LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 10236, 2 July 1883, Page 2

LOC A L AND GENERAL

•*- A Chanob or Scene.— Mr Berriman, late skipper of tho Huia, has discarded tho briny ocean in favour of a calm and peaceful pursuit on dry land. He now holds an office in the railway quods shed at Wellingi ton. Union Boat Club. — Tt should be explained that Mr Aiken, in promising to let this Club have timber for the shed at a rate lowel than the sawmillers' tariff rates, gives up the difference between the two prices by way of a donation to the funds of the Club. > Vital Statistics. — The returns for the month of June are a3 follows : —Births : Town, II ; country, 8. Total, 19. 1 Deaths : Town, 2 ; country, 2 ; Hospital, 1. Total, 5. Marriage certificates is3ucd : Church of England, 1 ; We3levan, 1 ; Presbyterian, 1. Total, 3. A Subscription List.— The benevolent people of Wanganui are being appealed to for contributions in aid of Mrs Levy and her five young children, who arc said to have been left penniless by the conviction of li. ~L. Levy last, weelc. A considerable sum was raised on Saturday, in small sums, and wo understand that the promoters intend to apply to the Benevolent Society. Colonial EVmancks. — Tn wil-imsing ilu* Fitmnnial SliiteniiMil, the Hawera Star says : — Major Atkinson undoubtedly possesses the faculty of dealing with figures in such a way as 1 0 unice them .jfcncrally imi'lH^ililo. 'flint this is no ca-y mntter, tho eo!nnai'.ii,ii'L > f.iilu. r r.i ll> ii"i" jl\.in.'i. [',-■ Me • -'I-; I..;u'jiajli, in 1577 ; B:iil:iucc, ii; li-73 ; aid Siv Gcjrgo Crjvy, in IH7U — --u.:li jieuLl > proves.

Sale op Fbeeholli's. — Mr A. Barns hna an auction of houses and land at 2 o'clock this afternoon in his Taupo Quay mart. A quarter acre and six-roomed house at Aramoho, and the White Hart Hotel at Marton will form the bill of faro. Gone to Geief. — We notice tha L . Mr Roskruge's hotel business at Hawora has come to untimely grief. Messrs Nolan, JXonks,— and- Op.-,-. announce-, an auction on MoiKlay next, Under a" bilf of sale, of the furniture and stock-in-trade. Ths Copeland-stbeet Fibe. — The cottage destroyed by fire on Monday night was insured in the New Zealand office for £80. We understand that It is the intention of the company to pay the amount to Mr Simmons, the owner of the house, in preference to rebuilding. The Fire-bell, — We are requested to slate that the delay in ringing the Eidgwayetreet firebell on Friday night arose from the fact that the night-watchman had been sent away for a few minutes to the St. Hill-street Brigade station in connection with the working of the telephone. Raines's Panobama. — It appears that this popular entertainment will, after all, pay Wanganui a visit. Mr Rainor intends to take advantage ef a good season in Auckland, and will then bring his panorama on to this town probably in about five weeks' hence. Uppeb Wang-aeiiit BeidGE. — Messrs Atkins and Clere have prepared the plans for the Kauangaroa Bridgo, in accordance with., the. provisions .of the Boads and Bridges Construction Act, and -they were transmitted to the Government on Friday last by the Bangitikei County Council. Vaittblhss Cheque.— A man named John William Gardom, described as a surveyor, and who is suffering delirium tremens, has been arrested at Patea on a charge of' issuing a valueless cheque for £2 on the Bank of Australasia, Wanganui, to ; Mr, Odpers. I ' West Coasi Peace Pbesebvation Act. — We notice that, in answer to a question put last week by Mr FitzGerald, the Native Minister, stated -that it .is the intention oE Government to ask Parliament lo extend the operation of the West Coast Peace Preservation Act until the end of next session of Parliament. A Collection ov Citbiosities. — All that now remains. -of ■ the estate of L. L. levy will be sold by auction by Mr LifHton on Wednesday afternoon, and the -Varied and singular nature of the goods (to almost every