TELEGRAPHIC.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3413, 18 January 1890, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC.

Rifle Meeting.

Dunkdin,Saturday. Tbe following will represent .Wellington in tbe District.Match on Monday: Prance, Williams, A. and W. Ballinger, Kucben, Davey, Howe, Donald, Flyger, -. Chuck, Atkinsort, Harris, Balcoihbe, Henry, Corporal Scott, Pnlethorpe, McKenzie, Corporal Mplfonzie, Blame, and Thompnon. Tho position |of the teams on tlio completion ,of the seoond.range is, Wellington Navale 498, Bangiora Rifle Club 292, Auckland Artillery 281, Yarrawonga Rifle Club 288, Duuedin City Guards 288. The Pupipuhi Keefs.

Auckland, January 17. An old resident of Wbangarei, Mr Morrison, has come to Auckland, bringing some very promising speci menß from Puhipuhi, Tho stone shows native silver freely, and Mr Morrison Bays- there .are thousands of tons it the same kind where this was taken from, Tho Crown Lands Commissioner,'j Mr Huniphrios, was interviewed at Whangarei in regard to the opening rip of the Puhipuhi field at the northern end-for. prospecting.' He said that as conservator of the Puhipuhi Forest he could not recommend the opening of one portion of the reserve, whioh though not containing so much kauri as the - rest of the forest, would place the. same in as much danger. He did not think the Government would open the bush until the gum season set in, namely May Ist. Ho had no doubt parties could go prospecting then,

Gaining and Lotteries ActWeliinoton, Saturday. The Colonial Secretary, who granted a permit to the promoters of the Free Library Jubilee art nmon, not being satisfied that the provisions of the let are being complied with, has informed them that the permit will be revoked, HOUSEBREAKING.

fhiMSTCHuncH, January 17,

Ernest Hobson was committed for trial to-day on a eharge of breaking into the house of Nellie Phelan and steahng'a box containing clothes jewellery, and money to the valuo of 184. SETTLEMENTS. Paiea, January 17. About 16,800 aorea of the Pohopura Block and 1800 acres of'the Huiakarna Block, situated inland of Stratford, have been Bold privately to twelve buyers for bonfi fide settlement. Mr Coworn roports that this makes 40,000 acres sold within the past six montliß on the line that waß proposed fortne Stratford-Auckland railway route,

Auckland Items.

Auckland, Jan 17,

At a mooting of tho New Zealand Insuranoe Buildings to-day, a leaguo having for its object the abolition of the property-tax was established. A cpmmittco was appointed to make arrangements for another publio meeting to disousa ■4UonulJCTh"-r-TUure-~MS"I~IftMjB- - Mr Whithy, M.H.8., presided, The Jubilee Committee have agreed to contribute the £4O required for the Horticultural Show. The Bteam yacht Nautilus,- belonging to Mr Featherstone, is be placed at the disposal of the Governor and his party during tho Jubilee week, To-day Mr John Dillon, with a number of friends, went on a fishing excursion in the harbour. Mr Dillon yesterday visited Miss Manning, daughter of the late Judge Manning, aud oonversed for some time in regard to her father and Now Zealand history, in which the Irish delegate appears greatly interested, . .

Commercial Laerymid Go report prices for the past week as follows: Potatoes 60s to 76s j onions JG6 to £8 j oats Is ]od to 2s 2d; pollard 75s to 8os; brau 70s to 70s; oaten sheaf chaff 80s to 90s ; straw chaff 50s lo (10s; oatmeal £l3; maize 8s to 8s 4d, nominal; wheat 3s to 3s <ld; fowls' wheat 2s 9d; malting barley 3s to 3s 6d; beans 3s to 8s 7d; peas 9a; pearl barley jEIS ; flour £9 to £9los j bacon, Ilitnock's cure 7d, hams 9d; other cures li lower; cheeso 3)d to 4}d for lai'ge size, loaf cheese 5d to 5}H; fresh butter 7d to Bd, salt ditto 7d, nominal; eggs 7d; turkeys 6s ; geeso 3s Cd j ducks 3s 9d; fowls 2s 9d to 3s por psir; coaksfoot grass seed 8d; rye grass seed, 3s to 4s, WAIRAR&PA JUBILEE.

