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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 181, 14 December 1880, Page 2

The “ Sisters ’’ from Nelson arrived at Havelock on Saturday last. A cricket match between the Nelson College boys and Blenheim is to be played here on Saturday. We understand that Mr Purser lias purchased Mr X. Johnsons house and land in Budge-street for JL'fiOO. A meeting fit' the Spring Creek Volunteers will be held at the schoolliouse, on Saturday evening next, at seven o'clock. The annual inspection of the Blenheim Rifle Volunteers will he held in the Lyceum (•fall, this evening, at half past seven o clock. Tenders are invited by Mr 'Douslin, Architect, until noon on the 21st, inst, for the erection of offices for Mr W. Sinclair, Solicitor. A dazi'ltr, of the !)th inst notifies the appointment of Arthur flume, Esq. to be Inspector of lVi-ions the appointment to date from the ISth September last. An information has been laid by the police against Michael (Ircen for sly-grog selling at Tipperary dully, Wairau Bold Field s, and will he heard at Havelock on. the 2Mrd instant. On reference to our advertising columns' will be seen the abridged prospectus of the Caswell Sound Marble, Portland Cement, and Mining Company, Limited, the Share list of which close to-morrow the lath inst. It will he seen by reference to an advertisement that the Boxing Day Sports Com* mittcehave resolved not to allow any tables or instruments of gaming on the ground. The prices of admission and further particulars will he found in the advertisement referred to. It is noticxble. that Mr C. dninths holds another large sale of furniture on Saturday, the 10th inst, at 11 o'clock. If the furniture, which we hear is another consigment from Wellington, equals what we saw in his rooms on Saturday last, and is sold at as low prices as some of that was, there are some good bargains in store for Saturday next. In another column appears the notice for the competition of the two prizes given by Sir. Julius Vogel : the boy who stands third highest at the scholarship examinati >n will receive one, and the girl who stands highest amongst the girls the other. We understand a second prize will he given to the girl who stands second at the examination.

Mr. James Jnllyman informs tlie public that lie is now prepared to supply mild ami strong ales of superior quality from his new brewery, in drove Road, and hopes to obtain a fair share of support. If Mr Jelly man produces a good article made of pure malt and bops without any admixture of glucose, brewer's crystals, or other noxious compounds, there can be very little doubt of bis doing a trood trade. Tho two li Vogel Prizes to be competed for by pupils attending the Marlborough National Schools, arrived here by the last mail. As previously stated one will be given to the girl who stands highest in the order of merit at the examination, and the other to the boy who runs third for the Nelson (Allege Scholarships. The girls who intend to compete are requested to sen 1 in their names and ages on last birthday to the Secretary, on or before the Mist hist. At a mooting of cricketers held in Nelson last week the following men were selected to practice for the proposed tour Messrs Firth, Balmain, K. (Jrecnfield, Jfalliday, If. Haddington, Holmes. Wigze!!, Taylor, Lawry, S. Fowler, < Howler, T. Ivlci, K. Co'hlington, S. Bvlton, I sums. i>. Bolton, and I). Barnett. ! t was also ro-olved that telegrams be sent to Wanganui, Wellington, and Blenheim stating that tho matelus would be played on the days 'originally fixed.

The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia lias opened an oflice here in High Street, opposite the Club Hotel, Mr Donaldson is local agent. We are glad to hear that a celebrated case that was to have come oft'at the sitting of the Supremo Court is likely to be passed by the defendeut doing the honorable. We regret to hear that Mr Inspector Achesoiij'of Nelson, has met with rather a serious accident. In stepping out ol a tram-car whilst in motion lie fell and broke his arm. By this morning's mail we hear that ho is progressing favorably.