one of which there is quite a little history attached),' ought to make tbe sale amusing to the general public. Hospital Betctbns. — The following are the returns for the past week :— Discharged, 3 males j admitted, 1 malo ; remaining in Hospital, 19 males and 3 females ; total, 22 patients. For the reonth of June the returns are : — Admitted, 6 males j discharged, 5 males and 1 female ; total, 6 ; under treatment during the month, 24 males and 4 females j total, 28. The Nayals' Ball. — We understand invitations have been issued for this ball to the officers of the Wellington and Petom Naval Brigades. The Petoni Company, of which Mr H. S. Fitzherberfc, the wellknown lawyer, is captain, recently gave «■ ' very successful and enjoyable ball, at which ,' Honorary Quartermaster Kohn, of Wanganui, was present by invitation. Ball at Marton. — The Marton Boyal Rifles celebrated their 20th anniversary by a ball in the Drill Shed on Friday night, about ninety .couple 3 being present. Numerous invitations wore sent to Wanganui Volunteers, but only the three following gentle-' menattended the ball : — Lieutenant Purnoll, City Bines j Volunteer Foster, Wanganui Bides j and Seaman Ferry, Navals. Vest TTneoetunAte. — We regret to hear that Mr, George Hutchison has been very UDfortunate lately in connection with his young and well bred horses. A weok ago a yearling by Dilke, out of Bameralda, died, suddenly at Mauutahi, and yesterday moM ing, at Mr Hutchison's place in town, it iSo? found necessary to destroy a fine four-year--old colt fey Prickwillow, out of EsmeraliiU The^eoit'Jliad boon eating of a pbisbsus ' Maori plant, and was in. convulsions. .; A Broken Cdxyest. — Among the mjiny serious injuries to public highways done by the rains of last week must be mentioned the bursting of the large V-shaped woodpn culvert on the Warrengate Line, just by Mr. Baker's gate. The embankment suffered very severely, and the damage and stoppage to the thoroughfare was so important that Mr Reid, the Foreman of Works under the Wangaehu Highway Board, deemed it well ro repair mattci'3 without delay, and everything was put right by Saturday night I accordingly. Wesleyan Chubch. — In the course of his sermon at the morning service in the Wesloyin Church yesterday, the Rev. W. J. Williams made a feeling reference, to the recent deaths of Messrs Buddie and Hobbs, two of the oldest, ablest, and most respected ministers of the We3leyau Church in New Zealand. Mr Williams pointed out the lessons derivable from their lives and work, and the impnrtanco of following their Christian examplo. The pulpit was draped in blijk, and a funeral anthem was sung by the choir. The congrogition was very large. Insolvency. — The following is the statement of assets and liabilities filed in the estate of Marcus Neill, storekeeper. Liabilities :— F. J. Jones, £284 j Butterworth Bros. (Dunedin), £11 ; Sclandera (Nelson), . £189 ; J. Northover (Marton), £47 10s ; A. Barii3, £24 7s 10 ; J. G. Sharpe, 19s ; A. D. Willis, £2 Is 4i ; Ward and Co., £1 4,3 ; Dr Tripe, £7 8s 6d ; Dr.Sorley, £2 10s s Williamson and Co., £3 ' Bs' 9d ; William Armstrong, £2 103 ; J. Maxwell, £6 133 ; McAuley, £i 15s Bd. 'Total,' £593 83 Id. Assets : — Stock -in - trade,-' £253 j cart and harness, £24 j ' book debts, £100 j household effects, £25. Total, £402. Tha first meeting of creditors will be held on Monday next. A tTsEPUL Invention. — Mr G. F. Allen, who has been for some months past engaged in survey work in connection with the ■ Mangapapa No. 1 Block, reports in terms of high, praise as lo the measuring chain, tho invention of Mr Atkins of this town. The chain is nude of pianoforte wire, and is not liable to stretch, and it seems to be superior to any of the other measuring methods in general use. Mr Allen, who used it to survey six miles along the Wiiitotsu'a River, (ind3 that by using Mr Atkins's invention, the risk of error was greatly diminished, and it was