■llia following is a list of. suboribors to date to the Jubilee Jelebmtion fund ;-W H Beotham, !8 Bs, W 0 Buchanan, £3 Bs, M JBselberg£2" .2, G W Macs £2 2, L Hooper k Co £2 2a, R JFitton !lls,EVSmith£lls,AWßenall Ills, HPhillips £ll vCPownal !1 Is, Jas Smith, Wellington, £1 Is Staples £[ la, G S W Dalrympl ills, BBoya£l Is, Dr Milne £ s, A A Elkins £1 Is, 0 A Tabutea 51 Is, M MbArthur & Co £1 Is, J ' Druinraond £1 Is, J Payton & C !1 Is, Smith & Hogg £l,l, A Ck' : Son,Welhugtou £1 Is, Chamber lin Bros £l~, W-Perry £l, Sargoo ipn&Ewon£l,TE Chamberlain £1 1 Ewington 10s Gd, C Spaokman 10 A,- A Hatbaway 10s fid, I lartlett 10s Gd, 0 Smith ■ lOi d, J lorns 10s Gd,ER Meredith 10 d, M Meredith 10s6d,P Dioksoi OsGd.JP CowielOsGd, Mrs Cor ett 10s Gd, Geo Johnston 10s Gd \ Price 10s .Gd, J Wrigley 10s Gd [0 Moore 10s Gd, TG Mason 10 d, Boss and Muir 103 Gd, W V IcCardle 10s 6d, l 1 PLottlO Gd, ; lesseylOs fid, Angus McLeod 10 d, J Williams. 10s Gd, A Stuart 10a J P Perry 10s, C F Vallanca 10s i 1 Moore 10s, AW Cave 10 ) Kennedy 10s, J; Strang 10s IWilsone 10s, Kennedy' (Brance eth) 10s, Friend 10s, J Mc Cenna 10s, W. Hawke 10s 3 H Waddington 10s, H Petersoi Os.E Allen lps, J Ramsey 10s, I fatthews 10s, D Carman sack flour i Mutrie sack wheat,'W-B' Buiol ach wheat, Kumnier sack oats, I Jampbeir sack': wheat, W Dougal rophy value 255, A Burnett 7s 6(3 I Couborno ss, J.Prdotor, Carterton ">e, ■■ E Mafsh 6s, Lester.:' ss, < Washington ,' 55,:. G ; Watson - ■. 5. Townserid and Cooper ss, J Dixon 5s J'.ff Pruntpn, ss, F Lee ss, C Sag sb, C Windhester ss, R; Donald 5e G E Chamberlain ss,o E; Bremner fii J Gordon-5»,J Elliott ss,G,iVyetbs(

Blahet ss, J Wbatton ss, M r Brad foi-d 2s 6(1, R S Hirschberg 2g 6d, r AD'Arcy;2s6d, Hugh Wilsone 2s Od, W. Snooks 2s (id; J Stone'2s, A W Jensen 2s, A- P Gilbert 2s,> . Several other lists have yet to ooine in which will bo duly published. Eketahuna Jubilee.

.■A meeting of the Eketahuna pionic committee was held on Friday evening in the sohoolroom. The chairman (Mr Anderson), asked if tenders had been called for refreshments. Tho Secretary informed him that oue from Mr ABhmore waß in. This was accepted. Mr Parsons said he had collected n little over 18. He thought £lO could he, easily raised. It was decided to arrange sports for the children, prizes to be given for same, and also to obtain some fireworks.

A committee consisting of the School Committee, in conjunction with Messrs Roche, Aulin, Copping, and Wilton were appointed to carry out all arrangements. [CRIMES AND FATALITIES.

