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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4163, 25 November 1884, Page 2

There "was no criminal business at the R.M. Court this morning. The Auckland Star says that the labor market is glutted in that city. ' Messrs Murravy Roberts' and Go. report that the a.s. : Coptic arrived at Hobart at 9 a.m. to-day. . In future the assistant clerk of the Court will remain in the office on days when the Court is sitting. The codlin moth thrives well in Tasmania, ' though fruit from there is under no embargo in New Zealand. . At a meeting of manufacturers at Wellington it was decided to form a Chamber of Manufacturers, , In Nelson the plaeruo of rats is being turned to good account—the pigs arc being fed on the savory rodents. ' ' Mrs G. B. Lewis and her Australian dramatic company, commence a season at Wellington op Thursday next. There will be a semi-weekly mail service between: Woodvillo. and Puketoi from the beginning of tho year. ; Wo have received from Messrs Murray; Roberts and Co.; tho calendars of the North British and ; Mercantile Insurance Company. The Ekotahuna schoolroom seems'; a model,; tho cubic air allowed to each pupil is under-four feet, so says the Wairarapa Star. <•'■!•'' ' The Wellington Guards, arc to sigual the results of the Island Bay by flag signal on the' Morse dot and dash principle.

Mr Burton, manager of the Bank of Australasia, Waipawa, is be promoted to Ashburton. > A diamond wedding has been celebrated by a Tasmauian couple who are only slightly over eighty years of age each. '■ A correspondent, writing to the Otago Daily Times from Opunake, says the native gathering at Parihaka is rapidly breaking up. The Taranaki News understands that except in the first standard very few of the Taranaki scholars will pass in their standards this'year." ~. '"" " ' " Me Hill, inspector of schools, visits and examines the Woodville school to-day and to-morrow, Herctaunga .on, .Thursday,, and Danevirke on Friday. The midsummer holidays for "the district 1 schools, under the Hawke's Bay Education Board, commence on December terminate on January 24. ] Mr Appleby, of the Dunning Opera Company, while playing cricket in the iHobart Domain had his lips cut and four teeth knocked out by a ball.; . The vacant section opposite the Daily Telegrapii office is being prepared for the Fair vo be held in aid of the funds for the improvement'of-Clive Square. i " ; • The Woodville Examiner says Mr. Hunter of Porarigahau will be a candidate for "Wai- ! pawa at the next election. Looking far. ahead with a vengeance. ; , .' "'.■ A branch of the Union Bank of Australia" was opened at Hastings this morning, which will prove a great convenience to the con- : : stituents of that institution in the district. The Rangitikei Advocate is very rough onTom Bracken as an elocutionist; it adds he did best at Marton in "Passing through.the gate," and.Old Bendigo." -.-..,■'. , , In the way of cheap race horses, it may be mentioned that the grand mare Florence, who won the last Cambridgeshire Stake?, was passed in as a yearling at six guineas. It is stated that the first contracts of the North Island trunk railway will ba let in February next. It has been suggested that Tawhiao should be asked to turn the first sod. . -, The Athenceum understands that there is no truth.in the statement, which has been widely published in this country, that Mr Froude is abput to visit the Australian colonies! He has no such intention. .. Four hundred and forty, of the English peers are landlords deriving- the whole or the greater part of their revenues from land. Fifteen million acres of land, with, an aggregate rental roll, of nearly £15,000,000, represents their property and income. ■ , Wβ take the following from the N.Z. Times : —"Mr Izard moved iipon affidavits showing improper dealings with trust funds disclosed in Mr Bunny's bankruptcy,-' to strike that solicitor off the rolls of the Court." , , "■' ' ■■■!■■ '-_ •-• •■! •■-'.■ Ilesford, a member of the Wilhnott Troupe, took to the easy life of a publican at River'ton. As the takings of the hotel only averaged 2s : '6d per'day, Hesford, with the. consent of his creditors, once more returns to the footlights. A correspondent to the Dunedin .Star suggests the formation-of a'Highland Brigade in that city. Whore there are: so many ■ representatives of the clans settled, "there ougjht to be jxo cliiHculty- lel x-aising- .-tHe battalions necessary. ••■-.••... : • ; ■ The sporting writer in the Wangauui Herald is very rough on the Napier backers of Trenton f or : their action re the scratching. The same writer speaks' of the Hon. W. Pearson as the Squire of Kilkenny Park. Mr Pearson happens to own Kilmany.; ; It is not often that a lawyer in a civil case catches a tartar, :but .such a thing, occurred to-day. .A man by mistake had been summoned for £8 3s 9d, but held a receipt from the lawyer for a progress payment of £5, and so he won his case, no costs being allowed. -.