We arc informed by the agent of the N.%. Loan & Mercantile Agency Company, that the “ Wairoa ’’the second woolship of the season from Wellington, will he ready for her outward voyage on the 22nd List. 'This indicates quick dispatch as the “J’akaia” lias only just sailed. There are only seven Canditatcs for the two Marlbsrouhh Scholarships at the Nelson College, and the Vogel prizes. Of the above candidates six are from pupils attending the Blenheim Borough School and one from Spring Creek. This furnishes a compete answer as to the efficiency of the teaching at this school which is so prominent a feature in the attacks which Mr Henderson is always directing against this institution. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a Kieat. little pamphlet of 7b pages of “Quotaitions ” from various authors, on a great variety of subjects, printed and published for E. Tucker by It. Lucas and Son, Bridgestreet, Nelson. It can be obtained in Blenheim at Mr Dobson’s at the very moderate cost of sixpence, and seems well worth the money. The author in his preface says if the sale of this little book covers the cost of bringing it out it will be continued. Special attention is called to the price- | list of the Bodanow Manufacturing Co., of j Boston, published in these columns. All those wChing to secure an excellent and . correct timekeeper are recommended to j address themselves to this old and reliable firm. No further evidence of the invariable good quality of their manufactures w ill he required beyond the following facts : The firm was established is IS-ID, and since then have gained prize medals at the Exhibition of London, Paris, \ ienna, etc., for excellence of manufacture. They are appointed, by warrant, watchmakers to the Queen of England, Prince of Whiles, the Emperor of Russia and the Bey of Tunis. We have received a copy of “ Cumin s Index of the Laws of New Zealand,” being the third edition of the work which is nowbrought down to the end of the session of ISSO. This is a most useful publication especially to the legal profession. In the preface the writer says lie regrets that at present this Index cannot be amplified into a digest of the statute laws of the Colony, but the chaotic state of the laws relating to various matters, such as fencing, impounding, licensing, Police offences, Hoad Boards &c., does not permit of any successful attempt in that direction. The Consolidation Bills prepared by the Statutes llevision Commission, and adopted by the General Assembly last session, are essentially valuable, as they present in a compendious form the whole existing laws on the various matters to which they respectively relate. Ultimately it is to be hoped '• the Legislature will be able to deal with '■ the matters referred to in such a way as to get an uniform law respecting them passed. ’ The publisher of “Cumin's Index” is .). S. lieid, Peat 1 1 ers ton • street, Wellington, i

The edition before us is very neatly got u] ' anil will be found a most valuable book o reference. The price is 10s. The evening “ Buster ” lias actually beei requested to “ place somebody’s name 01 the list of its subscribers,” and wc are tin innocent means whereby such an unusua event has come to pass. Our readers ina.i naturally conceive, after this statement that we have oilended some recalcitran subscriber, who lias taken wings and liiei him to the bosom of the “ Buster, 1 ’ bu such is not the case. Our sin, according ti the “ Buster’s ” new subscriber, has beci in not supplying that horror-loving iiidi vidual with all the details of Miss Dobiei murder, and he attributes this to “ a feel ing on our part not to be too visibly behindhand with intelligence.” Now wc do not care to enter into a wrangle with either the evening “ Rag ” or any of its sham correspondents, but we too have received letters, of which the following is a sample “ Dear Sir—Being greatly interested in rowing I naturally looked anxiously for the result of the match for the championship of the world ; and as the E.r/m-rx professes to have a s/>n:/iil wire I turned to it for the result, but no appearance. But judge of my surprise when my next door neighbor told me that Hanlon had won it, and bet me 1 drinks ’ on the matter, lie then produced the Times to prove it. I. was disgusted, ns, being ail old watermill, l felt an interest in the match. But me down as a permanent subscriber, as the AVp/rxs of that date did not contain the information. I am, &c.” This is a sample of the many we receive pointing out our contemporary’s grievous shortcomings in the matter of obtaining the “very latest” telegraphic news. We could instance many cases wherein the newly Hedged supporter of the Expre-iu has first been informed of important events through the telegraphic columns of this journal, and even then wc have not had recourse to the daily stale hash-up of “ special wire ” rubbish, which our contemporary must take by the yard or receive none at all. Another matter wc cannot plaad guilty to is that of leaving out “ important letters through want of space” while in the same issue, glaring advertisements appear calling for tenders long since accepted and the work well-nigh completed.

The, following are the witnesses in the ease against Tuhi for the murder of .Miss Dobic, in the order they stand on the indicnient :—Foster Yelverton Goring, William Henry Eyes, Joseph Say well Foslaml, George Taylor, John Shearman, Kararaina Bake, Hone Biliama, Harry Middleton, Martin F. Coffee, Aubrey Harvey, Thomas Knowles, Francis Hickey, Langon Carey. Charles W. Hurstliouse, William Ebbctt, Joseph William Day, John Boss, Timothy McCarthy, Bonn Malin, Wliatarau, Milii Ao, Taniati Kaweora, Tukarauguhai, William Henry James, Mary Ann Kbbctt, and Connor.

