LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hastings Standard, Issue 384, 28 July 1897, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A football match between the shop assistants and the members of the Fire Brigade is being played on the racecourse this afternoon. Inspector Hill is at present engaged in examination of the pupils of the District Schools. On Friday next when the examination will be concluded, the children will be granted their midwinter holiday's. There was a fair attendance at St. Matthew's Hall last evening, when Professor Charleston lectured on '• Phrenology and Physiognomy." To-morrow night a lecture to men only will be given in the Princess Theatre. * The Under-Secretary for Public Works (Mr H. J. H. Blow) has returned to Wellington, and reports that good progress is being made with the construction of the railway line between Woodville and Mangatainoka. Last night at the Presbyterian Church the Rev. Mr Morrison occupied the chair at a large meeting held for the purpose of forwarding mission work. Miss Beale and Messrs Robertson, Leigh, and Lang, who are about to leave for India, addressed the assembly. Mr A. C. lienouf of the Napier Branch of the Government Life Insurance Department passed through Hastings in this morning's express en route for Wanganni to which town he has been transferred. Mr lienouf had more than a local fame as an amateur reciter, and social circles will feel his loss keenly. The Hon. A. J. Cadman, accompanied by his sister Mrs M'Shane, and J. H. Lowe, (Chief Engineer of Constructed Railways) passed through Hastings last evening in the express. The Minister's mission is to inspect those places where the railway line was affected by the Easter floods. All the large Melbourne factories and works are adopting the European system of salarying a hands doctor to undertake the medical care of all their employees for a good round sum per annum. One big East Melbourne brewery, for example, pays its regular doctor £S() a year to attend its hands. The obituaries in New South Wales of recent date include that of the Hon. Ralph Abercrombie, brother-in-law of Lord Glasgow, late Governor of New Zealand. The deceased, who died at his residence, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, was the younger son of the late Lord Abercrombie, and great-grandson of the famous general of that name. The King of Greece is said to be the possessor of vast wealth. He has a magniiicent palace at Copenhagen, where all his treasures are stored. He arrived at Athens with scarcely a coin to bless himself with, but he went in for speculation—so the rumor runs—in American wheat with the late General Meredith Read, at the time when the Turko-Russian war of 1876-77 had the effect of closing both the ports and the grain markets of Odessa, and made a pot of money. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Debating Society at the Oddfellows' Hall last evening was largely attended. Mr Sydney Pattison occupied the chair. The subject for discussion was " Are the natives of New Zealand entitled to equal privileges with Europeans of the colony." Mr A. L. D. Fraser opened in the affirmative in a convincing speech, and was followen by Mr T. W. Lewis in the negative. A large number of members expressed their views for and agaiust, and at the conclusion of an interesting debate a vote was taken, which gave a majority for the contention taken up by Mr Fraser. It was announced that the next debate will be " Are women entitled to the same remuneration as men for equal services." Mrs Darvall will take the affirmative and Mr Beliarrel the negative. The Napier evening paper has made a very lame attempt at justifying the action of the Central Committee of the Flood Relief Fund in forwarding a cheque for £250 in full payment of the claims of the Native sufferers. It is not alone the Maoris who are up in arms at the manner in which the fund is being administered. At Meanee, Clive, Taradale, and Omahu the European sufferers are indignant *t the delay on the part of the committee in distributing the fund. There is abject misery at all the centres mentioned, notwithstanding the fact that the administrators have announced that all " necessitous " cases have been looked after. The subscribers to the fund never dreamt for a moment that a racial distinction was to be made, and this is being done, although the statement of the Napiep paper is to the contrary. As we said on a previous occasion if the same consideration as has been shown to the Natives is to be extended to the Europeans the cry that is at present heard will develop into a wail. Eccles' Quinine and Iron Tonic contains Quinine and Iron in a high state of purity, and is the most agreeable strengthening, and etlicient agent yet discovered. 2s 6d per bottle. To be obtained from A. Eccles, chemist, Napier and Hastings, and jat all leading country stores —Advt. Eccles' Corn Paint quickly removes either hard or soft corns. Only a few applications necessary. In bottles Is 6d, from A. Eccles, chemist, Napier and H asti ngs.—An v t . I STOPPED THAT COUGH AND CURED A veky bad cold by a single bottle of Dr Pascairs Cough Mixture. Signed, R. McDowall. 4s 6d and 2s 6d. Eccles, ohemiet, Napier and Hastings. —Advt

A young woman named Bessie Leslie has died at Hawera from tuberculosis. A Chinaman has been fined at Wanganui for selling cigarettes 011 a Sunday. Tenders have been let for the supply of kharkee uniforms for the telegraph messengers in the four chief centres. A doctor says that probably half the deafness prevalent at the present time is the result of children having their ears boxed. The Hon. J. G. Ward's Central Committee, says a Southern paper, have guaranteed his expenses for the forthcoming election contest. Fitzsimmons, the world's champion pugilist, has announced his intention of visiting Australasia with the kinetoscope illustrations of his recent battle with Corbett. Professor Falb, of Vienna, predicts that on the 18th November 1899, the earth will collide with a comet. The earth will not suffer, but all living beings will be suffocated by poisonous gases, A thousand pounds for a mosquito bite seems at first sight a somewhat disproportionate sum. This, however, has been awarded, in accordance with the decision of the Court of Appeal of Louisville, Kentucky, in an action brought against the United States Mutual Accident Insurance Company, by Mrs Amberg, the death of whose husband was caused by the mosquito bite in question. The law court which first tried the case decided that a mosquito bite is not an accident in the ordinary acceptance of the term as used by the insurance companies, but Mrs Amberg appealed, and the Superior Court lias just decided in her favor. A State phrenologist is to be one of the spectacles to be seen during the closing years of the century should the bill, which has Jieen introduced into the Legislature of Minnesota, be passed. The phrenologist will receive a salary of 2Goodol. a year, and is to devote his official attention to the study of the characteristics of those residents of the Gopher State who have not become Populists. Proof of political intellectuality will, of course, be furnished by the Populists, who will not have to undergo any examination of their bumps if the bill becomes law. Referring to the burdens imposed upon the mining industry of the Transvaal, Machinery says :—The following, then, constitutes the burdens under which the industry is metaphorically groaning, over taxation on dynamite, £500,000; on coal, £350,000; and in railway overcharges, £1,955,000 per annum, totalling £2,865,000. If all these disabilities were removed the cost of mining would be lowered 10s per ton ; and as an instance of the portentousness of this unassuming figure, it is exemplified that every shilling per ton saved means a gain to the Rand Mines subsidiary companies of £75,000 per annum, thus the removal of the foregoing grievances is indicative of a yearly value to the Rand Mines, Limited, of £750,000, on the basis of each Company being equipped with a hundred stamp mill. Such figures are certainly more eloquent that words, and make comment superfluous. A cough is only worth eighteen-pence, for the simple reason that if you invest that sum in a bottle of Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds, you can get rid of it straight away —it never fails —every grocer and chemist in the town keeps it. Wholesale agents — All merchants and drug firms.—Advt. Just received 100 pair Evening shoes, from 2s 6d; also walking shoes from 5s 6d, worth 8s 6d; slippers Is. See window for prices.—Patterson & Co., X apier.—Advt. Men's shooters 7s 6d, English Balmorals 8s 6d, Bluchers 5s 6d, shoes from 8s 6d, slippers ls6d. See our window for prices.—Patterson & Co., Napier—Advt.