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Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 461, 24 September 1879, Page 2

Mr W. Dale will hold a miscellaneous sale at his mart, on Saturday next. Mr Cowern will oiler for sale to-day, at his warehouse, the unexpired lease of the Patea wharves. Also, on Saturday, 25,000 feet building timber. Owing to the inclemency of the weather Mr Tail, Photographer, intends staying in Carlyle another week.— Advt. The Rev D. McNicol, late of Invercargill, will preach in the Hawera Wesleyan Church this evening, and will hold a meeting in behalf of the Wesleyan Home Mission, in the Carlyle Church, to-morrow evening. Patea Light Horse will parade for Government inspection at 3 p.m. to-day ; No. 1 Co. Cailyle Rifles, at 7 p.m. on Thursday ; No. 2 Co. Carlyle Rifles, at 7 p.m. on Friday ; Kakaramea Rifles, at 2.30 p.m . on Friday; Nos. 1 and 2 Companies Hawera Rifles, at 2 p.m. on Saturday ; Normanby Rifles, at 4 p.m. on Saturday. At the R.M. Court on Saturday (before Captain Wray, R.M.), William Thomson alias Darkey Bill, was charged by constable Burrows with having obtained goods under false pretences from Skelley Bros., at Waverley ; remanded for eight days for futher evidence. J, Hirst v. J. Prosser, for neglecting to register birth of child ; find la and 7s costs. —Yesterday, R. Erskine, R. Jacomb, and D. Williams were find 2s each and costs, for allowing horses to wander in the public streets. H. E. P. Adams v. W. S. Campbell, claim £l6 Is judgment for plaintiff by default for amount claimed, and 15s costs. Messrs Hursthouse and Berry have the rails laid within half a mile of Stratford, and expect to have the engine in the township next week.

The long-looked for has come at last. xMr 11. A. Arthur, cabinet maker, whose arrival has been expected for many months, put in an appearance this week; and wo understand that he intends erecting very commodious premises opposite Mr Dale’s. The general meeting of the Patea Cricket Club was held at the Albion Hotel, on Satmday evening last. Mr Taplin in the chair. The name of the club was altered from 44 Patea” to “ Carlyle,” and the whole of the other rules were revised, and ordered to bo printed. The following gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing year : —Messrs Arundell (captain),Taplin (Secretary ami Treasurer), Teunent, Fraser, and VV. Dixon (committee). The Hudson Surprise Party arrived by coach from Wanganui yesterday, and gave a performance in the Town Hall in the evening. Although time does not permit of our going into detail, we cannot but admit that the Company are well worthy the patronage of the public, and we trust to-night that the Hall will bo crammed. It is not often Patea is favored with a visit from what might be termed a really respectable company ; but the Press through out the colony have spoken in terms of the highest praise of the Party, and we freely endorse those opinions. The entertainment commenced with the “ chair performance,” in which the ladies shone out to advantage, Messrs- Hudson and Wallace filling the corner seats, and Mr Glover occupying the postof MassaJohnson. Everything passed olf splendidly, and the applause at limes was deafening. We regret not being able to see the performance to tho end, but in order to give those of our reader's who were not at the Hall last night an idea of what the entertainment is like, we take the followingfrom Wanganui Herald of Sop. 20th : “ The second part consisted of varieties, grave and gay, in which Miss M. Burton’s song (Ruby) and Miss De Gay’s violin solo, stood out conspicuously, indeed the last named lady makes her instrument speak in a manner seldom heard in Wanganui. Mr Glover was very successful in The Wheel of Life. May he continue to be so. Mr Hudson was Bimplj" inimitable in every thing he sung, spoke, or did, and is a very Prince of niggers, a mere twirl of his thumb, or elevation of iris eyebrows setting tho room in roars. A song about Our Joshua, with banjo accompaniment, would be hard to beat. The Irish jig, danced by Mr Wallace, was quite a triumph, and brought down the house, while this gentleman’s acting and by-play never fails to start a laugh. There is only one cause for regret, and that is that the Company will not bo with us after tonight. This evening is the last performance, at which there will be an entirely now programme. Ail who desire to “drive dull care away” should go to-night, and they will be made happy, and as a consequence, perhaps prosperous ever after.” The party will perform at Waverley tomorrow (Thursday) night, and at Hawera on Friday, Saturday, and Monday. The New Zealand Times says Amongst the insolvencies reported from Dunedin is that of the Rev Father Larkin, who will be remembered in connection with some processions on the West Coast of the Middle Island during the days of the goldfields in Westland. The liabilities are set down at £I7OB, and the assets at £212. The rev gentleman has been stationed at Tuapeka for some time, whore he has led a useful and blameless life. He is known to be generous to a fault, and took an active part in promoting the Homan Catholic schools in his district. But, after all, it does appear very strange to the secular mine to find cither priest or parson 4 overrunning the constable.’

The Melbourne* Age (he other day commented on the action now ponding between the Daily Telegraph and Mr Graham Berry, and accused the Judges of political bias. An application was made that the publisher might be cited for contempt, but the Court refused it.

