LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 136, 14 May 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

By a peculiar telegraphic blunder the Auckland papers made it appear that the seat fur Ouinaru m the House uf Representatives, rendered vacant l>y tho elevation of Mr Slirimski to the Legislative Council, is said to be contorted by no less than six eager aspirants for Parliamentary honours, while there are m reality but one third that number. The narae of Lord Heidhaveu, who unsuceesfully opposed Mr Shrimaki at the last general election, is put down as four candidates — Messrs Lord, Ueid, Hay. and Yen. Nothing has been heard of John^raynor who loft St. John, N.F., on the 25th of lust September, to cross the Atlantic m a dory. He had previously , accoai- | plished the feat m a twelve-foot sailboat, it will bo recollected, and wanted to add aiiother laurel to his brow. .>_■ We regret to hear that Mr Mason has lost his horse Heretaunga, the winner of many events m Hawkes Bay. The horse had been turned out for a spoil for some months past, and Mr Mason m riding round his run a day or two since found him hanging m a wire fence dead. — Napier Telegraph. The Gazette of Ist inst. contains a new [ list of fares to bo charged on the New Zealand railways. Amongst the most notable features we notice that a person travelling nine miles pays 2d more than if he went 8 miles ; whilst the charge for 10 miles shews an advance of 3d on the 5 mile fare. This irregularity is maintained all through the schedule ; some favored distances only advancing at the rate of 2d per mile* and others at 3d. Volunteers m uniform m.iy travel free of charge, upon written order from the officer commanding the district. Return tickets are still only to be issued on Saturdays, and available till the, Monday following. \Free sbhooirfeasort.ftckets, may ,. be issued t6,.children. under 14 -years of' age attending Government schools, proTiding there is' no such school m the .district from .which they are issuejd. The Taranaki News says that quite a large number of witnesses left there on Monday, for Wanganui, to givo evidence before the Commissioners m the Ru&len libel case.' By train yesterday afternoon Mr B. Dawson, of the Railway Department, took his departure for Napier. A handsome black marble timepiece was presenfeii to Mr Dawson by Mr Rotheram, District Manager, m the presence of a few of the staif . Mr Rotheram made a few appropriate remarks, and Mr Dawson suitably responded. The clock bore the following inscription on a silver plate :— Presented to B. Dawson, Esq r , by the officers and staff of the < Wanganui N.Z.R. section, May 1885.— //mi/rf. ' The death of the late Bishop of London Avas what the racing folks- term a "nasty knock," for the Life Insurance Companies whic-h hail written his name Ln_thoi£jfflokaJ&« *43jQ00 ! His might every point ofTvftfk.jvuluable life from Truth writes :-^-I have just seen a gentleman from Russia who informs me .that the Czar's cook is dead. This may not seem very startling news, but this cook has been for years as well known m Russia as John Brown was m Scotland. Thl3 extraordinary Italian, who for some tima had been cook m the Imperial kitchen of the Czar's illustrious father, rose, under tire present Emperor, to be head over all the Imperial servants. Then he became steward of the household, and confidential attendant and adviser of the present emperor t who, it is said, consulted him on all questions — even on those referring to . the weightiest matters of State. Hiss loas to the Emperor will be irreparable, as no one had so much influence over his Majesty, or was so much m his confidence. His name was Ingano. One result of the scare induced m | Auckland by the war twaddle of the local press, has bsen that m one week £IG,OOO was drawn out of the Sayiuga Bank by timid depositors. ; • ; ' * a The s.k. Coptic is stated to have cleared at tho Customs for " Guam," as is usual v whon it is not desired to state where a ves-iol is really bound tor. Guam is a harbor m the Caroline Islands, which, up to a recent date, were independent, or'unannexed by any civilised Power. In late papers from Home we observe, a statement that Spain has annexed the group, ami we should therefore, suppose that Guam will have to give place to some other name m indefinite clearance papers. Timbuctoo, for instance,, would serve until the French let the Atlantic into the Saharu. .Mrs M'Bean, wife of a carter m Nairn, while under the influence of drink recently, placed her child on the fin» instead of m the cradle, and the infant was literally roasted to death. The mother was found lying on .the floor helpless from drink, and apparently ignorant of what had happoned. She was apprehended. 