For the twelve-monthly period ending July 23, 1881, the revenue per mile on the Napier railway was £367 Bs, and the expenditure per mile £309 4s 9d.
The following Telegraph offices in this district, it is notified, are closed on Sundays :—Farndon, Hastings, Kopua, Mohaka, Takapau, Waipawa, Wairoa, and Woodville.
At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before H. Eyre Kenny, Esq., R.M., Fredrick Holmes was charged with drunkenness, and fined 5s and costs or 48 hours.
Some people entertain curious notions respecting the rights of property. It is actually the case that, absolutely oblivious to the fact that it was an act of theft, a person the other day went into the Botanical Gardens with a basket and 'removed several plants, roots and all, for the purpose of appropriation. And it'was'done with such an innocent air that, we hear, the curator was simply struck dumb with astonishment and indignation,
The fair vendors of fancy goods at the bazaar in aid of St. Paul'H Church had a busy day yesterday, but did not succeed in cli:-;p.'-i!>_: of sill ih.;ir '-art::. The sum of £180 10n" was reali-cci. Their efforts on behalf of a good cause will be continued this afternoon and evening.
The deed in reference to the Onepu West block came up before the Trust Commissioner this morning, and at the request of Mr H. M. White, for the applicant, the consideration of the deed was further adjourned until the Ist September, on account of tho continued illness of Mr Newton.
At a meeting of the Napier Rowing Club it was decided to open the boating season on Saturday, October Ist, and tbe hon. scretary was instructed to oommunicate with the other clubs and to request their co-operation. Entries for tho N.R.C. scratch matihes must be sent to the secretary not later than Thursday 29 th instant.
The foothpath from the corner of Tenny-son-streetin front of Messrs CombsandCo.'s establishment to Mr Welsman's, ia very dangerous from the slippery nature of the sloping asphalt. In addition to this the curbing projects two or three inches above the pathway, and thus presents a tripping stone for the unwary.
The cat;e Atherton v. D" vies, the evidence in which was takon at the sitting of the District Court yo'terday, wa3 continued before his Honor Judge Kenny this morning. Counsel for both parties addressed the Court at considerable length, and his Honor said that the balance of evidence was in favor of the defendant, and suggested that the counsel for the plaintiff should take a non-suit. Mr Lee, for plaintiff, accepted a non-suit, plaintiff to pay costs in the case.
The performanco in aid of the widow of the late Thomas Parr will take place this evening in tho Theatre Royal. Since tho establishment of the Gaiety Club the members have always been to the front in any effort on behalf of charity, and they have succeeded in raising considerable sums for several most deserving objects. Those who assist them by their attendance to-night may rely upon it that their money will be well bestowed, and that, in addition, they will derive pleasure from the performance. The piece selected for representation is " The Octoroon," one of Mr Boucicault's most sensational dramas.
" Elector," in a letfc9r that we do not care to publish, furiously assail? the people of Napier for going outside the town for their representative. He attributes the absence of a decent harbor, and the want of a public park, to having had country settlers to represent this constituency. He places no more confidence in Mr Buchanan than in Captain Russell, and lcoks upon Mr Sutton as a renegade. He would like to see the Mayor come forward, and predicts that a really local man would get an enthusiastic support. The principles that "Elector" advocates we thoroughly agree with, but we cannot stand the strength of his language.
At the final general meeting of the members of the Napier Club, it was moved by Mr F. Garner, seconded by Mr R. T. Walker, and unanimously carried, " That the committee dispone of the whole of the property of the club, and that any deficit be covered by a general call upon the members." In pursuance of this resolution a call of £1 has been made to cover cutstanding liabilities, and it is requested that the money be paid to the hon. treasurer before the 20th instant. As the liabilites of the club affect the honor of the members, it is not likely that the committee will have to proceed to tbe unpleasant extremities adopted by the late Swimming Bath Club.
The depreciation of landed property, even in the Home Countries, is little less than alarm insr. Only seven years ago three farms in Kent were sold for £23,000. They have lately been put up for sale by auction at a reserve price of only £9000, but were not sold, the.highest bid being £1000 under that figure.
A despatch from Cincinnati says ; —A great cock fight took place at Avondale, in the suburbs of this city, lasting from six in the morning- until ten o'clock at night. Over two thousand people were present, and all the sporting- characters in this section wore noticeable around the pits. Five hundred cocks were fought, ten mainp going at once, and 150 of the combatants bit the dust. Vast sums of money changed hands, and the scene all day was a veritable Pandemonium. Pool Bellers drove a thriving business before and during the slaughter, and there was considerable feeling manifested between the backers of the various feathered knights of the pits.
