LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 173, 17 November 1896, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr A. L. D. Fraser speaks to-night at Kaikora, at Patangata on Wednesday, at Hampden on Thursday, and probably Te Aute on Friday. The Hawke's Bay supplementary roll, containing SOO names, has been issued by Sergeant Mitchell to each post office in the district. At last there is a probability of the construction of a cycling track in Hastings, and all interested are invited to attend a meeting at Charlton's Hotel to-morrow evening. There were a large number of passengers south by the express this morning, including many Hastings holiday makers on their way to view the opening of the Wellington Exhibition to-morrow. Owing to the superabundance of good things provided for the Hibernian Social last night, a juvenile dance will take place in the Band Hall this evening. There should be a large attendance,>s the floor is in grand order and the management first-class. The following team will represent the County Cricket Club against the Seinde Juniors to-morrow afternoon: —Boyd, J. Donovan, H. Garforth, Gorman, Duncan. Hyde, Meßae. Rivers, Rice, Thorpe, and Everett; emergencies—Johnstone, List, and lugs,

Mr K. M'Naugliton, the well-known Napier boot importer, has a smart advertisement in this issue which is well worth perusal. The firm is noted for the good value it always gives in exchange for notes, gold, or silver. The Hastings Bowling Club has been invited to play a friendly match with the Napier Bowling Club to-morrow afternoon. The following players will leave by the 1.35 train for Napier :—Messrs Faulknor, Hodd, Newman, Maddison, Tyerman, Goldsmith, Land, Haszard, Reynolds, Mcllroy, Thomson, Clarke ; emergencies : —G. Yiekers, liev. It. Fraser, D. O'Keilly, and A. McCorkindale. We have received advices from the D.1.C., 'Wellington, that their Mr A. "W. Bain will arrive in Hastings on Thursday next and will open out an extensive and representative range of samples of their large magnificent stock, thereby affording the residents of this district opportunity of doing business with this firm equally as well as by a personal visit to the establishment. Further particulars notifying locality of sample rooms, &c., will be duly notified. The Hibernian Social, which was held in the Oddfellows' Hall last night-, was one of the most pleasant and enjoyable gatherings of the season. The night was cool, and the music .supplied Caulton (piano), Messrs King (violin) and Barrett (flute), was all that the most fastidious could desire ; the floor was smooth and in excellent condition, but the Oddfellows' Hall was altogether too small to give dancing accommodation to the large number of ladies and gentlemen present last evening. The result was that the room was overtaxed and dancing consisted of a series of collisions, and those parties who were nursing favorite corns wisely refrained from joining the whirling throng. "With this single fault, a good one from a managerial standpoint, everything passed off happily, and a substantial credit balance should accrue to the Society. During the night the lady friends of the members supplied light refreshments, towards which the dancers conscientiously did their duty. Messrs Brandon, Conway and Hamilton were most successful in their eflorts to amuse those present with songs, dances, and recitations. Extras were contributed bv Misses Shanly (Waipawa) and Walshe in excellent time. Mesdames James Barry, Gallagher, and Carroll, assisted by Mesdames Hughes and Cullcn, presided at the refreshment table and were unwearying in their attentions to the requirements of the dancers.

An average of 111 platelayers are killed on railways in the United Kingdom every

It is reported that in the near future, upon the arrival of timber and other necessary appliances, digging for gold will be commenced in Greytown.—Standard.

Gillingham, arrested at Greymouth, for a murderous assault on his wife and another woman, is the father of eleven children.

A minister in a Kansas city is trying to hold his congregation together and get them to church regularly by reading a continued story in weekly instalments.

Every shilling turned out by the English Mint shows a profit of nearly 3d. On everv ton of penny pieces taken out from the Mint, there is a profit of £382.

Tlu- latest recruit to the ranks of royal musicians is the Khedive of Egypt. The Prince's speciality is dance music. One of his waltzes was recently played by the military band at Cairo.

