Daily Circulation, 1750. The Oamaru Mail. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1898.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7366, 14 November 1898, Page 2

Daily Circulation, 1750. The Oamaru Mail. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1898.

The very heavy sea which has prevailed during the past two days has, as may readily be conceived, made considerable further inroads upon the bank. The protective works at the woollen factory were subjected to a severe test, and it is pleasing to note that the result was eminently satisfactory—so satisfactory, indeed, as to give rise to the question, Why are not steps taken to probeob other properties in a similar manner from the encroachments of the ocean ? The position has become far too serious to be viewed without concern, and the Borough Council and Oounby Councils should be moved to action in the matter. Already a large slice of land has disappeared, anu it has been made abundantly clear that unless protective measures are adopted each successive heavy sea will carry away more land The question will have to be faced sooner or later, and nothing is to be gained, but a great deal is to be lost, by deferring a work which all must recognise as inevitable. A final count up of the- entries for the forthcoming show discloses the gratifying fact that they exceed those of last year by about thirty.

The attention of members of the Garrison Band is directed to an advertisement calling a full practice for to-morrow evening. It is requested that all members will be in attendance promptly. The entries for the Dunedin show will close with the Secretary at Dunedin on Saturday, 19 th instant, not Thursday, the 17th, as"stated in Saturday's issue.

Mails for the United Kingdom and the Continent of Kurope (for specially addressed correspondence only), via Monte Video and Teneriffe, per Maori will close at Wellington on Thursday next, at 11 a.m. Some surprise has been expressed that the new Viceroy of India should, in taking the title of Baron Curzon of Kedleßton in the peerage of Ireland, have taken an Irish title. But the reason for the adoption of the course is plain. His acceptance of an Irish peerage does not carry a seat in the Lords, and leaves the way clear for him to re-enter the House of Commons on the completion of his five years' term as Viceroy, until he succeeds to his father's title of Baron Scarsdale in the peerage of the realm. The Government Biologist (Mr T. W. Kirk), in the course of a recent address to the Farmers' Club at VVoodville, said that they had heard a great deal of tuberculosis in the herds, but that was not a patch on the trouble arising from weeds. There were various ways in which weeds were incroduced into our pastures, and one was by using cheap and dirty seed. He instanced the case of a parcel of seventy-five bags of farmer's seed, which were sent to a cleaner, and the result was only twenty-five bags of clean seed. He said that farmers are, intentionally or unintentionally, robbed wholesale. The Department had obtained 205 samples of various seeds from different parts of the colony. These had been examined and tested as to their germinating power, and the results were most alarming. These seeds, too, iD many cases, were obtained from reputable seedsmen. Some of the grass seed averaged only 2, 4, 6, and 8 per cent. At the Bame time good results were obtained from the timothy samples, which recorded as high as 96 per cent. Mr H. Butland, a one-time New Zealand representative footballer, came back from Klondyke a few days since, and has gone on a visit .to the West Coast. Mr Butland is (says the Nelson Mail) one of the successful ones at the new Eldorado, and he intends returning there in a few months' time. Be says that the field is largely over-manned, and that there are thousands on the verge of starvation. The principal profits are made by dealing and not by digging; that, at anyrate, was his experience, and also that ot another New Zealander whom he left on the field doing well as a butcher, with the ruling price of beef 10s per lb. Wages run as high as L2 pßr day, but the cost of living is so high that a man earning L2 10s a week in New Zealand'would be better off. From the North of Scotland a tale of bravery is reported that is as worthy of record as any deed of heroism on the field of battle. Early on the morning of September 20th a gang of railway men were at work on a broken rail on the Highland railway, just south of Altnabreac station, when a distant whißtle warned them of the approach of the morning train from Wick to Inverness. The men had a bogey with them, and it completely blocked the line, and if not removed would certainly have caused a terrible disaster, as the train goes at full speed at this point, and there was no signal station or other means of checking its progress. The men were all panic-stricken, save one, named Jofin MbSrison, a young married man with two young children; Morrison realised the terrible danger to the human freight that was rushing southwards, and strove with superhuman strength to remove the boj?ey from the rails. He was successful in saving the train, but it was at the sacrifice of hia own life. The driver of the engine saw the obstruction, but pould riot stop in time, and though the bogey had by this time been removed, the hero Morriaon was out to pieces,

Nominations for the Mayoralty of Hampden must) be lodged by noon on (Thursday next.

The death of the Wellington Agricultural and Pastoral Association has occasioned a great gain to the Manawatu show, the entries for which total up to nearly 2000.

