The Pahiatua Star. (Published Tuesdays and Fridays.) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1886.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 26, 3 September 1886, Page 2

The Pahiatua Star. (Published Tuesdays and Fridays.) FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1886.

Complaints have been made to us that six or seven trees have been felled across Short Road, at the upper end, completely stopping traffic. The Road Hoard should see into this matter at once. I.title excitement lias lieen shown today ever the Town Hoard elections, and this is no doubt due to the very few in the Town District who are oil the Riding roll. The poll will he declared about 0.80. We are glad to notice that the Pahiatua Minstrels are still busy practising, and intend shortly to make their ap]>earance before the public. Another ''lav sermon" will bo found over the leader. Author—Mr Howlutt. Parliamentary Union Hall Committee meet to-morrow evening. We direct attention to an advertisement elsewhere from Messrs \\ all A Co., jeweller*. of Woodville. The firm iM-ars a good name, and no doubt many here will be glad to lake advantage of the serv ices of such practical men.

The Misses Finlnyson, of Woodville, make tui alteration to their business advertisement.

Mrs Reese requires a servant. We were waited on yontcrday by a gentleman provided with a shingling hammer, who remarked that he could not only " njM'sk right on," but rould hit right on. We dodged; Aad lie dodged, but he wits not soon enough, for the last we saw of him was doing a tlv over our back yard fence. Povxsty *Nt> SIITKUJNIi.—“I was dragged down with debt, poverty, and stiff-ring for yiarm. caused by a sick (aimlv and large bills fordoetonug. which did them no good. I was completely discouraged, until one year ago, by the advice of my pastor, I ptmrtuvd Hop Hitters and commenced their use, and in on* month wc were oil ». 11, and none of us have seen a sics day sines-; and I w out U> say to all poor men. van ran keep your families wi U a y car with American Co's Hop Hitlers fur lees llvan one doctor's visit will cost. I k-i..w it.' A WouKINO Mi.. Read

It is reported from Dunedin that Mi Hradshaw. is dead.

Mr Henry Driver, ex-M.H.U., ha> undergone a painful operation at Dunedin, having hail a portion of his tongue cut off. The reason for the o|>erntion is not given. Hrigliam Young left over 1,000,000 dots., and his children are fast going through it. The first concert to be given by Mrs Marshall's Glee Class in aid of the Library funds has been fixed for F’ridav. the 17th instant. We believe a good programme is being prepnred for the occasum. At a meeting of shearers held at Masterton on Saturday, it was decided to demand 20* per hundred as the price of shearing sheep this season. This course is being adopted generally in the North Island.

We have been requested to state that a practice of the Glee Class will be held tomorrow afternoon, at 8 o'clock. Mr Hull's boarding-house is to be commenced immediately, Mr Nesbit being enstrusted with the work.

Mr Stokes, cabinctmnker, has just received from Christchurch the wood work of a suite which he is about to make up to order. The wimh! is black walnut, grown at Akaroa; and the carving was executed at Christchurch. It will be a beautiful suite when Mr Stokes has stuffed and otherwise embellished it, and the wood work will no doubt be an attractive feature.

According to Sir Henry Parkes the New South Wales indebtedness has increased in four yenrs by £22,808,040.

The Post says that the price of property in Wellington has had an upward tendency for some time past.

The Times considers that Hcach. Uubear, and Mattcrson have the best chance of winning the Great Sculling Sweepstakes.

The British and Russian Commission for the delimitation of the Afghan Frontier have conceded Russia 9000 miles, and the Ameer 2000 miles.

A large deputation have waited on the New South Wales Premier to protest against the proposed Centennial Exhibition, on the ground that the financial condition of the Colony does not justify it. The loading Ixuidon firms dealing in the woollen trade anticipate a further increase of 2d per lb. in wool at the coming sales.

The New South Wales diamond mining industry is rapidly assuming large proportions, and it is exciting much public interest. There have been very valuablo finds.

A cablegram from llobart says:—Encouraging reports continue to be received from Mount Lyell. It is stated that four men in three weeks found lfilhs of gold. Many are proceeding from other parts of Tasmania to the new field, hut nothing is yet published justifying a rush. Private telegrams were posted on the 24th ultimo at the Sydney Exchange, stating that the Kimberley is a complete failure, but furnishing no particulars.

It is not often a constituency can be found that will show such practical syin{lathy as the following:—Mr Melville, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council got into pecuniary difficulties. the result of hacking hills for friends, and his constituents are getting up subseriptious to pay off his liabilities, and prevent his resignation.

On receipt of the news of the revolution, in Bulgaria the Victorian Parliament resolved to proceed forthwith with the defence works, which are already in a forward condition.