••/'■•, The employers in "Wanganui have recommended that Saturday is the most suitable day to.hold a half holiday... The employes hare now to canvass the whole of the shop's and stores to get an. unanimous consent to close on that_day at-2 o'clock in the afternoon. The promoters of the local exhibition could add to the comfort of the patrons by prohibiting- girls hawking flowers about. The crush is bad enough without adding to it, by having half-a-dozen girls crushing , here, there, and everywhere, pressingpeople to buy their wares. Owing to'a clause in the Property AssensmentAct of 1883 it willnot bo possible to .have the poll on the harbor qhestion till after the Christmas holidays. The clause to which we refer says, that a month's clear notice must be allowed for objections to. te lodged against names on tho roll. Mr Andrr-w Johnson, of Foxton, on Thursday picked up on the Horowhonua beach, a lifebuoy having the words, "Bio"Logo." painted on it. -Mr Johnson is of opinion it had not been more than three days in tho water. The Foxton paper is informed : .a vessel named the Bio Loge left Lyttelton a-short time ago. ...... . '~ - The Leeds Mercury, a paper of enormous circulation in the North of England; in. a recent issue, thus answers a correspondent, J. 8.; Yes, by all means we advise New Zealand. It is much the best - governed, richest, most fertile/ and most, desirable colony for .emigration. With a capital of £3000 and two grownup sons you should do well. ■: ~ ; .;-.-'i ■■..■'■: It is understood that Captain Kennedy, the popular "'commander of the steamei Hauroto, will give up the charge of thai Vessel to take up the position of ship's husband in Wellington to the Union Steamship Company's fleet. Captain Kennedy will, ;it is said, be succeeded by Captain Anderson, of the Rotorua. Different people have different ideas of what constitutes a fat billet. A lawyer was enlarging on a debtor's position to pay today in the R.M. Court, said debtor being in a good situation at a high salary. That was the legal view, here is the actual, the man, who has a wife and four children, is in receipt of two' pounds per week. Once more a contrast between romance and reality. '..*.-.,. Saturday's N.Z..Times says": — -'The largest hapuka -which has ever been caught in the waters of Port Nicholson was exhited in Liardet's . fish shop yesterday. After being cleaned it woighed nearly It was sent to the freezing-chamber •,of the s.s. Rusipehu, and will be exhibited-by the New; Zealand- Shipping Company, at .-Billingsgate Market on tho arrival of. tho steamer in the Thames." . • ■....>,•- The Daily News announces that arrangements are being made for holding a conference of artisans, capitalists, and persons interested in the study of social problems in London next January, when the questions connected with the distribution of Avealth between the laboring and capitalist/classes may be discussed from, all points of view. The plan originated with an Edinburgh gentleman, who has generously given £1.000 for carrying it out. Siuce the break-down at the Corporation pumping 'station, the bed-plates and pedestals , have been greatly strengthened ; — in some parts "concrete having been replaced with iron. The pumping engine is now working admirably, and the boiler is found to be all that can be> desired- To eat humble-pie is at all times a disagreeable operation, but certainly after the toss about the machinery, we think the Municipal Council owes some sort of an apology to Messrs. McEwan and Co. • : ; Decisions were given for plaintiffs in tho following cases at tho R.M. Court tflis morning. before Captain Preece, R.M. : — Dinwiddle,; Walker and Co v. A. Grossman, £1 10s, costs Us ; samev. W. Krause, £3 2s, costs 10s; 1 ? - Pilcher v. Pilcher (Mr Lascclles for plaintiff), £40, costs £2 15s, solicitor's fee £2 2s, witness' expenses 10s; Nelson Brothers and Williams v. StJby (Mr Lascclles for plaintiff), verdict for £3 3s 9d, without. costs ; Dr. DeLislo v. Master, judgment summons, order niado for payment of 15s per month ; Ebbett v. Morrisscy.. (Mr Lee for plaintiff), land Mr Lascejles (fir..defendant £8, solicitor's fee £1 Is., costs l[jf*. ."' ' '"• "".■■• , ;'■■'," The following is the complete programme of i tho Hawke's Bay Amateur Athletic Club, to be held'on the ..2Cth December, Proceedings -commence'with a hurdle raco of 120 yards, -the first heat of the Club handicap of 100 yards follows—the other distances being 220 and 410 yards, ling jump, one mile handicap walk, handicap of 150 yards, pole jump, one mile handicap race, obstacle race, and a. steeplechase. The events are only open to members, and the competitors must wear university costume, football, or cricket uniform. Entries c10f.9 on Tuesday, the 9th'December,

Paying accountsHn.full pays-best judged from a case in Court, where a doctor had sent a-letter to-.a.;defaulter to square his little bill. The amount owing was £4 Us., and; after some time, the debtor _ a cheque for £4 9s which he sent on. On the road a summons crossed the letter, ..and tor those two shillings deficient he was mulcted in two ; guineas costs,: and one guinea solicitor's fee. This should prove a vaJuaUe though expensive lesson tojhe debtor, and in the future he will probably remit in full.