'V New regulations are issued for the examination of teachers. Tim annual examination is fixed to take fil^ee between the fourteenth and .twenty-fourth' days of December m each year. Notice has to given before tho 14th of September. A fee of £1 line to be paid by all candidates except those who cuu only apply to bo examined m elementary science or domestic economy, or those who are only applying to be examined m subjects previously failed m. We have received some copies of Mesßis Reid & Gray's show card*. They are beautifully lithographed m various colors, and do great credit, not only to Metmrs Reid and Gray, but to the artists. A novel cure for (TrnnlcnneKS 18 Ir'i operation m the Cape Colony., In cases where three previous convictions of | drunkenness have been recorded against nu individual during the Inst three months magisl rates are empowered to forbid all liquor vendors serviiig such a pei-ftorvftiiri. the. policeman ' who serves the notice takes with hiii^the prisoner.so that the publicans may know 'the man, A Wellington paper narrates (ho following : — The proprietor of 'ri certain hostelry was awakened from his slumbers on Saturday night last by cries of distress, and on going into his yard to aseerlttiu the esmsn he discovered io Ins surprise, a female domestic suspended, like Mahomet's coffin, between henvon and earth. She had boon to the play and found herself locked out. She scrambled on to the top a Oft fence, und m ileHcotidiii" her clothing caught m n spike and held iiM* dangling so'me distance from the ground. She was hoou relensea from lim- implcuKiint predicament. The effort x or Boniface to relnjise I ■the woman worn watched with intereht by Hcvi-ral persons who looked upon the, rather funny sewn- from the b.-ilroo.n window*. Miup ho.-»t, liowwit, being t-'cftiitily attired for a i:.hl night, did nut quite woe where the fun came m.

Tho Watchman says: — Out* O-jvorn-ment,at all events the Dofenco Miiistor, appears to ba suffering from tarn .mrary insanity on tiie subject of war, »uul if same check is not speed ily put to his warlike notions, trade will be soriomly ' injured, and the p-esuni commercial depression intensified. The ide;i of fulling out tho Militia under existing circum- . stances, would ho a huge joke, wore it not that Rormu-s inconvenience and injnvv to trade would h» canned by it. We sea hopeful signs, howovor, of a more healthy state of fooling. The wedding anniversaries are as follow:? : — At the ond of the firdf. year, the cotton wedding ; at the second tne papor wedding. In three yoars comes the leather, at five the wooden, at seven tho woolen, at te:i tho tin, at twelve the silk or fino linen, at fifteen tho crystal, at i twenty the china, at twenty-five the silI ver. All gifts received should be of tho material suitable to the character of each anniversary, and thus m later years the presents grow more costly. At the end of 30 yoars'it is the pearl wedding, then comes the golden at the half century ; and the GOth anniversary, rarely reached, is tho dioraaad. Two members of tho police force entered a suburban hotel last Sunday evening (says tho Dunedin Shir) to ascertain how the' provisions of the Licensing Act wreo being attended to. Imagine their surprise' at finding the licensee and the , barmaid engaged m reading the Family Bible. Their retreat from such a serene scene was ashastv and feautious as their approach. A correspondent to a New Plymouth paper suggests that the Borough Council should " exhibit a liberal spirit," and encourage the Salvation Army band by setting aside a few acres abutting on the principal sti'eets on which the band may " discourse sweet music " during the winter months, and also vote a small sum for tho purchase of musical instruments for the "Army" band. Thi» proposal has not met with much approval. Another correspondent, m reply, says there is nothing to prevent the army hand playing their music "down by tho deep sad sea." Tho hone industry is an important one. The four feet of an ordinary ox will make a pint of noatsfoot oil. Not a bone of any animal is thrown away. Many cattle shin bones are shipped to Europe for the making of kni/e handles. Where they bring £8 per ton. The thigh bones are the most valuable being worth £IQ per ton, and are made into collar buttons, parasol handles, and jewellery, 'though sheep's legs are the staple, for parasol handles. The water m which the bones are boiled is reduced to glue,, the dust which comes from sawing tho bones is fed to cattle and poultry, and all bones that not be used