The largest match factory iu the United States, situated at Akron, 0., turtle out 67,000,000 matches in one day when run to its full capacity. That enormous production gives one match per day to every man, woman, and child in the country. A meeting of the Library Committee was held yesterday afternoon, Mr Hlack being in the chair. The Secretary (Mr Hutchen) read the draft of declaration to be forwarded to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, which was approved of, with the exception that the number of Trustees was altered from three to seven. The following are the Trustees named:— Messrs McCardle, Crewe, Wakeman, A. W. Sedcole. Yeats, Hutchen, and Black. It was decided that as scam as notice had been received of the registration of the institution, the building would he proceeded with at once.

The piano now in use at the Templars' Hall is undoubtedly a splendid instrument, and was purchased from Mr F'. H. Wood, auctioneer, of Masterton. .All who have heard it are unanimous in their praise, and w« think the Pahiatua Templar* are to he congratulated on their choice. The instrument is wliut is knuwn as the “ New Mmlel Mignon," and is in a chastely designed walnut case of beautiful finish. In construction the instrument is what is technically known as an iron-framed doulde-oblique, trichord piano, and it possesses a sympathetic and rich tone of great purity.

A meeting of a sub-committee appointed at tlu> meeting re Public Hall Company on Monday night, was held yesterday afternoon, Mr Hutchen being in the chair. The object of the meeting was to investigate the accounts of the Templars' Hall Com|uuiy, and to rc{iort at a general committee meeting to morrow evening. After careful consideration, it was resolved to re{H>rt that all the account* were satisfactory. As a proof of the soundness of of the investment it was stated that the Hall had been iqiened on the HOth July, sincu which it had been used thirty-one limes, by local societies, yielding i"U 7s fid. The income would be considerably increased if inure accommodation were given, so that oulsidu companius could use it.

Richard Forrest, aged 00. committed suicide at Invercargill on Tuesday by drinking a lotion for external application. After taking the lotion he went to the police canp and U>ld what he had dons. He staled that lie ha<l taken poison to relievo himself of the sufferings of this life as there seemed to be no hope of his being again able to earn a living. He was re. moved to the hospital, where it was found nectsaary to {lerfortn the iqwnliou of tracheotomy to prevent suffocation. He dual about 0 hour* alter taking tile poison. Forrest was a very respectable man, and was formerly a leather uieroluuit in Dunedin, and well to do. Latterly he lias fallen into low circumstance*, his only means of sustenance being a little clerical work, which ill-hcaltb coni|M<llod him to rulinquisli. He luuve* a widow. How t« Gkt Sick. Expose yourself 'lay and night, work 100 hard without rr*{. doctor nil the time. Ink. all the vile nostrums and imitations advertised, and then you will want to know ,

Messrs Biroie, ('ri.-ip, He**.., Crewe, Wakemati, and Hughes, candidate* for the Town Hoard, accompanied by Mr MrCardle, started from I’abiatua on Tuesday morning by coach for M*stert*>n. Thu journey was uneventful until passing Kketah ina, but after that a series of accidents Happened. Unused to such * weighty body of politician*, the coaoh suddenly collapsed, nti-essitsting aoinu of the party *r»-ttin>r out and walking; but aa the train at Mauricevillc liu.l to be reached at a certain time, a foot race was suggested. The idea was conaidered a capital one. and the course chosen was down hill. Nos. 1, it, :t, and 4, as above started, and the race was very exciting for a chain or so; bat who does not know what running down hill means ? First one and then the other cannoned on to the side-cutting, with arms and legs dying in all directions, and eventually the whole four disappear**! over the embankment on the other side. Twigs were seized and even legs caught hold of (of course it must be understood the runners were nowdoing a slide) in the downward race, hut this was of no avail; and on they went. Twenty feet had to be descended, and when three of the starters reached the bottom, they fouml the fourth, who is a heavy-weight, just coming down from skyward—he got to the end of the journey first, but instead of remaining there bounded straight up into the air. Thus ends the first chapter. They ascended the embankment again, picking up various articles of wearing ap|iarel on the way. It was thought advisable not to continue the race down the remainder of the lull, and a walking match was organised. This pro«]H>re<l all right. But our party ha*l some distance to go before reaching Mauricevilln, and they were beginning to feel the effects of their severe exertions, when—-joy 1 a baker's cart appeared in view. In they got, and off they went ; but the horse evidently got it into his head that ho could play billiards too, and he cannoned o(T a heap of stones into the side drain, loaves and racers being mixed up gloriously. Thus ends the second chapter. The party got out of this dilemma. and the railway station hoing in view, decided to walk there, which thoy did —a little bniised, but apparently none the worse for their gambols. End of third chaptor. Amen. The Rotorua correspondent of the New Zealand Herald writes A fatuous and most delicate fish is, I believe, lost to the world, viz., the koiira, or fresh water crayfish, jieculiar to our lakes. Both natives and Enro|a>ans mourn the loss. The volcanic deposit appears to have killed them all. The kakahi, or pipi-like shellfish, anil the carp, appear to have survived ; but I fear the question of introducing any of the other more delicate kinds of fish is for many more years at least settled.

