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Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 164, 4 November 1876, Page 2

The cricket match between WaibiIlawa'a and Patea, is fixed for to-day, if the wheathcr is favourable. The following are the names of those chosen to play :—Hawera-Waihi —Messrs Eiddiford (captain), Mason, Helps, Kenny, Cowan, Johnson, Hargood, Leckic, E, Bayly, F. Bayly, Bate, (Lysaght, emergency.) Patea —Messrs Jacomb, Fraser, Inman, Taplin, Baggett, Tennent, Kilgour, Fetch, Nicholson, Dasent, and Dr Croft.

Mr William Coworn annouccs in another column, that he intends to hold fortnightly sales of horses and produce at Erskine’s Horse Bazaar, the first to commence this day, at 2 o’clock. We have received samples of the Postal Cards which were to be circulated on the Ist hist. They are simply what their title denotes, large cards on which a penny stamp is imprinted, leaving room for the address on one side and cardboard space on the other for such correspondence as the writers can crowd in. As a matter of course the communications sent by these means are not likely to be of a very confidential character, love-letters &c., are not likely to be written on them, but they will prove very useful and, unless we are greatly mistaken, will be largely ta.ken advantage of. Mr 11. S. Peacock lias been unusually fortunate in Iris exhibits at the late Wanganui show, and it is a pity that other settlors did not display equal spirit in bringing forward stock. Mr Peacock took the first prize for the best cow and calf, with the championship for the materfamilias. He also won the first and second prize for cows, and indeed proved a most worthy exhibitor and representative of the district. We congratulate him on his spirit and success, and hope that the same good fortune will befall him for years to come. We would again remind buyers of stock’ that Mr W. Courtney will hold a sale at Opunake on Monday next, when he Will dispose of GO steers, 10 cows, and a large number of Maori cattle. Owing to the inclement state of the weather last night, the entertainment announced by Madame Schielbic did not come off only two or three gentlemen attended at the hall, and in order that they might judge for themselves of the capibilities of the performer, Madame Sclueblic and the children played several pieces, much to the satisfaction of the listeners, who pronounced it first-class, Madame will appear to-night, when wo hope to see a bumber house. Mr W. Dale will hold a sale of sundries at his mart, this day, at 10 o’clock. A waif of the sea, a relic of a wreck of some kind, was found on the beach near here on Monday last. It was a portion of the stern of a boat ■with the letters “carrow” painted on it. The debris of other parts of the same boats were picked up at the same time, between Patea river and boundary creek, the finder being Mr T. 11. Morgan. No particulars of any kind can be gleaned from the remains, but it is supposed that the boat got adrift from the . Pcncarrow lighthouse, and found its way, to»be smashed up. on this coast. There is no news of men missing and therefore the loss of the boat is probably the only trouble.

The recently appointed Hospital Com" mitteo had a meeting on Wednesday evening last, when Mr. Sherwood was elected chairman, and Mr Lett treasurer, to the committee. It was resolved that Captain Wray bo asked to hand over the Immigration cottages to the committee ; that Mr Cowern be asked to hand over the balance of tho Hospital Grant; and that a letter be sent to Mr Bennie, informing him that the committee have heard with pleasure of his generous offer to assist the Hospital movement, and to ask him when it would be convenient for him to come up to Patea. Cther business was postponed for a month, in order to allow the committee an opportunity of ascertaining definitely what conconditions in connection with Hospitals the Act contained, aod take measures accordinly. The hon secretary was also asked to communicate with the clergy of all denominations, informing them that thev were ex officio members of committee, ami request their co-operation and assistance.

The raffle for the racehorses Medora, Butcher Boy, Gazelle, and Firctail took place at Wanganui on Thursday evening last. A large number of tickets were unsold, and Messrs Mediae and Nicholson, in Order not to disappoint ticket-holders, took these themselves. Their enteprisc was well rewarded, as, out of their unsold ticket,s, Gazelle and Butcher Boy' fell to their lot. Medora, wc hear, was Avon by a Mr Dodgers, and Firctail fed to a Wan. gamilto. The proceedings were all open and above board, and no complaint of injustice Avaa even whispered. A rather dangerous accident happened to Mr G. Nidi oils, of Wairoa, lately. Whilst cligaged in some business connected with the farm, lie ruptured one of the arteries of his arm, but the injury appearing to be slight, ho did not seek medical aid. Some time after the injury, however, the arm swelled, and Dr. Walker was called in. lie at once opened the sac that had boon formed beneath the skin, and cauterised the injured vessel, thereby' relieving the patient and restoring the artery to its pristine usefulness. The patient is iaoav, wc arc glad to say', going on well.