Captain and Brevet-major A. S. Burt, 9th United States Infantry, recruiting officer at Chicago, on hearing of the shooting of President Garfield, telegraphed to General Swaim afc Washington as follows :—" Recall Drury's wound through liver received at Gordon's Mills before Chickamauga. He took the chances, and is here in good health." Major Burt explains that Captain Drury originated the phrase " I will take the chance," and as General Garfield was familiar with the circumstances in that case it is supposed that his remark to Dr. Bliss waa in recollection of Captain Drury's wound, it being a singular fact that the latter's wound was almost a counter part of the President's, the ball penetrating and destroying part of the liver, in spite of which the Captain is now living, hale and hearty.—Army and Navy Journal.
The Dundee Advertiser relates the following story illustrative of Highland superstitution. In a village, the name of which is not given, a young man w&s seized in the street with a fainting fit. A Free Church elder heard of the affair, and took the earliest opportunity of revealing to the unfortunate youth a method of cure ; the boy was to obtain a cock and bury it alive in the exact spot where he had fallen when overcome by faintness ! Acting on the advice, the lad secured the bird, and in the dead of night repaired with his ' spell' to the appointed destination. Here a grave was duly dug in accordance with the elder's directions, and in it the unfortunate rooster is declared to have been deposited alive ! It may be mentioned that the burial of a live cock was a generation or two ago believed to be an infallable remedy for fainting fits.
What has hitherto remained a mere conception, the idea of increasing the rapidity of locomotives, has engaged the attention of an American engineer, Mr Fontaine, who is trying to improve the speed of the locomotive by the application of the principle that a small wheel, when driven by a large one, makes more revolutions than the motor wheel. With Mr Fontaine the application has passed into the experimental stage, an engine having been constructed on this principle. This novel engine drew a train full of high officials over the Canada Southern Railway, from Amhersfcbury to St. Thomas, a distance of 111 miles, in 98 minutes, thus doing between 67 and 68 miles an hour. The trial trip was considered so satisfactory that the officials have given orders for several engines to be constructed on the same model.—lron.
There is an American Nabob in Florence' as we learn from the Italian papers, who seems ambitious to carry out part of the programme which fired the soul of Messrs Beseant and Rice's Yankee Croesus, Gideon P. Beck. Mr Beck planned the subsidising of an ideal theatre, and the American at whom the Italians are so amused plans the less intellectual scheme of subsidising an ideal circus. Tbe American ' victory ' at the Derby has added fuel to the fire. Mr Beck's plans were never realised, and the same fate may be awaiting the Florentine American if his 4 ile ' should run dry. Meanwhile, he is advertising the project by showing what a man from the Far West can do in the brilliant management of horses. He has been driving day after day in the Cascine, the city park, between the Arno and Mugnone, a chariot with twenty horses. Some members of tbe Florentine Town Council raised a complaint against this ridiculous ' sport,' whereupon the Transatlantic charioteer, to the delight of the
natives, appeared upon the promenade with, twenty donkeys harnessed to his car. This new whim caused so much inconvenience that the authorities preferred the first «?him, and the triumphant Jehu was permitted again to make a show of himself with the twenty specimens of the nobler quadruped.
Performance of the "Octoroon" by the Gaiety Dramatic Club in aid of the widow of the late Thomas Parr at the Theatre Royal afc 8. Evangelistic service at Trinity Wesleyan Church to-night at 7.30. When purchasing see your boots are branded on sole " Zealandia." Mr Fred Marshall in " Jeames " at the Theatre Royal to-morrow night. Meeting of Friendly Societies Fete Committee to-night afc 8. Messrs Monteith and Co.'s usual weekly sale of horses, produce, <_c, to-morrow, afc 1.30 p.m. Mr E. Lyndon will sell to-morrow new season's teas, cheese, butter, bacon, &c, afc noon. Tenders for the erection of a wool-shed at the Hawke's Bay boiling-down must be sent in by to-morrow at 5 p.m. The annual meeting of the Union Rowing Club will be held at tbe Provincial Hotel on Monday evening next. The fourth quarter of the ladies boarding and day school at Hastings commences on the 21st instant. Messrs Reck and Co. can now supply their fhur in any quantity at lowest current rates. Messrs Banner and Liddle are the Napier agents. St. Paul's Church bazaar open from 3 to 1 10 p.m. Messrs Kennedy and G-'llman hold a sale of apples on Monday next. Mr W. Routledge will sell a consignment of Gisborne ale on Monday next. Messrs Large and Townley are selling French lace curtains cheap. Mr J. T. Cassin is clearing the whole of his stock afc cost price. Hot rolls every morning and hot meat pies every evening at the Clive Square bakery. A number of new advertisements will ba found in our " Wanted" column.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3188, 16 September 1881, Page 2
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