as noted, or for bone black used m refining the sugar we eat, are tnado into fertilisers, and help to enrich the soil. Tho latest surgical luxnry is an instrument by which incisions may bo made without giving any pain. It consists of a knife which is regulated by a watch attachment, so that it advances at a rate of only one inch m six hours. A , slight sensation of uneasiness is produced, which does not. however, prevent the patient from going to sleep. . The Adelaide Cup race, strongs as it may appear, was run m Yktoria this tirno. The use of the totnlisator has been recently made illegal m South Aus tralin, and the racing club would thus have been prevented,had the race he«n run m Adelaide, from giving the usual %dd«d mousy, 'sir their takings would bnve hopn gr^aMy diminished. It was therefore re*nlvrd that the evont should come oft: «t Flemington. wh»»r* tho gat« moony was lik«ly to he sufficient to a great ftxlimjton paper. * " '' -«j-j_ It is interesting to know what is the penalty exacted from a Freemason who betrays the secrets of his order. M. Andrieux lato prefect of Police, has been oxp-sllod from the Lyons " Lodge of Perfect Silence" for mak ma: too free with Masonic mysteries ; and by way of adding insult to injury, he announces that by their laws the lodge are bound to have his throat cut, his body disembowelled, and his mutilated remains laid out on the seashore at low water. M. Andrieux is awaiting the. execution of this sentence with philosophical resignation. — 'Truth. The Salvation Army corps m Feilding is doing a considerable amount of good, several very desirable recruits having lately joined the ranks. The army is to be congratulated on the general quiet and orderly character of their meetings m Folding, which compare very favorably with the reports wo receivo from other camps. — Star. ■ The unpleasant relations of England and Russia were probably the cause of a free fight which took place m front of the Aurora Hotel m Auckland a few days ago. A Russian sailor named Carl Pearco who was with several other foreigners, was* set on by a party of English and Irish, and in* the course of the scrimmage, Pearce, who had been i lav-ng about him with a fencing paling, got his finger partly bitten off by a man named Denis Lynch. The Russian brought an action for £100 damages against | Lynch, and although the evidence was very contradictory, the Magistrate awarded him £50 and £8 3s coßts. T*o hundred and fifty thousand copies of "Called Back" have been sold m Great Britain, two authorised and six pirated editions have been issued m America. Tho story has been translated into French, Germ:w, Italian, Norse, Swedish, Dutch, Roumanian, and Welsh, and on the strength of this enormous success 60,000 of tho author's story "Dark Days " were ordered. "Jacob Faithful" sends us the result of the drawing on the May Day Handicap. Of 3000 tickets 2,737 were taken up. Tho first three prizes went to a carpenter, an official gentleman at Napier and a farmer at Hastings. We can supply the names on application. From the local press we gathor that this drawing is conducted m a manner which leaves nothing to be desired, and is gaining popularity. The next consulation on his progiammo is on the Hawke's Bay Steeplechase, Juno the 25th, for which books are now open. A person charged at the Resident Magistrate's Court, Napier, with using obscene language, admitted uttering certain mildly profane words. When pressod a< to whether a written schedule of adjectives did not correctly represent what was said, lie admitted that it might be so, for, urged he, " I was speaking of the Russians, and I dare say 1 spoke very ( disrespectfully ' of them," The maiignei' of the Muscovite got on well, lu'h patriotic swearing being overlooked, and ho was dismissed with a caution, A correspondent writing to the Wanganui Herald from Patoa, deals very strongly with the inconsistency of certain church people there. He says that at the Fancy Fair held there m aid of St. George's Church, raffling for goods was carried on to a largo extont. Not only that, but there was a new feature which he characterises as " a bob m and the winner shouts," all for the good of tho church. On Saturday night, or very curly on Sunday morning, the fair closed, and on the Sunday forenoon, some of the good people had carts there taking away some of their goods. To finish" up the programme resort was had to a Fancy Dress Ball, which, m addition to the Aunt Sally and Do'vlletn Buck wont to swoll the church funds. The writer winds up by asking whether "th's i.s c- naistent with the t welling of Christianity, or the preaching of its' ministers."