" Smokers may be pleased." says a medical iiaper, “to know that an antidote has fieen discovered which will enable them to enjoy their pipes or cigars without any fear of being poisoned by nicotine. It appears that the watercress destroys the toxic principle of tobacco, preserving at the same time its aroma. It is sufficient to wet the tobacco with the juice of the watercress, which will completely deprive the tobacco of its deleterious principles."

Says the Taranaki Builget :—One of tha saddest circumstances in connection with the settlement of New Zealand is the steadfast decay 1 gradual and slow-, but sure—of the native race. When their numbers were first estimated, in 1858, it was reported that there were 55,800 Maoris in the colony. The race had, however, even then oonunenced to degenerate and decay, aud a hunrded years ago there could not have been leas than double the number above stated. The census of the Mauri raee taken the other day shows that there are only 41,482 natives nowexisting; thus in lees then thirty years the raoe has decreased by 14,868. Intemperance, poor feeding, miserable shelter, and communistic habits are tlio main cau9e of this decay. The annual meeting of the Frozen Meat and Storage Company was held at Auckland on Tuesday. The directors’ report for the year ended 80th June last showed a loss of £15,421 2s fid chiefly in the freezing, shipping, and meat preserving works. Tile butter department showed a net profit of £044), and the acid ami manure works a net profit of £145, with 800 tons manure in hand. The losses are attributed to the depressed stato of the markets of the world. Wages and salaries last year absorbed £12.180. The directors expressed their determination to carry on the business to a successful issue. The report was adopted, and the retiring Directors, Messrs Nathan and Corniaby, reelected.

Vn extraordinary riot took place in the bull circus ill N imes on J uue 28. A gram! performance (by electric light) was announced, and 30,000 jairsous paid for admission. During thu evening the light repeatedly failed, and the atulience beooming exasperated, tore up the benches and furniture, ami made a bonfire of them in the areua. Troops were sent for, and after some trouble cleared the building. Several persons were wounded, and many were arrested.

“Augur” in the Australasian says;— Those who have seen the Hon. W. Robinsou's two-vear-old brother to Nordt-ufeldt state that he is one of the grandest colls ever bred in New Zealand. Since he was broken in he lues grown and furnished in a marvellous manner. Hit owner has expressed an intention to revisit us during the coming season, and if he should prove victorious in some of the great races, Australasians will be glad to congratulate him.

Sir Julius Vogel intends to occupy the Treasurer's office in the Government Buildings during the recess, instead of transacting business at liie Ministerial residence as formerly. A patent liA is about to be constructed at Uie Treasury buildings to enable Sir Julius to be taken up anil down stairs in the same manner as is at preaunt done at his private residence.

The Tichborne Claimant delivered his first American lecture at New York ou June 27. A mere handful of jv-ople attended. He was much disappointed, saying at the close ; “ I have ootne here to raise a little money to enable me to reo]k>h my case before a common jury ; and I'U have such a trial before twelve months are over. But. from what I see here tonight, 1 think the l*e»t thing I can do is to go back as fast as I can."

A young lady being vary fussy about having her ah'h-s small ami neatly filling, her stern aunt said. " In my time the gentleman looked at the woman'a (area instead of tlieir fret 1* ' Ah, but. uiy dear aunt,' retorted the protiy young lady. ' you ace that the world has inipmvi-d, and is more cittltsed thau il us**! u* be—it balk* now more to the understanding.'

A lire insult mi; kiwnlnlilr !.,«» of I»*Vi -curved at Invercargill about 10 n.m.. on Wednesday, in the house of Mr* Kaill. Liddsll street. Mr* Kaill and a child hava not Wn wen linrr the fir* was noticed, and it it tuppniej that th«v prri«hedShe recently lost her husband. who wars •ail and ten', maker. ami died suddenly without previous illno-s* Sh" ha.l nur< occupied the house with three miiui; children and a aervant. Tan of the children and lha inaid eaeaped from the burning house. Mr* Kaill occupied a separate roam with the youngest child.