) A grand Fancy Bazaar, with Christmas i Tree and various other attractions, in aid ! of the funds of the new Wesleyan church, { is being held at Ewart’s Hall, and attracts j i a large number of visitors, (treat credit I is due to the ladies and other friends who i have got it up. The pictures, fossils, coins ! and other curiosities from the Literary j i J institute have been lent by the Committee, | ! and the beautiful model of a ship by Ah ! Cee, to which we have referred in a pro- | : vious issue, is a conspicuous feature in the i I exhibition. Mr Taylor has contributed , his valuable collection of coins, and Mr [ Fell a number of photographs. The portrait of Mr Farmar by a Chinese artist, to which we have previously called attention is also on view, and a collection of useful and elegant articles in needle and fancy work is most ereditabla to the teste and industry of the workers: The Christmas Tree, whose branches are loaded with nick- ! naeks of all sorts, is presided over by the Misses fackson and Mr B. Penney, alld the ! lollowing ladies are presiding at the stalls : Mcsdamcs Hose, Carr, Farmar, Davies (2), Parker (2), Dodson, Jellyman, Xorbcrg, Craig, Carvell, Pike, Nosworthy, and Simpson. There has been a good attendance during the day, and in the evening when the hall is lighted and Herr Norbcrg's hand is playing, a still greater number of visitors may lie expected. The Bazaar is a decided success, and the result will no doubt lie a handsome addition to the (Lurch Building Fund.

Serious Accident.—On .Thursday night a serious accident befel Mr Atchcson, the Superintendent of Police, by which he sustained a had fracture of the left arm above his elbow. Mr Atchcson was proceeding home by the. tramway bus, and in attempting to alight before it had quite stopped he slipped, and being hampered with an overcoat could not recover himself, and befell , heavily. Wo regret to add that it will ; probably be some little time before Mr Atchcson will recover the complete use of i his arm.— (hloMt. I lie news -will be received with general 1 satisfaction that the Government have sue- 1

eroded in arranging for a township to he laid off at Lake Rotorua. A sort of sanatorium will he formed there, and the town will lie laid off in the best possible wav, so as to render it a convenient and attractive place of resort not only for invalids, Imt for tourists generally. The land will be held by the Government in trust for the natives, and all payments will have to lie made through the Commissioner of Crown Lauds. r Phe arrangements have been made through Mr F. D. Fenton, Chief Judge of the Native Courts : and Mr Percy Smith, the Auckland Chief Surveyor, has been instructed to proceed with the survey immediately. — Post. A lady who is acquainted with the native tongue interviewed Tohu, the murderer, on Saturday afternoon, and he told the following story when interrogated about his motive for committing the murder. He said: —I saw the white woman near a (lax tree, and I called out to her, what are you doing there ? She did not reply, whereupon I grew angry, and repeated my question, and she said, ‘I don’t talk to Maoris.’ This made we worse, as I was half drunk at the time, and I jumped oil my horse, and she became frightened and gave me some money. A few moments afterwards she said, “ I shall tell the soldiers you took my money.’ This caused me to think I would get into trouble, and 1 seized her. In the struggle which ensued 1 stabbed her in the neck. She reeled about and seemed in pain, and to put an end to her sufferin'' I cut her throat.”— Wr/liny/on hnntic.lv. To illustrate the strong affinity of the

sexes, it is frequently stated that “ love will break through stone walls. ” A young lady exhibited the intensity of her love quite as strikingly the other day. She asked leave of her parents to have a walk with her lover, but permission was refused. Nothingdaunted, she determined to accomplish her purpose, and, if necessary, deceive them. Accordingly she escaped to enjoy sweet communion with him she loved. During her absence one of her parents went into her bed-room to speak to her and proceeded to wake her. Imagine the surprise of the bewildered parent when instead of a daughter, the household mop was discovered, elaborately padded, and clothed in a style that had never been the good fortune of a mop before. The young lady returned in due time, lmt it is said the tears which her little trick of substituting the mop for her own proper person was the means of causing to ilow required a considerable supply of pocket handkerchiefs to mop up. —Exchange

Catching the Mail.—The following story shows how fast the Yankees are, and how their “ push ” will stick at nothing. The story is told by the New York Tribune in in the following words :—“On Wedesday, ” it says, “Postmaster James (of New York j city) learned that the Bacifie mail steamer j City of Sydney, which left Sydney on September 9, had readied San Francisco on October f>, two days ahead of time. She v. as just two hours late to catch the mail train of that day, and a delay of twentyfour hours was unavoidable. The schedule time from San Francisco was two hours too late to catch the iirst departing British steamer. Mr James went to the Union pacific oliice in this city and represented the facts to Sydney Dillon, and asked if a special could not be put on to catch the regular mail train of the day befre. S. H. If. Clarke, general manager of the Union Bacifie at Omaha, and A. N. Townc, general superintendent of the Central Bacifie, at San Francisco, were present. “ Where is the train with the mail at this time ? Dillon asked of Townc —‘ On the Humboldt Division soniewero,’ was the reply. ‘ Can a special train catch the other train V he asked. Clarke replied in the affirmative, but added : ‘ We shall have to run the special a thousand miles, and it will cost a thousand dollars,’ ‘ Pout care what it costs,’ replied Dillon, I do it.’ J'he telegraph was put into requisition, and it was done. The regular mail train was overtaken at Omaha. J’he Australian mail car was attached last night at H. IS. It was landed in this city, and to-day it goes by the Arizona to England. If the vessel makes schedule time, the trip from Sydney will have been made in the shortest time oil record —about forty days.’ The Arizona was expected to reach England in seven days, but did not arrive at Queensland till the evening of October ill. The mail was delivered in London forty-two days from Sydney. A correspondent wrote to the Tribune inquiring who paid the thousand dollars, and Postmaster James replied that it was the Union and Central Bacifie Railroad Companies, that he was proud of his country and the enterprise of its railroad men, and that such a thing was not possible in any other country in the world.