I fail to understand why Genera Gordon is not informed that he cannot be_ allowed to roam about ■.the. Soudan the inhabitants whom'Mr Gladstone has recognised as "brave men fighting for their independence in their ancestralhomes,/ and shelling towns,' X may be,/his sincere opinion that Ms is the way to secure peace, order, arid prosperity,' but it is not that of tlie Liberal Cabinet, and Lord Wolseloy ou"-ht to employ his resources in protecting tho^'Soudanese against this Joshua. The latest news of the siege'of Khartoum is that its defender has : been shelling Berber.— Truth. :

After the example that was made in the R.M. Court yesterday, it is to be hoped,tho Salvation Army services will bo allowed to be carried on peacefully. As long as the Army confines its services to within doors, its place of worship is entitled to as much respect as any- church in the town. The penalty for disturbing a congregation during divine service is very severe, and now that theKesident Magistrate has declared the Protestant Hall to be as • much a public place as a church, any future rowdincss there will probably bo visited by a very sobering sentence.

It is said that there'is some talk about forming a gas company at Hastings, and an intelligent morning paper says it ought to be as good a speculation there as the Napier company was when first started. The Napier Gas Company was by no means a good speculation for a considerable time after it started; it paid no dividends and the: shares were at a discount for years, although at that, time, the population of this town numbered us many thousands as Hastings now does hundreds. If Hastings .looked after its drainage and the suppression of its cess-pita, it would find it more to its advantage than gas lamps.

Messrs Newbiggen and Co., who have justly established a name for themselves for their bottled ales and stout, have lately purchased from the Swan brewery a special brew that is exceptionally excellent. . It is light in quality with afine flavor, and clear as amber, without a trace of sediment at the bottom of the bottle. Some ale we tasted that had been bottled for eighteen months was fully equal to the imported article, and why people should ask for English when such a first-rate local beer can be produced, is just ono of those things that leads to the cry for protection. The success of local industries lies first with the manufacturer and secondly with the consumer, and when the one does his duty he should be supported by the other.

Judged by the .favorable paragraphs to be seen in English papers, the outlook for the frozen meat industry in this colony is most promising. The following clipping from tho Yorkshire Post indicates the revulsion of English sentiment which has taken place during the past few months. Says the journal referred to :— For the past two weeks there has been quite a commotion at Bradford in reference to the sale of New Zealand frozen mutton. Where supplies of this meat have been" offered for sale—on Fridays and Saturdays—the rush of customer's has been so great .that the streets have been blocked by waiting crowds, and the police have been called upon to maintain order and-regularity.

A novel entertainment is to be given next Friday evening at Petane, under the management of Madame Summerhayes. It will be a moonlight, promenade concert and dance, for which the Garrison Band will be in attendance. In the summer _ house Madame Summerhayes, and a few friends to assist her, will give a short concert; the lawn will be lighted with Chinese lanterns, and at intervals the band will perform ; the whole to conclude with a dance in the ballroom. ' If tho night be bright and the ■weather warm a very enjoyable evening may be anticipated. Mr Villers is making , special arrangements for the occasion, and ■will spare no pains, to make the first of what are intended to be monthly concerts, a success.

The Stout-Vogol Ministry have been subjected to pungent criticism by the Otapo Daily Times. That journal declares of Mr Stout:—" He became Premier of New Zealand raoro by good luck than good management, or, if that view leaves out of sightthe intrigues by winch he gratified his ambition, ■we will put it by good luck and good management rather than by desert. Of tho part ■which Mr Stout played during tho crisis, •wo can only say that it completely destroyed our respect for'him. Only those -who wore on the spot, and before whom his character unravelled itself at each fresh turn, can feel the disappointment—to use no stronger ■word—that we felt at his want of loyalty, his selfishness, and.bis crookedness."

There is a cheap' clothing dealer on Kearney-street, San Francisco, whose confidence in mankind has received aseverecetbaek. The other day an honest-looking countryman walked into his store and said— Sjtou remember that secor.d-iiaud overcoat iUmpht hero , for eight dollars, yesterday?"" " Never,dates pack anythingsven voncesolt, myfrendt," said the hand-me-downer. " Oh, that's all right. Ijiwt wanted to say that I found this five hundred dollar bill sowed in the lining. Perhaps t'no owner may call for it." "Of gorso he vill —lie has call alreadty, my tear f'-endt, exclaimed the dealer, eagerly capturing the money. " You ish yon honish man. Here, I o-if you feefty tollur ash a reward. Dot Till be all right.' '; • When the honest customer got around the corner he murmured softly—" I guess I'd better take this fifty, and skip up to Portland before that fellow tumbles to that counterfeit. It's getting mighty hard to shove the ' queer ' round these parts, and that's a fact."

