about to bo carried out. The trials arc to bo undertaken under the auspices of the A. and P. Society, and, we understand, will bo held on the Longlands estate

A private telegram from Christohurcli states that "the distilled oil from the Southern Cross Petroleum Company's boro is bright and clear, and is now burning beautifully in tho manager's office." Another telegram from Gisborne informs us that the now and powerful engine lately imported from America by the South Pacific Petroleum Company will reach " the derrick" to-day. On any gloomy afternoon a visit to the district school Avill show any one interested in such matters that the rooms aro very dark. There arc plenty of windows, but the wood lining to the rooms gives forth no reflection. Across tho road at tho infant school the walls of the rooms are distempered, and, no matter how dark tho day, aro always well lighted. We offer this ns a suggestion to the Committee.

Captain Prccco, Trust Commissioner, gave notice in tho Resident Magistrate's Court this morning that the following deeds submitted to him for examination would bo certified to if no objection were lodged within the next five days:—Conveyance ofundividedinterest, KiritaTo Iwipipi, Ilupata, and Kaalio Hupata, to Hugh McLean, To Onopii West, 287 acres; Arihi To Niihu, Hamiora Tupaea, and Hapuku Paku, to Hugh McLean, To Onopu East, 155 acres ; Tangatakc to Hugh McLean, To Oncpo East, 155 acres; transfer of undivided interest, Auru Mange Mange, to Peter Cooper, Mahanga Block No. 1, containing 2735 acres.

An interesting discovery has been made by a birdc.atchcr named Sutherland, in Milford Sound. While pursuing his daily avocations he camo upon a basin of water, which, so far as is at present known, hag never been noticed before. The water is of considerable depth, and there is ample room for a ship to swing at anchor. On proceeding to tho upper side, ho came upon a freshwater lake of considerable size, which was divided from tho basin by a narrow bar. Sutherland has forwarded a written description of his discoyery to tho Museum, and it formed tho subject of a paper read by Mr A. McKay before the Philosophical Society on Wednesday evening.—N.Z, Times, 7th instant. " Major" Pollard, speaking at Timaru tho other day, referred to the progress of the Salvation Army movement in this colony. The army had now seven "stations" in full swing, another would be opened in Oamaru next Sunday, and ho had just taken tho Theatre Royal in liivcrcargill and " shut it up against tho devil " for two years. This statement was received with loud applause. Their oxpensos for rent alone was between £2000 and £3000 aycar, and oilier expenses were heavy. At Timaru, for instance, furnishing the officers' f quarters had cost £70, fitting up the barracks £30, and the instruments of the brass band £50.

In tho Queen's Bench Division recently, whilst a common jury was about to bo sworn to try a case before Mr Justice Stephen, one of tho twelve demurred to take the usual oath on the ground of his being- a materialist, and asked to be allowed to affirm. Tho learned judge pointed out that tho law docs not make provision for affirmation in tho case of jurors, applying only to witnesses, and requested tho man to leave the box, so that another might take his place, but to remain in attendance in court, as, if those who wore summoned to servo on juries could got off in that way, others might be encouraged to make like excuses. A similar instanco of a common juror declining to toko the oath occui'rcd before Mr Justice Hawkins on tho previous day, and in that instanco also tho man was requested by tho learned judge to leave the box but to remain in attendance amongst tho jurors in waiting, "in case he should be wanted."

Some idea of tho inexhaustible treasures of tho sea may be gathered from Professor Huxley's lecture at the Fisheries Exhibition. The Prqfesspr stated the astounding , fact that' a shoal of cod was usually front 120 ft. to 180 ft. deep, and containod 120,000,000 fish in a square mile. In other words, one single shoal contains moro fish than the whole of the Norwegian fishermen catoh in two years. And, moro wonderful still, this ono shoal of cod will consume every week, at tho very least, 810,000,000 of herrings. What must be the total consumption of herrings by cod and othor enemies tho imagination can scarcely conceive, but one day's supply for a cod shoal would victual London with herrings for a year. Another interesting fact which Professor Huxley told us was that an aero of good fishing ground will yield more food in a week than an acre of land will do in a year. The influence of Christanity upon morals in England has been investigated by a Japaneso commission, which has made its report recently to tho effect that Ohistianity has less restraint over crime, and especially drunkness, than Buddhism or the religion of Shinto; so tho religion of Japan will remain unchanged. A Guernsey correspondent, writing to an English paper, states:—"Her Majesty's prison in this island is at present empty, the only two prisoners having , been discharged this morning. This is a very gratifying condition of affairs, and speaks well for the absence of crime among a population of over 32,000. A similar circumstance has not occured during tho 27 years that tho present govomor of tho prison has held office."

_ Wong's Sojinaiws. has gained a most enviable reputation, and stands to-day confessedly thomost magnificent anti-spasmodic tonic, iuvigorant and restorative in tliQ world.—f Advt. J