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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3641, 14 March 1883, Page 2

The amount collected for the registration of clogs in the Hawke's Bay County this year has been £72 15s. The clog tax is os a head. The senior sergeant of police at each town of the colony has been appointed the person to make applications to Magistrates under the Industrial Schools Act, 1882. Mr J. N. Williams lias been appointed a member of the Board of Reviewers, vice Mr Robert Stuart resigned. It has not_ yet transpired, however, whether Mr Williams ■will accept the appointment. Mr C. Hudson, who has been acting •manager of the Napier railway since the departure of Mr O. B. Hankcy, lias been relieved by W. Carruthers, nephew of the former engineer-in-chief for the colony. A Compensation Court will be held at Napier on Monday before His Honor Chief Justice Prendcrg.-ist to enquire into certain claims made under the Public Works Act, 1882, for land taken for railway purposes. The Corporation offices will be kept open to-morrow, but will be closed on Friday and Saturday (St. Patrick's Day). The offices of the Hawke's Bay County Council will be closed from to-morrow to the end of. the week. The Clivc Road Board iriet'this afternoon, and, wo understand, it was intended to consider the advisability of dividing the district into three wards in accordance with tho new Act. The proposed wards are Pakowhai, Clive, and Tuki Tuki. A Christy Minstrel entertainment will be given by a company of Napier amateurs in the Town Hall, Hastings, on Friday evening. A full orchestra, under the leadership of'Mr George Garry, has been engaged for the occasion, and we are informed an unusually attractive programme will be submitted. In tlio Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before E. Patten, Esq., J.P., John Smith, a first appearance pleaded guilty to a charge of over-indulgence in Napier yesterday, and was dismissed with a caution on paying 2s for the hire of the cab that was employed to convey him to the lock-up. Dunedin ale seems to be a popular drink in Napier, for another firm of brewers— Messrs Keast and McCarthy—has established an agency here. Messrs Smyth and Williams are the appointed agents, and the cask they have in their sample room proves the ale to bo a light and refreshing beverage. I Mr T.J. Ryan sold to-day, by order of the bailiff of the District Court, twelve slabs of green stone that were cut by Mr James Rolfe to the- order of Harawira Tc Orihau, the cost of which was recently sued for. It will bo remembered that Mr Rolfe obtained judgment for £151 3s. The blabs realised by auction £20 10s. The Egyptian War Gift Exhibition will open in the Protestant Hall this evening at 7 o'clock. Every visitor is promised a present, in addition to seeing the many interesting novelties contained in the show. From a personal inspection of the articles to be given away we are in a position to assure our readers of the bona fides of the '' gift distribution." We are glad to sec that the weather has utterly disproved the prognostications of our meteorological reporter. He had no sooner stated that the glass was falling than it began to rise, and instead of rain we may expect the brightest of days for to-morrow's racing. He has sent in no apology, but casts the wholo blame on the weather, regardless of the mischief lie has wrought in households where the family washing has been postponed in consequence of his false prophecy. The second fruit banquet of the season given in the Free Methodist Church schoolroom last evening was not so successful as the preceding one, but, taking the affair as a whole, it was very onjoyable, and we believe the financial result was satisfactory. Instrumental and vocal music was given at intervals, the following ladies and gentlemen rendering good assistance in that department:—Mrs Watkins, Misses Williams, Bowman, Tnckwell, and Rymer (2), and Messrs R. H. Robinson and Stairmond. The singing of the Doxology, and a sale of the siu'plus fruit remaining, concluded the entertainment. Cook, the world-renowned organiser of excursion parties, the inventor of making the grand tour in batches, the man who has travelled the British snob from the top of St. Paul's to the Vatican at Rome, from the nuns of Pompeii to the summit of the Pyramid, has now extended his enterprise to Australia. In sonnectiou with the Orient line of steamers Messrs Cook advertise by circular an excursion from Sydney, Melbourne, or Adelaide to London and back, first-class throughout, for £140, doing Palestine, Egyptj Italy, Switzerland, and Franco on the way! The Borough Fire Inspector, Mr Black, having found' that the practice of lighting ojson lircs in yards is still carried on to some considerable" extent, despite frequent warnings, has given instructions to the Corporation laborers to keep a look out for any offenders against the by-law in the districts where they are working, and report the discovery of cases to him, with a view to legal proceedings being taken. It is to be hoped that this warning will prove sufficient to deter people from persisting in the dangerous and foolish practice referred to without the adoption of stronger measures being rendered necessary. Cr. Cotton has given notice to move at the next meeting of tlio Borough Council, ''That, to more effectually carry out the regulation of the pan system within the district set apart for its operation, the removal of night soil from all premises situate within the district be undertaken by the Corporation, and the cost thereof defrayed by a sanitary rate to be levied at per pan on all propex-ties within the district. And that, pending tho coming into of the said rate, the contractor be authorised to remove the night soil from all premises,

•within the district at present schedule of cost, and to charge the same to the householders."

A meeting of the committee of the Napier Young Men's Christian_ Association was held in St. John's school-room on Monday evening, His Lordship the Bishop of "Waiapu presiding. About thirty names of persons who had promised to become subscribing members to the association were submitted, and the movement was reported to be giving every prospect of success. We hear there is a probability that the committee will tender for the lease of those premises in Tennyson-street known as the Napier Girl's School, which it is proposed to convert into reading and recreation rooms suitable for the purposes of the association.

At the weekly meeting of the Clive Square Mutual Improvement Association, held last night, there was a large attendance of members and visitors. After some preliminary business Mr 0. T. J. Alpers opened the debate on "Would Protection be more beneficial to New Zealand than Free Trade ?'' Mr Alpers took the affirmamative side of the question, and in an able speech upheld the cause of Protection and brought forward most of the leading arguments of the day in its favor. Mr Diddams, on the other hand, supported Free Trade, and in a fluent speech, that showed much careful preparation, laid his views before the meeting. A spirited debato followed, in which most of the members took part. At the conclusion a vote was taken, when the Association decided in favour of Free Trade by a majority of three.

The Napier District School Committee mot la.-jt evening, -when, amongst other business, it "was agreed to observe Fridaynext as a holiday at both schools. A communication from the secretary to the Education requesting that the namea of candidates for the July scholarships examination be forwarded before May 31st, -was referred to the head master. The visiting committee was instructed to report on a letter from the trustees of the Free "Methodist Church re dividing fence. A letter was read from the head master .stating that he had examined both the senior and junior schools, the results showing that good and careful work was being done: Mr Thompson added that the various departments s.eemcd to be in a satisfactory state, and he anticipated to be able to nominate a number of candidates for the July scholarship examination.

Country residents requiring patent or proprietary medicines, toilet requisites, fancy goods of any description, stationery, &C, will best consult their own interests by calling at. Professor Moore's establishment, Waipawa, where there is a large and well assorted stock to olioose from. On hand Coutts' acetic acid, the noted cure for rheumatism, neuralgia, and all nervous complaints ; an unfailing remedy requiring outward application only.—[Advt.] Who steals my purse steals trash, 'tis something, nothing-. But he who filches from me my good name, &c. Who brands some impure compound as Wolfe's Sciixapps "filches" from it its good name. —[Advt.]