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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3494, 18 September 1882, Page 2

The Municipal Public Works Committee meets this evening. In another column will be found an announcement of the arrangements made for the conduct of the Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Company's business in the more important centres. It will be seen that the boards of advice are composed of gentlemen of high colonial standing. Mr Dobson requests us to state that Mr C. B. Stone, who has accepted a seat on the Boai-d of the Mutual Eire and Marine Insurance Company, is a son of Mr. C. J. Stone, the Bank Director. Mr C. B. Stone is a member of the well-known firm cf Messrs Stone Bros., who have succeeded their father in business. At a meeting of the committee of the forthcoming Horticultural Show, held on Saturday afternoon, it was resolved that arrangements be made for the conveyance of exhibits from the train to the ground, a covered express to be provided to meet the afternoon train on the 4th of October and tho morning train on the sth. Mr Birch moved that after the conclusion of the show a general meeting should be called of those interested for the purpose of forming a horticultural society for the province, when the committee will be prepared to make over any balance they might have in hand. We remind our readers that the Royal Australian Oircus company, which arrived yesterday by the Oreti from Gisborne, will open to-night in Clive Square for a season of six nights. The company comes here highly recommended by the press ef the various places visited by it both in this colony and Australia. To avoid any crush at the ticket boxes arrangements have been made by the lesee by which tickets may be procured during the day at Jacobs' Fancy Repository. The following telegram, under date 16th instant, is from a Gisborne correspondentj:—" The Royal Australian Circus leaves per Oreti to-morrow for Napier, after a most successful season. Mr Sam Stevenson, the well known speculator here, has purchasd the show for the Napier season, and accompanies it."

The fancy dress ball in aid of tho fund for the erection of a Children's Ward for the Napier Hospital is appointed to take place on Friday, October 6. In order that the surplus for the fund may be as large as possible, contributions in aid of tbe refreshments are solicited, and will be thankfully received by the committee. The following gentlemen form the committee : —His Worship the Mayor, Messrs W. J. Birch, H. Williams, E. Lyndon, J. Neal, Captain Russell, A. J. Cotterill, H. Monteith, J. W. Carlile, W. Newman, S. E. Cooper, F. Kennedy, R. A. D. Mowbny, A. Wadrop, T. W. Balfour, H. S. Tiff en, W. Nelson, J. M'Vay, F. Sutton, H. H. Wall, E. Tanner, H. A. Banner, W. Bogle, N. Kettle, W. R. Blythe, M. R. Miller, J. A. Fryer, J. Upchurch, S. Hooper, A. Waddell, C. D. Kennedy, R. Stuart, C. C. Murray.

In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before Captain Preece, R.M., John Johnson, on bail, charged with drunkenness, failed to appear, and his recogninance of £1 was estreated. Patrick Lynch, against whom there was a long list of previous convictions recorded, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard labor for vagrancy. Henry Brown, Anthony Gordon, John Doney, Joseph Watt, Thady Maroney, and John Cusack, were each fined 5s and costs, with the exception of Gordon, who was fined 10s and costs, for breaches of the Borough byelaws. An information laid against James Johnstone, of the Star Hotel, for a breach of the Licensing Act, was withdrawn by the police. John Topi, a native boy, charged with attempting to enter a railway carriage while the train was in motion, was acquitted with a caution.

There was a good attendance of delegates from the several cricket clubs in Hawke's Bay on Saturday afternoon, the place of meeting being Mr Mayo's Empire Hotel. Mr Cottrill was voted to the chair. The following resolutions were earned: —" 1. That an association be formed to be called 'The Hawke's Bay Cricket Association,' which for tbe present year shall consist of the delegates from the clubs represented at the present meeting and of delegates from clubs subsequently joining." "2. That the association shall include all clubs in the provincial district of Hawke's Bay which shall subscribe to the association. No club whose last subscription is unpaid shall be entitled to be represented." "3. That the subscription of each club to the association shall be £1 Is per annum." "4. That the affairs of the association shall be managed by a general committee, consisting of two delegates from each club in Hawke's Bay subscribing to the association, five to form a quorum." "o. That the officers of the association bo a president, vice-president, and a secretary who shall also be treasurer, and shall be elected from the delegates." The following officers were then elected unanimously : — Captain W. R. Russell, President; Mr R. Stuart, Vice-President; Mr T. R. Gilpin, Hon. Sec. Messrs Hill, Cottrill, Edwards, and Gilpin, were appointed a sub-committee to draw up rules and report to a general meeting which is to be held in a fortnight's time. The matches for the coming season having been fixed, the meeting adjourned, after passing the usual compliment to the chair.

About 10 o'clock on Saturday night a firo broke out in tho shop of Mr D. Sinclair, of Emerson street, and before it could be arrested the building, with its contents, the latter consisting principally of such inflammable material as paints, oils, paparhanginffs, &c, were also entirely demolished. The"alam. was first given by a man named Bartlett, who observed thick smoke oozing through the roof, and a faint glare of light on the front window as of a fire smouldering within. Fireman Cowlrick, who chanced to be convenient, at once ran across to the district school and rang the hell, but it was several minutes before tho alarm thus given was taken up at the Fire Brigade station, and even then there seemed to be a delay in getting the engines out and procuring a proper supply of water. In fact it was only after the steamer commenced to work that the progress of the flames, which by this time had taken complete possession of the builiing, and were bursting through ,tha roof, wimdows, and doors, was checked in any appreciable degree. The night fortunately was exceedingly calm, with a slight downfall of rain, bo that there was not any danger to be apprehended from the fire spreading to adjoining properties, as would undoubtedly have been the case under less favorable conditions. The brigade, however, continued to play a good stream of water.on what was now a pile of burning ruins, finally succeeding in extinguishing the fire before it bad burned itself out, although it is very questionable if what has been saved was worth all the trouble expended upon it. Wo should mention that two women occupied one end of the building, and were asleep in bed when the fire broke out. They were, however, removed in safety, as also their few household effects, immediately after the first alaim was raised. The occupier of the shop, Mr Sinclair, was at Hastings, where his sister resides, and knew nothing of the occurrence until this morning. As usual, the origin of the fire is unknown, but from all appearances it is believed to have started in the shop close to the lining, and must have

been smouldering a time fprobably over three hours), before ifc was discovered. Persons living in the locality say they smelt an odour like burning rubbish shortly after 6 o'clock that evening, but were unable to tell where it was. The building, which was the property of the trustees of the Wesleyan Church, was insured in the Union office for £150, and the stock in the National office for £125. Mr Sinclair had recently added to his stock, and is believed to be comparatively a heavy loser.

"To do good rather than to be conspicuous " ought to be the motto of everyone who has the welfare of his fellow man at heart. With this laudable object in. view Professor Moore, of Waipawa, boys all his goods for cash, and keeps only articles of the best quality procurable in tho market. Attention is respectfully directed to his present large stock of calves foot jelly, and Liebig's extract of meat, which will be disposed of at a slight advance oyer cost.—L- A - DTT, I

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