THE GLOBE. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1882.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2695, 27 November 1882, Page 2

THE GLOBE. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1882.

New Story. —We give in to-day’s issue the commencement of a story entitled “ The House of White Shadows,” which is being brought out simultaneously in England and Now Zealand. It is written by Mr J. B. Parjeon, author of “ Blades of Grass,” “ Joshua Marvel,” “ Grif,” “ London’s Heart,” &c., which is a guarantee for its excellence. It will appear in this paper every Monday and Thursday. The Hailway Commissioners. —These gentlemen left Christchurch on Saturday morning for Blenheim, with the intention of examining the proposed railway route via the East Coast. It is expected that the journey will occupy four or five days. Ashburton Cheese Factory —Encouraged by the success so far attending the establishment of this industry, the directors have resolved to increase the capital of the company from £SOOO to £15,000. This step is being taken with a view of starting other factories in the various parts of the county, and a meeting will be held in a few days tor the purpose of fully discussing the matter.

A Novel Impost. —At the Resident | Magistrate s Court tliis morning’, the house I I surgeon of "-the Hospital was called as a ■ i witness respecting a man who had been an J inmate of that institution. Referring to ( an assertion which liad been made in Court ; a few days before, and noticed in this ' column under the above head, he made a s statement. His remarks were not heard , clearly, but lie was understood to say that he had not demanded a guinea as a fee for ; a certificate of the man’s state. He had refused to give a certificate because he thought the proper course would have been to bring him to the Court on subpcona, and take his evidence on oath, when he would have been entitled to a guinea, ■ LII ' h® had told the applicant so. As for refusing information to the police, a man dressed in plain clothes who said he was a policeman had asked for it and been refused. If he bad been properly applied to by the head of the police, or if Mr Joyce had sent a request with his card, the information would have been furnished. Escape from Deowning.— Shortly before noon yesterday, as Constable Morgan was on duty in Oxford terrace West, he was accosted by some children who told him that a woman was in the river near the public baths. He at once went to the river and saw the woman in the water screaming for help. Having procured assistance, he rescued her, and ascertained her name to be Stevens, and that she dwelt in the Perry road, but she refused to say how it came about that she got into the river. She was conveyed to the hospital, where she received every attention. It subsequently transpired that she had quarrelled with her husband and threatened to commit suicide. Pike. —At an early hour on Saturday morning Sergeant Wilson was passing the Shades, Hereford street, and his attention was attracted by a glare of fire in the rear of the hotel. He at once awoke Mr Porter, and proceeding to the ash pit in the yard it was found that the wooden bed and framework of the pit was on fire, doubtless from some live embers that had been deposited there the previous evening. A few buckets of water were procured, and soon all danger w r as averted. Railway Crossing Foot Bkidgb at Pobt. —The foot-bridge across the railway yard at Lyttelton is finished, and was ■ generally used yesterday by passengers leaving the railway station and crossing to the wharves. Lyttelton Graving Dock. —ln consequence of its being inconvenient to his Excellency the Administrator of Government to be present later than the 14th December, the date for the opening of the . Lyttelton graving dock has not yet been fixed. The engineer to the Harbor Board reports that there is still a considerable - amount of work to be done, so that it would not be wise to fix on any earlier day. Lecture. —The Rev. A. W. Hands del livered a lecture on “ The Tabernacle in - the Wilderness ” in the schoolroom, Kil- . linchy, on. Thursday evening last, to an . appreciative audience. The lecturer graphically described the journeying of the i Israelites to the period of the building of the Tabernacle, a model of which, drawn - to scale, was exhibited, all its details being , minutely described, together with the - vessels used in the celebration of the ) Jewish rites and ceremonies. The subject , was ably handled by the rev. gentleman, to 3 whom a hearty vote of thanks was unanimously accorded at the close. Mr Thomas 1 Tolerton kindly presided. The lecture was ” in aid of the Library fund. The Crops. —With the close of last week the grain crops in all parts of the Northern district have shown satisfactory progress, ’ and the prospects for harvest since the settlement of thecountry were never better than • at this season. Even on the plain lands there . is a promise of a good yield, as the straw is 1 stronger than usual. The wheats on all . sides give promise of abundance. The

grass, however, is not cpmi- g forward as well as usual, and the necessity for the employment of some efficient fertiliser on the same is quite apparent. The potato crops which were not cut back by frosts are forward for the time of the year. Peas and beans are expected to give prolific yields, j udging from present appearances.