A paper bicycle lias now invaded the field. Paper fibre, similar to that sometimes used in the manufacture of railway carriage wheels, is employed for tubing. The bicycle weighs 201b, and is said to be as strong as any now in use.

The detailed statistics from the census returns shows that Wellington has the largest number of sawmills—64, or over one-tifth of the total number of mills in the colony. Within the last five years 10 mills have been started in Hawke's Bav.

The late Lady Brasse.v once took the trouble to have a record of the amounts begged by letter of her and Lord Brassey, and the total represented £1,500,000. Notwithstanding such a large amount of letters, rhe marie it a practice to reply to every letter she received.

It is reported that throughout Australia ringmen dropped £IOO,OOO over Newhaven's double win. H. Oxenham and the Count, two well-known Australian bookmaker?, lost ,£45.000. It is believed that the ringmen will meet their obligations to a man.

A man named Ivitz, a foreman cutter at Cheltenham, committed suicide on October 2 under extraordinary circumstances. He attached an indiarubber pipe to a gas jet and placed a small stove in his bed. ' He then covered himself over with the bed-clothes, and was found dead some hours after. Kitz was a married man, but his wife and children were away on a holiday. Speaking at Dunedin on Wednesday evening, Mr Seobie Mackenzie, one of the Opposition candidates for the representation of Dunedin in the new Parliament, said : " That the Government is going to win the election I have no doubt. My only fear is that the majority may again be too big for the public advantage and even for their own. For myself I prefer that they should win." In view of the extent to which the liquor question occupies the public eye just now, it is cf interest to learn, from a return prepared by the liegistrar-General, that in 1885 there were 98 breweries in the colony, the number of hands employed being 475 ; in 1890 there were 102, employing 476 ; but in 1895 there were only 85, which gave employment to 465 persons. The amount of wages paid in 1890 was £54,825, as against £57,327 in 1895. In 1885, the quantity of beer brewed was 4,735,735ga1, valued at £325,182 ; in 1890 it was 5,022.732ga1, valued at £300,508 ; and in 1895 it was 5,249,278ga1, valued at £336,734. The Auckland Star is responsible for the following:—An extraordinary feat for a horse to perform took place in Harding street. A large draught horse was turned out for the holiday, together with a small pony, with which he quarrelled. After biting it savagely and pawing it severely he caught it with his fore feet and teeth and hoisted it bodily over a fence about six feet high, letting it fall on to the asphalt pavement. Quite a number of people saw the occurrence, but were unable to prevent it. The pony is not permanently injured, but is very stift and sore. The facts, although improbable, are vouched for by several well-known residents, whose names have been given us as vouching for the accuracy of the report. It's a fact, says a well-known Christchurch divine the other day, to a friend, that Cough Mixture, called Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, is the very best thing for throat Irritation and Cough I have ever taken : I notice all the Grocers and Chemists keep it —a never failing remedy. Wholesale Agents, Drug Co.—A»vt.

The Crown Princess of Denmark is the tallest royal lady in Europe, her height being over 6ft 2in. She is the granddaughter of Mile. Desiree Clary, who married Bernadotte, afterwards King of Norway and Sweden. The Crown Princess os Denmark is the richest as well as the tallest of European Princesses, slie having inherited a considerable fortune from her maternal grandfather, Prince Frederick of the Netherlands, in addition to the fortune left to her by lier father. Dr Newman Hall is one of the wonderful old men of the age. In his eighty-first year he can still walk ten miles with -pleasure and enjoy a holiday in climbing mountains. His sight and hearing are also perfect. The well-known divine has been a teetotaller since he was twenty-one, and has never smoked. His father and mother were also abstainers. "Walking has been practically Dr Newman Hall's only exercise, but this he has made a practice of obtaining every day. A strange scene has taken place at a wedding ceremony at Bedford. The bride had made the stipulation that the wedding was to be a perfectly quiet one. but somehow news of the event leaked out, with the result that a large congregation assembled. The bridegroom got all the blame for this unwelcomed publicity, and in vain did he plead that the ceremony should proceed. The bride protested that she could not stand the ordeal before so many eyes. The registrar then left the building, followed by the groom-elect and the witnesses. The minister had the pleasure of escorting the timid bride to a cab, and she was conveyed back to her parents' house.