In the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Thursday last, before Major Turner, E.M., verdicts by default wore given in Southey v. ITawkcs, LG 19s 9d ; Cowern v. McKcll, 14s 2d ; same v. Hillie, L2 2s ; same v. O’Neill, IGs lOd. A very protracted hearing occurred in an action brought by Mr James Call against Mr E. E. Morgan, it being to recover possession of some IG acres of ground, let by Mr Ball to Mr Morgan, but reclaimed by the latter. After a very long hearing, judgment was given for tiic plainliff, with L 5 damages for the time the ground had been retained. In Tuplin v. Gordon, a claim for L 7 13s, a verdict was givenfor the amount. The Court then adjourned.

Mr IT. Inman lias recently left the A.C. force and is about to establish himself in Hawera as a commission agent. He possesses all the qualifications necessary for success in a country district, viz., intelligence, education, business capacity, and energy, and he should and will no doubt be a valuable acquisition to the business people of that district. We were promised a treat in a flying visit from Messrsßent, Kohler, and company, but we regret to say that t]u>y cannot come at present, a telegram to that effect having been received by us. Small companies can always do well in this district, and we are surprised that we do not get more visits from them. There arc good rooms in every township ahmg the route, and in Carlyle there is a ball and stage that is suitable for almost any performance. We hope that Mr Bent and company will pay us a visit shortly, when, it may he confidently stated, they"will he paid for their visitation. At the regular monthly meeting of the Patea Kilwinning Lodge, held on Wednesday evening last. The following brethren were elected office hearers for the ensuing year :—W. Dale, E. W. M ; W. Ncwland, b. M ; E. B. Mcßae, S. M ; W. Cowern, S. W ; H. E. P. Adams, J. W ; A. Wood, Treasurer; W. Rose, Secretary ; A Black, S. D ; T. Lloyd, J. D ; F. Palmer and 11. Mason, Stewards ; F, McCarthy, I. G ; J. Pakenham, Tyler. The iustalation will take place on St. Andrew’s Day. The Waste Lauds Act contains the neces - sary provisions for empowering the Town Boards of Carlyle and Hawera to give a title to the lands disposed of by them, and to deal with any other lands within the limits of these towns. An interesting account of the effects of charcoal on unhealthy plants appears in the Revue Hot ticolo. A fine rose bush, full of buds, having given small insignificant flowers the top of the pot around the bush was filled to the depth of half an inch with finely pulverised charcoal. In a few days the roses assumed a beautiful rod color, and were most brilliant and lively. A pot of petunias was similarly treated, and all of the pale indefinite colored ones became of a bright red or lilac ; the white petunias were variegated with beautiful red stripes ; and the lilac petunias became a fine dark blue. Iron filings have a somewhat similar effect.

Two thousand five hundred pounds, says an English paper, seems a large price for a bull, but this has just been given by the Canadian Farm and Grazing Company, through Mr Ashbuvne, for the' Fourth Duke°of Clarence, by Eighteenth Duke of Oxford, from Duchess 109. This animal, which is a rich roan, was sold last year to Mr Lodge, by Colonel Gunter, from bis Wetberby herd, and tho price it has now realised, is we believe, the largest ever obtained for a bull for exportation.

The Otago Times understands, from the best authority, that Dr Black, Professor of Chemistry, at the request of many parties interested, has been for some time experimenting upon a cheap and effectual means of destroying rabbits wholesale, and that be lias succeeded beyond the most sanguine conceptions ever entertained. The remedy is of a gaseous character, having arsenic and hydiogen largely as its components. It is extremely easily applied, as any shepherd can manufacture the gas at any moment on tho spot, or rather at the hole of the rabbit, in any old bottle. It is innocous to other life, and is absolutely costless. Experiments have been tried •which prove that it is s thorough remedy, and so poor bunny may now look out for catching it hot, without either polecats or skunks. We would suggest that the new remedy be called the Black Art, Mr Bennett, we see by the Southern papers, has now completed his arrangements for the tour of the All-England Eleven through New Zealand. It is settled that are. to play at the following places: —Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Nelson, Auckland, Taranaki, and Grey mouth, The expenses of the trip through the colonics will, it is said, reach £7,000.