Ingenious Advertising.— lt is rumored that the representatives of two Parisian life assurance companies in Brussels are in treaty with an eminent French novelist to write a novel of life assurance, and both their companies are to figure conspicuously in it. The “ Australasian Insurance and Banking Record” remarks the rumor may or may not be true ; but the suggestion is not at all a bad one. There have been many incidents in the experience of insurance companies that might afford ample materials for a first-rate work of fiction, and those that have occurred in Australia are as sensational as any. Here is an opportunity for rival companies to encourage native industry. Remanding Peisonees.— lt seems that there is some doubt as to whether it is competent for Magistrates or Justices of the Peace to remand prisoners from one town to another. In the Justices of the Peace Act, 1866, it was clearly defined in section 66 how offences committed in one province could be dealt with in another, but the Act passed during the past session (the Justices of the Peace Act, 1882) omits that section. Section 135, clause 1, provides that “ accused may be remanded for eight clear days to any convenient prison or place of security;” clause 2 states “ that the keeper has to bring the prisoner before the same or such other justices as shall be there acting at the time appointed for continuing such examination.” At the Police Court, Auckland, recently. Sergeant White applied that a prisoner named Isaac Wilson, who

was brought up on a charge of embezzle-

ment, should be remanded to New Plymouth. The Clerk of the Court pointed out to the sergeant that, although power to so remand was given in the Act of 1806, it was omitted in the Act of 1882, and that counsel for the prisoner had raised this point at a previous sitting of the Court. Mr Cooper again raised the point, whereupon the Resident Magistrate said he would look into the matter, and adjourned the case.

The Austral.—The “Family World” of May 20th, 1882, has the following paragraph, which reads curiously at the present time. It is headed, “No More Shipwrecks ” : —The new Australian passenger steamship belonging to the Orient Company and christened the Austral, is so constructed that at short notice she can be turned into a powerful fighting cruiser. Her hull is so built that bales of compressed wool could be stowed between her inner and outer “ skins ” right round the ship, thus affording an admirably efficient armour, easy of adaptation, while her machinery can be doubly protected by layers of coal several feet thick, which can be stored both for use and for defence, in the bunkers on each side of the steamer’s “ vital spot.” The ship is so constructed that it is practically impossible to either sink or burn her—two points which cannot fail to make her a favorite with the continuous stream of passengers between England and the Australian Colonies.

The Egyptian Question. —The feeling of Europe on the occupation of Cairo is much divided. The Germans and Austrians

(says the “ Spectator”) apparently intend to support British proposals, if they involve no annexation. The Russians, French, Italians, and Spaniards are all bitter, loudly demand that England shall submit to Europe, and insist that we promised to restore the status quo. These, however, are the opinions of journalists, among whom, especially in Italy, the exKhedive Ismail may have some influence, and the statesmen, Gambetta excepted, have not yet spoken. His journal pleads, with almost pathetic reiteration, that Britain will be most unwise to irritate France in Egypt, and should, therefore, restore the Joint Control. It may, however, be stated that, speaking broadly. Central Europe is content, Russia suspicious. Prance sore withjoalousy, and the Mediterranean States enraged. Italy and Spain alike appear to dread some result which is not defined, but which may possibly be French ascendancy on the south coast of the Mediterranean. There can be no doubt that Sir Garnet Wolseloy, in taking Tel -el - Kebir, took Tunis and Western Algeria, if not Morocco, for the French.