Th Lyttelfcon 'Times says that, judging by what lias taken place m that locality la-toly, the privilege of local option is not very highly appreciated m this country. Says the Wellington Post :-— A New Zealand-bom lady is the first " sweet I girl graduate" of the Sydney University, having recently taken her B.A, degree there. A contemporary states that the ■ honour is enjoyed by Miss Brown, daugh- J tor of the Hey. Charles Brown, who entered the ministry m New Zealand, and whose wife was a daughter of Father | Wallis, one of the early New Zealand missionaries. Miss Brown was, educated at the Girls' High School, Auckland. An Australian paper state 3 that three more freezing establishments, are m course of erection at Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, for the purpose of preparing mutton for shipment to England. Sheep are quoted m Buenos Ayres at one dollar a head, and the sheep of the republic are said to number 100,000,000 head. Two new arrivals were m an Australian hotel where colonial beer is sold at 3d the imperial pint ; and were talking together over their glass, when one of them hazarded the opinion that at such a price tho ale could not be possibly good. The remark was overheard by an old man who, m a very advanced stage of inebriety, and standing at the bar enjoying his cheap beer. " Not good, gon'tletnen?" said he. "Look at me, for i)d." ! The Wairarapa Maoris have taken an j intelligent and keen interest m the dis- \ pute between England and Russia, and ■ are now greatly disgusted that there is | not likely to be a fracas. One Maori ex- j pressed a belief that if a foreign country captured New Zealand, they would be able to sell their lands over again to the new Government. Tho Inglewood Dairy Factory Company have completed their works, and have commenced operations. Mr Drake has < been appointed manager. Mr James Marshall, a very old Wellington settler, died at Jbluwonvilie on Sunday at tho adviiicol age of 05 yours. Ho came to Nelson from the old country m the ship Thomas Harrison about the year 1843. It is related of him that ho assisted m burying the first white -man who died on the Rendigo field. — Post We believe it U not generally known th.it both the captain and lieutenant, of the Wellington contingent of the Salvation Army are members of the fair sex. Tin captiin is about' b-j enter the married state with another officer of the aami rank, but opposite sex, stationed m another district. — Pout. It is stated that the fire losses m * Canterbury for last year were considerably lurgur than m ,any previous twelve mouth& One prominent English Company has decided to withdraw, and it ia liksiy one or two offices will follow their example. The Wairarapa Observer says that there were lively times m the Grey town public school a few days ago. A scholar v wont for " one of the assistant teachers, iin<l the scone that ensued can ba imagined. Some of our youths apparently believe m free fighting as well as free education. Five years ago on January 27th, the Tay bridge fell. Satisfactory progress is now making with its re-construction. Sixty out of the eighty-five piers form-, ing the foundations, are put down, leaving twenty-five piers to lay m the deepest part of the river. Three workmen have lost their lives by drowning during the progress of the works. Tenders are invited Measr Atkins and cation Board, for tlia efectiou or a aijfinoK maater'n residence ami additions to sciiool at Aslmrst. Tenders eloae on the evening of Monday tin* 25tlt instant. Plans, &c, can be setn «l lie office of Messrs Stevens & Gorton, Palniernton North, aud of Mr Goodbeht*re, FeiMing. We are m receipt of Mesers Raid and Gray* new illustrated catalogue. Copies ni;»y be obtained on application at this office. Thia enterprising firm are manufacturers of all kinds of farming implements. Tlu-ir articles have become celebrated for their strengtn and durability. [ The catalogue is wall worthy of peruaal I by our farmers. [ The building trade must be very brisk m Wellington at present (write« a local paper.) m every part of the i-ity new boututs ami shops are being; built. Cottages are still very. much m demand.especially those suitable for workmen, who complain that runts are very dear m Wellington compared with other places. It transpires that the boat accident m Evans' Bay a week ago,- m which it is mow practically certain that four, if not fives, m<Mi lost their lives, was very nearly being fatal to two more. Six men went iv the boat to the head of the bay, but whim they were preparing to start back after taking m their cargo of sand, two of the party, one of them being named Vincent, uotiued the overloaded condition of the boat, aud gut out saying they would walk back to the camp. As might be expected, (writes the Post) their narrow escape made a considerable impression upon the two men, oue of whom had a wife and family. - The following advertisement appear m a Wellington paper :— I, Samuel Marrie, of Wellington, hereby tender an apology to Alfred Fletcher for hau'ug assaulted him On Saturday evening while taking a drunken man home. " Fojls rush m wh«re Angels fear to tread." The statement that the sheep belonging to Mr Dillon at Fakawoi had bneu bought by the Government and killed for the purpose of stamping out scab m the district, is denied by a Wairarapa paper, which states that the sheep were bought by the adjacent settlers, killed, skinned, ami pitched into the Pakawoi creek. It adds that until recently Mr Dillon 'i sheep were clean, but were infected by coming into contact with some wild sheep from unoccupied Crown lauds m the vicinity. The paper adds : — "Until these wild sheep can be cleared, or tho Crown lands are profitably oceu- 1 pied, it is almost hopeless to expect that scab will totally disappear." A baby's rubber doll, corroded by the waves, some sooty bricks, a class liquor decanter stopper, with a minute sponge I growing from a hole at its base, are all the signs of human life ever dredged by grapples from the deep seas of the Atlantic Ocean. The Melbourne Age has an extremely damaging article ou .Sir Julius Voxel's contraction with an Klectric Light Company. Some very curious revelation are made,