LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 197, 15 December 1896, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Miscellaneous extracts appear on our fourth page. The -I'apaknra school children are holding their annual picnic to-day. All the Ministers are in Wellington now, except the Hons. A. •). ( adman and L Carroll. The Hon. W. llollestoii, member for Hiccarton, arrived by the express last evening, and is the guest of the Hon. Captain Bussell. On account of the long spoil of dry weather a number of artesians in tin; Borough are failing. Itamis badly wanted all through Ilawku's Bay. Subscription lists are now being left at various business places in town for the purpose of raising funds to purchase an artificial leg for a. native named Hape. As the summer weather lias fairly set in now. to-day being a bit of a scorcher. Messrs Webster find Stuart, of the Albert Hotel, have laid m a stock of ice, so thai all liquors supplied may be had as cold as desired. :: According to our telegrams to-day Messrs Piuk«*rton and Louisson are to be appointed to the Legislative 1 he latter gentleman is proprietor of the Crown Brewerv in Chrisicinireh. A few months he returned to New Zealand after a trip to America, and while there visited the Prohibited States. The account of tilestate of thing in those provinces was published by Mr Loui>-on in the Christchurch papers after his arrival. The account was not at all hi accord with that of the ltev. iMtfs. Last evening about 10 o clock an individual. apparently sulk-ring from the effect* of the hot weather, proceeded to empty one of the local billiard rooms. The duet of "language " and " door banging " attracted the attention of a number (.f" persons. After fully appeasing his hunger to walk through locked doors ho bowed his exit, dignified and stately. It is probable a graphic account of the affair will lie related to the S.M. The Industrial Exhibition that is advertised elsewhere promises to be a great success. The Mayor of Hastings has kindly promised to perform the opening ceremony at 2 p.m., when it is expected there will be a large assemblage. During the afternoon various exhibits will be made, and in the evening a variety of attractions will be on view. The dance of the maypole will attract the young folks, the 'phonograph will interest the adults, and the museum will amuse and cdifv the curious. Season tickets, to admit at anv time during the three days, are issued for Is, and free passes are being given to voung people who dispose of six tickets. ' The admission at the door is (3d to those who have not purchased season tickets. You can now have a tootli pulled painlessly and without gas. 'Jlie process is instantaneous, and electricity is the medium. The dentist has a very simple apparatus, which consists chiefly of a battery not much bigger than a cigar box. The patient in the dentists chair grasps two handles, which are connected with the battery by wires. At the same time the operator seizes his forceps, which likewise are connected wtth the battery. Hetouches the tooth, completing the circuit, and instantl v a local anaesthesia is produced. The"tooth and neighboring gnm are rendered for the moment insensible to pain, and out comes the offending molar or incisor with a dexterous twist. Before the patient has had time to realise what has happened he is paying the fee. A sacl drowning case is reported from Wangamii. A lad named Leonard "Wallace, son of Mr Joseph Wallace, of Lowther-street, was missed on Thursday, and his clothes were found on the .river bank. It appears that at about 5.30 o'clock the lad left the house to go down to the river for a bathe, by himself. Fears for his safety were aroused at tea time when he failed to put in an appearance, and a search was at once instituted. The matter was communicated to the police, and Sergeant Villars and Constables Sherman and Young proceeded to drag for the body, but at latest reports no success had attended their efforts. The missing lad was 15 years of age. and was thoroughly liked by all who knew him. — Post. There is a rather amusing story in the " Pages from a Private Diary," continued in the new number of the Comliill on the subject of leaving cards. The tale is told of a distinguished ecclesiastic of the present day, though the writer of the " Private Dairy" confesses that it may be much older. He had engaged a new groom, who had quite recently left a racing stable, and was not accustomed to ecelesiastial ways. As he was starting on a round of farewell calls on his neighbors, he sent his groom into the house to fetch his cards, and at each stoppage on the rounds James left one. When they came to the last house the master said, " Leave two cards here, James." His consternation may be imagined when the groom made answer : " I can't, my lord; there's only the ace of spades left 1" Neil's Cojipoun'D Sarsaparilla. A household medicine for purifying the ' blood and toning up the system. In large | bottles at 2s 6d at Neil's Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading ' storekeepers.—Advi.