Frederick Blyth, a young labouring ' man, was arrested at North Mel- ! bourne, on the sth, on a charge of ' causing the death of SaralrMcGee, a ' married woman. It appears that the twometinapubliohouse when they were both under the influence of drink. McGee asked Blytho to shent, but he refused, and when ho left the botef she followed him, even to the house of his stepfather, She expressed her intention of following him further, aud then, according to a neighbor, Blythe struck her and knocked her down. An hour later McGee was found dead about thirty yards from where she is sajd to have been struck, There were no marks oi violence on the body boyond a faw bruises on tho back of the head. The deceased, who lived with her husband Wm. MoGee, of East Melbourne, was of intemperate habits. A fatal fight ocourred at Footsoray last week, Two men, Ashton McDonald, forty-fivo years old, and Jas Whiteside, thirty-eight, were in the bar of thoEifitng Sun Hotel in tho Geelong road, and had a quarrel. After some words had passed, the latter walked away, aud McDonald followed, and struck him on the head from behind. Whiteside thou.fell, and McDonald kiokod and punohed him till he was restrained by the onlookers, When Whiteside was lifted up it was found he was dead. A shocking accident happened at the factory of the Standard Hat Coy. in North Fitzroy on the 2nd, when a girl, Emily Adams, sixteen years of age, became entangled in the machinery, and was mangled to death in a terrible way during a long lime. She was in the carding room with several of the other employees, and was sitting on one of tho belts, whioh as tho-niachinery was not in work, was suspended by a piece of string from above tho shafting, which was still in motion, Her weight broke the string, the belt fell upon the pulley, and she was rapidly whirled to the ceiling, .tier companions raised an alarm, and the engine was stopped with .all" I possible haste, but when tho unfortunate girl was extricated it was found that both Lei - legs had been severed, and that her right arm was badly fraotnred. She was alive when rescued, but died shortly after--1 wards.

A terrible accident occurred at BroKen-FiimoprTefury'Mine on the 4th. Henry Braine, sixty, was ongage in wheeling some iron pots full of molten slag from tho furnace to the cage of the dump, where the pots are emptied. While he was emptying one pot another pot had been run out and left standing about seven yards behind him. Braino, then started to drag his pot back to the furnace, and as he walked backward he did not see the full pot, with which ho collided. He overbalanced himself, and falling on to tho pot upset it and the molten metal poured all over the poor fellow, burning him in a frightful manner. His mates ran to his assistance, tore off his burning clothes, and sent for the dootor., Braine must have been in great agony, but the shock was evidently so great that it completely paralysed him, and ho did not make a moan. On the arrival of tho doctor morphia was injected, and Braine was removed to the Hospital where he died in a little more than two hours after admission.

Stanley's Great Peril. On tho bank of an African river, I upon a tiny clearing whioh, scooped 1 out of the vast black-forest that bristled along both shores as far as the eyo can reach, betokened Ihe ' neigliborlioood of a native village, a man was standing alone, taking rapid notes in-a small-book, while behind him lay moored along ihe water's edge a fleet of canoes, crowded with the dark brown or blaok faces of Arabs and negroes, whose crooked swords and long.ivory-stooked guns glittered in the morning sunshine. The solitary on the bank seemedto be the only' white man oi the whole party, and even he, lean and gaunt as he was, with his face burned almost black, by the sun, and a matted mane of greyish-blaok hair and beard hanging lossely around it seemed quite as savage as • any of his followers. But, Bmall and ; thin though lie was, with plain, almost coarse, features, and a dress of which any respectable scarecrow would have been' ashamed, ho had in his sunken eyes that look of power and command whioh stamps the born leader of men, And such, indeed, he .was, for this mau, was no other than Henry Morton Stanley; So engrossed was Stanley with the notes which he was taking' that ho never saw the black scowling face and fierce oyes which peered out at him suddenly from the encircling thicket. Presently another head appeared, and another and another still; and then matted boughs shoik and parted, and several men stole forth, with long spears.in their hands. But Stanley's quick ear had caught the rustle of the leaves, and t taking several strings of beads from his pouch, he, advanced to meet them, uttering thelong/shrill, bleatlike salutation of the country," Sennenneh!" (peace.) But there was little sign of -peace among the advancing savages, who darted threatening looks at him, and kept muttering among themselves. Then a huge scarred warrior, who seerneij to bo their chief, Baid with a flourish of his spear: "If the white man wishes peace, why does, he try to bewitoh us ?" '[ How have I tried to bewitcli you? 1 ! asked Stanley in amazement,' "Icome as your guest' not as your enemy. You all see that' my men have laid down their gunssan'l.'swords,;and''a're waiting to be friends.wjtli yo«." "Thestranger's words, ara pwored "the savaw •'Did we not:' seß.,;bira make :; Bpells

