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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 2982, 15 January 1881, Page 2

All the Banks will be olosed on Wednesday next, and at noon on Thursday.

The Hawko's Bay County Coixncil hold their ordinary monthly meeting on Monday next.

The Napier Holiday Association announce that their places of business will be closed all day on Wednesday next, and from noon on Thursday.

Messrs Beck and Co. intend to establish a steam flour mill at Hastings in connection ■with their new store about to be erected in that township.

An account of the inquest on the remains of William CaldwelJ, who was killed at Farndon on the 13th instant, will be found in the letter of our Weat Clive correspondent.

The premises at the corner of Hastings and Browning-streets, lately occupied by the Bank of Australasia, have been taken by Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co. for a branch town office.

All those having appeals against the classifications of lands in the Taradale River District are requested to attend at the R.M. Court, Napier, 011 February 8 th, instead of the Ist, as previously announced,

Professor and Madame Haselmayer arrived from Christehurch to-day in the steamer Albion, under engagement to Mr R. W. Gary for a season of six nights at the Theatre Royal, commencing on Monday next.

Mr C. H. Alley, of Farndon, is enlarging his cooperage considerably, and is prepared to make casks and do coopering of all descriptions on the premises. He also advertises a large stock of timber, coal, and firewood.

Mr White, the proprietor of the Farndon Hotel, has generously offered to convey by waggon, free of cost and at his own risk, the boats from and back to Napier that may Lc engaged in. the regatta on the Ngaruroro.

We learn that Mr Vesey Stewart has been inspecting the vineyards in California, and was so impressed with the profit attached to vine growing that he intends to establish the industry in his special settlement at Kati Kati.

We learn that the gold imported from New Zealand in 1880 amounted to 305,248 ounces, valued at £1,227,252, as compared with 287,464 ounces, valued at £1,148,108 in 1879. The tctal amounts exported from this colony to the end of 1880 was 9,552,194 ounoes, valued at 437,300,633.

The Artillery Band gave an open-air instrumental concert last evening , in front of the Fire Brigade station. They played some excellent selections, the names of which appeared in last eveninjciaThere was a very r who seemed tojUvfiougtily enjoy the treat. The Ji3*'iwas under the conductorship of Mr Garry.

Mr A. McKay requests us to contradict the statement attributed to him that, in the event of Mr Ashton being elected for the South Ward, the Mayor and Dr. de Lisle would resign. Mr McKay would have resigned his seat in the Council, but he could not have ventured an opinion as to what Messrs Vautier and de Lisle might have done.

We are glad to hear that the approching regatta on the Ngaruroro is receiving a large measure of support. Mr "R. Stuart and Mr T. Tanner have presented two gold medals as a first prize in the pair-oar race. The Daily Telegraph will also give a three-guinea prize as second award to the senior fours. Mr H. S. TifEen has subcribed £5 to the prize fund, and Mr J. H. Coleman £3 3s. A good deal of other support is also promised.

Through the exertions of Dr. Buller, Renata has been induced to return to Mr Lesßong the theodolite and other surveying instruments taken from him by the Maoris when that gentleman was engaged on professional work near Omahu. We are glad that this matter has been so satisfactorily arranged, as the less we have of Maoris taking , the law into iheir own hands in this district, to be punished under our own law, the better for both races.

To the Editor : Sir, — The financial position of the Hawke's Bay cricketers must be very " dicky" when it was resolved at a late meeting , to raise the sum of £15 by public subscription for the purpose of putting the ground in order prior to the forthcoming match with the Australians. Why, I would lend them the amount myself at eight per cent on approved security.— I am, &c, CoNEirus O'Neil. Taradale, Januaiy 10, 1881.

The return match between the Waipawa Rifle Association and the Napier Rifle Company has been arranged to be fired on the Tutaekuri range on Wednesday morning next, Captain Garner, on behalf of the Artillery corps, having waived the right of his company for the occasion. Traps will leave the Criterion. at 5 a.m. sharp. The following will represent the town team :—Privates Beck, Cato, Langan, Hansen, and Newton, Corporal W. Duncan, Sergeants Chicken, Redward, and King , , and Captain Batham. Privates Galbraith and Gunn being the emergency men if ten men are required, and Corporal Duncan and Sergeant King taking that position if eight only are required. We anticipate a close match and good shooting.

Mr Stephen Pell, of Clive, opened a subscription list yesterday in aid of the widow and family of the late William Caldwell, and up to an early hour m the evening he had sums upon hin list amounting , to £75, all collected, in Clive and the immediate neighborhood. The case of Mrs Caldwell is a moat deserving one ; her late husband had been resident in this district for a good number of years, and had always borne the character of a steady industrious man, and a eood neighbour. In her large family Mrs Caldwell has a legacy left her which will prove a heavy burden unless she is liberally assisted by kindly disposed friends. It may be found desirable to clear off a mortgage upon a piece of land owned by Mrs Caldwell, but subscribers may rest assured that monies forwarded to Mr Pell will be judiciously disposed of. It will give us great pleasure to receive and acknowledge any subscriptions sent to this office.

A special meeting of the Napier Rowing Club was held at the Criterion Hotel yesterday evening for the purpose of electing a match committee. Prior to the commencement of the business the secretary complained that he had not been consulted with respect to the calling of the meeting, and thai the advertisement had neither hie signature nor a.ssent. He thought an indignity had been cast upon his office. Mr W. Bogle (the captain), who was in the chair, explained <;hat the meeting had been called under rule 9, and therefore it did not require the assent; of the secretary to make it in order. Mr Bee agreed with the secretary's remarks, and wished to know by whose authority the advertisements had been inserted in the papers. The Captain : "By mine." Mr R. Price, as one of the six whose signatures were to the advertisement, deprecated waste of time over a question of mere red-tape. It was sufficient that a meeting had been got together ; probably the influence of the secretary's name at the bottom of the advertisement would have induced a larger attendance, but it was idle to discxiss whether it would have had that effect. The secretary immediately resigned his office, but consented to act till the close of the meeting. The following match committee was then elected: —Messrs. A. C. Dewes, R. Duncan, J. Begg, J. Liddle, W. Bogle, A. P. Sheath, W. J. Tabuteau, C. D. Kennedy, and B. Brooking. A vote of thanke to the chairman terminated <toe proceedings,

From the prices realised for the privileges of tho Racing Club' 3 meeting at Clive on the 19(h and 20th instant, it is yery evident the general impre.-ion is that there will be i very largo attendance on the course. It is to the popularity of the Club,and to the zeal, and to the thorough knowledge of his duty to his office and to the public, of the secretary, Mr 11. Monteith, that, in spite of comparatively few entries confidence is placed in the success of the meeting No better prices have been obtained for racing , privileges in this district, and we congratulate the Easing , Club on its increasing prosperity.