The woman Annie Pedder, who attempted to cut her throat on Thursday, and was taken to the Wellington hospital, is progressing favorably. The attempt to raise the barque Coromandel at Wellington on Saturday morning resulted in the vessel being heeled over a few feet nearer to the wharf. The recent fire on the barque Alice makes the sixth that has taken place on various vessels in Wellington harbor in the last few years. The hydraulic cranes for loading coal on the wharf at Greymouth have stopped working through want of water, the drought having dried up the spring which supplied them. An eminent astronomer is of opinion that the red glow of the planet Mars is caused by crimson vegetation. He thinks that the grass and foliage there are red, not green, as they are on the earth. There is a rumor abroad in Kiverton (says an exchange) that an attempt will be made to upset the election of Mr Gilfedder for Wallace, owing to the fact that he was in receipt of Government pny as a teacher while contesting the election. In an analysis of the parties in the new House, the Palmerston Standard (Mr I'irani's paper) puts the figures as 35 out-and-out supporters of the Government; 29 members of the Opposition; and 9 Independent members (including Mr Tirani himself). In the case of a noconfidence motion the Standard says the Government can reckon on the votes of at least five of the Independent Liberals. Mr Fish, in one of his election addresses said that the Government had been - deceiving the people :t 11 along ; that it was within lus knowledge that in 1890 it was their intention to borrow in 1893 and by that means obtain a further lease of power; that thai policy was only delayed through tin; coming in of Ihe sinking funds (the result of their predecessor's policy) and now that that source of obtaining money had become exhausted lliey reverlcd to the policy of borrowing intended in 1893. Information has been received in \\ estport from Western Australia of the death under painful circumstances of Mr Patrick Sherlock, for many years a resident of Westport, where he carried on the business of a carrier. It appears that Sherlock shot himself while in a state of temporary insanity. Deceased left Westport for Western Australia about a year ago, and settled at a place named the Black Flng, on the ('oolgardie goldfield, and it was there the rash deed was committed. Messrs Hausmann and Gow's Kinematograpi) gave several turns in the Edison Electric Hall, when a change from last week's programme was put on, the striking item of which was a reversed picture, the traffic and objects c.imeback onto the front of the scree n instead of disappearing in the distance. This picture is so real that on {Saturday several of the folks who had taken front seats, when they saw a most realistic bike coming at them full tilt —got up hastily and took seats further back. Fact! —N.Z. Times. The Cra'sus (Paparoa Banges) are making arrangements to sink 1000 ft on their reef. If gold lives to that depth this will be a very valuable property. The other claims in the neighborhood are busy prospecting their ground. Several good reefs have been found, but, owing to the very bad weather they have had, there has been but little opportunity of opening up or looking for anything new. To all appearances this is one of the coming gold mining districts of New Zealand, almost every claim pegged out up to the present being on gold.—Mining Journal. From a paper read at the British Medical Association it appears that Germany is the most vigorously vaccinated country in the world. Every child must be vaccinated within a year of birth, and must also submit to the process at the age of 12. Soon after the enactment of the law the death rate from small-pox fell to under three per 100.000 inhabitants, whilst in Austria, with no such law, the death rates during the same years were upwards of 50 per 100,000. During the last 10 years the mortality from smallpox in Germany averaged only seven per million inhabitants, in Austria 580. This would appear to be very strong evidence in favor of universal vaccination. Many and varied are the excuses put forward J>y parents for the non-attendance of theii children at school. " Mother arrived from the South" is among the latest, while the number suffering from " bad feet (whatever that disease may be) would appear to be very considerable. " Mother sick " is a more legitimate excuse by fai\ while -i wanted at home " appears to be a straightforward enough reason. One very frequent excuse is "minding babies," and however much one may sympathise with an overworked mother of a large family, it will be hoped in later years the older members will not have to hold their younger brothers and sisters responsible for their lack of education. —Post. According to the British papers the Prince of Wales never orders less than eight suits of clothes at a time, for each of Which he pays the unifrom price. JE4O. He never wears a pair fo trousers more than four times, and since his valet does not fall heir to his wardrobe, and as his discarded clothes are not among the perquisites of his valet, there is a stock of thousands of them at Marlborough House. All the Prince's clothes, old and new — except his hats, which for some reason are kept at Sandringham—are stored in Marlborough House m what is known as the "brushing rooms," where several men are kept busy looking after them. The uniforms and State robes alone at Marlborough House are insured for £4OOO. so that- his entire wardrobe must represent a very comfortable fortune. The Maoris consider that this summer will be a very hot one (says the Grey River Argus). They are guided to this conclusion by the abundance of whitebait in the creeks and rivers. It is a matter of speculation as towhethesthe abundance of whitebait this season has anything to do with the duration of the season. For the last twenty years at least, probably a great many more, the time during which whitebait -has been going up the river, has never been so protracted as this year; and during the whole of the time the fish have remained of a small size, which is a decided advantage in respect to their salabitity. There may be something in the alleged prediction of the Maoris regarding the summer of 1896. They are close observers of nature, like all people whose occupations are largely affected by the weather, and the study of signs and portent bearing on so important a question to them becomes a second nature. Eccles Cascara Liver Kegulator is a safe and effective remedy for Stomach and Liver Complaints,, such as Indigestion, Headache, Constipation, Fur-red Tongue, &c. It never fails to relieve or cure. 2s 6d per bottle. From A. Eccles' chemist, Napier and Hastings, and all leading country storekeepers.—Advt. Neil's Celebrated Liver Tonic, a pure botanic remedy for all affections of the liver, biliousness, jaundice, yellowness of the skin, indigestion. &c. In bottles 2s and 2s 6d, at Neil's Botanic Dispensary, Emerson street, Napier, and all leading storekeepers.—Advt.