A serious accident happened last week to a child three years of age, daughter of Mr William Newell, Tamaliere, Auckland. The little girl was playing on the cover of an old well when the woodwork, being rotten, broke and precipitated the child to the bottom, a distance of 40 feet. Mr Newell, who was at hand, at once lowered himself down and rescued his daughter, who had been very much bruised by her fall, probably having struck the sides in her descent. There was about six feet of water in the well at the time. The injuries arc not so serious as was at first supposed, and the little one is likely to recover. A shocking story was told at the Battcrsea coroner's courl recently. It appeared that a nurse at the Wandsworth and Clapham infirmary had been bathing the children, and had occasion to leave the ward for a few minutes after the bath had been emptied, the room closed, and the key of the hot water tap placed on the mantelpiece. Hearing screams the nurse rushed back and found a child of two years old m the bath up to its waist in scalding water. The key of the tap had been taken from the mantlepiece by a child of six, who had turned on the hot water and then put the infant into it. The child of six was under the impression she was assisting the nurse. The victim died from the effects of the scalds. A verdict of " Accidental death" was returned, the jury adding that they hoped the authorities would exercise more care in future.

A Dalziel's telegram from Paris says a picador was killed at a bull-tight at Bayunne on Sundiy. He ventured too near a bull which had received its death blow. The animal was lying apparently dead, but at the approach of the man it collected all its strength, and, raising its head, planted its horns in the man's stomach. Man and horse fell dead together. Earlier in the day a matador had been dangerously wounded while despatching a bull, and 15 horses were injured. The Feilding Star quotes the following testimony of an ex-local resident (now in America) on practical Prohibition, taken from a letter which reached Feilding a day or two since : —""With regard to temperance affairs, no deubt you are aware that the next State to this is a Prohibition State, and, in fact, this city was originally in the State of Kansas, but has grown much larger on this side of the line ; but of course, one can get as much to drink on the other side of the line as this. The State is the worst in the whole Union from a business point of view on account of Populism, Prohibition, &c. They (the farmers) and others interested in any concerns cannot borrow money at any price, just because it's Kansas."'

Eccles Cascara Liver Regulator is a safe and effective remedy for Stomaeh and Liver Complaints,, such as Indigestion, Headache, Constipation, Furred Tongue, &c. It never fails to relieve or cure. 2s Gd per bottle. From A. Eccles' chemist, Napier and Hastings, and all leading country storekeepers. —Advt. Wellington warehouse prices are in every instance charged by the 1). I. C. when executing orders received by post. Those of our residents who want really nice fashionable goods need not hesitate about communicating with the JJ. I. C., Wellington. Complete furnishing is now a special feature of the D. I. C., and those who anticipate requirements in this direction will be supplied with catalogues and estimates post free.—Advt. EeoLEs' Quinine and Iron Tonic contains Quinine and Iron in a high state of purity, and is the most agreeable, strengthening, and efficient agent yet discovered. 2s" fid per bottle. To be obtained from A. Eccles, chemist, Napier and Hastings, and at all leading country stores.—Advt. Eccles' Co fx Paint quickly removes either hard or soft corns. Only a few applications necessary. In bottles Is 6d, from A. Eccles, chemist, Napier and Hastings.—Advt. Neil's Celebrated Liver Tonic, a pure botanic remedy for all affections of the liver, biliousness, jaundice, yellowness of the skill, indigestion, &c. In bottles 2s and 2s 6d. at Neil's Botanic Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers.—Advt.