not necessary to undertake the laborious task of cutting a track through the bush ns a line for Lho tapo. Wo uudoratand thai Mr Atkins is ondoavouring to patent his measuring chain, though il is said that the principle of it was in work at Ttvanaki some years ago. A Vile Insinuation. — If any meaning at all can be gathered from our evening contemponvy's paragraphs in reference lo the chemists' accounts due from Mr Lingard's estate, the insinuation is that they were for deleterious drugs supplied for use at the - Bull Brewery. Inasmuch as Messrs Williamson and Co.'s account is entirely for family medicines and toilet requisites supplied to Air Lingard's family at his private residence, tho insinuation is particularly wide of the mirk. With regard to the other account, it should be hardly necessary to point out that isinglass is used solely for cleariug and fining beer, into the flavour or constituent parts of which it docs not outer. Isinglass is perfectly harmless, and its use is expressly permitted by law. Bishop Redwood. — Solomn high mass was celebrated yesterday morning at St. Mary's Church by tho Roy. Father Carew, who lias just beuti appointed to minister in the Manawatu district. The muss was sung coram epitcopo, there being present his Lordahip Bishop Redwood and the Roys. Fathei-3 Kirk and Soulas. The Bishop proaehed in the morning upon the Catholic doctrine of the Atonement, and the means by which etertml d-.ilvivUon wns brought within the rc.ii.-h of man ; and after vespers in tUcevening his Lordship delivered an eloquent and forcible sermon upon tlie obligation, n:i( urcil and ivvoaU'l, of man lo serve God, :ii his Maker, Benefactor mid Rodeemor. ' li ; iM.'^rivyiiUoii-j .ilb'ilh siTi'iocs were Cory larje, luj churo'i in i,\w a/cuing hong crjwje 1 to ckujs*.

Pkofessob Sample. — This exponent of tbo science of rapid and humane lioraetraining and management, returned fo Wanganui on Sa(.urdaj r after a very successful trip to New Plymouth., Hawera, and Waverluy, at eaoh of which towns ho displayed his system with great effect. On Saturday night he gave one of his amusing and instructive free lectures to a crowd o£ people in Mv Freeman R. Jackson's sale yards, and this morning he will hold his Jass at the same place, and there is little doubt that his old and new pupils will attend in force. A Timely Wobd op Defence. — Mr J. P. McGregor, of 19, Hotham -street, Melbourne, writes a letter to the Argus, in which he says : — I trust you will allow me space in your valuable columns fro a word or two in defence of the Hon. John Bryco, Native Minister for Now Zealand, and who has b?en so cruelly and foully slandered by Mr Busden in his " History (sic) of New Zealand." As to Mr Rueden's assertion tliafc Mr Bryce took parb in the murder of Maori women and ohildren during the last New Zealand war, I can only say that it is a cruel and malicious slander. I remember well all the circumstances in connection with that period, when Mr Bryce was in command of the Kai Iwi Volunteer Cavalry, and I can safely assert that no Maori woman or child ever met death at the hand of Mr Bryce, nor was he eyer the cause, either directly or indirectly, of any such actions. He has scattered to the winds the nest of thioves, murderers, and Hauhaus, who lived on the Waimate Plains in open defiance of the law. Ask tho settlers in that locality their opinion of John Bryce, and I can assure you, sir, that by them he is actually worshipped as the deliverer from the terrors of the past ten years. The thanks of all New Zealanders are dae to yov\r contributor, Mr H. Willoughby, in Saturday's issue, for his able defence of some of the heroes of the New Zealand wars, who have also been tradncecl. As for the noble and brare Von Teinsky, when the news of his death at the storming of Te-ngutu-o-te-manu reached Wanganui, hardly an eye but that was dimmed for the foes of one of the noblest soldiers that ever was under fire.