The Daily Telegraph. THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1883.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3705, 31 May 1883, Page 2

The Daily Telegraph. THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1883.

His Excellency the Governor Aveut out riding yesterday, and visited the several places of interest around tho district of Hastings. In the course of the day he inspected the Tomoana works, accompanied by Mr AY. Nelson and Mr J. N. AVilliams. To-day His Excellency Avas conveyed by special train to TaV.nprm. The. Governor will arrive at the Napier railway station by special train at 11 o'clock to-morroAV. He will proceed to the Chamber of Commerce, ancl meet the members of the Harbor Board, Avhen the plans ancl proposals for the harboi extension will bo laid before him. Hi: Excellency will embark on the Boojum al 3 o'clock. Lady Jervois goes by special train direct to the Spit. Owing to the lengthy report of the Chamber of Commerce, and to tho roport oi the Hon. Mr AVils jn's address at the AVorking Men's Club, avo are unable to rind space for our leading article and othei matter. In our fourth page will be found a very interesting letter from a correspondent noAV living in London, but a. ho formerly avus a Avcll-known and highly respected resident in Napier. A telegram from AVairoa reports the state of. the bar there to be good. The vital statistics for tho month of May as registered at Napier arc as folloAv: — Births 27, marriages, 8, and deaths 14. Major Eccles, the Governor's aide-de-camp, is an excellent .sportsir.au, and lias been enjoying some good pheasant and quail shooting at Rivers Lea and at To Autc. Our AVairoa correspondent telegraphs that tho lighthouse keeper at Portland Island is reported to be starving. Provisions aro short, and no steamer has called there for months. The Noav Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency company report, under date 29th instant, that the London avool market is unchanged. The sales progress firmly, and to date 92,000 bales have been wold. The chairman of the Harbor Board has received information from the Hon. Mr Dick that the engineers at London, to.Avliom the plans for a harbor here Avere submitted, Avould give their decision Avithin six Aveeks' time. Tho election of two persons to fill tho office of auditors for the municipality of Napier takes place to-morrow. There aro six candidates, namely, Messrs Banner, Girdlestonc, Brooking, Garner, P. Bear, and C. E. AVilliams. Telegraphic communication having boon restored between Australia and England, Aye arc in receipt of our usual European cablegrams. From these it Avill be seen that, contrary to expectation, the coronation of the Czar took place Avithout any interruption from the evil designs of Nihilists.

There Avas only one nomination yesterday for tho A-acaut scat iv the Municipal Council, and it is possible that that may proA-c invalid. Mr Cohen, avlio avus nominated, is not ou the Burgess Roll of to-day, but will be on that Avhich comes in force tomorroAV, so there is an cud of the matter.

The draAving for tho pictures in Mr E. Brandon's art union took place yesterday afternoon. Mr H. S. Tifi'en and Mr G. E Lee Avere appointed by the subscribers present to carry out the drawing. The following numbers droAV prizes:—llo, 49, 118. 32, 22, 31, 83, 30, 102, 30, 107, 90, and Q-l. Mr D. Davis drew the first prize. 'Mr R. Harding, who had bought five chances, was lucky .enough to gam three prizes; on this being made known a facetious subscriber remarked that it wan OAviug to the pictures being xvaler- colors.

Captain Maloney, lato of the steam tender Boojum, having severed his connection Ayith the Union Steam Shipping Company, will be entertained at a dinner to-morroAV evening at Mr Bell's Crown Hotel by a number of gentlemen connected with the shipping interests, of the port. It is also intended to make Captain Maloney some substantial recognition of the respect and esteem Avith Avhich he is regarded. Captain Maloney, it may bo remembered, wan the second officer of the ;ill-fated s.s. Tara'rua when that vessel Avas wrecked, during Avhich disaster he showed himself to be a thorough bcaniau and a brave man.

Tho officers 'and men of the two volunteer companies, avo hear, "regard oiiv remarks concerning the appearance they presented on Tuesday as very injust, though not altogether uncalled for. The men were cer«

tainly not to blnme ; they simply obeyed orders. Tho "present arms," at the Spit, avas given Avhen the men Avere in close order, and at ease ! The breaking into column to the right, at the levee, Avas a failure OAviug to the fact that, had it been carried out, half the men Avould have gone over the seawall. In reference to the salute by the officers, it is probable not more than tAvo knew how it should be done, the uoav drillbook only haA'ing reached Napier last Saturday ; hence some of the officers Avent by tho old rules and some by the new. Swords arc neA'er fixed for the "present" as formerly, but this was done at the levee, aud it Avas OAving to these irregularities that called forth our remarks. The volunteers must settle the question amongst themselves as to the difference of their appearance betwoen the Queen's birthday and tho Governor's arrival.