Says an Exchange Two new specifics for the treatment of sea-sickness have been brought to notice in France. The first is to lay on with a brush three coats of collodion over the region of the stomach ; and the second is to administer an enema of morphine. As a rule, the best way of treating sea-sickness is to assist rather than to fight against nature ; but there are cases in winch prolonged and reiterated attacks require repressive measures. It is customary to laugh at the sea-sick ; but in almost every passenger ship there are some poor creatures whoso sufferings are continued long past the ridiculous stage, and the French proscriptions are not to be despised, even if their success may seem problematical.

Under the head “ A False Alarm,” the Sun says ; “ A Canterbury draper advertises ladies night-dresses, 2s 10d,; ‘ filled’ do, 3s 9d. Of course it was a printer’s error for ‘ frilled,’ but that didn’t save him from a perfect crush of country orders from bachelors.”

Speaking of the departure of the Victoria Loftus Troupe from Wellington, tiie New Zealand Times of the 19th instant says-:—The company leaves to-day for Christchurch, where they open to-morrow night. In taking leave of the troupe we cannot but congratulate the city that it will be at length rid of visitors the reverse of desirable who have done the cause of morality and common decency ti vast amount of harm during their stay. It is a melancholy reflection on the degeneracy of the stage, that the boards on which a Chaplin had acted to half a hundred people should be trod by those to whom a very coarse name might justly be .applied, and that then the building should he crowded to suffocation. A man of genius, who devoted a quarter of acentury in endeavoring to attain perfection in his art, plays Shakespeare to a score of persons and leaves the town a bankrupt. A number of low, vulgar women step, nine-cenths nude, on the stage, and standing room is not to bo found for the audience. We must reverse tlie usual farewell notice in the present case. It has been too often our duty to condole with theatrical companies on their want of success bore, and to hope they may obtain it elsewhere. As appliee to the Loftus Troupe, the direct opposite would be the more fitting leave-taking.” The Government have authorised by proclamation in Gazette of 18th instant, the use of the book entitled “ Elementary Science, arranged for the use of Primary Schools in New Zealand,” by J Curnow and W. E. W. Morrison, as a class book to be used in public schools.

FOOTBALL—HAWERA V. WAIHI. (By a Spectator.) The return match between the above clubs came of at Waibi on Saturday, the 20th instant. The day was pieasently cool, but a strong northerly wind much militated against the play. Nevertheless, a good game was played, resulting in a very decided victory for Waihi, although the redoubtable champion of football (Mr Bayly) played in the Hawera team. When the contending teams took 'the field at 3 o’clock, there were a good many visitors, the fair sex predominating. Waihi won the toss for places, and Wolner (captain) wisely took up Ida position on the northern side, thus getting the wind with him. Bayly commenced the play by a good kick off, which went outside tho lines When thrown in, M. Bleasel, for Waihi, gave a splended kick, which speedily sent the ball into Hawera goal line, scoring half-a-point lor the A.C.’s. At the next kick, Bayly picked up the ball smartly and made off like a young deer, but was quickly collared, when lie passed the ball on with creditable agility. A great scrimmage took place, the players working into tho Hawera goal, again scoring half-a-point for Waihi for a touch down. Although the ball was at a great angle, M, Bleasel cleverly kicked a splended goal, giving Waihi seven points, amid the plaudits of the spectators, Bayly again kicked off dead against the wind, carrying the ball well forward, and some tough play ensued, Bayly being particularly active for Hawera ; but Waihi succeeded in scoring another half-point, making points in twenty .minutes. Goals being changed, M. Bleasel made an indifferent kick off. A desperate fight then ensued, neither side gaining much, but a splendid kick by Bayly, smartly returned by M. Bleasel, brought tho ball well into the centre of the field. After great struggles, in which some good play was shown, Riddiford scored a touch down for Hawera, and the kick gave a goal for tho visiting team.

On resuming, Waihi made a good kick, but Hawera soon worked the ball into a corner oi! their opponents goal ; however, when time was called they had failed to score.. The kick off, which fell to Hawera, was smartly played back, and rosulted in a maul in" goal to Waihi, about which some dispute arose. Waihi scored another goal. Bayly made a poor kick off, which was soon stopped and played back, Wailii making what should have been called a maul in leas than five minutes. Great excitement took place at this time, as to the txaofc- nature of the position of the ball,,and while both sides were fighting for the ball, time was called ; but as neither umpires could decide what should be the game, the Wailii captain consented to take it as a touch down. (Memo ; Will football umpires learn all the rules of the game before undertaking the responsible duties?) Tins dispute lost Waihi a goal, but they went to work again with a will, and M. Bleasel gave a splendid kick-off, which caused a thoroughly smart fight, some splendid work being done on both sides. A masterly kick from Bayly, who was the most active of his team, gave a touch down for Hawera. Time being called, the game was decided in favor of Wailii, by 7.1 points. The game was well contested throughout, and good play was shown on both sides, but it would bo invidious to mention names where all worked so well. The A.C.’s may, however, be congratulated on their four successive victories, and, ruffians as they have been described in the New Zealand Times , they are not to bo easily wiped out ; their physique and muscular development not being a thing to be sneezed at.