The Sumner Drowning Case. —The body of the unfortunate man Crilly, who : was drowned whilst bathing near Sumner 1 ' on Thursday last, was recovered on Saturday by Constables Daley and Whitty, who had procured a boat, and were dragging near the spot where he was seen to sink by Mr J. S. Monck. The depth of water where it was found is about 15ft. The body was removed to the Police Morgue. Lincoln. —The anniversary of the Sunday school was celebrated, as has been the custom for many years now, by a tea meeting. After a hearty tea, partaken of in the old building, an adjournment was made to the new Presbyterian church, where the comfort and convenience for the purpose was the subject of general remark. The Rev. A. Blake conducted the meeting, the programme embracing recitations by the young people, addresses from ministers, interspersed with sacred songs by the choir, all of which items were really excellent and enjoyable. The annual report was read by Mr Pannett, who has now concluded his forty-ninth year as a teacher and superintendent in connection with Sunday schools. A large number of well chosen, books were distributed to those who deserved them. Mr Standring addressed himself to the young, pointing out the elements of true greatness. Rev. W. Spencer addressed the parents on matters bearingon true piety and the conversion of their children. Rev. W. "West in a humorous way alluded to Moody’s Sunday school work, desiderated more interest on the part of parents, and referred to the serious evils likely to result from the exclusion of the Bible from the day schools. It was the duty of the State to show the law to its . subjects. This successful anniversary was brought to a close at ten o’clock with the usual votes of thanks and prayer.

Russia in the East. —Now that the Egyptian troubles are on the way to a settlement, the attention of the world will naturally be directed to the aggressions of Russia in Asia. A late exchange states the situation as follows :—“ Russia is concentrating a formidable army on the Caucasus. On its present peace-footing the army of the Caucasus consists of 124,327 troops, composed of 83,901 infantry, 21,255 cavalry, 14,885 artillery, and 4284 engineers. The number of officers attached is 2676 to the infantry, 949 to the cavalry, 512 to the artillery, and 164 to the engineers. The greater part of this force is kept on hand in the Tiflis district, whence it can be directed with ease by railways either upon the Caspian or the Black Sea, or forwards in the direction of Kars and Erzeroum. The position it occupies is thus extremely strong from a strategical point of view, and is enormously more advantageous than that which it held on the outbreak of the war of 1877-78. When hostilities commenced then.

the railway from the Caspian to Tiflis was not commenced, the Black Sea Coast of the Caucasus was dominated by Batoum,

and Alexandropol was confronted by the still stronger fortress of Kars. At the cost of over a million sterling Russia has now completed the railway communication between Baku and Poti, thus rendering it possible to move from the central point, Tiflis, the army toward the Caspian or Black Sea ; Kars has been conquered, and converted into a first-class Russian, fortress ; and Batoum has not only been improved as a harbor, but a railway has been, constructed on the one hand toward the Tiflis-Poti line, and on the other, a macadamized road has been laid down as far as Kars. Strengthened externally, the Caucasus has been rendered more powerful internally by the massacre, or deportation, of all the disaffected classes who took part in the tribal insurrection in 1877. This measure of repression was applied with such thoroughness, not only to the tribes of the Caucasus, but also to the Mussulman population of the conquered Turkish territory (a quarter of a million of which migrated in consequence to Turkey), that th# element of disorder has been reduced to a minimum, and could hardly be quickened again into a blaze. Of the 125,000 troops composing the army of the Caucasus, most are Europeans, and in the event of a war the force would be raised at once 300,000 men. St. Albans Boeocqh Council. —The fortnightly meeting of this body will take place to-night, at the usual hour. City Council. —The ordinary meeting of the City Council will be held at seven o’clock tliis evening. Prior to the usual

business the miscellaneous by-law will be further considered.

Lin wood Town Boaed. — A meeting of the Linwood Town Commissioners will be held this evening, at their offices, Hereford, street East.

A negro was boasting to a grocer of the cheapness of ten pounds of sugar which, he had purchased at a rival shop. ' Let me weigh the package,’ said the grocer. The negro assented, and it was found two pounds short. The colored gentleman, looked perplexed for a moment, and then said — c Guess he didn’t cheat this child much. 'While he was getting the sugar I stole two pairs of shoes.’ The late Dr. Cook, of Haddington, who was minister of the first charge, officiated as prison chaplain. On one occasion he observed among the prisoners an old woman who had been a frequent inmate. ‘ Here again, Mary ?’ the doctor said, to which Mary replied, ‘ Aweel, sir, whaur could Ibe better ? I get my meat, and I get my claes, and I hae the benefit o’ your Ministrations.’