them on the magic charm that ho , carries with bim ? A sudden light -,-" flashed; upon Stanley—it was his note: book that/had offonded thetu! , ".If the whita chief means fairly by • / . us, let him /'throw his magic work ';■. into yondor 'fire, and then he shall , be our brother, and Bhall eat with ..' us; but if not our spears shall reaoli • his heart?" A ferocious growl from the rest, and a significant brandish" . ing of spaars and bows added fresh . ; r point to thjs last romark.;' For/one :' moment the bold traveller stood ''V, aghast. • To destroy his yaluable ¥ notes, gathered with so oil and \ suffering, wouldbotofling away the ) :' \- wbole fruit of his'weary and perilous '; journey I Yet to refuse might,cost'". ■, hw life and the lives of all his meri, : " for the savages were evidently in earnest, and all the thickets around • [. bim were already swarming with fierce faces and levelled weapons. . What was to-be done? All at once a bright idea came to 'bim.V: ,'c In his poucli'lay.a small pocket-: / ;_- Shakespeare (the companion of alibis wanderings), which was sufficiently like the objectionable note-book to bavo deceived a keener observer than an Afrioan savage. Qi'ick as thouglrtSJH- * he drew it fortli, andheld it up so that everyone could see it. 'lis this the /-.'■ charm that my brothers wish me to burn ?" ho asked, loud enough to' be; heard by all present. "It is lit is I" roared a hundred voioea at once.whilo half a dozen, bony, black bands were ( outstretched from the front ;-rauk of •'-. the cro'wd.asif toclutoh tbeformidalilo, "witch book," "And if I burn ■' said Stanley, "will you bo friends with me, and give to ray men 1" '• Wo wilV'ohoruse'd thb'black spearmen. " Behold, then I" cried the great leader and- with on jerk ofi his ■ hand he flung the Sbakespearo into the fire beside. In a moment it flamed : up, shrivelled away, and was gone! Then broke forth a yell of dolighl'-.' from the superstitious savagei.as they saw the dreaded " magic" vanish intosmoko. A Bcore of big barelimbed warriors, all smeared with paiut and grease, rushed forward to ovorwhelm their "white- brother" with sticky embraces, whilo others brought forward armfuls of,fruit,fish, and potato-like casava bread. Stanley's hungry men ate their fill, and all went as merrily as a pionic. Many a night after, while struggling wearily along the windings of the unknown river, the great explorer missed, book that had been his companioa id so many perils and sufferings, But •' the precious notes were saved.and the narrative whioh they formed has since., been read, and applauded from ofiSH side of the world to the other.—David Kor, in 'St, Nioholas.' Tlie Pnncfi and the Ac'tress.

Mies Jennio Millward is starring with Mr Tflrriaa in New York. She has been telling a story to one of the reporters, which a " Home paper repeats, as showing how readily the Prince of Wales adapts himself to ■'• circumetauces. " Having j' wait' of half an hoar, I was seated in my dresßiug-room," says Miss Millward, .." snatohing a hasty repast of oysters and stoat. I bad just left Mt Terriss on the stage to finish tho act > 1 when I heard a knook on my room door.'Entrez I' I exclaimed when the door was pushed open, and you > may imagine my astonishment and trepidation, when 16aw tho Prince of Wales quietly enter, Bmoking a - cigarette, and. quite unattended. 'Ah, Miss Millward,' he said, 'I hope you will pardon this intrusion'.',: on your privacy, I was on rnywaji to Mr Terries' room, aB I tho'jgljsV but must have" made a mistiira." ' However,' Mr Terriss was on the stage, "May I offer you a chair?" exolainied Miss Millward, all in a flutter, for it had just occurred to her " that the Princo of Walen had dropped'in for a drink." Whata human touoh this lit However, the hospitable Millward had nothing to offer him, and she blushed at her own empty pewter, whieh told its - own tale. Suddenly Miss Millward, ;■•:•; remembered • that Mr Terriss always kopfc brandies and :■' sodas in his ' dressing-room, and she sent for • them. "If-Mr Terriss had been present," I said, "he would have asked you to' take a drink. May I take the stupendous liberty ?" Mr future Sovereign, who was shaking with laughtor, promptly replied, " Why, that is exactly what I came for." He then insisted upon helping both of us, and ho opened the bottlos of soda quite cleverly. Miss Mill • ward eoes on:—" Jiist as he Mas in the full enjoyment of; the' split,' m, great roar of applause '. was hoard*from the front of the house, " Whac is that? queried the Prince, foracwhat alarmed. Perhaps he fsarod it waß an explosion. 'The aot is just over, sir, and Mr Torriss , is taking his usual call before J*the curtain,' I explained. Whou 1 ~ heard Terriss ascending tho stairs and saying to some one who was. with him/ Come along old man, and have a drink in my den,' [felt uncommonly queer. Tho Prinoe hoard all and was enjoying thescene intensely. Presently we heard our friond ordering his man to prepare the drinks, andwhon tho poor fellow Lad told him all about my felonious visit he burst into my room, shouting quite savagely,'' Jessie, what: tho deuce have you done with my brandy and ' sodas ? IT COST TOO MUCH.