In Edinburgh, the other week. laird Young had to deal with a " habitual criminal "—a woman—who had under pone 2*3 year* of penal aerritude for theft* involving a total amount of i'4 11*. Hi* lordahip worked out the *uin leading to these figure*, and. probably to mark hi* opinion of a *v*tem which permit* of *urh dtapro|>ortionate punishment. passed sen tence of only 14 -lav*' imprisonment. The unhappy women'* latest >rTencc could not have added much to the heinonme** of her record in an arithmetical sense, as »he liad only purloined a couple of odd boots.

A girl, a domestic servant, in the leiwer Hutt (sav* the Press I the other day to»>k her three weeks old child and placed it on the doorstep of the home of a young man whom she allege* is the father, and planted herself a little distance off to watch developments. The youth denies the soft impeachment, hi* jiarent* bolieve him, but to their credit be it said, they took the unwelcome stranger in, and are caring for it ]>ending further developments.

Referring to the two leading speechee in the debate on the Representation Bill, the Wellington corre«]s>ndent of the New Zealand Herald remarks that Major Atkinson's speech as reported was one of greatest manifestation* of parliaiuentary invective ever heard in this colony delivered by a lea-ling statesmen against a political antagonist.

In the discussion which followed the reading of Sir Robert Stout's paper at the Statistical Society, London, I)r Longstoffe. a great statistician, declared that if hill reliance could be placed on the statistic* adduces! in tho pojicr, they allowed that the public debt of New Zealand ought to be considered as nothing more than a Heabite. The vital statistic* also created a profound surprise, and the AgentGeneral was directly ap|H>aleil to to say whether he felt sure that no error had been male ; because they showed a deathrate in New Zealand of something like 9 per 1000, as against one in England of 1U per 1000. A gentleman calling at an hotel left his umbrella in the stand in the hall with the following inscription attached to it: — “ This umbrella belongs to a man who ran deal a blow of Hsolb* weight. I shall he back in ten minutes." On returning to seek hit property he found in its place a card thus inscribed ; “ This card lias liecii left by a man who can run twenty miles an hour. I shall not come back."

A noteworthy instance of honesty under strong temptation to tho contrary occurred in the city a day or two ago (says the Post). A poor man, under the pressure of creditors, had to seek the assistance of a well-known money leading establishment where the rates are considerably higher than bank interest. A liver was the modest sum lie required, and after the usual haul bargain as to wlial lie was to pay for it, he obtained the loan, receiving live separate notes. On reaching home lie discovered to him surprise that one of them was a “ five " instead of a " single." The extra four pounds would have come ill very handy, hut notwithstanding the Very prevalent idea that it is creditable rather than otherwise to " do ” a monel lender, the man went straight back to tinotlice. and called attention to tile mistake, which up to that time tile lender had nut detected.

The house of Mrs McCabe, a settler near Te Awamntn, wa* burn" I down on Sunday, with the content.*. The family had a wonderfully narrow escajie. Mr* McCabe was aroused at 2 a.in. by one >f the children, and on ojiening me disir to get some water was met bv a volume of smoke and tlames. The family escapist in their night dresses, a portion of the roof falling in before they had gut out of the building. The insurances are 412UU in the South British.

At a sjiecial meeting of the Conncil of the Chamber of Commerce held on Tuesday (says the New Zealand Timet), to consider the question of cable conununica. tion with Australia, the following resolution was carried ;—“ That the Chambei communicate with the Chamber* at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin, asking their co-operation, and actual representation on a deputation to the Ere mier and Postmaster-Oeneral, to urge ills temporary continuance of the subsidy to the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, on condition that the rates be reduced from KVI to fid for ordinary messages, and to Hi! for Pres* message*, and that falling a reduction in rate* on the basis suggested the Government be urged to take step* as early as possible to lay a duplicate cable between this Colony an l Australia." The Secretary of the ('hauiber has telegraphed to the Chambers at Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin, acquainting them with the resolution, and asking their support to obtain the desired reduction of raws between New Zealand and Australia.

The latest competitor in the field with Now Zealand in supplying the I*>ndon market with frozen meat is the Falkland Islands. In the New Zealand Ismn and Mercantile Agency Co.’s London Circular of July I.lth, received bv the San Fran cisco mail, the recent fall in prices t* lima explained ;— *• A noteworthy feature in the trade has boon the arrival of the Selembna with 80.000 carcase* —«*—» tr m thFalkland Islands. These sheep, though not equal in point of quality to " prim#* 1 Nsw Zealand carcases, have thn* so fsr been landed in good condition, and being of suitable size have commanded earn* degree of attention at pncee closely ap. proxnueting those obtainable for ordinary" New Zealand parcels. The arrival of tiiie large shipment lias naturally had an adverse influence upon the demand for the eolunial article."