The romance of real life was never better exemplified than- in the history of M. Lemaire, who was until recently French Consiil-General at Shanghai, and now minister Plenipotentiary at Hue. Twentyfive years ago he was at school at Toncrre, ■where he passed under the soubriquet of Jannot. When about 15 years of age he spent a vacation with an uncle in Burgundy, where lie had for a playmate a cousin somewhat younger than himself. Both were fond of playing at soldiers, and while Lemaire carried an old, rusty, flint gun, his companion i flourished an equally old and rusty sabro. i Not knowing that the gun W as loaded,. Lemah-o pointed it at his cousin and fired, blowing out his brains. Lemaire'B family, horrified at the occurrence, Bent him off to sea. He tent no letters home, and for years was never heard of. it •was however discovered that he had settled atHaigon, had learned Chinese, and was employed as interpreter,- at the .French Consulate. Later nows came that ho had married a Cochin-Chinese lady, and now France recognises him as tho most accomplished diplomatist it possesses among the •'heathen Chinese."

The exhibition at the Theatre Royal vras patronised last evening, and those present were loud in' their praises of the creditable display made and of the novelty of the idea. The Lascars made a : wonderful display of that needlework for which India for centuries has been famoxie. Messrs F. W. Collins and Co. had a creditable show of locally made jewellery. Mr J. Adamson exhibits a large collection of requisites for the apiary, a special feature being some manufactured comb, which to fte other excellencies adds that of not requiring renewal. Messrs Hardy and Sidcy made a good display of mc-nacs in ironmongery. Mr McVay has a capital exhibit of saddlery,' including a quilted all-over lady's saddle, the Peat and safe being in doeskin, a hogskin saddle for town work, and some well finished harness. A double set of carriage harness, made with the ugly square Yankoe mounting, will well repay inspection, and would do credit to Walsall; The • lollie-riiaking of Mr Hitchman, and the cobbler at. work. seemed to attract great attention. oofrW-roanT-ing wjis shown by Mr Scarf o, and had its yotarit% while the woollen goods lnamtfacturirig stalls wore surrounded by interested crowds. The aye from 1 Messrs Swirfe/Adainson, Collins, Tuokwell, Wilson, Mv Vayy Faulknor, H. Williams, Margoliouth, Buddock and Fryer, Large, IJardy and Sidey, Saunders" and: Gilbord, Dinwiddie, Walker and Co., New Zealand Clothing' Compony, B. Harding , , and Uiq DAILY TELEOIUfII offjCCj.

: The. Otngo Times reminds Sir Julius Vogel that '' Parliament is not the Stock Exchange, and human nature in New Zealand is better than he takes it to be."

A presentation is to be made by his constituents to Mr Tole the Attorney-General.

Miss Genevieve Ward is : proving :r a. wonderful success in Dunedin in the sensn.-' tional play of Forget-me-not. |;: :

The feat of building 100 freight cars in nine hours ~was perforihed in the freight car-shops of Pullman's Palace Car Company, at Pullman, Illinois, on August 18. ]

The Otago; Daily Times says :.—" Major Atkinson's defect lies in narrowness of view, and a tendency to fossilise. He has been shut up in New Zealand too long. _ It would pay the colony over and over again to send him Home for a trip during the recess, and give him the opportunity of mixing with abler men than himself, and seeing things from, other points of view."

The Mail says:—"A notice of serious import to one of the gentlemen elected at the Lite County Council election appears elsewhere. From this it appears that allegations have been filed to the purport that Mr A. H. Ross was not nominated in time, and further that the persons nominating him were not entitled to do so.

T. R. Proctor, oculist's oplician, opposite Parker, Blacksmith, Hastings announces that this week will be the limit to his present visit as he will bo leaving for the North on Saturday next. All those wishing aid with weak sight should not lose this opportunity.—[Advt.]

Don't Die in the House.—" Rough on Rats " clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches, bed-bugs, flies, ants, insect?, moles, jackrabbits, 1 gophers. Felton, Grimwade ■& Co., Agents, Wellington

That indigestion or .stomach gas at night preventing rest iuid sleep, will disappear by using Hop Bitters. Read.

The public, and medical profession of Australia are unanimously of opinion that Wolfe's Schxaits is the purest and best stimulant tonic, and diuretic at present: before the world. —[_advt."l