1 In the early days of the direct tea--. - i trade between China and I importers were anxious to eocuio Mf/J i earliest cargoes of a now orop.; The i fastest olipper ships we engaged in 1 the trade, Great haste in loading > them was followed by a hot'raooto ' reach New York. The first cargo brought the best price and large ■ 1 profits; the successful captain was always rewarded, so every known aid to navigation was adopted. • A" young captain of one oi Mr Astros dippers, brought on one of hi!flj%! a new •'.• chronometer, and with its aid made a > quick passage and arrived first., He %. put tbepricoofit into' the expense account ofthe ((rip,; but ■■ >Mr ; Aster threw it out, insisting' that'sucli an item of expense for new fangled notions could not bs allowed. The captain thereupon resigned and took service witha rival line. The noxt year he reached port long in advance < \. of any competitor, to tho great delight"'"' 1 and profit of his employers, and the chagrin of Mr Aslor. Not long after thoy chanced to meet, and Mr Aste inquired,« By the way, captainl* bow much did the chronometer cosP> you?" " Bix hundred dollars,'* to ''• with a quizzical glance ha allied, ''And howmuch'did it dostiybu, Mr Aetor?" " Six thousand Mars'." lon are ofteu unfortunate: in > the.-''' _ rejection of what they call'new" fanglea notions, but Robert Cleave, seed merchant of Invercargill, N.Z., and a member, of tbe.Town Council,-) has disobverecl a.'"new-fanijlod i,v proprietary irtiele that has givAtjhim v : entire satisfaction for his outlay." He

bo sadly troubled with a complication of bodily ailments. All parts of my body wero invaded' by intwiso pain, wbioli, in tho chest,' hips, lorn, and bftck were almost unbearable. My ciroulatiiig and digestivo organs wore all out of order, my urino constantly loaded with aodimonts. Urio acid doubtless existed to excess in my blood, which was greatly deteriorated. Duriug the night I would bo awakened by the most intense pains in tlio loins and hips, which became of a violent and burning nature <t Acting on tho advice of my doctor, 1 ' repaired to tho hot springs in tho Ndrls where I underwent hydropathio treatment, I did not derivo any perceptiblo benefit at that alleged shrine of health, but on my return homo 1 took a treatment of VVarnor's &afe Curo, and Wftrner'3 Sam Pills. When I had takon a four bottles of thomodicino,my pains were greatly modified, my blood seomod stronger ani purer, which I attribute to the foot that your medicines dissolved the lactio ami in the system, My improvement is decided and permanent. 1 do not suffer now from attaoks of pain as formerly, and my { mental restlessness, a pronounced system of my disease has loft mo. 1 have now consumed about fifteen bottles of Wurner's Safe Cure, and a fow vials of Warner's Safe Pills, and can certify thai it is tho only medicine of tho mauy I tried, which has donfl me any good, and has brought my health to its presont satisfactory state." Many a physician is daily t finding his patients, long timo chronic unaccountably restored to health by the use of the new kidney specific. New fangled notions are sometimes vory valuable, and it costs too much to foolishly reject them. It is calculated that 60,000 gallons of wine are drunk at tho communion tables of the various religious bodies in America overy year. All the wine contains alcohol, The Kangitikei advocate sugijestß that the Jubilee of the colony should be rendered memorable by the teblisbment of a penny postage throughout New Zealaud. It is stated that whereas the Amerioia show a pressure 20001b per square inch for their dynamito air gun, the Qraydon Air Gun Company are preparing guns in Birmingham) jn which will have a pretisuro of 500011) to the square inch; and it is said these pressures sro uot uncommon in the work undertaken for tho War Office and Sir W. Armstrong and Co by , -fr Messrs Taunton, Delmar, and Co, of Birmingham, so that what ip regarded now as a marvellous performance in America runs the chance of being far outdone by our English air guns. Lieutenant Gmydon is superintending the work, and Captain Edward Palliaer, the successful agent for the British tnacjaririo rifle and Maxim gun has been ongaged by theGraydon Air Gun Company,