An Aberdeenshire laird who kept a verygood poultry-yard strangely enough could not command a fresh egg for his breakfast, and felt much aggrieved by the want. One day, however, he met his grieve’s wife going towards the market, and, very suspiciously, with a nice basket. On passing and speaking a word he discovered tha basket was full of beautiful white eggsThe next time he talked with his grieve he said, ' James, I like you very well, and I think you serve me faithfully, but I cannot say I admire your wife.’ To which the cool reply was, ‘ O, deed, sir, I’m no muckle surprised at that, for I dinna muckle admire her mysel.’

‘You can’t add different things together/ ■aid an Austin school teacher. ‘lf you add a sheep and a cow together, it does not make two sheep or two cows.’ A little boy, the son of a Texas milkman, held up his hand and said, ‘ That may do with •heep and cows, but if you add a quart of water it 'makes two quarts of milk. I’ve seen it tried.’

The firemen wore industriously trying to extinguish a blaze in a New York saloon, when an impecunious Pat, who had been, drinking ‘on tick,’ beseeching his friend the pipeman, said—‘For the love of the Lord, Thomas, play on the shlate.’ A debtor who was sued by his creditor acknowledged that he had borrowed the money, but declared that the plaintiff knew at the time that it was a Kathleen Mavourneen loan. ‘ A Kathleen Mavourneen loan,’ repeated the Court, with a puzzled look. ‘ That is it, judge ; one of the “ it may be for years, and it may be for over ” sort.’

* Father, you are an awful brave man/ said a Detroit youth, as he smoothed down the old man’s grey locks the other evening. ‘ How do you know that, Willie ?’ Oh, I heard some men down at the store say that you killed thousands of soldiers during the war.’ ‘Me P Why, I was beef contractor for the army!’ ‘Yes, that’s what they said !’ explained young innocence as he slid for the kitchen.

A pretty woman in black passes the window. ‘Looks like a young widow, doesn’t she ? Don’t you like to see a pretty young widow f A pretty young widow is always a pleasing sight.’ ‘ Yes, so long asshe isn’t yours.’ ‘I do so like to talk to you,’ she says softly, in a pause in the conversation, beaming on him and sighing. ‘ Why f* asks the unsuspecting youth. ‘ Because,” she answers gently— ‘ because you are all ears.’

He was sitting on the Club-house steps when a gentleman came up to him and asked him if there was a gentleman with one eye named Walker in the club. ‘ I don’t know/ was the answer; -what’s the name of the other eye ?’ Gus de Brown, who has prolonged his call considerably after 10.15 p.m. ‘So you don’t admire men of conservativeviews like myself. Miss Angel ?’ Miss Angel, with vivacity:—‘ No, indeed, I prefer people who have some go in them/ Da. Brown reaches for his hat.

Shipping. —As will be seen by reference to our shipping column the ship Lurline arrived from London to-day. The passengers are all well, and have landed. D U.A.0.8. —The Druids intend entertaining Bro. Erman, the Grand Secretary of the order, who is now visiting this colony, at a banquet at the Terminus Hotel, on Saturday evening next. Lyttelton Regatta. —The Star Boating Club of Wellington will send a crew to compete in the Interprovincial Regatta. The yacht Thetis will also compete in the regatta. . . Sale of Privileges. —The sale of privileges in connection with the cricket macch, Auckland v Canterbury, took place to-day at Messrs Hawkes and Co.'s rooms. The publicans’ booths were sold to Mr Ravenhill for £2l for the three days, and the confectioner’s booth for £2 for the same period. Lost Child. —A little lad named Alfred Williams, three years of age, is reported as missing from his home. He has no parents, but is cared for by Mrs Da Leuen, of Caledonian road, from whose house he wandered about eleven o’clock this morning. He is described as being in a blue kickerbocker suit, has a black Glengary cap, and wears elastic side boots. The late James Chilly. —The widow and family of the late James Crilly, who was recently drowned in the Estuary, are in straitened circumstances. For a long time past the deceased man, who was a tailor by trade, was unable to work, owing to a paralytic affection of the right arm and leg, for which he had recourse, with benefit? to sea bathing, and whilst thus seeking relief he was swept into the channel. Mr Whitelaw has issued a sub ■ scription list, to which he asks the signatures of all those who can render the family any pecuniary assistance.