Last year the city society tried conclusions with its country rival by holding its show on the same days, and was badly beaten for its want of taste.

Among the passengers by the Ruapehu to Wellington was Mr W. Forster, a Midland bandmaster of some repute, late of Altrincham, a suburb of Manchester, who proposes settling in the colony. Thus one of the New South Wales Anglican Bishops in discussing the dominant Australian manii—horse-racing :—lt can hardly be denied that around the racing carnivals in these colonies there has grown up a widespread system of unlawful speculation, gambling, dishonesty, and wasbeful expenditure which threatens to undermine our national morality, and make us as a people excitable, speculative, and selfish, rather than sober, honest, and industrious. A number of cases of attempted train wreckage have lately occurred in England, and the police have not been able to detect the culprits in any case. A correspondent writes to the Daily Mail:—l would strongly urge the importation of half a dozen black trackers from Australia for the purpose of the pursuit and tracing of train wreckers and other such slippery criminals. These men are selected out there from the native aboriginals, whose skill in seeing a trail is marvellous, and are attached to all the chief police depotß in the different colonics. Time after time has a murderer or bushranger been run down, thanks to these unerring sleuthhounds. It may be urged that the conditions here are very dissimilar to those at the Antipodes, but aB most trainwrecking attempts and undiscovered murders have been committed in the open country, I cannot bub believe that a black tracker would have proved of invaluable assistance.

A number of Maoris at Rotorua have lately applied to the local postmaster to bo allowed to lodge applioat ons for old age pensions. They argue (says the Hot Lakes Chronicle) that they have lived in New Zealand all th6ir lives, have fought and occasionally bled for the Queen, and have consistently supported whichever Government might be in power, and have never been convicted of any crime. For these reasons and because they are too old to work they consider they are entitled to a pension. Headers of Bell's "Modern Speaker " will remember the selection which dealt with the doctor who prescribed a certain mixture, which was •' to be well shaken before taken." The story goes that the patient was so successfully shaken that he died. In the New South Wales Legislative Assembly the other night Dr Ross, when discussing the Dentists Bill, related an inoident which was equally humorous, and had the further merit of resulting in the complete reoovery of the patient. Dr Ross, who, by a slip of the tongue, suggested that he took a not unimportant part m the story, said that on one occasion an anxious mother took her daughter to a doctor, who was somewhat puzzled to decide what was the matter. However, he suggested that she should have a'' couple of cups of claret" every day. A couple of months afterwards the mother, who was slightly deaf, again visited the doctor, in great glee. She reported that her daughter had quite recovered, and was plump and hearty. She said, " I have given her a couple of carrots every day, and she has always eaten them regularly." A remarkable tri»g6dy is reported to havo occurred at the town of Somerset, in Philadelphia. A man named Frank Myers shot and killed a man and took refuge in tho cellar of a house, A crowd quickly gathered, but he kept them at a distance with his revolvers for four hours, firing at everyone who approached his hiding place. Several attempts were made to capture him, but they only resulted in Myers killing four more men. He was at last seized when his ammunition was exhausted, and while being led away to the gaol a man in the crowd stepped close to him and deliberately shot) him dead.

A lady from Hastings visiting Napier a few weeks ago, says the Standard, was about to cross Hastings street, when two gentlemen, evidently old friends who had not seen each other for a long period, shook hands effusively immediately in front of her, and before she could stop she collided against their outstretched arms. Both gentlemen were profuse in their apologieß, the lady being insistent that there was no necessity for apology, and they parted with expressions of mutual regard. It was fully an hour after when she missed her gold watch and chain. She communicated with tho police, who traced the property to a pawnshop, and it wan ultimately restored to the owner. A Sew Plymouth photographer received a surprise the other day. He sent an order to an Auckland firm, and included in tho

