Local and General.

Ellesmere Guardian, Volume X, Issue 930, 29 July 1891, Page 3

Local and General.

mExP.jORERS m Maehonaland believe they I have discovered historical remains and nottery ot Phcenician origin. In the Houso of Commons ou July 23rd the tir«t Lord nf the Admiralty was further questioned respecting the fatal exp'oaion <>n board II M.S. Cordelia. In reply Lord George Hamilton announced that all. the. guna of the type of those on H.M.S. Cor.iUU<would be replaced with others of a later and more improved type, except m c mes where the yessela. wero about to be relieved.

! The TemuJca Leader says: — Wo"li*ivd . jrceived private iht- nuaiion to tliefife'i't that tbere i-i a, majori'y m Parliament m favour of comnensation lo publicbns m t © event- of their licenses b^ing takpji away from them, withont^uuse, ; i Scottish, papers to hand, by Inst mail ■* 1 jjive full particulars '*f ' Um inelitrtcholy <_*" Ilea) h : by drowniniof Mr Wav 'rl-iy Ciiuieron, of Oban, s»n of on" of th* prnpriM hi-h of ibe far untied * Waverley. ' eeii'-s of , ens. He was drowned through the foun'lerifg uf a yacht off Lismore. V ! Thk newly formed Volunteer B'ire Brigade hold Hs firßt practice on Saturday evening, in-ihoTown Hall, there b dng v i full attendance. The drill was merely I elementary, t>>e Superinte ndent, Mr J. I ow, [putting the men throii.h lh**ir facings, potdt'on dril', etc. Frequ- nt dry practices of the Hn I will be held until the men become fully conversant wi|h the duties. ■ L'ißD Onslow, m a despatch to the Secretary for (lie Colon ii.i*-, says that m the opinion of the majority' ■• of ihb pnopW;in New Zealand federation is outsido the realm of practicul p )litif*R. The prospect of tbo consolidation of debts uftd conver sinu into a genernl Common weath, and a loan at a reduced rate of interest, would . alone tempt New Zealand to join : ' The first 'wet practice' of the Fie Brigade waß held on Monday eveniug, when the men did some real good bard work m a. very workmanlike manner, conKideiinfj; that tbey are nearly all ' new cbuniH ' ai tbe business. After the practice, a social hour was spent by tho memberc, who all seemed to epj'iy themselves thoroughly. It is freely asserted iv Wellington that the increase m the members' honorarium is to be followed by an increase m the salary of the Ministers. The arooun.s are said to be £1250.f0r the Promie*, and £1000 for the other**, with on official house allowance of £400 m each case, The I .hour party are responsible for tbo jncrnise/and it said, wanted tbo honorarium raised to £300 a year. At a meeting of the Committee ot the Ellesmere JocKey Club, held at the Royal Hottl, Southbridge, on Saturday evening, there were present Messrs Bishop, (m ihe chair,) Hibburd, Britton, Willis and the Secretary, Mr Sharpe. The mooting was called to appoint a doleijate to represent the club at tbo .meetings of the Trotiing Association, and Mr H. F, Bn'tloa was selected for the office. *' While riding Genuy Mount at exorcise on Monday morning on the Leestoa racecourse a lad named Harry Honor, employed .at Mr. Gaskin's, Lakeside, met with a very 'severe accident. The mare came to grief jstased fence, unseated her rider, nnd m struggling fell on him heavily. He was ienrried off the course insensible, and Dr •Malone was immediately sent for. He ■found that the lad was seriously injured internally and he is now m a precarious 'condition. An Auckland telegram sajs that at the Supreme Court there Mr' Justice Conolly ■ruled (1) that a wages creditor waa not jemitled to include m his preferential claim i ;any sum fir wages m lieu of uotice ; land (2) that if any such claim be made it must be made under Sectioa 118 of the ißank ruptoy. Act, anc' tho amount assessed , iin the manner there directed and proceed jfor such' «3 an ordinary debt. The ruling Vd> ids. Hpnpiv is important m regun} toi jbijnkfuptdy proceed uig«. V | The Wellington, ,B[u.nt Club for some •time has been for a stag hunt, [which, after several postponements on account of the weather, came off at Miraimar. somo miles out of town, on Saturday. It was a.regular fi-isc*-,' as, the stag refused Ito be hunted and took refuge with some jco'wp. It seemed' more or less tame, and, after some trouble, the attempt was given '■up_. The result of this 'hunt' is that the Goverppf haß ordered his name to be with drawn! as patrjn of the Club as he declines to be 'associated with a Society of socalled sportsmen who can be responsible for such treatment of half-grown animals as occurred on Saturday. It 'Was an ex-" hibition which Hie Excellency incredibly informed would have'' been ludicrous m the extreme, if it had hot been so.Uhutter- ; ably dipgustin^.' The .first meeting of Governors of the Imperial Institute was held at Marlborough House on July 23, President, H.R.H the Prince of Wales, warmly thanked the organisers for. their energo tic services m receiving subscriptions; and devising a permanent form of constitution for the administration of the Institute. The report submitted by the Governors stated that the Government-* of New South Wales South Australia and Zealand bad "not subscribed the amounts tbey had promised The president asked Sir Saul Samuel, oue of the New Soulh Waleß Governors, what prospect there was of tbat Colony subscribing. In reply, Sir Saul said that^ a promise had been made by Sir Patrick Jennings, who was Premier of Now South Wales when the Imperial Institute was organised, and he was hopeful that promise would be redeemed. The Editorial depaitment of the Salvation Army sends us the following "Press Information,"— The work among the children is more thau ever engaging- ' the attention of the heads of the Salvation Army. A set of fresh rules and regulations have lately been formulated at Lolad*>n Headquarters. The General lias despatched speoial officers to New Z°aland to prosecute .his very oranch of the work. The rising generation is evidently m for a good time.— There aro at tbe present time 259 mon nnd woman exclusively engaged m Salvation Army operations m the colony. Sevouty soparate Corps or stations are woraed by them, to which are attached over one hundred Outposts. — Major Alfred Barritt, who some ft*ur years ; Bgo was editing the New Zealand War Cry m Christchurch, and is now superintending the Salvation Army operations at BneDos Ay re«, Argentine Republic, has been granted by the authorities a free pass over all railway lines.'— General Booth's Social Scheme is being extended to the English provinces. Premises lately used as baths havo been secured at Leeds, at a cost of £18000, and £2000 spent m necessity alterations to cuivert the whole into convenient and coiinnndioiiß buildings for Food und Shelter Depots and Workshops. The General formally opened the plane on Wednesday, June 3rd. — A gentleman hus givo £500 towards commencing _, Army operations m Hungary. Officers will Bbottly bo dispatched. — The Now Zealand War Cry b.is now a circulation of close upon 23,000 copies weekly,