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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3565, 12 December 1882, Page 2

The Pacific mail steamer Zealandia arrived at Auckland yesterday afternoon from San Francisco, punctual to her time-table date. A summary of the news brought by her will be found in our fourth page.

The privileges in connection -with the Wairoa County Racing Club's ensuing , race meeting, we learn, have realised £45.

Our Wairoa correspondent informs us that feed is over-abundant at Wairoa, and, in consequence, owners of stock are holding oat for high prices.

In the Resident Magistrate's Court today one case of drunkenness was disposed of. A number of civil caees of no publio interest afterwards occupied the Court.

During , the months of December, January, and February, the Union Steamship Company will issue return tickecs at reduced rates over all their New Zealand lines, and to and from Australia.

Cr. Wall has given notice to move at the next ordinary meeting of the Council a motion to the effect that Mr R. Williams be appointed receiver of rates, and that the resolution appointing Mr Parker to that office be rescinded.

Cr. Price has given notice to move, at the next sitting of the Council, " That, on the completion of the present valuation, applications bo invited for the annual valuation of the borough for a period of not less than three years; applicants to state the price per annum at which they will do the work."

At the Magistrate's Court, Waipawa, on Monday, before A. St. C. Inglis, Esq., J.P., John Collins and William Gill weie both charged with drunkenness on Saturday. Both men obtained bail on Sunday. Collins did not appear on Monday morning, and therefore forfeited his bail. Gill was fined 5s and costs.

In reference to the civil cases before the Supreme Court we may mention that the action Newton v. Burke has been postponed till the next civil sittings, which may possibly be in March next. The case of Cornford and Dewes v. Donnelly has been settled out of Court. The case Johnson v. McKay will be heard on Monday, which is likely to last two days.

A cowardly and brutal assault was committed by a man on his wife last Saturday night. The two have been living apart for some time. The cries of the unfortunate woman bronght the neighbours to her assistance, and she was rescued from her assailant. The matter is in the hands of the police, but, owing to the injuries the woman received, she will be unable to appear in Court before Friday.

The engine employed on the tramway between Ormond and Gisborne has recently been undergoing , repairs, and ia now in good working order, briniring down shingle for the road night and day. The repairs (says the local paper) have been done to the engine during the past season of wet weather, and at a time when the water was too high in the river to admit of work being done in the jarravel pit.

There appears likely to be some difficulty (says the Gisborne Herald) in obtaining labor for the grass seed harvest this year. Many of the natives, who on previous years engaged themselves for the work will not do so this season, their minds being greatly exercised in the disposal of their lands. No doubt sufficient labor will be obtained, but it will probably be at a higher rate than grass seed owners will be able to pay. Napier is threatened with a feaet of coals. In the depth of winter there is sometimes a dearth of that most necessary household article. We hear that another of the New Zealand Shipping Company's vessels, the Wandering Chief, is coming here from Newcastle ballasted with coal, to load up with wool. The Wandering Chief will take the berth of the Thorne. The Carl Graf Attems arrived here yesterday with a consignment of coal from Newcastle. The Napier Fire Brigade will hold their annual celebration this year in the Recreation Company's ground, Carlyle-etreet, on Saturday, 30th instant. Mr Gilberd, when in England, purchased a large assortment of fireworks, which have been paid for by the private subscriptions of the brigade, The fireworks are of the newest designs, and the pyrotechnic display will be unusually brilliant. Instead, as in former years, of asking for public subscription to defray the cost of the celebration, a small charge will be made on entering the recreation ground. The Municipal Council sat in committea last night, at which His Worship the Mayor and ail the councillors were present with the exception of Cγ. M'Dougall. After a long discussion it was resolved to recommend to the Council the following for adoption :—" That the resolution of September 28, relating to the duties and salaries of the town nlerk and receiver of rates, be rescinded." Other recommendations were proposed with respect to other officers of the Corporation, but they were either lost on the voices or withdrawn. The CouncU then sat in committee for the further consideration of Bye-law No. 19, and on the motion of Or. Price, seconded by Cr. Margoliouth, it was decided to recommend the Council to adopt the amendments in clauses 4 and , 10 agreed to at the last meeting of the committee, and to repeal clause 7. The committee then adjourned. "Pomade Vaseline" is the purest and best preparation for the hair extant. It promotes growth and luxuriance, and keeps both the bead and hair sweet and clean, beeides freeing the scalp from scurf and dandriff. Pomade Vaseline contains no animal matter, and will therefore never become rancid, or render the hair a receptacle for decaying substances. In bottles at Is, Is 6d, and 5s each, at Professor Moore's Medical Hall, Waipawa. —[Advt.] Cold extremities areue defective circulation of the blood. If this life giving current courses, as it should, through the "natural alleys of the body," it should impart an even temperature to all its conatituent parts. To start the blood into action, to send it bounding through its arterial avenues, some diffusive stimulant should be used— something that would give it a gentle impetus and act as a motivepower. In the catalogue of such agents Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schvapps stands highest.—[Advt.]