goods was a number of lantern masks for photographic purposes. Imagine the astonishment of the knight of the camera when he found some hundred face masks dumped on him. Explanations ensued, and tho young man who executed the order—an individual apparently burdened with strong Guy Fawkes tendencies—reoeived an upleasant set-back from hiß firm. A youth named Harle Hampton complained at the Auckland Police Court one day laßt week that he had been horsewhipped by another youth, Robert Waito, The defence (reports an Auckland paper) was that the complainant had been slandering the character of the defendant's sister, and while the thrashing was admitted, it was urged in extenuation that the complainant had given very great provocation. Mr Hutchison, S.M., after hearing evidence, agreed that the provocation had been gross, and he commented strongly upon the complainant's conduct in slandering a girl. As a Magistrate he was bound to say that in horse-whipping Hampbon the defendant had done wrong ; but as a man he pould say that he would have been surprised if the defendant had taken any other course. Under the circumstances he would only inflict a nominal penalty of ss, without coatß. He | refused an application to bind the defendant over to keep the peace. French artillerymen are quite enthusiastic over the merits of the new field gun, which is said to be giving the most marvellous results. Not only does the gun fire 24 shots a minute, but the accuracy of this almost continuous fire is reported to be perfect. With the old quick-firing guns, which required to be aimed after each shot, the men were inevitably disposed to lose their heads in the excitement and rush of the moment, with the result that the firing quickly became wild. The new gun not requiring to be re-aimed, this drawback disappears. Once the direction is obtained, each shot gets home with infallible precision, while if it) iB required to alter the direction to either side of the range the change is effected with the utmoßh swiftness by an extremely simple mechanism. . . . The new guns are being turned out with great rapidity, and by the end of the year the army corps on the Eastern'frontier will be armed with them. The expenditure of ammunition is, of course, enormous, and two ammunition waggonß instead of one are now attached to each gun, which, though longer, is lighter than that it is to replace. The rain which has fallen almost daily at intervals for over a week culminated in a heavy downpour on Saturday night, which coatined yesterday morning. The land should now have received such a supply of moisture as to render further rain unnecessary for some time to oome. There has also been a further fall of snow on the westefn mountains.

Commenting on the heavy sea running yesterday the Timaru Herald Bays : Among townspeople the interest centered in the question whether any shiogle was being washed over the breakwater, and there was no doubt of this among those who went down the wharf, as every wave that paßßed over at the ends of the two stageß of parapet blocks was charged with shiogle, and in many cases the heavy masses of spray thrown up were dark with shingle. Occasionally .pebbles were thrown up highor than the water, and an odd one now and then received sach impetus as to carry it twice as far into the harbor horizontally' As the tide fell in the evening a mound of shingle began to show itself at the end of the wharf, and at low tide there was a considerable area above water level. It did not extend so far under the wharf as tlio pile of Ist and 4th August, buc it was much wider opposite fche end of the wharf. And buried in it are the big steamera' heavy

