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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3567, 14 December 1882, Page 2

Mr W. C. Smith, M.H.R., meets the electors of Waipawa County at Waipawa on Wednesday next. Mr W. Gr. Motley reports the sale of suburban section 36, Woodville, consisting of 9a. lr. 12p., the property of Mr C. H. Weber, to Mr F. Townshend for the sum of £1200. MrF. Sutton, M.H.R., proceeded overland to Wellington yesterday for the purpose of interviewing Ministers on the subject of advances to theHawke's Bay County under the provisions of the Roads and Bridges Construction Aot. The Napier shareholders in the Southern Cross Petroleum Company will be represented at the general meeting to be held at Gisborne on Monday by Mr W. GK Motley, who started overland to-day. Mr Motley takes with him proxies representing 12,000 shares. It has been arranged to take the special jury cases that' are to come before the Supreme Court at its sittings next week-in; the following order: —Monday, Johnson v. M'Kay; Tuesday, Lawrence v. Bowden; Thursday, Hiokey v. Miller; Friday, Miller v. Locke. We understand that a good number of athletes have notified their intention of taking part in the various contests at the Waipawa Athletio Club's annual sports, to be held at Waipawa on Boxing Day, the entries for the principal events of which close to-morrow. It will be seen by advertisement that Mr J. Rochfort, as chairman of the Emersonstreet committee, has called for tenders for shifting all the buildings on the south side of Emerson-street from the Bank corner to Clive Square. This looks like business. When the cost of the work is known the committee will be enabled to offer some equitable arrangement by which the expenses may be fairly borne by owners of property on both sides of the street. Mr Alexander Browne has recommenced drapery business in Napier, and has opened in those premises formerly ocoupied by Mr J. Leonard, opposite the Caledonian Hotel.

Mr A. Browne, many years ago, built the premises and established the business that was subsequently carried on by Mr Robinson, who was succeeded by Messre Campbell and Co., and who were followed by Messrs Price and Innes, who were succeeded by Mr Fair, in whose time the building was destroyed by fire.

Mr Milner Stephen, of whose wonderful powers of healing we have lately heard so much, has consented to attend at the Theatre Boyil, which has been placed at his disposal by the proprietors, on Saturday afternoon" at 2 o'clock, when he will heal poor persons having any disease other than those affecting a vital organ free of charge. Mr Stephen cordially invites patients whose cases may have been declared hopless by the medical faculty to pay him a visit during his stay here.

1 The privileges of the Waipawa County Racing Club's meeting on New Year's Day, and of the" Waipawa Athletic Club's meeting on Boxing Day, were sold yesterday at Waipawa by Messrs Miller and Potts. The./ollowing prices were realised: —County race meeting ; publican's booth, £20; fruit.stall, £3 10s; luncheon booth, £2 10s; gates, £22; cards, £2 2s 6d. Athletic - Club meeting: publican's booth, £11 ; luncheon booth, £1 15s; fruit stall, &c, £5 ss; fancy goods etall, 10s.

, We understand that the reason a gymnasium has not been erected in connection with the district school is that there is no site upon which to erect it. The head master informed us to-day that the subject has been several times under the consideration of the Committee, and over £58 is in hand to spend on such work, but the Board has been unable to obtain any enlargement of the present very limited playground (if such it can be called), and consequently no action has been possible. A swimming bath is talked of as a possibility, if not a probability.

At the sale of waste lands yesterday, held in the Council Chamber by the Crown Lands Commissioner, five suburban sections at Awatoto, each of half an acre in extent, sold at the upset price of £10, the purchaser being Mr Bowen. A two hundred acre section at Wood ville realised £200, Mr Jackson being the buyer. Two sections of one hudred and fifty acres each in the Bushmills settlement were sold, one to the Rev. J. W. Worboys for £154 10s, and the other for £150 to Mr J. Reidy, junior. A fifty acre section at Norsewood realised £75 10s, the purchaser being Mr W. Evans.

A full rehearsal of the operetta entitled " Red Riding Hood's Rescue," that is to be performed on Friday by. children attending the district school, was held last evening at the Theatre Royal, and, judging from the aptitude already displayed by some of the little ones engaged in its production, we venture to predict a very successful entertainment. The operetta contains a number of pretty airs and choruses, and is in every respect suitable for a children's performance. Mr Garry's band will supply the overtures and accompaniments, while Mr Gilpin has been entrusted with the stage direction.

In the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before Captain Preece, R.M., William Gleeson, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s and costs, or 48 hoars' imprisonment. Samuel Rose, alias Samuel Davis, on remand, charged on two .counts with having obtained money under false tences, by means of valueless cheques drawn on the Bank of New Zealand, pleaded guilty, and waa sentenced to four months' imprisonment with hard labor for each offence, the sentences to be cumulative. His Worship, in passing judgment, commented in very strong terms on the objectionable practice of publicans and storekeepers cashing cheques for people with whom they were unacquainted, thereby presenting > a temptation to dishonest persons to commit crime.

Xiast evening a Very successful entertainment, in aid: of the Waipawa braes band, was given at Waipawa by the Juvenile Christy Minstrels. There was a very large audience present, and if the applause they bestowed on the various performers may be taken ai a criterion they must have enjoyed themselves thoroughly. The first part opened with the usual chair business; songs were well rendered by the company, _ and the'jokes of the corner men-caused considerable laughter. The second part consisted of sentimental and comic songs, and a sketch, allot which were well received, A comic farce by the whole company brought the performance to a close. The following are the names of those who took part:— Wasters P. Arrow, B. Cosgrove, H. Johnson, P. Cosgrove, J. Lawrence, W. Pettit, F. Shanly, with Mr Bickerton as interlocutor, &c. The accompaniments were played by Messrs Farding (piano) and Chicken (cornet).

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