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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3631, 2 March 1883, Page 2

The Garrison Band will perform a select programme in front of Mr H. S. Tiff en's residence, Tennyson-street, this evening. We are indebted to Dr. Menzies, Surgeon Superintendant, for the Hospital return for February, as follows : —ln hospital at commencement of month, '2-1 males and 9 females ; admitted during - month, 23 males and 8 females : discharged, 2o males and 5 females; died, 1 male and 1 female; remaining in hospital on Ist March, 21 males and 11 females. The entertainment under the auspices of the Napier Christian Temperance Association, that had to be postponed last week on account of the severity of the weather, will be held this evening in St. John's schoolroom, commencing at 7.30. A good programme, consisting - of songs and addresses, will be submitted, and as the admission is free a large attendance may be expected. There was a good muster of members at the opening - meeting of the current session of the Napier Mutual Improvement Association held last evening in St. Paul's schoolroom. The programme for the half-term was adopted, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr T. 11. Hanna for the trouble he had taken in compiling same, also for his valuable services in the past as honorary secretary of the association. Mr F. Fulton was appointed chairman for the ensuing - month. A gentleman to-day, on kindly deeds bought ten shillings' worth of fruit to take up to the hospital. Mr Prebble, from whom the pnrchase was made on hearing where it was going, nearly doubled the quantity as ;i gift. Wo were told that the look of delight on the faces of the patients, especially on those of the women and children, at the sight of the cooling and refreshing fruit, was worth far more than the value of this seasonable present. Owners of fruit gardens and others may remember this little circumstance and go and do likewise. We do not know what the population of Tauranga borough maybe, but we should not think it was much over 1000.' Anyhow the Corporation proposes to borrow £2.3,000 for water-works drainage, purchase of wharves, and payment of £3000 baidc overdraft. By way of security for the loan it is proposed to levy a water rate of Is in the £ and a special rate of 2s in the £. In addition to these rates we presume there is a general rate of Is. Napier ratepayers arc lightly taxed compared to the burdens the good people of Tauranga are going to place on their shoulders. A meeting of Sh John's Baud of Hope was held in the Anglican Church schoolroom last evening, when there was a large attendance of children. His Lordship the Bishop of Waiapu occupied the chair, and delivered an opening address of a suitable character. Addresses were also given by Messrs E. Ashton, D. W. Jack, and Rev. de Berdt Hovell. Miss Holt contributed a pianoforte solo, and several temperance hjitins, .ice., were sung by the children. At the close of the meeting five new members were enrolled, making the present membership 135. We are requested to mention that children desirous of joining may be enrolled at any time on application to Eev. Mr Hovell, or" to Mr Teychenni, honorary I secretary. A. curious iind of silver and copper coins Avas made in Napier yesterday. We are informed that, while a little girl, the daughter of Constable Laurensou, was playing in Luoknow Terrace yesterday, she discovered in a hole under a blackberry bush a number of silver and copper coins, comprising half-crowns, shillings, pennies, ifcc, bearing the licad of George IV., and ranging in date from 1524 to 183-1. The amount of the find was £1 Ms. How the money came there is a mystery, but it has been suggested that the coins were placed there some years ago by soldiers who were stationed here, and who camped in Onepoto Gully adjacent. We hear that a resident of (his town is so convinced that more money is secreted in tlie locality that he has determined to explore and dig - the liill in search of the expected wealth. At a committee meeting o? the Agricultural and Pastoral Society, held this day, it was resolved that the aim ual ploughing match should bo held on Wednesday, 13fch June, at or near Waipawa, Waipukurau, or Kaikorn, provided a suitable paddock could be obtained within convenient distance of the railway line. The secretary was instructed to write to the secretary of each of last year's ploughing match committees recommending , them to hold their local matches before the date fixed for the society's matches, and to confine entries for their champion ploughing match to men who are bon« fide residents within a defined district, so as to induce more general entries throughout the provincial district, and to cause greater competition and interest in the Agricultural and Pastoral Society's champion ploughing match, at which all the local champions should be assembled for final competition with all comers. Forms of entries for purebred shorthorns in the New Zealand Herd Book have been received by the secretary from the secretary of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and can be obtained at the secretary's office, Tenny-son-street. A report has been circulated by a morning paper to the effect that the committee of the proposed Young Men's Christian Association for Napier arc negotiating for the purchase of centrally situated premises for the association, and that the membership, being very small at present, such a course will amount to financial failure at the outset of the association's existence. 0 ur readers will no doubt be astonished, when the source of the intelligence (?) is considered, to hear that there is only the faintest shadow of truth in our contemporary's statement, and that all the croaking about " burthening the association at the outset of its career with a heavy debt" is wholly uncalled for and unnecessary. It is not the intention of the committee to buy premises in a great hurry and land themselves in debt; and, with respect to the membership of the. association being small atpresent, wo

have authority for stating that as yet no roll of members has been opened—consequently the membership is very small indeed. The committee, however, arc actively canvassing, rboth personally and through agents appointed by them, with a view to ascertaining what support they can count upon, and not until they have a sufficient membership and funds to warrant the carrying out of tho project withoiit fear of financial collapse will anything be done. We cordially recommend the claims of the association to young men connected with the various religious bodies in town who desire a place to be provided here where rational amusement and social intercourse may be obtained after a manner consonant with their own desires.

A writer in Knowledge shows that the uses to which electricity is now being- put were discovered more than 50 years ago, and that electric lighting , is in fact older than gas lighting-. Sir Humphrey Davy exhibited the electric light in Albemarle-street while London was still dimly lighted by oil lamps, and long before gas lighting was attempted anywhere.

Country residents requiring patent or proprietary medicines, toilet requisites, fancy goods of any description, stationery, iSro., will best consult their own interests by calling at Professor Moore's establishment, Waipawa, where there is a large and well assorted stock to choose from. On hand Coutts' acetic acid, the noted cure for rheumatism, neuralgia, and all nervous complaints ; :in unfailing remedy requiring outward application only.—[Advt.]

When Wolfe's Schnapps was first given to the public, many discredited the worth of the great cordial. To-day it stands without a rival elixir in the catalogue of magnificent tonics and stimulants.—[Advt.]