In Germany plates, dishes, &c., are being made from wood shavings and paper in the following manner : —Selected plain shavings are bound into bundles, and steeped in a bath of weak gelatine solution about twenty-four hours, then dried and cut into suitable lengths. Plates are cut of strong paper or thin pasteboard, ot the size of the objects to be produced. These arc moistened with a liquid consisting of weak ■ 'clatiuo solution with sodium water-glass, _ .... and pressed in heated metallic moulds. | A very good idea of the way bribery is After drying, the pressed paper objects are j still carried on in English elections, in spite coated on both sides with an adhesive ma- j ol the seierc lans against the piactice, may tcrial made of live parts Russian gelatine I be gained (says the A <ic 1 or/: Hour) from and one part thick turpentine, the shavings i the following dialogue, which took place in are applied to them, and the whole is sub- the Highlands “Candidate for J’arliaieeted to pressure. (Wood shavings alone nientary honors : “Will you be good enough would, because of their unequal thickness, to support me, Mr M‘Pawky, and give me present uneven surfaces.) The objects are the benefit of your vote on the polling now cut, if necessary, dried and varnished, day 1 - - A eel, sir, ta last 1 ailiament

I memper will say to me : ‘ .Mr MTawky, I heve an excellent cask of whusky up at ta pig hoose, ant 1 woot like you to try it, ant 1 null sent it to you to trink success to my election ; ’ ant lie tid sent it, ant he kot in all right. He was too much a chentleman to ask any other chentleman to vote for him.” Candidate : “ I trust I have not offended you, Mr INC Pawky, by asking such an independent man as yourself for your vote f and since you know how to appreciate spirits, I shall be glad if you will drink success to me in a little cask that I will send down, ami some capital tobacco as well."—“No offence, sir—no offence! But I thoclit as you was a stronger, you’d pe clad to know how .a last member behaved to ehentlemen voters." Bather a sensational accident happened at Cromwell on Sunday afternoon, and the wonder is (says the Argus) that more disastrous results have not to be recorded. Mr M'Kellar was driving a young mare in a light buggy, along Melmore street, and when at the foot of Sligo street something startled the animal and she swerved off the road, dust at this point the bank on the Kawarau River—running some (10 or 70ft below—is unprotected, and the driver was powerless to restrain the horse, which buggy and all, bounded over the precipice. Happily, Mr M'Kellar had sufficient presence of mind to spring from the conveyance a few yards from the edge, othci vise it is diflicult to see how he could have escaped with life. The strangest part of tlie affair is that the horse was recovered with little or no injury notwithstanding his terrific leap. The trap of course was utterly demolished. An Opunake correspondent sends the JY Time-! some further particulars of the native charged with the murder of Miss Dobie, which, at the present juncture, are >f interest :—Te Kama, or as he was recently called Tuniata, after his mother’s brother, who died some months ago at Dmuturangi, one of Tito Kowaru’s settlement, is the son of Tuarca, his mother's name being Wakauri, both belonging to the Ngatiruanui tribe. He is of notoriously

had diameter, even amongst his own people and subject to tits of uncontrollable passion. Only a week before the,murder, he had an altercation with his father, whom lie threw down and attempted to strangle, and the natives say he not been taken away by some who were present. He was given to getting drunk whenever he had a chance, but upon the day of the murder lie was sober, as was proved in evidence before the coroner. His mother, who lms had a large family, of whom Te Korea is the eldest, is the handsomest of native women. She has few of the distinctive features of the race, her lips being thin, and her nose of (■recian type, whilst her whole expression is amiable and pleasing. Te Karea came from I’arihaka about a fortnight ago accompanied by his wife, quite a young girl, his father and mother, and about a dozen others, all of whom went to the settlement, about seven miles from Opunake. where they have been residing for years, for the purpose of working amongst their potatoes ! and planting corn. This murder, however, ! seared them all away, and they returned to j Parihaka before the prisoner confessed his : crime. I

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