Tlie dispute in the iron trade at Melbourne is now virtually at an snd, a basis of tgrvemenl being drawn up be tween the men and the employ ( r». and tlie matter being referred to I b anl of conciliation.

The Sydney Morning Herald publish** an ri|>w<n< of a system of chesting at card*, a inch hu been carr.ed on fur eotulune past iu bvdnev. Certain uiarki iiare been {.laced on lhe barks of cards so that Uie uuHaled can take at a glance what card* hu opponent hnlda. Two M l of ni.tr k» are Urwd f r the purjmse, . . „ showing ibe •nil. aud the nth* r the value of eaah rtr l. Die mark* are juavvd m

the corner ani--ug*t a quantity of g. l scroll wutk. m which via > *•**'••• me , completely until joint* d out. Vi i irks and gilt scrolls Were d* ugiiaii .UK. pbv. • i upon the ranis in Sydney, ard th* cat 1* which are called " read***," have (sen sold in that city. It i» r»|*-rtsd (»ays lh« Auckland Stai • that sulphur has lately bee -jssrvc-i to fall with the ram in Ep-*>uj !.4»l. 1 it it suppowsd that the phenoio' ion tnv he connect*-! with the vntemrr i -ti.ity n the 110 l I take district. Tin re being a do*iM as to whether the sulpl .rr* lly f» 11 with the rain, some resident* proved ill y .lacing tube ill the c|eil air, w .. t. 1 n .* :i in Umoo sms found fa nateil with sulphur. If the ta-ta ate \* rr|*>rted. there is scope for <l*lll.Ac investigation. A corienji nilent w .u. g to thr Napier Telegraph on Moi.iay say*; 1 A curious phono..mooli was ob-oXV.J on lr- -lay last eft. , . . ■ eh I have not seen noticed in the I‘re** vet. Tit several |str*.* of Napier a Ctnieideraiile quantity of yellow matter was found to liavr fallen with the hail, and which i*l . lieing tasted, was found to bo siiljih’ir. Perhs'w some of .uir local sc cnt sr* ran ailvance a theory to account for it, and te'l us something interestuig on tl.e subject. * Fifteen Salvationist* were charged at Napier on the 80th August with a urea* i of the anti-proressiou by-law. and fine-1 .1* and costs or 48 hour*. In the cnrtrvc of the ca*e one defendant said :—“The devil made tho law*, and the magistrates fired the ball*.” lie was entered down for contempt, but before tlie using of the 4'onrt he apulogise-l, and wa* Ist off. Several defendants elected to take it ont in gaol. On the Court rising, the Salvationists. who had marched with music and banner* to the Court, agon mar red round and knelt down tn the street*, allowing their c-sUs-mpt for the decision of the Resident Magistrate. The Otago Daily Tim** states that sir Robert Stont received by the last S.ui Fransico mail the following letter from Mr (Hailstone, tn n-plv to hi* covering tho resolution of the .VI member* oftbe General Assembly cal-leil to tti* right I. gentleman immediately after th* ds-feal f his Home Rule Kill I—“ 10, Ituwmngslreet. Whitehall. le-ndon. June IM, l*N>. Sir, —I am desired by Mr Gladstone t° express his best thank* f-j* the gratifying

message which hr had the hotwr to receive by telegraph from SO lnenitwr* of the General AasruiMy of New Zealand.— I am. Ac., G. SricM'M I.VTTKt.rrot.” Tlie Mayor of 1 hirudin ha* i.lso iwavsl a communication from Mr G 1 al-1.-o* expressing satisfaction at thr re*->luUons passed ajiproving of the 11 me Rule propoaals

One of the anomalies in connswtiiui with the working of the police depart rut (says the Tostl. for which n-'ho-ty *. etus to be able to assign any ri as- n. is tliat i>f coni|>elling constables to invariably writ* their re|nrts to *n|«rior officers in t' e third jM-rson. We understand that new regulations are about to la fraiiu*! preparatory to bnnging the new I‘olics F-Wce Art into iqairatioii, and a very desirable uilprovemeiit Would be that of pmsrvding that all s<ich rejtorts should In- c !i. iin the first person. The pri-nt system is by no mean* condttcivi t clear e - and siiinetimes, in the ca*. of iQiti-.xU -u; . lead* to absolute cviifn-n - t!i. the change would 1* w.lc ne t all perh'ig connecteil with the dej artment. How to Get Wlll. Which is answ erei! in three-w • 1* T iki V .cii ‘ ->, Ot'l Hop llr.ter* ' lie* i