mooring ropes attached to the breakwater, and the corner of the wharf, which were broken adrift from one end or other by the weight of water falling upon them. The dredge has a few days work prepared for her here again, and not improbably some " shingle shifting" from the entrance also. An important question is how orach farther the submerged beach along the onter arm has been extended by the storm. It previously reached to, or a little beyond, the fender piles. We had observed, when the beach extended only half-way along the outer arm, that there was a marked difference in the height to which the spray was thrown, where the beach was known to be, and where it waa not. The spray was thrown up much higher where the waves broke on the submerged beach so that they had a horizontal motion when reaching the wall. Yesterday afternoon there was not such difference visible anywhere; the spray mounted equally high to the end of the mole. It may therefore be anticipated that when the storm subsides the submerged beach submerged at high tide at all events—will be found to extend to the end of the breakwater. A constable in Napier has been retired from the force for having been off his beat, and having entered a hotel for a drink. "The recent brilliant victory on the Atbara was won by a force composed exclusively of total abstainers. For months Sir Herbert Kitchener has denied all liquor to his troops, with the result that, in one of the deadliest) of climates, no army has had so little sickness, been in such magnificent physical and moral training, or won hardfought battles after forced marches of such extraordinary character. No wonder, then, that the total abstinence principle in warfare is being pondered by military authorities throughout the world." The above extract from a recent London paper is especially interesting for more than one reason. It has now been satisfactorily proved that no beverage is comparable for its invigorating and sustaining qualities to pure Ceylon tea. The Ceylon Co-operative Tea Gardens Company were sole contractors for all the tea used ia the Soudan campaigns, and, in addition to this, Mr R. V. Webster, the managing director of the company, received a special permit to accompany the troops to the front. Mr Webster was the only civilian (outside of reporters) present at the battl6 of Atbara, and, as a natural consequence, the scene he witnessed and the brilliancy of the attack have made him a firmer believer than ever in the sustaining capabilities of Ceylon's main product. A moment's consideration will show how much depends upon the commissariat of an army, for strength of muscle and the keeping up of the spirits largely rest upon what is supplied for food and drink. The pure teas of Ceylon possess qualities as yet but imperfectly appreciated, especially among those addicted to the use of China growth, but on this point the experience in the Soudan will prove an object) lesson to thousands bound by habit and handicapped by ignorance. It may be interesting to note that Mr 6. T. K. M'Kenzie is the sole representative in New Zealand of Mr Webster's firm, so - that, in buying the teas of the Hondai- Lanka (Tea Company, one can depend upon getting the same growth and character of teas as those upon which the Soudan army fought, and which have helped to make the Sirdar's name world renowned. Sold in packets, also 5 and 101b boxes, packed in Ceylon, and branded " Hondai-Lanka Tea Jompany, Dunedin," without which brand none is genuine. The capabilities of the loom are, perhaps, scarcely apparent to most people. The finished article and not the proceeds of manufacture is what their attention is riveted on. It is as vendors of the finished article that we claim some amount of attention from the public. Our collection of all classes of drapery is truly wonderful. Tweeds and linens from Scotland, costumes from France, silks and laces from Switzerland; fabrics, gloves and small ware from Germany ; and the general bulk of our stock from England.— Penrose's Caßh Drapery Establishment, Thames street. We have just opened out some special plums for our Show Trade. Men's Colonial Tweed Suits 21s lid up; Men's Mosgiel Tweed Suits, usually 555, we will sell at 355; Men's Colonial Tweed Troussrs 6s lid, 8s 9d up; Men's Colored Moles 5s lid; Men's Flannelette Shirts Is 9d, Is lid; Men's Leather Shirts Is lid, 2s 6d, 2s lid, 3s 6d; Men's Merino Drawers 2s 6d, 3s 6d, 4s 6d; Brown Cotton Pants Is lid, 2s 6d; Men's Colonial Knitted Pants 2s lid; Scarves, Bows, Braces, Belts, large choice, lowest ready-money prices. Go to the Polytechnic, the favorite Ready-Money Drapers, Thames street, lotr will want to know a few things before purchasing your next pair of boots. .First, you will go to the shop where you can secure a great variety of styles, and where you can depend upon seing something that will suit your purse as well as your taste. Then, naturally, you will desire to buy a neatfitting and comfortable boot and at the same time one that ivill be neither too broad at the toe nor too narrow at the joints. You may not have made up your mind whether you will wear Tan or B'ack, or possibly you are hesitating as to whether you will wear Boots or Shoes. If you are a laboring man yon will be on the look-out for something strong but not heavy ; if you are engaged in business or in the office yon will want something flexible but not flimsy; or if you are a lady about to purchase your summer costume you will certainly not pass without examination of the largest, finest, and most select stock of Boots and Shoe 3 in the city. The New Zealand Boot Supply Company's Warehouse, opposite the Post Office, is the ahop where you can secure a great variety of styles to suit your taste and your purse, where the toes are not too broad and the joints are not too narrow, where they have an immense stock both of Tan and of Black Boots and Shoes, where the Btrong Boot 3 are not heavy nor the the light Boots flimsy, where the variety is large enough to satisfy the most fastidious taste, and where everyone from infancy to manhood can be fitted to perfection. The latest and newest of summer goods now on hand. New Zealand 1 Boot Supply Co., next door to Mr J. Moss Watchmaker, Thames street.—Colin Siby weight, Manager. Thmpus Fugit, and how rapid its Light Scarcely have the last echoes of the past season died away, and the new eeason dawn? upon us with its new hopes, its new de mauds, its new responsibilities. Tempus Ftoit, and again Time proves the result of a year's conscientious labor ! Again it is our privilege to bring our announcement o a vast selection of novelties before you. Temp us Fugit, and yet again we are able to make the time-honored claim, as wellonnded as of yore, that the new collection n all its divisions and sub-divisions is once more in advance of all its predecessors that it has kept pace with flying time, that Immense Variety, Wide Range, and Absoute Novelty, coupled with rare beauty and high finish, are more than ever the distinguishing characteristics of our Spring Show. We will make good the claim. Immense Variety and Wide Range are certainly embodied in our collection. . New washing materials, new stuff materials, new millinery, new ribbons and laces,-new straw hats, new everything —John Bulleid and Co. Universal Providers. £pbikg Fubnishings.—We have opeedn ex Duke of Devonshire, Gothic and Elingamite, a fine supply of House Furnishings, Sheetings, Door Mats, Counterpanes, Toilet Covers, Towels, Cretonnes, Table Covers Sateen Cretonnes, Lancaster Blindings, Cur tains, etc., etc. See our Millinery. See our Dress Materials. S e our Hosiery and Gloves. See our Men's Mercery.—Clayton Gabdtneb, and Co., Standard House. — | Advt.

A young lady In Beteany, Montana, was locked in her room by her parents to keep her from her sweetheart. She had a ring belonging to him, so ho had her arrested for failing to return It. He went on her bond in Court, and then hastened with her to a minister, in whose house he married ber.